Dear Geoff

When I woke up this morning the question went through my head as it does every day – oh no, what can I do for dinner today?  I am seriously finding it harder and harder to think of something that everyone will like and more importantly I can cook without getting it wrong.

As much as I feel quite sorry for my children who often moan and rightly so about the meals I serve up. I am also sick of hearing “It’s not really like Nana’s”.  Even though I really try hard I have to agree they are not a scrap on what my Mum does and I honestly don’t know where I go wrong. I can make instant gravy have lumps!  It is made doubly worse, because with her only living next door, we can smell her fantastic cooking every day, it is torture.  I have great memories of family meals when I was younger, sadly my children are not going to have the same memories.

So today, please can you prompt my Mum to ask us to come round for one of her top roasties? Mmmm, my mouth is watering just at the thought of it.  It would be really lovely and take the pressure of what I can do for dinner. I would just ask her myself but I feel so cheeky, so it would be great if you Geoff could ask her Angel to pop that thought in to her head.

Thanks, so much Geoff.

Later in that day ………….

Wow, I am stuffed,but I have to say a big thanks to you Geoff for actioning our ‘Secret Mission Roast Dinner’, Mum came round and said she was cooking Roast Pork, my favourite and asked if we all wanted to go round and have dinner with them later.  Though it is no secret now as I couldn’t help but laugh when she asked me, she knew what I had been up to immediately, as she said “Did you ask the upstairs”?  Of course, I could’t lie.

Though I realise it wouldn’t work if I did it every day, but once in while is ok.  It is also good to know not only do you give me help and strength in lots of ways, but you can also have help in a really practical way too.  Though I know you only work for the highest good of all concerned and as much as it was lovely to have one of Mum’s yummy dinners, it was also nice for us all to eat together, chat and spend quality time which we don’t often get because we all live next to each other. So I realise that was the bigger plan and maybe it was you my Dear Geoff who planted the seed in my head so we could have a lovely family dinner and have some time to value each other.

With love and thanks as always A x