General Discussion & Chat: Coffee and ... for Wednesday, August 16, 1 by somermoone

somermoone wrote:
Earthling~ Yes you can still buy lard. I couldn't have soybean oil for years. I would use lard or butter.

Maria~Beautiful roses. Found a note on my deck this am while going out for the paper. It was from a neighbor down the street that wanted to bring me roses if it woul be OK with DH. DH had given him Iris' earlier. This guy is a bit off...I think too much alcohol and maybe a little something else. He does a lot of walk by singing....LOUD...When he got here he had the roses and a nice in his hand. My DA from up the road had stopped by and picked the note up to read it. He told her it was rude to read other people's notes, did she know me? When my nephew asked who the man was that left roses for me, I told him my boyfriend....He rolled his eyes and said, "That man has issues." We decided I should keep DH.

Maria~Where did you grow up?

Went to Birch Bay today....loved this pic of the boys.

Sheila~ I learned to pack like that. I did not want people touching my undies! At Bellingham airport they take everything out right there where everyone can see. Ticked our youngest off a couple years ago..."Why did I even bother to fold my clothes?", he said.

Dorothy the kitties are wonderful medicine. Looks like we will be stuck with Dick and Jane. Once they are here I can't let them go. My daughter once adopted a kitty with her very first pay check. DH was never fond of cats....Oh how times change!..Anyway, she saw this little kitty reaching out of the cage wanting to be petted. I said, "Sis, did you look at it?"..."yes and she wants to be held"....she was half shaved, had burned whiskers and ears, most of her tail was gone and she had stitches in her tail, her back leg had been amputated there were stitches there and she had been spayed. She'd gotten caught in a car motor and they saved her. Sis had to have her...I said no! Dad will kill us if we get another cat....he's gone for the weekend......well we knew what a softy dad really was...got the cat...no discount, I asked...but it's missing a leg...she didn't like that. Oh people can up with some nifty names for a three legged cat....Jen would have none of that, especially if Kate was around. Yes she named her Kate.....Guess what Kate went and did one day???? Broke the front leg on the same side as the missing one! If you want kitty fun, there it is. I had to hold her up to go potty, someone had to sleep with her so she would stay quiet. DH even took over a night shift after Sis came into our room crying because Kate had bit her. And yes a cat can run on two legs! She got away from me in the back yard...the only thing that kept her in was she got stuck in the fence with her cast! She had a lot of large dog kennel time. She lives with my parents now that Jen lives in Vegas. Kate does exactly as she pleases, they spoil her beyond rotten! Oh ya...when DH got home the next evening he came to Sis' room....he took one look at kate and said, "What is that?" Jen said, "A Kitty, Kate, do you like her?" "Where did you get her?" "The humane society." "you paid MONEY for that?" He shook his head walked out and came back in about 5 minutes to make friends with Kate.
Have a great day everyone!