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Special Triple Birthday today … yay !!!

The song below was sent to Toodles first, to Queen Bess second, to X:

… and now to our humble new blog built by us, to all at the tavern … Happy Birthday, all three !!!

Plus some lines via IYE:

Lives of great men all remind us.
We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave behind us,
Footprints on the sands of time;
Footprints, that perhaps another
Sailing o’er life’s solemn main,
A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,
Seeing, shall take heart again.
HWLongfellow.

Plus wishing Steve well with his continued adventure, hopefully culminating in an eye witness report from Sep 13 London, plus to all of us who count ourselves at least an occasional part of this tavern !!!

There’s a second song, a lot darker song, a song of resilience by a Canadian band, appropriate for poor Canada, Britain and Downunder, while the US attempts to rise from the dark nightmare. Actually, it’s a song of hope, not gloom … praying for a new day at a time, powder dry, ready for battle: