Ed's wife was seriously unimpressed
As she surveyed the room, what a mess
Glue on the dog and all around
Some of the paper was upside down
No more papering - too much stress

The next room would just be paint
He hadn't the patience of a saint

Burnham makes it clear that he wants to be PM .
Starmer can be unseated ( I presume) by his own party .

If he should win this by election, Burnham will be a back bench Labour MP. He has no right to a private manifesto. Starmer said he's not resigning and so far the 400 labour MPs have supported him and their 94k plus expenses. Surely Mr Burnham can only claim the mandate that parliament got in 2024.

And Starmer still has the same strength, which is he can call a general election and they'll all lose their seats and 94k plus expenses. 

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Quote from: Scrumpy on June 07, 2026, 09:47:37 AMI always have my radio on ... Radio Two.. Just something in the background to take away the silence..
 Bette Midler has just sang... The Rose... beautiful.. Made me smile..

I have asked for that song by Bette Midler to be played at my funeral 

It's not necessarily the person you miss, my husband was declining for 7 years before he died earlier this year, things were impossible at home, needed carers etc... I won't bore you with details, but it's the presence of the other person you miss.

I said to him when I visited the Nursing Home in July last year on our anniversary,
"Do you know what the day is today?"
"No idea"
"It's our wedding anniversary!"
"Is it, are we married?"
"52 years!"
Long pause....
"Blimey, must've done something right then!"   🤣🤣

Having lived with someone for many years is wonderful.. Time passes and we change.. 
How good it must feel to have a loyal (friend) to hang onto.. Someone who you would hold up should they stumble..
We married at a far younger age than those of today.. I married when children of today are still in school..
We knew of nothing else.. Marry.. have a family.. make a home..
Chasing a good career was not in my thinking.. So very different for my children and grandchildren.. 
I meet up with friends from way back and notice the change in them.. They have aged.. Not so me 

Michael  (Zoony) who was a member on here used to say 
'We never ourselves as others see us'

I have the radio on all the time too.
When you come into an empty house it's lovely to hear you have company!

Oh what a shame, love Denby

I was in the garden early.. New fence and gate fitted yesterday.. The men worked through the rain..
They did a good job .. My fence is on higher ground than my path.. with retaing walls..
A bit tricky ... I only went outside to have a look and started sweeping and tidying up..