3 Bob Alphabet Challenge : Q (Day 260)

I missed the morning wander up the hill, staying at home to deal with a little glitch in the central heating. It was soon up and running and the house was nicely warm by the time my beautiful wife and I headed for Stromness and a wander to Breckness with the dogs.
I photographed some seams of quartz in the rocks on the beach and was fairly sure I would blip one of them for the day's challenge. After a quick lunch with my mum and HV, we headed back home and HV zoomed off to work.
I was at a bit of a loose end and decided that I would pick up my chisels and start a bit of carving which my Dad asked me for a couple of weeks ago. The stone is from the beach at Warbeth and the quote is from Horace. I know that it means a lot to him, summing up the life he has here in Orkney now, and also the way that life is going for those he holds dear to him. I am pleased with the way the stone has turned out, and hope he will like it when he sees it.
There are no prizes for translating the quote.