This no one empathizes.  It's hard letting go of past loves.  

This is why I blog.  I blog for me.  You had/have an amazing blog with Imagine the North. 

And to think I only happened upon this link as a result of researching the name or phrase *'Rattle-Papanna', which was oft used in my childhood of the fifties & sixties, in the north England, UK ... how about that for a coincidence?!

So still non-the wiser as to whether it was a completely made-up word or if its meaning has been lost in the midst of time, I read your blog and can affirm I think, that most of us feel at certain points in our lives, that indeed we do begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel (of life) or the top of the ladder hoves into view through a hard climb of life.  Our heads tell us we're still fast in our prime, yet the body components begin to show signs of weakening or failing completely and often, just at the time for us for various reasons.

Anyway, enjoyable blog.  Keep up the good work and (another English sayimg) 'look after the Pennies & the Pounds will look after themselves'.

*Rattle-Papanna was a term used by my Grandma for one who would chatter incessantly!

18 hours ago, Guest Paul Taylor said:

And to think I only happened upon this link as a result of researching the name or phrase *'Rattle-Papanna', which was oft used in my childhood of the fifties & sixties, in the north England, UK ... how about that for a coincidence?!

 

So still non-the wiser as to whether it was a completely made-up word or if its meaning has been lost in the midst of time, I read your blog and can affirm I think, that most of us feel at certain points in our lives, that indeed we do begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel (of life) or the top of the ladder hoves into view through a hard climb of life.  Our heads tell us we're still fast in our prime, yet the body components begin to show signs of weakening or failing completely and often, just at the time for us for various reasons.

 

Anyway, enjoyable blog.  Keep up the good work and (another English sayimg) 'look after the Pennies & the Pounds will look after themselves'.

 

*Rattle-Papanna was a term used by my Grandma for one who would chatter incessantly!

Thank you Guest Paul Taylor for your lovely comment!  I hope you come back to read my comment on your comment and decide to become a full Northlands member.  I am also from the UK  (east midlands though which is only North to folk from Surrey) and my gran and then my mum called me Rattlepapana - thus the name of this blog.