Quite a long time since the last post, due to several goings-on. First of all, our 60th birthdays which we enjoyed - went to see trains for Paul's birthday and went up and down the line to Minehead. For mine, we were going to go to a museum in Bournemouth but daughter invited us to her house instead and we found out that she'd also invited my brother (and sister-in-law) and my sister for the day, so that was a lovely surprise. It's been a while since I've seen them and it was good to have a chat and catch up. A couple of weekends later we went to Kent for a visit to Paul's family which ran its usual course, except that his father is noticeably worse than the last time. Not surprising really - you're never going to get better from vascular dementia.
Next up was my OU graduation in Torquay, which was a family weekend there. Great day and, just for a change, I felt the centre of attention - loved the robe! I now feel that I really am a graduate with a degree! The following weekend we went to Cambridge to my sister-in-law's 50th birthday party, combining it with a visit to Bletchley Park museum and also a trip on the (Mis)guided bus in Cambridge. The museum was really interesting and enjoyable, and the trip on the bus was memorable, if only for wondering why on earth they didn't put trains or trams on the route instead of diesel buses!
Following the graduation our daughter and her fiancé decided that rather than wait till the end of September to get married, they'd fix a date of 19 May instead, and get married in Bath rather than Sherborne. So they did - and it didn't rain! Everyone had a good day and the newly-weds are now settled back in Trowbridge.
So it's been a busy couple of months or so, especially when coupled with the ordinary day-to-day business of life! I'm now looking forward to starting a new job within POPP tomorrow (gulp) and to a lovely Jubilee bank holiday at home with a village bbq here on Sunday (weather permitting).
