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Wishing all a wonderful day-however you choose to celebrate. We will be dining at our favourite Italian restaurant. Went on the trolley tour last night which is always fun. Came home and demolished a bottle of prosecco. Wishing everyone a happy and healthy New Year

Llondel & Kepler

Woody-I think that's a splendid idea. I might adopt a similar attitude next year. :-bd My ability to GAS has declined over the years. I send fewer and fewer cards each year. Not being of a religious persuasion, it just seems like a massive waste of money. Number of presents bought this year-1 (for m...

There was mention of Roald Amundsen in the quiz, so in the spirit of this thread I offer these useless snippets: Roald Amundsen got his masters ticket while on a voyage which included Pensacola. Pensacola was a major lumber exporter and there were often as many as 100 ships in the harbour, many of t...

Thanks for following up on Ibbie. Sounds like it was a real cluster!
Flatmate's father passed away. He had a reputation for being notoriously late for everything, and yes, he was late for his own funeral. When the hearse finally arrived, his widow was heard to say "Well, now that we are all here!"

the male will let me spray him with mist My father kept budgies who loved to be sprayed with mist from the garden hose when the weather was hot. He had built himself a large walk in aviary attached to his shed. The cage was extended around a small tree that grew alongside. They loved roosting in th...

Bob2s-Hope you doctor's appointment goes well :YMHUG: Hubs is having trouble with new implants. He has a C-Pap machine at night and the face mask is pressing on his lower gum area. He has dreamt of having a steak after his implants. There will be no steak in his future until gums heal. Hubs is not a...

Wow. I would love to be sitting on that bench. Feel like you are sitting on top of the world. Awesome.

I tried to tempt him back. We will see Ex-A: Thanks for doing that. I hope he gives it some serious consideration. It would be lovely to see him back. Very chilly here. Not hit freezing yet, but anything below 50F, and I lose the will. Had a rotten day yesterday-my Bell's palsy has returned (maybe ...

Not a turkey fan. Will usually do a turkey breast for hubs with the usual suspects. This year we are doing the same as at Thanksgiving and eat out at our favourite Italian. Hubs can have their Christmas special and I can have something else. Win win. Re. Thanksgiving, after chatting with various fri...

This has come as a real shock. Wods please pass my condolences to Mrs. Ward. He will be sorely missed by us all here.

G-CPTN-Aye, it is lad.

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Hoying it down here. We are in a drought-so very welcome

Forgot to mention in my last post that we get hawks here too. A couple of bald eagles have also been seen nesting near the beach. The most exotic bird was a flamingo out near the Naval air station. Mangroves have also been moving north as the Gulf is getting warmer. A clump has been found along the ...

For deer carnage, drive the Pennsylvania turnpike. The dead deer littering the highway is horrible. As we are on the Gulf of Mexico, we get a lot of seabirds-pelicans in particular. Seagulls are everywhere. Around the house we have wrens, cardinals, blue jays, doves, finches, and hummingbirds. About...

Bob2s-lovely video. Thanks for posting it. Looks like a miniature blue jay, minus the bolshie attitude. Nearly bagged a turkey once. I was driving up in the north of the county and a turkey flew across the road in front of me going low and slow. I was so surprised, I didn't even try to brake. Missed...

Always kitchen table. There is a tv in the kitchen so Hubs can watch the news/football or hockey games in progress-I try to ignore it. We don't have a dining room. A waste of a room IMHO. It would only get used on high days and holidays and probably not even then.

Morning-coolish here. Finally had some rain yesterday, but still in a drought. Re Beaufort-he was a much valued poster. I was very sorry to see him go. His wife had to leave Alderney for a medical procedure and Beaufort had to stay home to care for the dogs or dog (can't remember if they had one or ...

That was weird. I didn't bother logging in and I got a crew room page from 2015. I was confused. Many blasts from the past there-shaggy sheep driver, 500N. Did I travel back in time?

Karearea-Napoleon

Poor Ibbie. Some major Trabbforce is needed from all of us. We miss you Ibbie