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Hi everyone!
Sorry I've been so absent in posting, just been spending time with Dennis, plus working, plus dealing with getting our house built. Anyway, we are all doing well and settling in really well in Australia. Loving it here and it already feels like home. Funniest thing happened the other night. We have these "downlights" in our ceiling, which is raked. In the kitchen there are 4 lights and 2 turn on with one light switch in the kitchen and 1 also turns on with another light switch in the kitchen. These are the ones we usually use. The last light can only be turned on by a switch located in the hallway going to the spare bedrooms, so we always forget about it and don't turn it on. The other night, Dennis turned in on in an effort to get some mood lighting and he left off the 3 lights we usually turn on. The lights are fairly flush with the ceiling but stick out a bit. This caused this funny shadow from one of the "off" light fixtures to be cast right where the wall and the raked ceiling meet. Vino instantly noticed something abnormal and got really agitated about it. He got up on the dining room table (very unusual) and then on the kitchen counter (even more unusual!) and stood there, poised to jump in bug eyed, perky eared readiness. Dennis and I were laughing our heads off because it was so obvious to us what it was. Then Dennis decided to screw with Vino's head even more and said, "Get it Vino, get it!" in a really excited voice. This is what we used to say when Vino was stalking a lizard in Thailand. It gets him super excited and we were delighted to see that it still works! So much for cats having a short memory! Vino got even more into it and ended up stalking the shadow for a good 10 minutes more. As for other news, or updates rather, Vino is doing well since his blockage and has had no other scares of re-occurance. He loves his c/d food and is getting back to begging for breakfast and dinner, and has gained all the weight back that he lost. His fur has grown back on the wound on his back and on his arms and throat where he was shaved for tests and IV's. He is enjoying the back yard but mostly wants to be out there when we are. If we are inside he is most likely to be found on his spot on the bed or else lounging on our lawn chairs which are just on the outside of the french doors. Another thing he enjoys is perching on the wooden surround of our vegetable beds in the back, from where he can look up this extremely tall tree and watch the kookaburras and the ringneck parrots. As for Dennis and me, we're doing well. Our planning permission came thru ok and we are now waiting on the quote from the builder... Can just tell it will be way out of our planned budget but what else is there to do but go ahead anyway... It will just get more and more expensive to build a house the longer we wait so we might as well get it over with now. Loving our plans, can't wait, so excited to finally have our own house! Building boom here dictates that it will take at least a year to build so we will be happy to be in there by next Xmas. Dennis is off to work again on Monday so hopefully I'll be posting again more then. But who knows because I'll also be moving from working 3 days a week to working 6 days. Good thing I really, really like my job :-) Hugs and purrs to everyone! -- Britta Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album |
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On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 23:50:29 +0800, "badwilson"
wrote: I'm glad everything is going so well for you all Britta! Don't stay away so long |
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badwilson wrote:
Hi everyone! Sorry I've been so absent in posting, just been spending time with Dennis, plus working, plus dealing with getting our house built. It's great to hear from you again Britta, I'm glad it was just RL keeping you away from the group and very glad your life in Australia is going so well. -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk |
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Hey Britta,
Good to hear from you! Sounds like things are going great. Hope the estimate for your house isn't *too* high! And I'm really happy to hear that Vino is back to his old self, that his fur has grown back and his weight is back to normal. Whew! That was a long ordeal. It's great that he gets to enjoy the outdoors, too. Joyce |
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badwilson wrote: Hi everyone! Sorry I've been so absent in posting, just been spending time with Dennis, plus working, plus dealing with getting our house built. Anyway, we are all doing well and settling in really well in Australia. Loving it here and it already feels like home. Funniest thing happened the other night. We have these "downlights" in our ceiling, which is raked. In the kitchen there are 4 lights and 2 turn on with one light switch in the kitchen and 1 also turns on with another light switch in the kitchen. These are the ones we usually use. The last light can only be turned on by a switch located in the hallway going to the spare bedrooms, so we always forget about it and don't turn it on. The other night, Dennis turned in on in an effort to get some mood lighting and he left off the 3 lights we usually turn on. The lights are fairly flush with the ceiling but stick out a bit. This caused this funny shadow from one of the "off" light fixtures to be cast right where the wall and the raked ceiling meet. Vino instantly noticed something abnormal and got really agitated about it. He got up on the dining room table (very unusual) and then on the kitchen counter (even more unusual!) and stood there, poised to jump in bug eyed, perky eared readiness. Dennis and I were laughing our heads off because it was so obvious to us what it was. Then Dennis decided to screw with Vino's head even more and said, "Get it Vino, get it!" in a really excited voice. This is what we used to say when Vino was stalking a lizard in Thailand. It gets him super excited and we were delighted to see that it still works! So much for cats having a short memory! Vino got even more into it and ended up stalking the shadow for a good 10 minutes more. As for other news, or updates rather, Vino is doing well since his blockage and has had no other scares of re-occurance. He loves his c/d food and is getting back to begging for breakfast and dinner, and has gained all the weight back that he lost. His fur has grown back on the wound on his back and on his arms and throat where he was shaved for tests and IV's. He is enjoying the back yard but mostly wants to be out there when we are. If we are inside he is most likely to be found on his spot on the bed or else lounging on our lawn chairs which are just on the outside of the french doors. Another thing he enjoys is perching on the wooden surround of our vegetable beds in the back, from where he can look up this extremely tall tree and watch the kookaburras and the ringneck parrots. As for Dennis and me, we're doing well. Our planning permission came thru ok and we are now waiting on the quote from the builder... Can just tell it will be way out of our planned budget but what else is there to do but go ahead anyway... It will just get more and more expensive to build a house the longer we wait so we might as well get it over with now. Loving our plans, can't wait, so excited to finally have our own house! Building boom here dictates that it will take at least a year to build so we will be happy to be in there by next Xmas. Dennis is off to work again on Monday so hopefully I'll be posting again more then. But who knows because I'll also be moving from working 3 days a week to working 6 days. Good thing I really, really like my job :-) Hugs and purrs to everyone! -- Britta Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album I figured Dennis was home for a few and that you were "busy;o)". That's great about building your house. And extra great that the Orange One is fully recovered. Suz&Spicey |
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badwilson wrote:
As for other news, or updates rather, Vino is doing well since his blockage and has had no other scares of re-occurance. He loves his c/d food and is getting back to begging for breakfast and dinner, and has gained all the weight back that he lost. His fur has grown back on the wound on his back and on his arms and throat where he was shaved for tests and IV's. Yay! Go Vino! Sounds like all is well for you guys! Cheers. Victor -- Victor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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badwilson wrote:
Hi everyone! Sorry I've been so absent in posting, just been spending time with Dennis, plus working, plus dealing with getting our house built. Anyway, we are all doing well and settling in really well in Australia. Loving it here and it already feels like home. We were starting to worry about you, Britta. It's good to hear all is well. Poor Vino, foiled by a shadow (and bad, bad Dennis!). -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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"badwilson" wrote in message ... ..... Anyway, we are all doing well and settling in really well in Australia. ..... Britta Hi Britta, It's good to hear from you again and that you are enjoying your new place. Does Dennis get more time at home here? Annie |
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badwilson wrote:
Hi everyone! Sorry I've been so absent in posting, just been spending time with Dennis, plus working, plus dealing with getting our house built. Anyway, we are all doing well and settling in really well in Australia. Loving it here and it already feels like home. Funniest thing happened the other night. We have these "downlights" in our ceiling, which is raked. In the kitchen there are 4 lights and 2 turn on with one light switch in the kitchen and 1 also turns on with another light switch in the kitchen. These are the ones we usually use. The last light can only be turned on by a switch located in the hallway going to the spare bedrooms, so we always forget about it and don't turn it on. The other night, Dennis turned in on in an effort to get some mood lighting and he left off the 3 lights we usually turn on. The lights are fairly flush with the ceiling but stick out a bit. This caused this funny shadow from one of the "off" light fixtures to be cast right where the wall and the raked ceiling meet. Vino instantly noticed something abnormal and got really agitated about it. He got up on the dining room table (very unusual) and then on the kitchen counter (even more unusual!) and stood there, poised to jump in bug eyed, perky eared readiness. Dennis and I were laughing our heads off because it was so obvious to us what it was. Then Dennis decided to screw with Vino's head even more and said, "Get it Vino, get it!" in a really excited voice. This is what we used to say when Vino was stalking a lizard in Thailand. It gets him super excited and we were delighted to see that it still works! So much for cats having a short memory! Vino got even more into it and ended up stalking the shadow for a good 10 minutes more. As for other news, or updates rather, Vino is doing well since his blockage and has had no other scares of re-occurance. He loves his c/d food and is getting back to begging for breakfast and dinner, and has gained all the weight back that he lost. His fur has grown back on the wound on his back and on his arms and throat where he was shaved for tests and IV's. He is enjoying the back yard but mostly wants to be out there when we are. If we are inside he is most likely to be found on his spot on the bed or else lounging on our lawn chairs which are just on the outside of the french doors. Another thing he enjoys is perching on the wooden surround of our vegetable beds in the back, from where he can look up this extremely tall tree and watch the kookaburras and the ringneck parrots. As for Dennis and me, we're doing well. Our planning permission came thru ok and we are now waiting on the quote from the builder... Can just tell it will be way out of our planned budget but what else is there to do but go ahead anyway... It will just get more and more expensive to build a house the longer we wait so we might as well get it over with now. Loving our plans, can't wait, so excited to finally have our own house! Building boom here dictates that it will take at least a year to build so we will be happy to be in there by next Xmas. Dennis is off to work again on Monday so hopefully I'll be posting again more then. But who knows because I'll also be moving from working 3 days a week to working 6 days. Good thing I really, really like my job :-) Hugs and purrs to everyone! Hi Britta! Are you by any change coming up to Purrth to watch the air race this weekend ? |
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Welcome back Britta - its good to hear that you, Dennis, and Vino are doing
so well. Good luck with your house building - painful but worth it! Susan M Otis and Chester "badwilson" wrote in message ... Hi everyone! Sorry I've been so absent in posting, just been spending time with Dennis, plus working, plus dealing with getting our house built. Anyway, we are all doing well and settling in really well in Australia. Loving it here and it already feels like home. Funniest thing happened the other night. We have these "downlights" in our ceiling, which is raked. In the kitchen there are 4 lights and 2 turn on with one light switch in the kitchen and 1 also turns on with another light switch in the kitchen. These are the ones we usually use. The last light can only be turned on by a switch located in the hallway going to the spare bedrooms, so we always forget about it and don't turn it on. The other night, Dennis turned in on in an effort to get some mood lighting and he left off the 3 lights we usually turn on. The lights are fairly flush with the ceiling but stick out a bit. This caused this funny shadow from one of the "off" light fixtures to be cast right where the wall and the raked ceiling meet. Vino instantly noticed something abnormal and got really agitated about it. He got up on the dining room table (very unusual) and then on the kitchen counter (even more unusual!) and stood there, poised to jump in bug eyed, perky eared readiness. Dennis and I were laughing our heads off because it was so obvious to us what it was. Then Dennis decided to screw with Vino's head even more and said, "Get it Vino, get it!" in a really excited voice. This is what we used to say when Vino was stalking a lizard in Thailand. It gets him super excited and we were delighted to see that it still works! So much for cats having a short memory! Vino got even more into it and ended up stalking the shadow for a good 10 minutes more. As for other news, or updates rather, Vino is doing well since his blockage and has had no other scares of re-occurance. He loves his c/d food and is getting back to begging for breakfast and dinner, and has gained all the weight back that he lost. His fur has grown back on the wound on his back and on his arms and throat where he was shaved for tests and IV's. He is enjoying the back yard but mostly wants to be out there when we are. If we are inside he is most likely to be found on his spot on the bed or else lounging on our lawn chairs which are just on the outside of the french doors. Another thing he enjoys is perching on the wooden surround of our vegetable beds in the back, from where he can look up this extremely tall tree and watch the kookaburras and the ringneck parrots. As for Dennis and me, we're doing well. Our planning permission came thru ok and we are now waiting on the quote from the builder... Can just tell it will be way out of our planned budget but what else is there to do but go ahead anyway... It will just get more and more expensive to build a house the longer we wait so we might as well get it over with now. Loving our plans, can't wait, so excited to finally have our own house! Building boom here dictates that it will take at least a year to build so we will be happy to be in there by next Xmas. Dennis is off to work again on Monday so hopefully I'll be posting again more then. But who knows because I'll also be moving from working 3 days a week to working 6 days. Good thing I really, really like my job :-) Hugs and purrs to everyone! -- Britta Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album |
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