Viv post operation

Viv had her shoulder operation in Nottingham yesterday, back home today after a night in. The operation went well but unfortunately there was a tear to the rotator cuff that had to be repaired, this will mean she has to wear a sling for the next 6 weeks and it will be painful for a while before it starts to get better. Looks like I'm going to be kept on my toes and she won't be canoeing or windsurfing for a while.

She's gotten into recuperation mode quite quickly though as can be seen below!

Gareth and Vicky sent her lovely bunch of flowers, even the chap delivering them commented on the variety.

15th May

This is a mosaic seat made by kids at the local school on the quayside at Maryport.

Viv opening up the boat, notice the new main sail cover.

15th June 2015

Viv came up with me this time to work on the boat as last chance to have a few days away before she goes in for her shoulder operation later this week. We had lovely weather for a change with some fantastic sunsets over the harbour at Maryport. We both sat on the quayside watching the sun go down and the colours spreading and changing across the sky.

One of the jobs to do was to put the sails back on, the genoa went up without too many problems but we did have a problem getting it to furl without wrapping the halyard around the top of the forestay. Although it seemed to free off after greasing the bearings. We decided to add a guide on the mast head just below the pulley, this pulls the halyard back towards the mast a technique used by quite a few other boats but means going up the mast to fix it in place.

I managed to borrow a mast ladder off the yacht association but had a few hairy moments when Viv moved around the boat a bit quick and got it rocking, small movements below translated into swaying about in an arc of 4 to 6 feet or more when you are about 30 feet up. Whilst up there I also took the opportunity to attach a couple of pulleys to make lazy-jacks to make stowing the sail easier.

Another glorious sunset made even the nicer when we knew it had been pouring down all day at home!

This beauty had to be evicted from Viv's pottery, it's almost big enough to work the wheel.

The sky at night

Cracking sky over the house the other night

Gareth and Vicky are engaged

Gareth and Vicky are engaged, yippee.

Without the glasses

With the future daughter/sister in law and in her case the wrinklies and sister to be.

29 years on

29 years ago this little girl was just making her way into the world, time flies.

Aunty Leah with Lucy's little one William

William meeting Sonia in the garden

For once we had a nice sunny day for her birthday and chance to sit out in the garden with Richard, William, Leeps, Pete and Megan's little one Florence.

Aunty Leah and Flo.

Ian, Sandy, Viv and Richard.

1st June

The Flag Iris are just coming into flower in the pond and we have had one or two lilies out, not much sign of the fish though having been either eaten or thoroughly spooked by the Heron that was visiting before the vegetation grew back, plenty of toadpoles and newts though.

Viv planted the corgettes in the new raised bad whilst I was away in Maryport.

Glad to see the Robin family are doing well on the back of the pottery we thought they had been abandoned at one point and regularly have to tilt the nest box back upright after strong winds blow it sideways but they don't seem to mind.

The Pottery looks an inviting place to be in the morning sunshine, doors open as the kiln on.