Good morning from an overcast and calm Torbay.
Following the concern of a few Gransnetters regarding the meeting I attended at Brixham Museum, I spoke to the organiser yesterday afternoon. He reassured me by explaining that he had checked beforehand and the museum has permission to allow meetings of small nos. of people (there were four of us), providing all precautions are observed and it is being held to further the work of the museum.
Yesterday would have been my nephew's 51st birthday but we lost him to cystic fibrosis when he was 23 years old. I spent some time messaging my niece with our reminiscences about this rather special young man, who took his difficulties in his stride and faced everything with great resilience. It’s wonderful that scientists are now finding better treatments and working towards a a cure one day.
This morning I am looking forward to a Zoom call with DD2 and family whilst they’re on holiday from school. It’s eight months since I last saw them in person but at least DGS2 (10) and DGD (8) are old enough to remember me. And in six weeks' time, I hope to go to stay with them.
Thank you, Grandmafrench, for your amusing account of your vaccination, so typical of encounters with French folk seeking to use the English words they’ve learnt! Talking of communication, I think it’s not always easy to know quite how words are intended when they’re written rather than spoken, Marydoll - tone of voice and facial expressions, absent from the written word, give us a better idea in conversation.
Have as good a day as possible, everyone, with relief from pain and worries of any kind. ?