The back of the jacket

This is the back of the jacket I am knitting, it looks huge and will no doubt take me for ever to finish.
My mother is apparently not at all well, and at 96 anything may tip the scales so I am going to Adelaide tomorrow to see her and then bring back my American friend. I hope all is well but I will be back in Adelaide again next week and my sisters are still both there, although one is going to Africa on Thursday and is not feeling happy about it.
My mother is a tough old girl and we have thought the worst before and she has come good so here is hoping.
It is very wet and cold at the moment, may this be the winter we have been hoping for for a few years.