Leaving His Teens

On Thursday Mr.L and I travelled to Leicester to celebrate Big Boy's 20th Birthday.

He's been at the University of Leicester 2 years now and how he's changed.

An appreciation of money and the cost of living - lights off in his apartment, short showers and shopping Sainsbury's and Tesco @ 8.00pm for daily bargains like a 10p loaf of bread!

But not just that, he's developed a maturity, an awareness of people's feelings, a strong sense of justice and an appreciation of his upbringing and the opportunities he's had.

20 years since the little Taurean came charging in to our lives - all 10lb 4oz of him popped on my chest, have gone in the blink of an eye. I remember the first time I set eyes on him and the instantaneous, protective love I felt for him - and felt again 18 months later when his sister 'A' was born.

I say to both my children "No matter how old you are you will always be my baby!"

Big Boy & his little sister 'A'

So, on Thursday I looked at him in wonderment that we have produced this fine young man.

Did I mention I'm *proud?*

  

Weekend in Cardiff

Last weekend I enjoyed a flying visit to Cardiff - my Big Boy L was delivering a lecture at University of Cardiff *proud*

A City I knew nothing about beyond titbits I'd gleaned from one of my favourite blogs The Littlest Things.

Whilst L was at the University I wandered to my hearts content, listening to the Welsh conversations happening all around. I didn't realise the Welsh language was so widely used and it was fascinating to listen - especially coming from a Welsh Mother.

I was fascinated by the walls surrounding Cardiff Castle & Bute Park with it's stone carved animals, intricately worked, the flags of many Country's flying high, wide open on the breeze. It was fun to find the animals with the glass eyes - these being the original animals, completed in 1892. Six animals had to be added when the wall was extended at the end of WW1. The poor anteater has had to have his long nose repaired on more than one occasion! Cardiff Animal Wall

Original glass eyes!

 Love to see flag's flying in the breeze!

 

I found a gorgeous little coffee house down one of the many old alley ways (The Royal Arcade) called Velvet Ice. It housed an old fashioned bright red coffee maker and delivered cream tea and cupcakes in polka dot everything!

Sprinkle's & fairydust to add to Velvet Ice's speciality cupcakes *cute*







How cool is this?

Ok, enough....this blog is very much a work in process, not only am I learning how to blog but working from a new laptop! Back with some more Cardiff snippets tomorrow with THE coolest place for a leisurely afternoon EVER! 



Night, X