tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877823536200026432024-03-13T15:38:14.547+00:00MOG'S BLOGzetorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912433866457968555noreply@blogger.comBlogger684125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287782353620002643.post-73025450675187773242021-03-13T11:39:00.009+00:002021-03-13T11:50:27.729+00:00<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Good Morning...</b></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Hello, debating starting this blog again. š Do I have enough time to resurrect it, not sure. Will see how it goes. </span></p>zetorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912433866457968555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287782353620002643.post-23845451352705574592016-12-31T15:40:00.001+00:002016-12-31T15:40:35.200+00:00New Years Eve.I know it's over 5 years and counting since my last post.<div>
I have no excuses. My family has grown in the last 5 years and time is at a premium as I know it is with everyone.</div>
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I always find New years eve a time of reflection , a time when I miss my departed relatives acutely and so I offer prayers for any readers who are missing loved ones and hope that all of you may have a healthy and happy 2017.xx</div>
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zetorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912433866457968555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287782353620002643.post-82887093728706743182011-06-29T16:34:00.000+01:002011-06-29T16:34:22.626+01:00Time flies ...... when you are having fun! Yes, I am back , the weeks have flown by with shearing,housework and wedding preparations. <br />
The weather has helped a lot with the farm work ---- most of the shearing completed (although the Swaledales won't be ready for a couple of weeks) and hubby has now started cutting the grass for either silage or hay, depending how long this glorious sunshine lasts. If it is short lived the grass will be made into silage , brilliant sunshine will give us very good hay, so the next few days are very important to this farmer.zetorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912433866457968555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287782353620002643.post-22446083585160790502011-05-07T19:31:00.000+01:002011-05-07T19:31:52.138+01:00Weddings...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNKHP-0ywi8PXEmQJ8H6WDrxr3n_9SGscT3b5cqUqeExwTDPu_s9dROZXP2o9ccsQfxI9Zrdtn7B7BO4AJQejR56Y-wbtWjc2A_Dt3UOJmg168t6VfkI4GEtLIR46NOlZBZ7_T2Jz3bgE/s1600/prince-william-and-catherine-middleton-official-picture-pic-hugo-burnand-clarence-house-pa-image-3-683085082.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNKHP-0ywi8PXEmQJ8H6WDrxr3n_9SGscT3b5cqUqeExwTDPu_s9dROZXP2o9ccsQfxI9Zrdtn7B7BO4AJQejR56Y-wbtWjc2A_Dt3UOJmg168t6VfkI4GEtLIR46NOlZBZ7_T2Jz3bgE/s320/prince-william-and-catherine-middleton-official-picture-pic-hugo-burnand-clarence-house-pa-image-3-683085082.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div>...both Royal and otherwise have been on my mind recently. Two of my daughters joined myself for a wonderful day watching the Royal Wedding. It was fantastic! Her dress , the service , the bridesmaids were all so lovely. Yesterday , the bride was seen supermarket shopping , pushing her trolley along as we all do, (although I don't think there are security men following me in Morrisons, lol!) but she is obviously enjoying her 'normal' married life. <br />
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Now for the 'other' weddings ; well two of my daughters are tying the knot this year, one in September and one in December, so there is plenty of wedding talk in this household. Up to now we have one wedding dress, two bridesmaid outfits and one mother of the bride outfit. The priest, choir , church flowers are all arranged and cars and cake are being organised as I type. All the above are for the Septmeber wedding and most will be repeated for the Winter bride. <br />
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There is much preparation to be done for 'the' day , but it is exciting!The day will be wonderful although I'm sure there will be a few wedding nerves, I can't imagine how nervous William and Kate must have felt in the Abbey, and her father with such a long walk to the altar, oh my perhaps we have nothing to be nervous about after all!zetorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912433866457968555noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287782353620002643.post-72159639240130093592011-04-23T19:44:00.000+01:002011-04-23T19:46:12.686+01:00Easter Sunday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJaw5Q1JTxmqEwzwMxJOal2PIi5BJLQUVyYb4fRg3wxOPBfJKfV2GsPoimqXyYEJX0zgNEx-uCYeLYNjvIoSq5nqAYvXmXQ5SLecXIiaDx1LYgdf5_1kpHaZDWCufD1lJINorr6JQblkA/s1600/easter7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256px" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJaw5Q1JTxmqEwzwMxJOal2PIi5BJLQUVyYb4fRg3wxOPBfJKfV2GsPoimqXyYEJX0zgNEx-uCYeLYNjvIoSq5nqAYvXmXQ5SLecXIiaDx1LYgdf5_1kpHaZDWCufD1lJINorr6JQblkA/s320/easter7.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="color: red;"> <strong><u><span style="font-size: large;">'HE IS RISEN !'</span></u></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: lime;">Wishing readers all the blessings of Easter.</span></strong></div>zetorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912433866457968555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287782353620002643.post-83978316954358539012011-04-17T16:02:00.000+01:002011-04-17T16:02:32.067+01:00Palm Sunday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Mg5YSON0mfAX76IvQ23GAj3bH3igL0rnOxbijUDrvrRL13PwDpJbP9Wp-AC8wn-9xDLCGOHKV9bEnF516k_78IbBUe0mGNnb3lnfTYTknOPag26T38zL1iD6Wo-bEONs3ek5RiuznQBh/s1600/Palm_Sunday_131001689.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Mg5YSON0mfAX76IvQ23GAj3bH3igL0rnOxbijUDrvrRL13PwDpJbP9Wp-AC8wn-9xDLCGOHKV9bEnF516k_78IbBUe0mGNnb3lnfTYTknOPag26T38zL1iD6Wo-bEONs3ek5RiuznQBh/s320/Palm_Sunday_131001689.jpg" width="320" /></span></strong></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">'The next day the crowds who had come up for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. They took branches of palm and went out to meet Him, shouting,</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">'Hosanna! Blessings on the King of Israel, who comes in the name of the Lord.' John 12, 12-13.</span></strong></div><br />
Photo courtesy of <a href="http://www.crossdaily.com/pictures/view/palm-sunday-131001689/large/">this</a> site.zetorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912433866457968555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287782353620002643.post-8362734359697769052011-04-14T11:56:00.000+01:002011-04-14T11:56:11.635+01:00The Pelican Brief<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuR8bH_TnUq8rl3pJz2m8CLTK3LRH13HqeC_pWENnqjty4_X9CZiKEzu966v2-BrMp_kwUWC7v41R7-4Lg_lE68oY3Pt99f5cc0dFT8gzkOlP4dcJjHMmzpUfdV-pKgA-m-3mYo-SjPBJY/s1600/decd36c622a0a3046e7c9110_L__AA300_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuR8bH_TnUq8rl3pJz2m8CLTK3LRH13HqeC_pWENnqjty4_X9CZiKEzu966v2-BrMp_kwUWC7v41R7-4Lg_lE68oY3Pt99f5cc0dFT8gzkOlP4dcJjHMmzpUfdV-pKgA-m-3mYo-SjPBJY/s1600/decd36c622a0a3046e7c9110_L__AA300_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><strong>The Pelican Brief</strong></span> by John Grisham.</div><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><strong>'He seemed incapable of creating such chaos, but much of what he saw below could be blamed on him. And that was fine. He was ninety-one, paralyzed,strapped in a wheelchair and hooked on oxygen'.</strong></span><br />
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These are the first lines of this action packed thriller. The 'He' in question is a legendary high court judge and the first of the assassins victims. <br />
As the story unfolds the killer's appetite for murder continues , all judges or law lecturers.<br />
The U.S. President is drawn into the plots and his contact with unscrupulous business men is made apparent. <br />
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However, when an innocent law student who has written her own account of the business dealings involved is made known to the killer ,she is literally running from state to state for her life.<br />
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This was my first John Grisham novel and it won't be my last. A fantastic novel , very well written , the author has not resorted to sex and swearing , which is an added bonus for me.<br />
Highly recommended.zetorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912433866457968555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287782353620002643.post-5790078002214896732011-04-10T20:23:00.000+01:002011-04-10T20:23:45.540+01:00Passion Sunday.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUVWYtD4O96juo1_M2pIQQek3EQ1mrAKPLqqhE8PTYroXYg765aPVQhdk2ID3mH-FmeoCcum_tOX1K4gGUoLwRjktC20p10vroZ81oTIZUoYoQoAVL28WbhtTk98IonyZEpED0Dvd0Clzo/s1600/lent3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUVWYtD4O96juo1_M2pIQQek3EQ1mrAKPLqqhE8PTYroXYg765aPVQhdk2ID3mH-FmeoCcum_tOX1K4gGUoLwRjktC20p10vroZ81oTIZUoYoQoAVL28WbhtTk98IonyZEpED0Dvd0Clzo/s1600/lent3.jpg" /></a></div>zetorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912433866457968555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287782353620002643.post-10309590938010753072011-04-06T11:39:00.000+01:002011-04-06T11:42:39.303+01:00Wordless Wednesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ZLSyJblF39oR87mgu1jZcB8NZ8lZnlps770M0rTxR91jOb0DQlCXx9ISv8wOws_CW6JhJR5hNIyqDAVWbT6-fVLsBoKXJi9NXJhpJHEKdSvmt5rHfXnTxKRtXXFB_m_OXmk9CRFbnj20/s1600/Farming+006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ZLSyJblF39oR87mgu1jZcB8NZ8lZnlps770M0rTxR91jOb0DQlCXx9ISv8wOws_CW6JhJR5hNIyqDAVWbT6-fVLsBoKXJi9NXJhpJHEKdSvmt5rHfXnTxKRtXXFB_m_OXmk9CRFbnj20/s320/Farming+006.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: red;">'Follow my Leader!</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: red;">More pics can be found </span></strong></div><a href="http://www.wordlesswednesday.com/newhome/2011/04/05/april-6/">here.</a>zetorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912433866457968555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287782353620002643.post-90205071208708919522011-04-02T21:58:00.000+01:002011-04-02T21:59:09.476+01:00Mothering Sunday.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmDeqYwFo491BazexaxqqXfLVpy8_E5u8g7vX-wKdaRiIiCbPJ6RJcefPNSSsUcMGHCURWS_llngnkfaxHwhYAnlRa03hqWBqOhFknbkQ5YXZW0qgTrjIBA-1sbr2qlfnDX-CeK983E2uq/s1600/bvm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmDeqYwFo491BazexaxqqXfLVpy8_E5u8g7vX-wKdaRiIiCbPJ6RJcefPNSSsUcMGHCURWS_llngnkfaxHwhYAnlRa03hqWBqOhFknbkQ5YXZW0qgTrjIBA-1sbr2qlfnDX-CeK983E2uq/s320/bvm.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #00b0f0;"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>Mothering Sunday</u></span></strong>.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Tomorrow being the fourth Sunday of Lent is Mothering Sunday. Traditionally a day when mothers are honoured in the U.K. This custom began many years ago and as time progressed the Church under her title 'Mother Church' was also honoured. The Church and all it represented was recognised as a spiritual help in combating evil and protecting people from harm.</div><div style="text-align: center;">As the years passed the church festival and 'Mothering Sunday' combined to form what day we experience now. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> In addition to remembering our earthly mothers let's not forget our heavenly Mother, Our Lady. For she is a devoted Mother and we are her children. Our Lady is always with us, always ready to help and guide us through our earthly life.</div><div style="text-align: center;">So as well as buying gifts and cards to show our appreciation to Mum, lets not forget that we are also children of Mary.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>Lord,</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>I ask but one favour of you this day,</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>That of dwelling in your Church</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>Not as a scholar, </strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>Nor as a philosopher,</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>Not as an athlete,</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>Nor yet as a hero,</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>But simply as a child of Mary,</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>your Mother. Amen.</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">by Pierre Charles, S.J.</div>zetorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912433866457968555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287782353620002643.post-61644254382892566742011-04-02T12:34:00.000+01:002011-04-02T12:34:02.687+01:00April.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWmufFSxr2vCcAz8Kgipp0jj9cq6uRUBAZSZpsFqDZKG8qSMnoJy3gu-3wVsQZQlyFm4AK9clT5y1bcWsbXlHKFYhlX_9CThs4mXpHMxOr_b84FkTsJUqUW7bJcT7TrjS67wc3stFdlick/s1600/april_showers_poster-p2286336236554606428510q_328.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWmufFSxr2vCcAz8Kgipp0jj9cq6uRUBAZSZpsFqDZKG8qSMnoJy3gu-3wVsQZQlyFm4AK9clT5y1bcWsbXlHKFYhlX_9CThs4mXpHMxOr_b84FkTsJUqUW7bJcT7TrjS67wc3stFdlick/s320/april_showers_poster-p2286336236554606428510q_328.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>Always Marry An April Girl</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Praise the spells and bless the charms,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I found April in my arms.</div><div style="text-align: center;">April golden, April cloudy,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Gracious, cruel, tender, rowdy;</div><div style="text-align: center;">April soft in flowered languor,</div><div style="text-align: center;">April cold with sudden anger,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ever changing, ever true --</div><div style="text-align: center;">I love April, I love you. </div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">by Ogden Nash.</div>zetorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912433866457968555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287782353620002643.post-47953855058954722572011-03-31T18:06:00.000+01:002011-03-31T18:06:32.844+01:00Beyond the Sunset.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wl7LzWb0Iz-fGfgSAsVmohdB9p-WfVgOCcu0202Wj62aRbrGzM8HJoCmluAR56f7s75ooVVKZDHB-XKO7dL3JasHN0nXcuUe9Y0euidqgrneJvyF78_DCOdJ0UHELPh2QpynwVmRXrea/s1600/51ZJLpBfcEL__SL500_AA300_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wl7LzWb0Iz-fGfgSAsVmohdB9p-WfVgOCcu0202Wj62aRbrGzM8HJoCmluAR56f7s75ooVVKZDHB-XKO7dL3JasHN0nXcuUe9Y0euidqgrneJvyF78_DCOdJ0UHELPh2QpynwVmRXrea/s320/51ZJLpBfcEL__SL500_AA300_.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><strong>'Beyond the Sunset'</strong></span> by Anna Jacobs.</div><br />
The first part of this novel is set in Western Australia. The year is 1864 and the four Blake sisters have travelled to Australia on the wishes of their Aunt . Twins Maia and Xanthe and their older sisters Cassandra and Pandora have left their home in Lancashire and not all are happy 'down under'.<br />
Living in the Migrants' Home Pandora dreams of the cobbled streets of the U.K.Back in their home town the Aunt has died and these girls have inherited her shop in Oldtham. To contact the girls Zachary Carr , a responsible employee of the shop is sent by solicitors to trace the sisters and encourage them to return to claim their inheritance. <br />
The journey to Australia takes months and Zachary has adventure on the way , but these are insignificant compared with the return journey. Not all the sisters are keen to leave their new home . When Zachary returns with his passenger life in Lancashire, and particularly the shop has changed and not all for the better.<br />
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This is my first 'Anna Jacobs' novel and I can't recommend too highly. The descriptions of the Australian outback compared with the Lancashire town were well written and the romantic adventure is certainly a page turner.<br />
Excellent.zetorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912433866457968555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287782353620002643.post-1556982725457601622011-03-30T14:16:00.000+01:002011-03-30T14:16:57.524+01:00Wordless Wednesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9LdV-JxT_fv1xl53rbPg9miNAmR6n-0SVTPyl5XzHPW6HODmblfwiAEbzL93XxK5lYELmgYrpGfiNrZLnihkhR9nj9N5v2CtGyDlLAOQqfuMpXMnL3Jj-xPAZwOX_bR16vi8P9WaWEtT-/s1600/039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9LdV-JxT_fv1xl53rbPg9miNAmR6n-0SVTPyl5XzHPW6HODmblfwiAEbzL93XxK5lYELmgYrpGfiNrZLnihkhR9nj9N5v2CtGyDlLAOQqfuMpXMnL3Jj-xPAZwOX_bR16vi8P9WaWEtT-/s320/039.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Camera shy?</div><br />
More pics can be found <a href="http://www.wordlesswednesday.com/newhome/2011/03/29/march-30/">here.</a>zetorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912433866457968555noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287782353620002643.post-55726333891297398422011-03-27T20:05:00.000+01:002011-03-27T20:09:24.683+01:00Third Sunday of Lent.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgltM5979zFnf_I-pDYHnrKT-nRhYGRvEJV_xHRFue9UEHnSo3G2UYMtcol9KbI-9nIMSC1gTmvsaNfX0B27OB9AUMDSvy6usi7D1i08hqVZsLthlpZzwX1cSAhN6olA6I5_kzhk7nd_DpV/s1600/Lent.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgltM5979zFnf_I-pDYHnrKT-nRhYGRvEJV_xHRFue9UEHnSo3G2UYMtcol9KbI-9nIMSC1gTmvsaNfX0B27OB9AUMDSvy6usi7D1i08hqVZsLthlpZzwX1cSAhN6olA6I5_kzhk7nd_DpV/s1600/Lent.gif" /></a></div><br />
<span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><strong>'We beseech Thee , O Lord, grant us that taught by wholesome fasting, and abstaining from harmful vices, we may the more easily obtain Thy pardon.'</strong></span>zetorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912433866457968555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287782353620002643.post-52747589743774353342011-03-26T17:54:00.000+00:002011-03-26T17:57:52.025+00:00Unfortunately the World's top University...... didn't win the boat race.<br />
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Today saw the 157th University Boat Race on the river Thames in London. Oxford v Cambridge.The winners last year were Cambridge, the world's top university,but unfortunately couldn't succeed in the race today.<br />
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As you can guess I am a great fan of the Cam rowers and the Uni having two very close relations in their alumni, so today was disappointing but --- next year Cambridge , next year!!!!<br />
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Info from <a href="http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2010">this source.</a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbi2uyVvRp_DJ1jAOdO19N9pjDRR56grQgG_JviiYEz6JsSGGhlK-vzEchRTp5WNXAmDlxsCgowHMJTZpUZqhoJPVsTtivc4P-V_PuZQZtcpFanJT1zkTGU6TmY3d7RWL7-Zg7Y4mdASFL/s1600/image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="222" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbi2uyVvRp_DJ1jAOdO19N9pjDRR56grQgG_JviiYEz6JsSGGhlK-vzEchRTp5WNXAmDlxsCgowHMJTZpUZqhoJPVsTtivc4P-V_PuZQZtcpFanJT1zkTGU6TmY3d7RWL7-Zg7Y4mdASFL/s320/image.jpg" /></a></div>zetorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912433866457968555noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287782353620002643.post-65592014225909142982011-03-26T14:41:00.000+00:002011-03-26T14:41:57.494+00:00Three hands in the fountain.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-zXrku1E9-JiIGuz5NG4IyGSZohvvkbI_nrP5P5x4BHnYakic5QrYbWYcDMnNEentY3DAmQLgD3Qe5xYAW24VctEZyoLXkM-7Giis2leQo7tRNuM7FuvCs2d4D0T_-TLXZa95m7N7MKFn/s1600/51ele4VRmUL__BO2%252C204%252C203%252C200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click%252CTopRight%252C35%252C-76_AA300_SH20_OU02_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-zXrku1E9-JiIGuz5NG4IyGSZohvvkbI_nrP5P5x4BHnYakic5QrYbWYcDMnNEentY3DAmQLgD3Qe5xYAW24VctEZyoLXkM-7Giis2leQo7tRNuM7FuvCs2d4D0T_-TLXZa95m7N7MKFn/s320/51ele4VRmUL__BO2%252C204%252C203%252C200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click%252CTopRight%252C35%252C-76_AA300_SH20_OU02_.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><strong>Three Hands in the Fountain</strong></span> by Lindsey Davis.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A Marcus Didius Falco Novel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Rome, August - October, AD 73.<br />
In ancient Rome , water fountains were numerous and as such there was often blockages around the pipe work. These pipes led to and from the aqueducts and the sewers. Lowly workers were employed to maintain these waterways. The water pipes were laid for the convenience of the public , both in the communal baths and in private homes.<br />
The time between the hot months of August and October the fountains were used constantly . The heat of the sun and the excitment of 'games' in the arena made for thirsty citizens. Many people having travelled far and wide to be spectators. <br />
As one fountain is reduced to a trickle workmen investigate the cause , only to find a human hand blocking the outlet. Marcus Didius Falco and his assistant, Petronius are summoned to solve this barbaric mystery. <br />
When another hand is found in a fountain across the city the public panic and officials commission other investigators. <br />
Now Marcus is a pretty 'laid back ' guy but when the city is bustling with travellers enjoying the last of the summer he springs into action to try and find this sadistic killer . Can he find the culprit before another hand is discovered?<br />
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This was my first 'Marcus' novel and I thoroughly enjoyed it, the sights and smells of ancient Rome were very evident and made for an interesting read.zetorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912433866457968555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287782353620002643.post-21501301234386492282011-03-25T19:29:00.001+00:002011-03-25T19:29:35.967+00:00Friday Funny.<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wJNZjqkzFaI" title="YouTube video player" width="480"></iframe>zetorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912433866457968555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287782353620002643.post-58671733292980710692011-03-23T11:06:00.000+00:002011-03-23T11:06:44.889+00:00Wordless Wednesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7GOW5WQ1sU7J3gzJvxfP1uGh83bLveAkr0_O5WL6FN26e6auC5rtw8jFzwdZjcQZDmBNhDytUwnIGICv7JdusvNW0QJ2u9kApiE-cQbzTiU0AypqPjKQaa4rtnlaHX7tIZAUUa8bAdfOb/s1600/039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7GOW5WQ1sU7J3gzJvxfP1uGh83bLveAkr0_O5WL6FN26e6auC5rtw8jFzwdZjcQZDmBNhDytUwnIGICv7JdusvNW0QJ2u9kApiE-cQbzTiU0AypqPjKQaa4rtnlaHX7tIZAUUa8bAdfOb/s320/039.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
More pics can be found <a href="http://www.wordlesswednesday.com/newhome/">here.</a>zetorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912433866457968555noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287782353620002643.post-51971204537730143642011-03-20T19:56:00.000+00:002011-03-20T20:33:44.363+00:00Second Sunday of Lent<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU_fbH4t-BTIT93iBM0jrLhBcMZzu80b9U6R89W5zY0QWJKUk4lZlE_CPwadGg5C-NcpiQ5_MTOwturX1JWoVREWgkdzMzy9Y3FIR97AQ5aqd_-sSWxz9xTdNiHjPfaUCsOP2jGmomSUX/s1600/istockphoto_13112414-elderly-woman-praying-with-rosary.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU_fbH4t-BTIT93iBM0jrLhBcMZzu80b9U6R89W5zY0QWJKUk4lZlE_CPwadGg5C-NcpiQ5_MTOwturX1JWoVREWgkdzMzy9Y3FIR97AQ5aqd_-sSWxz9xTdNiHjPfaUCsOP2jGmomSUX/s320/istockphoto_13112414-elderly-woman-praying-with-rosary.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><strong><em>'Understand my cry:hearken to the voice of my prayer, O my King and my God: for to Thee will I pray, O Lord.'</em></strong></span><br />
Psalm 5. 2-4.<br />
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Photo courtesy of <a href="http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-photo-13112414-elderly-woman-praying-with-rosary.php">this</a> site.zetorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912433866457968555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287782353620002643.post-55403723075245922812011-03-18T20:15:00.000+00:002011-03-18T20:15:45.321+00:00Friday Funny.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/Kg7EHqgLQPs?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>zetorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912433866457968555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287782353620002643.post-18953642945355534402011-03-16T21:25:00.000+00:002011-03-16T21:29:44.084+00:00Wordless Wednesday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN6qCqrSoWEyyaUv5lUcvHPbKJwrNxfVi7MdO5W1QfyvJwldhMhNd8yQCoIIt-ixd0AVI0hwxitvqOGUtRK7RDX3nFTHcGmXXoG7JHs3q5FAY-IyyQfL-m-v2hZCHh17_OHVNE32veks3D/s1600/SANY1652.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584792580533307730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN6qCqrSoWEyyaUv5lUcvHPbKJwrNxfVi7MdO5W1QfyvJwldhMhNd8yQCoIIt-ixd0AVI0hwxitvqOGUtRK7RDX3nFTHcGmXXoG7JHs3q5FAY-IyyQfL-m-v2hZCHh17_OHVNE32veks3D/s320/SANY1652.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Check out more photos <a href="http://www.wordlesswednesday.com/newhome/2011/03/15/march-16/">here.</a>zetorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912433866457968555noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287782353620002643.post-26052080865515680542011-03-15T17:59:00.000+00:002011-03-15T18:07:23.764+00:00Teaser Tuesday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uAxawA6fZg1IIvcl9bcb8TP45rVkwXNM3GLhXfNydUBAO_BB-_Hzu2Cy2SDxJlnlQITwem5fYRnAUq_sBaUDajme181ymi_RUQJfJMtueyPNkVCIUzIxuq58bd8KLfh0tdxQL3fAgMJr/s1600/teasertuesdays2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584368152868028418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 92px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uAxawA6fZg1IIvcl9bcb8TP45rVkwXNM3GLhXfNydUBAO_BB-_Hzu2Cy2SDxJlnlQITwem5fYRnAUq_sBaUDajme181ymi_RUQJfJMtueyPNkVCIUzIxuq58bd8KLfh0tdxQL3fAgMJr/s320/teasertuesdays2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here is the format for Teaser Tuesday----<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Grab your current read<br />Open to a random page<br />Share two (2) āteaserā sentences from somewhere on that page<br />BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesnāt give too much away! You donāt want to ruin the book for others!)<br />Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!ļ»æļ»æ<br /></span><br />My teaser----<br /><span style="color:#6600cc;"><strong>'I had warned Marina again to take care because the aqueduct snatcher might be working in her neighbourhood. She, quite reasonably, had then enquired whether I really thought any pervert would pluck up the courage to attack two of the Braidmakers' Old Girls after their monthly meeting night out? A ridiculous idea , of course.' </strong></span><br /><br />Page 209 , 'Three Hands in the Fountain' by Lindsey Davis.<br />More teasers can be found <a href="http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/2011/03/15/teaser-tuesdays-mar-15/">here.</a>zetorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912433866457968555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287782353620002643.post-33777892929193335312011-03-13T20:06:00.001+00:002011-03-13T20:26:21.666+00:00First Sunday of Lent.<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisj6E7fQfcNniwVNEmmthZmV7_CBMnH0cdzLQ8rR106kNuGGMdW3Pj8KDZcOU-uF2p-leI-Qx51SHPRwxxZHlJGFDJq_VsekwxJSe4OT_Ic7WLh9-wvSkTDH6PP_rK5wTVOOFE0yvPKg9I/s1600/lent.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583658591372582610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 132px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 112px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisj6E7fQfcNniwVNEmmthZmV7_CBMnH0cdzLQ8rR106kNuGGMdW3Pj8KDZcOU-uF2p-leI-Qx51SHPRwxxZHlJGFDJq_VsekwxJSe4OT_Ic7WLh9-wvSkTDH6PP_rK5wTVOOFE0yvPKg9I/s320/lent.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Encouragement for Lent. </div><div align="center"><br /><span style="color:#009900;"><strong>'Lent is the springtime of the ecclesiastical year. From the dying kernels of divine wheat a wonderful harvest will come:first, souls ripe for Baptism, second, an interior purification of cleansing by means of penance, a sort of second Baptism for sinners, and third, an opportunity for all the faithful to be reinforced and strengthened by necessary mortification and self-denial in their life's journey toward the final happiness that awaits them in heaven.'<br /></strong></span><br /><br />The above lines are taken from 'Forty Days' by Bishop Bruskewitz, Bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska.<br />Our parish is fortunate to have the full text printed in its weekly newsletter.<br /></div><p align="center"> </p><p align="center">Thankyou <a href="http://letthewelkinring.blogspot.com/">Father.</a> </p>zetorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912433866457968555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287782353620002643.post-8122802351113424902011-03-11T18:56:00.001+00:002011-03-11T19:30:42.543+00:00The Matters at Mansfield.<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMUV4OdH2PjghTi4vMuMJ4yPJ9MSCq8jvI_UPvnc8-1HaJaaZTxz25fF1MBw-8kFDIfVxVG7lF_GPNAMJ6ANB20h2Y5eZs1GyiXJ6foebK3j7s-ecKHItysE4YFy6flY_EOmU4oPju4RH5/s1600/mansfield.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582898487221302706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMUV4OdH2PjghTi4vMuMJ4yPJ9MSCq8jvI_UPvnc8-1HaJaaZTxz25fF1MBw-8kFDIfVxVG7lF_GPNAMJ6ANB20h2Y5eZs1GyiXJ6foebK3j7s-ecKHItysE4YFy6flY_EOmU4oPju4RH5/s320/mansfield.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><strong>The Matters at Mansfield by Carrie Bebris.<br /><br /></strong></span>This is a Mr and Mrs Darcy mystery.So three guesses which Mr and Mrs Darcy? Yes that's right this follows the life of Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle, oh silly me I mean ,Elizabeth (nee Bennet)and her husband Fitzwilliam Darcy.<br /><br />The author manages to incorporate characters from Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility.<br />At this stage in their married life Elizabeth and Darcy are happy in their state with a lovely baby , namely Lily-Anne. Lady Catherine de Bourgh is recovering from Darcy's decision to marry Elizabeth instead of her daughter and so must find a suitable suitor for Anne.<br /><br />Whilst Lady Catherine is preoccupied with this task Anne elopes with a mysterious man. Lady Catherine calls on her nephew, Darcy and his wife to help trace the couple. As Anne and her man flee to Gretna Green to wed their happiness is soon destroyed as Anne's husband is named as a bigomist and as if this is not enough trouble, a murder is committed and Anne's 'husband' disappears. All this fuels Lady Catherine's temper!<br /><br />To solve the murder and mystery Elizabeth and Darcy must use all their powers of deduction and their ability to use a pistol.<br /><br />This is the first 'Darcy mystery' I have read, in fact the first book by this author and it was sheer delight to read. Incorporating a great mystery and humorous in places it brought the characters from the Jane Austen books truly alive. I highly recommend it. </div>zetorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912433866457968555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287782353620002643.post-64447886159686226742011-03-09T14:51:00.000+00:002011-03-09T16:52:44.406+00:00Ash Wednesday...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjales9mkhM8J5913gcRBB75B7XHJ-dGT1ptsLXD8IDX0k8WZn2PQyjq-dr9bthpODTldMDulUvMayk602zkp6Nd1sX3pDAwiAJ2CoNmJGncCsRs82ECOjp0kj51V5q9ddT3AjBZ0fhiIBz/s1600/225px-Crossofashes.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582093180375878610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 161px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjales9mkhM8J5913gcRBB75B7XHJ-dGT1ptsLXD8IDX0k8WZn2PQyjq-dr9bthpODTldMDulUvMayk602zkp6Nd1sX3pDAwiAJ2CoNmJGncCsRs82ECOjp0kj51V5q9ddT3AjBZ0fhiIBz/s320/225px-Crossofashes.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />...is the first day of Lent and occurs 46 days (40 days not counting Sundays) before Easter. As Easter is a different date each year , so Ash Wednesday can fall anytime during February or March.These forty days commemorate Our Lord's time in the desert.<br /><br />Ash Wednesday derives its name from the practice of placing ashes on the foreheads of adherents as a sign of mourning and repentance to God. The ashes used are typically gathered after the palms or Palm Crosses from the previous year's Palm Sunday are burned.<br /><br />Receiving the ashes on the forehead during the Ash Wednesday service denotes the recipient's wish to turn from sin and to contemplate our own sinful lives. To try and live a life more focused on God we are encouraged to contemplate Our Lord's 40 days in the desert .As He began fasting and praying at this time we are encouraged to follow His example and fast and abstain from any meat and it's products both today and on Good Friday.<br />To refrain from chosen foods, treats, pleasures and give alms to the poor during the whole of Lent helps us to concentrate on the prospect of Holy Week and Easter Day itself.<br /><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>'Remember, man, that thou art dust, and unto dust thou shalt return.'</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>Genesis 3, v 19.</strong></span></div>zetorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05912433866457968555noreply@blogger.com1