WALES!!!!

These videos are WONDERFUL FUN...requires Flash 9 and Javascript...but it's SO worth the downloads...

You should be able to click on the title but in case it doesn't work,
http://www.acartacrosswales.com/flash/

Charlie are you still rumbling about? I'm staring out at what is promised to be a foot of new snow, gnashing my teeth that I don't have a carte blanche travel voucher...I believe I'd go to Mexico first...or maybe Australia...someplace with hot desert sand, and some SUN. But somewhere down the line I'd wind up in the UK, for a leisurely ramble around all the Isles.

Wales would be the last stop before I'd jump over to Ireland for a last look round, but I'm damn well take my sweet time.

Saturday morning...

The temperature has risen to 38F and the sun is brilliant...appears like it will be a lovely day. I've checked both the Galway and Fort Benton cams...it's pleasantly bright in the latter, and looks at least a clear, dry evening in Galway.

Himself has gone off to work for a few hours, and the old Civil War epic, Shenandoah, with James Stewart, just ended. Last night we were up late watching the 3 hours plus of Merlin. I missed the final Conan O'Brien show, but supposed it will show up somewhere online. Wonder if Conan is ready for California, and vice versa. Time will tell I s'pose.

Yesterday was Willie's birthday...wonder how the head is today? I lifted a G&T for you just before Irish midnight, Willie...hope you had a fine celebration.
Joan's other half, Fran will celebrate his birthday tomorrow.

Main reason for my post today is to tell ya'll that Reb/Webby sent me the link to the Tiny Chat, and I've embedded it in the side frame here...IF I did it right, we now have a small, very basic chat room, for instant messages. One can see from the start if anyone is online I guess. I'm so dense about all this magic...who knows? Anyway...that's all for today.

Have a great weekend.

Lovely day in the neighborhood

It's up to 41F with some sun and pale blue sky. I really need to dress and get a few groceries in, but for some reason my back has gone hurty on me the last couple days, so I'm tottering gingerly around trying to find any remedy besides Naproxin to assuage the ache. Aspirin hasn't touched it, and I'm out of Ibuprophen...which is on the TOP of the grocery list. Yesterday I broke down and took a Naproxin ...and sat zoned out for the better part of an hour in my comfy rocker. It's helpful but bites me back right in the liver...so there has to be another answer. Would love to have a hot tub for these little annoyances...

The Irish Craic House has migrated successfully to Multiply, whew. Sure hope the members get comfy with it. A load off my mind. I don't know what the hell is going on with the 'Windymare' (sic) site...admin seems to be down by half, and nobody but me has posted...that alone is enough to clear a room in a hot minute...but damn...I din't do nuttin'...

Since I started this post the temp has climbed to 42F !!! warmer than it's been in DAYS ... the sun is moving to the front, so I'll go open the drapes for the gang...and rustle up some brunch before making an attempt to do something with the day.

Hoping ya'll have fair skies...

The tarnishing golden years

This story was on last night's 11 pm news, but I didn't hear/see all of it until just now...too much of this is happening. Hopefully, I've enclosed the link, if you want to read the legal .pdf doc that was appended with the online edition of the KREM 2 news. Such a pathetic story...I feel sorry for the poor mope...at least the wife's suffering has ended, RIP.

Medical Lake woman dies after 10 weeks on the floor

10:36 AM PST on
Wednesday, February 11, 2009

By LINDSAY CHAMBERLAIN / KREM.com

Click links below for more details

DOCS> Graphic content: 82
year old husband arrested
MEDICAL LAKE -- Spokane County Sheriff's deputies
arrested the husband of a 73 year old woman who died on the floor of her home
about 10 weeks after she fell out of bed.

82-year-old John
Klein is charged of Second Degree Manslaughter in the death of his wife, Pia.

Detectives say 82 year old John Klein called 911 Monday afternoon to
report that his wife, Pia Klein, had no pulse. Deputies arrived at the couple's
home and found Pia lying on her left side, on the floor in the doorway of the
master bathroom, naked, and surrounded by stains.

Deputies arrested John
for Second Degree Manslaughter, citing negligence for failing to get medical
help for his wife.

According to court documents, John told the deputies
Pia had fallen out of bed around Thanksgiving of 2008. He told the deputies he
attempted to help her up, but she cried out, refused help, and told him to leave
her there. John told deputies he believed Pia would eventually get up and begin
walking around again.

Over the course of 10 weeks, John told deputies he
fed Pia, gave her water, cleaned her, and advised his wife to exercise while on
the floor. Court documents show deputies asked John whether she ever asked for
medical aid, to which they say he hesitated, and replied, "No."

Deputies
also asked about the couple's adult daughter, who lives in North Carolina. They
say John told them Pia had not spoken to her daughter since falling out of bed,
and told John to tell her she was sick.

John told deputies Pia had no
serious medical history. The couple was married for 52 years.

Is anybody wandering through...

or has the place been abandoned?

We're experiencing some almost decent weather...it's not noon yet and 45F with a little bit of sunshine, so The Gang are crowded close to the glass door basking, enjoying the little warmth through the slightly opened drape. This fine spate is supposed to last until tomorrow at least. Weather folk are actually saying that we are in rather a snow-draught this year, despite the tons of snow that fell in December. Doesn't bother me in the least....c'mon SPRING!

I survived the daughter's birthday, and got a newsy email and pictures from her yesterday, thanking me for the amethyst necklace. There is one shot of her, at 50 now, and my granddaughter (from the younger daughter)...about 27 I think. I'm delighted to say one is hard pressed to even hazard a guess at either one's age...good genes in the pool somewhere. None of the women aged badly. Course...I'm the blackest sheep of the small flock, and now that I'm pushing 70 my features are pretty derelict, but tha's okay...I've got nothing to prove anymore so collapsing to a little ol' raisin is not a big deal.

Charlie are you still stopping by? I miss reading your posts. Hope all is well?

What's everyone else up to?