in the pipeline . . .

. . . are lots of good things - however, being of a superstitious turn of mind i am unwilling to blog them just yet - but will update as soon as i can

meanwhile . . . frankie and alex have booked a venue for their wedding - the parish centre right next to the church - phew!! - it will be fully refurbished by then and with brian offering to help decorate i'm sure it will look magical

i have had a good 2 weeks since last blogging - but too much to blog in detail really

day school: for my course - a great day!

comic relief night: stella rich and the pies came to stay and arrived in time for dinner (mushroom stroganoff) and frankie and alex left lucia with us while they took alex's car back to reading. then we all watched comic relief . . . and laughed!

mothering sunday: a tray of cafetiere coffee for me in bed courtesy of stella and the pies - and then the pies, the pip and their parents all here for lunch

last saturday: frankie asked if i could sit for lucia while they went on the marriage prep course but i had already arranged to visit o and g for the day and go to jean's focs afternoon - but it was ok - i took lucia with me! yay!! she was very good, o and g had a great time watching her while i was at the meeting and the meeting (fortunately just round the corner and only for 2 hours) was extra-ordinarily enjoyable - lovely women and a good time was had by all

back soon!

my camera broke . . .

. . . and i kept thinking i would blog again once i had worked out how to mend it . . .
took it to the camera shop this lunch-time . . . it's mended now!
however, i'm somehow not really in the mood for catching up . . .
so i think i will go and find tully and see if i can get a few decent shots of him . . . then i can post some of them here and you can all admire him
back soon

a good week-end

saturday:

spent most of the day doing my latest assignment. it wasn't my favourite block on the course so i am pleased it is over with!!

sunday:

frankie, alex and lucia popped round early afternoon which was lovely . . . and then, as we were chatting away - and marvelling over lucia - cat, david and freddie arrived too. freddie is lovely - he is such a smiley baby. good excuse to crack open a couple of bottles of vino . . . and then . . . cat asked me if i would be freddie's god-mother!! wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!! what an honour!!! i am very excited!!!

frankie, lucia and alex laughing:















tully and freddie:

today:

was tiring and very busy at work . . . and i was on the last counter slot . . . and then went round to liz and david's for the 'holy nation' session. it was good but now i think i will head off for an early night

february 2007 . . . and some exciting events!!

we don't get snow often enough . . .
here is my garden looking magical (lol) . . . and kezia enjoying herself:
(this was just 2 days before lucia put in her appearance - and we all thought there were weeks to go!!)


















frankie and lucia the day after they arrived home (lucia 11 days old):


















meet the cousins: the stripey gang!!
















and . . . 'little lucia':