COLD DARK ROOM

CarolM

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What a beautiful road!

In mountainous Kyrgyzstan, my birth country, many roads are crazy and beautiful. One part of the road leading to the Lake Issyk-Kul is called “Mother-in-law’s Tongue” because it has many treacherous turns and runs between a mountain on one side and a drop into a river on the other.

But apparently mothers-in-law and their tongues are even more difficult in other parts of the former Soviet Union. Here’s a road with the same name in Bashkiria (a republic within the Russian Federation):

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Oh my word. NEVER!!
 

CarolM

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Good mornooning, roommates! I’m still not 100%. We have visitors today — lovely people — I’m really like Yvonne on this right now — have to pull myself together and make the house presentable... Not see you all later...
Have fun. I am becoming more and more like that.
 

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Some postcards.

Marlow is on the River Thames and half way between London and Oxford by river (about 50 miles each way) It is very pretty, very old and the houses are very expensive
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We stayed on the ground floor of the white cottage. The Hand & Flowers, where we had dinner last night, is the building to the right down the road
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Some postcards.

Marlow is on the River Thames and half way between London and Oxford by river (about 50 miles each way) It is very pretty, very old and the houses are very expensive
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We stayed on the ground floor of the white cottage. The Hand & Flowers, where we had dinner last night, is the building to the right down the road
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My son wants us to fly over there to take in the sites. Hopefully our schedules will meet up!
 

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I agree. My brother in law and his partner have a house that looks like something out of a magazine. It’s picture perfect, but not comfortable. You can relax in our home :)

My sisters house is like that! I can never understand how they do it! I am always a little jealous because she has that decorative flare and it looks straight out of a magazine... I am also scared to move! That will certainly never be my hone!
 

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Oh yes! Yesterday just seemed like a complete waste of a Saturday. The weather was cold n dreary here. It had been such a wonderful week being able to get outdoors and then this[emoji35]. Even my flowers are confused!!!

It was cold and dreary here yesterday. Fog all day. Today the sun is out and it’s 15C/60F.

If Joe were around he would out of hibernation and back out in the garden today - very early!
 

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My sisters house is like that! I can never understand how they do it! I am always a little jealous because she has that decorative flare and it looks straight out of a magazine... I am also scared to move! That will certainly never be my hone!

Yes...like where do these people carve wood, or chop up hay for their torts, or wash off gardening pots, or throw their wet gloves and boots, and mix potting soil for new plants, or have their dehydrator mess, or their tool boxes and twine and paint? Other than these few things - our house is spotless. :)
 

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Anyone else watch the “New Scandinavian Cooking” show that comes out on public TV. Always cooking up some great country dishes. Simply prepared, simple ingredients, not a whole lot more.

Last week, they were cooking straight in boiling hot springs in Iceland. This morning, fresh lamb from the hills in Norway. Along with fresh sheep cheese and veggies.
 

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Anyone else watch the “New Scandinavian Cooking” show that comes out on public TV. Always cooking up some great country dishes. Simply prepared, simple ingredients, not a whole lot more.
I married me a Polish woman. She cooks up a storm. I don't dare watch cooking shows lest I want to see the wrath of Polish woman scorned. Lol
 

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Yes...like where do these people carve wood, or chop up hay for their torts, or wash off gardening pots, or throw their wet gloves and boots, and mix potting soil for new plants, or have their dehydrator mess, or their tool boxes and twine and paint? Other than these few things - our house is spotless. :)

They also don’t ever seem to use their kitchens for cooking and eating. They spend a fortune on gadgets and utensils that look pretty but are never used
 
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