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Nov 5, 2012

RE: What would you like for Christmas

It will be my 4th Christmas alone too

People often say they will have a lonely Christmas, but then you find out they have a brother or sister who will come around or they will only be spending Christmas day on their own and will go to someone's for Boxing day. It's when you have absolutely no-one at all for any of the Christmas or New Year period, that it's tough. I hate all the commercialism of Christmas, but I used to love making a home-made tree and decorating it with the little individual bits and pieces that I have accumulated over the years...each one is special, and the tree (a branch from a beech tree) looked so pretty. I don't bother now, cause it just kind of rubs salt in the wounds.

Nov 5, 2012

RE: What is the #1 most important quality in a potential date?

Well... there were only two choices, so I put "honesty" but you wouldn't be able to determine that from a first date anyway.

I know that it's an old cliche, but a good sense of humour is hugely important to me. It's what gets me through the day quite often! Someone could be really attractive, but if they have no sense of humour, we would have nothing in common.

OPNov 5, 2012

Jan's Wildlife Forum - Part 3 (plus other nerdy stuff)

....Yeah, probably.

I had a strange thing happen today. I mentioned that I had had no blackbirds in the garden throughout the entire Summer. Well today I was out there lopping bits off the leylandii hedge to neaten it up a bit, and when I came in there were SEVEN blackbirds sitting on top of the bit of hedge that I'd cut! Males and females! They seemed to be acting very teritorial and were squabbling amongst themselves... the only explanation is that their nesting area (they like to nest in the hedge) had had a "makeover" so they were vying for property!

The same thing happened last year but with sparrows. They went crazy after my neighbour had cut the hedge for me. They seemed so excited and were in and out of the hedge for days afterwards! Weird huh! Hope the blackbirds aren't going to start nesting just yet!!!

Waaaaaaay too

Nov 4, 2012

RE: Room 101

- Rap "music"

- Boy bands

- Kerry Katona

Nov 4, 2012

RE: What would you like for Christmas

Ummmmmm....well, something that could be along the lines of tall, dark and handsome.... let me think now.....

- Timothy Olyphant?

- Chris Isaak?

- Gerard Butler?

- Hugh Jackman?

not fussy really - any of those would do very nicely

Thanks in advance

Nov 4, 2012

RE: whats your favourite alcoholic drink

good song...here's the link to the "Drinking Songs" thread:

http://www.connectingsingles.com/forum_0_196261_1/drinking_songs.htm

OPNov 4, 2012

Jan's Wildlife Forum - Part 3 (plus other nerdy stuff)

Well, that's true enough!!

Nov 4, 2012

RE: whats your favourite alcoholic drink

Done:

http://www.connectingsingles.com/forum_0_196261_1/drinking_songs.htm

Nov 4, 2012

RE: whats your favourite alcoholic drink

Remember the old days when we used to do "themed" song threads? We should do one on drinking songs!! Lotta' good country songs about drinking!!

OPNov 4, 2012

Jan's Wildlife Forum - Part 3 (plus other nerdy stuff)

"Space Dive" on BBC2 tonight (Sunday 4th November) at 8.30pm

I watched this live, and it blew me away! I was born too late, to appreciate the moon landing, so this was completely inspirational for me!

Nov 4, 2012

RE: whats your favourite alcoholic drink

Nov 4, 2012

RE: whats your favourite alcoholic drink

Nov 4, 2012

RE: whats your favourite alcoholic drink

Brasso

Nov 3, 2012

RE: whats your favourite alcoholic drink

Waiting patiently for Christmas, when Santa will bring me a bottle of Disaronno

Can't wait!!

Nov 3, 2012

RE: whats your favourite alcoholic drink

Ohhhhh, that's making my mouth water! I very rarely drink due to my health and my lack of pennies, but a there is nothing like a liqueur coffee to warm the cockles!!

Nov 3, 2012

RE: Independent Scotland

Nov 3, 2012

RE: Room 101

For goodness sake...will someone let that cat out for a weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

am gonna' raise the tone just slightly here

- Justin Beiber!

- Politicians!

- Text speak on e-mails!

OPNov 3, 2012

Jan's Wildlife Forum - Part 3 (plus other nerdy stuff)

Don't worry...size isn't everything

OPNov 3, 2012

Jan's Wildlife Forum - Part 3 (plus other nerdy stuff)

Yeah, "Etchings" would be a good name! I have always wanted to have a go at falconry. Looked a golden eagle in the eye in Perth shopping centre once (they were promoting the local falconry centre I think). That was absolutely amazing! He was just so "cool"....just sat there completely content, watching everybody and everything!! I was about 1' away from him!

...Yeah, I haven't had any blackbirds in the garden this summer either. Very strange.

OPNov 3, 2012

Jan's Wildlife Forum - Part 3 (plus other nerdy stuff)

You're welcome

Woops....nearly forgot!

Oct 30, 2012

RE: Deadwood

http://www.ashtag.org/

OPOct 30, 2012

Jan's Wildlife Forum - Part 3 (plus other nerdy stuff)

Did anyone watch "Autumnwatch" tonight? It is only on for four nights this time, so every night counts!

They are up near Beauly, north of Inverness. I used to live up that way, so the entire program was making me ache with homesickness, esp when they were showing the pine martins. When I lived in Wester Ross, they would come and feed from the fence, or sometimes the kitchen windowsill every night.... peanuts and jam, or sometimes bits of salmon! The kitchen window was open one evening, and "Peanut Willie" got a bit bold and came in my kitchen!!

It was one of those incredible experiences that I will never forget. I had to be very careful though because I was cooking for residential guests (at the outdoor centre where I worked), and all the guest were there - mostly Americans. They didn't realise that cute little Peanut Willie would have taken their fingers off without another thought!

Pity I don't have the photos to show you (they are all on old Kodak prints). Have some of pine martins outside a holiday cottage in Ardnamurchan a few years back. We were feeding them every night... amazing!

OPOct 30, 2012

Jan's Wildlife Forum - Part 3 (plus other nerdy stuff)

...Your own Harris Hawk? Wow!

That beats "come up and see my etchings"!!!!

How did you come to get him?

... Well, my neighbour (Gamekeeper-type of guy) told me that there weren't many berries around just now, but I went into town on the bus the other day and all the trees seemed laden with them!

OPOct 30, 2012

Jan's Wildlife Forum - Part 3 (plus other nerdy stuff)

Sorry...this was meant for Shortass.....I mean Uptall

OPOct 30, 2012

Jan's Wildlife Forum - Part 3 (plus other nerdy stuff)

Glad to see you still have that wicked SOH

Oct 30, 2012

RE: Deadwood

...Yeah, the disease that is killing the Ash trees is really frightening! You may be interested in the Wildlife Forum:

http://www.connectingsingles.com/forum_24_195874_1/jans_wildlife_forum_part_3_plus_other_nerdy_stuff.htm

It's not much, esp now that most of the folks that used to be on it have left CS. Could do with some fresh blood! .... maybe you could help with that, seeing as you seem to be fond of falling out of trees!

Oct 30, 2012

RE: Independent Scotland

Like I said...no Scots that I know are in favour of it ... and neither am I.

Oct 30, 2012

RE: Independent Scotland

Oct 30, 2012

RE: Take One - Add One

PORK CHOP

Oct 28, 2012

RE: Take One - Add One

drop down .... as in

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