The Proverbial Bad Penny Returns:

Good morning to all you gorgeously caring ladies from around the world.

Now, where do I start? The most important message is to thank you all so much for the concerns you have expressed and for your best wishes. I also hope that you will accept my apologies for not replying to those who have enquired after me. There have been too many occasions when I have intended to post a reply but then found myself hit with set-back after set-back. I have convinced myself that this has come about as a result of the anticipated excitement of getting back with my 'extended family.'

Without wishing to cause embarrassment to individuals, I would like to thank Suedewsbury (Sue), Asterixsew (Caroline) and Pennifold (Chris) for their kindness and messages of support on behalf of you all. I still have to reply to Chris and Caroline (which I will do) but I was fortunate to be able to personally thank Sue for her kindness when she telephoned me quite recently. Caroline sent me a lovely card displaying a picture of some of the UK Cuties on a break from one of their recent visits to a craft exhibition. I shall try to put this up on the site for you all soon.

Although I have not posted for many months, I have popped in from time to time to check that you have all been behaving yourselves. Generally speaking, this would appear to have been the case although I do wish that some of the Cuties would take advantage of the 'Help' thread started by Sue and contributed to by so many others. Oh! and that Pennifold lady has been noted doing much gloating over certain recent events involving a game invented in England!! Still, at least our ladies didn't let us down.

I haven't commented on my personal circumstances quite simply because thinking about it too much does get me down and besides, there is already far too much gloom in this world of ours. I shall post here as much as I am able to but inevitably there are going to be further times when I may appear to have gone absent without leave. I know that you will understand this.

Finally (for the time being), my congratulations to Rescuer for her elevation to The Grand Order of Moderators. Oh! and to Meganne................it is so lovely to see you posting...................and is there any chance you could donate some of that money you won recently to me, instead of wasting it on a new dining table?

Once again, thank you everyone for your kind support.