Remembering the Victims of the Hillsborough Disaster.....

 

 

 

Hello again from The Hovel...yes I know twice in two days but I thought I would post today in remberance of the victims of the disaster at Hillsborough Stadium on April 15 1989. It does not seem like 24 years since that terrible day. A day etched in many people's memory....

 

Hillsborough Memorial, Anfield

 

Twenty four years ago men, women and children had traveled to the stadium to watch Liverpool and Nottingham Forest play in the FA Cup semi-final match. Originating from Nottingham, this holds some meaning for me as some of my friends attended this match and fortunately survived. Many did not....

 

The Memorial at Hillsborough Stadium

 

Just after kick-off a crush barrier collapsed and people began to fall over each other....The worst disaster in football history claimed the lives of 96 men, women and children and left 766 people with injuries. I cannot imagine the emotional turmoil the survivors and familes went through. What should have been a happy day for fans turned into a nighmare. I can still see the headlines and pictures....God bless them...

 

The back porch June 2008

 

We just never know when something will happen that will change our lives. I for one believed a Guarian Angel was watching over me on April 9 of last week...

As you know my poorly granddaughter was staying with me. And what do you give poorly children? Ice cream, of course. Well the ice cream in question was sitting snuggly in the freezer outside in the utility room, which is situated to the right of the porch that can be seen in the above photo. And as you can see a porch in desperate need of repair but in 2008 was still holding strong. Not so last week nor for many months before...

 

The porch minus a section..

 

Yes I know, falling down is not the word for this. I'd been saying for months to hubby that we should get it demolished before it falls down.....well part of it did last week. I had just literally walled though the doorway and was just before the utility room door when I heard an almighty crash behind me. When I looked over my shoulder I saw a pile of broken glass & wood...Yes the triangle section had fallen out. Yes I was shaken, no I won't repeat here what I said and yes I was one lucky lady. My cat Phoenix was also lucky as I'd just picked her up and put her in the house....

Very unsafe...

 

Needs to be demolished pretty soon. There is a lot of glass in this porch but lack of funds is holding us up but we will get it sorted this week or else I may not be so lucky next time....

 

What's left of the fallen section..

 

This was one section I wanted to keep when it was demolished, I liked the shape..ha well...

 

My thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of the explosions in Boston, USA. Why? Innocent people again....

 

Well my friends I'm off to my bed. Due to a busy few weeks my body has rebelled, I am suffering from sciatica so need to rest up. Plus I have a very poorly hubby, he was diagnosed with bronchitis and a chest infection. What a pair we are...

 

So until next time take care...Hugs Chrissy xx

This Day in History & Events at The Hovel....

Hello from the Hovel. Yes it's me after a long break from posting here, again....but I have been genuinely very busy and had periods of illness. One bout scared me enough to take a visit to A&E in the early hours of the morning. My left arm suddenly went numb and I just didn't feel right. They think it's all connected to my back and neck. They did question if MS was in my family!!! So I have booked in to see my GP to request a scan and blood tests. Wish me luck....I know it's overdue but I thought I would mention Mothering Sunday here, yes I know that was 10th March but hey.....

A card from my son and my grandees Korenza & Dylan. Special cards made by them plus a cake made by Dylan...Bless...

A Card from my Furry Family... 

You have to laugh at my hubby. On the front it reads ' A busy Life and too many miles may keep me from seeing you as often as I like'. I know he works a lot but I do see him every day..lol..He said he picked the card because he knew I would like it and didn't read the words....Men...

Isn't my furry family clever, they can write..lol...

Me, on the left, with my sister Jenny & Dinky the dog. About 1959/1960... 

There was some sadness in our family this month. My older sister Jenny lost her battle with cancer on April 7 2013. She would have been 61 in June. Sadly we had been estranged for many years so I mourn the sister of my childhood. She is now at peace....

Dylan & Korenza

And of course the Easter holidays wouldn't be the same without the grandees staying over. We had Dylan over for 2 nights the week before his sister broke up from school. And unfortunately it was on his second night that I took ill so we had to get him out of bed and take him home. I felt really guilty about that but knew we would not be able to take him to A&E with us....Then we had both of them the following week where we did lots with them (photos to follow in next posting). Then Korenza came to stay last Tuesday and was very poorly which resulted in a visit to my GP on Friday (yes I was up most of the night with her through the week). Then a very active Dylan came to stay on Thursday. Not to be out done hubby decided to be ill Thursday onwards. The grandees went home to daddy today....needless to say one very tired woman here.....

Abraham Lincoln (Feb 12 1809 - April 15 1865)..

Now to This Day in History.....It was on April 14 1865 that President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in Ford's Theatre, Washington.  Lincoln was to die from his wounds the following day, April 15th...

'Undergang der Titanic', conception by Willy Stower 1912

In the next century another event would also occur on this day. At 11:40 pm on April 14 1912 the unsinkable Titanic struck an iceberg. And in the early hours of April 15th the Titanic sank to the seabed with an enormous loss of life....

Margaret Thatcher nee Roberts (Oct 13 1925 - April 8 2013) 

Belated I know but I would like to mention here the passing of Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister in the UK from 4 May 1979 - 28 November 1990. There has been mixed reactions to her death here in the UK. Love her or hate her, I personally respected her. I may not have agreed with all what she did but she always stuck to her word. And a little bit of extra information here, my mother went to school with Maggie, Grantham's Girls Grammar School....

Well, that's all for now. So until next time, take care....Hugs Chrissy x