The changes in Tinsleyville

This is just a short "state of play" piece before I do the state of health mainliner this evening.

For the first time in a few weeks I can report that the homebound Tinsley's all seem to have had a good night's sleep. Brenda (not a Tinsley) was first up, I didn't emerge until 9:00 Adam and Vaughan much later. Watched a bit of Rugby and had 2 wonderful egg and bacon baps courtesy of the new house chef. She is at the moment teaching Adam life skills in breakfast preparation.

I have just been doing yet more completely unnecessary work in my disaster of a garden. The fish pond is fine and the rabbits look healthy. All the pots are watered and there is a chance that Olivia might wash the cars, first time in months.

Roger and Chris are visiting this afternoon which should be fun and me Gaynor and Olivia plan to go this evening, perhaps I can last past 7:30, who knows.

Brenda is in fine fettle, we know we have a lot of hard times in front of us and that we will have good and bad days but there is great relief that the op is over. It feels like a start.

Brenda and I spent an hour at the end of the day in the garden chewing the fat. We looked at the stars and planes and even what might have been a satellite passing over. Sometimes you forget the joy of the quiet moments. Who knows by the end of this Brenda might just be my best mate! (No, no that is going toooooo far!). I think Vaughan and I are winning the political argument and she will be voting Labour by the time she leaves.

What I am trying to say and Churchill said it much better, is that to me we are at the start of the end of this. I know that this is optimistic and I am usually a half empty person but this time I am positive. Long live life.

That's me done for now and a cup of tea is on the way, the service is very good at the moment. Chippenham beckons this afternoon. Life outside the RUH is not half bad at the mo.

Chris