BACK!

Where have I been? Hospital-ugh. Jesus been proper rough, prodded & poked, x-rayed & scanned-not to mention the countless tests, blood extractions etc-Eeeek! The conclusion is I have to return on the 13^th November for an Op & after that I should be running around like a spring chicken they tell me.

Therefore I have nothing to report due to lying in Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital for a week. I will say I was looked after very well so thumbs up to the NHS managing on a limited budget, oh-& for going easy on me when you had to fit my catheter. I see my lil ole Niece Katie has posted below, awe bless & she endured the 150 mile journey to visit her Uncle Paul-cheers K8!! Oh, your space is set to private so I couldn’t return the favour.

Anyway, I’m shooting Callum Best tomorrow night for a breast cancer awareness night, so I waive my fee & shoot for free. It’s all for charity folks! I’ll let you know how it goes & pop a few pics on here.

It's a joke I have about girls & front covers as some unscrupulous 'men with cameras that pretend to be photographers' use that line to acquire pictures for their personal use. (Grrrrrrrrrr)
BUT a girl like the Angel above.........now that’s a girl I could put on every cover on every coffee table as the song goes. I’d like to thank Baby cakes for the Angel, http://queenbee12326.spaces.live.com/ as I borrowed her from your Live space.

So….do you think Angels actually exist? It IS a strange world & we know little of what actually goes on.

"You said I wasn't cheap. You paid me twenty pounds.
You promised to put me in a magazine on every table in every lounge.

Because you're gorgeous I'd do anything for you.
Because you're gorgeous our love will see us through.
Because you're gorgeous I'd do anything for you.
Because you're gorgeous our love will see us through.
Because you're gorgeous I know you'll get me through. I know you'll get me through."

Well, here it is, another year older but another year wiser? Hrm........ but my Birthday all the same. Julie spoilt me (awe bless) & did alright!
All the same. I still have a busy day, got a new model to meet but I do wonder why they want to get into this industry

Why do I say get a proper job? Because this modelling game is not the best of industries to become involved with. Initially I will advise all new girls to not get into it, but you know girls! So I then get my colleague to have a chat to them, Sarah. Nope, they still don’t listen & dream of front covers & fame.

Unfortunately, it’s not like that. The reality is they end up living the lie, the lie where they tell their friends they are doing ok. Their friends in turn assume they’re earning a good wage too, so they end up deeper in debt to live the lie, now they’re in deep. That’s the cold harsh reality & yes I do know this industry as good as anyone & better than most.

That said, a small few do make it, mainly the ones that have someone giving them 110% total support & someone that does know the industry. But it’s rare when you see just how many girls want to become the next TOP MODEL.

Traditions developed since Celtic times:
There are many folk traditions associated with Halloween. It is possible that some had their origins in Celtic times.
Jack-o'-lantern:
The term "Jack-o'-lantern" came from an Irish folk tale of the 18th century. Jack was an Irishman. He had tricked the Devil into climbing an apple tree. He then cut a cross symbol in the tree trunk, thus trapping the Devil in the branches. At his death, he was unable to again access to Heaven because of his meanness. The Devil, having a long memory, would not allow him into Hell. So he was forced to walk the earth endlessly. The devil took pity on him and gave him a piece of coal to light his path. Jack put it inside a hollowed-out turnip that he had been eating.
Apples were considered have long been associated with female deities, and with immortality, resurrection, and knowledge. One reason is that if an apple is cut through its equator, it will reveal a five-pointed star outlined at the center of each hemisphere. This was a pentagram -- a Goddess symbol among the Roma (Gypsies), Celts, Egyptians, etc.
There are many Halloween folk traditions associated with apples: Unmarried people would attempt to take a bite out of an apple bobbing in a pail of water, or suspended on a string. The first person to do so was believed to be the next to marry. Peeling an apple in front of a candle-lit mirror was believed to produce the image of one's future spouse. 3 Attempting to produce a long unbroken apple peel was said to estimate the number of years you had to live. The longer the peel, the longer your life expectancy.
In All Souls' Day, European Christians had a tradition of going from home to home, asking for soul cakes, or currant buns. In return, they would pray for the souls of the homeowner's relatives.
Origins of Christian holy days:

	All Saints' Day was created by Pope Boniface IV in the 7th century CE. There were so many saints by this time that there were not enough days in the year to accommodate them. So, All Saints' Day was to recognize the saints who were without their own day, and to celebrate saints that the Church had failed to recognize. It originally was held on May 13, but was moved by Pope Gregory in 835 CE to November 1. This may have been done in order to distract Christians from celebrating Samhain.
	Halloween was originally called All Hallows' Eve which means the evening before All Saints' Day. "Hallow" is an Old English word for "saint". This was shortened to Hallowe'en and finally to Halloween. Satanists have adopted Hallowe'en as one of their three main seasonal days of celebration. The others are Walpurgus Nacht on MAY-1 and the Satanist's birthday.
	All Souls' Day In All Souls' Day, European Christians had a tradition of going from home to home, asking for soul cakes, or currant buns. In return, they would pray for the souls of the homeowner's relatives.was created for NOV-2 to honor faithful Christians who had died but were not saints. The three days from OCT-31 to NOV-2 was given the name Hallow Tide.