Monthly Archives: Sep 2022

 “The purpose of our lives is to be happy.”- Dalai Lama

I woke up in the morning and read a book while my partner was asleep, as he had been working the night shift this week. Our dogs revving to go out in the field for their daily runs. I stepped in my gumboots and put on my dressing gown, then to let the dogs out by went bang and boom out through the door hasting for chasing rabbits.

 “Do all the good you can, for all the people you can, in all the ways you can, as long as you can.” — Hillary Clinton (inspired by John Wesley quote)

I wonder what God has bought something for us each day – delighted to see daffodils out blooming in the centre garden. Oh sigh! There are more holes in the grass section and in the fields by the rabbits nesting their body at night. I nearly tripped over when walking around as I watched my left ankle because the last time I sprained my lelf ankle badly a few days before my 50th birthday, I was looking forward to a Hot Air Balloon ride. I will not be defeated by these rabbits and the holes they made a mess around.

 “Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.”— Lao-Tze

School children walked past us as they caught their school bus across the road. One of the children asked me if I knew the story about the posh snob people across the road, as their house was still on the market for a long time. My reply was no one wants to buy their home because it is too expensive for their decision of house worth than the valuation. The place their choice was $1.5 million than $1.2 million of dollars.

“When we do the best we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life or the life of another.” — Helen Keller

I checked the sunrooms’ seedlings and was pleased to see sunflower seeds producing upward along with other vegetables and flower seedlings. I prepared the list of garden jobs for this Spring and the coming Summer seasons. “I don’t have to know why everything is happening since I know God is good, He loves me, and life on earth is not the whole story.” This God quote is about life and always reminds me every day.

Mum! my partner, came to rescue me and called me while I was in the courtyard having late breakfast. “Are you going to Hamilton City today or not?” Said my partner. I replied yes as it was one job for the Deaf elderly chap – Gordon. My partner asked me about Gordon’s coming birthday and when. I said not until next month and hoping for a fine afternoon when I plan to take Gordon for a ride along Waikato Expressway and the expanding growth of construction and super construction and new roads on the eastern side of Hamilton City.

Let another day come by and see what God has planned for us tomorrow!

I batted with chronic sinus and mucus vs stomach acid. I determined whether I got COVID-19 or not. The answer was no. Having chronic sinusitis during the Spring Season often brings the worst or evident. 

The passing of Queen Elizabeth II’s death was ineffectual as I saw the news about the new Prime Minister – Liz Truss replaced Boris Johnson met the Queen. I recognised the purple colour sign resembled bruised signs or peripheral cyanosis – the lack of oxygen to the heart. But I might be wrong, which can be similar to heart condition problems. As she met Queen Elizabeth II, PM Truss shook Queen Elizabeth II’s hands. 

My first-noon outing was just a quick one to see the Deaf elderly chap who will be 90 years old next month for his grocery. I wore a mask and greeted him as he was well and delighted to see me. Mr G Wood played Solitaires on his computer while the tv was on. On TV, the new screen was showing breaking news about Queen Elizabeth II’s passing death all day last Friday. 

Mr Wood asked me about the royal lineage to the new King Charles III. I explained to him through sign language then I decided to draw the line along with many names linking to King George VI’s ancestors.

See the photo here. 

G. Wood said Prince Harry is finished and gone to the USA with a bad wife. No King for Harry. What about the titles – Duke and Duchess? I told G Wood that it was up to the new King Charles III if Queen Elizabeth II had already made the plan. Harry’s children won’t have the titles but remain as Master and Miss. If Harry’s wife complains, she should keep her mouth shut and move on. For example, living oversea, like in the USA and no longer in England, they will pay their income, not the British Tax. If Harry and his family do not want to live in England anymore, then it is their problem, not the Royal Families. Yes, U.S./U.K. dual citizens have to file U.S. taxes. Wood said Harry’s wife is the lousy troublemaker, not the boss and lacks respect for the Royal Families. Mm, that was an interesting comment from him. Then Wood asked me how the name “Charles” traced back to the first Charles. I decided to draw the line along with many family names linking to Queen Victoria’s ancestors. 

Let’s recap the line linking to the names. 

King Charles 1 (born 1600 and died 1649) was known as King of Scotland and England) and his sister – Elizabeth Stuart, married Frederick V. 

King Charles I’s wife, was Henrietta Maria (1609 – 1669) of France, and they had nine children. Four sons – Charles (died stillborn), Charles II, James II and Henry (died two months later), and five daughters – Mary Stuart, Henrietta, Anne (died young), Elizabeth (died young) and Catherine (stillborn). 

Mary Stuart married William II of Orange and had one son – William III. 

Charles II married Catherine and had no children at all. 

James II married twice and had a daughter – Mary II. 

More complex – 

William III married his cousin – Mary II (her father was James II)

Elizabeth and Frederick had one daughter – Sophia Hanover, and married Ernest A.

Sophia and Ernest had one son – George I, and married Sophia Dorothea of Celle. George I, became a King and had two children – George II and Sophia. 

George II married Caroline of Ansbach and had four children – Frederick, Anne, Mary and Louisa. 

Frederick married and had a son George III. 

George III married Charlotte Mecklenburgh and had three children – Edward, George IV and William IV (who became a King but died). George IV became a king, married Caroline of Brunswick, and had one daughter.  

Edward (Duke of Kent) married Victoria of Saxe Coburg and had a daughter – Victoria, later Queen Victoria. 

Queen Victoria married Albert and had children. Their eldest son Edward married and had a son George V who married Mary. 

King George V and Queen Mary had two sons – King Edward later, but his abdication as he wished to marry the twice-divorced American woman. He abdicated the throne to marry twice- divorcee Wallis Simpson, became known as the Duke of Windsor and handed it over to George VI to become a King. 

So King VI was Queen Elizabeth II’s father. Note the Royal Families lineage I wrote down was just roughly outline, if you note any errors or no errors.

Wow, what an entertainment lesson for Mr Wood to understand but fair enough for his choice to know a better picture today. I headed straight home for a well-earned rest in bed as an afternoon nap.

understanding about the tax – https://www.expertsforexpats.com/country/usa/tax/tax-advice-for-british-expats-living-in-the-united-states/

Another link https://www.hrblock.com/expat-tax-preparation/resource-center/country/united-kingdom/us-uk-tax-treaty/

There is a good website about the Royal families genealogy. https://britroyals.com/stuarttree.asp

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