No, the headline isn't a typing error it's a description of the photograph. Like many women I've received a few 'guilt bunches' over the years and this is the latest. Most families have dates in the year which are important only to them and they mark the events in their own way. There was one in my family last Sunday so I duly made the card and bought a golfing jumper , but what I didn't do was drop any hints as to what I'd like and I managed not to even mention it. Wasn't easy to keep quiet but I did want to discover if the date would be remembered by the other party.
Sunday morning I produced the prettily wrapped parcel accompanied by an equally pretty card and the look of embarrassment told me what I wanted to know. "Why didn't you remind me?" was the guilty question and of course the standard reply was, "I thought you'd remember."
Being a Sunday the only shops open were a couple of supermarkets but I still did rather well didn't I - my favourite colours too. Doubt if the date will be forgotten again. I live in hope.
THE GUILTY BUNCH for me this week would be the labour, tory, and libdems who all voted against the proposal for the Referendum Bill on Thursday evening. During the debate earlier in the day calls for the SNP to drop the proposal came from all sides but Alex Salmond wasn't shaken, in fact he didn't appear to even be slightly stirred. The opposition are between a rock and a hard place on this one because they know their No vote could be advantageous to the SNP as they could use it to tell the electorate that the 'againsts' don't want them to have a say in their own future.
The libdem amendment stating it should be dropped owing to the present economic climate wasn't a particularly clever move. It could be argued that this very situation has created a perfect opportunity for the country to gain full powers and start to build a Scotland for the people who live in it.
No matter what the next couple of years bring, they certainly won't be boring.
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Thank the flying spaghetti monster for electronic aide memoires ;-)
Not only that Subrosa, once the recession clears (which I think won't be too long) then there will be no reason whatsoever why we shouldn't have a referendum.
I will Conan, I will :-)
I still think Salmond should keep to his present itinerary thought Jeff, until we see just how long this will be.
The QE done yesterday has me very worried because it's unknown territory and also may weaken the pound even further.
subrosa,
Little verses to charm the guilty party - it worked with Cathy!!
Rose are red, violets are blue,
Sugar is sweet and so are you.
But the roses are wilting, the violets are dead
The sugar bowl's empty
and so is your head.
I think of you when I am dreaming
That's why I always wake up screaming
What inspired this amorous rhyme
Two parts vodka, one part lime!
No really what you should be saying is:
Life is short! Break the rules! Try another way! Laugh while you can! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly!
It's a man thing, Subrosa!
Never mind Subrosa. You seem to be taking it awfully well though. I shall tell Mrs Lobbydog to come and read this post next time I forget something.
I never remember any "meaningful" dates. Birthdays, anniversaries, whatever - don't even think about them. What I don't understand is why after all these years "she who must be obeyed" still gets shirty when I "forget"?
Oldrightie, what an excuse. Didn't you know that one is well past its sell-by date? Ten out of ten for trying though :)
Brownlie, thank you for your contribution. I could say I appreciated your poem as much as I appreciate a bunch of flowers from some late night garage but I won't :)
Your advice is perfect though, every woman's hope.
Auch LD it's years of disappointment which make me so appreciative of the smallest act of kindness. I expect Mrs LD feels it's better the devil you know...
I suppose she gets shirty out of habit now scunnert, just as you get too idle to remember :)
Whoever has downloaded the photo of the flowers, I do hope they're not going to Pritt stick in onto an old bit of card and say Happy Whatsit.
I know a few who would try that if they thought they'd get away with it!
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