Life is for living!

It's definitely been a week to remember - or one I'd rather forget!  The week started off very nicely with a trip to Blackpool Zoo - lovely sunny day, walking around the zoo without a care in the world.  Gary mentioned being tired on the way home but thought nothing of it - in the middle of the night he woke up with severe chest pains. After ringing the doctor, we were advised to call an ambulance and he was taken to hospital with a suspected heart attack - in A&E he fell into unconsciousness - I've never seen so many people react so swiftly - the crash team were amazing and brought him back round but it was such a shock - after many many tests it was finally confirmed that he hadn't had a heart attack but has an infection in his heart.  He's now home and resting but it certainly confirms to us a philosophy that we both share anyway - life is for living, do what you love and love what you do because you just don't know what's round the corner.  So once he's fit and well again we'll be back up those hills, exploring the nature and wildlife around us and relishing time with family and friends.  

When I got home from the hospital I came across a great blog post shared by Diana Wallace who is a fellow art nut!  Her post struck a chord because we do so often make a big deal out of things that in the whole scheme of things really don't deserve the effort, I do it myself sometimes - we make mountains out of molehills for no reason   Take a read - it makes sense! What happened to Gary of course was a big deal but thank goodness it turned out to not be as serious as initially feared and he'll be right as rain in no time! 

Luckily he enjoys watching me paint so in between telling him off for doing too much I'm  getting the brushes out.  This was painted as a commission for a work colleague and is a gift for her father who owns the two cats.

So, fellow bloggers, hopefully you're all having a great day with no nasty shocks and enjoying this wonderful gift of life we have!