{"id":529,"date":"2021-06-25T17:55:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T08:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alphabendi.com\/?p=529"},"modified":"2021-06-26T17:02:49","modified_gmt":"2021-06-26T08:02:49","slug":"stephens-blog-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.alphabendi.com\/?p=529","title":{"rendered":"Stephen&#8217;s blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Dear Newsletter Readers (old and new),<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope you are all well and I hope you enjoy reading this week\u2019s newsletter.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Father\u2019s Day has recently come and gone and I\u2019ve written a short poem for you all about how I spent my \u201cFather\u2019s Day\u201d. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope you have a good weekend and we\u2019ll be back again next week.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><u>Father<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>\u2019s day<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"605\" height=\"807\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alphabendi.com\/wp2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210626s2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-536\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.alphabendi.com\/wp2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210626s2.jpg 605w, http:\/\/www.alphabendi.com\/wp2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210626s2-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.alphabendi.com\/wp2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210626s2-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"605\" height=\"807\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alphabendi.com\/wp2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210626s1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-535\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.alphabendi.com\/wp2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210626s1.jpg 605w, http:\/\/www.alphabendi.com\/wp2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210626s1-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.alphabendi.com\/wp2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210626s1-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I\u2019ve never been very good at remembering specific celebration days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most come and go unnoticed and the ones that don\u2019t pass by in an alcoholic haze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If it wasn\u2019t for the yearly reminder I get from my family I would probably lose track of my age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So the other day when I heard by daughter say it was flowers day I didn\u2019t think twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was out shopping with my wife and daughter last Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to food, we sometimes buy a bunch of flowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flowers create a relaxing mood and they brighten up the inside and outside of homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bunches of flowers in vases highlighting the interior design, those growing outside sharing the sun light with garden gnomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We stopped at a little flower shop on the way home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I noticed the date and next to it the words \u201cFather\u2019s day\u201d. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like most fathers, I don\u2019t express my feelings in a big way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s difficult enough receiving gifts from my family at Christmas and on my birthday, let alone \u201cFather\u2019s day\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My daughter involved me in the choosing of the flowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4 types were bought and as many colours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The flower shop assistant received some much needed direction on the arrangement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before going to bed, I thanked my daughter for thinking of me on \u201cFather\u2019s Day\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>A poem by Stephen Austwick.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Newsletter Readers (old and new), I hope you are all well and I hope you enjoy reading this week\u2019s 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