Monday 21st October

So much for trying to get here every day!  Never mind I am here now.  It has been another grey day of pouring rain.  The good news is that it has been reasonably warm for the time of year.

I have spent the day doing the usual housework and then some computer and sewing time. The best bit of the day was doing my first Google hangout with my Merikan friends Cindy and Phyllis.

Isn't technology amazing?  I can remember the days when only the very poshest of people had a phone in their home. I remember the excitement when my parents first had theirs installed. It was 1978, I was 18 years old. I got married not long after and we had our own phone and it seemed so decadent. Now of course everyone has a phone in their pocket and we are always contactable.

It was so nice to see Cindy and Phyllis and to have a chat.  The Hangout thingy is a bit like Skype except I didn't seem to be able to make the picture full screen which was a shame. Maybe, I was missing a trick.

Hopefully 2014 will be the year we all meet in person.  Wouldn't that be fantastic.

I mentioned to Cindy and Phyllis that while Coralie was in Merika recently we looked after the boys. One afternoon, their grandad took them out to give me some free time. He took them to the digger graveyard. They absolutely loved it but I'm not sure that it is really the best playground for little ones!!

Thought I would show you some photos.

That's it for today.  Will do my best to be back soon.

Are you a Reason, a Season, or a Lifetime?

People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.
When you figure out which one it is,
you will know what to do for each person.

When someone is in your life for a REASON,
it is usually to meet a need you have expressed.
They have come to assist you through a difficulty;
to provide you with guidance and support;
to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually.
They may seem like a godsend, and they are.
They are there for the reason you need them to be.

Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time,
this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end.
Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away.
Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.
What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled; their work is done.
The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

Some people come into your life for a SEASON,
because your turn has come to share, grow or learn.
They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh.
They may teach you something you have never done.
They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy.
Believe it. It is real. But only for a season.

LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons;
things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation.
Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person,
and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life.
It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.

— Unknown

Wednesday 2nd January 2013

Well that's one day down, only 364 to go! New years day was a very pleasant one. We spent it quietly, just the 2 of us. Simon worked in his garage putting up some roof insulation and I did lots of catching up online and a bit of sewing. Simon cooked dinner which was nice and then I had an hour long episode of Eastenders followed by Miranda.  I love Miranda she is "such fun"!

I did a lot of catching up with blogs. I cancelled my account at Blogster.  I didn't really like it there and nearly every one of my old Multiply friends who went there has now left.  Sorry Pammy but we are in touch in other ways.  It is such a shame that the demise of Multiply has resulted in losing some friends. Mind you, I suppose the lost ones couldn't have been  real friends because I haven't lost the important ones.

That sounded so wrong...apologies. What I am trying to say, is that those friends that I am no longer in touch with must have been those that just come into your life for a sort while.  I enjoyed my interaction with them but they were not meant to be long term. Has any one out there any idea what I ma talking about?  If you have can you please tell me.

I am trying to remember that old rhyme about some people being in your life for a time or a reason or something........ dammit, going to have to look that up now.

Actually speaking of Multiply, has anyone else noticed that it is still there and you can actually still post blogs?  I didn't delete my account and when I looked the other day, I decided to test it by posting a blog and it worked.  Wonder what happened to the 1st of December?

So, my plans for today?  Be lazy!  I think it will be much the same as yesterday.  Simon will be working in his garage and once I have done a bit of house work then I think it will be a sewing day.

Just have to get out of bed first!