COLD DARK ROOM

[CarolM]

I have arrived home early from work to a gorgeous Sunny day with 73F temp.. it’s deceiving because Saturday we are supposed to drop into a hard freeze.. But in the mean time, I ran straight inside and brought all my Sullies out to enjoy some rays!!!! View attachment 262584
Just don’t judge the messy and dry enclosures... They haven’t gotten much use lately

They look really lovely. And lucky torts. I bet you they enjoyed it tremendously.

 

[CarolM]

To all of the English people out there. I have a question. Queen Elizabeth has a husband but, he is called a Prince. Why is he not the King?

Because he is not the reigning Monarch I think. I am speaking under correction, but because he married into the family he only gets the title of Prince. So you would either have a Queen or you would have a King. I don't think that it works the same as it does in fairy tales. Well that is my theory anyway. Linda and or Lyn will be able to explain better.

 

[CarolM]

So cute. Marge sure does like her food. Which is fantastic, as you won't have the worry of a picky eater.

 

[CarolM]

I asked Mr Google...

Why is Prince Philip not called King Phillip?

Philip is not the sovereign because he was not heir to the throne of England. He merely became the Consort - or husband - of the sovereign Queen. He could still have been styled King - known as a King Consort, who takes the title but does not rule - but Parliament and the Crown realised that giving him the title of King Consort would be unpopular with the British people for a variety of reasons. In the final analysis this was a political decision rather than one based on historical precedence. The principle reason for not giving Philip the title of King was that he is a foreigner and that this might cause confusion as to who was the sovereign. This is the same reason that Queen Victoria's husband, Albert, became Prince Consort rather than King Consort. In the United Kingdom there is no automatic right of the consort of the queen to retain any title. This means, technically, Philip could be given any title, including King Consort or Prince Consort, or no title at all. Indeed he did not even receive the title of Prince Consort until 1957, even though the Queen began her reign in 1952. There are a number of historical precedences which demonstrate that Philip could have become a King. In 1554, Mary I married Philip II of Spain and he became King of England by right of marriage. William of Orange, Stadtholder of the Netherlands, became King of England on the invitation of Parliament partly because he was married to Mary Stuart, the deposed King's daughter. They reigned jointly as William & Mary. Finally Mary, Queen of Scots, married Henry Darnley and he became King Consort of Scotland. But it is important to realise that if Philip had become King he would have been a King "Consort" (i.e. by right of marriage) and he would remain under the Queen, who as Queen Regnant (i.e. reigning) would remain the Sovereign. Why? Because the sovereignty of the Crown passes to the nearest blood relative and not by marriage. As King Consort if Philip survived the death of the Queen, he would not become sovereign but rather his son Charles would become King and a new title (similar to Queen Mother, perhaps "King Father"!) would have to be found. For although males takes precedence over females in succession the overriding factor is that Philip is not heir to the throne by blood.

I was half right.

 

[Maro2Bear]

I am imagining one of those eletrice chairs that slide up the stairs. Sully can sit on there and take a rid upstairs and then a lift down once he has had his bath.

This would be perfect really..!

 

[CarolM]

What about jellyfish?

SNAP

 

[Toddrickfl1]

So cute. Marge sure does like her food. Which is fantastic, as you won't have the worry of a picky eater.

Not at all she eats anything.

 

[CarolM]

God morgen!

Is there no "e" on the end of God?

 

[CarolM]

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Clever idea.

 

[CarolM]

Beautiful sunshine.
Can you swim in that pond/lake in the summer?

I hear Marie Kondo’s method is doing magic transforming messy habitats. Just hold each dry leaf one by one and ask yourself if it gives you a “spark of joy”. Then stack those you decide to keep in little boxes, and make sure to thank all the others that you’re going to throw away. [emoji33][emoji33][emoji23]

Whahaha, I just learnt about her last night. But I am too lazy to put everything into a pile in the middle of the floor. Goodness me I would just have to pack it all away again.

 

[CarolM]

Godmorgen, roommates!
My Friday is here. Which means having more than one child, extracurricular activities, and more of the latter tomorrow. It was -3C/27F this morning but nothing of yesterday’s brief snowfall remains. At least the sun now sets after 4 pm, the light at the end of the tunnel.

Yay, but I think that you will need to go around poking lots more Jellyfish for a while before you get to that light.

 

[CarolM]

Speaking of automated translations, here’s something that popped into my feed this morning:

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Never knew how to translate the name Frederikke until now.... [emoji85]

I like fries too, but my waistline does not.

 

[Maro2Bear]

Clever idea.

Takes a Good Year to make, but the creator is Good n Rich.

 

[CarolM]

This would be perfect really..!

You could also create a simple pulley system with an empty box on the one side where Sully would go into and another box on the other side with weights in. would probably be cheaper.

 

[CarolM]

Takes a Good Year to make, but the creator is Good n Rich.

 

[Maro2Bear]

You could also create a simple pulley system with an empty box on the one side where Sully would go into and another box on the other side with weights in. would probably be cheaper.
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Sure.... I’m sure wifey would love this. I could disquise as a chandelier or something. Better yet, we would need two. One from lower level to first floor, a second for the first to second.

 

[CarolM]

Happy Friday all,

Yesterday being the last day of my leave was horrible. so many things went wrong. So I am ignoring yesterday....it did not happen.

Started work again today, and thank goodness it is Friday. I have 30 minutes to go then I can go home and it is weekend. Good way to get back into working. sort of takes the shock out of having to come back to work after my leave.

Hope everyone is having a good Friday so far.

I miss @JoesMum and @Tidgy's Dad and a few other people. We haven't seen @Lyn W for a while - I wonder if her school kids have kidnapped her? There are a few others missing as well. And I wonder how they are all doing? What was Dan's user name again was it not @Dan42? @Bambam1989 How is the art projects and moving etc going?
@Moozillion How are Elsa and Jacques doing? @Laura1412 How is your torts and your back?

 

[CarolM]

Sure.... I’m sure wifey would love this. I could disquise as a chandelier or something. Better yet, we would need two. One from lower level to first floor, a second for the first to second.

There you go, Where there is a will there is a plan!!

 

[Kristoff]

Is there no "e" on the end of God?

No, God needs no e. And later I checked, it’s actually written together: godmorgen.

 

[Kristoff]

You could also create a simple pulley system with an empty box on the one side where Sully would go into and another box on the other side with weights in. would probably be cheaper.
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May I put this impression of a finger with a — ahem — nail in our gallery next to Adam’s “Saturn”? [emoji85][emoji23][emoji23]