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Saturday, February 18, 2012

Husband, 100, and wife, 99, who have been together 82 years


“True love never fades”: Husband, 100, and wife, 99, who have been together 82 yearsInseparable Lionel and Ellen Buxton are still as happy as the day they met – almost 82 years ago.The loved-up pair are one of the country”s oldest married couples having tied the knot in 1936, and 75 years later are still going strong.They have clocked up almost 200 years between them, 162 of which have been spent in marital bliss.

Devoted: Lionel Buxton and Ellen Buxton at their home in Dover. Lionel celebrates his 100th birthday in MarchEllen, 100, said: ‘We have never been apart really and have never wanted anyone else.‘We have been married happily because we have been good friends as well as husband and wife.‘We have always made sure we have had nice evenings out together. Whether it is going for a romantic meal or out to play bingo.’Grandparents Ellen and Lionel, 99, have not spent more than one night apart from each other in the past eight decades and have not got sick of the sight of each other yet. LINK: with more on this story.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

RIP Florence Green, the Very Last World War I Veteran


In the past year, we brought you the obituaries of Frank Buckles, the last U.S. veteran of World War I and Claude Choules, the last surviving combat veteran of that war. Yesterday, the very last member of the military from the War to End All Wars passed away.Florence Green was only 17 years old when she signed up for the Women’s Royal Air Force in 1918. She worked at the military airfields in Norfolk.Mrs Green spent her war days working ”all hours” serving officers breakfast, lunch and dinner and would often spend time wandering the base simply ”admiring the pilots”.Before her death she said: ”I enjoyed my time in the WRAF. There were plenty of people at the airfields where I worked and they were all very good company.”I would work every hour God sent but I had dozens of friends on the base and we had a great deal of fun in our spare time. In many ways I had the time of my life.”I met dozens of pilots and would go on dates. I had the opportunity to go up in one of the planes but I was scared of flying.”It was a lovely experience and I’m very proud.”Mrs. Green was a couple weeks short of 111 years old. Link, Via: reddit| Via: Neatorama

Monday, February 6, 2012

The Future From Back To The Future II In Lego


Hill Valley of the future is such a wonderful place to live, or at least it is when created by Lego artist Alex Jones. He has even more cool movie sets on his Flickr page for the viewing enjoyment of any Lego enthusiast.Link, Via:, Geekologie, Via: Neatorama

The 25 Most Awkward Cat Sleeping Positions


These sleeping positions may be awkward to us, but cats are liquid, so they settle in just fine anywhere. The real reason you should check out this collection of cat pictures is because they are both funny and adorable. Link, Via: Neatorama

Hardcover Reading Lamp


Find illumination in a good book. The craft studio Typewriter Boneyard turns old books into desk lamps, often using old fashioned light bulb designs.Link, Via: My Modern Met | Previously: The Book Lamp | Via: Neatorama

Friday, February 3, 2012

A Peek Inside Lego Headquarters


Hello, dream office. Employees who work at Lego HQ get to enjoy a slide inside of their already sleek-and-modern digs. I imagine their day-to-day goes something like this: “Hey, Bob. Meet me in the conference room for a very important meeting in 30 seconds — just take the slide!” LINK