The first signs of Spring.

Snowdrops, the beginning of a new year. From here it all gets better.

In Short, things we've done lately.

We had my brother Robert round for dinner, his wife was laid up in
hospital with a broken big toe, a compound fracture no less.

Dropped across Una's cousins, it's amazing who you see when you go
walking. We only see cousins once in a blue moon, so there's always a
lot to catch up on.

Pub grub.

Consultation. Leave well enough alone! We'll keep an eye on the PSA level.

Rosehill Park. Tea time walks.

Walking round Rawmarsh shopping and talking.
May Griffiths age 92 waiting for the bus, off to play Bingo at Swinton.
She's a very fit lady for her age.

Barnsley pub.

My dentist, after he had filled one of my teeth. He's retiring in March.

Called round to an old workmates house.
He has a new dog, a chocolate Springer Spaniel.
Tex my mate has a story to tell, but that's his story.

1st February.

41st.

Out of all the cards, all of which are very nice, this one says it all.

A walk round before dark.

Not much happening shopping, shopping and more shopping.
January has been cold and dry more or less, no snow thankfully.

Blacktop.

Today I was telling our Steven about Lu falling on the Blacktop
and asked if he knew what it was. After thinking for seconds he said
Tarmac (asphalt), how do you know that I asked. He replied
Two-Lane Blacktop it's a film 1971, the year I was born it's
about route 66 he said. He's a film buff.

2011. HAPPY NEW YEAR.

The last weather of 2010.

The cold and the snow have gone, the temps in the mid 30s'F. We are now
left with this, fog it's been with us for three days now. Photo 9am.

Mum, I’m slightly pregnant.

Not really but a similar scenario in a way.

Yesterday I went to Rotherham Hospital for the results

of some biopsies taken from my prostate, it was the third

lot I have had in two years, thirty-two in total. According

to the consultant one was showing slight signs of a malignant

Cancer.

Do you want to take it out I asked! Or am I jumping the gun?

At this stage he explained it was not necessary to take any

action at all and that the side effects could be worse than leaving

it be. He did tell me about Radiotherapy and its downfalls, also

surgery and that’s downfalls. So now I have something to consider

which do I plump for? answers please to:-

Una went with me, she thought I would lie to her and keep things to myself,
as if!
Rotherham Hospital is undergoing a massive refurbishment.

This was the first time I have been to the Hospital and not seen anyone I know.

Honestly if Una didn't go with me I'd get lost, all the corridors and floors
look the same to me!

Meadowhall Shopping Centre.

Today for something to do we had a pop to Meadowhall by bus a thirty
minute journey, one hour fifteen minutes later we got there. Ten minutes
later we left it was chaos, a hour later we were back home. The crowds
were unbelievable and the traffic both ways was bumper to bumper.
It's very rarely we go to Meadowhall it's always busy, and being enclosed
it's claustrophobic. I just felt like being part of the throng but it was too much.