February is Fun

Far from being dull, February is always a jolly and celebratory month for us. 

It begins with middle grandson's birthday and ends with our wedding anniversary.   In between, we have plenty of other occasions to celebrate.

This coming week will see us celebrate Pancake Day - Shrove Tuesday.     Apart from when I was a child, I have never really enjoyed eating pancakes, but I suppose that could say quite a lot about my pancake-making 'skills', rather than about pancakes!

Nevertheless, my grandchildren will be fed plenty of pancakes.  One likes them with lemon and a tiny sprinkle of sugar, the other prefers that they should be annointed with liberal amounts of golden syrup.

Then we have Valentine's Day, a celebration of love and affection.    More importantly, it will see us celebrate the wedding anniversary of these two.

Then we look forward to a couple of weeks of celebrations during Chinese New Year, we'll be hanging out the Chinese lanterns as we have a big family feast planned.      Chinese food, of course.       MingMing is a wonderful cook,  so it will be delicious as well as beautiful. 

As the month draws to a close we then celebrate our own wedding anniversary. 

This takes us quite nicely into March which I always associate with spring flowers, lambs, and the possibility that spring may be around the corner and another winter is almost behind us.