hannah and april

 

 

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cheers!

roscoe meets hannah and april

"We're coming up to visit this weekend."  Of course the arrival of Roscoe had absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with the decision of our youngest daughter and her fiancee to call in and see us.

 

a late christmas lunch

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living in the moment

 Dear Sheddists,

what a lovely day we've had.

An early morning dog-walk along the canal sees us dodge the rain successfully. We get back just in time to greet our eldest daughter and dear Dottie, our gorgeous new grand-daughter.

Dottie rolls contentedly on the floor, frustrating our repeated attempts to keep her constrained to the safe confines of her quilted mat. Meanwhile we help our daughter fill in a daunting form she's been given to complete for a new Education, Health and Care Plan.

Our youngest grandson suffers severe epilepsy and is in a wheel-chair - the EHC Plan is meant to protect his needs. However, filling in the form feels almost like a re-run of Ken Loach's recent film 'I, Daniel Blake'  in which the State seeks to deprive the most vulnerable in society through a Kafkaesque bureaucracy. If you haven't seen it in the cinema do track it down on DVD, it's a great film that has so much to say about the vital importance of effective welfare support.

A slap-up fish and chip lunch provides some much needed sustenance before we bring down a box of photos for our daughter. They've come from the home of her late grandmother and tell a family history. See if you can spot any family resemblances in the photos below!

Days like this are special, unplanned and beautiful.  They remind us to live in the moment.

Yours as ever,

electrofried(mr)

Fathers' Day