It has been an age since I posted anything in this journal. In fact, I have neglected it, and my readers deplorably! I'm sorry for that. There are a few reasons why this has happened. First and foremost, in April, my Aunt passed away. Aunt Darling as we called her, (her name was Florence) was like another mother to me, which is why I refer to her son, Jeffrey as my brother. I spent many happy days at Darling's home when I was growing up, and her children were more like siblings to me than cousins.

Then, Annette went away on six weeks holiday to Europe and the UK during May-June and I was filling in for her while she enjoyed herself. Concurrently with that, I had a relationship with a wonderful, caring and sweet guy that I work with. It was a brief as it was fun, and I don't regret it. He and I remain very good friends, but we decided by mutual agreement just a few weeks ago, that we are really very much better friends than anything else. So, here it is, July already and not a word from me here in months.

I'll be honest, I have been moonlighting a lot at another diary site where I can keep my posts more private as I had a fair bit of stuff to work through surrounding my life in general and I didn't necessarily want the entire world reading about those things.

I've had some of the old health issues flare recently too and that has sapped a lot of my energy.

Anyway, just wanted to let you all know I AM still alive despite the grossly exaggerated rumours of late. and I will try to be less of a stranger around here!

Happy Writing!

Meg