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An ‘S’ or a ‘5’

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Who tried to bite me on Saturday night as I was in a deep sleep. Deep sleep being a new phenomenon for me.

Is that an S or a 5

Is that the letter S or a number 5

Did the culprit sneak off into the night.

Is it part of the reason I was awoken at 05:10 hours to the sound of my house alarm screeching through the neighbourhood?

Did the driving rain, remnants of ‘Bertha’ pushing northwards from our friends in Hawaii cause my alarm to roar?

In my dopey state, I switched it off, and went back to bed, but sleep eluded me until about 07:00. Thankfully on Sunday. a day of heavy rain, I had no reason to leave my comfortable home.

Seriously. What can I do?

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We are drowning in news reports that remind me of the words of Robert Burns:

Man’s inhumanity to man
Makes countless thousands mourn!

Every time you open a newspaper, listen to the radio, (watch television – if you have one) or read articles online, there are tales of bombings & massacres, in Gaza, or the plight of refugees in Syria….. I could go on and on.

Living in Northern Ireland, we are governed by The Northern Ireland Assembly but we still have a Cabinet member of the Westminster Government to keep an eye on us. This means that we have voting rites for both the local and Westminster elections.

In my thirty seven years living here, nobody I ever voted for in local elections, made it to Stormont and in Westminster elections we vote for Northern Ireland representatives and not the main parties, so again my vote does not count for much.

The Government responsible for my taxes, reductions in pension, rising food and fuel prices, the very folk preaching at me to ‘reduce, reduce, reduce’ and ‘save, save, save’, are people I did not vote for and are responsible for selling armaments to many of the countries using them to massacre men , women and children.

The Ebola virus, which has killed more than 670 people in West Africa, is now a “threat” to the UK, according to Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond.

We are constantly preached at about our carbon footprint, we are to reduce it to halt global warming, the cause of land slides, ice melts at the north and south poles, and world wide unpredictable changing weather patterns.

So what can I, as a widow living alone, do to save the world?

Yes,

  • I prepare and cook all my own food. The only fast food for me comes in the form of an apple or a banana.
  • Electricity provides light, is used for cooking, using the microwave, fridge/freezer and the washing machine. It also activated the oil heating boiler, the water for my shower, my phone and internet connection.
  • Central heating comes from oil, and an open fire gives comfort and a feeling of not being alone on long dreary dark winter evenings. The fuel for the fire comes from woodchip blocks.
  • I do have a car – fourteen years old now – with a laughable mileage of sixty seven thousand, seven hundred and odd miles on the clock! It is my life saver, a necessity rather than a luxury. Regular three hour journeys to Dublin, are not alone a bonus for my health & heart, but good for the engine of the car.

I do not have

  • air conditioning.
  • possess, a dishwasher, tumble dryer or television.
  • I switch off lights when leaving a room.

So I will ask again…… What can I do?

Does laughing cause global warming? Do you think I should give it up?

A Tuesday surprise

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I awoke yesterday morning to find that I had been nominated by craftycoup for a Liebster Award!

liebster-award

Thank you, craftycoup, it was a lovely surprise!
All these awards have rules and this time they are:

  • -Each nominee must link back the person who nominated them.
  • -Answer the 10 questions which are given to you by the nominator.
  • -Nominate up to 10 other bloggers for this award who have less than 200 followers.
  • -Create 10 questions for your nominees to answer.
  • -Let the nominees know that they have been nominated by going to their blog and notifying them.

The ten questions set for me to answer:

• Describe yourself in 140 characters (as if to tweet).
• What’s the best advice you’ve given or been given?
• What would be the one thing you’d change about yourself?
• What is your greatest accomplishment?
• If you could meet one person, dead or alive, who would it be?
• Who is the last person you made angry or upset? What did you do?
• What is your go to favorite comfort food?
• What is your favorite line in a movie or book?
• If the zombie apocalypse were to happen tomorrow, how long do you think you’d survive and why?
• What obsolete invention do you wish were still around today?

Here goes:

Describe yourself in 140 characters (as if to tweet).

Long lean and learning to live in the moment, while seeing the wonder of the world around me through the eyes of a child happily smiling.

What’s the best advice you’ve given or been given?

To listen & learn.

What would be the one thing you’d change about yourself?

Nothing. People seem drawn to me as I am, warts and all.

What is your greatest accomplishment?

My daughter – She is a happy, healthy, intelligent and creative young lady.

If you could meet one person, dead or alive, who would it be?

My nephew who was born and lives in Australia, although I met his sister Clare a few years ago, I have yet to meet Dan.

Who is the last person you made angry or upset? What did you do?

I have no idea. I never set out to upset people, I would rather be helpful.

What is your go to favourite comfort food?

Comfort food for me these days is a meal with family or good friends.

What is your favourite line in a movie or book?

Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss.
~ The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald

If the zombie apocalypse were to happen tomorrow, how long do you think you’d survive and why?

I have been blessed with determination and patience so I see myself crawling on hands and knees to reach a safe place.

What obsolete invention do you wish were still around today?

My choice is not really an invention, but I would like to see the return of time…
Time to talk and interact with each other, without distraction or interruption. It is after all basic good manners.

These days I never select bloggers for awards, because I have no wish to offend those I leave out. Instead I leave it open for all my readers to take up the challenge if they so wish.

My ten questions for those who wish to take part are:

  1. Your day so far, tell us about it in no more than ten words.
  2. Who is your Hero?
  3. Describe yellow.
  4. I’d walk a mile for ________.
  5. Close your eyes, open a dictionary, and point to a word. Does your word mean anything special to you?
  6. A song you can’t escape.
  7. In five years, will it matter?
  8. On a Wednesday, what is your routine?
  9. For dinner tonight, what would you like to eat?
  10. Who was the last person you spoke to?