Now listen, try not to misunderstand what I'm about to say. I have nothing against birds, in fact I think highly of them, they are quite the creature. Just imagine back an eon or two ago when we slithered out of the primordial ooze and started the process of natural selection and we selected arms how the little microbes beside us must have thought, "THEY SELECTED ARMS , THEY SELECTED ARMS ,GO FOR THE WINGS, GO FOR THE WINGS." Now, I will admit wings would make it much tougher to to pick up that morning cup of coffee for that caffeine buzz, but I've flown in my sleep and I gotta say skimmimg the tree tops and swooping down a valley wall tops any caffeine buzz I've ever had. The thing is, at four eleven in the morning, I know it's 4:11 because my evolutionary clock has a digital display so there's no mistaking the time trying to make out the pathetically lit ' glow in the dark ' hands of my old analog. So once again the thing is, it's eleven past four in the a.m. and there's a bunch of birds in the back yard yapping, "We're going flying today, we're going flying today, o-boy, o-boy, o-boy, o-boy. we're going flying today, but not for a couple hours so we'll just sing until then". Little bustards.
Have a great day
Loved
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Happy Canada Day from Canada's Capital.
No doubt, all those little birds were celebrating July First, Loved. And aren't we happy they were! It meant we got another one of your LOL narratives. Enjoy the holiday.
Love, BJ
Happy Canada Day from Scotland. We are making a point of celebrating this special occasion with thoughts of all our Canadian relatives and friends wherever they may be living throughout the world. Cheers!
I love this latest blog post, Edward. I laughed right out loud at your closing remarks. Dave signed on to Ed's Edition himself to see what had caused me to laugh so hard.
He says, "I wonder what he'll say when he hears our pigeons?" You'll have to come to St. Andrews so that we can find out.
LOL, Louise
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, THERESA
In the midst of our Canada Day celebrations we are thinking of you on your fifth birthday.
You were very lucky to be born on such a special day and Canada was lucky to add you to its population.
You know Tess, we actually remember the day that you were born five years ago. That was a summer of reunion planning for the Antonini family and it was exciting for all of us to hear that you had come into the world safe and well on Canada Day.
We hope you and your family are having lots of fun on this day that you turn FIVE.
Love and warm wishes,
Louise and David
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMY!
This will probably be a birthday with a difference for you. You should already be settled into your home in Regina, awaiting the arrival of your new baby any day now. We hope all is well.
On this July 4th morning we are thinking of you with many warm wishes for your own good health and that of the whole family.
Take time to enjoy today's birthday celebrations and stay strong and well in the days ahead of you.
Cheers and lots of love,
Louise and David
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMY!
Isn't it interesting that the two Amys in our family have back-to-back birthdays on the 4th and 5th of July?
So, today we are dropping in to greet our dear 24-year-old niece, Amy.
May your Thursday birthday be a warm and happy one and may the year ahead be filled with more surprising adventures for you. Cheers!
Lots of love,
Louise and David
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARIE!
It is a rare bright day in this part of Scotland as our thoughts turn to you in Canada. We hope the Alberta sunshine is beaming down lots of warmth on your Friday birthday.
May today's celebrations be just the start of a weekend of family fun for you. We'll be raising one of Tricia's toasts to LIFE in honour of you. May the year ahead be a healthy, happy one. Cheers!
Lots of love,
Louise and David
PS: we may be in Calgary sometime in late July or early August. If so, we'll give you a call.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHRISTINE!
We hope your Saturday celebrations will include happy times with Presley and Corson. We know you'll find creative, healthy ways for the kids to join in the feast.
Your Diabetic Mom blog has made us wonder what kind of adjustments you have to be make in preparing for all sorts of every day activities.
This is your special day, Christine. May it be a good one; and may all your hopes and dreams be realised in the year ahead of you.
Cheers and lots of love,
Louise and David
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Well, I have another quiz for us to complete by August 27. It is sponsored by the Falkland Bowling Club in aid of club funds.
All of the answers are flowers. The instructions say that answers "may sound the same-spelling may differ".
1. The best policy
2. Remember me
3. Vain young man
4. Many sheep
5. Baking ingredient
6. aclnnrsuuu (anagram)
7. Drive fast safely
8. Has no partner
9. Kitchen item
10.Wise man's approval
11.Hard harvest
12.Ewes slide (anagram)
13.Burning prod
14.Describes the Queen
15.Top class cook
16.Dressed to kill
17.Edible divot
18.aaillmrsy (anagram)
19.Baby's breath
20.Bedraggled bird
21.Wolf-like loses direction
22.Wee,modest crimson tipped flow'r
23.Does it ring in England?
24.Iron cave (anagram)
25.Worn in November
26.Behead the egg time
27.She prefers low land
28.Cupid goes astray
29.Dancing in the breeze
30.In male group (anagram)
Smooth flying!
Lucy
2. Forget-Me-Not
6. Ranunculus
7. Speedwell
12. Edelweiss
18. Amaryllis
19. Gypsophilia
23. Bells of Ireland
You're off to a good start, Ed. I've never heard of a couple of those flowers.
3. NARCISSUS
4. PHLOX
21.LUPIN
27.LILY OF THE VALLEY
Hey, I almost missed another quiz.
5. FLOUR
8. BATCHELOR'S BUTTON
13 GOLDEN ROD
24. VERONICA (we have them in our gaden)
25. POPPY
7. SPEEDWELL
Oops, I see you already had #7
18. AMARYLLIS
I see I spelled #5 incorrectly. It should read FLOWER not flour.
Believe it or not there is a plant called: 13. RED HOT POKER and also one called 26. POACHED EGG PLANT. (who knew?)
10. SAGE (SACRED OR DIVINER)
14. ROYAL FERN
22. BLEEDING HEART?
29. AIR PLANT?
Yikes. I see I also spelled bachelor's button incorrectly. I guess in my rush to get into the quiz before Lucy and Ed solved it, I moved too quickly. I also read too quickly and re-solved #18, which Ed had also already solved.
Yes, these are all flowers.
1. HONESTY
9. BROOM
11. STONECROP
Gosh, I thought a flower quiz would be an easy one. Where have these species been all my life?
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RON!
Well, it's time for you to make the shift from your sixties to your seventies. Every age has its own appeal; we hope 70 is just the beginning of another happy, healthy decade for you.
Have a relaxing day doing whatever you most enjoy in life. We hope your 70th birthday is a very special one, however you choose to celebrate.
We raise a warm toast to you on sunny Wednesday in July. Cheers!
Congratulations and lots of love,
Louise and David
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PAUL!
We have already sent you greetings for your 37th birthday. Now it's time to post our wishes on the family blog site as well.
You'll be out on those busy BC roads today. We wish you straight highways and easy corners as you truck along on your own. Have as nice a birthday as you can and remember that we love you lots.
Cheers, Mom and Dad
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I would like to change my answer for #10 to:
10. SOLOMON'S SEAL (instead of sage).
16. JOSEPH'S COAT
30. PELARGONIUM
15.SCHEFFLERA
17. NASTURTIUM
28. ROSE (anagram of Eros, another name for Cupid)
29. ANEMONE (also known as Windflower)
22. MOUNTAIN DAISY
This clue is a line taken right out of the poem by Robert Burns: To a Mountain Daisy
GosH, BJ,
I can't imagine how you are coming up with all these answers. This quiz is much more difficult than I thought it would be.
What do you think of BUZY LIZZIE for #14? ie: instead of ROYAL FERN?
Lucy
PS: Margaret and her mum, Peggy gave us a garden plant as a gift for our upcoming aniversary since we will not likely be here on August 1. It is an Alstroemeria and its name is Little Miss Lucy. Can you believe that? LOL!
Yes, BUSY LIZZIE is a better answer for #14.
Could #20 be CUCKOO FLOWER?
Lucy,
I just realized there was a PS on your last posting. Imagine there being a flower called Little Miss Lucy. Like you, I am amazed at how many flowers there are that we have never heard of. This quiz may be a lost cause!
BJ
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KELLY,
We don't know how often your July 13th birthday falls on a Friday but today is your lucky day. Congratulations!
We hope it's a good day for the whole family. Thomas might even be able to help you blow out your candles and he will definitely enjoy a piece of the birthday cake.
May today be just the start of a weekend of celebrations in your honour. Good luck and good health in the year ahead of you,too. Cheers!
Lots of love,
Louise and David
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Okay, I have gone back over our flower quiz and these are the clues I would like to revisit:
5. baking ingredient (flower isn't specific enough)
20.bedraggled bird (no answers given yet)
23.Does it ring in England?(Bells of Ireland seems a stretch.)
26.Behead the egg time. (I can't see the connection between the clue and Poached Egg Plant.)
Lucy
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BRIAN!
Weather news from Canada suggests that you are in for one HOT birthday this year.
Here in Scotland it's a COLD one.
So just for the fun of it, we're sending WARM wishes your way. May you blow out all 56 candles at once and may all your wishes come true.
Have a really COOL birthday celebration.
Cheers and lots of love,
Louise and David
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How about ENGLISH BLUEBELLS for #23?
20. RAGGED ROBIN And it is a very messy looking flower.
So far, all I can come up with for #5 is BUTTERCUP or CORNFLOWER.
#26 has me stumped. Could it be VALERIAN? Remove (behead)the o from ova (Latin for egg) and take the e,r,and a from valERiAn for era (time). It is a stretch, but I can't think of anything else. My reasoning for my first answer (poached egg plant)was that to eat a soft boiled egg you slice the top off it and dip your spoon into it. It was also a very weak answer and I can't figure where the time fits in. Anyone else have any ideas?
#26. ASTER, of course. Easter is the egg time. Take off the E and you have aster. Yahoo!!
Well I have had a chance to talk to Margaret about her answers to the flower quiz. We agree on most of the clues but here are her suggestions for a few changes:
8. Has no partner WALLFLOWER
15.Top class cook NIGELLA (a celebrity chef on the BBC)
17.Edible divot CANDY TUFT
23.Does it ring in England? CANTERBURY BELL
26.Behead the egg time. IVY (It takes FIVE minutes to boil an egg. Take the "F" off, leaving I..V..E which sounds like IVY)
A little help goes a long way, eh?
Lucy
Aster it is, BJ! You are amazing.
Lucy
Have we got an answer for #5?
Well, Margaret has CORNFLOWER, too; I think we'll go with that.
Lucy
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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, BETTY JO & BOB!
We hope it's a GOLDEN day today as you celebrate 50 years of marriage.
... may your memories of those years speak to you of challenges, accomplishments and a job well done.
... may you celebrate today with no regrets.
... and may you greet the future with the same togetherness and love that have brought you to this GOLDEN day. Cheers!
Congratulations and lots of love,
Louise and David
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Hi Lucy and David,
Thank you for the beautiful greeting. We will strive to fulfil all your wishes for us today and always.
Love, Bob and BJ
Congratulations to Cory and Amy on the birth of their daughter, Simone Leah, yesterday.
We also congratulate her Antonini grandparents, Carol and Tony. You must be delighted to have all your children and grandchildren living in Regina at this time in your lives. Cheers!
Lots of love,
Louise and David
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SHAWN!
It is a bright, sunny Sunday in St. Andrews. With any luck, you may be able to say the same about Victoria.
In any case, we hope your weekend birthday celebrations are lots of fun for you and for all who are there to share them with you.
We wish you health and happiness today and much more of the same throughout the coming year. Cheers!
Lots of love,
Louise and David
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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, ANN-MARIE AND MICHAEL!
Congratulations on reaching the 18-year milestone of your marriage to one another! We wish you a very happy day today and a future that is graced with many more such anniversary celebrations.
May the warmth of the Alberta sunshine brighten your day, providing the opportunity and setting the scene for a happy family celebration in your honour. Cheers!
Lots of love,
Louise and David
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Earlier this week, I learned that July 23 is the birth date of the Italian twins, Silvano and Antonio Antonini Canterin.
They are 83 years old today and together they are celebrating this grand occasion with family in Pordenone, Italy.
Buon compleanno, Silvano e Toni!
Tanti cari saluti,
Louise e David
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Happy Birthday Louise
Have a great day
Loved
Happy birthday Lucy. It is nice that you are spending it in Canada. We hope it is the beginning of an especially happy year for you and that many good things will happen before your next birthday.
Thanks for the blog birthday greetings Edward and Betty Jo. It's nice to know that you are thinking of me today, wishing me a great day and another good year. You'll be pleased to know that I'm off to a terrific start.
Lots of love,
Louise aka Lucy
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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, CHRISTINE AND RON!
We are happy to be sharing this anniversary day with you. For you SILVER IS SPECIAL as you celebrate 25 years of marriage.
We hope you thoroughly enjoyed the family celebrations that led up to this day. May this August 1st be a time of remembering the fun of those recent gatherings and savouring the quiet moments of life at home.
Congratulations! We wish you many more years of happiness together.
Lots of love,
Louise and David
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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, AMY AND CORY!
This particular anniversary will be your first in Regina as well as the first you will share with Simone. With Norah on hand as well, your family is sure to be your first focus on this third wedding anniversary.
We hope you will be able to find time for just the two of you to celebrate this special day in your lives. May this be a time of joy for you as a married couple and as parents of two beautiful daughters. Congratulations!
Cheers and lots of love,
Louise and Dave
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