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With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

Robert Jones, Napa

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A quick personal note if I may: I know I haven't posted much work in the Gallery lately, apart from a few 10" by 8" acrylics - the reason is I've had eyesight problems; the one on the right is almost useless at the moment, probably due to cataract; the one on the left has what they call a viscous detachment - what some call 'floaters': this isn't a problem except that when one eye goes, the other one is under strain as it compensates for it, or tries to - and if there's an issue with that one as well, it does make any concentrated visual work a pain. So I have an appointment with the eye man this week and hope they can sort me out. I know I'm not the only one peering and walking into things - it's one of the joys of getting older. So, I haven't retired or given up - it's just that I've not been seeing too well. You probably hadn't even noticed, but - just in case you did. http://www.isleofwightlandscapes.net http://www.wightpaint.blogspot.co.uk

David Perry

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We had noticed and I pray for your recovery David

Adele Elgood

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Was having lots of trouble with my eyes several years ago Robert. Could hardly see in daylight and painting was a nightmare - couldn't get the colours right. Diagnosed with very fast growing cataracts, both eyes. Had them done and hey presto I could see again. Hope you will have them sorted out quickly.

Dippy Dipper

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I have vitreous detachment in both eyes - bloody great floating tentacle monsters that rape the spider-leg demons in the eye next to them! I feel for you!
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Sorry to hear this Robert and I hope it's all sorted out soon for you.l
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Sarah Bottjer

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Hope that all is fixed for you very soon and that you will be back painting in the near future. Best wishes Sarah
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Robert Jones, Napa

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Many thanks everyone, I'm very touched. Indeed, slightly tearful! Perhaps that'll help.....
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Robert Jones, Napa

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PS - wrong word in my original post - I've got a vitreous detachment, not "viscous": just in case anyone noticed and was chuckling at my woeful iggerance....... It has its funny side:you'll be reading a line, and the damn' floater will be following you along the page, like a curious onlooker. It's when it gets in the way that there are problems. Fun, isn't it, getting older? And those blessed kids think we're all living in the lap of luxury, lazing away on our pensions that they're paying for (if they believe the newspaper drivel they read), enjoying a retirement that for them will be put off and off into the future (and there, they have a point). Well chillun, let me tell you - it's not the life of idle self-indulgence and unalloyed selfish pleasure that you've been told it is. So we'll have a bit of respect, if you don't mind. http://www.isleofwightlandscapes.net http://www.wightpaint.blogspot.co.uk

Derek Snowdon

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Sorry to hear that Robery, still hope we can do some skecthing on IOW when we're over. I ordered new specs last week at horrendous price, cos of varifocals, and reactolight or similare, plus posh frames. I have a pair now much cheaper but not of the quallity in frames and can't adjust. Same precription however which is apparently usual at my age.

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As you know Robert the imagination and anticipation is far worse than the actuality. Go get your sight back. though reading comments on here and giggling at the typos I think its a mass cataract operation.

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Merely a youngster
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Robert Jones, Napa

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Much encouraged, ta. Not keen on eye ops - had one to repair a detached retina around ten years ago: and that WAS nasty ... they did it under local anaesthetic, and for a big operation that wasn't fun at all. Much cringing on my part. Mind you, they did a good job. This is the same eye, in which I was warned a cataract might develop later - they tell you a cataract op is no bother, but then they would! Much better to hear it from people who have gone through it. David, it'll come to you: I was once a feckless lad of 53, Sylvia once danced blithely through the barley, Syd and Derek strode manfully through heather and bracken (I'm exercising a little imagination here) but the passage of years slows one down at the very least, and eventually stops our mad frolics altogether. You mark moi words, boy - gather your lilacs while ye may, coz none of us knows what do loi in store..... We are, of course, doomed. People have remarked, you know, wonderingly, on my sunny disposition and all-round optimism. Hope this cheers you up nicely. http://www.isleofwightlandscapes.net http://www.wightpaint.blogspot.co.uk
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