Bertie!

Meet Bertie the incarcerated bear!

I'll come back to him in a minute....

Hubby and I recently took the plunge and started talking about making our wills. Now I know we're only young things (who's that coughing at the back?!!) but it makes sense to get things in order.

As part of the discussion, our solicitor mentioned we should think about anything of value that we might want to bequeath to family or friends and that has got me thinking hard about the things I own that mean the most to me.

Having done so, it's surprising what has emerged as the items that I value the most and I can't help but feel that upon my demise, if the lucky recipients are expecting a windfall, they may be in for a disappointment!!!

And this brings me back to Bertie.

Bertie is my much loved lucky bear. He is about 2 inches tall and lives in the cage-like base of my bedside lamp. It's the best place for him because as you can see, he has a glint in his eye and a cheeky smile and would be up to all sorts if I let him loose!

Bertie was gifted to me by the best mum-in-law any girl could ever hope to have. He was part of my 40th birthday gift from her. Sadly he was one of the last gifts I was to receive from her. But I see him every morning when I wake up and I am reminded of just how extraordinarily lucky I was to have her as my mum-in-law.

He means the world to me but I'm guessing no one will fight over him when I'm gone.....so i may just have to take him with me! :)

I am pondering with the idea of blipping my other "valuables! over the next few days....