What's good in your world....?

Nice to see you using that useful word : cwtch flowerfriend makes me think of my own Nana.

AlisonMA Next time, Glamma will give you a lift on her super-turbo-charged broomstick.

Wish I'd been there

nellie I kept shouting for you. Had to sing solo - much to everyone's dismay. I was also exceedingly squiffy...

we went to a wedding soop but I gave it my all entertaining every one in my own inimitable style...lots of dancing and booty shaking....we just will have to have another party to make up for it

My son will be fast rope abseiling from the roof of St Pancras station in London in aid of The Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund on September 14th. He's a journalist...so unaccustomed to such daring deeds. He's hoping to raise £10,000 for injured Marines and their families. Anyone who would like to donate, please Pm me and I shall give you details of the website. Should Cari and Geraldine object then I'm sure that they'll delete.

absent & bags I WAS the goalkeeper!

nellie I missed you at the party and singing our duet "underneath the arches" ...take good care of yourself.

thank you all....am ready to return the compliment life in the old girl yet

Great news Nellie seems we can all find friends here when we need them. I expect most of us will have our turn in time.

Nellie - your own story puts mine into perspective. You are very brave and we all salute you.

Morning nellie glad you are a bit brighter today

yaaay nellie go nellie go! (sorry that sounds like something my daughter would post but somehow it seemed appropriate!!!) So glad you are feeling better today

after my wobble last night I am counting my GN friends as one of my blessings,their words of encourage ment have lifted me and nellie lives to fight another day

I feel so lucky that my three sons get on so well and when they are together they laugh a lot and tease their mother.

When my husband died I needed a companion for regular walks and I found one in someone who was already a friend. Now we are close friends as we see one another usually five times a week.

I realise how fortunate I am to live in a modest but very old house with centuries of history and wonderful thick walls for when it gets hot in the SW France summer. There are so many happy memories of my husband within this building and although I miss him our home gives me a comfortable cwtch.

I had an uplifting telephone call from my daughter in NZ last night - she was offered a job as an instructor at Riding for the Disabled, but decided she preferred to be a volunteer so she could be home when her husband is off his ship (he works one week on, one week off). Still, it was nice to be valued so much. She is having riding lessons with another volunteer and has started doing dressage and jumping. Her happiness and that of her children is a great consolation to me.

Sounds fun Joan

Today I will mostly begetting excited about imminent arrival of new grandchild having already enjoyed chat on way to school with DGD1, proudly carrying her mum's old tennis racquet for her after school tennis club. Later will be off to lunch at favourite Lebanese restaurant to meet with former colleague... oh yes and some curtain making

I played lacrosse too. I was hopeless at hockey and netball. Loved the extra wildness of lacrosse.

jeni I don't think I did much playing. I spent a lot of time hanging around the goal talking to the goal keeper and only occasionally got hold of the ball.

Such lovely posts, keep them coming so I can read them in the times when life is not so good.

My DHs relatives coming today and I have all the food prepared already, that makes me feel good - no last minute panics.

Oops, I mean Wood Sorrel!

Dandelion clocks and wood anemones on the way to school.

I love Wednesdays when i go to my writers' group. We encourage each other and learn a bit, but mostly we just laugh a lot. Then we go to the local cafe, have an iced coffee and share a bowl of potato wedges, and laugh a bit more. Then we go to our performance group rehearsals - the least said about that the better. Words like disorganised chaos come to mind...Still, we've got till August.

I love the winter sunshine we are having now - well, autumn really - when I can garden and play with the dog without getting too hot.

Pretty sure I meant 'Hidden Talents'! Time for bed.

Thats really good gracesmum.Its such a relief not to be a teacher anymore, especially a teacher of MFL. Did you watch Unhidden Talents last night about the student learning Arabic...it reminded me of all the years I'd wasted trying to motivate kids to learn a language!