He was allowed to sit out of bed for half an hour yesterday, so we went down to the café for an hour! He’s pushing the wheelchair really slowly, but he’s been in bed for three weeks counting the week at home. Anyway, for once I don’t have to run to keep up with him!

We’re really counting our blessings. We have good health usually, and a lovely caring family. We have been neglecting the cycling recently, but John thinks he has had the abscess problem for about a year, as his energy levels have been really low and he has had an excessive amount of phantom pain. When he gets home we are really going to go for it.

Funny thing is - we cycled throughout the winter, and I kept saying, this will be wonderful in the summer when the butterflies and damselflies are about. Looks like we’ll miss that this year.

Today is a wonderful sunny bank holiday Saturday. Just had breakfast on M and F’s patio and they’ve gone to the gym. I’m about to go for a walk through the woodland that surrounds their home. It’s about time I got some photos up for August.

Next weekend is our traditional family reunion. It was going to be at our place, but M and F are having it now. We (brothers etc.) were going to see John at some stage over the weekend, but we’re planning on sneaking him out of the hospital. We’ve done it before! Feel like naughty little kids!

Off for my walk now. Bye.