What A Wash Out

Typical Bank Holiday weather!  Has not stopped raining, very strong winds and cold enough to have the heating on low.  I feel sorry for all those who booked days out or went away for the break unless they flew abroad where there is sunshine.

Our local airshow has been badly hit.  It lasts for two days, Sunday and Today.  The number of spectators was well down yesterday and will probably be lower today.  Such a shame when you think of the work and expense that goes into it.  Usually we see many of the planes flying over us but due to the bad weather they have had to change direction and fly out over the sea.  We usually enjoy watching them and, in the past, Mike has got some good photos.

Last week a young man was shot just a couple of miles from here.  He was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.  He saw a robbery in progress.  A security van was delivering money to refill a cash machine when it was attacked by raiders.  He went to help and was shot point blank in the chest.  At first they feared for his life but thankfully he has now recovered consciousness although he remains very ill.  The police will be interviewing him when he is stronger.  All so pointless as well as the money would have been useless.  As soon as they tried to open the box an orange dye was released making the money unusable and also hopefully staining the culprits.  We have never had gun crime in this area. Burglaries yes, fights yes, but never anything involving guns  What is the world coming to?  Violence is becoming more and more common even on our own doorsteps.

I continue to hope and pray they find little Madelaine McCann who was abducted whilst on holiday in Portugal with her family -  although as time passes, I have to wonder whether she will ever be found.  I remember when little Ben N was abducted in Greece sixteen years ago.  To this day he has never been found although people thought for years afterwards he had been sighted here and there.  When I heard about Maddie I thought of Ben's parents and how awful it must be after all these years still not knowing what happened to their son.  So many youngsters go missing every day some because of the situation at home, some to head for the bright lights of big cities.  So many families in distress.   I hope for Maddie's parents that the story will have a happy ending.

I am glad to say that my armpit is now healing although slowly.  The top layer of skin died.  It went completely white and peeled off.  The new skin is quite pink but there is hardly any pain now and any itching is caused by the healing process.

Once again, after a break, I am not looking forward to going back to the hospital again tomorrow and feeling a bit anxious.  You would think I would be used to it by now and it would not worry me -  but it is not exactly a place that people enjoy going or a treatment that anyone could say they enjoy having.   Still, not much longer now.

Leo continues to think he is the king here.  He gets into Jesse's basket and tries to stop Jesse getting in there.  He loves the white plume of Jack's tail and likes to try and hang onto that much to Jack's annoyance.  However, they are all great friends (on the quiet).  Cats and dogs are not natural enemies unless they are taught to be.  We have never owned any animals that did not get on with one another.

Mike is going to try and get some new video of Leo playing in the next few days and I will post it on here.

A friend sent me something really funny.  I wish I could share it with you on here but it contains a word that would break the COS conditions even though it is genuine article from a newspaper.  If anyone wishes to see it, I will send it in an e-mail if you request it.  Instead I will leave you with this little bit of fun.

I know you will all be thinking of me again this week as I continue to attend for my treatments.  They are all very early so I will have to be up at 6.30 a.m. every morning UK time!  Usually I am just turning over in bed then lol.

I wish you all a good week and God bless you.

Love