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Things That Gladden The Heart

Peloton ride today and Annie's Song was played. I'm not sure there's a more beautiful song, more beautifully sung. Instructor was quiet through it (apart from little sobs) and I joined her...so moving and now can't get it out of my head.


 
That song appealed to me and entered my head when it was in the charts and has been there ever since.
Only two verses, no chorus, sung twice over. Very few words to memorise, so they just stuck.
Then 5 years later, met my future wife of that name - strange bit of fate - she doesn't like the song - too twee.

But you have to appreciate the Sheffield Utd fans' version

You light up my senses,
Like a gallon of Magnet,
Like a packet of Woodbines,
Like a good pinch of snuff,
Like a night out in Sheffield,
Like a greasy chip butty,
Oh Sheffield United,
Come thrill me again
 
Voyager EMH said:
That song appealed to me and entered my head when it was in the charts and has been there ever since.
Only two verses, no chorus, sung twice over. Very few words to memorise, so they just stuck.
Then 5 years later, met my future wife of that name - strange bit of fate - she doesn't like the song - too twee.

But you have to appreciate the Sheffield Utd fans' version

You light up my senses,
Like a gallon of Magnet,
Like a packet of Woodbines,
Like a good pinch of snuff,
Like a night out in Sheffield,
Like a greasy chip butty,
Oh Sheffield United,
Come thrill me again
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I think it helps that, despite being a terrible singer, it's a key I feel I can sing in!
 
Hobbit said:
Bowls. Semi final of the gents championship today. 11-1 down after 8 ends, first to 21 wins. The other guy didn’t fold - he’d won his previous match 21-2 against a very experienced bowler.

I won 17-21. Arguably the best I’ve ever bowled. Lots of woods getting chalked for both players.
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Gents champion. 21-15. All hinged on 3 ends 3/4’s of the way through the game.

Next target, Spanish championships at the end of March. I’ll be happy to make the last 32.
 
Voyager EMH said:
That song appealed to me and entered my head when it was in the charts and has been there ever since.
Only two verses, no chorus, sung twice over. Very few words to memorise, so they just stuck.
Then 5 years later, met my future wife of that name - strange bit of fate - she doesn't like the song - too twee.

But you have to appreciate the Sheffield Utd fans' version

You light up my senses,
Like a gallon of Magnet,
Like a packet of Woodbines,
Like a good pinch of snuff,
Like a night out in Sheffield,
Like a greasy chip butty,
Oh Sheffield United,
Come thrill me again
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Like it. My lad lives in Sheff and if pressed will fall the Utd side of the fence (though he lives 10mins walk from Hillsborough). Seeing him tomorrow I will have to ask if he knows it.
 
Sad day coming tomorrow as we say goodbye to my MiL, and I have much to be grateful to her for - my Mrs for one thing.

We are having the funeral service in the village church of the little Derbyshire village on the edge of the Peak District in which she lived - and we are so pleased that she is going to be laid to rest in the village graveyard with her beloved husband Jack. It's also the church that she attended; in which my wife was christened and in which we were married some 34yrs ago. I'm speaking the eulogy as my wife feels she will be unable, and my lad is giving some reflections on behalf of himself and his sister. It's not going to be easy - but in drafting the eulogy we have unearthed some lovely and some very amusing things about my MiL from her teens and 20s that my wife was totally unaware of. There is going to be a great sadness tomorrow in the funeral - especially as it follows just three months after that of my wife's only sibling her brother - but there will also be much gratitude for a gentle, caring and 'community' life, granny and mother lived well and to the full.
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
Sad day coming tomorrow as we say goodbye to my MiL, and I have much to be grateful to her for - my Mrs for one thing.

We are having the funeral service in the village church of the little Derbyshire village on the edge of the Peak District in which she lived - and we are so pleased that she is going to be laid to rest in the village graveyard with her beloved husband Jack. It's also the church that she attended; in which my wife was christened and in which we were married some 34yrs ago. I'm speaking the eulogy as my wife feels she will be unable, and my lad is giving some reflections on behalf of himself and his sister. It's not going to be easy - but in drafting the eulogy we have unearthed some lovely and some very amusing things about my MiL from her teens and 20s that my wife was totally unaware of. There is going to be a great sadness tomorrow in the funeral - especially as it follows just three months after that of my wife's only sibling her brother - but there will also be much gratitude for a gentle, caring and 'community' life, granny and mother lived well and to the full.
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I hope the service goes well for you all. A sad occasion but sounds like a life well lived.
 
In 30 mins exactly I leave my current job.... My last day has been great, a highlight was the whole school singing Sweet Caroline to me in assembly as they know im a massive football fan and it brings back great memories.

Its been a great 6 and a half year - on to the next challenge!
 
This call to the insurers made me smile


1. I would like to report a traffic accident.
2. Can you give me the exact location please.
1. Yes, its about a mile and a half south of the ski centre turn on the A 82 at Glencoe travelling towards Fort William.
2. Can you be more precise please
1. No, not really
2. Is there a prominent building nearby like a school or library or perhaps a garage or McDonalds
1. [Laugh] No
2 .What is the nearest road junction to the accident
1. The turn off to the Ski Centre.
2. And the nearest large town or City
1. Fort William, I take it you have never visited Scotland. ;)
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
Went to a concert yesterday evening in which a new piece of choral music - The Northern Requiem, was premiered, and it was just awesome - quite stunning. To a full house in the Crooked Spire (St Mary’s) Church in Chesterfield, a local 70 strong community choir, accompanied by a brass band, timpani (drums) and the church’s magnificent organ, sang of the mining communities and the miners strike of 1984.

A magnificent requiem by a local composer to an audience with its roots deep in mining; the industry now gone; the communities and their cultures devastated and 40yrs on still struggling. It was thrilling and very moving - at times bringing tears to the eyes - especially when singing of the women supporting their men, and towards the end when a group of ex-miners from a couple of local pits wearing their Coal Not Dole t-shirts marched down the aisle carrying the Derbyshire Area NUM banner accompanied by a small representation of a brass band…as they ‘marched back to work’…with the audience standing and applauding.

It was recorded and filmed - hopefully for release and/or broadcasting. If you have any interest in mining communities and the events of 1984, or if you love choral, organ and brass music, then you’d love this. We did.

My MiLs next door neighbour and my wife’s childhood and still very close friend, was in the choir - my MiL is from the mining community of Beighton in South Yorkshire…she’d be very proud of her neighbour and of Chesterfield for what they put on yesterday evening.
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For those interested in this - A Northern Requiem, a second performance…Sheffield in April. I found it thrilling, thought-provoking…and ultimately really rather sad.

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Last day of a five night holiday in Marrakesh with five couples…the six girls (nurses) having known each other for 40yrs years since meeting on nursing training - with us partners coming along and building great friendships along the way.

All have now departed leaving me and Mrs last to leave…so we’ve just had a 2+hr session in a hammam. Full body scented argan oil lather and scrub; very hot steam room, and then a 1+hr full body massage.

About to head up to terrace of our riad in an upper locale of the medina…currently about 20deg in shade. Perfect.

We are very fortunate that we can and grateful for our friendships.
 
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3offTheTee said:
Just found her irritating with her style of questioning and never knew when to accept the other person’s point of view. Referring to viewers as ‘my viewers’.

However it will be a saving allegedly of 700k per annum.
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She wasn’t willing to accept waffle or evasion that didn’t address the question she’d asked. That isn’t the same as not accepting another’s pov.
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
Last day of a five night holiday in Marrakesh with five couples…the six girls (nurses) having known each other for 40yrs years since meeting on nursing training - with us partners coming along and building great friendships along the way.

All have now departed leaving me and Mrs last to leave…so we’ve just had a 2+hr session in a hammam. Full body scented argan oil lather and scrub; very hot steam room, and then a 1+hr full body massage.

About to head up to terrace of our riad in an upper locale of the medina…currently about 20deg in shade. Perfect.

We are very fortunate that we can and grateful for our friendships.
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I really like led Marrakesh when we were there in October. Just a really vibrant city. Food was outstanding too

Loved the Hammam so much we did it twice in 5 days. We stayed at Dar Justo Riad which had its own hammam.
 
I have UK based friends who arrived in Sydney yesterday for a three day visit on their way to New Zealand. I just added their time zones into my iPad world clock then I realised that whilst I sit here, after dinner, waiting for the evening football to start, some members of this forum are teeing off in the sunshine for their Saturday Competitions. I couldn’t decide whether to be irritated or pleased. - settled on pleased.
 
Captainron said:
I really like led Marrakesh when we were there in October. Just a really vibrant city. Food was outstanding too

Loved the Hammam so much we did it twice in 5 days. We stayed at Dar Justo Riad which had its own hammam.
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We stayed in a beautiful riad in the Riad Laarouss quarter of Marrakesh - north of the main square and souks and a quiet (relative for Marrakesh) local and non-touristic part of the Medina. We'd previously stayed in a riad in the lower Kasbah area and that was very similar. Away from the tourist mayhem Marrakesh is fascinating and I love it...and yes - the food is fabulous - but if I am going back to Morocco it won't be to Marrakesh.
 
Proud dad today

Youngest woke up sick this morning (kept it pretty much in the sink well done little lady) However no school

Her twin doesnt like routine change, cried with me all way to school. My wife had to take day off with youngest so she didn't have mum at school either

Came out smiling tonight and they said you wouldn't have known

Well done little lady

Also a positive that I've taken emergency leave tonight to be off with youngest so done my last night already 😂 every cloud
 
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