I thought I would mention this great cause and the event I am attending on Saturday. A friend of mine was killed this May and here is his story, Monty's Story, and here is his sister's story, Isabella's story.

His sister and a group of others are putting on a charity polo match which I am attending this Saturday. I have never been to a polo match so I am looking forward to finding out what actually goes down.

Here's the invitation. Isn't it marvellous.

My granny died on Sunday (August 26th). I went to her house on Monday and looked through all her belongings and reminded myself what beautiful possessions she had and how well she kept all her things.

Throughout her life she lived in many countries, travelled all over the place, made beautiful clothes and collected  lots and kept everything so immaculately.

Jeanne (Granny) was a most excellent seamstress and it reminds me how much I want to be able to sew well. My observations from routing through her stuff are - old Liberty fabrics are just divine, styles keep on coming back in to fashion, it is hard for jewellery to ever really go out of fashion, making clothes looks super hard!

But I have come across these new Liberty Lifestyle Craft Fabrics. They're fab and my favourite pattern is this one, Liberty you still seem to have got it!

My grandmother is dying but while she is alive here are only a few reasons why I love her very much and always will  - AND when I grow up I want to be just like her!

You could always rely on Granny to -

• Drink the strongest gin and tonics - ratio: gin (slowly say) 1, 2, 3, tonic (quickly) 1, 2, 3
• Say inappropriate things to her children, grandchildren and anyone who would listen, 'I happened to flick on to late night Channel 4...'
• Hold court in any room - 'gentlemen should stand up when a lady walks into the room'
• Make comments on people's clothing and what she can see 'I can see your bottom' or describe a friend's skirt as a 'pussy pelmet' (yes in a crowded room on my 18 birthday, I had one rather red faced friend!)
• She once told me if she was every going to do a lecture, she would do it on 'knickers through the ages'

There's much, much more she has done in her time, but for today here are but a few.

I love Granny very much and Granny loves us x

P.s. Nicholas House was the care home she was in at the end and it is EXCELLENT. Don't think old, smelly and sad. This place is new, clean, bright, beautiful views and the carers are wonderful. I am already eyeing it up for my parents ; )

This gets me excited. Pre-ordering today

This weekend I went to a great friend's wedding. It was a brilliant day.

There first dance song was this Fleetwood Mac song and I love it. Wot a beaut?

One can't help but mention the Olympics because it is currently taking place in the UK. It is such great viewing and every four years I am reminded how I would love to be determined and great at sports!

Here are a few Olympic links

Grenada's first Olympic gold medal

Tom Daley looking gooood

Is it normal to be able to fly, well nearly

Looking forward to seeing Shanaze Reade  at the Olympic Park on Friday

And to finish off, here are a few questions that my friends and I have been asking ourselves while slobbing on the sofa

• If you had to take part in a sport from the Olympics, which one would you take part in?

For the last three weeks I have been umming and ahhing over a filofax. Yes, that personal organiser from the 80s and yes, I do really want one. It has taken this long for me to realise that after thinking and looking at them, online and in two different shops, I am going to buy one.

But now for the hard part... What size and colour. I think I have narrowed it down to this one:

But what if I want the blue (is it too blue) because yellow may get dirty, or compact because this size will be too big. What to do...

Who knew a simple personal organiser could bring such faffing! Me probably.