As ever I am thankful for new days. My arm seems to be getting better very slowly. It isn't so red and is slightly less swollen. I am getting used to feeling sick all the time. Hopefully this weeks hospital/GP visits will only bring good news.

Today I am making birthday cakes for our group from church for people who spend a lot of time on their own. . I am looking forward to going there this afternoon. It is good to be involved with outward looking things. It is so easy to become inward focussed when you are ill.

We can tell that Chloe is home as the lounge looks like a bomb site! Our dining room table has been taken over with making!

I am hoping to get our cards in the post today - they are sitting and waiting so you never know. Looking back on last year I was still writing them at this time. We have now had Papageno for a year. He arrived at this time last year and has become a vital part of our family. He brightens all our days. It is wonderful to be greeted by his lovely miaow when we return home or in the mornings. He has finished his tablets and is now fit again. Hurrah!