40 years and counting

 Everyone says it and it's true "where have all those years gone?"

So we decided we should celebrate 40 years. As it rained on our wedding day and only briefly stopped as we came out of church, we hoped we would get a dry day otherwise where would everyone go?

We became obsessed with checking the weather forecast which in true British fashion kept changing right up to the finally day.

So we managed to get two awnings to play safe.

Thankfully we had a dry and sunny day so everyone could sit under shade or wander around the garden.

We had a lovely cake which one of our daughters had arranged to be made. The cake  like all the food we prepared needed to be Gluten Free, so our grandchildren and son in laws, who have been diagnosed Coeliac had no worries about what they could eat. No one knew at all.

It was so lovely, if somewhat challenging, to invite friends from all around the country to share the day. We were just so delighted that folk came considering it was in the summer holidays.

We set up a tent down the garden for grandchildren so they had access to the mud kitchen, and they had great time.

The next day we had a family meal at  a local pub and of course the family photo.

"Are you going to have a party for your forty-first" asked our eldest granddaughter.