Good morning sneakers, Rather cool this morning.
Phoebe very sad indeed my heart ache for the people of France. I agree it's only a matter of time . Sure hope not or.
anywhere for that matter

I am drinking my one cup of coffee and tryiny to keep warm

Jerry fell on the back porch steps last night and bruise his ankle up. Some. but can walk om it fairly well. He said he will be fine,he is my rock

Ihav been drinking lots of water this week. Peeing a lot too.Wow do you all think 80 oz. is enough or maybe too much? All I know is it's a lot of water. Have not had a diet drink in a week.

Well time to get my breakfast ha bing cottage cheese and fruit this morning.
Hope you all have a blessed day

Love
Marie

Late evening and I'm considering heading for my bed because the wind is howling down the chimney and making me feel cold even though there' still a warm glow in the stove. The dog groomer visited this afternoon so George is looking particularly handsome although asleep now, curled up on his favourite doggy duvet. The tragic news from Paris was unfortunately not unexpected as we in Europe live with the reality that it's not if but when such atrocities will take place again. It's a sad world when young radicals can become so dehumanized they can murder so many innocents but we must get on with our lives and not be afraid otherwise they win.

Marie ~ Due to my treatment I was advised to drink over 2 pints of water a day so like you I seem to be constantly heading for the loo but do feel better for it. As Sandy said, you can't drink too much. Poor Jerry, I hope he will watch his step on the back porch at night in future. How are your kitties.... all grown up?

Sandy ~ you have so much wisdom you certainly are not lacking intelligence just because conversations might cover a subject you don't know too much about and anyway I'm sure they all love you for how you are.

Eyes drooping so I'm off to bed. Hello to everyone else and I'll hopefully have more time for posting tomorrow.

Jackie

Hi everyone. I guess we are all in a state of shock over the massacre in Paris. Good grief, my son and his bride were there just a few weeks ago! At last count , I think I heard 128 people were killed! Fanatics of any kind can turn dangerous so quickly due to a zeal they believe comes directly to them from above! So sad .
SANDY, as JACKIE pointed out, you needn't take a back seat to anyone! You have that rare quality called common sense, and if the conversation is new for you, just listen at first, and you will soon be joining the talk! Go, and enjoy. I'm sure they love y ou!
Oops, debate time. See you tomorrow!
Buzz

Hello everyone. I just want to clarify something I said earlier which was "stay home, stay safe". I didn't literally mean "stay in your house" I meant stay in your own country at this horrible time in the worlds history. These evil people are targeting the tourists in particular. The people on this forum live in beautiful countries. Explore them at this time. Canadians well off enough to spend the winter in Florida, good idea, anybody fit enough to swoop down Canada's ski country, Mmm maybe not so good at our ages, the U.K. is absolutely lovely, there's so much to see and do there. Who's for the Caribbean? I just think Europe or the Middle East are not a good idea at this time. There, that's just my view.
SANDY, like the comments above, I agree with all that's been written, you most certainly do not have to take a back seat to anyone! I'm filled with admiration at the way you take care of young Robby! Go and enjoy!
Well, off my soapbox, here's to a peaceful and loving Sunday, Anne.

An article about water consumption.
http://stroke.about.com/od/Screening-and-Prevention/fl/The-Danger-of-Drinking-Too-Much-Water.htm?utm_content=5531879&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_campaign=livinghealthy&utm_term=

Morning,

Those poor people in France and their families going through this chaos. It won't help Canada
since our new Prime Minister of Canada wants to bring thousands of Serians into the country.
That's my soapbox. It's a matter of time.

Still purging household goods and I can't believe the stuff I have accumulated over the years.

I have my massed choir performance today and need to be there at 1:00pm until after 5 pm.
It will be a long day, I have my fiber bars and water with me. I have a knot in my shoulder blade today
which doesn't help. I just took some Aleve so hope the pain subsides or it will be an uncomfortable
day of singing.

Jackie - I will check out your video later.
Phoebe - also your link on water I will check out.
Marie - I hope Jerry didn't break anything. I have sprained both my ankles in the past so I know
how the pain can be. May he feel better soon.

Shirley

25,000 by Christmas at last count Shirley. How many "would be's" among them? If there are, how many will also cross into the States?

Hi everyone. Just returned from a trip to Costco to return a bunch of ink cartridges I had refilled at what I thought was such a bargain price! Well, they were not recognized by my printer, and when I figured out how to force them, the colors were just awful, or didn't print at all. So much for my bargains! They took them back without a
whimper! Finally got to watch George watch his frisky friend! So funny how he avoids being involved! The surroundings are unbelievable, all the history abounding that moor! JACKIE has tons of talents and a keen eye to bring us back in time! Thanks for sharing!
PHOEBE, what an important article about drinking too much. I had been aware of the dangers in people with kidney problems or diabetic involvement drinking more water than kidneys could handle, but the stroke was new to me! I recall when I tried to down gallons daily, thinking if some was good, more was better. Just as with anything...moderation is the smartest way.
ANNE, I think we all are very concerned about catching terrorists among the poor victims of Syrian horror, but if we hide, the terrorists win. Their aim is to stop business, travel, enjoyment and normal life by threatening fear. They will be conquered, as evil generally is, but we must try to live as normally as possible while they are being hunted down.
I hope Jerry's ankle is a temporary pain, MARIE. Give him hugs from all of us!
SHIRLEY, we purged years of collecting when we downsized. Here it is, 3 years later, and I wonder where all the newer stuff is coming from!!! And I hate shopping, which I do mostly online!
Sunday night = 60 minutes, so I'll say goodnight before I fall asleep!
Buzz

Good morning sneakers. I'm back from our usual morning walk and now keeping one eye on the weather outside because I've hung washing out to get some air through before the next heavy rain that's apparently going to be over us until Friday! Also have to muck out the hen house, something I planned to do yesterday but the rain just didn't stop!

Phoebe ~ That article about drinking too much water was fascinating but I couldn't quite work out why anyone would drink enough in a short time to do such damage. When I drink plenty I do find my bladder gets stronger and then I don't feel any urgency to get to the loo but the water would have to find my brain first!!! On the walk this morning my friend and I said much the same as Jim in that there are thousands of refugees doing their best to find a safe haven for their families but unfortunately there are also thousands of young men claiming to be economic migrants that have been allowed to wander across open European borders so terrorists will have used the chaos to get here and genuine refugees will suffer the backlash.

Sandy ~ Being surrounded by such glorious countryside and moorland is a joy and you're right, it's ideal dog walking terrain. If George was in a dog park he would certainly be aggressive out of fear but these wide open spaces have allowed him to socialize at his own pace, not to say he doesn't occasionally take a dislike to a dog and have a grumble but that's rare now. That's lovely that you managed some chill time with Babe and Daisy and although it seems a rare event these days I'm sure that makes it all the more enjoyable.

Buzz ~ A tv programme for consumers last week covered the subject of printer ink cartridges and the fact the manufacturers still only half fill them and fix the little chip that reads to say they are empty when not, then it stops working once it's been opened because they want us to go out and buy new. You'd imagine there would be a law against it but it seems no one is on the consumers side these days!! Yes, George does his own thing on our walks because when I did throw a ball for him he found a deep hole or pond to "lose" it in, either that or *kitten* his leg and pee on it so I've given up that game and he's happy although when we get close to the car park on our return he and Scruff play and wrestle each other in a friendly way so there is some interaction.

Phyllis ~ Lovely to hear from you and that you've been enjoying family visits.

No excuses, I must get out and sort my hens abode out so they have a cosy and dry house to sleep in. Enjoy your Monday everyone, whatever your plans.

Jackie

Welcome to the naughty word club JACKIE! Or should I say naughty girls club. I presume, for those maybe not sure, that the word is what you would call a male chicken, or what you might do with a gun, or indeed lift your leg up.
Thanks for a Monday morning laugh! I shall go and **** my leg up as I don my socks. I will not risk naming a certain white parrot beginning with C and ending with atoo!
Have a lovely Monday everyone, it's a glorious day here!
❤️Anne.

Hello friends - through the busy times and as predicted moving in the very slow lane. Slept in this morning, took a very long shower and just took my time getting ready for the day. Prepped food all morning long and after having my salad I drove my car to the dealership for a getting ready for winter inspection and to get the low tire pressure light attended to. I had an appointment but they were quite busy with people just stopping in with little things that had gone wrong--interesting to watch. After I was checked in I walked around for a while looking at all the new vehicles. They got everything fixed up for me and didn't charge me a penny!! Wow!!

I hope everyone is doing okay. We have the darn flu going around here already. And it is not just the normal sick children. Several middle aged men have died from the flu in the last several weeks and a lady at my church got dreadfully I'll Friday evening with a 103 temp and my Sunday she was still sick in bed. Family members came to church so they were still well.

I plan t o keep going slowly for a couple of days and plan to just stay home, rest and do a bit of laundry tomorrow. Later in the week I may go out with a couple of friends to celebrate a birthday. The birthday girl has not decided what she wants to do or if she would prefer to wait until the new Star Wars movie comes out.

Saturday is the really big holiday craft show which is normally packed to the gills with people. I am planning on meeting either one of two friends at the show. But wow, we may have snow that morning. Maybe I'll get out my snow boots--that should keep the snow away. Haaaaaa.

Jackie, I loved the walkies video!! George seems so well-behaved and somewhat confused as to why Scruffy just keeps running and squeaking that ball!! He is adorable.

Sandy, I hope you are feeling better. Do you think you are fighting a cold?? Whatever it is, have a. Ice cup of hot tea and chase it away.

Phyllis, so happy for the lovely visit and for your upcoming holiday plans.

Buzz, I hope you are enjoying the outing to the lobster restaurant. Where are you volunteering? Helping your friends? An in-house program?

Anne, interesting that you lost your picture again this morning. I will say you are always you when I see your posts while using my laptop or my iPad. It must be odd to see someone else's profile picture with your posts.

And I always purchase new original manufacturers ink cartridges now as I had no luck with refills. I know it costs so much more but knock on wood I have not had any problems with them.

Oh and I finally looked at lots of photos of chickens in sweaters. So funny. Apparently the chickens are okay with wearing them otherwise they would try to peck at then wouldn't they? Or couldn't they reach then? Anyway, I hope they are comfortable.

Shirley, I see the mass choir performance has come and gone. Now is that it for the season? Or will there be more performances around Christmas? I have decided I don't want to drive over for the choir practices so I have stopped singing with the church choir. It is a small choir but several people are not happy having someone join in who has only rehearsed with them when they do the Sunday morning run-through. No need to cause anyone to get angry over the trivial.

Marie, I hope you are feeling well and that Jerry is doing okay. Did Alice come to see you last weekend?? Hope the kitties are keeping you entertained.

Jeri, any more pictures??

Phoebe, I have lost track of where you are this week. On the road close to home?? Hope you are well.

Marcella, are you still at your second home??

I should finish my dishes and decide if I will be watching any TV tonight or if I will start up a DVD. Hugs to all.

Lin

Good evening everyone. I returned home from the camper late Saturday so that I would be home on Sunday to attend church services with a friend/neighbor that was being baptized. It was such a special time. Today my husband installed curtain rods in our great room so I could hang new curtains. This afternoon I went with my son, Jordan, to his vocal lesson in Atlanta. He has a lesson every Monday afternoon at 4pm. The drive from our house is about an hour each way. It gives us time to chat or sing and then we usually grab a bite to eat before returning home. While he is with his vocal coach, I get to enjoy a little quiet time in the waiting area catching up on my reading. Jordan is old enough to drive himself to the lesson, but I'm actually glad that he likes for me to join him. If nothing else, I worry less about him driving in the Atlanta traffic when I'm with him.
It's been a busy day. As I type, our little girl kitty (Precious) is curled up next to me sleeping and I'm totally ready to join her in slumberland. Sweet dreams, Sneakers.
Marcella

Love your pics Jerry thanks for sharing We have a big storm come thanks all is well here tho.
Marie