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"WELL HERE I AM AGAIN FOLKS"
07 April 2008
18:29:00 o'clock BST
Feeling Hopeful
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18:29:00 o'clock BST
Feeling Hopeful
"WELL HERE I AM AGAIN FOLKS"
WELL HERE I AM AGAIN FOLKS RATTLING THESE KEYS AGAIN.
TRYING TO UPDATE YOU THIS WEEK I DON'T THINK I'LL EVER REFRAIN.
FROM WRITITNG IN RHYME ABOUT MY LIFE WELL IT'S BEEN A HECTIC WEEK.
SCANNING THE LOCAL NEWSPAPERS FOR A WINDOW MAN TO SEEK.
NO NOT ONE WHO CLEANS THEM UP LADDERS BUT ONE WHO COULD FIT ME SOME BLINDS.
SO I RANG AND A GENTLEMAN CAME ALONG TO ME HE WAS VERY KIND.
HE GAVE ME A FREE QUOTE WITH DISCOUNT FOR BEING AN OLD MOTHEREHN. HE HE.
YES A PENSIONER AND WHILST HE WAS MEASURING I THOUGHT I WOULD GET OUT MY PEN.
TO WRITE YOU ONCE MORE A POSTING AND LET YOU ALL KNOW HOW I AM.
WELL I'M NOT TOO BAD THIS WEEK MY FRIENDS AND I'LL SOON BE CRACKING THAT PAN. HE-HE.
WITH SOME LOVELY EGGS AND BACON FOR BREAKFAST MAY I SAY.
MY COOKERS ARRIVED AND I LOVE MY EGGS THE EASY OVER WAY HE-HE.
THERE'LL BE DUMPLINGS TO MAKE AND PIES TO BAKE AND OH! WHAT A DELIGHT IT WILL BE.
TO BE ABLE TO SIT DOWN TO EAT A GOOD DINNER MOTHERHENS HAD TO MAKE DO YOU SEE.
WITH THE MICROWAVE FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND I DON'T LIKE THEM AT ALL.
SO YES I'LL BE BAKING AND NOSHING ONCE MORE I'LL BE HAVING A BALL.
IV'E MANAGED A FEW MORE HEAVY JOBS LIKE I SAID WHEN A ONE MAN BAND.
A LITTLE BIT DIFFERANT FROM LAST YEAR SITTING AROUND ON THE SAND.
YET STILL I AM HAPPY EACH MORNING I RISE AND I LOOK OUT AT THE GREEN.
GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME MY FRIENDS AND AGAIN THE BLACKBIRD IV'E SEEN.
RUNNING BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS PITTA PATTA GO HIS FEET.
ON THE BACK LAWN TO ATTRACT THE WORMS SO HE CAN HAVE A TREAT.
DOWN BOBS HIS HEAD AS HE SNATCHES THE WORM I WATCH HIM ENJOY HIS CATCH.
YOU KNOW I LOVE GARDENS AND NATURE AND TO ME THE OCEANS NO MATCH.
NOT FOR LAUGHING KATH ANYWAY SO YES I AM HAPPY ONCE MORE.
THOUGH THE GARDENING WILL HAVE TO WAIT AS I HAVE MORE IMPORTANT CHORES.
MY POTS ARE STILL FLOURISHING WONDERFULLY FROM LAST SEPTEMBER BACK WHEN.
I FILLED THEM ALL WITH WINTER PANSIES ANDD SHRUBS YES OLD MOTHERHEN.
WELL TODAY I'VE BEEN BUSY SEWING TO RUN UP SOME DRAPES IF I CAN.
NOT ONLY THE OLD ARTHRITIC BONES ACHE BUT MY EYES TOO NOT PERFECT TO SCAN.
THAT EYE OF THE SEWING MACHINE NEEDLE GOOD GRIEF I'LL BE HERE ALL DAY.
TRYING TO THREAD THE YARN THROUGH IT BUT " WHERES THERES A WILL THERES A WAY ".
I'M SURE I WILL GET THERE THIS FIGHTER AND NO I WILL NEVER GIVE IN.
THEN WHEN FINISHED AND NEW BLINDS FITTED I CAN SIT BACK AND STARE WITH A GRIN.
ANOTHER JOB DONE WHAT'S TOMORROW I WILL SAY TO MYSELF AND SIGH.
KEEP GOING MOTHERHEN YOUR WINNING BUT I WOULDN'T IF I DIDN'T TRY.
THIS WEEKS CALLED MY WNDOW TREATMENT WEEK THEN PRIVACY THERE WILL BE.
IV'E CLEANED THEM INSIDE AND OUT ON TH ELADDERS I WISH YOU COULD HAVE SEEN ME
HE-HE.
IV'E FITTED THE KITCHEN ROLLER BLIND CHAMPAYNE COLOUR WITH SCALLOPED EDGE.
AND A NEW PLANT AND PLANTPOT SITS THERE NOW ON THE SUNNY WINDOW LEDGE.
WHAT A PERFORMANCE I HAD WITH THAT BUT I MANAGED IT IN THE END.
A FEW TAPS HERE WITH MY TOFFEE HAMMER TO DRIVE IN THE WORKINGS AND SEND.
THEM INTO THE TUBE WHICH THE ROLLER BLIND FITS ON NOT ENOUGH STREGNTH IN MY HANDS.
ANOTHER ONE OF MY FAVOURITE GADGETS MY HAMMER IT KNOWS MY COMMAND. HE-HE.
MY CAMERA I HAVN'T GOT WORKING YET THE BATTERIES ARE TO CHARGE FIRST.
I'LL SIT ONE DAY READING INSTRUCTIONS WITH A CUPPA TO QUENCH MY THIRST.
MY NEXT CHORES TO GO MOP THE GARBAGE BINS AND LINE THEM WITH NICE CLEAN BAGS.
BY THE TIME I HAVE DONE I WON'T BE MOTHERHEN I'LL BE A KNACKERED OLD HAG. HE-HE.
SORRY MY FRIENDS FOR THE SWEAR WORD BUT I NEED TO HAVE A LAUGH.
OR I WOULDN'T BE ME WOULD I NOW FOLKS NO I 'LL ALWAYS BE LAUGHING KATH.
I'LL TRY TO PUT A FEW SNAPS IN FOR YOU WHEN I DO MY NEXT POST.
IF I CAN REMEMBER HOW TO INSERT THEM I'LL READ UP WHILST EATING MY TOAST. HE-HE.
SO ALL HAVE A LOVELY DAY NOW ENJOY WHATEVERS TO BE.
I'M TRYING TO GET BACK ON TARGET AND SEND THE ODD COMMENT FROM ME.
I AM SURE I'LL REACH YOU ALL SHORTLY BUT I'M SO BUSY AT THIS TIME.
BUILDING THIS NEW HOME AND TELLING YOU ALL IN MORE OF "MY SIMPLE RHYMES."
TO EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR BEING PACIENT IN DELIVERING MY COMMENTS TO YOU !!
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Hi Kath glad to hear you are getting sorted out ,take care ....love Jeanxx
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WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME !! It's so good to have you home. Trust me to be missing when you popped up again. Computers been a beggar - again - but bloke just been to fix it (I hope) so I'm catching up. Mwah - a big kiss for you. Now we're back in business.
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Looking forward to the pictures. You have such a good attitude and so much to do. It is so good to see you again. You take care and don't work too hard!!
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Lisa -
13/04/08 04:49