2nd of January.

We didn't do much today apart from going down to North Pier to watch the starlings. A lovely sight as always and the added bonus of a beautiful sunset. It was so cold though. Kasia brought hot chocolate again which was lovely and so good to see our little Nino again. 2 days on the run! 

And that's it! Very boring day. 

Some photos of the starlings..

Happy New Year 2021

Well here we are at 8.30pm on New Year's Day. What a lovely day we've had too! Starting as we mean to go on. No arguing (hopefully!) seeing our beautiful Grandson Nino (and his Mummy and Daddy) We went to Stanley Park at 3pm for the sunset, also thinking it wouldn't be too busy but there were a few families about. Very cold and the lake was frozen in parts. Just my kind of weather. Kasia had made some hot chocolate and coffee liquor and we drank them by the lake. Lovely ♥  

I made a start this morning on having a sort out in the house. It's ridiculous the amount of useless bits and bobs I have. I'm officially a hoarder! I need to do a bit each day and hopefully by Summer the house content will be minimal. That's my goal anyway. 

My sister-in law Janet bought me a diamond painting kit for Christmas which I started on Boxing Day. Love it. I've done a few now and they're so addictive.

My aim is to try and do at least a couple of posts a week now so fingers crossed I can stick to it. 

Happy New Year and praying 2021 is a much better year for us all and we can hopefully send that Covid 19 packing! Can't wait to get our jabs! 

Last few hours of 2020

Well here we are! The last few hours of what has been the worst year of mine, and so many people's lives. Hopefully the New Year will see an end to the damage Covid-19 has done to the world, and we can get back to some semblance of normality once more. 

Losing my beloved Mum at the end of March has been the hardest and worst experience I've ever suffered. I was so lucky to have her in my life for almost 65 years. It doesn't make it easier to lose her though, maybe harder because we were so close. She's left a huge hole in my life, but I wouldn't wish her back to be suffering again as she did for the last two years of her life. I'm just so thankful we had that extra time for her to meet Nino and get to know him a little. Also for me to care for her and show her how much I loved her. My only regret is that she died alone in that hospital room. Because of this evil virus it couldn't be helped, but it made the pain of losing her so much worse. At least she's at peace and missed out on all the anxious times we've all had since the realisation of how devastating the virus has been.

We are now in Tier 4, which is basically lockdown so New Year's Eve will be so different for us all this year. I'll be spending it watching Dougie Munro, as I have all through the first lockdown and ever since. Him and his lovely family have kept me entertained and I'm looking forward to seeing the New Year in with a true Scot! 

https://www.facebook.com/dougie.munro.10

dougie munro spain

Praying with all I have in me that this next year will be a much better one!

See you all in 2021! 

Nino Impressionist

 Messing about in Photoshop

Lella's 43rd birthday in lockdown and a visit from Nino

I haven't posted in my blog for quite a while so thought I'd make a start today. A lot has happened in the past few months. My beautiful Mum passed away on the 30th March after suffering a fall which caused a cerebral hemangioma. She died 3 days later and I still can't believe she's gone forever. I have been trying to sort her flat out but it's hard going. I keep smelling her clothes and then have to give up because the pain is so bad. I miss her so very much and I truly don't think I'll ever get used to her not being here anymore. My heart is broken... I love you Mum ♥

Today is Lella's birthday. So sad that she's having to celebrate in lockdown but I'm pretty sure she's had a nice time. Laura made a lovely video for her, of clips that friends and family had sent wishing her a Happy Birthday. I made a coffee and walnut cake and made a little video for her.

Mario brought Nino round for a visit in the garden. They came through the garage rather than the house. How very sad is that? I wish this was all over and we could get back to a more normal way of life again. At least we got to see him play in the garden but it was torture not being able to cuddle him. Love him so very much our beautiful boy. He had fun on his slide and having a kick about with his daddy. I enjoyed being able to take some photos of him. He's growing up so fast and we're missing out on so much with him. This virus and the Chinese have a lot to answer for! 

God bless everyone and stay safe....

Starlings weather pic

https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2020-02-02/sunday-evening-s-granada-weather-update-the-one-with-the-viewers-photos/

bluetits nestmaking