More birthdays
There are two birthdays in my family today. My eldest grandchild, Marnie, will be 30 and my youngest, Jack will be 5.
Marnie is my eldest daughter’s elder daughter and Jack is my youngest daughter’s younger son.
Out of curiosity, I wondered what they have in common, having been born under the same star, Scorpio. As with weather forecasts, I always choose the analysis with which I agree and wish to come to fruition, so I sifted to arrive at the best result.
The first thing I read was that they are well-known for their ruthlessness, not something to be encouraged. I disregarded it. That’s the joy of astrology – you can pick and choose what to apply! The second attribute was single-mindedness and I would agree with that in both personalities. I also liked the third characteristic, with caveats.
It said that they don’t see limitations in their lives and won’t let anyone tell them they can’t have what they want. I can see that could be translated as being pig-headed and maybe throwing tantrums when thwarted. Again, not something to be wished for.
I went to another site which told me that Scorpios are loyal and passionate and have an intuitive sixth sense verging on clairvoyance. They are deep and secretive, obsessive and emotional, temperamental, honest, ambitious and brave.
Discarding all that, I can say with certainty that they are both, though 25 years apart, chatty, inquisitive, single-minded and very loving. Jack talks all day, from the moment he wakes until he falls asleep. Marnie is also a talker and they both have a lovely sense of humour.
Marnie has broken her leg badly in two places so will not be gallivanting tonight, painting the town red. Jack isn’t old enough to jaunt yet!
What beautiful photos Janice. Happy Birthday to both of them!!! That is no good that Marnie has broken her leg - hopefully it mends soon & she can celebrate. xx
ReplyDeleteThank you, Julie. Marnie has to wait to find out if the bones will need to be pinned - she's hoping not!
DeleteHappy birthday to both of them and I hope the leg heals quickly.
ReplyDeleteThank you, River. I'm sure they will enjoy their day, albeit in different ways.
DeleteHappy birthday to the pair. The leg injury sounds nasty.
ReplyDelete"It said that they don’t see limitations in their lives and won’t let anyone tell them they can’t have what they want. I can see that could be translated as being pig-headed and maybe throwing tantrums when thwarted. Again, not something to be wished for."
This could apply to someone in another large English speaking country, except I just checked and he isn't a Scorpio.
Oh, poor R, and after your lovely birthday treat, too . . . ;-)
DeleteSpouse and I went out today with a couple of friends we haven't seen for many years. When they were decades younger, they were handsome, black hair, smooth face, great memories and fascinating stories. Now they are both grey haired, wrinkled (so am I, but I can't see my own wrinkles), forgetful and repetitive.
ReplyDeleteYour grandchildren, on the other hand, are fun to be with, handsome looking and full of good stories.
It's a blessing that we don't see ourselves, unless we look in a mirror, when we get a terrible shock - at least, I do. Sigh.
DeleteOh, poor Marnie. I hope the healing process is trouble free and as quick as possible. Lovely photos. xx
ReplyDeleteShe's a very positive person and usually very active, so she'll have to be patient - not easy for her.
DeleteOuch, sounds a nasty break, hope she is on the mend soon and able to enjoy her milestone of 30 years. I'm a scorpion and saw much of me in your post, but only the nice bits.
ReplyDeleteI think Scorpio and Cancer have the worst possible names. It's fun to pick out the 'good' bits in a horoscope.
DeleteSeeing Marnie may need surgery for her badly broken leg, makes me very glad my hand break was straight forward and now over with. Hope she gets along OK with all this. And what fun to have to grandlittles birthdays in the same month.
ReplyDeleteMarnie's a tough cookie and deals with whatever life throws at her:-)
DeleteJack and Marnie sound delightful. I hope her leg heals without further complications.
ReplyDeleteMarnie hopes so, too:-)
DeleteHappy birthday to Marnie and Jack! xxx
ReplyDeletePoor Marnie though, that sounds just awful n :-(
ReplyDeleteShe's better than she was, getting around on crutches. x x x
DeleteWhat beautiful photos. Happy Birthday to both of them. Hoping Marnie's leg heals fast.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteThat is quite an age range among your grandchildren! Good luck to Marnie with those breaks; I hope all goes well. Happy Birthday to both Marnie and Jack! I like the idea of picking and choosing the good parts of horoscopes. Makes much more sense than the usual way of consuming them, lol
ReplyDeleteIs there any other way? :-)
Deletehappiest of birthdays to your grands. Ours are also spaced widely apart, which has been fun though the years. I know a thing or two about Scorpios and wouldn’t trade it for any other.
ReplyDeleteTwo of our great-grandchildren are older than our two youngest grands - it makes life interesting.
DeleteWhat lovely children. Good luck to poor Marnie. Tough way to celebrate a birthday.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure she managed to celebrate, if not quite 'in style'.
ReplyDeleteI do hope Marnie's leg heals easily - once they've ascertained what's happened ... sounds very uncomfortable. Both delightful kids ... happy birthdays all round - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteShe should find out next week - fingers crossed.
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