20th March the last official day of winter

[Mick]

morning everybody...been really and still am busy this morning...finished staining the planter box last night...4 coats of stain and 2 coats of beeswax..the outcome???Julie states ..if you want my honest opinion it looks too yellowy..so this morning ...since 7 am ...been stripping it all back to square 1..using wire wool and a razor blade to get the polish and stain off!!grr..then we had the eclipse this morning ...really weird ..it was nice and sunny ..then darkness with the crescent moon in front of the sun..got a couple of pics ..will put them up when get proper computer back..

ok on we go ...weekend brew for all....

hya ppqp..hows you then?wow sounds like you got chucked in at the deep end!!kids on the roof?never mind the pics..smith and wesson do a good number for that kinda thing!!:welldone:you up to anything this spring weekend?

hiya det ..hows you then mate?as long as its the blues you fight ..not the booze ..that hasnt got a life part no more!!take it easy my friend ..you ll be fine...

hey bear..guess what ..you answered yourself!!!not enough movement ..brain in neutral so everything then says hmm what can we do...get some movement ..get those endorphins moving !!cmon gal ..you can do it!!

hiya Narilly ..enjoy your massage?and today off too? any plans?

hi pie ..you see that ? how quick it rolled off the tongue ;....hi pie...not low pie but high ..so is that how you are feeling today?high or low?how did your problem solving go?shoulda been a dawdle for you ..your pretty good at logical solutions..seriously tho ..hope you are ok

hey Sam ..hope you have a great time when your sister visits..you plannin into roping her into doing some work for you on the estate?Is she the one that has the mushroom concern or is that your son?

hiya pauly..hows you today then ? did you get rid of the rubbish mood?whats more did you go and get any plants?if so what kind?big smilley face for the weekend..cmon :happy2:

hi lav last but def not least!!!hows you today then?kid watching ..or relaxed (not lazy!!) day..when I was on holiday they iced tea on draught ..peach and,lemon it was lovely...right next to the beer pump too ..was funny ..because it was all inclusive ..everyone trying to get as much beer as they can..long long queue..and yet no one for the iced tea and soda...which I love too pauly!! there only so much you can give up ..and I ve no intention of being a member of the 123 club!! any ways large cawfee cummin up!!

right folks ..back to the sanding down I go..have a great weekend ..

I tried using a colander to view the eclipse.

I think I've strained my eyes.

A cash machine has just charged me two pound for a transaction but told me to cover my PIN to prevent from being robbed.

Pretty ironic if you ask me.

Typical! its a nice sunny day here and the moon has to go and block it

News: Meth lab found inside Wal-Mart in US.

Officials became suspicious when they noticed an employee making a decent living.

I still don't understand how Pi is 3142.

Am I missing the point?

Quasimodo apparently owned a Ford Focus, or as he liked to call it, the Hatchback of Notre Dame

I saw Paddy looking directly at the total solar eclipse.

"Didn't you read any of the warnings?" I said, "You could go blind looking at the sun like that!"

"I'm not that stupid," he replied. "I'm looking at the moon."

My mate is out to prove he can ditch food for a week and survive by smelling his own farts.

He's a man on emission.

Joyriding is a socially unacceptable crime.

Unless you're from New York where it is an 8th birthday party activity.

Police have just raided a drug den in a local school

They got Suspicious after the teachers were working 40hour week

My girlfriend broke up with me. She says I'm childish.

I took a deep breath. Calmed down... Went to her house, rang the doorbell and ran away.

[Lavande]

Good morning Abbers!
Happy Friday & first day of Spring. It's snowing, I am not pleased at all but nothing I can do about that.

Sitting with my coffee at the moment wondering if I should try to go to Curves or just stay in & stay safe. We shall see. No kid watching on my game plan today Mick, at least not yet. I'll take a yellowy planter if you have an extra

bear, please pay attention to your self-care routine. Don't let yourself get into another slump, you know what happens.

Sam, are you getting any of this snow or is it rain?
Can you wrap your cardboard cows in plastic??

Greetings to all - I will check in later.
Have a great AF day everyone!

Lav

[paulywogg]

Mae everybody, Mick,I'm not in a rubbish mood, I'm sick, still not sure if it's a cold or allergies, said on the news that the pollen count is super high,ash,pine, mulberry,etc,they say it's gonna be bad today and this weekend so I'm not going anywhere except 99 cent store and taco bell haha, take a pic of the planter when you're done Bear,you can't expect to be in a great mood all the time, even Mick and Lav get down days and they're always happy, plus you and I are still at that oh so fun hormonal age I swear, I'm a bitch before, during and after that time, get moving, I haven't exercised in a week, and I feel like a slug but I'm ready for this sickness to hit the road! Det,sugar throws me too,fried food too(but I still eat it) but the sugar is defo worse for me,Nar,jealous of your massage but I'm picky about who does it,I don't want some petite woman doing it, I need someone meaty to get in there,that's why I stick with my chiropractor I have, he's bigger and pops me like potato chips haha,one day I went and he had a fill in working, this guy was so hot,I couldn't even relax or stop being giggly,I'm such a nerd!been up since 2 am kept sneezing and disturbing hubs sleep so I came downstairs, but I still got a solid 5 hours, good enough anyways, had to take a shower and wash my hair cuz I had greasy sick person hair gross! Ithink cuz I was feverish, anyways hello to PPQP, Pie,Sam all the readers and popper inners, let's kick some Friday ass!(I'll do it from the couch haha)

[Pie]

I'm out earning some income today, so just a check in for now. Thanks for the Ps, PQ. Sounds like A LOT of work to refinish planter, Mick. Hope you get the result you're looking for .

[Mick]

pie just finished restaining it..lookstonsbetter..not that I am going to admit that!!Pauly..the best/worst massage I ever had was when I went to Estonia on an exchange with the prison service...met up with a couple of ex "soldiers" who had served in Chechnya...and needlessto say the home brewed moonshine flowed!!the next morning I had a massage ..(still slightly?)worse for wear..and it was Russian woman who did the massage..jeez she was huge and it def wasnt fat!!never felt so good/bad in all my life

[paulywogg]

Mick,I can't imagine getting a massage with a hangover it's weird cuz men will come in for a hair cut hungover and I keep wondering how the buzzing of the clippers doesn't drive them crazy, it would me

[bear73]

hey everyone,home for the day,working tomorrow but free sunday and spaaah on Monday - bought fruit and nice veg and plan to gym after work tomorrow.I need to bring back baths and 5 minute meditation in the morning.
I'm going to stay sober and look after myself.

[Mick]

bear.....I'm going to stay sober and look after myself. imprint this on your mind !!!

[porqoui]

MAE ALL....

Mick..thanks for kicking us off this morning. Good on you for re-staining the planter. You'll be glad you did as time goes on. The building super wanted to put barb wire on the roof but the other boss said no. So far so good.

Lav...so was it a stay in & stay safe day for you?

Pauly...you sound like me going to bed at 9pm. At least my excuse is I read. Hope you give that cold the boot soon.

Pi...you're welcome. Hope the problem solving fixed everything.

Bear...sounds like a plan. Do you meditate in the bath?

Posting from work as it's dead as a doornail here. Boss came in for 5 min this morning turned around and said I'm going home. That was it, he just left. At least I can spend time getting ready for my meeting on Tuesday now.
Weather's cooling down, first day of spring and we get snow. Not much accumulating it's just the bite to the wind that hurts. Indoor visit with Dad tomorrow and not much else planned for the weekend.
Have a peaceful evening all.....:smile:PPQP

[paulywogg]

PPQP, I've tried staying up later but I still wake up early I think it's cuz I smoke, nicotine withdrawal maybe, I used to make it a rule not to smoke after 6pm and it does seem like I slept better then,maybe I need to revisit that rule, or quit, was looking at pics from Louie's b-day party and I'm with my daughter's friends and were smiling but my teeth aren't as bright as theirs I always thought they were pretty white, nope

[Pie]

Howdy Abbers! It's me, High Pie, back again. Mick your secret about liking the re-stained planter better, is safe with us. Glad all the extra effort was worth it. Especially well done on jokes today. Nearly couldn't pick a favorite until I read them 3 times through. The doorbell ringer at the end gets my vote.

Pauly, hope you get to feeling better soon. At least your greasy sick person hair has been cured. You had me going with the meaty versus hotty massages. And then Mick chimed in with his memorable massage in Estonia! Jaysus, I wish I had a fitting emoti...

Lav, here's hoping you've seen the last snow of the season. As for getting my own nerves, seems it's then also up to me to administer the swift kick needed to get myself untwisted. Do you find that to true as well?

Hi Bear, the Deepak/Oprah meditation series posted elsewhere on the site is a good one, though it lasts more than 5 minutes.

PQ, the small worries are kind of taking care of themselves. The biggies? I'm taking some small steps on one of them, which I feel very good about. The other is a conundrum that I may just have to live with. Glad you had time to prepare for your Tuesday meeting.

I picked up Weeds season three from the library, so that's my entertainment for tonight. I think these ran on TV in 2008, but they're new to me.

[Lavande]

You know what Pi? I did have to learn how to settle myself without the benefit of a bottle of wine - all part of the program I guess. For me delving into mindfulness, meditation, hypnosis, etc was a big help. You will find your way too

Pauly, if you were feverish/sweaty overnight then I would think you have a viral infection. Allergies don't cause all that.
My allergies improved vastly when I quit smoking almost 6 years ago - just sayin.

PQ, we had snow but it was only a few inches that should melt over the weekend - thank goodness. I went out today & just ignored it, ha ha! Stay warm & cozy tonight!

Bear, take care of bear!

[bear73]

hey everyone,up early,bit fretty ready for day ahead,lovely spring morning with tweeting birds here.I'm going to do a five minute meditation to start my day off,I'm also going to book body balance class for tomorrow,classes for the week.I'm also going to eat my fruit and veggiesI somehow lost a pound this week but not too sure how that happened,either way I'm happy!

Looking forward to lazy day tomorrow and also,lovely long spa day on Monday with a book.

Lost track of my days,but it's fine because I don't drink anymore.
Remembering I had fifty + days rather than writing them off helps,think my lapse has triggered off the not sleeping so well/fretting - interesting!

Have a great weekend everyone