Saturday 13th Feb ‘10
Good day to all, family and friends,
I am now in my 9th day after surgery and recovery is smooth and good, The problematic lungs are taking air in much easier and I can walk fairly fast now without huffing and puffing. The introduction of air in the abdominal cavity and in the upper quadrant of the thorax causes my right lung to object and did not want to expand well after the episode but with exercises and correct breathing I am flying again!
Just back from our morning walk to the geese and inspection of the garden. Nature is so wonderful to thing after all the snow and tremendous cold the crocuses are blooming and the daffodils and tulips are growing well. The fact that have leaves on any trees in summer is a miracle as the little birds sit and pick every new bud off, Must be very nutritious other wise I cannot see the value of it.
With my hospitalization the time to prune the roses went by and now I cannot get it over my heart to cut off all the new growth you see and everything looks so happy. So I decided to let it be and see what happens! Most of the roses are suppose to be climbing in any case.
One thing is for sure we will not have to cut the grass in the lower camp as our 4 lawnmowers have done it all ready!
Yesterday the temperature went up to 9 degrees but a very cold northerly wind blew and you could not stay outside for longer than 10 minutes but today the temp is 3 and no wind and it is so lovely outside some hazy sunshine but not much, but the day so much more pleasant!
I went back to work for 10 days before my operation and enjoyed every minute of it but was also very disillusioned about the talk of cutting the hourly rate of the nurses and add another 5% to the 18% cut already in existence. I would be better off working as a carer than as a nurse! But in spite off that we are still well paid and we should not moan at all!
Apart from Valentine’s Day tomorrow and the tremendous hype about red roses and chocolates I have to wish Phillip in Dublin a very Happy Birthday for yesterday, Barry’s sister in law in England, Brenda Happy Birthday with her 70th birthday. Today! Hope that you both enjoyed a good day!
Thank you Adelbert for the lovely photos 1st of my tante Poppie and the children and grand children I do enjoy the photos so much and appreciate it that you always include my dear tante Poppie in it, I can see that she is very frail and pray that the Lord will be with her every day she spends still between the living!.
The northern hemisphere students are preparing for their leaving cert and just completed the after January exams. Hope all went well. Nine (jnr) in Canada every young creature wants to fly away from home as soon as possible but you prefer to stay home there must be something very good there or you are being spoilt by mom and dad. Hope that your trip with Granny Nine will be a wonderful experience. You never write a letter or anything and know so little about you, would love you to tell me more about you and you are not the only one I do send my letters to all the grand children of whom I have email addresses but never hear from them! I also know that young people do not have time for writing but just a hello and a nice photo now and again will be appreciated!
To all the other who so diligently write week after week, do know that I live to read every word written, with great enthusiasm and interest!
Tomorrow Joy will do the honours at church and I will only sing!
That is if I have enough breath!
Today Ireland plays France and excitement is high, Rugby away from home is always difficult as I believe the players play as good as the support is! Even if they play bad!
Hoppe sincerely that draught part of SA and other places get rain! Keep the doors locked, be very careful how you do things and watch where you put your feet!
Everything of the best for the farmers with crops and livestock, may it go well!
Warmish(more cold than warm) cloudy, and intermittent sunshine regards from us in Cranleymore!
The Dunnes
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