Hi naej, Snodderly and nlt,

Thank you for your posts. It means a lot to me that you write some comforting words when I need them. I have felt a bit happier the last few days.

H replied to my recent e-mail in a friendly way. He also wrote that he could do without all "this stuff" and guessed I could do without it as well! (Oh yes, I certainly could do without the D!!!) He called me by my pet name again and signed off with "love, H" (he has not done that for some time).

The birthday party at my niece's was lovely. I finally saw the new addition (baby boy) and met her partner's family and some friends. We eat so many cakes and biscuits that I must have put on some weight again. So I am cutting down on dinner during the next few days.

It started to snow again yesterday evening, just when I had to drive home. I managed to get home on wet but not icy roads. This morning everything was white and it is still snowing. Hopefully, it will rain tomorrow like it was announced on the weather forecast today, so that I don’t have to clear the snow off my path. The snow plough just blocked the access to my house and if it does not rain I will have to clear off a pile of snow before I can drive off. If the snow is very wet it is strenuous and tiring. The landscape looks pretty thought. The trees look like covered in icing sugar. - This is just the beginning of winter! I must find somewhere warm to go to soon because I really don't want to spend winter here.