Afterthoughts

Sorting through my Collection - trying to find some preferred music to get ready for uploading - having to learn my way around Windows Media etc....Thought some of you - and others might like to hear this; the tune you'll know, the artist you might well recognise too! Enjoy!
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That is a delightful way of greeting (in Zulu) when you leave someone's place: Stay Well!
Much cooler and somewhat damper today; still time and space for a nice walk down to the sea - so refreshing....invigorating for the more rubust walker.
Relaxed day...like most other days...but Sunday seems to have that 'special something' built into 'doing nothing' - as Usks posted earlier.
Hope you had time to relax, recover and replenish resources before the start of another week! May it turn out to be rewarding for you! There is sure to be something special for all of us in the new week.
Enjoy the rest of the evening; may you have a restful night! May sleep come easily! Be Mindful!
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Accept the weather as it comes and people as they are!

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Just gone Noon! Rather late arriving on this blog today; attended Remembrance Day Service - personally thinking about all the wasted 'loss of life' for whatever averred reasons....in Wars which could have been averted, but for the proclivity of humans to impose their 'wills and wishes' using brutal force - my thoughts were with and for ALL regardless....Loss of Life in Conflict...is Loss of Life!
So! Even the weather seems to echo my 'wintry feelings' towards the matter of Mindless Destruction of fellow humans....
Yet! One must never say 'the container is half-empty' - one has always to say..'it is half full'.
Have a Rewarding Sunday! May you engage freely with the Challenges and the Promises of another Beautiful Day!
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"Whoever is my friend today,
Let him/her be in peace;
Whoever is my enemy,
Let him/her also be in peace."
~~From the Vedas.

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Just popped back in to offer you a listen to my favourite Classical/Jazz Pianist! How do you like this version of Chopin's Nocturne in B Major....
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Started gorgeous this morning.....the day has gone very well; weather held all day until we got back down to the south coast when we encountered an unforseen squall of rain. Felt rather odd, and seemed to put a 'damper' on Fireworks Displays.....
Still, it was a lovely day....Took our leave of SIL and her daughter, both of whom fly out over the next couple of days. Good to see them. Superb Meal served..... Time now to exit and prepare for relaxing before bed...The M25/M23 always take the 'stuffing' out of me; don't much like traveling after sunset anymore....
Pleasant and rewarding day for us....Hope you had something to 'shout about in glee' today - whatever it might have been....
Enjoy thye rest of your evening...and....May you have a good night's sleep! Be Mindful!
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It is the little things that reveal our character.

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One could hardly tell whether it was 'Early Spring' or 'Late Autumn' this morning! Going by what one felt one can be forgiven for being confused.... A truly 'Early Spring' "Late Autumn" morning.
Hopefull you will all be having this wonderfully invigorating experience under clear blue skies with a warming sun!
We're off to South London soon - take our farewell from SIL who flies home on Monday. Time to see the other niece who flew in from another part of the world to see her sister..and the new baby. Going in time for 'Lunch' which will enable us to get back on the M25/M23 before daylight recedes....
May you all have a Delightful Saturday......will be catching up when I get back late afternoon! Take Care!
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You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.
~~Gandhi.

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A beautiful day in so many ways! Mixed Weather - all the elements in, almost, equal measure;
pleasant, rewarding interchange with many of my blogbuddies; more valuable learning experiences in blog operations - helpful hints from buddies; committal of thoughts to the written word...always so satisfying...all in all a quiet, pleasing day.
The two of us here, at home, spend much of our days never far away from each other - even when 'Herself' is off on her regular walks - she usually goes on her own, because she prefers quick, brisk walks...wheras I prefer to walk much more leasurely.
Time for exit! I hope you will have experienced some pleasure during the past day - pereferably, much! There are 'gems' in everyone's daily life, to be sure! Note them!
May you have a restful night....when time for bed comes! If sleep is elusive...may you have a calm, quiet night! Be Mindful!
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It's always worth the effort to show a little appreciation!

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This is said to come from an Actual trial in the UK - Does it matter if it did not?

A young woman, several months pregnant, boarded a bus.

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It's exactly a year ago today, that I alighted in BCUK! I had previously floundered in 'Blogspot' for three months and found life there rather impersonal, distant and totally alien. Entering such an alien world as a total 'idiot' in matters relating to cumputer technology – certainly as far as its usuage is concerned – was dislocating; there were few reference points within the vast blogspot community.
A willy-nilly search for bloggers led me to blog.co.uk and after a cursory examination of the site, I signed up and immediately found the process easier, user friendly and most helpful. I soon got into it; in next to no time, I had managed to create my three separate blogs.
I cannot remember the first one I invited as a friend...but I DO remember the first to make a comment on any of my posts....The Walrus. He must have been one of the first...if not The First.. Most of the very first ones are still with me...Thanks......
I have thoroughly enjoyed my time here and hope to spend many more years sharing in the life of the Community....which is the first reason I would cite for being here: The Blog Community. It is so diverse, complex, interesting, stimulating, informative, jocular, invigorating, intellectually taxing...and profoundly enjoyable. Let me hasten to say...to keep the balance.. - that's me -, there are not just a few in this vast community who can be quite irritating, if not downright exasperating, but that makes for a more wholesome community. Good to be here!
I have learnt a lot since arriving here; had the dormant Muse of Verse awakaned, enjoyed intellectual stimulation and honed my philosophy of Life! Much of what I apprehend and learn in this life emanates from inferences and conclusions.....which I am wont to draw from careful observation and perceptions. The honesty and openness of blogbuddies and other bloggers have helped immensely.
For ALL your warmth, friendship, kindness, generosity and whatever...My Heartfelt Thanks!
Love You Folks!

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That's goodnight in the Basque country!
Very fruitful and profitable Day! Success at last with posting a picture with following link! See! An achievement for me...with MUCH patient help and encouragement from two delightful blogbuddies...
Rewarding shopping errand with 't old lady; satisfying preparation of special post for tomorrow and able to scribble down some thoughts awaiting formal committal to writing after my exiting here....
Dare I ask if you - the reader - looked at your day to find the many 'rewards you enjoyed'?
Time to sign out now....Hoping that you will all have some good rest tonight...especially wishing those of you who find 'Sleep' elusive a restorative night with a surprise period of sleep! All of you...Take Care! Be Mindful!
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Examples Have Children!
~~Proverb from Ghana.