Another tree

So we took that magnificent tree down and replace it was this tremendous specimen of a twig! Not even 3' tall but it is 2cm taller than it was when we planted it last week. Of course it will grow. I'm hoping it'll be 7' by Christmas - ha ha ha. Oh my. It's a bit sad and pathetic. However she has been blessed, and named Bert - yes she is a she and yes she's called Bert. But I will nurture her and watch her flourish, over the decades - if I live here that long!

My mum is 80 on Sunday - Happy Birthday Mum! Last year we were planning big things to celebrate. But slowly and surely covid has stepped and squashed the plans as they got smaller and smaller. Until, bam, there are no plans at all. I can't get down. My biggest sister can't get up. I'm sure she'll have a nice day with her middle daughter and her niece and nephew who are close. Stay 79 a wee bit longer and we'll have a lovely time next year - fingers crossed! And yes you're right, I don't look old enough to have a mum who's 80! Lol

Talking of birthday my gorgeous boy is 20 on Tuesday! Happy birthday son. And I know!! I definitely don't look old enough to have a son who's 20! 

So my grand-cat is staying for a week when my daughter is away. She is so cute and adorable. She'll come and sit and sleep on my lap for hours. This is more than I get from my two (one is zero cuddles and the other no more than about 20 minutes). But, as you may remember, she is the devil incarnate! I shall refresh your memories. She climbs the curtains, goes up the chimney, opens every door, inside or out, and never shuts them! She flies down the banister, using her claws, singing 'woohoo!'. She scares my dog too. This week I came home and she had turned on the tap in the downstairs bathroom. She likes to drink water directly from the tap you see. She picked the hot tap (silly Billy) and of course didn't turn it off. So she drained the whole tank of hot water! She's such a madam! 

I can't actually remember what my weight was last week but I've lost at least another pound, probably 2. Happy I'm going the right way for once! 

You have the power within you to rise above whatever it is that is bringing you down.