R's rue

America may have its Grand Canyon, its Statue of Liberty, its Golden Gate Bridge and  its  Grauman's Chinese Theatre but what it hasn't got is "Maltesers"! "Whoppers" are a pale imitation of "Maltesers". As the previous president might have said, "Whoppers are fake! Fake Maltesers!" He would have been right. Yesterday, I received a box of "Maltesers" for Father's Day along with six bottles of beer - mostly Yorkshire brews, three cards and a new mug from our little granddaughter. She must have been saving up her pocket money. Ian and Frances did not appear in person on Father's Day, opting instead for  a long weekend up in Kelso in the Scottish Borders. Stew and Frances drove up there on Friday afternoon with Phoebe sitting in her car seat like a princess. Apparently, she was as good as gold on the four hour journey north. Ian and Sarah travelled up to Berwick-upon-Tweed by train on Friday morning  and then took a ...

 Lovely night Big gay quiz tonight , which was a big laugh We came 2nd Bought Peony bouquet for kitchen window  Lovely  from Going Gently https://ift.tt/3iXLB7E

 Father Thank you For your love  That doesn’t fail Or disappoint from R's rue https://ift.tt/3vGJGaf

I never really got on with my father. I’ve written about this fact before  He died in 1989 Before I was fully cooked, so,to speak Just a few years ago I learned that my fraternal grandfather was a bit of a bully. He was a dour Scot and used the belt as corporal punishment. Today his actions would be seen as bordering on child abuse. My father was the eldest of three boys. And he would always be the one who got a whipping By stepping up, it would seem that he protected his two brothers, the youngest six years his junior I never got on with my father, But, now, I’m approaching my sixties He’s a bit of a hero of mine. from Going Gently https://ift.tt/3iYxwqu