LUCKY ME!

A parcel arrived yesterday and it has come all the way from Japan. What is inside? The excitment mounts.

An origami card, made especially for me. A Japanese Mother's Day card

A brown box with a beautiful bow.

What's inside?

Some classy stationery.

Look at this box!

Very pretty.

What's inside?

CHOCOLATES.
Thankyou  M. &  K.


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VISITORS

 Who came for dinner?

Delicate Fan?

Is it a delicate lace fan?

No, it's a beautiful little moth.

Unfit

I would like to have a go at this, but I would skip once around the circle and they would have to pick me up off of the floor. How did I become so unfit?

I think I will have to be content just enjoying watching the Morris Dancers.

Is there anyone home?

Who lives in a house like this?
The door is firmly closed, I wonder if there is anyone at home?

Is that someone peeping out at me?

Someone is emerging.

Ah Ahh! A blurry bee.

Busy Bee getting ready to fly away

There she goes.

Proud Mum

I can't believe it's six weeks since my last post, where did that time go? What I didn't say back then, was that, just four days after the earthquake, I was supposed to be travelling to Japan to attend my son's wedding ceremony. What with the tragedy unfolding in the north of the country, numerous aftershocks, the threat of radiation and rolling powercuts, it was decided that the best thing to do was postpone the wedding. Our trip to Japan was cancelled.
However, food had already been purchased for an evening celebration which had been planned. So M and K (my son and  daughter in-law) decided to turn their party into a fund raising event. 'Bring a Can of  Food Party' was born. They managed to fill twelve boxes with food to send to the stricken area and also raised funds for the Red Cross. I am very proud of them for turning a negative situation into a positive one.
They have since been involved with another fund raiser at which they managed to fill eighty boxes with food.
Well Done M and K.

Japan

My son and his wife live in Japan! They are alright, but are both feeling on edge after this morning's earthquake.
I turned on the radio this morning to be greeted with the news of the earthquake and immediately went into a flap. Thank goodness for the internet! Within ten minutes I had heard from them and new that they were safe.
I've since spoken to them on the web cam and they don't think they will get much sleep tonight, I'm not sure that I will either, aftershocks and nuclear power plants being a worry. I can't imagine what people affected by the earthquake are going through. One of my Daughter in law's friends although safe has lost her home. My heart goes out to these people. I can't find words to describe how sorry I am for their trouble and loss.