Muffins!

Yet another very quick update as I've been so busy today. 

Hairdressers this morning, then the usual grocery shopping. I then decided to make some muffins. I've made cupcakes the last few times I've done some baking, but it was back to my old muffin recipe today - blueberry muffins and chocolate chip muffins. 

I tried one of the blueberry ones when they were still warm - yummy! I used to make them nearly every week and I've forgotten just how nice they are. 

And then I had a trip to the vets tonight with Titch, my youngest cat. Poor thing has been behaving like he's got a cold - runny nose, sneezing, wheezing. So just as I'd had a few weeks off from going to the vets (I was having roughly weekly trips to the vets last year for about 9 months with one of my other cats which stopped in December when we sadly lost her) I ended up there again. And good or bad, the girl on reception recognised me and commented on me being back again!! Anyway, an anti-inflammatory injection and a course of tablets later, hopefully he'll be ok. Fingers crossed. 

I'm now on holiday for a week - yay!! Off work until 11th March. 

Time to chill ......

Sir Tom Finney

Today was the funeral for the late Sir Tom Finney, a football legend, former Preston North End and England player. I don't follow football, and have little interest in the sport usually, but this is one day when people came together to honour a great man and show their respect for him not just as a great player, but as a true gentleman.

As I work in the town where the funeral was to take place it was amazing, and extremely moving to see just how many people turned out to show their respect for this great man. Hundreds lined the streets to watch the funeral cortege drive slowly to Preston Minster. As the hearse went passed you could see the word "grandad' on the side. I'm sure I wasn't the only person to feel like crying.

As I watched the cortege pass the end of the street where I work I all I could hear were people clapping at they watched, no other noise, just clapping for this great man. What a show of respect! And this for the whole of the route, from Preston North End Football Stadium, right through to the city centre. Born in Preston he only ever played for Preston North End. Apparently he never won a championship medal or even and FA cup winner's medal. But given the number of people who turned out on the streets of Preston today, he won the hearts of the people.

RIP Sir Tom Finney.