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Welcome back jan65 and I do hope your parents continue as long as possible in better health. A garden is always a good place to shed worries and I hope it does just that. I find that I tend to worry about (what if......) and have to tell myself that I'm just spoiling the Now, so try to wait until When. Easier said than done, but in the garden it is definitely easier. Good luck.

Hi Jan and welcome back :)
Sorry to hear you've had a rough time recently. Like Mad says, "a garden is a great place to shed worries", so hope you find some stress relief and peace out there.....
Love and Hugs...Di xx

Thank you Mad and Di, your comments are much appreciated. Am starting to feel much more enthusiastic again after reading some of the blogs! Hope the weather's good tomorrow, have plans to plant a few heathers in my wall and a bag of alliums that I've just been reminded of. Things are looking up methinks.

Ahh that's great Jan. Happy Planting :))

Sorry you have had this shock. We tend to take our loved ones for granted don't we? I am pleased that you were able to breathe a big sigh of relief that Your dad is ok. :~))) Our gardens are such a blessing I find. Love Sue xx

Welcome back Jan. Thank goodness it wasn't anything worse with your Dad ...but it's all very stressful I know.

I have a brother to help with my Mum but I do all the cooking,cleaning,shopping & caring & I certainly feel as tho' all the caring & nursing decisions are down to me as he doesn't want anything to do with that. Glad your parents are back to normal again.

After a spell or 2 in your garden you'll soon feel ship-shape again & any time you want a listening ear there are plenty on here! xx

glad your dad was ok jan, its a worry when we see our parents getting older, dont think we do notice untill something happens, we think they will go on forever,try not to think ahead to much will just make you feel down, just enjoy having them here for as long as they are, life`s to short really, im sure your garden will help to take your mind off worrying thoughts, take care x

Great to have you back Jan. I have missed you , in fact only yesterday I checked your outbox to see if you'd been on lately and I hadn't noticed. I'm so glad your parents are recovering now, we're so busy with our own lives we don't realise how they are ageing until something like this happens. As you know GoY is great for lifting the spirits so have a BIG fix! :o))
If it's any consolation, I lost two blogs under the new system and had to do them all again. Doh!

welcome back Jan my garden helps my sanity too...;-))

Sorry to hear about your troubles. It's a very stressful time for you. I hope your mam and dad will be allright now.
It does us all godd to have a 'moan' now and then so don't worry about it. You have to get it off your chest.

Definitely get out in the garden as much as you can - you'll feel less stressed and be able to cope with everything so much better, Jan! I hope your weather is as nice as ours is! :-))

Aw, thank you all for your lovely comments, they've really cheered me up and nice to know I've been missed! What a lovely bunch you all are. Well I've had a nice lie in this morning - hubby has taken younger daughter to school for me. Am just having a little browse on here and then plan to pop out to the GC as I have a gardening club voucher for a free viola to spend that I'd forgotten about, so want to get that, then it's back to plant my heathers. The weather here today is lovely so am planning a few peaceful hours in the garden (until school finishes at least!) Back to work tomorrow (luckily I only work part-time) so making the most of today and feeling better already. See you all later!