I finally fulfilled a visit to paint with my Aunt which we had always had on the cards since I was around thirteen years old. I went over and we spoke about watercolour techniques and then tried some work with acrylics. I thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon and produced a painting that I am happier with than all the other watercolours that I have done. I will definitely be doing it again. The second project that I need to do is to work on my Aunt's book. She asked me many times to lend a truth to the dialogue which she had stiltedly wrote for a young male character. She felt that her writing his dialogue had not done the boy justice. Anyway I will hopefully be able to put some time into that too. 
What I am lacking at the moment are evenings where I have not planned a visit to see someone. I think I must draw a line under a fortnight where I only see my boy. This weekend I had my stepson over to stay and we watched 'Due Date' and played golf against each other and then Black Ops online. It was good fun and good to keep in touch.