Jennifer’s 60th birthday party was today in her beautiful garden in Princes Risborough. It seems like yesterday that I first met her, in my Dad’s car on the way home from Bellshill Maternity hospital. My Aunt Hilary sat in the front and held baby Jennifer so that my Mum could sit in the back of the car give me a cuddle. Needless to say these were different days so there were no seatbelts in the car! Ally, Cat, James and I travelled by underground and then by train from Marylebone, and Chanel very kindly collected us from Princes Risborough station. Jenn and Russ are great at hosting parties and their friends are a friendly and welcoming bunch. There was lots of chat and laughter. Josh and Ben were pleased to see Ally and Cat, and also Davie and Chanel who had driven from Liverpool last night. It was really nice to see the young people all chatting and playing croquet in the garden. Alan and Jean were there, Jean with a mobility scooter and Alan in an electric wheelchair. Jean is not very well at all I’m afraid, so it was touching that she and Alan had made the effort to come to the party. Alan had a good chat with James about hill-walking, but he was understandably sad about his and Jean’s health problems; he told me that his faith helps him at this difficult time. There was a delicious buffet and a birthday cake and an amazing photo montage called The Wall of Jenn, and we all sang Happy Birthday. I think that Jennifer enjoyed her special day. Davie and Chanel set off late afternoon on their six hour journey back to Uddingston, how lovely of them to drive so far to celebrate with Jennifer. Later Ally, Cat, James and I shared a taxi to Heathrow; Ally and Cat took the underground home and James and I took the 21.50 plane back to Glasgow. The plane was very quiet and in fact set off early which was great. Soon we were reunited at home with Tom and Floof.
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