"YABBER-LINER" - ALL ABOARD

Hey jw - good to see you - hope all is happy in the Windy City and the family are all doing well.

oh noooooooooooooo jw..... they sent it back today saying it was all ticketyboo..... IT IS SO NOT!!!!!.... hey ho... trying to load all the 85 squillion windows/norton/Hp updates on it now so using the little compact one at the mo. Know it's going to fail again - it's whirring horribly loud. Nem'mind. Will deal with in tomorrow.....

talking of which...

we have a db who is going to have her last chemo cram session and batter the BigC into the next universe .... so...

we have a lounger lined up



we have some courtesy Ick Bags from the Solo Virgin Blue Boy - (reckon he snuck those chuck bags specially for you db on his great international jet set)for as and when required




AND we have plenty water to heal and set you on your course



thinking of you tomorrow db bathsheba - go suck it up - well, IV it up - and remember - last one - lots of positive vibes coming from all board and around A2K.

No worries.... come back when you are able. Rest up and heal well. x




thanku JPB - love my fleurs and beez.


I oughta go bed now.... before I post the ridiculous like I seem to do - or probably have and cant remember - hahahahaha.....

lovin' y'all



(just one more time............................... oh, how good it is to see our Alex!)

Hi Captain, endorsing your message to DB, will also send her heaps of good vibes.
Do you know what Izzie, I have visited more churches today than in my whole life.
Good night my friend sleep well. (((Izzie)))

Ha darlin' - one more on the travel thread. Have you given you MAJOR clues. Sorry hun - I gotta go sleep - falling down. Love you. x Nite crew - you are the very best and it's been so lovely to see so many onboard.

Bethie.... I'm craving a muffin. Will do dream about nanner muffins. xxxxxxxxx

Night MizIz.

I'll be Andalusian dancing in my sleep. Learning a whole new approach to attitude

I'm last.fm'ing right now. Have a new best friend there - a 28 y.o. Tunisian dj. I'm learning a lot from following his interests. Great stuff!

Thanks Izzie, your clues were a great help, found the Island but TTH found the picture.

ehBeth what are you upto now, is this part of the 'belly-dancing' routine?

mismi better look over your shoulder have a feeling tryagain is heading south.

Nobody around at the moment so I'm heading to the galley and pour myself a double rum and coke on ice. Cheers.

Holi, also called the Festival of Colours, is a popular Hindu spring festival observed in India
The main day, Holi is celebrated by people throwing coloured powder and coloured water at each other
The spring season, during which the weather changes, is believed to cause viral fever and cold. Thus, the playful throwing of natural coloured powders has a medicinal significance: the colours are traditionally made of Neem, Kumkum, Haldi, Bilva, and other medicinal herbs prescribed by Āyurvedic doctors. A special drink called thandai is prepared, sometimes containing bhang (Cannabis sativa). Unfortunately the commercial aspect of celebration has led to an increase in the use of synthetic colours which, in some cases, may be toxic.

This is the way shops are stacked up here during this festival...



And this is the way I looked yesterday!!! Aftr some time it was even worse! Spent half an hour crying coz the color hit my eyes and it was paining. Spent 2 hrs with the eye lubricating solution…and spent 2 hours..oiling and bathing!!

Hi verbivore that sounds and looks like a colourful spectacle but frightening how the stuff affected your eyes though, however the oiling and bathing appeals to me. You look delightfully happy on that photograph and appear to enjoy yourself. Thank you sincerely for sharing this unique occasion with us.

Prayers are with you Bathy - will be thinking of you roday and the next weeks to come. Sending posivibes your way - just as you did for me...thank you!

Verby! You are adorable! Enjoy your festival - I hope you eye is better - so sorry it hurt!

Have a good day A2k - I am resting resting resting!
hugs,
mis

Still half asleep here but I remembered this is Bathsheba's last chemo day -- so I'll be thinking about you and hoping it goes as well as it can.

Izzie, those photos have me yearning for spring. We got another dusting of snow last night! Verbivore I think we need a colourful festival like that to cheer us up in the frozen north.

Waving to the rest of the crew (hope you're resting Mismi!) I've got errands all day and feel a sinus headache coming on...so may not be around much. (Ha! What else is new I hear y'all respond.)

vb, what a lovely story to wake up to! Well, not the part about the painful eyes... I hope you're red eyes and blue face are all back to normal now. Thanks for the explanation of your festival.

mis -- do rest, hun. It's so easy to find yourself overdoing and then relapsing.

bathy -- thoughts to you today and the days ahead.

g'morning Dutchy, bethie, Iz and the rest of the crew.

We're back in the deep freeze here so keep those lovely spring pics coming!

edit -- cross posted with TC. Stay Warm!!!

VEGEMITE - YOU'VE BEEN "BLUED"

so so sorry it hurt.............. BUT YOU LOOK FABULOUS GIRL and HOLI sounds like my sorta festival - oh..... can you imagine what I would do - I would be multicoloured and covered from head to toe. You just look wonderful - love these pics of crew around the world.

THANKU SO MUCH for letting us know about that. We are learning so much from you girlie - and to see you BLUE face smiling - well, has made smile bigtime over here. May all your colds and viruses be gone.




Missy - rest rest rest - love you Dixie - need you well MisSunshine. Maybe Vegemite could throw some powder paint your way (close you eyes please) and the nasty bugs would go. Multi-colouredMissy - you'd look amazing too. x



db - thinking of you - hope you are out walking the dawgs before you go to the hosptial. Here when you can jump onboard. Strength to you.


Ohhhhh Bethie -Andalusian ... now that sounds interesting - going to look up!


TC and JPB - still frozen and snowy - MAN! Hoping for warmer days for you right around the corner. Oh TC - hope the sinuses don't give you grief - horrible pain that is. Keep warm and tucked up girl. Go snuggle up with a college guy!

JPB have the best weekend - I'm playing the blues for you. Love youuuuuuuuuuuu.x

BEAgle - did you enjoy your rum! Good for you darling!


RedNoseDay tomorrow - HA! Big event in the UK to help Children In Need!

Good day.
Thursday. I really do need all those outlets.. Yes, it's a garage, but one never knows.
Hello Dutchy. Nice to see you again. How is Australia?
JPB. Thank you for the greetings, nice to see you.
Mismi. Mismi. Hello. Does giving up church for Lent count?
Djjd62. Hard earned spring. (looking out the window now, snow horizontal) Spring soon.
TryAgain. How many times. Nice to be back among. Yes.
Hello Izzie. You are in a cast.....geez. How long?
Have a nice day all.

((((Alllllllllllex))))

oh..... I've been casting for a just over month now.... cast on...cast off... times 4 - knitting with my feet - another week or so to go and I will be a cast off again - yay - then - little bit of walking work to do and hopefully - I shall be tango-ing before you can say "snow... what snow?" - your bulbs will be popping up and your cardinals will be canoodling and spring will be upon you, I believe...

I have been taking my vitamins - the orange lid says "alex says take 1" - so I have been.

How are your pickles?

Lovely... lovely to see you. hugs. x

Hiya Alex - giving up Church for lent is fine with me. I don't observe lent - I probably should - it never hurts to discipline yourself a little! But I be protestant and they don't ask us to...so I don't!

Izzie - I have to do better at taking my vitamins - I abhor taking anything...I am the worst at forgetting and putting off...I do good for a bit - my vitamin B12's seemed to be working for a bit - then I quit and forget that they made me feel better...I'll bet that's just laziness.

I made supper already - and I am very excited about it. I haven't cooked in so long I have almost forgotten how much I enjoy it. I made a basil pesto and broiled some lemon pepper chicken - I chopped it up and tossed it with the yummiest little grape tomatoes and linguine in the pesto and I will add feta (real quality feta) when I serve it. I just had some for lunch too...it was SO yummy. The Prof should be happy after weeks of fast food and frozen food...bless his bones.

Going back to the couch

I am not contagious anymore Izzie - please quit spraying me with Lysol.

i've been trying to remember to take vitamins and some other supplements for a while now, and i finally broke down and bought one of those old people pill holders, i fill the thing each sunday and put it right beside the computer so i see it when i check my email first thing in the morning, been working great for about 3 weeks now

Ha DjjD - good on you mate - I got me one of them... NEVER EVER use it! I'm rubbish! Mine sit next to the tea caddy - HA - can't miss it!

Missy - you sound so much better girlie - so glad you are back onto food - sounds deeeeeeeeelishus. I could definitely eat that.... maybe not the peppered bit - but the rest - yayay.

ooooooooooooooooooooooooh....... I've been having such a green and blue day with a splash of yellow. I LOVE NATURE! It completely amazes me. Mind boggling good.

Little fella is home and warhammering on the floor at the moment. His nose is .... in matching with red nose day tomorrow. No... seriously - it's not too bad at all - a little swollen and getting more freckly from the sunshine (much to his disgust). Tomorrow, at school he will be running a 10K race for Comic Relief RND! We have to phone everyone tonite to see if they will sponsor him. HA!

Been a good day - truly - I get lost in time spent outside looking at droplets of water. Sad..... but true. Post some pics later <yeah yeah... indulge me - little fella has been patting me on the back - "ok Mom, if it makes you happy - bless his freckles!!!!!!!!!!!!>

k........... gotta go and do dinner and feed the child full of something!

I don't suppose S will allow us to see a pic of his lovely mug at the moment, eh?

mis -- your dinner sounds delish. I hope all the he-folk of your household appreciate your efforts. And, yes, do rest as you are able.

I found little green spikes in my garden this afternoon. The chives are up about an inch or two, and the tarragon is pretending to be alive. PROGRESS!!!!

Ha............ OK........... the RedNose Brigade... Mother & Son!!!!!!!!!!!!!





(I chose his pic, he chose mine - the noses don't half pinch yer nose - he was brave!!!!!!!!!!!)

S-boy says "hey"


http://www.rednoseday.com/

Mismi writes:


You get sprayed with Lysol? You're lucky. Sister, hubby and I are experiencing various symptoms of coughing, tickling, sneezing, hacking, etc. which we haven't decided whether it is pollen-generated allergies or we've contracted some kind of bug. So hubby obliged by spraying us with some substance that smells like sort of a combination of dirty sweat socks, that moldy green stuff in the back of the fridge, and a wet dog. Lysol would be great.

So how's everybody otherwise on this bright late winter day when it is supposed to be raining here?

The red noses are great.

ha, funny stuff, the boy's a natural performer by the looks of it