Happy birthday!

To my beautiful daughter Emma who was 25 on Wednesday and to my gorgeous baby boys Max & Paddy who are 15 today!

Max & Paddy now 15 years old

They are both showing signs of old age now with Paddy struggling on his legs (probably arthritis) and my poor Maxi having major trauma with his eyes, having a corneal ulcer in his right eye and the vet advising that he has it taken out. OMG so distressing. Unfortunately his pre-op showed too high a risk of him going under so I decided against it and with lots of prayers I’m hoping he is not in too much pain. We are putting lots of drops in his eyes and painkillers when necessary. Poor Max he has always had so much trouble. I nearly lost him 3 and a half years ago, fortunately he pulled through to fight another day.

Everyday now with them both is a blessing in my eyes. They are my babies, my best friends, my emotional support having got me through a terrible time at the end of 2014/2015 (read about it here). Without them being dependent on me I don’t think I would have gotten out of bed at that time. But I had to function to look after them and they got me through a very depressing and emotional time. God Bless my babies Max and Paddy, I love you with all of my ❤️

RIP HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

This month was marked with sadness at the loss of our Queen’s consort, husband and companion for over 70 years. He will be sorely missed in our Royal Family. His funeral on Saturday was very moving and I have watched all the documentaries about his life with great interest. I saw this on social media and just wanted to share it and keep it on my blog as a reminder of our royal history. I love the monarchy! God save our Queen ❤️

HRH Prince Philip The Duke of Edinburgh
The life of HRH Prince Philip
Just lovely

So proud

I feel so honoured to work for this trust, Royal Bolton hospital and proud of their achievements with the vaccine roll out. I was immensely impressed with the organisation and commitment from all the teams involved in administering the vaccine to their staff and the vulnerable. I am due to have my second jab in the next few weeks and my husband turning 55 in August will be having his first jab next week. Not only is our trust, my employer working around the clock to fight against covid-19 but our country is doing a remarkable job. I am so proud to be British!