h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Today The Boss and I have been married for 49 years.Where has the time gone
The day did not really start well(except for the fact we are together of course)
The flowers I had sent to The Boss ordered at the post office were very expensive and not very good
I had the result in the post this morning of my first O.U. course. It just said two words'Not Achieved'which was a bit of a let down as each essay I sent in had a glowing assessment from my tutor yet my overall result was bad
The Son phoned late morning because he had forgotten we were having a special day.
The venetian blind in our bedroom has broken, and we can't open the french windows because the lock has jammed.
It has been foggy all day so we didn't bother to go out and we both fell asleep on the settee this afternoon The Son did pop in this evening with some flowers and a bad mood because he and his lady are 'off sides'so all in all it hasn't been a wonderful day. But our kitchen is not in a 'Shirps' state the blind man has been and a new blind will be in next week. The locksmith says he will be here next wek also. The garden is full of spring flowers. We both feel pretty good after all the health problems we have had. And that nice Mr. Brown says we will have free bus rides next year. maybe I'll sell the car

Congratulations to you both Lets raise a glass to many more anniversaries

Thank you, another 49 years would be nice Wanna come to the big shindig this time next year?(If we live of course)

Kif

What time does it start?

1 pm at the church and afterwards at the Women's Institute tin hut where we had our reception after the wedding. Same menu, Cornish pasties, loads of Cornish ale, baby sham for the Ladeeez, dancing to an accordian and a side drum and being sick in the outside loos. How does that sound?By the way you must wear a hat and white gloves, any other clothing is optional

How refreshing! A wedding where there isn't a panic of what to wear I've never had Babycham so I'll continue to 'save myself'

Did I mention the reception lasts seven days?

Hey,

Congratulations to the boss in keeping you in order for that long ... opens a bottle of & hands round a BIG glass to everyone - each that is

Sounds like my kind of "do" next year - I gather you're going to renew your vows? Ah, that's great! Could you ask them to make some Cornish pasties without onion?

So as long as I wear hat & gloves you'll let me in?

How did a blind man manage to sort your blinds out? - sorry, couldn't resist!

Our 2nd anniversary this year wasn't much better - I think we fell asleep too

It's only a day, but you two have a wonderful partnership, obviously for life, & that means SO much more.

& a bunch of s & a BIG bottle of for you both

pasties without onion ordered specially for you
Yep I'm gonna make her say 'Obey' again
If you are ONLY wearing hat and gloves I'll come and meet you off the bus

for the custom pasties

You have to say "Obey" too, I hope?

Otherwise, you say to her to modernise the words

Naughty, naughty

night Shirps
kif

My own wedding lasted from Friday until Sunday. I wore the dress on Friday and then again on Saturday for all those people who didn't see it on the Friday. There was an after wedding dinner on the Friday, a boat trip with nibblies and drink (no dancing) on the Saturday daytime and then a disco/party/more food on the Saturday evening and then *takes a deep breath and carries on* on the Sunday there was a traditional Sunday roast in a pub for anybody who was alive after the previous two days celebrations. I went on honeymoon, to your neck of the woods, with husband and E (I was keeping Y warm at that point ) and had food poisoning! Nothing to do with Cornish Pasties I hasten to add (or my condition!!). Can't wait

After the time you and have had it's great to hear you planning next year Kif, hope you have a brilliant year and are so full of Sun on your 'Goldie' that you don't needs lights.

Old memories about 'em now but oh dear what a time. Our ceremony was in a big old Church in an old Ironstone mining area, wall to wall grey on the 19th September, but hey the Sun shone for a week. A tarted up Taxi to the reception in the upstairs room of a local Cafe`, then Brother-in-law ran us out of town to a bus stop where we caught the Express service to Scarborough from Saturday night to Tuesday morning. (We were skint, but wasn't everone)

Cost us £6.17s.6d., next time I went to the Bank after payday, I was taken to one side and moaned at for having been over £3 overdrawn at the end of the month .

Bit to go for 50 though. (can I have Smudgers onion please and do you do the ones that Jethro does on the telly with the tiny pastie on the end with jam in it, if you do, please don't order one for me)

Quack