Wedding Anniversary

It's my wedding anniversary today but all is not well. There's been a lot going on in my life lately, which I can't talk about at the moment. I wish I could because it might help, but there it is. Above is the Chapel where L and I got married on this day, five year's ago. Pretty isn't it.  It's in Gatlinburg, right in the Smoky Mountains.

I decided to put a new background on my Blog today. February is the month of Love and I wanted to reflect that in some way, but when I tried to change the Header, Blogger told me that I had already used 99.9% of my space. I can upgrade for $5 a year, which doesn't sound much, but I'm not earning at all at the moment so even that seems a lot to commit to.  Do any of you know about this?  Has it happened to you? How did you solve it? I tried to delete the snowy pics, but they won't go so now I'm stuck with  Header I want to change and can't. I can't believe I've uploaded more pics than anyone else? Help and advice needed please.

Tomorrow I have Dylan for the day. Again, more problems there.  His mummy is still very poorly with torn muscles in her chest and much pain to endure. That coupled with her new business to run. Grrrrr it never rains but it pours. Dylan doesn't like it that his mummy is poorly. It distresses him and that distresses me.

Why does life kick you when you're already down? Boo hoo hoo

Stress Management Technique.

1.. Picture yourself lying on your tummy on a warm rock that hangs out over a crystal clear stream.

2. Picture yourself with both your hands dangling in the cool running water.

3.. Birds are sweetly singing in the cool mountain air.

4. No one knows your secret place.

5. You are in total seclusion from that hectic place called the world.

6. The soothing sound of a gentle waterfall fills the air with a cascade of serenity.
7. The water is so crystal clear that you can easily make out

     the face of the person you are holding underwater.

There -- See? --  It really does work.   

You're smiling already.

We all suffer from stress from time to time, don't we? There are always lots of things to worry about and people who are not reaching their potential because life is getting in the way of their progress.

Time to take out the stress and relax and remember all the good things you have in your lives.

Have a great weekend everybody.

Dylan in the snow. Update

My grandson Dylan came to spend the day with me on Friday.  Oh! we did have fun together.  We have had a very snowy week and I couldn't wait to get him out in it.  Here we are stepping out of the door.  'It's a very big step, Oma, for someone who's just learned to walk!'

We had to take 'lamby' with us to show him the snow (see lamby in Dylan's hand below).

Dylan's wellie boots would not go on easily and he soon got fed up trying so out we went, he wearing his best shoes, just bought.

I'm wearing my spotty wellie boots.  Aren't they just the best!

 Here are some pictures of my English garden in the snow last week.  It does look pretty, doesn't it.

We threw snowballs and listened to the crunch as we walked, but when we got cold and tired, we had to come back into the warm for a snuggle.

Love is: having a gorgeous grandson to snuggle up with! Oh and a pretty little cat too!

Snow is coming!

Needed!

I expect my next post will include a snowy picture since now I'm back in London, 5 - 10 cms of snow is expected tonight.  I daresay I will wake up to a white world tomorrow. I can usually tell before I pull back the curtains because it is so quiet outside - no cars, no people, just peace and quiet.

For now though, I have returned to a bitterly cold place where there was even ice on the inside of the car this morning, as well as the outside. Cold but beautiful (wink).

My flight back to the UK was very smooth indeed.  The 'put seat belt signs' didn't come on once and there was very little turbulence so I got a good rest.  We arrived back in London at 9.40 a.m to a sunny landscape and a biting wind.  The sun was shining and all was well with the world.

There is a new automatic passport control desk as you go through, for people with a 'chip' in their passport i.e. the new sort, which I have.  That was a much faster way of doing it. You just open up your passport to the picture page, where the chip is, and put it face down on a scanner. When you remove it from the scanner, the automatic barrier opens, and you go through. It saves being scrutinised by a passport control person. I don't know if it available for non British people but it certainly helped me. I always find it very intimidating having to pass through the passport control, don't you?

So I'm back, with a visit to the dentist planned for Tuesday - ugh! While I've been in America, I've had a sensitive tooth and a sore tongue, see previous post on 'toothpaste' so I shall be glad to get that tooth sorted!

Soon I shall see Dylan again, YES!

Have a great weekend people.

Star

Return to England

Today is a big day for me because I return to England, overnight tonight. The flight from Atlanta leaves at 20.40 this evening.

So this morning, I will be checking my luggage, again and again and we leave for the airport at lunchtime.  it's a three and a half hour trip to Atlanta from here and rain is forecast!

Since the time in England is five hours ahead, I will land tomorrow at Heathrow about 10 to 10.30 a.m. I have been watching the weather forecast there for the last few days and this morning when I looked, it had improved a bit. Now I can expect temperature of just about freezing and sunny.  Isn't that nice! I'm so glad the snow has decided to wait until Saturday!

So it's goodbye to Tennessee and hello to London.

Dylan's mummy has been very poorly since Christmas, with a horrible cough virus. Yesterday she had to go to the Emergency room at the hospital because she had difficulties with her breathing.

I feel I'm needed!

See you when I get back to London!

Star

Dylan Update! Dylan walked on his own today for the first time. Yeh!

I just got this news from Facebook!  Dylan walked on his own for the first time today! I am an excited Granny!! just in time for me to come back and see him. I return on Wednesday next week. He is one year and three months old.

This pic., taken with a polaroid, I think, is hot off the press. He is shown with him mum sitting close by.

Isn't that just the most exciting thing today!

Marion Montgomery

Here is one of my favourite singers, Marion Montgomery, singing with Dudley Moore.

Love this.  Hope you enjoy it too.

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