Welcome to the world

These last few days have been a whirlwind. We’ve had three family birthdays ( our eldest son, mine and a great nephew’s) and our grandson decided to make his much anticipated appearance early on the 2nd July. A very early morning message and then a call told us the news ‘ we’ve got a baby’.Continue reading “Welcome to the world”

Portal point, a tumble and an embarrassing moment

A great start to the day with a whale nearby, and a show of it’s fluke. The morning announcement of activities and landings after breakfast for our first continental landing at Portal point. was eagerly listened to and we were prepped to go. We were advised it was slippy with fresh snow on the icyContinue reading “Portal point, a tumble and an embarrassing moment”

Approaching the Ides Of March

The saying is Beware the Ides of March (15th March), but I don’t want to dwell on a negative connotation. February with extra day has come and gone, and March is going to be full of lots of exciting things. I definitely feel a lot better this week, and have managed to get a fewContinue reading “Approaching the Ides Of March”

Recovery

So almost two weeks post op and every day I’m feeling a bit stronger. The first week left me feeling a wee bit sorry for myself, but a pamper session from my daughter and a visit to my cousin lifted my spirits. This past week I removed the wound dressings. I was expecting three smallContinue reading “Recovery”