talking leaves

So Tony Blurrrrrr didn't get the job of President of Europe, shame.
Cherie is really p*^^$^ off. It's not that she is going to miss having her husband as a great statesman or that he won't be able to make his mark in history. What has really put a bee in her bonnet is the loss of another £300.000 a year in the kitty.

For the last few weeks I have found myself needing to visit the gents a little more often than was convenient (ha-ha). I first put this down to a reaction against my medication. But then realisd that I had been taking the medication for a long time without any problem. It could not be a prostrate problem as I had no problem going, so I wondered what else it could be. I found out that excess caffine could be the likely cause, I normally drink a lot of tea and coffee during the day, so for the last week I have cut out all caffine and drunk less tea and coffee, but what I have drunk has been decaffinated. Result, everything back to normal, no more emergency looking for the gents, and a lot less discomfort in the lower regions. I just thought I'd pass this on to all the men I know, alcohol contains a lot of caffine (sorry)

I HAVE NOW SOLD 3 PAINTING AND PRINT IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS
I GUESS THAT MAKES ME A PROFESSIONAL ARTIST ONLY 50 years AFTER LEAVING ART SCHOOL
THERE IS HOPE FOR US ALL YET

If you want to get rid of all your enemies. If you don't want your country to have any enemies this is what you do.
Take all the money spent on nuclear research and all the money spent on weapons research, add all the money spent on space research. Spend all this money on housing and feeding the poor people of the world, without exception Result, Peace, Harmony, Friendship and lack of enemies.

Makes sense to me.

I FELT JUSTIFIED WITH THE TITLE

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It's late fall and the Indians on a remote reservation in South Dakota asked their new chief if the coming winter was going to be cold or mild.

Since he was a chief in a modern society, he had never been taught the old secrets. When he looked at the sky, he couldn't tell what the winter was going to be like.

Nevertheless, to be on the safe side, he told his tribe that the winter was indeed going to be cold and that the members of the village should collect firewood to be prepared.

But, being a practical leader, after several days, he got an idea. He went to the phone booth, called the National Weather Service and asked, 'Is the coming winter going to be cold?'

'It looks like this winter is going to be quite cold,' the meteorologist at the weather service responded.

So the chief went back to his people and told them to collect even more firewood in order to be prepared.

A week later, he called the National Weather Service again. 'Does it still look like it is going to be a very cold winter?'

'Yes,' the man at National Weather Service again replied, 'it's going to be a very cold winter.'

The chief again went back to his people and ordered them to collect every scrap of firewood they could find.

Two weeks later, the chief called the National Weather Service again. 'Are you absolutely sure that the winter is going to be very cold?'

'Absolutely,' the man replied. 'It's looking more and more like it is going to be one of the coldest winters we've ever seen.'

'How can you be so sure?' the chief asked.

The weatherman replied, 'The Indians are collecting firewood like crazy.'

Remember this story whenever you get advice from a government official!

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HOPE YOU LKE IT.

OH PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH ME THERE
OH PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH ME
OH PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH
OH PLEASE DO NOT
OH PLEASE DO
OH PLEASE
OH!

The SpiritBird has always stated that he will be the oldest living person in the country. I am only in my 67th year, I have many years to fill, there can be no end before then.

I bet you expected some guy with a guitar.

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HAD A GOOD COUPLE OF WEEKS IN TURKEY
LOOK OUT FOR MORE PICS IN THE NEAR FUTURE

A while ago someone asked "why are we here" so I thought about it and came up with this.

We are here to 'LIVE' nothing more and nothing less. We do not have to prove anything. We do not have to succed at anything. We do not have to excel at anything. We do not have to win a race. We do not have to liveup to others expectations. We do not have to have targets. We have to 'Live' that is why we are here. Now some of us may choose to be rich and work all our lives mking money and having the finest things that money can buy. Some of us may strive to be great sportsmen and women, winning aclaim and medals. Some of us may want to be recognised as 'celebraties' or to be famous for some work or deed. But at the end of the day how you live and what you do with your life i entirely up to you and no one else. You make your choice and take the rewards and the consequenses equally. At the final moment of your life you will have done exactly what you were put upon the Earth for.. You will have 'LIVED.
I intend to 'LIVE' for many more quiet years.
Bless you all spiritbird

AMERICAN VERSION
Give me your tired, your poor
Your huddled masses yearning to breath free
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore
Send these the homeless tempest tossed to me
I lift my lamp beside the golden door.

BRITISH VERSION
Send me your beggars and vagabonds
You unwanted masses after a freebee
The unruly, unlawful and illegals camped upon you shore
Send the thieves and con men and people traffickers
And we will feed them and cloth them and house them and give them freedom to import their traditions and religions and laws and demand their "human rights" at the expense of the nation

give them asylum in Turkey, Greece and France first

Blu was a good friend. At his best he was a British Country Music Award winner but ill health together with drink and prescription drugs overcame him and he died young and alone.
He was a "good old boy" from Leominster in Herefordshire, a 'ladies man' as well as a 'mans man', he had a good sense of humour and his home was always full of visitors. I know that for all his faults and eccentricities he will still be missed by many. Long may he walk the high country.

One's in a bit of a flap

And the other's got fly away hair

A right pair of B-B-Butteflies

Just thought I might brighten up an otherwise dull day.

Here lies, sleeping, the most beautiful child in the world. Born of the moon and the morning star, keepers of the sunrise, this child should never be harmed. Given life by love and understanding, this child is a precious gift, to be raised in the ways of honour, truth, and good judgement. Taught to respect those who have gone before and those who have the knowledge to teach. Nurtured with the pure waters of life and fed with all that is good, understanding the value of the old ways, this child will grow into a wonderful human being. This child is my grandchild.

Where have all the bloggers gone
Long time nothing
Where have all the bloggers gone
All gone away
Where have all the bloggers gone
Gone to facebook everyone
No one is loging on
I think I'll pack it in

Where have all the bloggers gone
Long time nothing
Where have all the bloggers gone
All gone away
We used to have a lot of fun
With our comments everyone
It seems there's no one there
I think I'll pack it in

Where have all the bloggers gone
Long time nothing
Where have all the bloggers gone
On holiday?
No one's reading anymore
Got blank pages by the score
It seems a wast of time
I think I'll pack it in

Where have all the bloggers gone
Long time nothing
Where have all the bloggers gone
All my old friends
It is all a mystery
Lack of interest could it be?
Perhaps you'll let me know
If I should pack it in.

IF YOU WANT MY OPINION
ASK THE WIFE

DON'T ASK ME
I'M ALWAYS WRONG

SORRY I AM NOT ALLOWED
TO MAKE MY MIND UP

I AM NOT THINKING
IT'S NOT ALLOWED

IF THERE IS A BETTER WAY OF DOING IT
THE WIFE WILL KNOW IT

THE LAST TIME I GOT SOMETHING RIGHT
I WAS SINGLE

I AM NOT HENPECKED
OUCH!

Add your own

Barbeque summer? More like Bah Humbug summer. Here we are in September and not one ripe tomato. I fed them and watered them but all to no avail they just sit there all small and green.

The butternut squashes (I have three growing ) don't seem to be in a hurry either. I have been picking fruit for two weeks and beans for three but not a tomato. I think next summer I will be mostly growing something else.

I Consider myself a bit of an authority on Cornish pasties, after all I have been eating them for sixty years. A "GOOD" pasty is hard to find these days with selling the mass produced product of the same name. The best were always bought and eaten fresh by the harbour in Cornwall when on holiday. Made by some local butcher or baker. Sadly these are as rare as hens teeth these days so a good substitute is a blessing to someone like me whose favourite dish is still the pasty, I put it above all other foods for satisfaction. So today I can tell you that I have found a new source of my favourite food right here in my home town. Morrisins supermarket have started selling baked on the premises CRANTOCKS cornish pasties. I have just eaten my first and have to say that being fresh and still oven warm it has al the look, colour and taste of areal pasty. They are made in Cornwall using Cornish ingredients and then transported to the supermarket where they are baked on the premises. If you want a reminder of long ago holidays on the Cornish coast check out CRANTOCKS pasties at your local Morrisons.

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The Great Spirit determines who walks into your life....it's up to you to decide who you let walk away, who you let stay, and who you refuse to let go. I need this back. If you'll do this for me, I'll do it for you....When there is nothing left but The Great Spirit that is when you find out that The Great Spirit is all you need.

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QUESTIONS THAT HAUNT ME !

Can you cry under water?

How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered?

Why do you have to 'put your two cents in'... but it's only a 'penny for your thoughts'? Where's that extra penny going to?

Once you're in heaven, do you get stuck wearing the clothes you were buried in for eternity?

Why does a round pizza come in a square box?

What disease did cured ham actually have?

How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?

Why is it that people say they 'slept like a baby' when babies wake up like every two hours?

If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a hearing?

Why are you IN a movie, but you're ON TV?

Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground?

Why do doctors leave the room while you change?
They're going to see you naked anyway.

Why is 'bra' singular and 'panties' plural?

Why do toasters always have a setting that burns the toast to a horrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat?

If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a stupid song about him?

If the professor on Gilligan's Island can make a radio out of a coconut, why can't he fix a hole in a boat?

Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours?
They're both dogs!

If Wile E. Coyote had enough money to buy all that ACME crap, why didn't he just buy dinner?

If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, what is baby oil made from?

If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?

Do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same tune?

Why did you just try singing the two songs above?

Why do they call it an asteroid when it's outside the hemisphere, but call it a hemorrhoid when it's in your butt?

Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him for a car ride, he sticks his head out the window?

Why, Why, Why

Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are getting dead?

Why do banks charge a fee on 'insufficient funds' when they know there is not enough money?

Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?

Why do they use sterilized needles for death by lethal injection?

Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?

Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?

Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

Whose idea was it to put an 'S' in the word 'lisp'?

If people evolved from apes,
why are there still apes?

Why is it that no matter what color bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white?

Is there ever a day that mattresses
are not on sale?

Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?

Why do people keep running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it down to give the vacuum one more chance?

Why is it that no plastic bag will open from the end on your first try?

How do those dead bugs get into those enclosed light fixtures?

When we are in the supermarket and someone rams our ankle with a shopping cart then apologizes for doing so, why do we say, 'It's all right?' Well, it isn't all right, so why don't we say, 'That really hurt, why don't you watch where you're going?'

Why is it that whenever you attempt to catch something that's falling off the table you always manage to knock something else over?

In winter why do we try to keep the house as warm as it was in summer when we complained about the heat?

How come you never hear father-in-law jokes?

And my FAVORITE.......

The statistics on sanity is that one out of every four persons are suffering from some sort of mental illness. Think of your three best friends -- if they're okay, then it's you.

U.S.MALE
Describe yourself
HOUND DOG
How do you feel
HOW DO YOU THINK I FEEL
Curently live
WORKING ON A BUILDING
Where would you go
DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE
Favourite means of travel
MYSTERY TRAIN
Best friend
SOMEBODY BIGGER THAN YOU AND I
Weather
RIDING THE RAINBOW
Best time of day
IT'S MIDNIGHT
T.V. show
I GOT LUCKY
Life
WHAT A WONDERFUL LIFE
Fear
IF YOU THINK I DON'T NEED YOU.

That we picked for free on Thursday?
Well today they were home made jam on home made scones.
I'm sorry you could not share but someone has to make sacrifices so I ate yours as well.

On the way back from shopping in less than ten miutes at the roadside.
20 lbs of Victoria plums. 10 lbs of cider apples and 12 lbs of eating apples. And it's not even September yet. Roll on the harvest.

I see on the news that pear cider is the latest thing. Sales and popularity have rocketed .

I am at the forefront of fashion again

What I don't eat I'll drink

Before you start boycotting the U.K. over the release of the Lybian bomber, let's get a few things straight. It was not just Americans who died over Lockerbie, there were others on the plane. One of them was the young daughter of a local doctor right here in my home town. We are not all in favour of the release, there are those of us who would have hung the bastard and then stoned him to death. Most of us here in Britain are as disgusted as you are over this. If you must put the blame somewhere then I suggest you write to those involved in the decision to free the man. First the Scottish parliament then the British one. We, the ordinary people of Britain are ashamed of our government and do not have any faith in our 'justice?' system. Just say you are ill, or have become pregnant, or have decided to change sex, and you will have the prison service bending over backwards to make sure you have your 'human rights. "Whats that? your mothers cat has been run over, we had better release you so that you can make the funeral arrangements. One last thing America that you may have forgotten.In July 1988 the U.S missile cruiser U.S.S. Vincennes under the command of William C Rogers shot down an Iranian passenger jet loaded with pilgrims going to Mecca killing all 290 aboard. The follwing investigation cleared Roges of any wrongdoing, he remained in charge of his ship until 1989. G.W.Bush awarded him the American Legion of Merit medal and heis now living out his retirement in Sunny San Diego California.
Are you still going to stop coming here on vacation?

20 SECONDS IN THE COTSWOLDS
TRIAL FILM

Bob put together this short film slide to show me an example. Now of course I will not be content with just showing the odd photo I will have to be making feature films. Hope you like what he did for me. Now I have to have a go myself.

NOW THAT I HAVE UPLOADED MY FIRST VIDEO THERE WILL BE NO STOPPING ME
STEPHEN SPIELBERG WATCH OUT THE EAGLE IS ABOUT TO FLY.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMLxWYtsS68

IF THIS HAS WORKED IT'S THANKS TO JACK

I have managed to upload a short video to you tube but I don't yet know how to get the details to here so that you can automatically click on.
If you want to try it is SDV 0016 ON THE EAGLESGHOST VIDEO SITE If you can explain how to cross over I would be happy to have a go.

The Creator put two men on the Earth at the start of the journey.
He told them that soon the path would divide into two and each must choose which way to go but each must go a different way. When they reached the fork in the path one went left and one went right.
The one who went left found that the path went alongside a crystal clear stream filled with fish. the trees along the path were full of delicious fruits of all kinds. The sun shone down from a clear blue sky. Everyone he met was kind and helpful making sure that he was always comfortable and well fed.
At the end of his journey he met the Creator who asked if his journy was pleasant. "Yes" replied the man. "Did you learn anything" asked the Creator. "No" replied the man. The Ceator bade him enter the hereafter.
The second man who took the right path found his way hard going. The road was hard and treacherous. the earth tore at his feet, there was precious little to eat and drink, he was constantly battling against heavy weather and storms. Those he met along the way cursed him and were untrustworthy. He struggled on for mile after mile, at times he wished he could just give up and end the journey.
After many years he was met by the Creator who asked how his journey had been. The man explained how he had fought against many obstacles along the way but had kept going despite everything. "Did you learn anything?" asked the Creator. "Yes" replied the man "I learned many things" "In that case" said the Creator "Will you go back and teach the others"

I WANDERED LONELY AS A CLOUD
ALONE ON DALES AND HILLS
I FELL AND HAD A HEART ATTACK
FOR I FORGOT MY PILLS

A PASSING STRANGER CALLED TO ME
AND SAID ARE YOU O.K.
WHEN I SAID NO HE SMILED AND TOOK
MY HAVERSACK AWAY

I STRUGGLED TO MY FEET AGAIN
AND WALKED BACK DOWN THE HILLS
AND MY ADVICE TO WALKERS IS
DO NOT FORGET YOUR PILLS

THE WHOLE PLACE WAS FILLED WITH A GREAT LEARNING, MORE BOOKS THAN YOU COULD COUNT. THE ENTIRE KNOWLEDGE OF THE KNOWN WORLD WAS THERE TO BE FOUND SCRUTINISED AND LEARNED, REMEMBERED AND PUT TO GOOD USE.
TO ONE SIDE WAS A ROW OF COMPUTERS, FILLED WITH EVEN MORE KNOWLEDGE AND USEFUL INFORMATION. IN FRONT OF THE COMPUTERS SAT A ROW OF TEENAGE BOYS.
EACH ONE WAS ENGROSED IN PLAYING GAMES.
THE FUTURE OF CIVILISATION DOES NOT LOOK GOOD.

IF YOU WISH IN THIS WORLD TO ADVANCE
YOUR MERITS YOU'RE BOUND TO ENHANCE
YOU MUST STIR IT AND STUMP IT
AND BLOW YOUR OWN TRUMPET
OR, TRUST ME YOU HAVEN'T A CHANCE

WILLIAM GILBERT 1836-1911

THE OTHER DAY I COLLECTED A LARGE AMOUNT OF DAMSONS FOR FREE. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA TO RESUME WINE MAKING, SOMETHING I HAVE NOT DONE FOR MANY YEARS. REMEMBERING THE PROBLEM OF SEPARATING THE FRIUT FROM THE JUICE AT A LATER STAGE I THOUGHT I MIGHT PRESS THE FRUIT FIRST TO EXTRACT THE JUICE BEFORE FERMENTING. TO THIS END I NEEDED A FRUIT PRESS, AN EXPENSIVE ITEM, SO I DECIDED T BUILD A SMALL ONE. I HAD PLENTY OF OLD OAK PANNELS TO MAKE THE CONTAINER BUT WAS LACKNG THE ACTUAL PRESS ISELF, USUALLY A SCREW DEVICE FOR INCREASING PRESSURE. THEN THE IDEA HIT ME. A CAR JACK. THIS WORKS BEAUTIFULLY AND I NOW HAVE FIVE GALLONS OF PURE DAMSON JUICE FERMENTING AWAY IN THE SHED.

CHEERS

WEDNESDAY AGUST 12th
ON SALE IN OUR HIGH STREET CHRISTMAS CARDS I KNOW THE POST OFFICE IS IN DISPUTE BUT THIS IS TAKING POST EARLY A BIT TOO FAR

IT'S THE FORAGING TIME AGAIN. TODAY WE PICKED A POUND OF BLACKBERRYS FIVE POUNDS OF YELLOW PLUMS AND TEN POUNDS OF DAMSONS. ALL FROM THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VISIT YOUR COUNTRY LANES AND FILL UP YOUR FREEZERS FOR THE WINTER. SAVE MONEY AND EAT HEALTHILY.

NAVAJO BELIEF IS THAT WE ARE ALL RELATED. EVERY ANIMAL, BIRD OR FISH, EVERY INSECT FLOWER OR TREE. I HAVE TOLD BEFORE OF THE BUZZARD THAT LIVES BY A CROSSROADS THAT WE SOMETIMES DRIVE THROUGH AND HOW HE IS ALWAYS THERE. THIS MORNING WE HAD TO PASS THAT WAY. ABOUT FIVE HUNDRED YARDS BEFORE THE JUNCTION MY WIFE SAID "I WONDER IF OUR FRIEND BUZZARD WILL BE THERE TODAY?" SURE ENOUGH AFTER WE CROSSED THE ROAD JUNCTION ON TOP OF THE FIRST TRAFFIC SIGN SAT THE BUZZARD. I STOPPED THE CAR, ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOW AND CALLED OUT "MORNING BUZZ HOW ARE YOU TODAY GOOD TO SEE YOU" THE BUZZARD LOOKED AT US FOR A FEW MOMENTS THEN WITH A NOD OF HIS HEAD TOOK OFF AND WENT SKIMMING OFF ACROSS THE FIELDS. I PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR AND WE CARRIED ON OUR WAY TOO. LATE THIS AFTERNOON WE WERE SAT IN THE LOUNGE AND THE FRONT WINDOW WAS WIDE OPEN, A PAINTED LADY (I THINK) BUTTERFLY FLEW IN TO THE ROOM AND CIRCLED AROUND US A COUPLE OF TIMES, MY WIFE SAID "HELLO" AND IT FLEW BACK OUT OF THE WINDOW. SOMETHINGS NEED NO EXPLANATION.

TISSUES READY

SHOULD SQUASH PLANTS BE RESTRICTED FROM GROWING TOO LONG OR SHOULD THEY BE LEFT TO GROW AS LONG AS THEY WANT. WOULD CUTTING OFF AFTER A CERTAIN LENGTH GIVE A BETTER CROP OR WILL IT MAKE NO DIFFERENCE TO THE FRUIT?

THEY WILL NEVER ALL GET ON THAT BOAT

THEY DID

AND THEN IT STARTED TO RAIN

Taking to the air

And taking to the waters

ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S 30c

AND IT'S STILL NOT FINISHED

YESTERDAY I ENTERED MY FIRST ART EXHIBITION AND EXHIBITED IN EIGHT CATEGORIES. I WON SECOND IN THE LFE WITH UNSUNG HEROES

AND THIRD IN MONOCHROME WITH

GREY DAWN AT HOOKNOSE ROCK

IT WAS A PUBLIC VOTE AND I AM REALLY CHUFFED AT MY FIRST ATEMPT.
NOW WE ARE OFF TO TAKE SOME PICTURES IN A FORIEGN LAND
WILL CATCH YOU ALL WHEN WE RETURN
TAKE CARE

SpiritBird

12 NOON TODAY-----QUAY STREET--WORCESTER CITY U.K.

THE TWO GIRLS SITTING DOWN ARE HAPPILY TEARING UP PAPER AND DROPPING IT ON THE FLOOR

Given the choice I would like to take my pick of one of these

Now they are dreamy

I JUST READ THAT THE LATEST HEALTH ADVICE IS THAT ALL MALE CHILDREN SHOULD BE CIRCUMSISED FOR HEALTH REASONS. THAT IS OPTIMISM FOR YOU. TAKE AN INCH OFF BEFORE YOU KNOW HOW MUCH YOU WILL NEED LATER. CAN'T THINK WHY I THOUGHT OF THIS PICTURE

I SEE THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS ABOUT TO GET RID OF THE PENNY. THEY HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE GREAT BRITISH PUBLIC KNOW THAT £1-99 REALLY MEANS £2
YES FOLKS WHAT MORE IMPORTANT RESEARCH COULD THERE BE?
NOW PERHAPS WE CAN GET RID OF THE .9 OF A PENNY SO THAT PETROL IS £1.2 PER LITRE AND NOT £1.109 A LITRE. IT WAS JUST A THOUGHT NO RESEARCH INVOLVED.

JUST TURN UP THE VOLUME AND DANCE

PLAY THIS TO HIM
IT WORKED FOR ME

ANYONE KNOW THE CROATION FOR THE FOLLOWING
HELLO
THANK YOU
NO THANK YOU
HOW MUCH IS THAT
TWO COFFEES PLEASE

YES WE ARE GOING TO SEE WHAT THE COUNTRY IS LIKE

I OFFER NO EXCUSE FOR PUTTING THIS ON.
I HOPE THAT IT WILL GIVE SOME COMFORT TO THOSE WHO HAVE LOVED AND LOST.
BLESSINGS TO YOU ALL
SpiritBird

As La-Spice is about to enter the field of theatre production I have decided to put on a musical evening of new never before heard classical music. The evening will consist of two pieces of music. The first will be the long lost composition Bachs.Worsthanisbite.
The second piece will be a composition especially commisioned for the gay community called The Nutcracker Sweetie. The Barely Able Orchestra will be led by Connie Ductor. During the interval the audience will be served fruit tea and fairy cakes.
The proceeds will be donated to the home for abandoned Lovies.

FISH AND CHIPS OUTSIDE THE SHAKESPEARE THEATRE STRATFORD ON AVON TODAY

IT DOES, SO I'M LEAVING IT FOR YOU

I got to talking with Bob Miller, we are very much alike in our attitudes.
I do not have any 'real' friends, friends that I could call on at anytime to watch my back come what may, I have outlived those that I did have, with the exception of my loving wife, in whom I have explicit trust. Then again I have no enemies. I have never been one to have lots of 'close' friends. This is because basicly I have never fitted in. I tried to understand other people and fit in with their ideals but found that the 'bible thumpers with their 'christian' morality are mostly hangers on and religious bigots who say one thing and do another with their false morality, the other camp were the pot smoking alcohol swigging let downs. 'Normal people look at me as being strange, indeed when we lived out at Ludlow, we were known locally as the odd couple. Being sacked from a job for telling the truth is not a new thing, it has happened to me on more than ne occasion, telling the truth and sticking with principles can sometimes be a hard choice, but in doing so you are being a better person, one without guilt and peace of mind. I choose to keep myself to myself and share my thoughts and beliefs with those who ask. I do not preach or ask others to believe what I believe. If people do not agree with or like me, I have no problem with that. They have their way of life and I have mine, whatever I have got going it works for me and I am happy. I hope that all of you cn say the same, at the end of the day you should all be able to sing thi song.
Blessings SpiritBird

Some friends of mine have a one bedroom park home for sale just outside Carmarthen in south west Wales. It is on a small select site for retired and semi-retired people. It is a quiet wooded area with a view of the river estuary set well back from the road down a private lane. It has mains electricity and bottled gas services as well as a g.p.o land line. There is ample parking. It is 1\2 mile from main shopping area and a ten minute drive from the town centre. It has a small garden and was recently refurbished with a new kitchen and shower room. Asking price is £60k all enquiries to Alan or Phyllis on 01267 281010.
I can recommend this as a good investment for the right people. Peace and quiet in abundance.

I met this man in Pershore yesterday. Two years ago he taught himself how to renovate basket woven chairs. Now he does it for a living.

Chairback in the making. How cool is that?

I KNOW WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE GREEN, BUT FLOWER POWERED.

I have tried for a long time to get someone interested in writing music to my lyrics without success, so I have had a go myself. I have no studio facilities or backing group. I can not play an instrument despite having two guitars and a keyboard. I have a microphone and a tape recorder. So here goes. If you can make a better job please let me know. It's not a professional recording but at least I had a go.

THE FINE WEATHER HAS BROUGHT OUT THE BUTTERFLIES IF YOU ARE GROWING BRASSICS TEN MINUTES CHECKING FOR AND REMOVING THE EGGS ON THE UNDERSIDES OF THE LEAVES WILL HELP TO SAVE YOUR CROPS FROM THE DREADED CATERPILLAR