Tag Archives: life

THE HEROES THAT HELP THE HEROES

Posted on Oct 17, 2010 by Granny

I have just spent a lovely evening with my Son, Daughter in Law and 2 Grandsons, not unusual you may say. Except this time we were having a get together as my Son is leaving for Afghanistan on Tuesday, to … Continue reading →

Posted in JUST SAYING | Tagged Britain, british armed forces, children, college, English, family, government, Help for Heroes, heroes, life, people, siblings | 5 Comments

ONE OF THOSE DAYS!

Posted on Aug 17, 2010 by Granny

Good morning, Granny calling……I am having one of those days, you know, the sort of day that starts out wrong. When you try to put the lid of the teapot on the kettle by mistake (and it falls in) and … Continue reading →

Posted in GRUMBLINGS | Tagged age, cleaning, college, GRUMBLINGS, Grumpy, life, people, woman, WOMEN | 4 Comments

You Are What You Eat…Hmmmm

Posted on Aug 12, 2010 by Granny

Today, I am back on the weightwatchers’ plan after my holiday. I’m glad to say that during my holiday (all 4 weeks of it) I only gained 6lbs….RESULT! Eating pancakes for breakfast, drinking far too much delicious beer and wine, … Continue reading →

Posted in GRUMBLINGS, RANTS | Tagged age, Britain, canada, eating, fat, food, kate moss, life, obese, old, pancakes, people, weightwatchers, WOMEN | Leave a comment

CANADA 2010 – DAY 11

Posted on Jul 21, 2010 by Granny

Granny calling….I woke this morning with a tongue like Ghandi’s flip flop! It was 10.00am and aunty was already pootling about in the kitchen, water, water, I need water! Martin was still snoring and Uncle wasn’t up yet either, we … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada 2010, TRAVEL & HOLIDAYS | Tagged Ball Game, Bessborough hotel, canada, kinsmen Park, life, people, Saskatoon, shopping, tASTE OF sASKATCHEWAN, time, TRAVEL, Western Development Museum | 2 Comments

CANADA 2010 DAY 9&10

Posted on Jul 20, 2010 by Granny

Granny calling….I am a day or so behind, we have been busy, busy, busy and yesterday I decided I would type up the blog as we were driving to MooseJaw only to find that the netbook batteries were flat and … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada 2010, TRAVEL & HOLIDAYS | Tagged AL CAPONE, Calgary, canada, life, mOOSEJAW, Saskatoon, sunday, time, TRAVEL, TUNNELS, weather | 2 Comments

CANADA 2010 – DAY 8

Posted on Jul 18, 2010 by Granny

Granny calling….getting out of bed later every day, could it be due to the fact that we were late to bed again? Yesterday went by in a flash, as does every day and by the time we had sat on … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada 2010, TRAVEL & HOLIDAYS | Tagged barbecue, BEER, Calgary, life, people, Saskatoon, shopping, TRAVEL, vodka and tonic | 1 Comment

WITH RESPONSIBILITY, GIVE US THE POWER!

Posted on Jul 7, 2010 by Granny

According to The Guardian teachers will get tougher powers to deal with unruly pupils in a “zero tolerance” crackdown on nuisance in the classroom…….. Staff will be given powers to search children for mobile phones, music players, pornography, fireworks and … Continue reading →

Posted in GRUMBLINGS, RANTS | Tagged age, anger, angry, children, college, Education, language, lecturers, life, MEN, old, parents, people, power, responsibility, spiderman, teachers, teenagers, time, woman, work | 4 Comments

CANADA – 5 DAY TO GO…..

Posted on Jul 5, 2010 by Granny

Granny calling, Five days to go and I’m still not organised. I have ordered dollars, I have finished all the washing and ironing and I am struggling to stay focussed at work due to the fact that I have so … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada 2010, TRAVEL & HOLIDAYS | Tagged Britain, Calgary, canada, college, life, manchester, people, time | 2 Comments

IT’S A STICK UP!

Posted on Jun 25, 2010 by Granny

Picture this, it’s someone’s birthday and you have to buy a really special card. You haven’t seen this person all year and you really want to push the boat out and post a card of distinction, not just any old … Continue reading →

Posted in GRUMBLINGS, RANTS | Tagged annoying, birthdays, cards, greeting, Health and safety, life, price tags, ranting, shopping, shops, stickers, swearing, time | 2 Comments

TODAY’S CHILDREN ARE TOMORROW’S ADULTS

Posted on Jun 17, 2010 by Granny

Imagine this, you wake up one morning and you are suddenly a ‘teenager’. You are no longer 12 but 13! When you went to bed last night, you were treated like a child. You woke up this morning and you … Continue reading →