Jane at Levant: February 2010

Wednesday 17 February 2010

Valentines Rose

Sunday 14th February Valentines Day

A great day - off we went to Attingham Park - a regular venue for us - to celebrate Valentines Day - the Park regularly offer different events at noted times of the year - and Valentines was no exception.

Today was tree planting to mark the occasion - so we parked up the car amongst the cow pats in the park - went to investigate the pros and cons - chose the tree - a wild rose - payed the fee - and after a demonstration on what to do - trundled off with a wheelbarrow full of mulch and a spade - dug a hole - planted the tree and posed for a pic- care of a very nice National Trust person

Ooh - we also had a certificate to mark the event

A brilliant time had by all - including Blue who to my horror had a passion for cow pats like no other - so had to be restrained on her lead - aahh!!!!!

Sunday 7 February 2010

Lyth Hill Walk

Today I took an early walk with my dog Blue on Lyth Hill the haunt of authoress Mary Webb

The hill was covered in mist no sight today of sister hills Caer Caradoc - Lawley - Wrekin - and Stiperstones

The gorse was in bloom - old saying being ( as long as the gorse blooms kissing is not out of fashion)

I can't really remember a time when I have not seen the gorse in bloom on the hill !!

I took my camera with me because quite often you can see the neighbouring hills towering above the band of mist - but not today see pics attached

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FAIRY -LED

The fairy people flouted me,
Mocked me ,shouted me
They chased me down the dreamy hill and beat me with a wand
Within the wood they found me ,put spells on me and bound me
And left me at the edge of day in John the miller's pond
Beneath the eerie starlight;
Their hair shone curd -white
Their bodies were all twisted like a lichened apple tree
Feather -light and swift they moved,
And never one they loved,
For all were full of dreams and dark designs on me.

With noise of leafy singing
And white wands swinging
They marched away amid the grass that swayed to let them through.
Between the the yellow tansies
Their eyes,like purple pansies,
Peered back on me before they passed all trackless in the dew.

Mary Webb - from the Spring of Joy

Three softly curved white sepals veined with light,

Three green-lined petals,guarding frugal gold,

And all so strong to fold or to unfold!

Snow thunders from the bending pines.How slight

This frail,sheathed stem! Yet all unbent it springs,

So swift in stoopings and recoverings.

In the pale sunshine,with frail wings unfurled,

Comes to the bending snowdrop the first bee.

She gives her winter honey prudently;

And faint with travel in a bitter world,

The bee makes music, tentative and low,

And spring awakes and laughs across the snow.

Mary Webb

Found on the Web Part One

Short Jokes of the day

Dress Code.

It is advised that you come to work dressed according to your salary. If we see you wearing Prada shoes and carrying a Gucci bag, we assume you are doing well financially and therefore do not need a raise. If you dress poorly, you need to learn to manage your money better, so that you buy nicer clothes, and therefore you do not need a raise. If you dress just right, you are right where you need to be and therefore you do not need a raise.

Sick Days

We will no longer accept a doctor's statement as proof of sickness. If you are able to go to the doctor, you are able to come to work.

Personal Days

Each employee will receive 104 personal days a year. They are called Saturday & Sunday.

Found on the web !! Part 2

Toilet Use
Entirely too much time is being spent in the toilet. There is now a strict three-minute time limit in the stalls. At the end of three minutes, an alarm will sound, the toilet paper roll will retract, the stall door will open, and a picture will be taken. After your second offence, your picture will be posted on the company bulletin board under the "Chronic Offenders category". Anyone caught smiling in the picture will be sanctioned under the company's mental health policy.
Lunch Break
Skinny people get 30 minutes for lunch, as they need to eat more, so that they can look healthy. Normal size people get 15 minutes for lunch to get a balanced meal to maintain their average figure. Chubby people get 5 minutes for lunch, because that's all the time needed to drink a Slim-Fast.
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