Another year older!

June is a very busy month in our household. No 1 son celebrated his 20th birthday at the start of the month - it's amazing how the years have flown by. He asked for a British and Irish Lions shirt for a present........given the results of the series so far I'm sure now he will wished he has waited a I'm sure the shirts will be selling at half the price come July!

My birthday came next, and I was taken out for a meal at a local pub restaurant run by ex Ghurkas, I have to say that the meal was absolutely fantastic, and I'm not a fan of spicy food - I'm a bit of a wimp really - but the meal was cooked with this in mind and was wonderful. As for the service, it really was first class! A little village pub, and they served 40 meals on a Tuesday evening which tells you how good the food is, if you want to go on a weekend I believe there is a 3 week waiting list of a table!

No 1 son and his girlfriend bought me a beautiful picture for an art festival, drawn by a local artist. I've already hung it as I wanted to show it off, but it will look far better once we have painted as the colour I've chosen will set it off far better.

No 2 son bought me a lovely ocean jasper ring and pendant from a local New Age shop, they sell come amazing things and I usually end up there for birthdays and christmas.

It was also my Sister-in-law's birthday, and her husband the day before. I really didn't know what to get her, she collects old earthenware jugs and bottles but I couldn't find any, so decided to make her a chicken door stop, from a pattern I found in a greener christmas , as she also collect country style paraphanalia. They had a group of people round for a barbeque, and she put on a fanastic spread so a great time was has by all.