I know what you mean about the fruit and vegetables. I enjoy leisure travel with my wife, where we'll seek out nice restaurants, but when I'm travelling by myself for work, I tend to eat whatever's fastest and most convenient -- and then curse myself afterwards. When I get home I am so happy to go back to a decent diet.

I beg to differ about the change in seasons, though -- I welcome the cool, crisp weather we're having now. I'm not a summer person

good morning sun rays..

i just love all my new friends i made here..

hugs to all

Hi all glad to hear I am not the only one who dislikes summer. It is just right here at the moment, the sun comes out but its not too hot. Jeanette, the last time I flew over Newfoundland all I could see was a blanket of snow and ice so I can understand why you are not a winter person. Hi Clara and Kay hope you are both well and happy today

I am in Michigan ...and if you do not like the cold well your in the wrong state here .. I hate winter lol the cold makes me ache ....but i do so love the color changes ...today it was beautiful outside .. I took my dog paul out for our daily ball throw ..and well I throw once and he never gives it up .. oh he acts like maaaaybe he will ..gets close then runs off with it still tightly tucked in his mouth ....but the freash air this time of year is awsome .

my eating habits are bad ...I eat maybe twice a day on a good day .. its not that I am busy but I just forget , I do love fruit and veggies ..carrots mostly raw or steamed ....Chubby Hubby ice cream as a treat every now and then.

Glad to see everyones other side

Hi to all and Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening depending on where you are on the planet lol. I think Spring/Early Summer is my favorite time, long evenings and usually a few weeks of good weather! We did have some bright sunny days this week but today is back to normal - rain lol - that's why Ireland is so green! At least in the summer time the rain is warmer!

I do like heat tho I must say. My work takes me to Chicago, IL once or twice a year and I have been in August when it hit 104 I think, very nice. January is bad tho when it is way too far in the minus!!

J

104 and you call that nice lol ....we go to Vegas in the summer some times and it hits 109 112 and it is just smuthering ....when its in the 90's here it is really hard to do much out side due to the humidity .

Hi all,

What a great place to get to know each other,where i am in Lagos the weather is stuck on hot from January to December,the average temp is always 33c.
At midnight the temp is still about 33c. We live and work in airconditioned areas that are run by generators, as there is very little electricity available.

Regards Wayneo

hi there

nice to see you here Wayneo, wow that is hot, its ok if you have a pool to dive in, but to work must be dificult.

We have been having this strange unusual warm wind comming from south these days, and tonight its actually warm outside. I guess these winds are going to bring us some rain.

Kim, I don't have good eating habbits eighter, I never have breakfast, I only have a cup of coffee in the morning and a cigarrett , but I do have at least two decent meals per day, I have to cook for my family! my problem are those snacks, I love chips, and other bad things for health! but I also love fruit and vegetables so I try to balance things

lol.. i just had to share..

YOU WANT ME TO DO WHAT???

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LOL Kay that is too funny .

Wayno I would be so scared to live in such a remote place ... I would love to see pictures of your city .

poor doggy, does he get payed for that???

Hi friends,
I have enjoyed reading all about you and so it is only fair I tell you about me. I am 59, will be 60 in January. I am married to a wonderful guy, who just happens to be 23 years older than me. It is a second marriage for us both and we couldn't be happier. I am a former Nu Yawker, (that is how our accent sounds) but moved to Florida 20 years ago. I never envisioned myself living in Florida as I don't like hot weather, but here I am and I really love it here. We have a 29 yr old daughter, she is unmarried so no grand children on my side but I have two grown step grand daughters, and 2 step great grand sons. I am disabled from arthritis, and had two back surgeries, both of them failures, so I have pain to deal with on a daily basis. Drawing is a great diversion, it takes my mind off my pain.
I was never artistic as a young person, my interest was music. I majored in theater and performing arts in college and acted in several touring companies doing summer stock. I love musical theater to this day!
About five years ago, my sister, who is an accomplished artist, was in Florida and asked me to take a workshop with her. It was an oil class of birds (which I absolutely love, I am an avid bird watcher). I tried to get out of the class, as I had never painted before, but she told me it was a beginner class and that I would do fine. The first day, was a beginner class, but beginner in oil, not beginner in painting. I did my best to keep up, and at the end of the day, the teacher had us up for c&c, while she was looking at my painting, I whispered, "This is the first time I ever held a brush in my hand". She immediately held up my painting and told everyone to look... this lady has never painted before, this is miraculous! I blushed and tried to hide. Then my sister had her painting evaluated, now as I said before, she is an accomplished artist, the teacher took one look at her painting and said, "You have neatness issues!" Well, I have never let here hear the end of that, I was miraculous, and she has neatness issues! Anyway, this was my initiation into art. I then, got involved with tole/decorative painting and still am, but I grew tired of painting do dads and knick knacks, so I bought some books and decided to try to learn how to draw. My sister gave me Brenda's book, and I discovered DS and the rest as they say is history. I had the opportunity to take a workshop with Ann Kullberg, she was awesome, but I was so new to drawing at that time, that I felt overwhelmed.
I have met many really nice people here. I look forward to many more fun days in the future.
Regards to all,
Trish

Hi Km,
Nice to hear from you,sometimes it is a bit rough,but i have armed guards outside my compound on a 24 hour basis,the office is also reasonably secure,although last week,when i arrived at the office there were bullet holes in the walls and my staff were pretty shaken up.There was a situation in the street which led to everyone shooting at each other.

Life in Lagos
Regards wayne

Hi kaly

Yes it is very hot all the time,but we do have the ocean,close by,whenever i can i spend time sailing and swimming on the beach,which is great.

regards wayne

Hi Trish, welcome to the cafe great to see you here. Just had a look at your gallery and you have some great stuff there I especially like you paintings. hope to see you around best wishes, kev

Good morning/afternoon/evening - covering all my bases here

Nice to see more people coming by. I've just finished my run for the day. The best part of the run is the stopping! And the shower afterwards. I keep telling myself its good for me to get me through the 5K that I do.

Its the start of moose hunting season here, and I live literally in the woods, so all I could hear were gunshots when I went out for the run. Probably speeded me up a bit! I'm not a hunting enthusiast in any way and always am on the side of the moose. Moose unfortunately have taken over the island and are a menace on the roads often with fatal results for both the driver and moose. There are over 700 moose/vehicle accidents here annually. People don't drive on the highway at night unless they have too. The woods come virtually to the edge of the highway, so the moose are on the road before you can see them.

My first husband worked in Nigeria many years ago, including Lagos, so I know just what you're talking about Wayne. Its a unique place alright. Stay safe.

I'm harvesting some vegetables from the garden later today as this is Thanksgiving weekend in Canada. Purple carrots, chioggia beets, turnips, beans, and lots of different kinds of potatoes. We raise turkeys too, so pretty much everything is home grown and organic. Yesterday the turkeys went off to be slaughtered. They're back now and as we sell them, people are constantly turning up to pick up their birds. The weekend will be busy in many respects. With only my elderly mother around in terms of family, it seems a waste in some ways to cook a big roast dinner with all the trimmings, but she expects it. Tradition and all that. Besides, I send her home again with a huge goody bag of leftover turkey and veg and dessert to keep her going all week.

That all sounds so "The Waltons " I use to love that show about a family I think in the late 40s maybe early 50s that lived on Walton MT. everyday I would tune in to that show ....your home seems like a really nice place ..excluding the 700 moose situations lol I could do without that .

It has been so interesting to read all of your life stories. It feels as if I have already known some of you but what others wrote came as a complete surprise.
I have never posted an age, not from vanity, but mostly because I don't believe age says much of anything. I am 52 and very happy to be here. I will be 53 this month.
I live in the middle of the USA - Nebraska, home of the great Cornhuskers (I'm not into football, though, so that doesn't really mean anything to me!) I actually grew up all over Kansas - also smack dab in the middle of the USA. My father worked for a large company that required us to move periodically. I have also lived in Minnesota and Illinois.
I grew up loving music - wanted to be another Barbra Streisand or Carole King!
I have a brother, 2 years older, who was always in art so we made a pair - I took the music classes, he took the art classes. I even went to college for one year out of high school taking all music courses but I think, even though I was young and immature, I did realize the near impossibility of becoming a great singer and instead got married and had children!
I have a son, 31, unmarried but looking. He is in Taiwan at the moment but will be coming home in November. He has a BA, an MA, and part of his PhD in History, as well as a minor in Studio Art. My daughter is 28, married to a great guy and, lucky for me, they live in the same town with me so I get to see my three grandchildren all of the time. They are Baily, 9, Sadye, 5, and Bradyn is 10 months.
I had my own very small business for a short time in the late '80's. It was called Country Wood and I made shelves, small cupboards, plaques - lots of country things; it was big at that time. I love wood and I love working with tools - I have tons of them - every saw you can imagine, routers, drill presses, sanders, etc. I still love them but rarely get out and use them. Once in awhile I will pick up some small furniture pieces and create new pieces from them, then usually paint on them.
I was divorced in 1990 and while working part time at Hastings College in the music department, I was encouraged to return to college. I had been doing a great deal of drawing and painting up to that point, learning it all through trial and error. I didn't even think about buying books or tapes to learn from - I don't even know why. I guess I didn't really think about doing anything special with it other than sending hand made greeting cards to family and friends and painting cute little country pictures on wood pieces (I can draw some really cute little bears, piggies, lambs, cows, ducks, geese, etc).
Okay, anyway, I did go back to school, worked part time and raised my two kids. I LOVED going back to college. I could spend the rest of my life taking college courses. I love to learn. It was particularly fun to learn the "whys" of everything I was already doing in drawing and adding tons of new information. I decided midway that I would need to earn a living since I had to support two kids so I went into the teaching field of art, getting a BA in Art Education K-12, as well as a BA in Studio Art with an emphasis in Illustration. Luckily, I found a job in a small nearby town my first year out of college, and the very next year an opening came at the high school in Hastings, where I have been teaching ever since.
There have been many struggles these past four years. In Dec. of 2004 I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Lung Cancer. A tumor on my right lungt had spread to the lymph system and up into my neck. I went through radiation and chemo, then in June 2005, was placed on a new oral chemo, Tarceva, that had just come out for lung cancer. It was supposed to extend the patient's life by a few more months. At that time the cancer had receded back to the tumor on my lung, still 1/2" in size. Then in February of 2006 I was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. I had to be rushed to Omaha, NE, and immediately begin chemo. At that time, another CT scan was done to restage my lung cancer and IT WAS GONE! I completed the Induction chemo for the AML and it did go into remission. I was sent home and went through three more consolidation chemos but ended up getting Mucormycosis (a deadly fungus) in my left lung. They got me into a study with a new drug called Posaconozole and it did get rid of the fungus. I was put back on the Tarceva for the lung cancer (even though it wasn't there!!) And now, the AML re-occurred this past month - well, actually came on slowly over the summer. I am sitting in the hospital in Omaha right now while writing this. This is day 18. The good news is, it has gone into remission again (just found that out yesterday) so as soon as my counts get back up into a reasonable range, I should be able to go home for awhile. The doc is considering a transplant this time but we'll see what all happens.
m excited to get home to my husband of 7 years and my poor little 17 year old siamese cat who wonders where in the heck I am. When my husband calls I can hear her in the background moewing so he puts the phone down and I meow back (we always talk together) and he says she just looks all around wondering where my voice is coming from.
Overall, I have been so blessed by God - a true miracle from the lung cancer, as well as the AML's and the Mucormycosis. I don't know why He has kept me here but I do know there is a reason; something I may never know but, a reason!
I look forward to getting back into some drawing when I get home. I won't be able to return to school for a few months while undergoing the chemos so I should have time to draw and I have my scanner there to post. I have only done a few little sketchy drawings here at the hospital but I might post some when I can.
So good to meet all of you! Sorry I took up so much space - it must be the lack of inspiration around here!

wow barb..that is so much for one soul to go thru..you deserve the biggest hug of all..

that is so awesome how you did all that on your own. your children sound wonderful and you did that too.
i am very sorry to hear you are in the hosp right now, but with your spirit you will be home soon getting some of them much deserved hugs from the hubby and the siamese..

get well
hugs
Kay

Hi Barb
You've really been through the mill! It just doesn't seem fair that one person should have so many traumas. You really sound so positive. Well done.
Get well soon and get home to husband and cat. Cheers. Norma

My name is Paulette, I am 45 also.
I have four boys, almost 10 thru 16.
I have a wonderful husband that I have been married to for 20 yrs.
I have a bouvier named Gracie who is one and a half years old.
When I found DS two years ago it was the first time I had ever drawn or done any art, well since grade school.
I love to learn (not so much school) and it has led me to many different things.
I have an architectural technologist degree and a tool and die ticket.
I was laid off a while ago, well long while ago, I have been staying at home with kids.
Don't you find that teenagers need more care than toddlers?
When they aren't home I have been learning about art, playing piano (not so well ) and I just love the multitude of things you can learn on the internet.
On Wednesday's I have my Mom and my In-laws and our good friend Lenore over for dinner. They call it the old folk night. On Friday mornings we all meet for breakfast at a restaurant. We meet at the same time, place and day so often we will be joined by other family and friends. I have also learned to stretch the Wednesday meals for the same reason.
I love my time spent with family and am trying to instill that into my children.

I read all your stories and am very happy to meet those of you that I haven't met before and to learn more about those that I know!
Hang tough Barbara! I am sure you are right that God has you here for a special reason!

Thank you so much to all for your encouragement.
I just had to add a little note.

I was taken completely by surprise this afternoon when one of my sweet, little high school pottery students came walking in my door with her mother. I never expected one of my students to drive all the way to Omaha to see me. Her mother said she really did make the drive just to see me. I guess Haley has been quite concerned about me and wanted to see for herself that I was doing okay. I was so touched. It was difficult to keep myself from weeping, it was so sweet. She said several of the girls in my class wanted to come up but they couldn't and she gave me a wonderful card they had all signed.

I think she was relieved to see that I am actually doing quite well and really will be back to school one of these days!

I had never met her mother, who was also quite nice and assured me that when I get back to Hastings to just let them know if I need anything and they will gather up the girls and put them to work for me.

Ahhhhhhhh....... I am so blessed.

It's been so fascinating, reading through everyone's introductions.

I'm a U.S. Marine's wife. 27 years old, married for 9 yrs. I grew up in New Port Richey, FL (about 60 miles north of Tampa), got married at 18, moved to North Carolina, and immediately got pregnant. Our son was born 8 weeks premature and coincidentally on Leap Year 2000. After that moved to San Diego, California. Beautiful there!! Loved it. Next stop Okinawa, Japan. That was a nice experience. Our 2nd son was born there 10 weeks premature, and coincidentally on the 4th of July! Next stop New York, here and now. Living in Cornwall, about 60 miles north of New York City. Not sure I like New York, to tell the truth... maybe that'll change in time. Not sure what else to say. I have a wish to learn to draw well. Perhaps if I ever get good enough I can do commissions for extra income. Then maybe my husband won't consider it a useless passtime.

It's been lovely meeting you all here on Drawspace and getting to know you. I feel priviledged to be among such talented artists, and others like myself who are determined to learn.

Hi Melinda,
I am glad to meet you. You did the opposite from me. I grew up in Brooklyn NY, moved to Middletown, NY and then moved to Florida. My step granddaughters are in Newburgh. My sister used to teach in Cornwall Middle school. My brother in law did too. I live in Spring Hill, which you would not recognize, it has grown so much. It is so developed here now. I think you will like NY once you get used to it. There are several Decorative Art Chapters. I don't know if that has any interest for you, it is tole/folk/decorative art. If you would like I could get you some information as to when they meet. You could sit in on a meeting and see if it is something that appeals to you. They usually paint at the meeting. (don't worry, they teach you) Well, thanks for adding me as a friend, I don't want to ramble on here too long.
Write back when you feel like it,
Regards,
Trish

Hi Everyone, I live in NZ and hubby and I travel in our caravan at present, currently in tauranga area of New Zealand. It is Spring here and today is Monday 7am!
Oct/Nov is exhibition/Competition time , so all is go right now. I am completing a couple of entries and my wonderful marketing manager and friend is flat out on my behalf down Wellington way.
We have been on the road for 6 months now. We have lovely hot ppols where we are staying, perfect thermal water, skin Ph, and totally natural straight from the ground. We have 3 grown children, and we too are very blessed!! I am in my early-ish 50's.

I was born and bred in NZ, a country of many contrasts, thermal, skiiing, volcanoes, Fjiords, lakes, beaches , most of us live by water...so we love our beaches and lakes.(think trout, salmon shellfish and deep sea fishing)
I have been interested in art always have some natural talents, but like most of us, have to work at others!!!
I have been working in coloured pencil and acrylics for 6 years now, and most of my tuition has been online! Due to lifestyle change, I now have more time to work on CP without feeling rushed and am enjoying the contrast the 2 media bring, one slow, one fast, one detailed, one often not so.
I love still life, landscapes, reflections, glass,and florals/botanicals.
We are on wireless connection which at present is very slow, being out of the city. So I often have to limit my image uploading, I see I need to resize my images a bit more, so hopefully they will be clearer next time.
I look forward to getting to know some of you, if anyone knows me from Wetcanvas, say hi...my name there is "gnu"
cheers
Gill

Hi Gill,
I do recognize you from Wet Canvas!. If you have visited my gallery, you will see some of my versions of the WDT which either were not done in time, or were not worthy of posting. I have an internet friend who came to the USA to visit. I am not sure if it was Ballarat or Bendigo, (one is not in a good area? she lived in the other one, LOL). I was this past May at the national conference of the Society of Decorative Painters, held this year in Tampa. I took a workshop from Janice Timmons who is from I think, NSW, we did an acrylic piece, of an old general store which is a real place in NSW, I wish my memory was better, she told us the name of the town where the store is located.
I envy your life on the road. If my husband's health was better, we would be doing the same thing. Please do post some of your work, I would love to see it.
Warm wishes,
Trish

Trish and Gill nice to meet you and welcome to drawsspace cafe.

Mindy, Norma and Paulette, nice to see you here and nice to know a little bit more of you

Barbara, I truly wish you recover soon, and keep that spirit hight. You are a very brave lovely woman

Jeanette, that souns like a very nice place to live in, except for the moose accidants!!

see you all soon

Yes Clara. I don't want to meet a moose in daylight or dark. That's a lot of moose accidents.

Trish,
How crazy that you have family right near me, and you live 20 minutes from where I grew up. Hope you like it there, I always loved Florida. Especially the "calm before the storm" where the breeze blows cool and the sunlight becomes the strangest greenish-yellow hue, an energy in the air that seems to sing about rains of life on the way. I shall certainly look into this group you speak of, I'll send you a personal message about it. Thanks for your friendship. Warmest regards, -Mindy


Gill, NZ sounds like a fun place to live. Good luck with your art entries.

Kaly, It's always a pleasure.

Hi everyone! Thought I would post a quick note in the cafe! Before I get started I would like to send my best wishes to Barb - you are truly an inspiration and I wish you soon home and healthy. Your courage and optimism are amazing.

I usually say I'm not much on chat rooms - however, I've never really tried one out - so this may be a good experience. A short bio - I'm 45 and approaching a birthday quickly, but feel much younger. I live in eastern North Carolina in a small forgettable town that most people try to get out of. I did for about 10 years, left NC in search of greener pastures and wound up in Colorado. I met my current (third) husband there, and after we lived in Denver for 11 years, we decided it was time to join his son in Washington state. A brief and miserable stay there told us we needed to find another place to exist. I suggested a return to NC - told my hubby (Bill) he would love the summers there (he's a North Dakota native and really has never forgiven me for that ) and we took off across country with a small U-Haul and our 4 cats. We have, for the most part, thrived here. I can honestly say that returning to NC is like putting on your favorite beat up pair of bedroom slippers. It may not look good to other people, sometimes it smells funny, but it's the best feeling in the world.

Life has changed drastically for us in the past 8 months. Bill and I were working on scaffolding on Feb 2, it collapsed and both of us fell 10 feet. I stood up and walked away, Bill didn't. Three vertabrae were fractured in his back and some significant spinal cord damage happened also. I got away with a broken toe and a whack to the head with a 2 x 4 board. Two nightmare weeks in the hospital, three in the nursing home and a permanent disability later, he has gone from senior cabinet maker at a yacht building company to retired man with nothing to do.I've gone from partner to 24 hour caregiver. It's amazing how quickly life can change, and the gift that has been given to us both is an appreciation for every shining moment that we walk this earth. The one constant through this has been my drawing. It quiets my mind and gives me a chance to step off the merry-go-round for a few minutes.

This is a short bio?

Don't want to chatter on too much. The rest of my life consists of 40 hour a week job, 2 hour commute, 20 cats (yes, twenty), an overweight dog, drawing, reading, photography, some gardening and just watching the world go by. Not very interesting or exciting, but excitement - hey - it's way over-rated.

Thanks for listening (reading)! This is kinda fun!

ncgirl, yes life can change in a snap of fingers. But it doesn't mean we have to sit and wait for time to pass, there are always alternative thing to do so tell that to Bill ok?!!
nice to know you

NCgirl,

It doesn't sound like your life is dull at all. It's nice you still find time to fit in the drawing & other hobbies. Sorry to hear of your husband, hope he's keeping his spirits high (you too). Things happen that aren't always fair, but I think they usually make us stronger in the end. I hope this is true for you & your man. Give my regards to your 20(!) cats and puppy-dog.

Thank you, Clara and ncgirl.
Right now I'm just waiting for my counts to go up. I'm a fairly active person so this sitting in the hospital is rather difficult but I am getting an Altered Book done as well as some calligraphy and a lot of reading!

NCgirl ....bless your heart for who you are and the wife you are ..this is a awsome bio and I cant help but want to say ..your husband is a lucky man to have you there for him ....how you find time in a day to care for all that but you do and thats the special part of all this

BK ...wow you are one strong person ..so much has happened to you in a short span of years I am speachless as to what to say ....I use to work for the hospital here and I was injured and so they had me going around to some of the patients and just chatting with them ....I valued that job the most and I dont even think it was a real position ...but many times I would set and listen to stories close like yours and hold a hand ..why some have to go through life with these problems and others who have no care for themselves the abuse they place on their bodies is such a shame ..makes me just wonder why .

Thanks Kim! As I read the other bios on this page, I am amazed over and over again by the courage and determination so many people on this forum have shown in facing challenges in their life. It makes things easier to know that so many of us have been through the same type of thing and still manage to hang on to a little sanity too. I do believe that everything happens for a reason - sometimes the reason may not be clear, but there is an answer to "why?" I know before this accident, I took a lot of things for granted - good health, walking, friends, sunrise, the ability to remember my age and address - now they are a lot more special.

Uh-oh - boss is here time to go to work!

big hugs to you girls..

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Hi Clara!

This week is the Jewish harvest festival, Sukkot. We celebrate it primarily by eating outdoors, surrounded by symbols of agriculture and bounty. It's also a week for inviting guests to share meals at your home. We've had two families over for dinner this week, one with three kids to add to our two, and last night a family with just one child. My ears are still ringing -- all those kids were so noisy! It's been a fun week but now we're tired of cooking.

Hi Ernest,
that sounds like fun. But I understand you are tired of cooking.
I just love having lots of people over to eat, but it is alot of work...cooking, cleanning up etc... nowdays I just do that at christmas, normaly all my family comes to my house for christmas evening for dinner, and after dinner one or two friends also pop by.
it's great you having fun.

hey guess what?

the holidays are around the corner and those of us that celebrate christmas are already trying to get started with gift ideas etc.

i have decided i shall have a book printed of all my beginning artwork to give as a gift to my mother, and others that are close to me.

Mr Blanchette posted a site a while back called lulu that prints books, posters, prints etc..for a nominal fee of course and i have been working on getting my best beginning artwork together and scaling it all to size.i am excited about this lil venture and i think i shall title it

AM TOO AN ARTIST

so far i have 150 something pictures in different mediums and think i shall chapter it out by mediums..that should make a nice picture book plus i still have some time to add to it as well

has anyone else printed from lulu? any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated

have a great day everyone

I have two earth turtles , calleds gugui and tugui

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those sound like great pets..can you show us some pictures..i would love to see these earth turtles

Kay, that book idea is awsome, and the tittle fits like a glove, good luck on that, it will sure be a lovely christmas present

Daniela, hi and welcome to drawspace cafe, turtles are very nice pets, I bet yours are very sweet, they have sweet names

Hi my name is Michal i`m 21 i`m from Bratislava which is capital of Slovakia.It`s just a small unimportant country in the middle of europe and i quite like it that way
I have read all the posts here in cafe and wish a lot of strenght and positive thinking to all people here.And I really apreciate that you share such deep experiences you had.Fingers crossed for you..
What a wonderful idea with this cafe..
For start i`ll reveal that i have hamster that is called Arthur

oh...how sweet...i remember my son having hamsters when he was young..NEVER took care of them on his own..ended up being MY hamsters i reckon.. such a cute lil rodent they are..

i went yesterday and got my kitten..i wanted a pair..hubby said NO..bummer..but she is 8 weeks old and i named her JAX..both my standard poodle and the yorkie are SCARED of this lil half pounder..it is soo funny to watch oliver run upstairs half way when she comes wobbling across the floor and turns around and looks back to make sure she didnt follow him...tooo cute and jazzy well true to his yorkie nature went BOLDLY up to her to get a sniff and she cuffed him good on the end of his nose..now he merely looks at her from his safety place on the back of the couch

just sharing my new kitten this morning.

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those kitty eyes seem to spell out MISCHIEF. ^__^

i know they do dont they..she is soooo tiny.

i found these pics in my email this morn..apparently someone had seen this lil moose in distress in a creek..he helped him out and tried to send him on his way but supposedly he followed him home..this is too cute
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i hope they did the right thing and got a game warden or some other animal official to care for him and they did not try to keep him as a pet..that would be very unfair to this animal

Kay what a gorgeous kitten! Yes, she will give your doggies a run for their money. I have an 85 pound lab mix that gets bossed around by all my cats.

Welcome Michal and Arthur! Slovakia is not unimportant - it is a beautiful country with a wonderful history! If I remember correctly, there are many mountains there? It must be great for landscape artists!

ok..here is one for us to chew on this morning.i have to go dreaded grocery shopping today..(are they charging me extra for melamine these days) i tease of course. well kinda

anyhoot..what to do to convince a man who is in his 50's that he does not need a SIDE OF ANIMAL with every meal..sheesh..i eat little meat, and when i do it is mostly white meat with the occasional burger or steak here and there..i eat mostly side dishes, love rice and pasta and adore every veggie i ever tasted.
living with my husband is like having T-REX in the house..honestly!!

i wouldnt mind NEVER having to buy or cook meat again, but i do daily for him..does anyone else have any T-REXES living with them?