Thinking back to the beginning of after a quiet Christmas at home perhaps still recovering from our UK trip at the end of of , according to our diary, from the end of January through to May it is packed full with medical appointments for both of us. As spring was struggling to establish itself the group took one of its usual day trips and we had a few impromptu meetings and lunches as the weather slowly improved.
W e managed to do a few jobs in the garden but this mostly involved keeping the weeds in check between rain showers. So w e turned our attention other jobs around the house, replacing light fittings and getting rid of old documents. Jon realised that our wooden outside table was beyond repair so we bought new metal furniture. No more varnishing every spring and the old timber would burn well on our winter fires.
Since we stopped doing our summer parties due to the pandemic, and our age the old gas barbecue was in a sorry state and destined for the tip. Th e only visitors during the first half of were Matheus and Juliana in March.
S o looking back the first half of it was fairly busy. With June, the warmer days finally made us believe that there would be a summer after all, but then by August it was of course a bit too hot!
Pam, Rob, Fiona and Jacob arrived for their summer visit. This y ear they came in convoy with their friends and neighbours Helen, Mario and family two girls and the baby.
