Oh my lord, it should not be that chilly in July. You guys need summer bad.
It might be. I've been reading up on dogs and thunderstorms because we're in a place that gets a TON of them, and they say that most dogs that are frightened by thunder will also be afraid of fireworks, so it could well be something in the harmonics or echoes produced by them.
Logical first thought, but unfortunately not right. We have two types in the house. One that does a long, shrill alarm and one that repeats the word "fire, get out" over and over and over again. That one annoys me.
Since April? Wow, that is a long time for a community to go without activity. Still, I'm really glad you were able to get all your fics posted on schedule.
We have our first named storm of the Atlantic season. TS Arthur is making its way up the eastern seaboard. It's possible we're going to get wind and rain from it, but nothing to worry about. I do need to figure out which team I'm on at work. Either at the hospital for the storm, or after the storm. Unfortunately we don't get to stay home unless we're the sole caretaker for an elderly parent. I honestly think I'd rather be home than there so I can help my folks, but I don't know. Have to remember to ask John about that when I see him next.
I forgot that as hospital security you're part of the emergency services! I guess that would mean you'd be on call for weather-related emergencies. With elderly parents though, you might get special dispensation to stay home and help them. You can hope for that anyway.
Yep, unfortunately. It's because there's always looting after storms and we also will shelter families of employees that are stationed at the hospital during the storm. I really need to just ask Sherre about teams and see if John has even created them this time around.
Hope the laundry got dry and you still have heat hanging around. I would seriously send you some of ours if I could work out a way to do it. I'd hoped the fringe of the now hurricane would send us some cooler air, but none of it reached beyond a pretty major thunderstorm yesterday, I think it was. Maybe the day before that.
Me too. It sucks when comms like that go dead with no warning.
Loud is good. lol. Except when you're dead asleep and it jars you awake. There's always that second of "what the hell?" before you realize what it is. Of course, Mum and I have the same reaction of annoyance at the fire alarm.
Well, I hope you can find out where you're supposed to be before a hurricane comes along. It's much better to know in advance instead of trying to find outy in the middle of an emergency situation.
Laundry isn'y completely dry, I didn't put it out today because rain is forecast. So naturally, it's stayed dry. Typicasl. It's been a bit warmer but windy, which makes it feel cooler. Can't win sometimes.
My sister bought me a little cream cake! A blackcurrant tart topped with cream! She also bought the fruit so it shouldn't be all bruised this week. Had to throw away half of what Collin got last week, it got so bruised it started going mouldy with a couple of days.
If I can remember, I'll ask Monday. Fortunately it's only for a few months, and the chance of a hurricane this year is lower than normal.
Phooey on the weather. The laundry needs to be dry. I'm glad it didn't rain on the laundry though. That's just a mess to have to deal with. Warmer is good, but the wind could stand to die down, it sounds like. We're hot, humid, and still right now. The thunderstorms have been hitting overnight, so we don't get that brief respite in the middle of the day.
What a lovely treat. :) Sounds tasty. I hope it settles for you. And the fruit too. That's awesome. You can't bruise fruit, it just doesn't work. I've got some melon in the fridge for tomorrow. That's going to be a nice treat. :)
I do too! Yummm melon! Also peaches, Donut Peaches, Nectarines and cherries, yay! I managed to salvage something edible from a few of the old donut peaches that were going off, there were three that were mostly okay so I ate the good off those and threw all the rest out for composting.
The little cream cake was very nice =)
I shouldn't, but I'm stuffing myself with dry roasted peanuts. i've always been a little addicted to them, since the first time I tried them.
How unhelpful of the weather, storming at night instead of during the day when you really need it. the weather needs to get organised! It's raining here now, I had the window open so it started coming in. Now the window is shut =( It was quite nice before the rain with the breeze blowing through. I do wish I'd hung the laundry out this morning though, it might have dried.
Oooh, yum, that sounds like an awesome meal for the day. I should look and see what else my Mum left me in the fridge. I don't want to have to shop until Sunday if I can put it off. I really would like to be able to dedicate tomorrow to just writing if I can manage it.
i do the same with almonds whenever we have them in the house. They're just so tasty. :)
Uh huh, it really does. Of course, down here organization for the weather means a hurricane, so we don't want it too organized. *Grins* At least the first one in the Atlantic this year went up the coast away from up. It sucks for the upper Eastern seaboard, but we're hot and dry here.
I adore almonds, I've always got some around. I'll be opening a packet when I've finished the peanuts(it was a big bag) Also got dried cranberries =)
So much fruit! I think I have to eat my melon today instead of tomorrow, so for the auction I'll prepare myself a mix of other fruits =)
I found the Ametrine! I'll wait a little to send that until you've had a chance to research, see if I've got anything else in my stash that you could use. I've got so many there's more than enough to share and there doesn't seem much point posting something so small on its own.
They are always a really good snack. I need to take some to work to hide away in my filing cabinet for snacking on. I think they'd work better long-term incase I'm out on a call that lasts over an hour. The crackers certainly don't seem to be giving me as much fuel as I need them to.
I went through the melon pretty fast this morning. I have to go shopping tomorrow to get ready to go back to work, so I'll get more then. :) It's nice to have melon for breakfast on my days off.
Oh, that's awesome. I can't say thanks enough. :) I'll try to get to the research in the next week or so and see what I can turn up. I'll admit I'm rather curious to see what, if anything, can help me out there.
My melon was good, and I remembered to ask for gluten-free bread yesterday so I indulged myself with a tuna sandwich. Now I haz almonds! This packet is out of date, it got lost in the cupboard, but they weren't opened so they're fine. Mum can't stand almonds, which means I don't have to hide them from her, lol!
You're welcome, it's fun talking to a fellow crystal lover! I literally have hundreds and while there are some that I naturally wouldn't part with I'm happy to share the ones I have a lot of. Well, except for the Atlantis Stones, lol. I've got over 30, I think I might be addicted to them!
Sounds like you had a very tasty day today. *grins* I had pasta with a bit of cheese for lunch today. It was that or pasta with olive oil and salt on it. I have to remember to get almonds at the store tomorrow when I'm out. Then again, I have to remember to actually go to the store tomorrow.
It is fun, and crystals are wonderful to talk about. :) I think we all have to have the one thing that we will never part with and can't have enough of. I think, in my case, it might be the Titan figures for Doctor Who. They're all over my office and I have more of them on order.
I can't eat pasta, I really have to limit my consumption of grains. Oner sandwich a week and my morning cereal bar is about my limit, maybe a slice of gluten free toast in a few days and thed odd biscuit or cracker. Nuts are better. And fruit. I mostly live on those these days, and yogurt of course.
I don't think I've seen the Titan figures. what sort of size are they? I'll have to take a look, see what they're like.
Atlantis Stones, Orbicular Jasper, they just fascinate me. They don't all have the round markings, but they're all so unique in their patterns and colouring. I've got Orbicular Jasper everywhere, lol! I've got a few crystals on a shelf behind my bed - Quartz clusters, an Apophyllite pyramid, Snakeskin Agate, Orbicular Jasper, ar Aragonite Sputnik, a Turquoise elephant, a little carved Buffalo - not sure what that's made of - and a little Zuni Fetish hand carved fox made from mother of pearl. I've got Red and Yellow calcite chunks on my bedside cabinet and more Orbicular Jasper, and my Menalite for hot flushes. Very helpful that's been =)
That's one where I'm lucky, I can still manage grains. I'm not sure how long that's going to last, so I'm enjoying it while I can. I couldn't find any nuts - at least not the type you eat - at the shop this morning. I'll have to try another one in a few days.
That's one set of many for the Titan figures. They're really the ones I love to collect. Just found two more sets releasing in the fall. Have to save up for them. :)
They sound lovely. :) It's always fun to find animals carved from crystals or rocks. I have a lovely one my grandmother bought me years ago that i think is clear agate and is in the shape of a horse or llama. It's a bit hard to tell, but I love it. That was one of the last things I received from her before she passed away.
Oh! They're so cute! No wonder you collect them, I think i would too if I weren't collecting so many other things =D
They are sweet, I got them all off ebay. The Zuni fetish creatures are bery expensive, even for tiny ones. One of my favourite sellers, a guy named Richard, often goes to the States on buying trips, I guess he has contacts among the native Americans who carve them. The elephant and the buffalo came from different people. there are quite a lot of carved crystal animals available, many of them as pendants - I've seen butterflies, bats, elephants, turtles, buffalos, dolphins and dragons. They're fairly basic, but sweet. You can get others as little ornaments too. I just fell for the ones I bought.
I have things from deceased relatives that have special meaning too, it's good to have something tangible to reming you of loved ones.
They are adorable, and I have them scattered all around my office. The Weeping Angel, however, is facing the wall. *grins*
It's almost ridiculous how frequently the carved animals are sold as tourist pieces in different parts of the states. I have a dolphin done in some dyed rock that I got in Hawaii. That one, you can tell, was not carved by hand. If they're done right, they're beautiful. I will admit a fondness for the turtles.
Better to be safe than sorry. i think if I had a weeping angel it would be standing in front of a small mirror, lol!
I think most are machine carved these days, and it does make me wonder how much of these wonderful crystals gets wasted in the process. No wonder some are getting mined out. I'd prefer hand carved pieces, but they're less readily available. They have more individuality though.
It might be. I've been reading up on dogs and thunderstorms because we're in a place that gets a TON of them, and they say that most dogs that are frightened by thunder will also be afraid of fireworks, so it could well be something in the harmonics or echoes produced by them.
Logical first thought, but unfortunately not right. We have two types in the house. One that does a long, shrill alarm and one that repeats the word "fire, get out" over and over and over again. That one annoys me.
Since April? Wow, that is a long time for a community to go without activity. Still, I'm really glad you were able to get all your fics posted on schedule.
We have our first named storm of the Atlantic season. TS Arthur is making its way up the eastern seaboard. It's possible we're going to get wind and rain from it, but nothing to worry about. I do need to figure out which team I'm on at work. Either at the hospital for the storm, or after the storm. Unfortunately we don't get to stay home unless we're the sole caretaker for an elderly parent. I honestly think I'd rather be home than there so I can help my folks, but I don't know. Have to remember to ask John about that when I see him next.
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It's warmer today - outside anyway. I'm getting thr laundry dry - I hope!
It's not the best-run bingo, I just hope they come out oh hiding soon!
Our alarm is really strident, almost painful, but definitely loud!
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Hope the laundry got dry and you still have heat hanging around. I would seriously send you some of ours if I could work out a way to do it. I'd hoped the fringe of the now hurricane would send us some cooler air, but none of it reached beyond a pretty major thunderstorm yesterday, I think it was. Maybe the day before that.
Me too. It sucks when comms like that go dead with no warning.
Loud is good. lol. Except when you're dead asleep and it jars you awake. There's always that second of "what the hell?" before you realize what it is. Of course, Mum and I have the same reaction of annoyance at the fire alarm.
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Laundry isn'y completely dry, I didn't put it out today because rain is forecast. So naturally, it's stayed dry. Typicasl. It's been a bit warmer but windy, which makes it feel cooler. Can't win sometimes.
My sister bought me a little cream cake! A blackcurrant tart topped with cream! She also bought the fruit so it shouldn't be all bruised this week. Had to throw away half of what Collin got last week, it got so bruised it started going mouldy with a couple of days.
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Phooey on the weather. The laundry needs to be dry. I'm glad it didn't rain on the laundry though. That's just a mess to have to deal with. Warmer is good, but the wind could stand to die down, it sounds like. We're hot, humid, and still right now. The thunderstorms have been hitting overnight, so we don't get that brief respite in the middle of the day.
What a lovely treat. :) Sounds tasty. I hope it settles for you. And the fruit too. That's awesome. You can't bruise fruit, it just doesn't work. I've got some melon in the fridge for tomorrow. That's going to be a nice treat. :)
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The little cream cake was very nice =)
I shouldn't, but I'm stuffing myself with dry roasted peanuts. i've always been a little addicted to them, since the first time I tried them.
How unhelpful of the weather, storming at night instead of during the day when you really need it. the weather needs to get organised! It's raining here now, I had the window open so it started coming in. Now the window is shut =( It was quite nice before the rain with the breeze blowing through. I do wish I'd hung the laundry out this morning though, it might have dried.
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i do the same with almonds whenever we have them in the house. They're just so tasty. :)
Uh huh, it really does. Of course, down here organization for the weather means a hurricane, so we don't want it too organized. *Grins* At least the first one in the Atlantic this year went up the coast away from up. It sucks for the upper Eastern seaboard, but we're hot and dry here.
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So much fruit! I think I have to eat my melon today instead of tomorrow, so for the auction I'll prepare myself a mix of other fruits =)
I found the Ametrine! I'll wait a little to send that until you've had a chance to research, see if I've got anything else in my stash that you could use. I've got so many there's more than enough to share and there doesn't seem much point posting something so small on its own.
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I went through the melon pretty fast this morning. I have to go shopping tomorrow to get ready to go back to work, so I'll get more then. :) It's nice to have melon for breakfast on my days off.
Oh, that's awesome. I can't say thanks enough. :) I'll try to get to the research in the next week or so and see what I can turn up. I'll admit I'm rather curious to see what, if anything, can help me out there.
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You're welcome, it's fun talking to a fellow crystal lover! I literally have hundreds and while there are some that I naturally wouldn't part with I'm happy to share the ones I have a lot of. Well, except for the Atlantis Stones, lol. I've got over 30, I think I might be addicted to them!
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It is fun, and crystals are wonderful to talk about. :) I think we all have to have the one thing that we will never part with and can't have enough of. I think, in my case, it might be the Titan figures for Doctor Who. They're all over my office and I have more of them on order.
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I don't think I've seen the Titan figures. what sort of size are they? I'll have to take a look, see what they're like.
Atlantis Stones, Orbicular Jasper, they just fascinate me. They don't all have the round markings, but they're all so unique in their patterns and colouring. I've got Orbicular Jasper everywhere, lol! I've got a few crystals on a shelf behind my bed - Quartz clusters, an Apophyllite pyramid, Snakeskin Agate, Orbicular Jasper, ar Aragonite Sputnik, a Turquoise elephant, a little carved Buffalo - not sure what that's made of - and a little Zuni Fetish hand carved fox made from mother of pearl. I've got Red and Yellow calcite chunks on my bedside cabinet and more Orbicular Jasper, and my Menalite for hot flushes. Very helpful that's been =)
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That's one set of many for the Titan figures. They're really the ones I love to collect. Just found two more sets releasing in the fall. Have to save up for them. :)
They sound lovely. :) It's always fun to find animals carved from crystals or rocks. I have a lovely one my grandmother bought me years ago that i think is clear agate and is in the shape of a horse or llama. It's a bit hard to tell, but I love it. That was one of the last things I received from her before she passed away.
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They are sweet, I got them all off ebay. The Zuni fetish creatures are bery expensive, even for tiny ones. One of my favourite sellers, a guy named Richard, often goes to the States on buying trips, I guess he has contacts among the native Americans who carve them. The elephant and the buffalo came from different people. there are quite a lot of carved crystal animals available, many of them as pendants - I've seen butterflies, bats, elephants, turtles, buffalos, dolphins and dragons. They're fairly basic, but sweet. You can get others as little ornaments too. I just fell for the ones I bought.
I have things from deceased relatives that have special meaning too, it's good to have something tangible to reming you of loved ones.
Nearly auction time, wish me luck!
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It's almost ridiculous how frequently the carved animals are sold as tourist pieces in different parts of the states. I have a dolphin done in some dyed rock that I got in Hawaii. That one, you can tell, was not carved by hand. If they're done right, they're beautiful. I will admit a fondness for the turtles.
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I think most are machine carved these days, and it does make me wonder how much of these wonderful crystals gets wasted in the process. No wonder some are getting mined out. I'd prefer hand carved pieces, but they're less readily available. They have more individuality though.
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