Furious at the theft of a rare and expensive bible from their 15th Century church in Florence
the Franciscan Friars pinned the following notice on their prayer board in full view of the worshippers and visitors:-
"We pray the thief is struck by a strong bout of the shits"
Sorry about the strong language they said but the thief, the faithful, the visitors (and the Lord!) will understand.
I love it.
Friday 19 August 2011
Sunday 14 August 2011
I love this
AFTER A TURBULENT WEEK:-
'In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: It goes on.'
Robert Frost
'In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: It goes on.'
Robert Frost
Saturday 13 August 2011
Tesco are very 'Direct'
My day started badly when I called into a small Tesco near my home to buy a newspaper only to find the friendly girls had mostly been replaced by the 'FAST TRACK' payout machines. Anyone who has seen me using a computer will know that a flashing screen with an inanimate voice giving orders is never going to make me 'fast'. I collected the paper and prepared to take it to a real person for payment but was chased by a girl who said I should use the 'fast' payout machine as I only had one item. There was no one in the queue at all so I refused politely and went toward to cashiere whereupon she tried to force the issue and said she would teach me NOW. I turned around and put the newspaper back into the rack and prepared to leave but another young lady forstalled my action and kindly escorted me to the cashiere. I then left the store with the newspaper feeling foolish, depressed and bullied.
These machines will serve a good purpose in the end as eventually all we oldies will return to the corner shops.
These machines will serve a good purpose in the end as eventually all we oldies will return to the corner shops.
Wednesday 10 August 2011
Rioting in London
How very sad to see London in the grip of thieves and lawless people. Pictures of people
behaving in this criminal fashion to make their fellow citizens suffer are unbelievably cruel.
My number 2 son tweeted that he used to live in the area of the riots and it was not a good place to be. At the same time a friend of his tweeted that he too had lived close by and it was grim. Yes! dear ones but you did not take to the streets to harm, maim and rob your neighbours did you? No!
Now the real people are out helping to clear up the carnage left by the senseless louts.
London has dealt with riots before and strikes and the blitz and the IRA and the 7/7 bombers so they won't let these buggers get them down.
Loving thoughts to all who have suffered as a result of this madness.
The anarchists meanwhile, are in their homes counting their ill gotten gains whilst most of the rest of the country are hoping they will have a very loud knock on their doors before very long.
behaving in this criminal fashion to make their fellow citizens suffer are unbelievably cruel.
My number 2 son tweeted that he used to live in the area of the riots and it was not a good place to be. At the same time a friend of his tweeted that he too had lived close by and it was grim. Yes! dear ones but you did not take to the streets to harm, maim and rob your neighbours did you? No!
Now the real people are out helping to clear up the carnage left by the senseless louts.
London has dealt with riots before and strikes and the blitz and the IRA and the 7/7 bombers so they won't let these buggers get them down.
Loving thoughts to all who have suffered as a result of this madness.
The anarchists meanwhile, are in their homes counting their ill gotten gains whilst most of the rest of the country are hoping they will have a very loud knock on their doors before very long.
Monday 8 August 2011
New School
£200+ spent and Miss Hickett is ready for Senior School except for small items like socks and undies - she has 3 of every item of clothing, plus a sports top and shorts, shoes, trainers, pens, pencils,felt tips, rubbers,pencil sharpeners, pencil case and large bag to weigh down her shoulders as she staggers to the bus. Her brother has 3 prs of trousers and a pair of school shoes (another £75) but has to continue wearing what he has from last year.
All we need to find now is £60 per week for the bus fares and lunches for the two of them - if my parents had had to find such sums I would be totally uneducated now.
On the good side Miss Hickett has had extensive work done on her teeth over 4 visits to the dentists and along with three visits to the orthodontist she now has a mouth full of 'scaffolding' to straighten her beautiful but crooked teeth - all this treatment cost nothing
thanks to our wonderful, wonderful, NHS....we are so lucky.
All we need to find now is £60 per week for the bus fares and lunches for the two of them - if my parents had had to find such sums I would be totally uneducated now.
On the good side Miss Hickett has had extensive work done on her teeth over 4 visits to the dentists and along with three visits to the orthodontist she now has a mouth full of 'scaffolding' to straighten her beautiful but crooked teeth - all this treatment cost nothing
thanks to our wonderful, wonderful, NHS....we are so lucky.
Wednesday 3 August 2011
holidays
We are all back home after a few days away it feels good. Miss Hickett enjoyed the boat ride down Lake Windermere whereas Jamax loved Lancaster Castle with the tales of witches and foul deeds and their friends loved seeing their granny - dad was just glad to get back
with them all alive! I don't know if he meant they were being over adventurous at times or was he just glad he hadn't killed any of them!
My dear one and I had a lovely time in Bath. We booked ourselves into a 5* hotel along with coachloads of Aussies, Americans and Germans and some other Brits....and I thought we were all broke!
with them all alive! I don't know if he meant they were being over adventurous at times or was he just glad he hadn't killed any of them!
My dear one and I had a lovely time in Bath. We booked ourselves into a 5* hotel along with coachloads of Aussies, Americans and Germans and some other Brits....and I thought we were all broke!
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