COLD DARK ROOM

[Pastel Tortie]

Good morning and Happy Monday everyone.
I am waiting for a delivery of Lola's Readigrass to arrive so I haven't dared nip in the shower yet in case I miss it.
Just had a text to say it will be here between 10.20 and 11.20
I hope the driver will be patient and allow me get to the door because they don't hang about usually and I certainly can't chase after him!!
Maybe I'd better sit on the stairs to give me a head start.
Hope everyone has a good day.

Or put a note on the door? If you think he'd take the time to read it, that is. It's possible you could send a text message back with special instructions.

 

[Pastel Tortie]

Good morning [emoji1] cant have a bad day if u have weather like that
View attachment 265270

Oh, that's beautiful! Are those solar panels I see on the roof, in the middle of the picture?

 

[Pastel Tortie]

Our US of A fan base must be sleeping in and enjoying the Holiday - meistro, strike up the band.

View attachment 265273

It may be a bank holiday and federal holiday, but state government (in my state, anyhow) is open for business today.

 

[EllieMay]

Good morning All’s.... I did sleep in but I’m not off for the holiday, just procrastinating [emoji4] I let daughter go out to a bonfire last night ( really hard for me) so of course I stayed up and waited for her to get home... I had stated home by 10 pm and she was 10 min early.... still, that’s late hours for me:-( our weather forecast is 50’s and below all week with lots of rain.... should move out Friday which is when I’ll start planting grass... hope everyone has a wonderful day,

 

[Pastel Tortie]

P.S. I used to do it all the time in Turkey. Otherwise they’d speed off and I’m no Usain Bolt...

I would think they would have sped off when you said, "Boo!"

 

[Kristoff]

I would think they would have sped off when you said, "Boo!"

Oh, is that what always caused it?? [emoji23]

 

[Kristoff]

Good morning All’s.... I did sleep in but I’m not off for the holiday, just procrastinating [emoji4] I let daughter go out to a bonfire last night ( really hard for me) so of course I stayed up and waited for her to get home... I had stated home by 10 pm and she was 10 min early.... still, that’s late hours for me:-( our weather forecast is 50’s and below all week with lots of rain.... should move out Friday which is when I’ll start planting grass... hope everyone has a wonderful day,

Thankfully, having to let daughter stay out late is still a few years away for me [emoji33]

 

[Kristoff]

Our US of A fan base must be sleeping in and enjoying the Holiday - meistro, strike up the band.

View attachment 265273

Happy Presidents Day to US roommates!

Mark, how’s this for the color of wood?



Being the great botanist I am, I have no idea what the tree is. Just saw it on our walk with daughter today and was drawn to the bright color.

 

[Lyn W]

Sounds like it was an epic tale[emoji85][emoji23]

...always is!!!

 

[Maro2Bear]

Happy Presidents Day to US roommates!

Mark, how’s this for the color of wood?

View attachment 265283

Being the great botanist I am, I have no idea what the tree is. Just saw it on our walk with daughter today and was drawn to the bright color.

Beautiful. Have to love those natural colors. Thats why, unless the wood is pure white pine, I usually just apply a Danish Oil and let the wood do the dancing.

 

[Lyn W]

Or put a note on the door? If you think he'd take the time to read it, that is. It's possible you could send a text message back with special instructions.

All the hopping on my left foot has aggravated a painful heel condition called plantar fasciitis which I suffer from occasionally, so I'm trying not to make too many journeys to the door as it's agony. I did try to ask them to tell the driver to be patient on their email link but they said they couldn't deal with that sort of request!

It eventually arrived. The first knock on the door was a delivery for some neighbours so I ended up taking in a parcel for them. MIne followed shortly after and the lad from next door just came to collect his parcel. I hope he's OK I ended up catching his finger in the door! I bet he's cursing me!

 

[Lyn W]

Our US of A fan base must be sleeping in and enjoying the Holiday - meistro, strike up the band.

View attachment 265273

Happy holiday to all our US friends!

 

[Maro2Bear]

Just as Spring was creeping in here.....another storm due in tomorrow night.

 

[Kristoff]

Beautiful. Have to love those natural colors. Thats why, unless the wood is pure white pine, I usually just apply a Danish Oil and let the wood do the dancing.

Danish Oil? Dancing wood??

 

[Kristoff]

All the hopping on my left foot has aggravated a painful heel condition called plantar fasciitis which I suffer from occasionally, so I'm trying not to make too many journeys to the door as it's agony. I did try to ask them to tell the driver to be patient on their email link but they said they couldn't deal with that sort of request!

It eventually arrived. The first knock on the door was a delivery for some neighbours so I ended up taking in a parcel for them. MIne followed shortly after and the lad from next door just came to collect his parcel. I hope he's OK I ended up catching his finger in the door! I bet he's cursing me!

Glad you got Lola’s package.
I’m sure the neighbor will live [emoji6]

 

[Lyn W]

Just as Spring was creeping in here.....another storm due in tomorrow night.

View attachment 265284

I hate it when that happens - all the wildlife and plants waking up then they are plunged back into the freezer.
I hope it's not too bad for you and I also hope it doesn't eventually find its way across to us.
I don't mind winter snow but Spring snow just isn't welcome!

 

[Lyn W]

Danish Oil? Dancing wood??

It especially likes to throw some shapes to Justin Timberlake's music

 

[Lyn W]

I'm just going to ring the insurance company of the driver who knocked me over to make sure the accident has been registered with them, so I'll see you all later.
TTFN

 

[Kristoff]

It especially likes to throw some shapes to Justin Timberlake's music

That would be barking mad!!!

 

[Cheryl Hills]

Okay. Let us see if I can remember what is going on in the CDR.

It was Dan, Lena's and Linda's Birthday this month.

Sabine is very busy with her animal family. Ma & Mo are growing at the rate of knots and her new dog is settling in nicely, although is taking up a lot of her time with training.

Yvonne, has had rain, wind and visitors ( not necessarily in that order). Found homes for a few critters.

Heather has been very busy lately. Her daughter found a job. Her son has helped her build an awesome enclosure for Toretto. There was a lot of digging, nailing and painting going on. But it is now done, just needs some plants which will be taken care of in the spring.

Cathie G, wants a pink umbrella and handbag , which she is planning on talking her brother into giving up.

Lena has been awol for a while , first for her birthday (but while she wasn't looking a frog jumped into her throat) and then for a sore throat. She got better (slightly) and then got worse. Along with that her daughter then also got sick, so the two of them were able to commiserate with each other. However she is now back and entertaining us with her clever punning and fantastic quips.

Ray thought it would be cheaper to send his wife on a cruise so he would not have to spring for dinner and flowers, although he still had to give Opo flowers for valentines. He only has to pay 50% for his mani/pedi as he is missing an arm and a leg. I guess someone took the quip of costing an arm and a leg too literally (I know that you can take a joke Ray). However Ray seems to be stuck in the desert on a horse with no name and not knowing his own name and possibly has buzzards flying over his head. [emoji33]

Mark has been stuck with snow, sleet and rain. With a few sunny days in between and has managed to fit in a kayak trip or two. He has found some cedar wood tree which fell over and is appropriating some pieces for a few to be revealed projects to wow us with.

Kathy has finished building her turtle fish pond, which is gorgeous I might add. And has gone camping this weekend. She has also had rain and wind visiting them. Was a bit concerned about driving with the wind blowing on their camping trip. But we are all convinced that she will be fine and have lots of fun.

Lyn had an accident where a jerk drove into her while she was crossing the road (I think). She had to stay in hospital, then went home but eventually had to go stay with her sister for a few days. She did not enjoy it very much as she was worried about Lola too much. They are both now home, Lola is still with her at home all be it in a smaller room but they are getting by and both waiting for the healing to be over.

Anne has been busy trying to get a new routine in place as hubby got a new job with different working hours. The cats are still all around and giving Anne a run for her money. The Bearded Dragon is ...well chilled and the turtles are now in a 20 gallon tank and loving it. They have even gone so far as to redecorate their digs to their own liking because they were not totally sure about Anne's skills as a decorator.

And Noel had eye surgery to correct her double vision. It was the last time we spoke, slightly worse but apparently her eyes have to feel worse (after the op) before they will feel better. It has something to do with the problem being corrected and now her eyes have to readjust. And we get our daily comedy fix from Noel with the funny pics she
Posts for us. Some of them are really good.

Bambam has been awol for a while now, as she is moving and working on her art projects. Not sure if you saw, but she shared a gorgeous picture (pencil drawing) she did of a lion with us.

Granpa144 and blackdog have both popped in to say hi. And Todd is busy with work and Murphy and Marge and snap and his other turtles I would imagine.

Tidgy's Dad has popped in to say Hi in his special way and then left again leaving us wanting more.


We have Meerkats again, however they have been trying to summon the Dark Lord. For what purpose I don't know.

Montgomery has also been struggling with the demand for hot drinks and has had Hot toddys' on the menu for a while now, but too many people have been sick to even take him up on his offer.

Silly and Willy have been hiding away since Sabine has not had a chance to visit too often.

The jellyfish have been playing with us and giving us light shows.

The Leprechaun has been borrowing money from Ray and not giving it back, he did however give Ray a horse with no name ( although I do speak under correction)

The one legged pirate ... well he is the one legged pirate.

The wool spider (if she exists) cannot keep up with the demand for rain jackets and hats.

The ghost shrimp have been ghosting around and trying to scare us. But it takes a lot to scare us. Although just mention cruises, sharks and nibbling fish and I will run for the hills.

I am trying to create a bioactive environment for my torts. I just need more isopods. I have managed to find two which I put in their enclosure, but I have yet to see the two at the same time. So either the first one escaped and I caught him again thinking he was number two. Or the first one is really good at hiding. Or it was eaten [emoji33] .

If I have left anybody out I sincerely apologize. I will be in corner 3 if you want to come and bonk me on the head.

Now that is a really good account of things. Well done!