Happy Birthday Poppy!
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Re: Happy Birthday Poppy!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Poppy! Hope your day is going well!
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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Re: Happy Birthday Poppy!
Thanks everyone! Your messages are really appreciated. I have had a lovely day.
"Beware of young men with long hair - that's what dad says, isn't it?"
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Re: Happy Birthday Poppy!
Happy Birthday for yesterday, Poppy. I seem to be missing a few birthdays lately!
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Thank you John, Katharine and Nigel!
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Also Happy Birthday for yesterday Poppy! I hope you had a nice time and wish all the best for the new year!
By the way yesterday was the "feast" for Saint Léonie Aviat, the founder of the sisters where I learnt French...
By the way yesterday was the "feast" for Saint Léonie Aviat, the founder of the sisters where I learnt French...
Bill: "I don't know what to say. You're only kids — but you're the finest company of friends anyone could have. You know the meaning of loyalty already, and even if you're scared you don't give up. I'm proud to have you for my friends."
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Thank you very much, Dinah!
Best wishes for the new year to you, too.
Best wishes for the new year to you, too.
"Beware of young men with long hair - that's what dad says, isn't it?"
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Belated Happy Birthday, Poppy! Sorry to miss your special day but glad to hear you had a great one, and many happy returns!
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Thank you Floragord!
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Green ink going strong, thanks Moonraker! , congratulations, greetings and salutations go out in red for good luck and to mark auspicious occasionsMoonraker wrote:Have you run out of green ink, floragord?
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Red ink always reminds me of teachers' remarks in my school work! Usually, "See me"!
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Ooer, yes, my (Australian equivalent of) A-level English teacher used to do that. Pickiest teacher I ever had. Every single student would get their work back covered in red annotations, alterations and occasional outright condemnations. I used to count myself lucky I never got her dreaded red NO with the double underline!! But she had a good heart, really, and we were quite friendly by the time I finished school.Moonraker wrote:Red ink always reminds me of teachers' remarks in my school work! Usually, "See me"!
Anyway — to try to get this hijacked birthday thread back on topic — I should think Floragord's celebratory red ink is especially appropriate for someone called Poppy!
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
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Just to take this topic even further off topic, I believe teachers nowadays are encouraged not to use red ink, as it sends the child a bad message about its work...another politically correct farce! Children can apparently be scarred for life from reading comments in red ink, so green is encouraged as a calming colour...and no words like 'see me!!' are allowed. At least, this is what I was taught when doing teacher training in the mid 2000's. We were also encouraged not to put a cross by any answers - just give the correct answer and only use ticks, not crosses.
I remember having 'see me!' written on a few of my pages, and also 'date!!??' if I forgot the date. Also 'this is not good enough!!'.
I remember having 'see me!' written on a few of my pages, and also 'date!!??' if I forgot the date. Also 'this is not good enough!!'.
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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