[hayeonj]

So I just wanna share that it was snowing today and my baby girl got her first look at snow. She was so excited about it despite the cold weather. I really love falling snow but not so much the grayish slug afterward..meh!

Stay warm and Covid-free!

[kathlyn]

Hey

hayeonj wrote
Goodness! This photo is sooooo adorable  Is that your dog?

hayeinj unfortunately no its not my photo I'm in Australia and it's been 40c we like to imagine ourselves neck deep in snow when our summer days are really hot so any snow pics are appreciated, how lovely a sight of your little one seeing snow matina glad you got out of Satan's sort of intact another 38c day how many months till winter again OMG a tiger snake Pj please be careful the girls need to stay inside if it is as matina says breeding season for them (shuddering) I'm now looking at the farm land at the back of our house , neighbours say they have seen red belly black snakes I'm never going outside again enjoy your coffee with your friend today be safe everyone god bless

[hayeonj]

Hey

hayeinj unfortunately no its not my photo I'm in Australia and it's been 40c we like to imagine ourselves neck deep in snow when our summer days are really hot so any snow pics are appreciated, how lovely a sight of your little one seeing snow matina glad you got out of Satan's sort of intact another 38c day how many months till winter again OMG a tiger snake Pj please be careful the girls need to stay inside if it is as matina says breeding season for them (shuddering) I'm now looking at the farm land at the back of our house , neighbours say they have seen red belly black snakes I'm never going outside again enjoy your coffee with your friend today be safe everyone god bless

Hey! I see! It's scorching summer in Australia for you! Well, it will be our turn to be envy when it's winter time for you. Does Australia winter have lots of snow?

Yeah, we were pretty worried she will be too cold but she seemed to enjoy herself in the snow. Lol.

[pjmpjm]

Just wrote you all a nice, long, chatty message . . . and then somehow lost it all by changing tabs on my browser . . . sigh! Will start over again and hope my memory brings it all back.

matina, all OK here today after yesterday's Joe Blake dramas. Slow start to the day. Rishi is now asleep in her 'cat tunnel' and I think Sunnya is on guard duty out in the backyard. Only about 23 degrees up here but I'm watching out the western window for approaching thunderstorms. We had quite a number yesterday evening, continuing on after midnight, I think.

Katy, yes, you're unlikely to see ears poking up out of snow drifts down your way. But it was a cute picture. I still remember my fuzzies walking in the snow a couple of years ago, picking their way across the backyard and shaking their feet! My visitor turns out to have been a tiger and I was very proud of myself to be able, with Sunnya's help, to guide him/her out through the garage door towards the bush across the street. There's a pond there, about 100 metres away, and I'm told that this type likes water. Hope he decides to settle over their permanently!

hayeonj, I'll leave it to matina and Katy to tell you more about our upcoming Christmas weather. Last summer I think matina's top temperature was something like 45 degrees (113 F.) and Katy's slightly less. I'm living in a somewhat cooler place, up on a mountaintop, but it does get fairly warm up here during the summer months. I'll attach a photo at the end of this post. Please pass on any news of snow and/or cold weather. It's always much appreciated here at CC&BC.

Bye for now, everyone . . .



(My house is visible here as a tiny brown dot . . . )

[matina]

HELLO ALL!
PUB DAY OUT! (was very nice)
however seriously looking forward to our chiropractor appointments tomorrow afternoon.
have a friend popping around later on for coffee.
PJ next time let the professionals handle it. or use a shot gun! from a distance even with the head cut off the body doesn't stop moving till it gets cold enough. even dead DON'T TRY PICKING UP THE HEAD. we had a neighbour in the country who got bit by the snake he managed to slice its head off with the shovel he tourniquet his leg drove to hospital they gave the antivenin went home. it was still early evening during summer mind you he went back to the spot where it happened goes to pick up the head for a souvenir and either spasm or bad luck it closed over his thumb his wife found him dead with the snake head still attached to his thumb.
one of our dogs on our property was going mad barking and we all went to investigate he had found a snake in the middle of the vine rows he was running around in in circles not allowing it to move on after like 30 minutes of barking and it hissing trying to have a go at him Satan killed said brown snake (deadly as all get out) with a shovel cutting off his head. he grabbed the body of the snake and hung it on the end vine post he buried the snake head in an unknown location leaving me and my dog scruffy to watch the brown snake die wee sat and watched that thing writhe for hours till it got dark around 7pm every-time it moved scruffy barked at it he developed a unique hiss bark.
hayeonj if she is rugged up nice and warm all should be well let her enjoy it. I only wish i was there to see it too. i don't get any snow where i am it is always hot (not happy)
be safe everyone and god bless you all happy holidays!
tell folks you love them.
WOLF OUT!
ps SOL you have a better social life with the oldies. they have nothing to lose and they always love the company. 30 your just a baby enjoy all the attention they will lavish on you (just don't let them turn you in there personal goffer) make you keep getting up to get the drinks wish you could swing past pick me up too seniors Christmas party booze painkillers and karaoke HEAVEN!! (only because no one will remember anything afterwards) either from dementia or too much booze all is well with the world unless they know how to post on face book then lord help us all!! have fun!!

[pjmpjm]

My valiant jungle cat . . . keeping watch over the house . . .

matina, don't worry. I'll be very careful!

Good night, everyone . . .

[soleighce]

I SWEAR. THE TRAFFIC HERE IN THIS COUNTRY---- ARRRGH.
Unfortunately, I feel so drained. And it also rained HARD.

BUT IT WAS SO WORTH IT. OMG. Senior Citizen's Christmas Party was so fun to attend to! I really am close to the oldies haha. Maybe because I have an 'old soul' they say. Even the music I grew up listening to were oldies. ANYWAY, it was a lot of laughs and prizes! The party's sponsors gave Christmas groceries and cash prizes on raffles. Of course, I'm not included in them but it was still fun and got a bit emotional seeing their faces happy and enjoying the event. Amidst this pandemic, and losing some of the oldies who had passed. I'm glad that even for just a day, the oldies were able to celebrate with their friends. And also even if we moved cities earlier this year, the parents still felt included.

pj
- That's a bit sad ... I'll go with you if I'm living there. --- I guess, I'm doing this because what if I wouldn't reach that age? Then at the least, I was able to experience it. And I'm damn glad I did! Buuut, if you'll be with your friends then that's okay as well. As long as you enjoy catching up with them and meeting them.

matina
- Uh oh. No hard drinks or alcohol allowed. ^^
We drank iced tea with lunch. It was around lunchtime so there..
There were dancing! I loved dancing in my seat! Haha!
Some of the songs were oldies remixed. Those danceable remixes. Like 'Rock Around the Clock', 'Let's Twist Again'. And a bunch of songs from the '70s-'80s. It was a lovely event.

And now I sleep. That's all for now guys! Be safe! Happy Christmas! x

P.S. Half of our country just experienced one of the worst typhoons in our history. (It was a Super Typhoon-Haiyan like devastation)
(I would like to ask for prayers for those who were affected. Thank you so much. Most of my fellow countrymen would spend Christmas on Evacuation Centers because their houses were either flooded or wiped out..)

[kathlyn]

Hello everyone

Sol it sounds like you had a good time with the senior citizens our thoughts and prayers are with those who are affected by these tornadoes God bless everyone
Good morning Pj I'm happy you scooted the snake away now tell sunnya she is beyond brave but no touchy ever still no news on my glasses I rang Specsavers they said they are on their way to the store bad storms overnite I think this is how this summer is going to be I hope you are doing well and the fuzzies no more snake wrangling matina we have to go and pick up some Xmas stuff then go the chemist for scripts it's not too bad today but very humid look after yourself hugs xo
Diva we love you thank you always xo

[pjmpjm]

matina, I had a nice talk with my niece last night and when I got up this morning found a few snow pictures in my mailbox! The one above shows her two children enjoying the snow on Sunday morning. More later.

Katy, all very quiet here today. I guess we didn't get as much of the big storm as elsewhere, but it was very, very windy. Just received a text from Katoomba Specsavers telling me that my second pair of reading glass is ready to pick up. Hope yours arrive soon. Enjoy your outing today . . . I have a tele-appointment with my GP this afternoon and then am going out and picking up water at the North Leura Spring.

sol, I've been reading about the terrible typhoon and sending my prayers. I hope everyone can recover soon. I can hardly imagine what it must have been like and how it is now for those in the evacuation centres just at Christmas. Feeling very lucky to live where I do, and grateful that our recent bushfires haven't returned.

Bye for now, everyone . . .

[matina]

HELLO ALL!
just got home long day exhausting!
PJ pm/email me when you get home safe you know i worry about you on your own. Extra treats for sunnya!
Kathy good luck when your out and about here it is like everyone has forgotten how to bloody drive OMG!!!
Our chiropractor visit went well we gave him some home made cookies as we were leaving i turned around to give him the cookies and accidentally dropped them lucky they didn't fall out of the foil wrap but some icing sugar made a slight dusting on the carpet(ooops butter finger indeed)
Sole you sure had a good time (next time someone has to spike the iced tea) (just joking) i would have loved to have been there great music where every one tells a story and none of this doof doof doof where the whole room shakes and it sounds like someone had caught their hand in the car door nothing wrong with good clean fun most kids these days cant have a good time unless they are stoned or wasted then they remember nothing so the point of it all was?? waste of everything time money alcohol (because they have puked it all up) and trashing their bodies how sad!

for all those who have lost loved one with the typhoon.
tired time for dinner.
be safe everyone take care tell folks you love them and god bless and be with you all
WOLF OUT!

[pjmpjm]

matina, glad your chiro appointment went well. All OK here. The tunnel is currently a big hit with the fuzzies.

[soleighce]

pj
- still watching the evening news, and it's still difficult to reach the affected areas. Roads are still blocked with fallen debris such as trees, lamp posts, electric posts, and even roofs of houses and the houses itself.

I collaged these images from the internet from news reports..



Thank you for your prayers.

matina
- Really had fun. Thank you so much!

[kathlyn]

Morning

Hi sol our news here showed the devastations of the tornado so heartbreaking I hope you and your family are ok safe
Good morning Pj hmm that tunnel looks like fun but what happens if both the girls meet in the middle I hope sunnya shares with rishi well my glasses are finally in I'll pick them up tomorrow I was hoping they'd come in this week but the receptionist said that they've been so busy 35c today but not as humid I'm wrapping presents today ac on of course matina you just made my day love and hugs thankyou mwah xo take care all

[pjmpjm]

matina, I've been out in the sun for a bit longer today, in my somewhat overgrown backyard, because the recent blood test showed that my vitamin D levels are still low, despite my vitamin D tablets, which I've been taking religiously. 25 degrees and sunny right now, with a nice breeze. Do you have your massage today? Whatever . . . hope your day is a good one.

Katy, the meeting in the middle of the tunnel never turns out well. A lot of hissing results and one fuzzy comes flying back out of the tunnel! Sounds like you're 'enjoying' a rather hot day. I have my AC on too and just arranged to pick up my 2nd pair of reading glasses at the Katoomba Specavers tomorrow afternoon. Am trying to decide where I'll position each pair . . . or maybe I'll need a 3rd pair. With my HCF credit, I can get a 3rd pair for only $19.

sol, once again, so sorry to hear about the disaster in your country. Sending more prayers. Hope everyone recovers as soon as possible.

Will say goodbye for now . . . take care, everyone . . .

[matina]

HELLO ALL
Had massage today wonderful and had visitors pop in and just left .
time for a coffee and a nana nap.
Kathy my pleasure sweetheart.
PJ well for only $19 dollars go get a 3rd pair this way have 1 pair in the car one in the upstairs and one downstairs next year get 3 more one next to bedside table one in the lounge one in the kitchen if you need to read a recipe. I have glasses everywhere too
Sol very sad and heartbreaking for everyone especially so close to xmas too ;-(
time to keep moving
dinner to plan and get started. be safe everyone and god bless and be with you all
WOLF OUT!