Gentle posts for gentle folks

Jules said:
Does anyone have annual bird counts in your area? Our numbers may be interesting this year. My friend mentioned they have very few, even around their feeders. When she said that, we noticed the same thing.
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Perhaps I should do my own personal bird count. ☺️🤓
I've seen a good variety lately, out my window, even though our apartment building is near busy roads,etc.

I saw a large predator type of hawk with extreme wing span, this week.
Probably more interested in small ground rodents near the edge of the trees, than in our song birds.

A group of crows gathered, to run it off.

Today I saw some vivid eastern blue birds, and the cardinals, and nuthatches and various finches and the juncos.

I'm always thrilled, when I see the bluebirds. They come in small flocks.
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Kaila said:
Perhaps I should do my own personal bird count. ☺️🤓
I've seen a good variety lately, out my window, even though our apartment building is near busy roads,etc.

I saw a large predator type of hawk with extreme wing span, this week.
Probably more interested in small ground rodents near the edge of the trees, than in our song birds.

A group of crows gathered, to run it off.

Today I saw some vivid eastern blue birds, and the cardinals, and nuthatches and various finches and the juncos.

I'm always thrilled, when I see the bluebirds. They come in small flocks.
🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦
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I didn't know that bluebirds come in small flocks. That's cool. :cool:

I'm excited to set up the video bird feeder. I really want to see what birdies will come to the feeder over winter.
 

Pam said:
Rocco is here.... he arrived about 1.30 then we both had a sleep. :ROFLMAO: I forced myself to get up and take him for a short walk but that's about all I've done today. I feel really lazy. Will be glad to get back into normal routine!

Went to eldest son's house last night for tea, he made a lovely (vegan) lasagne then we played a couple of quiz games etc. I didn't want a late night so I was brought home about 9.30, got into my pyjamas and dressing gown then watched a film on TV before going to bed before midnight.

One of my Christmas presents was a subscription to Ancestry. I have had a quick look and found the side of the family I want to know more about so that's a start. Will do more at the weekend when Rocco isn't here to distract me.

Another present was a craft light so that will be put to use later on when I do a bit of cross stitch.

Hope everyone is well and just want to wish you all a very Happy New Year. 🥕🥕🥕🐶
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My mind keeps returning to that delicious veggie lasagna. Mmmmmm.

Years ago, I would make it, with or without meat. Loved it both ways.

I wonder if I could try to make one again.
I stopped , due both to all the physical steps involved including handling the heavy, awkward pan;
And also my tongue was reacting to the tomato sauce.
I don't know if it would do that now or not.

That craft light would probably be handy and helpful, for other tasks in addition to the cross stitch. I think I'd find several uses for it. Nice, thoughtful gift, it was.
😃
 
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Medusa said:
I didn't know that bluebirds come in small flocks. That's cool. :cool:

I'm excited to set up the video bird feeder. I really want to see what birdies will come to the feeder over winter.
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I can't wait to hear every little thing about your experience with that video feeder!
Do remember that your patience will pay off. 🤩🤩🤩
 
Medusa said:
Thank you, dear friend. 🤗 You guys are great company on any day. 💙

Husband was at work relatively early so it was Lucius and I in the freezing cold. I was woken last night at 1:30 by an extreme weather alert on my phones. It was about snow squalls.. something. I was sleepy. But there is actually only a light dusting of snow out there, which is great. :)

It's the cold. Holy Crows, I'm so bundled when out that only the tip of my nose is visible. 😅

Yep, Lucius loves to play in the cold. But I confess, I don't throw balls for him; I want to go inside! LOL He gets very rompy and finds sticks to trot home with, all proud of himself. It's cute and sweet, but I really want to go back inside! 😂

Really glad you were finally able to get sleep last night! ☺️

Another Happy New Year, Kaila and Friends. 🤗
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I loved how you described Lucius and his behaviors on his walks!👍
I could picture his boundless joy, and rompiness and enthusiasm.😃 💜💙❤️
 
PeppermintPatty said:
Good morning everyone!
How was your new years?
Our new year’s dinner was a bit disappointing.
We cooked this big ham , which looked and smelled delicious yet was soooo salty we had a hard time eating it. We boiled it in water 3 times and will use it to make ‘split pea soup and ham.’
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New years eves dinner was so much better.
We went out that day and after our walk bought a bunch of finger foods which were delicious. We had chicken wings, stuffed mushrooms, cheese balls, egg rolls and mini quiche. It was really good.
The snow is almost gone from our house . Hopefully we will get more. We have 4 brand new snow tires on our suv, making is safe for the season.
@Pam! I hope you have a good time with your grandson.
@Jules! I hope you get some sleep. I’m going through the same thing. I’m not sleeping good at all. I’ll fall asleep and the first few hours are great but then i wake up at midnight and suddenly wide awake and thats using a sleeping aid.
@Medusa! Lucius sounds like a lot of fun. Our German shepherd used to bring home a bunch of sticks when out walking . You d have to watch the backs of your legs cause she’d just plough through.
@Kaila! I hope you are enjoying your fresh snowfall. I also hope you get a goodnight sleep
Have a great day everyone!
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Thank you for this wonderful post, Patty!

I'm sorry that ham was so extremely salty. After all the careful selecting and cooking, and your time and efforts.
I hope it's fine in the pea soup. I love pea soup. I always made it without any meat or with a bit of chicken (or beans)
But it was delicious too, when I had it made by others who always added ham.

We didn't do much for new years.
We managed to make pancakes. We hadn't made any for a long time. We managed to eat them, but not easily, so i might not try that again.
Then we put up the 2 calendars I'd ordered for us. We both like to look at them, plus they help us to keep track of things!

I was glad that your post said Happy Friday!;)
Because I've had trouble remembering which day was what, recently, during the 2 week holiday stretch. 🙄😵‍💫😵🤔

I appreciate any and all help with that , especially lately.
😄😁😆🤣🥰🥰🥰
 
CallMeKate said:
Good morning, Kaila & Friends! With the holiday season behind us now, I am busy working on catching up with a lot of things. Catching up on this thread is comforting and fun. Catching up on year-end paperwork, not so much! 😖

Remember back in September I was talking about how I couldn't wait for cooler temps and even some beautiful snow? Y'all should have told me to put a 🧦 in it. 😁 Snow, snow, snow... and yep, I'm seeing big ol' flakes flying right now again. Pretty, but getting to be a pain... still better than the ice storms we've had here, though.

@PeppermintPatty , your NYE finger food dinner sounds fabulous!
@Kaila so glad to hear you finally had a good sleep. I hope last night was the same!

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Yes, I remember how many times you longed for the chilly months and counted the days till then. 😉😁
Now you are singing a slightly different tune?🤔😊☺️😁😄🤣
 
Oh those innocent children in the old black and white shows.
Whistling a tune intently, while staring upwards, with angelic looks on their faces....😇😇😇😇

I remember and recognize that behavior.
😄😁😆🤣
 

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