I take glucosamine or glucosamine/chondroitin (depending what's on offer). I don't notice anything until I forget to take it for a few days, and my knees seem to creak more. The two supplements work slightly differently, but I can't remember which way. I think it's glucosamine works on the joints themselves, and chondroitin on the connective tissue...summat like that (I ought to consult the tame pharmacist aka #1 daughter!)

To answer the question about moving after doing the house up...yes, that has been mentioned by other people. It's just that I can't imagine spending the rest of my days where I am, and it had never been our plan to do so. I've been too long in the village, and it is quite parochial, with nothing much going on, and a boring flat landscape. I feel I need a clean break and a new start, and just happen to have fallen in love with Norham, on the Northumberland border with Scotland, (about 10 miles from the sea, a village hall, doctor, butcher, baker, store,2 pubs, motor mechanic, 12th century church....and castle!).
Also, this is a big house for one person, and not the most eco-friendly in its construction. It costs quite a bit to heat. I have got used to this much space, so down-sizing will be hard for me, but I am a clutterbug, and it only increases to fill the available space!

As my daughter said, "You need to go for it - if it goes tits-up, you can always come back!" I'd miss her being close by, but my son's the other side of the world, and Ruth (who I don't see very often these days)is already nearly 200 miles away, so another 150 or so won't hurt, in my opinion - she'll just have to actually get up earlier, and take a break at her sister's! Hard mother!

Well Peter is doing the guttering today...we're getting there! I am going to take a car load of stuff to the charity shops every time I go to a town - I haven't got time to do the boot fair.

Andrea