H is for

Hello,   
I'm Happy to see the Hordes of people crowding the Hallowed ABC Wednesday Halls.
(This time of year  Horde-filled Halls are High on many minds as students return to school. Homes are filled with Huzzahs and Hallelujahs.)
I Hope you've saved enough  energy to post this week.
On a serious note. It's Honestly been a Honor  to Help out as a Host Here  over the last decade.  There will be a Hollow Hole in my Heart when this journey ends.  On a Happier note Hearing     about everyone else Has Helped me deal with some of the Hardships and Hurdles in my life.    
Here's to Happier notes.
Let's Hear what H inspired thoughts you have today. 

Troy

ABC Wednesday 19H

1. ♫ M e l ☺ d y ♫	2. Rajesh	3. FRANKLY MY DEAR: ABC Wednesday: H	4. Ramblin with Roger: H is for handy	5. Horses– The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b.	6. He & Her - Five Tiny Sto	7. Hen Party
8. Homes, Hostels, Hotels	9. Dharmakarmaarts: H is for Hairpin Bends	10. Hats - Random Photography	11. PauMau: Home Street	12. Indrani	13. Amit Agarwal: Hermitage	14. photowannabe
15. Reader Wil,Hydrangea	16. Hotel Photography	17. Trubes/humpty	18. daybyday	19. A Creative Harbor : H	20. A Closer Look – Jesh StG	21. Joy, Raft of Apples: Hedgerow Honeysuckle
22. Nonnie's Observations	23. Pictografio: Hospital storage room	24. Hive mural	25. Locozoom: Historic truck	26. H is for Josiah Harlan	27. Bev, Canada	28. ann 2
29. Arnoldo L. Romero	30. Hot	31. Harvest	32. Highway	33. Stars over Sarajevo (H for Houses)	34. Gattina	35. Whiskey MasterClass
36. ann	37. Vicki @ I'd Rather Be At The Beach	38. H is for Happy Tails - Greensboro Daily Photo	39. hapzydeco	40. HAILSTORM	41. HOUSES IN KEW	42. Murthy's Photo Blog: ABC Wednesday
43. Day One Photography: Harley	44. The View from the Top of the Ladder	45. Carin's Gratitude: Simple Ways to Bank Happiness	46. tin and sparkle: Honor	47. Does Everything Grow Better in My Neighbor's Yard?	48. Twitter

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G stands for Gummidge--Worzel.

Worzel Gummidge is a delightful character in a series of childrens' stories created by the novelist Barbara Euphan Todd.

Worzel Gummage with his 'Happy Head' on.

He is a fictional scarecrow and lives at Scatterbrook Farm. He has a set of interchangeable heads of turnips, mangel wurzels, and swedes, each of which suited a particular occasion or endowed him with a specific skill. His best friends are two children who live nearby, called Sue and John, and are always running to his rescue and getting him out of trouble.

 In the book he had a wife called Earthy Mangold, sadly in the TV series there was hardly any mention of her,  which is a shame because apart from having such a glorious name she was quite an eccentric and quirky character.

This is the only reference to Earthy Mangold that I could find in the form of the original book. I don't know why she was left out of the TV series as she was quite a glorious character. I suspect the writers wanted to concentrate on the character of Aunt Sally, played by the popular actress from TV soaps and British films, Una Stubbs.

 Aunt Sally was a great character and portrayed wonderfully by Una Stubbs.

Aunt Sally and the scarecrow she loves to tease, dear old Worzel  Gummidge.   Sadly, a severe case of unrequited love.

Another character who  is integral to the stories is........

The Crowman. 

He is the 'Boss' of the scarecrows, he created them all and his job is to look after them, including the rascally Worzel Gummidge. 

 The Crowman cycles all around the village and visits them regularly. he rides a three wheeler trike, which tows a trailer and the tools of his trade within. It has a basket on the front, which carries his Jack Russell dog called Ratter. 

Part of his jobs include  restuffing  the scarecrows with straw and generally fixing them.

 Visiting Worzel Gummidge is a chore because he's never in his field and usually off out somewhere, not necessarily causing trouble, but often in the midst of it! Particularly if there is a slice of cake and a nice cup of tea. Tea and cakes were his passion apart from  Aunt Sally.

Right, enough Turnip tales from me.... and thanks to Denise for creating ABCW and to Roger and Co for all their hard work too.

Best wishes to all,

Di.xx

ABCW team.

 

 

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ABC Wednesday 19G

1. ♫ M e l ☺ d y ♫	2. GROSMONT & GOATHLAND	3. Ramblin with Roger: G is for grass	4. Rajesh	5. Reader Wil	6. Garmisch Partenkirchen Photography	7. Snapperoni :: Photography
8. photowannabe	9. Indrani	10. Amit Agarwal: Gold	11. Goats - Random Photography	12. Joy, Raft of Apples: Guinea Fowl	13. H.E.B. Shopping Mall	14. tin and sparkle: Guidance
15. Bhadragiri: Taj Mahal through my lens	16. FRANKLY MY DEAR: ABC Wednesday: G	17. SNIPPETS OF ART ADVENTURES – Jesh StG	18. Visual St. Paul: Garments	19. Vicki @ I'd Rather Be At The Beach	20. A Creative Harbor	21. Dharmakarmaarts: Summer and Green: Going, Going...
22. G is for Leo Gradwell	23. Bev, Canada - Gilbert	24. Nonnie's Observations	25. daybyday	26. Does Everything Grow Better in My Neighbor's Yard?	27. YOU and I Go Green	28. Good Words
29. Gate in Gdańsk	30. Green	31. Gorce glades	32. Galerie	33. Lea's Menagerie: Great Blue Heron	34. Late Summer at Home | (G for Good Weather)	35. Gattina
36. 19 G – Greeting!  – pins & ashes	37. Ecobirder	38. G is for Guilford, Greensboro, Grasshoppers, Green	39. hapzydeco	40. G for Garden - My Garden	41. GREECE	42. GARDENS AND PONDS
43. The Love of the Gopis (Beloo Mehra)	44. GREEN	45. Day One Photography: Goldfish At The Greenhouse	46. Joysweb	47. Chuckle E. Cheese's	48. The View from the Top of the Ladder	49. Margy BC, Canada
50. Golden Gate Bridge	51. The Big Bird and American Eagle	52. Junk Boat Travels	53. All That Photos: Geometric

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F-stands for February.

FEBRUARY. by Helen Hunt Jackson.

Still lie the sheltering snow

And reign the Winter's pregnant silence still;

No sign of spring, save the catkin's fill,

 And willow stems grow daily red and white

 These are the days when ancients held a rite,

 of expiation for the old year's ill.

 And prayer to purify the new year's will : 

Fit days, ere yet the bounding blood grows hot with haste,

 And dreaming thoughts grow heavy with haste,

 The ardent summer's joy to have and taste;

 Fit days, to give to last years losses held,

 To reckon clear the new life's sterner need;

Fit days for Feast of Expiation placed.

   

I do hope that you enjoyed reading this Fetching  sonnet written by Helen.H. Jackson it comes from her 'A Calander of Sonnets'..... a collection of  poems relating, mainly to the months in the year and the changing seasons thereon.

I believe she is more widely known for 'A Century of Dishonour', which described the adverse effects of Government treatment,  and mistreatment of Native Americans.

She was a very Feisty lady and a keen activist in fighting for better treatment of the Native Americans, she wasn't afraid to take on corrupt politicians and Frequently spoke loudly and clearly for her cause.

 Sincere thanks to the Fabulous Denise Nesbitt for bringing us all so much Fun when she First devised ABCW, also to the Frightfully Factual Roger for all he does ably assisted by the Fearless Leslie from Vancouver BC. Finally we mustn't Forget the team of helpers who fervently help with visiting and commenting on other sites. That's it FOLKS ! I'm just about Finished.

Di,x

abcw team.

 

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ABC Wednesday 19F

1. FRANKLY MY DEAR: ABC Wednesday: F	2. Food and Photos: Visual St. Paul	3. Ramblin with Roger: F is for Fireworks	4. Fort Langley – The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b.	5. Fashion Photography	6. ♫ M e l ☺ d y ♫	7. Jaipur Garden
8. Amit Agarwal: Flight	9. daybyday	10. Rajesh	11. Mary, MI	12. photowannabe	13. FREDDIE	14. Reader Wil
15. Does Everything Grow Better in My Neighbor's Yard?	16. A Creative Harbor ~ Fairweather Sail	17. Coast but Not Coasting – Jesh StG	18. Joy, Raft of Apples: Flowers	19. Nonnie's Observations	20. Bev, Canada - Frida	21. tin and sparkle: FIVE Generations
22. F is for Maria Teresa de Filippis	23. alexa	24. Foggy Evening on the Grabovica Lake | Mersad Donko	25. Lea's Menagerie: Flowers	26. The F word	27. F is for Friends - Greensboro Daily Photo	28. Forest
29. Look Down! : – pins & ashes	30. Fog	31. hapzydeco	32. FITZROY GARDENS	33. FOLIES BERGÈRE, FRANCE	34. Maria's Space: Fountains, Fairies and Fiddlers	35. FISKARDO, GREECE
36. Day One Photography: Freda, That's Me!	37. Splendid Little Stars: beautiful moth	38. Holiday Inn	39. Farming & monsoon - Random Photography	40. Vicki @ I'd Rather Be At The Beach	41. The View from the Top of the Ladder: Flight	42. YOU and I Forest and Flowers
43. After The Rain	44. Jackie Junk Boat Travels	45. Indrani	46. short story slam week	47. All That Photos: FlatSea	48. Flight - Random Photography

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E is for Entrepreneur

The New York Small Business Development Center helps businesses at all phases of their operation. There are SBDC programs in every state in the US and the District of Columbia, plus Puerto Rico, Guam, and other outlining areas. It is funded as partnership between the US Small Business Administration and the host institution, usually a college or university.

I have been a business librarian for nearly 24 years. I'm one of four professionals who help our New York SBDC business advisers assist the clients who come in to receive professional, free, and confidential advisement.

While the businesses can be at any stage, from expansion to retirement, probably a majority of SBDC clients are entrepreneurs. The Wikipedia defines entrepreneurship as "the process of designing, launching and running a new business, which typically begins as a small business, such as a startup company, offering a product, process or service for sale or hire."

I've only recently learned that the SBDC out of the University of Texas in San Antonio has been involved in helping other countries to ascertain whether to use the model the SBDC program in their lands.

There is a magazine called Entrepreneur, which may be useful for someone starting or expanding an enterprise.

ABC Wednesday 19E

1. ♫ M e l ☺ d y ♫	2. Engima	3. Ellora	4. Ramblin with Roger: E is for Eagles	5. Indrani	6. Dharmakarmaarts: Examples of Street Art	7. Kim,USA
8. Mary, MI	9. Elephant monument at Vengurla Port - Random Photog	10. EGTON	11. photowannabe	12. Reader Wil, The Eye of London	13. 19 E – Excitement on the plate – pins & ashes	14. Trubes/Equine
15. A Creative Harbor: E ~ Everyone ~	16. Joy, Raft of Apples: Esholt	17. Arnoldo L. Romero	18. Bev, Canada - Elvis and Einstein	19. Nonnie's Observations	20. E is for Christiana Edmunds	21. Wxcwllwnt - Jesh StG
22. daybyday: The Lyrical Painter	23. Going to the Shaap – Having Toddy in God’s Own Cou	24. Amit Agarwal: Envy	25. YOU and I E is for Entrap	26. Goutami News Diary: Entertaining queen of yesterye	27. What to Do and See in Trogir | E for Entrance	28. Lea's Menagerie
29. E is for Empire Room - Greensboro Daily Photo	30. alexa—E is for "Eeyore"	31. Ecobirder	32. EUBOEA, GREECE	33. EREIKOUSSA, GREECE	34. hapzydeco	35. Day One Photography: Elephant Garlic
36. The View from the Top of the Ladder	37. tin and sparkle: Edie Bell	38. ann 2	39. Vicki @ I'd Rather Be At The Beach	40. Jackie Junk Boat Travels	41. Epicurean	42. Happily Ever After - Anita
43. All That Photos: Evening

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Happy BIrthday to ???

First of all ....'big shame on me'...  Today it is august 9th and I have forgotten to mention to all of you that there was a participant in our group last week who celebrated the date of birth.

So; accompanied by sincere apoligies, a very big "congratulations" to Kilelong (http://kilelong.blogspot.com/),also known as "Franklymydear"

I would love you to visit the blog of Kilelong and give congratulations to.

D for Doubt.

Doubting Thomas was the apostle who refused to believe the resurrected Jesus had appeared to the ten other Apostles until he could see and feel the wounds Jesus suffered from being on the cross.

Caravaggio's painting of Thomas checking Jesus's wounds.

It is written that we all have a little bit of Thomas in us.

 Sometimes we become like Thomas when we go through hard times, others after taking a class that challenges us to think more deeply about God.

Do you require any more proof

of Our Lord's Resurrection?  DOUBTING THOMAS ?

 Some images of my favourite four legged friends, the humble..... 

DONKEY.

(from the Movie called Shrek)

Muffin.

Muffin the Mule: who really is a DONKEY puppet, he used to DANCE and sing on the top of Annette Mills piano whilst she played  and sang.....

Annette and Muffin.

Good old Muffin the Mule.

'
Here comes Muffin the Mule, Dear old Muffin, playing the fool'.....etc.
 A great favourite in the 50's on childrens' TV.

.Annette Mills was the sister of the famous actor Sir John Mills who starred in many films, including the lead role of 'Pip' in the film of DICKEN'S   'Great Expectations'. He also starred in Ryans Daughter, Goodbye Mr Chips and so many more. 

Sincere thanks to all the team of ABCW for doing what they do each week to keepus up and running, including Denise who DEVELOPED ABCW and Roger and Leslie in admin also the team of assistants, who help with the visits,
 best wishes to all, Di .xx 

ABC Wednesday 19D

1. ♫ M e l ☺ d y ♫	2. The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b.	3. Amit Agarwal: Destiny	4. Reader Wil,Dreamtime	5. Mascha	6. FRANKLY MY DEAR: ABC Wednesday: D	7. Ramblin with Roger: D is for Donovan
8. DEWSTOW GARDENS	9. photowannabe	10. Dharmakarmaarts: A Dozen Dishes to Make at Home	11. Rajesh	12. Coloring Outside the Lines	13. Fragile Lives – Existence for Bliss	14. A Raft of Apples: Dogtastic
15. daybyday: D is for Dervish	16. Dwarf Larch Tree: Visual St. Paul:	17. Little Enjoyments- Jesh StG	18. A Creative Harbor ~ Real Live Donkey	19. tin and sparkle: Doris L. Snavely	20. Nonnie's Observations	21. Bev, Canada - D for Isadora Duncan
22. D for Dinosaur	23. YOU and I D is for delights	24. When Sita Meets Sati Part 2. | Tarang	25. D is for Helen Duncan	26. Gattina	27. Old Alley and Backyard in Mostar | D for Destroyed	28. alexa in nyc, usa
29. D is for Downtown, Specifically 1618 DOWNTOWN - Gr	30. Namaki D for Dreadful weather	31. Drawaing- Powai lake - Random Photography	32. hapzydeco	33. Bennies Son's Bakery	34. The Journey Back: Wordless-ABC Wednesday	35. Day One Photography: Denim
36. DELOS, GREECE	37. DAREBIN PARKLANDS FOG	38. The Deranged Husband	39. Vicki @ I'd Rather Be At The Beach	40. Margy BC, Canada	41. ann 2	42. ann
43. Carin's Dogs	44. Darling In Tiny Shoes - Anita	45. Elmo's World, Dinosaur	46. Keep Smiling !!: Musings of Tiny Shoes!!!	47. Ihop The International Pancake	48. Jackie Junk Boat Travels	49. Dazzling sunsets

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