I'M BACK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To all my followers (or at least to as many of those of you who may still be there, after all this time !). As you may remember, in my last blip on June 28th, I mentioned that I would be ceasing my blip activity until about September, due to the numerous problems I was having with my computer equipment and internet connection. Well I am pleased to confirm that all these problems of the past would now seem to have been resolved. I have replaced my old PC with a new portable and we seem to have finally  resolved our internet problems! The only difficulty remaining is time, which I have to learn to manage and control correctly! So, true to my word, here I am on the 1st September with my next  blip! As today is a special  day, having been absent for so long, I wanted to find a blip that was extra special. My wife (Anne) and I are currently in Lyon where we are staying with Marie, a dear friend who is 87 years young. I have decided that my blip for this special day be of her, as she is such as special  person. She is so loving, kind, attentive and willing to give you the shoes off her feet. She reminds me so much of my dear mum, who passed away 10 years ago in July. Whilst you will not feel the warmth that radiates from her very soul through a simple photograph, I can assure you that, like so many of our dear loved ones of a certain age, she is no exception, and we shall truly  miss her company after we have left tomorrow afternoon. As we will be away from home for the next week or so, and doing some travelling, it may not be possible for me to reply to or follow all of your blips for the moment. I will do my best, and in any event, catch up on them later next week when I find more time. I would like to take this opportunity of thanking you all once again for your ‘continued’ following, and to say that I am so  happy to be back once again with you all and I look forward to seeing and reading all your lovely blips in the future. Have a nice day wherever you may be and looking forward to hearing from you. My warmest regards to you all ……………………!