last November with blessings

• even though David was sick and getting weaker and needed more rest-
• he still kept his spirits by doing this and that
• one of the things he did was make Christmas candy canes cut out from wood
• to decorate our fence and yard
• it was very hard for him to do as he had to bend over and cut them
• out with a jig saw-
• I tried to talk him out of making them and waiting until he was better
• but he was determined and cut out 10 canes which were about five
• feet tall maybe 6 inches wide
• ----he cut and sanded outside as we had a break in our
• winter weather-
• and brought them into the house to paint
• every morning he would sit the table and paint them
• he changed each cane pattern so they would be more interesting
• and of course, painted them red and -white or is that white and red?
• I knew he was in pain as he would sit holding his tummy
• but would not give up....
• and when he had a few done he took them outside and hung them on our fence
• they are still there and have been all seasons-
• there is a reason why that I will share in a later blog
• yes, we had some good times together
• we would rest in the afternoon checking out the old
• shows on tv that we watched in the seventies
• we were happy to be together
• David did go to bed quite early
• and was no longer well enough to walk the dog
• he also went to his eye specialist and got
• an excellent report - his eyes were in top condition-
• he would also sit at his chair and little table
• and copy out the new testament
• word for word as he found it easier to get into his heart
• he has several note books of his writing that I
• gave to Miss Ashley
• Meals were a very hard thing to try and make
• as he could eat so little and most things upset
• him immediately- we did simple soups and toast
• most of the time- I was not worried about his
• salt intake as he just needed food to keep
• his blood sugar up-
• I thank God for that month as it will always
• be in my heart and we made many memories
• and had wonderful chats.......
• good night and next email will be from December
• huggles me, Meme who loved/loves papa David