tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post8684698142134873479..comments2024-03-22T23:27:47.349+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: Another BirthdayGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-4683813422433598862016-06-06T21:15:57.941+01:002016-06-06T21:15:57.941+01:00Thanks Helen. It's beautiful today and I'v...Thanks Helen. It's beautiful today and I've been at the Grim all day varnishing oak door surrounds. The better the day, though, the better the deed!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-1121812262766542812016-06-06T21:12:06.602+01:002016-06-06T21:12:06.602+01:00Serenata it's what makes life what it is and w...Serenata it's what makes life what it is and we who we are.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-86694674779344491882016-06-06T21:10:59.460+01:002016-06-06T21:10:59.460+01:00Life goes on Lee. Thank you for your thoughts.Life goes on Lee. Thank you for your thoughts.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-67468868456756908242016-06-06T10:47:40.390+01:002016-06-06T10:47:40.390+01:00Really glad you had such a good day GB and thank y...Really glad you had such a good day GB and thank you for your email. I shall keep fingers crossed that the weather stays fine for you, xxxHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13624194722106155800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-72983971606979923092016-06-06T09:46:12.633+01:002016-06-06T09:46:12.633+01:00Well I am a bit late at wishing you a happy 'a...Well I am a bit late at wishing you a happy 'anniversary' of your birth, but the sentiment is the same. Glad you had a good day - what a mix of anniversaries on such a day!Serenatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08473750681150978115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-84276065140572073652016-06-06T03:07:30.724+01:002016-06-06T03:07:30.724+01:00Happy Birthday for the 4th Graham...I apologise fo...Happy Birthday for the 4th Graham...I apologise for running late. I lost the weekend somehow. Sorry you've had to go through the loss of your son....I can't imagine the sorrow of losing a child.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-65891706443520725592016-06-05T23:46:36.943+01:002016-06-05T23:46:36.943+01:00Thanks Gaz. Thank you all for dinner and for makin...Thanks Gaz. Thank you all for dinner and for making it a lovely evening. Yes the gin is rather moreish.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-9880395345364377182016-06-05T22:56:14.084+01:002016-06-05T22:56:14.084+01:00Glad we could be there to celebrate your anniversa...Glad we could be there to celebrate your anniversary of arrival on the planet. Had a great night on Friday, everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Enjoyed one too many of the Harris gins on Saturday myself. Synflamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13698351187221918659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-60734803451489510542016-06-05T08:32:07.171+01:002016-06-05T08:32:07.171+01:00Meike I wouldn't have realised the wrong gramm...Meike I wouldn't have realised the wrong grammatical construction in the German although I could work it out - just and then I read the Latin which I recognised. It is indeed. As usual you have the right thoughts and the right words for the occasion.<br /><br />The gin is available on line and it can be sent to Germany as it happens. See <a href="http://www.harrisdistillery.com/shop/gin" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-8113460819703070452016-06-05T08:21:55.394+01:002016-06-05T08:21:55.394+01:00I like that bit of information Meike. Thanks.I like that bit of information Meike. Thanks.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-25457715814943134562016-06-05T08:00:49.117+01:002016-06-05T08:00:49.117+01:00In Italian, birthday is "compleanno", li...In Italian, birthday is "compleanno", literally "completion of a year", which is perfectly true.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-47215731969096890732016-06-05T07:59:53.206+01:002016-06-05T07:59:53.206+01:00Belated Happy Birthday wishes from me, Graham!
The...Belated Happy Birthday wishes from me, Graham!<br />The anniversaries of such different events all falling on the same day are a reflection of life itself, aren't they. So often, the good and the bad, the happy and the sad, are so very close together. There is a sentence in an old church hymn I've learned many years ago when I was still part of the choir that goes "Mitten wir im Leben sind mit dem Tod umfangen." (The "wrong" grammatical construction of the sentence is of course due to it being very old and set to music.) In Latin, it is Media Vita in Morte Sumus, and although it became truly popular when Martin Luther wrote a hymn around it, the word were in use already as early as around the year 750.<br />To me, it's not "morbid" to think such thoughts in connection with someone's (even my own) birthday, but it is realism and being down-to-earth, while at the same time allowing me to enjoy what good things life has in store for me, even "small" things, to the full. You and I have been, independently of each other, at close quarters with untimely deaths of loved ones, and can appreciate life all the more for it, I think.<br /><br />Good friends, good food and good drink - what more indeed could anyone want for their birthday!<br />I like the look of that gin bottle. Is it possible to order online? O.K. is a gin "fan" and I am sure this would make a great present for him.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-31178832542293556602016-06-05T07:34:58.962+01:002016-06-05T07:34:58.962+01:00Cro I recall being in Charroux one year and wantin...Cro I recall being in Charroux one year and wanting birthday cards and finding out that Anniversaire cards are nowhere near as popular in France as they are in the UK but I did approve of the term. I might start using it and see if I can set a trend going.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-68317988773396880832016-06-05T07:32:56.548+01:002016-06-05T07:32:56.548+01:00Yes Red it's a hard day to forget.Yes Red it's a hard day to forget.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-77772851603670320472016-06-05T07:32:05.427+01:002016-06-05T07:32:05.427+01:00Thank you Pauline. You'd have enjoyed the crai...Thank you Pauline. You'd have enjoyed the craic and the fact that the sun doesn't go down at the moment (when it's actually showing itself!) until nearly 2230 and it doesn't get dark all night.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-47587439690407500772016-06-05T07:29:50.951+01:002016-06-05T07:29:50.951+01:00I did have a lovely day Jenny. Thank you. the ide...I did have a lovely day Jenny. Thank you. the idea of an 'official' birthday could be used, too, by people like my daughter-in-law who's birthday is 24 December.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-31664552261535172762016-06-05T07:28:03.916+01:002016-06-05T07:28:03.916+01:00Carol the gin is distilled at a new distillery on ...Carol the gin is distilled at a new distillery on the Isle of Harris and is proving exceptionally popular. It has a very distinctive taste from kelp sugars. That was the first time I had tried it. It won't be the last! Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-55751136522966927412016-06-05T07:26:07.616+01:002016-06-05T07:26:07.616+01:00If it had been a Thursday I could have got a Thank...If it had been a Thursday I could have got a Thankful Thursday post out of it Fiona.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-78804870117279679452016-06-05T07:25:17.785+01:002016-06-05T07:25:17.785+01:00Thank you YP. I suppose in many thing in life odds...Thank you YP. I suppose in many thing in life odds of 365:1 would be considered quite good.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-67582858431277866962016-06-05T07:23:50.097+01:002016-06-05T07:23:50.097+01:00'Twas indeed Andrea. Thanks.'Twas indeed Andrea. Thanks.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-68450796446396899792016-06-05T07:23:22.760+01:002016-06-05T07:23:22.760+01:00Thank you Kate my Jabberwocky friend.Thank you Kate my Jabberwocky friend.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-44287141067883167732016-06-05T07:22:22.794+01:002016-06-05T07:22:22.794+01:00Thank you Monica.Thank you Monica.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-6603905509488786502016-06-05T05:02:12.407+01:002016-06-05T05:02:12.407+01:00I so agree with you about the word 'birthday&#...I so agree with you about the word 'birthday', which is why I thoroughly approve of the French word 'Anniversaire'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-31066617732450419182016-06-05T02:44:57.695+01:002016-06-05T02:44:57.695+01:00Happy birthday! I hope you had a great day. You ha...Happy birthday! I hope you had a great day. You have a couple more very significant memories on your day.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-59559417050618592052016-06-04T23:28:11.094+01:002016-06-04T23:28:11.094+01:00Happy birthday, Graham. Hope you are having a gre...Happy birthday, Graham. Hope you are having a great night and a well deserved celebration with Dave and Pat. Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.com