Hello to you all, as we begin the final week of January 2026. For me, I remain in limbo, awaiting scans and results. As I wait, I have focused on the day to day aspects of life, alternated with many brief sessions of mental challenges, as I contemplate what may await me on the 6th of March. Health-wise, the discomfort remains and is variable. I managed 2 walks (impacted by a few unexpected distracting days), both with times of 13:24. I expected them to be slow, due to how the rest of the week unfolded and the impact of that.

The past week was another very busy one. I had a nice few hours with Karl on Monday, with him helping me to move some of the militaria I took back home from the farm last weekend. We then played around with my scooter in the back of the car, to measure up and see what solutions we could devise, that would allow me to transport the scooter to further away events / shows, therefore Sandra and I to get out and about more. We think we have it nailed and I ordered some tools and straps to facilitate the securing of the scooter and they arrived in the week; next week will hopefully see us try them all out and complete that task.

We had new carpet fitted on Wednesday morning, at the same time as having to visit the garage for a small part replacement (under warranty - so a 90-minute round trip). After the nice new carpet was laid, 2 doors no longer fitted, so instead of working with Alanna on that day, we ended up having to clear up, plus me carrying 2 doors to the garage and trimming them - twice, before I was able to refit them and then carry on normalising the house. That evening brought us a carbon monoxide alarm alert, which resulted in us opening the doors and windows, then sitting in the car - as advised - during heavy rain. A safety guy came out just over 1-hour later, to ensure we were safe, and could go back indoors. As a precaution, he turned all gas supplies off. That carried on into the next day, awaiting an engineer to come out, check over everything and turn everything back on. 2 very impactful days, that were not planned, meaning not only zero consultancy work in the week, but also a general reduction in the tasks I had planned to cover off. The impact on the body too, was there - dodging rain showers to work on the doors, all rushed and lots of clear up.

I undertook another visit to the farm on Saturday, as a group of German specialist vehicle collectors travelled over to view 1 or 2 specific vehicles. A great bunch of people and we had a pleasant day together, which included a nice lunch. Alongside that, I was dealing with many enquiries from the previous weekend, with discussions and deals underway.

Around that, I am up to date with the proof reading and 3 chapters done. Sandra also proof read the maps and I had time to complete the corrections and adjustments to them. As I await the outstanding chapters for corrections, I have begun the very base work on the next planned book project.

I have not seen the grandkids much, as I have been back and forth to the farm. We therefore shifted our days and this week, spent a very nice few hours with them on Sunday, instead of the usual Saturday. We are very close, which is very heart-warming, and I had to explain myself to my grandson, as to why I am away so much at the moment! (the coming weekend sees me away for 3-days, for the Stoneleigh show).

Sunday proved to be a busy day, with us starting that by catching up on domestic tasks - following the challenges from earlier in the week and the time impact of them. After spending time with the grandkids, Alanna and Dan, we travelled over to spend time with Karl and Rachel, which turned into having our evening meal with them too. A nice overall day, spending time with my kids and their families.

Overall, a very, very busy week, which covered many aspects and gave me variety. Nice to move key things on and change aspects of the house, as well as continue the progress on Volume 7. Whilst this is chiefly a health Blog with a secondary aspect of living in the AD world, there are times like this 'limbo-land' where there are less health aspects to report back on, more day to day monotony.

Thanks for the unrelenting support you give to these Blogs.

Regards

Peter