... was to travel on an 800km round road trip to celebrate my mother's 80th birthday. I'm rather tired but also wired. Which is why I am on the 'puter when I should be in zzzzzz land. I gave my mother a quilt which I called "Where on earth is Bettina Monica Nesta?" Those are mum's names and she hates very one of them. She is called Betty which is usually a diminuituve of Elizabeth. But I think she was called Betty even before she was born. I remember as a child her telling me that her older sisters thought her mum had a baby doll just for them! It is a scrap quilt (and I don't think I have a picture of it) I made a couple of years ago. I named if after Mum because it had a tiny piece of fabric with an old lady motif on it.
This is mum and my stepfather Bert. I am thankful that they are well (relatively speaking for their age) and their minds are fully functioning.
My parents split up when I was 18 and Mum has been married to Bert for almost as long as she was married to my Dad. Amazing huh?
My parents split up when I was 18 and Mum has been married to Bert for almost as long as she was married to my Dad. Amazing huh?
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Happy Birthday to your Mum!! They look like a happy couple. I sympathise with her over the names... it is not true that names will never hurt us!!
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