Posted by GrannyRant on June 10, 2012 in
JUST SAYING Tweet Good afternoon…Granny calling. Would you Adam and Eve it, I have been married three weeks already! We had a great day and the sun actually shone throughout the entire event. This is pretty amazing bearing in mind that in Wales, we are currently experiencing the wettest weather on record with flood warnings, gale force [...]
Tags: & GROOM, age, BEDWELLTY HOUSE, BRIDES, CHLDREN, family, HONEYMOON, MAJORCA, marriage, people, TREDEGAR, weather, WEDDINGS
Posted by GrannyRant on May 16, 2012 in
GRUMBLINGS,
MINI RANT,
RANTS Tweet Three days to go before I get married for the third time. I know “you must be mad” I hear you cry! This time I know it will be good. I know this man better than I know my own children! I am surprisingly calm – or so I thought. Everything’s bought and paid [...]
Tags: age, beach, bride, menopause, sleep, tired, weather, wedding, WOMEN
Posted by GrannyRant on January 24, 2011 in
STORIES, POEMS AND FUNNIES Tweet Grey days, clouds roll on Squeezing drizzle from above That dampens the spirits of those we love So long is this winter With its shadows and moods Trapping the Mothers at home with their broods Longing for sunshine to Lighten the sky as we Stare at the fire as bedtime draws nigh Sleepless and [...]
Tags: people, springtime, uk, weather, WINTER, words, writing
Posted by GrannyRant on December 29, 2010 in
GRUMBLINGS,
JUST SAYING,
RANTS Tweet As the year comes to a close and the last few pine needles drop from my already very bald Norwegian Spruce. I am trying hard to eat the last of the After Eights, Mince Pies and Curly sausage rolls and becoming reflective about the year that is coming to an end. Over the Christmas [...]
Tags: 2011, afghanistan, army, Britain, CHRISTMAS, facebook, government, GRUMBLINGS, happy new year, language, MEN, NHS, time, wales, weather, WOMEN, work, world cup
Posted by GrannyRant on November 30, 2010 in
GRUMBLINGS,
JUST SAYING,
RANTS Tweet Flights cancelled buildings with no electricity, Schools closed and so it begins. The chaos that is British Winter restarts for 2010; you would think we would be better prepared by now. As temperatures hit record lows and Schools in my area close, the knock on effect is that parents can’t get to work as [...]
Tags: Britain, college, Education, FE college, GRUMBLINGS, panic buying, people, pot holes, shopping, snow, snow ploughs, TESCO, TRAVEL, weather
Posted by GrannyRant on July 20, 2010 in
Canada 2010,
TRAVEL & HOLIDAYS Tweet Granny calling….I am a day or so behind, we have been busy, busy, busy and yesterday I decided I would type up the blog as we were driving to MooseJaw only to find that the netbook batteries were flat and we had no way of charging them up in the van. So first, to [...]
Tags: AL CAPONE, Calgary, canada, life, mOOSEJAW, Saskatoon, sunday, time, TRAVEL, TUNNELS, weather
Posted by GrannyRant on July 16, 2010 in
Canada 2010,
TRAVEL & HOLIDAYS Tweet Granny calling…. Today we leave Calgary and head to Uncle’s house in Saskatoon Saskatchewan, where I have been warned that the mosquitoes are large enough to carry away small children. Before we leave, we are going to eat at the Mall and visit Calgary Zoo. As usual, it takes us until 11 to all [...]
Tags: Calgary, MOSQUITOES, Saskatoon, time, TRAVEL, weather
Posted by GrannyRant on July 14, 2010 in
Canada 2010,
TRAVEL & HOLIDAYS,
UNCATEGORIZED Tweet DAY 4 Good morning – Granny calling. I got up early again, didn’t get a good night’s sleep as the bloody mozzie bite, which was now badly infected had swollen and was sore. Shower, downstairs to write my blog up, (I was two days behind) jet lag is over and I feel much better [...]
Tags: BEER, Calgary, CALGARY STAMPEDE, COWBOYS, GRANDSTAND SHOOW, HOLIDAYS, HORSES, NEW YORK FRIES, RAIN, TRAVEL, weather
Posted by GrannyRant on May 28, 2010 in
UNCATEGORIZED Tweet Today I am excited. I feel like a kid in a chocolate factory even though I don’t really like chocolate, you can get my drift. There’s something about Friday that makes me feel, bright, breezy and downright wicked! Who knows why but it’s a great feeling. This week is especially special and if you’ve [...]
Tags: age, birthday, children, Dad, dancing, gentlemen, life, long, MEN, old, singing, time, wales, weather, WHIFFENPOOF, woman, WOMEN, words, work, writing
Posted by GrannyRant on May 27, 2010 in
GRUMBLINGS Tweet So the heatwave is over for this year, we all got burned in 30 degrees of sunshine at the weekend and the looming Bank holiday is going to be a washout…what a load of twaddle! Why do we even bother to forecast weather, when we never get it right! In my neck of the [...]
Tags: Cardiff, Derek Brockway, snow, sun, Valleys, wales, weather, wind
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