Reach for the moon and even if you miss you'll land among the stars
I don't regret the things i've done, but those I haven't.
Anger is a moment of happiness wasted.
My favourite phrase is "Eat well, sleep deeply, for tomorrow comes and it's all yours!"
- Treat others the way you like to be treated yourself
Yesterday is but a dream
And tomorrow is only a vision
But today well lived
Makes every yesterday a dream of happiness
And every tomorrow a vision of hope
Look well therefore to this day
Such is the salutation to the dawn
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Yesterday is a memory
Today is a gift - an adventure
and tomorrow is a mystery
Make the most of today
If you can think and not make thoughts your aim
If you could meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same
If you could fill the un-forgiven minute with sixty seconds worth of distance running, yours is the earth and everything in it
What's more - you'll be a man my son
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Every now and then say "What the hell". What the hell gives you Freedom,
freedom brings opportunity,
Opportunity Makes your future !!
When you've ruled out every other possibility, whatever you're left with, however improbable, has to be the truth of it.
Fruit
Apples - crispy Braeburn
Conference pears
seedless grapes
raspberries
Snacks
White breadcakes - freshly baked
Toffee slices from Ainsleys
Small Custard pies from Ainsleys
Vanilla Slices
Marzipan cakes
Bavarian jam squares
Meals
Lots of Pasta - Lasagnes
Roast beef & Yorkshire pudding as my grandma used to make it - with onion gravy and mint sauce - always with a glass of sherry first
Steak & Kidney pies
Beef casseroles
Chicken casseroles
Chinese takeaways - have one most Thursday evenings with my Dad - we have Singapore Vemiccelli and Satay beef ; I also like Sweet & Sour pork / chicken ; fried duck in plum sauce - yummy!!
Sweets
Chocolate - preferably Mars Bars or Yorkie bars
Marzipan chocolate bars
Coconut cake
Drink in moderation
Sherry - a glass of Crofts Original fine cream sherry just before Sunday lunch !!
Bottled Fosters Ice Beer
Gin & Tonic
Martell Cognac - preferably Remy Martin Cognac but it is so so difficult to get hold off.
Some Red Wines
Some White Wines
Lots of cups of tea - preferrably Tetley tea bags / drink approx 8 mugs a day plus two mugs of coffee - preferrably Nescafe Gold Blend Decafe coffee
Bottle of still water - I drink lots of it - preferrably spring water
going for a country ride before calling in at the local for a pint of Tetley bitter ale
Karen Deighton
Elizabeth Patricia Wilby
Paula Carolyn Antonia Gibson
Where are they now in March Year 2001 ?
I am usually casually dressed but clean and tidy and fairly smart
Trousers - chord material type - coloured grey, or blue or green (size 29 X 34)
Open necked long sleeved coloured shirts - blue or yellow (neck size 16 or 16.5)
I used to collect neck ties - long and wide ones, mainly from the 1960s and 1970s era, some christmas musical ties, others with cartoon chatracters on
Footwear - custom made navy blue leather boots which I keep polished
Eva Cassidy - who sadly died in November 1996 of cancer : She was an inspirational singer and every person who has heard my CD of her has gone out and bought one of her albums. The tracks "Over the Rainbow" and "What a Wonderful World" are two of my favourites.
The Instrumental group - Bond
Vangelis - the Odyssey Album
Katie Melua - "Call of the Search" (Awesome !!!)
(click on her name to view her website)
Sarah Maclaughan
Anna Maria Kauffmann
Belinda Carlisle
The Corrs
Dana
Gloria Estafen & The Miami Sound Machine
Dolly Parton - singing "I Will Always Love You"
Stacey Kent
Mindy Macreedy
Sandy Posey
Shirley Bassey
Roberta Flack
Celine Dion
The Cranberries
The Everly Brothers
The Walker Brothers
The Riteous Brothers
fleetwood Mac
Dusty Springfield
Mariah Carey
All Saints
Roy Orbison
BOND - String Quartet Group (BRILLIANT !!)
Diana Krall - fabulous !!
Enya
Vanessa Caleton )
Gemma Hayes ) introduced to cds during September 2002
Sally Oldfield
Mike Oldfield with his Best of Elements Cd PLUS (especially his latest cd called "Tres Lunas" which I bought in November 2002)
Sinead Lohan (No Mermaid) - July 2005
In the late 1990's I got a taste for New Age instrumental music after hearing a piece in a Reiki therapy session
- Spirit of Tranquility - Harmonium, a double CD that's brilliant
(very difficult to buy in January 2003 - can't get hold of another copy in or around the Leeds area)
- Medicine Woman by Medwyn Goodall
- The World of Passion by Collection V
- Mystic Angel by Mike Rowland
- Celestine by the Instrumental music of Asha
- Illumination by Terry Oldfield
Double click on this photograph to get to the page on Skylarks.
Click here for their websiite at ;-
www.bond-music.com
I am collecting the series of James Bond films as I've always been a fan of Ian Fleming's Secret Agent - Sean Connery in Dr No is my favourite as was the first James Bond Movie in 1962.
I am currently into watching Audrey Hepburn films : February 2001 Just bought a box set of 5 of her films on Video cassette -
Roman Holiday
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Sabrina Fair
Funny Face
Paris When it Sizzles
she is my favourite actress
Back to the Future Films 1, 2 and 3
Peter Sellers in The Pink Panther Movies
Clint Eastwood in "Play misty for me"
Pale Rider; Inspector Calaghan Movies; Magnum Force
Arnold Swartenager in True Lies
Catherine Zeta Jones and Sean Connery in Entrapment
Andie McDowell in Four Weddings and a Funeral
The Arthur Hailey Airport films 1 to 4
Geena Davies films including The Long Kiss Goodnight
Where Eagles Dare
Amanda Patterson in Can't Buy Me Love
Mary Stuart Masterson in Some Kind of Wonderful
Bett Midler in Beaches
Jennifer Grey in Dirty Dancing
Glynis O'Connor in The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
Sherilyn Fenn in Two Moon Junction
Collette Sherriden and Daphie Zuniga in The Sure Thing
Most of Julia Roberts films especially Pretty Woman and The Pelican Brief
Sean Young in No Way Out
Penelope Ann Miller and Arnold S. in Kindergarton Cop
Eve Marie Saint in Alfred Hitchcocks film North By Northwest
Lucy Lou in Charlie's Angels
Helen Slater and Michael J Fox in The Secret of My Success
Gwyneth Paltrow in the remake of Great Expectations
Robert Redford in The Horse Whisperer (I bought this on dvd January 2005)
Lost Horizon (frank Capra) Bw all about shangri-La in the Tibet mountains
The Time Machine by H G Wells
Legal Eagles - starring Debra Winger
Before Sunrise / Before Sunset - ethan hawke - julie delphy
Bullitt - Steve McQueen 2 disc special ed - bought 21st july 2005
how to lose a guy in 10 days - kate hudson - bought may 2006 fantastic comedy
Airport - 4 film dvd set - very good. bought may 2006
beverly hills cop - 3 part trilogy dvd set bought tues 17th oct 2006
sabrina - starring julia ormond (bought 19th feb 2007) Very good indeed
check it out at www.bond-music.com
Aafke
Cynthia Bol
Frouke
Lincey Van Overloop
Wendy Van Amsterdam
all training to become nurses who i met while on holiday in West Bridgford, Nottingham from Saturday 8th to 22nd February 2003 : They were full of fun and laughter and helped to make my holiday most enjoyable and memorable - thankyou girls!!
photo taken in May 2004, click on this link to go to the admiral hawke page
i had a group on msn.com, from April to august 2004, but a technical fault occured and it was accidentally deleted. watch this space for a replacement in the future !!!
click on this link to see the new group created in september 2004
On the 24th February 2005, while i was away in nottingham, at skylarks respite care centre, my home was burgled, i lost virtually everthing, my packard bell computer, over 120 films on dvd, cash, 2 digital cameras - fuji A203 and Nikon 3200. I am devostated - there were a lot of personal files on my computer !!
Since getting back online sunday 20th march 2005 i've found that norton security software 2005 is not comptable with yahoo page builder. has anyone else experienced this?
i deleted norton security 2005 on wednesday 23rd March 2005 and installed zonealarm
Monday white post farm
Tuesday Meadowhall, Sheffield
Wednesday Newark
Thursday Eagle shopping centre, Derby
Friday Went to the Lady Bay Pub in Adbolton lane for a drink
Quality of respite care at Skylarks Vitalise, Nottingham drastically reduced after new management took over in 2005
It was announce d today at 11am on national radio that Sir Paul Macartney and Heather Mills are undergoing a trial separation. it was alleged that if they split up after their four year marriage, Heather may receive up to �200 million from Paul's estate. They have a two year old daughter between them named Beatrice.
It doesn't surprise me at all this has happened, Paul should have realized the relationship wouldn't survive !! He didn't even sign a pre-nup agreement - big mistake Paul !!
in the quarter final of the world cup england played portugal at 4pm. england played disappointingly, david bekham got injured and had to go off and wayne rooney got sent off in the second half; england were down to 10 men. at the end of play after 90 mins score was 0 - 0 so it was down to penalty shoot-outs. portugal won 3 - 1 ronaldo scored last goal against england. England are sadly out of the world cup.
listening to bbc radio 2 in the morning steve wright sunday love songs recommended a website for men called www.askmen.com it's quite good and informative - just click on the link.
I had the need to go into Pcworld Headrow Branch in Leeds where i bought something. I received really excellent service from a lady sales assistant called Gemma, (previously from University of Leeds) i was so impressed with her cheerful and helpful advice that i had to give her a mention as it's so nice (but rare these days) to get good straight forward advice and assistance. i am sure Gemma will be successful in anything she does and i wish her every happiness and success for the future.
it's not been a very good start to the year for me health-wise, started with stomach problems in january then as time went on problems with blood circulation in my right foot going blue most days
i returned home 3days into my holiday on 19th march 2007 with a trapped nerve in my hand, i went to my doctor on march 26th and today 7th april i'm still waiting to see the specialist at the local hospital.
it would be nice to meet some of my work colleagues again - in particular 3 lovely good friends
Karen Deighton (Married name Richardson)
Elizabeth Wilby
Paula Carolyn Antonia Gibson
I saw them l;ast at the British Library in 1996 the year I retired. please get in touch it, email me - or if anyone knows where they are please ask them to contact me - i'd be very grateful thanks. would be good to meet and catch up on news.
entry date 3rd july - my hospital appt has just arrived !
on march 17th 2007 i trapped a nerve in my hand, i have had to wait until 23rd july 2007 to get an appt on the nhs for an emg electrical nerve test at harrogate hospital (it's a long time to wait for a great deal of dis-comfort !!).
year 2008 didn't start very well - poor health spoilt the beginning of the year.
bought a new bed from the world of beds in doncaster early january, a bed made by harrisons, i've not had a good nights sleep since - i'm not impressed.
met a lady aged 45 called alexa in starbucks leeds and bdecame friends, complicated lady married twice and lived with a third man, she went on holiday with her son liam and friend faye on friday 8th feb 2008 for one weeek, after going on sick leave through stress from working at thomas cook travel agents for eight years. she turned off her mobile phone, i couldn't contact her.
on wednesday 2nd july 2008 i took alexa for lunch at wetherspoons in leeds, around 2.40pm she had her handbag stolen with everything in it from the back of her chair by a complete stranger, within minutes of stealing the handbag he had withdrawn hundreds of pounds from her accounts, sadly the police could not help in any way, they didnt even check the scene, the person was not caught on cctv camera.
freezing road / weather conditions