Socks And Stuff

At last I've finished these socks I haven't enjoyed knitting them, but now I can start another pair in wonderful spicy colours.

Haven't updated my blog very often, it's difficult to write much when my life has been taken up mostly by finishing off my house. Just one long round of sifting through and disposing of junk, then moving my remaining possessions around my house as each room is decorated. Some people share their very personal thoughts and intimacies on their blogs, I am unable to do this.

My last remaining fruit tree is in full blossom. It's a William pear planted in 1907. I know this because shortly after we moved here over twenty years ago, an old man brought his daughter to show her where his was born. He was able to tell me exactly when he planted it with his father. 102 years is very good going for a fruit tree. I must replace the two apple trees that have died.

This is Arty one of my daughter's cats. He's not well at present and it's proving tricky to find out what is wrong with him. He is loosing weight very quickly and vomiting most days. He has a heart murmur discovered when he was young but the vet is treating him for his kidneys first. Poor thing, he will be eleven in July, I hope the treatment works for him but at this age I don't want to keep him going at all cost. He seems his usual self – just very skinny.