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Post by Sysop3 on Jan 1, 2020 1:36:30 GMT -5
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Post by mouse on Jan 1, 2020 5:22:30 GMT -5
a very happy and a peaceful New Year to one and all... here it came in very quietly... usually the noise of the fire works is horrendous and it sounds like a war zone for an hour or so.. the soundes being louder as they bounce of the sides of the valley... but just three feeble bangs..... mind I think many may be waiting till the end of January when we leave the eu and others now even more distrustful of the eu until the year of transition is over… given give the van leyen women is talking about wanting to extend transition... we do well be be very careful of the slippery toads44the weather is colder .. bright and clear … the sort of day for a brisk walk in the hills to blow away the cobwebs of a week of excess
watched a little of the Scots marching in Edinbrugh from early evening to gather for midnight .. with their flaming torches... no nods to elf and safety all torches were lit a good few thousand,,,....and the big lads in their clan kilts shouting the old battle crys… its quite a sight..... the pipes skirling in the smoke playing the auld tunes ….. the atmosphere is very raw and
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Post by toby1 on Jan 1, 2020 10:57:33 GMT -5
""do you remember that chap in the east enders soap.... he found he was related to Edward longshanks and a couple of others...... so he will be your cousin :"" I don't watch East Enders, Mouse but I realise we are all related somewhere along the line. I am now trying to find who it was that emigrated to the USA all those centuries ago. The weather here in Narragansett is unseasonably warm and damp but sun is shining, God is in his heaven and Trump is protecting us and is guaranteed to win the 2020 election due to the antics of the smellysocks brigade lead by shiftyschiff. Happy new year to you all !
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Post by annaj26 on Jan 1, 2020 14:56:44 GMT -5
Happy New Year to everyone.
Special Thanks to Fret and Beth for keeping Gates of Babylon going for 10 years.
May they have many more.
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Post by mouse on Jan 2, 2020 2:59:34 GMT -5
""do you remember that chap in the east enders soap.... he found he was related to Edward longshanks and a couple of others...... so he will be your cousin :"" I don't watch East Enders, Mouse but I realise we are all related somewhere along the line. I am now trying to find who it was that emigrated to the USA all those centuries ago. The weather here in Narragansett is unseasonably warm and damp but sun is shining, God is in his heaven and Trump is protecting us and is guaranteed to win the 2020 election due to the antics of the smellysocks brigade lead by shiftyschiff. Happy new year to you all ! … theres a good ancestry program ""who do you think you are""""...and that was where the soap actor found out his ancestry.... the same for Boris... and many others... Barbara Windsor for eg old country family with vicars in the back ground[who,d a thowt it] |
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Post by mouse on Jan 2, 2020 3:07:24 GMT -5
still dark outside at 1 min past 8am.....and cold.. I opened the window and the air felt fridgid so I quickly closed it again.....to day I shall go through my wardrobe and get rid of some things I either never wear or have gone off....they can go to the charity shop....since I stopped smoking I have put on weight and had to buy new.. so its time to have a really good clear out...
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Post by mouse on Jan 3, 2020 4:07:56 GMT -5
gloomy but dry.....nothing of any interests.. that time of the year when. theres nothing much happening and spring seems far away.....
the fires in Austrailia are not getting less...… what is sad is that so much of this could have been avoided... not all but certainly some..they have around 60 peole to deal with who have been setting fires... as well as natural causes such as lightening ..and accidental.... plus the almost unbearable heat...….theres a move to tell our government to stop all overseas aid and this year send it to Austrailia anc use some of it for our victims of our floods.....the Ossies need help much more than China Pakistan etc
perhaps people will stop listening to idiots spout global warming.. and the Ossie take back control and common sense and us the protection methods which have served them well from fires until recently.... by limmitted burning to create fire breaks
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Post by beth on Jan 3, 2020 14:37:15 GMT -5
Wow, Our Information Center is acting up like crazy today. As long as the posts are all here, I'll wait and see whether it will adjust itself. If not, I'll report it and get help.
Hang in there.
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Post by mouse on Jan 4, 2020 5:31:32 GMT -5
cold damp [ not raining] and dark..i could happily have stayed in bed this morning...still... as friend with the C is coming round it was better to get up.... she has stopped all her pills...as they were making her really off...….she had coped with chemo and radiology.. but hormone pills were just too much...… so she binned them and says life is more about quality than quantity.....and I agree with her... what is the point if waking hours are so horrible and sleeping hours are virtually nil....
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Post by Jessiealan on Jan 4, 2020 21:23:03 GMT -5
Today was our last trip to the country house until spring. Daughter is back in it for the winter. Daughter will be back on Monday and spending the next 3 months there. We installed electric logs in the livin room fire place. She'll have friends visiting on occasional weekends and has nearby neighbors.
We are taking down our Xmas tree tomorrow. Here comes winter.
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Post by mouse on Jan 5, 2020 5:03:57 GMT -5
Sunday morning and we have drizzle dark and gloomy... although last evening it was dark ...it wasn't dark until 4pm... so the days are lengthening
daughter is doing some thing with butter beans ..I saw them soaking in water.....so what culinary delight is being prepared....?
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Post by beth on Jan 5, 2020 12:08:56 GMT -5
Sunday morning and we have drizzle dark and gloomy... although last evening it was dark ...it wasn't dark until 4pm... so the days are lengthening daughter is doing some thing with butter beans ..I saw them soaking in water.....so what culinary delight is being prepared....? We call it "Soup Beans with Corn Bread Muffins ... chopped onion on the side and sometimes banana pudding for dessert. Yum! Enjoy |
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Post by beth on Jan 5, 2020 12:25:31 GMT -5
Today was our last trip to the country house until spring. Daughter is back in it for the winter. Daughter will be back on Monday and spending the next 3 months there. We installed electric logs in the livin room fire place. She'll have friends visiting on occasional weekends and has nearby neighbors. We are taking down our Xmas tree tomorrow. Here comes winter. We take down the decorations today, too. My brother, sister-in-law and nephew will be coming to help and have Sunday Supper (beef stew and lemon pie). Two more months of cold winter but longer days. No complaints. |
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Post by annaj26 on Jan 5, 2020 22:26:01 GMT -5
On my way home from work and it's cold. Going to get colder.
Not much to talk about tonight. Trump and the Neocons are trying to start a war.
Depressing.
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Post by mouse on Jan 6, 2020 5:20:36 GMT -5
Beth... it turned out not to be soup..... but it was a bed of cooked butter beans.. with button mushrooms sauted in butter... then placed on top of the beans and grated cheese and put in the oven to to crisp up..... it was ver....y tasty..... although if we have it again I would prefer asparagus rather than green beans to go with it
damp and quite chilly.. seems we are now in for a rainy spell...so nothing different weather wise from the usual... off later to visit a friend....
the trype of writing changed all of its own acord
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