I've been away so long I can hardly believe how much has happened to my friends here in the world of blog.co.uk. I think I've caught up with most of you now. It was really good to read what has been happening in your lives, particularly where what has happened has been positive. Not so good where there have been negatives. Sorry if I haven't left comments for all of you. It does seem strange to think that so much has gone on and I haven't known about it - the occasional flying visit has not been enough. I wish I had the time to spend here - that is in addition to all the time I spend doing other things, not instead of them. How on earth did I used have the time to spend hours here? I have no idea.

I really appreciate that I still have so many friends here bearing in mind how infrequent my visits are. Thank you.