Moving forward

Ah @utopia

I didn't know it was your birthday - maybe this was not a good day - or no wonder this was not a good day - but you had your Eleanor Rigby face - and you used it and put it back -

Birthdays can be depressing - one year - like so many other birthdays in the middle of my life - the husband being the man he was did not have time to buy me a present - I no longer expected anything - having told him in the past that I had a whole year between birthdays and of course he had time - and through the years when it was normal not to have even a card from my parents - I woke up crying - but I had a special thing to do that day -

An old stray cat decided to live with us - we had chooks and I had thrown out some stew and saw this stray eating it - and I had a look at her - she was a friendly old cat so I took her in - the day after was my birthday I took her to the vet to have her mutilated tail amputated and seeing as I intended to keep the cat I had her speyed - and the vet said I had done her a favour - she had been "kittened out"

I forgot it was my birthday - and with this cat I had one of those presents that lasts for years - she was the a wonderful pet - and so grateful for a good home - and she was old - she lasted about 6 years - and her devotion is worth recording

So @utopia - I am glad you got your act together along with your face and had guests - and hope you letg us know next year do we can send a virtual birthday cake - not that we can't send one now I guess

Decadian

Hi @Appleblossom and @kdoll

Let's see if I can put up some more pics of the Great Ocean Road - I think they are all from the air

Ah - that worked

I have driven around The Great Ocean Road so many times - and in a variety of weather - so the idea of a helicopter trip sounds pretty great to me - I have to look up the details though -

Adventure - yes - and I am getting older but it's true I will never be any younger - I had to stop driving because of my spine and I have missed seeing the ocean - and so -

@kdoll

It was a random pity party - I guess we all have bad days and while I have been sick with sinusitis I have not gone out much at all for - my stars - nearly two weeks -visits to the doctor have been great social events - few random chats - at least I have my domestic help coming in - one due this afternoon which is good - and I am getting my haircut this afternoon - so random chats happen with the hairdresser

I figure chatting with the hairdresser is like taxi-drivers, barbers and barmen - they get to hear it all - I had a wonderful chat with a taxi-driver all the way from the airport to home which is a long way across Melbourne - we were like old friends - we share all sorts of stuff we would not likely share with other people - even other taxi-drivers.

We need random chats - and the other person goes away and for a moment we feel as if our best friend has gone overseas for the rest of their life or something - and yet it's a good feeling

@Appleblossom

I'm sorry about your neck making adventures hard work - I understand - I would love to have a go in a Jumping Castle - but the LittleoldladyfromPasadena retired with a bad back years ago.

Still I also read all the Biggles Books - how many girls read them? - you are the first woman I have met who has read Biggles Books in a serious way. I have to wonder if there really was anyone called Bigglesworth - but I certainly had my Bigglesworth as a youngster.

I don't think they would be as good now - okay - there was Archie and Ginger and another one - I will have to look that up

Decadian

You okay @Kurra .... ?

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@Kurra

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