"THE CALL THAT MADE ME SMILE"

(Thanx to Missie for this beautiful graphic)

TODAY WHILE I WAS BUSY I HEARD MY MOBILE RING.

I WONDERED WHO CAN THIS BE I HOPE GOOD NEWS IT BRINGS.

AS I DON'T GET MANY PHONE CALLS ON MY MOBILE USUALLY.

SO I WONDERED STRAIGHT AWAY WHOEVER CAN THAT BE.

MY FAMILY ALWAYS TEXT ME TO SAY THEY ARE TO RING.

AND  ALWAYS SAY A TIME TO CHECK TO SEE IF I'LL BE IN.

SO I ANSWERED YES HELLO CAN I HELP YOU PLEASE I SAID.

BEFORE I GOT AN ANSWER MY MOBILE IT WENT DEAD.

OH! DEAR I THOUGHT THATS TORN IT I DON'T KNOW WHO IT WAS.

 

I THOUGHT AND THOUGHT FOR AGES BUT I WAS AT A LOSS.

 

WHEN I CHECKED THE NUMBER CAREFULLY IT WASN'T WHO I KNEW.

 

SO I JUST THOUGHT OH! WRONG NUMBER THEY HAD DIALLED TO GET THROUGH.

 

ABOUT AN HOUR LATER  MY LAND LINE THEN IT RANG.

 

I WAS LYING DOWN AND THOUGHT OH! WHO IS THIS NOW DAMN.

 

I HURRIED TO THE KITCHEN WHERE MY PHONE IS VERY FAST.

 

HELLO I SAID AGAIN AND I GOT A VOICE AT LAST.

 

A LADY QUICKLY SPOKE AND SAIDI'M RINGING YOU TO SEE.

 

ABOUT THE ADVERT YOU HAVE PLACED THE LOCKET BELONGS TO ME.

 

EXCITED THIS QUICK PHONE CALL MADE ME SMILE I SAID MY DEAR.

 

CAN YOU TURN YOUR VOLUME UP I CAN HARDLY HEAR.

 

SHE SPOKE OF VISITING MY TOWN AND SAID THAT GETTING HOME.

 

SHE REALISED WHEN SHOWERING HER LOCKET IT HAD GONE.

 

I COME TO YOUR TOWN ONCE A WEEK AND USUALLY TAKE A STROLL.

 

UPON THE BEACH WITH MY DOG AND PLAY AT THROWING HIS BALL.

 

I HAVE THE INFORMATION YOU REQUIRE AND WAS GOING TO TEXT .

 

WHEN I REALISED YOUR MOBILE AND SO I THOUGHT OH HECK.

 

I'LL RING THE LADIES LAND LINE NUMBER  MAYBE THATS THE BEST.

 

NOW  I HAVE THE INFORMATION I'LL NOW TELL YOU THE REST.

 

THE LOCKETS FULL OF SENTIMENT I COULDN'T BELIEVE MY EYE.

 

WHEN I READ THE ADVERT IN THE PAPER I BEGAN TO CRY.

 

SHE GAVE ME CORRECT ANSWERS WHAT I NEEDED NOW TO MEET.

 

HER AT MY FLAT TOMORROW AND I CANNOT  WAIT TO GREET.

 

SHE WAS REALY HAPPY AND SHE SAID IT'S NICE TO KNOW.

 

THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE STILL HONEST AS THE LOCKET DO YOU KNOW.

 

WAS BOUGHT BY MY LATE HUSBAND AND I COULDN'T REPLACE IT.

 

I AM THRILLED TO BITS SO OVERCOME WITH EMOTION I  ADMIT.

 

SO TOMORROW AFTERNOON SHE WILL BE HERE WITH ME AND I .

 

WILL RETURN TO HER  THE  LOCKET AND  I BET THAT I WILL CRY.

 

AS I LOVE TO SEE FOLK HAPPY AND I'M THRILLED I GOT THE CALL.

 

I'M GOING TO RING UP JOSEPH NOW TO TELL HIM ABOUT IT ALL.

 

SO MY ADVERT DID THE TRICK J/LAND I'M SO HAPPY AT THIS TIME.

 

AND IT MADE ME FEEL I HAD  TO WRITE ANOTHER SIMPLE RHYME.

 

ASTORIASAND  

"THIS WILL BE THE REASON"

IT'S 3-30AM EARLY MORNING ONCE AGAIN I CANNOT SLEEP.

IV'E BEEN IN BED SINCE 10PM AND HAVN'T HAD A PEEP.

TOSSED AND TURNED AND FELT REAL BAD I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG.

JUST LATELY THOUGH IV'E WONDERED IF IT'S PAST I DWELL UPON.

THINGS WHICH HAVE SO TROUBLED ME I CARN'T GET OFF MY MIND.

NO MATTER WHAT I TRY TO DO THERE STILL AROUND I FIND.

IT SEEMS I GO FOR A FEW MONTHS AND EVERTHINGS OK!!

THEN I WAKE UP ONE MORNING AND I'M BACK DOWN BIRTHPLACE WAY.

MY HOME I CALL IT LIVING THERE FOR 58 LONG YEARS.

BUT THE LAST TWELVE THERE BROUGHT SADNESS AND ALSO LOTS OF TEARS.

YET STILL I MISS IT BADLY AND I KNOW I CARN'T GO BACK.

THERE'S TOO MANY REASONS WHY THIS IS BUT LIVING HERE I LACK.

THE COMPANY OF PEOPLE I DON'T SEEM TO MEET A SOUL.

I'M VERY LONELY EVERY DAY AND THIS WAS NOT MY GOAL.

I THOUGHT IN MOVING TO THE COAST  2 YRS AGO A NEW LIFE.

THE NEIGHBOURS ARE SO FEW AND EACH OF THEM OUT WITH THERE WIFE.

I HARDLY EVER SEE THEM  THE OTHERS ARE AT WORK.

A GARDEN NOW I DO NOT HAVE MY FAVOURITE PLACE  TO LURK.

WHEN WORK INSIDE MY HOME IS DONE THIS HELPED TO PASS MY DAY.

I'M FINDING I'M SO VERY BORED AND CANNOT FIND A WAY.

TO OCCUPY MY MIND AT ALL IV'E TRIED MY VERY BEST.

MANY VARIED INTERESTS IV'E PUT OUT TO THE TEST.

BUT NONE OF THEM ARE WORKING AND NOT WELL ENOUGH TO FIND.

EVEN A PART TIME JOB OUT THERE TO OCCUPY MY MIND.

IS IT THE LONG LONG WINTER MONTHS OR THE BOREDOM OF THIS FLAT.

WITHOUT MY OWN FRONT DOOR I FEEL SHUT OFF AND OH SO TRAPPED.

BEING 61 THIS YEAR I'M NOT IN A POSITION.

TO START BUYING PROPERTY ONCE AGAIN SO THATS NOT THE DECISION

PERMANANT RENTS ARE SCANTY I WAS LUCKY TO GET THIS.

FACING THE SEA IS WONDERFUL BUT LOTS I STILL DO MISS.

I'M NOT ONE FOR GROUP MIXING IV'E TRIED THIS IN THE PAST.

WHEN MY NERVES WERE REALY BAD I TRIED AND IT DIDN'T LAST.

I'M ALMOST A TEA TOTAL GAL SO DON'T GO OUT TO PUBS.

IN THE EVENINGS LIKE SOME THOUGH IT'S BEEN SAID I SHOULD.

AND HAVE A COUPLE OF FRUIT JUICES TO TRY AND MEET NEW FRIENDS.

BUT IT'S NOT MY IDEA OF COMPANY AND SUGGESTIONS NEVER END.

EACH DAY I GO OUT FOR A WALK A LITTLE JUST TO SAY.

HELLO AND SMILE AT PEOPLE AS I GO ON MY WAY.

ONE CANNOT WALK FOREVER SO I TRUDGE BACK HOME ALONE.

THEN ONCE INSIDE AGAIN I'M FEELING SAD AND ALL ALONE.

IV'E HAD WORDS WITH MY DOCTOR AND HELP FROM THEM IS NIL.

THEN WHEN I CAME TO J/LAND I THOUGHT THAT THIS WOULD FILL.

THIS EMPTY SPACE INSIDE ME BUT I'M FEELING BAD AGAIN.

STARTING TO GET DEPRESSED ONCE MORE AND FEELING JUST THE SAME.

AS WHEN I DID SOME YEARS AGO SO AM I IN A RUT.

I CANNOT THINK OF ANYTHING MORE IN MY RHYME TO PUT.

SO IF YOU DO NOT HEAR FROM ME YOU'LL KNOW THAT I'M NOT WELL.

AND BECAUSE I'M BORED AND LONELY NOW I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO TELL.

MOST OF YOU HAVE GARDENS AND I'M DREADING READING ALL.

ABOUT YOUR BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS AND SHRUBS ALL LARGE AND  SMALL..

SPRINGING UP AROUND YOU IT MAKES ME WANT ONE TOO.

THEN WHEN I READ YOUR POSTINGS I'M BACK THEN FEELING BLUE.

I DO NOT DRIVE SO I CANNOT GET OUT SO VERY FAR.

LIKE OTHERS WHO TAKE SHORT TRIPS OUT TO BREAK THE DAY BY CAR.

SO YES I HAVE A PROBLEM AND I DON'T SEE A WAY OUT.

I DO HAVE OTHER HOBBIES BUT WITH THESE YOUR SAT ABOUT.

AND MY WEIGHT HAS SIMPLY  ROCKETED SO MUCH  MY HEAVIEST YET.

I FEEL THE GARDENING EVERY DAY KEPT ME SLIM I BET.

IT ALSO  KEPT ME ACTIVE BOTH IN MY BODY AND MIND.

ANOTHER INTEREST LIKE THIS I HAVE YET TO FIND.

I'LL CONTINUE TO PUT COMMENTS IN YOUR JOURNALS EVERY DAY.

AS I KNOW HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU MINE MEAN THE WORLD  I'LL SAY. 

I AM NOT LEAVING J/LAND BUT I DON'T FEEL THAT I CAN.

WRITESO MUCH AS I WOULD LOVE FEELING AS I AM.

SO ALL TAKE CARE  IF NO ALERT FROM ME FOR QUITE A TIME.

THIS WILL BE THE REASON I'M NOT WRITING SIMPLE RHYME.

ASTORIASAND        TAKE CARE GOD BLESS.

 

                                         

 

 

WEDNESDAY I WOKE AT 5-45AM"

WEDNESDAY I WOKE AT 5-45AM ANOTHER LONG DAY BEGAN.

A NICE MORNING CUPPA AND STRAIGHT ONLINE TO DO COMMENTS WAS  MY PLAN.

JOSEPH IS SLEEPING MUCH LONGER HE DIDN'T WAKE UNTIL TEN.

WE HAD OUT BREAKFAST PACKED OUR TOGS AND WENT TO THE SWIMMING BATHS THEN.

I HAVE MANAGED TO PRINT SOME ADVERTS THEY LOOK VERY GOOD TO TELL.

ABOUT THE LOCKET THAT JOSEPH FOUND AND I'VE PLACED IN THE PAPER AS WELL.

I HAVN'T BEEN SWIMMING FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS AND SO I DIDN'T DO MUCH.

AS I DIDN'T WANT TO BE ACHING TODAY AND ALL THE PAINS AS SUCH.

BUT I'M HAPPY TO SAY WE HAD GREAT FUN AND I ARRIVED SAFELY BACK HOME

AS ALL OF YOU KNOW IN THE PAST RHYMES I'VE  WROTE I'M A BIT

ACCIDENT PRONE.(HA)

JOSEPH THEN WANTED TO GO BACK TO TOWN SO I THOUGHT OH! HERE WE GO!!

I WAS SHATTERED FROM SWIMMING AND FEELING QUITE TIRED SO I SAID WE WILL HAVE TO WALK SLOW.

HE REPLIED I WANT TO BUY A GIFT FOR MY MUM BEFORE I GO HOME.

SO OFF WE SET HE'D BEEN GOOD AS GOLD IT WAS ME WHO THEN STARTED TO MOAN.

OH! MY LEGS ARE ACHING JOSEPH AND MY BACK FEELS THAT IT IS BROKE.

WHEN JOSEPH PIPES UP WELL GRANDMA SWIMMINGS NOT FOR OLD FOLK.( HA)

I LET OUT A PEEL OF LAUGHTER THE SHOPPERS WERE STARING AT US.

AND JOSEPH SAID I'LL CARRY THE BAGS AND STARTED TO REALY FUSS.

ARE YOU SURE YOUR ALRIGHT THEN GRANDMA IF NOT WE'LL GO BACK TO THE FLAT.

I REPLIED OH! GRANDMA'S A  TOUGH OLD STICK I CAN MANAGE I'M SURE OF THAT.

HE FANCIEDA GAME OF AIR FOOTBALL SO THIS WAS MY NEXT NEW SPORT.

AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT I WON EVERY GAME I AM HAPPY TO REPORT.

FROM THERE WE WENT ON TO THE SPORTS SHOP  SOMETHING ELSE I'D PROMISED TO BUY.

SOME NEW NIKE SHOX TRAINER SHOES WHICH ON PASSING HAD CAUGHT HIS EYE.

I WAS IN MY ELEMENT SEEING HIS FACE AS THIS IS WHAT I ADORE.

THE JOY OF SEEING KIDS HAPPY THATS ME I  CAN NEVER WANT MORE.

WE GOT BACK ABOUT 1-30PM SO I POPPED IN A SMALL JOINT OF MEAT.

YORKSHIRE PUDDING FOR TEA LAST NIGHT WITH A WELL OF LOVELY ROAST BEEF.

ALL WASHED UP AND WE WATCHED THE NEWS WASHED AND CHANGED HE GOT YOU SEE.

GRANDAD WAS TAKING HIM OFF TO THE CINEMA TO  LEAVE MY EVENING FREE.

I WAS HAPPY TO REST AND RELAX FOR A WHILE AS MY FEET WERE FEELING SORE.

THE EVEING PASSED PRETTY QUICKLY WHEN I HEARD THEM OPEN THE DOOR.

AFTER SHOWERING AND A CUP OF HOT CHOCOLATE I LAID DOWN MY WEARY HEAD.

KISSED JOSEPH GOODNIGHT AND HE REPLIED THANKYOU GRANDMA AND JUMPED INTO BED.

ANOTHER DAY OVER I DO BELIEVE HE IS HAVING A WONDERFUL TIME.

AND I'LL TRY POSTING WHAT HAPPENED TODAY IN TOMORROWS SIMPLE RHYME.

ASTORIASAND

THANKYOU SO MUCH TO SUGAR FROR THIS LOVELY SIGGY SHE MADE ME.

 

 

 

 

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"I THOUGHT I WOULD GRAB THIS MOMENT"

 (Thanks to Donna of D's Designs for this beautiful graphic)

 

WELL IT'S EARLY HOUR WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EVERYONE'S FAST ASLEEP.

SO I THOUGHT I WOULD GRAB THIS MOMENT BEFORE JOSEPH GETS UP TO PEEP.

AROUND THE LOUNGE DOOR AND COME RUNNING WITH A GREAT BIG HUG AND A KISS.

THESE MOMENTS ALONE I AM SAVING SO MY COMMENTS AND POSTS I DON'T MISS.

ALL DID'NT GO TO PLAN YESTERDAY AS  IN MY LAST RHYME YOU’LL  RECALL .

WE WERE GOING TO THE MUSEUM OF GAMES urr!! CLOSED WE WERN'T VERY PLEASED AT ALL.

AROUND TOWN WE CALLED FOR SOME SHOPPING  WHEN A GAME SHOP WE SAW IN SIGHT. 

FULL OF EXCITING X BOX GAMES TO JOSEPH PURE DELIGHT.

I THOUGHT OMG!!!  WHERE'VE I BROUGHT HIM TO I HAD NO IDEA WHAT THESE WERE

BEING AS I HAVE NO YOUNG ONES AROUND I THOUGHT JOSEPH WILL THINK I'M A DURRRRRRR.(HA)

HE SPOTTED A GAME HE'D BEEN SEARCHING  FOR BACK HOME WHICH HE COULDN'T GET.

I  SAID WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO BUY IT FOR YOU HE REPLIED YOUR KIDDING I BET !!

WITH THIS I SAID NO I'M NOT KIDDING YOU WE MIGHT AS WELL GET IT AND SO.

I REACHED IN MY PURSE COR BLIMEY!!!  ANOTHER FEW NOTES TO GO (HA)

HE LOOKED AT ME SO EXCITED  WITH A GREAT BIG CHEEKY GRIN .

I LOOKED AT MY WALLET PART OF MY PURSE  IT WAS WEARING VERY THIN (HA)

FROM THERE WE WENT INTO THE ARCADE AND HAD A FEW COINS IN THE SLOTS (HA)

ROLLING TWO PENCES  DOWN EVERYWHERE A POCKET FULL HE HAD GOT.

FROM MY WHISKEY BOTTLE BEFORE WE SET OFF AS IT IS FULL TO THE TOP.

THIS PLACE I KNEW WE WOULDN'T PASS BY BEFORE THE END OF THE DAY.

WE ALL KNOW CHILDREN LOVE THE ARCADES IN SOME KIND OF EXCITING WAY.

JOSEPH THEN PLACED A  FIFTY PENCE  PIECE INSIDE THIS GREAT  BIG MACHINE.

AND WON A VIDEO FILM FIRST TIME COULDN'T BELIEVE HOW LUCKY HE'D BEEN.

WE THEN WENT INTO McDONALDS FOR A CHEESEBURGER THIS WAS HIS CHOISE.

I WAS HAPPY IT WAS SO QUIET THERE NO SCREAMING KIDS NO NOISE.

AS CHILDREN ROUND HERE WERE OFF SCHOOL LAST WEEK SO

THIS WEEK IT WAS OK.

IT PASSED ON ANOTHER HALF HOUR AS SOMETIMES IT SEEMS A LONG DAY.

NEXT WE WENT FOR A WALK ON THE PROM AS THE SUN BEGAN TO SHINE.

IT WAS QUITE A LOVELY MORNING VERY MILD AND OH SO FINE.

AS HE GATHERED PEBBLESFROM THE BEACH I WAS THINKING OH PLEASE ROLL ON SPRING.

WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN JOSEPH BENT DOWN AND HE PICKED UP THIS SILVERY THING.

A LOCKET WITH  E AND M  ENGRAVED SO I WIPED IT AND POPPED IN MY BAG.

I'M GOING TO ADVERTISE IT NOW AS I FEEL SOMEONE WILL BE SAD.

THEY HAVE LOST THIS LOVELY NECKLACE IT COULD BE A GIFT FROM A MUM.

OR A DAD OR AN AUNTIE OR SISTER AS TO LOSE THINGS IS NOT MUCH FUN.

I'LL PRINT SOME NOTICES AND ASK THE SHOPS TO POP THEM ON DISPLAY

SOMEONE JUST MIGHT SEE IT THEN AND RING ME UP ONE DAY

WE HAVE TO BE HONEST AND TRY TO FIND OUT THEN THEY WILL BE FULL OF GLEE.

I'LL TELL THEM JOSEPH FOUND IT ON THE BEACH WHEN HE WAS   WITH ME.

OK THEN GRANDMA HE ANSWERED LETS GO HOME AND BAKE MY CAKE.

AND CAN I MAKE ONE ON FRIDAY AS WELL TO WRAP UP FOR HOME TO TAKE.

I SAID ALRIGHT COME ON GRANDSON HAVE YOU ENJOYED IT  TODAY.

HE SAID YES AND WHEN I HAVE BAKED MY CAKE THEN ON MY NEW GAME I WILL PLAY.

HE THEN WENT TO THE TEN PIN BOLLING EARLY EVENING WITH GRANDAD AT 6.

THEN WHEN THEY CAME HOME THEY WATCHED FUTTY WITH ROONEY DOING HIS TRICKS.  

SO THAT WAS OUR TUESDAY  J/LAND AND HE'S BEEN AS GOOD AS GOLD.

HOPE YOUV'E ENJOYED MY POSTING OF TUESDAY AND ALL THAT I HAVE TOLD.

WEV'E PLANNED TO GO SWIMMING THIS MORNING AS THE WEATHER IT GAVE OUT RAIN.

AS I WRITE THIS THE WEATHER MAN GOT IT RIGHT IT'S LASHING MY WINDOW PANE.

SO I'LL GO GET THE BREAKFAST READY NOW  AS JOSEPH USUALLY RISES ROUND NINE.

AND I'LL CATCH YOU AGAIN WHEN I'M ABLE TO WRITE MORE OF MY SIMPLE RHYME.

 

ASTORIASAND

"THIS WEEK I AM HAVING MY GRANDSON".

THIS WEEK I AM HAVING MY GRANDSON SO I CANNOT GET ONLINE.

YOU KNOW WHAT THESE YOUNGSTERS ARE LIKE TODAY THEY ARE ON THE GO ALL THE TIME.

SO I AM BUSY ENTERTAINING HIM AND DOING THE YOUNG KIND OF STUFF.

AND I MUST ADMIT I CARN'T KEEP UP  I REALY AM OUT OF PUFF (HA).

UP WITH THE LARKS COOKING BREAKFAST GETTING OUT CLEAN CLOTHES FOR HIM.

AND EATING EVERYTHING IN SIGHT SO I KNOW I WILL NEVER BE SLIM (HA)

TODAY WE ARE GOING WAY BACK IN TIME I'MTAKING HIM FOR A WALK.

TO THE MUSEUM OF ALL THE ARCADE GAMES AND THEN I WILL HAVE A TALK.

TO SEE WHAT HE THINKS OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID WITH NO TECHNOLOGY OF TODAY.

HE'S COST ME A FORTUNE ALREADY SINCE HE ARRIVED HERE LAST  SUNDAY (Ha)

STILL I WANT TO SPOIL HIM A LITTLE AS THE LAST SIX YEARS THATS GONE BY.

HE'S BEEN LIVING OVER THE OCEAN IN SPAIN WHERE THE SUN SHINES AND LOVELY BLUE SKY.

SO HE'S NOT QUITE USED TO ALL OF THIS FROST AND COLD WINDS ETC WE GET.

BUT HE DOES TELL ME HE WISHED  HE  LIVED HERE HE'S HAVING THE BEST TIME YET.

AFTER MUSEUM WE'RE BAKING A CAKE AS JOSEPH HE IS QUITE THE COOK.

HIS MUM TELLS ME HE WILL COOK ANYTHING WHICH HE FINDS LOOKS GOOD IN A BOOK.

SO IT LOOKS LIKE A NICE PEICE OF CAKE AFTER TEA Mmmmmmm SOUNDS VERY TEMPTING TO ME.

AND WE HAVE TO LET THEM EXPERIMENT WHEN  YOUNG I HOPE YOU ALL AGREE.

HE WILL BE THIRTEEN IN JULY  THIS YEAR BUT HE HASN'T UP TO PRESS.

DECIDED WHAT HE WANTS DO IN A FEW MORE YRS YET I GUESS.

SO IF I DO NOT COMMENT AT ALL IN YOUR JOURNAL ALL THIS WEEK.

YOU ALL NOW KNOW THE REASON AS MY CHANCE OF GETTING  HERE  LOOKS BLEAK.

THESE YOUNG ONES ARE JUST SO WIZZ LIKE AND IN HIS SPARE TIME HE'S NOW ONLINE.

HE HAS LEARNED ME QUITE A FEW THINGSTHOUGH SO THIS TO ME IS JUST  FINE.

I HOPE YOUR ALL WELL AND HAPPY AND AOL ARE TREATING YOU GOOD.

SOMETIMES IN  THE EVENING I FIND OUT THAT MY JOURNAL IT IS JUST STOOD.

AOL WILL NOT LET ME EDIT  IT AND THE GRAPHICS SO SLOW  DRIVES ME MAD .

SO I THOUGHT I WOULD GRAB THIS EARLY HOUR  AS AT THIS TIME IT'S  NOT REALY BAD.

IT SEEMS TO BE LIKE LIGHTENING IN THE MORNINGS WHEN I AWAKE.

BUT AS I SAY IN THE EVENINGS IT'S JUST HOPELESS AND HOURS IT TAKES.

SO I WILL LOVE AND LEAVE YOU ALL NOW AND IF BY NEXT WEEK I'M STILL HERE (HA)

I'LL BE BACK ONLINE WRITING MY SIMPLE RHYME AMONGST J/LAND FRIENDS SO DEAR.

SO WRAP UP KEEP WARM IF IT'S COLD DOWN YOUR WAY I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING BACK SOON.

WHEN JOSEPH GOES HOME AND LEAVES ME AGAIN NEXT SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

I AM TRYING TO FIT IN SOME COMMENTS,BUT I DON'T REALY HAVE MUCH TIME.

TO WATCH JOSEPH AND COMMENT EVERYWHERE AND ENTER  MY SIMPLE RHYMES.

ASTORIASAND       

A BASKET OF ROSES TO ALL OF YOU"

                     

VALENTINES DAY IS SPECIAL IT'S FOR SENDING OUT MESSAGES OF LOVE.

WELL HERE I AM POSTING  ONCE AGAIN AND IV'E PLACED A GRAPHIC ABOVE.

FEBRUARY 14TH  IS IMPORTANT TO ME AS IT'S GIVING  ME JUST THE CHANCE.

TO EXPRESS MY FEELINGS IN A RHYME AND IN THE GRAPHIC TOO AT A GLANCE.

"A BASKET OF ROSES TO ALL OF YOU" I THOUGHT THE GRAPHIC JUST RIGHT.

NOT RED ONES FOR LOVERS BUT PINK FOR YOU LADIES ROSEBUDS ALL SO TIGHT.

AS OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS OR SO I HAVE HAD DEPRESSION REAL BAD.

TEARS I WOULD SHED IN ABUNDANCE AND I WAS ALWAYS SAD..

THEN ONE DAY I DECIDED A JOURNEY ROUND J/LAND I'D MAKE.

TRY FORGET THE MEDICATION DOC TRIED EVERYTHING I COULD TAKE.

IT TOOK A WHILE TO FIND MY WAY ROUND BUT THE PEOPLE WERE SO SINCERE.

I FOUND DONNA WHO MAKES SUPER GRAPHICS AND ALLY A LADY SO DEAR.

JAN OF SEREDIPITY SO KIND ABOUT ALSORTS SHE  WRITES.

CHRIS OF CABS CREATIONS WITH HER GRAPHICS OH! SO  BRIGHT.

WELL THEN I MET SANDRA'S SCRIBBLES WITH ROMAN A JOY TO SEE.

ASTRA A LADY I  CHATTED WITH WHEN SHE ENCOURAGED ME.

I'M SORRY SHE HAD TO LEAVE US AS WE WERE GETTING ON FINE.

I AM STILL A LITTLE AFRAID OF CHAT BUT I KNOW IT WILL COME WITH TIME.

MY TEARS SEEMED TO LESSON SO QUICKLY AND I STARTED LAUGHING AGAIN.

J/LAND BRIGHTENED UP MY DAY AND I THOUGHT THIS IS MY GAIN.

ANOTHER FRIEND I THEN CAME ACROSS JOANS MUSINGS AND STUART FROM PERTH.

DEBBIE MARAINEY LEIGH AND MISSIE NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH THE'RE ALL WORTH.

SUSIE AND BRONNY AND JENNY WITH HER JOURNAL STOP THE CLOCK.

INDIGO MAGRAN CELESTE I DIDN'T NEED ELECTRIC SHOCKS.

AS THE HOSPITAL HAD SUGGESTED THE NEXT TREATMENT THAT WOULD BE.

THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY DOCTOR SAW A REALY BIG CHANGE IN ME.

HE ASKED DEAR KATH WAS HAS HAPPENED YOU SUDDENLY SEEM ALL AGLOW.

THERE'S NO MORE TEARS WHEN YOU VISIT ME CAN YOU TELL ME I'D LIKE TO KNOW.

WELL I HAVE BEEN PRAYING REAL HARD DOCTOR AND SUGAR HAS BEEN REAL KIND.

MARK WITH SALTY AND FRANK AND MARY THEN CAME INTO MY MIND.

TERRIE FROM GRAHAMFARMA AND OH! NOT FORGETTING FRIEND SAM.

TILLYWOO MILLIE AND LOVELY MARIE THERE WITH HER COOKING PLANS.

ROXXYMAMA SHELLEY WITH HER WONDEFUL GRAPHICS TOO.

THANKYOU FOR MY QUILT SQUARE ON MY SIDEBAR FACNG YOU.

MANY MORE I COULD MENTION SINCE I  POPPED ROUND J/LAND WAY.

I FEEL A COMPLETELY NEW PERSON EVER SINCE THAT DAY.

MY JOURNAL GIVES ME A CHANCE TO EXPRESS MANY MEMORIES I HAD LOCKED INSIDE.

GAVE ME A CHANCE TO LAUGH AGAIN SINCE THEN I DON'T THINK IV'E CRIED.

AS WHEN I WAKE UP EACH MORNING IF I FEEL SOME COMPANY I NEED.

I TAKE A TRIP THROUGH J/LAND AND ENJOY AN EXCELLANT READ.

THESE PEOPLE ARE KIND AND COSIDERATE SOMEONE IS ALWAYS THERE.

SO NOW I DON'T FEEL SO LONELY NO MORE FEELINGS OF KNOWONE CARES.

WELL SAID DOC THAT SOUNDS WONDERFUL WITH A SMILE UPON HIS FACE.

I'M GOING TO NOW LESSON YOUR TABLETS UNTIL IN YOUR BLOOD NOT A TRACE.

I AM HAPPY NOW IT IS VALENTINES DAY AND I CAN SEND OUT ALL MY LOVE.

TO ALL OF YOU IN J/LAND AND ALSO THANK GOD ABOVE.

BECAUSE GOD AND YOU ALL HAVE SOMETHING A POWER WHICH GUIDED ME THROUGH.

EVERY  DAY SINCE LAST APRIL WHEN I FOUND OUT ALL ABOUT YOU.

SO FOR VALENTINES DAY I AM SENDING FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.

"A BASKET OF ROSES TO ALL OF YOU"  THOUGH BEST NOT FORGET 

 "MY OLD FART"

  (HA HA ).

YES HOW COULD I NOT HAVE A LAUGH IN MY RYHME IT JUST WOULDN'T BE ME KATH.

WOULD IT NOW BE TRUTHFULL? SO I COULDN'T LEAVE OUT THAT.

THANKYOU FOR ALL YOUR COMMENTS AND TAKING OUT THE TIME.

TO ACCEPT ME AS ONE OF YOUR J/LAND FRIENDS I'VE NEVER FELT SO FINE.

A WONDERFUL DAY TO ALL OF YOU AND I HOPE YOU GET HUGS GALORE.

I CANNOT WAIT FOR MY BOUQET AND MY CARDS TO DROP ON THE FLOOR.

IV'E POSTED MY RHYME QUITE EARLY AS TODAY I"M PUSHED FOR  TIME.

I HOPE YOU LIKE YOUR ROSES IV'E SENT HERE IN "MY SIMPL

                                 " HAPPY VALENTINES DAY ""

                                               KATH

                                          ASTORIASAND

                   

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"WHEN IV'E WORKED OUT"

THE OTHER  SATURDAY MORNING I WENT ON A SHOPPING TRIP.

I PUT ON MY BEST UNDERWEAR TO SEE IF OWT WOULD FIT.

I WANTED TO PROVE THE MIRROR WRONG  AND HADN'T PUT ON A POUND.

AS MY REFLECTION WHEN I LOOKED THERE SEEMED TO MAKE ME FAT AND ROUND.

THE FIRST SHOP THAT I ENTERED HAD LOTS OF QUALITY CLOTHES.

TROUSERS TOPS AND SWEATERS AND SKIRTS DOWN TO MY TOES.

I SAW SOME VERY SMART TROUSERS THEY WERE JUST THE KIND I NEED.

SO I NIPPED INSIDE AND TRIED THEM ON AND FOUND I COULDN'T BREATH.

OH! MY GOD MY FAT IS TRAPPED WHATEVER CAN I DO.

THE ZIP GOT STUCK AND THERE I WAS MY FACE WAS TURNING BLUE.

EMOTIONS TURNED TO PANICK  SO I CALLED OUT TO THE GIRL.

CAN YOU COME AND HELP ME PLEASE MY MIND IS IN A WHIRL.

I'M FEELING KINDA DIZZY AND THE REASON IS YOU SEE.

THIS ZIP IS STUCK AND MY FATS TRAPPED PLEASE COME AND SET ME FREE.

SHE LOOKED AT ME BEWILDERED SIZE 12 YOU ASKED ME FOR.

THATS RIGHT I SAID I WAS A 12 WHEN I WALKED THROUGH YOUR DOOR.

LET ME HAVE A 14 THEN IF I CAN GET THESE OFF.

SHE TUGGED AND PULLED AT THIS ZIP TO SEE IF I COULD DOFF.

OUCH!!!!!  I SHOUTED LOUDLY YOU HAVE JUST NIPPED ALL MY SKIN.

WELL IF YOU DIDN'T EAT TOO MANY CAKES YOU MIGHT GET YOURSELF SLIM.

WHY? DO YOU THINK I'M FAT I ASKED SHE ANSWERED YES I DO.

I'M A VERY HONEST PERSON AND I WOULD NOT LIE TO YOU.

I WAS MOST OFFENDED SO I SAID OH! COME ON QUICK.

GET THESE TROUSERS OFF ME AND I'LL GO BOOK IN KEEP FIT.

I DON'T THINK YOUR GOING ANYWHERE UNTIL YOU'VE MOVED THAT ZIP.

AND IF IT BREAKS  IT'S  TWENTY POUND WITH THIS I ALMOST FLIPPED.

TWENTY POUND!!!   I HOLLOWED NOT LIKELY I'LL MOVE IT SOON.

I'LL SIT HERE IN THE CUBICLE MY FAT WILL GO BY NOON.

YOU SEE I'VE JUST HAD WEETABIX AND MY STOMACH IT DOES SWELL.

I DON'T THINK I HAVE PUT ON WEIGHT YOUR GARMENTS SMALL I CAN TELL.

SUPRIZED SHE WALKED AWAY FROM ME AND CALLED THE MANAGERESS.

SAID A LADY IN THE CUBICLE IS STUCK AND CARN'T GET DRESSED. (HA).

BY THIS TIME MY BACK ACHING FROM THE FAT IT ALL BEING TRAPPED.

AND WITH TUGGING AT THE ZIP NOW MY ENERGY HAD BEEN SAPPED.

FOR A LAUGH KATH SHOUTS GET THE FIRE BRIGADE THEY MIGHT KINDLY LOOSE.

THIS STUPID ZIP AND THEN MAYBE ANOTHER PAIR I'LL CHOOSE.

COS I'M NOT PAYING TWENTY POUND FOR A ZIP WHEN THE GARMENT IS SMALL FIT.

IT'S YOUR FAULT I AM STUCK IN HERE AND FEELING A FAT TWIT.

SO I TOOK A MIGHTY GREAT BIG BREATH AND THE GIRL SHE TUGGED AWAY.

THE ZIP IT FLOATED DOWN I SHOUTED HIP !! HIP!! HIP!!  HOORAY.

MY FAT ROLLED OUT INTO PLACE HEAVEN LET ME TELL YOU.

BUT I HAD THIS GREAT BIG INPRINT ON MY STOMACH TURNING BLUE.

INPRINTS JUST LIKE TRAM LINES I SAID LOOK WHAT IT'S DONE.

IT'S A GOOD JOB IT WASN'T AT THE BACK OR A WORSE SIGHT ON MY BUM.

BLOW IT I THOUGHT I'M OUT OF HERE  I HAD BEEN AN HOUR IN THIS SHOP.

ALREADY MY STOMACH WAS RUMBLING AGAIN SO I LEFT FOR THE COFFEE SHOP.

I SAT AND ORDERED A SARNY BACON AND TOMATO PLEASE.

MY OWN TROUSERS I WERE WEARING COMFY AND  I COULD RELEASE.

MY FAT AS MUCH AS I WANTED I THOUGHT I DON'T NEED TO SLIM.

THEM TROUSERS IN THAT SHOP WERE SMALL AND I DON'T WANT TO BE MORE TRIM.

MY SANDWHICH WAS DELICIUOS I WENT FOR A WALK ON THE PROM.

WENT INTO MARKS AND SPENCERS AND GOT A PAIR JUST PULL ON.

THERE COMFY AND ONLY A MERE SIZE 12 I'M REALY AS PLEASED AS PIE.

AND I'M CONVINCED SOME LABELS ON CLOTHES REALY DECEIVE THE EYE.

I CALLED INTO THE CHEMIST FOR SOME CREAM FOR MY TRAM LINES.

HOPING THAT MY STOMACH WOULD HEAL IN A VERY SHORT TIME.

I STILL CARN'T GET OVER £20 FOR A ZIP I THINK IT'S A LOT.

SO NEXT TIME I GO SHOPPING I'M NOT STOPPING AT THAT SHOP.

CHEEKY LITTLE MONKEY TELLING ME YES I THINK YOUR FAT.

IF I'D HAVE BEEN A SIZE THIRTY I COULD HAVE UNDERTOOD ALL THAT.

BUT SHE WAS ONLY ABOUT A SIZE SIX AND SHE MUST HAVE THOUGHT THAT I .

SHOULD SLIM AND LOOK LIKE A MATCHSTICK AS SHE LOOKED TO MY EYE.

WELL I'M GOING TO TRY AND GET RID OF MY FAT ON MY STOMACH AND GET IT FLAT (HA).

SO IT WON'T GET TRAPPED IN A ZIP AGAIN AND NOT EAT THIS AND THAT.

MAYBE THEN I WILL FEEL AT EASE WHEN I GO SHOPPING AG-EN.

AND I WON'T HAVE TO TAKE DEEP BREATHS LIKE I DID IN THAT SHOP BACK THEN.

THE ZIP WILL GLIDE UP AND DOWN WITH EASE AND I 'LL NOT BE OUT OF BREATH.

AS I MUST ADMIT WHEN I WAS STUCK THERE IT FRIGHTENED ME TO DEATH.

WHEN IV'E WORKED OUT AT MY KEEP FIT MY STOMACH WILL LOOK REAL FINE.

THE TRAM LINES GONE AND I'LL SIT HERE SIZE 10 WRITING  " MY SIMPLE RHYME"

                 

     ASTORISAND!!             KATH.

WISHFULL THINKING OR WHAT LOL!!!

"SEEMS I'M STILL A WALKING DISASTER "   LOL!!