The Original Tearoom, just for chat2

Well,I hope she apologized! (granny's eyes still bugging)*~*

 

Gotta laugh from your last message Jim, a Canadian girl was housekeeper at a property/station I was working on as a governess, she said something a dinnertime with the family which was no big deal for Canadians but you could have heard a pin drop, the word had an extremely rude connotation here in Oz,fortunately granny rescued the situation by collapsing into a fit of the giggles and the poor lass apologised when it was explained to her. It was very funny in hindsight however...

Correct me if I am wrong, is 40F slightly above freezing, are you able to trot about in shorts and singlets or have I grasped the wrong end of the thermometer here!

Granny Gumbo, please send me an armidillo..... my cats eyes would pop..... saw some rainbow lorikeets in the yard today, they were looking for nectar laden plants which I do not have on account of the feline rascals that I have. They are very pretty birds, but like most Australian birds have raucous voices....

 

The language has almost completely changed since I was a wee lad!

Dan

 

Briony-Gloriana! I enjoy reading your posts...you have a "strange" way of talking, haha, but it's refreshing! Wish I could send you all of them varmints! Not only are we pestered by armadillos, but possums & skunks, too!

At one time I counted 25 cats around my house, but gave up after that...you'd think with that many felines, I wouldn't have a mouse problem. hmmmm~do ya think they're lazy? I know, I know, I am a spoiler. ~rolling my eyes~

 

Granny,

Cats won't hunt unless they're hungry - must be you're feeding them too much!

Dan - besieged with cats!

PS - I glad I've got spell checker - spelled two words wrong!

 

BroDan~I do tend to spoil 'em---can't help myself. I go thru bags & bags of catfood & dogfood, birdseed, etc. Even the guineas get in on the feedings. I make them a pan of cornbread, hahaha.

When company drops by, there is always a pie or cake ready. And fresh-ground coffee! When the children were still home, we'd have our 8ft. table full. The Mister built it with benches.

 

Our cats are not allowed outside!

Dan - love em too much to let them run!

 

We had one in the house for many years & "miss priss" decided she wanted to explore the great outdoors...

During my yard $ale last year, she "escaped" into the wild, never to be seen again, until the dreaded "THUMP" that comes when a car has hit something. Oh, it was a very sad day indeed.

But hey! With all those others I am not alone! Well, feeding time on the hill...meow-meow.

 

We live on the corner of two village streets.

One of our cats - before she was our cat - lost one of her kittens - in the street. We then took her and her two little ones in - and gave them a home!

Dan - they don't go outside any more!

 

Well, here is a treat for a nutty cat lady, and I thought everyone must hate the cunning things. I have a new fella who cruises in and checks out the cat tray and has selected a choice bit of floor. I have polished wooden floors, and it is annoying to see how quickly dust bunnies form with all that shedded fur!!!

Removed an exhausted lizard last night cos the cats bring them in and promptly lose them. They like them for the play and chase appeal. Some lizards have very poor traction on the floor however and it provides hours of entertainment I suspect for the cats when I am not home.

Read in our paper today that because Australia has gone mad with litigation, the government in its wisdom wants to ban cake stalls and the like which are used in fund raising by volunteers for all sorts of good works. I am sure you have something similar in the States. It is to be decided but cakes need to be made in registered commercial kitchens to prevent litigation in the event of food poisoning or similar!!!!!

Any ideas on how to circumvent such craziness.I get good sales of my chocolate crackles and cakes and lamingtons etc. and I know that schools and churches are going to be seriously inconvenienced if this latest nonsense is allowed to go through parliment....

 

Register it as a commercial kitchen. Out here you simply get a health inspection to do this from what I've heard.

It's a beautiful morning!
"Awake my soul and siiiiiinnnnggg!"
Why can't the rest of the world be asleep the whole time I'm not? I love this!
Gina

 

In the 70s all week long! A little rain must fall, but who cares? Not me!

We had a mama cat once who had her babies under the house...now I didn't want that, so I told her to go get them & pointed under there as I said it! Would ya believe that cat "listened" & promptly brought all babies out?!

No cat better ever bring me a lizard! YIKES! BG-after a year, I am "still" gathering cat fur from our housepet...it's in everything! The thing I don't miss about her is the ton o'fur that slept on me everynight!

 

Briony-Gloriana said:

Have you considered "Kissing Booths?"

Dan

 

Good Morning, All!

Dan, that is funny!!

The best cakes are the ones that people make in their own kitchens!

We better stop that movement in case it comes to the States. We might have to stop our church dinners. Whom do we contact? Let's stop it right now.

Ok, I'll be serious, Briony-Gloriana. That has always been a good fun raising project! It gets to be point that we are nearly afraid to do anything because we might be sued for it.

 

Jim said:

Is that a promise?

Dan - still hate winter!