No Wars of the Roses in this house

I feel dreadful that I have lapsed with my blog following. I have missed a few posts from some of the people I love to follow, and am trying hard to catch up. I have read others and sometimes not commented, and that leads me to feel that I am not joining in the continuing dialogue that I love so much, and is so much a part of this blogging experience.

So apologies all round, and I will catch up, but it may take some time.

I am about to go back to France after a quick 2 week visit back to Yorkshire. I had 3 hospital appointments....a scan, the results and a session with a counsellor.

All went well, I am still “ all clear”, which was good to hear.

So, here is a very quick record of the last couple of weeks.

Daughter Jess ran in a 5K Race for Life event in Sefton Park in Liverpool. Jess is not an athlete at all, and had never run 5K before. I was so proud of her, for making the commitment to do it, for completing it with such style, and for raising about £250 for cancer research.



some of the 4000 women running in Sefton Park



It was an emotional event......my wig was removed for the first time in public, and the event itself was brilliantly organised. It helped that the weather was so lovely. Watching 4000 women run, raising money for a cause that has become incredibly close to our hearts was very powerful.

Jess and her wigless mother.

Jess, warming up....you can tell she has done drama can't you ?

Jess, 5k runner

The next bit of excitement was being able to stay at Jess's new flat in Liverpool itself. It is a first floor flat in a renovated factory building, with fabulous high ceilings and large windows. I was thrilled to find out it had been originally built as a workshop and place of education for blind workers in 1908....hence the huge windows, to let in as much light as possible.



This is the building where Jess now has her flat.

It was turned into apartments 10 years ago, and is close to China Town and to the new Liverpool One developments, and only about a 5 minute walk from the docks. It has an underground car park, and we have discovered that actually having a car parking space in the city centre is pretty amazing....even if it is a very tight spot, and has already led to a little damage on her car !



Inside the flat....not very tidy ! Clothes horse on the right.....she'll realise she's not in student accommodation soon I hope.

 

We watched Andy Murray win the Wimbledon men's singles final in the flat, with Jess, her friend Emily, both their boyfriends and Jess's boyfriend's parents. Actually, Jess's boyfriend's dad didn't watch much of it as he was busy constructing an IKEA wardrobe for Jess, while we cheered Murray to victory.

 

 

We stayed overnight in Liverpool, in order to be able to be up bright and early the next day, for Jess's graduation.

proud father with Jess

proud mother with Jess

Jess with Matty, outside the drama building, with the Anglican cathedral in the background...which is where the graduation ceremony took place

Excitement as Jess opens her graduation gift from Matty

more excitement from our very own drama queen

shattered, feet hurting from the ridiculous high heels, Jess and friend Caitlin, walking back to the flat



aaahhhh.....Jess and Matty........she had a great day !

 

So, what with all this excitement in Liverpool, and a few hospital trips in Yorkshire, some great sunny weather and visits with the grandchildren it has been a busy 2 weeks.

 

We used to live in Todmorden, which at one time was the border town between Yorkshire and Lancashire....the county border line actually went through the middle of the town hall. We always knew that the conflict between these 2 counties may have been important in the past, but for us.......well, we love Yorkshire, and we  have a pretty good relationship with Lancashire. ( Liverpool isn't technically in Lancashire....it's in Merseyside.....but it used to be ! )