If Ā we Ā were having Ā Coffee Ā :Ā Ā time Ā again to ask how Ā are Ā you all are Ā and Ā what Ā have Ā you been up Ā to this Ā week!Ā ComeĀ in it is lovely Ā to see you all here again. The fires are lit and Ā the cushions are plumped up and Ā we have Ā the coffee and tea on Ā the go Ā and the cakes and sweets are all set out. Ā We Ā have Ā tea Ā and coffee Ā from all over Ā the world not to mention all our cakes Ā and muffins Ā and Ā as Paul Ā calls Ā them sweets! Every single Ā one Ā is Ā calorie Ā free! Plus of course Ā we now have spirits Ā and liquors Ā to warm the coldest of Ā you.
If we were having Ā Coffee:Ā I would ask Ā you what Ā has been going on in your world this week, has Ā anything Ā deeply affected Ā you, have Ā you need a sympathetic ear, a shoulder to cry Ā on or Ā just Ā needed someone Ā to make Ā you laugh! If Ā yes Ā feel free to talk it out Ā here Ā with us. We will all help if Ā we can.
If we were having Coffee: I would Ā remind Ā you Ā that Ā there Ā are lots of Ā other Ā coffee mornings Ā all shared Ā and organized Ā By Ā Diana Ā and Ā GeneāO Ā over at,Part time monster Ā
Well Ā now Ā what Ā has Ā been Ā happening Ā in Ā your Ā part Ā of Ā the Ā world? We Ā have Ā finally had Ā our Ā General Ā Election Ā and in Ā some places Ā local Ā council Ā elections Ā as Ā well.
It Ā really Ā seems Ā that Ā the Election Ā Campaign has Ā been Ā going on Ā forever Ā but Ā finally Ā this Ā Thursday Ā just Ā gone, 7th of Ā May Ā it Ā arrived! Hubby Ā and I Ā were Ā up Ā early Ā and Ā though Ā we went Ā to Ā vote Ā at Ā different Ā times Ā we cast our Ā votes Ā early.
If Ā we Ā were having Ā Coffee: Ā I would Ā tell Ā you Ā that Ā I was Ā amazed Ā to Ā see a universe of Ā planets Ā at Ā the polling Ā station! It was an interplanetary Ā experience!
Interplanetary voters
I came Ā face Ā to Ā face Ā with Ā six Ā young Ā voters! It Ā was Ā their Ā last Ā day Ā at school and their Ā first Legal Ā Vote and Ā lucky Ā them Ā it Ā fell on Ā a General Ā Election!! Why Ā were Ā they Ā dressed as planets… well I Ā have Ā no idea Ā but I Ā do know Ā that in Ā recent Ā years Ā those Ā leaving Ā school Ā locally Ā have a fancy Ā dress Ā day Ā and a Ā leavers Ā ball! So I Ā guess Ā these Ā bright Ā young Ā things Ā decided Ā to Ā go galactic!
Would Ā you like Ā another Ā coffee Ā or Ā a piece Ā of Ā cake? There Ā are plenty Ā to choose Ā from, and Ā they Ā are Ā all calorie Ā free.
If Ā we Ā were having Ā Coffee :Ā I would Ā tell Ā you Ā thatĀ Friday 8th May Ā was Ā the 70th Anniversary Ā of Ā VE Day read Ā more here.
The Ā three Ā days Ā of Ā celebrations Ā started Ā at Ā the Ā Cenotaph at 3pm, on Ā the Ā 8th May. Ā the chimes of Big Ben and ceremonial guns at Wellington Barracks and the Tower of London marked a national two-minute silence. Guns were also sounded from saluting posts in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast. Members of the public lined the streets and schools, organisations and companies across the UK participated.
Following the silence, the Last Post was played by a Royal Marine bugler and wreaths were laid by those attending. The service included a reading of extracts from Winston Churchillās speech by Mr Randolph Churchill, Great-Grandson of Winston Churchill, hymns and a blessing and concluded with the playing of the National Anthem.
Over Ā 200 beacons Ā were Ā lit Ā all over Ā England Ā on Friday Ā 8th May Ā as Ā part Ā of Ā these Ā same Ā celebrations, more Ā details Ā here.
If Ā we Ā were having Coffee: I would Ā tell Ā you Ā that Ā in Ā this Ā week Ā of Ā General Elections, planet Ā sightings Ā and 70th Ā VE commemorations Ā that Ā the Ā hubby Ā and I Ā have been Ā busy too.
Now Ā I Ā know Ā that Ā the US Ā is Ā celebrating Ā Mothers Day Ā this Ā weekend I Ā want Ā to Ā wish Ā all mothers Ā a Ā wonderful Ā day Ā and Ā to Ā all children I Ā encourage Ā you Ā to do do Ā something Ā special Ā for Ā your Mums Ā they Ā love Ā you so!
Here Ā is Ā the poem I Ā wrote Ā for Ā my Ā mum Ā some years ago
Gentle she was
Mum
Gentle she was, a young woman of means, beautiful in her Marcel Wave she was.
A hair dresser with her own shop a teaser of hair and tresses.
Then the quiet Irish man took her eye and her heart.
Not impressed were her parents with the young Irish trade unionist from the motor trade.
Time eventually brought them round to accept the vows the young couple had made.
Grief she bore when her fist born died at six months
brave she was to have more. Three girls then two boys , and two more angels lost in-between.
Then after all was finished me, making six.
Hard she worked to bring us up and support her quiet man who was there for her too.
Kind she was, good and open hearted she was.
The door always open to family and waifs and strays
big hearted she was to all who past through our door.
Always there she was, with words of wisdom and comfort.
Her beautiful heart shone through her eyes.
Patient she wasĀ but there was temper there if needed,
she was not strong or mean but if needed her children and her man she would defend to the death!
Beautiful she was in features and in heart
there was not task she would not finish if she had made a start.
Cried for her daughters she did as her man gave them away
and when her sons went too she had a proud day.
Together alone again by themselves again.
Happy she was full of the business of her quiet man.
Yet she was always ready to talk and help and ease our pain.
Cleaver she was but not school or college wise she was wise in life and love and truth and need.
Lonely she was when her man was taken ,
wept she did as she wanted to join him.
Lost she wasĀ without the quiet man .
Heart broken she became though she threw herself in to caring for grandchildren.
Gone she was before her body, her mind and soul went to him.
Lost to us she was, a smile here and there maybe a flash of recognition.
Unknowing of all around her she was,sad eyed frighted lamb lonely lonely.
Tiny she was when she went sadly lost to us long before .
Gone into her mind to find her quiet man.
Tears we shed for her,we wept in grief and I in anger because so long had she been gone and I had wanted to talk to her,
but gone she really was.
Anemones her favourite flowers were they always remind me of her.
I forgave her for leaving me and now accept she had to go
as by the side of her quiet man was where she had to be.
Mum’s favourite flowers
Never to be forgotten.
If Ā we Ā were Ā having Ā coffee Ā :Ā I Ā would Ā ask if youĀ could Ā do Ā with a Ā refill and Ā a cake. I Ā must Ā close Ā now Ā so Ā lets Ā go Ā and join Ā Paul Ā he is over Ā at Ā Mark’s place Ā this Ā week and Ā all his Ā guests they Ā are all enjoying Ā themselves Ā by Ā the fire!
And of course Ā the
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