To Be In England In The Springtime

I'm just not certain how much of it I'm gong to enjoy!  I arrived this morning to a beautiful day: no, Sophie it is not 45 and rainy, but about 70 and a "large day" as we say here; clear skies and a few white puffy clouds. As I rode up on the train you can see we've had almost as much rain as St. Louis. Green fields and hedgerows everywhere.  Enjoying the afternoon right now at a sidewalk cafe (how French....) with tea and all. To-morrow I have to show up about 7:30 for the pre-op work and by 9:00 I think we'll be deep into it.  The surgeon says if all goes according to plan, done by 11, 12 at the latest.  The worst of all this is no climbing for a while.  After hearing about all my friends exploits this last week-end (in spite of the rain) I'm already primed to be done and out of here.  Thanks again to all my friends for Tuesday evening at Seamus, as they say, a good time was had.  More to-morrow morning.....