Happy Birthday to Elizabeth who is 90 today - she shares this birthday with my late paternal grandmother. The Queen has 2 birthdays - the other being in the summer but today is her actual date of birth. 90 seems so old and I dread to think what will happen when she dies and we end up with Charles as king - he is not really a great ambassador for our country given his morals imo. Actually, I am not a royalist and think the whole royal family is a huge waste of public money but that is just my opinion on the issue. As Elizabeth is an elderly lady I really hope she has a wonderful day today.
Had a nice peaceful morning as daughter and toddler didn't return til 12 so I could potter around in peace. Took the dog to the park this morning and let her off the lead. We had the park to ourselves as the kids were all in school and nobody was around. It's a small, local park in a built up area overlooked by houses. There is a grass area the size of a small paddock, and a fenced concrete play area for the smaller kids. The grass area has a tunnel, large swing and zip line, but at the top of the grass is another area that's not developed which is just gravel and rubbish. The dog had a good run around and came back straight away when it was time to leave as no distractions (like other dogs) so all good. We live opposite a vast common with cycle paths and a small brook, but I rarely venture over there, as there have been lots of problems in the past e.g. wires strung across to crash bikes, women and men have been mugged, etc etc. Its a shame really as it is vast and the dog loves it, but unless OH is with me I rarely go alone as I just don't feel safe in such an isolated area.
This afternoon went well as I popped to the shops for the ingredients to make a Banoffee Pie tomorrow and called in to see my sister Mel. She wasn't too happy as she's just had surgery on her arm for the 4th time to widen the artery for dialysis. She is waiting for a kidney transplant as she had a kidney removed a few years ago due to cancer and the other kidney was too small. We chatted about the kids and the latest weather forecast - apparently although its been sunny here today it is going to snow at the weekend. I hope it does as I love the snow but they never get the weather right do they? Would be great if it was tomorrow as it's our Wedding Anniversary lol.
Just heard on the news that Barack Obama is coming to the UK to talk to us about how we should stay in the EU!!!! I personally think this is a real cheek and he should not be here trying to influence how the British people vote. Not that he isn't welcome as I think he is a wonderful president, and has done his very best for America, but he should not poke his nose into how we vote. Obviously David Cameron is pulling out all the stops to sway us into voting to stay in. First he spent millions sending us all a brochure to advise us to vote to stay in the EU and now this! Well, he won't alter my opinion but I hope he has a nice time here anyway.
Bye for now All the best x
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