?

Hello all,

?

This might sound a bit cheeky, but is there anyone in the US? who could buy me an English language DVD of “Star Sand” by Roger Pulver, which was released in 2017, and mail it to me? The cheapest quote I can find for the mailing is $35, which seems excessive. Full reimbursement by Paypal!

?

We are reading the novella in Book Group (at the end of October, so no rush) and I wanted a copy of the DVD to share around. But not at over $50 for the purchase and mailing…..

?

I hope everyone is having a restful summer. Here in the south of England we have been having a pleasantly cool, if wet, “traditional Scottish summer pre 2000”. Only 500 miles south, and many years on, from when this was customary. Personally I love it, and so does the garden. I didn’t even know our tree could produce such huge apples, after drought summers all the eleven years we have now been in Oxfordshire.

?

DH’s scheduled treatment of a month of radiotherapy is off, as due to his haemorrhages in June this was no longer considered safe. The surgeons had already rejected the conventional abdominal surgeries as unsafe for several reasons, so we had eight unpleasant weeks while the consultants argued to and fro about which was the “least bad option”. Finally someone thought of a specialist in London who does a rare (experimental) robotic keyhole surgery which seemed as though it might be a good choice. So that is now booked for 29 August, and it is fingers crossed all round that everything will go smoothly.

?

I have now been in one place for 5 weeks, which is a rare thing in recent years, and am feeling a little more grounded. Doing more knitting again, and lots of reading and gardening. And dog-walking, of course, courtesy of the adorable Freddie. DH will be home next week for a scan, and then for a month at the end of August for surgery and recovery. After seven months of waiting, you can imagine how much we look forward to getting this done.

?

Jenny

?

Amazon has it (at above your price point before shipping), but I found this: . They seem to have a UK-based warehouse.

?

Meanwhile, you and DH continue in my thoughts and in my heart.

?

?

?

Hello all,

?

This might sound a bit cheeky, but is there anyone in the US? who could buy me an English language DVD of “Star Sand” by Roger Pulver, which was released in 2017, and mail it to me? The cheapest quote I can find for the mailing is $35, which seems excessive. Full reimbursement by Paypal!

?

We are reading the novella in Book Group (at the end of October, so no rush) and I wanted a copy of the DVD to share around. But not at over $50 for the purchase and mailing…..

?

I hope everyone is having a restful summer. Here in the south of England we have been having a pleasantly cool, if wet, “traditional Scottish summer pre 2000”. Only 500 miles south, and many years on, from when this was customary. Personally I love it, and so does the garden. I didn’t even know our tree could produce such huge apples, after drought summers all the eleven years we have now been in Oxfordshire.

?

DH’s scheduled treatment of a month of radiotherapy is off, as due to his haemorrhages in June this was no longer considered safe. The surgeons had already rejected the conventional abdominal surgeries as unsafe for several reasons, so we had eight unpleasant weeks while the consultants argued to and fro about which was the “least bad option”. Finally someone thought of a specialist in London who does a rare (experimental) robotic keyhole surgery which seemed as though it might be a good choice. So that is now booked for 29 August, and it is fingers crossed all round that everything will go smoothly.

?

I have now been in one place for 5 weeks, which is a rare thing in recent years, and am feeling a little more grounded. Doing more knitting again, and lots of reading and gardening. And dog-walking, of course, courtesy of the adorable Freddie. DH will be home next week for a scan, and then for a month at the end of August for surgery and recovery. After seven months of waiting, you can imagine how much we look forward to getting this done.

?

Jenny

?

Thanks Ann,

?

The UK Amazon site was not showing this this morning, and it was dvdplanetstore which wanted to charge me $35 for shipping. No sign of the UK based warehouse in my searches.

?

I’ll look again, sometimes when someone searches, a firm rationalises their options,,,,,

?

Much appreciated

Jenny

?

?

Amazon has it (at above your price point before shipping), but I found this: . They seem to have a UK-based warehouse.

?

Meanwhile, you and DH continue in my thoughts and in my heart.

?

?

?

Hello all,

?

This might sound a bit cheeky, but is there anyone in the US? who could buy me an English language DVD of “Star Sand” by Roger Pulver, which was released in 2017, and mail it to me? The cheapest quote I can find for the mailing is $35, which seems excessive. Full reimbursement by Paypal!

?

We are reading the novella in Book Group (at the end of October, so no rush) and I wanted a copy of the DVD to share around. But not at over $50 for the purchase and mailing…..

?

I hope everyone is having a restful summer. Here in the south of England we have been having a pleasantly cool, if wet, “traditional Scottish summer pre 2000”. Only 500 miles south, and many years on, from when this was customary. Personally I love it, and so does the garden. I didn’t even know our tree could produce such huge apples, after drought summers all the eleven years we have now been in Oxfordshire.

?

DH’s scheduled treatment of a month of radiotherapy is off, as due to his haemorrhages in June this was no longer considered safe. The surgeons had already rejected the conventional abdominal surgeries as unsafe for several reasons, so we had eight unpleasant weeks while the consultants argued to and fro about which was the “least bad option”. Finally someone thought of a specialist in London who does a rare (experimental) robotic keyhole surgery which seemed as though it might be a good choice. So that is now booked for 29 August, and it is fingers crossed all round that everything will go smoothly.

?

I have now been in one place for 5 weeks, which is a rare thing in recent years, and am feeling a little more grounded. Doing more knitting again, and lots of reading and gardening. And dog-walking, of course, courtesy of the adorable Freddie. DH will be home next week for a scan, and then for a month at the end of August for surgery and recovery. After seven months of waiting, you can imagine how much we look forward to getting this done.

?

Jenny

?

The option for Amazon (US) came with a caution that this DVD platform might not work on standard UD players. Well, gee. I could get it for $65, but it might not work on my (or your) player.

?

?

?

Thanks Ann,

?

The UK Amazon site was not showing this this morning, and it was dvdplanetstore which wanted to charge me $35 for shipping. No sign of the UK based warehouse in my searches.

?

I’ll look again, sometimes when someone searches, a firm rationalises their options,,,,,

?

Much appreciated

Jenny

?

?

Amazon has it (at above your price point before shipping), but I found this: . They seem to have a UK-based warehouse.

?

Meanwhile, you and DH continue in my thoughts and in my heart.

?

?

?

Hello all,

?

This might sound a bit cheeky, but is there anyone in the US? who could buy me an English language DVD of “Star Sand” by Roger Pulver, which was released in 2017, and mail it to me? The cheapest quote I can find for the mailing is $35, which seems excessive. Full reimbursement by Paypal!

?

We are reading the novella in Book Group (at the end of October, so no rush) and I wanted a copy of the DVD to share around. But not at over $50 for the purchase and mailing…..

?

I hope everyone is having a restful summer. Here in the south of England we have been having a pleasantly cool, if wet, “traditional Scottish summer pre 2000”. Only 500 miles south, and many years on, from when this was customary. Personally I love it, and so does the garden. I didn’t even know our tree could produce such huge apples, after drought summers all the eleven years we have now been in Oxfordshire.

?

DH’s scheduled treatment of a month of radiotherapy is off, as due to his haemorrhages in June this was no longer considered safe. The surgeons had already rejected the conventional abdominal surgeries as unsafe for several reasons, so we had eight unpleasant weeks while the consultants argued to and fro about which was the “least bad option”. Finally someone thought of a specialist in London who does a rare (experimental) robotic keyhole surgery which seemed as though it might be a good choice. So that is now booked for 29 August, and it is fingers crossed all round that everything will go smoothly.

?

I have now been in one place for 5 weeks, which is a rare thing in recent years, and am feeling a little more grounded. Doing more knitting again, and lots of reading and gardening. And dog-walking, of course, courtesy of the adorable Freddie. DH will be home next week for a scan, and then for a month at the end of August for surgery and recovery. After seven months of waiting, you can imagine how much we look forward to getting this done.

?

Jenny

On Aug 7, 2023, at 10:40 AM, Jenny Swanson <jenny@...> wrote:

?

Yup. And I don’t speak Japanese. I checked out the dvdplanetstore, but their UK warehouse doesn’t have the film, and their reviews are very poor. I guess Book Group will have to do without the film for comparison with the book. Thank you so much for taking the trouble to look, I’m sorry I wasted your time…..

Jenny

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Ann McManus
Sent: Monday, August 7, 2023 3:37 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] US purchase request

?

The option for Amazon (US) came with a caution that this DVD platform might not work on standard UD players. Well, gee. I could get it for $65, but it might not work on my (or your) player.

?

Ann McManus in PA

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jenny Swanson
Sent: Monday, August 7, 2023 10:27 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] US purchase request

?

Thanks Ann,

?

The UK Amazon site was not showing this this morning, and it was dvdplanetstore which wanted to charge me $35 for shipping. No sign of the UK based warehouse in my searches.

?

I’ll look again, sometimes when someone searches, a firm rationalises their options,,,,,

?

Much appreciated

Jenny

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Ann McManus
Sent: Monday, August 7, 2023 12:43 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] US purchase request

?

Amazon has it (at above your price point before shipping), but I found this: . They seem to have a UK-based warehouse.

?

Meanwhile, you and DH continue in my thoughts and in my heart.

?

Ann McManus in PA

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jenny Swanson
Sent: Monday, August 7, 2023 2:59 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [yarnmongers] US purchase request

?

Hello all,

?

This might sound a bit cheeky, but is there anyone in the US? who could buy me an English language DVD of “Star Sand” by Roger Pulver, which was released in 2017, and mail it to me? The cheapest quote I can find for the mailing is $35, which seems excessive. Full reimbursement by Paypal!

?

We are reading the novella in Book Group (at the end of October, so no rush) and I wanted a copy of the DVD to share around. But not at over $50 for the purchase and mailing…..

?

I hope everyone is having a restful summer. Here in the south of England we have been having a pleasantly cool, if wet, “traditional Scottish summer pre 2000”. Only 500 miles south, and many years on, from when this was customary. Personally I love it, and so does the garden. I didn’t even know our tree could produce such huge apples, after drought summers all the eleven years we have now been in Oxfordshire.

?

DH’s scheduled treatment of a month of radiotherapy is off, as due to his haemorrhages in June this was no longer considered safe. The surgeons had already rejected the conventional abdominal surgeries as unsafe for several reasons, so we had eight unpleasant weeks while the consultants argued to and fro about which was the “least bad option”. Finally someone thought of a specialist in London who does a rare (experimental) robotic keyhole surgery which seemed as though it might be a good choice. So that is now booked for 29 August, and it is fingers crossed all round that everything will go smoothly.

?

I have now been in one place for 5 weeks, which is a rare thing in recent years, and am feeling a little more grounded. Doing more knitting again, and lots of reading and gardening. And dog-walking, of course, courtesy of the adorable Freddie. DH will be home next week for a scan, and then for a month at the end of August for surgery and recovery. After seven months of waiting, you can imagine how much we look forward to getting this done.

?

Jenny

?

Thanks Ann,

?

The UK Amazon site was not showing this this morning, and it was dvdplanetstore which wanted to charge me $35 for shipping. No sign of the UK based warehouse in my searches.

?

I’ll look again, sometimes when someone searches, a firm rationalises their options,,,,,

?

Much appreciated

Jenny

?

?

Amazon has it (at above your price point before shipping), but I found this: . They seem to have a UK-based warehouse.

?

Meanwhile, you and DH continue in my thoughts and in my heart.

?

?

?

Hello all,

?

This might sound a bit cheeky, but is there anyone in the US? who could buy me an English language DVD of “Star Sand” by Roger Pulver, which was released in 2017, and mail it to me? The cheapest quote I can find for the mailing is $35, which seems excessive. Full reimbursement by Paypal!

?

We are reading the novella in Book Group (at the end of October, so no rush) and I wanted a copy of the DVD to share around. But not at over $50 for the purchase and mailing…..

?

I hope everyone is having a restful summer. Here in the south of England we have been having a pleasantly cool, if wet, “traditional Scottish summer pre 2000”. Only 500 miles south, and many years on, from when this was customary. Personally I love it, and so does the garden. I didn’t even know our tree could produce such huge apples, after drought summers all the eleven years we have now been in Oxfordshire.

?

DH’s scheduled treatment of a month of radiotherapy is off, as due to his haemorrhages in June this was no longer considered safe. The surgeons had already rejected the conventional abdominal surgeries as unsafe for several reasons, so we had eight unpleasant weeks while the consultants argued to and fro about which was the “least bad option”. Finally someone thought of a specialist in London who does a rare (experimental) robotic keyhole surgery which seemed as though it might be a good choice. So that is now booked for 29 August, and it is fingers crossed all round that everything will go smoothly.

?

I have now been in one place for 5 weeks, which is a rare thing in recent years, and am feeling a little more grounded. Doing more knitting again, and lots of reading and gardening. And dog-walking, of course, courtesy of the adorable Freddie. DH will be home next week for a scan, and then for a month at the end of August for surgery and recovery. After seven months of waiting, you can imagine how much we look forward to getting this done.

?

Jenny

?

Hi Jenny,

?

When do you need it?? I’ll be in Liverpool and then Wales in about a month to drop Arielle off.? I’d be happy to mail from within the UK if that makes sense (something everyone I know does with Israelis/things people in the US want from Israel).?

?

I’m sorry to read that things have been so difficult for your DH and am glad that you were able to find another option.? Continuing to send juju from here.

?

Let me know if I can help.

?

Melisande

?

?

Thanks Ann,

?

The UK Amazon site was not showing this this morning, and it was dvdplanetstore which wanted to charge me $35 for shipping. No sign of the UK based warehouse in my searches.

?

I’ll look again, sometimes when someone searches, a firm rationalises their options,,,,,

?

Much appreciated

Jenny

?

?

Amazon has it (at above your price point before shipping), but I found this: . They seem to have a UK-based warehouse.

?

Meanwhile, you and DH continue in my thoughts and in my heart.

?

?

?

Hello all,

?

This might sound a bit cheeky, but is there anyone in the US? who could buy me an English language DVD of “Star Sand” by Roger Pulver, which was released in 2017, and mail it to me? The cheapest quote I can find for the mailing is $35, which seems excessive. Full reimbursement by Paypal!

?

We are reading the novella in Book Group (at the end of October, so no rush) and I wanted a copy of the DVD to share around. But not at over $50 for the purchase and mailing…..

?

I hope everyone is having a restful summer. Here in the south of England we have been having a pleasantly cool, if wet, “traditional Scottish summer pre 2000”. Only 500 miles south, and many years on, from when this was customary. Personally I love it, and so does the garden. I didn’t even know our tree could produce such huge apples, after drought summers all the eleven years we have now been in Oxfordshire.

?

DH’s scheduled treatment of a month of radiotherapy is off, as due to his haemorrhages in June this was no longer considered safe. The surgeons had already rejected the conventional abdominal surgeries as unsafe for several reasons, so we had eight unpleasant weeks while the consultants argued to and fro about which was the “least bad option”. Finally someone thought of a specialist in London who does a rare (experimental) robotic keyhole surgery which seemed as though it might be a good choice. So that is now booked for 29 August, and it is fingers crossed all round that everything will go smoothly.

?

I have now been in one place for 5 weeks, which is a rare thing in recent years, and am feeling a little more grounded. Doing more knitting again, and lots of reading and gardening. And dog-walking, of course, courtesy of the adorable Freddie. DH will be home next week for a scan, and then for a month at the end of August for surgery and recovery. After seven months of waiting, you can imagine how much we look forward to getting this done.

?

Jenny

?

Thanks Ann,

?

The UK Amazon site was not showing this this morning, and it was dvdplanetstore which wanted to charge me $35 for shipping. No sign of the UK based warehouse in my searches.

?

I’ll look again, sometimes when someone searches, a firm rationalises their options,,,,,

?

Much appreciated

Jenny

?

?

Amazon has it (at above your price point before shipping), but I found this: . They seem to have a UK-based warehouse.

?

Meanwhile, you and DH continue in my thoughts and in my heart.

?

?

?

Hello all,

?

This might sound a bit cheeky, but is there anyone in the US? who could buy me an English language DVD of “Star Sand” by Roger Pulver, which was released in 2017, and mail it to me? The cheapest quote I can find for the mailing is $35, which seems excessive. Full reimbursement by Paypal!

?

We are reading the novella in Book Group (at the end of October, so no rush) and I wanted a copy of the DVD to share around. But not at over $50 for the purchase and mailing…..

?

I hope everyone is having a restful summer. Here in the south of England we have been having a pleasantly cool, if wet, “traditional Scottish summer pre 2000”. Only 500 miles south, and many years on, from when this was customary. Personally I love it, and so does the garden. I didn’t even know our tree could produce such huge apples, after drought summers all the eleven years we have now been in Oxfordshire.

?

DH’s scheduled treatment of a month of radiotherapy is off, as due to his haemorrhages in June this was no longer considered safe. The surgeons had already rejected the conventional abdominal surgeries as unsafe for several reasons, so we had eight unpleasant weeks while the consultants argued to and fro about which was the “least bad option”. Finally someone thought of a specialist in London who does a rare (experimental) robotic keyhole surgery which seemed as though it might be a good choice. So that is now booked for 29 August, and it is fingers crossed all round that everything will go smoothly.

?

I have now been in one place for 5 weeks, which is a rare thing in recent years, and am feeling a little more grounded. Doing more knitting again, and lots of reading and gardening. And dog-walking, of course, courtesy of the adorable Freddie. DH will be home next week for a scan, and then for a month at the end of August for surgery and recovery. After seven months of waiting, you can imagine how much we look forward to getting this done.

?

Jenny

?

Thanks Ann,

?

The UK Amazon site was not showing this this morning, and it was dvdplanetstore which wanted to charge me $35 for shipping. No sign of the UK based warehouse in my searches.

?

I’ll look again, sometimes when someone searches, a firm rationalises their options,,,,,

?

Much appreciated

Jenny

?

?

Amazon has it (at above your price point before shipping), but I found this: . They seem to have a UK-based warehouse.

?

Meanwhile, you and DH continue in my thoughts and in my heart.

?

?

?

Hello all,

?

This might sound a bit cheeky, but is there anyone in the US? who could buy me an English language DVD of “Star Sand” by Roger Pulver, which was released in 2017, and mail it to me? The cheapest quote I can find for the mailing is $35, which seems excessive. Full reimbursement by Paypal!

?

We are reading the novella in Book Group (at the end of October, so no rush) and I wanted a copy of the DVD to share around. But not at over $50 for the purchase and mailing…..

?

I hope everyone is having a restful summer. Here in the south of England we have been having a pleasantly cool, if wet, “traditional Scottish summer pre 2000”. Only 500 miles south, and many years on, from when this was customary. Personally I love it, and so does the garden. I didn’t even know our tree could produce such huge apples, after drought summers all the eleven years we have now been in Oxfordshire.

?

DH’s scheduled treatment of a month of radiotherapy is off, as due to his haemorrhages in June this was no longer considered safe. The surgeons had already rejected the conventional abdominal surgeries as unsafe for several reasons, so we had eight unpleasant weeks while the consultants argued to and fro about which was the “least bad option”. Finally someone thought of a specialist in London who does a rare (experimental) robotic keyhole surgery which seemed as though it might be a good choice. So that is now booked for 29 August, and it is fingers crossed all round that everything will go smoothly.

?

I have now been in one place for 5 weeks, which is a rare thing in recent years, and am feeling a little more grounded. Doing more knitting again, and lots of reading and gardening. And dog-walking, of course, courtesy of the adorable Freddie. DH will be home next week for a scan, and then for a month at the end of August for surgery and recovery. After seven months of waiting, you can imagine how much we look forward to getting this done.

?

Jenny

?

Melisande, if you can get the English language version from planetDVDstore at the $15 price and send it regular first class in the UK, that would be great. Not needed until end of October.

?

I’ll risk the possible poor quality, and I can use both UK and US dvd types. We have some book group members who are very into analysing adaptations, so I’d like to get it to share with them.

?

I gather that? Arielle got her place at Liverpool/ Well, that is very exciting for everyone.

?

Jenny

?

?

Hi Jenny,

?

When do you need it?? I’ll be in Liverpool and then Wales in about a month to drop Arielle off.? I’d be happy to mail from within the UK if that makes sense (something everyone I know does with Israelis/things people in the US want from Israel).?

?

I’m sorry to read that things have been so difficult for your DH and am glad that you were able to find another option.? Continuing to send juju from here.

?

Let me know if I can help.

?

Melisande

?

?

Thanks Ann,

?

The UK Amazon site was not showing this this morning, and it was dvdplanetstore which wanted to charge me $35 for shipping. No sign of the UK based warehouse in my searches.

?

I’ll look again, sometimes when someone searches, a firm rationalises their options,,,,,

?

Much appreciated

Jenny

?

?

Amazon has it (at above your price point before shipping), but I found this: . They seem to have a UK-based warehouse.

?

Meanwhile, you and DH continue in my thoughts and in my heart.

?

?

?

Hello all,

?

This might sound a bit cheeky, but is there anyone in the US? who could buy me an English language DVD of “Star Sand” by Roger Pulver, which was released in 2017, and mail it to me? The cheapest quote I can find for the mailing is $35, which seems excessive. Full reimbursement by Paypal!

?

We are reading the novella in Book Group (at the end of October, so no rush) and I wanted a copy of the DVD to share around. But not at over $50 for the purchase and mailing…..

?

I hope everyone is having a restful summer. Here in the south of England we have been having a pleasantly cool, if wet, “traditional Scottish summer pre 2000”. Only 500 miles south, and many years on, from when this was customary. Personally I love it, and so does the garden. I didn’t even know our tree could produce such huge apples, after drought summers all the eleven years we have now been in Oxfordshire.

?

DH’s scheduled treatment of a month of radiotherapy is off, as due to his haemorrhages in June this was no longer considered safe. The surgeons had already rejected the conventional abdominal surgeries as unsafe for several reasons, so we had eight unpleasant weeks while the consultants argued to and fro about which was the “least bad option”. Finally someone thought of a specialist in London who does a rare (experimental) robotic keyhole surgery which seemed as though it might be a good choice. So that is now booked for 29 August, and it is fingers crossed all round that everything will go smoothly.

?

I have now been in one place for 5 weeks, which is a rare thing in recent years, and am feeling a little more grounded. Doing more knitting again, and lots of reading and gardening. And dog-walking, of course, courtesy of the adorable Freddie. DH will be home next week for a scan, and then for a month at the end of August for surgery and recovery. After seven months of waiting, you can imagine how much we look forward to getting this done.

?

Jenny

?

I can do that – I’ll have Arielle add it to today’s Amazon cart (if that was an Amazon thing) and we can send it (will need your address, but no rush).

?

Arielle did get her place at LIPA and she/we decided that it was a better match than the program at Boston Conservatory, so she’ll be UK bound in just over a month.? Very excited for her, lots of trepidation too (many of which, I admit, are associated with dealing with the NHS because shipping meds from the US constantly is not a great plan).

?

Melisande

?

?

Melisande, if you can get the English language version from planetDVDstore at the $15 price and send it regular first class in the UK, that would be great. Not needed until end of October.

?

I’ll risk the possible poor quality, and I can use both UK and US dvd types. We have some book group members who are very into analysing adaptations, so I’d like to get it to share with them.

?

I gather that? Arielle got her place at Liverpool/ Well, that is very exciting for everyone.

?

Jenny

?

?

Hi Jenny,

?

When do you need it?? I’ll be in Liverpool and then Wales in about a month to drop Arielle off.? I’d be happy to mail from within the UK if that makes sense (something everyone I know does with Israelis/things people in the US want from Israel).?

?

I’m sorry to read that things have been so difficult for your DH and am glad that you were able to find another option.? Continuing to send juju from here.

?

Let me know if I can help.

?

Melisande

?

?

Thanks Ann,

?

The UK Amazon site was not showing this this morning, and it was dvdplanetstore which wanted to charge me $35 for shipping. No sign of the UK based warehouse in my searches.

?

I’ll look again, sometimes when someone searches, a firm rationalises their options,,,,,

?

Much appreciated

Jenny

?

?

Amazon has it (at above your price point before shipping), but I found this: . They seem to have a UK-based warehouse.

?

Meanwhile, you and DH continue in my thoughts and in my heart.

?

?

?

Hello all,

?

This might sound a bit cheeky, but is there anyone in the US? who could buy me an English language DVD of “Star Sand” by Roger Pulver, which was released in 2017, and mail it to me? The cheapest quote I can find for the mailing is $35, which seems excessive. Full reimbursement by Paypal!

?

We are reading the novella in Book Group (at the end of October, so no rush) and I wanted a copy of the DVD to share around. But not at over $50 for the purchase and mailing…..

?

I hope everyone is having a restful summer. Here in the south of England we have been having a pleasantly cool, if wet, “traditional Scottish summer pre 2000”. Only 500 miles south, and many years on, from when this was customary. Personally I love it, and so does the garden. I didn’t even know our tree could produce such huge apples, after drought summers all the eleven years we have now been in Oxfordshire.

?

DH’s scheduled treatment of a month of radiotherapy is off, as due to his haemorrhages in June this was no longer considered safe. The surgeons had already rejected the conventional abdominal surgeries as unsafe for several reasons, so we had eight unpleasant weeks while the consultants argued to and fro about which was the “least bad option”. Finally someone thought of a specialist in London who does a rare (experimental) robotic keyhole surgery which seemed as though it might be a good choice. So that is now booked for 29 August, and it is fingers crossed all round that everything will go smoothly.

?

I have now been in one place for 5 weeks, which is a rare thing in recent years, and am feeling a little more grounded. Doing more knitting again, and lots of reading and gardening. And dog-walking, of course, courtesy of the adorable Freddie. DH will be home next week for a scan, and then for a month at the end of August for surgery and recovery. After seven months of waiting, you can imagine how much we look forward to getting this done.

?

Jenny