Hello, all you kind folks,My son has dimmed the brightness on my IPad , it is better , if I go slowly I don’t make so many errors .
No results yet from Eye Tests at Hospital ,but perhaps I am getting used to the altered vision .
If I change glasses it might not be the best thing to do ,will sort of mask any damage done by the wrong tablets ,these glasses were new in March, we will see.
Sorry to read of so many with health problems ,have not read all the backlog of posts yet but quite a few seem to be having problems .
My sincere commiserations to you all and thanks for the kind messages J have been getting , they are most kind and much appreciated.
Just been having a laugh ,playing old tapes of the OXFAM concerts we did.
One year there was a theme ,so old Music Hall songs etc .
There were in Edwardian days I think some lovely songs words by Laurence Hope who in fact was a woman
However ,the words were very ‘ heady stuff “ so not seemed decent for an Edwardian lady!
She wrote under the pseudonym Laurence Hope.
Set to music by Any Wooidfirde Findon .
We turned the tables and had our “ Lyric Baritone “ a six foot heavily built chap, and our Soprano Soloist swap roles .
So a six foot woman with a moustache in a Sari, was sung to by a five foot two man with a fake moustache :-
“ Pale hands I loved beside The Shalimar
Where are you now, who lies beneath your spell,
Whom do you send on rapture’s roadway far
Before you agonise them in farewell.
Pale hands pink tipped like Lotus buds
That float on those cool waters where we used to dwell ,
I would have rather felt them round by throat
Crushing out life than waving me farewell “—— very passionate .
It was hilarious but then sung again seriously it was lovely.
etc etc it is quite passionate stuff but very dated but the music is lovely .
I can imagine the anguish when English and Indian / Kashmiri people did fall in love.It would not have been accepted.
Well not feeling too bad,tired but have sorted out loads of stuff .
I keep things in order but keep too much too long ,now only two years if all documents etc so what happens,yes , I could do with one I have incinerated!
No great matter really.
A chap knocked at my door yesterday and asked if I would like the Lombardy pines ( very tall and slender ) lopping , I did abd have been thinking about it ,he quoted £60 and all rubbish removed,well a local firm charges £30 for rubbish removal so I thought i£60 for everything a fair price ,but said “ let me ask my son who is upstairs “ he was so he came and spoke to them .
I think they were O.K.
They asked about my overgrown Digwood nedge which dies need lopping but I said no I’d rather wait until the leaves have fallen p then they can see better where to lop.
Drain man coming Friday ,how exciting!,
Must phone and ask if a cheque will be O.K.
Son off toHead Office in a day or so .
I must get him to take me to a cash point although eldest son us taking me to The Solicitor .
On Thursday ,so he can fleece me out if the nine and elevenpence ha’penny
I am leaving them all!
Well done a quick check re typos,this has taken ages mainly because I go too quickly then I do miss and touch the wrong letters,so not only altered sight to be fair
Perhaps I am getting used to the altered vision.
This has taken me an hour, but you are all worth it!
Cheerio, and agai many thanks I have missed being on RootsChat ,BUT, what a lot I have got done!
Viktoria.
