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 HERE'S WHAT NO CASH ACTUALLY MEANS:

A cashless society means no cash. Zero. It doesn’t mean mostly cashless and you can still use a ‘wee bit of cash here & there’. Cashless means fully digital, fully traceable, fully controlled. I think those who support a cashless society aren’t fully aware of what they are asking for. A cashless society means:

* If you are struggling with your mortgage on a particular month, you can’t do an odd job to get you through.

* Your child can’t go & help the local farmer to earn a bit of summer cash.

* No more cash slipped into the hands of a child as a good luck charm or from their grandparent when going on holidays.

* No more money in birthday cards.

* No more piggy banks for your child to collect pocket money & to learn about the value of earning.

* No more cash for a rainy day fund or for that something special you have been putting $20 a week away for.

* No more little jobs on the side because your wages barely cover the bills or put food on the table.

* No more charity collections.

* No more selling bits & pieces from your home that you no longer want/need for a bit of cash in return.

* No more cash gifts from relatives or loved ones.

What a cashless society does guarantee:

* Banks have full control of every single penny you own.

* Every transaction you make is recorded.

* All your movements & actions are traceable.

* Access to your money can be blocked at the click of a button when/if banks need ‘clarification’ from you which will take about 3 weeks, a thousand questions answered & five thousand passwords.

* You will have no choice but to declare & be taxed on every dollar in your possession.

* The government WILL decide what you can & cannot purchase.

* If your transactions are deemed in any way questionable, by those who create the questions, your money will be frozen, ‘for your own good’.

Forget about cash being dirty. Stop being so easily led. Cash has been around for a very, very, very long time & it gives you control over how you trade with the world. It gives you independence.

If you are a customer, pay with cash. If you are a shop owner, remove those ridiculous signs that ask people to pay by card. Cash is a legal tender, it is our right to pay with cash. Banks are making it increasingly difficult to lodge cash.

Please open your eyes. Please stop believing everything you are being told. Almost every single topic in today’s world is tainted with corruption & hidden agendas.

Pay with cash & please say no to a cashless society while you still have the choice.

Written by Dave Ramsey

Chrisxx

Is this me? Yes it is!

I've come to realise I'm getting old!! I have all the signs!

I wear a vest in the colder months.

I go to bed and lie awake.

I like the heating on high.

I hate getting wet, so avoid rain at all costs.

I prefer being home for high days and holidays.

I don't like children running around in shops.

I don't like crying babies in cafes.

I like my cup of tea made just so!

My pillow has to be crease free.

I like my hair tidy rather than fussy. ( I'm still training my hair dresser)

I don't like the after effects of chili.

I have to clean my teeth after eating fish.

I talk about my aches and pains.

I take a lot of tablets.

But.... I'm enjoying some of the things that come with age.

I'm happy to pop to town for nothing more than a cup of coffee in my favourite cafe.

I'm very happy with a roast dinner on Sundays, then a nanny nap.

I love a quiet morning stroll around my garden.

I delight in seeing newly sown seeds germinating.

I love to see new buds on the trees.

I recognize different bird songs, that early morning Black bird's song is clear as a bell.

I can read all day if I wish.

And most of all, I can chose what I want to do or not do, the time I rise and the time I go to bed, its all my own choice.

What do you think, aging with joy or moans?

Chrisxx

A song of my heart.

 Since moving here  to Wales I haven't joined a Church and I do miss it, so I always make a point of listening to 'Songs of Praise.'

This morning they sang, ' As the deer pants by the river....' and it tugs at my soul.

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Hope this plays; it was written by Martin J Nystrom in 1981, its based on Psalm 42:1 And has become a popular worship song in the Christian music genre. He wrote the song on a spiritual journey, specifically on a water only fast, which inspired the lyrics' and melody.

Martin was born in  1956 in Seattle, and at 24 years old he travelled to Dallas, as there was a girl there he really liked, but the relationship didn't work out and he lapsed in a state of despair. 

A friend challenged him to take up the 'Water Only Fast,' so that he might reconnect with God. Nineteen days into the 'Fast,' he sat down at the piano, and the chords lead him to the melody; an open Bible on Psalm 42 lead him to the words and he started to fit them to the chords he was playing. So the first verse and chorus was written. At first he wanted to keep it as personal song, but a friend shared it with others and before long other verses had been written. When he travelled Korea to a Christian Conference, he witnessed 100.000 people singing the song at the conference. Verses 2 and 3 were written by Lydia Pederson, a member of the Canadian United Church hymnal. 

I love it and the words sing in my soul when I hear and sing it.

Interesting how it came to be written.

Chrisxx

Slimming can be fun!

 We are always up early on Fridays, for our Slimming World group meeting at 9:30am. A friend asked why we went, as we're paying someone for something we can do ourselves. She's as thin as a rake!! But we don't just go to lose weight, its a social thing as well and since moving here, the friends we've made are in SW. 

Yesterday morning, we were  laughing hysterically , when one was telling us about her husband.  He had bought a model boat a while ago and recently bought a motor and fitted it. He went off with it to try it out on the Wilderness Lake. 

He had been gone about an hour and arrived back home, because the motor had died and his boat was adrift on the lake. He phoned a friend who has a coracle to get his boat, but he was away. So armed with his fishing rod, a net and a friend's swimming pool pole he rushed off again. She said she started getting worried when it started getting dark, because the Wilderness Lake has been made much bigger and deeper a few years ago and with the recent rains, it has spread right into the trees.

When she heard the car drive up, she opened the door to see her husband with his jacket wrapped around his legs and carrying wet dripping jeans. Yes, he had waded in to retrieve his boat and was wet up past his chest. 

We did laugh and she said he did look very funny as he arrived home, but triumphantly holding his boat. 

So we have lots of laughter at our slimming club. He laughed too she said, once he'd had a hot shower.. 

Chrisxx

So easy??

 

Chrisxx

Give Generously!

 The most underrated act of kindness is to let people be.

Let them mispronounce a word,

Let them  talk too much about a book they love,

Or get excited about something you don't understand.

Everybody has something that lights them up.

Let them shine, not everything is your thing!

So don't forget your impact on the people you meet, give generously even if it means you don't get your say.

                               Chrisxx

Lush!

 

Nothing beats a pancake with a squeeze of lemon and a sprinkle of sugar. We have celebrated Shrove Tuesday with traditional pancakes cooked in butter of course.

When my children were little I used to make 4 each and for  their dad too so 20. I ate mine standing at the cooker!  As they got older my youngest son, Michael took over the cooking.

Today my lovely husband cooked for me, so we have eaten our fill and not thought about the SW food plan! They were lush!

I shall weigh on Friday at group with my eyes closed and ask the member doing the weighing not to say out loud, just write it in my book!!

Chrisxx

Counting Sheep!

 

Its back my insomnia.. I wonder if I have an undelaying worry that's causing it? I can't think of anything in particular altho' things aren't great between my daughter and myself... she is so busy, she had no time for anything, even to phone, or as my aunty used to say, 'No time to even spit.' 

And my middle son who had a heart attack and then a triple bypass, three years ago, isn't hundred percent and that's a worry. 

Dh has admitted he is worried about my being over weight and truth be told, I am myself.. so that's in my mind too.

Our over eating last week has righted itself and we're right back on plan, and today because it was so bitterly cold, we walked up and around the Coop aisles in town, and with my 10 mins indoor exercise. I feel I've made an effort and I've eaten lettuce. So I must lose at least 7 pounds this Friday!! 

Chrisxx

Will I have another summer?

 

I've always admired Prue Leith, her style of dress, bright colours, extraordinary large earrings and necklaces, as well as her culinary expertise and I love her hair!

So, I was disappointed to learn she was stepping down from her role in 'Bake Off.' 

But totally understood her reasons; John Player her second  husband is younger than her, and at 86 she said she wanted to spend more time with him, he's 71.. 

Death it seems is constantly on her mind and she's admitted she wonders if she'll see another summer. 

Her brother died a very painful death suffering from bone cancer and consequentially she is an advocate of assisted dying, having witnessed her brother's death.

Thinking about how much time she has left prompted her to embrace life more fully, and she and John have had an amazing holiday in Uzbekistan, following the 'Silk Road. ' Speaking about it she described it as a holiday of a life time..  

I don't want a holiday, but we are working hard to get my peach tree to fruit properly again and I would like to see it in full fruit again, hence the walking even if its only around a supermarket when its raining!

Chrisxx

A bit disappointing!

 

We decided to treat ourselves for Valentine's day with a special meal. Dh wanted to make my favourite, which is Chicken Kiev.

But I suggested we buy it rather than have him cooking. So our grocery order included, Prawn Cocktails, Chicken Kievs and a heart shaped Chocolate Brownies. We're not very adventurous with food and love the tried and tested!!

The Prawn Cocktail was delicious, I had triangles of brown bread and butter. We had planned Baked potato and green salad with the Kiev.. But we were so surprised because Dh hadn't looked at the Kiev contents, as it's not something we would usually buy. It wasn't Butter, Garlic and Herbs, but Ham and cheese. We were both so disappointed ,  as it was not the taste we wanted or expected.. It was ok, but I was expecting the melted buttery garlic taste. We ate it and kept the Chocolate Brownie for tomorrow, we were too full to eat it!

Then as you do when you're old, we played two games of Lexulous, it's an on line version of Scrabble. We won one each, which suited me perfectly I hate losing !

We had a lovely day together.

Hope you had a lovely day too what ever you did.

Chrisxx