[pjmpjm]

matina, here's a photo of one of my medium-sized crystals, looking west on a sunny early afternoon. Hope you have a nice massage today. Let us know.

Katy . . . teachers' strike! I'll have to check the news and see how they're going. Am sure your grandson isn't worrying about it! 20 degrees and sunny up here . . . just perfect! Have been sitting out in my backyard, watching the clouds go by . . . but I think we're due a thunderstorm this afternoon.

CC&BC regulars . . . please stop by and let us know how you're doing . . .

[matina]

HELLO ALL!
home day today and nice and relaxing my mum's sister is coming to spend a few days with us should be nice company.
PJ that crystal looks awesome, the lights it will reflect on the other side of the room must be sensationally stunning!
Kathy how did it go with your grandsons visit??
hello to everyone else who is not posting here, we hope all is well with you all. be safe take care and god bless and be with you all. tell folks you love them (tis the season)
Time to get aunties bed made up for her arrival
WOLF OUT!

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matina, good to hear that your aunty is coming to visit. That's sure to be a help.

Quiet evening here . . . went out and bought some expensive cat food this afternoon. Rishi has been taking it easy for most of the day . . .

Sleep well!

And good night, everyone . . .

[kathlyn]

Hello everyone

Good morning Pj you have a beautiful collection of crystals my granddaughter is very much into them now, i showed her the pic of the angel wing calcite she just drooled over it her words I'm like rishi taking it easy today I'm going out on Friday hairdresser and shopping I just hope it's not too crowded haven't heard anything about my glasses yet i hope like you said it may not take the full 2 weeks cooler 22c I'll take that matina i hope your toddlers behave enjoy the visit with your auntie hugs to you all xoxo
Diva thinking of you mwah take care be safe everyone

[matina]

HELLO ALL!
I have returned from taking the elderly toddlers out shopping! still have some more to do in the afternoon. but we are organising all the meat we bought ready for xmas and new year celebrations.
the 2 siblings are organising lunch so i am not required in the kitchen as 3 of us wont fit in there i am so happy about that!
I hope the rest of the cosy cafe folk are well and enjoying their day please pop in and post.
Fatima more fury cute faces are desperately needed to spruce up the thread a bit.
JG some drinks wouldn't go astray.
snow porn is always welcome!
be safe and god bless and be with you all always. Please tell folks you love them and ask them if they are OK?? tis the season when a lot of folks really feel the loneliness so please be aware! be generous with your time and care it could mean the difference of life or death. don't forget your elderly or lonely neighbours.
HELLO Diva Alessa Ice Bear Dreamy Kristina Lush Seb Ozswede Stretton Sherlokcx
time i went to supervise the siblings in the kitchen so they don't burn the place down.
WOLF OUT!

[pjmpjm]

matina, so glad to hear more about your aunty's visit! Sounds like they're enjoying each other's company and that you're relieved of kitchen duties! Christmas is getting closer and closer. Photo above shows one of my little stones on Leura Mall yesterday.

Katy, all well here today . . . 15 degrees and rainy, with some fog. I fed my cockatoos and one of my favourite pinheads (top knot pigeons) showed up as well. Good to hear that you have a hairdresser appointment on Friday and I'm still guessing that your new glasses will turn up sooner rather than later. I'm expecting a notice about my second pair of reading glasses any day now, and will take the opportunity to get a haircut, at the new barber shop next to Katoomba Specsavers.

Christmas tree went up next to the Leura post office yesterday. I watched while two men made sure it was absolutely straight. I had a little chat with one of them and told him about my brother's Christmas tree farm in Maine.

[kathlyn]

Hi everyone

Morning Pj we took the kids to school this morning and on the way home a truck loaded with Xmas trees lost its load Xmas trees all over the road it was quite pretty not so much for the driver who was trying to pick them up i saw a couple of drivers pull over to help him I think he was hoping the police didn't show up luckily it was mostly on the side of the road it smelled wonderful driving past I wasn't quick enough for a photo hubby too impatient to get home matina I can smell those biscuits cooking the Greek mums on a mission yummy hugs xoxo be safe everyone

[pjmpjm]

matina . . . Yay! My gutter cleaning guy arrived today at 10:30 and has just finished cleaning all my many gutters. For an extra $50, he repaired one of my downpipes as well. I asked my usual question about a 'seniors cash discount' at the end, and was rewarded with a good-sized cut. Hope you and your mother and your aunty are doing well today. Let us know.

Katy, sad about those Christmas trees . . . but I hope all were salvaged. Yes, the police would have deemed it an 'insecure load' or suchlike and all potential profits (current fine of $457) would have gone to the NSW government. Lord only knows what they'd do with that windfall . . . Sunny this morning for my gutter guy, but now I can see dark grey clouds in the west, heading this way! 17 degrees so not too cold and not too hot. Am heading over to the post office later to withdraw some money from my bank account, since I've been cleaned out by my cash payment. Rishi is here with me, still looking around from time to time to make sure that the gutter guy is really gone!

Bye for now, everyone . . .

[matina]

HELLO ALL!
home day with the seniors made a few phone calls.
PJ nice to get a bargin and now all your gutter worries are sorted let it rain!
Kathy i hope you are well and enjoying your day at home
the seniors made biscuits. now time for coffee.
be safe everyone.
god bless and be with you all
WOLF OUT!

[pjmpjm]

Nearly two weeks of rain in the upper mountains have been welcome for the little pond in the bush across the street from my house. The local frogs have been very vocal at night and it's been a big hit with the local ducks.

matina, glad to hear that you had a peaceful home day with your mother and aunty. Yes, the rain has returned here but I'm laughing . . . my gutters are all nice and clear! Enjoy your biscuits and coffee . . .

Drove over to Katoomba this afternoon and got a nice haircut from the brand new barbershop. My barber was from Iraq! I talked to him a bit and asked him questions, but it was very hard to understand his English. But he gave me a great haircut at a good special pensioners' price. I was the only customer in the shop. Can't believe how much hair I had . . .

Diva, Fatima, lush, Alessa, and other CC&BC people . . . hope we hear from you soon . . .

Bye for now . . .

[kathlyn]

Hi

Morning Pj did you get the hail storm yesterday We are underwater again I wish the council would just fix the damn roads and storm water run off instead of patching things anyhow glad you got a haircut cut no more ponytail for you looks like you got the gutters cleaned out just in time too Matina how are the seniors doing keeping you busy still side benefit 2 Greek mums in the kitchen I'd be in food heaven hugs xoxo thinking of all oue regulars and I hope everyone is ok mwah xo be safe

[pjmpjm]

matina, snow in Maine! Just received this photo of my niece's backyard . . . 2nd or 3rd snowfall this year, but this is the first got photo I've got from her. Her two children love it! Hope you're enjoying Friday with your mother and aunty.

Katy, very cold and rainy up here earlier this morning. And the wind was blowing too, which made it feel even colder. Up to 9 degrees now, but my local online weather site says the wind chill is bringing down the temperature to 4 degrees! Have my central heating on, but may stoke up a fire later this afternoon . . . mainly because Sunnya enjoys fires so much. Still have two logs left from my winter woodpile. Sorry to hear about your flooding. Yes, patching things up is usually a Council's first (cheapest) option. We seemed to have missed the hail but I was laughing as I watched my tidy gutters working perfectly.



Not far from the new Katoomba barber's shop was this sign on the 'Cat Defence' op shop . . . books on sale to help cats!

[matina]

HELLO ALL!
PJ so glad the gutters are working a treat especially so soon after their servicing.
Kathy id be ringing the council and getting them to do something about it and threaten them that there is an election coming up.
We dropped my aunty home after 3 nights of keeping us company it was a good catch up with her. it is nice having company over and it helps ease the burden on me not so much of hearing matina! can you help me do this matina i need this or matina can you come here. i actually got to finish a book of 265 pages that i had been reading all year i could only get a couple of pages done when in drs waiting rooms etc now i am on the last book of that series i have yet to start it. It is the small things in life that matter
TIME FOR A COFFEE AND A REST ON THE COUCH!
be safe everyone and god bless and be with you all.
WOLF OUT!
PJ THAT WINTER WONDERLAND OF A PHOTO IS AWESOME!!!

[Fatima99]

Puppers you say - here's a couple of likely pups



Lovely little Skyros, recently adopted



and her brother, Spyros, also recently adopted

[matina]

oh beautiful furry faces bless you Fatima i soooo needed to see loving hopeful faces like those made my day