So... Steve.. What are you telling us? Our whole summer is going to be spoiled almost! I am trying to live a day a a time. When I feel under too much pressure and 'window enveloppes' or letters are coming through the door, I put them aside and ignore them until I get used to the idea of facing the next blow!! If I recognise where it comes from, I work out mentally how long I might be able to ignore them before it is time to deal with them to avoid more trouble. In the meantime, I blank them out of my mind... go out for a long walk, admire the flowers that I have grown diligently from seeds in my garden, and prepare myself psychologically for the worse scenario to cultivate and test the depth of free spirit left in my soul... and then, when evening comes, I light up a few tea lights in home-painted colourful pattern glass jam jars as the late summer evening light fades in the distance. I am feeling surprisingly peaceful in front of adversity currently.. just felt a tremor of stirred feelings just at the start of the weekend. I don't know what the future holds but I know that I cannot do anymore than I am already doing.... So, I suppose I count among those still standing... but then, I have acquired a lot of practice at this over many years of rough waters... It feels like a 'Mercury retrograde' almost.. Can this make sense?

Oh the power of a midsummer evening in an English garden.... Last night I stood in my garden and smelt some honeysuckle. The beautiful delicate smell it emits, is very powerful... I have also experienced extraordinary acts of friendship both from friends and acquaintances- particularly with one rather nasty official, who when I compared notes with others found out that they too had the same experience with her too. It seems more and more recently that people are really communicating with each other to stand up for themselves, and oust the rotten apples. On an astrological basis, yes it does feel a bit like Mercury retrograde,also Saturn hard at work- I am being forced to tie up more loose ends than ever in my life- wills, property division,etc, but despite the fact that I too like others have no partner, no job, and could lose my home(of 29 years) I feel happy and confident in the future... thanks to friends,and a big thank you to Steve( he has helped me through some dark astrological times this past year) and the great people I am in contact with through this site...