Our 1st Wedding Anniversary

Ray and Jude celebrate their anniversary at Angies party.

Our Kent trip

Jude and Ray spent a few days touring the north Kent coast
- particularly Whitstable and Herne Bay. We took a boat tour
and saw the Kentish Flats offshore wind farm which was truly
amazing and our guide was actually involved in constructing
them. We then saw THE MAUNSELL SEA FORTS which were
quite spooky looking like something from war of the worlds.

Drusillas in the rain.

It was Ben's 20th birthday today and Ben, Becci
Kia and Jude went to Drusillas Park. We had a
fab day except that it rained very hard from lunch
onwards so we had to give up and go home.

Happy birthday Kia,Ben & Ess

Today Kia turned 2 - Ess turned 84 and on Tues Ben

is 20. In the UK Ben and Kia had a joint party to

celebrate and in Perth, Ess was visited by grandson

Malcolm and girlfriend Isla as well as her nephew

David who took the picture. I think it is safe to say

everyone enjoyed their day!

Concert Diva

So excited - got tickets to see

Barbra Streisand on Wednesday

the 18th July in the 02 Arena London.

Jude has been waiting since last year

for the concert to be announced.

May time, may day celebrations

Here we are into the fifth month of the year - where has the time gone? This is now the time for May Day Traditions and Customs in England where we also get another Bank Holiday. Fortunately Jude is not working on this one so will be able to enjoy the time off with Ray.

Last Friday we had the funeral for Ray's mum Edie. It was a lovely service and she would have been very pleased with the number of people who came both to the crematorium and back to the house for tea and sandwiches.

Ess, Jude's mum, is making small steps of progress each day - she is a little frustrated that she isn't tripping the light fantastic at the moment but she has made huge progress considering what she has been through these past months.

April was a difficult month for Ray and Jude who have also have been busy with work but are now looking forward to a couple of weeks annual leave starting 13th May. Nothing major planned apart from a few days away in Whitstable Kent - it is an area neither of us have been to and is only a couple of hours drive away. We also hope to catch up with friends for dinner or drinks and spend some time in the garden relaxing. The last day of our leave, 27th May, is our 1st Wedding Anniversary - wow married a year and even more in love and they said it wouldn't last!!!!!

This month also sees a number of birthdays in the family - Ess and Kia share their birthday on the 13th - Ess will be 84 and Kia 2 - Ben turns 20 on the 15th and Justin turns 30 on the 25th. Why don't you join this website Birthday Alarm, Birthday Cards and Reminders and you will never forget a birthday again!!