Three score years and ten. Everything from now on is an extra and needs celebrating. Had a brilliant feast yesterday and was overwhelmed with the joys of having such a pleasant family and friends. We (Sharon Cara and Katherine with Reuben) went to Westonbirt for an autumnal walk in the morning and while we were out Matt set up my present- a Sonos system in three rooms while Dudley set up glasses of champagne and things for tea. I hadn't even thought of getting a present, was too overwhelmed by the horribleness of becoming 70 but when they jointly presented me with three different speakers I realised that they all knew better than I did that one of the things I totally love in life is music and that with the departure of the HiFi (what's that? Hector said) had lost the system I used to enjoy. We still have the albums, 1000 of them, and the CDs, but what a pain it was putting them on and changing them - and the wires everywhere. And anyway Spotify is so superior. Anyway now I can have whatever music or radio I want in three rooms separately or together whenever I want and Dudley can independedly control it is he needs to. I love it.
So thank you Cara and Matt and Reuben and Ben and Kate and Katy and Jimmy and Dudley and Sharon and Clive and Piers and Sarah and Hector and Toby and Hannah and Erez and Gabe and Daniel and Giddy for your excellent conspiracy. And thank you to Marylin for the cake (and much more). And thank you to Marilyn and Ruth and Judy and Wanda and Yvonne and Pat my old school friends who are much much better than I am at keeping in touch. And thank you to the people who have given good wishes on Facebook; I have loads against FB (mainly for the ads for stairlifts and funeral plans and the like) but it does link you to people who you like but wouldn't otherwise be able to stay connected with but who are valuable and interesting in your life.
So my old age resolution is to start up the watervole blog again for anyone who cares to share it. I want to celebrate the good things in life. Hopefully that will include a Trump defeat tomorrow.
Here is Reuben at Westonbirt.
So thank you Cara and Matt and Reuben and Ben and Kate and Katy and Jimmy and Dudley and Sharon and Clive and Piers and Sarah and Hector and Toby and Hannah and Erez and Gabe and Daniel and Giddy for your excellent conspiracy. And thank you to Marylin for the cake (and much more). And thank you to Marilyn and Ruth and Judy and Wanda and Yvonne and Pat my old school friends who are much much better than I am at keeping in touch. And thank you to the people who have given good wishes on Facebook; I have loads against FB (mainly for the ads for stairlifts and funeral plans and the like) but it does link you to people who you like but wouldn't otherwise be able to stay connected with but who are valuable and interesting in your life.
So my old age resolution is to start up the watervole blog again for anyone who cares to share it. I want to celebrate the good things in life. Hopefully that will include a Trump defeat tomorrow.
Here is Reuben at Westonbirt.
aAnd here is Katherine, she came all the way from Inverness and brough me a pearl from China
And here we were at the Old Bell for Lunch
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