My only excuse is fever! We have had a spate of throat infection (nasty) flu type fevers here and I was at my worst when I replied.

Things are fine here otherwise, except busy as we bought onto another house (the other side of the river), are selling our beloved home (maybe, if the right amount is made) in Portugal, probably buying somewhere in NZ (long story, family and friends living in Europe are emigrating to the Southern Hemisphere, family and friends in the Southern Hemisphere who were meant to come to Europe for one reason or another have not). We wanted to keep our home here in Portugal and sell the one (we are refurbishing) in Spain, but decided in order to buy the house we want in NZ..............

Other than that I am busy cataloging my 100+ antique sword collection (a long.................. process) and finding two or three minutes a week for the wife and kids. So when I do not post here much and make the odd 'orrible mistake, hopefully you will forgive me. I am just getting over this bug now, and boy it was a nasty puppy.

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