Party popper Birthdays!

One of the brilliant things about living in the Uk again is that we can  now attend all the family birthdays especially the big ones like Brenda's 80th, auntie Margarets 70th, Philips 21st and many more in November.  Now we can crouch in darkened rooms clutching party poppers and then emerge on mass to 'surprise' our elderly relatives.  When we were living in the 'middle east' we would be on the end of somebodies skype phone, so we could be actually 'at' the occasion but not present in the flesh.  Being present is definitely the better option. Pete and I at the grand old age of 56 years  have all four parents living and relatively well for their ages. As we relocate to Devon, spending time with then has become a special occasion, a time to appreciate their latter years, and anyway at 85 Wallace ( Pete's dad)  can still make a mean Cottage pie with 5 types of veg followed by a delicious apple crumble- not to be missed for the world!   Jane