Keeping in touch - family

Last Sunday we had a visit from my cousin Susan with her dad Alan and his sister Katy (my uncle & aunt respectively). They came up to visit father who can’t get out of the house unless in a medical ambulance and they like to keep in touch with him when they can. Katy is older than dad and is 80+ while Alan is a couple of years younger and roughly the same age as mum at 74(ish). Katy had recently received Maundy Money from the Queen at St Edmundsbury Cathedral and it was interesting to see the 1 penny, 2 penny, 3 penny and 4 penny pieces that are specially minted in silver and kept in a little leather pouch, while in another pouch there is a £5 coin and a 50 pence piece. One pouch is white and one red (I don’t remember which is for which). Alan was her escort on the day and they both enjoyed the service and presentation although Katy commented that the Queen didn’t actually speak to the recipients of the Maundy money. Today when I visited mum & dad, mother showed me the Diss Express where the event was written up and both Alan & Katy got a good few lines of coverage, which is nice for them and the family.

I rang my sister Angie on her birthday to wish her many happy returns. She’s still having no joy at all in finding employment and she will soon be out of JSA and on means tested benefits. I really do hope she finds something soon.

Then after the above mentioned visit from Susan, Alan & Katy I got a phone call from little sis Christine in America. During the call I mentioned that we will be holidaying in Jamaica this year with friends after we got a bargain deal on flights and all inclusive accommodation. Chris comes back at me with news that the hotel we are staying at is the one where she and Wayne married, then returned to for their 10th anniversary and that this year is their 20th anniversary. We will be there for the week that their anniversary falls so hopefully our little party of 4 will be come a party of 6. Again, fingers crossed (by the way Wayne – you are working too hard man!).