Firstly a very big thank you to all of you for your get well wishes and prayers for the last couple of weeks. Yesterday I walked four miles over the fields behind Ripley, then today I walked three hilly miles around Polesden Lacey and Ranmoor. After each walk I was tired, but well, so that is rather good.

We met a lovely Japanese family, mum, dad and two lovely young girls. Two pictures of Polesden Lacey were drawn, the above one of the house and another of Blagden farm. It was lovely and warm, reminiscent of all that sun last year. So after the walk Liz and myself sat near the hall and had a well earned ice cream; Liz read and I sketched; a rather nice way to end a walk.

Collected a tomato plant from a friend on the way home, so that has been potted, it looks happy, cooked a pan full of beef bolognese which is for Sunday nightt, so that means that I can now sit down for a while. What will Liz find for me to do next? I wonder.