November

So Christmas started early this year, I got my brochure and on-line shop ready for 1st November and offered an early bird discount and suddenly got order after order!  Some were big too, with some ordering over £100 of items which, for me, is huge.  So, the kitchen is in full chocolate mode - just as well I didn't get many cake orders for November!  So far, I have kept up and everything has arrived in one piece which is great.

Tom has started his immunotherapy at Manchester Children's Hospital - he has an injection on a Friday afternoon for 4 consecutive weeks.  Means he misses 3 lessons at school - PE (not a problem), Spanish - teacher is keeping him up-to-date and Art (teacher doesn't reply to any email so no idea what he's supposed to be doing, and anyway it is only art so it doesn't really matter).

We have been staying at the Komorowskis in Salford each Friday night, which has been good.  Tom isn't allowed to take part in strenuous exercise or have a hot shower for 48 hours after the injection, so we have to take it easy at the weekends.  The first weekend, we went to the Christmas markets in Manchester, the second weekend we went to the Airport pub at Manchester Airport to do some plane-spotting.

There have been a lot of dark, cloudy and dreary days which makes working hard easier.  Today we had a beautiful day so headed to Morecambe for a flat walk - the views were outstanding.

I have a feeling the next couple of weeks are going to be manic work weeks.  I've got a gig to see Deacon Blue at the end of November which I can't wait for, but apart from that it is going to be work, work, work.