FINALLY we managed a family get-together for my mother now that lockdown has been eased and she’s had her two vaccinations. I went and picked her up and brought her back to my house where she hasn’t been for 18 […]
WEEK 8 OF LONDON LOCKDOWN…or Day 58 to be precise. Bit late with my post this week. Been so busy playing football with my children in the park now that we are allowed to up our exercise with members of […]
For International Day of Families we all got together to celebrate my mother’s 75th birthday with a curry. All except my daughter who is currently in Australia. Nothing better than a gathering of the troops. So that, coupled with the […]
What a week that was. From the biggest upset in American politics to the smallest activities going on in my house, it’s been a big old week and I’m exhausted both physically and emotionally. We’ve had two birthday’s – my […]
THANK YOU TO ALL MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO MADE MY BIRTHDAY SO SPECIAL.. it was always going to be a tall order this year as I was trying very hard to ignore it but to be honest, I’m sure […]
It was “Visit Your Relatives Day” on Friday and visit my relatives did….loads of them…it was my mother’s birthday on Sunday and so we held a sleepover in her honour on Saturday night at my house along with all three […]
It’s Elvis Presley’s birthday – 8th January and he would have been celebrating his 80th birthday, instead he died at the age of 42. He was always my one…I loved him far more than all the Beatles put together or […]
OK so I’m going to have to embrace this really old state of being that I’ve found myself in (“well what’s the alternative” says my mother in a way I don’t really understand) and try and look at things a […]
I know none of you have missed me – but just in case – SORRY FOR THE LACK OF NEWS….I’ve been busy ALL week celebrating my BIG birthday week (in between working of course). What fun I’ve had. Lots of […]
We managed to get to the river of blood installation at The Tower of London for Remembrance day yesterday which was a very humbling affair – the most celebrated public artwork of modern times that was finally completed yesterday by […]
My Grandmother died a few days ago. She was 100 years old so we are being fairly philosophical about it – you can’t live forever, although it did seem, at times like she might. Her death has certainly not taken […]
I am SO behind with my blog posts – it’s Christmas Eve and I’m writing about my son’s 21st birthday party…and I have, like us all no doubt SO MUCH STILL TO DO FOR TOMORROW!! But still, I must take […]
