Hello to all of you and thanks for taking the time to read this; I will start with any health updates first.

A bit of an up and down week, firstly with physical aspects. Whilst I have the discomfort in the groin area, top of my right leg, and suspect that something is going on in that area, I had an oddity on Tuesday. I had a sharp increase in stomach discomfort, top of my groin. Impossible to say what is driving this and until March the 6th, it would all be guess work. I was very concerned about this, as it got worse as the evening went on. Unable to determine the cause, I have slightly adjusted the diet - I like a lot of fruit and I have recently increased the intake of watermelon. Unsure if it is connected, but will see what unfolds between now and the 6th. The pain has dissipated a lot, but is not 100% gone. I also had a bout of upset tummy later in the week, but again, may be connected, may be down to something I ate. The second aspect if the psychological. This is a constant fight and never leaves my head. It was more prominent this week, partly because of what I was dealing with, partly with having a less busy week / more time to ponder what is coming. However, I continue to plough through the days and keep myself focused on forward progress with various normal tasks. I also had my 3-monthly hormone injection on Thursday - the one that is meant to keep the PSA at bay, but appears to be ineffective at the moment.

Due to the continued horrendously wet weather, I only managed 2 walks this week, at different times than normal and the impact showed, as both of them were slower than the times of late; 13:26 and 13:31. The key focus here is to keep them going, as they are helpful in various ways. I do not like doing less than the 3 walks, but I have also been busy finishing off my Ark, as I am sure many of you are too! For us in the UK, parts of it have now endured the 40-days of continuous rainfall.

Whilst working with Alanna during the week, we had a connected oddity. During the mid-morning, I witnessed a strange phenomenon in the sky. It was very bright and began to hurt my eyes. I got very concerned, rapidly, and at one point compelled Alanna to maybe contact the authorities, to see if we were in the midst of an alien invasion (the type that come from outside of our planet), or the like. However, Alanna was able to conduct some quick research and we determined that it was a thing called The Sun. I seem to remember a similar thing, but wayyyyy back in my consciousness; a weird 10-15 minutes for both of us, maybe you witnessed it to?

With it being a less busy week, I was able to get more tasks done around Volume 7. Chapters 6 & 7 were both updated to cover off the proof-reading corrections needed. Chapter 7 is a large one, so was done over 2 days. Alongside that, I created the cover for the Index booklet that I plan to do, which will cover this whole series. I also went through and tidied up some formatting inconsistencies around dates of birth and photo captions; all key parts of completing the book. Just Chapter 8 to come and the appendices, but chapter 8 is a beast, so it will take a while for Alanna to work through! I also conducted more base work on a potential new book project. I have not 100% made up my mind on this one, mainly due to the quantity of lower quality photos, but the project is a potentially interesting one, especially to my American readers, as it has a large Malmedy Massacre component; we’ll see. (the 117 project is there, but I needed something ‘visual’ this week, as Volume 7 is word heavy, as is the 117 project - which is moving forwards).

I had a morning of DIY on Saturday, both outside and inside the house. Nice to do something a bit different, even if some of the tasks were not the easiest. We rounded off the week with a spot of bowling, then a meal out, with all of the immediate family (Alanna, Karl, Dan, Rachel and the grandkids). A bit of a rarity ot be able to get all of us together at once, due to our normal routines and work commitments. A very nice way to end a varied week.

Your time with these and support of them is welcomed by me and my family, thank you.

Regards, Peter