Time to get dressed up folks, ok, if you want to wear fancy pj’s that’s ok too, and off we go.
I thought we might have the party here as the weather seems to be so much better in this neck of the wood’s so to speak.
I just took this outside my window, that’s a flower box sitting on a tall shelf, so all you folks in the cold can see my view.
We will be setting up tables by these trees:
My dog Lady is here to welcome you all, and she is well behaved, so don’t worry about your fancy clothes.
Remember it’s BYOB, BYOF, BYOF, but most of all come…it’s warm here, there is no snow, and refreshments are on their way.
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Ok let’s get started, we will need some flowers, some food and some fun!
Well finally!!!!
A bit tricky getting here this morning. First of all I told the driver to whisk me off to the Froggy Bottom, and he replied, “I really have no comment on your physical appearance, Madam.” Then there was the delay because of the protesters. . .not sure what side they were on, but they were holding signs that said “Only drink American Coffee!” “Columbian Coffee is unpatriotic.” yadda, yadda, yadda. . .And then the counter protesters. . .for the ethical treatment of frogs. . .”Free the Frogs!”
Next I ran to the makeup room, and Miss Lotta Lashes, the head make up guy said something about being a miracle worker, but really, somethings are just not possible. . .something about a silk purse and a sow’s ear. . .and a lot of heavy sighing and hand on hip flouncing.
Then the damn elevator. . .!!!! stuck on Blog Ads. . .
But none the less, here I am and looking FABULOUS!!!!
and now @#%$!!@$# won’t let me post my pic,
Maybe this will work. . . . .
Since “Black Tie” is optional. . .I was stuck with choosing between these two. . .I think I finally decided on the Deitrich look. . .
BUT WHAT I ENDED UP WITH WAS THIS!!!
[yes, that’s me, just 20 yrs ago. . .]
Now that’s klass, baby. ;p
klass?!
Did you just read this one?
I think certain sections resemble Bob Johnson’s dog Rex..
heheheh! I don’t know whay there seem to be so many old photos of me “mugging” into the camera. But that’s all I seem to have. Klass??? hmmmm it’s some kinda klass, alright.
How ya doin Indy?
Yeah, I’m nothin if not klassy. . .LOL!
Diane and her “eye for fashion” is always trying to spiff me up. . .but I snuck by her this morning, and arrived without her pre-approval. Heh!
How are things Indy? Any chance you and your SO might make it to the meet up the end of March in San Diego? I would sure like to see you and give ya a big ol hug.
Or are you going to make me drive on down to Flagstaff and say howdy?
Big Hugs,
Shirl
No meetup for me, unfortunately. My roommate (I’m single) & I are getting ready for a cross-country move to Ohio, and that’s all I can handle right now. I know you will all have such a wonderful time, though. 🙂
Thought I’d missed you when I read the other cafe had closed.
(((((shirl))))) and :*
So great to see you too!
Beautiful flowers, as always! You’ve got the eye, girl, you’ve just got it!
Big Hugs
Shirl
We’re a t-shirt type of house, but fun, we’ve got. Happy 19th month birthday to the cutest boy in the pond!!!
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When I tried to post this, I got this message:
Your HTML has the following error :
Attribute TARGET for tag A is not allowed
So if the post looks funny, that’s why.
Hi Toni, well that cute pic makes up for any html errors…don’t know what you did, someone will surely come up with a solution.
OK t-shirts are in…
Note to everyone: photbucket has changed the autoformatting of their image tags. If you delete the the first and last sets of html (what’s between the first and last sets of <>), your images will post normally.
I think that I ended up deleting the a and the brackets at the beginning and the end of the tag. Then, when I posted the picture, other words popped up at the top and the bottom. Any idea how to eliminate those? Perhaps just delete the slash before the last a? Or do you mean delete the a and leave the <>?
In the first part of the tag, where it starts < a href=…target = blank >, delete the <> and everything in between. Leave the < img src=…> tag intact. Delete the whole < / a> tag too. Post with what’s left (the < img src= > part of the tag).
I’ll try this next time. Thanks.
Or just use the URL and paste it into format:
< img width= “X” src= “URL” >
I find it easier and quicker than deleted the detritus. (Damn, it’s hard work fooling the HTML gods this early.)
Morning all…er…afternoon.
Late night…need more coffee.
Peace/
Or maybe I’ll try this one. Thanks.
HTML errors, we don’t care about no stinkin’ HTML errors if we get an adorable picture of Andrew. What a wonderful smile.
Andrew says “Da.” That means “awww gee, thanks.”
Intentional cuteness filter, designed to protect us from children living with this condition.
However, your wily hacking skills thwarted it, and the photo is there to help warn other parents.
I am actually an NSA agent, sent to undermine the political will of lefty bloggers by distracting them with pictures of cute children!
I was wondering where the black helicopters came from…
Oh Toni. . .!!! What an adorable kid. How do you ever get anything done without just standing around look at him? just awesome!
I’m envious. If I wasn’t such an old ding bat, I’d be wanting a house full of those myself!!
I get nothing done, thus my house is a cluttered mess.
Look at his hair! It looks so soft. Cutest tadpole around these parts! 🙂
Ok I dressed warm to make the quick trip to east coast to pick up any stragglers…now come on, I have the jet waiting to whisk you to Ca. for a day in the sun.
Hi everyone, I’m back. Shirl you look FABULOUS! And its always a good day when we see Andrew.
I just got back from a non-virtual brunch where we celebrated what would have been my grandmother’s 100th birthday had she lived this long. She only lived to be 97 but she had a long full life and its important to remember the people in your life that you love.
No, Diane, I’m changing into my lingerie (right?)
Lingerie is okdokie…I am changing into this once I get back home…I love dress up so don’t mind me, or do y’all think I am overdressed.
have I missed anything?
I do look fabulous, don’t I? That Diane with her “fashion eye” is always trying to get me to “spiff” up, but I think I made it through even without checking with her first.
Good to see you maryb
Hugs
bring your own view ’cause every party needs something for the dreamy wallflower to sit down at the window and gaze at.
Feb 12, 2006
Is this near your house, or just another wonderful vacation picture?
It’s the lake at the camp we share our property line with.
great shadows
What amazed me about the scene was the way the blue sky got reflected where there was a skim of ice on the lake. I’ve never seen anything like that — I don’t know if it’s unusual or if carrying a camera with me when I hike is making me pay much closer attention.
or maybe both.
or maybe you have been taken over by the spirit of AA
or maybe you have been taken over by the spirit of AA
I’m pretty sure if I get taken over it’s much more likely to be the spirit of someone like Wiley Coyote.
wasn’t he strictly B&W?
The vast majority were B&W and taken with a large-format camera. About the only thing I really have in common with him is that I’ve hiked to some of the places he took photos.
and obviously you, both the Fs have an appreciation for and a connection to nature, as many of us do here, which I appreciate.
yeah, like mb says probably both, but you never know, ’cause maybe the cosmic artist sees you coming and sends something delightful your way.
Care to join in?
(I ‘borrowed’ this one.)
Why is it always the fluffy guys who go shirtless?
Is that your husband?
Nyuk nyuk. You are such a comedian, maryb. My husband wouldn’t be caught dead with a shovel. Or, more likely, he’d be struck dead if he ever touched a shovel.
first guffaw of the day, good thing I’d hadn’t just taken a swallow of some liquid refreshment
OMG!! Call 911, charge the defibrillator. Does anyone know CPR?
Who needs six-pack abs when you’ve got a whole keg?
I love the softness of new leaves in spring. Wonderful picture. Where is it?
Alaska….green my favorite color.
Moss and lichen are two of my husband’s favorite things to take pictures of. We have many, many pictures of wolf lichen hanging off trees, lit golden by the sun.
I have something similar growing on the grout in my shower…no pictures though.
Is there something special you do to get that color? Mine’s always a very boring gray.
Actually, south of the Ohio river it’s orange. At least in my bathroom. Maybe it’s that Lucy red my daughter keeps coloring her hair.
My week of freedom is off to a bad start – I woke up with a pinched nerve in my neck. How am I supposed to have wild sex with the UPS guy if I can’t move anything? It’ll be just like married sex, then.
Too bad. And I bet the UPS guy is disappointed too.
Me, too….I think that’s mildew…not moss…:0)
Post?
And has anybody seen Cabin Girl in a while?
Last I heard she was going to shovel a path for the shih tzu..
LOL
I’m glad somebody has a sense of humor today.
Seriously, though are you in pain?
Only when I breathe, sneeze, or try to turn my head. Between my new happy pills and popping 4 ibuprofen every 6 hours, my stomach is rebelling big time.
Thanks for asking 🙂
Are you sure its a nerve and not a muscle?
No. This sucks…I didn’t even do anything fun to get injured. Just woke up that way.
I was just thinking that if it was a muscle you ought to go get a massage. After all, this is YOUR week. But if its nerve, that would probably not be a good idea.
I’ve always wanted to have a massage, but I’m kind of leary about it. I know I’d call someone from the yellow pages and end up in a prostitution sting. How do you know find one that’s legit?
Do you have any day spas in the area — where you can get manicures/pedicures/massages/hair coloring? Those aren’t usually prostitution rings.
I am SO not a spa person, but there are several right around me I could try. It does sound heavenly.
Most day spas are no more than glorified beauty parlors — you walk in and you realize they just have MORE manicurists than the one at the place where you get your hair cut. And they have MORE pedicure chairs. And they have a massage room.
And they are usually really nice if you call and tell them that you’ve never had a massage before.
But like I said, if its really a nerve it won’t do any good. Where’s Cabin Girl — isn’t she the expert on these things.
Meet me over on the left…it’s too cramped over here.
Just thought I’d chime (but not too close to the margin I hope) that my bossy older sister craves day spas and is always whines for gift certificates as presents. So far no arrests.
MH: I hope you are having your children take care of you and themselves.
Is that supposed to be a hint that your adopted sister needs to get you a gift certicate for a massage?
Absolutely not. I think it was wishful thinking that my sister would be busted.
well, MsNDD was kinda leery about me getting one but the results were so dramatic that she has no more concerns.
Last fall I wrenched my back really bad while unloading shingles on a 2nd story roof. Dumb Norsky machomahn keeps working until they were all unloaded, right. 18 sqr X 250 lb/sqr = 4500 lbs, (what was I thinking?)
Well 4 weeks later still gradual improvement hadn’t gotten me very far. (Too stubborn to go to an MD) So when young woman, just starting up her own business, left a coupon at my favorite coffee shop for a $15 off of her usual 50/hr, I took it as a sign from the cosmos.
After an hour of massage and on the way out the door MsNDD calls my cell, and later says, I could tell by just your voice that you were better.
I was pretty amazed that the pain and tension were almost completely gone. And over the succeeding days very little of it came back.
I’ll not hesitate to try that again in similar circumstances. Someone should be able to give you a recommendation for an ethical/reliable place.
BTW — is tonight downhill with Bode?
Oh, I think so.
Thai massage (it’s sort of like aided yoga asanas) is my favorite.
I’ve always wanted to try the hot stones.
I hear that’s lovely.
You all missin’ me? I been shovelin’, ya know…not really a great idea when you’re still dehydrated. Almost like drinking and taking pain medicine together…
Isn’t that why you have the cabin boys? To shovel? You’re still recovering — you’re an invalid.
And if you really wanted to torture yourself you could try posting more satire on this site.
It sounds to me like you may have slept in a weird position and tweaked your muscle, rather than a nerve. Where’s your pain? Is it a dull ache, a stabbing pain, or a burning pins/needles type of pain?
It’s underneath my shoulder blade and doesn’t hurt unless I move it or breath in really deep, like when you get ready to sneeze or cough, and then it feels like a hot knife is stabbing me and it takes my breath away. How dramatic is THAT? LOL
Hmm…and what happens if someone rubs your shoulder? (Get Ben or Colin to do it).
Lately I have to pay them. Used to be I could get a foot rub for a quarter, but now that our station in life has improved it’s over a dollar. I will guilt one of them into doing it…maybe in exchange for doing their Sunday night laundry.
Tell them it’s for diagnostic purposes, and the least they can do, considering the XX hours you spent in labor with them. And you should notice whether it feels better if they exert pressure in some places, or worse.
And if it feels better it’s a muscle, and worse, a nerve?
If it hurts worse, make them stop immediately.
Sounds like a good time to trot out the “after all the pain I went through to give birth to you” guilt trip
great minds and all that. I don’t get much sympathy for my 6 hours, though. Maybe I should lie?
You NEVER tell them the truth.
But when they get married, you let their wives in on the secret when they get pregnant.
That doesn’t get me very far. They usually say “Well, I didn’t ask to be born” or something like that. Even when I tell Ben I almost died from his gigantic head it has no effect.
I need my mother to take a vacation in Raleigh. A couple days with her and you’ll be able to guilt trip a cockroach.
OK — I’m here. Where’s Second Nature?
While we wait — I used your name in vain on the Cheney shot his friend front page, I sent Boston Joe over to your commment on GBCW. Then I suddenly had a moment of doubt that maybe everybody else was right and I was the only one that thought it was meant to be somewhat funny? It’s ok. You can tell me I’m an idiot.
and, of course, I already know what happens. Wanna know?
Curling is on tomorrow morning on USA — in case you want to drop by somebody’s house with cable for breakfast.
I’m putting my fingers in my ears and talking as loud as I can so I can’t hear you!
No I don’t want to know!
But you knew that.
I really am not nearly enough of a morning person to go over to someone else’s house to watch curling.
But … we actually have cable at the office. What time is it on?
I just want to thank you two for making my life sound exciting. Curling?
Am I the only one here who’s never had a massage? And where do you find different kinds, like Thai and hot stones, etc.? They sound so fun and exotic.
Maryb had the right idea…good fou-fou girly spa, or good yoga/pilates/bodywork studio.
I’m all over that. It could very easily replace my shopping habit.
Maryb did something right today! 🙂
If I could post the snoopy dance I would.
now; on NBC. Those guys are crazy.
yep. Thanks for the alert.
Hi mary,
Learned my lesson yesterday.
My lips are sealed (I don’t know all the results, yet).
Thanks!
It always looks like so much fun to fly through the air. But in real life I’d be terrified.
Yay Norway!
Yohoo!!
Skijumping is serious for me. Birger Ruud is maybe the most famous skijumper in history. His hometown is also my hometown, and I saw him and his brothers and friends giving shows when I was a kid.
And this world champion was a class mate in high school.
Hello, is anybody around or has a new cafe started?
I’m lurking about reading diaries I missed today. 🙂
I’ve been going on and off the web just checking in from time to time. I see I’m behind on some diaries also.
Better start my reading.
There’s a new cafe that just opened.