tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post6390892446499740335..comments2023-12-31T08:43:00.853+00:00Comments on Wife in the North: It's my partywife in the northhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15227214647512546906noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-10757749218159221192007-07-03T17:28:00.000+01:002007-07-03T17:28:00.000+01:00Saddle-buying should be left to the experts...17"?...Saddle-buying should be left to the experts...<BR/><BR/>17"?<BR/>17-1/2"?<BR/>Longer or shorter?<BR/>Narrow?<BR/>Wide?<BR/>Somewhere in between?<BR/>Black?<BR/>Brown?<BR/><BR/>I'd stick with the bone-drenching beach walk; far easier to change your mind about and anything less than £1,200 has to be a bargain.<BR/>:-)<BR/><BR/>Happy Birthday!Brennighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553332352189636358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-71346600536269581882007-07-03T17:23:00.000+01:002007-07-03T17:23:00.000+01:00I will be in Northumberland on holiday next week, ...I will be in Northumberland on holiday next week, may bump into you at a castle. My children have planned Alnwick (due to the Harry Potter connection, of course) I would like to see the fountains, but I fear I may be washed away.<BR/><BR/>My 9 year old son seems to think Northumberland could be exciting, he asked if they have 'minor earthquakes'. I haven't told him about the bearsMiss Thistlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15478674147677457125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-2827612149145764392007-07-03T13:45:00.000+01:002007-07-03T13:45:00.000+01:00I wake up nearly every morning and get a sudden sh...I wake up nearly every morning and get a sudden shock when I remember I am 58 and not 43 any more. Apparently if you live your life appropriate to the age you think you are, you are less likely to look your real age anyway. Anything's worth a go don't you think? Hence my wardrobe full of unsuitable clothes, a spikey haircut and too much lip gloss. Sad old bird, me, but trendy with it.<BR/><BR/>:)Swearing Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07277450057243928790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-72128321659024289002007-07-03T09:58:00.000+01:002007-07-03T09:58:00.000+01:00I remember once watching a 55 year old celebrity o...I remember once watching a 55 year old celebrity on TV and commenting to my husband that she had aged much better than me. <BR/><BR/>"What age do you think you are then?" <BR/>"the same age as her?" <BR/>"No, try 65" <BR/>"You're kidding, I can't be that old" <BR/>"I can assure you that you are" <BR/>"Fuck". <BR/><BR/>Sadly, that is also a true story!www.retiredandcrazy.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12130398756223000765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-30229778575114480112007-07-02T19:27:00.000+01:002007-07-02T19:27:00.000+01:00Have you been to Belsay to the Picture House exhib...Have you been to Belsay to the Picture House exhibition? Fifth to the top left of the fire place in the room that Imogen Cloet and Jacob Polley have filled with keys is the pantry key!occasional northernerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12937407254161207915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-37757715673618350112007-07-02T09:19:00.000+01:002007-07-02T09:19:00.000+01:00Happy Birthday, WITN (sorry I'm late visiting).Hop...Happy Birthday, WITN (sorry I'm late visiting).<BR/><BR/>Hope your day proved unexpectedly enjoyable.debiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14218049959165514277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-48736915805893911022007-07-01T14:50:00.000+01:002007-07-01T14:50:00.000+01:00happy birthday! hope you managed to get some fun t...happy birthday! hope you managed to get some fun time in.rara_avishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777253376665017608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-13148164447516839032007-06-30T00:59:00.000+01:002007-06-30T00:59:00.000+01:00Hope you had a lovely birthday, Wifey!Hope you had a lovely birthday, Wifey!Motheratlargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08702824820715807897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-41041280156496245312007-06-29T17:48:00.000+01:002007-06-29T17:48:00.000+01:00Hi WITNI hope you have a lovely day whatever you d...Hi WITN<BR/><BR/>I hope you have a lovely day whatever you decide. How about a Teddy Bears Picnic on the floor with the kids. I often did it for my kids, or was it for me! <BR/><BR/>loved iotas comment about making a docs appointment knowing she would need it. Now that is called being prepared and very clever. <BR/><BR/>I would have had to book the car in at the garage too cause that was always gauranteed to play up also. To the point that when my hubby went off to the Gulf War and I was left out in Germany on my own, he trained me up on how to change a compressor, tune the engine up and change the plugs. I did this with two babies sat beside me. <BR/><BR/>PoetessxxxxPoetesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03345303770870526761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-55897883604388530602007-06-29T17:35:00.000+01:002007-06-29T17:35:00.000+01:00Happy Birthday! Believe me, you wouldn't have want...Happy Birthday! Believe me, you wouldn't have wanted to have been in London today.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103529618681254875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-43169910891375745242007-06-29T17:33:00.000+01:002007-06-29T17:33:00.000+01:00A friend of mine has emailed Wifey a jackie lawson...A friend of mine has emailed Wifey a jackie lawson greeting card from all of us - hope it makes her feel she is celebrating birthday amongst REAL friends.Penny Pincherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00993473608935875834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-58620374779189674472007-06-29T17:06:00.000+01:002007-06-29T17:06:00.000+01:00Hi, Wifey -- After a morning of a charming mammogr...Hi, Wifey -- After a morning of a charming mammogram and dr.'s appt, I've thought up another Birthday angle. <BR/><BR/>Husband gets home tonight, right? Just postpone the B'day a day or maybe two. Simply plan what you want to do (we already know he's not too great on planning celebrations) -- Great dinner (make it expensive, please), some other endeavor that makes you happy. Make all the reservations. Invite him to accompany you and to pay for it all. Even lay out his suitable clothes if that's not a strong point for him. <BR/><BR/>Inform him that you look absolutely stunning and you want to hear him say it! Just MAKE it happen! He might be delighted to get off with just the cost and none of the planning!sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07577409248867401730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-18541751309604882792007-06-29T14:49:00.000+01:002007-06-29T14:49:00.000+01:00Dear Mrs. WifeHappy birthday. If you are stuck wi...Dear Mrs. Wife<BR/><BR/>Happy birthday. <BR/><BR/>If you are stuck with the children all day on your birthday, <BR/><BR/>(and I know you love them, but maybe you might wish for some adult companionship, so not having any adult companionship, you might feel stuck with the kids)<BR/><BR/>why not make the most of it, and tell them this is "Mummy's" birthday and then have a birthday party for yourself with the kids. <BR/><BR/>You could either give them some money to buy your presents (under supervision) or you could just buy your own presents, and help them wrap them, and then act excited when you open them, or you could just all make some little kid crafty things, or just pick some wild flowers. <BR/><BR/>And get a cake, and get some icecream, and hype the kids up with excitement like its Christmas morning, only its not Christmas, its MUMMY'S BIRTHDAY!!! Hooray!<BR/><BR/>And also, I think you find that if you subtract a couple of years off your age, it always makes you feel better. Even if your true age is 89, it just feels better to tell people you're 87.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09544494033981606866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-7908177484291676052007-06-29T14:38:00.000+01:002007-06-29T14:38:00.000+01:00Well - I hope you avoided London with it all being...Well - I hope you avoided London with it all being gloomy news today re the potential car bomb in Haymarket. You could sit at home with your feet up - a lovely bottle of Moet with smoked salmon and strawberries and watching Wimbledon (if it not raining) - let the kids have some champers too - after the initial fun hyper activity they'll sleep like angels. It looks very very wet up North so i hope you're managing to keep your head above water.<BR/>I'm just going to see if wethere is an email address for you and in which case will look out a lovely jackie lawson greeting card. :) <BR/>Mid 40s is a lovely age - its after 55 that the general decline appears to set in. Perhaps you're getting menopausal symptoms - depression being very much one of them - gosh - what a comforter I've been - sorry. xPenny Pincherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00993473608935875834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-3954898462218655872007-06-29T12:40:00.000+01:002007-06-29T12:40:00.000+01:00Happy BirthdayxHappy Birthday<BR/>xCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470638074202676460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-35442369003024451252007-06-29T12:34:00.000+01:002007-06-29T12:34:00.000+01:00sunshine said... For the very first (and perhap...<I> sunshine said...<BR/><BR/> For the very first (and perhaps last) time, I agree with Mutley. Get in the limo with the Chippies and enjoy the champagne! But Mutley -- after eight Chippies, what will WITN have left for you, you poor baby? </I><BR/><BR/><B> I am guessing not a lot.... But I am not selfish. You should get a blog Little Miss Sunshine - then I can flirt with you....you know you would like it. </B>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-14488552834319951692007-06-29T12:31:00.000+01:002007-06-29T12:31:00.000+01:00Well you are writing it, anyway. That's a start. H...Well you are writing it, anyway. That's a start. Happy Birthday...Stay at home dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943310521217164291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-83820906437923593472007-06-29T12:07:00.000+01:002007-06-29T12:07:00.000+01:00Iv'e got the Chablis, wait, why not order a luxury...Iv'e got the Chablis, wait, why not order a luxury picnic from us and go and sit on the beach in the rain, ah , um, I tried. Happy BirthdayGonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17979621132151870323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-38031232648899436302007-06-29T10:57:00.000+01:002007-06-29T10:57:00.000+01:00Happy birthday Wifey. The sun is indeed shining he...Happy birthday Wifey. The sun is indeed shining here for you.<BR/><BR/>Get yourself off to Newcastle Racecourse tonight - first race is at 6.45pm - and get dressed up, with hat and heels. It's the only thing to do today! <BR/><BR/>Have a good one.Mutterings and Meanderingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384198819878227966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-22910617906861249842007-06-29T10:56:00.000+01:002007-06-29T10:56:00.000+01:00Happy Birthday. Beach, a lobster and a bottle of ...Happy Birthday. Beach, a lobster and a bottle of Chablis is the answer. Hope that doesn't start some cruelty to crustaceans thing!occasional northernerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12937407254161207915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-42338137217523225012007-06-29T10:34:00.000+01:002007-06-29T10:34:00.000+01:00Happy Birthday. At least you won't get rerouted by...Happy Birthday. At least you won't get rerouted by a bomb scare on the beach!@themillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17644636690850127781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-86929855050841489592007-06-29T10:21:00.000+01:002007-06-29T10:21:00.000+01:00For what it's worth I'd do something different to ...For what it's worth I'd do something different to what you'd do in London otherwise you'll compare the two and feel even worse. <BR/>Happy Birthday even so!Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-29190631437312563682007-06-29T10:10:00.000+01:002007-06-29T10:10:00.000+01:00Happy Birthday WITN. The sun's shining for you (i...Happy Birthday WITN. The sun's shining for you (in Birmingham anyway). Will raise a glass to your good health!<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>:)Swearing Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07277450057243928790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-54496225298598809792007-06-29T08:02:00.000+01:002007-06-29T08:02:00.000+01:0043 years, or is it 42? And not a day over 21. No...43 years, or is it 42? And not a day over 21. Not a bad day for walk on the beach. Have a lovely day. And many happy returns.<BR/><BR/>Crystal xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-37134722490977700982007-06-29T07:35:00.000+01:002007-06-29T07:35:00.000+01:00There comes a time when the only thing to do with ...There comes a time when the only thing to do with birthdays is resolutely ignore their occurrence.<BR/><BR/>A time too, when to wake up in the morning is to kick up one's heels and say "Look at that - I'm still here!"<BR/><BR/>But happy birthday to you anyway - to me you seem blissfully young!I Beatricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671136605194399080noreply@blogger.com