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    I always have crossword / puzzle books , I do a lot and they do help with my spelling ,
    My sister is excellent at crosswords even the hardest she will solve .
    Im not fat just 6ft too small

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      Oma, I always hope they will help with my spelling - but sometimes it's the opposite. I can't solve a clue because I've spelled the crossing words wrongly.
      "Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "

      (Marianne Williamson)

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        1987

        Millionaire Peter de Savary bought Land’s End in Cornwall.
        “A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown

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          I think it's since been developed into a theme park and hotel by the current owners. I've no idea what it's like, though.
          "Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "

          (Marianne Williamson)

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            Daisy I have same problem at times , Im always confused with silly words like Ladle ,
            I have to think is it le or el on the end .
            Im not fat just 6ft too small

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              Originally posted by Oma View Post
              Daisy I have same problem at times , Im always confused with silly words like Ladle ,
              I have to think is it le or el on the end .
              I often have trouble with vowels, eg the other day I typed the word "rediculous" and really couldn't understand why it got red lined!

              When I was teaching I always used to tell my students about my spelling problem, and asked them to tell me if I put misspellings on the board!
              "Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "

              (Marianne Williamson)

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                1605

                Guy Fawkes, born in York, was arrested when around 30 barrels of gunpowder, camouflaged with coal, were discovered in the cellar under Parliament.
                Robert Catesby’s small band of Catholic zealots who planned to blow up James I and Parliament were only arrested after Fawkes revealed their names when tortured on the rack.
                Conspirators met at the Old Lion Inn, Dunchurch, Warwickshire on 5th November to await news of the destruction of Westminster.​
                “A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown

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                  I started watching Fawkes last night but it was very slow and didn’t catch my imagination,
                  I went on line and read about all the men involved ,
                  Some have relatives living today but not Guy Fawkes ,
                  They suffered unimaginable torture, barbaric but the methods of the times.
                  Im not fat just 6ft too small

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                    Barbaric times Oma.
                    “A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown

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                      1975

                      UK punk rock group, the Sex Pistols, gave their first public performance at London's St Martin's College of Art. College authorities cut the concert short after a mere 10 minutes.​
                      “A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown

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                        It was tame compared to todays standards 😁
                        Im not fat just 6ft too small

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                          1915

                          The first Women's Institute (WI) meeting in England was held in the main bar of 'The Fox Goes Free' public house at Singleton in West Sussex.
                          “A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown

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                            The WI is an institution that seems to have stood the test of monumental changes to our way of life. I imagine the world was a very different place in 1915. I wonder what the founders would think of the WI and the world in general today.
                            "Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "

                            (Marianne Williamson)

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                              2002

                              Viewers of the UK music channel VH1 voted 'I Will Always Love You' as the most romantic song ever.

                              “A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown

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                                1974

                                A salmon was caught in the Thames, the first since around 1840. It was an 8lb 4 1/2oz female and she was discovered entangled in the protective nets around West Thurrock power station It was regarded by Thames Water authority as a vindication of the £100m they had spent on effluent control.​
                                “A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown

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