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Jul 17th, 2018, 2:01 am
:wave: good evening/day/morning all :D

matina wrote:ice bear stretton hope you are enjoying the warm weather :D please keep it!!!

:lol: I would gladly keep this all year round...mine is at least bearable right now :wink:
Jul 17th, 2018, 2:01 am
Jul 17th, 2018, 2:27 am
Thanks, everyone. :) I think this cold is finally leaving! Well, at least I can breathe through my nose again. :D

PJ, I'm glad your brother is doing better. He's a trooper! Lovely photo of Sunnya. She always makes me smile. :)

Diva, I know it's not physically possible, but could you send some rain my way? We're experiencing the driest start to winter here (and it's already the middle of winter). We'd love some rain. :D

Bear, I hope your Tuesday is much better than Monday. :)

Katy, I wish you a speedy recovery! The colds seem to linger longer and longer these days. :(

Matina, no storms this way, sadly. We're right in the centre of the 'gale force winds', so you know, just a typical windy day here :lol: :lol: well, a bit windier than usual, but still windy. Actually, I've just looked out of the window and those are some dark-ish looking clouds! Oooh, maybe we'll get some rain here. I hope that you stay safe when the storm hits you. And are being safe if it has already hit. :)

Ice, I hope you had a good Monday, and are enjoying a relaxing evening. :)

John, whenever you pop in - hope you're doing well!

To everyone else, regulars and lurkers, hello. I hope you're all well. :)
Jul 17th, 2018, 2:27 am

If you're reading this, drink some water :)
Jul 17th, 2018, 3:10 am
yes winds have really picked up a lot here last clocked at 102 km / hour at 10.30am its 11.30 now and it is still howling have had to pickup the garbage bins twice already GROWL!~!! when they should come early they take their ever loving sweet time!!!! oh hark what do i hear they have finally turned up to collect them. other times they turn up at 6.30am to wake up us all up!!!!
star dark clouds here too but no rain as yet! ;-(
edit time to get lunch organised :D
Jul 17th, 2018, 3:10 am

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Jul 17th, 2018, 3:11 am
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Good morning to matina, Katy, Alessa, Star and all the eastern hemisphere TFWBL people.

Not as cold today, still very clear and sunny, but the 37 kph wind gusts are making it feel a lot colder. House vibrates when the winds out of the valley hit it.

Diva, thanks very much for your good wishes. It's been nearly 13 months since my brother's operation and a year since I spent time with him in the US, during the recovery from his operation. It's a kind of miracle that these most recent tests have shown him to be 'all clear' (as much as much tests can tell) and that he's recovered almost 100% from his various chemotherapy side-effects, especially the numb fingers and toes. The doctors want to keep him on chemo, at a low dose, for the rest of his life and of course he'll have regular tests. But our family can hardly believe how well everything has turned out. Helping him, we think, is his regular acupuncture (which I also use) and this may be why the side-effects have largely disappeared. Anyhow, he's back to working 65-70 hours per week, his regular summer schedule.

Star, yes, Sunnya is the smart one, always wanting to get up and use the computer. Her latest trick is to sit on the floor heating ducts and wait for me to turn up the central heating in the morning! All three fuzzies tend to hang out by the fireplace through the night, as the fire slowly dies down.

br bear, Ice and Stretton . . . I know very well that Canadian winters put this one to shame, but it's still very, very nippy indeed up here, especially when we have frequent high winds.

matina, will be in touch. Hope the computer woes are over.

Katy, am very grateful for my family, despite recent troubles, and only wish I lived closer. But such is the destiny of life. Thanks for your kind words.

John, this guy (above) was sitting on my back deck two days ago. He and his friends were responsible for reducing my goldfish school down to just one (or two, if Merlin has survived). I gave him some leftover cat food in any case.

Must be off now to get a few things done . . .
Jul 17th, 2018, 3:11 am

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Jul 17th, 2018, 3:16 am
time to re stock the fish pond PJ (insert kookaburra laugh here)
no i just gave up and wen to my laptop it had no issue i still dont know why it wouldn't do it on the desktop :? :? :? i throw it out to any techy in the area that may have a clue because i have none :lol: :lol: :lol:
Jul 17th, 2018, 3:16 am

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Jul 17th, 2018, 3:56 am
Sunnya is such a clever girl. I'm proud of her. I, too, would be finding the air vents and waiting for you to turn on the heat. :D

Matina, I hope you find someone to fix your PC issues! :)
Jul 17th, 2018, 3:56 am

If you're reading this, drink some water :)
Jul 17th, 2018, 5:29 am
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Here's a photo (above) from near where my nephew lives, my brother's oldest son. It's extremely beautiful there this time of year. A friend took this photo some time ago . . .

Star, Sunnya is indeed the smart one!

matina, I once tried geeks2u when I finally gave up on a complicated issue, only to find that they had no appropriate techies living near the upper mountains!

https://www.geeks2u.com.au/

Just received a text from my son, who is still working on North Stradbroke Island. He didn't attach a picture, but this is what the island looks like (below) . . . I just didn't know that this spot had a koala population.

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Jul 17th, 2018, 5:29 am

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Jul 17th, 2018, 6:14 am
Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening/Whatever to all the regulars and lurkers
I see none of the newbies have been back... BUMMER :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Pj... So, it eats your goldfish and you reward it with cat food... A far better person than I :D

Ice... I'm with you. It's a very comfortable temperature right now with a gentle breeze
I could live with this year round

WordDiva... Our rain is supposed to start in the next day or so and not stop for a while... I'm enjoying this weather while I can

Katy... sorry I missed the coffee last night. But I sure could use some right about now

Star... feel better and enjoy your book

Hi Bear and anybody else I missed.

Oh, and matina
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Oh, and PJ... CLOSE YOUR EYES

AS REQUESTED... KILT PORN

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Jul 17th, 2018, 6:34 am
PJ nice pictures both are gorgeous but i still prefer the climate & location of the top one than the bottom one but it is still picturesque. I would love to live in the top picture :D :D
:o :shock: oh & JG oh yeah now that is a sight to wake up tooo!!!!! :lol: :lol: 8) :o :shock: your bar is lacking the scotch!!!! :? :? :? :?
katy now the coffee and cake honey and my life is complete;-) :lol: :lol: :lol: 8)
ah to live in PJ's top picture have JG tending bar nearby surrounded by men in kilts serving katy me diva ice and bear alessa and stretton our coffee and cake and drinks this is my paradise :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: what more could one ask for????hmm at some point we girls are going to need a live in chef??? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
hmm here is one the best kind a naked chefImage :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: you girls really thought i was going to post a naked chef weren't you???? well in a perfect world i would have :lol: :lol: :lol: well how can i disappoint this is as risque as i dare to post here :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Jul 17th, 2018, 6:34 am

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Jul 17th, 2018, 6:43 am
As long as I don't have to wear a Kilt, I'll be happy to tend bar.

And yes matina, I wouldn't put it past you to post a picture of a naked chef :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

But Yeah, that's probably as far as you should probably go on this site :D

OH, and PICKY PICKY PICKY
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Jul 17th, 2018, 6:43 am

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Jul 17th, 2018, 6:51 am
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Noon view from my back deck, looking over the wing roof to the east . . . that silver 'whirlygig' is really going at high speed!

matina and John . . . 'goodness gracious me' is all I can say!
Jul 17th, 2018, 6:51 am

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Jul 17th, 2018, 6:55 am
Pj... IT STILL LOOKS LIKE SUMMER IN YOUR PICTURES :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

And don't worry, there didn't seem to be any newbies today to scare away :D
Jul 17th, 2018, 6:55 am

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Jul 17th, 2018, 6:56 am
Now that's what I'm talkin about, coffees served john time to up the sugar levels too
good to see you :) Hi Pj (sorry) :o :lol: :lol:

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Matina's special blend :o :lol:

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Well the newbies won't come back now I think we've been blacklisted :lol:
Enjoy all be good bye from me
Jul 17th, 2018, 6:56 am
Jul 17th, 2018, 7:04 am
@katy yes Wolf blend coffee its howling good! With just enough bite :lol: :lol:
Jul 17th, 2018, 7:04 am

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Jul 17th, 2018, 7:07 am
Girls and John . . . no, the newbie ship seems to have sailed and disappeared over the horizon . . . Who knows what they thought?

Just about to go out now to pick up my special cat food at the Wentworth Falls vet. Cosmo is on a 'kidney diet' and the kittens get 'sensitive' cat food . . .

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Jul 17th, 2018, 7:07 am

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