The New Empire emerges

It's happened, the English are coming to gain our European supremacy again, hitting the rest of Europe on 7 fronts. Not only do we hold the Presidency of both the European Commission and the EU, we are boasting Liverpool as the proud Champions of Europe.

Now UEFA have unanimously agreed to allow them to enter nexts years campaign as well. This means that the rest of europe will see at 1st hand the superior footballing skills displayed by the English Premier League.

That's 5 (five, V) sets of English supporters holidaying all over resorts every couple of weeks......oh how I dream of the day I will be there with my green and white scarf, English Flag and the Green Army, chanting "One more for the Argyle".

I'll be bloggered!!

I set a new personal record this morning for mowing the lawn.....because God has been pissing all over England lately, then just when you think there will be a break, he/she must shake! Now that doesn't make sense, do women shake? Anyway, I'm digressing, so we have had a lot of rain lately, in between the downfalls I have tried to mow our modest garden so the kids can see the dog shit before they stand in it. It has been taking me 4 hours just to mow one lawn, but TODAY, June 09, 2005, it took me, wait for it......3 hours to mow the whole bloody garden.......I don't know if I was more impressed with the time or the fact that I hadn't keeled over and had an heart attack!

Am I sore? You bet your pretty arse I am sore, My shoulders and arms are aching and my hands didn't stop vibrating for about 40 minutes afterwards. WHO cares? I hear you mutter, YOU may not, I may also have dug my own grave, done a bad thing, now my wife knows it can be done, but I care, perhaps I can take that garden break soon and enjoy the garden for what it is, our oasis, instead of looking out of the window and putting off the inevitable!

What else happened today? Well I managed to get out of bed before 0630hrs and take our daughter to the bus stop for her hour long journey to school. I came back and got the little un dressed and ready for the creche, well Mommy had to help and coax him as he told us that he had no shoes to wear, little bugger....When we got in the car we were having our little customary insulting match...He's 3 by the way, and then he was fine, ran into the "little school", put his backpack away and was a happy little soul until Daddy, in his infinite wisdom, yes I do have some, well sometimes, there was this one time.....I'm digressing again....knelt down to give him a hug and tell him that I loved him, at which point he started crying and wanted to come home. Thankfully the assistants there managed to crow bar him away from me and I made a tactical, hasty departure.

Home and the mowing record, before picking little un up again at noon and off for his staple diet of McDonalds, it's the toys he wants, honestly, he doesn't eat anything but healthy food usually, you know the sort of thing, corn dogs, chicken nuggets, sweets/candy and anything with chocolate!

We had a couple of hours of playing in the garden, no shit on the shoes :) and off to pick up big sister, she's 10. After big sis's obligatory 30mins gymnastics practice and display in the newly mown garden, it was for the family to have dinner, tuna pasta was on offer tonight, so little un had garlic bread, then the kids bathed, brushed their teeth and were both in bed asleep by 9pm....

It's now 2300hrs......it's what time, what have you been doing for the past 2 hours......umm.......Looking for something to post...Couldn't find anything so I won't bother tonight!

Kindred Spirits & CARPE DIEM, TOMORROW!

What can I say?

I've been the topic of a post, what's more it's the first, family notwithstanding, from a fellow blogger whom I've only recently posted a comment on and vice-versa.

I'm really lost for words and judging by my blog power, that's not too hard , steady!

To see this post please go to "Take Another Piece of my Heart........ "
and look under "Kindred Spirits & CARPE DIEM, TOMORROW!"

and to you "Butchy", my most heartfelt thanks.

The Summer Solstice

stonehenge
Originally uploaded by carpe diem tomorrow.

As the sun spirals its longest dance,
Cleanse us
As nature shows bounty and fertility
Bless us
Let all things live with loving intent
And to fulfill their truest destiny

Taken from a Wiccan blessing for Summer


Solstice, Midsummer or Litha means a stopping or standing still of the sun. It is the longest day of the year and the time when the sun is at its maximum elevation.

This date has had spiritual significance for thousands of years as humans have been amazed by the great power of the sun. The Celts celebrated with bonfires that would add to the sun’s energy, Christians placed the feast of St John the Baptist towards the end of June and it is also the festival of Li, the Chinese Goddess of light.

Like other religious groups, Pagans are in awe of the incredible strength of the sun and the divine powers that create life. For Pagans this spoke in the Wheel of the Year is a significant point. The Goddess took over the earth from the horned God at the beginning of spring and she is now at the height of her power and fertility. For some Pagans the Summer Solstice marks the marriage of the God and Goddess and see their union as the force that creates the harvest’s fruits.

This is a time to celebrate growth and life but for Pagans, who see balance in the world and are deeply aware of the ongoing shifting of the seasons it is also time to acknowledge that the sun will now begin to decline once more towards winter.


When celebrating midsummer Pagans draw on diverse traditions. In England thousands of Pagans and non-Pagans go to places of ancient religious sites such as Stonehenge and Avebury to see the sun rising on the first morning of summer. Many more Pagans hold small ceremonies in open spaces, everywhere from gardens to woodlands.


Will you be there?

STOLEN from the BBC