Thought for Today

joanlawson

skezier wrote:

I verify this one is so true.....

Cornwall hangs around the neck of her children like a mill stone.... Daphne Du Maurier

You know Fairies also die if you say thank you when someone says bless you following a sneeze..... I think pos like sheep fairies are just looking for ways to die I always explain to people why I don't say thank you as to not do seems such bad manners x

Hi Cris

I'm trying to work out the meaning of the Daphne Du Maurier quote about Cornwall. What do you think it means? A millstone suggests a heavy burden, but why would Cornwall be that?

ninakang

When you sneeze, people used to think you were exorcising demon, hence others would say "Bless you" - saying thank you in return has a negative effect on the "blessing" which is why you shouldn't say it.

Ahem... apparently!

I always say "Excuse me" instead of "Thank you".

Nx

dreamdaisy

Hello joanlawson. In answer to your Cornwall query it could be something to do with the fact that you can never get away from it, it keeps calling you back. Just a thought. DD

skezier

Hi Joan,

I think DD has that right.... no matter where you are, no matter how happy you are, no matter how warm, how dry and how sunny Cornwall will not relinquish he hold on your soul.... this I know but..... well in return she gives a huge sense of belonging and very deep roots..... x

frogmorton

skezier wrote:

Hi Joan,

I think DD has that right.... no matter where you are, no matter how happy you are, no matter how warm, how dry and how sunny Cornwall will not relinquish he hold on your soul.... this I know but..... well in return she gives a huge sense of belonging and very deep roots..... x

Ah Cris!!!

That is lovely

I belong nowhere and to no-one

a bit nomadic

Have moved house 24 times in my life

Toni xx

joanlawson

Yes, DD and Cris, that's what I thought it must mean. I have a friend who is from Cornwall, and she feels that it is calling her back no matter where else in the world she goes. It is a beautiful part of the country, so I can understand her feelings.

Toni, I can't imagine moving so many times :!:

dreamdaisy

A nomadic and solo frogmorton? Why so many moves? I cannot comprehend it either. I have to start planning one soon and I'm dreading it. DD

joanlawson

Hi

I have just been watching a programme about Pablo Picasso, so my thought for today is a quote from him;

“We don't grow older, we grow riper”

Wonkylegs

my hubby came up with a super one-liner tonight that I will treasure forever ....

When I was singing (full of cold and with a sore throat) along to songs of praise I commented that my gravelly voice made me sound like a 'tenor' (say it out loud and you'll see what he heard )

hubby's quick response was "don't worry .... i'd still love you if you were a 'five-pencer' "

how lucky am i?!

joanlawson

Hi Wonky

I like that, and you are lucky indeed ( but not to have a cold!)

trisher

I'm laing in bed, he new morning is creeping through the curtains as the breeze gently moves the curtains a little bit.

There are so many birds singing in the new dawn. It is so peaceful.

How nice is it to leave the window ajar, and hear the birds singing. I hope Summer is on the way after all the cold weather we have had.

Trish xx

whalewatcher

One of my favourite sayings is 'we don't remember days, we remember moments'.
Perhaps your peaceful dawn with the birds singing will become one of your 'moments' Trish.

Whalewatcher

joanlawson

That's a nice saying, Whalewatcher, and so true. Some moments stay in your mind for ever.

I wonder whether watching a whale was one of your moments :?: Seeing dolphins swimming wild in the sea is one of my happy moments.

Trisher, I liked your description of the dawn chorus.

Joan

whalewatcher

It was indeed one of my moments Joan.
On a small boat in the Galapagos Islands, 5am on a beautiful day, the silence was broken by a huge splash - a humpback whale and her calf. Moved me to tears!

Whalewatcher

skezier

Oh Whalewatcher I am so envious :oops: That must have been incredible and wow!

The best we get down here are the basking sharks and the occasional pod of killer whales but they don't come in shore too much..... course the dolphins and porpoises but they can' compete with your humpback.... or the location Cris x

Hi Joan not many thoughts in this head today..... sorry I am sort of seeing in my head whales in the cool waters of Alaska...... :roll: x

whalewatcher

Hi Cris

Actually sharks are my very favourite creatures & I'd forgotten you get them down there. Hmm, and I wouldn't have to travel half way round the world.

Whalewatcher

skezier

whalewatcher wrote:

Hi Cris

Actually sharks are my very favourite creatures & I'd forgotten you get them down there. Hmm, and I wouldn't have to travel half way round the world.

Whalewatcher

Hi Whalewatcher,

Oh they come in..... they do Scotland as well.

You like sharks? I am glad the image of them is getting better... think Jaws did a lot of damage in some ways (good film mind and put the fear of god into me :shock: I was younger )

We get Mako's this way and occasionally they give warning cus they have been seen near some beach....... I used to dive and we 'met' a Mako but its did the pointed fins shake thing but didn't come in and swam off quite quickly... that was in the mouth of the Fal......

Oh now the Baskin's..... went in with them and you know what to them we were below contempt.... we were I think just there but of no consequence. I was amazed (i don't know why) they were warm to the touch...... they have huge mouths though and are clearly sharks and well Jaws did effect me..... I wasn't in the water for long..... sad eh?

When you went to the Galapagos did you go onshore as well.... you don't know ho envious I am amazing place.

Hey nice to meet you by the way Cris x

whalewatcher

Sharks are beautiful creatures & deserve more love & respect. A few of them have some nasty habits but hey! I envy you for being able to see them near to where you live.
We did go ashore in Galapagos, only for a few hours a day, only with a guide and only on clearly defined paths. I had a few pangs of guilt at being there at all but it was a life ambition.
The Ecuadorians call them 'Las Encantadas', the Enchanted Isles and they are indeed.
It's nice to be here in the forum though I have sort of been here before!

Whalewatcher

dolittle

Mine's ever so dull, after all the sharks and fairies!

Before you set your heart on anything, consider how happy they are who already have it.

There, I told you it was dull.
(But I've dun all me washin'! Hooray.)
Do

whalewatcher

Thats not dull Do - I like it.
And you're ahead of me, I'm still doing my washing.

Whalewatcher

skezier

Hi Whalewatcher,

You know I got 3 ambitions before I die and the Galapagos Ilse are one of them..... The others .... well there might 4 actually, a balloon over the Serengeti and massi's and got to go to the Born Free Sanctuary in Kenya...... and a bit of my brain clearly wants to go to Alaska..... Its still playing with whales

Thy will never happen but I kinda hold on to dreams ...... I used to dream of breeding a Derby winner oh how bones change your perspective

There are sadly 2 harbors (well ones a port) who still run shark fishing oats.... We used to sit on the walls in Falmouth when I was a id and it was always sad to see them flying a flag... or more (they do 1 for each shark caught). Mostly Threshers and Blues but sometimes Mako's..... Just for sport eh?!

Hey did you see any whites there? And Tortoises? I always felt so sorry for Lonesome George....

Hell this is an essay....... :oops:

Glad you are here properly now, I did wonder but may way off mark...... I often am Oh Oh where do you get the lion pellets please? They are meant to work with foxes......Had a daylight raid and he got a chicken..... I don't mind them coming at night but that was pushing it a bit.....

Right I must go u chicken to bed and I think i agreed to take someone shopping in my vague and too cold state this morning :roll: Cris x

Hey Joan...... I remembered one,

Poach and egg not an Ellie..... x

whalewatcher

Hold on to your dreams Cris, you never know. I still have ambitions even though I have just collected my bus pass & sometimes feel my age.
I did see the giant tortoises & Lonesome George actually lives with 2 female tortoises. He had a very smug expression on his face the day I saw him!
Just put 'Lion Poo' into Google & it comes up with suppliers. I think it works for foxes too.

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joanlawson

Wow, Whalewatcher, that was a wonderful moment when you saw the whale and calf.

Have you been on the forum previously? Welcome back, if that is the case.

Hi Dolittle

Before you set your heart on anything, consider how happy they are who already have it.

Like those people who've won £86 million on the lottery :?: I wouldn't say no to just one million. :!:

Hi Cris

Poach an egg not an Ellie..... x

I like that Cris.

skezier

Hi Whalewatcher..... a huge great (((((((((( )))))))))) and some of us are looking forward to bus passes after last night Luv Cris off to google lion poo :shock: something I never knew I would do xx

whalewatcher

Hi Joan

I am back on the forum as myself. Some of you will know me better as Val from Helplines (recently retired & enjoying the time off).

The prize for identifying me has to go to Cris who was very quick to work out it was me. Large box of chocs to you Cris.

Whalewatcher.