The briefest of notes while my suitcase is still mostly not packed 😱 and I'm flying to SA in 22 hours.
I've been a bit quieter than I would have liked recently.
You may have read that I'm on my way to visit my dear mom for four and a half weeks from tomorrow.
It's been a slight challenge to keep up with all the bits and pieces of life.
It's such a beautiful time in the garden, with gorgeous runner beans and Bramley apples ready now... and for the first
time in 5 years, actual ripe tomatoes on the plants! They usually don't get to the red stage due to the UK cool, short summers. This year we've been blessed and there's nothing better than a fresh plum tomato right from the plant to the lunch plate! Oh yes, and the enormous courgettes - green and yellow.
I've also been cooking extra meals to leave Andrew some healthy home-cooked food in the
freezer.
Sadly he won't be able to join me on my long trip this time. It's really not ideal for either of us - we'll miss our 20th anniversary together.
That's how life goes sometimes... we don't always get what we really want. And it's possible to make peace with non-ideal situations, even
though it might be a gradual process. We are determined to make up for it when we get back with a special little trip somewhere.
It's hard to choose between more than one important thing. And I know my mom, who gave up so much of her own goals and wishes when we were young, will not be around for many more years. So it was my choice to visit her on her 84th birthday. With her Parkinson's
symptoms getting worse, I want to make the most of the time I can have with her.
So if you don't hear much from me for the next 4 weeks, you'll know where I am... I'm most likely having deep or silly conversations with mom (her sense of humour is amazing!), walking at the beautiful Margate beach, or doing normal things like buying groceries, getting impatient in the queue, doing a bit of tapping
to release the frustration, and just doing my best to stay on an even keel without my wonderful husband by my side.
We're all just human, doing the best we can!
