uk – Bucket of Smiles

What bothers you and why?

Dear Friend

I just wanted to say you look good today. No don’t shake your head you are looking good. Don’t give me the I’m to old or skinny, rotund or haven’t got me teeth in, whatever excuse you are going to think of I am telling you that I think you look amazing. Please keep that in mind and, hang on 👣👣👣👣👣👣👣 ok I’m back can you catch this

That’s it, my bucket 🪣 of smiles, take a handful for yourself and share them out, give a smile to a stranger that you meet, it maybe the only friendly gesture on their street. Share those smiles far and wide, I always make many more, actually a fresh batch every day, I can find and post the recipe another day.

Ah that leads me to what bothers me the most, right here and now, in 2025, without being political because I could kick up a storm there. No I promised myself to be a better person in, err, starting, um, err, July 2025 .

What bothers me the most here and now is how little happiness is found in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧. Even during war time people pulled together and helped one another out. Ok not everyone but a percentage of the population got together. Now people have lost all ability to socialise and enjoy themselves hooked on mobile phones. It’s a sad place to live when schools are so concerned about safeguarding the wrong things that actual bullying goes unseen. When children can’t talk about their heritage because the British heritage is seen as not part of multi cultural. Our pensioners are concerned about their future with every government statement All this bothers me because our country is a sad place to live, NOW.

All I would love to do is share smiles to those that need them, what’s a disabled dizzy diva to do

Non of this is intended to cause upset to anyone this is just what bothers me

Much love and friendship to you

Kim-Louise

Are you patriotic? What does being patriotic mean to you?

Dearest Readers

I am hoping you are all well, and looking forward to whatever season is next upon us.

Now to the prompt that has brought me here today, am I patriotic?

To be honest I always associate that word more with the USA 🇺🇸 than the UK 🇬🇧. I guess that’s because of History taught in schools, I was taught that the American patriots and the British loyalists had issue, which is really rather daft because all the patriots wanted was freedom from the rule of the British to live under their new rules in a new world, the Americas.

Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” – Martin Luther King Jr

Patriotic – Myself I love my country, but I see its faults. I’m not a nationalist, which is technically the equivalent of patriotic in British terms if we are going to be correct. Maybe I am a loyalist, or a mixture of both.

The UK was once a glorious nation proudly flying the red, white & blue, the British Commonwealth, Our Queen, the NHS and school system was all something to be so proud of , I know this to be true as I grew up in this time, when we had our ups and downs but knew how to stick together to rally through.

Then the world started to unravel and doors once closed were flung open wide, the UK being so stuck up thought it’s ok we will survive. But the clouds got darker as it rained with people from other EU states and then the boat people looking to the UK as a free door mat.

I’m not criticising those that fled to Britain’s front doors in droves, they had a need for shelter and the UK well it just handed homes,money, NHS, all for free. We started failing, falling to our knees. The country is dam well sinking, I truthfully cannot say my heart is behind the UK in its policies and crime has increased everywhere. Our NHS is not the same and will disappear into a more corporate look and become private run.

My loyalties are what hold my heart. I’m loyal to my family, to honesty and I have deep regard for our Royal Family. Miss our Queen Elizabeth I I who was an icon in this modern world.

In all seriousness I have pride in many aspects of my life in the UK and I know it’s a tough time for majority of us. Hold tight and have faith remember United We Stand, Divided We Fall

I’m just nostalgic for the way it was and how we used to live those were good times

So long winded but I got there in the end

I am sure of one thing I am Me.

Thank you if you got this far

Namaste

Kim-Louise

United We Stand, Divided We Fall

United We Stand, Divided We Fall is a phrase that was first documented in historical use in 1769 when John Dickinson used it in the Revolutionary War song “The Liberty Song

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Oh bother

Patriotic USA or UK