How lovely of you sparky. You too.
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Strong women of the world unite KatyK 
for you - keep strong
Brendan O'Carroll's mother isn't fictitious. Mrs. Brown is. 
From what he was saying on Graham Norton the other night his mum was a remarkable woman.
Well done sparkygran. Someone put on the thought for the day thread 'we don't know how strong we can be until we have no choice'. That is absolutely true from one strong woman to another - that might sound like self-praise but I have been through the mill so many times I feel entitled to call myself strong. 
I suppose it's a bit like 'ballsy' - all male-sexual-bits-related 
Ana and Soutra I refer you to the Urban Dictionary, to avoid future embarrassment 
www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=spunk
Although (harking back to the 'minx' thread) in Australia apparently 'spunky' means sexually attractive...it's a minefield, but of course sparkygran may well embody both meanings of the word! 
she's
a) a fictitious character
b) a comic character
and c) a man.
But seriously sparkygran I take my hat off to you! Maybe you should change your name to spunkygran!!
"I am strong, I am invincible, I am woman!!"
Granny I would say purr, rather than roar!
Isn"t that what lions do ??
Lots of congratulations - and honestly, you do sound as if you have coped incredibly.
"I am woman, hear me roar ..." and .
SPARKY.
Well done you two !!
Here are some & 
50 years! That's fantastic. What a wonderful occasion. It sounds as though you've been through the mill and deserve every swig of champers
Congratulations on your Golden Anniversary, sparkygran !
I'm sure it's a true saying - 'What doesn't kill you makes you stronger'. I hope the future is a lot easier for you.
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