tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241258266840608924.comments2015-10-21T00:13:54.595+01:00Mad againMBNAD womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11604195971368211750noreply@blogger.comBlogger332125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241258266840608924.post-35471932427785539152012-01-10T12:27:58.501+00:002012-01-10T12:27:58.501+00:00i use to ask these kind of question to my friends,...i use to ask these kind of question to my friends, i wonder won't they irritate them<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pearsonexecutivelimo.ca/" rel="nofollow">Toronto Airport Limousines</a>Imrana Brandthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17061301668303559652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241258266840608924.post-67849811672240482242011-09-16T07:25:38.581+01:002011-09-16T07:25:38.581+01:00I was home watching the news... thinking that didn...I was home watching the news... thinking that didn't look like an accident... when the second one hit....see that in "real time" was beyond human comprehension.@elohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15974297923741455898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241258266840608924.post-35862264930269627422011-09-11T11:33:32.503+01:002011-09-11T11:33:32.503+01:00I was busy at work, with no access to the news unt...I was busy at work, with no access to the news until I got in the car to go home so was stunned to find what had happened. We had arranged to meet some biker friends in the pub that evening and we all sat glued to the tv screens in total disbelief.<br /><br />It's the one "what were you doing when" event that I will never forget. Life changed on that day for sure, the way we think about other cultures, religion, the meaning of our own lives at home and how safe we really are from those who would happily wipe us from the face of the earth, given the chance.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241258266840608924.post-34212923900520343782011-06-11T12:00:39.962+01:002011-06-11T12:00:39.962+01:00Mad - you are NOT rubbish. Not even remotely naff...Mad - you are NOT rubbish. Not even remotely naff. Great to be reading you again!<br /><br />I have the most incredible respect for Terry Pratchett. His sense, wit, wisdom and quiet dignity in what must be the most galling of circumstances says so much about the validity of the argument he's making than any of the bleating placard waving from the alternative viewpoint. Current laws force people to live on in unendurable misery, indignity and suffering - mostly at taxpayers expense. How humane. Even dogs are spared that.<br /><br />I am SO glad that Junior Mad has found his own world of enjoyment in Terry Pratchett's books. I'm sure your comments meant SO much to him. Jasper's blog doesn't have as many followers as we'd like, though we know we also have a number of 'lurkers' - but this is not the point. If just ONE person says "this post made me smile" or something similar, it really makes it worthwhile. To have made a single person smile is to have enriched that person's life, even if just for a moment, and that's a better reward than all the fame and riches in the world.<br /><br />Good luck to Junior Mad with his reading! One of the best things in existence is a child's imagination - it's so free, so wide-ranging, and so untainted by the world. I love asking my little nephew questions that fire his imagination - like "If you could be a farmer of any of the animals in the whole world, which ones would you choose?" Brilliant!<br /><br />Keep smiling Mads - even when it's tough. Your posts make us smile.<br />Love Jasper and R xxxxRuthnJasperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10854229975104169793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241258266840608924.post-29270351683007398382011-06-10T21:19:00.498+01:002011-06-10T21:19:00.498+01:00Hi Mad. I'm so glad to see you in blogland ag...Hi Mad. I'm so glad to see you in blogland again - thought something was wrong. Back trouble is so draining, I hope you are on the mend. Jean.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241258266840608924.post-58156096530571972432011-06-10T20:24:12.533+01:002011-06-10T20:24:12.533+01:00mad xxxxxxxxxxx so glad to see you and see you fig...mad xxxxxxxxxxx so glad to see you and see you fighting keep positive xxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241258266840608924.post-15874595789207891692011-06-10T09:49:35.177+01:002011-06-10T09:49:35.177+01:00Hi Mad, just checking in so you know we miss you.Hi Mad, just checking in so you know we miss you.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241258266840608924.post-88825440586696550862011-02-17T14:42:55.064+00:002011-02-17T14:42:55.064+00:00Little red riding hood out on a day trip to the ci...Little red riding hood out on a day trip to the city? Possibly..! xxMeganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10070132392649221615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241258266840608924.post-21189349003378193462011-02-11T14:11:11.446+00:002011-02-11T14:11:11.446+00:00Good for her !!Good for her !!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241258266840608924.post-59509942520167721412011-02-11T09:14:58.848+00:002011-02-11T09:14:58.848+00:00She looks like Santa's Little Helper (bar t...She looks like Santa's Little Helper (bar t'Hat)mlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12632050160195622011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241258266840608924.post-82034709717482603812011-02-10T20:16:53.222+00:002011-02-10T20:16:53.222+00:00And I have red hair but no red coat so not meAnd I have red hair but no red coat so not meAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241258266840608924.post-80059116431862429402011-01-20T10:10:35.895+00:002011-01-20T10:10:35.895+00:00R&@J - I like the idea of DDTWID! But the requ...R&@J - I like the idea of DDTWID! But the request is for it to be the Suo Gân. It's on youtube if you don't know it.<br /><br />mla - a hat. Oooh ... I love hats. There's a particularly nice little back pill box that will set this off nicely. And shoes! And bags!MBNAD womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604195971368211750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241258266840608924.post-58134528663208002632011-01-20T09:14:28.870+00:002011-01-20T09:14:28.870+00:00Beautiful coat! Now for a hat....!Beautiful coat! Now for a hat....!mlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12632050160195622011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241258266840608924.post-30939379985163648422011-01-19T20:39:02.076+00:002011-01-19T20:39:02.076+00:00That IS a gorgeous coat. And it'll go with mo...That IS a gorgeous coat. And it'll go with more than you might expect, 'cos of those nice black buttons.<br /><br />I used to have a REALLY gorgeous red coat, very flowing and dramatic. I got it (actually it still hangs in my cupboard!) about 15 years ago in the last days of Harrods sale. It was £40, down from £150, bargain! Alas, my colleagues at the time all referred to it as "The Red Dressing Gown". I still liked it!<br /><br />At my funeral, the closing tune is going to be from the Wizard of Oz - "Ding Dong, The Witch is Dead"...!<br /><br />R&J xxRuthnJasperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10854229975104169793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241258266840608924.post-77018859391518856762011-01-14T17:16:28.755+00:002011-01-14T17:16:28.755+00:00People became old at a much younger age in those d...People became old at a much younger age in those days. I have a photo of my grandmother, grey hair, wrinkly stockings and one of those aprons that covers everything. She would have been 52 when it was taken, 7 years younger than I am now, but she looked at least 70.<br />Was it the hard life or the state of mind that made people old at 50 then? Or is it that nowadays we are better fed, more cosseted and have higher expectations of ourselves?Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241258266840608924.post-36170781415291215292011-01-14T11:02:35.683+00:002011-01-14T11:02:35.683+00:00Thank you both for the comments.
Jasper & Ruth...Thank you both for the comments.<br />Jasper & Ruth: yes, it's spooky sometimes how much we resemble our forebears. My son was born about 18 months after my father died and he has some of my father's script. And they are things that I would never say!<br />Jean: you've made me feel guilty now. I have spent a lifetime taking photographs and avoiding being the subject! Oh dear.MBNAD womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604195971368211750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241258266840608924.post-42906033739039557852011-01-13T22:59:51.451+00:002011-01-13T22:59:51.451+00:00One wonders what memories of each of us will be pa...One wonders what memories of each of us will be passed on to future generations, how true they will be. There will at least be many more photographs to help build the picture, should anyone be interested.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241258266840608924.post-44828069048465986962011-01-13T22:59:19.384+00:002011-01-13T22:59:19.384+00:00Really interesting Madz. The past is SO alive in ...Really interesting Madz. The past is SO alive in us today, and I LOVE looking at old family snaps and hearing about the people. If they hadn't lived, we literally wouldn't exist - and, even though we nver met some of them, they have directly influenced who we are.<br /><br />Apparently, I am almost identical to one of my great-great aunts. I've never seen a picture of her, but my remaining great aunts (now in their 90s) who remember her from their childhoods are often absolutely stunned by the likeness. Apparently, I look more like her then either of my parents (not necessarily a bad thing, hehehe).<br /><br />That's SUCH a pretty stool too, really well made. You can almost SEE the love with which it was put together. x<br />Ruth xRuthnJasperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10854229975104169793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241258266840608924.post-41200790689832465842011-01-05T22:25:03.634+00:002011-01-05T22:25:03.634+00:00Happy New Year, Mad, hope it's a good one for ...Happy New Year, Mad, hope it's a good one for you and I look forward to reading all about it.<br /><br />And thanks so much for the tip about prune clafoutis.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241258266840608924.post-36311314164251308922010-12-25T21:04:10.980+00:002010-12-25T21:04:10.980+00:00Happy Christmas, Mad. And I hope you and Spot hav...Happy Christmas, Mad. And I hope you and Spot have a great New Year, too. Jean xxJeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241258266840608924.post-60040335500558507562010-12-03T18:54:48.276+00:002010-12-03T18:54:48.276+00:00Woah! What a brilliant story - very encouraging. ...Woah! What a brilliant story - very encouraging. Dr. M. is VERY handsome too, I mind add... ;-)<br /><br />I had an experience a bit like his - at age 11, I had a very serious horse-riding accident which left problems that didn't fully clear up until I was @19. The anguish of seeing "doesn't try" plus other words to that effect on my school reports was dreadful.<br /><br />By the way - d'yuu reckon they do that fine hat in my size...?<br />Ruth + Jasper xxRuthnJasperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10854229975104169793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241258266840608924.post-39883358756135460392010-12-03T17:22:59.124+00:002010-12-03T17:22:59.124+00:00Yehhh way to go Dr M. hope you get to do what ever...Yehhh way to go Dr M. hope you get to do what ever your heart wants I had a similar ride with my two no 1 daughter bright sociable clever with people.No 2 daughter quiet shy ,little confidence etc. No 1 went to Uni first in law,no 2 left went to FE did a HNC.No 1 hated law mumped around a bit for two years and finally settled into being a QS No 2 worked in the community ,did her degree ,Masters while she worked and moved into research now doing her PhD after being label disinterested and unable to concentrate, would get nowhere.<br />It took years to convince her she could achieve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241258266840608924.post-67607118657642332232010-12-02T13:37:24.691+00:002010-12-02T13:37:24.691+00:00funny how perception changes with responsibility
...funny how perception changes with responsibility <br /> I am looking out over the Beacons covered in snow and the town looking like one of those globes you shake as the fine snow swirls around and down.<br />So glad to be working from home today :>)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241258266840608924.post-7639448189167581862010-12-01T12:19:12.116+00:002010-12-01T12:19:12.116+00:00As I am safe and cosy indoors, I quite like the sn...As I am safe and cosy indoors, I quite like the snow, especially as there is enough of it to definitely not even think about struggling into work.<br /><br />When there is less of it and I feel obliged to attempt the journey I absolutely hate it.<br /><br />I remember those winters in the 1960's very well. As kids we thought it was great fun and had a wonderful time. But I do remember one miserable 3-mile walk home from school when the bus got stuck. And I now realise that it must have been hell for my parents, Mum trying to get the shopping done and Dad trying to get to work on his old BSA motorcycle - no work meant no pay and money was short anyway in those days.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6241258266840608924.post-40658144069934229072010-11-28T18:04:23.430+00:002010-11-28T18:04:23.430+00:00Nice to see you alive and well Mads. We did a bit...Nice to see you alive and well Mads. We did a bit of gardening today - nice way to keep warm, hehe. xx<br /><br />Another gorgeous pic, by the way. Are you a professional photograher...?<br /><br />Keep smiling - stay safe in the snow. xx<br /><br />love,<br /><br />Ruth & Jasper xxxxRuthnJasperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10854229975104169793noreply@blogger.com