And suddenly... in blackpropaganda

You know it is going to happen some time, but when it does it is a shock. A friend and colleague over a very long time died suddenly on Friday. In many ways having a massive heart attack was a blessed relief - he had suffered for many years from Muscular Dystrophy which had slowly taken away his ability to move around - and he was now restricted very much to moving slowly around - and his wife has a deteriorating condition too. They were always amazingly positive but life was increasingly difficult.
The great thing is that when we were in the north east a few weeks ago we were able to visit them and have a couple of hours chatting - and having wonderful scones and cake baked by his wife.
So another of my old colleagues has gone - and there are not many left. As I phoned a round to let people know I realised how few there were.

Meanwhile we get on with our life - ballroom dancing on Friday afternoons - both helping with beginners, and then our ‘improvers’ class. When the teacher is not booked to come we have ‘social dancing’ - we all help each other - and have a great time getting more practice on the moves.

And of course Strictly is back. Some real potential this year again - how do they do this in three weeks practice? I do like to see those who are not confident yet - but clearly have potential - the dark horses coming up on the outside. And there are a couple of carthorses who will only survive on the popular vote.

And the Tumblr site where I picked up all those great jokes has gone - luckily I have a few to use again