Well done to Heather Watson, the British girl who won the US Open girls' championships

She is being likened to the lovely Martina Hingis tennis star

Love Pauline

Well done to the England team for winning the ashes

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Well done to Jessica Ellis

World champion  Heptathlon. What a wonderful achievement

Led from the start and finished with the GOLD medal

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Well as I write this I am sure many of you are glad it is over and what a way to end. A record for Roger Federer 15 grand slams and probably more to come. I must confess I was cheering for Andy Roddick as he had lost to Federer twice before in Wimbledon Finals The Final yesterday seemed as if  it was going on forever and then at 16 games to 14 in the fifth set the cheer went up and a very excited Roger Federer was jumping up and down, whilst a dejected and disappointed Andy Roddick looked so sad.

We must wait another year for Andy Murray to try to win a  Wimbledon Championship !!!!!!!

Love Pauline

Well Andy Roddick has just beaten Andy Murray but another good match, I am a bit sad but he is still young enough to do it one year. I really like Roddick though and now it is Roddick v Federer in the final. Well done to these two.

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We Brits should be proud to see Andy Murray win his match again today. Well Done !!!!!! Tim Henman got through to the semi's in 2002 so we mustn't get too excited Andy is still only 22. Who knows what will happen next,we can only hope !!!!!

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On Monday it is the start of the tennis championship at Wimbledon. and it is on the TV for the whole fortnight.I shall be getting my jobs done in the mornings so I can see the matches. Just heard that Nadal has pulled out he is suffering from tendonitus in his knees.Andy Murray would love to win but a British player hasn't won it since the 1930s. Could he do it?Anyone interested in tennis.?

Love Pauline

Happy Birthday to the Queen!!!

Hello to everyone in the Uk I live in Australia I was born here but have perants form England and lots of family over there and over here!!!!!! Hope everyones haveing a great day!!!

Today was the London Marathon, as many of you know my husband has completed this event 8 times and also ran the New York Marathon last November. He hadn't entered for it this year but was keen to watch the start. So bless him he was up at 7a.m. to go for a 6 mile run and was home to see it start about 8-30.We had to leave the house at 10-15 for church. His interest in the marathon is the masses who participate raising money for various charities.

This afternoon he took out our friend's daughter in her wheel chair, this entailed a four or five mile walk, she suffers from cerebal palsy and the chrity Scope has benefitted from his marathon running

Not bad for a grandad !!!!!!

Love Pauline

Today in England it is St. Georges Day

A few flags flying but not many

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UK minti members remember to put your clocks forward one hour tonight

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I  like a lot of other people, first saw Jade Goody on Big Brother.I thought she was crass and and very dim.

Since then she has been in the media on a regular basis-mostly covering her inability to have an understanding of human nature and showing herself to be a bit thick.

I have found her at times and be that most of the time to be insensitive to others feelings, too vocal for her own good and at times racist. When she appeared in Big Brother with Shilpa Shetty an Indian actress, Jade was extremely racist and cruel towards her and I found her behaviour vile.She same out of the house apologetic and claimed she didn't realise what she was doing.

Since then she went on Indian Big Brother with Shilpa Shetty after a public apology and I must admit Jade had bloody guts to go on such a public show after being openly racist.It was on this show late last summer that Jade found out she was ill with cervical cancer.

Jade came home to Britain and emberked on the fight for her life.She had a hysterectomy and chemo, losing her hair in the process.I don't have Living TV the channel  which broadcast her fight so didn't get to watch it.But I have read magazines, newspapers etc and have followed her fight from the beginning.

She has had a very public battle and nothing was left to the imagination, and she has made women be more self aware of the necessity of having smear tests and trying to get the minimum age of the test changed.

I think Jade has been amazing and fought her cancer with guts and tenacity.If I am honest i never really 'liked' her attitude but that was just the way she was.

But, I have found a deep empathy for her.She has been a fantastic ambassador for women and highlighted the need for smear tests.She has 'sold' her struggle to the media ensuring money for her boys future and who can blame her for that?

I cannot imagine and hope to God that i don't have to , leave my children like she has had to.She was 27 with two small boys that she clearly idolised and adored.I have shed a lot of tears for this woman and her children over the last few months and it is truly heartbreaking that she has now passed away leaving her two boys.

But, she has left a massive legacy and her boys should be very proud of her.She did make mistakes, but who hasn't?

I have read some appalling comments on the internet about her and yes I would imagine most of it to be true, but she has suffered the agony of cancer the agony of knowing she was going to die and leave her boys.I think she should be allowed to rest in peace.

 Hope all the UK minties are surviving the freeze, and that many snowmen are being built!

A happy new year to all U.K.minties and to those all over the world

love Pauline

May I wish all my minti friends who reside in the U.K. a very blessed Christmas and a very happy new year and I'm sure in return we all would like to wish the same for minti friends all over the world

Love Pauline

What do u think of the X Factor this year.I've found the voting off a bit dodgy to say the least.  I  cannot stand the screaming, screeching bad attitude- Rachel!! Is the British public deaf or what??? I'd rather listen to Max Bygraves singing Run Rabbit....

Just wanted to let u guys no that i am finally pregnant. I found out this morning and am sooo happy and so is my other half. Anyone in the Portsmouth area???? Thanks for reading :)

Hi everyone! My name is Ashley and I am currently undertaking research for a pregnancy book. To help complete this research I need mothers to fill out a survey. This will cover everything from weird cravings to labour stories. You can choose whether or not your name and your newborns photo is published. If you are interested in taking part, please email me at ashleysbook@hotmail.com. You DO NOT need to be pregnant now, just have had a pregnancy at some stage. Feel free to email me if you believe you have something that could be published to help other expecting mothers. This is going to be a big bright and fun pregnancy book for all families, but will also be covering the hard topics, and if you believe you can help putting together a modern pregnancy manual I would love to hear from you! Please also email me if you have any questions, no emails will be ignored! Please pass on my details if you know someone that might be interested. Thanks, Ashley, ashleysbook@hotmail.com

 and the whole families skin/eczema to start going ballistic!