Thank you all for your comments. As expected, we had a quiet day but, it was so good to just be together!

So glad to see you back Maureen.

Lotti, that is a fantastic quilt you made for your Dad. Love it all, design, color, backing, really . He'll get lots of love and comfort wrapped in it.

Sounds like you've been and will still be busy Rosemary. Izzy is a lucky girl having a wonderful mom! Yes please, make sure you have photos to share with us.

Marilyn! May you enjoy many more healthy, blessed, full of stitches and beautiful quilts, birthdays!!! (Kinda confusing but, you know what I mean )

Happy Anniversary Limbania, your present is beautiful, and delighted that things are looking positive for your blood.

Been making vast quantities of butter icing (yum ) for birthday cake and for 'cake crumb truffles' cannot remember what the proper name is for them, but basically I mixed together 50/50 stale(ish) cake crumbs with chocolate butter icing and we will be rolling them into balls, cover with chocolate sprinkles and then put them on lolly sticks for my version of cake pops. The dust in the lounge didn't know what hit it this morning, and the piles of books, comics and all sorts of other bumf all got cleared yesterday - who knows when I will be able to find anything after this Still the sun is shining, it is supposed to hang around for tomorrow to (fingers crossed) which will be good 'cos then I can chuck them outside to play by themselves for part of the time I will try & remember to use my camera tomorrow.

That's a fun quilt, Lotti, your dad is going to enjoy it, I'm sure! Glad you are doing better and hope you get rid of those nasty cramps. Wish I were with you in Montreux... love it there, not too far from where I stayed in Geneva.

That's a bit different Lotti, it's great colours, really interesting.

It looks wonderful Lotti! Very masculine and cool.

Love the quilt Lotti, and the quilting too! I am sure he will love it. Glad you are feeling some relief from the leg cramp and I hope it continues to ease.

Thanks everyone, stopped at pharmacy this morning... Taking Arnica, 'schuessler' salt Nr 6, extra heavy doses of magnesium... and a cream to rub in... the whole treatment... Can move my leg a bit better already, hope it keeps improving, want to take our Indian visitor to the Chillon castle tomorrow and its a 2 1/2 - 3 hr drive each way... Hope it's workable as the weather should be better in Montreux than in central Switzerland, and it's a really good castle to visit at any time of the year.

And as promised, a first picture of my dads quilt... Took a quick pic, was before washing, so still rather rumpled, and my holders didn't really know what they were doing... But you get the idea...

And the back:

Hi Limbania
Congratulations on the great news about your chemo, also congratulations on yor 13th anniversary.
The present from your DH is beautiful.
Have a lovely weekend I hope the sun is shining for you
Anne

Happy Birthday, Marilyn! I hope you have blue skies, warm weather, lots of quilting, a nice walk, birthday cake and ice cream, and anything you might wish!

Oooops sorry about that! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARILYN!

Rita, thank you for the birthday wishes but you are 9 months too early. It is Marilyn's birthday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAUREEN! And many happy returns.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY IZZY! Don't eat too many sweets!

Lotti I hope that cramp has left you by now, it sounds really terrible.

Limbania, happy anniversary. The present you got is beautiful. Sends out love.
I'm so glad to hear the good results from your treatments.

Lotti, I know cramps are often caused if you are low on magnesium. Hope you'll get over it soon.

Limbania, I am glad you are seeing some breakthrough with your treatment. You sound so happy and positive, maybe that is because your DH is home. Happy anniversary, what a terrific thoughtful present, it looks beautiful and very intricate. Your DH is definitely a keeper.

Lottie, you have received some good advice here on how to treat your leg cramps. I hope something works for you, as cramps are not a nice thing to have.

Rita - Awww!!! I thought you were showing off your house so we could all come over and stay with you