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August 13

Happy Days

 
Hello Everybody!
 
I saw this picture this morning,
 
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and it brought back a memory -one that never
 did quite go away.
When I was a little girl, there was a cafe near my home.
 If any such cafes are still in existence today
(and I believe that there are still a few) I think that
 they would be considered to be  "Retro"
Ahhh this cafe.... The proprieters were Italian, the ice cream was gorgeous, the sundae glasses, and the silver teaspoons were exquisite.
 
In this cafe, the wall opposite the main counter,
 was lined with glass fronted display cabinets
 which were kept locked, Surprised
untill such times, as a bona fide purchase
 was about to be made!
The cabinets housed boxes of chocolates, really lavish affairs, bedecked with ribbons and all...
I seem to remember that some of those
 ornate chocolate boxes (once emptied)
 found their way to be used for storing photographs
...I know that all the woman folks in my family had at
 least one "chocolate box" full of pictures!
At the far end of this cafe, there was a flight
 of stairs (very steep indeed) which descended downwards..
to a splendid little tea-room.
 The decor and furnishings were minimal.
 It had a fine sprung floor...with tables and chairs
 around the edge of the room
and in pride of place at one end stood a jukebox Open-mouthed
 
As a teenager many a happy Sunday Morning I spent
 there with my sister and friends...
(There was a fine trade-off with our parents)
 we kids would tag along to church for an hour,
 and then we were allowed to  repair to our
 beloved cafe, where we would gather in the
 downstairs tearoom armed with our bottles of coke,
 and we would smoke our cigarettes
 (we were able to purchase "singles" back then)
 and the music from the juke box, gave out
 the soundtrack to our lives...
 
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 (i borrowed that last line from a song,Embarrassed but I can't quite remember at the moment where it comes from) Thinking
Another memory has just come back to me...
When I was in senior school, me and some friends, used to go at lunchtime to a chip-shop which was near
 our school, this chip shop didn't have a proper tea-room
 as such, but did have tables and chairs lined on
the wall opposite the counter, but at the far end of the chip-shop there was a table and sofa inside a little cubby
hole, and that was "our table" One of my friends from
 those days, has sinced passed away.
 She died of ovarian cancer. Sad
 
It's no secret really, and some of you have
 noticed it, lol but I am quite sentimental by nature,
 I think tho' that it's surely something that we would all want for our kids,
 is for them to have happy memories of their youth
 and their friendships.
 I'm not saying that it's roses all the time,
 cos it seldom is,
 but the world is getting so cold out there,
 and dangerous...
even the word "coke" has a different connatation
 these days! Confused
 Did any of yous ever hang out in the tea-rooms
 with your friends and the jukebox?
all very "happy days", sort of stuff, but thats exactly
 how it was...Smile
mags x
 
 
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August 09

David got Jimmy to Fix it For Me

...more about David and Jimmy later Wink
 
Hello Everybody!
I hope that you are all having a
lovely weekend.
I have been very blessed to be a recipient of
the "Weblog" Award.
3 times in fact! Surprised I was awarded it by
So I would like here to thank all 3 of you
I was thrilled to receive it! <ahem> Open-mouthed
 
Well in the spirit of the Award, it befalls
me to pass it on to 7 others..and this I
will do, but believe me, it has been no easy
task picking just seven people...
so please please please, if anybody should read
this blog and wonder why their name  isnt mentioned,
then I would like to say that all of my friends are
winners in my eyes!  Open-mouthed
 
So here is the award....
 
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And here are my nominations...
 
1)  Daria  Daria is from shanghai and lists among her interests, languages, and when we became friends on spaces, daria opened a second space,
 (the link that I published above for her)
 for mainly english written blogs, so I could follow her entries,which I thought was extremely thoughtful of
her..she also willingly filled out a tag for me
 (when I requested her)
 and she wrote it all out in english, bless you Daria
I believe Daria that you are most deserving
 of this award.
 
2)  UK Lady  UK Lady..or Storm to some,
 and Jill to all of her friends...
Jill is a graphic designer finest kind, and produces
 stunning hand painted pictures all her own work,
Jill (under her Storm alias), has a fine
 networking space, where she hopes to draw a lot
 of threads and peoples of the spaces community
together, I have already made a few new friends
 from storm's space-please see my link
 to storm's space over on the left hand columm of
 my page. but to me, above all of this, I am proud to say that I am Jills friend, and she is mine Smile
 
3)  MizAngie  I can't believe this as I look back but
 I was on the verge of leaving spaces for good
 (and I meant it too) and suddenly
Angie appeared in my guestbook and she
 beseeched me not to leave as she had only just
 met me...
the rest as they say is history...I always think of
 angie now not only as my friend, but
 she's my (spaces) angel
 
4) Bob  Bob,is a friend of mine who is propieter of spaces cafe (i have a link to his space over on my left hand column)
Bob offers rich and varied fare, for the weary but happy spaces traveller,and ably assisted by his "critters"
his cafe is open 24/7 (normally) but I think that he
 took spaces cafe kitchen on the road recently,
 and they were last seen at the "fringe" otherwise known
 as the  Edinburgh festival...please be sure to check
 him out on his return
(unless he is "spotted" and offered a hollywood contract)
 I can see it now....Space Cafe to the Stars...
 dont do it Bob  cos,
east/west  hame is best  LOL
 
 
5)  SuS  I nominate Sus, because Sus embraces
 Spaces, in a way that I have always aspired to,
 I love her imagination, and
everything she brings to spaces. In just these past few months, Sus (in alter ego form) has been a
 Nun a Sailor, and a Country Girl
 (to name but a few) but most importantly to me,
 she is my friend, a warm friend
 and such FUN! Open-mouthed
 
6) David  and so toDavid... What can I say about David?
  Well in my time here on Spaces, there is nobody who
 has made me laugh Right out loud
in quite the way that He does.
 It's not common knowledge round spaces,
 but in the past, David has been my Road Manager,
 my  booking agent, my lead guitarist
 (I sometimes sing on spaces with my sister Jiggy)
...Dave was my romantic, naay reluctant Angry
valentine. Dave actually knocked me over one time
when he was driving his mini,
 and he killed me in a fit of road rage,Surprised
 but unluckily for him I survived, so that I could
 tell yous all about it-
 *twas all good Blog-land  fun  <ahem> Angel
and now...dave actually got Jimmy Saville
  to FIX it for me-
 no kidding!  Surprised
 
Do yous not believe me?
Well take a look at THIS! Wink
 
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  Just don't ask me what it was that jimmy fixed!
<ahem>
Oh and if any of you reading this dont know David
 I would highly recommend his space to you.."TheMusicZonecf" David has
the most comprehensive music site that I know of
 in all of spaces, which includes music codes,
 information about media
players the LOT!
 
7)  Jiggy  Jiggy ....She's my Spaces Sister,  enuff said.
Can you See the resemblance?...
 
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 Tongue out
keep watching this space, because one day there will be PROPER piccies! of US together!!!
  can't wait wee sis! Right hug
 
....so thats the noms folks
I hope that you all enjoy was left of
your weekend! ciao for now! Smile
 
mags x
August 06

A Song From Annie

 
...and a big thanks to you Al.
This song has been on my mind, ever since I
read your blog about "puddles" lol
 
Pavement Cracks
 
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The City streets are wet again with rain
 
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But I'm walking just the same...
Skies turn to the usual grey
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When you turn to face the day
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 And Love don't show up in the
pavement cracks
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All my watercolours fade to black
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I'm going nowhere and I'm ten steps back
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All my dreams have fallen flat
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( Love don't show in the pavement cracks
there will be no turning back)
 
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Time and Space will pass us by and by
 When we don't see eye to eye
 
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I would have done anything
 
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For happiness to bring...
 
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But it don't show up in the pavement cracks
 
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I can't even cover up my tracks
I'm going nowhere and I'm light years back
 
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Oooh I wish you well!
 
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How come
Every day
I'm still waiting for the change?
How come
 I still stay
Give me strengh to live
 
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Where is my comfort zone?
 
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A simple place to call my own
 
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'Cos everything i wanna be
Comes crashing down on me
 
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And it don't show up in the pavement cracks
 
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I can't even recognise my tracks
 
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You and I can't turn the whole thing back
 
 
 
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Oooh I wish you well! ...
 
mags x
 
July 31

Happy Birthday Happy Birthday

 
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Hello Everybody!
 
We're home again...Smile
It was a lovely break I must say...
although I was a weee bit sneaky and visited spaces a couple of times via my moby-Surprised
<aheem>  Angel
But now that I am home again, I do look forward to catching up with you all! Open-mouthed
 
It's my Husband's Birthday today, so I would like to wish him a Very Happy Birthday!
I am very grateful to you dear hubby, for the way you have looked after me, and all of your nearest and dearest, you are a rock and a tower of strength to all of us!
*waits for cheque in the post! Thinking
<aHem> Angel
No seriously I do want to thank you for everything, So get your glad rags ready mister! for tonight, I am going to be taking
"my sugar to tea! "   Right hug
 
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*de-caff. I just didnt want to spoil the ring to it! Embarrassed
 
have a lovely Thursday, everyone! Wink
mags x