Class of March 2013 Part 42
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Good morning Marchers from a Paradisiacal heatwave (double figures). I'm looking forward to a weekend mainly at home, it's definitely middle age when a Saturday night of "Father Brown" followed by "Doc Martin" along with your knitting is something you look forward to. In the meantime there is a day's work to do.
I hope you all have an enjoyable weekend.
I hope you all have an enjoyable weekend.
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We've come to the end of Doc Martin on Netflix. Louisa has been getting on my nerves. Martin has been EXTREMELY considerate and kind--he has undergone a real seismic shift--and nothing's ever good enough for her. She's perpetually sour!
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Gilmer and Marcher: You both mentioned Doc Martin and Marcher, Father Brown. Gilmer, I think that is the end of the series as well, although I may be mistaken. Marcher, I love watching Father Brown on PBS, it is shown in my area on Thursday evenings. I love watching these quality shows.
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Hi everyone. I was at the Farmer's Market this morning, pickings are (relatively) slim at this time of the year but it's always worth a visit. We also hit the mid-teens temperature wise so I went for a decent walk with Marcher Dog and now I'm working on some preserved lemons for gifts and for me. My lovely friend C gave me a bag of gloriously fat homegrown lemons -- a stone, 14lb in the old language!
Gilmer I agree re Louisa!
1Day if you enjoy Father Brown, check out Peak Practice -- it's the same sort of quality viewing.
Our box of seeds arrived yesterday so I plan to get organised for spring planting this afternoon. I know it's ages away but I like thinking about it.
Have a good day peeps.
Gilmer I agree re Louisa!
1Day if you enjoy Father Brown, check out Peak Practice -- it's the same sort of quality viewing.
Our box of seeds arrived yesterday so I plan to get organised for spring planting this afternoon. I know it's ages away but I like thinking about it.
Have a good day peeps.
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Gosh Peak Practice? That's going back a few years! I think one of the doctors in that was in Cold Feet with Jimmy Nesbitt. loved that series!
How is everyone? It 's pretty quiet here just now, I guess it's summer for a lot of us. Though it's currently stair rods outside here, not much sipummer in my neck of the woods. If all y'all want an idea of where I live, the Open at St Andrews is a few miles away from me. In fact we often go into St Andrews to shop and for meals.
Hugs xx
How is everyone? It 's pretty quiet here just now, I guess it's summer for a lot of us. Though it's currently stair rods outside here, not much sipummer in my neck of the woods. If all y'all want an idea of where I live, the Open at St Andrews is a few miles away from me. In fact we often go into St Andrews to shop and for meals.
Hugs xx
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Originally Posted by tootsl1 
Though it's currently stair rods outside here, not much sipummer in my neck of the woods.
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I can help with the first bit LOL
& I think Toot's finger slipped with 'sipummer' 
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Raining stair-rods = Raining very heavily.
This is a colloquial North of England expression. Stair-rods are the metal rods that hold stair-carpets in place on each step. The allusion is to rain which is so heavy as to appear like falling stair-rods.
This is a colloquial North of England expression. Stair-rods are the metal rods that hold stair-carpets in place on each step. The allusion is to rain which is so heavy as to appear like falling stair-rods.
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Just found out a couple of hours ago that the son of a partner that I'm working with died of a drug overdose this past weekend. I now have to jump on a plane to SF to do some damage control with the client, as the partner won't be around for a few weeks.
Everyone at work is say how much of a tragedy this is. That they can't even imagine the pain that this partner is going through. I don't have to imagine. I put my family through it. I barely even know this guy, let alone his son, and I am crushed that another person lost his life to this and another family is torn apart. Of course I can't say anything at work, so it's just more of the same, "those poor drug addicts." But inside I'm crying and thinking, "that could have been me."
I know now what they all would have said about me if I hadn't pulled through in March '13.
I'll be back in Philly on Friday.
Everyone at work is say how much of a tragedy this is. That they can't even imagine the pain that this partner is going through. I don't have to imagine. I put my family through it. I barely even know this guy, let alone his son, and I am crushed that another person lost his life to this and another family is torn apart. Of course I can't say anything at work, so it's just more of the same, "those poor drug addicts." But inside I'm crying and thinking, "that could have been me."
I know now what they all would have said about me if I hadn't pulled through in March '13.
I'll be back in Philly on Friday.
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Good morning Marchers from a sunny Paradise. My new volunteer position had me at a marathon three hour committee meeting last night, yes we did get through a helluva lot but it reminded me of why I swore off meetings for a very long time. Strangely enough when I got home at 9pm and opened the fridge to get out my dinner to heat up, my eye lit on a wine bottle in there. How classic of HALT! Of course I was both very Hungry and very Tired and all I had to do was kick my brain into gear and get out my chinotto and eat. Which I hasten to add is what I did.
DD sometimes events really cut close to home don't they. I hope the damage control trip goes as well as possible.
Have a good day all.
DD sometimes events really cut close to home don't they. I hope the damage control trip goes as well as possible.
Have a good day all.
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Sorry to hear that, DD. When we hear of things like that I think it is a reminder of how close we have come. So very sad!
Marcher, I doubt the occasional need to remember HALT and why we are sober will ever completely go away ... Though perhaps it does for some. It sounds like you've got a bear by the tail with that volunteer job!
Trachy, how are you holding up?
Gilmer, I hope you've had a little decompression time after months of stresses!
Toots and Dee, raining stair rods is definitely a new one for my vocabulary
1Day, how are you doing?
Budd?
Best to all Marchers from vacationland :-)
Marcher, I doubt the occasional need to remember HALT and why we are sober will ever completely go away ... Though perhaps it does for some. It sounds like you've got a bear by the tail with that volunteer job!
Trachy, how are you holding up?
Gilmer, I hope you've had a little decompression time after months of stresses!
Toots and Dee, raining stair rods is definitely a new one for my vocabulary
1Day, how are you doing?
Budd?
Best to all Marchers from vacationland :-)
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I hope you're having fun with vacationland, Sass!
I had one day of decompression. I was looking forward to tomorrow, but it has filled up with bureaucratic issues. Hopefully Wednesday I will just lock all the doors and pull down the shades and crawl into bed in a fetal position!
I had one day of decompression. I was looking forward to tomorrow, but it has filled up with bureaucratic issues. Hopefully Wednesday I will just lock all the doors and pull down the shades and crawl into bed in a fetal position!
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