Visitors.

When you have visitors

And you are very old

Relatives in particular

Can get rather bold

This is rather nice I see

Have you had it long

Do you use it anymore

To sell it would be wrong

I've always wanted one of these

I think it oh so nice

I bet you couldn't buy one now

No matter what the price

I see you have a lawnmower

That looks quite okay

Oh you have a gardener

Then is this in your way?

Your dog Midge just growled at me

She never liked me much

She doesn't mind you looking says I

But she says you mustn't touch.

[HungryHufflepuff]

Good for Midge! A faithful friend... And guard dog!

I hope this rhyme isn't too autobiographical though 😟

[Hidden in reply to HungryHufflepuff]

I detected a slight feeling that way then I'm afraid my imagination ran wild. 😁

[Spacecat1]

Well done Midge stand up for your master

[Hidden in reply to Spacecat1]

She is prepared to do that alright. I had forgotten that I had written about visitors before.

healthunlocked.com/blf/post....

[Hacienda]

Good on you Midge protecting You Master Don. My Princess does the same, Not with Children though, as she thinks she's just a Little Girl to play with. XXX

[skischool]

Never complain of visitors who eye up all your stuff

It's when nobody visits that it leaves you feeling duff

Someone can look upon me and my things with feelings of desire

Maybe then my spirits would be raised a little higher

Scruffy never hisses at those that come through the door

Except if it's that old geezer from Air Liquide she dislikes more and more

And people like the nurse who always says that she will call

Then telephones instead and as usual does bugger all

But i suppose one can't complain if life is a bit crap

When your four legged companion is always sat upon your lap. x

[Hidden in reply to skischool]

Grasshopper, that is brilliant! Tomorrow the topic will be about a Lollypop Lady, see what you can do with that. I shall look forward to it. 😁x

[skischool in reply to Hidden]

Not the one i ran over recently i hope . x

[Hidden in reply to skischool]

No not that one (😱) but another one who I wish you would. 😉

[HungryHufflepuff in reply to skischool]

Unless it’s your ewe who weighs well over 100kg who’s sitting on your lap 🤕

[skischool in reply to HungryHufflepuff]

Wow thats a lot of lamb chops and wooly jumpers.

[HungryHufflepuff in reply to skischool]

She does love her snacks. 🍪🍦🥧🍰🍕🍩 But she’d like to point out that she is not a snack 🤨

[skischool in reply to HungryHufflepuff]

Ah bless her,sending treats via island mail services waterproofed cos i imagine it is raining for a change.

[HungryHufflepuff in reply to skischool]

How did you guess 🙄

[majji in reply to skischool]

You have raised your bar SirSki - well done x

[skischool in reply to majji]

I spent most of my life propping up bars so i am pleased that her majjistiy approves. xx

[majji in reply to skischool]

I was unaware that the queen had access to Health Unlocked - should I practice a curtsy or two? xx

[skischool in reply to majji]

I am of course referring to you and it is i who must do the bowing and stooping,only both my back and knees are not in the best shape at the moment so perhaps having already received your knighthood a mere nod will suffice.

[majji in reply to skischool]

I suppose that will just have to do for now x I trust I did not nick you with that sword?

[skischool in reply to majji]

I do like a close shave. xx

[majji in reply to skischool]

Lotsalols - I did not know you had hairy shoulders Or did I get an ear instead?

Sweet dreamzzzzzzz x

[sassy59]

Made me smile Don. With Midge by your side, everything is safe, including you 👍😂😘 xxxxc

[Jaybird19]

Oh Don that is sad.

On the other hand i cannot give things away when i try . Not rubbish but not used anymore

I do like a poem a day

Thank you

[majji]

I just hate it when people do that - talk about vultures . . . sorry was that too nasty?

[Hidden in reply to majji]

No I don't think so, but that person was only in my mind. Come to think of it, I might even be guilty of of eyeing up some things myself in the past. 😕

[majji in reply to Hidden]

I can't imagine you actually asking that eyed up items be handed over though Cap'n ....

[skischool in reply to majji]

I wish a flock of vultures would descend on my loft majji and clear it out.:)good day to you lovely lady. x

[majji in reply to skischool]

And good day to you SirSki - actually you do have a point there

[knitter]

My family are into minimalism so I reckon they only eye up my stuff to see how many skips to order in the future.

I am a magpie , an inveterate collector of other peoples stuff that’s discarded. Charity shops and eBay.

Fantastic poem, Don......you have the knack of observation, a real people watcher.

[Hidden in reply to knitter]

I'm afraid I'm going to leave a bit of a mess behind. I have offered to leave instructions to have a house clearance firm to deal with it, I can do no more. I'd take it with me if I could. 🤣

[majji]

I imagine my family being in to dynamite at the bottom of the garden at some point

[Hidden in reply to majji]

I probably have a stick of that somewhere amongst all my stuff. 🙄

[majji in reply to Hidden]

Could I please borrow it Cap'n - of course it may not return to you in the same condition that you loaned it out . . . . .

[RoadRunner44]

Are you talking from experience again Don?

[Hidden in reply to RoadRunner44]

When you get to my age the line between fact and fiction blurs slightly. 🤔

[SquirrelsHolt]

Morning to you MrD. and true to form,you've got me laughing out loud like a blinking nutter ... Well I suppose I am a squirrel afterall!😂

There's only one thing left to do .... "It's A Classic" 🏆✨✨💞

[lorianxiety]

Charming,as usual,from a new found pal.and regards to midgie.-and many happy returns.xx

[Hidden]

Thank you from us both. 😊xx

[Izb1]

Well I got my just punishment for something of the like this morning. My next door neighbour died last week, which was very sad but expected. His niece gave me the shed key yesterday and said there is an electric wheelchair in there if I wanted it, which I thought my sister would. After putting the bin back in his garden I decided to have a look at this only to slip and fall and hurt my shoulder yet again. The wheelchair is too big and heavy and hasnt been cleaned in years, so maybe something was telling me not to be like a vulpture when a dear neighbour has just died x

[majji in reply to Izb1]

Oh dear Izb1 - I am sorry to hear that, hope you recover from that accident soon - I am sure vulture does not apply to you as you were thinking of something to benefit your sister - I am consider good samaritan would surely be more apt!

[Croydonia]

My family don’t want any of our old tat. We’ve just cleared my old mum’s house, as she’s gone into a home. My dad spent years making things, furniture, toys, models etc, but the children have small homes and big families, so don’t want anything either. Such a shame to see it all go...

[Izb1 in reply to Croydonia]

Oh! how sad Croydonia, especially handmade toys which hold dear memories x

[MoyB]

My husband's aunt used to insist that we took something away with us when we visited! It was embarrassing as she would often say, 'Oh, so and so gave us that. We've never liked it!' The offending article would be thrust into our hands and we'd be stuck with it. We always dreaded that relatives would call on us and see the things in our house. We couldn't get rid of them as said aunt would look for them when she visited us!! xx Moy

[Shirleyj]

Good old Midge x🐾🐾🐶