The Queen’s Message


If Winnie was still here, this is how she would look this morning
I hope everyone reading this will have at least a peaceful day.
It’s been a funny old two years, has it not? 
Slightly easier of late, but still a time 
of challenges and some sadness.
But like the shopworn Carlotta out of Follies we can say
I’m still here

Happy Christmas 

 

36 comments:

  1. You can say that again. 2021 has been shite for most of us. Let's hope 2022 will be a bit better, eh? Happy Christmas.

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  2. Anonymous11:37 am

    Merry Christmas to you, John and furrs. Hope you have a lovely day. Louise XX

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  3. Christmas always seems to be a time to mark one's card - like a milepost along life's journey. Who knows where we will be next Christmas? I hope that by that time this ****ing virus has receded into the background.

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  4. Happy Christmas and here's to better times to come for all of us xx

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  5. Ah - the hope of a new year ahead. Let us all be thankful for friends, family, work, purpose and health. Thank you, John, for the lovely and enjoyable words that you write. A very Merry Christmas to you!

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  6. Merry Christmas to you,and the pack - the best is yet to come - the past couple of years make that easier

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  7. Merry Christmas to you Rachel! Winnie is so cute!

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  8. Merry Christmas!!

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  9. Merry Christmas, John.

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  10. Happy Christmas Queen Winnie xoxox(kisses)x

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  11. Winnie looked very regal in that photo, despite the Christmas headdress! Merry Christmas to you, John and all your lovely followers. Here's to a safer, healthier 2022 for all. xx

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  12. Anonymous1:36 pm

    Sincere, Beautiful, Educational and Inspirational. Thank you for another year of splashing through John's world.

    From another daily reader in Melbourne.
    Enjoy a Jolly Christmas.

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  13. Happy Holidays, John. Isn't it nice to be adaptable?

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  14. Merry Christmas, John!

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  15. Merry Christmas, John, to you and all the animals!

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  16. Yes, we who are reading this are the lucky ones who can still “I’m still here.” Wishing you a merry Christmas and us all better days to come.

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  17. Happy Christmas, John. Here's hoping '22 is better.

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  18. Happy Christmas John.

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  19. Happy Christmas, John.

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  20. Hope your Christmas Day is merry and bright John. . . and the new year will be a better one for all.

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  21. Merry Christmas, John.

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  22. Happy Christmas John from Texas.
    I love your blog and thank you most sincerely for it.
    I wish you and your readers happy new and improved New Year.
    Pam in Texas.xx

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  23. Merry Christmas, John! It's nice to see Winnie again. :)

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  24. Anonymous4:05 pm

    Merry Christmas John! Best Wishes for a brighter and better New Year! Dee

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  25. Merry Christmas John, all the best to you and yours! Viv xx

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  26. Barbara Anne5:01 pm

    Love the picture!

    Yes, amid all that's gone on and is going on, it's good to enjoy good times, good friends, good food, and good memories, and to celebrate still being here. That's no small thing.

    Happy Christmas to you and God bless us, everyone.

    Hugs!

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  27. Thank you all for your best wishes x

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  28. Happy Christmas John, and more good to come.

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  29. Merry Christmas to you, dear John!

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  30. Thank you for sharing yourself with us through good times and bad.

    Love,
    Janie

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  31. Lovely to look back at Winnie she was a diva just looking at the Christmas 2018 photo on the sidebar seems so long ago now, these past two year have been strange and unsettling but grateful to still be here just have to carry on and try and make the best of things.

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  32. Winnie made me laugh. It has been a rough year for everyone, I think, but despite all that, when I read blogs, I find fellow humans plodding on right along with me. In the midst of all that plodding, there have been some truly wonderful moments shared. Thank you John for being part of that encouraging world.

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  33. Thank you John for sharing you life and times with us..
    I remember dear Winnie..such a star.
    Here's to a grand new year and many wonders to come

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