Madge's Transfer and a lot of TLC at Upton

For a long time I travelled to Mum's via public transport and I happily used her "Madgemobile" (Benidorm viewers will be with me here) to pick up bread and milk and pump some exercise into the dogs. You can pump some serious exercise into the boys at 6mph and then half an hour down the beach and 6mph back again without spending too long away. But, sadly, she was no longer justified on the Matilda Rose team, so the transfer fees were paid and she went to play for the Yarwood team via Lesley's brother who lives in the county.

 Transfer was successful and Lesley's Mum is up and off - it makes things a bit better

 But I can't end this post without mentioning the Upton Gang - our sailing mates and the caravan gang who were just so kind and wonderful - after 3 minutes of polite stuff they started taking the piss, making sexual innuendos and flirting - we ate too much, drank too much and laughed our little socks off and I got a cuddle with the new, gorgeous, baby Megan (more hair than most of the rest of them put together - ladies apart of course).

 Thank you for driving Graham - I needed that evening

My Mum

I hadn't cried until, back on the haven of Matilda Rose tonight, I tried to write this post. There were many things - all calm, serene and grown up, that I was going to say... but now I've finally lost it, so all I can say is my Mum, Nancy Winifred, was born on 6th June 1918 and died Sunday morning 20th May 2012

Thank you all so very much for your lovely comments and messages of support - it really does make a difference. Monday we have to go back and continue dealing with the demands of people, funeral and probate but, just for a night or two we have managed to get back to MR and moor away from the world's demands in the sunshine and let the boat put on some sticking plasters

Dear Family, Friends and readers, it is with a heavy heart that I am writing the end of this chapter, as Jill is away caring for her terminally Ill mum who was taken into hospital on Monday, I know your thoughts will be with her to keep her strong through these dark hours, I have left Peterborough for the safety of Foxes Marina in March where I am readying 'MR' for an extended layover. This will be the 1st time in over 4 years that we have left 'MR' for more than a few days. I saw Jill off on the train from Peterborough yesterday on a journey she was dreading, my Love went with her as she waived me goodbye. Now to pack up and and ready the menagerie for a journey into land living, what do we need? I don't know Jill would be so organised. She will return.