Diane

 Today I received some terribly sad news.

All my regular readers, especially those who comment, will 'know' Diane.

I've known her, via the internet, for many years.  I first 'met' her on Weight Loss Resources in the message section, where she started a daily thread called 'Good Morning, Early Readers'.  As I was an early reader, we soon had a running challenge as to who would be awake first.

She got to her target weight on WLR and, after a while, moved on, starting a blog which she called the same name, Good Morning, Early Readers.  I followed her, she followed me and thus started what were very much daily comments for us both.  The name has changed over the years but the style, never.

I know that some of you also started following her too and enjoyed her funny, brave, witty comments about life in general, including food, dogs, her lovely garden, rugby, crafting and the outdoor life, following her ups and down with enjoyment or, occasionally, with sympathy.  She was always up for new things - I remember when she went in for bee keeping for  while and even produced some of her own honey - and she always gave as good as she got.   She lived an incredibly full life.

She hadn't been well recently, although she was always brave and determined to enjoy life, albeit an increasingly restricted one.  Very sadly, Diane passed away last Friday, probably from cardiac arrest.

I never met Diane in 'real life', but I felt I knew her and I hope she felt the same about me.  I shall miss her blog and her comments so much.  She was a really lovely lady.

My deepest condolences to Denzil, James and her beloved dogs, Dante and Tubby and to her many friends, both local and far off, real and virtual.  We are all very much the poorer now.

Rest in peace, Diane, and thank you.