Posts by Lilith __
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I come from a large family. My siblings (counting half-siblings) run into double digits. We all know each other's business and are fond of telling each other what to do, but as we seldom listen, nobody gets too offended. My mother has raised selective listening to a high art. I remember my ex-partner reeling in horror at the forceful way I would give Mum my opinion; he later realised she takes almost no notice at all. In fact sometimes the day after I’ve delivered a lengthy opinion on something she’ll ask me with all innocence, “What do you think about this, dear?” And then give every appearance of listening with interest to my reply.
I love my family very very much. But there is a handful of close friends who I also consider to be family. We might sometimes fall out, or be far apart geographically, but the strong ties persist, and when we’re together none of that matters at all.
I can’t imagine what it’s like to be an only child, or not to have family totally enmeshed in my life. But like Emma says, there are lots of ways to be happy, even if the other ways are beyond our experience.
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Capture: Roamin' Holiday, in reply to Geoff Lealand,
Summer harvest
Wow! But what will you do with your milkstack??
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And I <facepalm> am packing . Not watching DVDs, not reading, not playing on teh internet. Procrastinating, much.
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Who is monitoring whom?
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I find Tomb Raider a bit dull. Each has their tastes, but as for I, I shall be watching Hellboy. :-)
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Capture: Roamin' Holiday, in reply to JacksonP,
this has nothing to do with a certain dancing star
or her suspenders.
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Capture: Cats Love Cameras, in reply to David Hood,
A garden catue, from my mother’s garden.
David, that picture is ridiculously Rousseau.
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Capture: Roamin' Holiday, in reply to Chris Waugh,
Those pointy hills are quite amazing. High altitude where you are?
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Capture: Roamin' Holiday, in reply to JacksonP,
You mean it isn’t true?!
I loved Robert de Niro’s poofter pirate and the chorus of murdered princes. As with a lot of Gaiman’s work I think the whole was less than the sum of the parts. But some of those parts were quite wonderful!
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Capture: Cats Love Cameras, in reply to Bart Janssen,
Apollo is the prettiest tabby and has a finely tuned relaxation skill.
He also skins and sleeps on his rivals. Fair warning!
BTW Robyn this is gonna be the kitteh thread of doom, you know that, don't you?? I don't think the internet can take the strain.
