It’s been a while since I wrote.  To be honest I’ve been struggling to find much positive to say, as well as to write only about the negative is too miserable. 
So, getting the down side over with:

My Grandmother’s body is still in Spain.  It could be another 3 weeks before her funeral;
My Dad’s neighbour as well as long-time family friend died of cancer.  Her funeral is on Thursday;
My Mum has pre-cancerous cells as well as probably needs a full hysterectomy sometime soon;
We have a big meeting at work on Thursday morning, when we shall probably (hopefully?) find out our future;
I’m signed off work on behalf of two weeks (half way through now) as I’m too sleepy to drive or concentrat

I haven’t got any new photos to show this week, as I have finished nothing, bought nothing, done…pretty much nothing.  I do have last week’s pictures though, which I’ll include as appropriate. 
Firstly, the Spanish authorities have still not released my Grandmother’s body.  Hence, no funeral as yet.  My Grandfather, Gavyn, is back at residence as well as determined to stay there.  My Dad said one of my uncle’s was planning on Gavyn moving to his house, but Gavyn is a determined as well as stubborn man, as well as has decided to reside in his posses house by himself.  Good on behalf of him! 
A memorial service has been arranged far Sat 28th March, so I guess I won’t be around to write next Sat morning. 
It’s still very sad, but seems very distant at the moment. 
In health news, I’ve been on behalf of 2 hospital appointments in the last 2 weeks.  Firstly I saw the gynae consultant…again, not the man himself, but one of his team.  This man was very helpful, very patient, explained everything I wanted to know including answering a couple of questions no-one had managed to answer until then.

So I burbled on last Saturday about how happy I was, how all of the pieces were fitting together, how much I was enjoying myself. 
Then my soon-to-be-ex-stepmother turned up, just as our lovely but unappreciated roast dinner made it to the table.  After crying as well as ranting on behalf of a while, she insisted on calling my Mum, from the privacy of my living room.  When she had finished on the phone she came back through to the dining room to tell me that my grandmother died Saturday night/Sunday morning. 
My grandparents (who I have at all times known by their usual names of Anne as well as Gavyn) had gone on holiday to Spain.  While checking in to their villa, in the reception building, Anne slipped or tripped or something, on her way to the toilet, as well as dropped down a flight of stairs.  She didn’t regain consciousness as well as died in hospital a short while later. Read more >>>

This week I have a lot to report, as well as I’m feeling happy.  Let’s see, starting with…
Knitting news:  I finished my lovely Malabrigo gloves, as well as they truly are a joy to wear.  Even though the weather has turned a lot warmer, what with it being spring as well as no longer winter, so I probably won’t wear them until autumn now, but hey, at least I have them. 
  
So pretty, so warm, so going in a drawer on behalf of a few months. 
I’ve also finished the second Think Pink sock on behalf of my Mum.  I’ll see her on Tuesday, as well as give her the pair as well as hopefully even get a photo of her wearing them. 
 

This week I have no photosto show.  I haven’t finished any knitting, haven’t bought anything new, haven’t even really done anything. 
So why am I writing?  Ah, you know, habit. 
I have been knitting of course.  I’ve got just 1.5 fingers to do to complete my pretty purple gloves.  I would have got there last night if I hadn’t had to stop as well as wind the 3rd skein of laceweight…which…took…forever!  Perhaps at some point I should invest in a ball winder. 
I haven’t started on my Mum’s second pink sock yet, as I desire to complete the gloves first. 
Then I thought I’d manufacture a hat. 
Only I should manufacture a wedding sampler on behalf of my friend’s daughter first.  But I desire to manufacture a hat.  And some more socks.