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Leeds Castle

07 May 2015 38 Comments

by Ritu in Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Castle, Henry the Eighth, Leeds Castle, School Trip, Swans

What a lovely day for a school trip!

Leeds Castle

The Moat

The drawbridge

Loved this Knocker!

The Queen's bathroom!

Busts of King Henry the Eighth and his 3 children

Black swans!

Duckies!

Can you spot it?

Our mode of transport… A yellow double decker bus!!
Shattered but satisfied!

THAT Day…

07 May 2015 5 Comments

by Ritu in Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Election Fever, Use Your Vote

I really thought I wouldn’t bother writing about today.

You know, that day.

Election Day.

Yup it’s here, well, it’s almost been and gone!

40 minutes left to vote folks!

Whatever you decide, whoever you vote for, please, just make sure you vote!

Last election 35% of voters didn’t even bother! Then we ended up with a coalition government, that hasn’t done too bad, but it’s not performed the best either!

I’m no politician, heck I don’t even understand half of what they whitter on about!

But one thing I always do, is use my vote.

Whatever the outcome, at least I know I exercised my right!

Roll on tomorrow, and we’ll which circus is going to run the country this time!

Books And Authors Who Coloured My Childhood – Part 5 – Ann Jungman

07 May 2015 14 Comments

by Ritu in Childhood Authors, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Ann Jungman, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Childhood Authors

Vlad The Drac.

Have you heard of Vlad The Drac?

I was amazed to find out that not many people had! I read and reread these books as I really enjoyed them!

Ann Jungman wrote a series of books about Vlad the Drac, a vegetarian vampire who manages to come home with two English children after a holiday they went on in Romania! I only ever read 3 of them, in a lovely set which my Mum had got for me, but now, with the advent of the internet, and search engines, I find there were 6 books! (My fingers itch to find them on ebay or amazon, but I am trying to be good, I am running out of space on the bookshelves! Actually there is no space, the floor in front of the kids bookshelf is now getting covered with books too!)

My original books

Again, I managed to retain my original books, thanks to my Mum, who’s hoarding habit can be a really good thing sometimes!

And I read these to the kids too, who loved them. Lil Man has just finished reading all three himself, and actually dressed up as Vlad at World Book Day!

Hands up anyone else who has heard of Vlad the Drac?!

Read part 1 here.
Read part 2 here
Read part 3 here
Read part 4 here

Stand By Me – Thoughtful Thursday

07 May 2015 10 Comments

by Ritu in Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Family, Friends, Support

(Image from Facebook)

We all need that support, that backbone behind us… For some it’s your family. For some your friends.

It may be one individual, it might be a group, a mixture of people, creating the support network you require.

Always try and be there for people you love too. Even though they might seem to have everything, and be happy, you never know when they might need a crutch… Just that little bit of support. And they might be the support you need one day in the future.

I’m not in any major need of support, as such, but knowing I have my Husband, parents and family right there, is all the reassurance I need to carry on every day, and on top of that, I have lots of aquaintances, but the friends who I hold close to my heart, are always there, at the end of the phone, or available for me to speak with them, if I needed it.

Just knowing that I have them all there, any time I need it, is enough for me to lead a fulfilled, happy life,

Oh, and the children’s hugs and smiles always help too!

Know that you have people behind you, (I’m one of them!) and be someone’s invisible support too, it’ll make you feel good. 😊

I’m Gay!

07 May 2015 37 Comments

by Ritu in Humour Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Gay, LGBT, Quiz

Well, would you look at that! The Oracle that is the Interweb tells me that according to some very scientific questions and answers, I am in fact GAY!