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Posted by Bernadette on May 9, 2008, 4:41 pm
On Fri, 09 May 2008 20:11:59 +0100, Mary Fisher wrote:
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> 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.
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> 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! :-)
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> Mary
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Posted by Mary Fisher on May 10, 2008, 6:14 am
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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
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>> Mary
> --
> You˘re only young once, but you can be immature forever
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Posted by Bernadette on May 10, 2008, 8:56 am
On Sat, 10 May 2008 11:14:31 +0100, Mary Fisher wrote:
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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
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> 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.
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>> Mary
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You˘re only young once, but you can be immature forever
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Posted by Mary Fisher on May 11, 2008, 4:56 am
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> On Sat, 10 May 2008 11:14:31 +0100, Mary Fisher wrote:
> 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
Keeping bees can also be nerve-racking! We did it together, he always said
that I was the keeper, he was the gopher. But he made hius own place in the
beekeeping world.
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>> 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.
Couldn't agree more!
Haggis also comes to mind :-)
Mary
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Posted by Karlisa on May 11, 2008, 10:22 pm
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>> On Sat, 10 May 2008 11:14:31 +0100, Mary Fisher wrote:
>> 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
> Keeping bees can also be nerve-racking! We did it together, he always said
> that I was the keeper, he was the gopher. But he made hius own place in
> the beekeeping world.
>>> 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.
> Couldn't agree more!
> Haggis also comes to mind :-)
> Mary
My 18 year old nephew just finished a program through a university extension
program. He think's he'd like to keep bees one day after he finishes his
university degree. :-)
lisa
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