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Fantastic! Same age as me this year Brian!

Oh! That is very beautiful Brian! Kate? Surely not?! I had you at about 30! When is your birthday?

Bless! Thanks Karen, my photo avatar isn’t 100% clear! You have made my day, very kind!
Ooh 30! I wish ;-)
I’m 50 in November. Still a few months away, hopefully we won’t still be in some sort of lockdown/distancing measures...

I do hope not Kate. There are lots of rumours about having to wear masks and no gatherings until they find a vaccine.....we'll just have to wait and see. But I am hoping for the best, and expecting the best too!

It’s really quite depressing isn’t it..we watch the news every day just to get some glimmer of hope..
Some of my patients are feeling quite low, I have to telephone them regularly to check in with them. It’s the high risk with having a chronic condition along with co-morbidities and add into that, the self isolating.
I’ve been training new patients onto home dialysis, all PPE’d up..thank goodness it’s not mid summertime, I’d be sweltering hot.

Yes, we are starting to find it quite tough even here. Lord knows how we would cope in a high-rise! Stay safe Kate....we will get to the other side soon. :)

You too, keep safe and well. I can imagine you are feeling it too where you are, even if it’s a beautiful setting, Karen..it’s pretty tough times. :-)

Kate try standing a couple cuttings in a jar of water take with a bit last years growth to the bottom and stand them in water don't panic if they drop there leaves if they start to root they will make new ones it works with other shrubs never tried Acer ,no compost required immediately.
Keep soft growth out of the water that would probably rot remember to top up the water.

Thank you Brian, that’s great advice! I shall give this a try and let you know how I get on. ;-)