A Long Day.

   I left home yesterday morning to go to visit my Dad again. He had a day of appointments, specialist nurses and physiotherapists. It was a busy day when he is still tired out from his stay in hospital. Although my Dad only lives about 7 miles away from me I have to get three trains to get there. It's a tedious journey swapping platforms and hoping I don't miss my connections. I was trudging up the stairs at Sutton station when I caught the eye of an old man next to me. He had a cockney accent you don't hear around as much now as he kindly said "It doesn't get any easier as you get older does it mate!" Oh dear, I better put a bit more of a spring in my step no matter how I feel!
  By the time I got back home yesterday evening Tom had left for work on a late shift and I couldn't really be bothered to catch up with any housework. After our evening meal I just sat and chatted with youngest son and daughter for a while about their day at work .It was nice to have a bit of family time. I spent the rest of the evening copying a box of slides I found at my Dad's house the other day. Some of them I have seen before but others are a a total surprise. It was a nice end to a long day. I had to share one of the photos as it made me smile so much.

This is my favourite, my sister and I at Chester Zoo in 1962. Weren't animals enclosed in zoos in those days and look at my little head scarf! The other photo which I loved was this one of my Dad building a model of The Cutty Sark also taken in 1962. 

  He was always building models when I was young and I remember this ship on the shelf at home for years. I loved finding it but for lots of reasons yesterday, it made me a mixture of happy and sad. I had a bit of a restless night listening to the rain and Tom getiing home as he wasn't in until 2am. This morning is a bit of a rainy dark start and I'm back to my Dad's house again, but no matter how bad the train journey is today I'm going to try and walk in a cheerful way! I hope everyone has a great day what ever you are doing. xx