Happy New Year to you all and trust you celebrated the start of 2026 in style.
The first day of last week saw me have a GPs appointment in connection with the groin area discomfort. He has advised an ultrasound to determine if the potential hernia is there and what issues it may be causing. We left there and then went to the nearby hospital for a blood test. This is the interim one requested by Dr Rahmen, ahead of his phone call on the 9th. Whilst there, I also managed to obtain a renewed blood test and medication schedule for the majority of 2026. Let’s see where these tests lead to and what 2026 has in store.
Due to a routine that was impacted by the NY, plus the very cold weather we have in the UK at the moment, I only managed 1 walk, which was Sunday. That had a time of 13:17, which i was happy enough with, as the coldness had an impact, and the walk felt slower than that.
As Sandra had the week off work, we took the opportunity to visit the RAF museum at Hendon on Tuesday. An easy enough drive with no dramas - there and back, this was a location I have wanted to visit for a number of years. There is a superb selection of very rare aircraft and amongst the ones we went to see specifically were the intact Stuka and the Me110. The Lancaster and Vulcan were very impressive, as were many others; one location I can recommend a trip to. Whilst there, we took the time to sit in some of the kids planes, just for fun and this week’s image is one of those. Not the only Spitfire I sat in, but this one was a bit more basic!
After seeing in the New Year - not something we have ever really got over-excited about, the rest of the week seen a mix of de-Chritsmassing the house, covering off start of the month essentials and clearing up end of year aspects too.
The book focus continues with the placing of the photos being the main task, a time consuming, but key aspect of any book, with photo captions being added along the way; that will be completed in this coming week.
Overall, a mostly relaxing mixed week of seeing out the end of the forgettable 2025 and welcoming in 2026, which we hope will be a better year than the one that has just ended.
I wish all of you a very good 2026 and look forward to catching up with some of you face to face; thank you for the ongoing support of these Blogs.
Regards
Peter