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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Happy New Year

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Happy New Year to you all. I wish you everything you wish yourselves in the year to come.....
My son's wedding day went well, a happy, relaxed (eventually...lol...) and joyous occassion. I have posted lots of pics on my blog The Primitive Cornish Hovel.......Until next time....lol...

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Happy New Year
If it didn't bring you joy
just leave it behind
Let's ring in the new year
with good things in mind
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Let every bad memory
that brought heartache and pain
And let's turn a new leaf
with the smell of new rain
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Let's forget past mistakes
making amends for this year
Sending you these greetings
to bring you hope and cheer
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Happy New Year!

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A Wedding & The New Year Will Soon be Here.....

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“Chains do not hold a marriage together.
It is threads, hundreds of tiny threads which sew people together through the years.
That is what makes a marriage last”
~ Simone Signoret ~

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Greetings from Cornwall and I hope you all had a good Christmas and are looking forward to the New Year. I have a special reason this year for welcoming in the New Year, my son Christopher and his fiancée Jane will be getting married on New Year’s Eve. They chose this day to symbolize a new beginning for them both. What better time to start a new life together, the first day of a new year. I wish them all the happiness for the future....

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So the next few days will be occupied with preparations, family and friends. Then I will have the task of taking down all my Christmas decorations and cards. I always like to recycle the cards that people send me, some of which I will use for tags or crafts. Then there are the few that I keep because they are too good to cut up, yes I have an album just for these.....

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An image of trees heavy with snow comes to mind when I look at this beautiful picture.

I can see faint footprints in the snow where the birds have walked

before being held by the angel....

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The Fairy Market
~ Helen Jacobs 1888-1970 ~

The children came upon this magical place by chance as only children can. The friends who sent me this know me so well....

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A Christmas scene imagined by us all....
A cottage covered in snow, its inhabitants already asleep on Christmas Eve. A snowman smiling as he watches Santa go on his way..

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Happy New Year.....Until 2009....lol...

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Contentment is happy memoriesof things past,

enjoyment of things present,

and hope of good to come

~ Harold E. Kohn ~

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Merry Christmas

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'Silent night, holy night

All is calm, all is bright

'Round yon virgin mother and Child

Holy infant so tender and mild

Sleep in heavenly peace

Sleep in heavenly peace'

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Hello to you all on Christmas Eve. After a busy day yesterday doing the last little bits associated with this time of year, I now have time to wish you all a Merry Christmas. As I write this post in the early hours I am listening to Silent Night, a carol that sends out the true meaning of Christmas regardless in what language it is sung. I always feel a common link with mankind when I hear it, all conflicts and disharmony dissolve for a moment in time. And it is in that spirit that I wish Peace and Goodwill to all mankind....

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It will be towards the Christmas Star than many a child will look tonight in anticipation of seeing Father Christmas. But before he comes however the children will be busily preparing for his visit. Stockings will be hung, milk and cookies left and before going up the wooden hill to Bedfordshire a quiet moment around the tree....

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Off to bed is soon called for because as all good children know, if you are not asleep then Father Christmas will not come!!! Excited giggles and whispering accompany the girls and boys to bed with images in their heads of Santa’s sleigh riding over the rooftops. Will Rudolf be leading the other reindeers this Christmas Eve? What special gifts will Santa’s sack hold, waiting to be delivered to them while asleep in their bed......

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I remember many a Christmas Eve such as this, both as a child and a mother. Now I can experience it again through my step-granddaughter although she is only 1. My son will read Korenza The Night Before Christmas tonight as I did for him. So for children everywhere I hope you have a magical Christmas......

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Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year to all....lol...

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'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house

Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,

In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;

The children were nestled all snug in their beds,

While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads’

~ Clement Clarke Moore ~

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