Someone once sent me this in an email but its lost now , but i looked on the web for it and id like to share it with you, as its very true, you only get one ride on the merry-go-round, dont waste it.

Dust if you must,
but wouldn't it be better to paint a picture,
or write a letter,
bake a cake,
or plant a seed.
Ponder the difference between want and need.

Dust if you must,
but there is not much time,
with rivers to swim and mountains to climb!
Music to hear,
and books to read,
friends to cherish
and life to lead.

Dust if you must,
but the world's out there
with the sun in your eyes,
the wind in your hair,
a flutter of snow,
a shower of rain,
this day will not come round again.

Dust if you must,
but bear in mind,
old age will come and it's not kind.
And when you go,
and go you must,
you, yourself, will make more dust!
*unknown

Diane

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Well, it's been a while since i posted. Things are finally getting a bit better computer wise, miss the fact that i dont have some pics, but there you go.

Have now booked our holiday. With Stewart being up and down to the hospital for a year now, our plans were kind of put on hold.However, the new ferry is coming into service so soon we'll be able to get to europe overnight again. We are going away in June, I emailed the hotel we like in De Haan and he has a room for us, which is good to hear as some hotels were full. We are going to be there the weekend they hold the "Beer Festival". it's in Middlekerk this year, same place we first found out about it. Belgian beers look, and can taste weird, some are a very odd colour, ive seen bright red beers, goodness knows what they taste like. Beer is a big thing in Belguim, they brew a lot of it there. There are lots of fields full of Hops in the summer time, just like in Kent on the south coast of England. So we will go up to Ghent for the day also and go to Brugge, i never tire of going there.

I have been in my job over 2mths now, in fact my probation period is up on the 16th Feb, that has come round fast. I really like my job, best move I made.

Finished a present for kate, have taken a pic but wont post till after her b/day. Havent done anything else, have yet to paint the saltbox house i got for xmas, just cant decide what colour to go for...blue or red?

The dogs are fine, they were alone a long time on Thurs when we went to the hospital but were good girls. Thay are booked ito the kennels for June, they love going there, they get all excited in the car and are dragging us ito the kennel door, its the only time Penny tries to get out of the car before i tell her she can. At least they like going, its awful if they dont and you have to drag them in. Stewart alway bemoans that they dont look back at him once they get inside, but im glad they go right in with out looking back, after all , it's their holiday too LOL

Anyone had probs with Glitter Graphics? That may have been where i got my virus and Im a bit wary of going back on, but i need graphics, so i may not have much choice, unless anyone knows of another site ?

Guess that all for now....later...Diane

Happy New Year !!! No quite so for me, our computer broke down and sadly the hard drive was wiped so I lost all my stuff, and yes it serves me right for not backing stuff up on a disc. Its not like discs cost a lot but you know how it is, you will do it later, well my later came and now im sorry, so you have stuff you dont want to lose, you know what you ought to be doing!!! That aside, we had a good xmas, lunch at my parents was lovely, great turkey and all the trimmings. New Year was quiet, didnt even stay up to see it in, this computer problem was getting to me by then as id not been able to use it since xmas eve. Had to use the library to send emails! So now I dont have any photos to post either, and thats annoyed me as i took some of the prim stuff i made for my friend. Hope everyone had a good xmas... later. Diane

I just wanted to wish everyone a "Very Merry Christmas "

i have met some lovely people since joining this blogging thing, something I never thought I'd be doing, so it just goes to show

"you can teach old dogs new tricks"

Glad the little dress arrived Merrie, and more importantly, you liked it!!!

I am really enjoying my new job despite my first misgivings. I went into the shop where I used to work today and I didnt feel like I ought to have not left, so thats good.

We are going to my mums for xmas lunch, Lewis and Lisa are coming up on xmas morning for bacon sandwiches, yummy yummy.

I have had a bad cold for what feels like forever but it seems to have mostly gone now, lots of people have the sniffles right now, got a flu jab so hopefully wont catch that this year.

Guess this will be my last post of 2008, so see you all again next year....

XXXXX

So here we are at draw time and the winner is.......wait for it.....MERRIE !!!! well done it will wing its way to you as soon as you email me your address, send it to me at the address you have for me

As I said earlier, I have a new job. Started this past weekend on my own as the last girl had gone back home to Poland. I was a bit nervous but everything went OK. I had a holiday day to take so that was on Sunday. So as of this weekend I am settled in at the care home. I was sad leaving my old job, had a little cry when they gave me a lovely card and flowers. Then cried all the way home in the car. Had I done the right thing? etc etc, but Im sure i have.

We have had some snow and icy weather here, its really cold today too, its also my sons 26th birthday, I remember that day like it was yesterday. It was snowing then too, I worried Id not get to the hospital. The hospital cleaners were on strike then and there were no clean laundrey stuff, I got out of that hospital faster than lightning.

Have been back up to the hospital with Stewart for more treatment, we go again on Thursday and we have been taking the bus as the parking at the hospital is horrendous, just no spaces at all, and its so worrying in case you miss the appointment, its been giving me a headache, so , hence the bus. Now the bus drivers are striking for more money, there were no busses for 24hrs last Sat and will be none for 48hrs this Fri, but worst of all is they are working to rule so you wont know if your bus is running or not. We will go out and wait for it but may have to take the car and I would just have to sit in it, waiting for a space to come free, while Stewart goes for his appointment, not really ideal. Its giving me a headache just thinking about it.

My mum and stepdad are going on the Orient Express from Edinburgh on Friday, Its an evening outing with your supper on board. They were given it as a xmas gift from his children, they are excited. He has only yesterday broken his reading glasses, and now is in a mad rush to get a new pair in time, hes having an eye test as i write and hopes to have glasses by Thurs. Hed better have, or he wont be able to see the menu !!! They are staying overnight in Edinburgh too, im sure they will have a great time. I hope they remember to take the camera. I think I may text her to remind her.

Guess that the lot for now....later

Well, it's been a while since I've said anything and thats cause a lot

has been going on. Above is the latest photo I have of Lewis and his beloved, they look really good together.

I have a new job!!! It's a very weird feeling knowing I'm about to leave my job of 9yrs to go and do something completley different, but the time was right and I reckon the job must be right or I would never have applied for it. I start a week next Sat, and I am going to help at breakfast times at a care home nearby. I will work Sat and Sun giving breakfasts and then the tea trolly at 10am. I can say that although its a big move out of what i know, Im looking forward to it a lot.

My boss has given me a good reference and I have already done two lots of training and will go in on Wed to do a shift with someone who does the job at the moment.

More good news, Lisa, my sons beloved, has a fantastic new job. She starts on 1st Dec and will head up the HR dept at the "Press and Journal" the north easts biggest local paper. Good luck to her. Im sure she will enjoy this job very much.

We got snow today!! It was so cold out but it's now lying...yet!

On Mon we had a flat battery, first time in 9yrs i was late for my work, as I had to walk and was 3 mins late. We got a new on in the afternoon after Green Flag came and started the car. Thank goodness we have breakdown, id recommend them to anyone.

We were up at the hospital on Thurs for Stewart to get further treatment at the front part of his head, we go back next week then again in Dec and probably in Jan, and I think it will pretty much continue until they are happy they have zapped all of it.The nurses are so nice, cant praise them highly enough.

I have all my gifts wrapped and ready to post , will send them on Tues next week. Everything else that had to be bought has been and just the cards to do now.

Guess thats all....later

Good morning!! I have just returned from our weekend away and very welcome it was too.

I said I would have a giveaway when I got back, and here it is. Its a little dress complete with little twiggy hanger, little button and one bow. It is hand made by me and its made from calico and printed cotton in a teddy bear pattern. It measures 16 inches long.All you need to do is visit me and leave a comment. The draw will be on 9th Dec, my sons birthday , so plenty of time to enter. This giveaway was inspired by me winning a beautiful giveaway, hosted by Lisa at cranberryflats.
This next pic, though very dark, is a trail through the woods where we walk the dogs if it too windy to go to the beach. As it frequently is and I hate to see the dogs faces get covered in blown sand, so we go to the woods then.

We had a lovely weekend away in Perth, we took the bus through to Glasgow, it was chock full of people and I cant say I was much taken by it. Maybe just got the wrong impression of it, or figured it would be somehow different. We also went to a place called Paula, House of Farnell, its near Brechin and its tucked right out of the way but its so full of great things, like candles and xmas stuff and I had to buy some things, well couldnt go all that way and not get something. I did als finish most of my xmas shopping when we were away , just a couple of things and thats me done.

Here are those watches Ive been making. Not all of them are shown here as some are going to be gifts and I dont want anyone getting a sneak preview, and also I made and gave away 4 others that I forgot to photograph first.

Stewart has had his appointment for the last part of his treatment come through, Nov 20th \27th and then hopefully that will be it all over and done with.

We have had some snow here, last week in Oct, seems it was 30yrs since it was so early. Most mornings we have to scrape the car windows and when we were in Perth it was the hardest frost ive seen in ages. On the Sunday morning I was outside the hotel and looked up and saw a hot air balloon sailing along the river, it was so low I could see the people in the basket, and of course I didnt have the camera with me and by the time i got to my room and back down again it had moved way to far off for a good pic, typical !! I also saw another weird sight while in the car going between Alva and Dunblain , a LLama, yes I know what your thinking, but it was a LLama, all white and cosy looking munching away at trees, guess it must have escaped from someplace as its not something we normally have roaming about the countryside. I also saw a large herd or Deer and about a dozen or so Buzzards on our travels. So all in all a good time was had.

Guess thats all for now