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GST volunteer day at Maulden Heath 17/05/2015 TL066384

Dear Tim and Sue

 

A glorious day for the Voles on Tuesday. Sun and clear blue sky (until blocked out by the smoke of two fires). Sadly catering was a bit lacking sans "hotpot", "cakes"

or "donuts" , tea and the sad biscuits left back in the Landrover.

Despite these setbacks and the absence of many Voles with pathetic excuses ( Hernia, hip replacements, house sales, house purchases, funerals, holidays in Sri

Lanka, baby sitting, and many more I have forgotten) the happy band had a great time creating mayhem on the heath. It was good to have with us for the morning (after

voling retirement) that splendid chap "Roberta" (alias Colin # 1) as well as Maryla and he lovely little grandson Charlie (not the cartoonist).

It was also good to have fireraiser Breed with us & who I voted for the best clean burning bonfire manager of the two very smoky fires that shrouded us all in a bit of smoke from time

to time. We were then able to sing or hum lines from that famous that famous ditty "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes".

 

They asked me how I knew

My true love was true

I of course replied

Something here inside

Can not be denied

 

They, said some day you'll find

All who love are blind

When you heart's on fire

You must realize

Smoke gets in your eyes

 

So I chaffed them, and I gaily laughed

To think they would doubt our love

And yet today, my love has gone away

I am without my love

 

Now laughing friends deride

Tears I cannot hide

So I smile and say

When a lovely flame dies

Smoke gets in your eyes

 

Smoke gets in your eyes

 

That's for the next time so that the hummers can sing too! So until then I shall leave memories for:

 

We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;(and sisters)

For those to-day that filled their lungs with smoke

Shall be my voler; be they ne’er so vile,

This day shall gentle their conditioner, (getting that smoke out of my hair was a real pain)

 

and those Voles absent (with or without excuse)

 

And Voles in England now-a-bed

Shall think themselves accurs’d they were not there,

And hold themselves cheap whiles any speaks

That struggled with us upon Shrove Tuesday

 

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Uploaded on February 17, 2015
Taken on February 17, 2015