Ye ole Cafe

[Linville]

Good Morning Ice. I am hitting  my coffee just now second cup. 

Popster and  >What was that I heard, oh Hi FP > FirePlaces, willie33 , skipper1 , Rumor , Cricket .....chirp chirp says GM to you too. Grins. 

If we smile it can help. I hope I think. How about you, do you think it helps, with what you might ask well go ahead and answer that too if a feeling comes to you.



Well you know   that I love cinnamon buns;
have one ,





With this;




And I will run over to the random thoughts thread to post mine for the day....be sure to check it out if you want a truthful chuckle, K ?


Have a good day .

[willie33]

Hey guys! Hope you are having a great day.

[IceWizard]

Skipper ... I wish you the best my friend... Quittin these dang thangs is the absolute hardest thing I've ever attempted... Years ago I quit trying to quit and didn't try for years!... Well now that I've been trying to quit un-quitting geeze... Now I'm confused...lol...

But I've tried those "E-Cigs"... Gotta huge battery that last about 5 days or more without a charge ... I think, although it's better than a burnin stick, the "other" junk in the flavor can't be the best for us... The jury is still out... Maybe after 50 years or so they'll tell us how much worse they are... I know it influences kids into thinkin it isn't so bad, then "bang" another nicotine addict to sell to.... We're screwed!!

This "Chantix" stuff is taking the sting out of quittin for me... The patchs were too hard to keep lit!... My hat goes off to you quittin "cold turkey"... My dad did it that way with no sweat.. Me ... Lots of sweat.. Cussin... Well it wasn't nice for anybody....lol

man we gotta do it ... For ourselves... Good luck my friend...

And Willie ... I just love to see the next pic you post! Always on spot... Thanks for all the good vibes you send my way everyday!....

Ice

[Linville]

Good Morning Everyone.......        


I would say more but, I was lucky to get this out before coffee, as you can see. 



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I did notice talk of the Super Bowl but not much of the cheerleaders and a little on the commercials, oh and yes there is the game. Hah ha

Oh great I have to take someone to the doctors office, one of those doctors in a box or whatever their called, so if I have not been exposed to cold and other viruses Hold My Breather and dive in there.....

No I'm not quirky about it , why do you ask? LOL

Where is all the lovely people that can talk so much better than I this morning......wherever you are Have a GOOD DAY!  and remember    someone! (after coffee )

[IceWizard]

Good Morning IOP....



Thanks for the coffee Linville... I sure need that little extra boost... Went to the ole sack late last night abd had to burn off a little early this AM...

And wouldn't ya know it Harley passed through!! Well at least she got to "log-on"... Right now it seems some folks are havin trouble that way... Take care of yourself Harley ... I know you said that you really liked the job and all... But ... Well just be careful and don't over do it....

Ok folks Y'all are in luck! I'm shuttin up fast today....lol

Remember to love one another today.... And don't forget to smile.. Believe me... I know it's harder some days than other.....

Ice

[Roses]

Good Morning Everyone!!

I hope everyone is doing good but for those under the weather I am hoping you will feel better today.

I have had troubles logging in for awhile & I've been busy with life in general.

The good news is that I became a grandma on Jan. 26th.

My son & his fiancee became proud parents to a precious baby boy.

Mother & baby came through with flying colors & we are all thrilled.

When I held him in my arms I felt a love like no other. I am very happy.

I will have to do some reading here to catch up & I'm hoping you are all alright.

Everybody have a good Friday & I hope your pain & anxiety are under control.

[willie33]

Good morning, everyone! Glad to see you, Harley, Fireplaces, Skipper, Linville, and IceWizard. Everyone have a great weekend.

[Rose5555]

Hello all, Just wanted to say to Rose i am sorry for your loss..I just lost my cat two month's ago so i can relate.The vet told me 13 year's ago to put samm cat down because he had feline aid's...I said hell no..she told me he wouldn't live long...Well he lived a good life and gave me great pleasure for all those year's..When you live alone you get really attached to them...Anyway i just got another one from the pound and so it start's all over....

Thank you Skipper. I am glad to hear your vet was wrong all those years ago.  I completely understand how attached you can get and did get - but glad you are feeling up to starting again with a new friend.  Sometimes that is the best way we can honour the animal we have lost, I believe that. And our pets wouldn't want us to be sad and alone, that's what our animals are there to prevent.  I wish you all the very best with your new cat.

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Hi y'all, I am making a very late appearance for me, at least. Today I had another loss, one of my two indoor fish died. He got ill suddenly only on Wednesday and I rushed off to the shop to get him some medicine and spent a long time online trying to find out what else I could try. But I have always found that once a fish is ill, that is it - you never get to save them. And today, he started floating at the top of his tank on his side, looking terrible. I thought I would have to euthanize him, the only kind thing to do, people say - but I have always found it really counter-intuitive because you spend your whole life trying to do things to look after your pet and keep them alive, so then to actively kill them seems too painful.  I said to myself I'd take a decision when I came back from walking the dogs. And when I walked back in, I saw he had already gone, sparing me the pain of having to send him to sleep and death.
Lots of people, even those who understand about losing a cat or a dog, don't get the emotional investment you can have in a fish, but I only had the two, they are/were huge and I had them for a number of years now. They recognise me when I come to the tank, get all excited because they know food is going in - a lot like my dogs! - and quite evidently have some sort of companionship thing going on as they would always be resting together in the tank and leaping about in the water together. I used to look at them and think what happy lives they had and how lucky I was to have managed to keep them alive (keeping fish, even fancy goldfish like mine, can be tricky).  So it's another sad day, right on top of the last one just a few days ago when our cat died.
At least my sons don't care particularly for the fish, so they won't feel the loss.
Anyway, even in my sadness today, the news about Roses' grandson gave me a huge smile.  I remember so well how absolutely magical it is to have a newborn baby in your arms.  Don't tell my sons (they are only 17 and 14!) but I can't wait for them to make me a grandma!  Way to go, Roses.  Enjoy every moment of it.
Big hello to everyone and hope the weekend will be a happy and pain-free one for you all.

[Rose5555]

Hello all, Just wanted to say to Rose i am sorry for your loss..I just lost my cat two month's ago so i can relate.The vet told me 13 year's ago to put samm cat down because he had feline aid's...I said hell no..she told me he wouldn't live long...Well he lived a good life and gave me great pleasure for all those year's..When you live alone you get really attached to them...Anyway i just got another one from the pound and so it start's all over....

Thank you Skipper. I am glad to hear your vet was wrong all those years ago.  I completely understand how attached you can get and did get - but glad you are feeling up to starting again with a new friend.  Sometimes that is the best way we can honour the animal we have lost, I believe that. And our pets wouldn't want us to be sad and alone, that's what our animals are there to prevent.  I wish you all the very best with your new cat.

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Hi y'all, I am making a very late appearance for me, at least. Today I had another loss, one of my two indoor fish died. He got ill suddenly only on Wednesday and I rushed off to the shop to get him some medicine and spent a long time online trying to find out what else I could try. But I have always found that once a fish is ill, that is it - you never get to save them. And today, he started floating at the top of his tank on his side, looking terrible. I thought I would have to euthanize him, the only kind thing to do, people say - but I have always found it really counter-intuitive because you spend your whole life trying to do things to look after your pet and keep them alive, so then to actively kill them seems too painful.  I said to myself I'd take a decision when I came back from walking the dogs. And when I walked back in, I saw he had already gone, sparing me the pain of having to send him to sleep and death.
Lots of people, even those who understand about losing a cat or a dog, don't get the emotional investment you can have in a fish, but I only had the two, they are/were huge and I had them for a number of years now. They recognise me when I come to the tank, get all excited because they know food is going in - a lot like my dogs! - and quite evidently have some sort of companionship thing going on as they would always be resting together in the tank and leaping about in the water together. I used to look at them and think what happy lives they had and how lucky I was to have managed to keep them alive (keeping fish, even fancy goldfish like mine, can be tricky).  So it's another sad day, right on top of the last one just a few days ago when our cat died.
At least my sons don't care particularly for the fish, so they won't feel the loss.
Anyway, even in my sadness today, the news about Roses' grandson gave me a huge smile.  I remember so well how absolutely magical it is to have a newborn baby in your arms.  Don't tell my sons (they are only 17 and 14!) but I can't wait for them to make me a grandma!  Way to go, Roses.  Enjoy every moment of it.
Big hello to everyone and hope the weekend will be a happy and pain-free one for you all.

Just a postscript: on my way out to pick up my younger son, I checked the fish tank and the remaining fish was also dead. I have somehow managed to kill them both off - maybe some contaminant, or interfering too much to try to make their tank healthier (often with fish, I find it's best not to change anything if all seems well - I just didn't follow my own advice lately).   I just switched all the tank lights and filters off. So sad.

[Popster]

Hello to everyone......TGIF

Congrats to Roses.......I can still remember the first time I held Zsa Zsa (my second grandchild)........her smell and vulnerability overwhelmed me.......the love I felt was so fresh.

I think men have it in their DNA to protect the female species.....it's so natural.

Happy Day to all