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i do not often take to Facebook to express my views so fully but i am sick and tired of being called a bigoted racist even by those who know me best and I find if I try to hold a conversation to explain them I am just shouted down without being given the courtesy of being listened to.
So my views are ;
I do not care what colour your skin is, what Country you come from,what your culture is or what religion you follow, if you come here willing to integrate and work and contribute to this Country you are very welcome.
I will respect your right to continue to follow the culture and religion of your native land if it does not ignore the laws of this Country and I will respect your religion provided it does not preach harm or suffering being applied to any human or animal inhabitants of this planet we all share, and provided that you choose to accept that tolerance is a two way thing and do not try to force your ways
upon us.
I would be glad to see you having the same benefits applied to you as our native citizens once you are working and are therefore contributing to our Country's economy BUT please do not see it as your right to step on our shores and get the same full Social.and Financial Benefits as those who have lived and worked here for years and in many cases generations and have paid into the the Country through their labour and their taxes and National Health Contributions... that would just not be fair.
Tolerance only works if it is a two way thing so if you want tolerance please realise that you have to be tolerant as well.
If you have read this far i hope you now realise that I am neither bigotted or racistbut but whether or not you have changed your opinion of me I will end this post by saying the words with which Dave Allen always ended his act: may YOUR God go with you

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 A breath of spring today- sunny and a lot warmer. The bowl of Tete a Tete daffs I bought are now flowering and bringing the spring indoors.. cheery little flowers and so dainty.
Cannot wait for Spring to finally arrive  although the evenings are already drawing out so hopefully the long dark winter days will soon be behind us.
Today I am going to get the housework done quickly and spend some time on my embroidery. It is a small tablecloth and has a lot of small fine stitch-work on it so is taking quite a while to do, but is a lovely design of corn, poppies and wild flowers

Where has the time gone? Not managed to write on here for ages, Been busy card-making, sewing  and reading! Been a funny old winter that although cold and wet at times has not thrown any real snow at as although  we seem to have had more misty morning and on occasion foggy ones. Days are slowly getting longer and hopefully we will get an early Spring. The dampness of the season has made my bad leg very painful at times although I try to ignore it and keep quiet about it. frustrates me that I cannot take long walks like I used to but apart from the pain it is tiring lifting a leg that is numb and muscle and nerve damaged from knee to hip and that makes me tired and then my heart starts to complain and I get breathless.which can be frightening.
Continuing in the attempt to lose the weight which can only help and it is slowly going so that is a good thing. Harder to lose this time as before I was so much more active..
I miss being able to potter n my garden as much as I used to too. What I need is that nice little bungalow with a paved courtyard garden and a couple of raised beds to grow salad in and i could enjoy that.Ah well! Maybe !

Long gap while Christmas and New year kinda took over!
had a really lovely Christmas and ,, with lovely gifts  three of which are definitely going to help me to realise my dream of a slimmer me! I got a fat free grill , a new microwave and a blender! So back on the My Fitness Pal  and really stuck  to my strict calorie allowance for the past 5 days  and on my weigh in day today was back to my pre- Christmas weight!
My new regime is being as active as possible and to have either a fruit smoothie for breakfast  or a normal breakfast  and a smoothie or homemade soup for lunch and a normal dinner.  so am getting really good food with no preservatives or additives and more than my five a day of fruit and veg, All calories counted and have bought a pedometer to Count my steps as a deterrent to just sitting around , That means I can make sure I do at least 2000 steps even on the days when  i can't get out!
 REALLY DETERMINED TO GET BACK DOWN TO MY PRE ACCIDENT WEIGHT AND STAY THERE THIS TIME!

a long gap since last on here as have been busy with Christmas Crafts and getting presents sorted.Mince pies all baked and in freezer and decorations and lights all checked ready to be put up later. Really love Christmas and it really brings out the child in me!

A mild tuesday

We have had a few warmer days and today really mild and even turned the heating off
Mind you we are to get really cold conditions by the end of the week so we need to make the most of today.
Well into thoughts of Christmas now and busy,busy,  busy making cards and writing present lists! Love Christmas like a big kid!
What would I like for Christmas? A nice new home either  a bungalow or a small house with stairs that would be suitable for a chairlift" Love my home but find the stairs difficult now and not suitable for a stair lift!

A lovely weekend.

Had my fur-granddaughter Tia to sleep over on Saturday as they wer all going out and we didn't want her "Home Alone" on bonfire night .
She is a beautiful affectionate dog and we both enjoyed our time together.
She came up on my bed while I had my nightly read and then off downstairs to get cosy in her bed and then when she heard me at 7,3o am she came up and jumped on the bed in snuggle mode until we both got up at 8.30amIt was lovely to have a dog around  again and made for a very enjoyable weekend..