tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post7382515831544684741..comments2024-02-13T07:39:19.810+01:00Comments on Being Here: Annieversaries...ArtyZenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-20144618527319920652014-03-18T15:37:29.932+01:002014-03-18T15:37:29.932+01:00I did talk about him quite a lot, Janice! I rememb...I did talk about him quite a lot, Janice! I remember wondering whether 17 days was enough time....still do wonder sometimes!<br />I've just spent the morning with Sam and she's finding it very hard. If things work out jobwise, they'll all be back just after Easter...can't bear to think about it really but it will be better for them, I'm sure. <br />Pippin is driving me nuts!! ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-2156235102001482682014-03-18T12:38:11.143+01:002014-03-18T12:38:11.143+01:00I remember you talking about the young Spanish mus...I remember you talking about the young Spanish musician you had met...... I dont think I remember it was only 17 days later that you moved him in ! What a story. I thought I moved quickly with Mark, after being Colleagues and then friends for 2 or 3 months, we decided it was more important than that, and I moved in 3 months later. <br />I am so sorry about S & D.....they seemed to be so Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449652020751269674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-33374964827270971562014-03-17T19:07:22.542+01:002014-03-17T19:07:22.542+01:00Thanks Ms S! I will have to deal with my friends&#...Thanks Ms S! I will have to deal with my friends' return and won't really know how it will feel until they've all gone - only David has gone so far....<br /><br />Wish you'd told me sooner....his cage is fitting rather snugly now and it looked enormous when I got it...<br />AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-19153696199080245072014-03-17T15:30:15.343+01:002014-03-17T15:30:15.343+01:00Happy Annies!!
That is sad about your friend retur...Happy Annies!!<br />That is sad about your friend returning to the UK - hopefully they will make regular holidays back to see you!<br />Told you that Pippin was going to grow some!!!<br />SxxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-6779446072440670512014-03-16T11:48:37.869+01:002014-03-16T11:48:37.869+01:00Thank you Zoe! I wonder where you lived...? Do tel...Thank you Zoe! I wonder where you lived...? Do tell and share some of your English teaching stories!<br />Pippin...cute? Well, he was briefly but now he just a lanky creature! AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-83002124758358079332014-03-16T10:35:45.367+01:002014-03-16T10:35:45.367+01:00You too are having an interesting life. I lived ar...You too are having an interesting life. I lived around Europe and taught English for a while. Happy anniversaries to you! And that Pippin - someone please help me, I am overdosing on cuteness. :)MySpecialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01821414844208975929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-34988695206008974312014-03-16T09:36:43.420+01:002014-03-16T09:36:43.420+01:00Thank you Penny! And I am very interested to know ...Thank you Penny! And I am very interested to know you remember that particular phrase...I taught it to my class in a rather less polite form and it's one of the things they have never forgotten either! Very useful!!<br /><br />Yes, as we get older there are more of the bitter to temper the sweet memories and so far, I am lucky to have my parents alive, though growing frailer. Losing them willArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-41176548420167587132014-03-16T09:10:35.198+01:002014-03-16T09:10:35.198+01:00So far, only David has permanently left - Sam and ...So far, only David has permanently left - Sam and the girls will stay until Sam finds something, which I do hope will be soon, for their sake. We will be spending lots of time together til then! <br />Pippin literally seems to grow before my eyes! I hope your triplets don't expand quite as rapidly, Ayak! <br />I remember when I did my TEFL training, we had to 'learn' a new language - ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-32179851827851507642014-03-16T01:47:36.657+01:002014-03-16T01:47:36.657+01:00Happy Anniversaries! Such delightful moments and o...Happy Anniversaries! Such delightful moments and occasions to celebrate. I love the story of how you and FR met, and am impressed with your language class. I had to laugh a bit, as well, Annie, remembering the first phrase we all learned when my sister and I attended Greek language school as children. Yep. Can still say "may I go to the bathroom" In Greek. <br /><br />Like most months Penny O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665025558373015362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-78334613908366529332014-03-15T17:17:50.012+01:002014-03-15T17:17:50.012+01:00Lovely post Annie, and lots to celebrate, except l...Lovely post Annie, and lots to celebrate, except losing your friends of course. I just cannot believe how fast Pippin is growing! My "triplets" are 6 weeks old now and I can see a huge difference.<br /><br />I really wish I had a teacher like you who could teach me Turkish for conversation rather than all the grammar. It would do wonders for my confidence with the language xxAyakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16903896106779269050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-45941833651899273972014-03-14T12:40:11.472+01:002014-03-14T12:40:11.472+01:00Happy House Annieversary, Annie! That's longer...Happy House Annieversary, Annie! That's longer than I've ever been in one house too - yet!<br />Pippin is still puppyish but SO lanky, it's funny. And PLEASE - any tips you have would be most gratefully received. He is quite a dominant dog - he's just shown his teeth at a dog three times his size when we went out on a walk (or is that fear?)....Darwin used to roll over and play ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-21682230764324321232014-03-14T12:37:32.185+01:002014-03-14T12:37:32.185+01:00I couldn't resist....my mum's comment was,...I couldn't resist....my mum's comment was, when she met him first was 'Where have you dug HIM up from....cos I want one!' I can hear her saying it now!<br />Guapa - lovely word for a lovely person! The Spanish love to tell people they are 'guapa' or 'guapo' - it sounds more like 'wapa' here in Andalucia.<br />AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-79559700915634154822014-03-14T12:35:14.839+01:002014-03-14T12:35:14.839+01:00Yes, it is a celebratory month, Perpetua and I rem...Yes, it is a celebratory month, Perpetua and I remember those 17 days well - I even remember announcing at a meeting at work, under 'Any other business' that I was in love....how embarrassing, but I was!<br />And it is a great shame for our friends. I know they will return to Scotland and give it their all there and that nothing can take away what they've enjoyed here. They will be ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-5716243381762837792014-03-14T12:31:32.179+01:002014-03-14T12:31:32.179+01:00How lovely to meet later in life and be so happy! ...How lovely to meet later in life and be so happy! Happy Anniversary to you both on 20th!<br />Pippin is coming along - very challenging but I'm working on him - and he's definitely my dog...Love the names Smokey and the Bandit!<br />Thanks for such a lovely comment, Helva.<br />AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-53822888287189814432014-03-14T02:54:14.629+01:002014-03-14T02:54:14.629+01:00You have some lovely Annieversaries in their. I ha...You have some lovely Annieversaries in their. I have an Annieversary in March too, or rather we do, in three days time we will have lived in this house for 19 years, far and away the longest I have ever lived anywhere.<br /><br />Pippin is certainly a 'bonny' not-so-baby! I used to be responsible for puppy training when I helped to run the rescue and have a couple of good tips for Annie Cholewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608057589525908147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-5989120836213377652014-03-14T00:51:21.709+01:002014-03-14T00:51:21.709+01:00I love the story of your romance - who could resis...I love the story of your romance - who could resist him? <br />"Mantequilla" is one of the few Spanish words I know - it sticks in the mind. And "guapa" - I heard that once or twice when I was 16, on holiday in Spain! nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-72573063720498948392014-03-14T00:17:45.720+01:002014-03-14T00:17:45.720+01:00Annieversaries - love the pun. :-) Where does the ...Annieversaries - love the pun. :-) Where does the time go? A year since you moved house, three years of teaching and 18 years with FR! That's a lot to celebrate in one month, Annie. As for the 17 days, what it is to know your own minds. :-)<br /><br />I'm very sorry your friends' Spanish adventure didn't work out, but they will take back some wonderful memories. Perhaps one day, Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-25492700108819373722014-03-13T23:55:47.583+01:002014-03-13T23:55:47.583+01:00What lovely Annieversaries to celebrate! My BH &a...What lovely Annieversaries to celebrate! My BH & I celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary on the 20th (having both been married twice before we're a way behind other folk of our respective ages - 81 & 75!!) I, too, remember vividly the day we first met - he came to me for singing lessons (truly!), and after a few weeks things started to 'go downhill' from there. And I'Helvanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-55383689380420455082014-03-13T23:12:57.867+01:002014-03-13T23:12:57.867+01:00It has been a good month for Annieversaries - and ...It has been a good month for Annieversaries - and of course you will like them too! 17 days and now 18 years - they go by in a flash. Thank you - AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-91919643294456233162014-03-13T23:11:21.689+01:002014-03-13T23:11:21.689+01:00Thank you Gaynor! Glad you enjoyed this especially...Thank you Gaynor! Glad you enjoyed this especially as a teacher. I am enjoying so much about teaching and learning quite a lot about myself into the bargain. <br />Funny isn't it, that you knew before Tim...we always know. <br />And as for Pippin - he's going to be wonderful even if it takes me a while. He's been great on our walks and I can see improvements every day. And at least heArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-49585829977015931382014-03-13T20:57:30.437+01:002014-03-13T20:57:30.437+01:00I love "ANNIEVERSARIES" too ! My husban...I love "ANNIEVERSARIES" too ! My husband always writes that in my cards , as he does call me Annie ,, I love the story of how you met your husband , your right , I wouldn't of thought of the Spanish moving up North , but they do , as you say . 17 days , woohoo now that was quick but here you are all those years later ♥ <br /><br />Ah bless , such a shame for your lovely friends toAnne in Oxfordshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479380647784781207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-85456703107990950242014-03-13T18:27:03.662+01:002014-03-13T18:27:03.662+01:00Happy Annieversaries, Annie.
I enjoyed this post ...Happy Annieversaries, Annie.<br /><br />I enjoyed this post and appreciate that you've shared them with us. I'm sure your students both enjoy and appreciate your methods of teaching them. Learning should be enjoyable, and it seems that for you, that teaching is too. <br /><br />You obviously recognised in each other something that you wanted for 'keeps', which is wonderful. I GaynorBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971753467966206018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-32903320974734685072014-03-13T17:16:33.223+01:002014-03-13T17:16:33.223+01:00I hadn't thought of the fertilizer, Helen....t...I hadn't thought of the fertilizer, Helen....there aren't many plants left for him to go at now, so I'll see if he slows down a bit.<br /><br />Funny what we remember, isn't it? Wonder what it is about half-frozen men in big overcoats...?<br /><br />I can hardly bear to think of losing them after such a short time. They have a lot of financial worries and the sunshine only helps ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-57090645484106189792014-03-13T17:13:32.259+01:002014-03-13T17:13:32.259+01:00Four weeks in total, B2B but I watch the growth ha...Four weeks in total, B2B but I watch the growth happening daily! Thank you!AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-25990353684602191492014-03-13T16:49:22.148+01:002014-03-13T16:49:22.148+01:00Do you think he's at the fertiliser in your pl...Do you think he's at the fertiliser in your plant pots? He's expanding at a rate of knots!<br /><br />Lovely the idea of Annieversaries...and what lovely ones you describe.<br /><br />I can remember when I first met Leo too...equally half frozen and hunched up in a huge coat!<br /><br />A shame about your friends deciding to return to the U.K....luckily it sounds as if they have skills Helen Devriesnoreply@blogger.com