Yes, I'm so Happy! 2012

[Hans J]

here a "nice" video from melbourne metro :

http://dumbwaystodie.com/

[angie]

Not bad Hans, my great neice liked the song.

Angie 

[Hans J]

Angie ,

your neice has a good taste 

I have read today that this video has since 6.11.12 around 11.343.081 (!!!) clicks ...

not bad !

[Anthony Darby]

I'll try to remember it when I'm in Melbourne at the end of January.

[Arie.v]

I'm so happy because today I retired from my job, 45 years as a plant-propagator for a local nursery, and now I can start playing in my just build greenhouse at home, all I have to do is build the plant tables and I'm ready to go.
I will use it for seeding, cuttings and grafting.
My kids say "that is not retiring dad"
Hope to participate more on the forum (I'm a lurker)
And in May hope to meet up with some of the forum members in Prague

[Martinr]

Congratulations Arie, this 6 month veteran of retirement hasn't regretted it for one minute.

[Anthony Darby]

Congratulations Arie. You'll soon wonder how you found time to do the things you did before you retired. Enjoy your new greenhouse.

[angie]

Enjoy your retirement. Looking forward to all your posts now that you have loads of spare time, well time to do what you want when you want, enjoy.

Angie 

[David Nicholson]

Enjoy it Arie.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Have lots of fun Arie !

[David Nicholson]

Going to see The Albion Band tonight in Ivybridge (complete with Ashley Hutchings and Simon Nicol) one of a series of "small venue" concerts they do around Christmas time playing traditional Christmas stuff. Provided they can actually get here through the floods should be good.

[David Nicholson]

Stonkingly good gig. Small venue, audience of around 150 and almost as if they were playing in my own front room. Ashley Hutchins on bass and vocals, Simon Nicol on guitars and vocals, Kellie While on guitar and vocals and Simon Care on percussion and melodians. Lots of traditional folky Christmas stuff with audience invited to sing along or clap, with assured playing you'd expect from people with their experience. Kellie While was new on me, although I had heard of her mother Chris While who also used to be in one of The Albion Bands many incarnations. Simon Care introduced her as "having the voice of an angel" and he was spot on, she did a hauntingly beautiful version of Joni Mitchell's "River" .

 

[Maggi Young]

 

a hauntingly beautiful version of Joni Mitchell's "River" .

one of my favourites- used to sing it myself ---  "it's coming on Christmas, they're cutting down trees, they're putting up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace - oh, I wish I had a river, I could skate away on.... "

 Crikey.... got a nasty shock when I played the video --- as I turned the sound up, it activated another window I had open with the sound turned down- very odd juxtaposition of tunes with some ragtime and Joni!

[Lesley Cox]

well i enjoyed my steak, the doglets steak  didnt even touch the sides as they ate it  Im sure they  enjoyed it in their own way 

I've often thought what a waste and shame it is that dogs, given something they especially love to eat, gulp it down so fast they can't possibly taste it. Can we train them to chew slowly and get every last bit of pleasure from the treat? Don't suppose so.

[Maggi Young]

I've often thought what a waste and shame it is that dogs, given something they especially love to eat, gulp it down so fast they can't possibly taste it. Can we train them to chew slowly and get every last bit of pleasure from the treat? Don't suppose so.

This is something to which I've given much thought, over the years  - yes, I know, I'm a strange person.

I believe that dogs have such a tremendously sensitive sense of smell that they probably get as much
( more!) pleasure from the smell of any food before it has reached their mouth as we get having chewed it thoroughly.   They'd never look  so pleased  with a treat otherwise, I'm sure!