When cycling.

[Donald_1931]

Baked beans I think are lovely grub

I have them every day.

I have them with my breakfast

And my dinner come what may.

I always keep lots in the house

I can never have enough.

They give me lots of energy

When the going gets really tough

And when the storms are blowing hard

The ducks all go quack quack

With all those baked beans in tum

I know the wind is at my back.

[sassy59]

🤣😆brilliant Don! Keep the wind at your back. Love and hugs to you and Puss, Carole xxx👍💜

[Katinka46]

(Sigh….) lowering the tone again, Don…. What are you like?

Good job I love you,

Kate xxxx

[CDPO16]

If we ever meet out somewhere I must remember to walk alongside you 😉

[Hidden]

Brilliant!

[Morrison10]

Yes, very good, Puss is happy, so no need to worry! Jean

[Damon1864 Volunteer]

I love it Don only you could put it so elaquently, thank you for making me laugh. Hope You and Puss are well. Have a good night and take care 😊 Bernadette and Jack 🐕 xxxxxxx 🌻🌻

[RoadRunner44]

Thank goodness for your poems and quirky sense of humour. Keep them coming.Xx

[SORRELHIPPO]

Used to love them, a good meal on toast, can no longer eat them unfortunately, but get the wind anyway🤣🤣🤣

[Jane2005]

🤣🤣🤣

[JJ_7]

HAHAHA!!! Made me laugh again Don. I hope no one is lighting a cigar near you !! Puts a new meaning to ULEZ restrictions Keep em coming (not the ducks HAHAHA!

[Threecats]

Love it Don! May the wind always be behind you!😊xx

[Spoticus]

😁😁😁

[Patk1]

😂🤣😻💨Luv it Don xxx

[Patk1]

My dad was Scottish and quoted Robbie Burns " where e'er u may be,let yr wind run free"Another old expression " better out than in"

I love baked beans too + theyre very nutritious.

U do a brilliant job keeping us entertained Don,thanku xxxxx

[Ergendl]

What I learned in Dietitians' school:

Beans, beans,

Good for the heart

The more you eat

The more you.... pass wind.

As in Up Pompei - we couldn't quite find a word to rhyme...

[Donald_1931 in reply to Ergendl]

Farticuss was a great Roman general but had very few followers.

[leo60 in reply to Donald_1931]

😂😂😂😂 xx

[Ergendl in reply to Donald_1931]

Love it, Don.

[MoyB in reply to Donald_1931]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 xx Moy

[Nula2]

🤣🤣🤣. Brilliant as always xxxx

[Izb1]

🤣😃🤣😃 x

[leo60]

No need for electric bikes, eh Don? Just make all cyclists eat beans for a bit of extra propulsion!! You've been quite quiet, Don, hope all is well with the two of you? xx

[Donald_1931 in reply to leo60]

Yes we are fine thanks, just hanging about waiting to die really. Don & Puss xx 🐈‍⬛😊xx

[leo60 in reply to Donald_1931]

I'm glad you're ok, but I do wish you wouldn't be so morbid! 😘😘 xx

[Donald_1931 in reply to leo60]

I don’t see that as morbid it’s just a natural progression at my age. It’s about the only thing that one can be certain about these days. I’m in no hurry to go, but go I eventually will. 😘😘xx

[leo60 in reply to Donald_1931]

I know 😊 Morbid wasn’t the word I wanted to use really, but I didn’t know what to write ! What you have just written is spot on, but not for me to say! 😘 I do hope you won’t rush Don, it’s lovely having you around 🤗😘🤗😊 xx

[MoyB in reply to Donald_1931]

My husband's Aunt who died in her late 90s would say to anyone who asked how she was, 'Well, I woke up again this morning, so I guess I must be ok.' She always said it with a giggle, but I know that she would have understood your feelings very well, Don.Old age brings with it the certain knowledge that we are not immortal.

On the brighter side, it makes me feel happier spending money these days as I've worked out that my best possible life expectancy (taking aside all my current medical conditions) would be another 30 yrs whilst my husband is looking at 20. But given our medical conditions, we're likely to go quite a bit sooner than that, so although it's not exactly 'spend, spend, spend' we've stopped worrying about the future so much and are making sure we enjoy each day (when we're not at the doctors etc)!

Sometimes 'enjoying each day' simply means having a quiet, relaxing one. Other times, we may enjoy an outing. Since 'lockdown' and 'shielding' even a stroll to the local shop feels like an 'outing'!

Are you getting out at all these days, Don? I know your camper has gone, but do you still have a car? I can't remember. If not, a scooter? I wouldn't be without mine now. The pavements are pretty awful around here and I spend my journey humming, 'Good vibrations...' as I jolt over the bumps, but it's wonderful to have some independence back.

I've been fortunate to get a place on the Pulmonary Rehab, starting today. It takes me 20 mins to get there on my scooter, but I'm really looking forward to the trip (not literally!).

I hope you're still seeing friends and acquaintances, Don. I find that even a quick chat with someone at the shop can brighten my day. We all need human contact - the lock down's proved that, for sure.

I've missed you lately. It's a shame we don't all live near each other. We could have a right good rave up, couldn't we?

xx Moy

[Mavary]

Ha ha! Good one Don. 🤣

[watergazer]

🤣🤣 it certainly will be!

[Maricopa]

🤣😂

[dunnellon]

Thanks for the giggle Don! When the kids were small, we called the wind 'poofters'!Beans Beans, they're good for the heart....the more you eat, the more you 'poofter'!

[madonbrew]

😂😂😂 I just had beans on toast for tea.

[Cloudancer in reply to madonbrew]

Am not staying downwind of either you or Don!!!!

[madonbrew in reply to Cloudancer]

😂😂😂

[HollyBoyd]

Just needed that laugh, Don. Thank you for another great rhyme xxx 😊

[MoyB]

Excellent, Don! xx Moy