We're Having A Heatwave!

WOW! The weather has been glorious for the past few days here and is set to get even hotter for the weekend! *Ü* A record breaking 90c for Saturday. I am all for that. Wall to wall sunshine at the end of September! We have been to the beach and today there is a Food Festival in Broadstairs, so food and sunshine - a perfect combination. *Ü*

Enjoy the sunshine as it has been forecasted that we are due to have snow in October!!! LOL.

Tomorrow will be the start of Halloween for me, so do check by for some ideas and tips for a Happy Halloween celebration. I am sooo excited to be hosting a BIG family party and we 14 are all but one ready with our costumes. *Squeal*. Our party will be on Saturday 22nd October during the half term week as it means that all of my daughters and families will be able to attend. *Ü*

Toots for now peeps.

***HAPPY BIRTHDAY*** to me!

Another year has passed and I am another year older! How time flies! I have been having lovely surprises almost every day last week. A big box of Cadbury's goodies arrived first, then a card and goodies from my good friend Marsha in Michigan. The following day my Halloween goodies arrived as a gift from my youngest daughter, Friday a pressie was on my doormat when I arrived home from the hairdresser and yesterday....on the way back from church, my husband told me that we had to go collect something from my daughter's! To my surprise...it was a ploy to get me there for a birthday treat! LOL. I am usually quite observant and 'suspicious' of plots but I had no idea! *Ü*

On the front door was a banner 'SURPRISE' and afternoon tea was laid out on the table in the conservatory! Ooo... I LOVE afternoon tea. We had hot crusty bread and strawberry jam...a very favourite teatime treat when my girls were young and very memorable for them all.

Chocolate brownies, a favourite cake of mine - Struesel and a Lemon Drizzle cake that Michelle's elderly neighbour baked for me. Aww...such a lovely afternoon. Then I had pressies from 2 of my daughters. 2 Art Deco glasses for my mineral water that I drink all day, special cookies by Rick Stein from Cornwall from my eldest daughter Lisa's recent holiday and some money, that I will spend at Alexander Palace next Saturday. *Ü* I felt very spoiled indeed.

Today, I had to be ready by 9.30 as my husband took me out for some 'therapy'...I knew not where...and realised when I opened my card that it was for a fish spa treatment! *Ü*

We then had a Toby Carvery lunch. Mmm. My grandson Cameron will come over after school. So all in all, I am having a wonderful birthday so far.

Ohh....and this is one of my fave pressies that I got....a bag from my sister in Devon! Ooo....sooo me & well timed for Halloween! *Ü*

Thank you to those of you who have sent me birthday wishes, cards, pressies and emails. I so appreciate your friendship and love.

Gone fishing!

I'm back from my travels! *Ü* I have spent the past week with my sister who lives in Devon. She has been in hospital and had surgery for kidney stones, so I wanted to spend some precious time with her....AND she is going to be 60 on 17th September. So for 2 days, we are both going to be 60! I remember the big build up for my 60th last year. It was definately my best birthday - EVER! *Ü*

So, on to my trip. My sister's house is elevated on a slope with beautiful views of the bay and every day I was there, I awoke to a different sky. Such beautiful sunrises on most days but each one still very different with the sun peeking through the clouds or sending rays up into the blue sky.

As my sister wasn't feeling too good, we spent time on her sun deck. After a hospital visit to remove the stent she had in her...ugh...she was a different person and although she felt quite sick at first, she soon felt better in herself. We then made up for lost time and went to have some therapy - my birthday treat from her - in a fish tank! Little fishes nibbled the dead skin on our feet! We screamed with laughter as it was such a weird sensation at first. LOL. It seems to be a new thing in the country.

We also managed a visit to a boot fair and had a Devon cream tea! *Ü*

So, now my travels are over - until Alexander Palace on 24th September that is! *Ü* Until then, I shall get my head down and get on with playing catch up!

Have a good week yourselves and thank you for taking the time to visit my blog.