OT Celebration!

Today we've been celebrating Europe day - the unity of lots of nations.
Flags flying everywhere - spectacular :-)

I forgot to announce St George's Day last month but that was only for
England - and other countries which have him as their patron saint. But with
amazing co-incidence it's also the birthday of William Shakespeare who of
course is the epitome of Englishness - and our No 1 grandson who's now 23.

Mary

On Fri, 09 May 2008 20:11:59 +0100, Mary Fisher wrote:

Today we've been celebrating Europe day - the unity of lots of nations.
Flags flying everywhere - spectacular :-)

The biggest party will be in Geneva I believe.

I forgot to announce St George's Day last month but that was only for
England - and other countries which have him as their patron saint. But
with amazing co-incidence it's also the birthday of William Shakespeare
who of course is the epitome of Englishness - and our No 1 grandson who's
now 23.

Happy birthday to your grandson Mary.

Just you wait until Burns night next year - I shall hit you with all
things Scottish! :-)

Mary

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You¢re only young once, but you can be immature forever

On Fri, 09 May 2008 22:12:01 +0200, YarnWright wrote:

Mary Fisher spun a FINE 'yarn':

Today we've been celebrating Europe day - the unity of lots of nations.
Flags flying everywhere - spectacular :-)

I forgot to announce St George's Day last month but that was only for
England - and other countries which have him as their patron saint. But
with amazing co-incidence it's also the birthday of William Shakespeare
who of course is the epitome of Englishness - and our No 1 grandson who's
now 23.

Mary


Mary Fisher. . .
How nice.
Noreen

The very best celebrations of all are the ones for New Year (Hogmanay) in
Edinburgh, Noreen. Thousands of people come from all over the
world to join in the celebrations then.

I used to love it when I was younger but now prefer to stay home and
watch it on television. We can see the fireworks from out back garden even
though the centre of Edinburgh is over 30 miles away across the River
Forth.

--
You¢re only young once, but you can be immature forever

On May 10, 12:32*am, Bernadette wrote:
On Fri, 09 May 2008 22:12:01 +0200, YarnWright wrote:
Mary Fisher spun a FINE 'yarn':

Today we've been celebrating Europe day - the unity of lots of nations.
Flags flying everywhere - spectacular :-)

I forgot to announce St George's Day last month but that was only for
England - and other countries which have him as their patron saint. But
with amazing co-incidence it's also the birthday of William Shakespeare
who of course is the epitome of Englishness - and our No 1 grandson who's
now 23.

Mary

Mary Fisher. . .
How nice.
Noreen

The very best celebrations of all are the ones for New Year (Hogmanay) in
Edinburgh, Noreen. Thousands of people come from all over the
world to join in the celebrations then.

I used to love it when I was younger but now prefer to stay home and
watch it on television. We can see the fireworks from out back garden even
though the centre of Edinburgh is over 30 miles away across the River
Forth.

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I congratulate all Europeans here who are part of this New UNION. May
this Union Fill what it was born for ,,, mirjam

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On Fri, 09 May 2008 20:11:59 +0100, Mary Fisher wrote:

Today we've been celebrating Europe day - the unity of lots of nations.
Flags flying everywhere - spectacular :-)

The biggest party will be in Geneva I believe.

I forgot to announce St George's Day last month but that was only for
England - and other countries which have him as their patron saint. But
with amazing co-incidence it's also the birthday of William Shakespeare
who of course is the epitome of Englishness - and our No 1 grandson who's
now 23.

Happy birthday to your grandson Mary.

Just you wait until Burns night next year - I shall hit you with all
things Scottish! :-)

I had a very great friend in the 1970s. We went out almost every night then
decided that we were wasting our lives and should go to night school (free
for both of us) and do something silly.

We went down the alphabetical list of subjects and he stopped at Bagpipes. I
went a little further down and chose Beekeeping. We had no intention of
becoming involved in these subjects.

But we did.

So of course I never see him now, within months he'd joined the local pipe
band and was always on call for Burns Night and Hogmanay as well as
weddings - he played at one of our son's wedding where he was also best man
in full kit.

At my first lesson I was grabbed and asked the tutor when I could get my
first bees, came home and told Spouse that he must make all the equipment
for me - which of course he did. Eventually I had a very high profile in the
British beekeeping world and even in parts of USA.

I don't regret losing the friendship, he needed the space to live his own
life and is now married with a family. And we both developed new passions,
never a bad thing :-)

Drones were the only things we had in common :-)

The best thing about Hogmanay is stovies, a Scots daughter in law keeps
Scottish traditions as well as having adopted English ones. Couldn't be
better!

Mary

Mary

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You¢re only young once, but you can be immature forever

On Sat, 10 May 2008 11:14:31 +0100, Mary Fisher wrote:


"Bernadette" wrote in message
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On Fri, 09 May 2008 20:11:59 +0100, Mary Fisher wrote:

Today we've been celebrating Europe day - the unity of lots of nations.
Flags flying everywhere - spectacular :-)

The biggest party will be in Geneva I believe.

I forgot to announce St George's Day last month but that was only for
England - and other countries which have him as their patron saint. But
with amazing co-incidence it's also the birthday of William Shakespeare
who of course is the epitome of Englishness - and our No 1 grandson
who's now 23.

Happy birthday to your grandson Mary.

Just you wait until Burns night next year - I shall hit you with all
things Scottish! :-)

I had a very great friend in the 1970s. We went out almost every night
then decided that we were wasting our lives and should go to night school
(free for both of us) and do something silly.

We went down the alphabetical list of subjects and he stopped at Bagpipes.
I went a little further down and chose Beekeeping. We had no intention of
becoming involved in these subjects.

But we did.

So of course I never see him now, within months he'd joined the local pipe
band and was always on call for Burns Night and Hogmanay as well as
weddings - he played at one of our son's wedding where he was also best
man in full kit.

At my first lesson I was grabbed and asked the tutor when I could get my
first bees, came home and told Spouse that he must make all the equipment
for me - which of course he did. Eventually I had a very high profile in
the British beekeeping world and even in parts of USA.

I don't regret losing the friendship, he needed the space to live his own
life and is now married with a family. And we both developed new passions,
never a bad thing :-)

Drones were the only things we had in common :-)

What a fascinating story Mary. When we lived in the East Midlands I had a
friend whose husband was a beekeeper. Sue always maintained the bees kept
her husband happy ( a relaxing hobby) and her sane as he wasn't "under
her feet" all the time. ;-D

The best thing about Hogmanay is stovies, a Scots daughter in law keeps
Scottish traditions as well as having adopted English ones. Couldn't be
better!

I agree stovies are wonderful especially on a bitterly cold day. I also
think that what was called "poverty food" often has the very best flavour.

Mary

--
You¢re only young once, but you can be immature forever

On Fri, 09 May 2008 20:28:39 -0700, mirjam wrote:

On May 10, 12:32*am, Bernadette wrote:
On Fri, 09 May 2008 22:12:01 +0200, YarnWright wrote:
Mary Fisher spun a FINE 'yarn':

Today we've been celebrating Europe day - the unity of lots of
nations. Flags flying everywhere - spectacular :-)

I forgot to announce St George's Day last month but that was only for
England - and other countries which have him as their patron saint.
But with amazing co-incidence it's also the birthday of William
Shakespeare who of course is the epitome of Englishness - and our No 1
grandson who's now 23.

Mary

Mary Fisher. . .
How nice.
Noreen

The very best celebrations of all are the ones for New Year (Hogmanay)
in Edinburgh, Noreen. Thousands of people come from all over the world
to join in the celebrations then.

I used to love it when I was younger but now prefer to stay home and
watch it on television. We can see the fireworks from out back garden
even though the centre of Edinburgh is over 30 miles away across the
River Forth.

--
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I congratulate all Europeans here who are part of this New UNION. May this
Union Fill what it was born for ,,, mirjam

Thank you Mirjam, there are many Europeans who also wish for the same. I
am old enough to have my doubts about the efficacy of this union. My
experience has been that once the "men of power" (politicians) become
involved then people cease to matter.

I don't think I am cynical - just realistic. :-)

--
You¢re only young once, but you can be immature forever

On May 9, 3:11 pm, "Mary Fisher" wrote:
Today we've been celebrating Europe day - the unity of lots of nations.
Flags flying everywhere - spectacular :-)

I forgot to announce St George's Day last month but that was only for
England - and other countries which have him as their patron saint. But with
amazing co-incidence it's also the birthday of William Shakespeare who of
course is the epitome of Englishness - and our No 1 grandson who's now 23.

Mary

Oh, Wow Mary,

This is so educational for me!
Thank you and happy Birthday to your grandson!

Yulia

We went down the alphabetical list of subjects and he stopped at Bagpipes. I
went a little further down and chose Beekeeping. We had no intention of
becoming involved in these subjects.

But we did.

So of course I never see him now, within months he'd joined the local pipe
band and was always on call for Burns Night and Hogmanay as well as
weddings - he played at one of our son's wedding where he was also best man
in full kit.

At my first lesson I was grabbed and asked the tutor when I could get my
first bees, came home and told Spouse that he must make all the equipment
for me - which of course he did. Eventually I had a very high profile in the
British beekeeping world and even in parts of USA.

This is so exciting: I am on my way to the second Beekeeping workshop
right now!
Now I know whom to ask for advise on this subject Mary, hint-hint.

Yulia

"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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Today we've been celebrating Europe day - the unity of lots of nations.
Flags flying everywhere - spectacular :-)

I forgot to announce St George's Day last month but that was only for
England - and other countries which have him as their patron saint. But
with amazing co-incidence it's also the birthday of William Shakespeare
who of course is the epitome of Englishness - and our No 1 grandson who's
now 23.

Mary

This has nothing to do with yarn, so tell me why you were critizing
Mirjam for off topic posting?

Shelagh