Busy!!

Happy New Year !!

Christmas and New Year were both very busy for us - we had my Mum, Dad, sister and Aunty over on Christmas Day for a three course lunch, and spent a lot of the Christmas break visiting other family. Sadly I had to work a lot over Christmas (the tills keep busy at Sainsburys!) so I didn't see as much of Dave and the girls as I would have liked. I missed my babies!!

Yesterday was my mother-in-law's birthday (Happy 74th, Doris) so we had her over for tea. Home-made roast chicken and stuffing pie with mashed potatoes and buttered carrots, sherry trifle - her absolute favourite - and a chocolate birthday cake. It was lovely to spend happy time with her, as she has so many ongoing problems that it can be very strenous and emotional dealing with them.

I've decided to get a greenhouse this year -I desperately miss the one we used to have in our old home. I can still remember the smell of 'real' tomatoes in there, not the insipid bland ones that we buy now. Lucy is looking forward to it too......she wants to get some seeds started especially peas!

Here's to a decent year's weather!!

Clare xx