RNA LUNCH

As usual, I organise the RNA January lunch

in the village.

33 turned up this year, which is about normal.

And a damn fine lunch it was too.

THAT WENT QUICK

A wet and mild January.

A month where we do very little, and that has

been the case.

Arthur continues to do well. 14 in April, but after

his treatment, he has been in fine form.

XMAS LUNCH

The Friends of St Potan Xmas lunch was held

in the village on the 21st December.

20 locals plus our Xmas guests had a 3 course 

lunch with wine in what was a great event.

MUCH BETTER

A few weeks after we thought we were going

to lose him, Arthur has made an outstanding recovery.

With steroid medication, and a special diet

to help his kidney's, he is almost

as good as new.

CENOTAPH

Sunday 10th November, I did my first

ever Cenotaph parade in London.

I was part of the HMS Ark Royal Association

platoon of 27.

Met some old faces.

Must admit there was a lot of standing around

in the cold.

0930 at Horse Guards, we didn't march till

gone 1130.

I made it on the I Player.

That's me bottom left.

ARTHUR UNWELL

Poor old Arth has been very poorly.

Spent 4 nights in the vets after his back

legs kept giving way.

Obviously age, at 13 1/2 is a factor, but

he had anaemia as well.

The vets did plenty of tests including

for a tick based disease called Leptosorosis.

Really thought his time was up.

But slowly after being allowed home, and on a course

of anti inflamatories, he is back to 90% of

his old self.

JOCK WEEKEND

First weekend in September. A full house.

Mac, Kenny 1, Kenny 2, Netty,

Caroline, & Jaqi arrived, for what 

was a booze fuelled weekend party.

The first four named were Navy chefs, 

whose paths I have crossed over the years.

Day out in St Cast, also a Sunday lunch in the

village. A really cracking weekend.