CoTT 2 House of Cards

[Marty]

And with that bit of sillyness out of the way...

 

[Albert1434]

We had a lovely 2014 Cab for Steve birthday So very taste

 

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[Albert1434]

The wine was perfect The pork was perfect and the pineapple salsa was perfect with the pork yum

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[Valkyrie]

1 hour ago, Marty said:

A neighbour told me earlier today that there's no such thing as a blue flower. He claimed they are all just different shades of violet.

I thought about it for a while, and then just looked at him and said:

"You'll be telling me next that there's no such thing as colours. But that they're all just pigments of our imagination."

 

[Headstall]

1 hour ago, Marty said:

And with that bit of sillyness out of the way...

 

Night, Marty.  

[Albert1434]

Night all

[clochette]

1 hour ago, Albert1434 said:

    

I love those flowers. Last year, going through a shoes box of letters my grandparents had exchanged I've found a couple of those. They're also the symbol for Alzheimer

[Albert1434]

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Picture of blue flowers

[Bucket1]

10 hours ago, Headstall said:

Hi, B!  Worked from home today?

Hi Gary

WFH pretty much all the time now

[Bucket1]

[Page Scrawler]

55 minutes ago, Bucket1 said:

WFH pretty much all the time now

Hey, Bumble B. 

[Dodger]

Is anybody else around here totally fed up with everything?

I've reached a new low.

When I say low, I mean lower than I ever imagined was even possible before now and the outlook gives me no reason for optimism. I've come to realize how pointless and fragile this world is without hockey.

[Page Scrawler]

2 minutes ago, Dodger said:

Is anybody else around here totally fed up with everything?

Hey, Dodger.    Long time, no see. 

[Dodger]

2 minutes ago, Page Scrawler said:

Hey, Dodger.    Long time, no see. 

Hey Page. Yeah, I've been a bit of a hermit recently, which has done me no favors whatsoever, but at least I'm physically healthy.

[Page Scrawler]

6 minutes ago, Dodger said:

but at least I'm physically healthy.

As long as you have your health.   

[Bucket1]

19 minutes ago, Dodger said:

how pointless and fragile this world is without hockey.

You and Gary both having withdrawal symptoms 

He has been watching the strategic dog battles to compensate  

[Dodger]

4 minutes ago, Bucket1 said:

You and Gary both having withdrawal symptoms 

He has been watching the strategic dog battles to compensate  

They've been showing re-runs of classic games. It's a kind of methadone for the hockey addicts to keep us from climbing the walls, but ultimately ineffective. When CBC decide to show a movie at 7pm on a Saturday night, you know you're living at the end of the world.

[Bucket1]

4 hours ago, Dodger said:

They've been showing re-runs of classic games. It's a kind of methadone for the hockey addicts to keep us from climbing the walls, but ultimately ineffective. When CBC decide to show a movie at 7pm on a Saturday night, you know you're living at the end of the world.

Australian Rugby is so desperate to play again (corporate not the players), that they are talking about moving them all to an island in total isolation and they can play there for the rest of the season.

I’m guessing it will be more like the Hunger Games than Survivor.

[Marty]

9 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Night all

Sleep well, Albert  

[Marty]

9 hours ago, clochette said:

I love those flowers. Last year, going through a shoes box of letters my grandparents had exchanged I've found a couple of those. They're also the symbol for Alzheimer

They are indeed a beautiful flower, clo  

And what a lovely surprise it must have been to find those flowers amongst your grandparents' old letters.

Its scientific name is Myosotis arvensis, but I can understand why the Alzheimer Society might use the flower as their symbol, because the common name for the flower in English is "Forget-me-not", although this may just a direct translation of the name it had already been given by the French: "Ne m'oubliez pas", or perhaps from the German: "Vergissmeinnicht".

This flower has been adopted by several associations, including Newfoundlanders wishing to commemorate their fallen from the First World War, particularly the Battle of the Somme where so many were lost.

I actually have a few of them flowering in planters outside, grown from commercial seed. I might try to take some macro shots of them in the next few days (if I can remember which box my macro lens is hiding in).

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Clarification

[Marty]

8 hours ago, Dodger said:

Is anybody else around here totally fed up with everything?

I've reached a new low.

When I say low, I mean lower than I ever imagined was even possible before now and the outlook gives me no reason for optimism. I've come to realize how pointless and fragile this world is without hockey.

Hang on in there, oh Artful one.

(Although I wasn't sure whether to give a Sad emoticon or a Laughing one when I read your final statement about hockey... )

[Marty]

Good morning, everyone!

[Bucket1]

We are in a cruel world. Just over 100 people at work have been told they are out of a job and now less than a week since we said that, changes are afoot and now some will be staying. It’s not fun when it’s playing with people’s lives  

[Bucket1]

And Marty, I am smiling because tomorrow is Friday and Dad is moving to the transition care place  

[Marty]

9 hours ago, Bucket1 said:

And all we need is Faith - "There's nothing left but faith" (and possibly Hope..?)

I can't believe that Album is almost 40 years old! (1981)

The Cure put out some amazing stuff. It's impossible to pick a favourite, but Lovesong, from their 1989 album Disintegration always blows me away, just because of its sheer simplicity...

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