Thank you very much Toufiq,
I am an old dog that needs to learn new tricks. In this case the trick is to use the front end editor instead of the backend editor. I just tried it and discovered that saving changes using the front end editor takes awhile but it does not time out. If I then go into the backend editor it times out. However, it appears that the changes still get made. I jus thave to force close the editor on the backend even though the Save or Save & Close button is still spinning.
You are welcome to try this out on my site if you want. However, it is an inconvenience I can live with. I am thinking it may still be because of the errors where many of the pages do not yet have a Blog Options Featured Image. We are still working on that.
Sean