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IF WE WERE HAVING COFFEE: NANO POBLANO DAY 30

Well there you all are welcome, come on in it is lovely to see you! We have decided that as we are not putting a tree or decorations up this year ( in the real world ) that I could put up Christmas decorations in our virtual one! …all I want! So here we go!

If we were having Coffee . Come on in the fires are lit the cushions are plumped up and we have the coffee and tea and the cakes and sweets are set out. Paul and his guests are all here and they are enjoying the warmth and food and drinks. We have tea and coffee from all over the world not to mention all our cakes and muffins and as Paul calls them sweets! Every single one is calorie free! Plus of course we now have spirits and liquors to warm the coldest of you .

What can I get you, how about some Christmas cake? They do look good don’t they, Holly

and Penguins.

If we were having coffee: I would say I need to think hard about positives and happy things because I am low , but hey you don’t want to know that!

More coffee or tea anyone or shall we go mad and have a drink ..why not lets get hung for a sheep as a lamb!

If we were having coffee: I ‘d say there were some high spots in the week where I managed to forget the real world. The visit to Canterbury and West Gate on Sea was wonderful and the husband and I were bowled over by the fabulous Cathedral! We spent three hours wandering around this wonderful palace of God.

It was not hard to see why the pilgrims of the 10th century and forward were amazed by the sights. They must of felt they were in the entrance to heaven. It was so other worldly and huge how on earth did they manage to build it , if you are interested you can find out here! .

It is the cathedral of the Archbishop of Canterbury, leader of the Church of England and symbolic leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Its formal title is the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ at Canterbury. Founded in 597, the cathedral was completely rebuilt from1070 to 1077. read more about it here.

The Next day we met up with friends we have known for 48 yrs…that is a long time isn’t it ! We sat around chatting all day then in the evening we went out for a meal.. then drove home , a two hour drive , well worth every mile!

If we were having coffee: I would ask if you would like to see some more Cathedral photos. You really do not have any choice here they are ready or willing or not!

A meeting Hall

blues on the stone

Stain Glass Windows

The amazing cloisters

Modern Artwork

Dusk outside the Cathedral

the spotlights on in the darkening evening

If we were having coffee: I would tell you how behind I am with Christmas preparations, no decs or tree this year so really it is just cards and pressies . So far I have only written about 10 cards which means at least another 200 to go! 😦 So after I have finished this I will really have to set to and get them written today.

Carrot Cake

If we were having coffee: I offer you another cuppa and ask you what has happened in your world this week? If you are American you will have celebrated Thanks Giving. I do hope you have had a wonderful time. It has been a long week packed with busy things. I even managed afternoon tea with a friend . That was fun we took a bus to the nearest town and had tea and naughty cake !

Well I do need to go now so I will apologise for for not being myself and probably just rambling ! I promise I am going to pull my socks up and sort myself out! No one likes a miserable toad so I am not going to be one!!IF WE WERE HAVING COFFEE: I would say lets go and see what Paul’s guest are up to lets all mix and have fun. I would ask you if you would like another cuppa, or another cake . ! If we were having Coffee Original idea from http://parttimemonster.wordpress.com/

Happy Christmas

Christmas Coffee

Nano Poblano : Day 29. If I never

If I never saw you again? I would not die.

There would be nothing I’d want to see. I would cry.

If I never heard your little voice? It would not be of my choice.

There’ll music, speech and birdsong. Yet nothing to make me rejoice.

So full of hopes and dreams, for you was I

I hoped to spoil you, teach you, love you then watch you fly.

I may not witness all this now, it is true.

Please believe me, to not see you, is not what I want to do.

If I never held your hand again. It would cause me pain

Photos and second hand news are not the same.

I shall carry my memories with me all the time

I shall savour them as a glass of of vintage wine.

Let me tell you now, though you may never see this page

I pray all this will pass and something will dissolve the ‘Adults’rage.

Watching you from afar, keeping you in mind, praying all will be well.

I shall pray every night for sense to win out, and end this hell.

TEAM Mark

Argument: Day 25 Nano Poblano.

Anger on the left anger on the right

Biting at each other what ever gets you through the night!

Shut your ears don’t listen, you will here no good

Will it come to blows .. no your words cover your soul like a hood.

Every ounce of good is gone , fled for the hills

Sanity has left , leaving blows and harsh words shrill!

No sight of grace , anger written all over your face.

Talk to each other talk before it is too late. Be men about this share the saving grace!

TEAM Mark

Autumn Trudge: Day 24 Nano Poblano.

Headphones in I trudge the Autumn morning

Cold nipping at my hands and nose

The pain though in my being eating me since the dawning

Leaves gold, brown and red swirling round as the wind blows.

Turn the music up to drown my fears out

Stop my thoughts they are running wild

My head is bursting I want to shout

Why is this time of year such a trial.

The wind is rushing through the trees

I watch my hopes and dreams escape

Lost alone in the cold cold day I see my future as it flees.

Turn the music up, drown out the hate.

TEAM Mark

IF WE WERE HAVING COFFEE: DAY 23 NANO POBLANO.

Well hello everyone you have caught me on the hop. It has not been a good week and I been on the back foot , but that is my problem not yours!

If we were having Coffee . Come on in the fires are lit the cushions are plumped up and we have the coffee and tea on the cakes and sweets are set out.Paul and his guests are all here and enjoying the warmth and food and drinks. We have tea and coffee from all over the world not to mention all our cakes and muffins and as Paul calls them sweets! Every single one is calorie free! Plus of course we now have spirits and liquors to warm the coldest of you .

If we were having coffee : I would tell you that I had tried to be busy yesterday but I found it so exhausting. Fighting pain, depression and the feeling that you are wading through sand!

I am not really sure what I would want talk about my week today If we were having Coffee:

If we were having coffee : I would say okay it is Sunday and I have to apologize, here you are all waiting on the doorstep and where am I , in my gymjams and slippers with my favourite warm hoody and slippers, no make up and and hair all over the place.

But If we were having Coffee: I’d say sorry I look such a mess but I am sure you’ll forgive me. Everything is ready so come on lets all sit down and have a chat. I think I shall have a Gaelic Coffee.

If we were having Coffee: I had a shock this morning I walked into the lounge and there large as life was one of the squirrels sitting in the middle of the front lawn ( very close to the window) oblivious to the world and me! Franticly digging holes in the lawn, three large ones in fact! After a little while he scampered off across the lawn and after a few minutes found some nuts! Then before scampering off with them he took time out to stand and eat one!! Finally he shot back across the lawn to the Willow tree and he settled there for another dig. Then his mate came rushing down the tree and almost jumped on him! Well that was it they were off, scampering and jumping. Up trees and and down trees round and round!! Having so much fun! Boy if we could bottle that energy we could make a fortune!

I took these through the window and I only had my phone to hand! I had the largest magnification I could and the light reflected through the window my side! So the are not brilliant but I think you can see the holes ( though I only got two) In the second photo and in the first one the eating chappie!! Just about anyway!! Lets try a professional shot this the nearest to the two out front!

If we were having Coffee: I say just look at the difference between my poor efforts at photo the squirrels at play compared to the professional one! Well now can I get you another drink , what takes your fancy, tea, coffee or just a cake it is all here and it is just for you!

How are you coping with the onslaught of Christmas? Have you done all you shopping and written all your cards? I have only got close family presents so far, the Newbie of course I showed you all the Rocking Horse and Xylophone didn’t I.

All my cards are sitting on the table shaming me as I sit here and type trying hard to ignore them, failing miserably. I am just not in the mood and now all the adverts on the TV are “Buy, Buy ” “Perfect family , perfect Christmas) which I am afraid to say is Bullshit! sorry but nothing is ever perfect …. maybe the happy few, but no even they are exaggerating orlying or incredibly self obsessed or money orientated!

If we were having coffee : I would have to apologise for letting my low mood rip but these adverts give off the wrong messages , spend , spend, through money at it just take take and MUST HAVE! The real meaning of Christmas is lost. Personally I find it gets worse every year. Raising everyone’s expectations is never good, is it do agree or disagree. Let us face it family forced together for a couple of days is not always a good thing (not everyone gets one ) . Then loads of people spend the next year paying off their credit/ debit card bills off! Here are just three of the current ones! Debenhams first so all children are allowed to be set three in a huge store just to get what they want… Yes REALLY?

Secondly Marks and Spencer, the fairies are going to make everything right , even find your cat or a new man for you!!

Finally the Sainbury’s advert which is about a true story and is beautifully done but actually offends me. Not like the other adverts which just irritate for their twee perfectness. The Sainsbury’s advert is set in 1914 the first Christmas in the Trenches. Some troops from both side sang carols exchanged gifts and played football. Well to my mind to use something so special, that only happened once. In this year of the centenary of WW1 and so close to Rememberence /Vetern’s day to use the story to make people shop in their stores is …cheep to say the least and down right ignorant at the most. Here it is you can make up your own minds.

If we were having coffee: I would say sorry I did not mean to go on a rant ignore me, it is just me feeling low. Come on tell me off if you want! Look I am sorry as today has gone on I have actually got worse, I can hardly walk around the house, it has taken me all day to get washed and dressed. I have done my hair . Made the bed. hovered the stairs and now I am done! I am beginning to sound like a real whiner . So I am going to have another coffee get you all one and tell you to help yourself to food!

If we were having coffee : I ham going to lie down now but I am going to leave you with my happy song in the hopes it will make up for my moody rants!

IF WE WERE HAVING COFFEE: I would say lets go and see what Paul’s guest are up to lets all mix and have fun. I would ask you if you would like another cuppa, or another cake . ! If we were having Coffee Original idea from http://parttimemonster.wordpress.com/

TEAM Mark

Winter’s Depth : Day22 Nano Poblano

Is that right, it can’t be so

I am seeing butterflies in the snow.

Gently round my fingers they go

Enchanting me why, I d not know

Little beauties don’t you know

This is not nature for you to be her in the snow

Yet though it is right that you should go

I want you here because you cheer me so

Here in the winter of my life

You show me that life and time are trite

Please if you can stay with with me for if you leave I shall cry

The only sanity I have left shall die.

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Low in the sky the winter sun is hung

Relieved now that the year is neigh done.

Starling light blinds the eyes

The last of the remaining birds have domain of the skies.

Morning draped in silver frost with veils of fog

Cold and daunting arrives the dawn

A hoar on path and grass and log

Dark is unwilling to leave, slowly my fears are born.

Bleak and empty the world appears

Such a sad and sorry time of year!

TEAM Mark

Talk To Him. Day 21 Nano Poblano

Feelings, I don’t bloody need them they just drag you down

The closer people are to you, the deeper they can wound you.

The more you give the more they want, destroying you with a frown.

Feelings bleed me dry, I stand here tears in my eye, I don’t know what to do.

Facing the storms, relationships flounder on the rocks of life.

Others hide the truth never admit that feelings change after the first flush of youth.

As December nears all the hype just boosts my fears, drowning in strife.

Please all of you stop and think. Don’t let us all sink! We should be all for one, in truth.

You can’t stop talking, don’t cut the lines of communication

You are both of one, don’t cut off your noses to spite your faces.

Reach out , a step each to heal the breach. Please no more consternation.

A word a touch, the love is in there deep.Find it, use your saving graces.

I need you both in my life!

Team Mark

A bedroom in an empty house! Day 20 Nano Poblano

On this wall is Tigger, Pigglet , Eyore and Pooh!

This special wall that I saw today

Belonged to happy child who in this room did play

There must of been many many happy, exciting times

A child lived there who loved a donkey, a pigglet,a tigger and a bear that talked in rhyme

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Now Pooh was bouncing flowers on his nubby nose

Tigger was bouncing from his tail through to his toes!

The sun was peaking out from behind a beautiful cloud

Pigglet was happily singing, but just not too loud

Poor old Eyore looking sad because no really cares

He follows you round the room with is mournful stares.

Yea Mark

Band Aid 30 : Ebola: Day 18 Nano Poblano

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No touch no need

No touch no pass the seed

Of death . Tears of a baby

Can kill you maybe

You didn’t know

Death passes that easily, so

Do not hug or comfort

Do not kiss or support.

It spreads like wildfire

Ebola kiss of death.

Yea Mark

Day 17 Nano Poblano: She Lupine

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Run, run faster here they come

Switch become the wolf you know you are.

Run as fast as you can into the sun

Run by day, hunt and at night howl to moon and star

Avoid your old breed, avoid man

As a wolf you are faster, stronger more alive

Live as a strong she wolf not a weak woman.

Find your mate to him be true find him onwards strive.

Run never mind your wounds

Fight the pain let finer feelings die

Keep to your fur it is warmer and four legs faster in bounds.

You do not need your human body ! It will never let you fly!

Yea Mark