Ron's son and family have visited for a few days. One of the disadvantages of living so far away is that they have to fly. Fortunately they can get from Liverpool to Limoges which is only an hour away. Tim seems to get bigger every time we see him. At 6' 8" he towers over his father who is a mere 6' 2". As Ron has lost weight and his hair has thinned as a result of the chemo he seems smaller and older. They share a love of trains , large and model, so it was a treat to see them working together on Ron's layout in the basement. I am not sure that the grand daughter , who is 12, really grasps what is going on but Ron enjoyed seeing the family. This winter has been exceptionaly cold, the sort of cold that gets into the bones. We have had to cut the grass in February before now. Ron feels the cold more these days and I spend a lot of time fetching wood and feeding the log burner. Roll on spring.
