El's Kitchen

[RMQuinn37]

Boomer7 wrote:

<quoted text>Look at a map and go 90 minutes east and or southeast and give us the closest town or city. Let us all review and pick the point.
This is like the Around the world Race!
LOL!:)

The key here is 90 minutes from Columbus or 90 minutes from Chicago?

[tony1003]

Boomer7 wrote:

<quoted text>
Morning/afternoon to all!
Yes El we have two. My avatar is our "tuxedo cat" Panda. 3 years old, 38 inches long, a little more than a meter, and a whopping 12 pounds, 6 kilos; our other is a Maine Coon mix, Simba, is half the size and weight of Panda. Both were rescue cats.

Maine Coons are the coolest cats - we had one that lived for 21 years. He was like a dog - used to come for walks!

[RMQuinn37]

eleanorigby wrote:

<quoted text>Aw Thank you Boomer..:) So..how many beasts have you? I seem
to remember you saying you had two? We have eleven...the eldest
is 16 and a half, next to him is Ginger Bailey who is 15...and so
it goes to the three youngest who are three and two years old.
Quite hard work as I feed them individually, twice daily, and in the case of one, three times daily as he joins us for lunch.
Watching a match later in the afternoon, so am making a Spaghetti Bolognese early...a little girl in the USA taught me how to make it
many years ago, that little girl is now a nurse in the Army.
Time flies.
Wishing you and Brighteyes a wonderful weekend.

Wow El! I did not realize you fed them individually! Two are hard enough! But we love our animals, don't we?

[RMQuinn37]

Boomer7 wrote:

<quoted text>Morning/afternoon to all!
Yes El we have two. My avatar is our "tuxedo cat" Panda. 3 years old, 38 inches long, a little more than a meter, and a whopping 12 pounds, 6 kilos; our other is a Maine Coon mix, Simba, is half the size and weight of Panda. Both were rescue cats.

Boomer, do you and Brighteyes ever catch 'Too Cute' on Animal Planet? They do one on puppies and one on kittens. I enjoyed an episode on Tuxedoes. They're adorable. While the kittens are too cute and some cats are friendly, I must admit I'm more of a dog person.

Mind you, its not that don't like cats, I just prefer dogs ---- they are more dependent on their "peeps".

[Denny Crain]

eleanorigby wrote:

<quoted text>
Aw Thank you Boomer..:) So..how many beasts have you? I seem
to remember you saying you had two? We have eleven...the eldest
is 16 and a half, next to him is Ginger Bailey who is 15...and so
it goes to the three youngest who are three and two years old.
Quite hard work as I feed them individually, twice daily, and in the case of one, three times daily as he joins us for lunch.
Watching a match later in the afternoon, so am making a Spaghetti Bolognese early...a little girl in the USA taught me how to make it
many years ago, that little girl is now a nurse in the Army.
Time flies.
Wishing you and Brighteyes a wonderful weekend.

Good morning El. How are you doing this fine day. I have been sick for over a week and it is muddy out so the tile floors are a mess. I have company coming tomorrow so I have to mop and I just don't feel like doing it but it must be done :(

[Boomer7]

RMQuinn37 wrote:

<quoted text>Boomer, do you and Brighteyes ever catch 'Too Cute' on Animal Planet? They do one on puppies and one on kittens. I enjoyed an episode on Tuxedoes. They're adorable. While the kittens are too cute and some cats are friendly, I must admit I'm more of a dog person.

Mind you, its not that don't like cats, I just prefer dogs ---- they are more dependent on their "peeps".

Their peeps!? That is too funny!!!
We do watch animal planet. I found out that Panda is part Siberian. He has the longest tail of any cat I ever owned.
I was thinking 90 minutes from Columbus. So, you start east, we start west. A straight shot would put us close to Indianapolis.

[Boomer7]

Denny Crain wrote:

<quoted text>Good morning El. How are you doing this fine day. I have been sick for over a week and it is muddy out so the tile floors are a mess. I have company coming tomorrow so I have to mop and I just don't feel like doing it but it must be done :(

Chicken soup.
Hope you feel better!

[Denny Crain]

Boomer7 wrote:

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Chicken soup.
Hope you feel better!

Thanks. It can't hurt and it may help :)

[RMQuinn37]

Boomer7 wrote:

<quoted text>Their peeps!? That is too funny!!!
We do watch animal planet. I found out that Panda is part Siberian. He has the longest tail of any cat I ever owned.
I was thinking 90 minutes from Columbus. So, you start east, we start west. A straight shot would put us close to Indianapolis.

It's a plan! Never been to Indy. I'm actually very close to the Ill/In border --- it'll be an adventure!

[RMQuinn37]

Denny Crain wrote:

<quoted text>Thanks. It can't hurt and it may help :)

Take good care. Hubby just mentioned everyone is getting the flu. In addition to chicken soup - OJ, hot tea and a whole lot of rest!

[RMQuinn37]

Cheers to all the kitchen patrons far and wide. Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the sights and sounds and smells all around you.

Those of you with inclement weather, be well and be safe. Though devastating for a moment, our thing can be replaced.....loved ones and our memories cannot.

.......and a thank you to all for touching my life...

[Grace Nerissa]

RMQuinn37 wrote:

Cheers to all the kitchen patrons far and wide. Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the sights and sounds and smells all around you.
Those of you with inclement weather, be well and be safe. Though devastating for a moment, our thing can be replaced.....loved ones and our memories cannot.
.......and a thank you to all for touching my life...

And.. the same back to you.. RM,
altho'
I sense I'm *not* among your favourites here (Irish & all) but, I
can live with that lol.. I don't have to be!
we are all different.. and are attracted to.. & by different folks.

I made dead sure ... when in France .. to set time aside & come by
*especially* to wish everyone HAPPY NEW YEAR..
and I meant it.. only two folks responded >

'El & 'DEER WHISPERER'..(AND Vee in private by email)

Maybe I should never say this,
but, sometimes, it is good to be true to self!

even old Shakespeare said that(:

[Grace Nerissa]

Deer Whisperer wrote:

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Thanks for your poems Grace ... yes, I did read the Frost one up the way earlier, too!

DW,

Thank you for this,

I find sometimes thinking on deeper things,
it's more easy to put thoughts into rhyme,
you can go deeper somehow! at least I feel: lol

Hope ....... AND wish you the VERY BEST there is..
as we ALL set sail from the pristine shores of 2013.

[Grace Nerissa]

tony1003 wrote:

<quoted text>
Caught half of it before I fell asleep on the sofa (paying for that now - wide awake so a brief burst on here and a large mug of tea). Was written by the same guy who writes Downton Abbey, Julian Fellowes (who is a bona fides peer of the realm: Baron Fellowes of West Stafford). He won an Oscar for the sreenplay for Gosford Park. What I saw seemed pretty accurate historically - Victoria's mother was a scheming cow.

Um! thanks for that snippet & interesting Tony
to hear 'twas by the same person responsible
for the inimitable DOWNTON..
Yes, indeed it had that touch.. most certainly.

LOL

On another note,
I know the feeling of falling asleep BEFORE bed
at the risk of spoiling a whole night's sleep(:
think, we've ALL been 'there' lol

Hope you weren't too tired next day(:

[eleanorigby]

Boomer7 wrote:

<quoted text>
Morning/afternoon to all!
Yes El we have two. My avatar is our "tuxedo cat" Panda. 3 years old, 38 inches long, a little more than a meter, and a whopping 12 pounds, 6 kilos; our other is a Maine Coon mix, Simba, is half the size and weight of Panda. Both were rescue cats.

Two is just nice. Panda is some cat at three feet in length, quite
a handful. We have a couple of heavy weights and in MillyMolly's
case, a lightweight, but she is only tiny. I am trying to get weight on her. Does Simba favour the Maine Coon's personality traits? Beautiful
natured cats.
Two of our youngest were thrown out of their 'home' on Christmas Eve,
three years ago, we thought they were rats when they ran in the kitchen
desperate for food. They are chubby little souls now, puddings on four legs, lol. I was too late aving the female spayed...Rosie Probert is her one kitten...she is a blue/cream tortie with orange eye colour, quite a distinctive little cat.

[eleanorigby]

RMQuinn37 wrote:

<quoted text>
Wow El! I did not realize you fed them individually! Two are hard enough! But we love our animals, don't we?

Well yes, as they all have different dietary needs. Their
weights vary from 16 lbs to 5 lbs. I knew a lady once who
had two cats, one was big as a house, lol, as he was a fast
eater and ate his own, and his companions meal, the latter
was very skinny. Taught me a lesson. All this bunch have
their own little dish....:)

[eleanorigby]

Boomer7 wrote:

<quoted text>
Look at a map and go 90 minutes east and or southeast and give us the closest town or city. Let us all review and pick the point.
This is like the Around the world Race!
LOL!:)

I was messing about with a map earlier just for the fun of it...and picked a place which is equally accessible to all.
Memphis Tennessee!

[eleanorigby]

Denny Crain wrote:

<quoted text>Good morning El. How are you doing this fine day. I have been sick for over a week and it is muddy out so the tile floors are a mess. I have company coming tomorrow so I have to mop and I just don't feel like doing it but it must be done :(

LOL Denny! You know that whatever we feel like discussing here
still goes...always has, always will.
We can't always be right, but there are enough of us to put the
other right, and still remain friends.
We can only discuss the weather and pets for so long, right?
Enjoy your company Darlin'...and good luck doing the tile floors!....:)

[tony1003]

eleanorigby wrote:

<quoted text>
I was messing about with a map earlier just for the fun of it...and picked a place which is equally accessible to all.
Memphis Tennessee!

Perhaps Elvis would lend you Gracelands?!

[Grace Nerissa]

DENNY CRAINE:
Firstly,
Sorry to hear you are feeling LOW...
To *ell with the tiled floors..
just put YOU first & explain to your guests
that you are not feeling the best -
make NO apologies for putting YOURSELF first..
I'm sure your friends have ALWAYS valued YOU more highly
than any floors or how clean they might appear.

Best of luck & health
and I mean that.