COLD DARK ROOM

[Kristoff]

Right ! Now you know that sometimes I have no time for the CDR.
Today is a very cold and rainy day. Time to sit on the PC .....

Yayyyy!!!! I hope they'll be many more cold, rainy days in Germany!

 

[Kristoff]

Tortie's Story continued:

So off go Tortie and Loses Tail to have a nice long soak and to talk to Wise One. Soon they arrive at the pond and Tortie sees Lucky talking to Wise One. ...
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Poor Tortie and Snelly! They must be dog tired now!

 

[Kristoff]

Anybody have any experience keeping hornworms? I got a few to grow and feed to my gecko... But now I'm having some issues with them.

Maybe someone over on GeckoTalk?

 

[Kristoff]

Hmmm. I am still feeling low after my pupil behaviour panel this morning. It’s hard when you know that the child’s prospects are very low

To make matters worse, I have run out of milk which means either I get off my backside and go buy some, or my tea will be black. I like black coffee, can drink black breakfast tea, but prefer it white. I may need chocolate too... purely for comfort purposes you underrstand

Of course. You deserve it. *hug*

 

[Kristoff]

And sometimes it is not entirely the young person’s fault. Behind pretty much every exclusion is a web of problems caused by adults... often those who should be caring most for the young person.

If you have a parent that supports you in your ambitions, helps you understand right from wrong and helps you understand that sometimes the answer has to be no then give them a massive hug because there are a lot of young people that don’t get that.

Agree. It nearly always starts with the family. Saw that in my primary school students too.

 

[Kristoff]

Me too! -4c when I woke up

Toasty...

 

[Kristoff]

Oh, has the German language find a way into the CDR ? LOL !
Na, dann kann ich ja in Deutsch weiterschreiben .....

O mein Gott!

 

[Kristoff]

It is so cold and rainy outside.....
I wanna go home..... Äh, I am home but:

Yay! Bee is really back! Missed your voice!

 

[Kristoff]

Ich kann schreiben Deutsch auch aber es ist nicht güt.

(And that is undoubtedly in the wrong order, but I didn’t cheat with Google translate and it is nearly 40 years since I took my German O Level [emoji16])

Ich verstehe das! Sehr schön! Auf wiedersehen...

 

[JoesMum]

No. German shepard dogs are from Germany and they look like that:

The French will dispute this Over here ... and in France ... they’re known as Alsatians and Alsace is in North East France.

To be fair, Alsace has changed hands between France and Germany many times over the centuries. Goodness only knows who owned it when the dog breed was developed

 

[Kristoff]

Oh, OK. Yes, that is important. My 2 dogs and 2 cats get along most of the time, unless there is a treat involved. Then it's a lot of hissing and growling. Rarely any damage done though.

And a dog HAS to chase a cat now and then, usually because the cat has been teasing the dog.
These are the two that get in trouble...
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For a moment I thought the first picture was that of a bat...

 

[JoesMum]

Hershey's makes Reese's....along with many other candy products.

JoesDad loves Reese’s... personally I am ambivalent. I will eat it, but really don’t care.

Hershey's also makes Cadbury chocolate sold here in the USA, but they don't use the same recipe as the British company.

I know. American tastes in chocolate are different to UK tastes and so they changed the flavour of Cadbury for the US market. I don’t get that. A changed recipe makes it a different product, don’t try to kid people who know what it should taste like!

I am not a fan of Hersheys. My real favourite is some of the European chocolate... Belgian is the most famous, but the French and Italians make pretty good chocolate too.

 

[JoesMum]

Facebook tells me I have to download messenger to receive my messages, but the download process wants my mobile number. I don 't have a mobile number. Is there a way around this, anyone know?

You can log into Messenger using either your mobile number or your regular email and password. You don’t have to have a mobile number. I have flatly refused to let facebook have my mobile number.

It has also been saying that Messenger was essential for years, but they never have taken it away from the website version.

 

[JoesMum]

We get Kitkat, M&M's and Skittles. Lindt chocolate is what is considered to be a really good chocolate here.

Lindt is Swiss. They make good chocolate too

 

[Kristoff]

My home town was 40 miles from Hershey (in PA).

We went there often, as there is a large amusement park, as well as a mock-up of the chocolate factory that you ride through on a little cable car type ride.

The streets of the town are named after Hershey candy products, and best of all...the whole town smells like chocolate!

When I was a kid they gave samples of candy to you after the factory ride, but not any more.

They also had HUGE chocolate bars for sale..probably 3 feet x 2 feet. I don't remember what they cost, but they were expensive.

My favorite chocolate shop is in Berlin. It's called Rausch Schokoladenhaus, and it has Berlin's landmarks out of chocolate.

The Brandenburg Gate. (Photos off the web.)



TV tower on Alexanderplatz:



A ruin of a church half-destroyed in WWII and its ultra-modern incarnation near Zoologische Garten:



Gosh, I love Berlin almost as much as I love good chocolate!

 

[Kristoff]

Galaxy chocolate? I don't know that chocolate.

Me neither, but I'm sure it's big.

 

[Kristoff]

Chocolate...

When I traveled a ton....i could never bring enough of these back..

Ritter Sport is a brand of chocolate from the family-owned Alfred Ritter GmbH & Co. KG. Company, which is headquartered in Waldenbuch, Germany.

Or these...

A Mozartkugel (English: Mozart ball), is a small, round sugar confection made of pistachio marzipan and nougatthat is covered with dark chocolate. It was originally known as Mozart-Bonbon, created in 1890 by Salzburgconfectioner Paul Fürst (1856–1941) and named after Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Hand-made Original Salzburger Mozartkugeln are manufactured by Fürst's descendants up to today, while similar products have been developed by numerous confectioners, often industrially produced.

Of course...you can’t go wrong with a KitKat bar..

I'm the only one in my family who loves chocolate-coated marzipan, so it's my favorite -- I don't have to share!

@Bee62 : Did you like the Danish Summerbird chocolates (shaped as butterflies) or was the sample too small to convert you?

 

[JoesMum]

Good mornooning everyone. I am heading to my physio/osteopath today.

It’s 4 weeks tomorrow since the cyst ruptured in the back of my knee and I still have bruising and swelling (I was warned). I need someone to look at all of me rather than just the injured bit and work out what I need to get myself walking straight as both legs now hurt.

The NHS hospital physio has been good, but the appointment is so short and they will only look at the injured leg. When I mention the other one they just say it is taking the strain of the injured one... I know that. What can I do about it?

 

[Kristoff]

Thry even sell mulch in the greater area around Hershey that is pretty much 100% cocoa bean hulls. Smells great!

If you like the smell of chocolate this is the mulch for you! This Cocoa Shell Mulch is derived from the shell of the cocoa bean. It is dark brown in color and very lightweight. It is a very good conditioner for your soil. It should be applied much thinner than most mulches.

Would it work as a substrate?

 

[JoesMum]

Would it work as a substrate?

Now come on Lena. You are well aware that Baked Beans are the only substrate recommended in the CDR.