Dec 2011

 

China

Have I not seen you since China? I am getting a bit hazy about time.  The less I have to do the longer it takes, the busier I become and time whizzes past. China was great, flying itself was a doddle, it was 
great weather, China is amazing. They just do stuff - if they want a new flyover they just build it in three weeks, whereas here it would take years in the planning stage, construction would cost 3 times more 
than the budget, it would cause endless traffic diversions, with only one or two workmen to be seen at any one time, desultorily pushing a broom or talking on a mobile. Bah humbug!

 

Family
We have Amber's son Oak and girlfriend Ines from Spain staying here, and son Cass and wife Lucy and baby Rex over from HongKong are in and out, and daughter Astra and grandson Finn are coming from China on the 17th. Very busy time. 

Argentina

And then we are off to Argentina for 2 months in early January. I have realised why I like it so much (one of the reasons). Life is so simple when you just have a few summer clothes, simple furniture, eat 
in restaurants and cafes, read books, and just wander about. And with the internet and Skype you can be just as connected and in touch as you are at home.

Improvements

I'm keeping up with the therapy, and it's interesting to see the small improvements, just a fraction of a percent at a time, from 10%, to 10.1%, to 10.5%, but always better. I might even say that it's fun! The difficult one is from 0% to 0.1%, but once you've got something, however small, you can work on it and improve it.

Felix Jaffee

Had a letter from Felix, he had a knee operation in the summer, it went very well, and then 3 weeks later he got a massive infection, was put in intensive care, was fed lots of drugs, spent several weeks in hospital, and is slowly recovering. Why don't you write to him, he'd enjoy that (perhaps you already do?).
 

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