Oh! Happy Day.

Post 456 ~ ~ ~ Saturday, 24th May, 2008.

Hi Everyone ~~ I hope you have all had as good
a day as I have. It is my 74th birthday, and it's
been a great day. My sons were both here today
and my daughters called as well as phone calls
from five of my grandkids. Had a couple of lovely
e cards which were a nice surprise. Even my friend
and neighbor Helen got into the act and arrived
with a lovely bunch of roses and purple salvia and
also some muffins she had made and a lovely card
she had embroidered, and Lorraine had made the
card but she has been away.

Geoff and Jo came up from Sunbury last night and we watched
football and had a nice evening together. Then this morning
Geoff as usual worked in my garden and generally tidied up
around the house. Might even inspire me to do more, now I
have the all clear. Remember, I have a bird hotel and hadn't
had luck with Alyssum seedlings, so Jan suggested we put
cacti there. So Geoff did that as well as other things.
Pictures following ~ ~

Bird Hotel with cacti plants in the bottom. A solar light comes on at night.
And happily the birds like it now and come to visit and feed. The post on
the right holds my rain gauge.


Close up of the plants.

Jo and Geoff when they arrived Friday night.


I had my hair cut and blow dried and it looked nice yesterday with nice waves
but sleeping on it didn't do much for it. The wave in front survived.

Just a couple of jokes as I am tired. This supervising is tiring
business, as is celebrating.

First one from my friend of long standing, Barbara
Thank you Barbara.

After an exhaustive review of the research literature,
here's the final word on nutrition and health.

1. Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart
attacks than us.

2. Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart
attacks than us.

3. Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer
heart attacks than us.

4. Italians drink excessive amounts of red wine and
suffer fewer heart attacks than us.

5. Germans drink beer and eat lots of sausages and
fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than us.

6. The French eat fois-gras, full fat cheese and drink
red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than us.

CONCLUSION : Eat and drink what you like.
Speaking English is apparently what kills you.
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A DEEP VOICE>

A man walks along a lonely beach. Suddenly he
hears a deep voice: DIG!

He looks around; nobody's there. "I am having
hallucinations," he thinks. Then he hears the
voice again: I SAID DIG!

So he starts to dig in the sand with his bare hands,
and after a bit, he finds a small chest with a rusty
lock.
The deep voice says: OPEN!

Okay, the man thinks, let's open this thing. He
finds a rock with which to break the lock, and
when the chest is finally open, he sees a lot of
gold coins.
The deep voice says: TO THE CASINO!

Welll the casino is only a few miles away, so the man
takes the chest and walks to the casino.
The deep voice says " ROULETTE !

So he changes all the gold into a huge pile of roulette
tokens and goes to one of the tables where the players
gaze at him with disbelief.
The deep voice says: 27!

The man takes the whole pile and drops it at the 27.
The table nearly bursts. Everybody is quiet when
the croupier throws the ball.

The ball stops at 26.
The deep voice says: OOOPS!
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A few funny birthday quotes ~ ~

Inside every old person is a younger person
wondering what the hell happened.
~~~ Cora Harvey Armstrong.

To me, old age is always fifteen years older
than I am. ~~Bernard Mannes Baruch.

You are only young once, but you can be
immature for a lifetime. ~~John P. Grier.

Growing old is like being increasingly
penalised for a crime you have not
committed.~ ~ Anthony Dymoke Powell.
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Well that is it for this post. See you again
before too long. Take great care of yourselves
and each other. Stay well and keep smiling.
Enjoy the rest of the weekend, my friends.
Love andbest wishes to you all.
Cheers , Merle.

Post 456 ~ ~ ~ Saturday, 24th May, 2008.
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