RIP Spirit

Well just when I thought things couldn't get any worse my beloved dog Spirit passed away in the very early hours of the 9th of January. She was not ill and it cam right out of the blue. It's taken me time to get over this along with loosing my brother. I'm so grateful to amazing friends and family for helping me through, most especially one of my best friends Emma. She was my rock that day, thank you baby. My wee Keishy has also been a blessing at this time. It's awfully quiet here without Spirit but I'm slowly getting used to it. All her things are still where she left them which makes things feel just that bit better. She was only 9 but we had nine amazing years together and I have many very special memories with her.

I've now started scrapping Spirit's pictures in earnest and have asked friends to add memories of her. She touched so many lives.

It's rather sad in some respects as today there's thick snow everywhere and she just loved the snow. You could never get the little monkey in!!! You'd have to leave her out until she decided it was no fun being on her own. Keish was trying to catch the snow through the window this morning, how she thought she'd achieve that I have no idea!!

RIP Markie

On Saturday the 29/12/2012 I lost my younger brother Mark who got nicknamed Markie Mouse when we were small children. He was only 38 years old when he passed and will be greatly missed by us all.

It's been almost a month since my last post, where does the time keep going. Things haven't been good so I've not really been able to keep on top of things recently. I would like to say Happy Birthday to a good friend of mine though as it's his birthday tomorrow. Happy Birthday Gambie have a wonderful day and I wish I was able to spend the day with you.

It's Breast Cancer Awareness month so I've done my bit by making a small donation to a very worthy cause. Hougie have launched a special Hougie Board in pink which I would dearly love and hope to be able to afford by the time I go to the NEC next month. The end of the month sees the launch of the RBL's Poppy Appeal, another very worthy cause and one I have taken part in since I was about 2 years old with my beloved grandad. Unfortunately due to health problems this year I won't be taking part which saddens me greatly. But I will be proud as always to be wearing my poppy along with my enamel poppy, wrist bands and Kleshna bracelet. All of these (other than the paper poppy) I wear throughout the year regardless as the appeal actually runs all year long but the main 'push' is always the two weeks leading up to Armistice Day on or around the 11th of November. Do please support these causes as they do magnificent jobs. Don't forget that the Legion carries on the jobs that Help for Heroes start. The Battleback centers being a prime example of this. Help the Heroes raised the money to build these buildings but it's the Legion using some of the money from the Appeal that actually runs the centers and it's your donations that help acheive this.

All the best