Official Colour Photos in from Windsor

The Official photos are loaded now on the time line from the Windsor Colour Obstacle run that our Debbie and her team did for Kidney Research UK. We have found our Debbie in the warm up..   Color Obstacle Rush UK
We are still collecting donations and you can follow the link Team Debbie Just Giving Page Debbie organised this day with her team of supporters in grateful thanks to her Kidney care team that look after her and her surgeons that performed robotic kidney surgery on her one functional kidney. 
See our photos of the day too Colour Fun Day

 

Career pathway glimmer

My daughter and I been sorting out old boxes of memorabilia and found loads from my career as a nurse and midwife... this is some of the finds but got masses of mandatory attendance certificates... from suturing to obstetric emergencies...... amazing career pathway but could have reached higher position if life had not thrown in some very difficult personal obstacles though many I did clamber over!!
This little glimmer shows my early days in APPG groups always trying to find a voice for patients and staff in parliament, to national audits been involved in,, and trying to get a series of birthing stories on BBC Woman's hour....In the boxes found the letter to say I had passed my finals to be a midwife... and and me thesis for my BSc nursing done on a typewriter NOT lap top and microsoft word hhhh how did we manage! 

The first STABLE programme I attended at St. Thomas's was brilliant on stabilising neonates after resus....that was a good course with doctors, neonatal nurses and midwives coming together.  Here is the link as the course has developed even further would not mind going on the course again but I am retired now... 
STABLE program

The Power of Childbirth

Found this lovely quote from a Dutch magazine in my facebook newfeed. Do miss my midwifery now retired. It has been a privilege to see new life in the world safely... and with so much respect for nature's design.
Kiind.nl Birth becomes her the link shows lovely photos of the intimacy and power... you can click on translate if you cannot read Dutch...but the pictures say so much and show the amazing power of childbirth. 

Gardening time

had a brilliant gardening day with my daughter in her new house read more on Garden Link Up then had time in my garden too here are some blooms to share. Nip over to Marjorie's Yard for updates on World Bee Day and the Freebee offer of NYR...

Local yes Local Parrot joins in Debbie's colour challenge

Our Debbie is surrounded by colour since last Saturdays Colour Obstacle Rush challenge for Kidney Research UK.

Look what flew into the garden by her house.

One of the colony of ring necked parrots that live around West London... yes did say West London not India. 

They are originally from India and the story goes that some were brought to England for a film and they escaped.. They have adapted and colonised.

I get them round by my place too - they land on trees near by that they perch on every evening. They have a good squawk and chatter then off they go. Love them and they are quite big too. 

See how you can help Team Debbie

Help Debbie's team fundraising 

Team Debbie Just Giving Page

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and a pay day offer on your shopping with me to help fund-raise for Debbie too.

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Colour & Giggles as Family Link Up Team up with Debbie

Giggles on skype at my face glitter and jewels

Leen & Celine love it! 

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World Bee Day today

Love this artwork today by Jessica Stride Paintings
and I have been a busy bee with my marketing too for Marjorie's Yard. 

 

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Check out the FreeBee with me!

In England, a buzzing business for Syrian refugee beekeeper

For World Bee Day and thank you Shukran kindly man for your care of bees our vital hardworking bees that pollinate crops and flowers and trees - with this make wonderful honey. Makes me think of the Surat An Nahl... the chapter on bees in the Quran.. 

First day at Chelsea Flower show been so thrilling

Enjoyed this evenings BBC 2 coverage of the Chelsea Flower @The_RHS love the idea of the floral crowns to mark 200 yrs since Queen Victoria was born. Hope we get to see more of these and who wins this week#ChelseaFlowerShow2019  There are some lovely photo shots of today on this link BBC Chelsea Flower Show Monday 20th May19 
and some lovely photos and film footage of William and Kate with George, Charlotte and Louis visiting and playing in the garden Kate designed..... by little Louis has a strong look of George V... check out the resemblance... 

Photo from Express Newspaper online

George, Charlotte and Louis visit Duchess of Cambridge’s Chelsea Flower...

Colour Fun Run for Kidney Research UK

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Had a fun day today with Debbie, my daughter; her hubby; Errin, my Grand daughter and Team Debbie. We have been at Windsor Race Course for the Color Obstacle Rush 5 km which Debbie Team has dedicated to raise funds for Kidney Research UK.  It is a brilliant way to raise funds.. There were other charity teams on the mission for their fund raising with colour and fun.  It reminded me of Holi the Indian colour festival where coloured powder is thrown over everyone...It has surely been a colourful day.  Here are some photos to give you a taste of the day. You can follow the link Team Debbie Just Giving Page Debbie organised this day with her team of supporters in grateful thanks to her Kidney care team that look after her and her surgeons that performed robotic kidney surgery on her one functional kidney. 

Help Debbie's team fundraising 

Team Debbie Just Giving Page

with thanks 

Nip over to my Marjorie's Yard blog too for 

and a pay day offer on your shopping with me to help fund-raise for Debbie too.

Register as my online customer & I will give 25% commission earned to Debbie's fundraising.

Offer ends 31st May 2019
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The Greatest Treasure: Learn Dutch with subtitles - Story for Children "...

Oh this is a lovely story and yes we often we forget the Greatest Treasure we have. 

Garden this evening

A selection of flowers I got today at the lovely flower stall in Uxbridge today. Just sat quiet in my garden and been reading some  verses from the Quran on the beauty of the earth. Will share and add to this post when by my laptop. I have not fathomed out how to copy and paste with this tablet as yet. Still learning! The birds are singing so well this evening. Beautiful.

 Surat Al-Nahl: “He causes to grow for you thereby herbage, and the olives, and the palm trees, and the grapes, and of all the fruits; most surely there is a sign in this for a people who reflect.” [16:11]

 Surat Al-Nahl: “Eat of all the fruits and walk in the ways of your lord submissively. there comes forth from within it a beverage of many colours, in which there is healing for men; most surely there is a sign in this (life of bees) for a people who reflect.” [16:69]

From the chapter or Surat dedicated to the bees. Surat Al-Nahl

Surat Al-An’am: “And it is He who sends down rain from the sky, and We produce thereby the growth of all things. We produce from it greenery from which We produce grains arranged in layers. And from the palm trees – of its emerging fruit are clusters hanging low. And [We produce] gardens of grapevines and olives and pomegranates, similar yet varied. Look at [each of] its fruit when it yields and [at] its ripening. Indeed in that are signs for a people who believe.” [6:99]

This is from the chapter or Surat named Cattle  

Love the colour

Love the colour of this rhododendron - lol had to spell check that name.,... but this little beauty in a corner of my front garden for all to enjoy as they pass by...

A new artist

Astrid in the peonies
Odile Bailloeul


Like a vine...

Nice homely day today

Been cooking and baking around marketing, studying and gardening and washing .. had lovely local shopping session to get ingredients and made Aubergine, Potato & coriander curry with Lancashire yoghurt and naan bread... Stewed some plums in lime juice and cinnamon and made a crumble topping... Plus made some Moroccan Almond biscuits sandwiched with raspberry jam and buttercream...Loving having an cooker at last to do all this... the kitchen in my OAP studio bungalow feels a kitchen now..

Local Young writer book available

Broken Manacles - Liberation Awaits

by

Manas Manumohan 

Very privileged to know and have seen the work  that Manas has put into this book.. he is one of our local teenagers that has a drive and inspiration for writing.... Just received this copy from Amazon and looking forward to reading his work..... I am sure there will be more from this amazingly talented young man. 

Sunday knitting mission complete

Cardigan finished for Family Link Up

The Birdman of Chennai

love this story - it was also on the BBC documentary series Earth from Space... you can actually see the green of the birds feeding en masse from space amidst the buildings.. We have the same species of parakeet here in West London they do come to some trusted people around the neighbourhood to feed but my cats put them off coming close to my house.... they don't half chatter and are quite cheeky so can imagine the sound of 8,000 of them.... 

New Flower find in my garden

Looks so beautiful.... I am still getting used to the camera on the Tablet

I AM Daddy Jacket

Love this for Harry today in the Netherlands... Someone thought that out well..... and there is more on my favourite magazine Hello