COLD DARK ROOM

[Lyn W]

So, are you saying they’ve got no balls?

I suppose I am in more ways than than one!
They lose them in the lake -
or they would if they had enough to go get them and the sharks are about!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I have had a wonderful day of tennis. We arrived in time to see the last of the wheelchair men’s singles final and the start of the wheelchair ladies singles final before we moved to watch the main attraction, the Ladies Singles Final.

Sloane Stephens (USA) v Simona Halep (Romania) was a fantastic match - very well played and very close, but Halep won in the end.

Then the Mens Doubles Final where French duo Herbert & Mahout were playing Austria/Croatia Marach & Pavic.

Needless to say the French crowd was supporting their men and they won. Lovely moments at the end when Mahut’s young son ran onto court to hug his Dad and the crowd spontaneously started singing the French national anthem.

Our viewpoint for the Ladies final when they cared where you sat
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This lady read her book throughout the match ... apart from the last 5 points!
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Herbert & Mahut in action
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And with their trophy
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Mahut jr on court (press photo not mine)
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It was probably a very good book.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I must of made a wrong turn somewhere

What is this cold dark place?

Well, by now you are quite aware, I'm sure.
Welcome and nice to meet you, even though we have met before in another place and time.
Though this is before that.
And after too!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Phew that sounds ok

For a minute there, I thought I was going to get mugged

I'm back.
Might happen yet.
Fancy a coffee?

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Nope the only mugging that takes place is the coffee kind.

In a way you are right!

 

[Lyn W]

Thank you Lena.
My cats name was "Lilly". She was old ( I think 16 years ) and weak because of a malfunction of the pancreas.
Last night she must have tried to jump on a commode in my cellar. The commode is only for the cats to lie on and had a piece of carpet on it.
In the morning I found my poor Lilly dead, hanging with the front paws ( claws ) on the carpet and her back legs in the air. It was so cruel.
She died because she couldn`t get her claws out of the carpet. She died because of the shock. It was cruel to see.
She was not screaming. I would have heard her but I haven`t heard a single sound of her.
She was such a lovely cat.
I am devastated.
I had to bury her soon but I don`t want to. I don`t want to think she is dead but she is.

I am so sorry to hear this Sabine, what a terrible thing for you to find.
Maybe she wasn't caught in the carpet though,
perhaps she had a heart attack from the effort as she jumped.
It might have been very quick, but still very very sad for you.
Big hugs from me.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

This place sounds a little wacky

I shall fit right in

I'm Todd, I reside in the good ole US and A

Nice to meet some new friends

*leans back on his amardillo*

Yup.
I'm Adam, I reside in the good ole Morocc and o.
Watch out for the hedgehogs who like to sit on the armadillos.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Hi Todd
I am Carol and I live in Cape Town South Africa. It's a good thing that you will fit right in as we like wacky people here. [emoji6]

"Wacky? "
"Wacky?"

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Nice to meet ya Carol

Harry, Clark, Kang, and Rue's Mom right?

Aaaaahhhh! ! ! !
A researcher!
That'll be useful with the potential quizzes coming up!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Hey brandy nice to meet you! I'm originally from south Florida, not far from Zeropilot

I was wondering what the sign saying
"Caution may bite" was all about
Makes sense now

And he knows Ed, can't be all bad.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Hi Ed - that's good news!
Good to not see you in CDR again!

You too

 

[JoesMum]

Thank you Lena.
My cats name was "Lilly". She was old ( I think 16 years ) and weak because of a malfunction of the pancreas.
Last night she must have tried to jump on a commode in my cellar. The commode is only for the cats to lie on and had a piece of carpet on it.
In the morning I found my poor Lilly dead, hanging with the front paws ( claws ) on the carpet and her back legs in the air. It was so cruel.
She died because she couldn`t get her claws out of the carpet. She died because of the shock. It was cruel to see.
She was not screaming. I would have heard her but I haven`t heard a single sound of her.
She was such a lovely cat.
I am devastated.
I had to bury her soon but I don`t want to. I don`t want to think she is dead but she is.

Oh Sabine. How awful [emoji22]

You cared for her in the very best way. She knows that.

Massive electronic hugs from me. xx

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Thank you Lyn. What a pitty you are so far away. You could play piano and I could sing. That would be very nice.

And I could didge!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

They wanted me to go on the Microwave Oven version of the programme -
'Fasterchef'

They asked me to be on the alcoholics version -
'Plasteredchef'

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Good afternoon/morning everyone.
A very warm day here again.
I have found a frog living in a large flat container I was trying to revive some plants in (unsuccessfully).
It has filled up with rain water and I was going to empty it to make some space in my garden but can't do it now as froggy needs it so it will have to wait.
Hope everyone has a Happy Sunday!

Ribbit!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I received my Ancestry.com DNA results this a.m.


Europe West 46%
Great Brittain 25%
Finland/Northwest Russia 8%
Europe East 6%
Scandenavia 6%
Iberian Penninsula 4%
IR/SC/Wales 3%

So I guess you might say I'm a mutt!

I must get mine done.
Very interesting.
Nice to see a bit of Welsh in there, explains a lot!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

That's quite a mix and very interesting to find out.
I suspect most of us are mutts.

Indeed, we are, and don't forget we all carry a little Neanderthal DNA too!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

We may even be related!

We are all related.
Which is nice.
I wish people would remember that we're all a big family.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

“Finland / Russia” - They’re almost the same thing, LOL [emoji38]
So, with results like that, you might be a little bit Russian!

We seem to be all desperately trying to link Yvonne to our own countries.
Which is nice.

 

[JoesMum]

Good evening all. Amazing sunset this evening







And it’s over 20C at past 10pm, so we are sat on the balcony with a decaf coffee watching the world go to bed

Goodnight all