off line for a bit.

Off line for a while due to the fact that I have gone from having a bronchial infection to having pleurisy.

My husband is in a nursing home for me to have the time to recover as there is no way I could look after him in this state.

Ups and downs.

It's been a mixed week here.

My poor husband succumbed to a very nasty bronchial infection after we returned home, and has twice had to see a doctor. I'm so thankful that we have the out of hours service here, where a Dr will come out at a weekend.

So it's antibiotics, nourishing soups and rice pudding, real nursery food!

I was due to have a flu jab this weekend but couldn't leave home, so will have to reschedule. I would have preferred to get it over!

During the week I was reversing the car very slowly, and suddenly heard a bang. I had come up against a protruding stone in the wall, which broke my rear light, which will of course cost rather too much to repair

That's enough of the doleful.

Gazing out of my bedroom window at 3am (as one does), I was thrilled to see a hedgehog trundling around our lawn. It's the first time I've seen one here.

I'm sure it was Fuzzypeg.

And still flowering, a lovely rose called Dr Jo.

One can find joy in spite of all the irritations.

Psalm 94:19 ESV / When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.

Time in Devon.

I'm not sure why it is that Devon seems a much 'softer' county than Cornwall. Maybe due to the history of Cornish mining, which left the county with treeless areas and mine shafts on the skylines.

 Our much needed change of scene week in Devon was as always, lovely.

We went once again to a small privately owned complex of six lodges built around a lake, each one designed for handicapped guests. Level access, wet room bathrooms, wide doorways...all help to make life a little easier when a wheelchair is involved.

This is the view from our deck.

Ashwater is a 'proper' English village with pretty houses set round a village green. There is a church at one end of the green, and the Village Inn stands overlooking all around.

You need to have a very good appetite to eat there, portions are enormous.

On the edge of the village is the shop.

This is a 'community shop', which is manned by volunteers.

There is a Post office with a manager, but otherwise no paid staff.

Set in a portakabin, it isn't huge, but it certainly had all the essentials, and some of the best granary bread I've had for a while.

We were blessed to have good weather generally, and did all the things you do on a holiday break....got up late, sat around reading, ate out, didn't cook etc..

We visited Lifton Farm shop and Cafe, Roadford reservoir lake walk (and cafe)...

You can see that I researched ahead!

It's good to be back and sleeping in our own more comfortable beds.

Exodus 33:14 “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”