A mixture of fortunes

IT'S BEEN A freaky sort of week, beset with weariness from our holiday trip and some health concerns on both sides.

I went along to get the results of my latest medical blood-letting only to find that my cholesterol is still too high and now, it seems, I may have a problem with my kidneys.

Moreover, our Christmas Day lunch plans were scuppered when, upon enquiry, we discovered that our chosen venue has been fully booked for months - more or less since last year in fact.

Looks as though we're roasting our own goose this year.

Still, on the up-side of things, we were pleased to congratulate Fran and Den on their engagement - the happy couple are to be wed in about a month's time and we're to be invited to a reception at the local golf club.

Moreover, it's PD's sixtieth birthday this weekend and we take him along to the Geriatrics' Corner today to help him celebrate.

So, then, a week in which we experience a mixture of fortunes, some good, some troubling.

C'est la vie!