tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477142997810352603.post1081040073668999839..comments2023-05-07T02:51:00.405-07:00Comments on Stitching Words - - Francene Stanley: March 26thFrancene Stanleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08298485336064691700noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477142997810352603.post-60762570801710313882013-03-29T00:26:54.457-07:002013-03-29T00:26:54.457-07:00Hi. My husband and I retire next year (in U.S.) Ou...Hi. My husband and I retire next year (in U.S.) Our health insurance will go up seven times the current rate! Food is rising, food banks are increasing and people are growing gardens here. And don't get me going on politics here either...what a mess. But it helps to vent...and I'm glad you did too. Sure hope things work out for you. Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477142997810352603.post-8944315905936229562013-03-27T03:15:20.921-07:002013-03-27T03:15:20.921-07:00You're so right. If there's not enough mon...You're so right. If there's not enough money to go around, you have to cut back and adapt.Francene Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08298485336064691700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477142997810352603.post-24766289265480996042013-03-27T02:56:28.242-07:002013-03-27T02:56:28.242-07:00The cold weather at this time of year is alarming....The cold weather at this time of year is alarming. And so is the financial state of the country. Thank you for your kind thoughts.Francene Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08298485336064691700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477142997810352603.post-87012044826230642202013-03-27T02:54:40.372-07:002013-03-27T02:54:40.372-07:00Some nursery rhymes are difficult to fathom. And, ...Some nursery rhymes are difficult to fathom. And, of course, the sixpence is way out of date. It would be sing a song of six cents. ;-)Francene Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08298485336064691700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477142997810352603.post-44321627612700129182013-03-26T10:50:32.659-07:002013-03-26T10:50:32.659-07:00Hi Francene .. what an appropriate well written po...Hi Francene .. what an appropriate well written post - thanks for this and for putting Sing a Song of Sixpence into context.<br /><br />I do feel for many and the cold is just terrible for man and beast alike ... the poor sheep and cows buried in the snow ... and when I was in London people were huddled on the pavements ... waiting the day out, I guess ...<br /><br />I won't go into the politics ... and I can feel your husband's anxieties ... my thoughts to you both .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477142997810352603.post-46285597968825368252013-03-26T10:46:00.993-07:002013-03-26T10:46:00.993-07:00Economic recessions suck, no matter which economic...Economic recessions suck, no matter which economic class you belong to.<br /><br />www.modernworld4.blogspot.comGina Gaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09032273127593718883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477142997810352603.post-87879967664136367552013-03-26T06:00:26.245-07:002013-03-26T06:00:26.245-07:00I grew up saying that nursery rhyme, but never kno...I grew up saying that nursery rhyme, but never knowing the story behind it. Interesting. And so applicable to these times. Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.com