Friday Smiles

Hi Everyone,

It's Friday, time to share something of what has made me smile this week with Annie at A Stitch In Time, despite a disastrous few days!!! But we won't dwell on that. Instead I'm looking forward to the weekend, especially if the weather stays as lovely as it is today ... sunshine and blue sky, couldn't be better:)

Monday was my daughter's birthday, I won't reveal how old, and little Callum came along to celebrate. He had a bit of wind so this experienced hand picked him up, laid him on my shoulder and that's where he slept, and snored, for ages - maybe half an hour or more. Then he was handed over to my daughter, where he snoozed on her shoulder for another half hour or so! Having my baby great-grandson sleep so soundly in my arms rates as one of my all time favourite experiences :)

Here's another.

Standing on the sidelines cheering on my grandson at football, though it would have been even more of a pleasure if it hadn't been raining. He plays in the local under 17s team and just this week he has been told that he is to be Team Captain for the game on Sunday. Who's a proud grandmother then!

And, having just been complaining that we hadn't seen any butterflies this very wet summer, look who came to prove me wrong. It's a small tortoiseshell, one of the most common in Scotland, but not in my garden so I was delighted to see him.

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Finally, my joke of the week:  


An older lady decided to give herself a big treat for her 70th birthday by staying overnight in a really nice hotel.

When she checked out the next morning, the receptionist handed her a bill for £250.00.

She demanded to know why the charge was so high, "I do completely agree it's a nice hotel, but the rooms aren't worth £250.00 for just an overnight stay! I didn't even have breakfast."

The receptionist told her that £250.00 is the 'standard rate', and breakfast had been included had she wanted it. 

She insisted on speaking to the Manager. The Manager appeared and, forewarned by the receptionist, announced: 

“This hotel has an Olympic-sized pool and a huge conference centre, both of which are available for use".

"But I didn't use them," she said.

''Well, they are here, and you could have," explained the Manager.He went on to explain that she could also have seen one of the in-hotel shows for which they were so famous. 

"We have the best entertainers from all over the world performing here," the Manager said.

"But I didn't go to any of those shows," she said.

"Well, we have them, and you could have," the Manager replied.

No matter what amenity the Manager mentioned, she replied, "But I didn't use it!" and the Manager countered with his standard response. After several minutes discussion, and with the Manager still unmoved, she decided to pay, wrote a cheque and gave it to him.

The Manager was surprised when he looked at the cheque. 

"But madam, this cheque is for £50.00."

"That's correct. I charged you £200.00 for sleeping with me," she replied.

"But I didn't!" exclaimed the very surprised Manager.

“Well, too bad. I was here, and you could have!!!”

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Now that's a woman it doesn't pay to mess with :)

Here's wishing you all a wonderful weekend.