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The crowned one

03-12-2011, 15:14

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NorthernTigress

03-12-2011, 15:38

New Pub!

Whoo Hoo!

Dances on the tables, slides down the banisters, messes up all the coffee-table books. Then collapses into a chair in the corner.

(Home now, physically tired, but not ready for bed.)

Chiska

03-12-2011, 16:04

Hey NT! Thanks for mussing the place up - nothing like a too clean pub!

NorthernTigress

03-12-2011, 16:08

Hey NT! Thanks for mussing the place up - nothing like a too clean pub!

Grin. Glad to be of service.

Survived my first Friday Night Hockey Game. Tomorrow, however, is not only Saturday Night, but also a game against our traditional rival.

Chiska

03-12-2011, 16:29

Grin. Glad to be of service.

Survived my first Friday Night Hockey Game. Tomorrow, however, is not only Saturday Night, but also a game against our traditional rival.

Yikes! Well, at least you can't say your new job is dull!

Chiska

03-12-2011, 16:34

Well, I better go to bed - the long day of house cleaning and de-cluttering has finally caught up to me!

Good Night, NT!!

NorthernTigress

03-12-2011, 16:36

Well, I better go to bed - the long day of house cleaning and de-cluttering has finally caught up to me!

Good Night, NT!!

G'Night!

Wendywu

03-12-2011, 17:23

Well all my plans for the day are shot because himself has come down with an absolutely fierce cold and cough. It's going round over here, and is particularly vicious. I think James is starting in with it too, which is a shame because he is at work all day and then travelling straight to rehearsals, and then on another 30 miles to a VERY late night gig where they're headlining.

I think I might have to cook today :bugeyed:. I don't mind at all, but I hope I remember how ....

BlueDragonfly

03-12-2011, 19:20

*wanders in with coffee, Shelley, and notebooks* *walks around coffee table books and sits at the big round table by the window*

Good Morning!

(((Wu's Men))) Hoping they feel better very soon! And that you don't come down with it, Wu!

Wendywu

03-12-2011, 19:37

Oh - yay - company :)

I've just grabbed a fresh brewed mug of coffee myself!

Wendywu

03-12-2011, 19:38

So - what are your plans for the day?

BlueDragonfly

03-12-2011, 19:51

BlueDragonfly

03-12-2011, 19:52

What are you cooking today?

Wendywu

03-12-2011, 19:53

Wendywu

03-12-2011, 19:56

I've got kind of a busy day. I got wrangled into making cinnamon french toast for bro and the neighbor, if she can crawl out of bed and get over here.

Then I'm taking my client shopping for a few hours. We both have a "list" of things to find.

Later this afternoon/evening, I'm taking Shelley and my camera to "Christmas in the Village", our town's holiday celebration/parade. One of the highlights is a free carriage ride! :D

I think that's it for today.

Golly - that is a busy day! I went to the shops very early and got my MIL's gifts - yay!! They have a very cold house so I got her a warm sweater, and a gorgeous cardigan for if she's in thinner tops. I was soooo pleaseD - the cardi was reduced to half price, which meant I could get the sweater too :). And there were only two of the cardi left, with just one of those two in her size!

Now I just have some guitar strings for James, and a sweater and some aftershave for my FIL, and - I'm all done!!

Well - except for little thingies to stick in the tree. My bestest bit!

BlueDragonfly

03-12-2011, 20:00

Well it's just soup and French bread for lunch ('cos it's easy), and then I shall do salmon, green beans, little buttered new potatoes and some kind of sauce for dinner this evening. There isn't that much that can go wrong with that lot :laugh:

Have confidence, m'dear! You'll do fine!

We've been discussing a big pot of potato & bacon soup. I think that's a possibility for dinner tomorrow, when Yira and J. are here.

BlueDragonfly

03-12-2011, 20:02

*dithers* Either that or a baked pasta with the garlic bread that Yira makes. Major yummy!

Wendywu

03-12-2011, 20:15

Ooooh - big pots of home made soup, with crusty garlic bread ...... *drools*

So - you decorating the whole place or just your room? How's Scrooge feeling about it now?

BlueDragonfly

03-12-2011, 20:27

Ooooh - big pots of home made soup, with crusty garlic bread ...... *drools*

So - you decorating the whole place or just your room? How's Scrooge feeling about it now?

Since I left it up to "him", I have no idea. Either way, I have lights and a few ornaments that I hang from my window blinds and I'll add some fresh greenery and candles to my altar, which is rather dusty and neglected, right now.

I told him that maybe Jack would enjoy helping him tomorrow ;), so we'll see. })

Wendywu

03-12-2011, 20:35

We just do the sitting room (which is the family room, the play room, the TV lounge, the reading room, the music room and the daytime snoozing area and, of course, the computer room.....). But this year we have said we won't have the tree in the window, we'll have it - gasp - somewhere else in the room. Apparently he has had an idea about it! I wonder what it is :laugh:

I'll put seasonal greenery etc. by the altar, which is a bit small to put it on top of, and change the crystals etc. round.

BlueDragonfly

03-12-2011, 20:43

My altar is a wooden tray about 12inches x 16inches. It usually sits on top of my dresser, but it's portable, so I can sit on the floor with it, or even bring it out to the kitchen table when no one else is home.

Flaxen

03-12-2011, 20:50

Wendywu

03-12-2011, 20:52

Mine's a wooden chest that I sanded, and varnished several times. Its lined so that the soil inside won't rot the wood, and then I just use the top as the altar. I love it very much and it's about 18"x24". Just right for a small room - it stands in the fireplace of the spirit room (which used to be James's bedroom when he was tiny), and because there are no chairs in there - just a couple of sheepskin rugs for sitting on - it's a perfect height :)

Wendywu

03-12-2011, 20:53

I have just survived Christmas shopping in our very busy town centre. Go down there as early as possible and worked with military precision to get what I needed and then out again!

Oh well done that woman! Town, on a Saturday :bugeyed:. You're a braver soul than I!!

Wendywu

03-12-2011, 20:56

BlueDragonfly

03-12-2011, 20:58

Morning all!

I have just survived Christmas shopping in our very busy town centre. Go down there as early as possible and worked with military precision to get what I needed and then out again!

It's a relief to be back home. :)

Lovely to hear about other people's decorating habits - we usually just do the sitting room and kitchen.

Congratulations, Flaxen! :thumbsup:

I know, I'm kind of dreading the 'busyness' of the stores today, but it seemed like the best day to go, so......

I don't really have that much to get, mostly baking supplies. We're hitting the thrift stores, and the dollar stores, though, so you never know......

And having lunch at my favorite bakery in Yira's town. :P

Flaxen

03-12-2011, 20:58

Both of your altars sound lovely. I have two that I use:
One is a small circular wooden table with a carved pattern of vines, leaves and flowers on top. It belonged to my Grandma and stays in the bedroom.
I also use the large pine cabinet our TV stands on as a temporary altar - at the moment it has my incense, a lavender nisse, photos of my ancestors and a couple of cards from the Sidhe tarot.

BlueDragonfly

03-12-2011, 21:05

Have a look here: http://www.runemaker.com/wares/practicals.shtml. Scroll right down and he gives loads of ideas!

I have some circular wooden discs coming that I'm going to have a go at etching bindrunes on, and then colouring the shape etched out before staining the disc. I'll drill them too, so they can be pendants. I thought I'd do one for James for the band's van - for safe journeys!

I have a lot of miniature tools and drills from the dollhouse days - including an absolutely minute wood plane which is just so sweet, but it works perfectly!

Oh, what a great site! I bookmarked it, Thanks!

I've been looking for a homemade clay recipe, that I'm thinking of shaping into runes....maybe rectangular shaped.

Wu, you were talking about doing a henna tattoo of your bindrune! That sounds like a really good idea, too. I've got a henna kit, but I haven't used it, yet. I was thinking about the Waking the Wild Spirit symbol on the little drum in my avatar, on the back of my left wrist.

Lutestring

03-12-2011, 21:09

Wendywu

03-12-2011, 21:09

Oh now that would be brilliant! Perfect for an inner wrist :)

I'm going to print the bindrune onto a piece of paper at the size I want it henna'd on me, and then make pin-prick holes along the bindrune, so I can very faintly mark those dots on my skin. Then it should be fairly easy to play join-the-dots, I think :).

My kit's ebay page says that if you mix the henna paste with a tiny bit of glue it will stay on the skin longer, and the longer it stays on the skin the more durable the tattoo is. So I figure to keep it on my skin as long as I can, and have it last yonks.....

BlueDragonfly

03-12-2011, 21:10

Wendywu

03-12-2011, 21:11

Your altars all sound really beautiful. My space is so limited(11' x 11' bedroom), that I needed something small. Maybe I should look for a stand of some sort with drawers/doors. Perfect thrift store hunting project.

Mine's tiny - the room it's in is a whole 9'x7' but somehow everything fits in that needs to - but I'm lucky that James wanted the bigger room which left this one spare, and it's too small to use for much, so I got it :)

BlueDragonfly

03-12-2011, 21:13

hello, blue's got a new avvie, when did that happen?

i'm busy sewing, to distract myself from worrying about kitty, who is still ok. she tried to chase a beetle earlier tonight. the vet said she should rest quietly, and she's been doing that most of the day.

Hi Lute! (((Lute's kitty))) She sounds okay to me. Try not to worry mama! :heart:

I'm trying something different with my avvie. The other one looked too summery, and I'm trying to promote a more "earth" feel in my life, right now. This one is the Six of Earth from Waking the Wild Spirit. I seem to be going back to this deck over and over again, so for now......:)

Flaxen

03-12-2011, 21:13

Morning Lute :)

BD, that tattoo based on the drum symbols sounds great! I love the energy of that deck.

yirabeth

03-12-2011, 21:14

G'morning all :)

Getting ready to go see Joe -- didn't sleep well with the worries over riding with Krystal in her jeep. Not looking forward to today...I hope she proves me wrong but I'm 99% sure it'll be an exercise in endurance and gritted teeth...and trying to keep Jack silent as he's already had enough and is less likely to be tactful..

BlueDragonfly

03-12-2011, 21:16

Mine's tiny - the room it's in is a whole 9'x7' but somehow everything fits in that needs to - but I'm lucky that James wanted the bigger room which left this one spare, and it's too small to use for much, so I got it :)

I'd love to have a room like that. My poor bedroom is bedroom, storage room, office, library....etc. :(
That's why I really need to learn to part with some of the "stuff" I keep. I'd love to have a more uncluttered, spiritual feel to it.

Wendywu

03-12-2011, 21:16

(((Yira and Jack))) - I shall be thinking of you! And if Jack feels the need to speak his mind - is there a reason why he shouldn't as long as he doesn't use bad language?

BD - it's a lovely deck, isn't it? Her book taught me to love the Emperor and I have always been grateful for her perspective on the cards.

BlueDragonfly

03-12-2011, 21:18

Flaxen

03-12-2011, 21:19

(((Yira and Jack)))

Hope it goes ok...

yirabeth

03-12-2011, 21:21

BlueDragonfly

03-12-2011, 21:23

Lutestring

03-12-2011, 21:24

(((((Yira and Jack))))) i hope krystal isn't too annoying.

your altars all sound wonderful. i don't have anything currently, apart from a couple of crystals and bits and pieces on a dusty mantlepiece, and a branch of oak leaves in a vase that i picked up in the park last week after a storm.

kitty still needs constant observation, i have to wake up in the middle of the night to check on her, as it's often a couple of days later that symptoms show.
a friend has given me the contact details of someone who does reiki and bowen therapy long distance, who saved a cat from a tick bite.

Wendywu

03-12-2011, 21:25

Do you call it PVA glue, the sort that comes as white stuff?

Wendywu

03-12-2011, 21:27

I just don't want to stress Joe out...I'd like to keep his visits for and about HIM not Krystal's spoiled tantrums. Plus if we get kicked out because Krystal starts having a tantrum we might be blocked from visiting for a while. As well as the worry she'd just leave us there.... :bugeyed:

If it goes really poorly though, I will say, I won't ride with you to visit Joe any more, but you're welcome to ride with ME....(after we make it HOME. lol)

Ah - understand why Jack needs to be patient. Will definitely vibe for the pair of you today!!

And good idea - there can be no excuse for her putting her own needs first at these times. Joe MUST come first, and she needs to damn well grow up and think of him *angry face*

yirabeth

03-12-2011, 21:28

(((Lute's Kitty)))

Your altars DO sound lovely♥ There's a picture of mine in the Shelley journal :) Like Wu, I sit on the floor on a cushion...hehe

Wendywu

03-12-2011, 21:28

kitty still needs constant observation, i have to wake up in the middle of the night to check on her, as it's often a couple of days later that symptoms show.
a friend has given me the contact details of someone who does reiki and bowen therapy long distance, who saved a cat from a tick bite.

Oh, poor kitty! You could pm Mell and NT too - they both do reiki :).

Flaxen

03-12-2011, 21:32

Heading off for lunch. OH is home and starving. :D

Lute, hope you find someone to help kitty.

yirabeth

03-12-2011, 21:33

See you later Flaxen :)

BlueDragonfly

03-12-2011, 21:35

(((Lute's Kitty)))

Your altars DO sound lovely♥ There's a picture of mine in the Shelley journal :) Like Wu, I sit on the floor on a cushion...hehe

I meant to ask you, how big is your table across the top? I like that idea, too, would have to set a wooden circle on top of a small telephone stand or something with storage underneath, though.

BlueDragonfly

03-12-2011, 21:35

Heading off for lunch. OH is home and starving. :D

Lute, hope you find someone to help kitty.

Enjoy lunch and your afternoon, Flaxen. :)

Lutestring

03-12-2011, 21:37

Oh, poor kitty! You could pm Mell and NT too - they both do reiki :).

thanks, yes i think i'll do that.

yirabeth

03-12-2011, 21:39

I meant to ask you, how big is your table across the top? I like that idea, too, would have to set a wooden circle on top of a small telephone stand or something with storage underneath, though.

I actually found my table at the Goodwill in TC...paid $7 for it :D Ummm..*grabs measuring tape* 36" diameter (I thought so but for some reason 48 kept coming to mind...too early in the day! :P)

You wouldn't have to go round though..could have a small square..or even a coffee table, etc...

BlueDragonfly

03-12-2011, 21:42

Hmmm....36" might be a little big for my room, but I've added it to the thrift store list to be on the lookout! :D

yirabeth

03-12-2011, 21:51

Hehe, maybe :) But you can find amazing things in thrift shops...you'll find just the right size and shape for you!♥

Wendywu

03-12-2011, 22:02

OK - I must go and dig my mini drill and tools out and practice :)

Well, in a minute ......

BlueDragonfly

03-12-2011, 22:15

Time for me to head out. All Day Long! :bugeyed:

emmsma

03-12-2011, 23:12

Hello. Is there anybody out there?

Just up. Sky looks as though we will get more snow, but it doesn't look as though we got tons more overnight. Will have some coffee, then dress and take a walk with the camera for you all. :)

emmsma

03-12-2011, 23:15

Wondering if the Wu Clan saw the article with pics I posted yesterday - as a possible addition to their chitinous family?

kaleanna

03-12-2011, 23:31

Morning emmsma,

How are you this morning?

It is rainy here. We have the coca-cola collector's christmas party today.

emmsma

03-12-2011, 23:37

I'm good. Browsing here, Amazon and ebay. :)

Still trying to decide which version of the psp to get - and IF we should be getting it. But he did ask for it, so I suppose I will still try. But I don't want to spend for a new one. He's asked for it, but he only wants it for one or two games. And we just got the computer for him.

Which the weather will be delaying delivery on. *Need to go track it*

emmsma

03-12-2011, 23:42

kaleanna

03-12-2011, 23:56

Slowest Fedex shipping ever. I didn't know they did slow shipping - or that thats what I'd paid for. Hmm. Shipped Nov 30. Delivery date December 8.

Will give time for the snow to clear a bit, but still.

And how are you doing today, Kaleanna?

Boy that is slow shipping, I didn't know that fedex did slow shipping, always thought that it was a faster shipping service.

I am doing okies, except for waking up too early (before 7am ) and then zach getting up right after that so I could not go back to sleep :/

And I can not find the next thing in the tarot dominoes game :/

emmsma

04-12-2011, 00:15

My power of resistance is great. I have not gone back after my first peek. I have not played.

Of course, as these things frustrate me to no end, that is not surprising. :P

I'm dressed and ready for my romp i the snow.

kaleanna

04-12-2011, 00:23

Wendywu

04-12-2011, 00:31

Wondering if the Wu Clan saw the article with pics I posted yesterday - as a possible addition to their chitinous family?

No, but I'll go look for it :)

emmsma

04-12-2011, 00:45

No, but I'll go look for it :)

Allow me to help. I kept the page opened, just in case. :)

http://gizmodo.com/5864195/the-worlds-biggest-insect-is-so-freaking-huge-it-can-eat-a-carrot

emmsma

04-12-2011, 00:46

And I will have more snow pics, momentarily.

Its started snowing again. Back yard - snow is above my knees.

Laura Borealis

04-12-2011, 00:50

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m271/pixel_and_bean/animated%20gifs/ohmy.gif I'm really trying to not be jealous of your snow

emmsma

04-12-2011, 00:52

Try to imagine, nose, ears, fingers and toes all numb and achey from the cold. Then think of arm, back and leg pain from all the shoveling.

(Of course, it will be mostly my sweeties pain, but I will take a turn out there.)

Wendywu

04-12-2011, 00:55

Allow me to help. I kept the page opened, just in case. :)

http://gizmodo.com/5864195/the-worlds-biggest-insect-is-so-freaking-huge-it-can-eat-a-carrot

We are not having one. No. Not ever. Never!

Wendywu

04-12-2011, 00:56

Where do they come from?

cardlady22

04-12-2011, 01:04

Oh, it was wonderful sleeping in! Just re-wrapping the covers and snuggling. I haven't done that without being sick in more than a year. :angel:

Love the new avatar, Blue! Waking the Wild Spirit is one of my favorites.

(((yira, J, Krystal & E)))

Sorry to hear that your guys are not well, Wendywu!

Laura Borealis

04-12-2011, 01:08

Try to imagine, nose, ears, fingers and toes all numb and achey from the cold. Then think of arm, back and leg pain from all the shoveling.

And then think of coming in to a lovely steaming mug of hot chocolate...

I love snow. And I don't really mind shoveling. I tend to take lots of breaks though.

I remember once when I was a kid, it snowed two feet in one night. We shoveled out the driveway, and then we dug out labyrinthine, kid-sized tunnels in the piled snow. I'd love to be able to do something like that again (but with adult-sized tunnels :D )

cardlady22

04-12-2011, 01:12

Down here we have a measly Snow Fest "fair" day. They build up a mountain made of baled hay and dump snow over it for the kids to scramble up & down. One small for the tots and a larger one for the regular kids. DD's troop has volunteered to help with the various stations and they get free admittance for it.

emmsma

04-12-2011, 01:14

Hello people!

Congrats on the sleep-in CardLady. Blue has a new face? I didn't see. :(

Wendy, I believe they are from New Zealand. I admit I was horrified at the pic of it sitting in someone's hand. The idea of it touching me! (So did you show Himself?) :)

Laura, you win! I never did a labyrinth!

And here's more pics. Well, I added to the folder from yesterday. The first few are at work, then night shots from last night and then front yard, our road and back yard pics.

https://plus.google.com/photos/112599432854008443601/albums/5681702236014096945

cardlady22

04-12-2011, 01:18

Gorgeous, emmsma! I've snagged the one of the trees (no telephone pole) for my desktop rotation.

Wendywu

04-12-2011, 01:19

Well I'm hoping James is OK. I won't know until I see him at about lunchtime tomorrow because he won't get home until about 4.00 a.m. tonight :rolleyes:.

Himself is as OK as a bloke with a nasty cold can be.....

And yes, I showed himself. More fool me. He's gone all quiet and thoughtful :bugeyed:

Wendywu

04-12-2011, 01:20

And here's more pics. Well, I added to the folder from yesterday. The first few are at work, then night shots from last night and then front yard, our road and back yard pics.

https://plus.google.com/photos/112599432854008443601/albums/5681702236014096945

It is so beautiful :)

emmsma

04-12-2011, 01:34

Muahaha. You are braver than I. With your reaction, I was sure Himself would never see it - and that you'd hope he'd never come across it on his own. :P

emmsma

04-12-2011, 01:35

And what did I miss? Whats going on with James?

cardlady22

04-12-2011, 01:38

Snakes and mean dogs are the only things that scare me. Well, I suppose I'd have sense enough to be afraid of predator animals, but I've not run across any that were not in a zoo. :laugh:

Wendywu

04-12-2011, 01:38

Filthy cough..... so he went to work for the day, then is going straight on to rehearsal, then on to a gig 30 miles away where they are the headlining band and finish at 2.00 a.m. By the time they've packed up the van again and come home it'll be about 4.00 a.m. .....

cardlady22

04-12-2011, 01:41

Does he have a good cough suppressant that doesn't put him out of it? I cant function when I take them. We should own stock in a cough drop company.

Chiska

04-12-2011, 01:44

Where do they come from?

Article says Lesser Barrier Island, New Zealand.

Pretty cool, really.

Wendywu

04-12-2011, 01:44

Not with him, unfortunately, and he won't think to go and actually buy anything....

Didja see the Sangreal Tarot thread in Trading .... that is some serious cash!

cardlady22

04-12-2011, 01:48

Oh, swoon! All I keep thinking is if that would look good done by the NaturalTarot people. I'd die to have it on the wood.

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 01:49

Well then! That was a short attempt at going to see Joe....

Black ice and freezing rain. Cars all in ditches. Krystal hit the guard rail with her new jeep and now needs a new bumper. (The damage isn't THAT bad...but bad enough.) Tried to press on, going 35'ish mph but even so was sliding all over the place. Everything on the freeway travelling with one tire on the dirt shoulder to keep from sliding into everyone else... Took the next exit, came home via back roads at 25'ish mph. We did stop and call 911 for all the cars in ditches though...

She tried, but, she wouldn't have hit the guard rail, IMO, if she didn't keep overcorrecting....didn't say anything though. Her jeep, etc. And she kept her cool and didn't cry til we were standing outside the vehicle looking for damage...so Elaina wouldn't panic.

But it was damn scary for a bit there....

cardlady22

04-12-2011, 01:51

Oh, yira! I'm glad you are okay. Will they let you call and tell Joe why you couldn't make it?

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 01:53

Nope...we can't ever call Joe. No way to do that. So we have to wait and hope he can get to a phone....

cardlady22

04-12-2011, 01:55

:( That's what I thought. The simple physical logistics of him getting to the phone would be crazy. Would he possibly have access to weather reports?
:heart: (((Joe))) :heart:

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 01:58

Well, we've told him, come winter there may be times when we can't make it when we say. He knows Northern Michigan weather...you can start off just fine, and get a freak snowstorm and not be able to go further. Or in this case, freezing rain. It wasn't called for...it just did it anyway.

He has to realize by now...we usually get there at 10:30 :( I feel so bad for him...this has really got to be hard for him :( But he hasn't called yet either.

Wendywu

04-12-2011, 01:59

((((Joe, Yira and family)))

I hope Joe can get a call through!

I'm so glad you guys are safe though!!

emmsma

04-12-2011, 02:01

(((Yira & Family)))

Glad everyone is ok.

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 02:03

Me too... And all I could think as it was happening is WHY did I let her drive....I'm not good at giving up that control :(

When she started crying she just kept saying what if I killed Elaina? My poor baby! But Elaina was fine... I wouldn't let her get back in the car til she got herself in control. (Which she understood) So there we are standing on the side of the freeway with me hugging Krystal and Krystal crying. Us women are weird :P

Later she got mad about her bumper. (a dent about the size of a grapefruit, and cracked it.)

Really we weren't in much danger once we got past the open ditch part. It was the going down a very steep bank that coulda been bad. (Or being hit by another vehicle)

Laura Borealis

04-12-2011, 02:05

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 02:12

Ahhh my turquoise ring just came in....soo beautiful! Then I put it away. Santa gift. Gonna be hard to wait on that! :D

cardlady22

04-12-2011, 02:14

:party: Good things in the mail are always welcome!

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 02:18

Definitely! :P

PathWalker

04-12-2011, 02:18

Wendy, sorry about the sick chaps.

Yira, so so sorry you couldn't get through xxx Well done on keeping your cool though. I hope you get to hear from Joe (((hug)))

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 02:21

Oh, and Jack to bring comic relief: "That was awesome, can we do it again??"

*Krystal smacks Jack*

:D

PathWalker

04-12-2011, 02:22

Didja see the Sangreal Tarot thread in Trading .... that is some serious cash!

It's just 78 bits of old cardboard.

(did that help?)

PathWalker

04-12-2011, 02:24

Oh, and Jack to bring comic relief: "That was awesome, can we do it again??"

*Krystal smacks Jack*

:D

She didn't really smack him did she? At his age she'd be lucky he didn't smack her back :)

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 02:26

People seem quite enamoured of the deck...LOL My first thought was, that would buy a whole lot of ironwings or greenwoods... :D

cardlady22

04-12-2011, 02:27

She didn't really smack him did she? At his age she'd be lucky he didn't smack her back :)Jack's a better man, I'm sure. ;)
Placement matters a great deal too (in my book) ~ in the face would never be stood for.

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 02:28

She didn't really smack him did she? At his age she'd be lucky he didn't smack her back :)

Yeah she did LOL but on the arm. And Jack won't hit a girl...which is a good thing or I would hit him LOL Well unless it was really harmfully malicious. He knows where the line is drawn though LOL

Wendywu

04-12-2011, 02:31

Ah - I wouldn't spend money like that on a deck; no way!!

I don't know what I'd do with it but I guess we'd get a new couch, and I know himself needs a new motherboard in his desktop.

PathWalker

04-12-2011, 02:31

Well....
whilst it's true that a gentleman shouldn't hit a lady - it's also true that girls that 'smack' other people deserve what they get in my book.

My father said "Either walk away, or puch them like you really mean it - if they don't bleed you didn't punch them hard enough."

Smacking is a nasty habit, like just a little physical violence is alright, but you can't hit me back? - nasty for me, sorry :(

PathWalker

04-12-2011, 02:33

Two and half thousand - pounds or dollars - a REALLY NICE parrot aviairy! :)

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 02:33

Jack's a better man, I'm sure. ;)
Placement matters a great deal too (in my book) ~ in the face would never be stood for.

Oh no no no. If she attempted it I would slap HER. No one is gonna beat on my Jack that way. It was on the arm and not in anger (I would not allow anyone to hit Jack in anger either)

Jack and Krystal do horse around a lot. He doesn't hit her but he will pull her hair, pinch her, grab his Nerf sword and say stand up and fight!! etc...

Basically they act like siblings :)

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 02:34

Two and half thousand - pounds or dollars - a REALLY NICE parrot aviairy! :)

Stainless steel even! That's my dream for Gracie. Stainless steel. ♥

cardlady22

04-12-2011, 02:35

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 02:38

True, and a man shouldn't be beat on any more than a woman. Especially as women are accorded the courtesy of being treated special...shouldn't take advantage of that, that's just wrong.

The crowned one

04-12-2011, 02:49

I've known many females that push men too far- even abused them and then hurt themselves to get the guy arrested. The first time someone raises a hand to you is the time to set the tone. Let them know that you will not stand for it and won't be around them if there's a next time.
I am of the opinion that is one too many, a man can lose his temper, we all can, but not his control. That is what my Dad taught me, never lay a hand on a women in anger.

cardlady22

04-12-2011, 02:54

(((TCO))) But, I do think it should go both ways. I know in my head that males hit each other, fight etc ~ but the definition of assault is gender-neutral. And I've seen a big difference in attitude towards fighting based on generation and environment. I do believe in defending yourself too.

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 03:02

Totally agree with you TCO :) But a woman shouldn't take advantage of that either -- or shouldn't lose her control and beat on a man.

I guess it's best said, a person shouldn't lose their control :P

The crowned one

04-12-2011, 03:03

I have yet to meet a lady who could physically harm me, but I guess it is possible :) My first wife hit me once, boy was she mad! Her Dad and I had been out for ales and wreaked a good roast beef with our lateness.. I was a bit flippant about the whole thing, having missed the over the top anger in her body language and words... She hit me so hard, she dislocated her shoulder, I was unharmed. The 911 call was a bit awkward.

I am old fashioned in some ways I know, and I was raised by a man with 2 brothers, so I am told my slant on life is not "normal"

Everyone has the right to defend themselves and they must and should. I guess it is knowing what is the best defence to take after the crisis has past, for long term happiness:)

EDIT( Guns, pointy sticks, frying-pans etc aside :D )

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 03:13

I grew up in a physically abusive home and Joe's father was physically abusive (He almost killed me when I was 6 mos pregnant with Joe - if a friend of his hadn't walked in on us he would have strangled me to death. He was proud of the fact because I was "an annoying little bitch") I didn't think it fair that just because I was only 5'3" and he was 6'2" I should have to be beat on...

I told my boys they ever hit a woman I will make them pay. DO NOT cross Mom.... I never had a daughter to worry about. Although I'll admit when I consider Elaina I worry about a man hitting her not the other way around.

I understand Cardlady's point from an intellectual viewpoint but understand the other from an emotional one.

TCO, I'm just giggling imagining that 911 call... hehe

NorthernTigress

04-12-2011, 03:14

Good Morning All

It's the morning of day two of my three day working weekend. At least I got to sleep in this time. Lately, when I set my "late" alarm for 10am, I end up waking up at 9-9:30 anyway. Today I got up at 10:20. It was nice.

Hubby would never "seriously" hit me, but he does like to roughhouse a bit.

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 03:16

G'morning NT! How are you liking your job?

emmsma

04-12-2011, 03:19

My hubby is not one to play hitting and will not tolerate Emm trying to raise a hand to me, though he is still a child. He grew up in an abusive household - his dad was a beater. So was mine.

I always told myself the first time a man struck me would be the last time he laid eyes on me. I'd be out.

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 03:21

NorthernTigress

04-12-2011, 03:21

G'morning NT! How are you liking your job?

I'm getting into the rhythm of things. But there's a situation, at least in Con 11, that it starting to bug me. Twice now, we ran out of pre-prepped french fries. And when I called out for fries, I watched three orders of fries go out to cashiers closer to the fryer before I got mine.

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 03:23

Hmm that's not good...should be in the order needed. Looks bad for the company I'd think...

NorthernTigress

04-12-2011, 03:28

Other than that, everything is pretty good. All of my cash outs have been exact. I get lost on the "staff only" level less often. (There's nothing like a round building for getting lost in.) And since that first day with the broken-down subway train, I haven't been late.

emmsma

04-12-2011, 03:34

It's different when you grow up that way...you expect it. The only reason I left was because of Joe. I didn't want him to hurt my baby...

ETA - reread...sounds like you did grow up that way. You were stronger than me :)

Re reading my own post. I don't mean to say anything about you or your choices. Watching my mom and hearing her made me very resistant to the idea of ever dealing with that kind of thing. Dad had beat mom in the past, and DID beat my brother - alot. So when I got old enough to date, anybody that seemed like they were going to be that way, didn't get to stick around long enough for me to get that close.

It made me angry to think of dad hitting mom. And seeing him wail on my kid brother. started young. under 10 years old.

and him telling her, get out of my way or you get it too.

and her staying...

Laura Borealis

04-12-2011, 03:34

Smacking is a nasty habit, like just a little physical violence is alright, but you can't hit me back? - nasty for me, sorry :(

I agree. I don't like smacking, even in "fun."

I am of the opinion that is one too many, a man can lose his temper, we all can, but not his control. That is what my Dad taught me, never lay a hand on a women in anger.

I say never lay a hand on anyone in anger. (Self defense is a different case.)

My hubby is not one to play hitting and will not tolerate Emm trying to raise a hand to me, though he is still a child. He grew up in an abusive household - his dad was a beater. So was mine.

I always told myself the first time a man struck me would be the last time he laid eyes on me. I'd be out.

Same. I left my first boyfriend/fiance because he punched his cat for scratching him. Asshole.

NorthernTigress

04-12-2011, 03:42

Meanwhile, I'm sitting here with a cup of hot chocolate, contemplating food.

cardlady22

04-12-2011, 03:44

Hello, NT! We're watching Mythbusters on Netflix. Killer Whirlpool.
Loving the "free" snow plow that has a locked up wheel. They're testing the brakes at low speed to see if they work.

NorthernTigress

04-12-2011, 03:50

Hello, NT! We're watching Mythbusters on Netflix. Killer Whirlpool.
Loving the "free" snow plow that has a locked up wheel. They're testing the brakes at low speed to see if they work.

Hee hee. I remember that episode.

The last Mythbusters I watched involved the many uses of truck liner spray. One of the myths was that it could stop a dog bite. Guess who got to wear the "sprayed" jacket? Tory. The myth was confirmed! (Or at least probable)

I loved how the police dog's first reaction to not being able to grab the arm was to go for his leg!

darksoul

04-12-2011, 03:52

Hello everyone just stopping in as I'm holed up in the house today not diggin the snow outside

cardlady22

04-12-2011, 03:53

Do you have something fun to occupy you, darksoul?

The last Mythbusters I watched involved the many uses of truck liner spray.Watching that one made me think it should be part of the building codes for schools/hospitals in areas prone to unrest. Safe room in individual homes?

darksoul

04-12-2011, 03:57

School work yippee I thinkits the goddesses way of tellin me I need to get it done lol

cardlady22

04-12-2011, 03:59

Well, it's time for us to get in gear, make shopping lists and plan how/where we're going. See you all later!

Laura Borealis

04-12-2011, 04:01

Hello darksoul! :)

darksoul

04-12-2011, 04:02

Have a.good day cardlady

NorthernTigress

04-12-2011, 04:28

Hubby definitely is developing a blind spot for vegetables.

"What are you doing in the fridge?"
"Looking for Food"
"Well we don't have much"
"There's lots of Veggies"
"Well, then go ahead and cook some"

emmsma

04-12-2011, 04:49

Just found an article in the New York Daily News about a gal I went to HS with. She's now principal of a HS. Under investigation for class credit fraud that might prevent half her seniors from graduating this year AND got caught for having a hot profile pic on FB. SHe was dancing with a ?stripper and he was pouring chocolate sauce over her.

The picture was posted all over her school. OOPS.

NorthernTigress

04-12-2011, 04:52

Wendywu

04-12-2011, 05:12

emmsma

04-12-2011, 05:15

School officials are scrambling to get the kids the classes they need.

She did things like letting cosmetology classes give credits for Chemistry and tourism classes count as geography. Fudging.

Thought she was doing kids a favor letting them slide. Not what I'd consider Principal-like behavior.

and if ya need to party with a stripper at a club, please don't make it public when you've got kids looking up to you as a role model.

Dumb@$$!

Rhinemaiden

04-12-2011, 05:20

>>>>>-------:)

happy day all! :D sounds like winter is rearing its ugly head in some parts of the country... :( stay safe, stay warm everyone!

Emms... some classmate! She's a role model for the youth of America??? hmmmmm.....

NT... sounds like you're really getting into your new job! Enjoying it???

Yira... sorry to hear you had such a stressful morning. Did Krystal buy that Jeep NEW? If she can afford that car, she can afford to pay you for babysitting!

I had a great "me" day Friday (a vacation day for me)... grabbed a camera and went to the "other town" on our little island and toured a fort built in 1760... walked along the waterfront... it was so peaceful, so serene...I felt like I'd stumbled into Brigadoon. ;) Lovely morning!

Found some great holiday tote boxes (15 qt size), transparent bottom, red top, green latches, that are perfect for tarot decks. I stocked up. ;) Deck us all with Boston Charlie!
:D

------------------

waves at Wendy! How's himself? feeling better? Claudia settling in???

Laura Borealis

04-12-2011, 05:28

That beats my English teacher getting busted for shoplifting, emmsma :D
(Yes, she lost her job.)

I think we're going to go see a movie. If my SO can get his head out of his game. The movie was his idea so he should be motivated... one choice was the new Muppet movie, and I forget what the other was. As you can see, I am not mega-interested :P

Wendywu

04-12-2011, 05:41

kaleanna

04-12-2011, 05:42

HI All,

I ended up not going to the Coca Cola Collector's Christmas party due to lil one getting into Lots of things and not minding and so if I went, I would be every two seconds telling him no or leave it alone or stay out of there and would not have been able to enjoy the party.

((((Yira)))) sorry that you had such a stressful Morning.

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 05:43

Ugggggh...fell asleep at my desk again. I haz a sore neck now... :rolleyes: (Shoulda just gone for a nap when I felt tired...)

She bought the jeep with Joe's settlement money. Also, if I were to ask for payment for babysitting, she just wouldn't let me babysit...it's my way of having a relationship with her :) Krystal doesn't come over at all otherwise, since she got a car. (prior to jeep) Well, unless she wants to use my computer which she's done twice since she moved out of her parents' house.

Jack's Christmas is a lot of computer stuff this year -- the program he's in, in school, gave him a laptop. Well, it's kind of a baby laptop -- not a netbook in size but not a LARGE laptop either. And, it has no CD/DVD drive. So he's getting an external, plus a laptop mouse, and earphones.(He gets to keep it once he graduates) Found a case for the external drive, now I'm trying to find a tin box for the earphones. Wouldn't think it would be THAT hard to find right?? :rolleyes:

(He's also getting Skyrim, plus he's getting this necklace he saw on the internet that he wants me to make. I pretended I couldn't but will make it for him for Christmas lol)

Rhinemaiden

04-12-2011, 05:47

HI RM, Laura :)

Himself isn't sounding as bad as he might, so I'm happy enough. Just hoping James is doing OK too. Find out tomorrow when I see him.

Claudia has munched her way through a couple of crickets so I guess that must mean she's settling in happily!

Is "cosmetology" something to do with make-up and stuff?

glad to hear himself is hanging in... James works at Boots, can't he stock up on cold remedies?

ok, dumb question... how do you feed Claudia? I trust it doesn't involve taking the top off her container... how fast does she move??? I'd be afraid to blink... looking and seeing an empty container, "oops? where's Claudia???" :bugeyed:

yeah, cosmetology is makeup and stuff... it isn't rocket science and it sure isn't chemistry!

NorthernTigress

04-12-2011, 05:51

Hi RM!

I guess I am settling in. Not sure if I'd go as far as "like" or "dislike". At least not yet.

Wendywu

04-12-2011, 05:54

glad to hear himself is hanging in... James works at Boots, can't he stock up on cold remedies?

ok, dumb question... how do you feed Claudia? I trust it doesn't involve taking the top off her container... how fast does she move??? I'd be afraid to blink... looking and seeing an empty container, "oops? where's Claudia???" :bugeyed:

yeah, cosmetology is makeup and stuff... it isn't rocket science and it sure isn't chemistry!

Nope - James works at a Boots Opticians. It's a seperate shop in a building in the high street of the next town over, not a part of a Boots pharmacy place.

Yes, feeding Claudia, or changing her water or misting her substrate etc. all means taking the lid off :). She can move quickly if she wants to but they tend to be more active at night, so we do those things during the bright daytime, and she's OK.

Makeup. Yeah - not your actual co-valencies and things then ....

Wendywu

04-12-2011, 05:59

Oh that necklace for Jack sounds like a really good secret present :). That's the really good sort!

Himself has bought me a pyrography kit. He says it's just a soldering iron with different tips and why don't I just use his, but his is a good quality electrician's trade soldering iron and I didn't really think he'd want me using it to trace designs on wood ...... and getting it wrong a good few times while I practise :D. He agreed, so I get the kit. It was only £10 and comes with five different brass tips and is guaranteed for three years. I shall feel a lot happier about using it if it's mine and I don't have to worry about not hurting it.

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 06:01

I hear you there :D Things always seem to go wrong with other people's stuff...hehe

Laura Borealis

04-12-2011, 06:03

yeah, cosmetology is makeup and stuff... it isn't rocket science and it sure isn't chemistry!

There is some chemistry involved, what with hair dying, perms, and other treatments. I've had stylists get on the topic and they quickly left me behind :D

Laura Borealis

04-12-2011, 06:09

I think we're going to go see a movie. If my SO can get his head out of his game. The movie was his idea so he should be motivated... one choice was the new Muppet movie, and I forget what the other was. As you can see, I am not mega-interested :P

Movie's been rescheduled for tomorrow, as he has a headache and we missed the window for matinee price as well. So we're going out for a bite to eat. Possibly sushi.

HI All,

I ended up not going to the Coca Cola Collector's Christmas party due to lil one getting into Lots of things and not minding and so if I went, I would be every two seconds telling him no or leave it alone or stay out of there and would not have been able to enjoy the party.

((((Yira)))) sorry that you had such a stressful Morning.

Yours sounds stressful too, kale (((( )))) Sorry you didn't get to go.

kaleanna

04-12-2011, 06:11

Movie's been rescheduled for tomorrow, as he has a headache and we missed the window for matinee price as well. So we're going out for a bite to eat. Possibly sushi.

Yours sounds stressful too, kale (((( )))) Sorry you didn't get to go.

Sorry that the movie had to be rescheduled, enjoy the food.

Thankies Laura

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 06:14

Ahhh, a tin of candies shaped like a nintendo controller. He can eat the candies and store his earphones in it after!♥

Laura Borealis

04-12-2011, 06:25

Sorry that the movie had to be rescheduled, enjoy the food.

Thankies Laura

I should have known better... movie's still on! Hugo. I like the looks of it, from the trailer.

Ahhh, a tin of candies shaped like a nintendo controller. He can eat the candies and store his earphones in it after!♥

Cute! :D

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 06:28

Emmsma, if you're here -- I didn't check my mail since last night til just now. Sent you an email.

emmsma

04-12-2011, 07:13

Been bouncing around. Still working on laundry. Still looking for a nintendo 3DS for Emm.

When he gets one, I might get to buy a deck for me. I wish David didn't fight so much for me to buy him gifts. (And I wish he didn't have expensive needs.)

Duh. I left again without hitting send. Another load going. Another batch put away.

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 07:24

I do that whole forget-to-hit-send thing a lot lately...annoying huh :P

emmsma

04-12-2011, 07:30

Frustrating and unnerving since part of what I'm doing today might involve placing a bid. Wouldn't it suck to miss an auction that I would have won, if only I'd actually hit the button like I thought I had.

I'm doing alot of - oh I left my soda in the other room - and meaning to just grab it, ending up on the computer for awhile instead of going back to fold.

Or I'm in the middle of a post and get up to go to the bathroom and seeing the dryer door open - then loading and going back to folding - without making the post. :P

Lather-Rinse-Repeat.

Lutestring

04-12-2011, 07:30

ok. i'm caught up now :) http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m271/pixel_and_bean/animated%20gifs/ohmy.gif I'm really trying to not be jealous of your snow
me too :) those snow pics are gorgeous

People seem quite enamoured of the deck...LOL My first thought was, that would buy a whole lot of ironwings or greenwoods... :D

LOL, yes, that deck doesn't excite me in the least.

Smacking is a nasty habit, like just a little physical violence is alright, but you can't hit me back? - nasty for me, sorry :(

I am of the opinion that is one too many, a man can lose his temper, we all can, but not his control. That is what my Dad taught me, never lay a hand on a women in anger.

i grew up with a dad who believed in smacking if you were naughty, not just smacking, but a walloping :( i think it may have contributed to the oompaloompa's violent tendencies.

then parent's split up,and i ended up having to cope with an aggressive violent brother.

(((((Yira and Joe and family)))))) that sounds really scary, i'm glad you got home ok.

kitty is feeling ok this morning, she seems a lot brighter than last night. i woke up several times to check she was ok. three more days of watching her :)

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 07:33

Hey Lute :) Glad kitty is feeling well!

Your day sounds like how mine go most the time Emmsma:D

emmsma

04-12-2011, 07:47

HI Lute! Glad kitty is doing well.

Almost done with laundry. :) I've a few pairs of jeans set aside to hem tomorrow for Emm.
Getting late for such tasks for me today. (345pm LOL)

But today was laundry day, and I count that as washing and putting away only. Other clothing work is for other times.

Also thinking of doing a reorganize and purge on the bedroom closet. Maybe it will make me feel brave enough for the Stuff-it closet that I keep saying I'm going to deal with. :)

Stormdancer

04-12-2011, 07:50

I'm glad you made it home safe Yira!!!

Hi~~~~

Back from the BIG city, and we're exhausted...LOL. I'm not caught up...any important stuff?

emmsma

04-12-2011, 07:53

Hey storm! Welcome home! How goes the visit? Did you do that Christmas place thingie? You having fun?

I haz snow! See: https://plus.google.com/photos/112599432854008443601/albums/5681702236014096945

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 07:55

Welcome home Stormy! We missed you very very much :P Did you have a good time?

Stormdancer

04-12-2011, 07:55

Hey storm! Welcome home! How goes the visit? Did you do that Christmas place thingie? You having fun?

I haz snow! See: https://plus.google.com/photos/112599432854008443601/albums/5681702236014096945

You haz a LOT of snow! :bugeyed:

NorthernTigress

04-12-2011, 07:56

Lutestring

04-12-2011, 07:56

hi stormy :)

Stormdancer

04-12-2011, 08:11

And we're off to dinner~~~~

cardlady22

04-12-2011, 08:18

Hi Stormy (and everyone else)

I'm doing a little bit more writing. Got to a scene I was looking forward to doing, but I'm a little bit stuck. I have a scene where I need to show a dramatic personality change in my character, through losing her temper. I need a "profane adjective" that has at least two of the following traits (a) antiquated -- ie at least 150 years old, (b) distinctly Southern, (c) more likely to be heard from a man than a woman.What is it directed toward?
tarnation, gutter snipe (referring to a woman)
ETA: If I know a little more, I can call hubby's grandmother. I'll bet she'd have some choice mountain-people phrases.

Shalyn

04-12-2011, 08:21

Got my new computer all set up. Yay for portability.

Now...weird. I keep doing something that makes my current internet page setting bigger. And I don't know what. How am I changing the size?

NorthernTigress

04-12-2011, 08:22

What is it directed toward?
tarnation, gutter snipe (referring to a woman)

Well, she's trying to buy a hunting bow, and the man at the store just handed her a bright pink "ladies" bow. She being "influenced" by the personality of a Civil War era officer who also hunted for fun.

The phrase is basically, "What makes you think I need a ___ pink bow?"

F-ing is too modern, and Bloody feels too British to me.

Lutestring

04-12-2011, 08:22

bye stormy :) enjoy your dinner

my kitty is cross with me. i left the back door open so she could look through the screen door, as she's not allowed out into the tick infested garden.
she was looking out, when a visiting cat came around the corner of the house and stopped a few feet from the door. so now my kitty thinks i've got another cat who lives out there :rolleyes: she's very cross. i told her that i've never seen that cat before, and it's risking death walking in my garden (i hope it doesn't get a tick) but kitty doesn't believe me. (((kitty)))

Lutestring

04-12-2011, 08:24

Well, she's trying to buy a hunting bow, and the man at the store just handed her a bright pink "ladies" bow. She being "influenced" by the personality of a Civil War era officer who also hunted for fun.

The phrase is basically, "What makes you think I need a ___ pink bow?"

F-ing is too modern, and Bloody feels too British to me.

interesting. i can't help, don't know what would be typically southern.

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 08:24

Got my new computer all set up. Yay for portability.

Now...weird. I keep doing something that makes my current internet page setting bigger. And I don't know what. How am I changing the size?

Ctrl/+ = bigger
ctrl/- = smaller
ctrl/0 = default

Is it that?

If not I dunno :D

cardlady22

04-12-2011, 08:25

Well, she's trying to buy a hunting bow, and the man at the store just handed her a bright pink "ladies" bow. She being "influenced" by the personality of a Civil War era officer who also hunted for fun.

The phrase is basically, "What makes you think I need a ___ pink bow?"

F-ing is too modern, and Bloody feels too British to me.Hmmm. Try something here?
http://www.authentic-campaigner.com/forum/showthread.php?1865-Period-Swear-Words-by-Craig-Hadley

Maybe these:
consarned
dad-burned
dad-blamed

Shalyn

04-12-2011, 08:28

Ctrl/+ = bigger
ctrl/- = smaller
ctrl/0 = default

Is it that?

If not I dunno :D

THANK YOU

That did it. I wasn't even hitting <ctrl> anything.

Silly computer.

NorthernTigress

04-12-2011, 08:34

How would "blasted" sound? It just came to me.

cardlady22

04-12-2011, 08:35

How would "blasted" sound? It just came to me.They used it in a movie version of Little Women. Amy tells Jo not to say "blast" and "wretch" ~ Sounds good to me.

Shalyn

04-12-2011, 08:38

How would "blasted" sound? It just came to me.

too tame.

NorthernTigress

04-12-2011, 08:42

too tame.

Got any other ideas?

Shalyn

04-12-2011, 08:47

Actually, I'm asking some writer friends of mine right now.

Shalyn

04-12-2011, 08:51

So far, the four writers who were on the site (and yes, published writers. Baen, actually.) said that "****" is a very old word, and was used by Civil War era people. The reason that we think they were tamer then is because the Victorian Age followed, and all obscenities were censored.

NorthernTigress

04-12-2011, 08:52

Here's a possible version

She took the compound bow, her hands immediately knowing how and where to hold it. She pulled experimentally at the string, testing its draw weight. “It has potential.” She plucked an arrow from the range rack; again, it felt like it belonged in her hand. The nock fitted onto the string well, and she tried another partial pull. She turned away from the lane, looking up at the man who was trying to help her. “I have one question though.” She turned quickly, drawing and releasing in a single motion, hardly even glancing at the target. At the other end of the range, the shaft hit dead centre, and deep. “What in Sam Hill makes you think I need a shagging pink bow? Now bring me something decent before I jerk a knot in your tail.”
The tone of her service changed dramatically after that. In no time flat, they had her fitted for a bow with the unlikely but amusing name Home Wrecker.

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 08:52

All the talk about quiche last week had me decide I needed to try it. So, I bought a frozen pie shell when I shopped. I think I will make this one :

http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/caramelized_onion_quiche/

Only I'll substitute swiss. The submitter said she uses swiss sometimes. And it's a lot easier to get hold of in my little backwoods area :D

Maybe Monday. Or Tuesday. hehe

Shalyn

04-12-2011, 08:53

However, it is your story so use whatever you feel best.

NorthernTigress

04-12-2011, 08:53

And on that interesting note, I have to leave for work. Later, folks!

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 08:57

What about...

“What in Sam Hill makes you think I need a Nancy pink bow? Now bring me something decent before I jerk a knot in your tail.”

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 08:57

Well duh me :D

emmsma

04-12-2011, 09:06

(((Yira))) At least you tried!

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 09:08

Hey Emmsma :) How goes it? I'm still fighting off sleep..I think I'll take early shift with the dogs (which Jack usually does) and let him do the last out so I can go to bed early...

emmsma

04-12-2011, 09:15

Just 510 here. Dinner. Ravioli. Emm likes his without sauce. Refused sauce, in fact, so i toss butter into the ot after draining and added just a little sauce to my own bowl. and parmesan as well. goes down good.

last load in the dryer.

trying to think what i can get for my hubby for xmas. he needs clothes but how sad and boring.

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 09:25

Yep, it's only 7:25 now here but I'm planning ahead :D

emmsma

04-12-2011, 09:29

So what was dinner at your place?

I need something sweet but forgot about that while i was in the store yesterday. :(

Lutestring

04-12-2011, 09:33

thuderstorms coming, and kitty is under the bed. it took me ages to find which hiding place she was using.

back to my sewing. i have a strange craving for quiche :laugh:

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 09:33

Well I'd bought Banquet meat pies for here because they can be done up in the microwave, and I expected we'd be back late...so I just went ahead and had them because I've had this whole 'can't wake up' thing going on today :D

Talk about a disgusting un-homecooked dinner... :rolleyes:

emmsma

04-12-2011, 09:36

its food. Warms and fills the belly. Sometimes thats enough.

My ravioli came out of a bag. Safeway Selects. :P

Yay! Quiche for everyone! Going to try talking hubby into making one tomorrow.

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 09:40

Yep, that's about what it was...warm, filled me up, good enough. Wasn't spectacular though... lol Quiche is gonna be awesome I think. It'll be my first time ever, having it....if I mess it up I won't even know! :P

Shalyn

04-12-2011, 09:42

We had ham sandwiches. With provolone cheese. Toasted.

but yeah, need something sweet now.

emmsma

04-12-2011, 09:42

It is pretty darn simple. That was my first ever making one. Have fun with it and enjoy.

I'm happy to start a pub trend.

What kind will you make Lute? :P If you make...

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 09:42

Krystal just asked me to get Elaina a DVD player for Christmas.

......

Had to tell her, my budget is EXTREMELY limited this year and won't extend quite that far... :bugeyed:

Then I couldn't resist pointing out that Jack, at 16, has never had his own tv/dvd player. Turns out she wants to play a movie every time Elaina goes to bed so she doesn't have to teach her to stay in bed on her own. Well...whatever I guess...but that means SHE can buy it lol

BlueDragonfly

04-12-2011, 09:43

Good Evening Ladies!

Yira, I'm glad you all got home safe and sound. Pot pies are certainly a good enough dinner, I like to have them in the winter.

Ravioli sounds pretty darn good, too, emmsma!

I had some potato soup, and am waiting an hour or so for ice cream with chocolate sauce.

I didn't go to "Christmas in the Village". :( Shopping ran longer than anticipated and I was hungry and tired, so a comfy evening at home, it is!

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 09:46

I'll let ya know if carmelized onion quiche is good! :D

Welcome home Blue :) Sometimes a warm evening in is much more important!

BlueDragonfly

04-12-2011, 09:51

Yeah, it was raining a bit.

cardlady22

04-12-2011, 10:03

Krystal just asked me to get Elaina a DVD player for Christmas.

...... Turns out she wants to play a movie every time Elaina goes to bed so she doesn't have to teach her to stay in bed on her own.Asking for trouble. A radio/tape/CD player would be better.
ETA: Don't sleep studies recommend that you shouldn't have a TV or computer screen on for the 2 hours prior to going to bed? (Not that I follow that myself.)

emmsma

04-12-2011, 10:04

We had ham sandwiches. With provolone cheese. Toasted.

but yeah, need something sweet now.

That was my lunch. :)

We are out of chocolate. No cookies or cake.

Oh. We have sherbet and Coconut ice cream.
but I don't want cold.

*once again. forgot to submit*

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 10:11

Asking for trouble. A radio/tape/CD player would be better.

Agreed. But she says Elaina often falls asleep on the couch watching a movie with her so this will be the way to keep her in her bed.

Got news for her..she may fall asleep there, but like every other night she actually does fall asleep in her own bed, she'll be in with her momma before 2am...

cardlady22

04-12-2011, 10:15

It stinks, but the old-fashioned Hard Way is the best. You walk them back to their own bed (calmly) and tuck them in again. That way they know they don't get to stay. I told mine they could always come get me if they woke up- but staying was only for super-sick nights when high fever spikes were involved.

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 10:17

Yep, agreed...I never found any other way with my 3...it takes stubborn assurance that yes, child, you will sleep in your bed. That's just how things work....

Well, she'll figure it out eventually :) Doesn't do me any good to say, because I know nothing...LOL

emmsma

04-12-2011, 10:19

Asking for trouble. A radio/tape/CD player would be better.
ETA: Don't sleep studies recommend that you shouldn't have a TV or computer screen on for the 2 hours prior to going to bed? (Not that I follow that myself.)

Never heard of that one. What ever shall I do for two hours before sleep-time? :P

kaleanna

04-12-2011, 10:22

HI everyone,

I am kinda here, we are watching The Smurfs movie :D

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 10:24

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 10:32

kaleanna

04-12-2011, 10:35

emmsma

04-12-2011, 10:38

Hi K. Did I say hey before? I'm still at ebay. Just put away dinner leftovers.

Coconut ice cream is all gone. Having an Otter Pop.

BlueDragonfly

04-12-2011, 10:38

Hi Kaleanna :) Sorry got sidetracked -- checking out sleep studies :P Supposedly the monitor is supposed to inhibit the production of melatonin which makes it more difficult to sleep....

I had ZERO problem sleeping when I was in college LOL

Hmmm....I don't have any problems falling asleep at night. Once I sign off, it takes me about 15 minutes to get ready for bed, and I read for 10 - 20 minutes. I have more trouble getting my feet cozied up, than falling asleep!

BlueDragonfly

04-12-2011, 10:40

HI everyone,

I am kinda here, we are watching The Smurfs movie :D

Hi kaleanna! I remember the Smurfs.

kaleanna

04-12-2011, 10:40

Hi K. Did I say hey before? I'm still at ebay. Just put away dinner leftovers.

Coconut ice cream is all gone. Having an Otter Pop.

Hiya emmsma :)

Hmmm....I don't have any problems falling asleep at night. Once I sign off, it takes me about 15 minutes to get ready for bed, and I read for 10 - 20 minutes. I have more trouble getting my feet cozied up, than falling asleep!

Hiya Blue :)

emmsma

04-12-2011, 10:40

I fall asleep. I just don't STAY asleep.

Stormdancer

04-12-2011, 10:45

I fall asleep. I just don't STAY asleep.This, but for me it's age I think.

cardlady22

04-12-2011, 10:46

Hello, Stormy!

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 10:47

Hey Stormy!

kaleanna

04-12-2011, 10:50

hiya Stormy

BlueDragonfly

04-12-2011, 10:50

Hi Stormy! How is the weekend going?

Stormdancer

04-12-2011, 10:51

Hello, Stormy!

Hello Ladies~~~

I'm probably no on for long. I'm VERY tired! CL, did you post the publishing info for the $deck in the trading thread?

cardlady22

04-12-2011, 10:52

No- do you mean the creators info, or my quick guide to how I'd read with them?

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 10:54

Ok I'm off to bed now, conned Jack into taking last out and I'm taking advantage of extra sleep. Should be able to sleep tonight considering all the head bobbing at my desk... :D

Have a good night, everyone, see you tomorrow!

BlueDragonfly

04-12-2011, 10:56

Stormdancer

04-12-2011, 10:56

No- do you mean the creators info, or my quick guide to how I'd read with them?The creator info.

G'Night Yira~~~~

Stormdancer

04-12-2011, 10:56

Get a good night's sleep, busy day tomorrow! Sleep Well! :)um...why?

cardlady22

04-12-2011, 10:58

um...why?They have a Baking Day planned!

BlueDragonfly

04-12-2011, 10:59

um...why?

Cookie baking, and photo taking with Shelley.

Stormdancer

04-12-2011, 11:00

They have a Baking Day planned!
!!! YAY !!! Cookies in the Pub!!! :laugh:

Stormdancer

04-12-2011, 11:01

Oh, and nice avie Blue. What is it?

BlueDragonfly

04-12-2011, 11:02

Oh, and nice avie Blue. What is it?

She's Six of Earth from Waking the Wild Spirit. She seems to fit me, right now.

emmsma

04-12-2011, 11:03

Rest well Yira! Have fun tomorrow you guys!!!

I'm thinking about signing off. But I don't feel like doing anythign else, so I'll sit a bit longer.

Not htat I've managed to just sit. I've been up and down and popping all over the place.
Getting tired of watching auctions. GOing to just buy one of the ones thats reasonable.

Then I can concentrate on what to do for hubby. (And then hope there is something left for me.)

*I get so frustrated when Mother-Money doesn't reach to use for something fun*

cardlady22

04-12-2011, 11:06

** whisper in the Elf's ear, darlin' **

BlueDragonfly

04-12-2011, 11:08

(((emmsma))) Vibes for successful shopping for everyone in your household!

emmsma

04-12-2011, 11:11

** whisper in the Elf's ear, darlin' **

Oh, I'm just being whiny. Sorry. I don't even know what I would get for me, even if I could buy it right now.

I'm just sick of looking at DS's. :P

And I really would love to get something for David that would make him smile and be happy to receive, but there isn't anything.

Crap. Our 14th wedding anniversary is next saturday/friday. Crap. I don't know when it is.
9th, I think.

Oh. I suck.

Stormdancer

04-12-2011, 11:11

** whisper in the Elf's ear, darlin' **We have an Elf? I am SO behind.

emmsma

04-12-2011, 11:14

The Important Papers, never left my desk since the big fire.

My anniversary is on the 11th.

Stormdancer

04-12-2011, 11:16

Hey. i can't find the newbie exchange. The link Wu sent is broken or something.

uh...never mind. I'm looking in the wrong place...LOL :rolleyes:

ETA again...Thanks Cardlady :love:

BlueDragonfly

04-12-2011, 11:18

The Important Papers, never left my desk since the big fire.

My anniversary is on the 11th.

The 11th is next Sunday.
You mean the big wildfire? Were they supposed to be put someplace else?

emmsma

04-12-2011, 11:20

The 11th is next Sunday.
You mean the big wildfire? Were they supposed to be put someplace else?

Yeah, during the evac prep, I gathered all the papers. They now live in a green folder on my desk - for packing with my laptop when we go.

I've got nowhere else to keep them but here.

BlueDragonfly

04-12-2011, 11:25

That might not be such a bad idea, to keep them all together like that.

BlueDragonfly

04-12-2011, 11:39

I'm a tired girl tonight, so I'm going in early. Must be something in the air. See you all tomorrow. :) (((PubmATes)))

emmsma

04-12-2011, 11:44

night, Blue. Rest well.

Shalyn

04-12-2011, 12:27

Oh, can anyone tell me why this is train #83, when we just left train #84?

emmsma

04-12-2011, 12:31

TCO kinda skipped 83 when he opened the previous pub, so we've gone back to it. :)

emmsma

04-12-2011, 12:33

And I wanted to say, I'm sorry for abandoning you on the Sim. I just got started playing CastleVille and I'm completely obsessed.

Sadly, when I first wake in the morning, I need to go there. I even pop in during the night if I wake up for any reason. "Oh, while I'm up, I can harvest my "whatever" or that thing I'm creating in the shop should be done."

Its pathetic.

cardlady22

04-12-2011, 12:56

I'm going a little out of my mind. People are calling & asking what the kids want. I'm telling, and then the kids are mentioning other arrangements. I'm so leaning toward gift cards and letting them sort it out on their own.

emmsma

04-12-2011, 13:01

My mom is the only other person that gets Emm a gift. She always just sends the money and lets us deal with it. I'm so glad he is old enough to get it, when we tell him this is from grandma and grandpa. When he was younger, everything was from Santa. :)

cardlady22

04-12-2011, 13:08

Wendywu

04-12-2011, 16:30

That was either a very good night or a dreadful one, depending on your point of view :D

Good because I listened to the whole of Dark Side of the Moon at loud volume, and then three hours of Cohen and enjoyed the difference in depth as he aged, and then Chris Rea's Dancing Down the Stony Road. One of the best unsung blues heroes of our time! Hasten to add I wore ear buds (that bleed no sound whatsoever).

Bad because I think I got to sleep at about 3.30 a.m. and then got up at 6.15 a.m. and am kind tired ...

Reason? Himself's filthy cold had him snoring the worst I've ever been deafened by but he wakes up if I go downstairs and I wanted him to sleep, so I had no choice but to stay there.

Now I think I'll take the dogs for a walk :)

The crowned one

04-12-2011, 19:20

I had a great night.

Aulruna

04-12-2011, 20:09

It's hard to keep up with what they want & what they've got when you don't live close. Mine are the youngest (on my side of the family) so I think people are getting wistful that these are the last couple of toy years.

Oh yes!!! I did kid shopping for all the nephews and nieces on Friday and it involved various calls from the toy aisle to determine what was the right thing to get...

I'm glad that my cousin has moved to Utah because now I can send her kids more gifts than those of her brother will get ... the latter is an investment banker and loaded, and they spoil their kids rotten. Julia's hubby is a recruiter for the army, and they have an okay income, but they try to save their pennies, and the kids are not getting many presents. Still, while we celebrated together, there was no option then to get them all the same, whereas now I can secretly ship a mammoth box to Utah.

BlueDragonfly

04-12-2011, 20:27

Good Morning!

Wu, I'm sorry you didn't get more sleep, last night. Any chances for a nap today?

So, you had fun doing that toy shopping yesterday, Aulruna? :D

I walked through a few toy aisles, looking for kids paintbrushes to use with cookie frosting.........:eek: Things have really changed since the last time I had to buy toys, which admittedly, was about 15 years ago. The next generation of our family doesn't seem to be in any hurry to start families, so there aren't any young ones.

Wendywu

04-12-2011, 20:31

I'm not that good at napping unless I'm poorly, and I'm definitely not unwell, so I don't really see it happening. Doesn't matter - I'll sleep well tonight, for sure :)

James came home just now; he said last night's gig was at the roughest place he's ever seen but was fun anyway. He slept at the drummer's place because it was easier than coming home. Don't blame him - very sensible idea, except I hope he hasn't given Connor a nasty cough too!

Aulruna - you're a wonderful aunty :)

BlueDragonfly

04-12-2011, 20:40

I know what you mean, I'm not much for napping, myself. Now, does James have the time to rest up today? Does he have work tomorrow?

Are you the chief cook again today? How did dinner go last night?

Aulruna

04-12-2011, 20:43

Not a napper, either! Not even as a kid, much to my mom's chagrin :D

Good thing you kept himself warm and snug ... he needs that sleep more right now! Tell him to get better from me!

First batch of pumpkin spice cookies are in the oven. Divine smell!!!

BlueDragonfly

04-12-2011, 20:46

Aulruna, did you see the Apple Spice Shortbread cookies link I posted the other night? That's one of the recipes we're trying today. They sound really yummy and easy(my favorite part).

*off to find the link again*

eta-here they are.....

http://argostarch.com/recipe_details.asp?id=1255

Wendywu

04-12-2011, 20:59

Apple spice shortbread ...... *drools helplessly*

Yes - James is playing acoustic, which means he's kinda resting :). Himself is reading his twitter feeds which keeps him happy, and he's not worse than yesterday so I'm happy with that.

And dinner is a shared effort - but it's a roast which I've always thought is the easiest meal to cook once you've done the prep.

BlueDragonfly

04-12-2011, 21:12

Wendywu

04-12-2011, 21:13

Mmm...a roast sounds good! With lots of veggies, right?

We're doing some baked pasta with tomato sauce and little meatballs today. I've got a big fat buttercup squash that's going in the oven, as well.

We always have loads of veggies :). We love them!

And I adore buttercup squash! But totally.... *packs knife and fork and heads for airport*

BlueDragonfly

04-12-2011, 21:17

We always have loads of veggies :). We love them!

And I adore buttercup squash! But totally.... *packs knife and fork and heads for airport*

Don't forget your Santa hat! We're getting "in the mood" today!

*hops in car and heads to airport to pick up Wu!*

Aulruna

04-12-2011, 21:17

Aulruna

04-12-2011, 21:24

Don't forget your Santa hat! We're getting "in the mood" today!

Yeah, us too!!

We are bit late kicking off the season, so today it's cookie making, decorating my vintage dollstore, and visiting two Christmas markets. One is in a small castle and the other one is medieval themed. Maybe I'll be able to squeeze in a few cards ... only 6 done yet of the 40 I intend to send!

BlueDragonfly

04-12-2011, 21:30

Apple Spice Shortbread!!! That might go on the list ... hubby loves shortbread. Just what is apple butter? Is it apple sauce?

4 dozen pumpkin spice done, now on to peanut butter.

Btw, I went to Oxfam yesterday ... they mostly have books and bric-a-brac, normally just one rack of clothing items. Lo and behold, I snatched a black and bronze sequined top for $8 ... perfect for the Christmas party! I just have to remove the shoulder pads or it will be more Joan Collins than Liza Minelli.

It's one of the first recipes we're trying today. We'll come back with a review.
Apple butter is a preserved form of apple sauce, cooked down slowly, to increase the sweetness and carmelize the apple sauce. I'm going to substitute apple sauce that I'm simmering to reduce some of the liquid content, as I don't have any apple butter.

Yay for the perfect top! Yep, shoulder pads always have to go! :D

I found a top, a japanese fan, and some cool little stainless steel cups to hold ingredients for cooking, and a book with some homemade clay dough crafting and recipes. I'll be trying some of the clay recipes for making some runes and maybe some tarot bag tags! I love thrift store shopping!

BlueDragonfly

04-12-2011, 21:33

Yeah, us too!!

We are bit late kicking off the season, so today it's cookie making, decorating my vintage dollstore, and visiting two Christmas markets. One is in a small castle and the other one is medieval themed. Maybe I'll be able to squeeze in a few cards ... only 6 done yet of the 40 I intend to send!
Oh, I'd love to see pics of your dollstore!

I've got to go to the office supply store for some copies(of recipes) before I do any mailing out, and I've got a few cards to find/make, yet.

Oh, and don't forget, today is an Ace day!

Wendywu

04-12-2011, 21:35

On the basis that I love 'em, hadn't had one for yonks and there were some in the fridge - I just heated up Cornish pasties for lunch. Followed by mince pies. And the biggest dose of insulin I think I've ever shot in one go :laugh:

But, that was yummy!

BlueDragonfly

04-12-2011, 21:38

Wendywu

04-12-2011, 21:43

Nah - I am busy practising with my mini-chisels and drills on spare wood that I dug out.

There is a hazel wood branch that I found when we were out walking about three years ago. It's been air drying slowly ever since. It's about four feet long but is too big - in circumference - for runes. It will make gorgeous pendants and keyrings though! So I need to practise before I'm let loose on it. I decided to have today as my day off, and then row tomorrow because himself says he'll saw me some pendant blanks off it tomorrow. That's all he'll do - I'll do all the rest of the work, but I'm useless with a saw and he fears for my fingers :laugh:

I'd forgotten the branch because it's been living behind the fridge in the kitchen, but I was whinging about not knowing where to get windfall wood from when himself remembered it.

BlueDragonfly

04-12-2011, 22:01

That sounds like a fun way to practice!

I've got a bunch of windfall branches out in back, I'll have to look through it, maybe find a nice piece of oak branch to bring in. I know there's lots of pine! :D

Aulruna

04-12-2011, 22:06

Oh, I'd love to see pics of your dollstore!

I've got to go to the office supply store for some copies(of recipes) before I do any mailing out, and I've got a few cards to find/make, yet.

Oh, and don't forget, today is an Ace day!

Pics will come!

And yes, my Ace day resolution was to go to the markets, despite all the domestic stuff that needs to be done.

One is here: http://www.blutenburg.de/

And this is the medieval one: http://www.mittelaltermarkt-muenchen.de/mittelaltermarkt_html_ludwig/seiten/bilder.html

Wendywu

04-12-2011, 22:07

We seldom go for walks in woods - it's usually fields and open countryside. I need more windfall wood! I think we'll have to find the nearest woods and start wandering about in there with the dogs now and again.

I'll need to find some and set it to dry for a long while! I can see I'm going to have develop a long term outlook on things!

Ooooh - oak! I love oak :)

Rhinemaiden

04-12-2011, 22:08

>>>>>-------:) brooming in to say... good morning, all! :D

Today must be pub baking day! I'm heading off to my kitchen to bake gingerbread cookies... made the dough yesterday, it's been in the fridge overnight... now time to roll out, use my gingerbread cutters and bake!

Aulruna... Vintage dollstore? Do tell!

Wendy... love that you have tools and use them. What's this about your dollhouse period??

Hi Blue! How's your weather today??? Roads better than yesterday??? Your apple spice cookies look heavenly.

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 22:17

Morning all....

I can't believe how long I just slept. Went to bed at 9pm last night, got up when the alarm went off at 8am this morning....(just in case I had any intention of sleeping round the clock lol) I feel pretty good though....LOL

BlueDragonfly

04-12-2011, 22:19

Good Morning, RM!

I'm getting some sugar cookie dough ready for the fridge, to cut out and frost later this afternoon! It's actually warmer this morning(46 F), than it was yesterday, and rainy.

Aulruna, those places are gorgeous! Do you have snow on the ground there, yet? That would certainly set the mood.

BlueDragonfly

04-12-2011, 22:21

Good Morning, Yira! I was up at 6, but that was a total of 7 1/2 hours for me, so I slept extra, too!

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 22:24

Gosh I don't know how you do that Blue...hehe I've been getting between 5-7 hrs a lot which is why I was so extremely tired! Although I have to admit, even while I was setting the alarm I thought, yeah right this isn't happening..I'll be up around 5 or 6am....LOL

I just happen to feel rested this time, aside from the sore lower back. I musta not moved at ALL last night...hehe (Motrin will take care of it! :D)

Wendywu

04-12-2011, 22:25

Rhinemaiden

04-12-2011, 22:26

Good Morning, RM!

I'm getting some sugar cookie dough ready for the fridge, to cut out and frost later this afternoon! It's actually warmer this morning(46 F), than it was yesterday, and rainy.

I did sugar cookies last weekend... have the last 1/2 of the dough in the fridge for next week. Will use it to do spritz cookies.

You frost your cookies? what kind of frosting? I do sprinkles... they pack better for taking to work...

Aulruna

04-12-2011, 22:26

No snow - in fact we've had quite a lot of problems here because we had no rain or snow in weeks. November has been the driest for 130 years ... we usually get 66 cubic metres per square metre, and this year it was close to 0.:(

Problems for farmers, water power stations, river transportation and last week they found a WW2 bomb in the Rhine because the water was so low.

Rhinemaiden

04-12-2011, 22:30

I still have the dollshouse :).

We made it from a kit, and himself did the electrics. We decorated the whole thing throughout, and bought or made furniture. We were thinking of doing a shop with living space over - wanted to do a real old fashioned junk shop - but kinda got sidetracked through lack of space.

I'll sort of some pics and re-size them :)

Wendy, that sounds WONDERFUL! I was thinking of doing something like that myself... just this past week... please do post pix! I'd love to see them! I remember a fabulous dollhouse in the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago... belonged to an actress named Colleen Moore... let me see if I can find a link...

http://www.msichicago.org/whats-here/exhibits/fairycastle/

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 22:32

Dollhouses are sooo awesome...I never had one as a girl. I want to get one for Elaina...no money for it this year, but to be honest she's not ready for it yet anyway. Maybe next year...maybe I could get one we could share together sort of thing, appeal to the little girl in me, and spend time with my little girl...♥♥ hehe (I'll have to have enough money for that AND something for her to take home though lol)

I can't wait to see your pics, Wu!

Wendywu

04-12-2011, 22:33

We did a granny cottage too, and I turned it into a real old fashioned place and it was great fun. I had the granny and her dog living in it, and she was the mother of the lady who lived in the big house :). (It was her brother and his cat who were going to live in the flat over the shop, and he would run the shop).

I'll get back into when James has left home and I can pinch his room and have a big worktable and bench.

BlueDragonfly

04-12-2011, 22:34

Aulruna

04-12-2011, 22:36

I've always wanted to make a Tarot store ... like the one Arnell Ando does:
http://www.arnellart.com/frm-mini.htm

However, neither of us is too clever with tools, and the kits I've seen here were outrageously prived, so I shoved the project on the back burner.

BlueDragonfly

04-12-2011, 22:37

I did sugar cookies last weekend... have the last 1/2 of the dough in the fridge for next week. Will use it to do spritz cookies.

You frost your cookies? what kind of frosting? I do sprinkles... they pack better for taking to work...

Yep, we're doing some spritz cookies today, too. They're so easy and fun!

I'll make up a thin glaze-type frosting and I've got some paintbrushes to use in the bowls of colored frosting. Then you just let them sit and dry.

Wendywu

04-12-2011, 22:38

Here they are - this is the house all decorated for Christmas :).

It's still in my bedroom, all set up, and I still play sometimes. Like I say, one day, when I have the space, I'll build the shop for my old lady's brother and his cat. They'd like that very much :).

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 22:38

Yep, we're doing some spritz cookies today, too. They're so easy and fun!

I'll make up a thin glaze-type frosting and I've got some paintbrushes to use in the bowls of colored frosting. Then you just let them sit and dry.

Hmm, I think Jack is gonna have fun... :D (Me too!)

BlueDragonfly

04-12-2011, 22:42

Hmm, I think Jack is gonna have fun... :D (Me too!)

Fun and Tasty! You are required to sample often along the way to insure quality, you know!

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 22:45

Sounds like a really good Me-Day ♥ I hope, though, that it will be a good Me-Day for you too? ♥♥

Aulruna

04-12-2011, 22:46

What a great and cozy house!!!!

Here is the shop last year at Christmas and during fall 2009:

cardlady22

04-12-2011, 22:47

Miniatures just thrill me! The only thing that gives me pause is how much it costs to do a room. I just can't spend more on a doll house than I have for my own home. :P
Hubby's grandfather used to hand-shape logs and roof shingles for the cabins and stores he made. (just for family) He put real glass in the windows.
Some people turned them into shops with living quarters above; others were simple country homes.

Still haven't chosen my Ace Day thing. Too early . . .

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 22:47

Those are gorgeous Aulruna!

Shalyn

04-12-2011, 22:48

Wendywu

04-12-2011, 22:50

I love the shop Aulruna :)

We bought very little that was costly - I bought minitature decals and painted basic, cheap furniture myself, then applied tiny decals. I made all the bedding, and the sheepskin rug was a real piece off one of mine, but with the fleece trimmed right back. We made so much! For the cottage we even made the three piece suite :).

Everything we possible could, we made - we did guttering and downpipes for the cottage, all sorts of things. We had great fun. I got fimo and learned to make fimo models. Himself took up miniature carpentering... we had hours of fun with it :)

BlueDragonfly

04-12-2011, 22:51

Sounds like a really good Me-Day ♥ I hope, though, that it will be a good Me-Day for you too? ♥♥

Well, yes, why wouldn't it be. I do love making these cookies!

yirabeth

04-12-2011, 22:57

I think it's so completely awesome that you did things like that together...and both loved it...♥♥♥

BlueDragonfly

04-12-2011, 23:05

Wu, you're so fortunate to have a "himself" that actually enjoys spending time with you like that on projects. And your little house is very beautiful!

Gorgeous pics, Aulruna. I'm going to go back when I can spend more time looking at everything closely!

Okay, I'm off for a bit, gotta get myself dressed and a few things done, but I'll be back soon!

Wendywu

04-12-2011, 23:06

Yes - it was a really absorbing interest for us both. I seem to remember we still have all sorts of "making things" up in the loft, boxed and ready. You know, you can get instant rust - you paint it on and it turns into rust to make things look old and tatty. And water - so that sinks look half full, and my goldfish bowl looks like it's got real fish in water in there. The things you can get for miniature craft work are amazing!

For the childrens toys I bought railway models because they're much smaller than dollhouse which tend to be 1:12. So, the kids have a tiny set of model farm animals :). And I did their furniture with nursery decals and things.

We had hours of real interest - and everything is considered as to whether you can use it for making something - nothing gets thrown away without real thought about it.... Fat quarters are wonderful for bedding, and table cloths etc. - so many things, so many uses! I have a set of ultra fine crochet hooks that I need to work under a magnifying glass with - so many things to do....

Aulruna

04-12-2011, 23:15

Miracle Man unfortunately would not enjoy that kind of thing ... he does enjoy watching me doing it though, and hunts down everything I put on a supply list!

But we have cooking and reenactment as common interests, so nothing to complain here ... oh, and football (soccer) of course!!

Cookies are done and in their tins, so off to the market we go!

Aulruna

04-12-2011, 23:16

Btw, we both play Castleville ... if anyone needs a neighbour, add Luc Bamsig (our mascot bear, but it's hubby's gaming account).

Wendywu

04-12-2011, 23:22

I need to carefully put my dollshouse head away, until we are sure James will never want his bedroom again. Otherwise all the stuff will creep all over the house again :bugeyed:. It was chaotic for a long, long time ..... so I'll wait!

Rhinemaiden

04-12-2011, 23:25

For those short of storage space... and wanting a dollhouse experience:

http://www.amazon.com/My-Fairy-Garden-Maggie-Bateson/dp/0333781252

I have 3 Maggie Bateson dollhouse/books... Victorian Dollhouse, Victorian Village and Victorian Farmhouse... I can play and put them away on my bookshelf when I'm through... I know it's not the same as making your own and the creative challenge, it's an alternative! :)

gingerbread cookies all baked and cooling... my place smells dee-vine!!! :D

Shalyn

04-12-2011, 23:37

*whines* I wanna make cookies

But then I eat them.

may try the apple butter shortbread, though. My sister sent home some homemade apple butter (and apple butter has way more spices in it than apple sauce), so I should try that...

Wendywu

04-12-2011, 23:44

I totally want apple anything shortbread. The sound of it is wonderful......

Ah well, back to my workbench (well, alright, the kitchen table with a sturdy piece of wood covering it in case of any disaster I might have) ....

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 00:26

So, when does this baking party start? :party:

cardlady22

05-12-2011, 00:33

Hello, Stormy!

My brain is still not working. I should eat something . . . and not the Double-Stuff Oreos. Yet.

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 00:35

Hello, Stormy!

My brain is still not working. I should eat something . . . and not the Double-Stuff Oreos. Yet.G'Morning~~~~~

I had a late sleep in, for me, and Mom is STILL sleep. The BIG city tuckered us out.

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 00:37

Hi Stormy and Cardlady!

Well I have to put makeup on (we're taking Shelley pictures, no excuse says she! :D :D) and finish getting Jack around - he finally has food so that's a start :P

We'll be leaving in about half an hour'ish...hehe Although Blue has already made sugar cookie dough because it needed to chill.

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 00:38

And the roads are ok today?

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 00:42

I'm a wee worried about that -- it seemed kind of slick when taking dogs out. If I have to, I'll go the back road to Rosco...and I'm a better driver than Krystal :) So we'll be fine!

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 00:44

James must be ill. He is cleaning out his car! Emptying the rubbish, vacuuming the carpets ..... my poor son!!

BlueDragonfly

05-12-2011, 00:46

:D You should be fine, it's 48 degrees out, not icy here at all.

cardlady22

05-12-2011, 00:47

James must be ill. He is cleaning out his car! Emptying the rubbish, vacuuming the carpets ..... my poor son!!Be on the watch for a new friend . . . that only happens when someone who cares might be riding in it. :laugh:

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 00:51

James must be ill. He is cleaning out his car! Emptying the rubbish, vacuuming the carpets ..... my poor son!!Is there a girl??? })

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 00:51

:D You should be fine, it's 48 degrees out, not icy here at all.
Oh that's cool, I'm not a wee worried any more :P (it was earlier when I went out with the dogs)
James must be ill. He is cleaning out his car! Emptying the rubbish, vacuuming the carpets ..... my poor son!!
Be on the watch for a new friend . . . that only happens when someone who cares might be riding in it. :laugh:
http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-laughing001.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)
I was thinking the same thing :D

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 00:53

I never thought of that! I feel so naive :laugh:. And hopeful!

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 00:54

http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-laughing001.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)
I was thinking the same thing :D

Great minds...LOL

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 01:00

Joe used to say, "I cleaned your car mom"

I would say, "Well that was nice of you, when did you want to use it?" :D

(I keep garbage out of my car, but, it's very very sandy here. Sand builds up.)

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 01:02

He cleaned his room out too ...... I'm beginning to wonder now! I mean, normally if he has ten spare minutes then he grabs a guitar and plays - he's spent a couple of hours at home now - not practising and tidying things out instead :bugeyed:.

BlueDragonfly

05-12-2011, 01:04

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 01:04

Has there been a girl he's mentioned a few times lately.... :P

cardlady22

05-12-2011, 01:06

All of us "nosy nans" . . . :laugh:

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 01:06

Lots! He has so many friends .... but none that he's mentioned more than others. I shan't fish, because I think he'd resent that, but I will pay a bit more attention to names and frequency. I wish he would find someone, but in another way he's having so much fun, and I think any girl would resent the hour after hour spent playing the guitars. And it really is hour after hour after hour ....

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 01:10

Hehe, probably best to pretend nothing's weird or different... :) Any girl worthy of him will just have to accept his practice. It's important to what he wants to do with his life ♥

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 01:12

Yeah - pretend everything's normal! But inside I'm hopeful :)

Hey - take pics of your cookies for us?

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 01:14

Sure! I'm pretty sure Blue's camera will be in action, and I planned on taking mine as well :)

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 01:17

Okay I'm off! See you all later :)

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 01:23

Bye - have fun, drive safe :)

BlueDragonfly

05-12-2011, 01:25

Okay I'm off! See you all later :)

See you in a few!

Wu, your a good Mom! Not wanting to be nosey and all! What was the name of the girl that sings with them? Could it be her?

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 01:33

I do think....woman...

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 01:35

I really hope not 'cos he's a great friend of her live-in boyfriend's - he's lead guitar and vocals with another local band :). She's a lovely girl mind - but she's very much the band's "mother hen" .....kind of says it all, really. Good voice though.

BlueDragonfly

05-12-2011, 01:43

Laura Borealis

05-12-2011, 02:02

Wendy, that sounds WONDERFUL! I was thinking of doing something like that myself... just this past week... please do post pix! I'd love to see them! I remember a fabulous dollhouse in the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago... belonged to an actress named Colleen Moore... let me see if I can find a link...

http://www.msichicago.org/whats-here/exhibits/fairycastle/

I've seen that! It's fascinating.

All the Pub dollhouse pictures are amazing. You all have such talent! I love tiny things too, but I've never really done the dollhouse thing. Other than the toy ones I had as a child. I've thought about making one, though. I had in mind a sort of woodland house, with dishes of acorn cups and furniture made from twigs and so on.

Yep, we're doing some spritz cookies today, too. They're so easy and fun!

I'll make up a thin glaze-type frosting and I've got some paintbrushes to use in the bowls of colored frosting. Then you just let them sit and dry.

What sort of cookie press type thing do you use? Mine is such a gigantic pain, I'm really thinking of getting a newer, easier to use one.

I'm looking forward to hearing about your Shelley and baking adventures. :)

He cleaned his room out too ...... I'm beginning to wonder now! I mean, normally if he has ten spare minutes then he grabs a guitar and plays - he's spent a couple of hours at home now - not practising and tidying things out instead :bugeyed:.

:bugeyed: He didn't throw out the bottle of milk, did he?

Shalyn

05-12-2011, 02:07

That does it. I'm moving to Michigan.

cardlady22

05-12-2011, 02:09

As much as I love the smell & taste of baking cookies, I am afraid of ice & snow. I'll have to stay put.

BlueDragonfly

05-12-2011, 02:12

That does it. I'm moving to Michigan.

C'Mon up! :D

Laura, I've got 2 cookie presses, an older crank style one and one that you just place it on the cookie sheet and squeeze the handle. I use them both depending on the style of cookie I'm making.

BlueDragonfly

05-12-2011, 02:18

Yira's here, talk to you later!

kaleanna

05-12-2011, 02:27

Hi everyone,

How is everyone?

Laura Borealis

05-12-2011, 02:28

C'Mon up! :D

Laura, I've got 2 cookie presses, an older crank style one and one that you just place it on the cookie sheet and squeeze the handle. I use them both depending on the style of cookie I'm making.

Mine is like a giant screw. You have to grip the cylinder body hard and twist the screw-knob hard, too. It's not too bad at first, but by the end of a batch of cheese straws my hands are rebelling! :P

Yira's here, talk to you later!

Have a great time! :heart:

kaleanna

05-12-2011, 02:29

Yira's here, talk to you later!

Have fun :)

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 02:34

:bugeyed: He didn't throw out the bottle of milk, did he?

Ohhh, never!!

Aulruna

05-12-2011, 02:34

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 02:38

Fantastic Aulruna - that really works :).

cardlady22

05-12-2011, 02:39

Hello, kaleanna!

Aulruna, you will be exquisite as always!

The crowned one

05-12-2011, 02:45

I love the top you are wearing :) and as always you are beautiful.

Laura Borealis

05-12-2011, 02:55

Back from the markets, all the cookie talk made me buy more cookie cutters (bunny, doe, sqirrel & moose shaped).

Pics of me in my Christmas party costume and wearing yira's choker! The latter I took myself with outstrechted arms, so the perspective is a bit peculiar :D Also I will wear make-up for the party.

Spectacular!

*sings* Put down the knitting, the book and the broom, come to the Cabaret

Ohhh, never!!

Oh good -- all is right in the world :D

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 03:06

Pics of me in my Christmas party costume and wearing yira's choker! The latter I took myself with outstrechted arms, so the perspective is a bit peculiar :D Also I will wear make-up for the party.Oh, lovely!!! What is the skirt like?

emmsma

05-12-2011, 03:19

*drags self to the computer, coffee cup in hand*

Where'd the morning go? I slept in!

*blinks*

Hi everyone. Whats going on?

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 03:23

We're looking at the pics of Aulruna's Christmas Party outfit :)

Congrats on the long lie-in - you must have needed the rest!

Laura Borealis

05-12-2011, 03:23

Blue and yira and Jack are making cookies.

I'm eating brown rice and trying to make sense of a certain poll question. :D

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 03:24

Someone tell my why I do NOT want the Eclectic Tarot...PLEASE?

NorthernTigress

05-12-2011, 03:26

Uhhhhhhhhhh groan Morning!

I have come to the conclusion that I hate late-start hockey games, and I hate the concessions on the upper floor. Oh, and I still hate washing dishes.

Last night I worked from 6:00 to 11:45, and then missed the train, so I didn't actually "leave" work until 12:20am. Then a half hour train ride home, and a stop at the 24hr coffee shop to warm up. Then I got lost on the way home from the coffee shop. I didn't actually get to bed until 2am.

groan.

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 03:28

Someone tell my why I do NOT want the Eclectic Tarot...PLEASE?

It's very bright and colourful, which I realise isn't a drawback for most people, but it's not a point scorer for me. Also, it's an eclectic mix of traditions - does that mean jack of all trades but master of none?

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 03:28

I didn't actually get to bed until 2am.

groan.

Oh dear - are you off today/tomorrow?

emmsma

05-12-2011, 03:31

Sounds like a rough night. Will they all be this late?

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 03:34

Well that was good. Himself turned on the bathroom light, the bulb blew, and the lights went out all over the house! Luckily the trip switch had flipped so it was easy to re-set. We're hoping the bulb blew just because it blew, and not because the wiring needs renewing or anything daft. Thank heavens himself is an electrical engineer!*

*was, he's been retired a while - took early medical retirement when he was 52.

emmsma

05-12-2011, 03:34

Eclectic Tarot. Quite simply. Its Ugly.

Pips minors with no arrangement to help you decipher meaning, so you will have to memorize. This makes readings stagnant and boring. This will lead you to stop using them.

Why buy another deck to sit, unused on the shelf?

NorthernTigress

05-12-2011, 03:36

Oh dear - are you off today/tomorrow?

I have to be at work at 4:45pm today. However, it is not a "national league" game, so it will likely be very quiet. Or so I've been told.

I have both Monday and Tuesday off.

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 03:38

I have to be at work at 4:45pm today. However, it is not a "national league" game, so it will likely be very quiet. Or so I've been told.

I have both Monday and Tuesday off.

Oh phew! That's not so bad then :).

Yay - I can hear the shower running, and the lights are all still on - things must be OK up there!

NorthernTigress

05-12-2011, 03:45

Sounds like a rough night. Will they all be this late?

Well, the 8pm games aren't as common, but they do always fall on a Saturday. Another reason why I was so late was because of the leadership style of the "team leader". Everywhere else, after the shutters close, everyone is given a task. Last night, it was more "go, find stuff to clean". So after puttering around for a while THEN I got told that someone needed to wash the dishes. Way different than if I had started the dishes right away.

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 03:50

Oh that's not much help - she must have known you were new; she should have told you what to do!

Aulruna

05-12-2011, 03:50

Oh, lovely!!! What is the skirt like?

It's a cocktail dress, actually - a neckholder with amber stones around the neckline. It is made of a shimmering pale gold chiffon - it's my favourite!

Thanks for your support :D I feel quite confident about it all now.

Sorry, but I totally love the Eclectic... so nice and Russian Tea Room plushy!

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 03:55

Now now, she said "de-enable" - not "please enable me" .... tsk tsk .... :laugh:

The whole outfit looks very chic and just right for the theme!

kaleanna

05-12-2011, 03:55

I iz back,

Had to make lunch for everyone

Burgers and homemade french fries :D

NorthernTigress

05-12-2011, 03:58

Digging deep into the Pub pages for this one.

What about...

“What in Sam Hill makes you think I need a Nancy pink bow? Now bring me something decent before I jerk a knot in your tail.”

Although I do love the word "nancy" as an alternative for "wimpy", it just doesn't feel vulgar enough for me, if you know what I mean. I'm thinking of trying Rutting (or Ruttin') both because it is the favorite curse-word of "The Man they call Jayne" (from Firefly/Serenity) and because there's a bit of a hunting/wildlife connection.

Laura Borealis

05-12-2011, 03:59

Someone tell my why I do NOT want the Eclectic Tarot...PLEASE?

Based on the AT scans, I don't like it. Too pastel, too soft. The proportions of some of the figures are weird. Why is the Star's head so small? It looks like it belongs on a different body.

Also, the Hebrew letter associations look like they're different from the "norm" which might make it hard to assimilate.

Did that help?

ETA: You can't trim the titles without destroying the image on the backs. (I can't remember if you trim borders/titles.) And the backs are not reversible.

Laura Borealis

05-12-2011, 04:02

Digging deep into the Pub pages for this one.

Although I do love the word "nancy" as an alternative for "wimpy", it just doesn't feel vulgar enough for me, if you know what I mean. I'm thinking of trying Rutting (or Ruttin') both because it is the favorite curse-word of "The Man they call Jayne" (from Firefly/Serenity) and because there's a bit of a hunting/wildlife connection.

"Nancy" seems too Brit to me, anyway.

That said, "rutting" is kinda... sexual. I had an involuntary mental image about that pink bow :bugeyed:

NorthernTigress

05-12-2011, 04:07

"Nancy" seems too Brit to me, anyway.

That said, "rutting" is kinda... sexual. I had an involuntary mental image about that pink bow :bugeyed:

Sorry about that :| but I was looking for something "dramatic" so maybe I am getting the effect I want.

Laura Borealis

05-12-2011, 04:08

What if you reconstruct the sentence? Could you get the meaning across by changing it to something like, "What makes you think I want a pink bow? Do I look like some kind of parlor soldier to you, son?"

I got parlor soldier off a list of Civil War slang, here: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~poindexterfamily/CivilWar.html

Laura Borealis

05-12-2011, 04:09

Sorry about that :| but I was looking for something "dramatic" so maybe I am getting the effect I want.

LOL! Maybe so :D

emmsma

05-12-2011, 04:12

Rutting seems a good and properly vulgar term. :)

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 04:39

It's a cocktail dress, actually - a neckholder with amber stones around the neckline. It is made of a shimmering pale gold chiffon - it's my favourite!

Thanks for your support :D I feel quite confident about it all now.

Sorry, but I totally love the Eclectic... so nice and Russian Tea Room plushy!

So...how does it read for you?

emmsma

05-12-2011, 05:07

Looking at that sale thread or do you have another source for hte deck, Storm?

Don't you have other decks, higher up on your wishlist, that you should be trying for - if you are finding yourself with deck-buying funds?

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 05:08

I'm going to dollar tree...is anyone here in need of that deck if they have it?

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 05:10

Not me, but thank you for asking.

Has Lute a copy, or does she want one? I can't remember.....

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 05:10

emmsma

05-12-2011, 05:14

I believe Lute has a copy coming her way.

emmsma

05-12-2011, 05:18

Yeah...you're right. I'm waiting for the VR Russian lady to get back from vacation. Thanks!

Glad I could help.

Aulruna

05-12-2011, 05:28

Wah, I confused Eclectic with Egorov!!!! Nobody needs the Eclectic. If you want something that ugly with pips, get the Cagliostro ... ooops sorry, enabling again...

emmsma

05-12-2011, 05:29

Naughty, Naughty, Aulruna!

Nice costume, by the way. When is the party?

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 05:31

I always wanted to see the Cagliostro majors, but I don't like the pips. I prefer moody minors to scenic or plain pips.

Hey - I've signed up for Newbies Exchange this week ('cos I is the host) and I am gonna use the Northern Shadows for it, because that way I am a newbie too :)

NorthernTigress

05-12-2011, 05:42

When I do the Newbie, I try the "reach into the tarot box" method. That way I'm more likely to grab something I haven't used in a while, since my "everyday" decks aren't in the box anyway.

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 05:47

Yeah but I've been using Ironwing since October 2009 now - except for once when I used the Medieval Enchantment for Chiska. Any deck seems odd now, if it isn't Ironwing :D

NorthernTigress

05-12-2011, 05:47

Meanwhile, I'm cooking myself an Improvised Food lunch. Tuna Rice, mostly because we don't have any milk to make Tuna Noodles.

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 05:49

I like rice :). Brown rice, with chopped vegetables and lots of soy sauce is always gorgeous. Chuck a small bit of tuna in and yay - dinner !

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 06:04

James just found me a Youtube link to some of the Nightwish new album out - Imaginareum - it's brilliant!! He says I can have it for my pressie if I want! Oh yesssssss!!

NorthernTigress

05-12-2011, 06:12

Tuna Rice is okay. Not fantastic, but okay. And it's time for another round of everyone's favorite game "When do I leave for work?"

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 06:22

A lot earlier than you want to, is the answer I usually end up with, when I ask myself the same question :rolleyes:. I start really early, so I finish really early and I do prefer it that way but - the leaving home is difficult at 7.30 a.m. when it's cold and dark ....

Jesii

05-12-2011, 06:33

James just found me a Youtube link to some of the Nightwish new album out - Imaginareum - it's brilliant!! He says I can have it for my pressie if I want! Oh yesssssss!!

Um... Hi James or Wendy, can I have it too please! I love Nightwish!

NorthernTigress

05-12-2011, 06:33

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 06:44

It's good to have company when no-one else is around - works both ways :) (((NT)))

NorthernTigress

05-12-2011, 06:50

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 06:51

A brief respite while DD & Mom get their nails done. **sigh** :bugeyed:

Have a good night at work, NT!

I didn't find that $deck...not at the store near me.

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 06:53

Oh shame - I'm sure one of the others can get you one Stormy :)

I'll say goodnight now - I think himself ought to be tucked up in bed now. See you tomorrow :)

emmsma

05-12-2011, 06:55

Hi Storm. So do you need a copy? Think Shalyn had some.

Chiska

05-12-2011, 06:55

Have I even posted yet?

Ugh - well GOOD MORNING (a bit late) to everybody!

Today is the 11th anniversary of the death of my first husband. He had a good life, went quickly and always said he had no regrets. I don't mourn his lost, but have always chosen to celebrate his life.

Chiska

05-12-2011, 06:57

Dammit, I just realized I don't have a "time waster" for the train. My ereader has a dead battery, and my iTouch isn't much better. Hubby is hiding my library book in with HIS work stuff. (He's a nice boy, but man does he read slowly!)

*giggle* THe first three times I read this I was trying to figure out why you needed to waste time on the train - the trade train? LOL Finally got through that you meant a TRAIN. Duh.

Laura Borealis

05-12-2011, 06:58

Today is the 11th anniversary of the death of my first husband. He had a good life, went quickly and always said he had no regrets. I don't mourn his lost, but have always chosen to celebrate his life.

*raises a glass*

NorthernTigress

05-12-2011, 07:00

*giggle* THe first three times I read this I was trying to figure out why you needed to waste time on the train - the trade train? LOL Finally got through that you meant a TRAIN. Duh.

Giggle. Yes, Real Life does have trains too.

emmsma

05-12-2011, 07:01

*raises a glass*

*joins laura in her toast*

Chiska

05-12-2011, 07:01

Giggle. Yes, Real Life does have trains too.

Yes, but without all the fancy drinks and tarot decks.

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 07:02

I'll say goodnight now - I think himself ought to be tucked up in bed now. See you tomorrow :)G'Night Wu ~~~ :*

(((Chiska))) G'Day to ya~~~

NorthernTigress

05-12-2011, 07:04

Yes, but without all the fancy drinks and tarot decks.

Indeed, hence the need to provide one's own entertainment.

(Although sometimes other passengers are VERY entertaining. Last night we had a drunken Oilers fan doing an Acrobatic Rings routine on the overhead straps.)

Chiska

05-12-2011, 07:10

(((( PUB ))))

He was a grubby old biker. We got off on the completely wrong foot - it involved blatant invasion of my personal space on his part and violent retaliation and threats of violence to his motorcycle on my part.

He always said I had him at that moment - something about my intense sincerity attracted him. :D I punched him in the solar plexus and threatened to cut the valve stems out of his bike tires.

We got married about 3 years later with a proposal that included a diamond ring (The Second Place Diamond) and a "You're not going anywhere, and I'm sure as hell not going anywhere, so lets get hitched."

The Second Place Diamond was a loose diamond he won in a bowling tournament at a place called Diamond Bowl (you think?) in the mid 60's. It is just short of a 1/2 carat and is one of those sparkly blue white looking things. Used to be paranoid to wear it! After his death, I had his ring melted down and with two rubies (Very old, from Thailand, given to HIS late wife by her father) a local artist created a ring for me. The extra gold are little leaves and the diamond is off center with the rubies around it like fallen petals.

I always told him that if he'd won first place (1 carat + 500.00 cash), I'd have NEVER worn the ring.

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 07:18

(((( PUB ))))

After his death, I had his ring melted down and with two rubies (Very old, from Thailand, given to HIS late wife by her father) a local artist created a ring for me. The extra gold are little leaves and the diamond is off center with the rubies around it like fallen petals.
Thanks for sharing such a meaningful part of your life (((Chiska)))

emmsma

05-12-2011, 07:28

Thanks for sharing that, Chiska.

Aulruna

05-12-2011, 07:29

A toast to the biker!

Shalyn

05-12-2011, 08:01

Someone tell my why I do NOT want the Eclectic Tarot...PLEASE?

It's pips, not pics. Major dealbreaker here.

I am contemplating a backup for my Drogi...

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 08:02

I am contemplating a backup for my Drogi...Do you use the one you have? :D

emmsma

05-12-2011, 08:08

Me, I'm just contemplating. :)

I am still hoping for leftover funds for a deck, but I want to make the most of the opportunity. Hard to choose - especially since I don't know how much I'm working with.

Shalyn

05-12-2011, 08:09

A brief respite while DD & Mom get their nails done. **sigh** :bugeyed:

Have a good night at work, NT!

I didn't find that $deck...not at the store near me.

Like Emmsma said, I have extras.

Shalyn

05-12-2011, 08:13

Do you use the one you have? :D

No. But I tell myself it's because it's OOP and I don't have a backup.

But really. I don't need it. I only have a ton of decks...speaking of, I need to put some on the trade forum to sell.

emmsma

05-12-2011, 08:14

BUt I'm strongly considering Steele Wizard again. I'd forgotten about Tarot Garden. This could happen. :)

Lutestring

05-12-2011, 08:14

Has Lute a copy, or does she want one? I can't remember.....

i have one on the way to me from starlightexp :) thankyou for thinking of me :)

i stayed up way too late last night, finishing some sewing. i didn't realise how late it was till i looked at the clock and saw it was past 2am. so i slept in till nearly 10 this morning.
i feel like i'm getting a cold.

emmsma

05-12-2011, 08:15

Nice to be able to sleep in after a late night. Hope you aren't coming down with something.

Hows kitty today?

Shalyn: any chance of a preview of your sale? NOt that I might be buying, but I like to see. :P

Lutestring

05-12-2011, 08:25

kitty update, she's back to her normal self, running down the hall after a breakfast of chicken leg :) she's quite a diifferent cat from the way she was on saturday, when she had no dinner and just slept a lot, looking like she didn't feel well.
it's been two and a half days now since the tick bite, and i'm hoping that she's now recovered and nothing awful will happen, though i still have to watch out for sudden signs of illness for a couple more days.

emmsma

05-12-2011, 08:27

Is it possible to get your yard sprayed for ticks? Or can you buy some kind of area spray to treat it?

Lutestring

05-12-2011, 08:36

i don't think so, i think it would have to be a very toxic kind of spray and would probably kill everything else like the lizards. i haven't heard of anything like that, and i've been reading a lot of stuff online, all recommend protecting your cat or dog with stuff, not spraying the yard. i think more ticks would just move in anyway, and i'm rather sensitive to chemicals myself anyway, so i'd probably feel worse than the ticks :rolleyes:

apparently the ticks come into the garden on bandicoots (cute little native animals) which are a lot more common now since they did a lot of fox baiting in the last few years.
i hardly ever see bandicoots, but i know they're there, because they dig holes.

i saw the visiting cat again last night, the one that was at the back door yesterday. it was at my front door at 2am. it's a long haired cat, very pretty, but it should have been indoors at that time of night, and it was a cold night too. it had a collar with bells on. i hope it doesn't get a tick, wandering around here.

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 08:44

G'Morning Lute~~~

Got any decks with a picture of a puffin in them? })

Like Emmsma said, I have extras.Are there some images up somewhere?

emmsma

05-12-2011, 08:45

They do sell premise sprays around here, and even foggers for the yard. I suppose out here nobody cares about the lizards and bunnies. :(

Do they have Frontline, where you are? There is a newer product here, called Capstar. That one kills fleas and ticks within a few minutes.

Laura Borealis

05-12-2011, 08:49

G'Morning Lute~~~

Got any decks with a picture of a puffin in them? })

Should I change it? :P

Lutestring

05-12-2011, 08:51

i use frontline-for-cats on kitty, i haven't heard of capstar. not just lizards, but the taddies too, would be in danger (((taddies))) i miss tarquin taddie :(

i haven't caught up with the dominoes yet :rolleyes: a puffin? :D i don't think the icelandic has, but it should :laugh:

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 08:53

i haven't caught up with the dominoes yet :rolleyes: a puffin? :D i don't think the icelandic has, but it should :laugh:Frontline kills ticks, doesn't it??

There's an Icelandic Tarot??? :bugeyed:

Laura Borealis

05-12-2011, 08:59

I wonder if there's one in the Swedish Witch?

ETA: Nope -- lots of different birds, no puffin. At least now I know where to look for an angry parakeet.

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 09:01

I wonder if there's one in the Swedish Witch?Dunno. That's buried.

Lutestring

05-12-2011, 09:05

Frontline kills ticks, doesn't it??

There's an Icelandic Tarot??? :bugeyed:

frontline is reputed to kill ticks, but i've been told by my vet to put in on kitty fortnightly instead of monthly, in tick season (spring summer autumn).

i haz the icelandic :D i want the version in icelandic though, mine's the english one.

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 09:08

i haz the icelandic :D i want the version in icelandic though, mine's the english one.

You speak Icelandic?

Lutestring

05-12-2011, 09:18

You speak Icelandic?

no,i wish i could :)
i just want the icelandic because i want cards with incomphrehensible titles, because they have little meanings on the bottom of the card. and icelandic looks so cool :D

i hadn't got back into tarot when i went to iceland for a holiday in 97, and didn't think to look for decks there. i got the deck on ebay, from a seller in iceland a couple of years ago. i didn't have enough money to get the icelandic version too :(

i climbed a hill next to a small volcano on midsummer's eve, and saw puffins, i love iceland.

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 09:20

no,i wish i could :)
i just want the icelandic because i want cards with incomphrehensible titles, because they have little meanings on the bottom of the card. and icelandic looks so cool :D

i hadn't got back into tarot when i went to iceland for a holiday in 97, and didn't think to look for decks there. i got the deck on ebay, from a seller in iceland a couple of years ago. i didn't have enough money to get the icelandic version too :(

i climbed a hill next to a small volcano on midsummer's eve, and saw puffins, i love iceland.Oh, what a cool trip!!!

Lutestring

05-12-2011, 09:32

i've been wanting to go back there ever since :)

it was almost daylight at night, being so far north, and another night i went for a walk across a volcanic area,(next to the place i was staying) over lumpy moss covered rocks, where steam was rising through cracks in the ground. it was the most magical and mysterious place, and i was with a danish girl who was telling me danish fairy tales. it was like being inside a fairytale :D

emmsma

05-12-2011, 09:34

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 09:37

Shalyn

05-12-2011, 09:38

G'Morning Lute~~~

Got any decks with a picture of a puffin in them? })

Are there some images up somewhere?

Chronata put some images up on her thread...now I need to find the post.

kaleanna

05-12-2011, 09:41

hi all,

how is everyone?

I am here kinda, inbetween keeping kiddos occupied

Shalyn

05-12-2011, 09:42

OK, Stormy, there are pics on the first post in this thread

http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=168250

Emmsma, I will PM you a list if I ever get it ready, of decks I want to sell.

Lutestring

05-12-2011, 09:43

i was only there for three weeks :( but i managed to get to quite a lot of places, all by public transport, travelling around on buses and ferries, and on the second last day i caught a plane from the north, back to reykjavik, which was fabulous, because i could see all the scenery from the air.

in reykjavik i saw some of the original manuscripts of the icelandic sagas.

emmsma

05-12-2011, 09:47

Sounds good, Shalyn. :)

Hi Kaleanna. Dinner just ending here. Just finished serving the Sherbert to the boy.

kaleanna

05-12-2011, 09:51

hiya emmsma,

Kiddos had mcdonalds for supper, they finished awhile ago.

Teen had to take out recycling and some bulky items for pickup tomorrow (they have brush pick up and then they have bulky items pickup). While it isn't as much as I would of liked it to be, it at least gets a few more things out of my house that we will NOT use.

Lutestring

05-12-2011, 09:51

hi kaleanna :)

i'm going to sit by the heater for a while, my feet are cold. it's unseasonably cool today, 17c 62f , windchill down to 11c, winter weather, the coldest start to summer for about 50 years or something. i love it, but i need to get warm :laugh:

kaleanna

05-12-2011, 09:56

Hiya Lute :)

kaleanna

05-12-2011, 09:57

Okies, I am gone for a bit,

Hope everyone has a good rest of evening, I will be having lil one lay down and working on my room upstairs, tired of it being a wreck

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 10:04

Hiya Kaleanna~~~

The kids have gone with Grandma for dinner. :D

(((~~~FIRE HUGZ~~~))) for Lute's feet...LOL

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 10:12

OK, Stormy, there are pics on the first post in this thread

http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=168250Thanks for this, Shalyn. I think I'll pass. It would have been fun to find one, but I don't really feel a need to have it.

Huh...maybe I'm ill??? LOL

emmsma

05-12-2011, 10:14

Congrats on having some alone time. How are you doing?

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 10:20

Congrats on having some alone time. How are you doing?We'll discuss that tomorrow, m'kay? :laugh:

I'm ok, and glad for the down time.

How are you? I've tried to kinda keep up, but I'm pretty sure I wasn't really comprehending stuff. I saw LOTS of snow! LOL

How's the bouncy ball? Is it still a big hit?

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 10:20

Hey all, back from Cookie-baking...we made a LOT of cookies! And still didn't do ALL we wanted :D :D

Stormy if you need a $tarot I have extra.

Ummm..pictures not offloaded yet cuz camera decided to die prior to finishing. Gotta see if I can find charged batteries...LOL

ETA - reading back I see there's no need for an extra $ Tarot :P

emmsma

05-12-2011, 10:31

All is good over here. Snow has stopped. Not much more after the pictures I posted. Will be out and about tomorrow.

Mr Bouncy was a win. He is just a regular part of the room and not being thrown about.
We are still debating whether he needs a larger one. David feels he sits too low. He is able to work on the computer ok, but he's developing a new habit of chewing on the end of his desk. :(

We were able to get him a couple of - in my opinion - kick ass gifts so far for christmas, but now I have to investigate games. Not ready. And the new 3ds is kinda pointless without new games to go with it.

And I'm itching to get pressies for me. :D

Queen of Disks

05-12-2011, 10:33

Hello. What a weekend. Work was ridiculous. :bugeyed: It was the Christmas Zoo. :eek:

Here's one for you. Yesterday the Walmart by home (my dad wants me to get a job there, I really don't want to work there) had a drug deal going on in the parking lot that supposedly went bad. Two plainsclothes police officers tried to arrest the two suspects and supposedly one suspect reached into his pocket for something and the bullets started flying. Nine bullets went through the windshield of the suspect's car. :bugeyed: One suspect is in the hospital, the police have the other one. They aren't saying much about what went on, the whole thing sounds suspicious to me.

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 10:37

Hey QoD :)

I'm guessing I would NOT want to work at the WalMart by your home. LOL

emmsma

05-12-2011, 10:42

I'm thinking I would not want to SHOP at your WalMart either.

(((QoD)))

Chiska

05-12-2011, 10:45

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 10:46

The peanut butter Kiss cookies we made today are gluten free I think...(gluten is just flour etc right?) Peanut butter, brown sugar, egg, and Hershey's Kiss. Strange as it sounds, it's really GOOD!

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 10:48

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 10:49

Okay - tree is up and I even made the obligatory cookies. Yes, they were from a mix that I got from the half-price bin, but still! LOL Gluten free chocolate chip cookies are pretty good. Even the half-price ones.UH...I'm lagging. Father Winter is up with his caribou. I REALLY need a Snow Queen....with NO wings...LOL

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 10:50

Queen of Disks

05-12-2011, 10:52

I'm thinking I would not want to SHOP at your WalMart either.

(((QoD)))

It's not the inner city, it's just the less nice part of the suburb. :(

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 10:52

Oh they were so easy...but it's Blue's recipe. So I'll let her give it to you :) (But it's so easy to remember I could type it out without looking at a recipe card... :D)

She's at a client's right now but should be home soon♥

Chiska

05-12-2011, 10:54

The peanut butter Kiss cookies we made today are gluten free I think...(gluten is just flour etc right?) Peanut butter, brown sugar, egg, and Hershey's Kiss. Strange as it sounds, it's really GOOD!

We make those, too! Best peanut butter cookies are flour less - and putting a hershey kiss in the middle makes it PERFECT.

Gluten is a somewhat generic term for a protein found in wheat, for a person with Celiac Disease, it covers the protein found in wheat, rye, and barley. Technically, rice and corn have gluten, but they are not the problem ones.

On a related note, while going through the holiday stuff, I found a little tin that had belonged to my hubby's grandma. It contained 3 tiny ornaments, 2 ancient Hershey kisses, and a little bird w/ real feathers. :bugeyed:

I asked about that and he said that his grandma always did that - had little tins and dishes w/ lids that were full of little surprises for the kids. They would go around the house and look in all the containers - and the next time they visited, there would be new treasures to find! Grandma died in the 70s, so....well....lets just say I won't be eating THOSE Hershey Kisses!

Queen of Disks

05-12-2011, 10:55

Holy SHIT!!! :bugeyed:

SO...NOW does Dad understand?

Well, he hasn't mentioned it again yet. :) I'm too worn out to even consider another job right now.

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 10:55

I'm gonna try the Kiss cookies with dark chocolate kisses, since milk chocolate isn't my absolute favorite (But it's still good in this recipe!) And Jack wants me to make them with caramel kisses. So we'll be making SOME cookies this year, which I don't normally do...hehe

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 11:00

On a related note, while going through the holiday stuff, I found a little tin that had belonged to my hubby's grandma. It contained 3 tiny ornaments, 2 ancient Hershey kisses, and a little bird w/ real feathers. :bugeyed:

I asked about that and he said that his grandma always did that - had little tins and dishes w/ lids that were full of little surprises for the kids. They would go around the house and look in all the containers - and the next time they visited, there would be new treasures to find! What a sweet tradition!...aside from the stale candy...LOL

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 11:02

That really is sweet..I bet the memory made him smile :)

Mellaenn

05-12-2011, 11:17

Hi, there, you beautiful people! Getting ready to put on the jammies and read but thought I'd pop in and say hi! How is everyone!

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 11:19

Hey Mell! Good but tired here :P One would think after ALL I slept last night I wouldn't be yawning and counting down til bedtime...but I am :laugh:

How iz you?!

emmsma

05-12-2011, 11:24

Hey Mell.

I'm feeling sleepy too. Can't wait to crawl under my warm blankies. :)

Mellaenn

05-12-2011, 11:26

Tired but good. It was a very busy weekend...My hubby's family was in town for my mother-in-law's 80th birthday. I was the coordinator, basically, which I love. But it does kind of take some juice! :grin:

Mellaenn

05-12-2011, 11:32

Hey Mell.

I'm feeling sleepy too. Can't wait to crawl under my warm blankies. :)

Is it cold out there? We keep dipping down into the 70's and then back up to the mid 80's and sorry, I have to run the AC!

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 11:34

http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-laughing021.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)
Is it cold out there? We keep dipping down into the 70's and then back up to the mid 80's and sorry, I have to run the AC!

Hiya Mel~~~~~~

Mellaenn

05-12-2011, 11:36

http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-laughing021.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

Hiya Mel~~~~~~

((Stormy!))

cardlady22

05-12-2011, 11:39

You wouldn't laugh so hard if it was your poor throat & nasal passages getting horribly confused by air in the day and heat in the night. :P Can't get used to anything.

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 11:41

((Cardlady!)) I know I would not want your heat most of the year so I'm trying not to be TOO jealous of your warm in the winter....hehe

emmsma

05-12-2011, 11:46

Is it cold out there? We keep dipping down into the 70's and then back up to the mid 80's and sorry, I have to run the AC!

Ha! Cold? We got 2 1/2 feet of snow on friday. Yeah, its a bit chilly. :)

emmsma

05-12-2011, 11:51

Glad you had a good visit with the in-laws.

emmsma

05-12-2011, 11:56

Dammit! I keep finding myself looking at the Wooden TdM. :(

I want it even more than I wanted the RWS. *weeps*

Mellaenn

05-12-2011, 12:01

I must admit the weather is exceptionally wonderful here some days this time of year. It was breezy but pretty clear last night for the boat parade, which sails by on the Intracoastal. All of these people get into really decorating their boats for the holidays with lights and Christmas music blasting from their speakers; it's really cool to watch!

Mellaenn

05-12-2011, 12:05

Dammit! I keep finding myself looking at the Wooden TdM. :(

I want it even more than I wanted the RWS. *weeps*

Rah - roh! I know, once you get focused on something it's kind of hard to pass it up. (I mean "you" in the general sense, as in all of us deck-lovers are this way. :))

I am not currently enabled on anything right now unless I get another chance at a Tarot of Prague with the companion book. For me the MRP decks are pretty but somewhat obscure without the companion books. I do love them, though.

Also I really want a book for the Alchemical but I don't want the revised deck, just the book.

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 12:06

That would be fun to see... :)

I'm so upset about the lack of wooden RWS I don't think I'd buy a TDM even if I were rich :(

emmsma

05-12-2011, 12:09

I know yira, and I'm feeling like if I don't make it happen some how, that I will miss the opportunity, as these are seeming like very limited edition decks. :(

But I can't seem to justify the price for a deck that I'm not sure I'd be able to shuffle. :(

But it IS a collector's item, as I haven't ever acquired before.

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 12:11

Yeah I'm thinking they're not really shuffleable. I wrote off for the free sample back when they were doing it...

I figured it was more a spread on table and swirl to mix thing.

I was gonna get the Basswood :(

BlueDragonfly

05-12-2011, 12:12

*waves* Hi! I'm back from my client's, in my nightie and cookies all put away! :)
Give me a few minutes, and I'll load a few pics from today.

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 12:13

Welcome home Blue :)

emmsma

05-12-2011, 12:16

HI Blue!

Mellaenn

05-12-2011, 12:17

Wow! Blue, nice new avvie! (Which you have probably did a while ago and I'm just noticing...)

Mellaenn

05-12-2011, 12:23

Well, gosh, you guys, my usual hit and run...back to work tomorrow so I'm off to bed. There are some things I miss about unemployment, and staying up as late as I please is one of them.

I do love getting a paycheck, however!

emmsma

05-12-2011, 12:24

Rest well. Love and hugs.

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 12:25

Sweet dreams Mell :) Paychecks definitely have something to recommend! :P

BlueDragonfly

05-12-2011, 12:36

Wow! Blue, nice new avvie! (Which you have probably did a while ago and I'm just noticing...)

Just the other day! :D It's good to see you! You've been a busy lady!

BlueDragonfly

05-12-2011, 12:39

Oky, here's a few pics from today and one of the car.

Chiska

05-12-2011, 12:41

cardlady22

05-12-2011, 12:42

Oh, if only I hadn't just eaten a menthol cough drop . . . I'm sure I would have been able to "smell" them on the screen.

The car is beautiful, Blue! What a blessing!

(((Chiska)))

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 12:45

Blue is totally awesome! She sooo deserves that beautiful car♥♥

Here's a pic of me and Blue holding Shelley. She's gonna post more in the Shelley thread tomorrow, but I thought you all should see the very tip top of us first (ROFL) :

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=300863926614923&l=84a5df2dce

Oh and I guess Jack's hands. This is all he authorized me to show :

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=300863726614943&l=7c01b8ede3

Laura Borealis

05-12-2011, 12:46

Mmmm cookies!

Who made the "modern art" iced cookie? :D

Love that car!

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 12:46

Chiska you're such an awesome friend ♥♥ When I can come visit my dad, I'm also gonna come visit you -- and we can bake something too if you want! :D

emmsma

05-12-2011, 12:46

*sigh* I wish I had friends nearby.....

Well, wait. I don't actually have any friends except the possibly imaginary people on the Intarwebz. I am such a stick in the mud! LOL

I shall console myself with a handful of stolen cookies....

I'm in the same boat, Chiska. Haven't had a local RL friend in decades. :(

Goddess Bless the Pub!!!

Congrats on the car. Looks nice. :)
ANd you guys must have had a blast making all those lovely cookies.

I hear they ship well. :D

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 12:47

Umm...the modern art ones would be me and Jack...gifted we aint!! :D :D

Although I did the snowflake with dots one! My ONE claim to almost-pretty :P

Chiska

05-12-2011, 12:49

Blue, your car is gorgeous! I love that color :)

BlueDragonfly

05-12-2011, 12:55

ANd you guys must have had a blast making all those lovely cookies.

I hear they ship well. :D
We did! And yes, yes they do ship well! ;)

Laura Borealis

05-12-2011, 12:55

Umm...the modern art ones would be me and Jack...gifted we aint!! :D :D

Although I did the snowflake with dots one! My ONE claim to almost-pretty :P

They're all pretty! But these are my favorites

BlueDragonfly

05-12-2011, 12:56

Blue, your car is gorgeous! I love that color :)

Thanks! It's ~Blue~ ! :D

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 12:57

They're all pretty! But these are my favorites

Jack. Both. :D :D

He had something specific in mind for that moon but I'm not really quite sure what it was... LOL

BlueDragonfly

05-12-2011, 12:58

They're all pretty! But these are my favorites

Jack is the modern artist! We can all say we knew him before fame and fortune...... ;)

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 13:02

Jack had a blast squeezing cookies out of the cookie press thingy -- Thanks for making him enjoy today so much Blue ♥♥♥

cardlady22

05-12-2011, 13:04

I'm fading out . . . sleep well.

BlueDragonfly

05-12-2011, 13:05

Jack had a blast squeezing cookies out of the cookie press thingy -- Thanks for making him enjoy today so much Blue ♥♥♥

It was my pleasure, I really enjoyed it, too. You've got to get one of those now, you know!

BlueDragonfly

05-12-2011, 13:05

I'm fading out . . . sleep well.

Good Night to you, cardlady, pleasant dreams!

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 13:06

Sweet dreams Cardlady :)

I believe you're right Blue...he won't be happy til we have one! :P

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 13:23

I'm off to bed now too -- you all have a good night! :)

BlueDragonfly

05-12-2011, 13:25

Good Night, Yira! Sleep Well! :)

BlueDragonfly

05-12-2011, 13:39

*waves* I'm headed to bed, too! (((PubmATes)))

Laura Borealis

05-12-2011, 13:41

I think I am too... g'night all! http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m271/pixel_and_bean/animated%20gifs/sleepytimes.gif

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 13:57

haHA!!!!

Everyone went to bed and I haz COOKIES!!! :party:

Mine, all MINE.....

And I need them after the DEEP convo with Mom :heart:

I should let Mi-Shell know....Mom echoed her (((Mi-Shell)))

Lutestring

05-12-2011, 14:19

any cookies left? i fell asleep after lunch, for a couple of hours. kitty was being all snuggly, sitting by the heater, and i dozed off :rolleyes:

love the pics, and blue's car is blue! :laugh:

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 14:22

any cookies left? Oh Yes! I only had one of each! :angel:

Lutestring

05-12-2011, 14:25

ooh goodie, i'll have a moon one :) . that's good you had a good convo with your mum.
i miss my mum.

NorthernTigress

05-12-2011, 14:29

I'm home now.

(Snags a cookie }) )

The Oil Kings (minor league) games have a completely different feel than the Oilers (national league) games. It's less busy, so it isn't as hectic. And it's also more family-oriented, which means less beer.

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 14:30

ooh goodie, i'll have a moon one :) . that's good you had a good convo with your mum.
i miss my mum.Well, there was a brief verbal "slap" when she was being obnoxious, but....it was something she knew, and I wanted to hear her views...we just needed to get beyond the verbage...?

This has been our best visit. I am stronger. She has SO much to share. It was relatively...balanced...LOL

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 14:38

I'm home now.

(Snags a cookie }) )

Welcome Home~~~

A calmer night for you?

It sounds to me like you're not liking this job too much.

NorthernTigress

05-12-2011, 14:55

Welcome Home~~~

A calmer night for you?

It sounds to me like you're not liking this job too much.

Now, now. It's not that bad. I just like complaining. I think I'm just trying to get back into the routine of working, period, and it's harder than I thought.

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 14:58

Now, now. It's not that bad. I just like complaining. I think I'm just trying to get back into the routine of working, period, and it's harder than I thought.Ah...yeah, that makes sense. Definitely an adjustment. It sounds like you're doing well there.

NorthernTigress

05-12-2011, 15:05

I also discovered that spending long periods of time smelling popcorn will cause you to crave the stuff.

Luckily, we have a bunch of microwave popcorn at home, which I am eating now.

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 15:10

I also discovered that spending long periods of time smelling popcorn will cause you to crave the stuff.I so "GET" this.... http://serve.mysmiley.net/party/party0029.gif (http://www.mysmiley.net)

Lutestring

05-12-2011, 15:13

I also discovered that spending long periods of time smelling popcorn will cause you to crave the stuff.

Luckily, we have a bunch of microwave popcorn at home, which I am eating now.

it didn't have that effect on me, when i worked in an icecream shop in an amusement parlour. i've never eaten it since :)

kaleanna

05-12-2011, 15:17

Nite All,

I have been kinda lurking while waiting for clothes to get done in the wash. Now they are in the dryer and I can go back to organizing my room. I now have a wider shelf in my room for all my decks, so now hopefully none will go missing anymore, LOL.

I also found that I have more decks than I realized I still had, LOL.

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 15:19

I also found that I have more decks than I realized I still had, LOL.ROTFLMAO!!!! :D Thanks for playing wif me :love:

G'Night~~~

it didn't have that effect on me, when i worked in an icecream shop in an amusement parlour. i've never eaten it since :)Popcorn or ice cream?

Lutestring

05-12-2011, 15:21

... back to organizing my room. I now have a wider shelf in my room for all my decks, so now hopefully none will go missing anymore, LOL.

I also found that I have more decks than I realized I still had, LOL.

funny, that's what happened to me, when i organised mine. i still can't find my victorian flower oracle, but i have found everything else.

goodnight kale :)

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 15:32

goodnight kale :)

I may be following her. I'm trying to decide if I wanna look for more stuff.

ETA...hit "submit, ya silly twit"

Hey, that rhymes...LOL

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 15:44

AND......on that SPECTACULAR Poetic note...........I'm off~~~~~~~~~

G'Night :*

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 16:11

*raises coffee mug to Chiska's late biker - who sounds great!*

(((Stormy & Mom))). And I am slightly wistful that I never reached that with my mum. She was a very, very reserved woman and after my dad died she came to live in my road (where the Vampire lives too). Mum bore the brunt of the Vampire for years and she kind of - retreated - mentally. No other word for it. She went away. And eventually she developed Alzheimers and (it felt like) she embraced it - and totally disappeared within weeks. She stayed gone until her death some 14 years later.

It was strange. And I wish things had been different. She said that the Vampire is like an emotional battering-ram, and it's true, and I guess her answer was to retreat. I remember mum told me that she wouldn't blame me one bit for severing contact with my sister after she (mum) had died, but that she felt she couldn't do that because of my sister's emotional neediness.

I wish I'd grown into my strength before my mum retreated. I think that if I was fighting to keep mum with us, I could have stood up to the Vampire; I'd like to think so. I know I couldn't back then.

Ah well. It's all long gone - and if wishes were fishes we'd all cast nets ....

NorthernTigress

05-12-2011, 16:15

Hi Wendy.

Yeah, it's kind of sad. I'm getting to the point where I hardly ever speak to *any* of my family, except at Christmastime. And that's only because we are "expected" to be together.

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 16:16

It is 1 am here for me, but my words to you are...Give your precious self a flipping break, Wu!!!!

EiE IS a battering ram, and I try to teach his sibs how to deal, but I have also retreated a bit.

Family battering rams are a HUGE PIA and scar us all!

And I really need to go to bed. I'm getting VERY b*tchy...LOL

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 16:17

If it weren't for the expectations, would you bother? Or be bothered?

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 16:18

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 16:20

G'Night mATes...I'm out...LOL~~~

and all have survived with their heads intact :angel:

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 16:21

If it weren't for the expectations, would you bother? Or be bothered?
Oooooooooooh....good question...Who's expectations?

oh...bed...right...~~~~~~

The crowned one

05-12-2011, 16:21

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 16:22

Nighty night :)

I gotta get my socks and shoes on - only got about 10 minutes before it's time to go to work :eek:

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 16:23

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 16:25

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/315017_309187825777344_205344452828349_1184988_240 285945_n.jpg

WE have built in assumptions as to what we are seeing, but it can flip :) Our brains combine many visual cues, and settles on the most plausible... but it can not hold what has two visual truths, The 2D tosses our visuals for a loop.

I saw 13...that 3rd column tossed me...

oh...right...bed....~~~~~~~

The crowned one

05-12-2011, 16:25

Keep looking ;)

Let your eyes relax

Stormdancer

05-12-2011, 16:31

http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-laughing021.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

Let your eyes relax

***sleeping IS relaxed eyes***

They kept coming and fading...kinda like my brain...

Love ya toots~~~~

ETA...why just the 3rd column??? I don't care...sleeping...

http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-sleep013.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

Literally, since mom is in my bed...LOL :laugh:

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 16:33

I stare hard at everything lol - if I relax my eyes I can't see properly (old prescription and no money .....).

I shall settle on that there are things hidden from me, that I know are there and cannot see. Seems about right for me :laugh:

Jesii

05-12-2011, 16:36

Morning all *waves* How is everyone?

NorthernTigress

05-12-2011, 16:52

Hi Jessii, long time no E!

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 17:01

Morning Jesii - the office is good and warm - hurray!

Mondays is Wonderful Boss day but I worry about him when it's cold and nasty outside. I'm hoping I'm not carrying any bugs about from himself; WB takes ages to get rid of coughs and colds now, and I'd hate him to catch anything!

Lutestring

05-12-2011, 17:03

hi jesii and wu. i'm not really here, i'm busy sewing :)

that's so sad about your mum, wu, and i know exactly what you mean about an emotional battering ram. i think the oompaloompa seriously affected my mother's and grandmother's health. my grandmother retreated into alzheimer's, my mum got high blood pressure and cerebral aneurisms,which run in the family, but she had a huge one just after a big argument with oompa :(
mum improved a lot after coming to live with me, meanwhile i was a complete mess when mum died and let my brother get away with things when i should have fought over the will. oh well, water under the bridge.

i see 16 circles, and i need new glasses too :)

NorthernTigress

05-12-2011, 17:08

I should be in bed right now. I don't want to admit what is keeping me awake though. It is highly embarrassing, and it involves television.

Edit: Okay, I must sleep, despite the strange attraction of what I'm watching.

What am I watching?

This (http://science.discovery.com/tv/punkin-chunkin/)

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 17:17

Yeah - water under the bridge for us both (((Lute))).

Hey - himself is gonna see if he can get a bandsaw - just a craft one (not a full on timber mill type) so he can cut sticks and branches easily for me. And maybe I could learn to use it? He worries that I'll chop my fingers off. I do understand; I am a tad challenged at times. We'll look int he d-i-y superstore today, because I need some satin varnish anyway so want to go there straight from work.

NT - what could be that embarrassing? Enquiring minds want to know!!

Jesii

05-12-2011, 17:17

I can see 16 circles!

Hiya Wendy and Lute and NT :D all mad here - got 5000 words to write by thursday 15th - hopefully get first drafts done by riday! :party:

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 17:18

What's your subject Jesii?

And when do you go home?

NorthernTigress

05-12-2011, 17:20

NT - what could be that embarrassing? Enquiring minds want to know!!

See Edit above. Or below, if your thread is backwards like mine.

Jesii

05-12-2011, 17:21

What's your subject Jesii?

And when do you go home?

Essay One: 3000 words: Classical Hollywood production codes and it's effect on Sex in the classical narrative

Essay Two: 2000 words: Dario Argento as a European Auteur (director who's personal vision we see in his films)

15th hopefully, though I won't get home till 8ish, as have a 3-5 lecture!

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 17:23

See Edit above. Or below, if your thread is backwards like mine.

Oh fun! It's the kind of thing we'd watch happily - himself loves that kind of program :)

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 17:25

Essay One: 3000 words: Classical Hollywood production codes and it's effect on Sex in the classical narrative

Essay Two: 2000 words: Dario Argento as a European Auteur (director who's personal vision we see in his films)

15th hopefully, though I won't get home till 8ish, as have a 3-5 lecture!

Interesting subjects :).

And the 15th isn't far away.

James and I found what he can give me as a pressie this year - the new Nightwish album - Imaginareum. Oh joy :D:D:D. It's only taken them four years to bring out a new one! And I love Anette Olzen's voice more than I ever liked Tarja's :).

NorthernTigress

05-12-2011, 17:26

It's the first time I've actually seen it. Kari, Grant and Tory usually talk about it on Twitter, but I can never find it on telly. Until now.

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 17:27

We used to love Scrapheap (or scrapyard - can't remember) Challenge - I don't what it's USA/Canadian counterpart is called - but it was one of our favourites :)

NorthernTigress

05-12-2011, 17:29

We used to love Scrapheap (or scrapyard - can't remember) Challenge - I don't what it's USA/Canadian counterpart is called - but it was one of our favourites :)

The USA version was called Junkyard Wars. I liked the original better, because it introduced me to the word "Bodge".

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 17:31

Yes - it was a great program. I wish they'd make a new series :)

Jesii

05-12-2011, 17:33

Interesting subjects :).

And the 15th isn't far away.

James and I found what he can give me as a pressie this year - the new Nightwish album - Imaginareum. Oh joy :D:D:D. It's only taken them four years to bring out a new one! And I love Anette Olzen's voice more than I ever liked Tarja's :).

Hummmm I'd have to say I like them pretty equally! Is there a youtube link or anything? Cause I'm a big fan, and can't afford it atm lol

lectures/tutorail to go to - bye all!

NorthernTigress

05-12-2011, 17:36

Okay, It's less than half an hour to the end, so I might as well stay up.

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 17:38

Hummmm I'd have to say I like them pretty equally! Is there a youtube link or anything? Cause I'm a big fan, and can't afford it atm lol

lectures/tutorail to go to - bye all!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXOFtkcTFcw

NorthernTigress

05-12-2011, 17:43

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXOFtkcTFcw

I like the music. It reminds me of a weird combo of Mediaeval Baebes and Great Big Sea.

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 17:47

NorthernTigress

05-12-2011, 17:54

I just love them :)

When Tarja sang with them their music was classified as "symphonic metal" - which seems so contradictory but actually makes sense, when you know that Tarja is a classically trained operatic lyric soprano. Anette isn't, but has a voice more suited (for me) to the group - with Tarja it was often more like Tarja and her backers, unless the band were playing solos.

That would explain the Mediaeval Baebes vibe I got.

The Baebes are an all female chorus, specializing in music in other languages (and sometimes ancient languages). They are British, but I saw them live once.

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 17:59

Mi-Shell sent me one of their CD's as a Yule gift a couple of years back - I enjoy it very much :). Very unusual!

NorthernTigress

05-12-2011, 18:01

Well, It's (over)time for bed. Maybe I'll play the Baebes as I go to sleep.

Later!

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 18:04

Night NT - sleep sweet :)

BlueDragonfly

05-12-2011, 21:00

Good Morning! http://yoursmiles.org/tsmile/eat/t1961.gif (http://yoursmiles.org/t-eat.php?page=2)

Catching up on the overnights, I stared at, scrolled on, went back to, stared at, scrolled on, went back to.....TCO's optical. *sighs* I kept looking for the trick, till I reread his hint to relax your eyes. 19 complete circles, if you count the letters in the words!

Jesii, I've seen you knock out 2000 and 3000 word essays, with no problem, I'm sure you'll do fine! :)

I'll be heading to the youtube link as soon as the morning TV news is off, Wu. I like NightWish!

I've seen the show NT was talking about! Very cool machines! There's one about guys that buy abandoned storage units, and I like watching them learn about, and haggle with the experts that explain and then buy(usually) the items they find.

PathWalker

05-12-2011, 21:19

Here, the parrots managed to open a 'postern gate'

(wiki: A postern is a secondary door or gate, particularly in a fortification such as a city wall or castle curtain wall. Posterns were often located in a concealed location, allowing the occupants to come and go inconspicuously. In the event of a siege, a postern could act as a sally port, allowing defenders to make a sortie on the besiegers.)

in the cage and sneak out to do battle with the door frame!

And someone is selling a rare deck from my wishlist - at a price I so cannot afford, and what a time of year to try and squeeze any budget anyway.

Keep telling myself it's just 21 bits of round carboard (not even 78)

:(

Oh, for the enquiring minds

http://www.tarotpassages.com/aradia.htm

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 21:27

BlueDragonfly

05-12-2011, 21:34

Oh, those naughty parrots, (((PW)))!

I'm sorry you can't buy the deck you sooo want! :(
I'll have to go back and try again, I couldn't see a pic. We're(laptop) not opening things with our usual efficiency, this morning.

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 21:36

Wouldn't open here either...I think Tarot Passages is having issues :)

Lutestring

05-12-2011, 21:40

clever parrots :) hello pw, yira, blue.

i just saw someone is selling a white bat tarot, someone here wanted one, was it stormy or cardlady?

BlueDragonfly

05-12-2011, 21:40

16 circles. Not counting the question asking how many circles :D The trick is to focus on the X, not the squares surrounding it...

Morning all :)

I have a strange relationship with my mom. She really disliked me A LOT, and one of the last things she said to me before her stroke was how much she preferred my sister over me. But she HAS had that stroke...and she's not really my mom any more...So I get along fine with "my mom" while regretting that we never had time to mend our relationship....

My Mom passed away when I was 12, so I never got to have an adult relationship with her. My dad's remarriage seriously strained our relationship, it became more of a remote, polite "acquaintance". He passed in 1993. My (adult)strained family relationships came in the form of in-laws, which, after my husband passed away, went bye-bye!

BlueDragonfly

05-12-2011, 21:43

clever parrots :) hello pw, yira, blue.

i just saw someone is selling a white bat tarot, someone here wanted one, was it stormy or cardlady?

*waves* Hi Lute! Kitty still feeling more perky? I'm glad she's okay.

I don't remember who was wanting that one. I'm kind of avoiding the Trade forum, I know there's something there I would really want and not be able to get, so.......

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 21:49

From the sounds of it, you were better off without those in-law relationships!

It seems a fair amount of us have difficult/strained relationships with parents/family...

Lutestring

05-12-2011, 21:59

PathWalker

05-12-2011, 21:59

It seems a fair amount of us have difficult/strained relationships with family...

Yeah, just having one now :(
Bugger bugger buigger bugger bugger!

Sorry.

(not Jes :) x )

PathWalker

05-12-2011, 22:00

kitty is still feeling ok :) she wanted me to play with her this afternoon, but didn't keep trying like she usually does, so she's not quite her normal self, but nearly.

i know i shouldn't look at the trade thread, but i do :rolleyes:. i've got the white bats already, anyway :laugh: but there are a few other interesting things. my powers of resistance are very good today, though i did get a little tempted by the ferrets. i've already said no more decks this year, and then i got the dollar deck :D

The dollar deck! - you wicked and outrageous woman you! :D
x

ETA So glad that Kitty is well, can't imagine having to be aware of ticks like that - makes me cringe just thinking, And such a worry - glad she's doing better

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 22:01

(((Pw)))

kaleanna

05-12-2011, 22:02

Hi everyone,

How is everyone?

ROTFLMAO!!!! :D Thanks for playing wif me :love:

You're welcome Stormy, Had lots of fun playing the dominoes game :D

PathWalker

05-12-2011, 22:03

Morning Kaleaana, and everyone who's here that I missed :)

BlueDragonfly

05-12-2011, 22:04

:) There are times......at my house.

I think that people(our generation and younger) are more cognizant of their own needs and expressing them, now, moreso than in past generations. While loyalty to family is still there, it has been tempered by self-realization, and the "information age", which brings alternative choices to many who would have "never dared" make those choices as recently as a generation ago. Nowadays, things that were previously "just not done" are becoming more of a normalcy.

I'm having trouble expressing this............more coffee is needed, I think! :laugh:

eta- there, the space between the first sentence and the next, makes more sense.

cardlady22

05-12-2011, 22:05

Shalyn

05-12-2011, 22:08

Aulruna

05-12-2011, 22:09

Oh yes, the elusive Aradia ... on my wishlist too!

Though I have to say, I'm not as easily excited about decks any more. All the gushing "ooooh, that goes on my wishlist" after the first brush stroke is out there has seriously turned me off over the past year.

Or it is because I have 1300 already ...

I received our collaborative deck from another forum, to which I've contributed Judgment, 3 of Pentacles and Ace of Wands. It is always so interesting to see the different interpretations and styles!

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 22:10

That would answer the question of who wanted the Bat tarot...(((Cardlady)))

Hmm...I'm not sure I've ever expressed my needs to my mother...she really couldn't have cared less. Actually I guess I did point out the unfairness of something she proposed to do, which netted me the response that assured me I was NOT a family favorite... :D

Lutestring

05-12-2011, 22:11

Not caught up yet, but I tortured myself looking at trading just now. There's a White Bat Tarot for ~ $200 on offer. Off to block Trading from my sights again . . .

ETA: Crap! Can't do it yet since I need to pay for & receive the Relationship Runes . . .

:bugeyed: she hadn't put a price when i looked, she added later.

i've completed two sewing projects, but i haven't done the washing up :laugh:

((((((pathwalker))))))

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 22:13

Or it is because I have 1300 already ...

When I hit 1300 I might slow down..maybe... :D :D My income has slowed waaay down which has slowed my acquisition of decks down..LOL I thought I would hit over 100 by Christmas, but that's not happening :P

Laura Borealis

05-12-2011, 22:14

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/315017_309187825777344_205344452828349_1184988_240 285945_n.jpg

WE have built in assumptions as to what we are seeing, but it can flip :) Our brains combine many visual cues, and settles on the most plausible... but it can not hold what has two visual truths, The 2D tosses our visuals for a loop.

16, but it was 13 for awhile! I couldn't get circles to come out in the 3rd column at first, even though I knew they must be there. :D

Good morning all! http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m271/pixel_and_bean/animated%20gifs/mug.gif

PathWalker

05-12-2011, 22:14

Oh yes, the elusive Aradia ... on my wishlist too!

!

Ah, I have a "curvaceous" wishlist of decks with round cards, round art or oval, that kind of thing. Beyond that I have to realy love a deck to want to add it - but the round section, well I'd love to add to that.
It's all that's listed here, those curvy decks.

Never mind :)

BlueDragonfly

05-12-2011, 22:15

Good Morning Shalyn, cardlady, Aulruna!

Lutestring

05-12-2011, 22:17

i think i could be very good if i had 1300 decks :angel: there wouldn't be so many to get :)
i shouldn't be buying any decks, and yet i do...

cardlady22

05-12-2011, 22:18

(((:heart:))) to everybody!

PathWalker

05-12-2011, 22:18

I should stop moaning - I am adding a deck to the curvaceous collection, the 2013 Mayan deck that some kind person put up on a trian I think (thank you whoever it was :) )

......think the parrost are out again.....

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 22:19

G'morning Laura :)

ROFL PW -- Time for a padlock perhaps?

BlueDragonfly

05-12-2011, 22:19

16, but it was 13 for awhile! I couldn't get circles to come out in the 3rd column at first, even though I knew they must be there. :D

Good morning all! http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m271/pixel_and_bean/animated%20gifs/mug.gif

It was actually a quick glance at.....while going back to read another post, that I finally caught sight of a circle. For a while there, I felt very "shortsighted"! staring at the X didn't help either. :laugh:

Laura Borealis

05-12-2011, 22:23

I didn't stare at the X either. I got the first column by logic, then two more fell into place, but that last one defied logic for awhile :D

cardlady22

05-12-2011, 22:25

That visual puzzle hurt my eyes. I am not good with those, but it was easy to see 16 once TCO commented about relaxing your eyes. Every time I tried to start counting them, I would lose them. Guess that eye exam really needs a bump in the priority list. :rolleyes:

Aulruna

05-12-2011, 22:31

What exactly is the appeal of Beth Seilonen decks? I have a few, and they are cute ... but I would never lay down such an amount of money for them as for that White Bats!?

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 22:33

I don't know Aulruna - I wouldn't get one 'cos cute simply isn't my bag.....

Himself has just bought a bandsaw. Yay! I think? Apparently it arrives tomorrow and he is very happy about this, so that's alright then :).

Laura Borealis

05-12-2011, 22:35

It must be the limited edition factor. I don't have any of her decks; I do think they're cute but I honestly can't see a lot of depth in something like the White Bats. And I'm not a collector just for the sake of collecting (or the sake of cuteness) so I'll probably never get one.

cardlady22

05-12-2011, 22:36

I have a "Bat Thing" ~ my very first Neopets character was a Korbat. I loved her. They redrew all of them though. Really kicking myself for shutting off the account after I got the tcg checklists. I made new ones, but they aren't quite the same.
I neglect them dreadfully . . . always Dying or Starving. :P

The other one that attracts me is the Blue Dart Frog (because of SOOD) but I'm safe since it's Majors-only.

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 22:37

I don't know Aulruna...I'd be much more likely to buy a full deck than a majors deck...and at this point I couldn't help but to think of all the decks I could get if I didn't get this ONE deck...

Or I'd buy an Illuminated. (And still have money left over lol)

Wow, or not on the money left over...that deck has gone UP since I first started wanting it... lol

Lutestring

05-12-2011, 22:37

not all her decks are cute. the white bats is a small edition of 25, and also it's 78 cards, instead of a lot of hers which are only 22. i got the bats ages ago, when it was on special on ebay, where she sometimes sells decks.

i'm also rather fond of bats :) and i love the blue frog one.

winter and the crow isn't cute...

Laura Borealis

05-12-2011, 22:42

You can buy the original White Bats cards for $750 in her Etsy shop. $825 if you want them laminated.

PathWalker

05-12-2011, 22:45

I don't have any if her decks, so I can't really comment.
But I have Ferrets for cute :)

Lutestring

05-12-2011, 22:45

You can buy the original White Bats cards for $750 in her Etsy shop. $825 if you want them laminated.

stop torturing cardlady, she knows...

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 22:47

Good grief that's a LOT of money :bugeyed:.

But if you had it, and wanted something badly enough, it'd be worth it I think!

cardlady22

05-12-2011, 22:48

Actually, no. I have a $150 max. })
And a freakin' huge box of Neopets cards . . .

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 22:48

And the one here in the forum is only 200?? Quite a bargain I'd say....

I have the Ferrets too, but I paid a good deal less than the Beth S....however you spell her last name's decks....lol

What's Mr Wu gonna make with the bandsaw? More dollhouse parts? ♥

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 22:50

Actually, no. I have a $150 max. })

Is that including shipping?

Cuz...the original post has been edited to say, $165, which includes shipping/tracking....

BlueDragonfly

05-12-2011, 22:52

But if you had it, and wanted something badly enough, it'd be worth it I think!

Yep, this statement, right here.

They don't really appeal to me, so......my pining for the unobtainable heads off in different directions! :)

cardlady22

05-12-2011, 22:53

Is that including shipping?

Cuz...the original post has been edited to say, $165, which includes shipping/tracking....Lalalalalalalalalalalala . . . .

No more like that. I'm trying very hard to stick to 1 deck per month (or special holiday event) and under $30 now.

yirabeth

05-12-2011, 22:53

Okay sorry. Just wondered. ((((((((Cardlady))))))))

Laura Borealis

05-12-2011, 22:55

stop torturing cardlady, she knows...

D'oh! Sorry... ;)

I do love those ferrets. HudsonGray does excellent decks. I have her Chats and they are awesome.

cardlady22

05-12-2011, 22:59

:P I have also forbidden myself to sign up with etsy . . .

Laura Borealis

05-12-2011, 23:02

:P I have also forbidden myself to sign up with etsy . . .

That is a wise move. *nods*

cardlady22

05-12-2011, 23:08

I'm getting really bummed out watching these USPS cut & price announcements . . . I live rural and there are many times I've tried to make a payment online or via phone- only to find the auto system down. I prefer getting my statements on paper.

http://news.yahoo.com/postal-cuts-slow-delivery-first-class-mail-141723847.html
The cuts, now being finalized, would close roughly 250 of the nearly 500 mail processing centers across the country as early as next March.

On the other hand, I guess this will push me further into the arms of my iPod and eventually the Kindle Fire for most entertainment/media needs.

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 23:08

Himself loves carpentry - he'll have hours of pleasure from it - and I guess I'll be looking forward to shelves, and anything else he thinks might be useful :). He could do with a new desk, really. He made the current one, and the shelving units around it, but he's needing more surface area for his stuff.

BlueDragonfly

05-12-2011, 23:13

Good for himself! You'll both benefit from his new saw in many ways!

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 23:15

Yes - we shared the cost, and we'll share the benefits :).

The cookies you guys made looked wonderful; I so wanted to try a few!

BlueDragonfly

05-12-2011, 23:15

That is a wise move. *nods*

What's with the *nods*? You're the one that is always linking the tempting pics! :laugh:

*don't get me wrong, I love looking at them, and yes, I always click* :rolleyes:

BlueDragonfly

05-12-2011, 23:18

Yes - we shared the cost, and we'll share the benefits :).

The cookies you guys made looked wonderful; I so wanted to try a few!

Thanks! We had alot of fun. :D Not enough time in the day to make all that we wanted to. I've got butter on the counter warming up for the Apple Spice Shortbread as I type.

If you'd like, I can forward some recipes, and you(himself) could alter them to be less carby!

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 23:26

Very difficult to do - cookies need flour and sugar and both are chockful of carbs.... every now and then I splurge and that's enough but if he made delicious home made biccies for me - it'd see me stuffing them back like nobody's business :D

kaleanna

05-12-2011, 23:29

back from taking Teen to school, too cold for him to walk and it had been raining off and on all nite and we are suppose to have more rain throughout the day today.

Wendywu

05-12-2011, 23:30

Gotta go - back later :)

cardlady22

05-12-2011, 23:31

back from taking Teen to school, too cold for him to walk and it had been raining off and on all nite and we are suppose to have more rain throughout the day today.Are you in an area that has watch/warnings for flooding? Saw headlines briefly last night.

Laura Borealis

05-12-2011, 23:43

What's with the *nods*? You're the one that is always linking the tempting pics! :laugh:

*don't get me wrong, I love looking at them, and yes, I always click* :rolleyes:

:laugh: She has resisted my bad example!

back from taking Teen to school, too cold for him to walk and it had been raining off and on all nite and we are suppose to have more rain throughout the day today.

I was going to tell you "SOCKS!" but then I realized you already threw down the next domino. Gloves eh? Hmmm...

kaleanna

05-12-2011, 23:49

Are you in an area that has watch/warnings for flooding? Saw headlines briefly last night.
We will sometimes get warnings but not this time around. But I think there might be surrounding towns that will have the warnings.

I was going to tell you "SOCKS!" but then I realized you already threw down the next domino. Gloves eh? Hmmm...

LOL laura :grin:

emmsma

06-12-2011, 00:21

Morning everyone. Didn't sleep in as late today. Boy got up at 4am. Crawled into our bed and kept laughing.

coyoteblack

06-12-2011, 00:28

are we having a new train? I want in please.

cardlady22

06-12-2011, 00:31

Hello, emmsma! Don't like to be up earlier than I want, but laughing is the best way. Much better than arguing or the sound of a kid being sick . . .

Hubby's alarm has been going for a full 2 minutes. I am conducting an experiment to see if the darn thing ever shuts off on its own. (He's already outside.)

ETA: Hi, CB! Not til after the New Year.

And 8 minutes was more than I could stand. Safe to call this one as "It will run as long as the power does" :laugh:

emmsma

06-12-2011, 00:39

Hi CardLady! Hi Coyote!

I have found the Christmas Deck! I emailed A King's Journey's creator. She IS putting together another batch. Today, I must find and order a game or two for the boy, pay some bills and HOPE I can still afford it.

Darn bills! Why can't I spend my christmas money on me?

cardlady22

06-12-2011, 00:42

Have you tried reverse psychology? Add up what you've spent on decks through the year and console yourself? I buy for myself early or late and that way I'm free to focus on watching everybody else get happy.

kaleanna

06-12-2011, 00:44

Hiya cardlady, emmsma, CB

emmsma

06-12-2011, 00:48

That would more than work, except for the fact taht she is putting in the order on the 11th, so thats my deadline.

OK. Off to look for games. And the bills.

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 01:00

Good Morning emmsma and kaleanna!

~~~~
Apple Spice Shortbread Cookie review....

On a scale of 1 -10, I would give these a 10! :D Oh Yum!

Specifics.....
I didn't have any apple butter, so I reduced a can of unsweetened apple sauce, to about half and actually used 1/4 cup plus a tablespoon.

I also subbed for the Pumpkin Pie Spice....
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

I floured the counter and kneaded the dough a few times to help create a smooth texture, rolled it out to the rectangle shape and cut the 1 inch by 2 inch slices. Into the oven for 25 minutes, checked the bottoms for light brown color and slipped them back in for another 2 minutes.

These are a dry cookie, as expected for shortbread. I think you could substitute any combination of the spices you'd like, to equal the 2 1/4 teaspoons. Also, these could be cut to any shape, as long as it's not too thick or thin. You may need to adjust the baking time accordingly.

I'm going to dress up a few with a drizzle of melted dark chocolate......cuz, I just like them that way! :D

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 01:11

Well that sounds fantastic Blue! I'm definitely going to have to try those. I may omit cloves and add extra cinnamon...cloves are not my favorite spice :D I think I'll reduce my apple sauce like you did, too!

I found on ebay a squeeze handle cookie press like Jack used. Can't order now because all spare funds are going to Christmas gifts, but I think I'll get one in the coming year. I would think they could be useful all year around..Easter cookies etc... :D I'm really liking the recipe we used yesterday, with the cream cheese. Even cooked. And I usually don't like a lot of cooked cookie recipes :P

Trying to figure Joe's Christmas present order. The SS deck/book, Tarot Wisdom...and one other book. Torn between Tarot for Yourself (Mary Greer) and "Learning the Tarot" (J. Bunning) Two totally different types of books, but Learning the Tarot was a HUGE help for me when I started out, learning how to see the same card for many different circumstances.(I used the online, free, version. But that's not accessible to him.) On the other hand, I think the Tarot for Yourself is very good for personal insight too...*sigh* Gonna have to figure this out soon! :laugh:

Blue, Jack laughed about me scolding him to go to bed last night, when he hadn't signed out on your computer :D

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 01:17

Ya know, I never even looked when the page came up, I just commented and then noticed it wasn't my avvie! Lol! Then I couldn't remember my password, had to go find my cheatsheet. *shakes head* I was in the middle of resizing my pics and editing out some of the duplicates.

Laura Borealis

06-12-2011, 01:19

Two cool things my SO turned me onto today:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCMJA7y84mY (cool music)
http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/digitallibrary/voynich.html (scans of the Voynich manuscript -- weird and awesome)

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 01:20

I've never read the Bunning book, so I can't comment on that one. It comes down to which would benefit him the most, right now, I think.

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 01:21

LOL! It was funny from this end -- I thought he'd said, we had so much fun! So I was like yeah I know kiddo..wait a minute, you're supposed to be in BED.....!!! :D

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 01:22

I've never read the Bunning book, so I can't comment on that one. It comes down to which would benefit him the most, right now, I think.

Yeah...and I just don't KNOW.... WAAAAAHHHH! lol I'm not good at choices!

Wendywu

06-12-2011, 01:24

Tarot for Yourslf has lots of exercises that are great for one person who is going to be working alone, and reading for themselves :)

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 01:27

Here's the book online -- http://www.learntarot.com/course.htm

I think it's admirable she made the entire book available free online. And, I really used it a lot at first...it was helpful in learning to see cards in various ways. Instead of 2 of cups always being about a lover, it could indicate working together in a job-related question, etc etc. When you first start with tarot, it's all too easy to see only the basic "keyword" meaning.

cardlady22

06-12-2011, 01:29

Mary K. Greer gets my vote, yira!

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 01:29

Tarot for Yourslf has lots of exercises that are great for one person who is going to be working alone, and reading for themselves :)

I know! It's an awesome book...and I think deals with your inner self...growth etc...GAH I hate having a budget. He needs both!

Maybe I'll get one for Christmas, and the other in January :D

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 01:36

I know! It's an awesome book...and I think deals with your inner self...growth etc...GAH I hate having a budget. He needs both!

Maybe I'll get one for Christmas, and the other in January :D

Now, that's a good plan!

And thanks for the link, I'll check that book out.

I've got to run for awhile, papaerwork to turn in, then out to the house to check on things.
See y'all later.

emmsma

06-12-2011, 01:37

I hear you on the hating a budget.

I am happy to say I have paid all the bills - well there are property taxes, but they are due in May. I found a game to buy Emm. Might be the end of the major gift buying. Stocking stuffer stuff after this.

And hubby approved my deck buying. He didn't even let me get it out, when I was going to ask. He saw the look on my face and said, "Whatever it is, you deserve it."

But I'm not getting paid again til the 14th and I'm afraid if I get both things, we won't make it. :(

And the deck has to be purchased before the 11th. And I'm afraid if I don't get the game now, it won't make it here in time.

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 01:39

See you later Blue :)

I think I'll start with the J Bunning one, because it's just the basics. For someone who has never picked up a tarot deck, I think the basics are necessary. BUT I'll tell him, another book is coming in January that will help you apply those basics to yourself...

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 01:41

And hubby approved my deck buying. He didn't even let me get it out, when I was going to ask. He saw the look on my face and said, "Whatever it is, you deserve it."

I love you Mr. Emmsma!!!

I hope you figure it out so you can have the deck, because you really DO deserve it ♥♥

emmsma

06-12-2011, 01:45

Game is paid for. Found it cheaper on ebay. Always do. :P

I have a few days to debate my deck.

Glad you decided on a book. Good plan too. :)

Wendywu

06-12-2011, 02:29

Oh, I hope there's enough for you to get your deck :).

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 02:39

I haz a question for Cardlady (or anyone else who might know lol) We were talking about sabian symbols last week, and figuring out what ours were with the website. But I'd like to understand more what it means...

For instance, for my first one it says :

Sun: 19°36' Gemini

Now, another site says, "Remember that your Sun sign represents who you are and who you are becoming." It also says for Gemini, 19-20° - "19-20: A Modern Cafeteria Displays An Abundance Of Food, Products Of Various Regions" (Which is a wordier way of saying what the original site said about it, "Sabian Symbol: A cafeteria. Supply")

Which (may or may not) mean I'm in the process of having abundance/giving abundance, a supply for my family/friends. (Maybe. My untutored take on it)

Problem is, it doesn't say what the OTHER placements mean. I mean, it DOES have what the different degrees of different symbols mean. But not what the place they show up in means, IE, the Sun for this particular one.

SO. The question is, is there a site that you know of, that will tell me what the different placements mean? Such as, Moon, Mercury, Venus....all the way down to South Node? I prefer a website I can access over a book right now, as I'm all money'ed out :laugh: And I've been googling for a while but am unsuccessful - I don't have the proper words to say just what it is I'm looking for, perhaps.

(Sorry so wordy, but I wasn't sure how else to express what I'm hoping to find)

cardlady22

06-12-2011, 02:47

:P I accept your challenge, yira!
Off the top of my head, I'm going to say it's probably in a book by Marc Edmund Jones (or some other Sabian Assembly author) ~ many of them don't post things on the net.

ETA: Dane Rudhyar's An Astrological Mandala (Part Four, Chapter 3) is very brief & not well organized, but refers to a "First Steps In The Study of Birth Charts" booklet; now a chapter in Person-Centered Astrology
~ the 4 angles ~
http://www.cornerstone-astrology.com/articles/sabian_symbols_chart_angle_delineation.htm
~ lunar nodes ~
http://khaldea.com/rudhyar/astroarticles/moonnodesatbirth.php

I found an mp3! It may be more astrology-oriented than the Sabian Symbols. (scroll down)
http://www.beyondsunsigns.com/rudhyaraudioastrology.html
http://www.khaldea.com/rudhyar/pofa/pofa_tc.shtml

****This might be what you're looking for & it's by Marina Costelloe!
http://www.awesomeuniverse.com/sabian_archive/sabian_intro.htm

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 02:53

Hehe! Well, if it turns out it's in a book only, at least I have the initial info down and I can look it up later :D Not like I can build this dream-catcher to hang on my wall right now anyway! :P

emmsma

06-12-2011, 03:04

Thanks yira for a great question. I've been trying to wrap my head around the cryptic little explanations for each one, but I can't understand the meanings.

emmsma

06-12-2011, 03:06

And now, when I can't afford one, I have 3 decks I want Right Now!

1. A King's Journey
2. Wooden TdM
3. Tarot de Marsella Robledo

Hooray! But maybe they aren't all as limited as I fear and they will wait for me. :)

Or, sale time!

emmsma

06-12-2011, 03:16

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 03:20

****This might be what you're looking for & it's by Marina Costelloe!
http://www.awesomeuniverse.com/sabian_archive/sabian_intro.htm

This is perfect!! Exactly what I meant :) Thank you SOOO MUCH (((Cardlady))) I knew you would find it..even if my description wasn't quite there... :P

And, I'm glad my question helped others :)

cardlady22

06-12-2011, 03:22

Here's an article that shows how Marc Edmund Jones approached the chart of President Theodore Roosevelt:
http://sabian.org/horoscope_interpretation.php

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 03:25

Also, here is this page : http://www.astrodreamadvisor.com/Sabian_Symbols.html

Which I thought helped explain what the different symbols meant, although I needed to know in reference to...

So. Using the gorgeous page Cardlady found us, mixed with the one above I see for my Moon:

Moon: 16°52' Pisces
Sabian Symbol: An Easter promenade. Celebration

Moon = Our emotional us.
Pisces 16°52' = An Easter Parade (This isn't totally necessary as there IS a short description given by the first page BUT this other page often has a deeper description. Just not THIS time :P)

So if I were to try to apply this...well it bears thought to be honest. Something about my emotional me references celebration...LOL But you get the point! :D

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 03:33

Ooooh...I want to do one for Elaina....♥♥♥

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 03:46

Here's an article that shows how Marc Edmund Jones approached the chart of President Theodore Roosevelt:
http://sabian.org/horoscope_interpretation.php

This page is being very helpful too, because it's putting the meaning of the position in plain terms..for instance Mars (being the first one he's working with so that's where I am lol) For my mars it says, "An Airplane falling. Crisis"

Mars = Energy and Motivation/war according to the first page I look at. But the above page indicates "the place in life where you throw off energy, fly off the handle and move the hardest to get things done." (emphasis mine) Which makes sense to me especially when I see what *my* symbol relates to - I really DO get better in crisis.

Ahh this is all fantastic! Thanks Cardlady♥

cardlady22

06-12-2011, 03:46

Moon: 16°52' Pisces
Sabian Symbol: An Easter promenade. Celebration

Moon = Our emotional us.
Pisces 16°52' = An Easter Parade (This isn't totally necessary as there IS a short description given by the first page BUT this other page often has a deeper description. Just not THIS time :P)Dane Rudhyar subtitles it "participating in collective peak experiences" and "the capacity ... to unite the members of a community in a display of excellence"
Diana E. Roche gives it the theme of Standing Out- demonstrating a newly acquired skill and winning the admiration of others ~ which makes me think about its polar opposite if someone in your life responds negatively to your energy (envy, or wanting to put you out of the spotlight)

And then I take it into the Day Card Calendar association as well.
March 8th ~ 2:spade: Partner manifestation (balance or fear)

emmsma

06-12-2011, 03:48

just did emmett's. :)

Chiska

06-12-2011, 03:58

Tarot for Yourself is a nice book. The Learn Tarot course is okay - but too rigid for my gregory style of reading. I will read the card as I see it! darn it.

I think it is from my "DON'T TELL ME!!" attitude - at least that is what my mother says. She says I am obstinate, vindictive, and stubborn.

To be honest, however, I have worked to overcome the more negative aspects of those...and if you don't believe me, I will hunt you down...no, wait...that is naughty...*shock-shock*....eep.

But seriously, please tell me if I am mad? I just signed up for ALL the exchanges (circles) that are running.

Back to working from home (YAYAYAYA I love Winter Break....).....

cardlady22

06-12-2011, 04:08

Hello, Chiska! You're not insane. :heart:
But, I couldn't do it . . .

emmsma

06-12-2011, 04:12

cardlady22

06-12-2011, 04:18

Yep, after flipping back & forth and all over the webpages, Diana E. Roche's book has the freshest/clearest way of presenting extensive info on the Sabian Symbols in modern language. ($26-30 before shipping)
But I still love Lynda Hill's quotations and Marina Costelloe's gems & body part/point entries. Got some interesting info on what is associated with the injured area of my left foot. :bugeyed:

Chiska

06-12-2011, 04:38

Good luck with all your readings, Chiska. I know that is too much for me. I couldn't - even when doing the most readings - do more than 2 without feeling overwhelmed.

Sounds like you are looking forward to it, so: Enjoy!

I usually do all the circles (Glutton for Punishment), but I was going to take December off because of the holidays. :D

I don't have anybody here to read for and reading for myself is kind of repetitive.

Wendywu

06-12-2011, 05:04

I signed up for intuitive oracle exchange :). And Newbies. But that's enough for me for the time being. Especially considering I'm using Northern Shadows for the Newbies :bugeyed:

Chiska

06-12-2011, 05:11

I signed up for intuitive oracle exchange :). And Newbies. But that's enough for me for the time being. Especially considering I'm using Northern Shadows for the Newbies :bugeyed:

Those are mighty pretty cards - lots of white space, though. Are they large enough to give good detail on the images?

Wendywu

06-12-2011, 05:19

Yes - I like Sylvia Gainsford's artwork - and although they don't have particularly detailed images each one reflects a saga, or a god's story, or carries a rune that enhances the artwork; I think she's been very clever with the deck.

cardlady22

06-12-2011, 05:23

I have her Kabbalah Cards and Rune Vision Cards, but not the tarot decks.

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 05:26

I used to do all the exchanges - I wanted to read daily and that was a good start :P I stopped when school got too hard and haven't started up...I've tried joining just ONE at a time and haven't had much success lately :rolleyes: Too...scatterbrained or something....

But, I don't think you're crazy Chiska♥

Wendywu

06-12-2011, 05:29

Yes, I've got the Kabbalah and Rune Vision cards too. I had Tarot of the Old Path too but the colouring in that one just didn't appeal. Too much orange and yellow for me, so I let that one go, but I've kept her others.

I like the spacious feel that the amount of white card left gives on the Northern Shadows :)

Laura Borealis

06-12-2011, 05:30

Are you all kidding? Chiska's insane! :D
ALL the exchanges? That's nuts

Wendywu

06-12-2011, 05:33

I used to do ISG, Newbies, COS and the psychic group but when I really wanted to study Ironwing hard I couldn't find the time for everything and decided to stop the readings unless I felt I really wanted to do some to explore some new ideas I had about the cards. I read occasionally now for others, but usually just for myself. I'm happy that way at the moment, although I'm aware it might change at some time.

Laura Borealis

06-12-2011, 05:33

Ugh, I guess my shopping isn't going to do itself.

I had a nice walk earlier
A hobo called me "Darlin'" :P
(that wasn't what made it nice... the weather is great)

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m271/pixel_and_bean/animated%20gifs/moped.gif back later!

Wendywu

06-12-2011, 05:35

I love that little bike of yours :)

emmsma

06-12-2011, 05:40

I used to have those Kabbalah cards. they were lovely.

kaleanna

06-12-2011, 05:42

HI All,

Hope everyone is having a good day.

I don't know why but I just cant seem to get much into the Christmas Spirit.

How is everyone else coming along with their christmas stuff?

emmsma

06-12-2011, 05:45

I discovered that the reading exchanges don't really work for me. I'd want to do readings when I'd signed up for them, but inevitably by the time the partners were given, the thrill would be gone. this made every exchange a chore for me.

this is a sad thing, because I'd really like to do readings at times - like Chiska said - for others, as reading for myself all the time can get stale.

I do get to read for coworkers once in a great while. Not sure how seeing the end of one gal's marriage a few months before her husband left will pan out. They will either be thinking I "caused it" or that my readings are really on the money. :P

Not sure which I'd prefer.

Wendywu

06-12-2011, 05:47

Well, if you want to read sometime - pop along to the Exchange and open a thread. I promise they'll be over you like flies over honey. Just say "no love readings" or "no yes or no questions" if you want to, anything you like, and them's the rules for your exchanges :)

cardlady22

06-12-2011, 05:51

I don't know why but I just cant seem to get much into the Christmas Spirit.

How is everyone else coming along with their christmas stuff?My MIL put her tree up yesterday. We haven't done anything in our house. But, the cancelled parade is on again for tonight so hubby & kids get to go.

Hubby's been using his spare time making batches of coquito, but I think that's done now. Just had to let them mix & sit.

emmsma

06-12-2011, 05:53

Hey Kaleanna. I'm pretty much done with Christmas. Just stocking stuffers left to do.

I'm not really in the mood either. I don't really want to hear the music and we haven't bothered to decorate. Discovered this morning just how we survived my short hours those few weeks. I didn't pay any bills for a month.

Got caught up this morning but it pretty much eliminated my shot at buying a deck this month, to have something for me on Christmas day. Unless the Alchemical decides to arrive early. I pre-ordered that ages ago.

So, slightly bummed but trying to focus on Emm's happiness on that day. I treat myself all year long, so if I miss out now, I should just go look at my overflowing shelves and know I'm taken care of.

I am happy that I worked on cleaning out a couple of my more disastrous closets. They aren't beautiful, but they are much better organized and I threw out quite a bit too.

Wendywu

06-12-2011, 06:05

We seem to be remarkably organised this year and I really don't understand. Usually it's chaos and panic. But this year - we're really calm, and things are getting ticked off lists way ahead of time!

I don't understand at all.....

kaleanna

06-12-2011, 06:08

I have one thing planned for hubby, I have a shelf thing that will be great for his coke bottles, I want to take the coca-cola fabric that I have and use that for the background on this unit. I think he will like it, if i can get it done in time.

Wendywu

06-12-2011, 06:29

That sounds like a lovely idea Kale :). Very thoughtful!

I'm signing off now - want to have a shower and then I have a book "The Lost Gods of England" (written in 1956 but I found a 1974 edition on Amazon) that deals with pre-Christian religions/gods of England. It looks very interesting and I'd like an hour or two with it before I go to sleep.

emmsma

06-12-2011, 06:42

Very thoughtful gift, Kaleanna.

and interesting book you've found.

Pablo(eltarot) has finally posted that his deck is ready to purchase. I will make it happen! Group orders will lower shipping costs. Its too lovely to pass up, and as hubby laughingly stated - we will have a couple Ramen weeks and be past it. :D

Chiska

06-12-2011, 06:56

Are you all kidding? Chiska's insane! :D
ALL the exchanges? That's nuts

....let's see....

Newbies? Check!
Mandrake? Check!
ISG? Check!
IOE? Check!!
TdM? Check!

Those are the only ones running right now.

And I should use Reading Exchange Forum - but I would have a serious list of "rules."

1) no LOVE readings unless you are willing to have them done with the Wormweird
2) no YES/NO readings
3) no THE SAME QUESTION you have asked in the last 3,781 exchanges.

Laura Borealis

06-12-2011, 07:15

HI All,

Hope everyone is having a good day.

I don't know why but I just cant seem to get much into the Christmas Spirit.

How is everyone else coming along with their christmas stuff?

Horrible! I can't believe it's already the 5th.

No presents bought. Only one Christmas card addressed. I did buy stamps! :thumbsup:
No tree or decorations. I haven't started on the video project for my brother's kids.
I need to clear the space for the tree, to do that. And there is a lot of stuff to move.

There is still time, right? http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-basic/sweat.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

....let's see....

Newbies? Check!
Mandrake? Check!
ISG? Check!
IOE? Check!!
TdM? Check!

Those are the only ones running right now.

And I should use Reading Exchange Forum - but I would have a serious list of "rules."

1) no LOVE readings unless you are willing to have them done with the Wormweird
2) no YES/NO readings
3) no THE SAME QUESTION you have asked in the last 3,781 exchanges.

Oh, well, only five. That's still four more than I would do at a time :P And I don't even know what ISG and IOE stand for. International Society of Goofballs? Illustrious Order of Echolaliacs?

I approve of your rules. I almost want to ask for a love reading with the Wormweird.

emmsma

06-12-2011, 07:16

If I were setting up exchange reading rules:

1. No love readings
2. No timing questions - as I suck at those
3. No yes/no questions

Having lemon drop cookies. Bought a box of the frozen batter that they make kids sell for fundraisers. Hubby didn't leave enough room and they expanded into a big sheet. We were using a pizza pie tin, so its a big cookie pizza.

Its supposed to be cooling but boy and I are pillaging from around the edges.

Better get back to it. He's having at, all by himself right now!

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 07:31

Getting all into this whole sabian symbols thing..it's the crystals that got me interested :D Spent the afternoon investigating, etc. According to one thing I read, the "main" symbols are South Node ~~ Sun ~~ North Node to represent Past(what you bring to the table) ~~ Who you *are* ~~ Future(what you need to learn)

Very interesting.(mine seems accurate although I won't say I actually LIKE it.)

Cardlady, those alternate crystals you told us, for the sabian symbols - was that out of a book or something online?

Chiska

06-12-2011, 07:38

Oh, well, only five. That's still four more than I would do at a time :P And I don't even know what ISG and IOE stand for. International Society of Goofballs? Illustrious Order of Echolaliacs?

I approve of your rules. I almost want to ask for a love reading with the Wormweird.

ISG - Intuitive Study Group or something for Tarot
IOE - Intuitive Oracle Exchange

I have always wanted somebody to ask for a sappy reading with the Wormweird. I offer it for the exchanges, but nobody ever wants it. :bugeyed:

Seriously - it is a very good reading deck. If I get bored, I will do an exchange thread...

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 07:49

I used to do the 4 -- take out IOE and replace with IDS... :D It was very nice. But my brain is...probably still in the Big City and I haven't been there in some months... :P

So I wonder - that IOE -- is there a specified oracle, or can you use any non-tarot method of reading? (*ie can I use playing cards)

cardlady22

06-12-2011, 07:50

Cardlady, those alternate crystals you told us, for the sabian symbols - was that out of a book or something online?I'm using the actual mineral structures and composition with Henry M. Mason's book The Seven Secrets of Crystal Talismans to look up similar things. Then I look at the various books & websites that give metaphysical meanings to find the closest match possibilities.

I do like what Dane Rudhyar says about the degree/symbol info:
... not to tell someone: This is the way your Mars function operates.
But rather: This is the type of quality (consciousness & behavior) you can best demonstrate when this function operates. It may operate ... spontaneously, or be latent in your nature.

Aulruna

06-12-2011, 07:58

Whee. I am TRAUMATIZED. Got "picked" for the "costume contest", which turned out to be a full on-stage performance, to New York, New York. Now everyone knows me.

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 07:59

Ahh...you're very wise though. I don't feel I could properly attribute one stone as being 'similar' to another except in color...hehe Unless you mean stuff like "This one promotes healing and so does that one" type of thing?

Very good point you have about symbol info. I'm not sure I'm taking your latest point correctly though...my sabian info seems to be "it is what it is...so there!" sort of thing LOL I have to admit I recognize it. It would seem to give a focus for growth perhaps? One of my biggest "questions" has been, if I'm here to learn, WHAT is it I'm to learn? But if this is the case, then it seems I'm being taught with a sledge hammer when a simple tap on the shoulder would work :rolleyes:

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 08:00

Whee. I am TRAUMATIZED. Got "picked" for the "costume contest", which turned out to be a full on-stage performance, to New York, New York. Now everyone knows me.

But, you're totally awesome! So you should not worry♥♥

emmsma

06-12-2011, 08:03

Congrats Aulruna! I'm sure you will do smashingly!

cardlady22

06-12-2011, 08:10

One of my biggest "questions" has been, if I'm here to learn, WHAT is it I'm to learn? But if this is the case, then it seems I'm being taught with a sledge hammer when a simple tap on the shoulder would work :rolleyes:Some of us are here as a Testing Instrument for others . . . (((:heart:)))

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 08:13

Yeah, but I can see where what it says I'm here to learn is what I *do* need to learn...lol (which is annoying as HE** :D)

Ohh..wait. Okay you perhaps mean that the sledge hammer to ME is to benefit them...UGGGH. Did I actually AGREE to this??? :P Stupid, I tell ya...I'm plain STUPID! :laugh:

cardlady22

06-12-2011, 08:15

They have the choice to accept/learn or to kick against it with all they've got. Your lesson is to learn to get out of the way before that point damages you. the assessment is: Can you be a benefit to them? Will they let you? If not . . . it's not your job.

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 08:18

On the other hand, Elaina's is awesome...hehe Haven't checked Joe's or Jack's yet. Got the info of course, because I was there... :laugh: Might be interesting to note Joe's.

cardlady22

06-12-2011, 08:30

Joe's give me the image of a Knight in Shining Armor- but he needs to choose to serve the best friends/causes if he wants to stay well, effective & untarnished. (((:heart:)))

;) If you want a peek at my 4 Angles:
Asc ~ Aries 22
Desc ~ Libra 22
MC ~ Capricorn 15
IC ~ Cancer 15

Aulruna

06-12-2011, 08:39

Congrats Aulruna! I'm sure you will do smashingly!

No no no, it was a spontaneous thing!!! 6 people on stage, you get told - "do a show act", and off you go ... no warning!!!! It was a vote by applause, and lots of nice colleagues told me afterwards the winner came from a big department who cheered for her. I don't really care about winning, I just would have preferred to be ASKED before they ushered me into something like this!!!

I think the act itself was good, all considered ... I even used a chair, Liza style ;)

I like the shining armor image for Joe!!

emmsma

06-12-2011, 08:42

Just looking at those main three - Sun, North and South Nodes for Emm.

I need to now go back to your links for better explanations. At first glance it makes me somewhat sad to see his South node description:

The ground hog looking for its shadow. Reassurance.

Is that what he is doing with this life, looking for something that he may never find?

Am I seeing this wrong?

emmsma

06-12-2011, 08:45

No no no, it was a spontaneous thing!!! 6 people on stage, you get told - "do a show act", and off you go ... no warning!!!! It was a vote by applause, and lots of nice colleagues told me afterwards the winner came from a big department who cheered for her. I don't really care about winning, I just would have preferred to be ASKED before they ushered me into something like this!!!

I think the act itself was good, all considered ... I even used a chair, Liza style ;)

I like the shining armor image for Joe!!

GODS! I'd have dropped, on the spot, like a stone. :P

You are awesome and can recover now from the shock, as it is all behind you. :D

cardlady22

06-12-2011, 08:45

At first glance it makes me somewhat sad to see his South node description:

The ground hog looking for its shadow. Reassurance.

Is that what he is doing with this life, looking for something that he may never find?

Am I seeing this wrong?Sagittarius 15 ~ Checking Things Out
intuition, keen sensitivity to signatures and signs of change, investigation

a natural visionary
siderite- courage, insight, inviting animal familiars into your life

emmsma

06-12-2011, 08:50

Thanks CL. :heart:

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 08:55

Cardlady puts it all into a beautiful poetic sentence :) Which says what I got but, not all thought out like that :P

Cardlady, I'm not sure what your asc/desc/etc means...I'm just going by the south pole/sun/north pole sabian symbols. Perhaps trying to pretend I can DO this even though I don't have ANY background! hehe

Emmsma -- south node would be his past, what he's bringing to this life. As that site says, "our past, things learned, understood and now safe territory." So, assuming what he "brings" is something he knows so he can make it through this life, he brings reassurance. What ways will that benefit him? (is what I would be thinking if it were me.)

Sun is "who he is"

North is "indicates our future and where we hope to gain knowledge, experience and skills."

cardlady22

06-12-2011, 09:01

Those were things that popped out at me when I read through the books I have.
One of the main things I've been told by everyone who does Birth Data Info is: Don't get attached to what you Think your info is and means. Your insight will change as you learn. They say even errors have a way of giving you a message you needed at that point of your life/study.

I don't really use the trinity of Sun and Lunar Nodes. I read every symbol for every planet and then let Stuff come out. :P

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 09:04

Yeah, I spose I should go further than just that trio :D It just seemed a handy bit of info to focus on at the start...LOL

AAAND now Jack is bugging me for food. It doesn't mention this, but he's really rather food oriented....:P Back soon :)

Lutestring

06-12-2011, 09:06

goodmorning, i stayed up late, and slept in again.

sort of caught up, cardlady's been linking useful things again, but i'm not awake enough yet. i'll bookmark them.
my north node and mercury are conjunct, the same degree...

Laura Borealis

06-12-2011, 09:11

Whee. I am TRAUMATIZED. Got "picked" for the "costume contest", which turned out to be a full on-stage performance, to New York, New York. Now everyone knows me.

Wow! I would have been scarlet with embarrassment :P Did you have fun?

emmsma

06-12-2011, 09:16

Morning Lute. Trying my hand at really looking at these sabian charts to understand - at least the beginnings - of what they mean.

My brain hurts.

And my tummy. Ate too many cookies while putting them away. :P

No pictures, as they were not at all pretty.

kaleanna

06-12-2011, 09:23

We had pizza for supper, they are the red baron's pizzas. Cooked em on the pizza pizzazz cooker thing that I got about 5 Christmas' or so ago.

Stormdancer

06-12-2011, 09:24

I'm home and extremely grumpy, so if I offend, I'm SORRY! in advance :P

My new glasses SUCK, so I went to another place that I know will do what I want with my everyday frames...it'll take about 7 days :( Meanwhile, tomorrow I have to go to the 1st place and try to either figure out something that will work or demand a refund. :( SO...I'm using a semi-broken pair of readers until this whole mess is straightened out. :mad:

While I'm trying to get this all straightened out, BF from work calls a gazillion times...like I've got nothing better than to gab with her while she's driving home. She's become SO dependent on me to "ground her" or center her or whatever. She finally texts while I'm on the phone (holding for 10 min) trying to verify an appt for DD tomorrow ( I finally just hung up), "Are you ok?" ARGH

So, I return her call with, "I'm FINE, but I had stuff to take care of", which I told her earlier, but what's important to me is NOT important to her. **sigh**

I've just poured a glass of wine.

SO...how is everyone? :laugh:

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 09:28

((((((((Stormy))))))))

It's hard when they act like you're their very survival.. :( Too much burden for any one person, IMO.

And glasses, UGGH! No wonder you're not feeling exactly kind and benevolent tonight :P

emmsma

06-12-2011, 09:28

(((Stormy))) Hope its a BIG glass. :)

Stormdancer

06-12-2011, 09:31

(((Stormy))) Hope its a BIG glass. :)I know, RIGHT? LOL

((((((((Stormy))))))))

It's hard when they act like you're their very survival.. :( Too much burden for any one person, IMO.
Yeah, and I've brought it on myself, which of course pisses me off...LOL

The glasses are all about getting older. I need one for reading and one for the computer. I hope this 2nd pair works, or heads might just roll. How HARD can it be for GAWDS sakes? People get old ALL the time!

kaleanna

06-12-2011, 09:33

(((((((((Stormy))))))))

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 09:33

I know, RIGHT? LOL

Yeah, and I've brought it on myself, which of course pisses me off...LOL

The glasses are all about getting older. I need one for reading and one for the computer. I hope this 2nd pair works, or heads might just roll. How HARD can it be for GAWDS sakes? People get old ALL the time!

:D :D Even when you're down, your humor comes through ♥

But if the eye doctor doesn't figure it out, rip him up!! :D

Chiska

06-12-2011, 09:36

Lutestring

06-12-2011, 09:37

((((((((((stormy)))))))))))

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 09:38

Oh, I'm not ready to read for others yet -- I kinda meant in general :P Ya know, is it THIS oracle or THAT but not the OTHER...

See oracle is pretty broad. Could be lenormand, or playing cards, or only those others that don't really have a name but oracle..like fairy oracle etc...

emmsma

06-12-2011, 09:39

Yira, I can't remember if I've heard, but how is your playing card reading doing? Getting more practice in? Getting a handle on it? Like it?

see me, filled with questions. :)

Stormdancer

06-12-2011, 09:40

Is anyone here? I can't see! You're all a BLUR!

Oh, it's the new glasses :rolleyes:

I must say that with the new READING script I noticed that my cuticles are in terrible shape. I had NO idea...LOL

Laura Borealis

06-12-2011, 09:41

I must say that with the new READING script I noticed that my cuticles are in terrible shape. I had NO idea...LOL

We didn't want to say anything ;)

cardlady22

06-12-2011, 09:43

We love you, Stormy! :*
Can you do the Ctrl + to make the words look bigger on screen? Or is that Windows-only?

Stormdancer

06-12-2011, 09:46

We didn't want to say anything ;)How kind of you but they really are VERY ragged.

We love you, Stormy! :*
Can you do the Ctrl + to make the words look bigger on screen? Or is that Windows-only?I'm afraid it's more complicated than that. I'll survive as long as I don't break the already bent old readers. That's the script I've been using for quite some time.

I KNOW the new ones won't work at the job, but I'm trying to see if I can get them to work here, and they do, if the laptop is 4 feet away...LOL

emmsma

06-12-2011, 09:46

We didn't want to say anything ;)

LOL. You slay me!

emmsma

06-12-2011, 09:48

How kind of you but they really are VERY ragged.

I'm afraid it's more complicated than that. I'll survive as long as I don't break the already bent old readers. That's the script I've been using for quite some time.

I KNOW the new ones won't work at the job, but I'm trying to see if I can get them to work here, and they do, if the laptop is 4 feet away...LOL

Perhaps its time for a cordless keyboard? :P

Sit across the room, perhaps on the couch - or other very comfy seating. Couldn't sit in comfort with the computer at a desk, could you?

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 09:50

Yira, I can't remember if I've heard, but how is your playing card reading doing? Getting more practice in? Getting a handle on it? Like it?

see me, filled with questions. :)

I'm really enjoying it -- feels really natural. Of course, playing cards were a huge part of my growing up...so I already am comfortable with playing cards.

I'm using the Hedgewytch's art of reading cards, and Fortune Telling with Playing Cards by Jonathan Dee. I can send you the PDF's of the first, the second is a book you have to buy. (Cardlady sent me the first so she can also send to you if you want :P)

emmsma

06-12-2011, 09:53

I'd like ot take a peek at the pdf. You have my email.

I just never seem to get through bound books these days. Dunno why, but I'm stuck to my screen. :)

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 09:54

Well these are ready made to suit then! :P There's 3 -- start at 1, etc... :laugh:

emmsma

06-12-2011, 10:01

Got 'em. Thanks.

cardlady22

06-12-2011, 10:14

Do you both/all have that PDF I made called DegreeCardSabian? It's fun to look up the associated Sabian Symbols for the Card Calendar Days! ;)

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 10:16

Yes! You must have sent that to me at one time or another, I was actually just looking at it :D

Lutestring

06-12-2011, 10:22

Do you both/all have that PDF I made called DegreeCardSabian? It's fun to look up the associated Sabian Symbols for the Card Calendar Days! ;)

no, i don't have it :)

i think there might be a thunderstorm coming, may have to turn off the computer again.
no, nothing on the radar map, false alarm. and early storm warning kitty is still fast asleep :laugh:

emmsma

06-12-2011, 10:24

That one doesn't ring a bell for me.

cardlady22

06-12-2011, 10:25

no, i don't have it :)There might have been another one CardSVDD? But I'm revamping the original text document.

Send me PM or emails if you need them- or if yira doesn't have it available. :P You don't mind helping distribute, do you?

Stormdancer

06-12-2011, 10:30

Perhaps its time for a cordless keyboard? :P

aHA.

aHAha.

aHahaha.

Funny pig wrestler.

:heart:

I am SO lost with all the sabian stuff, but I really don't care right now. I'm glad y'all are having fun, and feel free to send me any emails that pertain. I'll peruse...eventually.

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 10:31

Of course not! ♥ I don't have one called CardSVDD? Is it the same as the other?

cardlady22

06-12-2011, 10:32

Of course not! ♥ I don't have one called CardSVDD? Is it the same as the other?}) Lots more keywords compiled . . . it gets added to every time I find a new resource.
The DegreeCardSabian is a bare notation for you to use when you create your own journal/notebook.

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 10:33

I kinda liked the sabian symbols because it had crystals attached to it. And it is finite -- this little block of info, not ALL OF ASTROLOGY!!! Which just really does my head in and makes it kersplode.... :bugeyed:

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 10:34

}) Lots more keywords compiled . . . it gets added to every time I find a new resource.
The DegreeCardSabian is a bare notation for you to use when you create your own journal/notebook.

Hehe, I wouldn't mind having this one.... :P Perhaps you need a mailing list like ummm...the guy whose name I can't remember did for his tarot thingy..... :bugeyed:

cardlady22

06-12-2011, 10:35

Scion's decans pdf. I am nowhere close to his league.

Lutestring

06-12-2011, 10:36

There might have been another one CardSVDD? But I'm revamping the original text document.

Send me PM or emails if you need them- or if yira doesn't have it available. :P You don't mind helping distribute, do you?

i don't recall that one, i don't think i have it, but now i can't find what i do have :rolleyes:

i'm going to have a bath, my bones are aching. see you later.

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 10:37

Scion's decans pdf. I am nowhere close to his league.

For us you are...you help us and give us so much info...

I'll go one step further; for ME you are ABOVE his league! You have the info I need more :)

cardlady22

06-12-2011, 10:42

CardSVDDc went to kaleanna! (in May 2011) I've apparently deleted the PDF once I started adding to the OpenOffice original document.

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 10:43

Could you send the OpenOffice document? I can open it in Word and save as PDF -- although maybe Open Office does that? :)

cardlady22

06-12-2011, 10:46

It would look weird right now with levels not completed.
kaleanna, did you print it for your folder & delete? or do you still have the pdf on your computer too?

emmsma

06-12-2011, 10:46

more keywords sounds awesome. I think the rest of the astrology stuff is more than I can absorb right now, but anything that will further my understanding of this chart with the crystals on it would be more than welcome.

And Yira did send me the first two docs we talked about. Do I need this third one? Sounds like I might. :)

And don't underestimate your storehouse of wisdom. We need you and you teach us so much!

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 10:47

Oh well, you know, when you can and all :D :D Didn't mean to harass you about it :P I'm just a wee bit overeager sometimes!(((Cardlady)))

Stormdancer

06-12-2011, 10:48

CardSVDDc went to kaleanna! (in May 2011) I've apparently deleted the PDF once I started adding to the OpenOffice original document.I might still have this, whatever it is.

The name you put on the file?

cardlady22

06-12-2011, 10:51

I'm not a teacher- I just share references. :angel:

I might still have this, whatever it is.

The name you put on the file?CardSVDD and probably a letter c after it. (for compilation) :laugh:
subtitled (in the document) as Card/Solar Value/Day Degree Compilation

Stormdancer

06-12-2011, 10:54

cardlady22

06-12-2011, 10:55

PDF???? right?Yes, ma'am.

Stormdancer

06-12-2011, 11:00

Yes, ma'am.
No, Ma'am. Don't have it. Sorry.

cardlady22

06-12-2011, 11:01

*the pack waits to pounce on kaleanna*

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 11:07

Hehehe!

emmsma

06-12-2011, 11:15

I'm not a teacher- I just share references. :angel:

CardSVDD and probably a letter c after it. (for compilation) :laugh:
subtitled (in the document) as Card/Solar Value/Day Degree Compilation

I don't think of you as a slap the knuckles kinda teacher, but earlier today when I was struggling you were right there to support encourage and show me another way to look at things.

And to give more references where I can expand my knowledge. :)

Teach.

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 11:15

http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-greet013.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

I'm finally able to get on here and relax! Been a kinda busy day.

Yira, when you get everything gathered, I'll just copy your homework, K? Thnx! :D And try to make heads or tails of it, in like....a week or two.... :laugh:

emmsma

06-12-2011, 11:16

*the pack waits to pounce on kaleanna*

She was playing dominoes a bit ago.

emmsma

06-12-2011, 11:17

Hi Blue! How was your day?

Cute smilie.

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 11:18

:heart: (((Cardlady))) :heart: Don't think that just because I'm copying off Yira, doesn't mean I won't need your help.....I know I will!

And "You Are so awesome" to help everyone understand this stuff!

Stormdancer

06-12-2011, 11:21

Yira, when you get everything gathered, I'll just copy your homework, K? Thnx! :D And try to make heads or tails of it, in like....a week or two.... :laugh:What SHE said.

... this stuff!I'm so far behind I don't even really know what "this stuff" is, but.....I'll catch up, eventually.

Welcome home~~~

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 11:21

I don't think of you as a slap the knuckles kinda teacher, but earlier today when I was struggling you were right there to support encourage and show me another way to look at things.

And to give more references where I can expand my knowledge. :)

Teach.
What SHE said!!!

And look when I asked my big ol' confusing question and you kept at it til you understood what I meant ♥
http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-greet013.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

I'm finally able to get on here and relax! Been a kinda busy day.

Yira, when you get everything gathered, I'll just copy your homework, K? Thnx! :D And try to make heads or tails of it, in like....a week or two.... :laugh:

Welcome home Blue! You're welcome to copy off my paper -- SHHHH! :P

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 11:22

Hi Blue! How was your day?

Cute smilie.

Thanks! I was looking for a waving smilie and there she was!

My day was busy with a bunch of little things, and pretty much the same for tomorrow. I'm so glad that I've got some time, now, and the unemployment to help keep me afloat till the hours pick up.

cardlady22

06-12-2011, 11:23

For me, doing this compilation thing is what made all of it click/gel for me. It's like a layer cake where each new flavor brings out something in the others. (But I do have notebooks and charts and slips of paper galore. Not all of it makes it into my Grand Reference.)

Mellaenn

06-12-2011, 11:25

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 11:28

What SHE said.

I'm so far behind I don't even really know what "this stuff" is, but.....I'll catch up, eventually.

Welcome home~~~

You can too ;)

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 11:28

......

Welcome home Blue! You're welcome to copy off my paper -- SHHHH! :P

Thanks! :) I just don't think I can wrap my head around this all, right now, but will want to.

eta-later. I could have sworn I typed the word later at the end of that sentence! :rolleyes:

cardlady22

06-12-2011, 11:28

I'm so far behind I don't even really know what "this stuff" is, but.....I'll catch up, eventually.

Hoo, boy, I am so out of it I don't even know what stuff cardlady is helping us to understand!Basic nutshell: This is my Living Experiment of tagging the Playing Card Calendar associations to the Sabian Symbol degrees as a way to come to terms with astrology charts.
Why and how does it mean what it means?

emmsma

06-12-2011, 11:29

Hi Mell! We are working on our Sabian charts again. Trying to actually understand them - just a little. :)

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 11:31

Hoo, boy, I am so out of it I don't even know what stuff cardlady is helping us to understand!

What's up, everyone? I've been slammed; no time for my beloved AT!

And now that the family visits are (mostly) over, I have resolved to do one Christmas chore each day until I feel caught up. Usually I decorate the weekend after Thanksgiving, but the Crabby One was not in the mood to help me get the stuff out of the attic and it's not a one person job. :mad:

Hi (((Mell))) Take a deep breath, honey. It'll get done and if it doesn't, it's not a huge deal. NO stressing!

eta- See? I did it again! I meant to end that last sentence with the word allowed! No stressing allowed! My brain is done before my fingers get that far on the keyboard......*shakes head*

Mellaenn

06-12-2011, 11:32

I first head about the Sabian symbols on a Tarot Connection podcast. They sounded pretty fascinating but I never really focused on them.

Stormdancer

06-12-2011, 11:33

...I have resolved to do one Christmas chore each day ...
CR*P....the CARDS...at least the overseas ones....ARGH....

***breathing...in....out....in....out....****

First order of "catch-up-ness" LOL

cardlady22

06-12-2011, 11:35

CR*P....the CARDS...at least the overseas ones....ARGH....

***breathing...in....out....in....out....****

First order of "catch-up-ness" LOLCan you just have the address list printed on Avery laser label sheets? the kind where you can cut what you need out of a regular letter-size page?

Mellaenn

06-12-2011, 11:35

Hi (((Mell))) Take a deep breath, honey. It'll get done and if it doesn't, it's not a huge deal. NO stressing!

Yes, I know it will. I'm just a tad resentful that I didn't get the help I needed when I needed it. Now he's feeling a little remorseful since everywhere we go everyone has decorated and all of my stuff is still in the attic.

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 11:37

CR*P....the CARDS...at least the overseas ones....ARGH....

***breathing...in....out....in....out....****

First order of "catch-up-ness" LOL

I'm still working on mine, too. If you can get them out by the end of this week, they'll arrive in plenty of time! :D

Mellaenn

06-12-2011, 11:38

CR*P....the CARDS...at least the overseas ones....ARGH....

***breathing...in....out....in....out....****

First order of "catch-up-ness" LOL

Actually, that's the one thing I did last week was send out the AT holiday cards. I didn't even do my regular list yet! They're all ready to mail out now, however.

And I didn't even notice that on the Five of Pents Exchange thread they were hinting they could use my addy!!!

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 11:39

Yes, I know it will. I'm just a tad resentful that I didn't get the help I needed when I needed it. Now he's feeling a little remorseful since everywhere we go everyone has decorated and all of my stuff is still in the attic.

That's the ticket, shame him into it! :laugh:

I'm not putting anything up for another week or so. If I do it too soon, I'm tired of it before New Year's. I like it still decorated for New Year's!

emmsma

06-12-2011, 11:42

Every year I think, next year I will do cards. next year comes and I'm already saying next year. :P

I'm a toad. I did a card for a friend back in NY, once. Found it in the glove box a good 6 months later.

I don't even try anymore.

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 11:42

Actually, that's the one thing I did last week was send out the AT holiday cards. I didn't even do my regular list yet! They're all ready to mail out now, however.

And I didn't even notice that on the Five of Pents Exchange thread they were hinting they could use my addy!!!

Yes! Your's came in the mail today! Well, maybe Saturday, I didn't make it to the post office Saturday.

I forgot all about the 5 of Pents exchange. :( I had alot going on the last couple weeks.
Next one, I'll do, for sure!

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 11:46

Trying to figure out what midkid is doing for Christmas. Through Jack, via facebook, since he hasn't wanted me on his facebook...

I'm halfway between, what does it matter what he's doing, he obviously doesn't want anything to do with me....and...what if he's lonely and just needs me to reach out...the thought of him being alone/lonely on Christmas makes me cry.

But I'm really frustrated trying to communicate through Jack :(

Mellaenn

06-12-2011, 11:47

Yes! Your's came in the mail today!

Cool! I sent different ones to different peeps. I had a hodge-podge of cards from previous years; you know how there are often only two or three cards left!

cardlady22

06-12-2011, 11:52

(((yira)))

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 11:54

Cool! I sent different ones to different peeps. I had a hodge-podge of cards from previous years; you know how there are often only two or three cards left!

:) I was immediately jealous of the palm trees! For about a minute, then thought about the green Christmas's I spent in Ohio(50/50 chance of snow), and nah, the jealously was done. However, come January, when it's rediculously cold and won't quit snowing, I'll be tempted to run away to Florida!

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 11:57

Stormdancer

06-12-2011, 11:59

Can you just have the address list printed on Avery laser label sheets? the kind where you can cut what you need out of a regular letter-size page?um...no...I could do it at work, but...NO.

I'm just a tad resentful that I didn't get the help I needed when I needed it. Now he's feeling a little remorseful since everywhere we go everyone has decorated and all of my stuff is still in the attic.Heat up some spiced cider, look at each other meaningfully...and climb into that attic...LOL

I'm not putting anything up for another week or so. If I do it too soon, I'm tired of it before New Year's. I like it still decorated for New Year's!I'm trying to get Soltice stuff up but the blue lights are crap. The only christmas stuff I put up before the solstice is the tree...eventually, for the kids. For me, the Colorful lights come out AFTER the Soltice.

Every year I think, next year I will do cards. next year comes and I'm already saying next year. :PMy New Years Resolution was to get b-day cards out to MATES...it lasted for about 6 months, I think, which was kind of a record for me. I guess next year I'll have to start in the spring to cover the ones I missed...LOL

Trying to figure out what midkid is doing for Christmas. Through Jack, via facebook...IMHO...the B*TCHY opinion...leave him be, Hon (((Yira)))

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 12:00

Logically I know you're right, but as the One Who Fixes It, this is very upsetting...and although I think probably I'm wrong, I can't help imagine him alone and lonely... and even though it's not been easy and I know he hates me, I still love him and don't want him lonely.

Which of course no one else in my family understands.

Stormdancer

06-12-2011, 12:00

Stormy!!!

Just for future reference...let the damn pizza cool off before you stuff it into your mouth. You're gonna have a mouth-roof-blister tomorrow, Ya silly twit....LOL :D

Stormdancer

06-12-2011, 12:03

... and even though it's not been easy and I know he hates me, I still love him and don't want him lonely.
Of course, Yira! But let him be and find a way to walk your way through your pain. (((Yira)))

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 12:11

Well, Jack let me use his facebook to send him a message...asking if he wanted to come and such. We can figure it out if he even wants to...so we'll see. There's 3 weeks to figure it I suppose.

Funny how life turns out waaaaay different than you planned huh? :)

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 12:14

IMHO...the B*TCHY opinion...leave him be, Hon (((Yira)))
If he answers negatively to my message I promise I will let it drop :)
Stormy!!!

Just for future reference...let the damn pizza cool off before you stuff it into your mouth. You're gonna have a mouth-roof-blister tomorrow, Ya silly twit....LOL :D
I missed this but..mouth-roof-blister...OWWW :(

The crowned one

06-12-2011, 12:15

Wonderful carving! From Ethiopia, a married lady, from the mountains.

Stormdancer

06-12-2011, 12:16

I missed this but..mouth-roof-blister...OWWW :(Oh, no worries, I do this a LOT. I'm hoping that by putting into words here, I'll actually learn this time? LOL

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 12:17

Wow, that is so GORGEOUS TCO! ♥♥ (I like the lamp too!)

Stormdancer

06-12-2011, 12:18

I got a gift from a friend:)

Wonderful carving! From Ethiopia, a married lady, from the mountains.Hella friend! How do you know She's "married'? I was gonna ask about the peacocks, but then I realized they're part of the lamp behind...LOL What is She made of, do you know?

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 12:19

I got a gift from a friend:)

....beautiful statue goes here......

Wonderful carving! From Ethiopia, a married lady, from the mountains.

She's beautiful, TCO! That lamp behind her is gorgeous, too!

Mellaenn

06-12-2011, 12:20

:) However, come January, when it's rediculously cold and won't quit snowing, I'll be tempted to run away to Florida!

We have a spare bedroom. Pub mATes are welcome!

Well, I started to look at the pix of the weekend that my brother-in-law combined from all our cameras and now would you look at the time! Got to hit the sack.

Good night, all!

Stormdancer

06-12-2011, 12:21

Good night, all!

G'Night~~~

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 12:21

Good Night, Mell. Sleep Well! :)

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 12:22

Sweet dreams Mell :)

The crowned one

06-12-2011, 12:28

Hella friend! How do you know She's "married'? I was gonna ask about the peacocks, but then I realized they're part of the lamp behind...LOL What is She made of, do you know?

The head dress, and amulet apparently tell the tale. It is a very very heavy wood, she told me what it was but I asked her to send me details, I have not received them yet. I have another carving that has the black heartwood too, but it came from Cuba! I was shocked when she gave it to me as a year ago she had mentioned she was going home for a wedding, I said, "well if you get a chance, how about grabbing me a carving, something NOT touristy... A year later.. we meet up and ta-da!

The peacock lamp I bought for myself, I saw a photo of one once, took me about 6 months to track one down :)

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 12:31

And the peacock lamp sits on a patch of crazy quilt, right? I love crazy quilting!

The crowned one

06-12-2011, 12:34

Well it sits on a old wine barrel that has a zodiac sort of thing painted on the top, and on that a dragon and flower "small quilt??" that my ex sister in law made for me.

emmsma

06-12-2011, 12:35

Both the lamp and the lady are lovely. I saw her on FB, but here she is large and full of life. :)

Nice friend.

Yira, I hope this works out for you.
*touching the Strand*

I was going to bed early, to be ready for tomorrow, but I got together a sale post instead.

Hoping for a little interest. :)

I have given up completely on a King's Journey - or rather, I have let it go.
Still planning for the marsella, though. :D

Have a lovely evening, everyone.

Thanks again CL for your assistance with chart interpretation. :heart:

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 12:36

Well it sits on a old wine barrel that has a zodiac sort of thing painted on the top, and on that a dragon and flower "small quilt??" that my ex sister in law made for me.

The edge that I can see looks like crazy quilting. Oddly shaped bits of fabric all fitted together. There's a dragon and flower in the middle? Cool!

The crowned one

06-12-2011, 12:38

The edge that I can see looks like crazy quilting. Oddly shaped bits of fabric all fitted together. There's a dragon and flower in the middle? Cool!

Yes, she made me a few of different sizes, and a table clothe. I did not know the name, but crazy quilt works for me:)

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 12:45

Some thing like this.....it's called crazy quilting.
http://meggregory.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/crazy-quilt-patches.jpg

Stormdancer

06-12-2011, 12:46

The head dress, and amulet apparently tell the tale. It is a very very heavy wood,...Fascinating! It's not Ironwood, is it? That's heavy stuff.

The crowned one

06-12-2011, 12:46

That's what all the small ones are! :)

The table runner is laid out in a pattern... She is really skilled, if you made those, so are you!

Stormdancer

06-12-2011, 12:47

Some thing like this.....it's called crazy quilting.

So...patchwork without the "patterns"?

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 12:52

That's what all the small ones are! :)

The table runner is laid out in a pattern... She is really skilled, if you made those, so are you!

She definitely is skilled ♥ She made the bag for Shelley, in these pics :

http://www.tarotforum.net/showpost.php?p=2958355&postcount=15

(ignore the post, just look at the pictures with the bag in it LOL)

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 12:55

So...patchwork without the "patterns"?
Yep, basically. You'll see soon, Shelley will be on the way to you this week, hopefully tomorrow!

That's what all the small ones are! :)

The table runner is laid out in a pattern... She is really skilled, if you made those, so are you!

Nah, that one is googled. I did the bags for Frankie and Shelley in the same style. Here's Shelley's bag in the attachment.

The crowned one

06-12-2011, 12:56

Fascinating! It's not Ironwood, is it? That's heavy stuff.

I really do not recall. I will find out though..

The crowned one

06-12-2011, 12:59

Yep, basically. You'll see soon, Shelley will be on the way to you this week, hopefully tomorrow!

Nah, that one is googled. I did the bags for Frankie and Shelley in the same style. Here's Shelley's bag in the attachment.

Very nice!

Stormdancer

06-12-2011, 13:00

Yep, basically. You'll see soon, Shelley will be on the way to you this week, hopefully tomorrow!

What???? She just got to you!!! How long does she visit for? GAH, I'm confused...must be the blurred vision.

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 13:02

What???? She just got to you!!! How long does she visit for? GAH, I'm confused...must be the blurred vision.

We each get her for a week. Mine ends tomorrow, technically. You're next on the list, hippiewitchie hasn't been on lately.

Oh, and I read about your eyeglasses trials and tribulations! *cringes* An eye exam is on my list of things to do, this winter......old eyes.

Stormdancer

06-12-2011, 13:02

Here's Shelley's bag in the attachment.I just love that bag. :heart:

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 13:03

Very nice!

Thanks! I enjoy sewing by hand and it's the perfect type of project!

I'd love to make a full-size one......someday. :)

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 13:03

I just love that bag. :heart:

Thanks! Me too! :laugh:

Stormdancer

06-12-2011, 13:04

An eye exam is on my list of things to do, this winter......old eyes.

I still don't understand why with SO many people aging the opticians can't figure out USEful specs!!!

cardlady22

06-12-2011, 13:06

Night, night . . .

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 13:07

Sweet dreams Cardlady :)

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 13:08

I still don't understand why with SO many people aging the opticians can't figure out USEful specs!!!

*shrugs* I've been wearing drugstore reading glasses for years, as they were always good enough. My distance vision is going, so it's time to bite the bullet and get ......bifocals.....

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 13:08

Night, night . . .

Good Night, dear. Sleep Well.

Stormdancer

06-12-2011, 13:13

Night, night . . .I'm following in my PJ's. The laundry is done and folded, the dishes are being washed by the "dishwasher"...gasp...The Naughty One is firmly ensconced in Her beanbag, and I'm tired.

G'night M'Loves~~~

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 13:14

Sweet dreams Stormy :)

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 13:15

I'm following in my PJ's. The laundry is done and folded, the dishes are being washed by the "dishwasher"...gasp...The Naughty One is firmly ensconced in Her beanbag, and I'm tired.

G'night M'Loves~~~

Good Night Stormy, Sleep Well. :)

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 13:26

Just was feeding dogs their last meal of the day, while thinking about stuff...went to put Libby in her cage with her bowl and realized her bowl was EMPTY...poor dog! :D I quickly ran to get her food. She felt neglected! :P (I gave her food to Molly..which is okay. Molly will only eat til she's full.)

And..now that finally all 3 dogs have food, I shall bid you all good night :)

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 13:26

I should follow the girls that are smart enough to head off to bed. I didn't realize it was so late! (((PubmATes)))

eta- Good night, Yira! Sleep Well. :)

kaleanna

06-12-2011, 14:15

I'm really enjoying it -- feels really natural. Of course, playing cards were a huge part of my growing up...so I already am comfortable with playing cards.

I'm using the Hedgewytch's art of reading cards, and Fortune Telling with Playing Cards by Jonathan Dee. I can send you the PDF's of the first, the second is a book you have to buy. (Cardlady sent me the first so she can also send to you if you want :P)
Don't know if I have this one
Do you both/all have that PDF I made called DegreeCardSabian? It's fun to look up the associated Sabian Symbols for the Card Calendar Days! ;)
Not sure on this one either :/
There might have been another one CardSVDD? But I'm revamping the original text document.

Send me PM or emails if you need them- or if yira doesn't have it available. :P You don't mind helping distribute, do you?
hmmmmm not sure,
It would look weird right now with levels not completed.
kaleanna, did you print it for your folder & delete? or do you still have the pdf on your computer too?

Let me check, might still have it in my email

*the pack waits to pounce on kaleanna*

Sorry All, was afk getting lil one to go to sleep and he was fighting it some.

Sorry that I missed most of ya'll that are going to sleep. Next time I should just try and not go back through to catch up :/

emmsma

06-12-2011, 14:27

Well, I couldn't sleep so I got back up. :)

Laura Borealis

06-12-2011, 14:37

I'm off too... good night!

kaleanna

06-12-2011, 14:38

Well, I couldn't sleep so I got back up. :)

Hiya emmsma, :)

I was looking through my emails to see, and found the pdf :)

kaleanna

06-12-2011, 14:39

I'm off too... good night!

Nite Laura

NorthernTigress

06-12-2011, 14:40

How did I manage to spend an entire day without visiting the Purple Pages? HOW?

Spent the day at R-T's place. Did laundry, made gingerbread cookies. The tray on the bottom rack turned out rather hard, but I said I'd take them because they'd make good tea/hot chocolate dunkers.

When I got home I told Hubby, "The ones in the ziplock bags are the soft ones, the ones in the container are crunchy." He looked at the ones in the bag. "These are soft?" / "Compared to the other ones they are!"

emmsma

06-12-2011, 14:41

Do you have everyone's email? Do you have MINE? })

Would love to see it.

I just now found the Ace Days thread. :)

kaleanna

06-12-2011, 14:43

I am not sure if I have everyone's. I know I have yours (I think, LOL) will check to see whom I have in just a second.

Do you have everyone's email? Do you have MINE? })

Would love to see it.

I just now found the Ace Days thread. :)

emmsma

06-12-2011, 14:45

Thats funny about the cookies.

Our cookies didn't all cook enough, we think.
Too many on the tray. They all melded into a giant cookie pizza. :P We ate way too many/ too much and now I've been queasy and stomach achey. It isn't letting me fall asleep.

I'm going to have to try soon, though. Again.

You have a very busy life. You can't expect to be here and do all the rest too. We are happy to see you when you can, though. :)

emmsma

06-12-2011, 14:48

I think i have most emails - yira, CL, Storm, Lute. I don't have Blue. :(
I have Wendy as well.

So send on to me and I will forward it to the rest. Blue will get hers from one of them.

NorthernTigress

06-12-2011, 14:48

Giggle. I'm watching a game show I've never heard of while I'm waiting for Castle to start. Funny how some things don't change... I'm already yelling answers at the screen.

(It's Betty White you silly girl!)

emmsma

06-12-2011, 15:01

Enjoy your show, NT. :)

I'm off to try again for sleep.

Kaleanna, pm me if you need my email again. Its what I use for paypal, as well.

NorthernTigress

06-12-2011, 15:04

Yay! Castle is on. Something to watch while I'm waiting for the UK/AU shift to come into the pub.

kaleanna

06-12-2011, 15:19

sorry, had to reboot and now lil one is awake again. Will have to send it tomorrow as soon as I get a chance to

nite all

Wendywu

06-12-2011, 16:14

Would be grateful for the Sabian Symbol pdf's :). And the hedgewytchery, which I had once but appear not to have now. Very odd.

Gotta go to work earlier than ever today because himself wants to get home before the very earliest of the package carriers could arrive. His bandsaw comes today but they didn't give a time. Take no chances, is his motto, so I am to arrive at work at some godawful hour of the night. Not to worry - his excitement is fun to watch :)

NorthernTigress

06-12-2011, 16:15

Giggle, that episode was fun. (And yes, I'm probably talking to myself right now.)

NorthernTigress

06-12-2011, 17:13

Still talking to myself? Guess that's a sign to get to bed.

Wendywu

06-12-2011, 17:15

Nope, I are here - just wanted to get my daily draw done before the chance passed me by :)

You working your tomorrow?

NorthernTigress

06-12-2011, 17:40

Nope, I are here - just wanted to get my daily draw done before the chance passed me by :)

You working your tomorrow?

No, tomorrow is my second day off. Hoping for a Me Day, but no specific plans. Theoretically, it is also payday, but I don't know when the money will appear in my account.

Wendywu

06-12-2011, 17:58

Sorry for disappearing - got called away from the keyboard...

Let's hope the pay arrives - and good luck with a Me Day :)

NorthernTigress

06-12-2011, 18:07

Well, time for bed. Have a good day.

Wendywu

06-12-2011, 19:24

I have discovered that in 1983 Beryl Mercer and Tricia Bramwell produced "The Anglo Saxon Rune Cards" which was published by Phoenix Runes as a book and cards set. Of course it is well out of print, and there is one copy available on Amazon for over $100. Aaaargh!!

Ah well.... I really love the Linsell & Partridge cards, but variety is the spice of life and I would have loved another set of the right cards.

I was wondering about the LoS Rune Oracle which according to a search down in Oracle Decks contains 32 (or was it 33) cards, but the member posting about them said she didn't recognise the extra runes that came after the Elder Futhark 24 as being A/S or Northumbrian, so I don't know whether it's worth the getting.

PathWalker

06-12-2011, 19:40

I was wondering about the LoS Rune Oracle which according to a search down in Oracle Decks contains 32 (or was it 33) cards, but the member posting about them said she didn't recognise the extra runes that came after the Elder Futhark 24 as being A/S or Northumbrian, so I don't know whether it's worth the getting.

Here is a link to card number 30, if that might help?

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.loscarabeo.com/211-1863-thickbox/oracolo-delle-rune.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.loscarabeo.com/lang-en/divination/211-oracolo-delle-rune.html&usg=__y4vv8jDEwdTeig8nraVKIvS8iEI=&h=900&w=900&sz=197&hl=en&start=6&zoom=1&tbnid=6oWX8NY5GniwNM:&tbnh=146&tbnw=146&ei=QfDdTsy7LoPWsgaEsfHcCA&prev=/search%3Fq%3DLo%2Bscarabeo%2Brune%2Bcards%26um%3D1 %26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-GB:official%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1

ETA - I realise I may have the wrong end of the stick here - were you looking for cards with 'more'? Or were you really searching for decks with 'less'?

I'd assumed more - otherwise there are several decks with 24 cards.

:)

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 21:04

Good Morning!

I've only got one other rune card oracle, it's the one by Ralph Blum, so I'll be no help to you at all, Wu.....:(
It's not where I thought it was.....will have to go poke around in the bedroom, again later.

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 21:06

I think i have most emails - yira, CL, Storm, Lute. I don't have Blue. :(
I have Wendy as well.

So send on to me and I will forward it to the rest. Blue will get hers from one of them.

You can use the email listed at my paypal, emmsma....it shows to you, right? If not, I'll PM it.

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 21:07

emmsma

06-12-2011, 21:18

Morning Blue. I'm waiting on the bathroom to hop in the shower. This is the first day that it is COLD in my house. :(

Both space heaters on full tilt. May have to turn up the thermostat. :(

Your deck is just about packed. Bubble wrapped, but my mailer boxes are in the car! I will finish as I leave for work. :P

See ya!

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 21:21

Don't forget to send me a PM with the shipping total.

Will my email show up in the paypal transaction? I've never done the receiving money side of paypal(yet).

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 21:23

G'morning all :)

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 21:24

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 21:26

G'morning all :)

Good Morning, Yira! You snuck in on the bottom of the page(at 10 per).

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 21:28

Hehe, I'm a sneaky lil thing... :P (I use 10 per also)

Wendywu

06-12-2011, 21:41

Here is a link to card number 30, if that might help?

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.loscarabeo.com/211-1863-thickbox/oracolo-delle-rune.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.loscarabeo.com/lang-en/divination/211-oracolo-delle-rune.html&usg=__y4vv8jDEwdTeig8nraVKIvS8iEI=&h=900&w=900&sz=197&hl=en&start=6&zoom=1&tbnid=6oWX8NY5GniwNM:&tbnh=146&tbnw=146&ei=QfDdTsy7LoPWsgaEsfHcCA&prev=/search%3Fq%3DLo%2Bscarabeo%2Brune%2Bcards%26um%3D1 %26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-GB:official%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1

ETA - I realise I may have the wrong end of the stick here - were you looking for cards with 'more'? Or were you really searching for decks with 'less'?

I'd assumed more - otherwise there are several decks with 24 cards.

:)

I'm hoping they might be the additionals that mean it's an Anglo Saxon deck :)

I think the image you linked to might be a card back? If so, that might make 29 cards plus back which is highly likely it's the A/S ones I seek. That means your link is very helpful indicating that image 30 is of the backs!

I might have to buy it just to find out :D

I have the Blum cards (the earlier edition, which is much the better) but its Elder Futhark ie. 24 runes.

emmsma

06-12-2011, 21:56

HOpe you can find the deck, reasonably priced.

Blue, I didn't find you at paypal. :( But I don't have the document yet, to send you, either. :)

And I'm really hoping your stuff will fit into the boxes I have outside, as I don't have the proper mailer bags. I'm sending hubby, both to the post office to ship today, and to walmart to pick up more mailers, but waiting for them would mean you ship tomorrow - or more likely - on Thursday.

I doubt I can get him into a post office during holiday season, two days in a row. :P

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 22:02

Oh, I don't blame him!

Okay, the box is fine with me. I'm not in a real hurry, though, so don't worry. I'm in the middle of a few projects, with those dreaded holiday deadlines!

I've got to scrounge for a box or two, myself.

I'll just PM my email when you're ready for it. My links and documents are scattered all over my 'puter, anyway! :laugh:

Aulruna

06-12-2011, 22:06

No, the LS is not Anglo-Saxon ... it has 32 cards, but some of them I could never figure out. The Elder Futhark cards are illustrated, and then there are additional cards showing just Runes. Dagaz for example is in there twice. Others I do not recognize...

Wendywu

06-12-2011, 22:19

Thanks for that :)

I shall save my pennies towards something yummy that I do want!

kaleanna

06-12-2011, 22:20

Morning All,

I had emmsma, Yira, Stormy, Wu, and cardlady email addys. PDF is sent. Sorry that I didn't have Blue's email.

Wendywu

06-12-2011, 22:24

Well, the bandsaw is here. Lord knows where he thinks we're gonna keep it :bugeyed:. Maybe the house grew an extra room while I wasn't looking? Still, it's OK; he'll have a lot of fun with it.

Stormdancer

06-12-2011, 22:24

Would be grateful for the Sabian Symbol pdf's :). And the hedgewytchery, which I had once but appear not to have now. Very odd.

Not to worry - his excitement is fun to watch :)

Hedgewytchery? I missed something.

(((Himself))) :party:

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 22:28

Hedgewytch is a method of playing card reading :) I can send if you want?

Will also send the one of cardlady's you sent Kaleanna, to Blue and... ? (anyone?)

kaleanna

06-12-2011, 22:29

Hedgewytch is a method of playing card reading :) I can send if you want?

Will also send the one of cardlady's you sent Kaleanna, to Blue and... ? (anyone?)

Thankies Yira :)

Could you send me the Hedgewytch one please Yira

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 22:29

Well, the bandsaw is here. Lord knows where he thinks we're gonna keep it :bugeyed:. Maybe the house grew an extra room while I wasn't looking? Still, it's OK; he'll have a lot of fun with it.

:bugeyed: Maybe he's making plans to build one! :D

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 22:30

Thankies Yira :)

Could you send me the Hedgewytch one please Yira

Sure! But it's 3. Just so ya know :P

Stormdancer

06-12-2011, 22:31

I want ALL of the emails...whatever they are.

PathWalker

06-12-2011, 22:31

I'm hoping they might be the additionals that mean it's an Anglo Saxon deck :)

I think the image you linked to might be a card back? If so, that might make 29 cards plus back which is highly likely it's the A/S ones I seek. That means your link is very helpful indicating that image 30 is of the backs!

I might have to buy it just to find out :D

I have the Blum cards (the earlier edition, which is much the better) but its Elder Futhark ie. 24 runes.

Sorry, couldn't get on for a while (odd) and I see the link is not what Iwanted

try this page
http://www.loscarabeo.com/lang-en/divination/211-oracolo-delle-rune.html

then click the cards to see them - I see one there which is numbered 30

is this making sense?

:)

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 22:32

:bugeyed: Maybe he's making plans to build one! :D

ROFL! OR!! Maybe it's to sit next to your rower so he can entertain himself while you're rowing.. http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-laughing001.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 22:33

G'Morning Stormy!

PathWalker

06-12-2011, 22:33

Need a coffee, 'scuse me..

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 22:34

I want ALL of the emails...whatever they are.

Me too!

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 22:34

I want ALL of the emails...whatever they are.

Done :) (at least my end of it LOL Hedgewytch/Sabian Symbols ones) Got Blue too.

ETA - it's not done til you actually click the SEND button...*sigh* :D

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 22:39

.......

ETA - it's not done til you actually click the SEND button...*sigh* :D

I think we all need 'puters that just know when we're done typing, and do it for us! ;)

Stormdancer

06-12-2011, 22:39

Need a coffee, 'scuse me..Yeah, but I've got to shower first. I'm running a tad behind.

ETA...while I"m gone I'd welcome wardrobe suggestions for the top. Black pants on the bottom.

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 22:40

I think we all need 'puters that just know when we're done typing, and do it for us! ;)

EXACTLY! That would be awesome...LOL

kaleanna

06-12-2011, 22:41

Thankies Yira,

I sent on the other 3 pages too to Yira, Wu, Stormy, Emmsma, Blue (thankies :) ) and cardlady (just so you know which ones we have :) )

cardlady22

06-12-2011, 22:44

Wendywu, I may have an extra of the LS Rune oracle. I'll check. The hedgewytch filenames start with Carto . . .

Stormy, today is the Q:club: so you need something that reflects back what you might not want to receive/absorb.

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 22:46

There's our knowledgeable one! :D G'morning :)

(since you didn't like teacher. hehehe)

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 22:46

Yeah, but I've got to shower first. I'm running a tad behind.

ETA...while I"m gone I'd welcome wardrobe suggestions for the top. Black pants on the bottom.

Purple! Have you got an amethyst to carry?

yirabeth

06-12-2011, 22:48

Wear little earrings that have a bit of mirror on them...that'll reflect back ♥

(I should see if I could come up with a design that was cute, didn't look overdressed, and used itty bitty pieces of mirror...LOL)

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 22:53

Good Morning, cardlady!

How's the dry/peeling skin issue doing? And are you a bit more mobil, now?

cardlady22

06-12-2011, 23:05

Hello, everybody! ;)

Blue, I haven't done the oatmeal treatment yet (didn't get bought because the list got left at home- my fault) but I'm keeping the foot unwrapped. I am at a pattern where I'll have 2-3 days where it barely twinges, then 1 where it's touchy. Means it's still improving, yes?

Wendywu

06-12-2011, 23:10

Definitely on the mend :). That is good news :)

PW - thanks for the further link - I can see now it isn't what I hoped it would be, so I shall let it go and be grateful that I haven't spent anything on it!

cardlady22

06-12-2011, 23:16

PW - thanks for the further link - I can see now it isn't what I hoped it would be, so I shall let it go and be grateful that I haven't spent anything on it!The notes in my LWB say the extra runes are Swede, Norwegian & Danish ~ it looks like I tried to note sounds, but I don't know where I got the reference info.
ETA: maybe this one- Yes! Each individual page has variation lists with the phonetic value below them.
http://www.arild-hauge.com/eindex.htm

The extra deck was in a baggie and I can't find it.

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 23:26

BlueDragonfly

06-12-2011, 23:26

I've got "stuff" to do, I'll pop back in later.

Laura Borealis

06-12-2011, 23:36

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m271/pixel_and_bean/animated%20gifs/decaf.gif Good morning all

Feeling stuffy headed and over tired this morning.
Hopefully I'm not coming down with something.

I stayed up late to listen to a radio interview with Marie White (of the Mary-el tarot)
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/beyondworlds/2011/11/14/marie-white-the-mary-el-tarot

The part with her doesn't start till almost 17 minutes into it, if you're interested.

Also, she's updating her blog again. http://tarotsmyth.wordpress.com/

cardlady22

06-12-2011, 23:44

(((Laura))) Fluids and warm broth/soups?

Laura Borealis

06-12-2011, 23:52

Soup sounds perfect right now. :) Thank you.

Also, ginger-lemon-echinacea juice. If I start drinking lots of it now, I can probably ward off the worst of a cold.

Lutestring

07-12-2011, 01:14

I want ALL of the emails...whatever they are.

me too...

it's past 3am in the morning, and i've just made a cup of tea to go back to bed with. not sleeping very well,
because i messed up my sleep pattern when i was waking up to check on kitty. kitty now wants to play, i think she's better :D :rolleyes: she has so much energy, after being so quiet for days.

Wendywu

07-12-2011, 01:18

Hi Lute - glad to hear about your kitty - that's a huge relief! For her and you :)

Laura Borealis

07-12-2011, 01:19

That's great news about your kitty :heart:

Lutestring

07-12-2011, 01:20

Hi Lute - glad to hear about your kitty - that's a huge relief! For her and you :)

yes, it is, thanks :)

cardlady22

07-12-2011, 01:22

Here's hoping your internal clocks reset quickly! :heart:

Lutestring

07-12-2011, 01:25

ok, back to bed now, goodnight...zzz

Wendywu

07-12-2011, 01:32

I got the leathers and tools down, and have cut out a couple of pouches. Just got to punch the holes and thread the thonging through (which is a terrible phrase to try and say out loud!) and they'll be fine :)

cardlady22

07-12-2011, 01:37

:bugeyed: Too much bubble gum taste . . . th th th . . . need salty . . .

yirabeth

07-12-2011, 02:05

Honest opinion needed...is this garbage? Sometimes I think yes, sometimes I think no...can't make up my mind.

cardlady22

07-12-2011, 02:10

yira, that gives me a very good feeling! People might prefer other gemstones, but the concept is fabulous!

Wendywu

07-12-2011, 02:15

I like that very much Yira :)

PathWalker

07-12-2011, 02:17

Honest opinion needed...is this garbage? Sometimes I think yes, sometimes I think no...can't make up my mind.

I like your style don't I? :D

I think that's beautiful. Assuming that it's half as neat on the back as you've managed to make it on the front, I think it's very good. The colour of the wire works really well with the stone, and the tree shape you've managed to create in the wire is lovely.

That honest enough?
x

PathWalker

07-12-2011, 02:20

Please send happy, warm and food-filled vibes for Mr PW, who is missing his dental appointment, and is stuck in the rail system somewhere between Birmingham and home :(
(He was on the platform at Kiddeminster last time I heard from him!
He may not even be able to get a train back to his usual station, and so will have to walk for 3/4 hour or so to get back to his car.

Hope he found a coffee machine!

cardlady22

07-12-2011, 02:22

~~~ Mr. PW ~~~
What on earth happened? Technical difficulties?

yirabeth

07-12-2011, 02:27

Okay I'll just have to practice some..I'm not happy with the frame, it's not quite square, and not "off-square" in a fashionable manner... :D My fingers are sore now though, that tiny wire pokes a lot and that was my third attempt :P

I planned on using other stones, some smaller, some round, etc. But that was my largest one, and I figured it would be easier to make it large then work my way down :)

The back isn't overly neat, wouldn't want to display it sort of thing. But not going to catch on fabric, etc. I'll work on that too. But gotta make sure there's decent coverage to hold the stone in - there's no wire through the stone, it's held in by the frame, tree, and back wires.

(Jack wants this with a large'ish round snowflake obsidian disc for Christmas...)

Wendywu

07-12-2011, 02:28

Oh, poor Mr PW!! Will the surgery charge him for the missed appointment?

And foody vibes headed his way and hot coffee thoughts!

yirabeth

07-12-2011, 02:29

(((((Mr. PW))))) That really sucks...I hope he manages to get to the nearer station so he doesn't have to walk so far! AND I hope he gets coffee♥

I have to go check in on some job apps now. Hopefully they'll remember my face and hire me when it's time :P (or get sick of me and pay someone else to hire me :P) Be back later!

NorthernTigress

07-12-2011, 02:57

Good Morning All

This is day two of my days off. It's also payday. But since this is the first time I've had "direct deposit", I'm checking my internet banking page every few minutes to see if I have the money.

kaleanna

07-12-2011, 02:58

Hi All,

I took a neighbor friend to the grocery store and we just got back about 15 mins ago. She blessed us with lunch and a lil gas money.

I thought that was very sweet of her, and I told her and she was happy that she could do that and was very thankful that I could take her to the store. I told her that if she needs a ride somewhere and I can I will help.

cardlady22

07-12-2011, 03:03

kaleanna

07-12-2011, 03:08

Helping people makes you feel good! (((kaleanna)))

Yes it does. And she helps me out with lil one if I have a job interview or something like that.

I love to help if and when and where I can. I have always been like that.

(((((cardlady)))))

NorthernTigress

07-12-2011, 03:19

Hello, NT! Direct deposit goes in at midnight for the payroll company hubby's work uses. We had a bit of a shuffle when he kept insisting Thursdays, but it didn't appear until after midnight- technically Friday.

I think it's different for every company, for my Hubby, it shows up at, like, 3 in the morning.

Okay, this is confusing. I just downloaded the payday schedule. Today IS payday, but for a time period before I started working. So I probably won't get any money until the 13th.

PathWalker

07-12-2011, 03:20

Well he has made it home, and he did find a coffee machine too - so thank you all.

Laura Borealis

07-12-2011, 03:33

Honest opinion needed...is this garbage? Sometimes I think yes, sometimes I think no...can't make up my mind.

I really like it. The tree shape is graceful; it has a really nice flow.

I understand about being a perfectionist. I didn't notice the frame not being quite square until you mentioned it, though. The back, I agree, could be neater. But this is your first piece in this style, right? You'll refine your method with practice. *nods*

Please send happy, warm and food-filled vibes for Mr PW, who is missing his dental appointment, and is stuck in the rail system somewhere between Birmingham and home :(
(He was on the platform at Kiddeminster last time I heard from him!
He may not even be able to get a train back to his usual station, and so will have to walk for 3/4 hour or so to get back to his car.

Hope he found a coffee machine!

(((( Mr. PW )))) That sounds frustrating! I'm glad he has made it home at last.

Jesii

07-12-2011, 03:41

Well he has made it home, and he did find a coffee machine too - so thank you all.

Yay! Hiya all!

Jesii

07-12-2011, 03:42

Honest opinion needed...is this garbage? Sometimes I think yes, sometimes I think no...can't make up my mind.

Um WOW! That's stunning!

NorthernTigress

07-12-2011, 03:52

This is frustrating. I won't get my first pay until the 13th, but I still don't have a December bus pass. I've been using bus tickets, when I haven't been cheating the system. Yesterday I almost got caught.

cardlady22

07-12-2011, 03:56

Hello, Jesii! How's the writing going?

That stinks, NT. Is there any sort of service that helps with short-term bus passes in cases like this?

Jesii

07-12-2011, 03:58

Hello, Jesii! How's the writing going?

Hiya cardlady! All good here, the writing is travelling along, I reached my target for the day, and have enough ideas for tomorrow!

NorthernTigress

07-12-2011, 04:00

Hello, Jesii! How's the writing going?

That stinks, NT. Is there any sort of service that helps with short-term bus passes in cases like this?

Nope. Nothing like that. They would just tell me to buy more bus tickets.

Back when we were within walking distance of Hubby's work, I'd just borrow his bus pass. Now, we can't do that.

The crowned one

07-12-2011, 04:01

Honest opinion needed...is this garbage? Sometimes I think yes, sometimes I think no...can't make up my mind.

A darker back stone would have been more dramatic, and the tree would have "Popped out" but the tree is well shaped.

I like it :)

yirabeth

07-12-2011, 04:28

Thank you all, I value your opinions so very much ♥

Was out job hunting when Krystal called, a friend's father has a loveseat in new condition he's taking to the local thrift store, do I want it...

It's lovely♥ and sitting in my living room kinda kitty-cornered, not much spare room in my living room let alone ADD a large overstuffed loveseat... :D It'll be funny if Jack comes home while I'm gone (have to go do more job stuff) and can't figure out how to get to his bedroom :P (Gonna offer him the option of having the futon in his room if he wants it - if not he can help me get it out to the garage...)

cardlady22

07-12-2011, 04:31

Good news for you, yira! I'm very much in awe of people who can redecorate before their furniture has worn itself out. :laugh:

NorthernTigress

07-12-2011, 05:57

Well, I need something else to think about besides my transportation woes. But without transportation, I can't go very far to run away from my troubles.

cardlady22

07-12-2011, 06:02

(((NT))) Those are the times I pull out a research project. You probably need something weirder though, right? :P

NorthernTigress

07-12-2011, 06:06

(((NT))) Those are the times I pull out a research project. You probably need something weirder though, right? :P

I'm trying to do a little bit of writing. I wish I had a "beta reader" for my work in progress. Hubby is acting as a consultant/advisor, but I can't seem to get him to read.

cardlady22

07-12-2011, 06:09

I do like to read, but I'm not a very good critic. I kind of float along with a story, unless the author stuns me, or just can't write. Hubby confuses me. He loves to read (can't spell or pronounce things phonetically) but there's a part of him that stays detached and can tell where the writer is going almost immediately. Unless it blatant, I don't even consider mental jumps. I'm just meandering around the current scene . . .

NorthernTigress

07-12-2011, 06:13

I do like to read, but I'm not a very good critic. I kind of float along with a story, unless the author stuns me, or just can't write.

I'm not looking for a serious critic, more of a person who can say, "that doesn't make sense" or "are you sure that's what you wanted to say?". Trouble is, I also need someone who is at least basically familiar with the Highlander universe. Yes, I'm a fanfic-er.

cardlady22

07-12-2011, 06:27

I did love the first movie and the TV series, but I'm not sure if I saw more than 1-2 seasons. It's been quite a while.

NorthernTigress

07-12-2011, 06:31

I did love the first movie and the TV series, but I'm not sure if I saw more than 1-2 seasons. It's been quite a while.

Well, my story mostly involves my own original characters. Trouble is, all my stories are connected, so it might be hard to jump in.

I sent a bunch of my previously written fic to Wendy, but I don't know how much of it she's read.

yirabeth

07-12-2011, 06:38

I just made the most awesome earrings and have NO CLUE on how to display/photograph them ... :rolleyes: I obviously was NOT thinking ahead on this one! :P

NorthernTigress

07-12-2011, 06:41

I just made the most awesome earrings and have NO CLUE on how to display/photograph them ... :rolleyes: I obviously was NOT thinking ahead on this one! :P

I see your problem. A product that no one can see (or see properly) won't get sold.

yirabeth

07-12-2011, 06:42

Yeah, and I'm NOT wearing them myself...I want to SELL them not scare everyone away :D

cardlady22

07-12-2011, 06:42

Do you have a small cup you can turn upside down & some sort of fabric or paper you can stick the posts through? Works like a drape . . .

kaleanna

07-12-2011, 06:43

Honest opinion needed...is this garbage? Sometimes I think yes, sometimes I think no...can't make up my mind.

It's lovely Yira, I too like you sometimes thinks that it didn't work and other times think it turned out well (I tend to second and third guess myself alot, and redo things sometimes cause in my mind if I think it didn't turn out right I gotta redo it but sometimes it works out to a lovely mistake ).

yirabeth

07-12-2011, 06:47

Do you have a small cup you can turn upside down & some sort of fabric or paper you can stick the posts through? Works like a drape . . .

They're wires...but...that's a good idea. I saw earrings displayed on the edge of a bowl and dangling down, etc...my bowls are white though (and the earrings have rose quartz in -- not good for visibility)

Kaleanna, the woven side is the front? I like that, although I'm not much for colored wire. Could be a good way to secure a non-drilled stone.

kaleanna

07-12-2011, 06:50

Kaleanna, the woven side is the front? I like that, although I'm not much for colored wire. Could be a good way to secure a non-drilled stone.

Thankies Yira :). I wanted it to be where it could be worn either side, depending on the preference of the person wearing it.

cardlady22

07-12-2011, 06:53

yira, look at this arrangement . . .
http://colettecollection.com/catalog/images/Montana_earrings.jpg

NorthernTigress

07-12-2011, 06:54

They're wires...but...that's a good idea. I saw earrings displayed on the edge of a bowl and dangling down, etc...my bowls are white though (and the earrings have rose quartz in -- not good for visibility)

A few ideas for display

http://www.etsy.com/category/jewelry/earrings/wire_wrapped

yirabeth

07-12-2011, 06:55

Oh that one's nice...

I just tried something - we'll see if the pics came out. Then if it looks decent. If not I may try your idea :)

yirabeth

07-12-2011, 07:00

Well it was a good idea, but although the glass looked clean to my naked eye the camera picked up dust :( (Vase of glass flowers I have)

Back to the drawing board! :D

kaleanna

07-12-2011, 07:05

*sigh* slips out

Good luck with your pics Yira.

Might or might not be back

cardlady22

07-12-2011, 07:25

Sunset in 6 minutes . . .

Laura Borealis

07-12-2011, 07:29

Maybe a plainer background? The glass things (flowers?) seem kind of distracting. The earrings are beautiful though.

Queen of Disks

07-12-2011, 08:06

hello everyone!

yirabeth

07-12-2011, 08:06

Just in case ya didn't know...photography sucks... :D :D

cardlady22

07-12-2011, 08:07

Hello, QoD! How goes the day?

Queen of Disks

07-12-2011, 08:11

Hello, QoD! How goes the day?

Had school. I hate drawing portraits. They never look like me or whoever I am drawing. :(

yirabeth

07-12-2011, 08:12

Hi QoD :) I can't draw either :( Or take photos! LOL

cardlady22

07-12-2011, 08:13

Which area are you better at? I guess they have to make everyone attempt all the main types/styles so you can find your strengths.

kaleanna

07-12-2011, 08:13

Yira, I truly apologize.

I will be away from the pub for awhile. My punishment to myself for hurting a good friend.

Bye All,

Tearfully leaves the pub

ETA: Incase anyone asks: I stepped on toes and even though I didn't mean to, upset a good friend. I apologized and asked forgiveness and have given myself a punishment for it. So I will be out of the pub for a few days.

NorthernTigress

07-12-2011, 08:23

*Blink blink*

Did I miss something here?

Laura Borealis

07-12-2011, 08:25

I don't know what happened, but ((((( kaleanna )))))

Queen of Disks

07-12-2011, 08:25

Which area are you better at? I guess they have to make everyone attempt all the main types/styles so you can find your strengths.

Not drawing people. I can draw other things ok, but not people. They look abstracted and medieval. I think reading all of those books on ancient Egypt when I was little messed me up. :P

cardlady22

07-12-2011, 08:25

(((:heart:))) to those who need it! It's going to be all right.

Queen of Disks

07-12-2011, 08:26

Yira, I truly apologize.

I will be away from the pub for awhile. My punishment to myself for hurting a good friend.

Bye All,

Tearfully leaves the pub

What just happened?? :confused:

Lutestring

07-12-2011, 08:31

don't know what i missed, but (((((kaleanna)))))

i've just caught up, that sucks about your pay and bus pass, NT.

poor Mr PW, what a terrible way to spend a day, being stuck in the train system, and he still needs to go to the dentist (((((Mr PW))))
I once got stuck on a train for hours in the middle of england somewhere, and missed another connection, it's hell, but at least i didn't need to get to a dentist. i think i read somewhere that JK Rowling began writing harry potter while stuck on a train.

cardlady22

07-12-2011, 08:36

Hello, Lute! :grin:

Lutestring

07-12-2011, 08:47

hi cardlady, thanks for the email stuff, i will have a look when i'm more awake :)

cardlady22

07-12-2011, 08:53

No worries. There are times I have to put it up for a month and come back with fresh eyes.

cardlady22

07-12-2011, 09:29

We need cookies . . .

http://images.media-allrecipes.com/site/allrecipes/area/community/userphoto/small/601726.jpg

http://www.polentinibakery.com/store/images/uploads/buttercookies1.jpg

http://img4.myrecipes.com/i/recipes/ck/spice-cookies-ck-1134039-l.jpg

NorthernTigress

07-12-2011, 09:37

Mmm. Cookies.

Is there nothing that can't be improved/solved with cookies?

cardlady22

07-12-2011, 09:41

Nope, nope! But it does create a new challenge- what to drink.
I used to say milk, hands down. But I get choke-y. Sprite?

NorthernTigress

07-12-2011, 09:42

Nope, nope! But it does create a new challenge- what to drink.
I used to say milk, hands down. But I get choke-y. Sprite?

Hot chocolate (made with water, not milk) or tea?

cardlady22

07-12-2011, 09:45

Hot chocolate! Right here, babe!

Now I'm wanting to run to Village Inn for that & Perkins for this:
http://beingwife.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/perkins-peanut-butter-silk.jpg?w=300&h=296

NorthernTigress

07-12-2011, 09:47

Hot chocolate! Right here, babe!

Now I'm wanting to run to Village Inn for that & Perkins for this:
http://beingwife.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/perkins-peanut-butter-silk.jpg?w=300&h=296

Oooooh. Peanutbutter Pie!

*pounce*

cardlady22

07-12-2011, 09:50

cheese, bacon . . . mini quiche . . .
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3CpIeBGv65A/SYUgAKDQpKI/AAAAAAAAAMc/cfSfd94OsJA/s400/mini+quiches.jpg

NorthernTigress

07-12-2011, 09:50

I think I've discovered the perfect hot chocolate to marshmallow ratio

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_leb40neFAt1qew6kmo1_500.jpg

cardlady22

07-12-2011, 09:54

They used to make a chocolate marshmallow pudding cup that was Divine! I would go back to childhood for that.

yirabeth

07-12-2011, 09:55

That cocoa looks delicious, NT :) I wonder if it's too late to go to the store and get some...hmmmm.....

cardlady22

07-12-2011, 09:58

It smells good too. :laugh:
It has overpowered my cough drop . . . :angel:

Lutestring

07-12-2011, 09:59

We need cookies . . .

http://img4.myrecipes.com/i/recipes/ck/spice-cookies-ck-1134039-l.jpg
i like these ones. *goes to make coffee to have with biscuits, er, cookies, we call those biscuits in this country*

yirabeth

07-12-2011, 10:00

LOL You have a vivid imagination Cardlady ♥♥

cardlady22

07-12-2011, 10:09

Biscuits!
http://www.theabrainfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/bis-and-gravy.jpg

Cheese Sticks!
http://recipedose.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/mozzarella-sticks.jpg

Cider!
http://familyfun.go.com/assets/cms/recipes/cinnamon-cider-recipe-photo-420-FF1202CKBKA05.jpg

yirabeth

07-12-2011, 10:13

I wantz hot lemon tea : http://www.fittothefinish.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/hot-tea.jpg

and shortbread cookies : http://www.browneyedbaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/shortbread-cookies2.jpg

Mmmm... :)

But I think I may have the hot lemon tea and the little Christmas trees we baked Sunday : https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/386054_300863786614937_100000739536373_957736_5417 05395_n.jpg

cardlady22

07-12-2011, 10:23

This is making my Raisin Bran & toast very unsatisfying. :P

5 more to go . . .

yirabeth

07-12-2011, 10:24

Hot lemon tea would make it all better...Of course it's probably not cold there? Hot tea on hot day = yuck. LOL

cardlady22

07-12-2011, 10:26

The only hot tea I've ever had was when I was sick. Down here you want Ice!

Tomorrow night is forecast 43 F though.

Stormdancer

07-12-2011, 10:27

'Ello~~~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9oq_IskRIg

"And Peace will guide the planet...
And love will steer the song...

Harmony & Understanding...
Sympathy & trust abounding.."

yirabeth

07-12-2011, 10:30

Welcome home Stormy :)

Stormdancer

07-12-2011, 10:32

Welcome home Stormy :)

Hi :)

cardlady22

07-12-2011, 10:33

:party: Stormy got the 1000th post! :party:

Stormdancer

07-12-2011, 10:33

I think I've discovered the perfect hot chocolate to marshmallow ratio.

:thumbsup:

yirabeth

07-12-2011, 10:34

YAY Stormy! :D

Stormdancer

07-12-2011, 10:36

:party: Stormy got the 1000th post! :party:
REALLY??? Rushes....er...trips....er.....which one? LOL

I'm hoping it's HAIR :angel:

ETA...ok...simple is GOOD...LOL

yirabeth

07-12-2011, 10:39

'Ello~~~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9oq_IskRIg

"And Peace will guide the planet...
And love will steer the song...

Harmony & Understanding...
Sympathy & trust abounding.."

TOTALLY. AWESOME.

That's all!

cardlady22

07-12-2011, 10:39

}) Close counts in horseshoes
http://media.cakecentral.com/gallery/786198/1289842029.jpg

Stormdancer

07-12-2011, 10:42

}) Close counts in horseshoes
http://media.cakecentral.com/gallery/786198/1289842029.jpg
}) and hand grenades...LOL

What are those animals?

cardlady22

07-12-2011, 10:43

They are wild & free horses . . . inspired by your clip! :laugh:

yirabeth

07-12-2011, 10:43

That's a pretty cool cake hehe

Lutestring

07-12-2011, 10:44

Stormdancer

07-12-2011, 10:45

TOTALLY. AWESOME.

That's all!If I can't find it the music of this one, it matters not.
ok.

maybe not quite.

but still.

never mind.

I can see that I've NOthing to offer tonight...LOL

Is a musk ox the same as a water buffalo? Speaking from North America?

cardlady22

07-12-2011, 10:46

Oh, Lute . . . that has got to be the most incredible set I've ever seen.

yirabeth

07-12-2011, 10:46

Wow, that's gorgeous Lute!

Lutestring

07-12-2011, 10:47

Oh, Lute . . . that has got to be the most incredible set I've ever seen.

i know, i'm just swooning at it's wonderfulness :rolleyes:

Stormdancer

07-12-2011, 10:48

They butt heads at 30 MPH! :bugeyed:

Yes, I am watching one of THOSE shows...me and The Naughty One....LOL

yirabeth

07-12-2011, 10:49

That's why they never became a higher life form -- brain damage :P

cardlady22

07-12-2011, 10:50

Mahogany . . . clock . . .
http://www.antiques-atlas.com/antique/victorian_bracket_clock/as248a051

Stormdancer

07-12-2011, 10:51

hi stormy :)

i've just found the perfect silver teaset on ebay, it's got the signs of the zodiac on it :bugeyed:
i wish i had money...http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FINE-ANTIQUE-ZODIAC-SILVER-PLATED-TEASET-C-1880-/300633243235?pt=UK_Antiques_Silverware_RL&hash=item45ff233e63
Hiya sweetie~~~

Color me unimpressed. It's lovely. But the price is LOW for what that would be? Probably just me, but i'm skeptical. Something doesn't "click"

**retreats to a corner**

yirabeth

07-12-2011, 10:52

Oh that's pretty, it has a butterfly on it! ♥

BlueDragonfly

07-12-2011, 10:57

Ah, I come home to drool-worthy links, edible and non-edible! I still have a link open to the earrings NT posted. So many earrings, so little money and time.......*sighs*

Did you find a way to photograph those earrings yet, Yira? I like those. Oh, and I saw the wire-wrapping tree! That was cool!

Chiska

07-12-2011, 10:58

Stormdancer

07-12-2011, 11:00

OMG. The Naughty One and I are watching The Viking Wilderness...and SHE...IDIOT...attacks the TV when the bears are on.

Dumb*ss...it's a BEAR!!!! LOL

cardlady22

07-12-2011, 11:01

Hello, Blue & Chiska! Glad you showed up to share. That would have been a massive tummy ache.

BlueDragonfly

07-12-2011, 11:01

*waves to Chiska* I'm not really a fan of marshmellows in hot chocolate, but big gobs of whipped cream......mmmmmm.

Lutestring

07-12-2011, 11:01

Hiya sweetie~~~

Color me unimpressed. It's lovely. But the price is LOW for what that would be? Probably just me, but i'm skeptical. Something doesn't "click"

**retreats to a corner**

it's only silver plate, not solid silver, which would cost a lot more. it's also a high price for a silverplate teaset, which would be because of the unusual decoration with astrology.

and i don't mind if you don't like it, then we don't have to fight over it :D

pretty butterfly clock, cardlady :)

yirabeth

07-12-2011, 11:02

Was catching up and then got distracted by all those marshmallows! :bugeyed:

I had cocoa at work in my Flowers of Canada tea cup - but NO marshmallows! That would have made it perfect.

Yira - I love that vase of glass flowers! That is such a neat thing. The earrings were lovely, as well...

Hey - what about laying the glass flowers on a dark cloth, then hanging the earrings over the dark stem part? That would make the earrings pop out? Maybe?

I have no idea. Move along. Just throw marshmallows at me...

ROFL!! I do rather like that vase of flowers... ♥♥ I do like your idea too! I will give it a shot tomorrow (feeling kinda uggh right now) and if it turns out, edit it into my listing :) This is what I ended up going with : http://img0.etsystatic.com/il_fullxfull.293847832.jpg

(I got the hand from Morticia Monroe. Usually it holds a 4 x 6 print of one of the Hierophant card from SS)

Lutestring

07-12-2011, 11:03

OMG. The Naughty One and I are watching The Viking Wilderness...and SHE...IDIOT...attacks the TV when the bears are on.

Dumb*ss...it's a BEAR!!!! LOL

LOL! (((naughty kitty)))

hi blue and chiska

BlueDragonfly

07-12-2011, 11:03

Hello, Blue & Chiska! Glad you showed up to share. That would have been a massive tummy ache.

All the cookies are lovely! :)

Yira, hot tea? You don't drink it hot very often, right? That was a pretty cup of lemon tea, though.

Stormdancer

07-12-2011, 11:03

Just throw marshmallows at me...I can do this. I haz LOTS thanks to NT.

CATCH>>>>>>>>>>>>>>**...>>>******...hey, open your mouth.....>>>>****

yirabeth

07-12-2011, 11:05

Hi Blue!

All the cookies are lovely! :)

Yira, hot tea? You don't drink it hot very often, right? That was a pretty cup of lemon tea, though.

Yeah but a cold seems to have set in sometime between rushing home to be given an AWESOME loveseat, and Jack getting home to help rearrange the house to fit it in...so hot tea = much goodness :)

emmsma

07-12-2011, 11:05

The tea set is gorgeous, Lute!

Today was a long day. One of those, if it can go wrong, or cause delays, it will happen.

And it was damn cold! -10 when I left the house - to walk 5 minutes to where I'm picked up. And I had to wait about 10 minutes cause she had a hard time starting her truck.

And the heat in that truck isn't working - so there was ice on the INSIDE of the windows.
The clear spot in her winshield that she had to see by was about 8 inches in diameter.

It went downhill from there.

BUt when I left the house, I had mail! My trade with Sulis. I sent my '63 Grimaud. She sent her 1980 Grimaud, French Cartomancy and a Fournier TdM Mini.
And the $Tarot from Yirabeth
And a gorgeous donut stone from ebay.

:)

BlueDragonfly

07-12-2011, 11:05

Now, that's a cool hand!

yirabeth

07-12-2011, 11:06

OMG. The Naughty One and I are watching The Viking Wilderness...and SHE...IDIOT...attacks the TV when the bears are on.

Dumb*ss...it's a BEAR!!!! LOL

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/152/329706075_d87200ac55.jpg

BlueDragonfly

07-12-2011, 11:06

Hi Blue!

Yeah but a cold seems to have set in sometime between rushing home to be given an AWESOME loveseat, and Jack getting home to help rearrange the house to fit it in...so hot tea = much goodness :)

*shakes head* Girl you and your weak immune system.....(((buggy Yira)))

cardlady22

07-12-2011, 11:07

Hoo-ray for great mail! http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-dance004.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

Don't forget that video we saw of the cat that backed down the gators! :bugeyed:

BlueDragonfly

07-12-2011, 11:07

OMG. The Naughty One and I are watching The Viking Wilderness...and SHE...IDIOT...attacks the TV when the bears are on.

Dumb*ss...it's a BEAR!!!! LOL

Oh, poor Naughty Kitty! Lol

yirabeth

07-12-2011, 11:07

Welcome home Emmsma! Sounds like you had a good Mail-Day :P

Lutestring

07-12-2011, 11:08

(I got the hand from Morticia Monroe. Usually it holds a 4 x 6 print of one of the Hierophant card from SS)

i love the hand, it's fabulous :)

hi emm!

BlueDragonfly

07-12-2011, 11:08

Hoo-ray for great mail! http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-dance004.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

This just begs the question.......What came in the mail?

emmsma

07-12-2011, 11:09

And CL your deck is on its way. Blue, yours is happily now tucked into its mailer. Hoping I can send hubby back tomorrow.

yirabeth

07-12-2011, 11:09

Yeah but a cold seems to have set in sometime between rushing home to be given an AWESOME loveseat, and Jack getting home to help rearrange the house to fit it in...so hot tea = much goodness :)

Okay perhaps it's bad form to quote yourself BUT -- I have proof that I have the bestest kid in the world!

He saw me posting that other (looking over the back of my chair) and promptly went into the kitchen and made me a cup of tea. With lemon. ♥♥♥

AWESOME!

cardlady22

07-12-2011, 11:09

This just begs the question.......What came in the mail?emmsma got Great Mail!

Lutestring

07-12-2011, 11:12

BlueDragonfly

07-12-2011, 11:16

Okay perhaps it's bad form to quote yourself BUT -- I have proof that I have the bestest kid in the world!

He saw me posting that other (looking over the back of my chair) and promptly went into the kitchen and made me a cup of tea. With lemon. ♥♥♥

AWESOME!
He deserves a cookie or two, Mom! The sweetie!

emmsma got Great Mail!
I see that now! *waves to emmsma* You snuck in at the bottom of the page and I didn't see you! Yay for the great mailings!

No hurry on the package, when you find out what the postage is, I'll paypal you.

I had one of those days, too. Delays, complications, and irritating missing items.

emmsma

07-12-2011, 11:16

Love that happy toking smiley!

Thats a neat hand. Yira, you made the earrings? Excellent!

cardlady22

07-12-2011, 11:18

Love that happy toking smiley!Do I need new glasses that bad?
I thought he was blowing those party favor things. ROFL!

Lutestring

07-12-2011, 11:21

love that happy toking smiley!

do i need new glasses that bad?
I thought he was blowing those party favor things. Rofl!

rofl!

emmsma

07-12-2011, 11:21

This is the stone I got today. Supposed to be Picasso Jasper/Pyrite.

emmsma

07-12-2011, 11:22

Do I need new glasses that bad?
I thought he was blowing those party favor things. ROFL!

Guess you missed the Rasta colors too. :P

yirabeth

07-12-2011, 11:22

Do I need new glasses that bad?
I thought he was blowing those party favor things. ROFL!

:D :D

Yes, I made the earrings :) And the hand was a gift from Morticia Monroe....I miss her. I'm hoping saying her name twice in 5 minutes will make her think, Hmm. I should go check in at the Pub :P

Here's how I usually display the hand:

yirabeth

07-12-2011, 11:23

That's gorgeous! Even more so, full sized :P

BlueDragonfly

07-12-2011, 11:23

Oh, I love it! Jaspers are some of my favorites!

Lutestring

07-12-2011, 11:26

lovely jasper, emmsma. i love jasper too.

emmsma

07-12-2011, 11:29

I love Jasper so much, its Emm's middle name. :D

yirabeth

07-12-2011, 11:30

Awww, that's kinda cool!

Lutestring

07-12-2011, 11:35

oh it is, that's a great name.

Laura Borealis

07-12-2011, 11:35

OMG. The Naughty One and I are watching The Viking Wilderness...and SHE...IDIOT...attacks the TV when the bears are on.

Dumb*ss...it's a BEAR!!!! LOL

LOL! That's so cute. My Sophie cat used to do that. Once it was a herd of buffalo running across the screen... she went nuts trying to catch one. :D

This is the stone I got today. Supposed to be Picasso Jasper/Pyrite.

That's gorgeous!

yirabeth

07-12-2011, 11:37

Hi Laura :)

emmsma

07-12-2011, 11:40

Hey Laura. That would be funny to watch - kitty chasing the Buffalo. :)

Queen of Disks

07-12-2011, 11:42

Just got back from shopping, got a new coat from Mom (Christmas Present) and ice cream! :D

((((Mr. PW and NT)))) I hear ya on having no bus fare. :( I usually can get help from my parents when that happens, but not always.

When I started at my job it took an extra week or two to get paid because I was new.

emmsma

07-12-2011, 11:44

Hooray for new coats!

What kind of ice cream? We just got Pistachio Almond, but I'm too cold for ice cream.

BlueDragonfly

07-12-2011, 11:44

I love Jasper so much, its Emm's middle name. :D
That's neat. In my family we get middle names from grandparents, great uncles/aunts and such.

LOL! That's so cute. My Sophie cat used to do that. Once it was a herd of buffalo running across the screen... she went nuts trying to catch one. :D

That's gorgeous!

Hi Laura!

Stormdancer

07-12-2011, 11:45

He saw me posting that other (looking over the back of my chair) and promptly went into the kitchen and made me a cup of tea. With lemon. ♥♥♥

AWESOME!

Jack.

Dude.

:thumbsup:

emmsma

07-12-2011, 11:47

yirabeth

07-12-2011, 11:48

Jack.

Dude.

:thumbsup:

I know right??! I don't think I could have gotten any luckier than I did when I accidentally turned up Preg. with him... :D (I lost my appt. to get my tubes tied when the standard preg.test came back positive..LOL)

BlueDragonfly

07-12-2011, 11:48

Hi QoD! What a great gift!

I think I've got some ice cream in the freezer. Might have a bowl, I had dinner kind of early tonight.

Queen of Disks

07-12-2011, 11:48

Hooray for new coats!

What kind of ice cream? We just got Pistachio Almond, but I'm too cold for ice cream.

Frozen yogurt actually:

http://lemonberryfrozenyogurt.com/

They had a mint and chocolate you could mix together. And then you pick toppings. :D :party:

yirabeth

07-12-2011, 11:48

BlueDragonfly

07-12-2011, 11:52

In my family we didn't have middle names. Well my sister did, all my cousins did, but I didn't. Maybe my kid brother doesn't either.

They used to joke at me, that they were too poor and couldn't afford any more letters.

*gasps* How Mean! ;) I'd have told them, I was named in the same manner as very famous people with only one name, becasue I was just that special.....Ha, so there!

BlueDragonfly

07-12-2011, 11:53

Frozen yogurt actually:

http://lemonberryfrozenyogurt.com/

They had a mint and chocolate you could mix together. And then you pick toppings. :D :party:

Mmm...the one with the raspberries looks really good!

emmsma

07-12-2011, 11:53

Frozen yogurt actually:

http://lemonberryfrozenyogurt.com/

They had a mint and chocolate you could mix together. And then you pick toppings. :D :party:

Oh thats good. Excellent menu. Wish I had one near me.

In NY there was a Ben and Jerry's near my job. Went in there ALOT. Til they stopped making my fave flavor out of nowhere. I was so upset I just never went back. :P

The crowned one

07-12-2011, 11:58

Yira, I truly apologize.
I will be away from the pub for awhile. My punishment to myself for hurting a good friend.
Bye All,
Tearfully leaves the pub
ETA: Incase anyone asks: I stepped on toes and even though I didn't mean to, upset a good friend. I apologized and asked forgiveness and have given myself a punishment for it. So I will be out of the pub for a few days.

This is more suited to a PM, lets keep the drama and confusion down, the pub is a happy place. :)

I wont be closing this one for a few hours yet...so play on!

Stormdancer

07-12-2011, 12:04

They used to joke at me, that they were too poor and couldn't afford any more letters.
That is SH*T....er...Yeah!

Stormdancer

07-12-2011, 12:06

...so play on!

play?...PLAY??? OOOhhhhhlalalalaala........ ***thud***

And that is all the play I have in me...LOL

yirabeth

07-12-2011, 12:07

Oww -- I felt that thud all the way across the lake! :D

Stormdancer

07-12-2011, 12:08

CR*P...nothing to quote.

TCO....I've been wanting to ask you.......

Are you still here?

Lutestring

07-12-2011, 12:09

In my family we didn't have middle names. Well my sister did, all my cousins did, but I didn't. Maybe my kid brother doesn't either.

They used to joke at me, that they were too poor and couldn't afford any more letters.

i think that's mean, (((emmsma)))

i have to go and do stuff, back in a while.

i should be ringing the stupid evil government department, to try to get back some of my income they have taken away, but i don't have the energy today, and want to get other things done, and not sit on waiting on the phone :rolleyes: