Let's sit and have a cup of tea

Actually I'm going to offer you something a bit more celebratory today.  There's a nice bottle of prosecco chilling in the fridge; let's get some glasses and relax in the sunshine.

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I hope I don't bore you with details of my son's graduation which was yesterday.  He graduated from Sheffield two years ago with a BSc degree in Politics and last year he took a Masters in African Politics at SOAS* in London.  I'll be reminiscing about this time last year when he was spending over a month in Tanzania, doing research for his final dissertation and helping by volunteering at a primary school in Arusha.  Waking each morning to the view of Kilamanjaro in the distance.  We'll 'clink' our glasses together and say 'cheers' and before we know it, those glasses will be empty and I'll be pouring a second. I'm still in the process of uploading the photos from our day but I'm such a proud mum I do need to show you this

It was such a lovely ceremony - and I feel sure a full blog post will soon follow very soon {probably tomorrow}!  Not to mention a layout or two ☺ 

 

*SOAS is the School of Oriental and African studies and is part of the University of London.

Being a true Brit I'll be commenting on the glorious weather we've been enjoying and wondering how much longer it will last.  I'll tell you how relieved I am that the school summer holidays are finally here and how little I have planned for the next 5 weeks except for one week's holiday in Ibiza.  I'll be asking you what plans you have for the summer.

 

Talk will naturally move onto the birth of the Royal baby.  The Prince of Cambridge - a city just 30 miles up the motorway!  We'll probably discuss the choice of name and  I will tell you how I smiled when I read a suggestion that they may take a name from his father's family and one from his mothers and we could end up with Prince George Michael. Well, that was half right!

We'll probably use the excuse of 'wetting the baby's head' to pour one last glass of prosecco - the bottle will be empty and I'll offer you a cup of coffee before you head on over to Abi's blog to see who else is joining in this month.

Thanks for popping in!