In April, my health slowly returned to normal. It was a very busy month - aren't they all? Very variable weather with some lovely days amongst those of a cold, wet spring.
Margaret checking the flowers by the gate.
Margaret with Roxy and John (Holmes) on the station.
Belinda on (nearly) her birthday. Too young to mention her age!
Belinda, Yogi, Lyn and Caroline (pronounce en Français).
Anne, Mike, Yan & John (Glossop) at the CVLC lunch ...
... to celebrate Mike's 80th birthday.
Vera on (nearly) her 92nd birthday.
Bench donated to the Residents by Peggy* Curnow's family. Renovated by Malcolm. *The first resident we met (for a drink) in 2015. 'Come in for a Madeira, Darlings!'. She taught me so much about St Monica and The Russets. A truly amazing woman.
In Sidmouth with my friend Shirley - we met in 1966 in London when she & Alec took me under their wing.
Shirley with one of her sons, Brent.
We were lucky with a lovely day in Sidmouth.
We came from St Monica on the minibus.
Margaret on the station. This hand gesture is increasingly frequent.
My friends Stuart and Richard visiting the station. They were both residents in The Village but now both live in Sherwood.
Always good to see the donkeys back at WSM. Summer coming ...
Wayne serving ice-creams at a show in The Clubhouse.
The 126 bus (between WSM and Wells is gone. Just introduced is a DRT (Demand-Responsive Transport) bus.
There are several of these running about in North Somerset on Mondays thru Saturdays. One can book them via an app (or over the phone).