Lunch with the ladies was lovely. We do food well! My new teapot had its first outing although nobody actually had normal tea! Papageno has found a new place to sleep! I am now waiting for my oldest boy to come home.

Bournemouth was lovely yesterday. It was so warm - although the sea was freezing! We did paddle but that was it - only the hardiest souls would have gone swimming. We started our visit at Alum Chine - where I spent many lovely holidays with my family as a child. It does look rather different now. We had lunch in a lovely restaurant overlooking the sea. It was a great day to go as it wasn't too busy. The beach is a perfect place for people watching. We then walked the 1 mile back to Bournemouth Pier. A year ago I thought I might never be able to walk a mile again. We had coffee overlooking the much busier area of the sand by the pier. Then a walk in the park before getting the train home. A perfect holiday day.

Today we are getting ready for the family party tomorrow and for all the chicks and their partners coming home. We shall be a full to overflowing house this weekend! 16 for lunch tomorrow. Also the ladies are coming to a bring and share lunch here today. My new teapot will have its first proper outing! Paul is off to London after helping me get the house ready. It is also Debz H's last day with us. It has been such a joy to have her with us sharing her life. I will miss her.

Lovely resting day! I spent most of the day on my swing seat with my kindle in the sunshine - perfect holiday! Our garden is looking wonderful - just like a show garden - thanks to Paul's hard work. We ate out - in the garden thanks to M&S.

Tomorrow we are off to Bournemouth - all being well - to paddle in the sea and visit a childhood haunt. We have been so blessed with the weather.

Lovely day in Windsor - I nearly got run over by some guardsmen! Very scary - shouting! We went to evensong which was beautiful - really lovely singing - although it was a bit like going to a concert rather than a service of worship. The anthem they sang was based on a Negro spiritual. I am absolutely shattered now though so we will be having a rest day tomorrow! I did a lot of walking today and just got moany at the end of the day when I wanted to come home and we still had 3 trains to catch. Its good to know that Paul is worn out too! Windsor looks its best dressed in sunshine.

Magical few days - more details to follow when I am not so tired!!! London very beautiful in the sunshine. Kew beautiful. Windsor tomorrow - all being well followed by a rest day on Wednesday.

What a lovely week to have a home holiday. Looks like sunshine for the first 5 days - yippee! We are off to London today to the David Hockney exhibition which I am really looking forward to seeing. And then on to a mixed programme of ballet at the Royal Opera House. All accompanied by sunshine. I love London in the sun. What a treat! I am hoping to take photos to make into a book of our holiday. Oh I am a lucky girlie.

Enjoy the sunshine this weekend.

Yesterday was cooking day. I made a lemon cake, a chocolate cake for a friend, blueberry cakes and spring biscuits for ladies bible study. I had great fun and I was very thankful for the energy to cook for so long. Lovely!

Today - coffee with a friend and ladies bible study.

Tomorrow is the start of our holiday at home week. I am very excited about it and we are treating it like a holiday without packing!!! I hate packing so that is very good.

Saturday - trip to London to see David Hockney exhibition and to the ballet, lunch booked in a French bistro - yummy!

Sunday - church and recovery day!

Monday - Kew Gardens - hopefully in the sunshine

Tuesday - garden and recovery day

Wednesday - Windsor Castle tour and evensong

Thursday - Oxford to continue my cathedral tours

Friday- ladies who lunch, recovery day, Chloe, Ed, Josh and Debs come home

Saturday - family birthday celebrations here

Sunday - church and lunch

Who would have thought at this time last year I would be well enough now to do all that? This time last year I had just had a blood transfusion and received permission from PCT to start the new chemo drug. I am so thankful for my life.

if you would like to hear my interview it is now on the website http://www.abch.org.uk. You can find it under media library lent course 21.3.12. It is towards the end of the session where David teaches on suffering. Please do listen to his bit too - it is really helpful.