Nah, opposite ends of the state. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by TsPoet
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Nah, opposite ends of the state. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by TsPoet
And being from the Wirral he also has some claims to fame relating to the beatles....Apparently McCartney's family live in the same village.Quote:
Originally Posted by Duck on Wheels
On a different note, this is the view along my new commute to work now that I have moved to Wales....I could get used to this:
Looks awesome UK. Here in CO we have some pretty amazing sunrises and sunsets with the mountains. Thanks for sharing.
Oh, UKE!
That looks positively idyllic.
I've always wanted to go to the area where "Last of the Summer Wine" was filmed.
what a dilemma, found out a cool band is playing at a restaurant really near my house, but it's a vegan restaurant, the kind with fake steak, fake fish and fake cheese. Ew.
I guess we'll go somewhere else.
Come on Mimi, there's some very tasty vegan food out there. One tip I try to follow...never eat "faux" food, things like fake steak never taste like the real thing so I don't bother.
Mimi, I am going to drag you by force to Carmelita. YES, Seattle's totally gourmet vegetarian restaurant is being mentioned by me AGAIN. Bruno, you too. I don't want to hear about those disgusting chip butties, or buddies, or however it's spelled. We took some friends there for dinner last week, one of whom announced he was a "committed carnivore" and they all raved about the food. You need an adventure in vegetarian dining.
George Harrison.
Don't bother Mimi right now- she's busy loading WHOLE ENTIRE CHICKENS into her kitchen counter-top meat grinder! :eek: :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by salsabike
Ugh. Think I'll go have a veggie sausage.
ahem. The chicken is for the cats. THEY are not vegetarians. And I ground up the whole entire chickens YESTERDAY. Today I had awesome Napolitano Pizza.
And I like vegetarian food too, but not FAKE food.
You can make great dishes without meat using beans, cheese, grains and thousands of awesome vegetables.
Yes, take us to Carmelita's and We won't tell D it's a vegetarian place.
Phew!Quote:
Originally Posted by Biciclista
I thought that was some sort of manic reaction to the thought of vegan food :eek:
:D:p
Zen, you're a funny girl.
I don't understand that fake stuff either. Oh, once every year or two I'll cop to buying a package of "meat"balls to throw into pasta or whatever. But not to, say, order a Gardenburger at Ruby Tuesday's or anything like that. :rolleyes:
That said, we've been a couple of times to this restaurant in San Jose run by some religious group. Most of the menu is fake this and that, but it's all hand made and really very good. You just have to be enough of a vegetarian that you're not expecting it to taste too much like the meat/fish product it's supposed to mimic.
A friend of mine is a veg as are her husband and children, her husband requires "faux" food so she's gotten quite adept at making it...she shared some of her best fake roast beef with me recently and I just couldn't get it down, it just gagged me. I stick with lots of veggies, beans, potatoes, good breads, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by OakLeaf
exactly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pax
well, Raleighdon and 15 other crazies are off doing another 200k. it's 40 degrees out and rain is expected for most of the day.
Yeah. My particular crazy is with them on that 200K. Whoof. I just don't think I'm ever going to want to do the randonneuring thing.
I plan to work on weaving a little, go to a Contemporary Quilt Art Association meeting, and do a bike workout. Although I would LOVE to just go back to bed.
Lisa, I wasn't really a traitor! I always loved the Beatles (all of them), but the feud between my mom and I with DC and Paul was just a fun thing. I had one of those Beatles' wigs! I have a picture of my 2 yr. old cousin wearing it with a very wild look in his eyes and me looking like I had just been dancing to "I Wanna Hold Your Hand."
My best friend went to the Beatles concert at Shea Stadium. I was so pissed her parents didn't invite me!
http://www.mimitabby.com/mtorch.jpg
I didn't need a Beatle wig, I just cut my hair!
Robyn, I want to SEE that beatles wig picture!
Mimi- that is SO CUTE!!! Hey is that a Gibson archtop you are playing?? (!!)
Here's George on a Gibson flattop:
http://www.kevchino.com/graffix/band...arrison_bp.jpg
On another subject altogether-
I always tell my DH about snowshoe outings I plan to go on, and there is one planned tomorrow since we are supposed to get between 4-8" of new snow tonight. :D He *never* wants to go on the snowshoe outings with me, even though there are extra snowshoes for him in the basement.
This morning he totally SHOCKED me by saying he wanted to go shopping for proper boots today so he could go shoeing with our group from the Land Conservancy tomorrow. :eek: I was so thrilled and delighted!
So today we went and he found some perfect boots for the purpose, also got some good gaiters. This is going to be so fun tomorrow!!
Tonight we are going to a fund raising dinner for our local Humane Society at a very nice local restaurant. We go every year- the food is great, and it's a very worthy cause. Lots of our friends from the village go, and we wind up sitting at the big tables with various people. Everyone squeezes in somehow, and a good time is had by all. :p
Lisa, no that's no Gibson. It's a really obscure brand, it was my father's guitar.
look who I met at the library today:
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...a/100_0168.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...a/100_0167.jpg
just a bit windy:
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...a/100_0170.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...a/100_0173.jpg
in case you wanted to know what a Santa Ana Felt like
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...h_100_0171.jpg
starting the walk:
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...a/100_0148.jpg
Jack and Carolyn bringing up the rear:
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...a/100_0162.jpg
you RODE in that wind and then they SMILED as they were riding in that wind?? wow.
and who was the guy below Jack Benny?
I walked -still not supposed to ride.
They moved the ride start to get more in the shadow of the mountains(almost no wind here at home vs 40mph gust by the mall)
The other statue is Will Shakespeare :)
Fredwina - LOVE that sunshine and blue sky...we had another round of ice today. :(
And she sent on to us...:mad:
I saw a snake slither quickly ahead of me on the bike path this morning...I didn't stop to take a look to find out what type..;)
Another hot day here..38C! We're in for some cooler temps mon-wed this week though..ahhhhh..
I have a habit of reading the notes, then who/where they are from.Quote:
Originally Posted by crazycanuck
Considering it's 30-ish and overcast and we've had record snowfall the last 3 weeks, seeing a post about a snake made me do a double take.
I've been walking the dogs on a trail I refer to as "rattlesnake central" for the last month - no rattlesnakes in sight. In the spring and summer, I've seen as many as 7 rattlers on a 1.5 mile loop. That's when I stop going there until winter.
I don't mind snakes..from afar!! Australia has some of the most lethal snakes & am fully aware that they're not things to take lightly. I'd rather not have to venture to the hospital to be given anti-venom meds..
One creature I will stop for though is a bobtail lizard. They are really cute & NOT dangerous...
Rattlers..yikes! Would your dog try & go after one???
Speaking of creatures..We had a huntsman in our house on Friday night so I put it in a towel & threw it outside. I never thought anything of it & thought it had disappeared for good. (Ian is arachnaphobic)
Anywho..Ian told me that he used the vehicle late friday night to get some nibblies & all of a sudden a large spider appeared on the winscreen..:eek: He jumped out of the vehicle in a panic & it's a good thing no one was on the road :eek: He was so frightened of this spider that he purchased a can of fly spray(on top of the nibblies) at the petrol station & doused the vehicle..A few minutes later a rather groggy spider wandered off..
Poor spider!!!
how big was the spider? :eek:
Mimi-it was a Huntsman I believe..
I have to ask..if i'm doing short rides to & from uni(about 20km return) plus errands etc..what type of cycling pants can I wear? I wish i could find the thread about this question...
Like this? (warning: do not follow link if you're an aracnophobe)
http://members.iinet.net.au/~pterren..._Dads_hand.JPG
Hmmm....20 km is about 12.5 miles...Quote:
Originally Posted by crazycanuck
If you are getting off your bike and walking around a couple of times during that ride for errands, you might not have to wear official cycling pants at all. Could be just some comfy sweat pants or something would do it. I usually don't wear padded bottoms for rides under 8 miles or so. I might avoid jeans though- the seams are particularly aggressive on jeans. Try it out.
Keep in mind that the vast majority of people all over the world who ride bikes for transportation, commuting, and errands never wear padded shorts at all- just their regular clothing. Could be you get a little sore the first time and maybe not so bad after a few more short rides like that. Depends on whether your saddle is comfortable too.
Lisa, I will have to find that picture. It's not on line, so I will have to show it to you in person next time.
How was your dinner?
We are going snow shoeing today, also. But it doesn't seem like we got as much snow as predicted. Maybe 3-4 inches. I want to go x country skiing, but I know Steve will complain. I will do that tomorrow.
The humane socitey benefit dinner was FUN- lots of good townsfolk all crowded together happily while it snowed like the dickens outside :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Crankin
We got about 6" of beautiful fluffy fresh snow last night! Added to the already old 4" on the ground from before- Brian and I are off to the snowshoe trek in about 30 minutes. :D Will check in later.
Yesterday I lived in the tropics, was sunny, warm, in the upper 70's. Sometime during the night the north wind starting blowing. Today it's grey, windy, in the low 50's.
TODAY I'm supposed to go to a picnic in a park, in a Renaissance costume. Fortunately I have a warm costume, but I'm also supposed to sit there and work on embroidery or lace. My hands will seriously object. I DO have some fingerless wool gloves somewhere.... oooh that might work. TE brainstorming to the rescue again. ;)
Allo?
Beth, how did your picnic go?
I'm *sighing* a bit today..I just handed in my resignation letter. I'm happy :Dbut just a bit nervous too
One word - chilly. Stayed all wrapped up in my wooly cloak, and wished I remembered my wool hat with fox trim. Was too cold to do hand work. The fighters were happy, they didn't work up a sweat. And we attracted attention from other park visitors, which was the point. The only bad thing was that I dropped my hand made mug and it shattered on the side walk. :mad: Had to drink my coffee out of the little tiny cup on the top of the thermos.Quote:
Originally Posted by crazycanuck
CC - you quit your job??? :confused:
Hey we had a family picnic sunday night in the dark! (we had a light) my son lit a fire in the outdoor BBQ and we sat around the fire and visited and roasted hotdogs and unfortunately stale marshmallows. (Accompanied by 3 wonderful salads and later pie)
ps due to it being January there were no yellow jackets and no mosquitoes.
CC good luck on your new venture.
CC,Quote:
Originally Posted by crazycanuck
Also so your post on the Dear So and So thread, but missing the background info! What's up, terribly unhappy with old job? sounds like you needed a new schedule.
I envy you, wish I had the nerve to "quit". Last year TE was hiring in their shipping dept. I can't tell you how close I came to applying for the job! I claim the only thing that kept me from it was the health insurance lapse, I'm type 1 and can't go without health insurance. The truth, though, is I'm too much of a coward. So, good for you, and Good luck to you!
Bmc-photos? I'd love to do historical/period costume work..
Ah, some background info on my job would help hey...
I've not left my present job yet. I just have to give at least 5 weeks notice!
I wanted to stay with my present company part time whilst at uni & discussed this with my manager a while back. Well, in the meantime quite a few other admin staff at a couple of our offices left...:rolleyes: So..after i'd accepted the uni spot..bad news came along and was told our director wanted someone full time to serve all three offices each day. THis is because two of our present admin folks are now busier etc etc. I don't know what's going to happen to thier jobs once our company moves all of it's staff into the a new building later this year...
Tis a good thing i'm leaving!
I just checked the Perth forecast for the rest of the week...40C on friday!!! :eek: