Christine

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[Wimbledon @Wimbledon]

A legend bids farewell 🫶

Stan, it's been an absolute pleasure

#Wimbledon

[SK @Djoko_UTD]

The Federer BH 👏

[Christine @CAB582]

@saintmirrenfc Website down

[SCOTBALL 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @scotball_]

John McGinn is casually enjoying the ULTIMATE football career:

• Winner of St Mirren's first major trophy (Scottish League Cup) in 26 years (2013).

• Winner of Hibs' first Scottish Cup in 114 years (2016).

• Scorer of Aston Villa’s winning goal in play-off final at Wembley, marking the club’s return to the Premier League following three year absence (2019).

• Part of Scotland team that qualified for Euro 2020, the country's first major tournament for 22 years (2020).

• Part of Scotland team that qualified for the country's first World Cup in 28 years (2025).

• Captain of Europa League-winning Aston Villa team, the club's first major trophy in 30 years (2026).

Legendary. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[Christine @CAB582]

@Scotland2Philly @ClydeSSB 😂 idiot

[Black & White Army @bawarmy]

Stephen Robinson brought back European nights to Paisley.

He brought us back to back to back top 6 finishes.

He brought us a national trophy.

He will go down as one of the finest managers the club has ever seen.

So for one final time, here’s to you, Stephen Robinson! 👏🏻👏🏻

[Christine @CAB582]

@King_Kong_83 Forgot which team he was playing for 🙄

[St Mirren FC @saintmirrenfc]

Scenes 🤩

Post-match celebrations at Hampden Park 🏆

[St Mirren FC @saintmirrenfc]

FAITH OVER FEAR.

YOUR 2025 PREMIER SPORTS CUP WINNERS!!!

[Inside The SPFL @AgentScotland]

Congratulations St Mirren Football Club, the most deserving club in Scottish Football in recent history.

Run your club properly without ego, and you'll get your just rewards.

[St Mirren FC @saintmirrenfc]

ST MIRREN WIN THE PREMIER SPORTS CUP!!!!

[St Mirren FC @saintmirrenfc]

Faith Over Fear.

[St Mirren FC @saintmirrenfc]

A truly special day at Hampden Park as the Saints go marching on to the Premier Sports Cup Final.

[John Needham @johnneedham1961]

A magnificent sight! Bursting with pride! 🖤🤍

[St Mirren FC @saintmirrenfc]

All in it together 🖤🤍

See you back at Hampden next month.

[SPFL @spfl]

Congratulations @saintmirrenfc! 👏

Premier Sports Cup finalists 25/26 💪

@PremSportsTV

[Chris Scott @SMFC_W7NB]

All the angles 📸

Halloween Tifo 🤝 SMFC

❤️🇾🇪🐼

[Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder]

Rest in peace, Patricia Routledge 🙏🏻

In memory of her, I encourage everyone to read these words of hers from February last year.

Whether young or old, you're bound to get something out of it.

*****

"I’ll be turning 95 this coming Monday. In my younger years, I was often filled with worry — worry that I wasn’t quite good enough, that no one would cast me again, that I wouldn’t live up to my mother’s hopes. But these days begin in peace, and end in gratitude.

My life didn’t quite take shape until my forties. I had worked steadily — on provincial stages, in radio plays, in West End productions — but I often felt adrift, as though I was searching for a home within myself that I hadn’t quite found.

At 50, I accepted a television role that many would later associate me with — Hyacinth Bucket, of Keeping Up Appearances. I thought it would be a small part in a little series. I never imagined that it would take me into people’s living rooms and hearts around the world. And truthfully, that role taught me to accept my own quirks. It healed something in me.

At 60, I began learning Italian — not for work, but so I could sing opera in its native language. I also learned how to live alone without feeling lonely. I read poetry aloud each evening, not to perfect my diction, but to quiet my soul.

At 70, I returned to the Shakespearean stage — something I once believed I had aged out of. But this time, I had nothing to prove. I stood on those boards with stillness, and audiences felt that. I was no longer performing. I was simply being.

At 80, I took up watercolour painting. I painted flowers from my garden, old hats from my youth, and faces I remembered from the London Underground. Each painting was a quiet memory made visible.

Now, at 95, I write letters by hand. I’m learning to bake rye bread. I still breathe deeply every morning. I still adore laughter — though I no longer try to make anyone laugh. I love the quiet more than ever.

I’m writing this to tell you something simple:

Growing older is not the closing act. It can be the most exquisite chapter — if you let yourself bloom again.

Let these years ahead be your TREASURE YEARS.

You don’t need to be famous. You don’t need to be flawless.

You only need to show up — fully — for the life that is still yours.

With love and gentleness,

Patricia Routledge

*****

Once more, rest in peace. 🤍

[Football Heritage @footyheritage]

Love Street, St. Mirren, 1990s.

Great photo. One of the most fondly remembered lost grounds in Scotland.