Another fortnight, another two weeks working at home, and still no closer to being able to return to the UK for a visit. (Complicated by my UK family's bubble to protect my sister who's about to start chemotherapy to complete her treatment for ovarian cancer - thankfully she should make a full recovery.)
Feeling a bit exiled TBH. Distracting myself by walking the dog loads and have raised 200 quid for Cancer Research as a result - and have lost weight - so it's not all bad.

Giertrud passed away today.

[KS] So so sorry to hear that. You're in our thoughts.

[KS] Sad news indeed. I'm sorry for your loss.

[KS] So sorry to hear of your loss. I have just been re-reading some of her contributions here: she will be missed.

[KS] Sincere condolences.

Sorry for your loss. Very sad to hear.

Vale Giertrud.
Chin up, KS, time does heal - as I can verify (my daughter was killed earlier this year in a MVA.) You seem to have had a bad trot of late, so it's time to think positive and take care of the future. Good luck.

[Dujon] Please also accept my deep sympathy; that is just awful to hear.

Thanks, CdM, but I should not have let that slip. Grief is very personal thing, so, please, no more messages, everyone.
That is not to criticise KS as Giertrud was a contributor to the MC community.

After such a period of respectful silence, I propose that we now resume doing what made us all come here in the first place - to celebrate life, intelligence, being funny, and being too-bloody-clever-by-half with words.
You go first.

I shall, penelope.
See, I've done it.

This is the one place that keeps me sane. That and the piano.