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You will wear your finger down to the ankle if you are not careful, Stephen. :-0

A Wee Chuckle for the day

Little Johnny watched, fascinated, as his mother smoothed cold cream on her face.

'Why do you do that, Mummy?' he asked.

'To make myself beautiful,' said his mother,

who then began removing the cream with a tissue.

'What's the matter?' asked Little Johnny.

'Giving up?'

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Morning Folks,

It's not raining, but very dark and cloudy here. :-P :-P :-P :-P :-P :-P :-P

Huia, It's the usual problem with the GR site. You think your Posting hasn't gone.....then Hey Presto ......it obviously went twive :-S :-S :-S :-S :-S :-S :-S :-S

No news from Rita yet , it must be serious, :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-(

Jean , Take care, recovery takes time <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Off to Stirling to complete my wee jobs for my daughter. Her house is huge and everthing is on a scale to match. The skirting boards are 15 inches deep. The doors are nearly 7 ft high and are 40 ins wide. The intricate mouldings are a pain to paint. Never mind.....stops me from getting bored ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) As if I ever have time to do that.

Have a good day ya all !

keep well , keep safe , keep smiling :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Stephen, did you cough or sneeze and hit the submit button twice? Or is it just to make sure we notice your post?

Evening All !

'Went the day well' ?

Marilyn, I couldn't afford to pay 'Fluffy Paws' the Weekend Rate. ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)

Thank goodness I'm feeling a lot better today. :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

If you have a broken leg you will get sympathy........got a cold.....everyone avoids you like you have the plague. :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-(

Oh My goodness Linda....I have gone all goosey lumps with your poem :-S

My nephew is in Afghanistan......only 19yrs !! :-(
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I am off the Church this morning and will wear my Poppy with pride.

Are you better now Stevey ?.......what happened to fluffy paws don't he visit you. ? ;-)

Back later.......

Just read this on another site......... made me cry again




OldBird Griffin


A poem for remembrance day

“Please wear a poppy”, the old lady said
And held one forth, but I shook my head
Then I stopped and watched, to see how shed fare

Her face was old, and lined with care,
Yet beneath the scars, the years had made
There remained a smile that refused to fade.
A boy came whistling down the street
Bounding along on his carefree feet
His smile was full of joy and fun
“Lady” he said, “can I have one?
As she pinned it on I heard him say
“Why do we wear the poppy today?”
The lady smiled in her wistful way
And answered “this is remembrance day”
“The poppy is the symbol for the, The gallant men and women who
died in the war”.
“And because they did we are free, that’s why we wear the poppy
you see”
“I had a boy about your size, with golden hair and big blue
eyes,
He loved to play and jump and shout, free as a bird he would
race about”
As the years went by he learnt and grew, and became a man as you
will to”,
He was fine and strong with a boyish smile,
But he seemed to be with us a such a short while
When the War broke out he went away
I can still remember his face that day
When he smiled at me and said goodbye
“I will be back soon, so please don’t cry”
But the War went on and he had to stay
All I could do was wait and pray
His letters told of an awful fight
I can see it still in my dreams at night
With the tanks and guns and the cruel barb wire
And the mines and bullets, the bombs and the fire
Until at last the War was won
And that is why we wear the poppy son
The small boy turned as if to go
Then stopped and said “Thank you lady, I’m glad I know”
That sure did sound like an awful fight
“But your son, did he come home all right”?
A tear rolled down each faded cheek, she shook her head
But didn’t speak. I slunk away, head bowed in shame,
And if you were me, you’d have done the same,
For our thanks in giving is often delayed
Though our freedom was bought by the legions who paid.
And so, when you see a poppy worn
Let us reflect on the burden borne
By those who gave their precious all
When asked to answer their countries call
That we at home, in peace may live
Then wear a poppy, remember, and give.

Linda x

Morning Maddie and Stephen and everyone else who reads this
I am a lucky lady in that I have no close family involved in dangers past or present, but I am so very greatful to all those who served.
Through my research I have found a few in linked families who served and some who gave their lives for us all.
But most poignantly when we have been in France we always go to the cemetaries there and then it makes you realise how many gave everything for us.
So yes I wear my poppy with pride and like Maddie I will watch the parade and shed a tear too for those lost in our past and those more recently too.
I watched the Royal British Legion programme last night and had a tear in my eye when the 6 year olds came on at the end and the little girl spoke, it was very moving.

We will Remembe rthem

Linda xxx <3 <3 <3

Morning All.

I shall be remembering my Father, my Father in Law, and all my Uncles Today.

They all served. Both my Father, FIL, and two of my uncles were injured. My Uncle Dave gave his life for his Country.

I shall be watching the Cenotaph Service and bawling my eyes out.

Lest we Forget.

Remember Them

The Battles O'er

I return to the fields of glory,
Where the green grass and flowers grow.
And the wind softly tells the story,
Of the brave lads of long ago.
:
March no more my soldier laddie,
There is peace where there once was war.
Sleep in peace my soldier laddie,
Sleep in peace, now the battle's over.

In the great glen they lie a sleeping,
Where the cool waters gently flow.
And the gray mist is sadly weeping,
For those brave lads of long ago.

See the tall grass is there a waving,
As their banners of long ago.
With their heads high a forward braving,
Stepping lightly to meet the foe.

Some return from the fields of glory,
To their loved ones who held them dear.
But some fell in their hour of glory,
And were left to their resting here.

March no more my soldier laddie,
There is peace where there once was war.
Sleep in peace my soldier laddie,
Sleep in peace, now the battle's over.

RIP my Brothers

Morning Folks !

Clear sky this morning. The stars twinkling away. Magic ! :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

On the move early today.

I'll be marching with a Band of Brothers.

The firm handshakes and the knowing looks. Yes ! We will remember them.

Have a good day ya all.

Keep well , keep safe , keep smiling :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Afternoon all
Dull and grim here too Stephen. Not nice and not raining but threatening to.

Been food shopping this morning tried a newly revamped Morrisons, quite good, nice fresh looking fruit and veg. Have just eaten a pomegranate and it was easy to peel and juicy.
If you spend £60 you get a voucher for 15p 0ff a litre of fuel. So a big saving.

Must try to clear some garden today and tomorrow as it is garden recycling on Tuesday and we have an empty bin so far. Too cold and damp to get round to anything recently.

Have a good day everyone

Linda xxx <3 <3 <3

Morning my friends, hope you are all ok, and will enjoy your weekend.

Just got back from seeing to the horses, was with them at 7 this morning, supposedly to muck out and feed, then turn them out for a few hours, but Scarlett wanted to go for a ride so we did, it was great, very quiet and peaceful, only the wildlife for company.

Stephen, sorry you are not feeling well, take care and keep warm.

Still no news from Rita, am really worried about her now.

Well I have to get some lunch and get ready for my afternoon with the samaritans.
Chris has taken Scarlett to Oldham to see the Reindeer parade.

Take care and stay safe.
Jean xx :-) :-) :-)

A Wee Chuckle for the day

"You haven't listened to a word I've said, have you?"

Always seems like a strange way for my wife to start a conversation with me.

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Morning Folks

Who has taken my blue skies ? They have left a dark one instead :-P :-P :-P :-P

Have got a real dose of the cold just now. Makes me feel miserable :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-(

I had planned to do a bit of 'home work' today. But the way I feel I think I'll just curl up on the couch with a good book instead. :-P :-P :-P :-P :-P :-P

No news from Rita yet. :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-(

Have a good day ya all !

Keep well , keep safe , keep smiling :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Good evening all my friendly friends!

Just popping by the say hello and wishing you all well.

Take care and keep warm.

We may be going to see the Lord Mayors Show in the City tomorrow. Keeping our fingers crossed the rain holds off.

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Good evening Friendlies.

Looking back through the last few pages I see George does not post here..? I will have to ask him why.

Stephen, I see you were going to Stirling, lots of my ancestors come from there, but mostly from Fife.

Foggy

Hello everyone

Thanks for the e-card from you all sent by Pauline, I'm at work later but we went out last night for a nice meal

Hazel my OH has problems with Kidney stones, very painful. He had treatment earlier this year and had them blasted into smaller peices so that he could pass them. Hope your Duane is feeling better and tell him to go to his doctor to get it sorted

Love to all
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Just heard from Duane he has Kidney stones, his BP is goig down, So told to go home. Hope to speak to him whe he gets home.

Hi one and all

Just popping on for awhile. As i have put on Wales board just had call telling me my son Duane mayb having a hearth attact. He may have galls stones that what he went to the hospital for, But his BP is very high as well, spoke to him and he said having lots of test and just got to wait for resilts all to come back, He has just done the last night of his shif. works 12 hours over night from Sunday until Friday morning.But he is in best place.

I am having Caitlin from to night until Sunday night over at mine,{thats if all ok with Duane} So making most of the peace and quite.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~to you all

Hazelx