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  • Wren44
    Wren44 Member Posts: 8,585
    edited July 2017

    Feline & Zills, You're both looking great. Wonderful that you were able to connect.

    Loverly, Looks like a wonderful place to visit.

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  • JunieB
    JunieB Member Posts: 1,023
    edited July 2017

    Feline & Zills - Such a beautiful pic of you both. You're very fortunate to have the chance to meet.

    Wenchie - Your bale garden look awesome. I bet the tomatoes and cukes will taste divine.

    Queenie - Yay! to you for earning that A.

    Loverly - What a sweet thing for DD2 to do for that waiter. She obviously has a very kind heart. Yum! the ice cream looks delicious. Glad you've had an easier time re-acclimating to our time zone.

    Really neat pics. Everything shows how tidy the locals like to keep their environment.

    I am having a lazy day today. Did too much yard work (as usual) yesterday, but things are looking better. Will be meeting a friend this evening to watch the local fireworks display.

    Sensi - How is Chance doing?


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  • sas-schatzi
    sas-schatzi Member Posts: 19,603
    edited July 2017

    Feline was "She who shows up catches the worm (or something like that Nerdy)for me as the "She" Hahahahahahah. "She" as a nickname sucks". Very few names can't be made into many nicknames. Alas, mine was one.

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  • sas-schatzi
    sas-schatzi Member Posts: 19,603
    edited July 2017

    Oh My Goodness, what agreat picture of Zills and Feline. Sisters in Spirit, but if someone challenged the shot you could be sisters.

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  • sensitivehrt
    sensitivehrt Member Posts: 359
    edited July 2017

    Popping in to wish you all a wonderful 4th of July. 4 more days and I'm on vacation for a whole week with friends. My treat to myself, for my "chit" year last year.

    Looking forward to our lunch Friday ladies.

    Hope everyone else is well.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited July 2017

    Happy 4th Y'all! I know I'm late for east coast - belated happies.........

    Greetings to our new owlies!

    Eeyore ~ so glad you answered our "call". Don 't worry about those balloons pulling your tail off. I'll keep looking up to catch you if you fall ~ promise! Blessings to you and your loved ones. (((hugs)))

    Queenie ~ Awesome grade! Yay you! Although I am concerned about the worms thing.....visions of bum dragging across the carpet....... 😵

    Sassy ~ Yes! Gloves! Soooo gross strangers pawing through your luggage after touching Lord only knows what. The last time I flew, the security people went through my suitcase and ate half a package of unopened cookies I had packed. Needless to say I tossed 'em out.

    MammaRay ~ Hoping you got to have a nice 4th with DS and DH. Keeping you close in thought and prayer.

    Feline ~ I agree - you and Zils could easily pass as sisters. You both look lovely!

    Wren ~ How is Sir Squeakers? Is he having to share you with anymore fosters? Love reading your kitty stories 😺

    Sensi ~ Don't wear yourself out before your vacation! Only four more days? Woo-hoo! Between the vet and Sas, it sounds like you've gotten some good information and advice. Gentle ear lovin's to Chance - those ears look soo soft

    Wenchie ~ Cool garden pics! How do you keep the critters from making raids? We have apple and pear trees. The raccies always get to apples before we can. Then they move onto the pears. The pear trees are big. One night last summer there were at least 3 mommas and dozen babies up in the branches. They were adorable. Is your little guy still napping in the green flower box on your porch? If he outgrows it you'll have to get him a bigger one!

    Junie, junie, Junie...... You are just as bad if not worse than Sensi. Slow down girl! Gosh, you two make me tired just thinkin' about all the stuffs you do. How were the fireworks? Did you bring Kirby? Marti hates the sound of fireworks. This is the first year she wasn't upset by all the booms. Benefit of her old lady hearing 😛

    Posting this before I lose it....

    BBL

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  • JunieB
    JunieB Member Posts: 1,023
    edited July 2017

    Shep - Yes, I just got home and I did take Kirby. The silly dog is terrified of the vacuum, but not one flinch during the fireworks. He just sat there like nothing out of the ordinary was happening. I suppose this is a good thing though.

    I had done some power washing on Saturday and ended up having severe muscle cramps all night from my knees to my hips in both legs. Muscle relaxers, ice packs, nothing helped. I seriously was concerned that the cramps might dislocate my right hip. That is how bad they were.

    Goodnight to All. Hoping you all had a enjoyable July 4th.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited July 2017

    JunieB ~ Kirby is such a good boy! Marti used to upset by the vacuum cleaner. She was afraid it would suck her toys up. Once she she realized the toys were too big to pass into the hose, she started bringing them TO the vacuum. She would let the it suck onto the toy, pull it off, put back on, pull it back off.....It got to be difficult to clean the house with her constantly shoving balls and stuffed animals in the way. Silly girl. Now we have a robot vac; she doesn't like that at all!

    Hoping your legs and hips give you some rest tonight and feel better in the morning. And you give your legs and hips some rest tomorrow! Now close your eyes and have sweet dreams and do not look at my next post. Gottta keep our Loverly entertained with her hunky felllas..............

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  • JunieB
    JunieB Member Posts: 1,023
    edited July 2017

    Hey wait Shep, I can certainly appreciate a hunky man as much as Loverly. ;0)

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited July 2017

    Dear Loverly shared her wonderful pictures of her incredible vacation. I would be remiss were I not to share some pictures for her to enjoy. The new gals may not know this, but she does have a certain (u-hum) taste in men.

    A hunk of a man showing his love of America


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    Love to all y'all ~ Let freedom ring!

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  • queenmomcat
    queenmomcat Member Posts: 3,039
    edited July 2017

    Shep: gee thanks, you made me snort tea out of my nose. What's seen can't be unseen. Or unthought--I didn't get that kind of worms--no bum-across-the-carpet for me. Rather, the nice juicy worms that robins are pecking around for.

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  • feelingfeline
    feelingfeline Member Posts: 5,664
    edited July 2017

    Yaaagh I never thought of Shep's kind of worms


    Hope you all had a nice 4th yesterday.

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  • Wren44
    Wren44 Member Posts: 8,585
    edited July 2017

    Shep, Squeakers is doing fine. His vet pronounced him a healthy boy (especially nice since he's FIV+). We heard an episode about whales on the radio. That's what he sounds like! We still have Chewey. He has been promoted from fospice to adoptable and will be posted as soon as I can get a couple of good photos. He's 15 but he's a real lap cat and people are looking for those. The people who brought him to the shelter found him outside hanging around their house. Since coming here, he has showed almost no interest in going out. Maybe once was enough.

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  • feelingfeline
    feelingfeline Member Posts: 5,664
    edited July 2017

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  • WenchLori
    WenchLori Member Posts: 1,558
    edited July 2017

    Shep, my raccoon still sits in his green planter on most nights. I'll definitely get him a bigger one when he needs it. The possum I started feeding marshmallows to just comes in the house if your not fast enough with the handouts. I bet she'd take off with the bag if I didn't have a good grasp on it. I had to close the patio curtains to help keep the bugs out the other night and the possum just flung the curtains aside and came in and got her marshmallows. I wish I had gotten it on video!

    I came home from visiting my hubby's parents to find the tomato worms munching out on my tomato plants! I went over all of the plants with a fine toothed comb and squashed all of them that I found. My big healthy Eary Girl tomato has been reduced to twigs with 5 nice sized tomatoes on it. I'm not sure it'll come back but it'd be nice if it did.

    We had a fun time in Peoria with Stu's family. His mom is fading fast. She has stage 4 lung cancer and I'm not sure how much longer she has. She's dropped down to about 90 lbs and is very weak but she still gets around pretty well. We had to cut our lunch with her short as she wasn't feeling to well. We'll go back for the Hutchinson reunion on August 5th. Anyone in the Peoria IL area want to meet up? That would be awesome!

    BBS I'm trying to catch up with everyone!


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  • Loveroflife
    Loveroflife Member Posts: 5,563
    edited July 2017

    Aw Geez!! Can't believe you are in cahoots with Shep, Junieb.

    Shep, you ought to be careful posting such hunkiness. You nearly caused Queenie to have aspiration pneumonia from all the excitement. And vision of dragging the butt across the carpet? Yuck 🤢 We do really need to check your forehead temperature. Just like Feline, I was thinking about a different kind of worms.

    Junieb, ouchie! We got to rethink "do now and pay later". Wonderful that Kirby was not scared of the fireworks. Mitzy was a bit antsy, but wasn't too bad. We tried not to react. Heard a few illegal fireworks and those were the ones that caused Mitzy to pace around. Believe it or not she can sleep through a thunderstorm.

    Lori, sorry to hear about your MIL. Tomato worms...ewww.

    Sensi, you deserve a break. I am excited for you. I really enjoyed Cancun and Cozumel. Will you be snorkeling? Do share pictures when you get a chance. How is your sweet boy? It will be sizzling this Friday.

    Ms. Sas, are you on Facebook at the moment? I am getting notification on my phone. Ha! Haven't visited FB for awhile.

    Thinking about LookingForward for some reason. Hope you are doing ok if you are reading. Thinking about my other lurking friends also

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  • Loveroflife
    Loveroflife Member Posts: 5,563
    edited July 2017

    This poor guy needs to put some weight on him.

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  • feelingfeline
    feelingfeline Member Posts: 5,664
    edited July 2017

    Wenchi here we, that's a euphemism, actually it is DH grows toms in a poly tunnel. We often take some of the tomatos in early (green) and ripen them by putting them in a brown paper bag with a banana. It is not as lovely as pulling a ripe red delicious smelling tomato off the vine but it beats thinking you're about to pull a ripe red delicious smelling tomato off the vine only to find that it is an illusion, a shell, all hollowed out by some creature or other. It is a way of hedging our bets.

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  • Wren44
    Wren44 Member Posts: 8,585
    edited July 2017

    I had a client from the Ukraine who said his mother would put green tomatoes in his winter boots to finish ripening. It would be a warm snug space. Hope she didn't forget any, that would really be a mess.

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  • queenmomcat
    queenmomcat Member Posts: 3,039
    edited July 2017

    Wren: did she wash the tomatoes before using them?

    My biopsy results were NED; all that sublimation into accounting homework for nothing, but hey, I got an A and a friend out of it.

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  • CeliaC
    CeliaC Member Posts: 1,320
    edited July 2017

    Lover - I would be more than happy to put my weight on the guy in the pic!

    Queenmom - Kudos on the A in your Accounting class! I remember the studying days from college (Accounting Degree) and then after that for the CPA Exam.

    Everyone is making me hungry for fresh tomatoes - when I was growing up, my uncle who lived next door had the family garden and used to bring us fresh tomatoes all the time. Yum!

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  • Wren44
    Wren44 Member Posts: 8,585
    edited July 2017

    Queenie, I sure hope so. They would need it after being in a boot.

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  • JunieB
    JunieB Member Posts: 1,023
    edited July 2017

    Shep - When I said I could appreciate a hunky guy, I was not referring to what you posted. Loverly's pic is much closer to what I was thinking of.

    Loverly - So glad Mitzy did pretty well through the fireworks.

    Wenchie - Sorry to hear about your MIL.

    A possum in your house! Aren't they mean critters? Pushy little thing isn't she? Is the Raccoon hanging in your planter box a baby? What happens when he decides to move into your house with the Possum? You'll need a huge supply of marshmallows then ;0)

    How awful to find those nasty worms eating the rewards of all your hard work. I hope your tomato plant makes a comeback.

    Wren - Do you foster kitties on a regular basis?

    I am having a down day today. Significant fatigue and pain in my spine. Had gotten dressed to go volunteer, but when I went to do my hair I just said to myself "No way this is gonna happen" So I called to let them know I wasn't going to make it. Been on the couch this afternoon.

    Here are a couple pics of Kirby & I taken by the volunteer site for their FB page for July 4th.

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    Well, it's back to the couch for now.


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  • feelingfeline
    feelingfeline Member Posts: 5,664
    edited July 2017

    Aaaaww!

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  • Wren44
    Wren44 Member Posts: 8,585
    edited July 2017

    Junie, We foster a couple of cats a year. We learned to meds and fluids when our cat had kidney failure, so we take ones that need that kind of care. I worked in the shelter medical area doing routine medications for about 8 years. After our remodel they don't get sick as often (HVAC was totally redone). We also have a foster hospice program. Chewey was in that program when I took him. He's doing fine though and is now up for adoption. I'll take another fospice kitty when he's adopted. Fospice is for kitties with a fatal illness and a life expectancy of 3-6 months. The idea is to spoil them rotten until it's their time to go. The shelter vet helps make the decision to euthanize when that time comes.

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  • Loveroflife
    Loveroflife Member Posts: 5,563
    edited July 2017

    Bless your heart Ms. Wren!!!

    Junie, Kirby is so darn cute. This is the first time I see a frontal photo of you...what a sweet face. Does match your kind heart. Hope you are feeling better today.

    Queenie, "NED"....such welcoming acronym. Yay!! Your breathing pattern must be back to normal now. Rejoicing with you. I was supposed to see my MO on Wednesday for my 6 month check up, but she was out sick. I was happy that I didn't have to go in, but quickly realized I had to make another appointment. The mind plays tricks on me sometimes.

    Having lunch with the ladies today. Yay! Meat and potatoes. BB

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  • Loveroflife
    Loveroflife Member Posts: 5,563
    edited July 2017

    Celia, welcome back! Hope you had a great time in CT and NYC. Yeah, I would love to donate the excess from my tummy and behind to that famished looking model too. Ha!

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  • queenmomcat
    queenmomcat Member Posts: 3,039
    edited July 2017

    JunieB: hope you're feeling a trifle better today--did you make it off the couch? (There were days not so very long ago where the effort of getting dressed was almost too much for me; futon days are a necessity sometimes.)

    Lover: my blood pressure's coming down nicely too. Isn't NED a wonderful acronym?

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  • magdalene51
    magdalene51 Member Posts: 2,214
    edited July 2017

    Queenie, it certainly is, and I congratulate you on that and your wonderful grades! Well done and kudos!

    Well, here I am again, back in the wringer of life. Couldn't get the infection in my implant post under control, so doc explanted it today. It bled a while and it's gonna be sore, and I have to wait 3 more weeks for it to heal so we can try again. Ice packs, salt water rinses, and chlorhexasomethingorother plus ABs.

    Good to see all of you, welcome home Loverly. JunieB and Kirbster looking cute as a bug, Feline and Zills really could be sisters! And Shep, we will discuss your taste in men at a later time (hmph). And if I miss anyone, I can blame it on chemo brain. And morphine.

    Nini Owlettes!

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  • sas-schatzi
    sas-schatzi Member Posts: 19,603
    edited July 2017

    Loverly, I just so happy you are all home safe and sound. The western world is in such flux right now. Yes,, I am seriously into Fb, Not a friends scenario. It's political. The world is in an uproar. My friend network is political.. I've watched it for two and a half years. The world is in such trouble. I know each has their own thoughts on what is and should be.......but the world is in trouble like nothing since WW2.

    OMD that guy you posted with the flag .What a hunk. Hmmmmmm Yummy.

    Whenchie, Possums and Racoons? And Tomato worms? Oh Vey, squishing things. Sorry, About Stu's Mom, sad, doesn't sound good.

    YAY Quennie NED..............

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