Well we are feeling the full strengh of the recession just like everyone else so it looks like we shall not be having a holiday away for sometime but work is moving on with the house, we painted some of the door at the weekend and it has made a world of a difference as now light reflects better in the house, in an effort to fight the rise in prices for everything (except big TV’s?????) we have lots of veg on the way and I have been making my our wine from the fruit we have been getting from our garden. Oh the joys of the summertime.