A scotia is the bit of decoration that covers where the wall joins the ceiling. In Canada I think you call them crown mouldings - at least that is what Mike Holmes (Holmes on Homes) calls them. I like that man. I always watch his show. It's not renovation that I would tackle, but I love how fussy he is about joins, tiles matching, waterproofing and how strongly he feels about shoddy workmanship. We would not get on, because I would be too slow for him!!!

No I am not painting Scotland - I couldn't get the right tartan paint. I was looking for the Fraser tartan (to which my mothers family in some dim, dark and distant time belonged) and not Black Watch or Stewart (Kirsty's variety)
I was going to attach some pics but the site is taking so long to upload that I could have painted a wall in the kitchen already. So if you want to know about tartans go to google and type in the name of the tartan. If you click on images, you will see what I am looking at.

A scotia is the bit of decoration that covers where the wall joins the ceiling. In Canada I think you call them crown mouldings - at least that is what Mike Holmes (Holmes on Homes) calls them. I like that man. I always watch his show. It's not renovation that I would tackle, but I love how fussy he is about joins, tiles matching, waterproofing and how strongly he feels about shoddy workmanship. We would not get on, because I would be too slow for him!!!
The bit of timber between the wall and the floor is called a skirting. Do NOT ask me why.

No I am not painting Scotland - I couldn't get the right tartan paint. I was looking for the Fraser tartan (to which my mothers family in some dim, dark and distant time belonged) and not Black Watch or Stewart (Kirsty's variety)
I was going to attach some pics but the site is taking so long to upload that I could have painted a wall in the kitchen already. So if you want to know about tartans go to google and type in the name of the tartan. If you click on images, you will see what I am looking at.

A scotia is the bit of decoration that covers where the wall joins the ceiling. In Canada I think you call them crown mouldings - at least that is what Mike Holmes (Holmes on Homes) calls them. I like that man. I always watch his show. It's not renovation that I would tackle, but I love how fussy he is about joins, tiles matching, waterproofing and how strongly he feels about shoddy workmanship. We would not get on, because I would be too slow for him!!!
The bit of timber between the wall and the floor is called a skirting. Do NOT ask me why.

No I am not painting Scotland - I couldn't get the right tartan paint. I was looking for the Fraser tartan (to which my mothers family in some dim, dark and distant time belonged) and not Black Watch or Stewart (Kirsty's variety)
I was going to attach some pics but the site is taking so long to upload that I could have painted a wall in the kitchen already. So if you want to know about tartans go to google and type in the name of the tartan. If you click on images, you will see what I am looking at.

Ok, so then it's not just my Internet connection that I suspected to be slow, but the site itself. Not just this thread either, sometimes the main page never loads properly.

Interesting Shad how we have such different names for the same things. We call both top and bottom - moulding. Crown moulding is the thicker, wider stuff at the top as opposed to the smaller half or quarter round that you sometimes find. And I suppose if you think out the logic, if the "crown" is up top, than "skirting" should be lower (on the floor). Who comes up with these terms? I daresay you wouldn't be too slow, just meticulous and if a job is worth doing, it's worth doing right. Particularly in home renovations which will come to "bite you" if you don't do them properly.

That's going to be quite a rug when you finish Rennie. And darned heavy too, but sounds as if it will be quite pretty. Where in the world did you find 16 kits of the same type?

Well my coffee is finished and I need to pop in the shower and get off to work shortly. No one is looking forward to this all day meeting except the managers who will be yakking. Supposed to be one of those things where they promote good communications between the royalty and the serfs

Have a good one peeps. I realize now I wished everyone a happy hump day yesterday and it's really today. Oh well, 2 in one week can't be all that bad

Happy Wednesday everyone!

I took advantage of the spring-like weather we had yesterday by going for a couple walks (one at lunch and one after work). Ahhh. Sunshine and temps near 60. Today is supposed to be a little warmer and then it's supposed to get colder and rainy. :P I hope at least some of this weekend will be nice.

Rennie - That's a gorgeous rug!! You hook rugs and quilt! You are very talented! It seems like a great hobby/craft. Is it hard to learn or just hard to learn how to do well? I'd love to make myself a rug, but then I'd be upset if anyone walked on it because I worked so hard on it. I REALLY like your "I have time" to exercise and eat right statements on your signature! YGG!

Shad - Anyone who says there aren't enough hours in the day needs to learn how you spend your time! You get so much accomplished! I'm in awe! Please pay heed to Happy's suggestion about a mask. You don't want to get junk in your lungs and get sick. What is the trip to Melbourne for - business or pleasure? I hope you have an enjoyable trip! Thanks for the travel tips and for the invite. DH and I will take you up on it, but like I said, it'll be a few years before we get there. I totally agree with you about Holmes on Homes - I like how meticulous he is too.

Happy - Sorry to hear you have an early ALL DAY meeting. Those can be SO draining! Hang in there. I am always amazed to see you up and posting after 11 pm. I'm definitely not a night owl. I fall asleep by 10, no matter what. Then I get up at 5:15 to start my day. As for building muscles, I really look forward to more of this flab burning off so I can see more muscle definition results. Right now, I only really see it when I flex my biceps. I hope someday my triceps stop waving and flapping And that I get at least a little definition in my upper and lower abs. Right now, I've got rolls and pouches, but they'll get smaller with time.

Well, got to get to work! I hope everyone has a great day!

Hugs,

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BACK CARLA~ I THINK I SAW YOU WAVING...I WAVED BACK. THESE KIDS ARE GREAT. AND BACK HERE TODAY. GLAD THE TRIP WENT WELL AND YOU HAD A GREAT TIME

MICHELLE~ GLAD WE WERE BOTH IN GOOD MOODS YESTERDAY AND MINE TOO WAS FROM THE WEATHER PREDICTION HOPE YOUR WEEKEND GOES THE WAY WE BOTH WANT IT TO!!! GOOD LUCK WITH THE WORK PROJECTS!!

HAPPY HOPE YOU ARE FEELING BETTER THIS MORNING. WHEN I READ YOUR POST THE FIRST THING THAT JUMPED INTO MY HEAD WAS: WHERE DO YOU PUT THE CLOTHES YOU WEAR WHEN YOU VISIT THE POUND? AND DO YOU CHANGE RIGHT AWAY WHEN YOU COME HOME? JUST SOMETHING THAT PASSED THRU THIS OVERWORKED MIND! OF COURSE I KNOW HOW I FEEL WITH SPRING IN THE "AIR" WE ARE ALL BREATHING NOW!!!

RENNIE~ CONGRATS ON THE HOOK RUG!! VERY BEAUTIFUL. I USED TO DO RUGS OUT OF HERRSHNER'S CATALOG. NOT SURE OF THE SPELLING. VERY NICE RUG AND CONGRATS ON THE 5K TOO!!

SHAD~ LAUGHING AT THE 15K GOOD LUCK ON THE MELBOURNE RUN!!! WAS THINKING OF YOU YESTERDAY AND SOME OF MY 3FC SISTERS. TRIED TO BEHAVE ACCORDINGLY AND BE STRONG WHEN ASKED FOR MORE FAVORS. I THINK I DID A GOOD JOB DIRECTING THEM AWAY FROM MYSELF. HOPE EVERYTHING THAT IS WET IN YOUR KITCHEN SUCCESSFULLY DRIED AND LOOKS GREAT!!

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I GOOGLED SCOTIA AND FOUND OUT IT CAN MEAN THE "MILLWORK PERTAINING TO A STAIRWAY AND ALSO THE OLDE NAME FOR IRELAND!! SO I AM GLAD SHAD HAS CLEARED UP THIS LITTLE DILEMMA IN ALL THREE OF HER POSTS

GOOD MORNING MISS HAPPY AND HOPE THE ALL DAY MEETING GOES QUICKLY BY!! HAPPY HUMPING TO YOU ALSO!!!

MICHELLE~ ENJOY THE SUNNY WEATHER

WELL LADIES I HAVE AGAIN SURVIVED ANOTHER ELECTION AND ALL THAT THAT CAN ENTAIL. IF PEOPLE DID THEIR JOBS RIGHT....HOW MUCH EASIER MY END OF IT WOULD BE. ONE VVERY GOOD THING THAT CAME OUT OF IT WAS A LOT OF NV'S!! BECAUSE OF MY BD PARTY THAT I HAD LAST MONT, A LOT OF PEOPLE ASKED ME TO CONMFIRM MY 61 YEARS. EVERYONE THOUGHT THEY HAD GOTTEN BAD INFORMATION FROM MY "FRIENDS". THE ONES ASKING MY AGE ARE SOME OF THEM...YOUNGER AND THE OTHERS ARE MY AGE. I DON'T LOOK LIKE ANY OF THEM MUST BE THE GOOD LIFE!!! I TOLE THEM ALL AGE IS ONLY A NUMBER IN YOUR MIND AND THAT I LOST MY MIND A LONG TIME AGO...ERGO I HAVEN'T ANY NUMBERS IN MINE I HAVE TO SAY I LOOKED GOOD YESTERDAY WEARING A MORE FORM FITTING TOP AND PANTS. BUT A LOT OF IT IS REALLY "ATTITUDE". YOU ARE WHAT YOU FEEL.
ALL IN ALL A VERY SUCCESSFUL ELECTION DAY.
I HAVE SOME ODDS AND ENDS AND PEOPLE IN THE BLDG TO THANK AND THEN THE REST OF THE WEEK SHOULD BE MINE....ALL MIND!!!
THE KIDS ARE DUE TODAY. AND HAVE "TRAVEL PLANS" .
THE WEATHER WILL ACCOMMODATE THEM. JEN AND RICHIE CAME INTO TOWN FOR A QUICK VISIT. JEN LOOKS VERY WELL AND EVEN MORE WELL RESTED. DAD IS ON A CRUISE. RICHIE'S KIDS ARE COMING IN JUNE FOR SURE FOR THE SUMMER. DAD HAS TOLD JEN HE WANTS THEM ALL TO STAY WITH HIM AND TOSSED OUT THE GF'S VISITING DAUGHTER AND HER KIDS YES CHICKS....THE DRAMA CONTINUES. I THINK IT WOULD MAKE A GREAT SOAP OPERA.
HAVE A GREAT DAY. I HAVE REPORTS TO MAKE AND I AM OVERDUE. LOVE TO ALL.

Happy Hump Day and it is almost Friday!! Yippee

The weather here is getting better and better. Today sunny and 70, gonna take a walk at lunch, if I can find a walking partner. Won't go by myself since the mugging incident.

Diyana...Heard it was supposed to be 70 in Milwaukee today. You anywhere near that?

Shy...great job on the 4 mile mall walk....funny about passing your hubby up and chatting.

MEL...Speaking of poo. I left my poo DNA at home twice this morning before work, then at the Speedway gas station, the McDonalds, DD work, then at my work. THat is what I get for not pooing for a couple of days. Had to change my panties too. I had poo issues before bariatric surgery so can't blame it entirely on that. I like to never got to work on time. haha

Shad...I will try the antsand you mentioned. The couple of the dang things were on my bed last night. Now I draw the line.

Carla...Welcome back from NY.

Happy...sorry you are under the weather. Hope you get to feeling better real soon. Sleep always helps me too.

A co-worker brought me a tupperware dish of cut and cleaned rasberries, blueberries, grapes and strawberries, so I guess I will try them out. Not sure with the poo issues, but they look to good to resist. Especially all I have to do is eat them. Yum. She is now my favorite co-worker. hehe.

Hello to everyone, have a great Wednesday.

Love and Hugs

Mel - Glad to hear you survived another election day, and tax day to boot! That's great you got so many compliments and NV's. YGG!

Annie - Yes, I live and work within 1/2 hour of Milwaukee, and I heard that the temp might get up to 70 today. The wind will be blowing hard, but it should be a really nice day. I will probably walk on my lunch hour and after work and enjoy the sunshine!

I have caught up, and started to post, but DH got in my way and I lost it. will catch you all up later!

Luv and Hugs

Can't figure out why I have 3 posts all the same, however it was not performing well yesterday. Very, very slow to load and to post. Maybe I got over excited and thought it hadn't happened and did it again, maybe it was something to do with cancelling the picture I was uploading - who knows. But I certainly hope you all got the message!!! Such erudite words too.

I'm off to Melbourne in a short while, so this will be short as I still have to shower and get ready for a place where you get four seasons in one day and today their max temp is supposed to be a whole 19C. It will probably rain and blow as well.

I'm in meetings all day too Happy and I have no idea where they have put me up for the night. I am at this point not too impressed with the organisation so far, but now that I am on board, I'm sure things will improve!!!!
Hope your all day meeting is not too boring. You are probably going to be told to increase output because the firm is coping with intermittent cash flow and therefore you will have to work more for less and not expect a remuneration increase because of the outside factors. They will then ask for ideas for improvement because they are bereft of any and any little thing that your brain cells may come up with will either be consigned to the bin or thought a great idea along which lines they had already been thinking. You have just expanded the horizons.
See now why I say I am unemployable??

Okay - better go get in the shower and make like I am interested. DS2 is taking me into the airport. He came home from work sick yesterday and is not going in today. Both low beam headlight bulbs blew on my car Tuesday night and I got replacements yesterday so he will be able to fix them while I am away. Unfortunately that means he may have to curtail Fridays social life to come pick me up. Oh dear.

I may not be back before Friday night. I have no idea where I am going to be and what I am going to be doing. So look after yourselves and don't forget to sweat it.

BYE SHADDIE

Oh what a beautiful morning, oh what a beautiful day......

Beats the heck outta "Shebang" song going thru my head this morning. Isn't that Ricky Martin.....yikes...

75 and Sunny here today. Too bad I am at work, however will get some walkin in at lunch.

Going to dinner and bowling with DDs work group tonight. Kind of a younger crowd, however they invited me to go, so I am....

Have a marvelous day today.

Love and Hugs,

Annie

Happy Thursday everyone --

It's an especially terrific Thursday for me as I have tomorrow and Monday off! Not going anywhere special just getting the house in order for MIL's arrival next Wednesday, working out, seeing the doc about my blood test results (fingers crossed for that one). Sometimes it's nice to take a bit longer weekend to get more things done at a less chaotic pace than trying to cram everything into just a 2 day weekend.

Shad - I hope the meetings in Melbourne go well. And I'm sure you will greatly improve the organization's efficiency and effectiveness! You quite accurately described many of the meetings I attend! I guess business in the States isn't much different than business in Australia. Of course, workers in most other parts of the world have more vacation than just the two weeks that is standard here.


I do have a very busy day to get through today before the long weekend. I hope everyone is doing well!

Big hugs,

Morning all,

I am very sad today. Mr. Feral is a wild tabby cat that has been hanging around our house pretty much since the day we moved in. Over the years we have had an arm's length relationship. We feed him and give him a cat bed on the porch and he has trusted us enough to hang around a bit and look at us with his soulful eyes. Our cat Boo hisses at him because he cuffed her in the face once when she decided to fight him and she doesn't understand why we don't chase him out of "her" yard. When she sees him she runs next door or sits on the fence and waits for him to leave. Mr. Feral is an old guy and his glory days are long past him. At this point he's an old man looking for a morsel of food, a drink of milk and a soft blanket. Very often I wake up to see him curled on the blanket snoozing away on the porch. He was there yesterday morning as usual. I got his food together and was surprised that he didn't move from the blanket when I opened the door. The closest we can get to him is about 2 feet away. I set the food down on the patio and came back in. He got out of bed but was hobbling horridly. It appears that his front leg is broken. I called DH but there is nothing much we can do. We can't get near him and if we tried to catch him with a towel or something, he would probably hurt himself more trying to get away. He ate and drank and hobbled away yesterday. No sign of him today. I am really worried. We have raccoons and other roaming cats that are much bigger than he is. I'm afraid that this is the end for him. I hate to see him suffer so and it's just eating away at me. But I know there's nothing we can really do - even if we were to put a tranquilizer in his food, he doesn't hang around long enough for it to work - he'd just pass out someplace else. DH was going to call the vet today to see if they had any suggestions but I kind of think we won't be seeing the cat again. I'm just so bummed...

Sorry for not doing personals today.