tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post4024294340998606224..comments2024-03-28T18:35:47.483+00:00Comments on Random Thoughts: The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish ...!Treadershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-32129878090697112672021-04-13T13:56:10.684+01:002021-04-13T13:56:10.684+01:00To be honest, it was really easy to keep him occup...To be honest, it was really easy to keep him occupied for the 10-15 minutes it took to get him to 4 hours between feeds. He can guzzle a bottle in record time so I doubt he was really hungry anyway. I, personally, never bothered with schedules and they worked themselves out anyway in the end. I agree Philip lived a long life and I do believe he contributed, but I honestly doubt that Charles will defer to William. He's been waiting for that job all his life and oddly enough I think he might have some good ideas!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-44217160836015075212021-04-12T15:38:41.950+01:002021-04-12T15:38:41.950+01:00I was working on getting mine on some kind of sche...I was working on getting mine on some kind of schedule early on. It was a total fail with one and a success with the other. I think Phillip lived a long and healthy life, sad as it is. I honestly have to wonder if Charles would just defer to William.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195838412173806659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-11313798799646129472021-04-12T13:30:43.719+01:002021-04-12T13:30:43.719+01:00It's true newborns aren't as much fun as o...It's true newborns aren't as much fun as older babies, but they just have that lovely newborn smell and are so "munchy"! As for Chantal, I thought about sending her emails straight to the bin but I also check my spam regularly so I'd still see them. Gotta give it some more thought!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-65901434992930231212021-04-11T21:35:50.541+01:002021-04-11T21:35:50.541+01:00Ahhhh! Love that you're having quality time wi...Ahhhh! Love that you're having quality time with Biboo already. I don't like holding newborns, I wait a few months! Love the compost bin, looks like Chantal's emails may end up in your virtual bin ;) JiCaLuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01248032746458381727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-26981189442372049522021-04-11T09:24:28.039+01:002021-04-11T09:24:28.039+01:00André is already talking about all the things he&#...André is already talking about all the things he'll do with Charlie (excluding nappy changing) when he's a bit older, and I'm so glad he's as dotty as he is about him! As for Chantal, when we retire we are asked if we want our emails listed on the retirees' list - it keeps us all up-to-date with what's going on (for instance, our entitlement to be vaccinated either in Switzerland or France and so on). Very few people refuse to disclose their contact details so I guess I'll just have to put up with her, although I didn't answer her because I just can't be bothered with that nonsense any more! As for Prince Philip dying, I agree there might be problems once the Queen is gone. I think people really only "tolerate" them because of what a great job the Queen has done, but once it's Charles who knows. He's not particularly liked (especially after the way he treated "Saint" Diana) and of course Harry is doing no-one any favours either is he now. I think that's why Charles has been trying to streamline the monarchy because while I think it will last, the more peripheral royals need to be booted out and get "real" jobs (in my humble opinion). I hear they're looking for shelf-stackers at ASDA and Andrew and Fergie are quite tall!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-56615714869782927302021-04-11T07:54:34.503+01:002021-04-11T07:54:34.503+01:00You'll need to get onto You Tube and learn som...You'll need to get onto You Tube and learn some more 'baby' songs from the sound of it lol. What a lovely time you had and so nice Andre is such a hands on uncle too. He'll be glad he's staying nearby now!<br />Sounds like you might have to create a new email and 'forget' to notify Chantal!! That's a pretty compost bin. Mine are plastic and a bit too high for me to easily turn over the compost.<br />I was sad to hear of the death of Prince Philip. I think the monarchy might be in trouble when the queen goes but I think she's made of stern stuff and will be around for a while yet. It's a shame he died just now when there are such restrictions on funeral gatherings, I'm sure they will be struggling to pick the 30 to go! I love the irreverence of Mock the Week, its a great show! xMarksgranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02870471905590321642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-37619364111004070822021-04-10T21:20:18.411+01:002021-04-10T21:20:18.411+01:00I don't think there'll be any shortage of ...I don't think there'll be any shortage of arms to hold that baby - which is the way it should be, as far as I'm concerned, but a baby holding timer might come in useful. As for Chantal - uuurrggghhh. We were never friends, it's just that with me working in HR (everyone gets to know you in a small organization) and her living near me she kinda latched on, but to be honest I can do without that kind of negativity in my life. Sadly, many people who were fortunate enough to earn good money working in Geneva forget that there are many more people who would give their right arm for what we had! As for Philip, it can't have been easy for him to have tolerated always walking in the Queen's shadow but he made a damn good job of it. And yes, I'm sure she's devastated as I think it was a genuine love match - for all the bumps in the road!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-22192006213766943572021-04-10T20:03:28.001+01:002021-04-10T20:03:28.001+01:00Perhaps you should create and patent a Baby Holdin...Perhaps you should create and patent a Baby Holding Timer. I bet there's quite the market for one.<br />I might have told Chantal that if her plaque is too much, and a waste of money, to give it to you so you could make bookends out of them.<br />Prince Philip did lead a full life, that's for sure. Still, Betty Windsor must be heartbroken after all those years together.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302478126147924237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-60890498260886042832021-04-10T15:54:39.314+01:002021-04-10T15:54:39.314+01:00I breastfed and "schedule" just didn'...I breastfed and "schedule" just didn't exist in my vocabulary. That being said, Jen wanted to breastfeed but it wasn't possible and he is already chugging a bottle down in a few short breaths, so four hours isn't that far of a stretch for him. Certainly it only involved occupying him for a few minutes on my part and he was there. As for the Queen, I would think it must feel awful as they were together for such a long time!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-17964712070077202322021-04-10T15:52:11.154+01:002021-04-10T15:52:11.154+01:00It must be a terrible loss for the Queen, but she ...It must be a terrible loss for the Queen, but she still seems to be going strong (still rides her horse in Windsor Great Park I believe). She has good genes so who knows what will happen to her now!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-59050722882708706962021-04-10T14:24:29.082+01:002021-04-10T14:24:29.082+01:00Are they seriously trying to get an almost-newborn...Are they seriously trying to get an almost-newborn babe on a schedule? I thought those notions were long past. Guess not. And it's lovely that you and Andre get to share the love. <br />I grieve for the Queen. She must feel such a vast emptiness beside her. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-72150443963801133262021-04-10T12:53:24.565+01:002021-04-10T12:53:24.565+01:00Oh your day with the munchkin sounds perfect. Good...Oh your day with the munchkin sounds perfect. Good for the parents to ease their way to being out and about too. I watched the Crown, and the Queen with Helen Mirren, and of course yesterday streamed BBC so learned a bit about the Prince. I'm sad for the Queen and wonder how she'll keep her own health now.SAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16485146123969622896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-47478225989033301692021-04-10T08:47:08.530+01:002021-04-10T08:47:08.530+01:00I realize how lucky I am Anne. For some reason I a...I realize how lucky I am Anne. For some reason I always assumed my kids would marry and be off somewhere distant. After all, I left my family in the UK at age 21, but luckily for me both my boys LOVE it here and I don't see either of them moving away. Lucky me!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-5397373772304496472021-04-10T08:45:17.480+01:002021-04-10T08:45:17.480+01:00I liked that line too Sluggy - I believe he was mo...I liked that line too Sluggy - I believe he was more than capable of coming out with something like that!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-35520270974918839782021-04-10T08:44:05.693+01:002021-04-10T08:44:05.693+01:00I don't believe that's crass at all Dave. ...I don't believe that's crass at all Dave. I think some people just get tired and are "ready" to go. Philip was always a very active man and if he was still all there mentally I doubt he'd enjoy being confined to a body that wouldn't do his bidding! I knew of a very successful businessman who had a massive stroke and was confined to his bed, blind, from the age of 70 until 103 and I'm pretty sure he would have like to have gone much, much earlier because apparently his mind was still totally with it!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-68824682110347758832021-04-10T08:40:57.454+01:002021-04-10T08:40:57.454+01:00I believe it will be so hard on the Queen too. So ...I believe it will be so hard on the Queen too. So many years together and he was at her side for pretty much everything!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-45785987288989057082021-04-10T05:30:58.538+01:002021-04-10T05:30:58.538+01:00I would love to be singing with Pip right now. She...I would love to be singing with Pip right now. She has outgrown the Wheel on the bus, but still singing together would be wonderful.Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-62670287282313549432021-04-10T02:28:42.458+01:002021-04-10T02:28:42.458+01:00Love the, "I've locked up the Corgis line...Love the, "I've locked up the Corgis line." lolz<br />RIP Prince Phillip, my 17th cousin 2 x removed. They seemed very much in love and I can't imagine loosing a spouse after 74 years together.slugmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12728856166374248591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-45208095780242611422021-04-10T00:47:39.889+01:002021-04-10T00:47:39.889+01:00Yeah, my heart gave a little tug when I heard abou...Yeah, my heart gave a little tug when I heard about the Prince, it's always a shame when someone dies. Though I do suspect that by the time one reaches their 90's one is just about ready for it. I hope that doesn't sound too crass.Dave Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10429379083970699093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674486998769998428.post-73011470643963167102021-04-10T00:16:55.186+01:002021-04-10T00:16:55.186+01:00That's a very nice composter.
It was sad to h...That's a very nice composter.<br /><br />It was sad to hear of Prince Philip's passing. It's got to be so hard on the Queen. They were together such a long time. <br /><br />Glad you enjoyed your baby holding/sitting:)My life so farhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721270441968035994noreply@blogger.com