Quick Quote
Words of wisdom in bite sized form.
QUICK QUOTES
"Ridicule is the only honourable weapon we have left against hypocracy."
Muriel Spark
Dame Muriel Sarah Spark DBE FRSE FRSL Was a Scottish novelist, short story writer, poet and essayist, writer of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Born 1.2.1918 in Edinburgh, died 13.4. 2006 in Florence, Italy.
"I value our insular position but I dread the day when we shall be reduced to a moral insularity."
William Ewart Gladstone [1878]
William Ewart Gladstone FRS FSS was a British statesman and Liberal politician. In a career lasting over 60 years, he served for 12 years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, spread over four terms beginning in 1868 and ending in 1894. Born 29.12.1809 in Liverpool, died 19.5.1898 at Hawarden Castle, Wales.
"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace."
Jimi Hendrix
James Marshall, Jimi, Hendrix was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music, and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century. Born 27.11.1942 in Washington, died 18.9.1970 in London.
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QUICK QUOTES
"If you
hold dogmatic beliefs too strongly it makes you cruel."
Richard Holloway
[former Bishop of Edinburgh]
Born in Glasgow in 1933, Richard Hookway FRSE is a Scottish writer, broadcaster and cleric. He was Bishop of Edinburgh from 1986 to 2000 and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church from 1992 to 2000.
Recently, a Spanish man believed to have been the oldest man in the world died aged 113 years. Asked about his longevity he'd said:
"A quiet life and not hurting anyone."
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QUICK QUOTES
"Doubt
is uncomfortable but certainty is absurd."
Voltaire
[21.11.1694-30.5.1778]
Francois-Marie Arouet, known by his nom de plume Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his criticism of Christianity-especially the Roman Catholic Church-as well as his advocacy of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and separation of church and state
"Explain
everything as simply as possible - but no simpler."
Einstein
[14.3.1879-18.4.1955]
Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist, widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest physicists of all time. Einstein is best known for developing the theory of relativity, but he also made important contributions to the development of the theory of quantum mechanics.
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SOME QUICK QUOTES
ON WALKING
"A walk done properly is an excuse to stop and look at
things, to dawdle."
Simon Armitage
Simon Robert Armitage, CBE, FRSL.
[26.5.1963] who was appointed Poet Laureate on 10th May 2019, is an English
poet, playwright and novelist. He is
also Professor of Poetry at the University of Leeds
"Not all those who wander are lost."
J.R.R. Tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE FRSL
[3.2.1892-2.9.1973] was an English writer, poet, philanthropist and academic,
best known as the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit and the Lord of
the Rings.
"Caminar es atesorar" - To walk is to gather treasure
Spanish Saying
Book recommendations:
- The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot
by Robert Macfarlane
- The
Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
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QUICK QUOTES
"There is a fine
line to be drawn between disruption and destruction."
David Cannadine
Sir
David Cannadine FBA, FSA, FRHistS, FRSA is a British author and historian who
specialises in modern history, Britain and the history of business and
philanthropy. Born on 7th September
1950 in Birmingham, he studied at Clare College, Cambridge. He married Linda Colley in 1982. Amongst his edited work is Rituals of
Royalty: Power and Ceremonial in
Traditional Societies.
"Marriage is 90%
shouting,
"What?" to each
other from another room."
Katherine Jakeways
Katherine
Jakeways is a British comedian, actor and writer. She has appeared in numerous television,
radio and theatrical productions. A
lady who never tells her age!
"One should never
trust a woman who tells her real age.
A woman who would
tell that would tell anything."
Oscar
Wilde
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QUICK QUOTE
"We are one people globally and at our best when we
collaborate."
Pascal Soriot CEO AstraZeneka, June 2020
AstraZeneka plc/AB is a British-Swedish multinational
pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical company with its global headquarters in
Cambridge, United Kingdom and Sodertalje, Sweden.
Its Research and Development is concentrated in Cambridge in the UK, Sodertalje
in Sweden and Maryland and Toronto in North America.
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QUICK QUOTES
"I'm only interested in everything!"
Les Murray AO
[1938-2019]
Les Murray
was an Australian poet, anthologist and critic. His career spanned over 40 years and he
published nearly 30 volumes of poetry as well as two verse novels and
collections of his prose writings.
He was given the award of Office of the Order of
Australia.
Born on the
17th October 1893 in Nabiac, Australia, he died on
the 29th April 2019 in Taree, Australia. In 1962 he married Valerie Morelli and
together they had five children.
"One of the most delightful things about a garden
is the anticipation it provides."
W.E. Johns
[1893-1968]
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QUICK QUOTE
Lorna Doone
"For according to our old saying, the three learned
professions live by roguery on the three parts of a man.
The doctor mauls our bodies;
the parson starves our souls,
but the lawyer must be the adroitest knave,
for he has to ensnare our minds."
R.D.Blackmore
Richard Dodderidge Blackmore
Héliogravure by Fred K. Jenkins, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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QUICK QUOTE
"Fashion fades but style is eternal."
Yves Saint Laurent
[1.8.1936-1.6.2008]
Study of Yves Saint Laurent
Reginald gray, Public domain
via Wikimedia Commons
Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent, professionally known as Yves Saint-Laurent, was a French fashion designer who, in 1961, founded his eponymous fashion label.
He is regarded as being among the foremost fashion designers in the twentieth century.
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QUICK QUOTE
Marshall
McLuhan
[1911-1980]
suggested increased technology would lead to
"more rational, literate, calm and logical argument"
in place of angry, emotional and dismissive argument.
Marshall McLuhan
Josephine Smith
Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Herbert
Marshall McLuhan CC was a Canadian professor, philosopher, and public
intellectual. His work is one of the
cornerstones of the study of media theory.
He was born in Edmonton Canada
on the 21st July 1911 and died in Toronto on the 31st December, 1980.
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QUICK QUOTE
"I am a pessimist who enjoys being pleasantly surprised."
Alfred Brendel
Born on the 5th January 1931, Alfred Brendel KBE, is an Austrian pianist, poet and author, known particularly for his performances of Mozart, Schubert, Schoenberg, and especially Beethoven.
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QUICK QUOTES
"A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money."
John Ruskin
John Ruskin [1819-1900] Leading English art critic of the Victorian era, as well as an art patron, draughtsman, watercolourist, prominent social thinker and philanthropist.
"True ignorance is not the absence of knowledge but the refusal to acquire it."
Karl Popper
Sir Karl Raimund Popper CH FBA FRS [1902-1994] was an Austrian Jewish-British philosopher and professor. He is generally regarded as one of the 20th century's greatest philosophers of science.
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QUICK QUOTE
"Success has
a thousand fathers but failure is an orphan."
The
origins of this quotation are believed to be attributed to Julius Agricola as
written by the Roman historian Tacitus about 98AD. Translated from the Latin, "This is an
unfair thing about war: victory is
claimed by all, failure to one alone."
In 1961,
responding to a question from a journalist about the Bay of Pigs invasion, John
F. Kennedy said, "There is an old saying, victory has a thousand fathers and
defeat is an orphan."
A
"thousand" is often quoted as "a hundred" or "many", and "failure" as "defeat".
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NEWS FROM BERRYNARBOR PRE-SCHOOL
A First Taste of Education
At
Berrynarbor Pre-School we provide care and education for young children between
the ages of 2 and 5. Presently we have
spaces available and are now taking bookings for the next academic year.
If you
would like to book a place for your child/children, then please visit us or
call us on our NEW telephone number, 07932 851052, or e-mail preschoolberrynarbor@gmail.com for more information.
Our
opening times are 8.30 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. Monday to Friday We are flexible and have a range of session times to
meet your needs. For details please see the Manor Hall Diary later in
this Newsletter.
We are
Ofsted Registered and in receipt of the 2gether Scheme and Early Years
Entitlement. We are offering 30 hours'
free childcare to eligible families.
Further information regarding this funding can be found at www.gov.uk/government/publications/30-hours-free-childcare-eligibility.
Welcome Back to the Summer Term
We should like to say a very big thank you to Berry in
Bloom who kindly paid for our garden to have a much need make-over, and Wendy,
Alan, Andy, Greg, Barry, Geoff and Tony, who all kindly donated their
time. It is now a safe area for the
children to dig, grow their plants, as well as pick summer fruits -
blueberries, raspberries and strawberries, as well as explore - looking for
bugs and insects!
Irwin,
our flower pot person, now sits in pride of place overseeing the garden and
inspires the children to explore and watch nature. He was kindly donated to us by Greg Elstob.
Last term the children enjoyed the topic of
Looking at the Changes in our Seasons.
The story of Jack and the Beanstalk came to life with them making a
giant display of Jack climbing the beanstalk and planting their own magic bean
seeds, and WOW, didn't they grow! The
team from Berry in Bloom were very impressed and wanted to know what our secret
is - we don't know, you'll have to ask the children! These have been replanted in our new garden
and we shall continue to watch them grow and hopefully have some beans to
harvest later in the year.
The
children learnt about the life cycle of the frog. We were lucky enough to have some frogspawn
this year, allowing the children to monitor some of the changes and watch the
tadpoles develop. These tadpoles were
then put back into the pond to continue to grow into frogs.
The mural
created by the children using the earth pigments unique to North Devon is now
in place. The children are fascinated
by the textures and colours and they use their imagination to explain the
picture that they made in conjunction with our autumn term's topic
Space.
To
support the children's learning, this term we are looking at Going on Holiday,
based around travel, transport, travel agents and going round the world
visiting different countries. They will
be encouraged to listen to new stories, create their own passports and go on
many adventures as we explore the world.
This will
also give us the opportunity to work on our letters and sounds. Children are encouraged to sound out
familiar letters and sounds and begin to form recognisable letters or to make
patterns and put meanings to the marks they make. This is all based on the child's individual
stage of learning.
From all
the Staff at Berrynarbor Pre-School.
Sue, Karen, Charlotte and Lynne
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QUICK QUOTE
"Freedom is a very dangerous thing. Anything else is disastrous."
James Baldwin
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QUICK QUOTE
"Patriotism needs no enemy, but nationalism demands one."
Adam Gopnik
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QUICK QUOTE
On free speech
"Having the right to say something is not the same as its being right to say it."
G.K. Chesterton
[1874-1936]
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QUICK QUOTES
"Summer Afternoon" two of the most beautiful words in
the English language.
Henry James,
1843-1916
"When the facts change I change my mind."
Maynard Keynes
"Life can only be understood backwards but has to be
lived forwards."
Kierkegaard
U and Non-U Tips
as given to Binkie Beaumont:
Words like 'nothing' may we say,
End with G and not with K.
Napkins, in the smarter sets,
Are not known as serviettes.
Also, these are not tucked in
Neatly underneath the chin . . .
Should you belch at lunch or tea
Never mutter "Pardon me".
Mark these rules and, if you can,
Be a little gentleman.
Noel Coward
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QUICK QUOTE
Considering 'January Sales' which last the whole year through:
"Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers:
Little we see in Nature that is ours."
William Wordsworth [1770-1850]
Crossword Answers
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QUICK QUOTE
"Any time spent with a cat is not time wasted."
Sigmund Freud
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QUICK QUOTE
on the pursuit of happiness:
"Happiness will be found by valuing many small
moments and not by aching for perfect circumstances."
Jude Kelly [Artistic Director of the Southbank Centre]
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QUICK QUOTES
"An economist should strive to be as useful as a dentist."
John Maynard Keynes
"A manifesto should be a light house and not a shop window."
Winston Churchill
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QUICK
QUOTE
"A
sense of humour is common sense dancing."
Martin
Amis
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QUICK QUOTE:
"If
you want to go fast go by yourself.
If
you want to go far go as a group."
Old Chinese Proverb
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QUICK QUOTE
"For every complex problem there is a simple solution - and it's wrong!"
H.L.Mencken
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QUICK QUOTE
"Never sacrifice excellence for mere popularity."
Joshua Reynolds
Sir Joshua Reynolds
by Joshua Reynolds, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA FRS FRSA [16 July 1723 - 23 February 1792] who was born in Devon, was an influential eighteenth-century English painter, specialising in portraits and promoting the "Grand Style" in painting which depended on idealization of the imperfect. He was one of the founders and first president of the Royal Academy, and was knighted by George Ill in 1769.
In early 2007, Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery acquired 23 portraits from the Trustees of the Port Eliot Estate through the Acceptance in Lieu scheme. The works have remained in situ at Port Eliot. The core of the acquisition is a group of 14 works by Sir Joshua Reynolds, one of Plymouth's most famous artists, with a further nine painted by some of his contemporaries.
If you are planning a day out, Port Elliot is well worth a visit. It is situated in the village of St. Germans, on the Rame Peninsular, South East Cornwall, not too far from Plymouth. The Round Room contains a mural painted by Robert Lenckiewicz, regarded as his masterpiece. It has to be seen to be believed!
Why not also visit nearby Mount Edgcumbe. This beautifully kept stately home [owned jointly by Plymouth City and Cornwall Councils] overlooks Plymouth Sound.
Port Elliot, St. Germans, South East Cornwall
Mount Edgcumbe, Plymouth
Photographs by: Judie Weedon
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AT-A-GLANCE DIARY
| JANUARY | |
| 31st | Fun Quiz and Supper Evening, Manor Hall, 7.00 p.m. |
| FEBRUARY | |
| 5th | Mobile Library in Village from 10.55 a.m. |
| 8th | Beaford Arts: Bread & Circuses, Wot No Fish, Manor Hall, 7.00pm |
| 11th | Parish Council Meeting, Parish Room, 7.00 p.m. |
| 14th | Valentine's Day |
| 15th | Arts & Crafts ACTIVITY DAY, Manor Hall, 10.30 a.m. onwards |
| 16th | Snowdrop Day & Art Workshop, Marwood Hill Gardens, 11.00 am |
| 17th | to Friday, 21st: College and Primary School Half Term |
| 19th | Mobile Library from 10.55 a.m. Wine Circle, Manor Hall, 8.00 pm |
| 23rd | Snowdrop Day & Art Workshop, Marwood Hill Gardens, 11.00 am |
| 24th | Knit and Natter for North Devon Hospice, Manor Hall, 2.00 p.m. |
| 25th | Berry in Bloom & Best Kept Village Meeting, The Globe, 7.30 p.m. |
| 26th | Friendship Lunch, The Globe, 12.00 noon onwards |
| 28th | Beetle Drive & Fish and Chip Supper, The Globe |
| MARCH | |
| 1st | Pre-School Jumble Sale, Manor Hall |
| 5th | Mobile Library in Village from 10.55 a.m. |
| 8th | Nearly New & Jumble Sale for Newsletter, 10.30 a.m. & 2.00 p.m. |
| 11th | Parish Council Meeting, Parish Room, 7.00 p.m |
| 19th | Wine Circle, Manor Hall, 8.00 p.m. |
| 21st | Murder Mystery Night, The Globe |
| 26th | Friendship Lunch, The Globe, 12.00 noon onwards |
| 30th | St. Peter's Mothering Sunday. British Summer Time begins |
| APRIL | |
| 4th | College & Primary School: End of Spring Term |
| Manor Hall Diary | |
| Mondays | Upholstery, 9.00 to 1.00 p.m. Craft Group 1.45 p.m. Badminton, 7.30 p.m. |
| Tuesdays | N.D. Spinners [2nd & 4th] Yoga, 7.00 p.m. |
| Wednesdays | Pilates Body Workout, 9.00 a.m. |
| Thursdays | Watercolour Painting 10.00 a.m. [in 10 week term] |
| Fridays | Toddlers Soft Play and Activity a.m. Primary School p.m. |
| Penn Curzon Room | Pre-School: Mon/Tues 9.00 am - 3.00 pm Wed/Thur/Fri 8.30 am - 3.00m p.m. |
| Mobile Library - Assistant: Jacqui Mackenzie | |
| Village Shop : 10.45-11.30 a.m. Sterridge Valley : 11.45-12.15 p.m. | |
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QUICK QUOTES
"Ignorance more frequently breeds confidence than does knowledge."
Charles Darwin
"In peace there's nothing so becomes a man as modest stillness and humility."
Shakespeare
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QUICK QUOTE
From yon far country blows:
What are those blue remembered hills,
What spires, what farms are those?
I see it shining plain,
The happy highways where I went
And cannot come again.
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QUICK QUOTE
"The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed, lest Rome will become bankrupt. People must again learn to work instead of living on public assistance."
Cicero, 55 BC
Evidently we've learnt nothing at all over the past 2,068 years!
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CROSSWORD ANSWER
QUICK QUOTE
for the newish New Year:
"Dum spiro spero."
While I breath I hope
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QUICK QUOTE
with Valentine's Day in mind:
"In love men are amateurs
women are professionals."
Francois Truffaut
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QUICK QUOTE
"A sense
of humour is a sense of proportion."
Norman St. John Stevens
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QUICK QUOTE
"Where a library is least wanted it is most needed."
H.G. Wells
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QUICK QUOTE
"... wish to all
Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall,
A bin of wine, a spice of it,
A house with lawns enclosing it,
A living river by the door,
A nightingale in the sycamore."
Robert Louis Stevenson
[1850-1894]
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QUICK QUOTE:
"If you want the rainbow you've got to put up with the rain."
Dolly Parton
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QUICK QUOTE
"It is better to understand men than to judge them."
Mario Vargas Llosa
Peruvian novelist and politician
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QUICK QUOTE
"Ask yourself if you are happy and you cease to be so!"
John Stuart Mill. 1806-1873
[Philosopher and campaigner for votes for women].
The
Government is to produce "An Index of National Happiness" at a cost
of 2 million pounds.
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QUICK QUOTE
To a man with a big hammer every problem looks like a nail.
Amos Oz
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QUICK QUOTE
The mind is like a parachute.
It does not work if it's not open.
Frank Zappa
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TOPICAL QUOTE
The poet W.H. Auden said his preferred mode of government was: "Dictatorship tempered with assassination."
Was he being ironic?
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QUICK QUOTE
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
Winston Churchill
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QUICK QUOTES
"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need". Cicero
"The more things are forbidden the more popular they become". Mark Twain
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QUICK QUOTE
Overheard at Tiverton: "A trouble shared is a trouble doubled."
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QUICK QUOTES
"If you have a garden and a library you have everything you need."
Cicero
"Growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional."
Anon
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Quick Quotes
"I know why there are so many people who love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees the results."
On how his work had made possible the invention of the atom bomb: "If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker."
Einstein
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QUICK QUOTE
When Albert Einstein was a schoolboy, his teacher complained to Einstein's parents that he was a disruptive influence. "Why?" his parents asked. "He sits at the back of the class and smiles" the teacher replied.
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SENIOR MOMENTS!
Don't like shopping - it's a bore
Rushed to my car to open the door
Now what's happened, the key is stuck
Today I'm really out of luck
Turn it, twist it - all but kick it
My temper's rising by the minute
Through the window what do I see
Things inside don't belong to me
And now I do begin to whine
Because of course this car's not mine
Humble, furtive, I retreat
My own red I must seek
Suspicious looks do come my way
Oh what a truly awful day.
NEXT WEEK
Parked in Lane C by trolley shed
L registration, colour red
So out I trot with smile so smug
To enter car with elegant shrug
I don't believe it - what's with my head
A reg L Micra and its red!
It should be mine - it's by the shed
It's where I put it - like I said
Now what I see makes my face red
Lane D has a Micra, L, and red
It's mine - it's been there all along
The one I'm breaking up is wrong
One senior moment is enough
But two of them is rather tough
Suspicion spreads and people speak
My case, I think, comes up next week!
Lisa Shelley
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QUICK
QUOTE "Grandparents are for life, not just for Birthdays and
Christmas!"
[from Heather Maynard, given with feeling!]
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OF THIS AND THAT ...
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TAW & TORRIDGE CARING - Castle Centre,
A charitable organisation running carer support services in the area, Taw and Torridge Caring provide volunteers who will sit with and befriend the 'Cared for Person' allowing the Carer to have some time for themselves. If you are interested and would like more information or would like to volunteer, please contact Sharron O'Neil on [01271] 372250.
TAKE NOTICE!
BOOK CLUB - The next meeting is TODAY, 31ST MAY! 7.30 p.m. at Sloley Farm to discuss 'Blackberry Wine' by Joanna Harris. The June meeting will be on either the 27th or 28th [see the poster for details] when the book for review will be 'The Magus' by John Fowler. Everyone welcome. For more information give Jenny a ring on 882256.
COFFEE MORNING in aid of North Devon Branch of Epilepsy Action WEDNESDAY, 6TH JUNE, 10.30 to 12.30 at Hilldale, Parkway, Ilfracombe. Hilldale is situated on the corner of Parkway overlooking Bicclescombe Park opposite Coutants. Bring and Buy: please bring any produce, cakes, plants or bric-a-brac and join us for coffee in the garden. The regular June meeting of the group is on Wednesday, 13th June, 10.30 to 12.30 p.m. in the Henry Williamson Room, Barnstaple Library. Chairman, Steve McCarthy, will give a talk and slide presentation on the Cairn Nature Reserve, Ilfracombe.
WANTED! - Still ardously wanting to return to Berrynarbor, Colin and Annie are looking for a 3-4 bedroom, detached property, with character and a large [up to an acre] garden in the area. if you can help in any way at all, please contact them on 01404-881799.
COMBE MARTIN OPEN GARDENS - We, in Combe Martin, look forward again to meeting with some of you near neighbours from over the hill at our Parish Church Open Gardens on the week-end of 23rd and 24th June, from 2.00 to 6.00 p.m. each day. A time to meet old and new friends and visitors too, to join the trek to view some, if not all, of the 16 gardens open. Cream teas will be on offer at two venues and a plant stall at Adams Hay. Programmes will be available from Sue's of Combe Martin and the Tourist Information Centre in Cross Street.
- Question: What is the difference between ignorance and apathy?
- Answer: I don't know and I don't care.
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A swarm of bees in May is worth a load of hay.
A swarm of bees in June is worth a silver spoon.
A swarm of bees In July is not worth a fly.
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St. Swithin's Day, if it do rain,
For forty days it will remain.
St. Swithin's Day an it be fair,
For forty days t'will rain nae mair.
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QUICK QUOTE
Today is the tomorrow I worried about yesterday and all is well.
The secret of success is the capacity to survive failure.
Noel Coward
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QUICK QUOTES
Humour is the manifestation of the divine in human nature.
Dimitri Shostakovitch
Mans capacity for evil makes democracy necessary.
Mans capacity for goodness makes democracy possible.
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QUICK QUOTE
"Hope is the fuel of progress."
Tony Benn
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CROSSWORD SOLUTION
QUICK QUOTES
Eileen Atkins [Actor]
on Cats
"They select you. Upset them and they'll leave and seduce another household!"
Louis Macneice
on Contentment [in 'Autumn Journey']:
"... music on the gramophone, a cat and the smell of jasmine."
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QUICK QUIP
"Eternity is an awfully long time especially towards the end".
Woody Allen
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QUICK QUOTE
ARISTOTLE
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QUICK QUOTE
"Doubts unite us. Convictions divide us."
Peter Ustinov
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QUICK QUOTE
"Any woman who wants to be like a man lacks ambition."
Mae West
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QUICK QUOTES
Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true
friends will leave footprints in your heart.
Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is mystery, Today is a gift
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QUICK QUOTE
across the night;
Most men are more or less
all right!!
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QUICK QUOTE
People without a sense of humour should never be put in charge of anything.
Lord Runcie - Former Archbishop of Canterbury
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QUICK QUOTE!
The rain it raineth
on the just, and on the unjust fella,
But principally upon
the just, because the unjust has the just's umbrella!
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Quick Quote
from Bernard
Allen
"It is unwise to pay too much but it is worse to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money ... that is all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the things it was bought to do. The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot ... it cannot be done. If you deal with the lowest bidder it is well to add something for the risk you run. And if you do that you will have enough to pay for the something better."
John Ruskin [1819-1900]
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QUICK QUOTE
The W.I. President of a village in the Cotswolds, earlier this century: "Oh yes, we're very democratic here. On our W.I. committee we have three ladies, three women and the village school mistress."3
QUICKISH QUOTE
It was once said of Herbert Morris [Peter Mandelson's grandfather]: "He is his own worst enemy." "Not while I'm alive he's not", responded Ernest Bevin [the post-war Foreign Secretary and former farm worker who was born and brought up on Exmoor, at Winsford]!
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QUICK QUOTE
When in doubt always tell the truth. It will confound your enemies and astound your friends.
Mark Twain
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QUICK QUOTE
"A Committee is a group that keeps Minutes and loses Hours"
Which means that both morning and night,
We attend and amend and contend and defend
Without a conclusion in sight.
We confer and concur, we defer and demur,
And reiterate all of our thoughts;
We revise the agenda with frequent addenda,
And consider a load of reports.
We compose and propose, we support and oppose,
And the points of procedure are fun!
But though various notions are brought up as motions,
There's terribly little gets done!
We resolve and absolve, but we never dissolve
Since it's out of the question for us;
What a shattering pity to end our committee
Where else could we make such a fuss?
Anon
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QUICK QUOTE
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
Sir Winston Churchill
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Quick Quote
If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
Mark Twain
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QUICK QUOTE
It's only eighteen inches between a pat on the back and a kick in the pants.
E. Joseph Cossman
5
QUICK QUOTE
"What do you mean we don't communicate? Just yesterday I faxed you a reply to the recorded message you left on your answering machine. "
The Wall Street Journal
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QUOTATIONS
Quick Quote
Nature can cope with man's need - but not with man's greed.
Gandhi
Sunday School Quotes
This term, we are teaching the children the Ten Commandments. On discussing 'Thou Shalt Not Commit Murder', one little boy who had been listening intently, very solemnly declared: 'My cat's a murderer because he kills mice'!
On another occasion we were discussing where God lives and a little girl informed us that she thought God lived in her bathroom. Asked why, she said: 'My dad keeps knocking on the door and shouting, 'My God, are you still in there?'!
Sally B and Joy M
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".. selfhood begins with a walking away and love is proved in the letting go."
C. Day Lewis
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"Unhappy the country which has no heroes.
Unhappy the country which needs them. "
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"Art is not a sauce added to ordinary cooking. It is the cooking itself, if it is good."
William R. Lethaby [1857-1913]
Barnstaple born Architect
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"Who cares from where kindness and compassion come - as long as they come."
Lionel Blue
"It is better to light a candle than moan about the dark. "
Jewish Proverb
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Even the journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.
Chinese Proverb
Said by the late Group Captain Leonard Cheshire, "Kindness in another's trouble: courage in one's own."
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"Humour is the blossom on the nettle. " Coleridge
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A farmer won half a million pounds on the pools. His neighbour asked him, "What will you do now Jan?" He replied, "Oh, I shall just bide yer farmin till tis all gone."
John Huxtable
At the end of a 50 page letter, George Bernard Shaw wrote : "I'm sorry this letter is so long. I didn't have time to write a short one.
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You always help a lame dog over a stile, but you never help a lazy one.
John Huxtable
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A suggestion has been put forward to invite readers to
contribute a pithy quote - something witty or wise [or preferably both] - or
even a country saying. So how about it? Pop your 'Quick Quote' [it need only be
a line or two] in the box in the Post Office. Here are a couple of seasonal
country sayings to start the ball rolling:
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