Still Reigning: Queen Elizabeth II

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“I have in sincerity pledged myself to your service, as so many of you are pledged to mine. Throughout all my life and with all my heart I shall strive to be worthy of your trust” Queen Elizabeth II

Still Reigning: Queen Elizabeth II

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Who would have thought
Of being in the same job
For some sixty five years
– Surely worth some cheers

You’re part of the folk
Even cracked a few jokes
You got street smarts
And certainly won our hearts

Pink, purple or blue
To name but a few
The colours like your spirit
Would inspire many lyrics

Wishes for
Many more
Years of reign
Hear our hail:

Long Live the Queen!

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Monday: We meet again!

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“So, Monday, we meet again!”

Monday: We meet again!

I knew you were trouble
As soon as I met you
Like the space telescope Hubble
Or a kid without shoes
I would be completely lost
If I didn’t have you

Yeah, what would a week be
Without us to curse thee
Because it can only get better
After a Mon-dee

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Simply… At Sea

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“You can’t cross the sea merely
by standing and staring at the water”
Rabindranath Tagore

Simply… At Sea

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Simply… Mist (two)

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“the ocean mist
engulfs me, like a lifetime’s
friendship honored.”
― Sanober Khan

Simply… Mist

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Simply… Mist (one)

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“you make autumn mist
taste like champagne
and turn winter rain
into the elixir of life itself.”
― Sanober Khan

Simply… Mist

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Working Seats (three)

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“A throne is only a bench covered with velvet”
Napoleon Bonaparte

Working Seats 

Street artist at work
Regular as clockwork
Doing a lot of footwork
While showing off his artwork
Some done with brushwork
Some even woodwork

In an other life a clerk
Did a lot of paperwork
Now, on the street to network
Hoping to sell his handiwork
If you wont buy,
Then maybe you’re a jerk

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Working Seats (one)

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“A throne is only a bench covered with velvet”
Napoleon Bonaparte

Working Seats 

Wine tasting
Under, the sun ever pasting
This seat is reserved
To the one who deserved
A small break
During each day
After the finest display
Of the wine tasting play

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Working Seats (two)

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“A throne is only a bench covered with velvet”
Napoleon Bonaparte

Working Seats 

Welcome to the thrift shop
We got knick-knacks of all sorts
Selling, selling, sold
The saleslady ever so bold
But sometimes
The time flies
Sooner or later, off her feet she falls
Then, the little chair her calls

“Admit your defeat,
Get off your feet,
And just take, a seat,
It’s no big leap
To sit down
And maybe, just tweet”

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Runeberg Torte Day aka Johan Ludvig Runeberg Day

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Runeberg Torte Day aka Johan Ludvig Runeberg Day (1804–1877)
National celebration in Finland

From the Finnish National Anthem

“Our land, our land, our fatherland,
Sound loud, O name of worth!
No mount that meets the heaven’s band.
No hidden vale, no wavewashed strand.
Is loved, as is our native North. Our own forefathers’ earth.

Johan Ludvig Runeberg

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Runeberg Torte: In honour of the Finnish poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804–1877)

Runeberg torte is a Finnish pastry flavored with almonds and arrack or rum and it weighs about 100 grams. Raspberry jam inside a sugar ring is commonly placed on top of the tart.

The torte got its name from the Finnish poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804–1877) who, according to legend, enjoyed the torte with punsch for every breakfast. Runeberg tortes are typically eaten only in Finland and are generally available in stores from the beginning of January to Runeberg’s birthday on February 5.

Delicious!

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