Since itโs Christmas and as itโs been a few months since I last posted anything other than Shorts, I thought Iโd like to give you an update on a few things:
Part 1 – Richardโs Health
Part 2 – December Garden Tour
Part 3 – Exciting 2025 Garden Makeover Series
Part 4 – Christmas Festive Fun
Iโd like to wish each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas and a Healthy & Peaceful New Year.
Thank you so much for all your love and support during 2024 ๐๐๐

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So good to see you Janette! I hope you, Richard & Lottie have a wonderful Christmas. Much prayers your way. And a very Happy New Yearโค
Jeanette,
It is so so great to see you again.
I will continue to keep Richard in my prayers.
Thank you for sharing his seasonal mini-concert, it was wonderful!
Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year to the both of you.
Love
Donna,
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Great to see you again. Loved listening to Richard singing. A merry Christmas to you both and wishing you a healthier new year. Love to Lottie. ๐๐๐โค๏ธโ๐ฉน
Wow! What a voice! So enjoyed that, & the cotton balls decorations, used to do them when I was young then when my kids were young ๐
All my best wishes for both of you โค๏ธ
From Summer in Australia ๐ฆ๐บ Boxing Day forecast 39C ๐๐ฅฒ
Love and prayers for you both! Enjoyed hearing Richard singing, thank you for playing that again Janette. Merry Christmas and the very best in 2025.
Love it !!! Happy Holidays to you and Richard โคโโญ
๐GOD BLESS YOU AND RICHARDโผ๏ธ๐๐พ
Awww, loved the song again with Richard! Praying you feel better and I hope you two have a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a very HAPPY HEALTHY NEW YEAR! ๐ฅฐ
Merry Christmas , happy new year, and take care of yourselves. Wonderful seeing you and Richard's repeat performance. I did actually think about him just recently remembering this time last year and was wondering how he was doing. Looking forward to your upcoming videos and bless you both. Eileen
Thank you for the update. I hope Richard will have a better quality of life if he no longer pushes his body too hard. He has a lovely voice so I hope his obvious love of music and your determination to go back to the piano will bring much joy to you both.
Merry Christmas !! ๐ฒ
So glad to hear of your new project for 2025. Wishing you and Richard a Merry Christmas and peace and health.
Merry Christmas to you Janette and Richard! ๐ And a Happy New Year to you both! ๐๐
Continued good thoughts for you and Richard. Can't wait to see the garden plan! Merry Christmas!
Thanks for beatiful sharing
Oh my goodness! I just had to say that you & Richard have been on my mind today & that I certainly understand what you both have been going thru. Just sorry that it has happened at a young age. (wellโฆyounger than my husband & I are.)
Life certainly can take a turn. Iโm dealing with a husband with early signs of dementia & prostate cancer (which he denies any treatment for.) Weโve had a stressful 3 years with the loss of my mom, loss of my son in law, my 2 senior dogs & my husband had a stroke a yr ago. Due to all the stress, I have now developed AFIB (an irregular heartbeat) & now take meds to keep it beating normally. (Watch your stress levels)
We are in our early 70โs but neither of us felt it & always had good health until lately.
We have no family close by so itโs just me & my husband. Itโs tough having 3 daughters who live over 4-1/2 hrs away to 14 hrs away. Itโs scary. They are all the family we have.
You are so rightโฆour health is truly the most important thing & we donโt realize it until our health starts to fail.
Just know that Iโm sending lots of love your way & you both will be in my prayers. Hugs from GA (USA)
Merry Christmas๐๐ฅฐ๐
Canโt believe I was thinking of you this afternoon!!
So great to see your smiling face and to know youโll be back. Iโm especially excited to see the new design progress videos, very exciting.
At least Richard and you both know what your dealing with now which is half the battle, Iโm sure with both your positive attitudes he will get better and stronger, just needs time.
Take care & Merry Christmas and a healthy ( or getting there) New Year! โค
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Really great to hear from you all, and hear Richard has been diagnosed and can start his recovery while learning to navigate its symptoms . As a nurse with issues Iโve learned along with all the drugs needed to manage the problems, diet is equally important. You would be surprised how avoiding certain foods can impact on one health as well. Knowing what the limits are and excepting the blessings. Keep your spirits up enjoying what you have. Love your videos , grateful for your sharing. Happy holidays โคโคโคโค
Awww happy Christmas to the both of you you too x really missed seeing you both on here was nice to watch this new video with all the updates. โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
So happy youโve gotten a diagnosis, good luck for continued progress, garden looks great, was so nice to see you back. Enjoyed Richards Let it Snow again in 2024. You definitely need to save and enjoy annually. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year โค
Good morning Janette. Very exciting news, really looking forward to seeing your plans for your friends garden! Wishing you and Richard a very Happy Christmas, good health and happiness. Take care and enjoy. Xx
So sad for Richard,I do hope Meds help ,glad youโre back for Xmas treat for us ,have missed you xx
Hi Jeanette, your video made me smile today and your strength and positivity in spite of all your life challenges is inspiring, you're a super-womanโบ๏ธ Looking forward to watching the new exciting garden adventure. Have a lovely peaceful christmas and wishing you both a happy, healthy new year๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ผ
Merry Christmas to you three!! Good to hear Richard is making progress. Look forward to seeing Tina's garden in new year xxx
Awe, Iโm sorry for Richard, I also have Rheumatoid Arthritis and Austio Arthritisโฆalong with Fibromyalgia. Since I was about 30. I am now 65. I feel like mine is manageable, my right hand is narely and I canโt close it but I can get my gardening gloves on and I will not stop! I love your garden and have enjoyed your videos..thank you for the song Richard you have a nice voice. Get rest and never stop doing what you enjoy.
With that singing ability, Richard, you will never starveโค.
Hope your health issues can be controlled and you can really enjoy 2025.
Janette, thanks for sharing your beautiful little garden.
Merry Christmas you two.
That's my all time favorite rendition of Let It Snow. Richard has a wonderful voice. Merry Christmas to you and Richard. Wishing the best for you this coming year.
So thrilled to see your face on YT again Janette. Sorry to hear about Rich Da Man's health issues. I know he needs his gifted hands and I'm so sad to hear this. But his spirits are super high and his mind is razor sharp! I am praying for you both. The garden still looks awfully fab my friend. Thanks for the update.
Hi Janette! So lovely to see you again! I can imagine it has been such a worrying time for you both but hopefully things will now begin to improve for Richard. Modern medicine can be amazing!
Your garden is looking in shape as always and how exciting to be redesigning your friendโs!
It was so nice to hear Richardโs musical rendition again – what a star he is! โญ๏ธ
Sending you both ( and Lottie!) the warmest of wishes for a happy and cosy Christmas! ๐๐ ๐ผ๐
Wow, what a voice Richard!!!! ๐
All the best for you both for 2025 ๐คฉ
Merry Christmas and I pray you and Richard have a better and healthier New Year! I think about you both often!! ๐ค๐ฒ
Merry Christmas to you and Richard..praying for better health for both of you in the new yearโค๏ธ
What a wonderful Christmas gift a video update.Thank you soooo much,loved seeing you and your garden.Wishing you and Richard a very Merry Christmas and a Blessed,Happy,healthy New Year โคโคโคโคโคWe've had just alittle snow here in middle Ohio USA and that's OK with me
Merry Christmas ๐ missed seeing your videos โค๏ธ good luck to Richard our unenthusiastic gardener ๐ฅฐ I decided to dress my dining table ready for Christmas today ๐ climbed underneath it to tighten the screws in the legs and got stuck there – I nearly grabbed my phone to ask my daughter to come downstairs and help me up ๐ฅด never again ๐ I'm waiting for hip transplant and also have osteoporosis and arthritis ๐ฎ am all ready for Christmas now ๐๐งโ๐๐ I'll be watching It's A Wonderful Life Christmas eve with a glass of Bailey's ๐ธ all the best to you and looking forward to seeing what you get up to in the garden next year ๐ฟ roll on spring time ๐บ๐ต๏ธ๐ธ๐ผ๐ป love from a cold and windy Whitby โค
Lovely video love your garden thank you for sharing happy Christmas to you both๐๐ถโค
Thanks for the video – you are both stars! Jill
A happy Christmas to you and Richard.
Iโm glad you finally know what Richardโs health problems are, hopefully things will improve next year.
Iโm looking forward to seeing both your garden and this new garden project next year. Itโs going to be very exciting (if there are any plants I can help you with just let me know).
See you next year.
Merry Christmas to you and Richard. So pleased your going to be sharing some new content in 2025 ๐
Lovely to see you in a longer video Janette and thanks for all the updates. Designing a garden, how exciting!
Wising you and Richard a Merry Christmas and a Happy and healthy New Year. X