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Thread: Birthdays, Anniversaries and Other Significant Dates
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Ariel
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May both of them rest in peace. I remember Uncle Pete talking about his niece at the time.
It's also my own birthday today and I'm counting my blessings: I have a job, a roof over my head, a choice of what to eat when I want it, clothes to wear, clean (and hot) water when needed. I can read, and drive, and have a lovely little car to help open up horizons. I have my health and enough money to buy the things I need.
And I know that life doesn't last and things can change, sometimes overnight. It's been a difficult year, and I hope the worst of it is coming to a close now. I want to think that there are things to look forward to, and I want to be surprised by the beauty in small things and actions and unexpected places, and glad for the kindness of people known and unknown, felt or observed.
My best wishes to anyone marking an anniversary of whatever kind around now. If it's a good one, may it bring you joy; if it's a sad one, may you find peace and comfort.
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ArachnidinElmet
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![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif) Uncle Pete, and for Danielle
Happy Birthday, Ariel. Many Happy Returns ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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Piglet
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RIP Danielle.
And happy birthday Ariel!
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Belated Happy Birthday Ariel!
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Did you know that yesterday was TV Talk Show Host Day?
Aren't you glad we didn't celebrate it?
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Piglet
Islander
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It probably depends on who the host is - Michael Parkinson and Terry Wogan were both rather good at it. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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The Intrepid Mrs S
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42 years ago today Mr S and I stepped out on our journey together. I don't suppose either of us really appreciated what we were promising, almost two lifetimes ago (if you see what I mean - I was 23 at the time!) but here we are none the less ![[Axe murder]](graemlins/lovedrops.gif)
Miss S and SiL celebrated their third wedding anniversary on the 11th, with the Intrepid Grandson, and we wish them many happy returned of that happy day
And on Saturday Master S will marry the (Brave and) Lovely Girlfriend, and we wish them as happy and stable a marriage as we have
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Don't get your knickers in a twist over your advancing age. It achieves nothing and makes you walk funny.
Prayer should be our first recourse, not our last resort
'Lord, please give us patience. NOW!'
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Piglet
Islander
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Happy anniversary, Mr. and Mrs. S.
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The Intrepid Mrs S
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Thank you for your kind wishes ![[Overused]](graemlins/notworthy.gif)
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Don't get your knickers in a twist over your advancing age. It achieves nothing and makes you walk funny.
Prayer should be our first recourse, not our last resort
'Lord, please give us patience. NOW!'
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Congratulations from here, too.
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Hedgehog
Ship's Shortstop
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Apparently, today (October 27) marks the 334th Birthday of the City of Philadelphia.
I forgot to send a card.
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Piglet
Islander
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Happy birthday, Philly!
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Today, it's Friday over here, is Plush Animal Lovers Day so I reckon Piglet and I will both be celebrating - well there are a score and more of the little demons looking down at me here in the study and there is another little group that share my bed and as this all includes several tigers [as well as an Eeyore, many dogs and quite a few bears*] I think discretion is the better part of valour!
* including one apparently parachuting down from a shelf!
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Hedgehog
Ship's Shortstop
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quote:
Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
Today, it's Friday over here, is Plush Animal Lovers Day ...
<Hedgehog pats his avatar fondly on the head, then tickles its tummy while asking "Who's a little hedgehog?">
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"We must regain the conviction that we need one another, that we have a shared responsibility for others and the world, and that being good and decent are worth it."--Pope Francis, Laudato Si'
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Piglet
Islander
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quote:
Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
Today, it's Friday over here, is Plush Animal Lovers Day so I reckon Piglet and I will both be celebrating ...
Absolutely - what a nice thing to celebrate! At the moment we're rather underpopulated as most of our bears are still in storage (and being missed).
I think the purchase of some CAKE to celebrate with Piglet*, Quite Large Bear and Small Bear with Little Green Tartan Friend (the ones we decided we couldn't do without) would be in order.
* a very cute, much-loved piglet knitted by my sister-in-law twenty-mumble years ago when she was pregnant and tired of knitting little boots, and who's become a sort of mascot. Where we go, he goes.
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Today, Saturday 29th October, is not only Diwali [Deepavalli] here but it is also Cat Day which would get Himself's vote - and the vote of little boy across the lane who is 11 and already has 4 cats!
Happily his mum quite likes them, too.
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Tree Bee
Ship's tiller girl
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Mr Bee and I will be celebrating our ruby wedding tomorrow and are having a party tonight. Not quite sure how that happened!
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Graven Image
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Mr Image and I are about to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. I must have been married as a child bride because I am much to young to have been married so long.
We were married in December in the mist of a large snow storm. So to be safe this time we are celebrating a month early.
We have rented a large house on the coast and children and grand children will be joining us for the week-end. Having a catered meal brought in and a magician has been hired to do a show for the family. Also each person is instructed to come ready to do one magic trick. ( The real magician is a surprise) Theme for the celebration we said was the song, "That Old Black Magic has me in it's Spell."
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Lothlorien
Ship's Grandma
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Congratulations to Mr And Mrs Tree Bee and Mr and Mrs Graven Image. You both mention how quickly time passes. I guess the policemen are getting younger too? I do understand. My first grandchild was just a few months old last weekend and he has now graduated from high school and finished exams.
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Uncle Pete
Loyaute me lie
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My grandson was 14 in May. It seems like yesterday he was being cuddled in my arms, and yet when I saw him on Tuesday, he was just over 6 feet, taller than his Dad and towering over his mum at 5'4" ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
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Even more so than I was before
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Piglet
Islander
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Congratulations to Tree and Mr. Bee, and Graven and Mr. Image. ![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif)
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Today [Sunday] is apparently Create A Great Funeral Day, which has the serious intent of getting families [by any definition you choose] to talk out what is to happen at funerals BEFORE your loved one dies.
I, however, read it as making me think of lots of people whose funeral it would be a pleasure to plan and attend, but they are all still alive!
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Piglet
Islander
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As far as D. and I are concerned, as long as we can get (a) the right words (i.e. Cranmer's matchless prose) and (b) the right music, we'll be content.
Any deviations, and we'll come back and do a spot of haunting ... ![[Devil]](graemlins/devil.gif)
[ 30. October 2016, 21:28: Message edited by: Piglet ]
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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
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I believe that it was seven years ago today that the magnificent and brilliant writer of recipes, dance and pie theory, KenWritez, went to Glory. I do hope that he is in the kitchen helping with that Heavenly banquet, but perhaps not suggesting some of his more...erm...cannibalistic creations!
Ken, looking forward to another hug! But not too soon! ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
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Jasmine, little cat with a big heart.
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Mamacita
Lakefront liberal
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![[Tear]](graemlins/tear.gif) KenWritez was one of a kind. Now I'm all weepy, rereading his memorial thread on the Glory board. But could he ever make us laugh!
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Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.
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Lothlorien
Ship's Grandma
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Will look on glory board soon. It must be the time of the year. Kenwritez, Miss Molly and the Nativity play are read by me every year at Christmas. Not quite there as far as time goes yet, but leading up to it.
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Gill H
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There's a new version of the song 'Fields of Gold' out here in the UK, so I'm thinking of Molly often.
Hope that Heavenly Shipmeet is going well. Too many Shipmates way too soon, but I'm sure they will save a seat for us.
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*sigh* We can’t all be Alan Cresswell.
- Lyda Rose
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Piglet
Islander
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I didn't have a huge lot of Ship contact with KenWritez, but I remember his pie quotient theory, and thought of him last night when we were at the Cathedral harvest supper, where for pudding there was an absolutely indecent quantity of pies.
Hope he's enjoying them in Heaven, where they presumably have no calories, even if you put cream on them ...
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Stercus Tauri
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Today we shall no doubt see wild celebrations everywhere on the Feast Day of St Ercus.
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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My mum would have been 99 today! Silly her went and died back in 1989 but she is still missed every day.
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Pigwidgeon
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quote:
Originally posted by Stercus Tauri:
Today we shall no doubt see wild celebrations everywhere on the Feast Day of St Ercus.
Darn it! I forgot to put up my St. Ercus Day tree and send out my St. Ercus Day cards!
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Piglet
Islander
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According to the Daily Telegraph, today is Winnie the Pooh's 90th birthday (and by extension, presumably Piglet's as well).
Happy birthday to both of them!
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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That's right, leave the thistles for me, as usual!
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Eeyore is a fabulous creation, I've always held him as my favourite character!
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Piglet
Islander
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quote:
Originally posted by Lothlorien:
Have some haycorns, Piglet.
Thank you!
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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1st December is World Aids Day, a time to remember the victims of the disease that is still rampaging round the world, and killing thousands every year, mainly women.
30th November 1997 was the day of my official retirement [I hadn't been to work for some months after my breakdown in August] and so 1st December 1997 was the first day of my new life of freedom - and the day I landed here in Kerala to start my life as an ex-pat.
And I'm still here!
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Japes
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I was going around yesterday muttering "Just where did the last 25 years go?!"
So today sees the 25th anniversary of the death of my younger brother, then aged 24. (motorcycle accident)
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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
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My Mama is 81 years old today! My sister is here and she and I and my Daddy-O are going to celebrate! I'm very grateful to be one of the few of my generation to still have both parents.
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Piglet
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Happy birthday, Jedi Mum!
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Today is Disability Day or, as I prefer it, International Day of People with Disability. Disability can be either visible or invisible - or both!
It is also Roof Over Your Head Day when we can all consider our gratitude that we have a roof over our head and also think of and consider the plight of those who don't.
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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Today is World Wildlife Conservation Day so let us remember the complex interdependences on this planet of ours and remember that it is the only planet we've got - if we mess it up in the end we are the ones that will suffer!
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Hedgehog
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December 7 is "Delaware Day": on December 7, 1787, my home state of Delaware became the first state to ratify the Constitution of the United States.
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L'organist
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Kirk Douglas is 100 years old today.
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Piglet
Islander
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quote:
Originally posted by L'organist:
Kirk Douglas is 100 years old today.
Really? Happy birthday to him!
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