Glasgow visit!

Dear John
I am sitting on the bed at Sandra's the wind in howling round the house and it is pouring with rain so a typical bank holiday weekend. It has been a very emotional time here in Glasgow . Marie and I spent a long evening talking about you the other evening which was lovely - Matthew came in later and we chatted about our memories too - I enjoyed my time with them as ever.
When I got to Sandra's we were both shattered but we took her charges to the park and collected some children from school - we had some fun with them  before they left for home and Sandra finished for the weekend- Harry made a lovely salmon dish which we enjoyed and Sandra and I had an early night - next day we both had massages much needed in my case then Jackie picked us up and we went for pizza in Byres Road had a good catch up then we went to see Far from the Madding Crowd - which we all enjoyed but would not rave about it .
 Yesterday Sandra  and I went out with Julie to look at wedding dresses- when Julie was trying them on -it was such a treat - she has such a lovely slim frame so looked great in everything she tried on but there were two that just stood out. - took our breath away - I cried of course - she will,have some time to reflect on this now and make up her mind this week - it takes about six months to make  the dress to her size- she does not have a date yet because they have not found a venue that suits them but I think this might be an late autumn early winter wedding !
I took them to the champagne lounge in Central hotel and the girls had Proseco and Sandra and I had sparkling water  - it was a really special day - for all of us .
Sandra and I them came home for the car and headed to Silverburn to collect Sandra's phone - she was a very happy camper to have it back. Harry made us a Chinese curry for supper I watched the end of the  Man U WBA match sadly we lost 1-0.
Today we went with Scott and Fallon to see their new home - they get the keys next week very exciting for them and a lot of fun for me to see the house and hear their plans- we went for coffee after and enjoyed a good chat  . we came home and got a call from Julie she and Raphs are at Devonshire Hotel for a night away - they got an upgrade to a suite - Ab Fab - it was lovely hearing Raph talking about his plans for having a  wedding suit made - lovely couple you would like them - both couples in fact. I have a picture of you with me - it is lovely to see you as I come in and out of the room here at the top of the house .
Along with all this Philip has made his way to Beijing via Barcelona and Dubai he has had a wonderful journey - has been well looked after on his arrival there has a new flat already and will go to IKEA would you believe to make it feel like home - never thought of IKEA in China - he will have wifi tomorrow so we may well be able to be in touch soon - tomorrow Sandra and I are thinking of a visit to Helensburgh to look at houses  .

so my love I am recovering from Philips departure- plenty of distractions - not so easy to recover from you leaving me - I love. You always - TT Helen xxx