Third Time's a Charm...

JustAboutThere

kissjenn wrote: »

Last time I mentioned it the little sod rubbed his hands together and declared "if you keep dying then I'm staying here as I'll have an inheritance to spend!!"KJ

Sounds like one of my sisters. Many a time as a teenager, she'd some out with the comment "Dad, when you're dead, can I have your medals?" Usually when we were just sitting watching TV. Completely out of the blue.

Charming child she was/is.

Karmacat

kissjenn wrote: »

The boys are wonderful. We've an open air place very close to us and although he's done Anne Frank he'll have been much to young to remember. I did take him to John Soames House in London though and he absolutely loved that.

I think it leaves a "trace", or whatever - an openness, in anyone at all who might be interested (I'd put it more strongly, but my brother really loathes the kind of historical stuff that the rest of the family is interested in, which kind of disproves my point :rotfl::rotfl:).

For all we moan (and I mean for all I moan) I really feel humbled to live in such a great country where I can moan, and go out in public without a male escort and argue with doctors about medical treatments. How many people must wish that these were the sum total of their problems rather that the death and destruction that surround them?

Oh my word, yes - our problems often pale into insignificance in comparison with the struggle to survive that millions of people face on this planet ...

There's a Waterloo grave at a cemetery near us...I must pop in and take a piccie for you...very ornate from memory.

That would be really interesting to see! He was Irish, but demobbed in Liverpool - he was a cobbler, and joined the Irish community of traders there. But as the economic times worsened, though his wife and children stayed in Liverpool (which is why I'm descended from them) he drifted out to Lancashire to graft on the farms, and we've never found him. Other Irish rellies came over from Belfast to work in Scotland on the railways, *then* came to Liverpool

It's the little things that fascinate me and how as the war recedes in living memory how the "little things" start to come out. Like the Blitz Spirit - no they were looting the burning buildings. How rationing really worked. the 10% of conscripts who never saw a uniform and were shoved straight down the mines.

Truly amazing stuff...

So true! Had a boss once who was a Bevan boy (down the mines - believe it or not that was Brian Rix, the "comic" actor). And the rationing! My mother was evacuated to a farm, and all of them there put on half a stone in about two months, there was so much food around. No family stories about looting, but I know that the research shows it was much more prevalent than supposed

Loving all these posts, the support and common interests are fantastic.

Isn't it lovely! I'm glad it buoys you, kissjenn :kisses3:

Oh and got 30 new highlighter pens last week in stationery-gate. Salivating at the thought of whipping those out. :rotfl:

And back to the matters of mere global importance :D:D

kissjenn

Highlighters are of critical importance...what is life sans stationery?

NSD achieved as I made a roast chicken dinner instead of going out for something. Also made a huge pot of spicy bean soup which will do us a day or two. Grandad is off with a big bowl which will do him 2 or 3 meals so everyone's fed.

Rubber chicken never works here as SB is insistent that Husky and kittens get their share so all five of us are very full and happy. Husky also got the end of the mashed potatoes and some cabbage - she looks well on it :T

3 things today...

1) Having enough food so that everyone eats well, 2 or 4 legged.

2) Enough energy to make meals, wash up and do some washing. Don't always have that at the the moment so grateful when I do.

3) Body lotion. Smells good and really soothes my skin. Little things sometimes mean a lot.

Sun_Addict

Sounds like today has been a good one for you Kissjenn.

Ali-OK

Full cupboards, a lovely roast dinner, everyone fed and full up, you've some energy and pampering yourself too.

Great stuff :T

*Robin*

Hello Kissjenn, :hello:

Happy shiny new diary! :j

Late entrant, as usual

Fresh out of biccies alas, but can offer home made cheesecake topped with the first juicy strawberries of the year..

dawnybabes

Have you seen the book "it's raining cats and dogs". It's an autism book and explains our sayings ......

elantan

Hello everyone * hands round the home made tablet and twinkles hob nobs*

Have been following from the start and loving the new vibe

Just don't have anything interesting to say ... But didn't want the tablet and hob nobs to go off

Greying_Pilgrim

All good wishes for your setting up the 'Study centre' today Kissjen. I hope you get some time for Husky walking and kitty cuddling too

Greying

Piquant_2

Echoing greying! Hope today is a good day for you.