Mandy Tams The Golden Girl's Blog
I don't want you to get bored looking at me and hubby in the garden last year, so I'll show it to you in the daylight, my refuge where the foxes wander.
There is not much that many of you don't know about me now, I enjoy a good laugh and if I can find one I will. If I can make someone smile my day is complete. I enjoy people and people watching but do not suffer fools easily, mainly because my dad told me I would be one when I grew up, and I think he may have been right.
I was born in Yorkshire and the extended family are still there but we now live in Staffordshire, we being my husband of 33 years and our two sons, well one of them has left and lives with his partner a girl whom we love dearly.
My latest hobby is writing and from this I am learning a great deal from and about people, that write.
My latest, latest thing to keep me occupied is making myself a nice new fleece top, it's getting cold and my old one; which must be 12 years old has had to be sent to a better place and I miss it already RIP>
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Most Recent Blog Post
HALF THE BLAME
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Blog Posted:2/27/2013 6:08:00 AM
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We had a big family get together which was a huge task and took my niece Jo nearly two years to achieve as there were three countries involved and so many offspring... My mother below had not ever seen some of her great grandchildren and Jo was determined it would happen so she roped me into her plan as it was a surprise party and I got the task of getting her there.
My mother(Jo's grandmother) now in her eighties was overwhelmed and it worked out to almost perfection, including a skype call from Florida from where a memeber of the family could not make it. The picture below is my mum, who has never driven a car yet she is in the wheel house of an ESSO oil tanker where she took her navigation ticket and became the first woman ever to do so...So this is what has kept me form finding sillies for you to enjoy this last couple of weeks..... I know Jo looks at this site to see her aunties work so BLESS you Jo luv, you pulled a blinder.
Half The Blame To the woman above I send all my love Because without her I would not be here We had a big family do after a bit of a shove It took my niece a long time, nearly two year. To arrange all the family the task was not easy She started and enrolled me in her ploy I gave up after twelve months it was making me queasy But she was determined and wanted every girl and boy The party was a hit and to Jo I admit For my mum the party was a great surprise It was a wonderful night and without a single fight And she saw nearly fifty of her family before her eyes As Jo delivered her speech, which was hard to beat She declared to the matriarch sitting there If it wasn’t for her sitting there on the seat But, No! To take all the praise wouldn’t be fair A look of surprise crossed mum’s now fragile eyes And poor Jo’s cheeks did now flare red in shame But it was all done in fun and because she’s a goodun, She declared Nan, don’t forget - Granddad shares half of the blame. © ~GG~ 27/02/2013
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My Poems
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| Date Posted | Poem Title | Form | Categories |
| 5/1/2013 | Bacchus | Haiku | wine, |
| 5/1/2013 | A Ripple In Time | Light Poetry | longing, |
| 4/30/2013 | Re Awakening | Sonnet | joy,love, |
| 4/29/2013 | Our Heart | Sonnet | emotions, |
| 4/25/2013 | Portrait In Words | Sonnet | character, |
| 4/22/2013 | Self Portrait | Verse | character, |
| 4/22/2013 | Understanding | Rhyme | missing you, |
| 4/17/2013 | The Kitchen Fitter | Free verse (vers libre) | life,me,me, |
| 4/16/2013 | haiku 3 | Haiku | nature, |
| 4/16/2013 | Love And Trust | Sonnet | love,words,love,trust, |
| 4/14/2013 | The First Time | Sonnet | love,truth, |
| 4/12/2013 | UFO | Senryu | love, |
| 4/11/2013 | Upon A Bed Of Petals | Quatrain | love,romance,love, |
| 4/10/2013 | Water Babies | Rhyme | imagination,children,worl |
| 4/10/2013 | Famous Couples | Rhyme | lost,god,eve,god, |
| 4/5/2013 | The Rescue metamorph | Rhyme | love,child,child,friend,h |
| 4/1/2013 | The Mole | Limerick | humorous, |
| 3/29/2013 | Trial and Error | Rhyme | metaphor,strength, |
| 3/27/2013 | Z is for Zaria | ABC | nature,name,tree,beauty,f |
| 3/27/2013 | The Rattle Of The Keyboard | Grook | write, |
| 3/23/2013 | The Missing Piece | Rhyme | life,me,day,me, |
| 3/22/2013 | What Lurks Within | Couplet | angst,light,light,may,me, |
| 3/22/2013 | Incy Wincy Caterpillar NR | Couplet | for kids, |
| 3/22/2013 | Irrepresible Nature | Rhyme | nature,winter,winter, |
| 3/21/2013 | Who Killed The Easter Bunny | Rhyme | humorous,easter,chocolate |
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