Happy $*@$%* Holidays! Or, Let's Have a Pet Post instead.
Holidays are stressful for a lot of us. Time to take a break. Cricket would like to show you her bespoke one-shoulder gown worn with a custom leather collar and medallions.
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Comments (28)Hi Karen B, My Greenhouse is holding up well and has kept my plants at a safe temperature. I found condensation on the walls of my greenhouse today. I opened 2 of the windows for a few hours and wiped down as much of the wall area as I could safely reach. Tomorrow I need to open the windows for a longer time to get the rest of the moisture to evaporate. We have had several days of snow, rain and hail. Snow doesnÂt usually stick for long, however the red mountains surrounding the town have turned white. January is the coldest month and last year during the infamous California Freeze we had several inches of snow that stayed on the ground for a few days. I like my new home; it required a lot of work (new flooring, new carpeting, thermal blinds, appliances, light fixtures, a new storage shed, paint and whatnot) to make it presentable. Once I recover financially, it will be time to terraform the yard. When you move to a different climate, you have to learn to garden all over again. One example; I have a thing for morning glories and this year mine were all killed by hot dry winds. I found by observing a patch of wild morning glories on a vacant lot that I should have waited till the monsoon started. This is several months later than I was used to planting them in California. A California Poppy volunteered in my yard in July, which is much later than their peak in California. Hi Karen R, I live in Sedona Arizona. I moved here a year ago in November from San Juan Capistrano. IÂve lived most of my life in the subtropics (California and Florida), so the climate change has been a trip. I understand very well how horrified you were by the change in climate. Plants which were common and boring in California are now precious reminders of home and IÂm considering which ones I can manage to grow here. I moved here for family reasons, so picking up and leaving isnÂt really an option. My neighbors tell me last winter was the coldest winter they remember and last summer was the hottest they remember. This year is a La Niña year, which usually means a colder and dryer winter than average. The effects of La Niña seem to be more variable for California, so I donÂt know what it will mean for you. Sedona is beautiful and has a lot to recommend it, so I will learn to deal with the climate issue. Needless to say, IÂm a big fan of global warming! For me it would mean warmer winters and an earlier start to the summer monsoon, which causes the summer days to be more temperate. Philip PS: Bill, hope you have a speedy recovery from your surgery. IÂve been there and know the only good part is the drugs!...See MoreHappy New Year, Cold cold weather and kitchen pet peeves..
Comments (21)CAthy, I'm happy as long as the tank heater is keeping up, I HATE chopping ice from the tank. Actually, chopping it isn't the bad part, it's dipping the ice chunks out with a hay fork, I always get wet, and it's cold. Ugh. Hate that..... Wind chill factors of 20 to 30 below zero ought to tell me, I've made a wooden cover for the stock tank with a hole just big enough for the animals to put their heads through, I'm hoping it helps, at least enough to keep the tank unfrozen. We set a bale this afternoon, a big round bale will last 3-4 days, so hopefully it'll last until Wednesday morning, when it breaks a little and will be back up to a high of 17, and no below zero temps. I can do everything else manually, but the tractor doesn't always want to start when it's that cold and I need the tractor to move those big bales. As for school, they will probably not have school Monday or Tuesday, we have so many rural students that ride busses and it's just not safe to have small children out in that weather. When it hits zero they are not allowed to go outside for recess and when it's colder, they eventually give up and close school. Annie...See MoreHappy Holidays!!
Comments (8)This was sent to me as a joke forward. I'll post it as it was sent and let you decide whether or not you find this funny: Politically Correct Holiday Greeting: Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, our best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasions and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. In addition, please also accept our best wishes for a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2006, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make this country great (not to imply that this country is necessarily greater than any other country or area of choice), and without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual orientation of the wishers. This wish is limited to the customary and usual good tidings for a period of one year, or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting,whichever comes first. "Holiday " is not intended to, nor shall it be considered, limited to the usual Judeo-Christian celebrations or observances, or to such activities of any organized or ad hoc religious community, group, individual or belief (or lack thereof). Note: By accepting this greeting, you are accepting these terms. This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal, and is revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher at any time, for any reason or for no reason at all. This greeting is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. This greeting implies no promise by the wisher to actually implement any of the wishes for the wisher her/himself or others, or responsibility for the consequences which may arise from the implementation or non-implementation of it. This greeting is void where prohibited by law. Somewhere, I think there's a lawyer with ENTIRELY too much time on his hands!...See Moreshow me and/or let's talk about cabinet curtains instead of doors
Comments (42)My post got long .. here's what I wanted to say. I believe that 30 , 3 minute videos, watched one after another . which means they would have to be downloaded together.. not picked and watched from youtube.. is the best way i've learned to understand new topics i want to learn about. With this in mind if someone can help , not by using a one at a time converter. but by a bulk , 30 video downloader for Youtube or google video, I will be glad to explain why it's the best way to learn. and I'm willing to make a nice donation, of $30 or more to a charity of the choice of the person helping with the method to bulk save about 30 or 40 videos at a time. I said i would explain why in detail if you want I'm glad to do it. And i'm willing to donate because it's a good time where people need donations and I have the money to donate. and it's something i'm asking for. Thanks for listening and reading. I spent hours trying to write something useful but it got confusing and so finally you got the gist of what I meant to say. : ) All with good intentions for me, the group, and people who could benefit by the assistance of a technical helper. I posted here because people in this thread were the type who were the type I think would benefit by the type of learning I've had success with using youtube and many downloads. But what I offer is too much to suggest . . to people with not much time. That's why I needed a helper to create the downloader routine. Yes there are some already but the ones I've used are 1 at a time and that's too slow and tedious in my experience. I wanted to help everyone and this group was one I thought i could help and explain why .. : ) Be well...See More
Oakley
last yearThis is Callie who is Mommy's little helper, and loves to hang out with me when I'm cleaning. What she loves more than anything is to be brushed.
This morning when I started brushing pet hair from the furniture, Callie saw me doing the sofa and followed the brush, trying to rub her cheeks on the side of it, from one end to the other. Yeah, she loves to help.
Huge, but not fat, just fluffy.
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Our sweet kitty enjoying some catnip. She's our nearly 15 year old former ferral who doesn't like the nicer things in life. We got her a warm mat to try and tempt her away from her favorite place in the world--under the shed. I was hoping some excellent catnip might help her like this nice self-warming and fuzzy mat that is kept inside, where it's warm and dry.. It was a hard no, but she did make some bisquits on it while the catnip was still doing it's thing. We try...and she's a nice kitty who has strong opinions about what qualifies as the good life.
Callie, Molly, Cricket (the ones I've seen so far) are adorable!!
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last yearOh I love the doggo and catto threads!💕
Koda looking lovely on her birthday:
And Hudson being his fluffy self:
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Allison0704
last yearWhat sweet babies.
My 14yo, Coco. She found the sun last week when it was chilly. She is usually under her blanket.
My grandcats.
My granddog. Yes, she is spoiled. They all are.
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ajuju
last yearWhat a treat to see all these special friends and family members! Just the best!
Eld - nice job with the tree photo…not an easy task!
Here’s mine happy to be back in the snow!
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Sueb20
last yearThis is from a few years ago. White doggie went to doggie heaven about a year later, and the baby is now 5.
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last yearlast modified: last yearOne more, same vintage as above. Lucy (the baby) is still such a funny dog.
Here they are today.
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Annie Deighnaugh
last yearXmas day, 2018 after everyone has left...Mila helped me with some down time...
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Springroz
last yearAfter almost 2 weeks hiding under the deck, then disappearing into the garage, we trapped Amber on the side porch, and she is making the most of one of her lives....
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Bestyears
last yearWell, Vanny got an early Christmas present yesterday during our morning walk when Mr. Squirrel messed with her. This girl is absolute batshit crazy for squirrels and usually they just scamper off. But this guy was toying with her. If you zoom in, you can see he's looking right at her as if to say, "Well, c'mon, c'mon!" They had a good five minutes of fun with her chasing him around the tree trunk.
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Ally De
last yearHappy Holidays, from a little white dog who loves snow WAY more than her old momma does. LOL
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LynnNM
last yearlast modified: last yearSpanish: Cricket is adorable!!!
Beagles: as always, your “brood” is adorable!
My two Tibbies, India (L) and Sasha (R)
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niccidhg
last yearThank you for posting this thread, Spanish. Your Cricket is darling - a real fashionista. So many delightful cuties all around ! Here are our grand dog and our grand cats.
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Nora Lambert
last yearWe file our Kitty under “L” for Lacey. She likes to help file and sit on the keyboard of my laptop. She’s very”helpful “!
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Love seeing everybody’s cute furbabies. Thanks for sharing these cuties. The photo above are our latest two, our last pup passed in May. They were 15 and 16 in this photo. Miss them everyday.
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last yearLynnM, my daughter found a precious little pup recently, late on a rainy Friday night on a busy boulevard in Austin. The owner never came forward, but she was able to find a wonderful home with a girl who is loving her to pieces. DD brought her home for Thanksgiving, and I had guessed her to be a Pekingese mix but now, after seeing your pics, I'm wondering if she might be a Tibetan spaniel. What do you think? Little sweetie is only 1-2 years old according to the vet and in great health
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jayapple21
last yearMy ragdoll cat was found on www.rescueme.org six years ago and she's now 16 but I don't tell her. Sweetest kitty I've ever had.
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last yearlast modified: last yearBestyears, she definitely resembles a Tibetan Spaniel. Tibbies are usually quiet, mellow dogs. They were originally lapdogs of the monks in Tibet, so one can’t really imagine them breeding hyper, yippy dogs (LOL)!. They also would walk the walls of the monasteries, sounding the ”alarm” when visitors were sighted approaching. They were not sold, and only occasionaly gifted to someone outside the monasteries. So, until China invaded Tibet, Tibbies were relatively unheard of. These days, they pretty much still are. They are much more interested in interacting with humans than with other dogs. Dog parks to play with other dogs? Uh, no! They usually just walk away from interactions, ignoring the potential new friend! Tibbies shed a lot. But, they’re also basically a wash-and-wear pooch. They don’t need monthly trips to the groomer, just a bath in your sink or tub and rubbed dry. They do need their nails trimmed regularly, though, as well as weekly brushing. Sasha and India are our second and third Tibbies. India (under another name back then) was actually the top Tibetan Spaniel in the US for about five or so years. She has 125 best-in-show and first place ribbons. Her breeder, a family friend, gave her to us after she stopped showing her. Sasha’s son is now a top Tibbie, as well. But, to us they’re just our ”kids”, much loved, and part of our family. As you can probably tell, I love this breed!
India:
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last yearsealavender
last yearLast year's work from home office Christmas party portrait. He's not cooperating this year; he wants to hop on to the camera or on to me. He's perched on my 2nd screen.
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