Another golden wedding tomorrow

@JudyEv (323672)
Rockingham, Australia
January 21, 2022 8:00am CST
My husband and I celebrated our golden wedding back in September. Tomorrow, we will be congratulating our good friends on reaching theirs. We have been friends with this couple for over 30 years as our children attended school together and we belonged to the same parish. It was thanks to them that we moved to the same gated village. They are celebrating with a sit-down lunch for about 50 people. We will not be giving gifts to them but will be making donations to ‘Mercy Ships’. Have you hear of this charity? It is a fully equipped hospital ship manned by volunteers. The ship sails to third world countries and operates for free. Some of the patients have terrible disfigurements and the teams help as many as they can in the time available to them. The photo is mine.
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@LadyDuck (454979)
• Switzerland
21 Jan 22
Congratulations to your friends. I have heard of ‘Mercy Ships’ and I think it's a wonderful idea to make a donation instead of buying a gift.
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@LadyDuck (454979)
• Switzerland
22 Jan 22
@JudyEv - We always ask to our friends not to bring gifts, I feel rude suggesting to give to charities.
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jan 22
@LadyDuck It's not uncommon here so no-one thought of it as being rude.
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@LadyDuck (454979)
• Switzerland
23 Jan 22
@JudyEv - I am glad, it would be uncommon here, I never heard someone asking to donate to a charity.
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@arunima25 (84953)
• Bangalore, India
22 Jan 22
oh! What a gorgeous flower.It looks like those artificial flowers that one makes in craft classes. I have zoomed the picture few times to enjoy this beauty Congratulations!to your friends on their Golden jubilee celebrations. And that sounds so kind and sensible to make a donation for some noble job instead of gifts. Have a good time there
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jan 22
It was a really enjoyable afternoon thanks. We got up with more old friends that we haven't seen for a long time.
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Jan 22
@arunima25 We seem to be doing that a lot lately.
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@arunima25 (84953)
• Bangalore, India
26 Jan 22
@JudyEv It would be so great to catch up with old friends and have a good time
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@Juliaacv (48225)
• Canada
21 Jan 22
It has to be alot of fun celebrating with others during the year in which you celebrated. I hope that they have a happy anniversary and many more. Your gift of a donation is so thoughtful.
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@Juliaacv (48225)
• Canada
22 Jan 22
@JudyEv In 1960 my Dad and all of his siblings embarked on their new lives. That meant that we had a huge year in 1985 when they were all celebrating their 25th anniversaries. We rented 2 large chalets on the lake for a weekend and all 3 generations of us gathered and celebrated together. Celebrating together was so much fun, we cooked, ate, cleaned up and hung out together. It was a magical time that I will never forget.
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jan 22
Thanks. Yes, several of our mutual friends are celebrating their golden weddings this year. I'm pleased they suggested the charity.
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jan 22
@Juliaacv It's great to have such a time to look back on and remember.
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@CarolDM (203478)
• Nashville, Tennessee
21 Jan 22
Such a pretty bloom. Enjoy the celebration.
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jan 22
Thanks. It will be another get-together with old friends.
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@CarolDM (203478)
• Nashville, Tennessee
22 Jan 22
@JudyEv Enjoy!
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@Chakimmm (999)
• Indonesia
22 Jan 22
You are a good person, the donation will be very useful for many people who need help from "Mercy Ships". actually I just heard about this charity.
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jan 22
Thanks. The charity seems very worthwhile.
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@Chakimmm (999)
• Indonesia
25 Jan 22
@JudyEv Yeah I think all religions teach us to always do good and also do good deeds for people who are in trouble.
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@Faster16 (2930)
• Indonesia
22 Jan 22
beautiful flower, perfect
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jan 22
Thanks. It's a dahlia.
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@Faster16 (2930)
• Indonesia
24 Jan 22
@JudyEv you're welcome
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@FourWalls (61316)
• United States
21 Jan 22
What a wonderful way to celebrate with the donation to Mercy Ships! Congratulations to both of you for reaching the “golden” milestone! Love is in the air in Western Australia!!!!
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jan 22
Other friends celebrated in October but we weren't able to get to that one. Love must have been in the air 50 years ago, at least!
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@marlina (154183)
• Canada
21 Jan 22
Yes, I heard of ‘Mercy Ships’, an excellent charity and your donation will be very useful.
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jan 22
They do a tremendous amount of good. I'm glad they suggested this.
@rakski (112993)
• Philippines
22 Jan 22
Say my congratulations to your friends. I heard of this Mercy Ship
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jan 22
Thanks, I'll do that. The Mercy ship does wonderful work.
@Ronrybs (17788)
• London, England
21 Jan 22
Have an enjoyable time. I like the sound of Mercy Ships, must find out more about them
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jan 22
There were some very confronting images on the website we visited.
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@nela13 (55684)
• Portugal
22 Jan 22
Never heard about Mercy Ships but I would donate to them too. Happy wedding anniversary to your friends.
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jan 22
Thanks. I'll pass on your good wishes.
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@LindaOHio (153180)
• United States
22 Jan 22
Congratulations to your friends. Mercy Ships sounds like a very worthy charity. That's a beautiful photo.
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jan 22
We grew dahlias once. The 'ball' ones can be perfect sometimes.
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@Rashnag (30600)
• Surat, India
21 Jan 22
Beautiful picture. Glad to know about your friend couple. Enjoy the party
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jan 22
Thanks. We will meet up with a lot of old friends.
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@Rashnag (30600)
• Surat, India
22 Jan 22
@JudyEv Glad to know. Enjoy your time. Stay safe
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@Kouponkaren (5427)
• United States
23 Jan 22
Yes I have heard of Mercy Ships and that is a wonderful thing to have everyone donate to.
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jan 22
Some of the patients walk for days to get to the ports and even then they might be rejected. It's very sad.
@wolfgirl569 (93527)
• Marion, Ohio
21 Jan 22
Thats a good present to give to many
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jan 22
I thought it was a great idea. I wish I'd thought of that for ours.
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• United States
21 Jan 22
Hope you have a wonderful time celebrating your friends golden anniversary. Donations to the Mercy Ships is a great idea. Being married for 50 years is certainly something worth celebrating.
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jan 22
Several of our group are celebrating golden weddings this year. It's all happening!
@Kandae11 (53601)
21 Jan 22
It is wonderful that your good friends are also celebrating golden. Congratulations.
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jan 22
We are all about the same age I guess. This is the third lot of close friends to have recently celebrated.
@soymex (1098)
• Glasgow, Scotland
21 Jan 22
It is a remarkable thing to be able to help others!
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@JudyEv (323672)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jan 22
We are so lucky in Australia and we need to remember that and help out where we can.
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