To be honest, I have lost track of the number of weeks that we have been stuck in bed together! It seems interminable with no end in sight. Lovely Husband is trying to do his exercises regularly and diligently, and there has been some signs that he is getting stronger, but he still cannot manage the stairs.

On the other hand, I am a little better, but I am having the usual struggles with my health that I have had for some years. As I have mentioned before, I am now much more able to go up and down the stairs, although carrying heavy trays can cause difficulties. I am quite pleased with the improvements I have made and hope they will be permanent. Perhaps I will try using my exercise chair again and get rid of those bingo wings!

In addition to all of this, we are now going through a real crisis with another family member. This is causing a huge amount of stress and anxiety for all of us and we are very concerned about how this will all turn out. I won’t explain any further in order to protect this person’s privacy, but I have reached out to close friends and family members who have given us support from afar. This whole situation may hang over us for some time.

My shopping urges have not ceased, although I have managed to avoid buying new scarves! Instead, I have gone a bit mad purchasing a lot of brightly coloured mugs. We are using so many each day and the old ones were chipped and worn. I fell for these from Amazon:

I ended up getting two sets! Then, as LH loves very large mugs of coffee, I bought four in a lovely bright blue shade:

I don’t think LH is going to recognise the downstairs rooms when he can eventually get there!

Only joking!

Anyway, I think that is enough for now. Please keep us in your thoughts – we need all of the positive vibes that we can get.

Love and best wishes,

Anne

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