Woodie Yes I have been very inactive Sold my house and built that nest for the old girl and I, doing 50% of the work myself,taking on a project like that at 71 was crazy with he result that I exhausted myself got very ill with a blocked bowel and almost kicked the bucket. But I am, thanks to the good Lord very fit again. my good lady, Bless her put her foot down and suggested that I build a layout in the loft that I have built in the roof and take up watercolour painting ,something I allways wanted to do
Never intended to move to Canada permanently only to spend the Summer here, but had to spend a Xmas here, so we have had a taste of a Canadian Winter
Chris in SA we call a Barbie a " Braai " comes from the Afrikaans
word "Braaivleis" which means "cook meat", anyway chewing steak with these old teeth is a bit of a job so we dont do it very often but, the" cold ones' sure go down well during our very hot Summers