🎉🎈Happy Birthday🎈🎉

Happy Birthday to an amazing Lady Bushra... a talented artist and now rebuilding her life with a Beauty Boutique business .. I really need to visit Belgium in the New Year to see this... We need a catch up celebration 🎈🎉🎈🎉

 

🎄🎉🎅children link up

had some Christmas time with Juliya my Ukrainian friend here in Ruislip West London was a good family gathering as the children's grandfather was able to visit on leave from Ukraine. I hope one day my Syrian family children can meet with my Ukrainian family. Between Teo, Vera, Leen & Celine the languages spoken are English, Arabic, Turkish, Ukrainian, Russian, Dutch, French .. United Nations Professors of Linguistics. 😊

⛄⛸🐧 Ice Skating

I have missed my visits to Belgium this year to share time and fun with Leen & Celine. The cost of living and some additional pressures prevented my trips. The brexit parcel customs charge to receive my gift parcels frustrating. My parcels are to be enjoyed not a financial burden. I have found a nice place for gifts in Ruislip but the tradesmen realise the brexit issue.  

Lets hope 2024 for my 70th birthday I will be able to visit and have some major catch up time. 🙏🤲💞

New life New Venture 🎉💗

 

Bushra is an amazing lady ..so talented here is a reminder of her artwork Bushra's Artwork Gallery Page and her tiktok ..There is more news to share, Bushra as opened a Beauty Boutique in Oostende.. I am looking forward to photos and more details to post.  New life is building good with ideas and new dreams being realised. 

Halloween 🧙‍♀️🕷🎉

 Girls getting into the spirit of Halloween.. the school organised an Halloween party before half term break last Friday.  🧙‍♀️🕷🎉🎉

Tik Tok Bushra's art

Bushra's Art Gallery page

You can find me on tik tok Marjorie's Yard and Bushra 

Tiky Toking 💖🤩

 Experimenting and getting to grips with Tiky Toking hhhhhh some fun effects and music...some well put together films from others.. love all the fun versions of Barbie & Ken ...ohhhhh do I want to have a go at bungee fitness ...hope I find a class near me .. hhhh its like an extreme adult version of a baby bouncer...😂  Miss Princesses Leen and Celine.. 😍😍 hope I can travel again in the new year ..wow  my 70th year on Earth!! 

Wow what a Family Link Up

The summer holidays have been very special with sisters Bushra & Asma and our Prince & Princess cousins able to meet up. Sadly I could not get over to Oostende to join them ..like many of us the cost of living proving tricky ..prices up but wages & pensions not.. plus I have been diagnosed with high blood pressure so on medication and home monitoring to get in control.  But how wonderful that Family can Link up..able to meet up from Germany to Belgium... and me in London with videocall & precious photos shared.  I am aching to meet Asma and her children in person. Next year in March I am 70 and we were saying we have to all get together then.. So 🙏🤲 inshallah we will. 

They did well sightseeing despite rainy days had time in Bruge..Leen and Adam growing up fast... Celine and Leanne too ...all bonnie children. It was lovely that Bushra took Asma into the cathedral in Oostende ..it is magnificent and they like to merge cultures. They had good shopping sessions too ..that I would have loved but was able to contribute some treats.. now readers scroll down and see I am on the tiky toky thingy..check out Marjorie's Yard.. lol in my early days as film director & producer. Been experimenting with the features & music choices.. and check out my family GrandAdult birthday too Birthday at the Orangery 💖💖💖💖💖💖

Flower Cardigan

thanks to my friend Margarita helping to post my cardigans while on holiday in France... the brexit parcel tax for loved ones to receive gifts is a real headache and problem.  So lovely to get the cardigans posted within the EU as we in the UK used to be! Post was no problem going to countries in EU .. remember if you follow my story I could get gifts even sent to Eleonas Camp with no problem! Sad that Lord Frost did not reply to Lord Dubs when Alf Lord Dubs raised matter that refugees receiving gifts from befrienders were being charged. I need to raise the matter again when parliament back from recess. As all UK citizens that have family and friends in EU are experiencing problem that their gifts sent become a burden to receive with charges.  Of course Christmas looming soon so gifts will be a problem rather than a loving link up. Of course businesses affected as even if we order from UK companies to be delivered direct to family in EU its complicated. Some companies stopped the delivery direct especially if food products.... even The Prince of Wales Duchy of Cornwall products affected! 

So wonderful to see my Princess Leen happy with my knitting. Each stitch filled with love hugs. She would like another knit in purple she says.. If I was able to visit regularly I could teach her & Celine to knit. My mother taught me.💞 

Butterfly fun

💗💗🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋 love this children's book the National Trust have to show the value of a garden and the life cycle of a butterfly..I spotted it in John Lewis on Wednesday...soooo much fun .. it was lovely yesterday when I took it round to Princess Vera & Prince Theo ...the squeals of delight at the last page that opens with a pop up of a cluster of butterflies was magical. Love these interactive books ..now the task to get one sent to Belgium for Princesses Leen & Celine...brexit melarky!! ...but sent photos of it to Leen to see for now ...

Great to visit Juliya and family yesterday for a catch up ..💞
https://shop.nationaltrust.org.uk/childrens.html

Oh just remembering now over a videocall in lockdown with Leen in Belgium how we drew butterflies and learned together Learn Share Butterflies

 ..Next time I visit Juliya will take some card round to make butterflies with the kiddiwinks ...🦋🦋🦋 love my shawl felt very elegant yesterday wearing 🌻💛💙

🎉👑🥁🎺Coronation link up

 

Had fun videocall with Princess Leen & Princess Celine in Belgium sharing the Coronation TV coverage. Leen was fascinated with the military parade and so we had fun marching with them to the music. 🥁🎺👑

The call then flicked into Tik Toky dances hhh

I shared some Coronation news photos ..they love the fact that the Queen had her rescue dogs from Battersea Dogs Home embroidered on her dress 👑🐕🐕

So much fun sharing the day despite me in London and the girls in Belgium they have lots to tell their teachers when back at school .. Also shared the day over messenger with the family in Turkey too. 

Birthday 🎈🎁🎂

 Lovely birthday party for Princess Vera 4 yrs old ..Was able to give her the dance book as she loves dancing & goes to ballet lessons.. 

Was able to give some of my knitting to Olga, another mother safe with us here in West London ..its is such a relief to have mothers and children safe.. 💛💙🌻

Dance book

had a visit to Windsor yesterday and spotted this book in Waterstones its a lovely storyline about a little girl Luna that feels alive when dancing but had a trip and fall in her ballet exam.  It shows that that does not mean the end of dancing. The colourful illustrations are very appealing and reflect the colour in life from music and dance to music.  I have got a copy for an up and coming birthday of Princess Vera who is attending ballet classes.  But I would love to get another copy for Leen and Celine.. Now lies the problem of sending by post or courier to Belgium and the Brexit customs issue! I do miss sending weekly or fortnightly parcels to keep love connections. I may have to wait till I visit next time.  Though I have sent some jpeg captures of some of the pages to Leen & Celine in messenger to see and read.  Plus give me feedback on to buy a copy for them.

 

😊building a clinical team! 💞

 My stethoscope from my clinical practice is proving a winner with not only my Syrian princesses Leen and Celine but little Vera too my Ukrainian princess, here in West London.  If you remember when I took my stethoscope to Oostende Belgium Leen proceeded to tell me all about the heart its chambers and even the P QRS T waves on an ECG! Apparently they had not long completed a project at school on this.. wow she does retain so much knowledge!

Little Vera was fascinated by listening to the Lub Dub sound of the heart beat.  But then told me "I have stethocoat" hhh was so sweet as she had not mastered the pronounciation of stethoscope... She promptly took me to her bedroom toys and produced a toy Stethoscope so was so much fun pretending to be doctors and nurses. I am building a clinical team. Wonder if they will venture into medical, nursing and midwifery professions.

Europe fun on videocall

Last time Leen and me had a videocall she came up with a good idea. Remember the staff in the Europe House, London had given me some EU goodies for my family link up project.  Leen has a copy of this laminated map of Europe and EU country members with flags. I have a copy too so she said, "lets play a game of finding a country!" So there we were she in Oostende and me in Hayes West London playing this game. We took turns in asking the other where is Portugal? where is Austria? etc.  She was good and at one point was asking me to find the Orkney Isles!! so that took us on a conversation of Scotland and the surrounding islands.

When she struggled to find a country I challenged her with ....I would help her by getting her North South West East compass bearings from her locality. The last visit where I took a compass remembered by her.

Then we looked at flags and tested one another on which flag belonged to which country! It was good fun.  We don't get to call one another as often as before and I miss our fun games online ...but I miss visiting too.  This year with the high cost of living here in the UK I will not be able to go till maybe later in the year.  I keep also looking out for a package holiday with a hotel and swimming pool as it would be fun for the girls to visit there and enjoy the pool and jacuzzi and  Bushra if we can tempt her to get confident in the water! So glad that both Leen and Celine are getting swimming lessons at school now ..so important for sport fun and safety... 

Birthday celebrations in Safety

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Thank God they are all safe with us...

Lovely family talented children a pleasure to be with ..

Happy Birthday Prince Teo Professor of Linguistics, music composer and brilliant mathematician. 

I hope one day my Syrian Princess Professor of Linguistics meets you one day ...will be fun to listen to the United Nations conversation. 

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School celebration of Birthday

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Love the way school celebrates birthdays .. Princess Celine had a great time yesterday. Love the Floral Crown.

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March & Princess Celine birthday 🎂

🎂🎉🎈🎁🤩😘💞Happy Birthday Princess Leen 🎉🎉🎉

Today the late Birthday parcel arrived 🎁🎈🎉

 

🎁🎈🎉just had a videocall from Princess Leen, her birthday parcel arrived today. Her birthday missed despite posting early. The parcel caught up in Royal Mail cyberattack so took over a month to leave UK.  Belgium post delivered but because of Brexit an import duty charge was placed on the parcel. Even though declared gift, cadeau, geshenk and not e-commerce.  The Belgium customs follow the rules but I feel they would rather not have to charge. A gift becomes a burden to receiving loved ones when we send parcels from UK.  I have a way to reimburse Bushra.  But we must look at alternative solutions to birthday gifts..  Clearly it is better for me to book on cheap seat Eurostar offers and take treats from UK but also as I always do spend in Belgium economy when there.  8 years old though can you believe after our first meeting as a toddler in Eleonas camp..   She likes her gifts cool look T shirt, a super pen case with pens, calculator and workbook.  A princess reading book for both Leen and Celine to read together.. A fun Skating sticker book and a fairy sticker book for Celine ..plus fun socks.   Leen was telling me she had a go at skating in the Christmas park fair in Oostende... wish I had seen this .... I told her my skating is Star Trek style hhhhhh I clingon hhhh 

Feels so much better now she has the parcel.  We had time together over vidoecall..