Hi gang, I'm writing on behalf of the bratling, Amanda. She's taking fundamentals of food (aka cooking 101) and one of her assignments is to bring in recipes from places other than the USA. So, knowing that we post troll-be-que recipes, she asked me to ask you to send your favorite recipe from...

I swear I will *NEVER* even *interview* at a small company ever again. I'm in my new job - everything seemed to be going so well (I'm doing way more than an executive assistant usually does, e.g. updating their web site, creating company brochures, etc.). I'm coming to work early and leaving...

Hello, It has been announced the spill-well cannot be fixed. Soon there will be a stampede of human flesh. How are you going to handle your kitties. The water willnot be drinkable and the grocery stores will have no food. Are you ready for that? The evacuation has already begun - very secretively...

I made a tuna/asparagus/cheese pie topped with mashed potato today for my dinner tonight. Kitty sat on the arm of my chair begrudging me every mouthful. I told her to go and eat the food she'd already got in her bowl and didn't give her any. Now I feel guilty. I would never allow my dogs to beg...

I was hesitant to ask for purrs for Soncek since so many kitties and humans seem to need them more at the moment. But Soncek is not well. He vomited clear fluid on Wednesday so I took him to the vet on Thursday morning. They did an ultrasound and they took his blood and both were quite ok. They...

Breaking long silence to ask for mega purrs for Abelard, who may be dying. I have lurked here occasionally but still did not feel right about posting. And now, I must ask for purrs for my little guy. It started a bit after 12 noon, Aby was laying in my lap, all seemed well, then suddenly he...

We're getting into mud-slinging again. There are people in this group who like Kyla. There are people in this group who don't like Kyla. I think we have a good idea of who the members of each camp are. I don't care. Kyla, please don't respond to those who say hostile things about you....

Let you in the exam room with your cat? Persia's vet in Tennessee did. The only exception was when she was microchipped. The vet took her in the back, ostensibly to weigh her. When he came back he said the deed was done, she's chipped. He didn't want me to watch because he said the size of...

(This is a long rant; I apologize in advance.) You know I want to sell this house. The realtor I'm working with is very knowledgeable about the housing market where I live. He said I would need to have it completely cleaned, including the carpets. Get it in "showing condition" so he can list...

To whoever posted about the new Sheba, I thought you'd be interested. I got a sample can in the mail today and my cats loved it. It doesn't look anything like the old Sheba and indeed is in a metal can the size of a Fancy Feast can. I guess I have another food I can add to what they will eat....

We have a fair amount of new folks posting, not to mention all us "old folks" (ahem). And while I know many of your cats' names, my age-addled brain sometimes forgets. So how about posting your name and your kitties (and other pets, too, if you want) in this thread, so we can all have a...

Hello Californians! How are you after today's 6.0 earthquake. CNN says there have been no reported deaths, but there has been damage - how are things where you are? Did your furry friends give you any advance warning? Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha

the offspring grow up all too quickly. It seems only five minutes since Nathan was a tot starting school yet tomorrow is his last day of high school before study leave and his GCSE examinations. Tomorrow night is the school "prom" and he's trying on his suit and wondering what tie to wear... By...

http://www.btinternet.com/~crillboy/property_morephotos.cfm.htm Look out the window in the third photo. I cannot believe they didn't catch this! Jill -- I used to have a handle on life...but it broke off.

Warning, I am in a very dark mood right now and I'm hating the cruelty of the world, in fact I'm crying because I just can't stand the fact that some people can cause such pain to others and to innocent creatures who don't even understand why they're being hurt. What follows is a dark and gritty...

Dear all A little update on Kitty FC who had a "nasty happening" almost a week ago. She is almost completely well again. Eating like at least two cats and swearing at Boyfriend. She can go up and down the stairs, outside for toilet duties, sunbathe in the (rare here, sun) and meatloaf happily...

We have one of those Rubbermaid mailboxes (I tried to find an example of one on the web, and I couldn't), and even though our across-the-street neighbor's has fallen off the post (that's the currently-empty rental I've posted about before), someone, last night, decided to rip ours &...

And very very noisily telling me about his travels :) He is grounded for a WEEK. Thank you ALL for the purrs, they worked. Jeanette

DH will have his spinal surgery Thursday, April 29, in Pittsburgh. We will be gone almost a week, and Cinder and Rosie will receive twice-daily visits from the cat sitter. I hope they will not be too upset that we will be gone so long. If you get any strange posts from this computer, you'll know...

We'd tried to get tickets for 3 days (it opened here on the 26th), but the earliest session we could get tickets to was this morning's. We generally don't do mornings well, especailly *Sunday* mornings, which gives an indication of our anticipation and enthusiasm for this movie. We managed to get...