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Exactly one week ago today, we actually met Denise from 'Mrs Nesbitt's Space' Blog Site. As arranged, we called in on our way home from our trip to Northumberland. What a warm welcome we received too! Aye, there's nowt like Yorkshire hospitality! It was quite a long drive from Berwick on Tweed to the tiny village of Liverton, in North Yorkshire, but so worth it to meet Denise. As instructed, I

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I have been blogging now for about four years, and Oh what joy it has brought to my life. I have made so many on-line friends and really enjoy reading their thoughts and the daily doings, of their every day lives. Towards the end of this month, DT and I are going up to Northumberland for a mini break to celebrate our twenty fourth wedding anniversary. Now then, which favourite blogger lives in

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Hurrah... At last my motorised wheelchair has arrived and what a palaver it was, to actually be deemed suitable for said, 'set of wheels' Firstly, one has to be assessed in the home for suitability and then a test drive at the Wheelchair Sevices Centre. All this stretched over a period of eighteen months. I got so fed up being stuck indoors, except when DT could take me out and push me around

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So much has happened during the passed few months it's difficult to know where to begin, so I'll try and pick out a few bits and bobs from each month.....So, here goes.... In May, I was presented with a new wheelchair which, although, still manual, was a much more comfortable ride and much easier for DT to manoeuvre around the ubiquitous pot holes, broken paving slabs and ridiculously high kerbs.

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My! How time flies. I've just looked at my last post and I can't believe how long it is since I wrote something....Many fellow bloggers have been in touch to enquire of my well being and I am so touched by their kindness and warm thoughts. I have spent the last year by visiting three different hospital out patients departments to be prodded, stretched, scanned, x-rayed and operated on, for four,

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At present, I have two essential chairs: The first one is a delightful leather bound recliner, placed strategically in the front bay window, so that I can watch the world go by, and, enjoy my lovely new wide screen HD TV. The TV was a gift from DT to alleviate my displeasure at my recent immobility. I'm having a lovely time, shouting at the blethering Polititians, trying to convince us that,

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This poem is dedicated to Leslie and DL who are undergoing a trying time.One night a man had a dream.He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the LORD.Across the sky flashed scenes from his life.For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand:He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints. He noticed that it also happened at the very

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Well, here we are 2010.... Never, have I been so glad as I am, to see the back end of 2009.It has been an awful year, with the exceptions, of course, of baby Christian's early arrival in January, the marriage of his parents and the baptism of Christian and Olivia, in July.2009 is the year I shall remember for 'sacking' my Consultant Rheumatologist, he replaced the previous one who had been forced

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As Christmas draws nearer I'd like to tell you about my 'thespian days', which began at The Pillar Club, held in a grand old house in West Derby Village, called Lowlands.It played host to many talents, including The Beatles and other well known Liverpool Groups of the 'Sixties'.Local young people gathered there during the week to play table tennis, drink coffee and generally 'hang out', doing

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What a lovely time DT and I had in La Mata, a seaside resort at the top end of Torevieja, Costa Blanca. We stayed in an apartment which is owned by a friend.It was very comfortable with a spacious patio area that overlooked well manicured gardens, with a large swimming pool.There were fine views of the Mediterranean too.I love to be by the sea, I suppose that living in Liverpool, one of the

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Darling Trubes and I are off to sunny Spain for ten days for a long overdue holiday.We are staying in a place called La Mata on the Costa Blanca.Most holidays come at a price, particularly when, one's husband doesn't pay attention, when being given precise instructions by 'she who must be obeyed'!I spent some time on my PC trying to get a 'best price' for Easy Jet flights to Alicante, which is

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Roll up, Roll up..I'm Coming To Take you Away, Take You Away.....There was a music store in Liverpool called Nems, it was owned by the Epstein Family and managed by.....Yes you've guessed.....Brian Epstein, later to become The Beatles Manager. I've also met him, on several occasions.Talk about 'name droppers' !Brian was a charming man, although he was the MD, he would often work in the Record

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Dedicated to my friend Scroblene and apologies to those who may have read part of this tale already. I was just seventeen, if you know what I mean!One day, whilst being driving through the City of Liverpool we were stuck in a traffic jam. Eventually, we pulled alongside a beautiful, silver, Aston Martin DB6.Oh joy, if, that wasn't enough, Paul McCartney was driving it and his father was sitting

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On Saturday 4th July 2009 our darling Daughter Ingrid married her long time love and partner of 12 years Michael.The following day their two lovely babies were baptised into the Roman Catholic Church, Olivia Grace aged 3 and Christian Zane aged 6 months.At the wedding, Ingrid was given away by her Step-Daddy, my beloved Darling Trubes.Certainly brought tears to my eyes when DT walked her down the

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At last I'm back on line after nearly four weeks without my PC, I had eighty eight e-mails to deal with and all kinds of rubish to clear before I could even begin to read all my favourite sites.Not being able to do my weekly Ocado shop and having to struggle around the local Sainsbury's was no laughing matter, especially for a 'gal' like moi in such fragile health.What's that expression now?....

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Our Darling new Baby Grandson Christian is home from hospital. He came home on Friday with his Mummy Ingrid.Today is Ingrid's 36th Birthday so lots of celebrations all around.Christian has regained his birth weight and is feeding very well.Apparently premature babies don't always know how to suckle properly, hence the reason for them having to be tube fed for a while. This all depends on how

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Our daughter Ingrid has given birth to a beautiful baby boy on Wednesday 14th January 2009.His name is Christian and weighed in at 5lbs.1oz.He was born 8 weeks prematurely and was in the high dependency unit until yesterday.He is now out of the incubator and in his own cot and doing very well.The birth was very traumatic as Ingrid haemorrhaged and the Doctors had to perform a C section to save

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Oh Dear!No Santa and sleigh from The Rotary Club's annual collection this year. Wait for it....Yes it's been cancelled on the grounds of 'Elf and Safety' !To quote Littlejohn, 'You couldn't make it up'.I'm so disappointed, it used to be the pre- Christmas highlight of 'The Avenue'.After the collections had been made, the 'neighbours' used to gettogether and have a glass or two of Christmas cheer

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This little yarn is for my friend Welshcakes Limoncello, from the Siciliy Scene blog. She hasn't been too well of late so I hope it will make her chuckle!As most of you know I come from the grand City of Liverpool. Sadly the City is often maligned by the media and anyone else who cares to jump on the bandwaggon.How wrong they are! Liverpool is a great and vibrant City.We live in a lovely leafy

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As it is more than a month since I wrote anything on my Blog and as several kind Bloggers have e-mailed me, to enquire of my well-being and whereabouts, I feel compelled to give you an update.I am still struggling with health issues and up to my eyes in prescibed drugs it is difficult to find inspiration. With this in mind, I thought, perhaps I may have a general chit chat or even a 'rant'! Here

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Mothers-in-Law law are often the butt of so many comedians jokes, sometimes, quite unfairly. There are a lot of good alternative comediennes around but I've yet to hear any of them berating their husband's or partner's mothers.Why is this I wonder? Is it because we 'girls ' stand together as the Sisterhood and believe that we are beyond reproach, or, is it because men feel threatened, often by

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Many years ago I was the witness,(matron of honour),at a friend's marriage, to a chap I had introduced her to. There were two single men also attending the wedding. One was a M. Ross, Esq. and the other was DT, (Darling Trubes).As I had introduced my friend to her soon to be husband, she was hell-bent on returning the compliment.Still smarting from recently being divorced, I really had no

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Why is it that ladies of a certain generation are very particular about their 'undies'? My dear Mum-in- Law would never hang hers out to dry on the washing line in the garden, and placed them discretely on a clothes maiden indoors, out of sight, and of course, always referred to them, as her 'unmentionables'.My own dear Mama, whenever she stayed with us, always insisted on washing her '

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This the title song of a Broadway Musical first performed in 1965. It was written by Rogers and Sondheim. I don't know very much about this Musical other than the storyline is that of an American Spinster, who could not give herself emotionally, (whatever that means), until she falls in love. She has a doomed affair with a married man during a vacation in Venice.Many years ago I used to sing in a

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This is a Tribute, to the dear Father of our Three Daughters.Sadly, he died last year, after a valiant fight against Pancreatic Cancer.As many of you will know that I have been very happily re-married to Darling Trubes for 21 years and he has been a wonderful Step-Daddy to the Three Girls, and a 'Fab' Grandpa to our three grandchildren. Michael and I divorced 26 years ago. On reflection, we

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'Tilly Mint'.I was recently asked by fellow blogger Thud, if, I knew the origin of the name 'Tilly Mint'. On researching this question I discovered that, it alludes to a female Scouser, (Liverpool lass), who, has ideas above her station.Ironically, my father used to address me by this 'term of endearment', when, I was a stroppy teenager, and 'looked down' my imperious nose, upon his advice, and

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Who was Spotty Muldoon ?Well, I don`t know who he was, but I sure know how he must have felt. I am sharing yet another 'health issue' with my dear Blogging Chums, as so many of you have been enquiring of my whereabouts, via e- mail and telephone; So, Here goes.....As most will be aware that, I am really a bit of an 'Old Crock' and have probably bored for Britain on my recent 'Back' problems. Not

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We arrived at the Inn at Whitewell, in the Trough of Bowland Lancashire, to a very warm reception. It was bitterly cold outside but on entering the Inn we were immediately warmed by the blazing log fires, a large pot of coffee together with, warm home made scones and clotted cream, accompanied by a Cognac, (for medicinal purposes only)!Our room was delightful, furnished with a large Four Poster

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I have just been doing the rounds of my favourite blog sites and the current themes are primarily about the integrity of The Honourable Members of the British Parliament.Lakelander has a good analogy about a certain suspended Honourable Member, by the name of Conway, which you can read about on his Blog Site.Without sounding like a "Grump"; Am I alone in becoming more and more enraged by the

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Well, I consider myself to be a "tough old bird" but was almost floored when, my Consultant Rheumatologist informed me on Tuesday, that I have a Synovial Cyst on the Lower Spine. Not malignant, "they say" (whoever they are)! Needless to say I have been scouring the Internet for information, I am glad to say, this seems to be the case! Treatment is initially Cortisone Injection in the affected

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1. Enrol on a course to increase my PC skills (at present zilch).2. Learn Latin.3. Adopt a healthier lifestyle, i.e. More exercise, less good food and wine, take up swimming again. 4. Go to Church. 5. Start Christmas Shopping early November.6. Trace Ancestoral Roots.7. Take a short "Girls Only Holiday" with 3 Darling Daughters, leaving the "Boys" at home to mind the Kids and Pets.8. Spruce Up

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