" GROW TOGETHER "

       

                          (Thanx to Donna of D's designs for this beautiful graphic) 

 

MANY YEARS AGO  WHEN MY GRANDCHILDREN WERE ONLY SMALL.

 

I USED TO BABYSIT THEM SOME DAYS AND THEY WERE NO TROUBLE AT ALL.

 

I LOVED TO WATCH THEM PLAYING IN MY GARDENS HAVING  FUN.

 

HELPING ME DIG WITH THERE SMALL PLASTIC SPADES AND SITTING THERE IN THE SUN.

MY FIRST GRANDSON LUKE HE LOVED IT HIS PICTURE IS HERE  ABOVE.

 

HE ALWAYS WANTED TO WATER THE PLANTS THIS JOB HE REALY DID  LOVE.

 

HERE AGAIN IN THE PICTURE BELOW  YES IT'S LUKE WHEN A TINY TOT.

 

I WAS ALWAY FILLING  HIS WATERING CAN AND HE CONTINUALLY EMPTIED THE LOT.

 

 

THEN CAME BETHANY MY GRANDAUGHTER SHE LOVED THE WATER TOO.

 

BUT A DIFFERANT KIND OF THING SHE DID SHE WAS ALWAYS GETTING WET THROUGH.

 

EACH TIME I FILLED UP THE BIRDBATHS  SHE WOULD EMPTY THEM SPLASHING ABOUT.

 

THEN I WOULD HEAR GRANDSON LUKE EXCITEDLY  HOLLOWING  OUT.

 

MORE WATER GRANDMA  MORE WATER  TO FILL UP AGAIN THE BIRDBATHS.

 

AS FAST AS HE EMPTIED HIS WATERING CAN BETH WITH HER HANDS SHE WOULD SPLASH.

 

OH HOW I LOVED THESE MOMENTS WATCHING THE CHILDREN PLAY.

 

AMONGST ALL THE FLOWERS AND EVERGREEN SHRUBS ALL COLOURS BRIGHT AND GAY.

 

 

 

 

WHAT JOY OUR GRANDCHILDREN BRING TO US  AND OUR BEAUTIFUL GARDENS TOO.

 

AND EVEN WHEN THE SNOW FALLS WE HOPE THEY WILL

 WINTER THROUGH.

 

THIS LITTLE  POND I  MADE FOR LUKE TO PLACE GOLDFISH IN WHEN HE WAS SMALL.

 

AND TO STOP THE WATER FROM  FREEZING I USED TO DROP IN THIS BALL.

 

IT WORKED EVERYTIME FOR ME FOLKS I DON'T KNOW IF YOUV'E TRIED IT TOO.

 

THIS PICTURE OF THE GARDEN ABOVE WAS TAKEN WHEN I STARTED IT NEW.

 

I BOUGHT SOME GOLDFISH FOR LUKE ONE WEEK AND BLIMEY HOW FAST THEY DID GROW.

 

I COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT  SIZE THEY WERE  AFTER JUST A  FEW WEEK OR SO.

                    

WELL AS YOU KNOW I DON'T HAVE A GARDEN WHERE I LIVE NOW BY  THE SEA.

 

BUT LIKE I HAVE DONE TODAY MY  FRIENDS I CAN SHOW

YOU MY  GARDENS MAYBE.

 

WHICH I CREATED FROM SCRATCH BACK THEN LIKE

THIS ONE I'M SHOWING YOU NOW.

 

A WILDERNESS WHEN I STARTED SLOPING GARDENS ARE

HARDER SOMEHOW.

 

ALL THE WATER AND RAIN DRAINS AWAY SO IT'S HARD

WORK TO WATER EACH DAY.

 

AND BECAUSE IT WAS SLOPING I MOVED HOME AGAIN  AS THE CHILDREN JUST COULDN'T PLAY.

 

 

WINDING PATHS  REACHED EVERYWHERE INTEREST WAS

ROUND EVERY BEND.

 

DIFFERANT  SEATING AREA'S I MADE  TO SIT TILL THE

GLORIOUS DAYS END.

 

THERE IS ONLY ONE HALF OF THE GARDEN THE OTHER

HALFS NOT IN VEIW.

 

I MADE A VERY LARGE POND IN THAT HALF WITH A

FOUNTAIN TO SPRINKLE TOO.

 

I'VE  CREATED MANY GARDENS WHICH  I'LL SHOW YOU 

IN FUTURE  POSTS.

 

I HAD LOTS OF INTERESTS WAY BACK THEN BUT MY

GARDENING I LOVED THE MOST.

 

WELL HERE IS A DIFFERANT PICTURE WHERE I STROLLED  

TO A PLACE I  HAD SEEN.

 

WHERE YOU CAN TAKE YOUR OWN DISH ALONG AND

BRING HOME SOME DAIRY ICE CREAM (HA)

 

THIS LADY SHE COMES AND STANDS HERE ON THE CLIFF

JUST OPPOSITE THE SEA.

 

SO THIS AFTERNOON I BOUGHT A BIG  DISH FULL TO PUT ON

OUR FRUIT FOR OUR TEA.

 

I KNOW YOU ARE ALL SO BUSY  JUST NOW  MAKING YOUR GARDENS LOOK FINE.

 

WELL I HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED THESE  FEW PICTURES OF MINE HERE  IN

 

"MY SIMPLE RHYME"

 

(THANX TO CHRIS OF CABS CREATIONS FOR THIS LOVELY GRAPHIC )

 

 I AM JUST MAKING TWO WINDOW BOXES FOR MY FLAT.

 

        I HOPE THEY TURN OUT LIKE THIS lol!!!!

 

     

 

                  

" LET ME KNOW "

            

 

 

MY RHYME TODAY IS DIFFERANT FROM THE USUAL EVERYDAY THING.

 

SOMETHING I CAME ACROSS ON THE NET MADE ME START TO THINK.

 

I WONDERED HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE  HAD NICKNAMES IN YOUR TIME.

 

SO I THOUGHT YES  THATS MY TOPIC FOR MONDAYS "SIMPLE RHYME".

 

WHEN I WAS A YOUNG SCHOOLGIRL MY NICKNAME WAS " WHIPPET QUICK ". (HA)

 

BECAUSE I WAS THE FASTEST RUNNER SO THIS NAME  IT DID STICK.

 

FROM  ELEVEN YEAR OLD TO FIFTEEN THIS LABEL I ALWAYS HAD.

 

IT WASN'T A NASTY NICKNAME SO I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS BAD.

 

WHEN I LEFT SCHOOL A TEENAGER  I WANTED  TO DIE MY HAIR.

 

MUCH  LIGHTER THAN AT THIS TIME AS IT WAS ONLY  FAIR.

 

SO  I BOUGHT A LIGHTENING PRODUCT  AND PUT THE BOTTLE  FULL ON.

 

IT TURNED MY HAIR MUCH LIGHTER TO A VERY NICE  LIGHT BLONDE.(HA)

 

SO FRIENDS THEY CALLED ME " BLONDIE " THEN MY NICKNAME NOW WAS NEW.

 

I DIDN'T REALY WANT THIS NAME BUT IN TIME ON ME IT GREW.

 

THEN AFTER I WAS MARRIED THE VILLAGE  BARMAID I BECAME.

 

AND A  CUSTOMER CHRISTENED ME "DOLLY" SO NOW ANOTHER NAME .

 

I SUPPOSE BECAUSE IN THEM DAYS WE WORE THE PARTON  STYLE (HA)

 

SO THAT  NAME SEEMED TO STICK AROUND ALSO FOR A WHILE.

 

THEN ONE DAY  I WAS CHATTING AT HOME WITH SOME  DEAR  FRIENDS.

 

AND MY SON SAID DO YOU KNOW MUM YOUR CLUCKING  NEVER ENDS.

 

YOU CAN CLUCK  FOR ENGLAND (HA) AND SO SAID THERE AND  THEN.

 

I'M CHRISTENING YOU AGAIN  MUM  YOUR NEW

NAMES   "MOTHEREHEN" . (HA).

 

YOU NEVER  NEVER  STOP CLUCKING AND I THOUGHT  HEY !! THATS NOT BAD.

 

HE SAID AND YOU WILL NEVER GUESS WHAT I'M CHRISTENING DAD.

 

I SAID I DO NOT KNOW SON WHAT IS IT TO BE.

 

HE SAID HE'S "RODG THE ROOSTER " WELL THAT JUST CRACKED UP  ME (HA).

 

I CHUCKLED AND I LAUGHED AT HIM OUR FRIENDS SAID  WE LIKE THEM NAMES.

 

SO WE DECIDED THESE WOULD BE OUR PERMANENT NEW NICKNAMES. (HA)

 

SO NOW I'M KNOWN AS " MOTHERHEN"  UP TO THIS VERY DAY.

 

AND "RODG THE ROOSTER" THAT HAS STUCK WE USE THESE NAMES EACH DAY.

 

THE REASON  I DID WRITE  THIS RHYME IS AS ABOVE  I SAID.

 

THE OTHER DAY UPON THE NET THIS PICTURE  KNOCKED  ME DEAD.

 

I SPOTTED IT THERE JUST BY CHANCE SO I WANTED YOU ALL TO KNOW.

 

I SNAGGED  IT FROM THE NET AND PLACED IT HERE IN MY RHYME TO  SHOW.

 

WHAT ME AND MY PARNER LOOK LIKE IT'S EXACTLY  AS WE ARE.

 

WHEN WER'E ON OUR HOLIDAYS EACH  YEAR  BE WE NEAR OR FAR.

 

I HOPE YOU GET A LAUGH FROM IT  AS I DID ON THAT DAY.

 

AND I THINK THIS WILL BE MY LAST NICKNAME SO TELL ME YOURS TODAY.

 

" LET ME KNOW"  IN YOUR COMMENT  A NICKNAME WHAT YOUV'E HAD IN TIME.

 

AS I'D LOVE TO KNOW WHAT ELSE YOU WERE  CALLED HERE IN 

 

                                         "MY SIMPLE RHYME".

 

                "MOTHEREHEN"         AND     " RODG THE ROOSTER"

 

             (  NOTICE THE SIGN  OVER THE BED THIS IS THE LIFE  )

 

                                                    HE-HE-HE !!!!!!!!!! 

 

                                                   

                                          HE-HE-HE !!!!    

 

           HAVE A LOVELY MONDAY EVERYONE . 

 

                                         KATH Astoriasand.                                           

 

      

"SUNDAY IS SOMEONES BIRTHDAY"

                     

SUNDAY  IS SOMEONES BIRTHDAY YOU CAN SEE ABOVE IN  THE PIC.

 

SO I THOUGHT I'D BETTER DO A RHYME AND I HAD TO DO IT QUICK.

 

I ONLY REALY FOUND OUT A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO.

 

WITH OTHER THINGS UPON MY MIND MY MEMORY FAILS ME SO.

 

BUT I COULDN'T LET THIS DATE PASS BY IT'S A SPECIAL ONE YOU SEE.

 

IT'S ASTRA'S SIXTIETH BIRTHDAY AND SHE'S BEEN SO KIND TO ME.

 

WHEN I FIRST  STARTED BLOGGING SHE HELPED ME ALL SHE COULD.

 

AND WE OFTEN USED TO HAVE A CHAT I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD.

 

BUT SHE ENCOURAGED ME TO TRY WITH A FEW WORDS NOW AND THEN.

 

AND BOY DID WE THEN HAVE SOME LAUGHS I SOON TRIED IT AGAIN.

 

THEN RECENTLY I WAS UPSET  WHEN ASTRA HAD TO LEAVE.

 

SHE LEFT OUR A -O -HELL PROVIDER  AND I WAS REALY PEAVED.

 

SHE'S STILL RUNNING A JOURNAL ON J/LAND WHEN SHE CAN.

 

AND SHE'S ALSO GOT ANOTHER BLOG OF WHICH I AM A  FAN.

 

I DON'T KNOW ASTRA'S ADDRESS AND SO I THOUGHT THAT I .

 

WOULD MAKE MY NEW RHYME ALL FOR HER WELL IV'E HAD A TRY.

 

"HAPPY HAPPY SIXTIETH"  ASTRA MY DEAR FRIEND.

 

I WISH I COULD HAVE SENT YOU A GIFT I DON'T PRETEND.

 

SO HAVE A LOVELY DAY DEAR ENJOY FROM MORN TILL NIGHT.

 

AND IF YOU DON'T GO OUT WELL YOU PUT YOUR FEET UP RIGHT!!!!

 

RELAX AND I'LL BE THINKING OF YOU ON " YOUR SPECIAL DAY ".

 

AND LET ME SAY I'M HAPPY I WENT DOWN ASTRA'S WAY.

 

I'D LIKE TO SAY A THANKYOU FOR ALL YOUR KIND WORDS YOU.

 

HAVE PLACED INSIDE MY JOURNAL AND  I'M HAPPY I MET YOU.

 

I HOPE YOU LIKE YOUR CAKE I MADE THOUGH I'M NOT VERY GOOD.

 

AT GRAPHICS AS SOME OTHERS ARE I REALY WISH I COULD.

 

HAVE SENT YOU ALL THOSE BALLS OF WOOL PLACED ABOVE UPON YOUR CAKE.

 

FOR YOU TO GET YOUR NEEDLES OUT AND ANOTHER CARDY TO MAKE.

 

I DIDN'T PUT ALL THE CANDLES ON TOO MANY TO BLOW OUT YOU SEE.

 

AND I DIDN'T WANT YOU OUT OF BREATH IN DOING SO LIKE ME.   ( HA ).

 

AS YOU WILL HAVE TO SAVE THAT BREATH TO TRIP OFF DON'T YOU SEE.

 

TO GO AND GET YOUR BUS PASS LIKE I DID   HE- HE -HE .

 

NO FLOWERS TO YOUR DOOR AS SUCH  BUT AT LEAST I KNOW THAT YOU.

 

WILL BE VERY VERY GRATEFUL OF THESE AND A WORD OR TWO. 

 

THAT I HAVE PLACED RIGHT HERE TODAY SO ASTRA TILL NEXT TIME.

 

"BEST WISHES" FROM THE SEASIDE AND  HUGS IN " MY SIMPLE RHYME".

 

 

 

            THANKYOU TO EMMI FOR THIS LOVELY GRAPHIC)

"THE SILVER WEDDING DATE"

 

              

                   (Thanks to Donna of for this great graphic).

 

      (They say elephants never forget and I will never forget this night out)   lol!!

 

HELLO EVERYBODY I HOPE THAT ALL OF YOU.

 

HAVE HAD A LOVELY EASTER SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO.

 

EVERYTHING BACK TO NORMAL OUT CAME MY PAD AND PEN.

 

I'M BACK NOW TO MY JOURNAL AND COMMENTING AGAIN.

 

MY SIMPLE RHYME TODAYS ABOUT " A  SILVER WEDDING  DATE".

 

FOR A FRIEND OF MINE THAT WE WERE ASKED TO ATTEND AND CELEBRATE.

 

A BRILLIANT TIME DID FOLLOW WITH SONGS AND YES MUCH CHAT.

 

EVERYBODY GATHERED ROUND TALKING THIS AND THAT.

 

THE DRINKS WERE FLOWING FREELY A GROUP THERE WAS ON STAGE.

 

PLAYING ALL THE OLDIES  WHICH AT THIS TIME  WERE  THE RAGE.

 

 

      

1969 WE DRESSED IN WIGS AND ROCK AND ROLL GEAR.

          

 

BUT OUR FRIEND WAS  IN HER SUNDAY BEST FOR HER 25TH YEAR.

 

SHE WANTED TO STAND OUT FROM US AND SO SHE DRESSED UP SWELL.

 

SO EVERYONE WOULD KNOW SHE WAS THE ANNIVERSARY BELLE.

 

AS TIME PASSED BY  WE ALL GOT MERRY A FEW DRINKS DOWN THE LINE.

 

NO PROBLEMS JUST A HAPPY CROWD AND ALL WAS GOING FINE.

 

OUR  FRIEND SHE DRANK UP MORE AND MORE WHILST WE HAD A JIVE OR TWO.

 

ALL HUSBANDS WIVES AUNTS AND UNCLES GOT UP TWO BY TWO.

 

              

 

THESE DRINKS HAD ALL BEEN PAID FOR  VODKA WAS HER DRINK.

 

NOT A DANCER WAS SHE SO DUTCH COURAGE SHE DID THINK.

 

THE DRINKS WOULD MAKE HER TIPSY AND THEN SHE'D HAVE A GO.

 

AT ROCK AND ROLL AND TWISTING INSTEAD OF WALTZES SLOW.

 

 

 

         

BEFORE TOO LONG YES SHE WAS UP THERE BOPPING UP AND DOWN.

 

REQUESTING ALL HER  FAVOURITE TUNES OF THE ROCK AND ROLL SOUND.

 

AFTER QUITE A TIME SHE SAID I MUST GO TO THE LOO.

 

I DON'T FEEL VERY WELL AND YOU ALL KNOW IV'E HAD A FEW.

 

WE ALL SAT THERE ENJOYING A LOVELY BUFFET SPREAD.

 

FEEDING  ALL OUR FACES WHEN SOMEONE ANXIOUS SAID.

 

I WONDER WHERE MY SISTER  IS SHE'S BEEN GONE QUITE A WHILE.

 

HER HUBBY SAID SHE'S AT THE LOO THE VODKA'S CRAMPED HER STYLE.

 

WE WAITED AND WE WAITED AND STILL THERE  WAS NO SIGN.

 

SO WORRIED  I SAID I'LL GO SEE IF EVERYTHING IS  FINE.

 

JUST THEN THE LOO DOOR OPENED AND HER SISTER  DID APPEAR.

 

SHE CAME OVER TO THE TABLE I SAID ARE YOU OK MY DEAR.

 

SHE SAT THERE GAZING UP AT US NOT ANSWERING  BACK AT ALL.

 

HER HUBBY WASN'T PLEASED HE THOUGHT THAT SHE HAD SPOILED THE BALL.

 

COME ON HE SAID WER'E GOING HOME I THINK YOUV'E HAD ENOUGH.

 

YOUR FACE IS LIKE A GHOST AND YOU ARE LOOKING PRETTY ROUGH.

 

IN SILENCE SHE IGNORED HIM AND NEVER MADE A MOVE.

 

ANOTHER  FRIEND TOOK HER HAND AND PULLED HER  UP TO GROOVE.

 

STILL SHE LOOKED SO PALE AS SHE WAS DANCING ROUND THE FLOOR.

 

HER HEAD WAS BOWED AND SHE DIDN'T LOOK SO HAPPY ANY MORE. 

 

ON RETURNING TO THE TABLE WE ASKED HER WHAT WAS WRONG.

 

SHE MUMBLED IV'E BEEN SICK AND NOW MY FALSE TEETH THEY ARE GONE.

 

                                      ROFL

 

SHE EXPLAINED SHE DIDN'T FEEL WELL AND WHEN  SHE HAD BEEN SICK . 

 

SHE FLUSHED THE TOILET GOT HER MAKEUP BAG OUT PRETTY QUICK.

 

TO PUT ON SOME MORE LIPSTICK IN THE MIRROR  AS WE  DO.

 

AND YELLED OH NO!!!  MY MOUTH HAS SUNK MY TEETH ARE DOWN THE LOO.

 

 

                                       

SHE'D  LOOKED BACK DOWN THE TOILET  BUT HER TEETH HAD DISAPEARED.

 

AFRAID TO COME BACK OUT AND WHAT WE'D SEE  IS WHAT SHE FEARED.

 

WELL WE WERE IN HYSTERICS HER HUBBY SAID I KNEW.

 

I CANNOT EVEN TAKE HER TO OUR OWN CELEBRATION DO.

 

WE WERE  ROCKING AND A ROLLING BUT WITH LAUGHTER NOT WITH DANCE.

 

 

 

 

EVERYONE  IN HYSTERICS BUT HER HUBBY WAS IN A TRANCE.

 

YOUR GOING HOME RIGHT NOW HE CRIED AND GRABBED HER ARM AND SAID.

 

I'M  NOT SITTING HERE WITH GUMMY FACE I WOULDN'T BE SEEN DEAD.

 

WE JUST COULD NOT CONTROL OURSELVES  BUT HE WAS TERRIBLY MAD.

 

OUR FREIND SAT THERE NO TEETH IN AND LOOKING VERY SAD.

 

I CARN'T SIT HERE OR DANCE WITH YOU  WITH NO TEETH IN AT ALL.

 

WHEN WE CAME OUT YOU LOOKED  LIKE CINDERELLA OF THE BALL.

 

BUT CINDERELLA LOST HER SLIPPER NOT HER FLIPPING TEETH.

 

HE YELLED AT HER COME ON NOW UGLY SISTER I AM PEAVED .

 

YOU'RE DENTURES ARE NOW SAILING DOWN TO THE LOCAL SEWER.

 

AND PRINCE CHARMING HERE IS LIVID THATS FOR BLOOMING SURE.

 

NEXT DAY SHE FOUND AN OLD SET AND I'M HAPPY  TO TELL YOU.

 

SHE HASN'T LOST HER TEETH SINCE  SHE USES SOME STRONG GLUE.

 

SO WHENEVER SHE GOES CELEBRATING OUT  FOR A GOOD TIME.

 

SHE NEVER ENDS UP GUMMY LIKE IN  " MYSIMPLE RHYME"      

 

 

HE- HE- WHAT A NIGHT!!!  THAT WAS LOL!!!!

 

HOW COULD I EVER FORGET.

 

 

    (Thankyou Missie For My Lovely Siggy)

"IN YOUR EASTER BONNET"

    

  (Thankyou So Much To Chris Of Cabs Creations For This Beautiful Garphic).

                        " IN YOUR EASTER BONNET "

                              

 "IN YOUR EASTER BONNET WITH ALL THE FRILLS UPON IT".

 

"YOU'LL BE THE GRANDEST  LADY  IN THE EASTER PARADE".

 

 

                           

          

 

ANOTHER TALE TO TELL YOU  ABOUT  PAST EASTER TIMES.

 

SO I THOUGHT I'D TELL YOU ALL ABOUT THEM IN THIS WEEK/ENDS RHYME. 

 

I KNOW IT'S NOT QUITE EASTER  YET BUT THIS COMING WEEK I'M BUSY.

 

IV'E LOTS TO DO BEFORE NEXT WEEK SO  I'LL BE IN A TIZZY. 

 

IT'S ALL ABOUT OUR  EASTER BONNETS WAY BACK THEN WHICH WE.

 

LOVED TO MAKE OURSELVES BY HAND  MY NEIGHBOURS FRIENDS  AND ME.

 

WHEN EASTER SUNDAY CAME AROUND WE ALL MARCHED  OFF TO  GO.

 

TO OUR LOCAL VILLAGE GREEN OUR BONNETS THERE TO  SHOW.

 

THESE  BEAUTIFUL EASTER BONNETS THEY LOOKED LOVELY WE FELT PROUD.

 

THAT WE HAD PACIENTLY DECORATED FOR THE WAITING CROWD.

 

BONNETS ADORNED IN FLOWERS  AND BONNETS WITH CHICKS ON TOP.

 

BONNETS  WITH TINY EASTER EGGS ON AND RABBITS WITH EARS THAT FLOP.

 

BONNETS TOPPED UP WITH FRESH FRESHIA OH!  WHAT  A BEAUTIFUL SCENT.

 

AND ALL THESE PRETTY BONNETS MADE FROM MANY AN OLD HAT SPENT.

 

OUR CHILDREN WITH US HAND IN HAND WITH THERE EASTER BONNETS ON TOO.

                        

  

US MUMS HAD MADE THEM ALL ONE EACH TRIMMED UP IN PINK  AND BLUE.

 

ALL THE CHILDREN WOULD GET A PRIZE AFTER THEY SHOWED THEM OFF.

 

USUALY A GIANT  BIG EASTER EGG TWO MINUTES AND THEY WERE SCOFFED. (HA)

 

THE WINNER OF THE MUMS PRIZE RECEIVED CASH TO USE AS SHE WISHED.

 

RAISED FROM COLLECTIONS AROUND THE VILLAGE EVERYONE GAVE TO THIS.

 

WE MUMS WOULD LINE UP IN A  ROW THEN WE WOULD FORM  A RING.

 

FACING THE  REGULARS SAT IN THE SUNSHINE AND ALL OF THEM WOULD  SING.

 

"IN YOUR EASTER BONNET WITH ALL THE FRILLS UPON IT".

 

"YOU'LL BE THE GRANDEST  LADY IN THE EASTER PARADE".

 

                     

 

WE WOULD HAVE AN INDEPENDANT JUDGE TO COME ALONG AND CHOOSE.

 

THE ONE THEY THOUGHT DESERVED FIRST PRIZE AN EDITOR FROM THE NEWS.

 

THE MONEY THEN ALL COLLECTED THE WINNER  ANNOUNCED TO THE CROWD.

 

SHE ALWAYS GAVE HER PRIZE AWAY TO OUR CHARITY OF WHICH WE WERE PROUD.

 

OUR CHARITY WAS FOR THE BLIND DOGS WE GAVE TO THIS CHARITY FOR YEARS.

 

THEN WE HAD A PRESENTATION EVENING WITH APPLAUSE AND LOTS OF  CHEERS.

 

THE TREASURER OF THE LOCAL BLIND  WOULD BRING THE GUIDE DOG ALONG.

 

INTRODUCING US ALL TO THE GUIDE DOG  FOR  A FUSS TO BE MADE UPON.

                                              

THE WINNER PRESENTED THE CHEQUE TO THE TREASURER ON BEHALF OF US ALL. 

 

WHAT A WONDERFUL GIFT  AND SIMPLY  RAISED FROM BONNETS MADE LARGE AND  SMALL. 

 

IT'S A LITTLE LATE NOW MY MY J/LAND FRIENDS BUT IF J/LANDS AROUND NEXT YEAR. 

 

WE COULD ALL  MAKE A BONNET TO SHOW  OFF TO OUR J/LAND FRIENDS ON HERE.

 

GET OUT OUR DIDGY CAMERAS AND TAKE A NICE CLEAR SHOT.

 

AS JUST A SINGULAR PICTURE OR PLACE IT ON YOUR TOP KNOT. (HA)

 

I'M SURE ALL OTHER J/LANDERS WOULD LOVE TO SEE THEM ALL.

 

BE IT ONE YOU HAVE MADE FOR YOURSELF OR FOR DAUGHTER OR GRANDCHILD SMALL.

 

ALL EASTER BONNETS WE'D VIEW IN POSTS AND OVER THE POND SO FAR.

 

WE COULD THEN  REDUCE THE PICTURE IN SIZE AND PLACE IT IN OUR SIDEBAR.

 

OUR SIDEBARS WOULD LOOK REALY PRETTY WITH OUR BONNETS PLACED INSIDE.

 

AND OH SO EASY TO SHOW THEM OFF WHAT WE HAD MADE WITH PRIDE.

 

WELL IF KNOWONE BY THAT TIME IS INTERESTED THEN I AM FOR ONE GOING TO DO.

 

AN EASTER BONNET NEXT YEAR OF MY OWN TO SHOW  OFF TO ALL OF YOU. (HA)

 

I LIKE TO CELEBRATE EASTER AND ALL THAT IT MEANS BESIDES THIS.

 

THE LAST FEW YEARS " OUR EASTER PARADE"  I MUST ADMIT I HAVE MISSED.

 

AND IV'E ALSO MISSED HEARING THE FAMOUS SONG SUNG LOUDLY AS WE WALKED ROUND.

 

ALL THE VILLAGE PEOPLE SINGING OH WHAT A LOVELY SOUND.

 

"IN YOUR EASTER BONNET WITH ALL THE FRILLS  UPON IT".

 

"YOU'LL BE THE GRANDEST LADY IN THE EASTER PARADE".

                   

 

HOW  I LOVED OUR  " EASTER BONNET PARADE"  WE ALL HAD  A REALY GOOD TIME.

 

SO I HOPE YOUV'E ENJOYED MY EASTER MEMORY HERE IN "MY SIMPLE RHYME.

 

                

       I HOPE YOU ALL GET A NICE BIG CHOCOLATE CHUCKY EGG.

 

                            ME WANTS ONE ANYWAY HE-HE

 

                "MAY I WISH YOU ALL A VERY BLESSED EASTER"

 

                                       "HAVE A LOVELY BREAK "

                        

                                           GOD BLESS YOU ALL

 

                                                        FROM

 

 

                                                                    

"MOTHERHOOD"

              (Thanx to Donna of D's designs for this perfect Graphic)

TAGGED THIS MORNING BY MARIE SHE'S PUT ME TO THE TEST.

 

SINCE THE GOOD LORD HE DID SEND ME FOUR OF THE VERY BEST.

 

"MOTHERHOOD" THE SUBJECT SO HERE ARE MY FEW LINES.

 

ON THE MEMORIES OF MY MOTHERHOOD IN THEM  BY GONE TIMES.

 

YES WE HAD OUR UPS AND DOWNS AND TWAS OFTEN VERY  HARD WORK.

 

I NEVER HAD THE TIME TO BLINK AND NEVER DID I SHIRK.

 

LEFT ALONE AT ONE POINT WITH THREE OF THEM ONE TIME.

 

I MANAGED AS WE HAVE TO I GOT ALONG JUST FINE.

 

UP AT FIVE EACH MORNING THERE SCHOOL CLOTHES TO GET OUT.

 

THEN THERE BREAKFASTS ON THE TABLE ALL OF THEM I'D SHOUT.

 

RUNNING HAND IN HAND I'D GO FROM ONE SCHOOL TO THE NEXT.

 

THE BOYS AT T/TIME ALL SLUDGED UP I COULD HAVE RUNG THERE NECKS. (HA)

 

BUT REALY I JUST DIDN'T MIND AS BOYS THEY WILL BE BOYS.

 

ANYWAY I ALWAYS LOVED TRAINS AND CARS BOYS TOYS.

 

MY DAUGHTER SHE WAS TINY LIKE A DOLLY VERY SMALL.

 

AND SHE NEVER GRUMBLED ANYTIME NOT  HAVING A SIS AT ALL.

 

THEY USED TO TELL ME MUM YOUR WRONG MANY TIMES BUT I.

 

WOULD WATCH THEM CLOSELY ALL THE TIME WITH MY BEADY EYE. (HA).

 

ONLY FOR ONE REASON I LOVED THEM ALL AND MORE.

 

AND NO RESPECT AND MANNERS I SIMLPY DO DEPLORE.

 

SO I WOULD TEACH THEM WHAT WAS WRONG AND WHAT WAS RIGHT EACH DAY.

 

HOPING THAT THEY LISTENED AND AT NIGHT I ALWAYS PRAYED.

 

DEAR GOD PLEASE KEEP MY CHILDREN SAFE AND HELP THEM ALL BE GOOD.

 

I SUPPOSE BECAUSE I WAS QUITE STRICT AND REALY THOUGHT THEY SHOULD.

 

WHEN TINY THEY JUST BROKE MY ARMS AND IN BETWEEN MY  HEART.

 

FORGIVING THEM AS I REALISED THIS NOW IS ALL A PART.

 

OF MOTHERHOOD AND LOVING RAISING KIDS  I LOVED IT SO.

 

WHEN ALL OF THEM AT ONE TIME THEY WANTED OUT TO GO.

 

TRY AND LIVE THERE OWN LIVES WHEN THEY WERN'T OLD ENOUGH.

 

YOU ALL KNOW WHAT I MEAN BY THIS AND SOMETIMES IT WAS TOUGH.

 

STILL IF THEY INGNORED ME AND LEFT  THEY WERE SOON BACK.

 

AS WHEREVER THEY DID SETTLE TOLD ME SOMETHING IT DID LACK.

 

YES I THINK YOUVE PROBABLY GUESSED WHY AS MOTHER WASN'T THERE.

 

SAT GIVING ALL HER LOVE TO THEM  AND RULES IN HER ARMCHAIR.

 

IV'E CLEANED UP MANY A MESS I'LL SAY WHEN THEY HAVE DONE THERE STUFF.

 

WHEN THEY WOULD GET IN CUBOARDS IF I WAS RESTING FEELING ROUGH .(HA)

 

TINY MINDS INVESTIGATING TRYING THINGS THEMSELVES .

 

REACHING UP FOR SWEETIES HIDDEN ON THE VERY TOP SHELVES.

 

OH YES THEY TOOK ADVANTAGE OF ME WHEN I HAD MY NAP.

 

BUT THEN I 'M NOT AFRAID TO SAY THERE LEGS I USED TO RAP.

 

ALWAYS ASK I USED TO SAY DO NOT TAKE WITHOUT.

 

BUT I BELIEVE IT DID NO HARM TO GIVE YOUR KIDS A CLOUT (HA).

 

IF YOUR A MUM AND BRINGING UP YOUR CHILDREN AT THIS TIME.

 

PLEASE TRY ENJOY YOUR MOTHERHOOD LIKE I DID IN  "MY  RHYME".

 

BEFORE I END MY RHYME I'LL SAY WHEN BABIES THEY WERE GOOD.

 

NEVER A NIGHTS DISTURBED SLEEP THEY SLEPT LIKE LOGS OF WOOD.

 

I MISS THEM NOW NOT BEING AROUND IT ISN'T QUITE THE SAME .

 

AND I'D DO IT ALL AGAIN RIGHT FROM THE MINUTE I BECAME.

 

A MOTHER IN THE SIXTIES AND I THANK GOD WAY UP HIGH.

 

FOR GIVING ME FOUR CHILDREN WHO MADE ME LAUGH AND CRY.

 

DON'T GET UPSET IF YOU THINK YOUR FAMILY'S NOT THE PERFECT ONE.

 

THERE ISN'T SUCH A PERFECT FAMILY  NOR THE PERFECT MOM.

 

I CANNOT WRITE DOWN EVERYTHING OR MY POST WOULD NEVER END .

 

BUT MY FOUR KIDS THEY ARE MY LIFE AND I AM THERE BEST FRIEND.

 

SO HERE ARE FOUR SMALL PICTURES OF WHEN THEY WERE ALL YOUNG.

 

NOW MY RHYME IS FINISHED I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE FUN.

 

THEY'RE GROWN UP NOW I'M PROUD OF THEM AND EVEN THROUGH THE RIFTS.

 

IN MY SIDE BAR AND BELOW FOUR OF  MY GREATEST GIFTS.

 

SO IF YOU HAVE A FAMILY ENJOY THEM NOWS THE TIME .

 

EXACTLY THE WAY I HAVE DONE  IN "MY SIMPLE RHYME"

 

(I HAVE TAKEN THE PICTURES OUT FOR SECURITY REASONS.)

 

 

  "US MUMS"

 

 

    

               (Thanx to Missis For this perfect graphic too)

 

KATH Astoriasand.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"IT SERVED US JUST FINE"

         

                (Thankyou Donna for this lovely graphic it realy cheers me!!)

SHE PICKS UP A TROLLEY AND GIVES IT A PUSH.

JUST STROLLS ALONG NOT IN ANY RUSH.

IN GOES THE DAZ AND A LARGE BOX OF SURF.

SHE DOESN'T SEEM BOTHERED HOW MUCH IT IS WORTH.

DOWN THE NEXT ROW  NOW SHE'S NOT IN NO HURRY.

PICKS UP INGREDIANTS TO MAKE A NICE CURRY.

THE TOILETRY COUNTER IS JUST OVER THERE .

 

SHE SLOWLY WALKS OVER TAKES A RINSE FOR HER HAIR

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SHAMPOO AND CONDITIONER AND MAYBE SOME SPRAY.

 

THEN OUT OF DATE TABLE FOR BARGAIN OF DAY.

 

ON TO THE FISH NOW TO GET SOME NICE TROUT.

 

HER CHILD PICKS UP SWEETIES SHE GIVES HIM A CLOUT.

 

ROUND TO THE NEXT ROW TO GET SOME CORNFLAKES.

 

DOWN TO THE BAKING TO PICK UP SOME CAKES.

 

THE WINE STORES QUITE TEMPTING SHE PUTS IN SOME SHERRY.

 

HER THOUGHTS ARE THEY TRIFLES OR MAYBE GET MERRY.

 

BRAZILS AND SOME WALNUTS SHE MUSTN'T FORGET.

 

GELLATINE FOR FLANS TO MAKE SURE THEY SET.

 

CURRANTS AND RAISINS AND CHERRIES AND DATES.

 

TEABAGS AND SUGAR AND SOME COFFEE MATE.

 

DOESN'T FORGET BUBBLE BATH FACECLOTH AND SPONGE.

 

JIF AND SOME BLEACH TO CLEAN ALL THE GUNGE.

 

HER BASKET GETS HIGHER RIGHT TO THE TOP.

 

OH SHE'S REMEMBERED SHE NEEDS A NEW MOP.

 

THEN MOVES TO THE MEAT COUNTER HALF OF NICE HAM.

 

ON TO THE HARDWARE A NEW FRYING PAN.

 

OH THOSE LOOK QUITE NICE I THINK I'LL GET ONE

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A BIG FRESH CREAM CAKE WHEN WILL SHE BE DONE.

 

INTO NONE FOODS SHE DECIDES SHE WILL BUY.

 

HERSELF A NEW SKIRT SO SHE NIPS IN TO TRY.

 

YES IT FITS PERFECT SO INTO THE CART.

 

GOES THE NEW SKIRT WHICH SHE THINKS WILL LOOK SMART.

 

I BEST GO NOW GET ALL MY TINS FOR THE WEEK.

 

BEANS AND SOME EGGS  WITH CHIPS THE KIDS TREAT.

 

PEAS AND ALL SORTS OF DIFFERANT SOUPS.

 

SLIMMING ONES VEG AND SPAGETTI HOOPS.

 

ROUND TO THE MUSIC I THINK I WILL CHOOSE.

 

A NEW CD TO SHAKE OFF MY  BLUES.

 

HER FRIEND FOLLOWS ON  AND THE TROLLEY OVERFLOWS.

 

BY NOW SHE IS WONDERING HOW MUCH SHE  OWES.

 

SHE GETS TO THE CHECKOUT AND THEN STARTS TO PACK.

 

THE LADY ASKS DO YOU WANT ANY CASH BACK.

 

OH YES PLEASE SHE SAYS I'LL HAVE FIFTY POUND.

 

SHE SAYS TO HER FRIEND WHEN SHE TURNS AROUND .

 

I DARN'T TELL MY HUBBY OR I'LL HAVE HIM TO FAN.

 

I'M APPLYING FOR ANOTHER LOAN THIS WEEK IF I CAN.

 

OH! WHY DON'T THEY CLOSE ALL THESE LARGE SUPERSTORES.

 

AND BRING BACK THE SMALL CORNER SHOP PLEASE ONCE MORE.

 

THESE STORES ARE JUST MAKING HER POORER EACH DAY.

 

BRING BACK THE PLEASANT AND SMALL DOWN OUR WAY.

 

I'M SURE IF THEY DID LOTS WOULD BE BETTER OFF.

 

NOT TRYING ALL THE NEW GOODS TO EAT AND TO SCOFF.

 

TO DO SOME HOME BAKING AND STICK WITH A PRICE.

 

THESE LARGE STORES JUST TEMPT SOME  IT'S NOT VERY NICE.

 

NO WONDER SO MANY ARE PILED UP WITH DEPT.

 

WHEN LOANS AND OVERDRAFTS ARE SO EASY TO GET.

 

THEY WANT TO STOP THESE TOO AND GIVE THEM A CHANCE.

 

TOGET THEMSELVES SORTED WITH SOME SORT OF PLAN.

 

SO SHE DIDN'T  GO MAD IN THE LARGE SUPERSTORE.

 

WHEN SHE GOT HOME SHE WOULD'NT WORRY ANY MORE.

 

I KNOW THAT IT ISN'T ANY BUSINESS OF MINE.

 

BUT I'M SURE THE CORNER SHOP "IT SERVED US JUST FINE".

 

WE DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY AND WE MANAGED JUST SAME.

 

AND NOT GOING HOME FEELING ALL OF THAT PAIN.

 

OF ALL WHAT IS OWED TO OTHERS AS SUCH.

 

EVEN IF WE DIDN'T HAVE VERY MUCH.

 

I HOPE A FEW YOUNG OF TODAYS DAY AND AGE.

 

WILL REALISE THAT SUPERSTORES WERE NOT ALL THE RAGE.

 

AND  NEXT TIME OUT SHOPPING CUT DOWN THEY'D  BE FINE.

 

AND THEY'D  BE MUCH RICHER NEXT YEAR AT THIS TIME.

 

NOT MAKING MORE PROFIT FOR THE LARGE SUPERSTORE.

 

AND NOT FILLING FORMS IN FOR LOANS AND WANT MORE.

 

DON'T SPEND AS MUCH AND TRY AND MAKE DO.

 

I'M SURE LIFE WILL BE MUCH PLEASANTER FOR YOU

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IF YOUR FRIENDS DON'T LIKE YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAVE GOT.

 

THEN TO ME THERE NOT FRIENDS AND NOT WORTH A LOT.

 

I HOPE MY ADVISE HELPS SOMEONE IN TIME.

 

WHAT I HAVE JUST MENTIONED IN MY SIMPLE RHYME.

 

 

                                                KATH Astoriasand