Thank you Ruthio
Trying some flowers on this old canvas
If I do t like a painting I just paint over the top (underneath here  was a baby elephant .)
I don't do flowers  but there is a first time for everything .

Thank you Klondike I didn't know that .

She wore her bikini on the beach
Every day for one whole week
Jose the waiter moved on in
Hola my beauty where have you been !

   This is not a poem  but something that I read many, many years ago.. I think it is beautiful..
I have it framed and hanging on a wall..

Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth
quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself
 with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons 
than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career,
however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your
business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself .Especially
 do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantments
it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering  the things
of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself
with imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be
gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and stars; you have a
right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefor be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and 
aspirations , in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham drudgery
and broken dreams it is still a beautiful world . Be careful . Strive to be happy.

Found in Old Saint Paul's Church , Baltimore; Dated 1692.

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Gosh great minds I dropped off stuff to the dogs home only yesterday .
I must get around to getting rid of all my horse gear  I have tons of it .
I won't need it again .

I loved this romantic poem when I was a girl


The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes

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The DM is famous for stories along the lines of coffee causes cancer followed by one few days later saying coffee cures cancer.

The Express recently seems to be leading with stories about Royals and celebrities. It used to be full.of weather extreme stories about heatwaves or deep snow at unusual times of thr year. I haven't seen those lately butvthst might be because I click away when I see all the pictures of Andrew, Harry and his missus.

I rarely look at the Guardian.

You can get the newsfeeds from lots of papers here

https://letschat.club/index.php?topic=304.0

Headlines and no adverts for a quil scan

Well obviously you read it CHF else you wouldn't know what its headlines were ! 😀

I don't know anyone who takes the DM as their 'bible ) .

It's a rag with its own agenda

But then so is the Guardian it has its agenda and a load of biased journalists,

The BBC just tends to  LIE outright!

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David Hockney the artist has died aged 88 
I liked his paintings especially his  trees .