COLD DARK ROOM

[JoesMum]

Good evening all.

On the tube heading back into central London.

We started with an easy win by Muguruza over Rybarikova... if I spelled either lady's name correctly it was an accident.

As Adam said, Jo Konta lost to Venus Williams, but played pretty well.

Then we watched Jamie Murray and Martina Hingis beat two Brits (Ken Skupski and Jocelyn Rae) in a really good mixed doubles match.

Then we got an extra treat of seeing Heather Watson (GB) and Henri Kontinen beating Bopana/Dobrowski. Henri had lost a 5 set mens doubles match just before and was pretty tired. But they played well together. They won the tournament last year and are unseeded again this year; they just seem to have such fun when they play.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

That sounds pretty much a perfect life to me

Near enough.
Not that anything's perfect, but I shouldn't complain.
Though I do.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Due to recent circumstances I'm planning on retiring when I'm 67!

I think I'm not going to get my pension til I'm 67 either.
Hey ho !

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Could this really be true?

www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/family-cleans-house-and-finds-pet-tortoise-went-missing-30-years-earlier.html

I wish it were, but sadly i don't think it's possible for a lot of reasons.
I think they just found another tortoise in or near the skip.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Good evening all.

On the tube heading back into central London.

We started with an easy win by Muguruza over Rybarikova... if I spelled either lady's name correctly it was an accident.

As Adam said, Jo Konta lost to Venus Williams, but played pretty well.

Then we watched Jamie Murray and Martina Hingis beat two Brits (Ken Skupski and Jocelyn Rae) in a really good mixed doubles match.

Then we got an extra treat of seeing Heather Watson (GB) and Henri Kontinen beating Bopana/Dobrowski. Henri had lost a 5 set mens doubles match just before and was pretty tired. But they played well together. They won the tournament last year and are unseeded again this year; they just seem to have such fun when they play.

Sounds a wonderful day.
Though you must be nearly as exhausted as the players.
Home soon!

 

[JoesMum]

Sounds a wonderful day.
Though you must be nearly as exhausted as the players.
Home soon!

And back to reality tomorrow.

9.30am meeting to discuss Key Performance Indicators

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

And back to reality tomorrow.

9.30am meeting to discuss Key Performance Indicators

Oh goodness!
Sounds a whole world of fun.
Enjoy the evening and think about tomorrow when it cometh.

 

[Laura1412]

Hi Laura, yep busy day here but all good

Glad u ok Jane n nelly I hope

 

[JSWallace]

I wish it were, but sadly i don't think it's possible for a lot of reasons.
I think they just found another tortoise in or near the skip.

Or maybe the Father had been feeding it!

 

[JSWallace]

Glad u ok Jane n nelly I hope

Yes Nelly all good too, although very lazy!

 

[Laura1412]

B

Yes Nelly all good too, although very lazy!

bless her glad she's good

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Or maybe the Father had been feeding it!

What about UVB ?

 

[JSWallace]

What about UVB ?

Maybe he took it out for walks too but just forgot to mention it to family! More likely it's just not true!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Maybe he took it out for walks too but just forgot to mention it to family! More likely it's just not true!

Methinks you may be right!

 

[JSWallace]

Methinks you may be right!

Methinks so too!

 

[144 Grandpa Turtle]

We know Gramps!
It's not Bud!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

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Hi, Grandpa!
You can't argue with that.
(well, one could, but I'm not going to)

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Good night, Roommates, have a super kip .

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

When we awaken it will be.............................
Ewa's birthday.
@Pearly
HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!
Have a wonderful, super, smashing day.
And don't forget the cake for The Cold Dark Room.

 

[Moozillion]

I loooove nights like tonight! We had thunderstorms most of the afternoon, so tonight is even MORE humid than usual- probably close to 100%. It's very hot and steamy outside. The rains have really got the toads and the frogs going- several different types are singing back and forth like mad. Not to be outdone, the crickets are singing as well. It's not raining, but everything is wet and dripping. The foliage on the plants on my patio and hanging baskets are all shining wet. Most of them harbor frogs. And the fragrance from my Night Blooming Cereus makes it all feel very tropical, and I love it!

I noticed this afternoon that the only bud on my Night Blooming Cereus looked like it was ready to bloom. The first picture is an example off the Internet.
The second picture is my flower bud from this afternoon. It's actually quite large: about as big as if I put my 2 hands together in a praying gesture. For the past 2 weeks I've been watching it gradually get bigger. If you look closely at the bud, you can see the very tips of the petals are just barely starting to spread apart- THAT'S the clue that it will open tonight! It will be completely wilted and drooping down by tomorrow morning, so I only get to see it when i stay up! The friend that I got the cutting for this plant from once had over 12 buds on the mother plant all opening on the same night. Since multiple buds tend to grow and open simultaneously, she had us all on alert for several days, and the night they bloomed she had us all over for a Night Blooming Cereus Party!!!!!


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This is a photo of my flower tonight! My cameral lens is foggy from the humidity. The flower is only about 1/2 way open and is about 6 inches across. The fragrance is very sweet and powerful- I much prefer the scent from several feet away where it's not so cloying. It won't be fully open until about midnight, which is 2 hrs from now.