tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post2239083948324491169..comments2023-11-13T02:00:52.653+11:00Comments on life's free treats: Just mundane slog, mumble mumble.meggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00061112627819270427noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-35020098828538040362007-07-22T10:41:00.000+10:002007-07-22T10:41:00.000+10:00Wishing you a speedy healing and warmer days ahead...Wishing you a speedy healing and warmer days ahead.Mrs. Goodneedlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07453388163219666450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-44829224297228638132007-07-22T04:59:00.000+10:002007-07-22T04:59:00.000+10:00one should never agonize over a chair with a hole ...one should never agonize over a chair with a hole in it. I might be inclined to hang on to it and burn it when i run out of firewood!<BR/><BR/>It's nice to know that <I>somewhere</I> in the world there are tradesmen who take pride in their work...<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed reading your Blog this rainy Saturday morning.<BR/><BR/>come over and see me at "Flamingo's Hideaway"<BR/>cheers for now,<BR/>pjdragonflyfillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03575198966133993757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-87459584312245763772007-07-21T19:23:00.000+10:002007-07-21T19:23:00.000+10:00Do take care with the arm Meggie. It looks very p...Do take care with the arm Meggie. It looks very painful.<BR/>I think most of us have had the same experience with wedding presents. We had some which looked like they had been stored up from before the first world war! <BR/>Glad to hear that you are getting the house sorted out. You won't know yourself by the time the carpet is down and you get the dreaded tooth out!<BR/>BTW, Your coaster of Franz Josef is just like the glaicer it self, sadly, disapearing! We were there in Novemeber last year. Fabulous place all the same.<BR/>Keep on blogging, I love your stories.<BR/>JennyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-15781821999239315252007-07-21T15:29:00.000+10:002007-07-21T15:29:00.000+10:00Ah memories of being paupers when I was first marr...Ah memories of being paupers when I was first married. <BR/>You have reminded me of the giveaways that came along at this time. Some were pretty good but others.....<BR/>Life seemed a lot more simpler or was it because I didn't know any better.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16120718442777692040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-84687556415025572592007-07-21T12:04:00.000+10:002007-07-21T12:04:00.000+10:00My word, I was terribly surprised too when I found...My word, I was terribly surprised too when I found out that the guy who collected our garbage before owned a luxury SUV! Made me think twice about my career choice!Princess Banterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14481130646604985046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-69735702598360922392007-07-21T11:11:00.000+10:002007-07-21T11:11:00.000+10:00I was thinking that you and GOM would have been mi...I was thinking that you and GOM would have been misusing those sheets!~Bren~https://www.blogger.com/profile/14533891842002502385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-85356351766200023752007-07-21T08:54:00.000+10:002007-07-21T08:54:00.000+10:00I hadn't thought of this story until today on read...I hadn't thought of this story until today on reading the other comments.<BR/><BR/>Some years ago, SWMBO was sleeping soundly when our next door neighbor fired off a gun in the middle of the night. (Just for the noise, no evil intent.) Our cat, which had been sleeping on the bed, made a mad dash right across SWMBO's face, slashing open her lower lip. I had to take her to the hospital where it was stitched up, once the medicos had stopped laughing at the story.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-12889557321628708712007-07-21T08:27:00.000+10:002007-07-21T08:27:00.000+10:00I'm with GOM about the flanny sheets, I can't abid...I'm with GOM about the flanny sheets, I can't abide by them!!<BR/><BR/>With you on the electric blanket though!<BR/><BR/>Hope your arm is better soon. Don't let it get septic and fall off, otherwise you won't be able to blog!Aunty Evilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18433383999833031264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-4625929969051529762007-07-21T04:48:00.000+10:002007-07-21T04:48:00.000+10:00I can remember the cold of winter even as we are h...I can remember the cold of winter even as we are having an extremely hot day. And now the skys are becoming cloudy so we know the storms are on their way. I will take summer over winter any day!!<BR/><BR/>Glad your arm is better. Your painter has the right idea. I hate having a new car that has to sit in the garage for special times. Those special times are too few and far between. <BR/><BR/>My grandmother would pack her nice things back. When she died there were so many things she had never even opened. Not me. I use everything immediately. Although I've been told that I need to get a new dishrag and not use it so when I die I will have a new dishrag to display. (long story..LOL)~annancient onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12996555276368371467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-73318808251540882752007-07-21T04:12:00.000+10:002007-07-21T04:12:00.000+10:00Ah, unwanted wedding presents ....How's a sh**ey b...Ah, unwanted wedding presents ....<BR/><BR/>How's a sh**ey brass coal scuttle .. or a set of placemats that looked like your NZ set when new?<BR/><BR/>Hang in there Meggie ... we all need fallow periods ... they usually happen in the winter ...<BR/><BR/>Funny, the weather here is suspiciously fallow period inducing ....riseoutofmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14900369522350465257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-42446678781694539132007-07-21T03:08:00.000+10:002007-07-21T03:08:00.000+10:00Oh dear. I'm back reading your blog posts. Your ...Oh dear. I'm back reading your blog posts. Your arm looks terrible. I hope it will heal quickly. I've had a cat do that to me and was forever leary about picking him up again. I don't know if cutting the claws makes the rascals more dangerous or less dangerous.Tanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00858446371419879296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-30520218992901190532007-07-21T02:20:00.000+10:002007-07-21T02:20:00.000+10:00I'm glad the arm is better. LOL at the Mercedes-dr...I'm glad the arm is better. LOL at the Mercedes-driving painter!<BR/><BR/><BR/>This resonated with me: "Had about 25 pounds between us, but we were happy, & both worked, so we could save, & get things gradually." Yes. Whatever happened to that attitude of people working, saving and getting things gradually instead of expecting the world and going into massive debt for it? People would be so much better off if they could rediscover that attitude.<BR/><BR/>Life and happiness aren't - or shouldn't be - all about things.Tanya Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15919250829858831002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-19448456832967644722007-07-21T00:50:00.000+10:002007-07-21T00:50:00.000+10:00Oh we got a vaccum cleaner for our wedding gift. I...Oh we got a vaccum cleaner for our wedding gift. I hated that thing. It was so darn heavy. It was a popular brand and everyone thought I was so lucky. Needless to say it is long gone!Jonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11886142731400770148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-63213339575580109922007-07-21T00:23:00.000+10:002007-07-21T00:23:00.000+10:00Your painter sounds great! Hope your arm is getti...Your painter sounds great! Hope your arm is getting better, it looks awful. Don't mention presents from the other side of the family to me - it's a touchy subject! Have a good weekend<BR/>Kim xRagged Roseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08339985100168927169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-58800658316127125992007-07-20T23:07:00.000+10:002007-07-20T23:07:00.000+10:00Your painter has a WONDERFUL attitude!! Why am I ...Your painter has a WONDERFUL attitude!! Why am I saving all of this fabric?? Same as his Mercedes. We need to use and enjoy these 'things'. :D Some of the 'things' really do just need to be tossed...if we had known 'then' what we know now, we could have just tossed stuff and never mentioned it to the GOM or the DH! LOL<BR/><BR/>Meggie, poor Leo told me he really didn't mean to cut your arm. I've never tried the spray-on bandage. So glad to know they work! I do hope that doesn't get infected!!Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10386388066709376768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-83103726262619667542007-07-20T20:05:00.000+10:002007-07-20T20:05:00.000+10:00Ahh unthinking wedding presents... we got married ...Ahh unthinking wedding presents... we got married when I was 7 months pregnant with the FB so most of our presents were baby related but we did get a truly hideous glass vase and a completely a very peculiar lampvelcrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16729091819572955175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-56124506989107372802007-07-20T19:56:00.000+10:002007-07-20T19:56:00.000+10:00I had trouble getting this posted. Now I see I hav...I had trouble getting this posted. Now I see I have spelt cutlery, as cultery... Fool!meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00061112627819270427noreply@blogger.com