This was sent to me by Kerry while she was in the Amazon basin. She says on the postcard that it is very primitive there and I assume it is too hot for underwear if the man sitting down is anything to go by !
Monday, 29 November 2004
Sunday, 28 November 2004
KERRY`S TRAVELS
I have just opened my shoebox. It`s not any old shoebox but the one where I store all my postcards sent to me by daughter Kerry when she was a singer on the cruise ships. Among the postcards from all over the world are photographs taken at the time also. I have decided to do a regular feature about Kerry`s travels. The photo below is when she first started on board " Marco Polo". She is in the show review ` Viva Las Vegas`. This was about six years ago and one of my favourite pictures of her.
Saturday, 27 November 2004
OVER-EXPOSED 11
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HEHEHE Got him ! From the left in the sun hat is my son and heir. He has always liked to put an old hat on when he has washed his hair. His explaination being that, having very thick hair, it sticks up if he doesn`t wear the hat, true his hair is unbelievably thick , but a sun hat ! Never mind I suppose it`s harmless. By the way it`s my hat not his ! though when he moved out I never saw it again. He would kill me if he knew I`d put this in my journal so I`d best not tell him !
Next, is me with an extremely old-fashioned hair style that made look far older than I was, sittind with two of my brothers-in-law and a sister-in-law. Both of these exposures were at least 10 yrs apart, the latest being `hatty` about 5 yrs ago.
SIGNS
SIGNS AND NOTICES
These are supposedly actual signs that have appeared at various locations across the United States and the rest of the world.
Notice in a dry cleaner`s window: ANYONE LEAVING THEIR GARMENTS HERE FOR MORE THAN 30 DAYS WILL BE DISPOSED OF.
Sign on motorway garage: PLEASE DO NOT SMOKE NEAR OUR PETROL PUMPS. YOUR LIFE MAY NOT BE WORTH MUCH BUT OUR PETROL IS.
Notice in health food shop window: CLOSED DUE TO ILLNESS.
Message on a leaflet: IF YOU CANNOT READ, THIS LEAFLET WILL TELL YOU HOW TO GET LESSONS.
Friday, 26 November 2004
OVER EXPOSED
PLEASE WAIT FOR THE PHOTO TO DOWNLOAD. ..SORRY
I found these this photo with several others whilst hunting through some old paperwork. Obviously they are double exposures but I think they look rather good in their own way. From the left are Barney, Rosie and Hannah with me. I am looking rather young there so it must have been over ten years ago. Barney and Rosie have been gone for over 3 yrs now and Hannah just 6 wks ago. Barney used to stay with us for his holidays every year and any other time that his owners went away. We loved having him and all 3 dogs got on really well. The other part of the photo is my son aged about 12yrs and my sister-in-law at a family party. Danny is 27 now so that part of the exposure is the older by about 5yrs and the bottom right-hand corner shows my niece canoodling with her fiance now her husband.
Thursday, 25 November 2004
THE E-MAIL
I found this in the Daily Mail newspaper and thought you all might like it. It certainly made me smile.
THE E-MAIL
It all began as Janet Smith dusted,
And found her husband couldn`t be trusted.
The computer showed the wretched swine
Had got himself a woman ---- online.
The latest e-mail message read:
`What are you like Dan, in bed?
( I picture us frolicking as teens ),
Love from Brenda, Milton Keynes.`
Janet smiled, and then she wrote:
`Thank you, Brenda for your note.
`When in bed Dan`s usually dressed
`In Y-fronts and an old white vest.
He`s never frolicked in his life,
Love from Janet, Dan`s ex-wife.`
This story has a happy end,
Now Brenda is Janet`s closest friend.
For hours online they sit and chat,
Soon they hope to share a flat
On the lonely hearts page
writes a man:
`Looking for love.
Desperate --- Dan`
Hilary Pike, Broadford, Isle of Skye.
Wednesday, 24 November 2004
ALL PURPOSE EXCUSE FORM
Here is the All Purpose Excuse Form, designed to get you out of the trouble you have got yourself into. Where there`s a multiple choice, pick the one that works best for your situation and just go with it. You`ll be surprised how effective this form can be if you just let your instincts guide you!
Dear
a) Mum
b) Dad
c) love of my life
d) Assistant Principal
e) Local police Chief
Words cannot begin to express how sorry I am that your
a) car
b) house
c) pet
d) expresso maker
e) left arm
was severely damaged by my
a) infantile
b) puerile
c) inept
d) comically brilliant but nonetheless sadistic
e) woefully under appreciated
prank. How could I have known that the
a) car
b) jet ski
c) large helium balloon
d) rodent driven sledge
e) Zamboni
I was riding in would go so far out of control ? And whilst it is true that I should not have pointed it in the direction of your
a) house,
b) wife,
c) Cub Scout troop,
d) 1/16th sized replica of the Statue of Liberty, complete with light bulb in the torch,
you must understand that it was all meant in fun. The subsequent carnage that I caused is beyond my ability to
a) imagine,
b) fathom,
c) comprehend,
d) appreciate,
e) pay for,
and I must therefore humbly ask your forgiveness. I know that you are perfectly within your rights to
a) hate me,
b) sue me,
c) spank me
d) take my firstborn,
e) gouge my eyes out with spoons and feed them to the fish in your koi pond,
but I must ask you to remember all the good times we`ve had, joshing around at
a) school
b) work
c) church
d) the bowling alley
e) the municipal jail
and to remember that I am first and foremost your
a) friend
b) child
c) sibling
d) lease co-signer
e) only possible match should you ever need a bone marrow transplant
I think that counts for more than one prank, especially one that
a) was so stupid.
b) was so silly.
c) would have been funny if it worked.
d) you would have done if you had thought of it first.
e) I`m going to use it on someone else.
Sincerely,
Enter name here (or alias):
LAST YEARS PARTY
Hubby Jim, me and daughter Kerry.
This photo was taken on 22/11/03. We had our usual family Christmas party whilst we we all in the same place at the same time, not an easy thing for us lot ! I remember it well because I was really ill that day. I had the flu and spent the next week in bed. I thought I was being brave going out that night, but foolhardy was closer to the mark. I couldn`t eat or drink a thing all night and I felt shivery and sick. So this time we have our party on December 4th I shall be extremely healthy, or at least that is the intention.
Yesterday evening , coming home from work I was badly frightened by come idiot on a motorbike. I really thought that I was about to breathe my last. As he rode past me he touched the side of my car with his hand ! I don`t know what his problem was, but I hadn`t cut him up and he came up behind me so fast and cut in the traffic and rode right at me...like I say I was so scared. I even thought that he`d done something to my car so after I turned the corner I got out and checked my car. No damage but it gave me chance to sit down and calm down before I got home. Why Oh why are so many drivers that aggressive ? We all only have the one life and I for one am not ready to meet my maker just yet !
Tuesday, 23 November 2004
QUOTES
~ As an adolescent I aspired to lasting fame, I craved factual certainty, and I thirsted for a meaningful vision of human life - so I became a scientist. This is like becoming an archbishop so you can meet girls.
M. Cartmill.
Power consists in one`s capacity to link his will with the purpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.
Woodrow Wilson.
Ever since we crawled out of that priordial slime, that`s been our unifying cry, " More light". Sunlight. Torchlight. Candlelight. Neon, incasdescent lights that banish the darkness from our caves to illuminate our roads, the insides of our refridgerators. Big floods for the night games at Soldier`s field. Little tiny flashlights for those books we read under the covers when we are supposed to be asleep. Light is more than watts and footcandles. Light is a metaphor. Light is knowledge, light is life, light is life.
Diane Frolov and Andrew Shneider.
IT`S A FIGHT !
What fun it was today. Minding my own business this morning , I was in a local shop buying my hubby his favourite bread rolls when I heard shouting outside. When I went out to investigate, as did every one else in the surrounding area. There was this full blown fight going on. Two grown men having a good old fashioned Hollywood style fight! People stopped what they were doing and just stared. I, being a people watcher, looked around. Firstly some trainee bus drivers in their break were in fits of laughter. Some kids standing not far from the action were mimiking the fight and unfortuately the language too. As for the ladies shopping they did seem to enjoy it as well.
When at last it broke up, one of the men flouncing of in a huff ( well you would be in a huff if someone had been punching you in the face!) and headed for the bus stop talking to himself, and rubbing his very red face. All the people who had been watching it all just returned to their business as if nothing had happened. We don`t get to see many fights hereabouts so it`s not as if they are commonplace.
But this leads me back to the first time I saw anything like a fight. I was about five at the time and coming home from shopping with my mum on the bus. As we passed a bus stop there were two women hitting each other with shopping bags. I remember being totally stunned. Grown-ups didn`t behave like that. Older women than my mum, wearing headscarves , beating the daylights out of each other for whatever reason. This was etched on my memory on that tender age and has stayed with me all my life. Even now when I pass that bus stop I always think of it. I hate the thought of fighting, got into one as a child and it hurt ! Never again, I don`t like pain ! ........
Monday, 22 November 2004
MOTHER CHRISTMAS
WHERE ARE THOU MOTHER CHRISTMAS
Where art thou Mother Christmas?
I only wish I knew
Why Father should get all the praise
And no one mentions you.
I`ll bet you but the presents
And wrap them large and small
While all the time that rotten swine
Pretends he`s done it all.
So hail to Mother Christmas
Who shoulders all the work!
And down with Father Christmas,
That unmitigated jerk!
by Roald Dahl.
RANDOM QUOTES
The world was divided into good and bad people. The good ones slept better... while the bad ones seemed to enjoy the waking hours much more.
Woody Allen
He hasn`t an enemy in the world - but all his friends hate him.
Eddie Cantor
Experience suggests it doesn`t matter so much how you got here, as what you do after you arrive.
Lois McMaster Bujold
Sunday, 21 November 2004
ALL STRESSED OUT !
That`s it....I give up before I throw this pigging PC out of the window. GRRR...
Today I thought, why not try making my own signature graphic. Easy you say...that`s what I thought too. The principle was easy enough go to Microsoft Picture It ! and all will be revealed. The first one I did wasn`t too bad, not good but not TOO bad. When it came to the second well, after struggling for about 45 mins with the new tags that I had downloaded from a really nice site. For some reason unknown to myself the program didn`t recognise the format of said graphics. They are called `art image` and the site just didn`t want to know!
So now I have a headache and think I need advice as to a paint program that would be more use to me, so if anyone has any useful suggestions please I would be very grateful.
The weather is terrible again today, all drizzly, dull and miserable but I will console myself tonight by watching `I`m a Celebrity, get me out of here!`. I just love that program and I never miss it..there, I`ve admitted it now, sad person that I am !
Anyway, now I have to go and give Hubby Jim a haircut with the clippers. Thats a good antidote for stress in itself...LOL !
Saturday, 20 November 2004
THE DEMON`S DICTIONARY
Ambrose Bierce ( 1842- c. 1914 ), was a remarkable man: a veteran of the American Civil War, a writer, poet, journalist, and - most memorably - the creator of The Demon`s Dictionary . The caustic and cynical definitions of `The American Swift` survive the test of time, and still speak to his intended audience : `enlightened souls who prefer dry wines to sweet, sense to sentiment, wit to humour, and clean English to slang`. Shown below are some of the more pungent entries from The Demon`s Dictionary.
ACHIEVEMENT - The death of endeavour and the birth of disgust.
ACTUALLY - Perhaps; possibly.
ADORE - To venerate expectantly.
ARMOUR - The kind of clothing worn by a man whose tailor is a blacksmith.
AUCTIONEER - A man who proclaims with a hammer that he has picked a pocket with his tongue.
BAROMETER - An ingenious instrument that indicates what kind of weather we are having.
BORE - A person who talks when you wish him to listen.
COURT FOOL - The plaintiff.
COWARD - One who in a perilous emergency thinks with his legs.
DENTIST - A prestidigitator who, putting metal in your mouth, pulls coins out of your pocket.
ENVELOPE - The coffin of a document; the scabbard of a bill; the husk of a remittance; the bedgown of a love letter.
ERUDITION - Dust shaken out of a book into an empty skull.
FAMOUS - Conspicuously miserable.
FIDELITY - A virtue peculiar to those that are about to be betrayed.
FOREFINGER - The finger commonly used in pointing out two malefactors.
FROG - A reptile with edible legs.
GHOST - The outward and visible sign of an inward fear.
HABIT - A shackle for the free.
HERMIT - A person whos vices and follies are not sociable.
HOPE - Desireand expectation rolled into one.
HOSPITALITY - The virtue that induces us to feed and lodge certain persons who are not in need of food and lodging.
ILLUSTRIOUS - Suitably placed for the shafts of malice, envy and detraction.
Friday, 19 November 2004
CAT HEAVEN
A CAT HEAVEN
One day a cat dies of natural causes and goes to heaven. There he meets the Lord himself. The Lord says to the cat, "You lived a good life and if there is any way I can make your stay in heaven more comfortable please let me know."
The cat thinks for a moment and says, " Lord, all my life I have lived with a poor family and had to sleep on a hard wooden floor." The Lord stops the cat and says, " Say no more," and a wonderful fluffy pillow appears.
A few days later a six mice are killed in a tragic farming accident and go to Heaven . Again the Lord is there to greet them with the same offer. The mice answer, " All of our lives we have been chased. We have had to run from cats, dogs, and even women with brooms. Running, running , running; we are tired of running. Do you think we could have roller skates so we don`t have to run anymore ?" The Lord says , " Say no more," and fits each mouse with beautiful new roller skates.
About a week later the Lord stops by to see the cat and finds him in a deep sleep on the pillow. The Lord gently wakes the cat and asks him, " How are things since you arrived ?"
The cat stretches and yawns and replies, "It is wonderful here. Better than I could have expected, and those Meals on Wheels you`ve been sending by are theeeeeeee best !!!"
Thursday, 18 November 2004
PARENTHOOD AND SPELL CHECKS!
PARENTHOOD
*** If it was going to be easy it would never have started with something called labour !
*** Shouting to make the children obey is like using the horn to steer your car, and you get about the same results.
*** The smartest advice on raising children is enjoy them while they are still on your side.
*** Avenge yourself ~~~ live long enough to be a problem to your children.
*** Parents: People who bear infants , bore teenagers, and board newlyweds.
*** The joy of motherhood: What a woman experiences when all the children are finally in bed.
*** There are three ways to get something done: Do it yourself, hire someone to do it, or forbid your children to do it.
*** Adolescence is the age when children stop asking questions because they know all the answers.
*** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
MY NEW SPELL CHECKER
Eye halve a spelling checquer, it came with my pea sea
It plainly marques four my revue, miss steaks ey kin knot sea.
Eye strike a key and type a word and weight for it two say
Weather I am wrong or write, it shows me straight a weigh.
As soon as a mist ache is maid, it noe before too long
Eye can put the error rite, its rare lea ever wrong.
Eye have run this poem threw it, I am shore your pleased two no
Its letter perfect awl the weigh - my chequer tolled me sew !
Wilts County WI newsletter.
SICK AND TIRED OUT !
After IKEA and feeling very footsore I swallowed some more paracetomal and we headed off to visit hubby`s mum. The we went on to his sisters where we were till 6.30pm because we had to wait for the evening traffic to die down. Anyone who has ever travelled on the North Circular out of London knows exactly what I mean !
When we finally got home I was going to look at this journal but decided that my head wasn`t up to it, so I went to bed with some crosswords and a book until I couldn`t stay awake any longer and slept like a baby.
This morning it was raining that nasty, drizzly stuff thats chills you right through so decided to stay in and read some journals and some good stuff there is too. Reading Kathy`s journal, there was a link called Secret Santa names. This is mine : HORNY-ELF !
Hubby`s HORNY FAIRY
Daughter`s TUMBLEFLUMP BUNNY- TINSEL
Son`s FROSTY HORNY-GNOME
I did work out that the HORNY part of our name comes from our surname because daughter is married and is the only one without HORNY. Though how anyone with a russian surname like hers can be called TUMBLEFLUMP BUNNY-TINSEL I don`t know! I think when we have our Christmas get together we can all use these names in conversation, it will be good for a laugh.........................
Tuesday, 16 November 2004
INNER BEAUTY
HOW TO BECOME BEAUTIFUL
2ozs of patience
4 ozs of good will
1 cup of kindness
1 pinch of hope
1 bunch of faith
To the above ingredients add two handfuls of industry,
One packet of prudence and a little sympathy.
One handful of humility must be added,
Plus a jar brimful of the syrup of good humour.
Season the mixture with good strong common sense,
And simmer down together in the pan of daily content.
courtesy of Mary Rose
BURMA 1942
This was taken in 1942 in a place called Ahmednagar in Burma. My Dad, then 25 at the time hadn`t been there very long. He is in the middle of the back row. I notice from the photo that he had his first stripes and may have been a corporal at the time. This was the beginning of a long and hard campaign fighting the Japanese.
Monday, 15 November 2004
BILL SMITHS SCHOOLDAYS
Bill Smith was my own dear Dad. He`s sitting second left on the second row from the front. His school was Clewer St. Stephen, an old school that is long gone and replaced by a modern leisure centre. Arthur Road, Windsor, where it was situated is still a residential street. The same houses line the street but these days they are very expensive to buy. This school photo would have been taken between 1924 - 1926 and Dad had to be 7 - 9 yrs old. He always said he loved school but by the expression on his face I`m not so sure !
Sunday, 14 November 2004
ANIMAL MAGIC
Can anyone think of a caption for this cute kitty piccie please ?
Can you imagine having this many kids in one go, ye gods ! The thought is terrifying. Pity their poor mum with the midnight feeds........
REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY
IN FLANDERS FIELDS
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you with failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep,
though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
by John McCrae, May 1915
Saturday, 13 November 2004
LATE NIGHT POSTING
A CATS PRAYER
Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray this cushy life to keep.
I pray for toys that look like mice,
And sofa cushions, soft and nice.
I pray for gourmet kitty snacks,
And someone nice to scratch my back,
For windowsills all warm and bright,
For shadows to explore at night.
I pray I`ll always stay real cool
And keep the secret feline rule
To NEVER tell a human that
The world is really ruled by CATS!
author unknown
CAT JOKES
I`ve done the dog thing; lets hear it for the cat !
~~ Did you hear about the cat who drank 5 bowls of water? He set a new lap record.
~~ Did you hear about the cat who swallowed a ball of wool ? She had mittens.
~~ What is the difference between a cat and a comma ? One has the paws before the claws and the other has a clause before the pause.
~~ What happened when the cat went to the flea circus ? He stole the show.
~~ What do you call a cat that has swallowed a duck ? A duck filled fatty puss.
DOG LETTERS TO GOD
Dear God
Let me give you a list of some of the things I must remember to be a good dog:
I will not eat the cats food before they eat it or after they have thrown it up.
I will not roll on dead seagulls,fish,crabs etc. just because I like the way they smell.
I will not munch on `leftovers` in the cat litter box; although they are tasty , they are not food.
The nappy bucket is not a cookie jar.
The sofa is not a face towl; neither are mum and dad`s laps.
the garbage collector is not stealing our stuff.
My head does not belong in the fridge.
I will not play tug-of-war with dad`s underwear when he`s on the toilet.
Sticking my nose into someones crotch is not an acceptable way of saying hello.
I do not need to suddenly stand straight up when I`m lying under the coffee table.
I must shake the rainwater out of my fur before entering the house.
I will not throw up in the car.
I will not come in from outside and immediately drag my butt across the carpet.
The cat is not a squeaky toy; so when I play with him and he makes that noise, it`s usually not a good thing.
Dear God, may I have my testicles back ?
Friday, 12 November 2004
DIVERSITY AND MASSAGE!
Today is just another of those busy Fridays. Busy as usual from the moment I got out of bed. I woke this morning feeling very down for no particular reason. Though today is my late Father-in-laws birthday and Jim, will celebrate it by going for a meal with close family members. I can`t go because I can`t get time off work but never mind, I`ll be there in spirit.
Later this morning we went into the town and booked our next years summer holiday to Canada, which is somewhere we have wanted to go for ages. We are going in August so there`s plenty of time to get ready for it and to save up. So I was very happy that we had done that, even though we were in the travel agent`s for over an hour! But I was feeling a lot more cheeful by then. When we got home from shopping etc. it was 1pm. So i sat down and watched the news. So, Yasser Arafat and the great DJ John Peel have their funerals on the same day, now there`s diversity for you. I wonder what they would say to each other at the Pearly gates, it`s beyond my comprehension!
Then I find out we are to have a visit from Labrador Lifeline Trust to see if we are suitable prospective owners. It does sound promising, so maybe not too long before we have another four-legged friend padding about the place, and making herself (we want a bitch) at home. I do hope so.
Also today, I had my eyebrows `threaded` as I do every 4 weeks. It hurts but it`s worth it because when I pluck them I usually make a real hash of them and end up looking even more scary than usual and in a couple of weeks I will treat myself to an Indian head massage. It`s so wonderful for stress relief that I would recommend it to anyone. I first found out about it at the hairdressers when one of the girls, a different one from my usual stylist gave me a demonstration. It was so nice and relaxing I almost fell asleep, so I am going to have the real thing done regularly from now on. Wonderful, hmmm.
I was going to post something totally different but that can wait for another day. I just wanted to use this lovely graphic that I have found, but I`ll find another for today. Anyway, being 3.45pm that gives me 15 mins before I have to get ready for work. Mind you, it`s not that bad as I`m off for a week.....YIPPEE....now and I have lots planned for it. One of those days we are going to IKEA to see what all the fuss is about. My sister-in-law says it`s a terrible place but i`m not put off. I need some new kitchenware so I`m going anyway. HA !
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND
Thursday, 11 November 2004
REMEMBRANCE
As today is the day when we all remember the fallen in two world wars. I thought it appropriate to post the most well known poem written by the young pre-World War 1 poet, Rupert Brooke. He himself entered the war in 1915. The Dean of St.Paul`s Cathedral, London read this poem from the pulpit on Easter Sunday. On the 23rd April 1915 (St. George`s Day) Brooke died of blood poisoning in the Aegean Sea on his way to Gallipoli. He was buried on the island of Skyros. He was just 28.
THE SOLDIER
If I should die, think only this of me:
That there`s some corner of a foreign field
That is forever England. There shall be
In that rich earth a richer dust concealed;
A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware,
Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam,
A body of England`s, breathing English air,
Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home.
And think, this heart, all evil shed away,
A pulse in the eternal mind , no less
Gives somewhere back the thoughts by England given;
Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day;
And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness,
In hearts of peace, under an English heaven.
Wednesday, 10 November 2004
TAKE THAT!
I could never learn to like her, except on a raft at sea with no other provisions in sight.
Mark Twain
I didn`t attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter to say I approved of it.
Mark Twain
I like longwalks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.
Fred Allen
If you ever become a mother, can I have one of the puppies?
Charles Pierce
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Have you ever wondered why foriegners have so much trouble with the English language? Well..........
Let`s face it
English is a stupid language.
There is no egg in the eggplant.
No ham in the hamburger.
And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.
English muffins were not invented in England,
And french fries were not invented in France.
We sometimes take English for granted
but if we examine its paradoxes, we find that,
Quicksand takes you down slowly,
Boxing rings are square,
And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
If writers write, how come fingers don`t fing?
If the plural of tooth is teeth.
Shouldn`t the plural of phone booth be phone beeth?
If the teacher taught,
Why didn`t the preacher praught?
If the vegetarian eats vegetables.
What on earth does a humanitarian eat!?
Why do people recite a play
Yet play a recital?
Park on driveways and drive on parkways.
You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
Of a language where a house can burn up as
It burns down.
And in which you fill in a form
By filling it out
Any a bell is heard only once it goes!
English was invented by people, not computers,
and it reflects the creativity of the human race
(which of course isn`t a race at all)
That is why
When the stars are out they are visible
But when the lights are out they are invisible !
Tuesday, 9 November 2004
MISERABLE DAY
My get up and go has certainly gone somewhere today. I am just totally shattered. Maybe it`s because outside it`s so dark it is almost like night. We went out shopping to B&Q this morning for some more DIY stuff,ie. MDF board to prepare the floor in the loo, gets some more tile fixative and grouting and a ceiling light and nesting box for my feathered friends who visit our garden in the Spring. That`s if Jim has time to put it up on the wall. I could do it, but me and ladders don`t get on and I don`t want to spend any time in hospital !
After that , he took me for lunch, he`s good like that , bless him. We also go to the same place, the local garden centre which has a little restaurant that is run by some nice young Italian brother`s and they are used to all these regulars that come in there lunchtimes. They usually give us extra chips when we go !
But I am just so exhausted, even after cup loads of coffee. Perhaps the caffiene is having the opposite effect on me. No, I blame the weather, I can`t wait for there to be a good , hard frost to come down to make everything all white and clean looking. I always feel brighter on a frosty morning because it is usually sunny at the same time and it`s great going for a walk through crispy, frozen leaves.
Anyway, tired or not, I still have to make an appearance at work and having to face Attilina the Hunness,(my boss). The same age as my daughter but without the sense of humour and youthful jois de vive (have I spelt that right?) ..LOL.
Mind you, I have ordered my new washing machine that I am getting as a replacement for my old one. See entry ODE TO A WASHING MACHINE and you`ll see what thats all about. I can`t wait for it to arrive and neither can dear daughter who has been doing all of my washing lately. She`s a good lass!
So to get ready for work, but never mind I`m redundant from January 8th. and I can get used to not going out in the late evening for the first time in 19 years...LOVELY!
Monday, 8 November 2004
DREAMING
Ten thousand secret mysteries, Once revealed and long dismissed,
Could never touch with light.
The ceaseless ponderings of the night,
Fussing together , in silence forever,
The first and last thought of life.
Sarah Steel
Sunday, 7 November 2004
DUMB LAWS FROM EVERYWHERE!
UNITED KINGDOM LAWS
1) It is illegal to be drunk in possession of a cow.
2) If someone knocks on your door and asks for the use of your commode, you must let them enter.
3) The severest penalties will be suffered by any commoner who doth permit his animal to have carnal knowledge of a pet of the Royal House (enacted by George 1).
4) It is illegal to be drunk on Licensed Premises (in a pub or bar).
CHESTER LAW) You can only shoot a Welsh person with a bow and arrow inside the city walls and after midnight.
LIVERPOOL LAW) It is illegal for a woman to be topless in public except as a clerk in a tropical fish store.
YORK LAWS) Excluding Sundays, it is perfectly legal to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow.
TOP 25 LAWS (some of them...LOL..)
1) Idiots may not vote ~ New Mexico.
2) It is illegal for children to have unusual haircuts ~ Texas
3) Detonating a nuclear device within the city limits results in a $500 fine ~ California
4) Molesting an automobile is illegal ~ Oklahoma
5) It is considered to be an to push a live moose out of a moving airplane. ~ Alaska
6) It is illegal to wipe one`s car with used underwear ~ San Francisco, California
7) Pharmacists may not sell gunpowder to cure headaches ~ Utah
FIREWORKS, FAIR AND FUN!
What a great evening we had too ! The funfair and firework display was smashing but a little crowded. Jim and I bumped into Kerry with 3 friends just before they went on a ride called `HELL`S CREATION`. At first it didn`t look very scary to me as it whizzed round and round, fast but not furious( see pic. 2, Kerry on the inside of the ride with her pal). Then the ride operator shouts out` Who wants to go faster?Well of course, then it speeded up and the cars, instead of just going round and round, now started to go up and down as well. They flew round in a blur after that so when they finally got off they were walking like a pair of drunks ! After that we left them to go round the fair and us oldies went in search of coffee and doughnuts and then onto the firework ground to watch the display. It was lovely with all the whizzes and bangs and beautiful colours. Most of the time Jim had his camera pointed up at the sky so he gave himself neck ache to get the photos ! To improve the atmosphere for the youngsters there, the local radio station Star FM was there playing all sorts of thumping music to accompany the fireworks ! It was quite effective and it got the feet tapping which stopped them getting cold while we watched ! It was raining which is why there are spots all over the photos. But at the end of the evening we went off home as the younger people were still arriving to enjoy the fairground that was only there for the one night. We have been going there since our children we very small and we will be going back again next year.
Saturday, 6 November 2004
CRAZY GEORGIA LAWS
Here are some Laws of the State of Georgia, USA, Though I doubt anyone uses them much these days...LOL !
1) Members of the state assembly cannot be ticketed for speeding while the state assembly is in session.
2) Donkeys may not be kept in bathtubs.
3) Signs are required to be written in English.
3) No one may carry an icecream in their back pocket if it is a Sunday.
4) It is illegal to use profanity in front of a dead body which lies in a funeral home or coroners office.
5) All citizens must own a rake.
6) It is against the law to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp.
7) You can`t cut off a chicken`s head on a Sunday.
8) Chicken must be eaten with the hands
9) You have the right to commit simple battery if provoked by "fighting" words.
QUOTES
~ " It doesn`t hurt to be optimistic. You can always cry later." ~
Lucimar Santos De Lima
~ "Freedom is the right to be wrong, not the right to do wrong."
John G. Riefenbaker
~ " Why not go out on a limb ? Isn`t that where the fruit is ?" ~
Frank Scully
~ " Crying only a little is no use. You must cry until your pillow is soaked. Then you can get up and laugh" ~
Galway Kinnell
A THING OF BEAUTY AND INSPIRATION
Another real beauty of a graphic. They must have a meaning to them. Whoever designs them are very talented people indeed. Well done to them all. I am searching different sites for the most beautiful ones that I can find. I find them inspirational sometimes, or just lovely to look at and share with others who drop into to my journal.
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