Live in the Along! / myLot

South Africa

September 15, 2016 1:17am CST

I just loved that statement made in the phrase and decided to use it as my title for a lovely postcard that arrived from Southport Merseyside. This time a new stamp of an acorn and not the usual visit from the Queen. Photograph taken in 1935 and No 5 in a series of 10. “Live not for Battles Won. Live not for The-End-of-the-Song. Live in the along.” ~ Gwendolyn Brooks It feels like Holiday time everywhere - a few mylotters have taken the time to escape from their hum-drum lives and skip off on a few days of pleasure. Oh I do love the seaside, but alas for someone so land locked as me, this can only happen on a once a year Big Scale or not at all. So to be sweet and short and get to the point immediately - HAVE FUN everyone - Live in the ALONG! Thanks @Asylum for the Pier Pavilion outlook at Southport and wherever you find yourself today in Blackpool - I hope you are enjoying an ice-cream on my behalf. a` tout a` l'heure or as they say in English . . . too-da-loo - See you later!

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502653)

• Italy

15 Sep 16

Thank you for the translation I did not know that "à tout à l'heure" could be translated that way, it's funny.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502653)

• Italy

16 Sep 16

@Inlemay I searched and it is in fact in the Urban dictionary as a possible misspelling of the French phrase.

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Inlemay

@Inlemay (17712)

• South Africa

16 Sep 16

@LadyDuck It actually means "right away" but that is what too-da-loo means - I means I am going now - right away

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Inlemay

@Inlemay (17712)

• South Africa

16 Sep 16

I use it often with the grand-kids - that is the English version and they are now starting to repeat my words and my son says they say it so cute and funny ,

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WorDazza

@WorDazza (15826)

• Manchester, England

15 Sep 16

I love Southport. I'm only about an hours drive away from there so have been a frequent visitor since I moved to Manchester just over 25 years ago. So much classier than Blackpool.

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Inlemay

@Inlemay (17712)

• South Africa

16 Sep 16

Well Barry is back from Blackpool today - so I shall hear the Do's and Don'ts of the places

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Inlemay

@Inlemay (17712)

• South Africa

16 Sep 16

@WorDazza oh dear - its sad when great places turn into these nightmare haunts

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WorDazza

@WorDazza (15826)

• Manchester, England

16 Sep 16

@Inlemay Unfortunately Blackpool has turned into the sort of place where the more raucous stag nights and hen nights seem to be held.

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

15 Sep 16

I chose this postcard because the photograph is from around the 1930s.

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

15 Sep 16

@Inlemay I have a train home from Blackpool in about one hour.

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Inlemay

@Inlemay (17712)

• South Africa

15 Sep 16

Its absolutely lovely and quite unique - thank you - Are you back yet or still having fun in the sun

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Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50523)

• Centralia, Missouri

15 Sep 16

my mind checked out for the day as I took an unplanned sick day due to a nasty headache

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Inlemay

@Inlemay (17712)

• South Africa

16 Sep 16

sorry to hear

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382357)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Sep 16

I love these old postcards - and this is a beauty.

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Inlemay

@Inlemay (17712)

• South Africa

15 Sep 16

It has a number on the bottom, therefore it must be a print of a special photograph - its quite lovely and my collection is really full of wonderful pictures and reads.

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

15 Sep 16

@Inlemay If I remember correctly the year of the photograph is on the lower left on the back.

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Inlemay

@Inlemay (17712)

• South Africa

15 Sep 16

@Asylum I was wondering what the number was 16869 on the front side and then - Circa 1935 AND ITS Number 5 OF 10

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Jeanne Marie

@Jeanniemaries (8237)

• United States

17 Sep 16

I love that phrase! Live in the along....super! I'm going inland for my next trip.

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Inlemay

@Inlemay (17712)

• South Africa

17 Sep 16

looking forward to hearing about your next trip - as soon as you have it on the go

Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (54720)

• United States

15 Sep 16

What a cool postcard.

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Inlemay

@Inlemay (17712)

• South Africa

16 Sep 16

I love it as well - I am very lucky

Morley Hunt

@Morleyhunt (21741)

• Canada

15 Sep 16

There was no long vacation this year, but my husband and I did manage a couple of getaways. I also did a flying (driving) trip back and forth to Wisconsin with my daughter and a friend. Each outing was combined with some geocaching. At the moment I have a streak going....finding one a day for 92 days straight!

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