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Confirmed the plane was shot down, surface-to-air missile which could only have been supplied by Russia. Intercepted communications of a seperatist calling his Rusky boss very confused as to why the Antonov-29 cargo plane he was told to shoot down didn't have any weapons in it.And also Israel invading the Gaza Strip. Again.
Feels a lot like World War III today.
Sharon wrote: "Geoff wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Vicki wrote: "You're up early, Sharon. :)"Yes I'm always up early as I have to take Gypsy for her walk. And it was freezing this morning. Brrrr"
Morning Sharon,
What..."
Gypsy was supposed to be our daughter's cat, but as normal a week after it arrived it became my wife's :-o)
but after Gypsy died we decided not to have any more pets because we travel a lot and didn't think it was fair on any pet to be shunted to friends or cattery etc, so the answer is no :-o)
Daughter is married with three children and they are now talking of getting a dog . . .I've told them not to look to us for pet sitting :-o)
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You're right there Liam! Totally shocking...
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Geoff wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Geoff wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Vicki wrote: "You're up early, Sharon. :)"Yes I'm always up early as I have to take Gypsy for her walk. And it was freezing this morning. Brrrr"
Morni..."
Very wise in not getting any more pets if you travel a lot, Geoff :)
Brenda wrote: "We had a wonderful day today for our daughter's 30th birthday. A restaurant overlooking the ocean, a table by the window, frolicking whales who were breaching, a beautiful view and great company! T..."Looks like a beautiful place you took your daughter for her 30th, Brenda. And yes it is the little things that count and make it very special :)
Brenda wrote: "We had a wonderful day today for our daughter's 30th birthday. A restaurant overlooking the ocean, a table by the window, frolicking whales who were breaching, a beautiful view and great company! T..."Looks like you had a wonderful day Brenda! What a lovely spot and great weather too for winter.
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Brenda wrote: "We had a wonderful day today for our daughter's 30th birthday. A restaurant overlooking the ocean, a table by the window, frolicking whales who were breaching, a beautiful view and great company! T..."It was my sons 29th birthday yesterday.
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Brenda wrote: "I hope you all had a lovely day Veronica:) Or will you continue the celebrations tomorrow as we are?"We will be having lunch and cake tomorrow. It's very hard to get the family together now. No 1 son ,the birthday boy, can only come Saturday. No 2 son has to work Saturday. No 3 son is coming Sunday.
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We will be having lunch and cake tomorrow. It's very hard to get the family toge..."
Oh dear! I agree, it's sometimes difficult, but we are managing it for a couple of hours tomorrow:)
Brenda wrote: "We had a wonderful day today for our daughter's 30th birthday. A restaurant overlooking the ocean, a table by the window, frolicking whales who were breaching, a beautiful view and great company! T..."Lovely family! What a nice place to have lunch, I'm so glad you had a great family afternoon.
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I just found out I can put my Audible.com account on hold for 90 days while I catch up. Phew! My credits were clicking up faster than I could use them :)
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I was thinking the same thing. Quiet Sunday mode for everyone. I've had my littlest one unwell today. Finished a book though while he slept. I for one am looking forward to summer!!! I'm a summer gal, not loving winter, and it hasn't even been a 'real' winter.
Yes, I'm working through some final editing, while being distracted by our 18 year old son watching 'The Sanctuary' episodes on Apple TV. A very quiet Sunday - it's overcast and freezing cold outside here, but nice and warm inside.Have ugg boots, cat, recliner and laptop.
I've been bushwalking with a friend up in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. Glorious day, yummy picnic lunch, good conversation, fun experience, lovely waterfall at the end :-)
I also got sucked into watching episodes of Blake's 7 on youtube last night. When you think that it was cutting edge TV in 1979, you see how much things have changed in terms of special effects and television. The story's good though.
Kathryn wrote: "I've been bushwalking with a friend up in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. Glorious day, yummy picnic lunch, good conversation, fun experience, lovely waterfall at the end :-)"Sounds lovely Kathryn!
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Leonie wrote: "I also got sucked into watching episodes of Blake's 7 on youtube last night. When you think that it was cutting edge TV in 1979, you see how much things have changed in terms of special effects and..."I used to love Blake's 7! It would be really interesting to see how it's held up after 35 years!
Carolyn wrote: "Leonie wrote: "I also got sucked into watching episodes of Blake's 7 on youtube last night. When you think that it was cutting edge TV in 1979, you see how much things have changed in terms of spec..."The spaceship and computer special effects are very unrealistic by today's standards, but the story has held up well so far. Have only got through a couple of episodes so far, but plan to work my way through whatever I can find.
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I saw that a few years ago in Sydney Ashleigh, and agree it's sensational!
That's one musical I'd really like to see. Really should make the effort.
I also saw the Lion King in Sydney last time around....FANTASTIC loved it!
Flat battery in the train station car park at 11pm YAY ME
Liam wrote: "Flat battery in the train station car park at 11pm YAY ME"Bummer Liam, do you have roadside assistance?
Yeah home now. Just wish my car heater worked :P half an hour sitting in the cold car not fun.
Liam wrote: "Yeah home now. Just wish my car heater worked :P half an hour sitting in the cold car not fun."One of those nice hot showers will cure all :)
Kathryn wrote: "I've been bushwalking with a friend up in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. Glorious day, yummy picnic lunch, good conversation, fun experience, lovely waterfall at the end :-)"Sounds like a fun day Kathryn. I love waterfalls.
Leonie wrote: "I also got sucked into watching episodes of Blake's 7 on youtube last night. When you think that it was cutting edge TV in 1979, you see how much things have changed in terms of special effects and..."We used to sit and watch that regularly. Only recently watched the DVDs again. Yes see how special effects etc have changed but the characters were good. My only problem was with the end. A bit of a cop out. Thought it was like the creator didn't know how else to end it.
That's exciting Suzanne. You will have fun. I just received an ARC from The Reading Room todayThe Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing A few other books to read before I get to it though.
Dale wrote: "That's exciting Suzanne. You will have fun. I just received an ARC from The Reading Room todayThe Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing A few other books to read before I get to it though."Yes it's exactly that, fun going through them all. I just looked at that book, it looks great, congratulations on winning it, that must be a thrill too. I don't enter many so my chances are very slim.
Suzanne wrote: "I just came across a whole pile of books I'd forgotten about. Including Exclusive so I'm excited."Ooh how exciting that will be like you have just been shopping in a bookstore!
Dale wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "I've been bushwalking with a friend up in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. Glorious day, yummy picnic lunch, good conversation, fun experience, lovely waterfall at the end :-)"Soun..."
Yes, it was gorgeous. (Slightly blurry!) photo here of the Artist's Cascades waterfall: https://www.goodreads.com/photo/user/...
Hello everyone. Just popping in to say hello. We are in Queenstown now and to my great joy it snowed! Not in Queenstown itself but in the hills and mountains around. We had to drive about 15 mins to find a nice patch of grass for me to play :)
We're heading further south on Wednesday and a cruise on doubtful sound on Thursday. We are flying home at the end of next week - only seems like yesterday we left!
Anyhow will be back on deck in just under a fortnight.
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We are in Queenstown now and to my great joy it snowed! Not in Queenstown itself but in the hills and mountains around. We had to drive about 15 min..."
Hi Sally! Great you found some snow to play in:) I bet it's cold though!! Have a great rest of your time there...it's amazing how quickly the time has gone!
I am guys. Although I think Australia is having a better snow season than NZ this year :)
Have fun till you come home Sally. Glad you got some snow.
Sally906 wrote: "Hello everyone. Just popping in to say hello. We are in Queenstown now and to my great joy it snowed! Not in Queenstown itself but in the hills and mountains around. We had to drive about 15 min..."
Arggh Sally, sounds like you're holiday is the best! I just found your blog ;) Enjoy your holiday, I loooove holiday reading.
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Michael wrote: "I was thinking the same thing Brenda. Come back to us Bette. :("See Bette's status update.
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See Bette's status update."
Thanks Julie, that is tragic! Poor Bette:(
It is a gorgeous day here in a Sydney today so I'm going to spend some time in my garden ;)
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Yes I'm always up early as I have to take Gypsy for her walk. And it was freezing this morning. Brrrr"
Morning Sharon,
What a coincidence..."
Hi Geoff,
Aww your story about your kitten brought tears to my eyes :( What a very lucky little kitten, Gypsy was to have been saved by your daughter. How someone could do that in the first place is beyond me. And what a great age Gypsy lived to as well.
It's the hardest day in a pet owners life when that day comes and I dread the day I have to do it, but it's harder to watch them suffer. My Gypsy is 13, but acts like a 3 year old :) Did you get another cat, Geoff?