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To all,
I think we all need a place here where we can come and visit and take a rest from stressing out about our spouses.
Read, pray, talk, sing- curl up in a chair and sleep, if you need to .
Help yourself to coffee. (Or something a little stronger...)
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I've an awesome view on my porch - you can see the sailboats on the water....and the laughing gulls are always up to being fed.
I'll fire up the barbeque...you guys bring the ritas.
- Kimmy
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There are a couple of rocking chairs on my porch...
and a windchime
and a hummingbird feeder
and 2 cats
and geraniums
and a can of DEET spray (West Nile virus, ya know)
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Pep, Can I pet your cats? I was JUST telling dh how much I miss having a cat around. Ours ran away when we moved here. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="images/icons/frown.gif" /> - Kimmy
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Sure... Our neighbor recently died <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="images/icons/frown.gif" /> ... and we inherited his 2 cats...... The big fat one is "Tiger".... he drools ... and he is very lazy. The sweetie is "Two Face" she has half black face and half tan face... she makes bread all the time... They both pass a lot of gas..... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="images/icons/shocked.gif" /> I think they miss their owner so much.... I do too. Pep <small>[ July 29, 2004, 08:22 AM: Message edited by: Pepperband ]</small>
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I love it when they knead!
Sigh. Wish I had a nice lazy cat. Course Rufus (my golden lab) would probably have MAJOR issues with that!
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I am falling asleep in this rocking chair to the sound of seagulls...
I am reminded of the lyrics of a song. A bit haunting...
heard a curlew crying long
On a moor where wild winds blew
And the sound of his sad lonesome song
Made me feel lonesome too
Cold winter came and the moorland froze
The winds howled long and long
And often echoed through the snows
I heard that curlew's song
Sweet sun-warmed summer came along
From greenleafed days of spring
I soon forgot the lonesome song
I heard the curlew sing
The Curlews Song
By Tommy Makem
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That is the one thing I miss about my old house...my porch. I do have a back deck but it's not the same as a porch to me. BTW I have two cats, brother & sister, from a litter of five that I rescued & hand-raised two years ago. THomas is orange/white and the fattest thing and he thinks he is a dog. He follows the dog around, rarely jumps & flops on the floor to sleep like a dog. Mercedes is the teeny-tiny princess. Very feline. Will only give our 8 y.o. the time of day for the most part. Pep - how sweet that you took your neighbors cats! You're a good person! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="images/icons/smile.gif" />
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Pep said: </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> There are a couple of rocking chairs on my porch... and a windchime and a hummingbird feeder and 2 cats and geraniums and a can of DEET spray (West Nile virus, ya know) </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">This is freaky... we have a rocking chair for two and two windchimes and two hummingbird feeders and the neighbors nasty cats (I'm not a cat person so I won't bore you with those details...) and lillies and a can of RAID Wasp and Hornet killer. Now the view from this porch overlooks the neighbors pasture. Usually has about 20-25 cows, 10-15 calves running around, a bunch of ducks, a gurgling stream (we can it the run), and a beautiful view of the one the mountains in the Applachians. (Luckily, the mosquitoes aren't bad.) RH <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="images/icons/smile.gif" />
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Well no porch, but a couple of lawn chairs, a big fire pit and a great view of the ships... and in the evenings the sun going down over the Canadian mountains.
Mosquitoes? Oh yeah ...but if I put the smokiest kind of wood we have in the fire pit they stay away (some).
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No decent sized front porch here either but we do have a heck of a nice fish pond and waterfall in the backyard! Several chairs and we can get more. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="images/icons/smile.gif" />
Hey,,,
please pass those margaritas down this way>>>>>>>
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My porch goes all the way across the front of my house…it’s really big. It has two swings, one on each end. I also have two rockers and two poodles. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="images/icons/tongue.gif" /> An American flag hangs from a pole on a post. The porch is surrounded by azaleas and crept myrtles. The geraniums, wind chime, humming bird feeder, and bird feeder for cardinals are all on the back deck. There we have two ceiling fans and two adirondack chairs. This is where we drink our mint juleps. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" /> Seriously, the back deck is where H. and I have sat many hours talking and working through our recovery. We still sit there every afternoon when he gets home from work and discuss or “day”. Susan <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="images/icons/cool.gif" /> (the Southern belle)
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Oh Susan, I want your porch...and a mint julep!
Oh and the crepe myrtle, and the azaleas...
all of it. Hey thats my porch!
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Hi all,
I don't know about the rest of you, but most days I spend way too much of myself on worrying about what my H is doing, to the exclusion of other things.
A friend once said to me , "don't rent out too much space in your head to one person."
Until last night it had been months since I have read a non-relationship type book, or given my full attention to what is happening around me.
I really do believe that God has things in hand, so I don't know why I don't just relax and enjoy each day a bit more.
This could be a good time of healing for me.
What things do you do to help yourself heal from all of this?
Shul
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I'm an avid baker. Yep. Anything time consuming. Since it's summer and the beach is a few blocks away, I go there a lot.
- Kimmy
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Niosgirl, Perfect. I am an avid 'eater' (of home baked stuff...anything fattening , sticky, sweet). <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="images/icons/smile.gif" /> We need something to go with the coffee. what are you making? Shul
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How about ham/cheese or sausage/cheese kolaches for those who like savory, and cinnamon rolls for those who like sweet (I use apples in the cinnamon goo)?
- Kimmy
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OOOOHHH! And I made blueberry scones last weekend with fresh blueberries....I'll def. be doing that again!
- Kimmy
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Major taker request - Here's the add I want to put on the 'craig's list. LOL!!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" /> Wanted: 1 porch with railing - large enough to hold.... shoe case for shoes and slippers (no shoes in our house - <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="images/icons/wink.gif" /> ) and a couple of comfy chairs. With a view of the ocean, of course. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" /> Oh yea, a house to go around the porch and an enclosed garage. That's a pretty big order to where we are moving. LOL!!! BTW, mint juleps? When I ask for one around here, I get funny stares from the bartenders. The closest I got was a mojito @ PFChang's. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="images/icons/shocked.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="images/icons/tongue.gif" /> L.
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