I was just in the middle of typing in a new post and everything disappeared. I wonder where it went. This happens on a friend's blog with great regularity so I don't bother any more with that one. Jus watch it! Begin again.... BUSY, BUSY, BUSY. ~ I scarcely have time to breathe. Appointments are coming in right, left & centre. - Patsy, we're fighting like mad to keep the Heritage Centre with the right people on our side. I just hope that we can win but it will be a while before we know. We are determined to battle on by hook or by crook but we're just poor pensioners. Let's hope that we can find someone with money before it's too late. Thanks for the comment on the tip for Max ,Patsy & Phil. Max has promised to be braver in future, or try anyway. I'm hoping for his success with the next painting and awaiting the result. I'm trying to wangle a week without appointments so that I can go out and buy food, new curtains & bedlinen. We'll be starving to death and sleeping between rags soon. I found a picture of myself with my baby yesterday and thought you might like to check it on the gallery. I've had him (yes, it's a him), from new. Goes like a rocket. even now. He has only 4 gears and leaves them all standing at the lights. Prepping for Friday - we'll be playing with Gum Arabic this week. Sorry Patsy, I forgot to say that you have my greatest sympathy regarding the backpain. I speak from experience when I say that I know how you feel, I've had mine for 32 years and I've got to the point where I'm certain that nobody cares. I've had all the treatments they can think up and believe me when I say, don't let them stretch you on the rack, it does no good whatsoever.