Hi friends, sorry it has been so long. I work, spend as much time as I can with Simon, then sleep and try to optimise those three elements of my life. Actually I am failing in this and wondering what I should do for the best. I spoke with our Priest about this. He advised me to go where my heart sends me. Well, my heart sends me to Simon and to my students, so I guess that means that I have to stop sleeping! It will soon be the end of our teaching semester and I may get to have a break for a week soon.
No more complaining. Simon is trying to maintain his fitness, we exercise everyday and he goes to a sports physio twice each week. He also goes to the Springboard programme in the City once per week. This is a little bit tedious for him, sometimes he has to spend twenty minutes patting a balloon across a table - not quite the level of intellectual stimulation that we were hoping for. We do as much as we can at home. It would be good if any of you who live locally could come to visit Simon, he does lift when we have visitors (and by the way, we have a very good stash of fine wine and a spare room).
Simon continues to add to his music collection, we will soon need to build an extension to accommodate this. Meanwhile, I still enjoy reading eclectically - recently discovered Bryce Courtenay, 'Smokey Joe's Cafe', and very special was Leonardo Padura Fuentas, 'Adios Hemingway'. Now I can't decide whether I should read Hemingway or consign his books to the compost heap. Better not take the risk, just in case EH got to heaven.
We planted two fruit trees: a plum and a peach, both saplings from our neighbour Maria's garden. We have had good rains and so the garden is very productive. We already have carrots and beets, some chillis, radish, rocket, parsley, and even some mandarins.
Skippy is as fit and cranky as ever. If you never saw the utube on Simon's Cat, look it up, it is Skippy to a tee.
First day of winter for us tomorrow. All you folks in the Northern Hemisphere - have a good summer and make the most of it.
Much love, Marian
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
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