January 12

We have not had much luck since we came back...light has not been great the times we have been able to go somewhere. Still nice to visit the Owls, and hoping for one or two photos comes out OK.

The weekend is quite grey, so other than usual things in the house it is games, and some knitting.

Still not got the webcam to work even i have tried so many things. I guess one last call to BT, and if that does not help i will just give up. It is not that important, but was useful at times. And i like to have everything working.

We will probably go to the north of Norway next month, to visit my mother. Her new kidney are still working well, but it is a few other things that now make her life miserable. While big pains from one place has disappeared, pains in other places appears. After finally getting the kidney, we all were hoping for some good years for her, but now it seems one thing after another, again. She can eat normally now, but i feel so sorry for her with all that pain.

In our last chat, she says at 81 she feels like 17 in her head - and 'not like someone who is at the last stage of life'. My stomack felt really bad when she said that. 'Last stage of life....how awful that thought must be.

She is so full of life..so sharp, so funny..so kind and caring..the most wonderful person you can think of.