Happy Birthday Susan

Having raised two boys Wendy and I have been delighted to add two girls (may I call you girls?) to our family.  In this photo from Philip and Amanda’s wedding, Amanda and Susan are together.  Isn’t it a great photo? They both have great smiles, lots of love for our two boys (may I call…

Happy birthday Amanda

the birthday cup cakes  Was it just a week ago?  How much fun to celebrate with family ….we should do it more often… maybe for no reason whatsoever other than to be together. However today we wish Amanda a very happy birthday and our prayers for a day, a week, a month, a year of…

Happy Birthday William

On this day in 1829 William Booth was born in Nottingham, England.  Despite the rumours begun by our children, I was not in attendance at his first birthday party in 1830.  However, 100 years later my Dad was born in 1930….that’s as close as I get. So a salute to General William, you can read…