Michael Palaeologus

Surely it depends on the dog? At home we always had Englsih Springer Spaniels, they hated being in the warmth and much preferred cold, muddy and wild conditions; but then they were working dogs and seemd impervious to all hardship - I remember one of them happily licking the vet as he stiched up a two inch wound on his chest after he ran through a barbed wire fence. They would stand around wet throught, freezing cold, tails wagging and happy as larry. If we went into a cafe with the Spaniels we would have to leave them outside because they hated the warmth and would pester to go outside. What distressed them was being left alone for too long, so we didnt. Amongst the melee of Spaniels was a Chihauhau called Pepe who was less than half the size of the Spaniels, twice the age and looked like a hairy cream pie. Nontheless he ruled the pack and hated any form of wetness or cold and would spend his days virually sitting in the fire. You cant generalise.

I got this warning from a different source

You could roast some pumpkin seens or pine nuts and scatter them on the top of the soup!

They used to do a nice seasoned Puffin at the ED Deli, but no longer. Apparently the big Supeys have a monopoly on supply nowadays. Tsk,bloody capitalism

Splitters!!

He will be back, he likes the sound of his own voice too much.

So, your first 2 posts are slagging off Puffin Crafts (whoever the may be) with no description of how they are crap. Dont know who are where these Puffin people are, but I would like to know why you think they are crap. In doing this please avoid slander.

So, the Singapore Slings having the desired effect then :))

A fave film. In the book "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" He is an Android.

Ooh so it is. Clever Mr Paul.

In technicolour! http://www.oneanother.ltd.uk/i/edf_party07.gif

Not something I have spent alot of time worrying about and I propose to continue that irresponsible state of mind. When tracking through old work emails I have found some from an Associate who sadly died a year ago. That was a little odd.

I have been through this twice with 2 sets of friends. I couple stayed together, 1 couple split. The reasons were of course complex, but at the core the issue seemed to be: a - the reasons why the other person strayed b - the willingness of the injured party to forgive c - a joint wish to stay together if possible d - children Where things broke down completely there were no kids and the straying party was bored in the relationship, the couple had moved apart as people and there had been an unsuccessfull attempt at IVF. Their reaction to the lack of success was very different with the injured party being quite sanguine about it and the one who strayed being bitterly disappointed. This then led to accusations of lack of support and a breakdown in trust and respect. A new partner was found who was newly single and new and shiny and so that was the end of the marriage. Where things were mended there were 2 kids - much loved and a lovely home. The problem was that the straying partner was spending most of their time away from home, was under huge work stress, had lost their father recently - this had brought up deeply buried issues from childhood (nothing sexual) and all of the precipitated a huge mid-life crisis. The straying was symptomatic of all of these problems. The inured party was of course angry, hurt and very bitter BUT could see what the issues were. Both parties fundamentally wanted the relationship to work and both were willing to put their family and their relationship before themselves as individuals. Much more time is now spent together as a family, there is much more talking and listening, there is a much higher awareness of just how much they rely on each other, mutual respect is now even stronger. I am not saying that things are perfect, no relationship is; but I uld put money on them being together for ever and ever amen.

Even Big-Mo CWALDers, we must forgive him for he knows not what he does.

*That CitizenED is eating .. MOTHER !!!!!!!!!!!!*

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A 1m long battery pack is hardly little ... but Ta :))

Sounds like an interesting twist - am liking it. I have just come back from the Pistachio Club. Rather nice, think I preferred it to Tandoori Nights.

Sadly the standard laws of business apply. Sell the raw materials and make some money, refine the raw materials and make SO much more.

Oh how those hemp bags were plugged

For some deja vu sex

By a lady who could do with being well laid (Sorry Lizzy :-$)

What can I decorate my cactus with? Baubles wont hang on the spines and putting a fairy on the top is just cruel (funny though). Where can I get some tinsel and small sparkly lights from? Its a big domestic cactus, but that means it is only 1 foot high.

We will do Jan, without a doubt. I was just looking to slip a crafty one in ..

Its an outside shot I know, but does anyone fancy a curry before Xmas? Say w/c 17/12. I can do 17, 18 and 19 at the moment. As UltraC suggests we could try one of the more contentious ones this time.