I don't have much to say, which is a bit surprising after the month just past. Tony had a health resurgence after a great dose of family medicine over the course of a few weeks. Louise , Dave, Marcia, Dennis, Lou, and Marie all made their way to Regina to see Tony. The Sunday meetings had more visitors than usual, we had a normal Sunday visit on August 29 and we see the results the family gatherings had on Tony. Of course there were the normal post reunion blues to get over. Now we look forward to the month of September.
Loved
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Dear Loved,
I really like your September 1 posting. Even though you didn't say much it was worth a thousand words.
Wish I had been there.
๐Yes, Loved,
August was indeed a month of reconnection, renewal and reunion. ๐ We have to say it was one of our best ever returns to Saskatchewan✈️, to family๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐ฆ and to an endless store of memories having to do with people, places and activities๐ฎ. Family in Western Canada have really made special things happen for us beyond our expectations๐. Thank you!๐๐ผ
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Lots of love,
Louise and David
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๐HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, MELISSA AND ALAN๐ฉ❤️๐จ!
☀️It’s a beautiful day here in Airdrie as we share this fifth anniversary morning with you in your family home๐ก. Congratulations on this happy day๐ and on your recent move to a new home in what looks like a nice city, still comfortably close to Calgary๐.
๐ต๐ดAs you know, we are glad to be here with you on this occasion. ๐We look forward to having even more grandparent time with Bjorn๐๐ป♂️ and Sarafina ๐๐ป♀️ while the two of you enjoy an evening out together on your anniversary๐. Just for today, we wish you singular moments of happiness ๐๐บthat will carry you forward into another year of the challenges and achievements๐ญ, the and downs ๐ข that bring loving couples closer together in life๐.
๐Enjoy tonight’s brief Banff get-away. We’ll see you back here tomorrow!๐ Cheers!๐ท๐ท
๐Lots of love,
Mom and Dad
(aka Louise and Dave
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September’s quiz is all about BUGS๐ AND BEASTIES๐ฆ
1. Hearing aid with hair
2. Wind instrument - and French?
3. It lives in a wee village
4. Found the position to a T
5. Is its birthday in October?
6. Or May?
7. Naive but crafty
8. Mrs. Johnson?
9. Hesitant or reluctant? No, it still appears
10. A Los Angeles TRUANT
11. It’s right
12. Comes from Motherwell
13. BURY non-drinking ELF
14. TANG
15. Azure flagon
16. Was soft and quiet
17. It scared Miss Muffet
18. It happens to the sound of willow
19. A cat may look at the Queen, by a pillar
20. George ran a shop initially for the customer
21. ACCCHKOOR
22. Causes malaria
23. I would not wish to sleep with it
24. Deer thirty
25. WAR MOTHER
26. One hundred and one plus a hundred for Ada
27. South slang ear
28. Is it a twig? Definitely not - that fooled you
29. Edible (sometimes) shell bearer
30. Sounds like a Liverpudlian quarter
31. Center two keys
32. Lady’s garment not second class
Happy hunting!
17. Spider
22. Mosquito
23. Bed Bug
Nice start, Christine๐ท. Three out of three leaves us with 29 to go.✔️
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๐ฉ❤️๐จHAPPY ANNIVERSARY, BONNIE AND ROBERT๐!
๐ฐ๐ป♀️๐คต♂️Congratulations on the thirty-fourth anniversary of your wedding day. While our celebration of this special occasion ๐ begins with a greeting sent from Airdrie, Alberta ๐, it will end with the raising of a toast in Peachland, BC๐ฅ. We dedicate all the miles in between to you๐ - to lots more adventure and happiness in your life-long journey together๐.
๐There is something nice about having a Sunday for marking a special occasion. We hope your day is filled with good memories๐ญ, happy moments๐ฅ and future promise๐ฎ. We join Jessica and Nicholas๐ซ in wishing you the kind of day that celebrates your love for one another ๐and sets your sights on sharing many more than thirty-four good years together๐๐ผ.
We’ll drink to that. Cheers!๐ท๐ท
๐Lots of love,
Louise and David
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๐ง๐ป๐ฆฐHAPPY BIRTHDAY, NORAH๐!
๐♀️We have already greeted you over on Facebook where you have made an early appearance on your eleventh birthday. 1️⃣1️⃣ We hope you have a marvellous Monday celebration.๐
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๐E very reason to experience the
๐N icest birthday ever.
๐Warm wishes and lots of love,
Louise and David
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This one is tough. Any hints?
3. ant
19. bee
28. twig girdler beetle
29. crab
๐♀️Hi Christine, this time none of the answers you’ve added are correct.
For starters:
Numbers 14, 21 and 25 are anagrams (use an on-line anagram solver if you need it)
The answers to 3, 9 and 12 are hidden right in the text and the letters are in order
Play with the capital letters in number 10 (anagram them)
Try Roman numerals in solving 26.
15 starts with a color; try a synonym for flagon
16 should be easy for a musician knowing how to indicate soft and quiet
Connect number 8 to a president with the same last name
Think of a foursome from Liverpool for solving number 30
That’s 12 more to work on for now. Good luck.๐
You may get on a roll and solve others as well. LOL✔️
Thank you! I think 30 is "Beatles" then. I'll be back.๐
3. weevil
8. lady bug
14. gnat
21. cockroach
25. earthworm
Well done, Christine๐♀️
3, 14, 21 and 25 are spot on✔️✔️✔️✔️
Change 30 to one of 4 and spell the answer differently (sounds like Beatle) = beetle (and now you’re able to answer 24, too)✔️
Refine Mrs. Johnson’s name to LADY BIRD in number 8✔️
That’s 9 down and 23 to go ๐ฅ Good luck๐
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๐ฉ๐ปHAPPY BIRTHDAY, KARISA๐!
๐Congratulations on this day that you turn 18. The year ahead of you will likely take you in new directions ๐ฃ and on new adventures in learning๐. Good luck in all you choose to do. ๐ฎ For now, though, just enjoy this happy day๐.
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๐I n the air and we hope
๐G ood things will
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๐Love and warm wishes,
Louise and David
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Oh man! I'm so bad at this but my other puzzler people seem to be absent so I'll chip away at it.
1. Dog
9. Ant
10. Rat
15. Blue Bottle
26. Cicada
You do seem to be on your own, Christine but you’re moving right along. Numbers 9, 15 and 26 are right. ✔️✔️✔️
๐ดFor number 10 you need to find an anagram for all capital letters TRUANT plus the other three caps in the clue (A and LA ).
๐ดThere’s another anagram with all the capital letters in 13 but you need to add a couple of letters to stand for a non drinker
๐ดCheck horoscope signs for number 5
๐ดFor 11 … think about how a teacher lets you know ‘it’s right”
๐ดin number 20, the word “initially” suggests that you look at the initial letters of words in the clue and combine them with another word for a customer.
You’ve solved 12. Just 20 more to go!๐ค
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๐จ๐ป๐ฆฐHAPPY BIRTHDAY, STEPHEN๐!
๐Our greetings are being sent to you from Peachland this morning but by this evening we will probably be drinking your birthday toast ๐ฅsomewhere over the Atlantic en route to the UK✈️. Scotland, here we come!๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
๐First things first, though. We join Mona๐ฉ❤️๐จ, your family and closest friends๐ in wishing you a Saturday celebration that turns into a weekend of fun and good times๐ค. You’re sure to know exactly what kind of day you would choose to have on your fifty-fifth birthday๐บ. Make it happen, Stephen๐ and enjoy your special day๐บ.
๐♀️Now, on we go, with spirits raised in celebration of you.๐ฅ๐ฅ Cheers!
๐Lots of love,
Louise and David
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5. scorpion
6. bull
10. tarantula
13. butterfly
20. grasshopper
Great stuff, Christine! That’s 4 out of 5 ✔️✔️✔️✔️
๐ดlook elsewhere for the answer to number 6 - just add a bug to the month itself!
๐ดif you use the Queen’s ER (Elizabeth reigns) can you see the other clues in number 19?
๐ดin number 16 simply add music’s letter for ‘soft and quiet’ to the first word in the clue.
๐ดin number 27, shorten south to S and add a slang word for ear
๐ดin 29, think of another shell-bearing creature (besides the crab) that some people (not I!) enjoy eating.
Thanks for sticking with this. Practice makes perfect when it comes to these tricky (but clever) quizzes.
Love, Louise๐
Karisa loved her birthday greetings.
Thanks Louise.
Love,
ME
xoxo
1. Bee
6. Maybug
8. Ladybird
16. Wasp
19. Caterpillar
27. Slug
29. (Don't tell me this is CRICKET)
๐♀️Thanks for letting us know Karisa got (and liked) her birthday greeting, ME๐ค That’s nice feedback.๐
✔️So Christine, 6, 8, 16,19 and 27 are right (You already had number 8)
๐No, 29 is not cricket but I’m going to tell you that number 18 is CRICKET. It is probably the most difficult clue in the quiz. Apparently, in the sport of cricket, the bat is made of willow. So cricket happens to the sound of that willow bat. Too hard, eh?
❓Here’s what’s left: 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 24, 28, 29, 31 and 32. (22 solved, 10 to go.๐๐ป♀️
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๐ฉ๐ฆฐHAPPY BIRTHDAY, JENALEE๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐ฆ!
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟBelieve it or not, our greeting is being sent to you from St. Andrews where we have just arrived ๐ก after a long day of travel ✈️ from Peachland to London and on to Edinburgh๐. We made the last leg of our journey by bus and taxi๐. Now it’s time for us to raise your birthday toast!๐ฅ
๐ธOf course, we checked Facebook to see what Sonia would have to say to you on your thirty-fifth birthday๐. Sure enough, you are featured in one of the amazing picture tributes that she posts to celebrate some of the special people in our lives๐. Today it’s your turn to be honoured๐ฉ๐ฆฐ. We add our fondest hopes to those of all the people who are wishing you a happy day๐.
๐ฎHow could it be otherwise when you have Terence, Dominick and Charlotte๐จ๐ง๐ฆ to share life with you every single day of the year๐? Cheers!๐ท๐ท
๐Lots of love,
Louise and David๐
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Hello! Thanks for the birthday wish. Glad to see your back at your second home enjoying the beautiful view.
๐♀️You’re welcome, Jenalee, you gave us good reason for raising a celebratory toast on our first day back๐ฅ๐ฅ. We even used OUR GOLD MEDAL scotch to salute you on your birthday๐. We haven’t walked along the North Sea shore yet ๐ฆ but that’s on tomorrow’s list of things to do. ๐ถ♂️๐ฉ๐ป๐ฆฏ It’s good to be in Scotland in September.๐๐
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๐HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BRYEN!๐
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟIt is already afternoon here in Scotland as we post greetings to you from our home in St. Andrews๐ก. It’s a fine day here on the shore of the North Sea๐ฆ, and fall is in the air.๐ Let’s celebrate!
๐We gladly join your family and friends in wishing you a happy thirty-seventh birthday wherever you are๐ and whatever you are happen to be doing on this mid-September day๐บ. No matter what, we hope today’s celebration is just right for you in every way๐. Enjoy!๐
๐ฎAnd here’s to many more such happy occasions in your life, Bryen. Cheers!๐ท๐ท
๐Lots of love,
Louise and David
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Thank you, Louise, for all of your excellent coaching. As with all good teaching, I definitely feel better equipped for the next challenge. This one, however, now, has me stumped. I don't think I solved #12, either, so I guess that's about 66%. ๐
Enjoy your Scottish home! ๐ฅฐ
Hi Christine…
Fair enough. You’ve done very well on your own. Here are the final answers:. I think you’ll see how most of them fit the clues given. I’ll explain any that seem to need further
1. Hearing aid with hair = EARWIG
2. Wind instrument - and French? = HORNET
3. Found the position to a T = LOCUST
4. Naive but crafty = GREENFLY
11. It’s right = TICK (✔️)
12. Comes from Motherwell = MOTH (in the text)
24. Deer thirty = STAG BEETLE (as in the answer to clue 30)
28. Is it a twig? - definitely not - that fooled you = STICK INSECT
29. Edible (sometimes) shell bearer = SNAIL
31. Centre two keys = MIDGE (mid G and E)
32. Lady’s garment not second class = LOUSE (Blouse without the B for second class)
Fun eh? Next month’s topic is Rivers of the World
Thank you Louise. I've learned some new skills. I've never really tried very hard with a quiz. It's quite fun. I was on the right track with #28 since the Twig girdler beetle is a stick insect. "Stick insect" is what I googled ๐. Thank you for many hours of fun. My competitors out there better be on the look-out for me next quiz. ๐ฉ๐
๐♀️You’re welcome, Christine. These quizzes can be quite challenging๐ฅธ. It feels good to crack the clues and come up with the answers that make good sense in the end๐คท๐ป♂️. (STICK INSECT is an example of that!)๐. I’ll be watching for you next month, too.๐
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๐♀️HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HANNAH-LYNN๐ค๐!
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟGreetings from us in St. Andrews where we are already celebrating your eighteenth birthday๐.Today seems like a doorway into the future you have chosen for yourself๐ช; we wish you success and happiness as you go forward with confidence๐ฅ.
๐E njoy this day
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๐G ood friends and family who
๐ฑ๐ป♀️H appily wish
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๐Lots of love,
Louise and David
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Hannah-Lynn says.
"Awww! That's so cute! Thanks."
Imagine Hannah being 18!
Those years went fast.
She will be voting for the first time today.
Election Day here in Canada. Yikes!
Love,
ME
xoxoxo
๐♀️Thanks for Hannah’s response, Mary Ellen. I can hardly imagine her being able to vote✏️✖️. That’s a big milestone in life๐ณ. Dave and I registered our votes in Peachland’s advance poll on September 10th๐. Now we will be watching the results with great interest๐.
Love you lots, Louise๐
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๐ฅHAPPY BIRTHDAY, DON๐!
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟOur greetings are being sent to you from Scotland this morning. It’s not all that long since we visited you in Saskatoon๐ก, so we can say with confidence that you are looking fine at seventy-nine๐.
๐We are happy to reach out across the miles to add our warmest birthday wishes to those of your family and friends on this September Tuesday๐. We imagine you might treat yourself to a round of golf๐๐ป♂️, spend the day at Meeting Lake๐ค, pick vegetables from your garden๐ฝ or even share this celebration with Logan๐๐ป♂️. Whatever you choose to do, we hope your 79th birthday is special in every way๐. Enjoy!๐บ
๐You can be sure that we’ll a raise a GOLD MEDAL toast to you before this day is through.๐ฅ๐ฅ Cheers!
๐Lots of love,
Louise and Dave
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๐๐ป♂️HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LOGAN๐!
๐ค๐คHi from us on this annual occasion that is also your Grandpa Wohlberg’s birthday๐๐ป♂️. We’ve often thought that a such a celebration can be twice the fun when it is shared with someone who is so special to you๐ชข. We hope that is the case for you๐.
๐งคBecause it’s a Tuesday, you will probably have to put in a full day’s work before you can turn your attention to cake and candles๐ฅ, cards and gifts๐ or any of the frills that remind you how important you are to the people in your family๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฆ and to your closest friends๐. No matter what, we hope you have an awesome twenty-eighth birthday from beginning to end๐.
Here’s to many happy returns, too, Logan๐. Cheers!๐ท๐ท
๐Lots of love,
Louise and Dave
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๐ท๐ป♀️HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PENNY๐!
๐๐ป♂️Greetings from us on your forty-seventh birthday.๐ This year it’s a Sunday celebration for you and we hope this particular day of rest is entirely yours from beginning to end๐ก. Enjoy.
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟHere in Scotland, we are several hours ahead of you. ๐Our thoughts are already reaching out across the miles to join Michael, Logan and Geron๐ in wishing you a personally satisfying day today๐ค, followed by lots more of the same throughout the year ahead๐ฎ. Before this day is through, we will raise one of our celebratory toasts to your happiness and good health. ๐ฅ
๐May all of today’s birthday wishes come true for you, Penny. Cheers!๐ท๐ท
๐Lots of love,
Louise and David
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๐♀️HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SHANNON!๐
๐Congratulations on your forty-fifth birthday. Our Book of Days makes this a SAPPHIRE occasion for you๐. It’s a stone that stands for beauty, prosperity and peace๐. May those gifts be yours, too๐๐ผ.
☔️It’s raining here this morning but we aren’t letting the wet weather dampen our spirits๐ฅ. In fact, we are eager to join Andry๐ฉ❤️๐จ, Sadie, Carmen๐ญ, and Evan๐ง๐ผ♂️ in their efforts to make this day special for you๐. We wish you a day of blue skies, personal enjoyment and family fun๐ก. Have a gem of a day, Shannon๐!
We’ll drink to that and to many happy returns as well๐ฎ. Cheers!๐ท๐ท
๐Lots of love,
Louise and David
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๐HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JAMES!
๐Greetings from us in St. Andrews on this first day of of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship 2021๐๐ฟ. Dave is already out in the rain doing his job as a travelling marshall on the famous Old Course⛳️. He’s going to need a warming drink at the end of his shift.☔️
๐ฅYou can be sure that we will raise a birthday toast in your honour before this day is through. In the meantime, we join your family๐ฉ๐ง๐ฆ and friends ๐in their efforts to make this September Thursday a terrific celebration of YOU๐จ๐ป๐ฆฐ from beginning to end. Enjoy all that this day has in store for you๐.
We wish you satisfying reflections from the past๐, memorable moments in the present๐ก and much happiness in the future๐ฎ, James. Cheers!๐ฅ๐ฅ
๐Lots of love,
Louise and David
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๐HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, MARY ELLEN AND BOB๐!
Congratulations๐ฃ! That is an amazing number of anniversaries for two people to be recalling and celebrating in their marriage to one another๐. Who could ask for more than fifty-four?๐
๐ญWell, that is exactly what all your well-wishers will be wanting as you reach this remarkable milestone 5️⃣4️⃣ and continue on life’s journey together๐ซ. We hope this day is still as special as if was in year one, through your celebrations of tin, crystal, silver, ruby, sapphire and gold๐. The very next one is emerald with its promise of new growth and deepening wisdom๐. On you go, now, you wonderful couple!๐ฉ❤️๐จ
Clearly, today is a celebration of a shared lifetime๐, past, present and future. Salute!๐ฅ
๐Lots of love,
Louise and David
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What wonderful wishes! Thank you very much.
๐ฉ❤️๐จ
Love,
ME & Bob
xoxoxo
๐ฉ❤️๐จYou are very welcome, Mary Ellen and Bob. With our love.๐
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