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| Chat - Sunday July 25, 2010; A Quiet Sunday-Keep An Eye On The Eagles | |
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| Naturegal | Jul 25 2010, 08:29 AM Post #16 |
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Cheryl - Your kitchen must be beautiful, what a splendid DH you have. Nice colour on the walls and love your sandhills. I don't envy you cleaning up all the dust from sanding. When I had painters in to remove the paper and paint the kitchen, they were such messy workers. I had dust in every cupboard and spent about 4 days removing everything and cleaning. I had covered the stove with plastic sheeting and it fell off, they never put it on and there was dust in every burner, what a mess. It would have been a lot easier had Alan done it, but he won't remove paper, he will only paint. The paint the painters used was also terrible. I picked a washable one similar to a semi-gloss but not as shiny and it shows every mark when I wash a spot off the walls. Oh well, will get Alan to repaint eventually. I also just used one of the paintings I did (because the colours were nice) and added French/Italian cafe plaques like, cafe latte, wine and cheese. Now I want granite counters, a new tile splashback and I'm done! (clickable)
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| Topa Topa Hikers | Jul 25 2010, 09:03 AM Post #17 |
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The newest member is elaine hovind. Hi Elaine!
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| Topa Topa Hikers | Jul 25 2010, 09:06 AM Post #18 |
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CDN & Naturegal, You both have beautiful homes and I love your walls. Cheryl, Ian has great taste I love the crane plate. You sound very egg ~ cited to have your beautiful kitchen finished. Enjoy! I love granite, I opted for the cheaper counters when we did our kitchen and used formika. DH and I say someday we'll replace the formika with granite it's so much nicer and smooth. I love your still life photo. I missed the skype call but DH took it. Skype added "snap shots " cool! DH took these " snap shots ".
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| Artsy Mom | Jul 25 2010, 10:25 AM Post #19 |
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CruzersIt is nice and hot here and in the low 80's ![]() The weatherman says it is going to be thundering and tomorrow again ![]() So we have to enjoy the nice day today
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| Artsy Mom | Jul 25 2010, 10:37 AM Post #20 |
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Personally I like the switches at the edges of the walls so they are close at hand when entering a room and they don't get in the way of any decor on the wall. My issue with electricians was that they put the kitchen plugs too high up on the wall so that when an appliance would be plugged in you could see the cord. Before the tilers came, I relocated everyone of them to just above the backsplashes sideways so no cords would be noticeable They were confounded but when I explained the reason why they suddenly realized I had a good point...they rechecked my work and I got an 'A' PS your wall switch covers are very quietly elegant Cheryl
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| Artsy Mom | Jul 25 2010, 10:45 AM Post #21 |
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Could this be what Phoenix had? AP Jul 22nd 2010 2:41PM U.S. health officials say a fungus usually found in the tropics has taken root in the Pacific Northwest and has been blamed for at least 60 illnesses and 15 deaths. The fungal illness is still considered rare. But an increasing number of people who have breathed it in have become sick or died. Symptoms include a persistent cough, headache and fever. The fungus, called Cryptococcus gattii, seems to grow on or around trees. Over the last six years, health officials have tracked 43 cases in Oregon, 15 in Washington, one in California and one in Idaho. The tally was reported Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This particular fungus has been present on trees on the south and east coast of Vancouver Island since 1999 (Hornby Island is off the east coast). What is Cryptococcal disease? Cryptococcal disease is a very rare disease caused by the Cryptococcus fungus. People and animals exposed to this fungus can become sick with cryptococcal disease. The infection is caused by breathing in the spores of the Cryptococcus fungus. It is not spread from person to person or from animal to person. A person with cryptococcal disease is not contagious. Cryptococcal disease initially infects the lungs (pneumonia) and then can spread through the blood to the nervous system causing meningitis, which is inflammation of the lining of the brain. In rare cases, this disease can be fatal. Here is a link to a pdf fact sheet from the Vancouver Island Health Authority |
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| Artsy Mom | Jul 25 2010, 11:06 AM Post #22 |
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Daily Hummner Fix ![]() ![]() Image by Duane Noblick, Master Photographer He is not sticking his tongue out at you he's headed to the feeder
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| circlescribe | Jul 25 2010, 11:55 AM Post #23 |
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Today, July 25th, is the Mayan Day Out of Time, which is the last day of the Mayan Thirteen Moon calendar, and has become a worldwide day of meditations for Earth Healing and prayers for Water, especially this year with the Gulf and its waters so in need of healing. It's another auspicious day, for me anyway. Fifteen years ago today I rented a car in London, after flying alone from California, and drove myself to this B&B in the Wiltshire countryside where I was going to be staying: in "Crop Circle Country". The Golden Swan ![]() I dropped off my stuff and drove up the road to a canal-side, hundreds years old pub where small boats and barges dock, named The Barge Inn (don't have a pic of it in Photobucket). It's famous as a place where "Croppies" meet in a tiny countryside hamlet called Honey Street. (don't know why this pic has a white border )![]() And the first person I met when I got there was Ed! We met fifteen years ago today. It was a Cosmic Set Up. The next day I visited my first Crop Circle and photographed my first UFO!Edited by circlescribe, Jul 25 2010, 11:56 AM.
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| cdn-cdn | Jul 25 2010, 04:26 PM Post #24 |
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Kris, you met your honey in Honey Street. It sounds like everything was in alignment for you and Ed to meet that day in that particular place that was special to both of you. It was meant to be! I hope he's feeling not too badly today. Carole, your talent shines through in your artwork. People who visit your kitchen must be drawn to study all the elements inside it ... when they aren't 'studying' your delicious meals . The colours of the cafe and wine plaques blend in really well with your original piece. Wish I could create something original. That sounds like an awful mess that the painters left behind. Too bad guys like that can't be forced to return and clean up their mess, how inconsiderate.Penny, I hate cords, too. You had an excellent idea to get the outlets moved and positioned to your liking. I'd give you an A+. Glad you liked my switchplate after all my boring talk about them. I lead such an exciting life. Deb posted some scouting/tent pictures on Facebook so it looks like they arrived safely and are getting organized. Topa, you must have been disappointed not to have the chance to talk to the grandkids but Barry must have had a good time talking to them. |
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| KLJinOz | Jul 25 2010, 05:42 PM Post #25 |
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I love SKYPE, I talk to Karen fairly often, but my Mother just cant seem to get it to work properly.. Saw Harpo&Gary posting photos on fB, lol I like switches near doors too, having stumbled around otherwise.... LOL Rachel fledged from Home yesterday. I managed NOT to cry yesterday. Rachel was really really annoyed with me for taking photos, oh well. She is now settled in at Women's College, Sydney University. Photos http://s944.photobucket.com/albums/ad281/KLJinSyd/USYD/?albumview=slideshow Welcome Elaine and new members! |
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| KLJinOz | Jul 25 2010, 05:44 PM Post #26 |
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How Sweet you posted your 15 year anniversary info Kris! Recycle plastic boat comes to Sydney Harbour http://www.smh.com.au/environment/plastic-is-fantastic-for-banking-dynasty-heir-20100726-10qtm.html?autostart=1 |
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| Naturegal | Jul 25 2010, 05:55 PM Post #27 |
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Kris - Your photo of the B&B brought back such wonderful memories of our trip to the English countryside. I loved London but the highlight was spending 2 weeks driving around the countryside, staying in B&B's or old converted stables which were the most charming inns. It was fate or good Karma that brought you and Ed together, how wonderful. Cheryl - Thanks for the compliment. I feel guilty I haven't painted in quite a while but will get back to it eventually. Have you ever thought of taking an art course? It's a really nice hobby and it's amazing what one can create with a little professional tutoring. I also took workshops through the Board of Education which were so inexpensive and learned so much. Each week a different artist helps you create a "masterpiece", LOL, and you develop your own style learning all the new techniques. I bought the plaques because they matched my painting and add a few here and there when I find one I like. |
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| Topa Topa Hikers | Jul 25 2010, 06:36 PM Post #28 |
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Ozzie, I'm realy really GLAD you took photos. Naturegal, I didn't realize you were the artist iin the painting on the wall. You're very talented. Kris, Happy Anniversary of the first day you met ED. CDN, Thanks for the whooper update, great photo of the whooper fam. |
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| Artsy Mom | Jul 26 2010, 04:45 AM Post #29 |
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Update July 25, 2010 - 9:22 PM CDT Another encounter with June ![]() Lily and Hope had a brush with June today, but unlike last time, Lily and Hope stuck together. June stayed in the area of the encounter, while Lily and Hope moved 1.7 miles away. All of this was in an area rich with pincherries and raspberries that Hope had never visited before. June had been foraging there for 3 hours when Lily and Hope arrived. We noticed a sudden change in both June's and Lily's GPS locations and surmise that June protected her foraging rights by chasing Lily off. June remained in the area for another hour before moving on. Many of the pincherry trees in the area were freshly broken down (picture) - likely from June pulling them down to feed on the berries. ![]() Broken down pincherries - July 25, 2010 We checked on Jo again to replace the piece of breakaway leather that was ready to break and drop the collar. In changing it, we found what had scratched the vehicle Jo ran into on the highway. The driver reported a scratch on the vehicle. One of the protruding screws on her collar was badly bent. To bend it like that would have required quite a blow. She was a lucky bear. Juliet's GPS unit quit, so we visited her and her 3 cubs to replace it. The work with Jo and Juliet was easy thanks to the wonderful filberts (hazelnuts) and pecan halves Lily's fans have been sending. Thank you again. They make a big difference. Also, a thank you to the 10-year-old boy who wrote a book about a bear and sent the sales proceeds to help Lily and Hope. The proceeds will be used to buy more nuts for working with the radio-collared bears including Lily and Hope. And, a thank you to all the teachers who are joining the classroom outreach project Corelyn Senn is coordinating. Emails on the project are going to bear-curriculum@googlegroups.com Some have suggested raising money by allowing individuals and classroom to 'adopt' research bears. That could be a good fundraiser for the research, but we have resisted the idea because these are wild bears that face many dangers. There's always the possibility an adopted bear could be killed on the highway or during hunting season. We're working with hunters to spare radio-collared bears, and cooperation is growing. These bears not only educate the world about bears, they have economic value for the region. Most hunters feel that it's just plain wrong to shoot a bear that provides scientific knowledge, educates the public, and brings economic benefits to the region the way these bears do. We hope all hunters will come to feel that way. The six-week hunting season starts September 1 and is the most stressful time of year for us. Thoughts of what one hunter's bullet could do to the research keep us awake at night. We are helpless against that. We can only hope for the good will of hunters in sparing the radio-collared bears. ~Lynn Rogers and Sue Mansfield, Biologists, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center |
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DH took these " snap shots ".

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and in the low 80's
tomorrow again 

They were confounded but when I explained the reason why they suddenly realized I had a good point...they rechecked my work and I got an 'A'
Daily Hummner Fix 
and drove myself to this B&B in the Wiltshire countryside where I was going to be staying: in "Crop Circle Country".

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We met fifteen years ago today.
. The colours of the cafe and wine plaques blend in really well with your original piece. Wish I could create something original. That sounds like an awful mess that the painters left behind. Too bad guys like that can't be forced to return and clean up their mess, how inconsiderate.


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