Well a few days since my last blog and lots has happened and I mean lots! Liz always tells me that she does not walk in the rain, well that is not quite true. For example, when losing her watch during a long walk at Hatchlands the other day, she insisted in retracing our footsteps the following day to find it. In the morning it was pouring down with rain. I mean heavy, solid continuous rain, a total down pour. She still wanted to find her watch; so as a dutiful obedient husband I said OK and off we went to do that walk again. We got completely soaked to the skin, amazingly we found the watch , it still worked and we realy enjoyed the walk; as a result as she was now happy I teased her mercilessly about loosing the watch in the first place. Do you know, due to the rain and all the wetness, the colours around us just sang, it was so lovely. We had a terrific time was had and by the way Liz does walk in the rain and get wet. By the way the photo on page 18 of the book I am working on was taken that day.

Liz makes me laugh. This morning she made a suggestion about some thing or other about what I had said, so I asked her a question. Her answer was, yes,---- no,---- maybe,----I don't know,---could be and finally, 5 ----hummmm! I scratched my head in wonder!

What with painting, writing and all the other arts which surround me, I have never been so busy. Yet despite being fulfilled and busy the times are hard and on occasion I do get a little low. I am fortunate that Liz is by my side; this morning was one of those days. I felt very low. Slowly I had to work at looking at what I had and focus on that. My wife loves me; massively important. I have so many arty worthwhile things to do. Many friends and a full life.

But most important I also know that God is with me and cares for me, then slowly it comes right again. 

Finding things hard during these times is OK. What matters is where you look for help.