What a brilliant day! Thank you to everyone who commented/emailed their best wishes - I’ve felt very special. This morning I opened my presents. You can see photos on Sam’s blog. He got me a really cool bag - briliant for our trip to LA!, a lovely bracelet and The Preacher’s wife on DVD.
I had […]

On 28th April I turn a 1/4 of a century. I’m just about to go to sleep knowing that it will be my birthday when I wake up. I’ve been really excited all day like a small child! Sam’s been very secretive about my presents. I didn’t go hunting for them, which is very grown […]

Happy Good Friday! I love Easter. Better than Christmas in some ways. We’ve had fun today. Well, mostly fun. My day started with a trip to the hospital because I came out in horrid red itchy lumps. An allergic reaction to something I’ve eaten. All over my body and really, really annoying. I’m being very […]

Do all celebrations involve food? I think they do. It’s not always just because we’re hungry or have a physical need. There’s something about sharing a meal that brings people closer. This weekend we spent most of our time eating with my extended family. We celebrated my uncle’s life after surgery on a brain tumour […]

We’ve had a weekend of celebrating. Sam and I went to stay with my parents. Both my brothers were there and it was my brother Russell’s birthday on Sunday. I realised as I thought about celebrations that my family are a celebrating family. Any excuse and we have a celebratory gathering. We’ve got three weekends […]