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Thread: Bunnies, kittens, candyfloss and hope
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Sipech
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On this darkest of days, people have different coping mechanisms. If you want to let off steam, there are a couple of threads in Hell.
This is for those of us who take a different tack and want to be reassured that there is good in the world. You might consider it a form of escapism, and that's fine.
Since this is supposed to be a christian website, let's take as our inspiration Philippians 4:8 quote:
Whatever is true, whatever is honourable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things
So this is your space to show us all what is good about the world, what restores/repairs your faith in humanity, that which can bring a smile or bring us peace.
Go for it...
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Firenze
Ordinary decent pagan
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A friend sent me a link to an article on how knitting (and other crafts) had the equivalent benefits of meditation. In which case I ought to be the Dalai Lama.
But it is always good to create something. Even if it is only a woolly scarf or a cake. If you can then find someone who really needs a scarf or a piece of cake and give it to them, even better.
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Ariel
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Someone, seeing that I looked fed up, has just offered me some cheese.
Regretfully I had to decline, but in the same spirit, I offer you this. There are still good things in the world to enjoy.
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Tubbs
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I bring GIN. And soft drinks.
Frankly, 2016 can bog right off ...
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Bishops Finger
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Sorry you had to refuse the CHEESE, Ariel - may I have it instead, please?
There's also ALE, of course, and crusty WHITE BREAD, to go nicely with the aforementioned.
This thread is upcheering me already... ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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Doone
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quote:
Originally posted by Firenze:
A friend sent me a link to an article on how knitting (and other crafts) had the equivalent benefits of meditation. In which case I ought to be the Dalai Lama.
But it is always good to create something. Even if it is only a woolly scarf or a cake. If you can then find someone who really needs a scarf or a piece of cake and give it to them, even better.
This morning I've been knitting a small penguin and baked some cheese biscuits! ![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif)
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la vie en rouge
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I am heading towards emergency cake.
A nice French recipe:
Ingredients:
150 g flour
3 tsp baking powder (if using SR flour, add 1 tsp extra baking powder)
150 g sugar
2 eggs
3 tbsp milk
3 tbsp oil
1 tbsp white rum
3 apples, peeled, 2 chopped fairly fine and 1 sliced
Method: heat the oven to 210°C. Throw all the ingredients except the apples in a bowl and mix with the electric beater to make a smooth batter. Stir in the chopped apples. Pour into a greased 20cm tin.
Put in the oven for about 5 minutes. Take it out again and layer the sliced apples on top (if you put them on the top at the start, they may sink). Put it back for about half an hour, until a knife comes out clean.
You know have emergency cake.
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Chorister
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Returning you to the comfort of childhood. Where even Trumpton is reassuringly safe, calm and stable.
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Boogie
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I headed straight for the cheese too
I am now properly in ostrich mode - no TV, no radio news bulletins.
We went for a long two hour walk with Tatze and two older pups - marvellous therapy!
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Penny S
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I usually work with the radio on. Can't be doing with it today.
I have Vaughan Williams on looping through fantasias on folk songs, Greensleeves, and especially Thomas Tallis, which brings to mind Julian of Norwich. Not sure she knew about what the world faces now, though.
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Bishops Finger
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Maybe not, but she would surely have seen today's black and dismal outlook in the light of God's goodness and love.
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Sarasa
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I was feeling miserable till I went for a swim and a game or two of badminton. Nothing like a bit of excerise to make me feel better. I'm also reading my way through the Anne of Green Gables series, any book like that helps.
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This is one of the times when everyone needs a dog with whom to cuddle and with whom one can discuss whatever is wrong with the world. A kiss on the nose helps a lot.
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Marvin the Martian
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There's a new series of Planet Earth on the BBC. That's got to count for something.
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I have a text message just now from a 25 year old of my family who asks if we could have a March for Tolerance and Resistance. I will go.
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Nicolemr
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Cats. All three of mine were very comforting last night and this morning.
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Brenda Clough
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Tobey the cat sat beside me on the bed and purred loudly last night.
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Hedgehog
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There is still "Breaking Cat News" in the world, even if news strips have not appeared since August (for Real World reasons irrelevant to this thread).
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DonLogan2
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Personally I zoned out by watching Al Murray as the "Pub Landlord" videos. A bigotted fat oaf, that parodies himself and others of his ilk made the world a better place
PROOF THAT GOD EXISTS
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Looking for light
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quote:
Originally posted by Marvin the Martian:
There's a new series of Planet Earth on the BBC. That's got to count for something.
And the first episode was utterly awesome! Racer snakes versus baby iguanas was thrilling TV! (Unless you happen to have a snake phobia - if so, maybe the stuff of nightmares!)
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Sipech
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quote:
Originally posted by Marvin the Martian:
There's a new series of Planet Earth on the BBC. That's got to count for something.
I've just watched that. Sublime tv. So much more affirming than the real life episode of Black Mirror that we seem to be living through.
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St Deird
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My daughter was born two days ago. She is very cute, and just starting to figure out that faces are interesting to look at. I am remembering how lovely the soft sounds sleepy babies make are.
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Hedgehog
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quote:
Originally posted by St Deird:
My daughter was born two days ago. She is very cute, and just starting to figure out that faces are interesting to look at. I am remembering how lovely the soft sounds sleepy babies make are.
How wonderful! That puts a happy smile on my face!
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Welease Woderwick
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...and I've just been downstairs and stopped to see the twins, now three-and-a-half months, and got some big happy smiles.
Sadly I can't head for the cheese as the Dr is still restricting that but when the moment arrives...
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Welease Woderwick
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Plus, of course, there is always cricket to watch, although I feel the pressure of a little bit of the need to be domestic today and clear out my room!
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Lothlorien
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quote:
Originally posted by St Deird:
My daughter was born two days ago. She is very cute, and just starting to figure out that faces are interesting to look at. I am remembering how lovely the soft sounds sleepy babies make are.
Congratulations. Enjoy the sleepy noises and the cuddles.
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Sparrow
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Has anyone mentioned CHOCOLATE?
and CHOCOLATE?
and CHOCOLATE?
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kingsfold
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I have lemon drizzle cake - it was one of those days yesterday requiring baking therapy.
However, CHOCOLATE...... mmmmm....
And a nice red wine too please.
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Sparrow
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And my bird feeders this morning have been hosting parakeets, pigeons, starlings, sparrows, goldfinches, great tits and two gorgeous red breasted robins who seem to be co-existing happily with no territorial disagreements.
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Welease Woderwick
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Nephew Person took the afternoon today and we were sitting chatting outside his grandmother's house when a mongoose scuttled furtively by - shy, secretive creatures but they are lovely.
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Bishops Finger
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A brief period of sunshine this morning, so the bus ride to town was brightened by the lovely autumn colours on the trees...
...and there's WHISKY and CHOCOLATE for this evening...
(CHOCOLATE is proof that God loves us, and that She wants us to be happy despite Orange Men).
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kingsfold
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She wants us to be happy despite Orange Men
What have you against the Oompah-loompas? They work in the chocolate factory....
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Sparrow
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And Mozart. I have been listening to some of the Piano Concertos this afternoon while updating the church website, and he is very soothing.
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Sipech
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I had a piece of lovely news. One of my nieces has been struggling at school this year, as she's not the most organised of people, but yesterday she received a glowing school report that said the quality of her work was outstanding.
It made me a very proud uncle.
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jedijudy
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I went to a construction supply company with my parents yesterday. It was surprising to hear a Beethoven piano sonata playing in the office! Since it was a young woman working there, I asked if she was a Beethoven fan, and she said that she was playing it for her unborn son!!
What a day brightener!
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Gin and a good book. "Dog on it," by Spencer Quinn written for young adults. A mystery story told by a dog. Mindless escape just what I needed.
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Nicolemr
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Ice cream. The more the better. I had two different servings of ice cream yesterday.
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Welease Woderwick
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Nicole, that sounds wonderful - it is not [yet?!?] on my banned list - I shall go and get some later. Thanks for the idea.
I am contemplating a Plazza Special - Lazza is a local make of ice cream and a Plazza Special is a scoop each of Vanilla, Pista[chio] and Butterscotch with a few trimmings and costs, in US terms, a buck and a half!
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Huia
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It's a public holiday here today so I spent 5 hours weeding the garden. Thank goodness it started to rain then, so I could come inside with a clear conscience ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
To celebrate my burst of energy I'm going to wallow in a lavender scented bubble bath, which will hopefully stop all my muscles seizing up entirely tomorrow morning.
I think in my enthusiasm I fed Georgie-Porgy her tea twice, so she's happy too.
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Ariel
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quote:
Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
I am contemplating a Plazza Special - Lazza is a local make of ice cream and a Plazza Special is a scoop each of Vanilla, Pista[chio] and Butterscotch with a few trimmings and costs, in US terms, a buck and a half!
Ooh, that sounds lovely - three of my favourite flavours! Enjoy!
One of my post-New-Year resolutions was to go out for lunch and catch up with people in real life who I haven't seen for a long time, or only interact with through FB/email/electronic means. I'm looking forward to meeting up with some old friends I haven't seen for 2-3 years for tapas, some good wine and a catch-up.
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Welease Woderwick
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Alas I didn't get there, I had lunch and thought I'd just rest a minute before getting dressed to go out - you can guess how that turned out!
But I shall go and buy a litre later, I think - tomorrow a neighbour boy has his 12th birthday so I might kidnap and bring him into the house and force him to eat a dish of ice cream, however much he screams!
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Singing is always a joy, and on Wednesday we had a glorious session of folk singing (and old pop, and blues and The Fastest Banjo in the World), which made us all feel much better about the world.
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Partner's out feeding the wild birds. Life goes on. I
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Tubbs
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I bought a new lipstick. Whilst I don't need a new lipstick, I did. If you see what I mean.
Tubbs
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Sipech
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A bit of faith in humanity has been renewed in the last 24 hours. My sister's car broke down and she was told it needed a new engine. We're not a rich family and she was being quote £750 for a 2nd hand engine meant they wouldn't be able to afford Christmas or anything food pricier than Tesco Value. I was talking with my father about putting together a bailout fund for them.
At 9pm last night, a friend of hers set up a crowdfunding website and sent a link to their mutual friends.
By 8am, the full £750 had been chipped in from dozens of people adding small amounts and words of thanks for the little ways my sister had helped them out in the past.
![[Axe murder]](graemlins/lovedrops.gif)
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jedijudy
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*happy sigh*
I love reading these!
Some Ship friends and I have participated in a fun narrative on the Book of Face, in which we celebrate Organists Behaving Badly™. It's like playing make-believe as children! Many thanks to those who have participated and laughed with us.
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Welease Woderwick
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I didn't buy the ice cream - neighbour boy will be at a marriage tomorrow and will probably eat far too much ice cream there - but I bought myself a bag of rather nice savoury banana chips.
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Piglet
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quote:
Originally posted by Tubbs:
I bring GIN ...
Thank you very much - slainte mhor!.
BTW, why has the second glass from the left got a thistle in it? ![[Confused]](confused.gif)
I know it's a wee bit early, but D. reminded me the other day of this CD, which IMHO (and his) is The Best CD Of All Time™.
It's my accompaniment of choice when I'm making Christmas presents or putting up decorations.
We discovered it a an extremely boozy choir Christmas party. We were singing Christmas carols (very loudly and rather badly) in one room when one of the tenors came in from another room and said, "stop what you're doing and come and listen to this!" We did, and were immediately hooked.
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Originally posted by Piglet:
quote:
Originally posted by Tubbs:
I bring GIN ...
Thank you very much - slainte mhor!.
BTW, why has the second glass from the left got a thistle in it?
The second glass from the left has lavender and rosemary in it. They all look completely ravishing, but tbh I can quite happily drink gin without anything added at all.
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