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COVID positivity rate here 19.6% over the last week. One of them next door found out today. No, my hermit self, does not socialize other than coffee on Saturday. The state is waiting to see if county imposes more restrictions. That would mean the powers that be would have to acknowledge it is a problem here. Not a chance.
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CM,

He was a fascinating man. Not a likable one! He was brutal!

Thanks for sharing that story with us. I love human interest stories.

I enjoy knowing what makes a person tick. It’s so interesting to know what goes on behind the scenes.

It’s fascinating how some incidents crush one person and another person will triumph.
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Dee,

My daughter just moved to Denver. She is claiming the same thing. Kooky weather!
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2 AM and it is pouring rain...nope, it is sleeting...now it is snowing...raining again...ice is forming on the trees and grass...CRACK--What was that!?!, It's raining again...now it snowing... CRACK, CRACK, CRACK. Was that thunder or a tree branch breaking? Oh, no! The lights have gone out--NO electricity!!!

9:00 AM The trees, bushes, cars, streets, sidewalks, etc. are covered with snow and ice. The temperature was 70 degrees yesterday and is 27 this morning. The sound of chain saws fills the air. The electricity finally came back on. Since most of the trees still have their leaves, there are many branches hanging down to the ground. Will need to wait until the weather warms up later this week. Luckily no tree limbs on my house, just all over the lawn. The neighbors' cars are surrounded by tree limbs, but none of the cars were damaged. This weather is SO crazy this year!!!
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My favourite Henry VIII anecdote happened at the end of his life - it was at the time treason to "prophesy the death of the king" (a piece of legislation rushed in for complicated reasons and really not thought through, just as happens nowadays) so you can imagine that the doctors, courtiers and councillors were all a bit jumpy about getting him to make plans: "Just tell him..." "YOU tell him - !"

Not for the first time he was way ahead of them, and gave instructions to form the Council for his 9 year old son, Edward VI. Somebody said "Er, your Grace, you've forgotten Stephen Gardiner?" And the king growled that he hadn't forgotten Gardiner* at all, he'd left him out on purpose because nobody else could keep the man under control.

*Bishop of Winchester and a really nasty piece of work. Later did his best to get Princess Elizabeth's head cut off but was outsmarted.

Don't forget that Anne of Cleves (wife #4) finished up with a substantial pension, complete independence from her horrible brothers, an honorary title as the King's Sister, and a very comfy house. It was a time when you seriously had to play your cards right, but she seems to have managed it to perfection.
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I love Downton Abbey series. The movie was good too.

Not everyone who played in the series was in the movie. I enjoyed it a lot.

For those who watched the series? Who is your favorite character?

I love Violet!
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Some liked Downton Abbey to study the pretentious social graces of the times.......

Sendhelp
Sep 7, 2020
The T.V. shows derived from the literary classics are amazing, teaching history and the social graces of the times.
Downton Abbey and Pride and Prejudice are but a few.

What amazed me was the sibling rivalry, gossip, and class differences, so very similar to today. Be careful though, one could learn too much about putting on airs accidentally mimicking bad behavior.

In Downton Abbey, one sister wrote to a foreign embassy to cause a scandal about her sister; the other sister ended that sister's engagement prospects with a word to her fiancee. Such hate!

In Pride and Prejudice, the main character was just as guilty of prejudice than those she wrote about, hated for their gossip and prejudice.
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I have been watching the series on the wives of King Henry. It’s awesome.

He was a horrible king!
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I've never watched Downtown Abbey. I've had it recommended to me but never felt an inclination to start watching it. I've seen little clips of it now and then but it didn't appeal to me plus watching the actors on it accept their awards on the oscars.........I don't know.......they all seemed pretentious and irritating.
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I could never get into Downtown Abbey.
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Downton Abbey has become available for free streaming so I've been watching every now and then, I'm into Season 2 and I'm not sure I can stomach any more of it. I can remember everyone obsessing over it - OMG why??
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His photo was on a birthday card, sent by an insurance company to me.

RIP Mr. Alex Trabek
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Yes, I was saddened to hear about Alex Trebek. A true classy gentleman and a fellow Canadian. I'll miss him. Watching Jeopardy is such a nice, normal thing to do. Now what? Who could replace him? :(
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Rest in peace, Alex Trebek.
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NPR did a lovely short thing on Alex this a.m. What a run he had. Considered himself a lucky and happy man, and said he even learned more through his illness. What a positive spirit. Made it to 80, and I say good on him. Hail the traveler. Brought a lot of joy to a lot of people. Nurses used to vie to have breaks when he was on!
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Another fan of Alex here. Rest In Peace, Alex.
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RIP Alex Trebek
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Send, sunset is now about 7pm here after what felt like the longest darkest winter.

Soon enough it will be 40 C degrees for days on end & I will be dreaming of a hot chocolate & cozy evenings on the couch under a blanket.

Enjoy the hygge ☺️
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Sunset used to be 8 p.m. in July.
Even with the hour time change, sunset is now 4:55 p.m.

That is too too early to lose the sun! I object!
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That was so very cute, good message, imo.
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We had two purebred Ocicats. Cleocatra lived to age 12 and Ozzie lived to age 20, 5 months and 5 days
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Loved that Glad. Thanks for sharing.
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This is so cute, had to share!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltjBT_TuUVA&feature=youtu.be
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Cali,

They do pick us! My friend’s cat had kittens. He knew that I loved cats. He asked if I wanted one and he would let me have the first pick of the litter.

I went to his house after I got off work and honestly all of the kittens were adorable.

A cute little tiger striped one reached out her tiny paw to play with me. She was feisty! I looked at my friend and said, “I want her!”

She lived in five different places with me. I had cats all of my life and I loved them all but she was my absolute favorite.

My husband was a dog person and told me he didn’t want a cat. I told him, “Love me, Love my cat! We are a package deal.” He must have loved me because he accepted the cat. The cat won him over.

I did stay with my cat and our little schnauzer until the end but I just couldn’t with my grey. My husband stayed with our grey.
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Haha Pam my mom says when she’s out in public with the fancy red rollator, that other seniors always say “OH! You have a Cadillac!”. Truth be told my husband ordered it for his mom off Amazon when her IPF got bad, she asked for red and then refused to use it. My mom would have picked purple but she sure does use the heck out of this red Cadillac! And the cat seems like to it too!

NHWM. Your vet was right, when it’s time to send our pets over the rainbow bridge, we are returning the favor. I truly believe in their ability to heal and provide emotional support. Their make our lives better so when they get old and/or sick, we return the favor by sending them peacefully over the bridge instead of letting them suffer! My cat died at almost 16 years old so I know that pain well. But unlike you I wasn’t strong enough to be there when she crossed the bridge, my husband had to do it. I got her my junior year of high school, October or November 1997. My dad worked for the parks department and I think she must have been sent to me because my dad went to work and it was coincidently the time of year when he had to go in at like 4am and he was at the park down the street from our house working in the dark when she brushed against his leg. She scared the crap out of him and for some reason he scooped her up, drove down the street to our house and handed her off to my mom who was NOT happy. We named her Kayla. She chose me to be her human. I truly believe she was sent to me, we had such a bond. All she wanted was to be with me!
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Pam,

You have the rollater but do your animals get rides all over with it? Hahaha, her cat 🐈 has it made! It’s like she’s on her throne riding in the Queen’s float!

My mom also had two rollaters. The one I bought her (the Bentley) and a second one from insurance too.

I couldn’t have given my dog a ride. I had a rescued greyhound! A little to big, right? LOL

I could have given my daughter’s toy poodle a ride! He thought he was a king or at least a prince or duke!

We spoil our animals, don’t we? I miss my grey. The poodle died and if he hadn’t he would be living in Denver with my daughter now.

One time my daughter borrowed one of my mom’s rollaters when she blew her knee out. She was using the seat to hold her snacks to watch movies in her room! Hahaha

One time I borrowed it after I fell in my kitchen and was sore for a week. I took it to Mass and boy did I get the special treatment!

The usher ordered others to let me sit at the end of the pew. The communion server brought communion to me so I wouldn’t have to walk to the alter.

I told my mom that I was going to borrow one of her rollaters each week for Mass. hahaha
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Worried my Mom also has a fancy red rollator! The el cheapo her insurance paid for is in her rec rom for rolling about that level, but Cadillac (as she calls it) is on the main level and the one we take out. She loves that red thing. My FIL liked it so much he had BIL buy him one!! Red must be the color!
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Cali,

You should videotape your cat. That would make an adorable video. So funny that your cat loves taking a ride on your mom’s rollater.

You know what people say about cats. We live with a cat. They don’t live with us. So true, right?

My cat lived to be 16. I cried and cried when she died. My vet gave me the entire box of tissues in his office.

Then my vet said something that really struck me. He said, “She has been a wonderful pet and loved you for giving her a good home. Now it’s time for you to return the favor by letting her go.”

I asked my vet if I could hold her until the end and he said, “Of course, you can.”

I cherish holding her in my arms until her last breath. She was my last kitty. She died 30 years ago. I am allergic to cats. My allergist told me after she was gone not to get another one. I had dogs after she died.

My cat was funny, smart and I just loved her with my whole heart. Our animals are part of the family.

What is the most mischievous thing that your cat has done?

I have a couple of stories. She jumped into my Christmas tree and shook all of the ornaments off! It gets worse! LOL, back then satin balls were popular.

I got up to get ready to go to work and went downstairs to make my usual pot of coffee.

There was my kitty lying on her back and shredding the satin balls between her paws!

My living room was completely covered in red satin thread!

My cat was really good about not jumping on the table or counters. I trained her not to do that.

Well, one evening she decided to jump on the table when my back was turned and she started eating a bowl of meatballs that I placed there for dinner. My husband is Italian!

She got into one of his favorite dinners. I was a bit nervous but fortunately I married a very chill, laid back guy who said to me, “Honey, where would you like to eat out for dinner?”
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Thanks NHWM!
My mom stays in the den all day, it has double doors and she parks the rollator at the door and Callie her cat lays on it. When mom gets up, Callie stays on the rollator and takes a ride! She was laying on it last night so I pushed her all over the house, my parents have a big open floor plan so there is plenty of room, I just pushed from room to room. She laid on the seat the whole time!

Alva I have seen those videos and love them! Our cat, actually he is really my daughters cat, is afraid of the robot vacuum plus he’s big & fat so I don’t think he will ever ride it hehe! It would be quite a sight to see! I am a cat person, I could have 10 cats and no human contact and be quite happy hehe! My daughters cat is part Siamese too but no idea how much. He really looked it when he was a kitten but now, not so much. He just looked like a regular black & white cat with blue eyes.
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Cali, leave it to a cat. They honestly are the most fun perverse creatures. Have you seen any of the videos where they ride those rhumba vacuums arond the house (or whatever they are called?). They delight in sitting on whatever thing you are trying to work with, read, etc. I love all animals, and have had lots of cats. My cat Allie was 99 44/100ths Siamese, and such a piece of work. Thought she was human. Enjoy your visit with your folks.
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