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Whatever can go wrong goes wrong comical poem by Angela Lansbury

 Whether my day is short or long Whatever can go wrong goes wrong Whether I am early or late Some things you can't anticipate I took great care with what I wore Welcomed those I[d not seen before A friends gave me lifts to my door My door key won't open the door What can I do now left alone? Son's miles away, who can I phone? I call my old friend from next door She pulls, pushes, and three times more We have no choice, it is a pain She pulls and pushes once again At last it opens, and no doubt Friends help, but I'm scared to go out Because I know, days short or long Whatever can go wrong, goes wrong. -ends- Angela Lansbury is the author twenty books, including several books of comical poems, such as Animals Pets and Pests. She has also written  books on about writing poetry such as Poetry Workbook, which you can browse of buy from Amazon.co.uk, or Amazon.com and Lulu.com  She has also contributed poems and chapters to anthologies edited by Carolyn Street.    

More dolls' house bedding and furnishing

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  No sewing needed. I fastened the edges of the pillow on three sides with staples. I raised the towelling duvet or sleeping bag or Japanese roll-out bedding, by sliding three toothpicks underneath. A white toothepaste cap is a bedside mug. It could be a mug for a kitchen table, sofa side table or bathroom sink.

Funny colourful clown tee shirt from Temu

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 i had this in mind for a humorous speech. Or a stand up comedy act. Or a fancy dress party.

My favourite funny cats on caps, hats, and beanies from Eleven Forest, Joom, Shein

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  Joom cat beanie knitted hat. Cat and Animal tee shirts and caps  1 The first funny tee-shirt which I love is the peek a boo cats from Eleven Forest.  Twenty three pounds seventy pence plus postage. A closer view. Reminder to myself and anybody in the UK - New users 10% off any order. (Code EL10). Orders costing 0-68.99 pay postal fee of $9.99. Orders over $69 get free shipping. The same cat peering over at you is on a hat. From Eleven Forest. £18.53 plus postage To go with your cap, is a dress with a cat. It is a minidress and cost £27.41 . Here is the cat in close up.  I tried searching for them on ebay to see if I could find one second hand. No luck. And I got lots of tee-shirts with the number eleven, age eleven, plus ads from convenience store Seven Eleven. 2 Shein has the hat, with a limited range of colours still in stock. About £3. You might need a minimum order to get free postage. 3 Joom has a knitted hat with a cat, at only six pounds plus postage. Anothe...

My Favourite Funny Aprons With Animals

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I have always liked the Welsh or Scottish aprons and tee-shirts showing dozens of white sheep and one black sheep. Today I looked closely for the first time and realised that the white sheep on the right is looking suspiciously sideways at the oblivious, unconcerned black sheep. Red apron with white sheep and one black sheep. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright. This came from Ulster Weavers many moons ago. You can buy woolly winter jumpers with sheep designs showing multiple sheep. My second apron features cats.  All colours of cats, black. Four black, one white. Nine grey, some plain and others partly white. Six deep orange. Nine pale orange. I never looked closely before. Now I see so much more. One cat has turned its back. Refusing to be photographed or painted? Maybe it is looking for its kitten. The matching kitten is hiding, or hidden, the other side of the grey cat to the left. Look again and you see that some cats have a kitten sitting alongside. Some kittens are the same ...

How To Quickly Furnish An Empty Dolls' House With Scraps From Your Sewing Box and Home

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 I bought a large dolls' house from St Luke's hospice charity shop. Empty dolls house. Furnished dolls' house, by Angela Lansbury. Later, I was give a small one by a neighbour who advertised it going free. The message popped up on the road's WhatsApp group.  I wanted it for my grand-daughter. She comes to visit frequently. If she likes something, she might want to take it to her home. I thought I had nothing to furnish it. The videos on You Tube showed how several hours work with glue guns and lathes and paints could produce top quality miniatures. I wanted something ready in an hour for her visit. No messy glue. No skill. No equipment. Quick and easy. This is what I found. Toweels and bathmat set for a dolls' house. Angela Lansbury. Copyright. Tiny scraps of towelĺing make a hand towel, and guest towel, to hang on a toothpick towel rail.  The towelling scrap can also be cut to go on the dolls' house floor to make a bathmat and a mat for a washbasin or toilet.  ...

Vest with built-in bra from Amazon

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 I love the red. I love my purchase. I admit it doesn't really give me a lot of uplift. When It arrived, I thought, this is a larger size girth, but not a bigger cup. So my breasts push together and create a cleavage. However, it feels very comfortable.  It fulfils three functions. Firstly, no painful straps on my shoulders.  Secondly, no bra straps showing outside the vest and top. Nor slipping off.  Thirdly, time saving. No deciding which colour bra goes with which vest. Only one garment, not two. It comes down to the top of my legs. Could hide my floppy tunny from pregnancy years ago and being overweight. If it stayed down and did not ride up.  How to secure it? I tried wearing it under a half slip, over a half slip, and under high knickers. The same seller has black white and various colours. Another seller offered wine colour. You can get them a pounds or two cheaper from another supplier if you don't mind a spaghetti strap. Please share links to your favou...