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CRussel · 03-30-2014, 02:20 PM

Wish I could say "after the rain" here, dreams. But if this keeps up I'm going to need to borrow your umbrella.

Peet's Lion Mountain Keemun.

VydorScope · 03-30-2014, 02:32 PM

Snowing again here in Va. Started as hail, then moved to wintery mix, to snow, to wintery mix, to wind... its pretty confused right now.

Coffee in ye old mug.

Hope you get it all worked out quickly KK!

kindlekitten · 03-30-2014, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by CRussel

Good morning. Another bit of wet today. We don't particularly need it, thank you, I'm ready for the wet to be gone. More to the point, our friends just south of here, in Washington, don't need it AT ALL. They have had the wettest March on record. Ever. And the devastating slide. (KK, is it as bad out on the peninsula as it is inland a bit? )

IAC, I've personally had enough, and pooh's sisters are also tired of it and would like a day or two of sun to dry things out.

Peet's English Breakfast tea

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRussel

Wish I could say "after the rain" here, dreams. But if this keeps up I'm going to need to borrow your umbrella.

Peet's Lion Mountain Keemun.

We've definitely been having epic rains and saying the grounds are super saturated is putting it mildly. I've been wanting to Roto till for a few weeks now but if I had I would have lost that soil. We have very few areas that are as tenuous as that particular area that slid. Having said that, our main area of town runs right along the coast and the street above it is a directly vertical climb of about thirty to forty straight up. To the best of my knowledge it has always been very stable. We're bringing our town back from obscurity and have made a lot of citizen(not public money driven) improvements. It would be heartbreaking to lose it after all this work and energy.

It's sunny and breezy, not quite warm 54, but I have the sliding door to the Catio open so all the fur kids can come and go. Kind of feel obliged to go to the puppy park but feel equally obliged to work on the inside with surgeries looming

cromag · 03-30-2014, 04:14 PM

Good luck, kindlekitten!

Second mug of tea waiting on the kitchen counter.

ProfCrash · 03-30-2014, 06:29 PM

Snow then rain. Pu erh all day

poohbear_nc · 03-30-2014, 07:14 PM

Best of luck KK with your upcoming medical 'adventures' - all wing feathers crossed for you! Keep your furry family close at all times.

After a very windy day .... heading towards a soothing Talisker ... high winds always put my nerves on edge [ever since the tree fell on my house during Hurricane Fran - not something you ever forget]

kindlekitten · 03-30-2014, 07:59 PM

Btw, I would like to extend an open invitation to all of you to come visit our little town that wouldn't stay dead

CRussel · 03-30-2014, 08:25 PM

And that little town is?

Phoenix Mountain Oolong this afternoon, as I crank out more drivel^h^h^h^h^h^h clear and lucid prose.

CRussel · 03-30-2014, 11:23 PM

Ah, that's the way to interfere with my work day. My DW just cooked up a serious Sunday dinner: Rack of Lamb with root vegetables roasted in duck fat, and a 1997 Phelps Insignia. And I mostly have avoided the red wine headache. I have a bit of a shadow headache, but not the full bore monster. And the Phelps is hanging in there well. This was one of the very best red wines of 1997, anywhere in the world, and we had a case of them. But this and only one more left.

dreams · 03-31-2014, 01:32 AM

Pulling weeds after it has rained is always so much easier.

I wish it would hold off long enough to get the whole yard done.

Peet's Anniversary Blend coffee in my cup.

CRussel · 03-31-2014, 01:01 PM

Ah, no need for pulling weeds -- poohbear_nc's 6 sisters here take care of that. No weeds, no dandelions, nada. Of course, also not much in the way of grass, but think of all the mowing I save.

Peet's Major Dickason's coffee this morning, with Lion Mountain Keemun when I finish the coffee.

ProfCrash · 03-31-2014, 01:09 PM

Pu erh in my mug. It is amazing how many people look at my infuser and tell me how challenging they think it is to make loose leaf tea. I tell them you put the infuser in your mug, you place tea in the infuser, you place hot water into the mug. Not very challenging. They continue to look confused. It baffles me how such a simple process is so challenging to so many people.

dreams · 03-31-2014, 02:11 PM

Peet's Anniversary Blend coffee in my cup.

kindlekitten · 03-31-2014, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRussel

Ah, no need for pulling weeds -- poohbear_nc's 6 sisters here take care of that. No weeds, no dandelions, nada. Of course, also not much in the way of grass, but think of all the mowing I save.

Peet's Major Dickason's coffee this morning, with Lion Mountain Keemun when I finish the coffee.

Do you have many cities our raccoons in the area?

CRussel · 03-31-2014, 04:10 PM

There's at least one raccoon in the area, I've spotted him a couple of times. But he can't get into the coop (I take their safety seriously!) and he hasn't been able to sneak up on them in daylight. I did loose one about a year ago to a mink. And I've had an occasional problem with a feral cat in the neighbourhood. Those are part of the inevitable byproduct of allowing them to free range. But at night, they're tucked into their Taj MaHen. And nothing short of an annoyed bear is getting in there. 1/4" wire mesh on all four sides and top, and down into the soil for 24 inches. And a latch on the door that even a raccoon hasn't managed to figure out yet.

More Lion Mountain Keemun.

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03-30-2014, 02:20 PM	#28096
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,300 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Wish I could say "after the rain" here, dreams. But if this keeps up I'm going to need to borrow your umbrella. Peet's Lion Mountain Keemun.

03-30-2014, 02:32 PM	#28097
VydorScope Wizard Posts: 3,418 Karma: 35207650 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: iPad	Snowing again here in Va. Started as hail, then moved to wintery mix, to snow, to wintery mix, to wind... its pretty confused right now. Coffee in ye old mug. Hope you get it all worked out quickly KK!

03-30-2014, 04:14 PM	#28099
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,587 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	Good luck, kindlekitten! Second mug of tea waiting on the kitchen counter.

03-30-2014, 06:29 PM	#28100
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Snow then rain. Pu erh all day

03-30-2014, 07:14 PM	#28101
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,901 Karma: 135242149 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Best of luck KK with your upcoming medical 'adventures' - all wing feathers crossed for you! Keep your furry family close at all times. After a very windy day .... heading towards a soothing Talisker ... high winds always put my nerves on edge [ever since the tree fell on my house during Hurricane Fran - not something you ever forget]

03-30-2014, 07:59 PM	#28102
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	Btw, I would like to extend an open invitation to all of you to come visit our little town that wouldn't stay dead

03-30-2014, 08:25 PM	#28103
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,300 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	And that little town is? Phoenix Mountain Oolong this afternoon, as I crank out more drivel^h^h^h^h^h^h clear and lucid prose.

03-30-2014, 11:23 PM	#28104
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,300 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Ah, that's the way to interfere with my work day. My DW just cooked up a serious Sunday dinner: Rack of Lamb with root vegetables roasted in duck fat, and a 1997 Phelps Insignia. And I mostly have avoided the red wine headache. I have a bit of a shadow headache, but not the full bore monster. And the Phelps is hanging in there well. This was one of the very best red wines of 1997, anywhere in the world, and we had a case of them. But this and only one more left.

03-31-2014, 01:32 AM	#28105
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,110 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Pulling weeds after it has rained is always so much easier. I wish it would hold off long enough to get the whole yard done. Peet's Anniversary Blend coffee in my cup.

03-31-2014, 01:01 PM	#28106
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,300 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Ah, no need for pulling weeds -- poohbear_nc's 6 sisters here take care of that. No weeds, no dandelions, nada. Of course, also not much in the way of grass, but think of all the mowing I save. Peet's Major Dickason's coffee this morning, with Lion Mountain Keemun when I finish the coffee.

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03-31-2014, 01:09 PM	#28107
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Pu erh in my mug. It is amazing how many people look at my infuser and tell me how challenging they think it is to make loose leaf tea. I tell them you put the infuser in your mug, you place tea in the infuser, you place hot water into the mug. Not very challenging. They continue to look confused. It baffles me how such a simple process is so challenging to so many people.

03-31-2014, 02:11 PM	#28108
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,110 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Peet's Anniversary Blend coffee in my cup.

03-31-2014, 04:10 PM	#28110
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,300 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	There's at least one raccoon in the area, I've spotted him a couple of times. But he can't get into the coop (I take their safety seriously!) and he hasn't been able to sneak up on them in daylight. I did loose one about a year ago to a mink. And I've had an occasional problem with a feral cat in the neighbourhood. Those are part of the inevitable byproduct of allowing them to free range. But at night, they're tucked into their Taj MaHen. And nothing short of an annoyed bear is getting in there. 1/4" wire mesh on all four sides and top, and down into the soil for 24 inches. And a latch on the door that even a raccoon hasn't managed to figure out yet. More Lion Mountain Keemun.