Gentlemen,
I am now sitting here with a lump in my throat.
My actual birthday was spent grieving for my lost one, and that is all I wanted to do, alone all day with just a couple of Skype messages, and to those people who sent them, I include you as well.
Now you have given me belated wishes, it has brought me back into the real world in the knowledge that some people do actually care.
It will still be a little time before I feel like getting back into my shop, but hopefully, it will happen soon.
Many thanks again.
John