WISE MEN SAY

Life can be wildly tragic at times, and I've had my share. But whatever happens to you, you have to keep a slightly comic attitude. In the final analysis, you have got not to forget to laugh. -
Katharine Hepburn

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Thanks to http://www.public-domain-photos.com

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POETRY FOR PLEASURE

ANNIE LAURIE
William Douglas (17th Cent)

Maxwelton's braes are bonnie
Where early fa's the dew
And 'twas there that Annie Laurie
Gave me her promise true.

Gave me her promise true
Which ne'er forgot will be
And for bonnie Annie Laurie
I'd lay me doon and dee.

Her brow is like the snowdrift
Her throat is like the swan
Her face it is the fairest
That e'er the sun shone on.

That e'er the sun shone on
And dark blue is her e'e
And for bonnie Annie Laurie
I'd lay me doon and dee.

Like dew on th'gowan lying
Is th' fa' o' her fairy feet
And like the winds in summer sighing
Her voice is low and sweet.

Her voice is low and sweet
And she's a' the world to me
And for bonnie Annie Laurie
I'd lay me doon and dee.

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JOHN'S GALLERY

Nympheas, by Claude Monet 1840-1926

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TAKE YOUR PARTNERS

This is another recording by the BBC Dance Orchestra. Made in 1932 before Henry Hall took over, the leader then was Jack Payne. Uploaded by schellack78

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AN 80 PLUS QUOTE

It’s wonderful to grow old, as long as you remember to keep young while you’re doing it. - Anon

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