70th

We celebrated Mums 70th birthday a couple of weeks ago over an afternoon cream tea. It was a lovely occasion with close friends and family. Mum’s brother and 2 sisters came over from Ireland for the occasion. The 4 of them hadn’t been all together for quite some time and it was really important and special to me that they were able come together for the celebration. Margaret arranged for a beautiful birthday cake and some fabulous balloons.

I’m really pleased with how the day went. Mum coped very well as I was concerned she might feel overwhelmed by the occasion especially as she struggles to follow conversation in large groups. She seemed very content. If anything it was me who felt emotional. As usual I was going with the flow arranging logistics and hadn’t stop to think how much the occasion meant to me.

Mum’s brother Billy brought a collection of photographs from their childhood which was lovely as they were able to reminisce and Mum still remembers all their friends and neighbours from that time.

I have attached some photos from the Birthday weekend and it will be nice to show Mum the photos when I visit her. Whilst she won’t remember the day she certainly enjoyed the moment and we can continue to re-live it through the photos.