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Wimbledon and Tennis and a bit of nostalgia
Watching Wimbledon is a regular mid-summer event for me. In days long ago my Dad used to take a week of his holidays so that he could watch the second week’s action. Tennis in my childhood played a huge part. … Continue reading
Nostalgia
Don’t ask me what set me down nostalgia trail the other evening; I found myself on youtube looking for videos of Muffin the Mule. Television was in its infancy in the post-war years in Britain, and I suspect I was … Continue reading
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Tagged Children's talks, Children's TV, Harry Corbett, Muffin the Mule, nostalgia, puppetry, raccoons, Sooty
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Search engines
Search engines have always tended to confuse me. But over the years I have got better at typing in keywords and even phrases or questions, to help me get to the places that will have the information I need. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, dogs, God, internet, keywords, search engines, spirituality
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A Good Woman
Helen Hunt is one of my favourite movie stars, she never disappoints, indeed her understated classic delivery is always a pleasure to watch; she makes each role her own. So last night I was delighted to curl up with the … Continue reading
Posted in Film Reviews
Tagged A Good Woman, Feelgood, Films, Helen Hunt, Humour, Oscar Wilde, Scarlett Johansson
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Being positive
Have decided to be more positive today. There was a temptation to continue to rant about the Government, the cuts, the economy, the bad things…….. and so forth. Then I thought about the peaceful time we had with Misty at … Continue reading
Getting the oil spill
Saw this link on Feel Free to Laugh. If you press this link you can see what the oil spill would actually mean in your part of the world. It’s quite frightening and helps us to appreciate what it means … Continue reading
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Tagged environment, Feel Free to Laugh, Florida, litter, oil spill, Pacific Soup
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The right kind of primates
Had to share this post from My Manner of Life – especially the video. Try and look at it if you can. It’s well worth it on what may have been a hard Sunday for some.
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Tagged Bonds of love, Christianity, gorillas, love, My Manner of Life, primates
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God’s children
Naomi, who writes at Little Red Hen put an interesting comment on my blog post about Looking on the Bright Side. She suggests that the challenge for older people is to find ways to be positive with our children and … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessings, calm assurance, children, Kahlil Gibran, Little Red Hen, Sacred Space, spirituality
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Hectic Retirement
This past week has been both busy and gippy-up. We set off to stay over at Ayr Caravan Club Site as our base for 2 nights. This was to give us the opportunity to go and see the Tinies at … Continue reading
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Tagged Ayr, Campervanning, Dance Concert, Kilmun, memories, Tinies, University of the West of Scotland
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Look on the bright side
Well, all was not gloom and doom yesterday – despite the negative way I was feeling. Don’t get me wrong, the budget was as the pundits had thought – pretty Draconian. And I was justified in being upset for the … Continue reading