Saturday,14th March.
So much for me keeping my blog up to date! Never mind, here I go again. Saturday. was at Rural coffee morning in Tranent with Rita. Enjoyed delicious home baking, won an Easter egg in the raffle,a collector's doll and a make up bag in the tombola. Stephen came up for us, so I gave him the Easter egg for Lara and gave the doll to Ailie.
Monday, had a visit from Irene Paulat whose husband Arno worked beside John and we were good friends. He died quite recently so we both felt a bit sad, but we remembered the good times too.Arno was a prisoner of war billeted in Gosford House when he met Irene. It was funny, my brother met his wife Katharina when he was stationed in Germany and she came over here to marry him in 1948.
Helen's off to the book Festival in Glasgow for two or three days.Wish I was able to go, but I'll hear all about it when she returns.
Enjoyed daffodil tea with Mussical Youth and Encore, Again won a raffle prize a box of chocolates this time.
I think I'll have to bring my blog right up to date as I'll never remember everything
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Monday, March 9, 2009
Monday, 9th March 2009,
Back blogging at last! It was well before Christmas when I last blogged, so I can't remember every detail, but I enjoyed all the festivities, despite shedding a few tears when I was on my own, thinking of John. Christmas day was lovely with the whole family coming and going all morning, then a delicious Christmas meal at Catherine and Arthur's in the afternoon followed by a sing song. Margo's on Boxing day, New year's day at Kay's, at Helen's a lot and so on and so on. Another highlight was Chris and Jim's Golden Wedding at the Juniper Lea restaurant.At quite a few Burns evenings in January, mostly women only, with haggis etc and musical entertainment (not me though) so enjoyed that very much.
The band was playing at the Royal Musselburgh on Hogmanay, so Margo stayed the night. She also stayed two weeks ago and brought Keir, as his wee football team was playing at Pinkie School. It's the first time he stayed over and it was lovely to have him. He's a very tidy wee boy and folded up all his clothes, tidied his bed up etc. I'll have to have Douglas and Robert to stay next, maybe during the Easter holidays. Jonathan has stayed a few times of course. It's great discussing what he's doing in English.He did really well in his prelims for Standard Grade, so now he's to make his choices for Higher!
We were all saddened at the beginning of the year as Catherine Wilson, John's niece died after a long illness aged just 50, She lived in America, but we kept in touch by email.Her husband died just after John, so she came home to East Lothian in the last stages of her illness. She always came over at New Year and her brother used to bring her to our New Year party. Glad I was able to visit her before she died.
Didn't have my party this year, as I didn't feel up to it, but I may wait till my birthday and have it in the garden.At the moment, the garden is looking quite pretty as the grass is quite lush and there are clumps of golden and purple crocuses dotted about with pale blue hepatica in odd corners.
Highlight in February was an invitation to a retiral dinner in the Goth for the deputy head at Ross High. Sandra took me, so sat with her and Christine. Had a great time,loads of people there I knew, so some great laughs and reminiscences.
Back blogging at last! It was well before Christmas when I last blogged, so I can't remember every detail, but I enjoyed all the festivities, despite shedding a few tears when I was on my own, thinking of John. Christmas day was lovely with the whole family coming and going all morning, then a delicious Christmas meal at Catherine and Arthur's in the afternoon followed by a sing song. Margo's on Boxing day, New year's day at Kay's, at Helen's a lot and so on and so on. Another highlight was Chris and Jim's Golden Wedding at the Juniper Lea restaurant.At quite a few Burns evenings in January, mostly women only, with haggis etc and musical entertainment (not me though) so enjoyed that very much.
The band was playing at the Royal Musselburgh on Hogmanay, so Margo stayed the night. She also stayed two weeks ago and brought Keir, as his wee football team was playing at Pinkie School. It's the first time he stayed over and it was lovely to have him. He's a very tidy wee boy and folded up all his clothes, tidied his bed up etc. I'll have to have Douglas and Robert to stay next, maybe during the Easter holidays. Jonathan has stayed a few times of course. It's great discussing what he's doing in English.He did really well in his prelims for Standard Grade, so now he's to make his choices for Higher!
We were all saddened at the beginning of the year as Catherine Wilson, John's niece died after a long illness aged just 50, She lived in America, but we kept in touch by email.Her husband died just after John, so she came home to East Lothian in the last stages of her illness. She always came over at New Year and her brother used to bring her to our New Year party. Glad I was able to visit her before she died.
Didn't have my party this year, as I didn't feel up to it, but I may wait till my birthday and have it in the garden.At the moment, the garden is looking quite pretty as the grass is quite lush and there are clumps of golden and purple crocuses dotted about with pale blue hepatica in odd corners.
Highlight in February was an invitation to a retiral dinner in the Goth for the deputy head at Ross High. Sandra took me, so sat with her and Christine. Had a great time,loads of people there I knew, so some great laughs and reminiscences.
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