Welcome to November, everyone!

It's a bit of a cold start to the month, and with firework night on the way, it's all the more of a reason to enjoy the moment now the days are getting darker quicker following the clocks going back an hour.

Over the coming weeks, as I focus on my mum's recovery, I'll be publishing here and there where I can so that I can help her out as much as I can as I want to ensure she can recover smoothly from both her recent knee and ankle operations.

How's your start to November been?

Hope you're all staying safe and wrapping up warm and making the most of this year before 2021 closes its doors at the end of next month. It doesn't seem possible it's nearly the end of the year, but I'm hopeful life will become easier for all of us as this year slowly comes to an end with 2022 hopefully being better than the last 20 months.

I love you all, and I'll do the best I can to publish here and there where the free time becomes available.

Alex Smithson