We already have such a place, but it's not often used these days. It's the 1000+ Posts Club, which of course is open to everyone, not only members with 1000+ posts.
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,1579.11830.html (http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,1579.11830.html)
But of course you can keep and use this one too, if you want. I'd be happy for a bit more chit-chat, no matter on what thread. :)
That's a very good idea, Berit!
I think BM could do with a thread like that.
I'll start by saying that I haven't been around much for a couple of weeks, but hope to be back some more again.
Berit, how's your mum doing nowadays?
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Mom is 91 and her heart isn't good. She is suffering from dementia - and she is really suffering because she remembers that she forget and mixes things up. It is hard to see her go....my dad died like blowing out a candle, just like that. I found him and it was not fun but this is worse. But I'm 60 and I've had my mom healthy up to 88 or something so I'm pretty blessed anyhow.
How are your parents, Sonja? And your son?
I have a similar item (I call it a Low-boy) It is a family hand me down. When I shipped it from Australia to NZ, the removalists came on a stinking hot day and wrapped it in plastic. 2 months later when I unwrapped it in Dunedin it was covered in mildew but my sister got to work and cleaned it up. I only use it to store slides (I have thousands taken in the 60s to 80s and always plan to convert them but....) also ties which I never wear anymore. It is in the guest bedroom I would hate to see it painted but guess it depends on its surroundings.
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I have 794 posts now, this will be post no 795. Maybe the name on the 1000+ Posts Club should be altered if it's open for others too.....I have written there but it doesn't feel good, I don't belong to the club yet :laugh:
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Mom is 91 and her heart isn't good. She is suffering from dementia - and she is really suffering because she remembers that she forget and mixes things up. It is hard to see her go....my dad died like blowing out a candle, just like that. I found him and it was not fun but this is worse. But I'm 60 and I've had my mom healthy up to 88 or something so I'm pretty blessed anyhow.
How are your parents, Sonja? And your son?
Mom is 91 and her heart isn't good. She is suffering from dementia - and she is really suffering because she remembers that she forget and mixes things up. It is hard to see her go....my dad died like blowing out a candle, just like that. I found him and it was not fun but this is worse. But I'm 60 and I've had my mom healthy up to 88 or something so I'm pretty blessed anyhow.
How are your parents, Sonja? And your son?
And Jeff is right, the space above it is made for a cowboy hat! :laugh:
I can just see my Western shirts hanging in the large space, with my boots lined up in a row underneath them! :laugh:
I sometimes miss a place where I can post "Hi to everyone", todays sad or joyful events, what the cat did, just peices of everyday life....a bit like The Diner on DFC. Maybe I have missed something but in that case, show me!!:-* :-*
I tried to start a blog but it failed so......
If this is totaly out of order, please feel free to say so.
Mom is 91 and her heart isn't good. She is suffering from dementia - and she is really suffering because she remembers that she forget and mixes things up. It is hard to see her go....my dad died like blowing out a candle, just like that. I found him and it was not fun but this is worse. But I'm 60 and I've had my mom healthy up to 88 or something so I'm pretty blessed anyhow.
Got my new passport today by the way......can anyone explain why the photo always looks so horrible?? ::) :o :-\ :laugh:
I know! Some type of Alien Conspiracy, if you ask me. What else could it possibly be??
I was once told that, if you really look like your passport photo, you need a holiday. ;D
Oh yeah, passports. Mine expires in two years.Mine expires in Sep 16. Australian passports are for 10 years but NZ only last 5 years. I hope to apply for NZ citizenship next year. There have been discussions of changing NZ back to 10 years. I could apply for citizenship next February (5 years residency) but I have already made bookings for France in April/May and it would not look good to apply for citizenship then be out of the country so I will probably wait until am back home next June.
She was in her mid-fifties. She was still at school yesterday, and Oliver saw her at the year-end-service. Later the same day she died from a heart-attack.
We are not promised tomorrow.
Sorry to hear about your son's teacher, Chrissi. What a loss :(
Fritz, now that's a cool diner you brought us here, thanks. 8)
As many of you already know - Facebook friends! - I, my hubby Esbjörn and my daughter Hanna had an accident with the car yesterday. Everything is OK with us, sore and bruised but OK. We went and looked at the wreck today and I'm happy that I had the car I had.......and the insurance I had. It was fully covered! The poor girl that hit us from behind is still at hospital but she isn't badly hurt, Her economy will suffer though........ :P her car is a total wreck too.
It's not far away now, my trip to the US. And I will see Crissi and Monika again!! Yehaw!
As many of you already know - Facebook friends! - I, my hubby Esbjörn and my daughter Hanna had an accident with the car yesterday. Everything is OK with us, sore and bruised but OK. We went and looked at the wreck today and I'm happy that I had the car I had.......and the insurance I had. It was fully covered! The poor girl that hit us from behind is still at hospital but she isn't badly hurt, Her economy will suffer though........ :P her car is a total wreck too.
It's not far away now, my trip to the US. And I will see Crissi and Monika again!! Yehaw!
EDelMar and I were out and about in downtown Denver Saturday and went to Rockmount to look for new cowboy boots for him.
Not a serious answer, but one goes, "A friend will help you move. A true friend will help you move a body."
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I'm not sure I'm understanding you, Sonja. Are you saying that a good friend may not be a true friend?
I am saying we all have a devils horn we like to use sometimes. ;D
ah, Ok! and I must've had "Sonja on the Brain" after seeing her in P-Town. LOL
Hemingway was very fond of the word true as in "he kissed her hard and true." :P
smorga blecha blecha!
I fear not the umbrella!
>:D
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You don't know what you're missing!
When you come to Sweden, I'll make you a giant smörgåstårta! I know you'll love it! ;D
a valid reason to not renew my passport.
Perhaps I scared Sonja away with the threat of not renewing my passport.
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btw,do you even know who that is? LOL
case of the vapors?
Don't know what the vapors is, but whatever it is I don't have it.
My faintness is entirely due to shock because of your behaviour, Chuck. >:(
Nope, I don't know who she is. Does it matter? ::)
In the Victorian era, a wide variety of conditions that primarily affected women were referred to as “the vapors.” Women were viewed as fundamentally weak during this period, and they were also believed to be more susceptible to a range of medical complaints. The stereotypical Victorian image of a woman swooning against a couch is a classic depiction of a woman who has been overcome by the vapors. Currently, this is not a recognized medical diagnosis.
The origins of this term lie in Ancient Greece and Rome, where doctors developed the Four Humors theory of medicine, which stated that the body was influenced by the balance of four “humors” seated in various organs of the body. Imbalances could theoretically cause ill health, and by determining the source of the imbalance, healthcare providers could prescribe the appropriate treatment. Medical professionals in the Victorian era believed that melancholy feelings had their roots in the spleen, and that they rose up through the body in the form of vapors that affected the mind.
While this might sound ludicrous today, this was widely accepted, and reinforced by claims that women were more susceptible to these feelings than men due to "irregularities" of their anatomy. The Greeks called it “female hysteria.” The condition added to the mystery of the “female condition,” and in some cases, the diagnosis hampered serious treatment of medical conditions like vaginal fistulas, a common complaint among Victorian mothers.
http://www.wisegeek.org/what-were-the-vapors.htm
Nope, just curious.
By the way, it's Ke$ha. She's had 10 Top 40 hits in the past 4 years here in the US.
However, I'm very happy to inform you that I don't suffer from " melancholy feelings that have their roots in the spleen, and that they rise up through my body in the form of vapors that affect my mind."
::) ::) ::)
well well - is that so?
Really? You sure??
Here's a few of her songs for you to listen to......
Tik Tok
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP6XpLQM2Cs[/youtube]
Take It Off
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edP0L6LQzZE[/youtube]
Die Young
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOubzHCUt48[/youtube]
Go clean your apartment.
Or rearrange your cartoon stuff.
Or look for hornets and wasps.
Or go get some less disturbing bathroom equipment.
Or write "zombies are not real" a thousand times on a chalkboard.
Or, if everything else fails, GO CLUTCH YOUR DAMN PEARLS!!!!!
Not my kind of music exactly, but the song in the middle is not bad.
Doughnuts? Bleh.
I want chocolate. Where's the chocolate? Chuck, why don't provide chocolate? There's way too little chocolate in this diner! >:(
Would this be enough
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Or perhaps this taken at the Cadburys Factory here in Dunedin
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sugar overload!!!
Brian, good to see you here. I have a NZ related question. I learned a song, rather a chant, at work. Later I googled and found out apparently it's from NZ.Thanks
Epo e tai tai e
(oh) epo e tai tai e
epo e tai tai
epo e tuki tuki
epo e tuki tuki e
I found a couple of explanations/translations for it. One says it's a thank you song and the text means "The big flood came and we survived it". Another says Kiwi soldiers brought it to Italy in WWII and it's not a children's song at all, but a raunchy love song, traditionally sung by (horny) young men.
Do you know this song and what's it about? And can you verify it's from NZ, because I also found it put into an African context.
I'm dropping into the diner today to say Happy Birthday to one of our residents who frequents the diner: Happy Birthday, Berit!! :-*
cherry cake
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Thank you so much, Meryl!
Today he starts working, way the hell up in northern Sweden!