An Old Plumber, An Ex-Carer, An Amateur Poet, Words From The Heart
Our ‘Scouting Out’ Expedition
Our ‘Scouting Out’ Expedition
We went to the Valhalla Brewhall In the iconic Federal Mills location in North Geelong The venue of our next ‘Open Mic’ event For “lowercase poetry, Geelong”
Frankie and I “soaked” up the atmosphere, and agreed The establishment would be very suitable For the poetry community’s ‘open mic night’ There’s plenty of comfy seating So, come along fellow readers And enjoy the warm and friendly service At Valhalla, next Thursday 11th July, 6.30 pm onwards.
G'day, and welcome to my blog site. My name is Ivor Steven, I live in Geelong, Australia. I'm an ex-industrial chemist, and a retired plumber, and a former Carer of my wife(Carole), for 30 years, who suffered from severe MS. I Write poetry about those personal thoughts, throughout and beyond my life as a Carer.
I've been blogging for over 2 years, and writing poems for 19 years. Of course a lot of my poems are about my favourite subject Carole, but since I've been blogging my writings have become quite varied, humourous, mystical, observational, and even a few monster/horror poems.
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I am going to try to put up a blog about what’s been going on with us…if I can slow down enough later today. π We’ve had a super busy past 10 + days. So I haven’t been around WP.
I was gonna’ post related to why I was AWOL for 10 or so days…but I might not. I’m not sure anyone (save a couple of people) even noticed I wasn’t around.
I wasn’t around WP for awhile…Coops and I were both feeling poorly…he with his tummy issues and me with my Costochronditis.
But, then…wonderfully…all the kids and grandkids and even a grandpup came to spend 10 days around and over the 4th of July! We had a fabulous fun time! My kiddos are THE bestest! Lots of love and laughter! π β€οΈ
Frankie looks ready! πΆπ€
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He received lots of pats and attention while we were there ππΆπ
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What a great place this is. And Frankie gives it two paws up? Sounds like a winner to me!
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Restored old factory buildings have a natural rustic aura to them Lois ππ
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So cute
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He gets the that same reaction every where I take him ππΆ
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How fun! Enjoy! ποΈ
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We will Michele , ππΆ
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Frankie seems to have given it his approval too. π
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He got his appropriate amount of pats so he was happy πΆπ
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I hope the event is a tremendous success
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Theyβre usually well attended with an appreciative audience πππ
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Awesome ππΌ
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Hear, hear, a special event indeed .. I know it will be great with you and Frankie thereβ£οΈ
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Thank you kindly Cindy ππππΆ
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Enjoy Ivor! β€ β€
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Yes β¦ they are fun events Carol πππ
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It is fortunate that Frankie approved
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Yes β¦ I need his approval πΆπ
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Yay! Wonderful! ‘Twill be a great event!
Sir Frankie! Ha! You look so cool! π
(((HUGS))) β€οΈπβ€οΈ
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Frankie is a super cool doggie … And I’m sure the open mic night will go well despite being at a different venue … πππππΆ
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He is that! π
I am going to try to put up a blog about what’s been going on with us…if I can slow down enough later today. π We’ve had a super busy past 10 + days. So I haven’t been around WP.
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Ok β¦ Iβll take a look π β¦ Iβm busy preparing my Coffee House Writers post for tonight πππ
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Oh…I might not get around to posting anything until much later, even tomorrow or the next day. I’ll let you know when I finally do. π
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That’s ok … take your time and “rest up” … ππ
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I was gonna’ post related to why I was AWOL for 10 or so days…but I might not. I’m not sure anyone (save a couple of people) even noticed I wasn’t around.
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I hope all is well with you and Coopβs πππΆ
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I wasn’t around WP for awhile…Coops and I were both feeling poorly…he with his tummy issues and me with my Costochronditis.
But, then…wonderfully…all the kids and grandkids and even a grandpup came to spend 10 days around and over the 4th of July! We had a fabulous fun time! My kiddos are THE bestest! Lots of love and laughter! π β€οΈ
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Having family around is the best medicine ππΆπππ
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It is! π β€οΈ
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