Nice water color

I think this is a nice water color depicting a game of bowls being played in what looks like a very leisurely fashion. That looks like me on the left !
Perry had the stitches removed from his arm this morning and the news is very good. There is no sign of anymore cancer. It was certainly on the move tho...he will have a scar about 6" long with a very large amount of skin removed both width and depth. If basal skin cancer is ignored it will eventually find it's way thru the skin layers and then it becomes very serious. The message here folks is, don't ignore any strange skin lesions.
Pam and the children arrive next Tuesday....can't wait to see them. It's been six months since we last saw them. Perry is going to make a sign and put it on one of the chairs on the deck...."Pam's Chair". We spend such a lot of time out there, it is like another small living room...even have a rug on the floor that didn't have a home in the house. Breakfast and lunch most days... looks very inviting....and IT IS !
The weather has been superb ... hope it continues as we might rent a "party boat" and go up the Pumistone Passage (the body of water at our place) for a six hour outing....take a load of food with us and swim suits just in case. The water is warm all year, but I like to find a spot with VERY clear water.
The only other outing we have planned is to Australia Zoo, which is about an hour from here....I could pass on it, but the kids are very keen. Steve Irwin's wife has huge plans for the place which has caused Steve's father to sell out his share to start up another rescue and rehabilitate ....which is what the zoo started out as. Bob Irwin is a rather quiet man....Steve was manic (in my opinion). Anyway at nearly 70 years of age it is all a bit much for him the way it is, and the direction it has taken.
We received a picture (snail mail) of Davis James today from Darcy....19 1/2" long and 6lb 15oz. That makes three children for them. Two boys and a girl. Seven grandchildren for Nancy. Also had an email from Susie...Margaret has been home almost two weeks now and altho she has a long way to go...she is putsing around....making meals....Susie said Jack is like a mother hen. We are so happy for them.
I called Glen Saturday....he sounded O.K.....weather very very hot in So Cal. He and Catherine had a nice weekend recently at Santa Barbara. A friend has his own helicopter and they flew low all the way up the coast. I have never been for a ride in a helicopter, but I certainly hope to do so before I am too much older......I feel my mortality quite keenly at times and am at times quite sad about the fact that there isn't enough money in our budget any more to visit Glen, Christopher and other family members overseas. Phone calls are fine, however my heart strings still get a regular work out...there is nothing like face to face.