Monday 5 July 2021

Monday Miscellany

Hands up if you knew that there have been words written to The John Dunbar Theme from the film Dances With Wolves?  Oh, everyone except me.
I didn't know  until Sunday Worship on Radio 4 and one of my favourite bits of music started with people singing. I had to look it up and thank goodness for google

Here's to the heroes
Those few who gave
Heading for glory
Living a prayer

Here's to the heroes
Who change our lives
Thanks to the heroes
Freedom survives

Here's to the heroes
Who never rest
They are the chosen
We are the blessed

Here's to the heroes
Who aim so high
Here's to the heroes
Who do or die

Written years ago apparently and recorded by lots of different performers. I feel I should have known before July 2021!



I didn't get to the first-since-lockdown  car-boot on Saturday morning, woke up at 6 after a broken night because a fly kept buzzing round me! It was pouring with rain, with water running down the hill so I got back into bed and next thing I knew it was 8.15 and the rain had stopped. Decided it was too late to go to a boot sale and anyway there was a pile of ironing that needed doing because I'd run out of shorts.
 
The weather at 7am on Sunday morning was fine but all I came back with from Stonham Barns car-boot sale was this book
 
 

  and wet feet, not many people selling as the forecast was rain by 10am. After all the rain on Saturday the grass on site was soggy - hence the wet feet.

I bet there were some people with hang-overs on Sunday morning after the England win in the Euro's football ........Winning 4 - 0 seems pretty good to me. They seemed to play with more assurance on Saturday than previous games? But then what do I know.
Earlier in the afternoon at Wimbledon Cam Norrie was knocked out by smooth Roger Federer but 18 year old  Emma Raducanu ranked 338th and waiting for her A Level results, won through. The only Brit still in the singles.
No football and no tennis on Sunday so I watched some of Le Tour. They were riding through the mountain bit where 2 years ago where they had awful weather hail and landslides. It looked nearly as bad this year, pouring rain all the way.

Another dentist appointment this morning, not sure which bit he's doing today but at least it's not 75 minutes long like last time. I might go into Ipswich town centre afterwards, depending on what state of traumatisation I'm in! Haven't been for months. I wonder what shops are left.

Back Tomorrow
Sue
 

21 comments:

  1. You're not the only one who didn't know there were lyrics! We've had some much needed rain too, a short thunder storm yesterday evening. Everything in the garden looks fresh now, and washed clean. xx

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    1. I came across so many versions of the song and couldn't understand why I'd not heard it before.

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  2. Yes the football was good and looking forward to Wednesday game.
    Your book sounds interesting.
    We had rain in the night so it is looking nice this morning I have a few plants that I brought from the Fair on Saturday - some Wallflowers for the winter and a couple of rockery plants from the WI stall, and hopefully I can plant them today after I have been singing on Zoom.
    Hazel 🌈🌈

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    1. I think I will hide behind a cushion for the Wednesday football!

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  3. Me neither but what a beautiful voice he has. I have seen the intensity of the rain (and GALES!) heading our way tomorrow and think we will have a nice walk in the sunshine today in advance of it :)

    I saw the 2nd half of the match and was delighted. IF we were to win, what a wonderful thing that would be after all this country has suffered in the last 18 mths.

    The book looks good. I made the mistake of looking in Booth's window when we were in Hay on Saturday (for a boot sale) and there were at least half a dozen books I would like a closer look at. I forced myself to walk away . . .

    I hope that the dental appt. isn't too traumatic.

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    1. Dentist not too bad, I don't know how you can walk by Booths - or any of the other shops in Hay! Have they all survived Covid?

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  4. I didn't know either- and couldn't immediately place the tune. It was very appropriate for the 'Day of Thanks'. I do hope the dentist visit goes ok. The book looks fun - I've watched a few of those 'Tiny Homes' programmes. I'm not enough of a minimalist [yet] to live in a "shed on wheels"

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    1. I have a CD of the theme music and love it - can't watch the film anymore as it makes me cry too much

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  5. The book is currently selling on Amazon for over £11, so there's a tidy profit to be made there!
    Another one here who hadn't heard about lyrics to that haunting, lovely music - and although it is sung beautifully by Jonathan Ansell, I still prefer the original film theme version (brings tears to my eyes.)

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    1. Unfortunately the book has a couple of loose pages and it's the sort of binding that isn't very repairable - so I shall be forced to keep it!!

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  6. Well, maybe I'm the only one who did know. ooops!

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    1. p.s. my favourite version so far is by Russell Watson and Aled Jones. Also like the Ten Tenors, very dramatic, atmospheric, and moving.

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    2. The 10 Tenors was another version I found and Kathryn Jenkins but a Russel Watson version didn't pop up.

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  7. You've taught me something new as well. I did not know the lyrics to that song.

    Good luck at the dentist. I've always been quite nervous about those appointments. I have several scheduled in September to have a crown redone. I don't look forward to the appointments or the bill!

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    1. 3 dentist visits done, 2 more to go, several £s paid!

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  8. You're brave! I like my dentist but still find the need to reward myself after a visit - hope you do too :)

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    1. A tour of a few charity shops in town was my reward!

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  9. I'm new here, but have been following along silently for several years (I feel funny coming out of the woodwork to chime in). I hope you will let us know anything good you see in the Shepherd's Huts book (Mrs. Curdle's caravan?) And good luck at the dentist, a reward is always in order.

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    1. Hi, thank you for you first comment. There are lots of pictures of Mrs Curdles caravans in the book! and some posh new ones for holidays too.

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  10. Did not know there were lyrics... Add me to the list.

    God bless.

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    1. Thought I must be the only person not to have heard this during the last 15 years!

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