OK, I'm back.

I don't know what to tell you. My day to day existence is pretty boring by most accounts. I have learned that I need to do as much as I can to maintain sanity. I need very little to be happy. Company, conversation, stimulating challenge and good wine. It is too hard to be alone on top of the hardships and sheer repetitive existence demanded by this disability.

So the SA Rugby team has maintained some form after the world cup. The match against Wales was scrappy but I never felt concerned and neither did this world champions, SA, make me feel that they were playing their best.

John B and John F came over for beer and videos on Friday night. We watched Mel Gibsons Apocalypto. Don't bother, a waste of 3 hours. About a tribe in the Amazon and the expanding Mayan dynasty that seeks blood sacrifice. Lots of forest, blood, violence and subtitles, 'nuff said.

Tonight my friend John comes over with his son to watch a movie. This should be better, Tell no One" (French) . I have seen it twice.

Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more,

It's a warm 9 degrees out there. Cold wind and cloud don't help. My day so far has been doing research for something to help Alex. Whilst thinking about Alex, he phoned me last night to tell me that he received an A grade for his math class work. This is a good sign he is beginning to take school seriously.

I see the sun is shining. Well it's still chilly and windy.

This week we went to a trade show in London called Insight. I picked up some new ideas and decided that the word "insight "is over used and we will need to change the company name. We couldn't spend enough time there due to the traffic (over 6 hrs round trip !)

Coffee time, catch you later.

I have not written for a long time. Most will not notice but I feel I should apologise if you have been a regular visitor.

I will briefly update on the last few weeks as I remember the events.

Well as my birthday was a low time ito of my health I don't remember too many details. I had a visit from Linda and my neighbours , John and Linda. My children and Colleen arrived back on the Saturday and came over to wish me a happy birthday. That's about the extent of my recall for the week, thanks to any who phoned or sent messages.

It has been a very cold past few weeks. Autumn was slow to arrive but now makes every effort to to catch up. From my office window I gaze onto the Lime trees, along the garden fence, and watch how the leaves tumble and twist as they release their hold and fall silently to the waiting earth. The ground yellow with a winter blanket.

It is the final day of my antibiotics for a mild infection which just wouldn't shift. I hope this works because I have been struggling with it for weeks. I could do with some South African sun!