26 years ago it was with some nervousness  I met my future Mother-in-Law,  Margaret or as I called her (only when she wasn’t there though!),  Maggie May .

I need not  have worried Margaret’s heart was big to love her family & be a huge part of  her grand childrens’ lives yet , still find special time to share  with me & my two young children. 

Margarets happy place was her bungalow and when all four children were there together it was usually very noisy & very  busy!

Margaret spent many hours teaching my children  how to play cribbage (& how to bet!)  or playing bowls in the garden or at the  beach. 

I never saw Margaret  do anything but smile when tbe children were around, she had unending patience & she never worried about her house being trashed or her bed being used as as a trampoline ! 

Margaret played an important and very significant role in their childhoods,  which has contributed massively  to then all having  all grown into such lovely adults. 

Margaret  you made a lot of happy memories &  like Alison, I too , send all the love possible , to the best Mother-in-Law  & ‘psedo’ Grandmother anyone could ever have wished for .