and belly dance, you have to belly dance. i dare you!

Ummmmmmmm.....no, lets not and say I did.
Can I interest you in some lovely Canopic Jars?

what's a canopic jar when it's at home?

where did everyone go?

you can't all be gone to bed already. it is way to early..

chandelier swinging anyone? diving into the ball pool? a game of snooker? backgammon? laze by the fire with marshmallows in hot chocolate and tell stories?

once upon a time there was a cat....

I'm just going home and as usual I've missed all the fun....

Anybody around?

because it had a happy owner
it was terribly, terribly fat..
one day it jumped up on the sofa

to his disgust his belly flopped he found
he could not move.
he had no choice but to stay and become the
bp lounge loafer.

a meeting was held and it was decided
a diet must be imposed
poor cat decried but could not deny that
pounds had to be shed or he would forever
have to live and eat and have the sofa for his bed.
some people sniggered, the mice derided but
he ate the low fat bacon and munched some
low fat cheese
and in no time at all he did become
more supple at the knees.

now he can sometimes indulge
in a very small bowl of cream
and still beat the belly bulge and
jump about and be a dream
and play with string and everything
i think we'll call him lean.

i am very sad that nobody liked my story about the cat i was sure it was pulizer prize winning material! so i will just sit here quietly on the couch and munch on some peanuts while i contemplate the universe and drink a pot of coffee and

have a big bowl of beef stew with savoury scones - I brought plenty for everyone so dig in...

hot whiskeys for afters with lemon sorbet....yummy...we'll be the fat cats tonight..

Stew sounds great Irish thanks for bringing it along.

I think there is a bunch of feeling upended going on right now for many of us. Can you hang in there knowing you a vastly worthy and talented being?

I'll be back for some lemon sorbet rest assured!

Hi y'all.

I'm popping in for a moment before therapy. Bearing coffee.

I did an interview for a midwestern magazine earlier this morning about my insomnia. That was fun. My boyfriend didn't want me to do the interview because he doesn't think I actually have insomnia. Yet another one of my diagnosis like the Schizophrenia that he's in denial of. It's so irritating.

I bet it is Andrea. I'm sorry it's like that. Is he one of those people that don't believe Mental Illness exists? I have a friend like that...sometimes I'd like to bash him in the head.

congrats on the insomnia interview andrea - insomnia is a pain in the butt - and nobody ever believes it - weird!

i guess they just don't believe we can function as well as we do on so little sleep...

i want to smack them sometimes and say 'hey I am not lying, I swear!' lol - nurses in hospitals are always amazed that i am up half the night!

Beef stew is one of my favorite things in this world to eat, it is so comforting. Thanks irish, I can't wait to dig in. Hot whiskey is new for me but I'll try it. Good job on the interview Andrea. Sorry your boyfriend is in denial, thats got to be hard for you.

you have a measure of whiskey, add some honey, a slice of lemon, some cloves (i like only two) (and i prefer irish whiskey!) and fill up the glass with boiling water. tastes delicious and of course is a great cure for the common cold. that's our excuse and we're sticking to it!