My Grandson Arrives Early and How Precious is He.....

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Greetings from a proud nana. Please welcome my grandson Dylan Riley Edsel Doyle who decided to arrive seven weeks early on February 26 2009. Weighing in at 4lb 2ozs, this sweet little babe may be small but he is a tough little man. Thankfully he is breathing unaided and looks quite relaxed in his new home, the incubator. We were hoping he would stay snug in the womb for a few weeks longer but he was determined to be born. It is early days but he is in the best possible place, the nurses of the neonatal unit at the Treliske Hospital, Truro, are wonderful. I will be visiting Dylan again tomorrow and can’t wait.......And my darling little granddaughter will also be visiting her baby brother again. Korenza gave her sibling a beautiful smile when she first saw him but at aged 14 months old couldn’t understand why she couldn’t go play with him.......

My bed now beckons but I will be back soon with pictures of this precious gift, my grandson....Until next time...lol......

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Baby's First Day
Wonder of all wonderment!

Momentous moment when small form

First feels life in itself.

When new eyes open wide

On old, old world.

When tiny hands handle air;

Touch tenderness and love.

When ears first wake to sound

And silent lips find voice and food.

Soon newly wakened baby wearies.

World will keep.

Being born is quite enough

For one short day.

Baby hands rest;

Baby mouth yawns;

Baby eyes close in sleep.
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~ Mary Dawson Hughes ~

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Happy Valentine's Day.....

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Happy Valentine’s Day.....Today has a special meaning to me as I have more than one reason to celebrate this day. Not only is it a day for romance but it is also my birthday and 13th wedding anniversary. Have you noticed I have not mentioned which birthday it is? Why spoil a lovely day and evening by reminding myself how old I am...hehe....

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I hope you enjoyed today as much as I have. Did you have a secret Valentine card? I wonder how many of these vintage valentines were sent to a sweetheart.....

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Talking of secret Valentines, some years ago a friend of mine received an unsigned card. We had an idea who it may be from so we decided to return the favour. I penned the following verse. I am no poet and it was just for fun. We never knew if he received the card or in fact if this specific person had sent my friend the card but it was fun anyway.......

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I had a Card by Post Today
From Who it was It Didn’t Say
The Words Inside Seemed Warm and True
And so I Thought, it Must be You.

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The Writing then I did Compare
To Find Different Letters, It wasn’t Fair
I Guessed, I pondered, Who Could it Be
Who Would Write Words of Love to Me.

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I Smiled, I Frowned, I looked Again
To See the Kisses that I Could Claim
And so if You’re not the Sender True

My Valentine May as Well be You

~ Chrissy February 14 1990 ~

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Until next time, take care.....lol....

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Good Luck on Friday the 13th.......

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Greetings from Cornwall on Friday the 13th, a day which many people view as either lucky or unlucky. Like many superstitions we believe in this without knowing the reason why. For me it began as a child with my mum, family and friends over the years passing on various sayings and superstitions in everyday life. One of the superstitions widely known is that it is considered to be bad luck if a black cat crosses your path. Well I must have a lot of ‘bad luck’ because two of my six cats are black. So between today being Friday the 13th and my darling kittys I best look out for myself.....hehe.....

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But why Friday the 13th?

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It is not known when this day was deemed as unlucky but there are many theories. One being that it is a modern merging of two older superstitions: that is thirteen is an unlucky number and that Friday is an unlucky day......
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The number thirteen has always been associated with 'luck', hence the saying ‘’Unlucky for Some’. But why?.... I have always thought that there was a religious connection concerning Judas and the fact that Jesus and his 12 Disciples were present at the Last Supper, thirteen people. However it is said that the reason 13 is synonymous in this context is because Judas, the apostle who betrayed Jesus, was the 13th member of the party to arrive......

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The Last Supper, showing Jesus, at the center, saying to his disciples,
"One of you shall betray me"
~ Leonardo da Vinci, 1495–1498 ~

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So why Friday?
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It is thought by some that Friday has been considered an unlucky day since at least the 14th century and some professions have regarded Friday as an unlucky day to undertake journeys or begin new projects. It is also thought that Friday was the day that Jesus was crucified. The author Charles Panati however maintains that the superstition can be traced back to ancient myth......

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'Frigga spining the clouds pic'
~ Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline) (1909) ~

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‘’Friday is named for Frigga, the free-spirited goddess of love and fertility. When Norse and Germanic tribes converted to Christianity, Frigga was banished in shame to a mountaintop and labeled a witch. It was believed that every Friday, the spiteful goddess convened a meeting with eleven other witches, plus the devil - a gathering of thirteen - and plotted ill turns of fate for the coming week. For many centuries in Scandinavia, Friday was known as "Witches' Sabbath’’...

(Curtsy of Wikipedia.org)

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Seal of the Knights Templar

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Another ‘unlucky’ Friday involved the Knights Templar whose mission was to protect Christian pilgrims during the Crusades. It was in France on Friday October 13th 1307 that King Philip secretly ordered the mass arrest of all the Knights Templar.....

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So it appears that throughout history Friday was an unlucky day for some people and I can see why it would be attached to the number 13......

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So if a black cat happens to cross your path on this day I wish you Good Luck and Health......Until next time...lol...

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