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Since it’s the World cup I thought I would learn the national anthem.

Yes I know it’s terrible I don’t know it, but I’m not the only one, most Brits don’t know the words either.

In the Football when England’s National anthem God Save the Queen is sung only the first verse is recited, but in fact there are 5 verses to the English National anthem, Who Know

Here is God Save the Queen in it’s full glory, but for the football only the first verse is important.

God save our gracious Queen,
Long live our noble Queen,
God save the Queen!
Send her victorious,
Happy and Glorious,
Long to reign over us;
God save the Queen!

The world cup started today Wow.

Watched the opening ceremony in Josaniburge South Africa Football Stadium which was brilliant, really colourful and vibrant and fun.

Favourite part of the opening Ceremony for me was the giant dung beetle rolling the FIFA ball across the stadium, Loved it!

Watched the match between South Africa and Mexico, we where rooting for South Africa to win.

The first goal was a beauty, a fantastic goal from South Africa at the beginning of the second half which put South Africa in the lead.

South Africa managed to keep Mexico from scoring until almost the end of the game when they scored to draw.

I collected some pieces of drift wood while out for a walk with my son on the beach, as well as some other bits and bobs like shells, feathers and empty snail shells.

After looking at them for a while they inspired me to create some drift wood art and I made an owl out of the natural bits and pieces.

I’ve never made anything out of drift wood before.

I found it difficult to glue the natural materials onto the wood and a few times they fell off, I ended up using a all purpose glue that is used by builders.

I hope it stays stuck

Taïg Khris a Frenchman Broke the world record in 2010

Taïg Khris has been skating since he was 6 years old, he learned to in-line skate as a teenager and has become a professional in-line skater winning
many competitions in the aggressive sports world.

He dropped 131 feet from the Eiffel Tower onto a skate ramp.

Taïg Khris was 34 years old when he did this amazing world record which is the same age as I am, OK I’m definitely laying off the doughnut from now on

I’m going through a classical stage hearing Clint Mansell’s Lux Aeterna and I was thinking back to all the small introductions that I have enjoyed through my life so far of traditional or off the wall music.

I’m not into opera my regular musical pallet is rock, but I have been to see one opera so far in my life which was Gilbert and Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore.
It wasn’t my cuppa tea at all mainly because it’s out dated which then lead me to wonder if there is any modern opera out there in the world, then I remembered the Blue Diva from the movie 5th Element starring Bruce Willis

My husband took me to a cemetery today, no he’s not planning my demise , he took me to a sweet little cemetery called St Clement’s Church in Skegness, so I could take some photographs of the wild life in the church yard, the beautiful headstones and church.

I’m into photography, so this was a great surprise for me.

Got some nice shots I enjoyed it a lot, really thoughtful and sweet of my lovely hubby

My hubby trod in some dog poo, so I don’t think he’ll be taking me back there again, there’s nothing my husband hates more than irresponsible dog owners who don’t care enough about the environment and this sweet little cemetery was covered in it .

Was listening to some classical music when me and my hubby got to talking about our favourite classical music and my hubby mentioned he got into classical music from watching Bugs Bunny cartoons when he was a child.

We got to reminiscing about our favourite Warner Brothers Cartoons when we remembered the Rabbit of Seville was one of our favourite cartoons as children.

We also loved Ride of the Valkyries with Elmer Fudd singing Kill Da Wabbit, but I couldn’t find a video on line to put on my website

Were huge fans of Animation from Warner Brothers to modern day movies like Shrek, but I have to say Cartoon today are rubbish compared to the simple cartoons from Warner in the 1950’s which are hilarious.

I’ve just discovered this great piece of music.

I LOVE IT!!

My eldest son told me about it today, he sent me the link below from Uni.

A really passionate piece of music. listening to Lux Aeterna made my day!

If you ever read this thanks son

It was Euro vision song contest here in Europe last night Saturday 29th May

We watch the Eurovision every year makes for a good laugh, we love to try and work out what the songs are about from other countries, but last night out of 26 countries taking part only three where not in English

Still it wasn’t to bad.

Our favourite was the song from Greece with there song opa. We didn’t have a clue what it was about, but the fun aspect was hard not to enjoy, we where yelling out Opa at the tops of our voice and dancing, we really enjoyed it and it looks like the rest of Britain agreed since we awarded Greece the maximum 12 points making them Britain’s first choice in the Euro vision song contest.

Went for a walk though the Vine in Skegness and got some really good pictures I’m particularly proud of my robin picture.

The Robin sat in a tree straight in front of me singing his little heart out, I got some fantastic pictures. I’ve been wanting to get a good picture of a Robin since I started a hobby in photography 4 years ago and at last I got some fantastic close up shots.

I also got a cute picture of a baby robin.

The verge along this wooded path is filled with weeds that are taller than I am ( I’m Short at 5′.2) and it is filled ladybirds I spotted a black ladybird
and got a good shot I haven’t seen a black ladybird since I was a child so that was a bonus picture too that day.