[Margaret Pilkington]

Spuggie, Mum and I went out to see my baby Sis......the book was done for Mum for her 78th birthday.......I'm not sure whether you meant you wished you could go out to Oz.....or do the illustrated Journal thing.....if it was the illustrated Journal thing......well, anyone could do it. It wasn't particularly clever.....it was just very pertinent to the time we had over there.....and it put the memories onto paper. When I asked Mum what she wanted for her birthday, she just said 'New legs'.....I told her that even Asda didn't sell new legs....unless she would settle for frog's legs. So the book was just a truly personal thing......I did buy her some stuff as well but I know that will be put in a drawer somewhere for best.....and will probably never see the light of day again.