The eagle has landed

One can always tell there is something special happening in our family when Auntie Moo arrives. 

Moo being the affectionate name for my Mum’s sister Muriel , who resides in Vancouver. So since goodness knows when, this year has been a bit of a blur – we all had in our diaries "Auntie Moo is arriving on 16^th October".

And suddenly as Granny and I killed time in Dobbies garden centre on Wednesday evening, browsing the Christmas aisles (!!!) waiting for a slightly delayed flight, it dawned on us that it was here. And that we really are speeding towards the BIG day.

The “eagle” admitted herself to having slightly ruffled feathers and a drip on her beak, from our delightful Newcastle weather but seemed to be in good spirits. 

Lucy has enjoyed many special times with her Great Aunt including three trips to Canada, one aged 7 then 9, and the most recent aged 21.

The first trip included us being there for Lucy’s 7^th birthday so Auntie Moo treated Lucy to her first, and only ice cream birthday cake.

The last trip taken with Granny, provided the intrepid three with some very memorable adventures including a trip up Mount Whistler, where Granny amused all the mountain visitors that day with her eccentric British antics by wearing her socks on the outside of her shoes “for a better grip you know”.