February-itis

Dear Ella,

Brrrrr, its very chilly and dull as winter drags on (although not as cold as it is in Montreal, brilliant post from Maya recently).  Not sure I have ever understood the point of February, a bit old and cynical for Valentines day, Spring seems like a long way off, and Christmas festivities an age ago.

Some signs of spring in the garden - the Lenten Rose you gave me last year is in flower and one of our baby daffodils is actually out, but warm sunshine and summer days seem a very long way off.

However, summer came a tiny bit closer this evening - yet again "Mamma-Mia" came on the TV and like addicts - me and Sophie were glued to it!   Suddenly we were back on sunny, hot Skiathos, August 2009. Remember the day we chartered the boat and went amongst other places to the Mamma-Mia church, we swam in the turquoise seas, ate and drank, laughed and relaxed - never thinking that would be very nearly the last holiday you would go on.  Thank goodness it was such a good one.

We coined you the  Dancing Queen

Keep dancing my lovely girl

Lots of love

Mum
xx

The best holiday gang in the world - with the "skipper"