Today was the first outing for my new (reversible) skirt from Skirt Fanatic. I was all dressed up to visit my mum for a fish and chip supper for her birthday. I am looking forward to wearing it with its detachable pocket and sandals on summer walks.
My skirt was a joy to unwrap, it arrived [...]
The Elan Valley is a place of childhood memories. As a family we visited often at the end of the school holidays just as the trees were turning to shades of autumn. It has been on our wish list (Mr C and I) as a place to visit for over 20 years. On the occasion [...]
His journey’s just begun
Don’t think of him as gone away
his journey’s just begun,
life holds so many facets
this earth is only one.
Just think of him as resting
from the sorrows and the tears
in a place of warmth and comfort
where there are no days and years.
Think how he must be wishing
that we could know today
how nothing but our [...]
Once again I still don’t know where all those years went…
Yesterday family and friends gathered for a birthday tea to celebrate the eighteenth birthday of nephew number two. Unlike his brother who went to Uni when he turned 18 nephew number two still has another year of schooling to do before he makes his career [...]
The first of the birthdays was celebrated with a party. It was a good excuse for many friends to meet up and share the occasion. A good time was had by all.
The second birthday was celebrated by a couple of days away from home in the Yorkshire Dales. It was a nice relaxing time, but [...]
I still don’t know where all those years went…
But today family and friends celebrated with a birthday tea (absent friends were fondly missed) (no alcohol honest )
The future? Big D got the right grades to get into the University of his choice, so he will be embarking on a great journey of discovery…