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Re: Rita's Corner
By: Rita Date: July 11, 2025, 10:43 am
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Thankfully I get on with everyone so I am not estranged from any
of my children or in-laws ( even though I am divorced ) Mark and
Sarah use to be so close but the opposite life styles clash,
Sarah , her husband and daughter are all on benefits , my son
and his wife struggle with high rents and both have to work. I
can see how resentments can creep in , even if reasons are
genuine. My son doesn’t think half the labels, like autism, are
genuine. I think he thinks I should have pushed Dan more, as he
is also on benefits. However him and Dan get on really well.
Problem is Mark basis it all on what he thinks he knows and with
limited understanding.
Only The Lord can change him , he is too much like his dad as he
had the same attitudes.
I just feel ‘ in the middle ‘ At times xxxxx
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Re: Rita's Corner
By: Pat Date: July 11, 2025, 2:57 pm
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[quote author=Rita link=topic=6.msg2098#msg2098 date=1752248638]
Thankfully I get on with everyone so I am not estranged from any
of my children or in-laws ( even though I am divorced ) Mark and
Sarah use to be so close but the opposite life styles clash,
Sarah , her husband and daughter are all on benefits , my son
and his wife struggle with high rents and both have to work. I
can see how resentments can creep in , even if reasons are
genuine. My son doesn’t think half the labels, like autism, are
genuine. I think he thinks I should have pushed Dan more, as he
is also on benefits. However him and Dan get on really well.
Problem is Mark basis it all on what he thinks he knows and with
limited understanding.
Only The Lord can change him , he is too much like his dad as he
had the same attitudes.
I just feel ‘ in the middle ‘ At times xxxxx
[/quote]
Being in the middle is not a nice place.
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Re: Rita's Corner
By: Rita Date: July 28, 2025, 1:26 am
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Well It’s the first time I have watched a football final in an
airport - we had ten mins before boarding when it reach
penalties - there were different groups watching the watch and
they were ahead of us, so we knew how each penalty was being
played out. Then the final shout rang out. The lionesses had
won.
Our flight was delayed so it was a long evening , we left
Northern Ireland about 9:00 and got home at midnight but we had
a great weekend with my son and family. So good to actually ‘
see ‘ he is okay and well settled. The one thing surprised me,
the non catholic part of Northern Ireland is so patriotic -
union jacks everywhere - in England there is the England flag,
but the Union Jack is often frowned upon. A school girl was sent
home from school for wearing the design on an outfit for a
culture day- crazy !!
All in all the last few months have seen many blessings, the
wedding reaped slight healing within relationships and this past
weekend reassured me of so many things.
Today I am just chilling at home xx
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Re: Rita's Corner
By: Dave Date: July 29, 2025, 10:25 am
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Well done English ladies, I always have empathy for the goalies
in those shoot outs, after you have played your best for the
game and then lose. To me it seems like it has a Russian
roulette ending.
Rita, at least you now have a 'hands on' concerning life in
Northern Ireland, how far from Belfast is your son?
How was your chilling day?
Flippin' chilly here and wet with the added blessings of
thunderstorms thrown in.
The upside is my fav' mushroom spot is producing for my frying
pan yummy.
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Re: Rita's Corner
By: Rita Date: July 29, 2025, 11:07 am
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Hi Dave
I have never liked penalty shootouts when it is such an
important game - but I guess there has to be a cut off for
making them play the game. They use to have golden goal, first
team to score in etc time wins but obviously if no one scores
you still have to have a solution.
We were about 20mins from Belfast, we spent the day there before
we flew home. It felt very much like London. We went to visit
the Titanic experience, mainly about the building of the liner
but also about its fate. I brought a copy of the newspaper from
the day after the sinking - that was quite interesting to read.
We also went to the giant causeway, although I didn’t climb up
onto the rocks for a better view- left that to the younger
generations. Then we had lunch in Portrush- such a beautiful
town with a wonderful Sandy beach. I would love to actually
stay there for a few days.
We had fun meeting their new puppy, such a cutie - could have
put him in my handbag ! lol
It’s not too bad here at the moment, think they are talking
about another heat wave coming.
Enjoy your mushrooms x
I was watching a documentary last week about the Australian lady
who poisoned four people, three of them died, she used mushrooms
that were highly toxic. She has just been found guilty !
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Re: Rita's Corner
By: Dave Date: August 20, 2025, 1:46 pm
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Rita, well here I am none the worse for my wild mushrooms foray,
this has been inspite of the city's constant mowing due to the
constant rain, this has been the most prolific year for a long
time.
I'm hoping that the wild horseradish will be also as prolific.
My daily Mail sports person felt that the Seagulls should have
won their first game, what is the word from the horses mouth in
Brighton?
What does a cheap seat cost this year? our hockey seat prices
are out of my range even if I was inclined to go.
My oldest grand daughters husband's company has a upper box at
the Saddledome here in Calgary but it's used mainly for business
purposes, I think they have a one night during the season for
local employee's.
My Edmonton Oilers team are gearing up but they seem to be still
in the valley of indecision on the net minders for this year,
but that's the hockey business it's seems as 'they say'
Our 'liberal' mayor and council subtly defunded our city police
by shutting down the city radar which has resulted in more
speeding deaths. So now most drive 10 klms over posted limit and
pedestrians are now getting hit, strange world we live in.
Got to go as I haven't done Wordle yet!!!!!
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Re: Rita's Corner
By: Rita Date: August 20, 2025, 9:08 pm
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Hi Dave
Here it is 2:30 in the morning, one of my ‘ once a week ‘ nights
when I simply cannot get off to sleep. I use to get this from
time to time when I was working, so the following day felt like
doing a night shift. I can at least catch a nap whenever I
choose to now. We are dog sitting for Sarah tomorrow afternoon
and evening. So there will be slight howling from Nala as she
will want us to feel sorry for her.
The Brighton game wasn’t on TV , so I just watch for the score
to come up on my notifications, so I don’t really know if they
deserved to win. My dad use to listen on the radio if he
couldn’t watch, but I find that frustrating.
A ticket to see Brighton at home is about 17:00 pounds ( 31.74
Canadian dollars )
I brought a cook book for diabetic recipes, so will attempt to
make a healthier bread and a few meals, works out expensive to
begin with as you have to buy the basics , but figure it’s worth
changing a few things. I was eating a lot of whole grain rice,
thinking it was better than potatoes or pasta , but no, it’s
just as bad.
My garden is looking good now , Dan successfully put our new
shed up - he did really well considering he had never done one
before. This weekend Sarah is having her new patio put down, so
next job will be to add flowers in pots for her.
We haven’t had too much rain, getting to be a problem now. Some
areas have hose pipe bans.
Have you and Helen really settled in to your new environment
now?
I don’t understand defunding the police, in this day and age you
need to increase the amount of funding they get !!
It is indeed a strange world , but one that doesn’t really take
me by surprise. Dan and I are going through revelation- blind
leading the blind with some of it, but we have some interesting
chats about it all.
We both invested in a really good study Bible, well I brought
him one and liked it, so I treated myself- he wants to learn to
study scripture rather then just reading it, so on his own he
will do the sermon on the mount and think about how it all
translates into this generation.
Xxxx
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Re: Rita's Corner
By: Dave Date: August 20, 2025, 11:03 pm
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Decent seats at Calgary's home games used to start around 200
dollars when my son in law and I went a few years ago. Then you
throw in a hot dog and a liquid refreshment, plus parking,
makes for not a cheap night out and the winter driving home is
not always fun,,
So I'll be hoping for some games on the 'telly.
John Lennox has a blurb on Revelation I'll try pulling him up
tomorrow and let you know, Dan might like him as he is not the
preachy type, how many preach from an armchair!!!!!
Tell Dan well done on the shed, my problem is always reading
the instructions to late according to Helen.
I need to track down some plastering mix and fix a broken corner
while my son in laws gone fishing before he gets back, as to
fitting in here, it is definitely a plus for Helen as she has
spent more time in the yard here, as we have a large green space
and a fenced yard.
We only had a balcony at the old place and a very busy road and
noisy late night neighbours, so my answer to fitting in is a big
YES.
We heard today that an old Brit's wife just joined her hubby, he
died a few years ago, they came to our house church in Bexhill
and taught on the Holy Spirit and the gifts for the building up
of the body of Christ.She was gifted in dreams and visions and
he was a bible teacher, it is definitely a time of our christian
generation changing address's.
We had two dogs for two weeks living with us, now we are just
looking after one while my grand daughters at nursing school but
at least when my daughters comes down they both go nuts in the
back yard.
Ten bells, eyes on tilt xxx. All grammatical errors are free
lol.
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Re: Rita's Corner
By: Rita Date: October 12, 2025, 2:03 am
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It’s getting colder here, really should go outside and get my
plants cut back for winter. I have to have notes in a little
book as I haven’t got a clue which ones need what ! lol
Would you believe we are in drought mode in many areas in the
U.K., the place where rain is usually a constant companion as we
go through different seasons. It makes you think about the world
and how regions change. I remember someone predicting that the
west will change with regards to climate, years ago now. It kind
of stayed in my memory. Seasons use to be so defined over here
when I was growing up, now it’s all over the place.
Dan has been dog sitting at his brothers, will be back later
today. My eldest celebrating a friends 30th birthday in Brighton
- my son is 45 but can still ‘ enjoy ‘ the entertainment of his
best friends children and partners. I went on holiday with them
all two years ago- too much for me ( thankfully we had separate
villas ) the energy and humour of the young is not for me ) Dan
and I have different humour, but can find common ground with
certain things.
My daughter is having a new kitchen fitted in a weeks time,
these houses are quite small , so we will be storing things for
them and sharing my kitchen for ten days. Not quite sure what
would have happened if I didn’t live next door as they will have
to empty everything and nothing will be connected.
Right that’s my morning waffling done
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Re: Rita's Corner
By: Helen Date: October 12, 2025, 8:26 am
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That was a lovely ‘ morning waffle ‘ Rita! :D
I’m so glad that after all the stress and time , you had the
multi-move game in ‘Let’s all change houses’ shuffle. As you
age I’m sure that living next door will be such a blessing.
I think Dave and I moving in under my daughter and son-in-law ,
was a perfect idea.
We aren’t totally in the realms of the ancient yet, but I’m
sure making this move last spring was the best of ideas.
Obviously not without reservations , but even those has
dissipated now!
Having the back garden to sit in with the dogs , has been
such a great blessing. 💞
I don’t envy you ‘shared kitchen ‘ haha! But I’m
sure you’ll have lots of laughs. x
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