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Good evenooning everyone.

Things have settled down on my moderator forum. Most are delighted, but needless to say there had to be one who is furious that we have denied him his right to respond to posts made before the Political forum is closed. Apparently it’s undemocratic. My eyes are rolling so hard now they might stick... some people need to get a life!

Here in southern England it has been very wet and my town is flooding. Fortunately flood planning is good and car parks and parkland fill up before property gets wet. New properties near the river have to have garages or store rooms at ground floor level so living accommodation isn’t damaged.

I headed to the supermarket very early this morning to avoid the crowds; even that is raised so the store doesn’t flood. Only about a third of the car park was usable as the rest was full of river water.

We are safe at home as we are at the top of a hill. Hopefully those on lower land will be OK, but it has been raining again.

We had a tornado to the west of here this morning! They’re incredibly uncommon in the UK. This crossed the M25, one of the busiest motorways in the country. It’s a miracle nobody was badly hurt.

Tomorrow our children return home for Christmas and our tropical fish depart for a new life in Hastings with someone who isn’t planning on travelling so much.

That’s a quick summary of my news. I hope all is well with you.

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EllieMay

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Thank you for the kind words. Stress test was well stressful. I failed it. I was only able to make it 5 minutes on the treadmill before they had me stop. They found some abnormalities in my heart so I have to have more tests done to determine what is wrong and how to fix it.. that was what I was afraid of. 21 years old and my heart is crap.. thank you everyone for the kind words I'll let you all know how my next set of tests go. I think up next is an echo and probably another stress test. Hope all is well with everyone
I will be praying for the best for you. Stay positive.
 

EllieMay

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Good evenooning everyone.

Things have settled down on my moderator forum. Most are delighted, but needless to say there had to be one who is furious that we have denied him his right to respond to posts made before the Political forum is closed. Apparently it’s undemocratic. My eyes are rolling so hard now they might stick... some people need to get a life!

Here in southern England it has been very wet and my town is flooding. Fortunately flood planning is good and car parks and parkland fill up before property gets wet. New properties near the river have to have garages or store rooms at ground floor level so living accommodation isn’t damaged.

I headed to the supermarket very early this morning to avoid the crowds; even that is raised so the store doesn’t flood. Only about a third of the car park was usable as the rest was full of river water.

We are safe at home as we are at the top of a hill. Hopefully those on lower land will be OK, but it has been raining again.

We had a tornado to the west of here this morning! They’re incredibly uncommon in the UK. This crossed the M25, one of the busiest motorways in the country. It’s a miracle nobody was badly hurt.

Tomorrow our children return home for Christmas and our tropical fish depart for a new life in Hastings with someone who isn’t planning on travelling so much.

That’s a quick summary of my news. I hope all is well with you.
Wow... good summary. Hope the water stops soon for you.. and the political BS... hope your fish travel well:)
 

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Our visit with Santa... I wasn’t supposed to be in the picture but my charges had other ideas.....

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What a nice picture! And WOW!! a Santa with a REAL beard and REAL raindeer! Lots of points to whoever set that santa station up for you people.
 

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Good evenooning everyone.

Things have settled down on my moderator forum. Most are delighted, but needless to say there had to be one who is furious that we have denied him his right to respond to posts made before the Political forum is closed. Apparently it’s undemocratic. My eyes are rolling so hard now they might stick... some people need to get a life!

Here in southern England it has been very wet and my town is flooding. Fortunately flood planning is good and car parks and parkland fill up before property gets wet. New properties near the river have to have garages or store rooms at ground floor level so living accommodation isn’t damaged.

I headed to the supermarket very early this morning to avoid the crowds; even that is raised so the store doesn’t flood. Only about a third of the car park was usable as the rest was full of river water.

We are safe at home as we are at the top of a hill. Hopefully those on lower land will be OK, but it has been raining again.

We had a tornado to the west of here this morning! They’re incredibly uncommon in the UK. This crossed the M25, one of the busiest motorways in the country. It’s a miracle nobody was badly hurt.

Tomorrow our children return home for Christmas and our tropical fish depart for a new life in Hastings with someone who isn’t planning on travelling so much.

That’s a quick summary of my news. I hope all is well with you.
The only political view I have is...I hate politics...and I too am more concerned about the hundred year flooding we had last year in our back yard. It came very close to ruining my poor younger brother's art studio despite our efforts to build it above the flood plain. I've not seen high water here until last year.
 

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Morning everyone! Hope all is well with y'all.
This weekend I set up at the flea market/trade days. I was hoping that it would be a busy one since it was close to Christmas. But it was a total flop. According to the vendors who regularly setup there, more than half of them were no-shows! Very few shoppers came through.. it was depressing.
I did make one sale that paid for our booth and some of our fuel. I was also commissioned by the folks setup across from us to do a portrait (after new years) of their gypsy vanner stallion. As payment I got this little guy
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Morning everyone! Hope all is well with y'all.
This weekend I set up at the flea market/trade days. I was hoping that it would be a busy one since it was close to Christmas. But it was a total flop. According to the vendors who regularly setup there, more than half of them were no-shows! Very few shoppers came through.. it was depressing.
I did make one sale that paid for our booth and some of our fuel. I was also commissioned by the folks setup across from us to do a portrait (after new years) of their gypsy vanner stallion. As payment I got this little guy
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That does not sound like a total flop at all! It was progress... not only that but you got a gorgeous gift of the heart that will keep giving! What’s its name?? Are those green eyes??? Details pleassssssse.. know I can’t resist babies! And to be commissioned for a portrait is pretty high praise I’d say... Congrats!
 

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That does not sound like a total flop at all! It was progress... not only that but you got a gorgeous gift of the heart that will keep giving! What’s its name?? Are those green eyes??? Details pleassssssse.. know I can’t resist babies! And to be commissioned for a portrait is pretty high praise I’d say... Congrats!
His name is Grim. He is a labradoodle and 8 weeks old. Already has his first round of vaccines. His mom is a silver lab and the dad is a chocolate colored standard poodle. Those eyes are gorgeous gray blue
 

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That does not sound like a total flop at all! It was progress... not only that but you got a gorgeous gift of the heart that will keep giving! What’s its name?? Are those green eyes??? Details pleassssssse.. know I can’t resist babies! And to be commissioned for a portrait is pretty high praise I’d say... Congrats!

Exactly! Stay positive, great on the commission!
 

Yvonne G

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Morning everyone! Hope all is well with y'all.
This weekend I set up at the flea market/trade days. I was hoping that it would be a busy one since it was close to Christmas. But it was a total flop. According to the vendors who regularly setup there, more than half of them were no-shows! Very few shoppers came through.. it was depressing.
I did make one sale that paid for our booth and some of our fuel. I was also commissioned by the folks setup across from us to do a portrait (after new years) of their gypsy vanner stallion. As payment I got this little guy
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Aw, he's so precious! What kind is he? I've seen a lot of You Tube videos on the Gypsy Vanner horses. Back when I had horses, I was into the Appaloosa breed, and didn't know much about the paint or pinto.

Don't let the poor turn-out at the swap meet discourage you. Maybe it was the weather or no one has any money, you'll never really know. But at least you got your feet wet. It won't be so hard next time.
 

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Aw, he's so precious! What kind is he? I've seen a lot of You Tube videos on the Gypsy Vanner horses. Back when I had horses, I was into the Appaloosa breed, and didn't know much about the paint or pinto.

Don't let the poor turn-out at the swap meet discourage you. Maybe it was the weather or no one has any money, you'll never really know. But at least you got your feet wet. It won't be so hard next time.
The people who were there, all had good things to say about my art. So it did help with my confidence in my own work. I think most people would have walked right by if it wasn't for the fact that I set up a portable easel and was drawing right there. Then they realized it was my actual art, and not just prints.
 

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Thank you for the kind words. Stress test was well stressful. I failed it. I was only able to make it 5 minutes on the treadmill before they had me stop. They found some abnormalities in my heart so I have to have more tests done to determine what is wrong and how to fix it.. that was what I was afraid of. 21 years old and my heart is crap.. thank you everyone for the kind words I'll let you all know how my next set of tests go. I think up next is an echo and probably another stress test. Hope all is well with everyone
Argh, I hope they find out soon what's the issue with your heart. It's good you're keeping an eye on it.
 

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Good evenooning everyone.

Things have settled down on my moderator forum. Most are delighted, but needless to say there had to be one who is furious that we have denied him his right to respond to posts made before the Political forum is closed. Apparently it’s undemocratic. My eyes are rolling so hard now they might stick... some people need to get a life!

Here in southern England it has been very wet and my town is flooding. Fortunately flood planning is good and car parks and parkland fill up before property gets wet. New properties near the river have to have garages or store rooms at ground floor level so living accommodation isn’t damaged.

I headed to the supermarket very early this morning to avoid the crowds; even that is raised so the store doesn’t flood. Only about a third of the car park was usable as the rest was full of river water.

We are safe at home as we are at the top of a hill. Hopefully those on lower land will be OK, but it has been raining again.

We had a tornado to the west of here this morning! They’re incredibly uncommon in the UK. This crossed the M25, one of the busiest motorways in the country. It’s a miracle nobody was badly hurt.

Tomorrow our children return home for Christmas and our tropical fish depart for a new life in Hastings with someone who isn’t planning on travelling so much.

That’s a quick summary of my news. I hope all is well with you.

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A tornado in the UK that is not political -- wow. There was one in Ottawa last spring, apparently. Also a rare occurrence.

Glad the floods are not causing too much damage. Thinking of you.

We were able to find vegetarian mincemeat here, and separately ground suet, so I'm planning to combine those, and make the pastry following the recipe you shared. :)
 

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Morning everyone! Hope all is well with y'all.
This weekend I set up at the flea market/trade days. I was hoping that it would be a busy one since it was close to Christmas. But it was a total flop. According to the vendors who regularly setup there, more than half of them were no-shows! Very few shoppers came through.. it was depressing.
I did make one sale that paid for our booth and some of our fuel. I was also commissioned by the folks setup across from us to do a portrait (after new years) of their gypsy vanner stallion. As payment I got this little guy
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Interesting currency :D More details, please.
 

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The people who were there, all had good things to say about my art. So it did help with my confidence in my own work. I think most people would have walked right by if it wasn't for the fact that I set up a portable easel and was drawing right there. Then they realized it was my actual art, and not just prints.
Smart girl
 

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