With Love and Sympathy!

 Hello Everyone, I hope you are all doing well and getting settled into the New Year.

I'm still full of this cold bug, I just can't seem to shift it, some days it feels like my cough is going, the next it's as bad as ever, and I've got no energy what's so ever. Anyway, I'm keeping indoors as much as possible hoping that staying in a constant temperature. I'm missing my aqua classes, but the thought of getting into cold water is just too much.

So, I'm here with the type of card we all hate to make. This card was for our lovely friend Jean, whose Husband died, in early December. Those of you who have followed me for some time will have heard of our friend Peter who was a fabulous artist. A few years ago he had cancer of the tongue and had to have extensive radiotherapy, which wrecked his lymph nodes, making it difficult for him to eat. However, he struggled on and made the best of things and got back to painting again, a couple of months ago he had a stroke, we thought he was getting over that, but by this time he had to be fed by a tube, which took around 15 hours to do. For someone who loved good food and wine, travel and socialising this was so sad, there was very little quality of life for Peter. It was so sad to lose him, but a blessing for him, and Jean who nursed him so well.

We have some wonderful memories of  being with both of them, and we have some of his amazing artwork which is treasured.

Stamping up dandelions with some from Lavinia Stamps, sentiment is from Lavinia. Warm Breeze Claire ink.

Well that's me for now, have a good evening and see you back in Blogland soon, take care of yourselves,