Season's Greetings

Merry Christmas everyone and best wishes for 2008!

(There I've done it LOL)

21 Dec 07 Muffinhead says: and back at ya, have a gooden xx

Pain

Mum had to go see her GP on Tuesday. She's had an ache or pain in her arm for a while now. He thinks there's a possibility it could be a mini stroke or perhaps indicates that cancer cells have broken free and moved to her arm. Arrrrgh!

He's writing to her Consultant and she's due to see him in the New Year anyway, so finger's crossed it's not serious.



20 Dec 07 Muffinhead says: *hugs* mummy *hugs* xxx

Happy Holidays? I Don't Think So!

Am I the only one concerned we are now being encouraged to celebrate and wish each other "Happy Holidays" and not Happy Christmas? It's as if we're now embarrassed by our own vaguely Christian celebrations and traditions. Why is that? Is Christmas not about all the best things of human-kind? A message of hope and peace?

That or we fear upsetting people of other faiths (or no faith for that matter). While in turn they have freedom to openly practice their festivals without fear of upsetting the "Christian" majority. So it can't be that can it? We live in a free and fair society. Or so I am told by the politicians.

So when the times comes, I will be wishing everyone a Happy Christmas. No doubt I'll be dragged off by the PC Brigade and given a stern talking to.



17 Dec 07 Annon says: you're nicked shirty mcgerty lol

Not Trusting Those Yahoo Stats!

According to Yahoo, I've had 29 views on my page for the week 3 Dec- 9 Dec.

For the month of Dec so far I've apparently had 142 views. That's 113 views for 1 Dec- 3 Dec. Yeah right!


5 Dec 07 Muffinhead says: does happen hun when friend of friends read their comments to u ive had over a thousand since mon tis just nosey peeple in multiply tis best it reveils just who has been ur page when and whch bit too xx

12 Dec 07 Dawney says: well if u keep deleting things what do u expect?

13 Dec 07 Dawney says: seems all my comments are being deleted as well

Curvey Coil Pot

Just up-loaded images of my latest Coil Pot to Webshots.

Blue- Grey glaze to the top, Marbled Blue on the bottom.

Any Potters among you will no doubt recognize the glaze feet and understand their construction. LOL

Consultant

Mum went to see her Consultant this week (Tuesday) and he was pretty pleased with her progress. She's looking so much better than when he last saw her. The cancer in her Spine and Liver has not got any better these past couple of months- without treatment- but neither has it got any worse.

He's ordered a scan for her Spine for next week and an MRI on her Liver for the week after. They have agreed to restart chemo treatment in the New Year.

Pot

Have just uploaded an image of my latest finished Coil Pot. If you want to see it you'll have to vist my WebShots page. Hopefully I'll have another new image or two next week.

Verity Lambert 1935 - 2007.

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25 Nov 07 W says: could u put the link in please for the pot cheers huns

Got This Problem?

I've just watched the early evening news and they showed images of some dead people.

Now I enjoy watching action films and the like, where (obviously) actors pretend to die but I have a real issue with seeing pictures of real live, sorry, dead people. I know death and murder goes on far more than maybe I choose to believe but I find it distasteful and lacking respect. Do we have to see this sort of thing with our dinner? Is it because we are no longer easily shocked that we accept such images?

Maybe I'm the only one that thinks this way..?

21 Nov 07 Muffinhead says: sometmes its the only way to drum a message across but i have a problem with it that is its showing no respect towwards the dead person.Its not like they wll be handed a permission form to sgn to allow ther faces to appear all over national tv.Then again long go are the times of respect and honour

Movie Weekend

Went to see the Meryl Streep, Tom Cruise and Robert Redford starring flick, Lions for Lambs.

Great, strong cast and three powerful interlinked stories. Trouble is, I can't for the life of me work out the moral of this one- war is bad? war is sometimes necessary? it's good to be patriotic and die fighting terrorism? politicians only look after themselves? I just don't know- I must be missing something. Or perhaps the film makers have deliberately left it ambiguous...

Also yesterday I watched the DVD of Mel Gibson's Apocalypto. What a great film! I don't normally go a bundle for films with subtitles but this one worked for me. Quite graphic and bloody in places but well worth watching.

Just don't mention the Rozzers. I think they were bored Satuday night- two cars and four pc's. 'Nuff said. LOL


19 Nov 07 Muffinhead says: oh i do love a bit of blood n gore n im also loving the fella in ur pic is he single????i wouldnt mind being the one licking those teeth clean eeeeuw not! lol

Nutrition and Health

We keep being told the UK has one of the highest levels of Heart Disease and that we must change our diet.

This is just a bit of fun but made me think maybe we need to change our ways not our diet...

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 suffer fewer heart attacks than us.

CONCLUSION: Eat and drink what you like.

Speaking English is apparently what kills you.



23 Nov 07 Lisa says: ROTFLMAO!!! Thats a good one!!

Perfect Tuna Mayo

One can of Tuna, flake
One can of Sweetcorn
Mayonnaise, more than you think necessary
A splash or two of Worcestershire Sauce
One to two desert spoons of strong spreadable Cheddar cheese
Mix together and serve on its own, as a filling for a sandwich with wholemeal bread or as a topping to a baked jacket Potato.

Mmmm.

11th November

For all the members of our Armed Services who gave their lives in conflicts across the world.

We remember.














11 Nov 07 Annon says: yup yup here here me too