Hello My Darlings, I just can't believe a year without you Aly! I'm totally devastated & miss you dearly. How can I explain that the two most precious people have been taken from us! How is life so cruel?? I get great comfort in knowing that you're at peace now Aly back with your girl, together again in heaven. Me and Mark went up to Tarbert where your resting place is, it's so beautiful you couldn't have picked a nicer place to go. My heart goes out to Paddy as he misses you so much, his big pal has gone! He says that you helped him so much with any repairs or work that he needed done around the house, he also misses your endless chats on the phone about pigeons...! It was an absolute killer to take down your beloved doocot. It is so quiet out the back door without the birds cooing away all day. I miss my wee darling Rufus too, it's just so hard how life can change so dramatically in such a short time. Well my blessings are Mark, Lola & Millie they are just so wonderful. It has been a challenging year? it was made worse having to grieve on my own as no one could visit with all the restrictions! I've had to spend a lot of time out the back with my coat on as they couldn't come in. Mark has kept himself busy doing the work needed to get the back door sorted. We have been trying to get him his own place but to no avail yet. I'm glad of the company but for his girls sake he has to move on, but boy am I going to miss him...! That would give us a new project to work on so we'll keep looking. You would be proud of him for taking care of his mum when I so desperately need him. Today i'm just having a quiet one, i'm going with mum & Jean to Tarbert then we'll go for something to eat. I just can't face it on my own. I love you Aly with all my heart & you know how much I loved you & always will. Together we where a right pair...! You where my Diamond!!! Raise a glass together you two & we'll be toasting you later! Forever in our thoughts Ailsa, Mark, Lola & Millie xxxx Love always Aly x