Off to the charity shops...

Val - a special lady

The week your wife's best friend is laid to rest cannot be a good one. R.I.P. Val Ross.  And sympathy to Graham, Justin, Matthew and all Val's family.

Jo had known Val for forty years. So many memories and so much sadness but after the funeral a lot of sharing of joy from all present. Val put so much into every relationship. At our wedding it was Val who walked Jo down the aisle and gave her to me. The male equivalent would be described as a true gentleman - Val was a true Lady.

These marvelous memory boards were put together by Val's sisters, Mandy and Debbie.

Quotes Galore

“Depend on the rabbit’s foot if you will, but remember it didn’t work for the rabbit.”  R E Shay

“Eat right, exercise regularly, die anyway.”  Anon.

“Five days shalt thou labour, as the Bible says.  The seventh day is the Lord they God’s.  The sixth is for sootball.”  Asnthony Burgess

“If you can look back on your life with contentment, you have one of man’s most precious gifts – a selective memory.  Jum Fiebig

“An optimist tell you the glass is half-full; the pessimist, half-empty; and the engineer will tell you the glass is twice the size it needs to be.”  Anon

“The real problem of leisure time is how to keep others from using yours.”  Arthur Lacey

“Do not worry about avoiding temptation, as you grow older it will avoid you.”  Joey Adams

A cushion

This cushion cover was made by my grandmother.  It is composed of small remnants of material  from various bits of dress-making, embroidery, and other crafts in which she took part. 

Sadly some of the pieces are very worn and so I can't use the cushion, especially with the cats around.  And I'm not a good enough seamstress (or whatever the male equivalent is) to be able to just cover the worn out pieces and do such good stitching around the edges of the new inserts. 

Any suggestions, anyone?

Faking it - as usual.