It seems we can only strive to live as full and independent life as your gran, Alex. Life finally seems to be picking up for me too, although there's still a few issues. I've not lost any elderly relatives for a little while, and those I've got seem to be settling into life in the midlands, and are enjoying the excitement that moving down there brought still. Just want to get through the rest of 2009, pausing only for three or four weekends, and make 2010 as good as it can be.
The French One is reading the Twits too, from a similar box of cereal. I secretly want to thieve it just to bring a smile to my face and be reminded of being so little.