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Today will never come again. Be a blessing. Be a friend. Encourage someone. Take time to care. Let your words heal and not wound

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@_rram12 Uk to

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World music day at school , my son Ethan wanted to be @nickjonas..Nate Gray his favourite camp rocker ! He learned all tbe words to introducing me ! @joejonas @kevinjonas @jonasbrothers @DisneyPlus @Disney

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World music day at school , Daniel chose to be @joejonas , Shane Gray his favourite camp rocker ! @kevinjonas @nickjonas @jonasbrothers @Disney @DisneyPlus @disney

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Watching #thehannamontanamovie .... what's Brian from #corrie #coronationstreet @itvcorrie #itv doing in this !!!! 🤯

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@clotimms Made up she got caught out ! She annoyed me for doing what she did it was the worst game play of all seasons

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@RokPrincessM Ah dont I had to catch up yesterday as I was to scared to accidentally see spoilers !

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@harmerp 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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#TheTraitors #ChatGPT @TheTraitorsUK @ClaudiaWinkle I would love to be on THE BEST show on TV!! Last night was fantastic ✨️Never ever know whats gonna happen ! But I am always left gobsmacked at the ending of every episode wanting more !! 👏 👏 👏well done 👏 #ClaudiaWinkleman

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#EmilyInParisSeason5 #EmilyInParis #alfie @lilycollins @ItsLucien @emilyinparis @netflix @NetflixUK

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@comconscotland The summer I turned pretty

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@Hollyoaks Fantastic #Brookside crossover episode , the music started and my eyes filled up , took me back to being young at home . Brilliant 30th anniversary celebrations 👏 I need more tho !! #hollyoaks

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@jackiemartinart @Hollyoaks So was i ! My eyes filled with tears

[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.

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"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. 🤍

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@PANDORA_NA Its really was , I spoilt myself !!! Xx

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I had the perfect watch party on my own ! The best #TheSummerITurnedPretty cake , snacks , pjs that kind of matched belly's bikini. I even treated my self to an infinity necklace! @PANDORA_NA @thesummeritp @gavincasalegno #teamjeremiah #teamconrad #bellyconklin

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@AldiUK @asda have confirmed they r #teamconrad ....what r u ?

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@LFCHelp been sent another pair of shorts instead of the shirt ! How can this be resolved as the store r saying I can't exchange there even with proof of purchase

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@phoenixcauseway @DLPReport Oooo what parade r u thinking, for me its the "just like we dreamed it " parade

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@GoBirds193 @creepydotorg I never slept for nights on end coz of this movie haha

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@DLPGuestEN What r u thinking for opening ???