Chit Chat and All That...

[Elmer B Fuddled]

Ya just gotta love the humour that gets added here. Keeps the soul clean and makes that morning coffee even better.

 

[Jcb]

 

[jimH]

Where is emmalee anyway...?

It's good to see you and @Jcb post again and know that the both of you are still relatively okay...

That said, what happened to emmalee is a bit of a mystery. Her last posts were on February 20th. She posted 11 posts that day. Nothing she wrote indicated that she was having any new problem or going through a rough time. Then, suddenly, several days after, she deleted her avatar and all of the people that she had been following. In addition, she no longer accepted PMs.

It's as if she suddenly decided to leave the forum for good. We could ask @Markku to write her and let her know that we are genuinely concerned about her. That's if he still has her email address.

 

[Markku]

That said, what happened to emmalee is a bit of a mystery. Her last posts were on February 20th. She posted 11 posts that day. Nothing she wrote indicated that she was having any new problem or going through a rough time. Then, suddenly, several days after, she deleted her avatar and all of the people that she had been following. In addition, she no longer accepted PMs.

It's as if she suddenly decided to leave the forum for good. We could ask @Markku to write her and let her know that we are genuinely concerned about her. That's if he still has her email address.

Good to see you Jim, and Jcb, too!

It indeed does look like emmalee decided to leave the forum. I hope she's alright. I will email her right now and see if we can get a response, just a confirmation of her being ok would be a relief. I'm not sure if the email address we have is current though, but I will let you all know if I hear back.

 

[Jcb]

It's good to see you and @Jcb post again and know that the both of you are still relatively okay...

That said, what happened to emmalee is a bit of a mystery. Her last posts were on February 20th. She posted 11 posts that day. Nothing she wrote indicated that she was having any new problem or going through a rough time. Then, suddenly, several days after, she deleted her avatar and all of the people that she had been following. In addition, she no longer accepted PMs.

It's as if she suddenly decided to leave the forum for good. We could ask @Markku to write her and let her know that we are genuinely concerned about her. That's if he still has her email address.

Hey Jim, hope you are ok mate?

I know, it's strange the way she just disappeared. I'm hoping she is ok and just decided to live her life happily. I do know she was struggling with some spikes the last time I spoke to her, like most of us I think they were wearing her down. I miss her writings and just compassionate nature. She may have just thought it was better just to leave and work on herself and she's doing good in life.

 

[Markku]

Just so everyone who was worried knows, I got a response back from @emmalee - she had a very understandable reason to have gone away. As per her wishes, I won't go into details publicly, but she said I can mention more details privately.

 

[aot]

Just so everyone who was worried knows, I got a response back from @emmalee - she had a very understandable reason to have gone away. As per her wishes, I won't go into details publicly, but she said I can mention more details privately.

Good on you, Markku.

I never interacted with Emmalee, but I'm happy to hear she's safe and sound.

 

[Shera]

@Labyrinthine Glad you got outside! I can't imagine having to stay indoors that long.

@Daniel Lion I agree with @Jcb

There's @Jcb's wonderful humorous posts!

 

[Jcb]

 

[jimH]

Well, at least one of my dogs appreciates my music...

 

[Jcb]

Well, at least one of my dogs appreciates my music...

That's funny, ones rocking out and I laughed when the golden retriever was looking at the other one feeling the tune thinking he was crazy and was like feck this I'm out

 

[Jcb]

 

[Jcb]

 

[Shera]

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God, I feel that cat one so bad.

 

[GoatSheep]

 

[aot]

 

[aot]

God, I feel that cat one so bad.

Speaking of which, how are your kitties these days?

 

[Shera]

Speaking of which, how are your kitties these days?

I feel like my little furbabies are becoming famous on this thread!

Midnight left is still a spooky baby. I've got my plants inside for the winter and she's doing better about not shredding them. Though she still rough houses too hard with Mulan and Cinder.

Mulan (Middle) and Cinder (right) hate the snow and the cold even more than me as they can't comfortably go out on their leashes. Cinder gets too cold even with her winter jacket. (I'm wondering if she'd tolerate booties?). One good thing about winter is that I dug out my winter lap blankets and apparently Cinder and Mulan love them! No one usually snuggles with me at night because Cinder has dibs, but the electric lap blanket and my magical purple blanket are too hard to resist for Mulan!!! So I'm actually getting Mulan snuggles!!! I get Cinder and Mulan snuggling on me at once!!! It's a miracle.

And considering we don't have firewood this year I'm gonna need that warmth.

Poor Sneakers is not pleased about winter. She wants to be an indoor kitty. She hates the snow and wind. Not to mention all these new cats trying to push in on her turf. Poor baby. I"m already not out there enough to keep the other cats backed off. I wish I could make her a special cat door to slip into the chicken cage. But alas that's raccoons, skunks, foxes, and other critters will get in.

Okay, there's my long winded update. You asked for it.

 

[Shera]

You've created a monster @aot

 

[Jcb]

I feel like my little furbabies are becoming famous on this thread!

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Midnight left is still a spooky baby. I've got my plants inside for the winter and she's doing better about not shredding them. Though she still rough houses too hard with Mulan and Cinder.

Mulan (Middle) and Cinder (right) hate the snow and the cold even more than me as they can't comfortably go out on their leashes. Cinder gets too cold even with her winter jacket. (I'm wondering if she'd tolerate booties?). One good thing about winter is that I dug out my winter lap blankets and apparently Cinder and Mulan love them! No one usually snuggles with me at night because Cinder has dibs, but the electric lap blanket and my magical purple blanket are too hard to resist for Mulan!!! So I'm actually getting Mulan snuggles!!! I get Cinder and Mulan snuggling on me at once!!! It's a miracle.

And considering we don't have firewood this year I'm gonna need that warmth.

Poor Sneakers is not pleased about winter. She wants to be an indoor kitty. She hates the snow and wind. Not to mention all these new cats trying to push in on her turf. Poor baby. I"m already not out there enough to keep the other cats backed off. I wish I could make her a special cat door to slip into the chicken cage. But alas that's raccoons, skunks, foxes, and other critters will get in.

Okay, there's my long winded update. You asked for it.

They are so photogenic Shera haha they way they are lined up on the windowsill ready for their picture.

Does it get really cold were you are? You'll have to get some Velcro and have the cats stuck to you for warmth. Wait... second thoughts maybe not they will probably go crazy ha.

 

[Shera]

It's so rare to get them all lined up for pictures! But they all love their photos being taken. Poor Mulan's whiteness makes it hard though.

Very cold. I'm hoping, praying, for a mild winter. Ha-ha. I don't have to work to hard to make them snuggle right now. But they would go crazy. It has to be their idea. They are cats after all.

 

[Kriszti]

@Rjbookworm

I don't know why, but I didn't see your earlier message. Thank you for keeping my puppy in your thoughts. She is absolutely alright, healing well, back to her old self.

 

[Elmer B Fuddled]

Latest woodwork making doll house furniture.
And for Limberjacks' amusement.

 

[Elmer B Fuddled]

It's so rare to get them all lined up for pictures! But they all love their photos being taken. Poor Mulan's whiteness makes it hard though.

Very cold. I'm hoping, praying, for a mild winter. Ha-ha. I don't have to work to hard to make them snuggle right now. But they would go crazy. It has to be their idea. They are cats after all.

Cats 9500 years of domestication and we still can't figure them out, actually it's more like 9500 years and the cats can't figure us out.

 

[Shera]

Latest woodwork making doll house furniture.
And for Limberjacks' amusement.

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Great work!

Cats 9500 years of domestication and we still can't figure them out, actually it's more like 9500 years and the cats can't figure us out.

That sounds about right.

 

[OnceUponaTime]

I guess I'm doing not bad. I went outside for the first time in a year and a half a week ago. Went for a walk in the neighbourhood. H has improved a lot... Full body pain on the other hand not doing too well. BUT, I'm trying to remain positive and I'm enrolling for the next academic year despite the pain. It's another 10 months I have left to improve, maybe I'll be able to actually go? I'm going to try. I can cancel the enrollment last minute anyway. Wish me luck

So, so happy for you, Lab. I hope you continue to improve and you get to go out for some fresh air more often. Big hug.

 

[OnceUponaTime]

Oh how is the trouble causing whip wielding terror known as @OnceUponaTime doing

You made me laugh, my friend.
The last couple of months have been a bit hard for me.
A combination of things that have left me exhausted, to say the least.
But I still push through my days as best as I can, and always hoping for better days to come.

Warm hug,
Once

 

[aot]

You made me laugh, my friend.
The last couple of months have been a bit hard for me.
A combination of things that have left me exhausted, to say the least.
But I still push through my days as best as I can, and always hoping for better days to come.

Warm hug,
Once

Things have been crazy for everyone this year, myself included. I hope you feel better soon.

 

[aot]

The tagline for Chaos Walking makes me think of tinnitus.

 

[Jcb]

It's so rare to get them all lined up for pictures! But they all love their photos being taken. Poor Mulan's whiteness makes it hard though.

Very cold. I'm hoping, praying, for a mild winter. Ha-ha. I don't have to work to hard to make them snuggle right now. But they would go crazy. It has to be their idea. They are cats after all.

It's such a good picture. Hope it's a mild winter for you as well, get loads of woolly hats and gloves haha.
Yup... cats do what they want when they want regardless of the consequences