tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post3158998672420351926..comments2024-03-22T05:18:29.555-04:00Comments on Romance Bandits: A Winter's TaleLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-37729811411299980682011-04-15T01:14:04.930-04:002011-04-15T01:14:04.930-04:00It doesnt snow in Canberra, Australia, ever! The o...It doesnt snow in Canberra, Australia, ever! The only time school will be closed, and this is a rumer at this stage as it has never happened, is if inside the classrooms exceeds 40 deg C. No joke, nearly got there once, i promise you we were all watching the temprature with mulled excitement (it was qquite hot you understand, it was hard to show any kind of emotion in that heat). Didnt happen though. Rain, sleet or sine here im afraid we will always have to go to school.Jacintahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17399196817665374933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-21308817855510883152011-01-12T23:14:48.442-05:002011-01-12T23:14:48.442-05:00Hey everyone! Thanks for playing in the snow with...Hey everyone! Thanks for playing in the snow with me today!Jeanne (AKA The Duchesse)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03492480881584553111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-55595764244175716122011-01-12T21:42:56.258-05:002011-01-12T21:42:56.258-05:00Jeanne, had to laugh about the pizza. The dh caug...Jeanne, had to laugh about the pizza. The dh caught the dog licking a used plate on the kitchen counter today.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-80920167223381843232011-01-12T21:38:06.909-05:002011-01-12T21:38:06.909-05:00Jeanne, I have to go out tomorrow. I'm hoping...Jeanne, I have to go out tomorrow. I'm hoping today's sunshine produced major improvement.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-76815613302452816742011-01-12T21:37:24.333-05:002011-01-12T21:37:24.333-05:00As to the dogs, Nancy said: It might be unfortunat...As to the dogs, Nancy said: <i>It might be unfortunate from YOUR perspective, but possibly not from theirs.</i><br /><br />Oh, so true. I had pizza for lunch...well one tiny square. Got distracted for just a weeeee second and slurp! it was gone.<br /><br />Grrrr. That's what I get for eating at my desk, which is considered the Romulan Neutral Zone regarding food. They know they'll be punished for gettng on the counter or table, but the desk? Fair game.Jeanne (AKA The Duchesse)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03492480881584553111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-59114658368741854462011-01-12T21:34:50.301-05:002011-01-12T21:34:50.301-05:00Nancy said: This is the report of the dh, a Colora...Nancy said: <i>This is the report of the dh, a Colorado native who knows how to drive in this stuff. I, a native southerner not from the mountains, do not. So I do everyone a favor and stay home.</i><br /><br />Nancy, I wish more people 'round here had your good common sense to stay off the road if they either don't like driving in snow, or if they're afraid of it or unused to it. On the way to an appointment this morning, I saw cars off the road, cars spun around. All a result of trying to take the road at "normal" speed, and not accounting for those stretches in the shade that hadn't had time to thaw or melt.<br /><br />Sigh.Jeanne (AKA The Duchesse)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03492480881584553111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-69994821635255716652011-01-12T21:10:45.326-05:002011-01-12T21:10:45.326-05:00Joan, I'm glad the weather isn't proving t...Joan, I'm glad the weather isn't proving to be a big pain for you.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-44306023633519564842011-01-12T21:09:00.742-05:002011-01-12T21:09:00.742-05:00Gannon, I saw the snow heading over your area on t...Gannon, I saw the snow heading over your area on the Weather Channel. I hope you can catch a break for a while.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-87039940118179297762011-01-12T21:07:58.273-05:002011-01-12T21:07:58.273-05:00PJ, soup just seems better on a cold day. We had ...PJ, soup just seems better on a cold day. We had chicken soup for supper tonight.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-78331537416946445042011-01-12T21:07:11.647-05:002011-01-12T21:07:11.647-05:00Jeanne wrote: the consequences of making their din...Jeanne wrote: <i>the consequences of making their dinner from "Human food" rather than their staple diet of dog food is unfortunate . . .<br /><br /></i>Oh, didn't realize you had already addressed this. <br /><br />It might be unfortunate from YOUR perspective, but possibly not from theirs.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-39570971453820207922011-01-12T21:05:34.273-05:002011-01-12T21:05:34.273-05:00Katt, congrats on the rooster!
Jeanne, of course ...Katt, congrats on the rooster!<br /><br />Jeanne, of course the dogs would let you back in without dog food. They would just figure this entitled them to people food, especially since they likely see themselves as four-footed people anyway! *g*<br /><br />Snow shuts things down here if it sticks on the roads. The latest snow turned into ice, which made the roads treacherous. There has been no school this week. Patches of our street, which does not get plowed or salted, were clear by this morning, but other patches, ones that get no sunlight, were sheets of ice.<br /><br />This is the report of the dh, a Colorado native who knows how to drive in this stuff. I, a native southerner not from the mountains, do not. So I do everyone a favor and stay home.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-48258868329914433582011-01-12T21:02:18.623-05:002011-01-12T21:02:18.623-05:00The only consolation, my dear fellow Duchess Louis...The only consolation, my dear fellow Duchess Louisa, is that the dogs are probably more loyal, and the cats more interesting than either actor....but I know that the men would be much more exciting company on a snowy night. Grins. And the men have the benefit of opposable thumbs.<br /><br />Snork!Jeanne (AKA The Duchesse)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03492480881584553111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-66680302915274681242011-01-12T21:01:02.929-05:002011-01-12T21:01:02.929-05:00Oooh, Margay, you got the snow-slam yesterday, so ...Oooh, Margay, you got the snow-slam yesterday, so I'm guessing it DOES look pretty Winter Wonderland-y outside your door. :>Jeanne (AKA The Duchesse)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03492480881584553111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-1901996925453843892011-01-12T20:36:02.874-05:002011-01-12T20:36:02.874-05:00Yikeys is right, Duchesse !!! Where are Gerard But...Yikeys is right, Duchesse !!! Where are Gerard Butler and Richard Armitage when I need them ??? I guess I will have to settle for a couple of dogs and cats to keep me warm IF I can stir them from in front of the heaters!Louisa Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971924594129471055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-3491057245846078912011-01-12T20:22:53.700-05:002011-01-12T20:22:53.700-05:00I'm in Massachusetts, so yeah, it's cold a...I'm in Massachusetts, so yeah, it's cold and snowy.Margay Leah Justicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15490126898758440254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-60244760242111416082011-01-12T20:10:39.698-05:002011-01-12T20:10:39.698-05:00Hey Louisa! OMGosh,FIFTEEN degrees? In ALABAMA???...Hey Louisa! OMGosh,FIFTEEN degrees? In ALABAMA??? Yikeys.<br /><br />You said: <i>Now, if it had actually come to pass and I had been prevented from going to work (I WISH!) I would have stayed home in bed with some hot chocolate, some romance novels, my laptop and some period DVD's. The dogs and cats and I would not have stirred until we absolutely had to. Sigh. Maybe later this winter!</i><br /><br />Oooh, that sounds delicious.Jeanne (AKA The Duchesse)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03492480881584553111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-20607727795809662632011-01-12T20:09:17.369-05:002011-01-12T20:09:17.369-05:00Hey Margay! Then I guess you're in a cold, sn...Hey Margay! Then I guess you're in a cold, snowy neck of the woods! Grins.Jeanne (AKA The Duchesse)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03492480881584553111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-22140644333589452752011-01-12T20:08:44.946-05:002011-01-12T20:08:44.946-05:00Heehee, Jo, you're right! There really are a ...Heehee, Jo, you're right! There really are a lot of people who've invested in (now) relatively worthless inland property because they're convinced sections of CA are going to sink and they'll have oceanfron property. *eye roll*<br /><br />To quote Hagrid, "Codswallop, in my opinion!"Jeanne (AKA The Duchesse)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03492480881584553111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-79615856293229924392011-01-12T20:07:31.055-05:002011-01-12T20:07:31.055-05:00Joan said: If the kids aren't learning it, bei...Joan said: <i>If the kids aren't learning it, being in class on an add on day can't make THAT much difference!</i><br /><br />Hahah! This is especially true when they add them on at the end of the year when the kids are jonesing for summer break. Nope, not much larnin' goin' on.Jeanne (AKA The Duchesse)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03492480881584553111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-78007350097851636592011-01-12T20:06:14.833-05:002011-01-12T20:06:14.833-05:00Hey Danielle! Thanks for popping in. You said: ...Hey Danielle! Thanks for popping in. You said: <i> We do get shut down for hurricanes. Every August-November we always have to worry about school and even work being closed for them. I remember back 2004 it seemed like we were getting hit with them over and over again.</i><br /><br />It didn't just seem like it, you DID get hit, over and over. Sometimes it's FL, and sometimes its NC/SC. The 95,96, 97 seasons in NC were hurricane central, with Hugo, Bonnie, Ivan, Fran...yikes. I lost power so many times. That's when I resolved to always ahve batteries on hand! Ha!Jeanne (AKA The Duchesse)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03492480881584553111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-74494229259004170932011-01-12T20:04:05.743-05:002011-01-12T20:04:05.743-05:00Hey Leni! I'm sorry, I had to LOL. Yes, we d...Hey Leni! I'm sorry, I had to LOL. Yes, we do that too, but then there have to be breaks for snow angels and snow-down-the-back-of-the-neck escapades. Grins.Jeanne (AKA The Duchesse)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03492480881584553111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-75136238545337212952011-01-12T20:03:04.649-05:002011-01-12T20:03:04.649-05:00Hey Tawny! You said: so we read by the light of t...Hey Tawny! You said: <i>so we read by the light of the dim winter sun, did puzzles and writing assignments and played games. <br /><br />Not nearly as fun as building a snowman LOL</i><br /><br />Nope, gotta say, it isn't as fun as snow men and snow forts. Grins. Power outages CAN be fun, but not when you have to get schoolwork done. <br /><br />You are a major saint in my book for home schooling. Go YOU!Jeanne (AKA The Duchesse)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03492480881584553111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-14467272489492053922011-01-12T20:00:55.658-05:002011-01-12T20:00:55.658-05:00Katt got the GR !! He does love to visit Canada!
...Katt got the GR !! He does love to visit Canada!<br /><br />We had the threat of a winter storm here in Bama over this past weekend and into Monday. Just the threat and they closed state and county offices and closed the schools on Monday. And the great storm turned out to be ... nothing. Walmart over the weekend was an absolute nightmare frenzy of buying bread, milk, eggs and various other "necessities." It was insane! But it happens every time they even predict a snow day here in the Deep South. <br /><br />Now, if it had actually come to pass and I had been prevented from going to work (I WISH!) I would have stayed home in bed with some hot chocolate, some romance novels, my laptop and some period DVD's. The dogs and cats and I would not have stirred until we absolutely had to. Sigh. Maybe later this winter!<br /><br />Right now, however, it is F R E E Z I N G cold !!! The expected low tonight ? 15 degrees. BRRRRRR!!Louisa Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971924594129471055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-63822552420394918402011-01-12T19:31:20.651-05:002011-01-12T19:31:20.651-05:00This looks like my neck of the woods today!
Margay...This looks like my neck of the woods today!<br />MargayMargay Leah Justicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15490126898758440254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-6588173512586299622011-01-12T19:29:26.956-05:002011-01-12T19:29:26.956-05:00Oh, yeah, Jeanne. Probably half the state will fa...Oh, yeah, Jeanne. Probably half the state will fall into the Pacific. Which is a darn shame cause that's such a pretty part LOL.<br /><br />We do get to drive up into the foothills a wee bit and get snow if we have an overwhelming need to sculpt something cold. Brrrr, not thinkin' that's happenin' anytime soon.jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.com