COLD DARK ROOM

[CarolM]

Hi Carol, enjoy your day in spite of the weather!

Thanks Lyn. The weather always makes it perfect for movies or a good book or hot chocolate etc. Love weekends like this.

 

[CarolM]

Thank you very much Carol. They are as gorgeous like yours !

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[CarolM]

Hello rommies. A wonderful Saturday from me too.
It seems to me that summer is suddenly over in Germany. Maybe autumn is now near. Like summer is cutted with a knife.....
We have a deep drop in temps to 17 C ( 62,6 F ). It is cold !
A little bit rain and a little bit sunshine are changing every half an hour today. Crazy weather !
No longer tort weather outside. I hope the summer is not suddenly over but in Germany it is possible.

Oh shame. Well winter is trying very hard to hold on tight over here.

 

[CarolM]

I know that feeling. It has affected me long term.

When JoesDad and I moved from our last home after 8 years in the same place I felt truly awful and panicky. I really couldn't understand why as we were moving less than 5 miles.

And then I worked it out... 8 years was the longest I had ever lived anywhere in my whole life. In 28 years I had had 12 homes... and I hadn't realised the impact surrounding the instability of a house move on me.

We have lived in our current home for nearly 19 years! I can't quite believe it. The prospect of another house move no longer terrifies me. JoesDad had an interview for a job about 100 miles away and I actually felt quite excited about the prospect. He didn't get that job, so we are still in Kent.

I'm the opposite. I always got excited. And made new friends easily. But I then also learnt to forget the old friends easily as well. I haven't moved much since I got married but in compensation the furniture was re-arranged quite a bit. LOL.

 

[CarolM]

No
Thankfully

Lol

 

[CarolM]

It just means some fool destroyed a $9,000 piece of equipment. Knows what he did and made up a story....

Aaahhh. Okay now I understand. Thank you.

 

[CarolM]

Just back from the local International Grand Mart picking up a few things not available at standard shops. Got some cheap greens for Sully along with a nice very large piece/leaf of aloe that I’ll chop up in segments and feed over the next week.

On the way out, we passed through the seafood market and they had fresh Md Blue crabs on sale for $1.99 per pound (normally $3.99!). So we picked through and got a few to cook up into crab cakes.

These are females... the female’s bottom is shaped like the US Capital building (domed) where the males are like the National monument.

Female Blue Crab

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Wow

 

[CarolM]

We found one of these on the garden wall last night - it was about an inch long
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It makes a change from the many geckos, crickets and praying mantis that we normally see at night

Brrrrr

 

[CarolM]

@ all members of the CDR
At first: I wish you all a nice, sunny and warm Sunday.

I have a wish: Please write down why you want Adam to come back. He needs us now for several reasons I can`t speak about.
When you want him to come back, be honest and write it for him down. Thinking about substitutes is not very helpful.
Thank you all.

Sabine

I would Like him to come back as he is Adam. There is nobody else like him and he is one of my friends. I love his sense of humor and his knowledge that he always shares with us. And it just feels wrong without him!!

 

[CarolM]

Sunset just keeps getting better!
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Stunning.

 

[CarolM]

Brilliant [emoji23]

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[CarolM]

I swear we didn’t send the one we found in my daughter’s room!!

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[CarolM]

I would Like him to come back as he is Adam. There is nobody else like him and he is one of my friends. I love his sense of humor and his knowledge that he always shares with us. And it just feels wrong without him!!

@Tidgy's Dad

 

[CarolM]

Well that was quick. All caught up. I had a nice relaxed weekend. Got stuck in a book reading. Did laundry on Sunday. Even though it was storming. My laundry room is outside at the back. And the door had been blown off on saturday night. So that has to be sorted out somehow this week while the weather is nice. At least the garden was given a really nice wash and water with all the rain we had. And hopefully it has helped with the dams. It is really cold here ( for us at least) there was snow in ceres. Which is about 135.5 km and 1h 34 min from Cape Town. Photo is compliments of my brother in law.
Anyway I hope it is a good Monday for all and hopefully I won't have a Blue one as the office has a heater [emoji6] .

 

[Kristoff]

Hey everyone [emoji119]

Hi there! Did you get your root beers or should we have a word with that pirate?

 

[Kristoff]

Good morning CDR!

The day is bright and sunny, but the weather has a more autumnal feel this morning. I am still wearing shorts and a t shirt, but I need a cardigan just now. It will warm up!

Chilly here too. Hope it did warm up!

 

[Kristoff]

We found one of these on the garden wall last night - it was about an inch long
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It makes a change from the many geckos, crickets and praying mantis that we normally see at night

Hope it’s one of the non-poisonous subspecies.

 

[Kristoff]

And good morning to All!!!

Good morning, Heather! (Better late than never)

 

[Kristoff]

Good morning/afternoon everyone.
Sunday again!
I hope you all have a good day whatever you are up to in your part of the world.

Hi Lyn! Is this your last week before the school year? (or did that already come and go? )

 

[Kristoff]

@ all members of the CDR
At first: I wish you all a nice, sunny and warm Sunday.

I have a wish: Please write down why you want Adam to come back. He needs us now for several reasons I can`t speak about.
When you want him to come back, be honest and write it for him down. Thinking about substitutes is not very helpful.
Thank you all.

Sabine

I love that man. And I want him back. But I have a big question: Does he want to be back? Or is he too busy now for all our nonsense?.. He’s a dear friend and he’s the reason we’re all in the dark together. I want him back—provided that he wants to be here too.
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