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pontmercy
8 yrs ago
Tacky would be a better description of the Christmas sweaters I like. One of my favourites is a blue one with a snowman at the front. The carrot nose sticks out.
pontmercy
8 yrs ago
If anything it's a bap. Neither is hot dog a sandwich - if anything it's a hoagie or a baguette.
A sandwich is two flat square pieces of bread, or toast, with a filling of choice.
pontmercy
8 yrs ago
I'm so jelly of my mum's catio, I suppose if I owned this rental I defo would build her one. People tell me I should just let her go out but she's already 13 and to my knowledge has never been an outdoor cat, so I'm just…
pontmercy
8 yrs ago
I've got a few munchkin pumpkins I'm painting with fuchsia and white paint and then I was going to try melting crayons in various colours as drops on top.
I've also carved a pumpkin, that goes out on the porch.
That's …
pontmercy
8 yrs ago
| 8 replies
It's been a while... Over a year.... since I last lurked in. So hello all, old and new. How's things?
I missed my 10 year mark being away. Though in fairness, for the majority of the past 10 years, I've barely known w…
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RE: RE: RE: Vegetable gardening
pontmercy
9 yrs ago
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A lot of my last vegetable garden was self sown. It would sprinkle its own seeds from the dead plants I couldn't be bothered to clear from the previous year, and left as mulch. Easy gardening. Most of my lettuce and…
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What things are you good at that you hope you never have to do?
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RE: Vegetable gardening
pontmercy
9 yrs ago
| 2 replies
[[ Eh?
Vegetable gardening is the ULTIMATE having to plan ahead! Weeks to months ahead! ]]
Yup! Plus all the knowledge you need of soil and growing times and planting all those things... correct amount of watering. …
pontmercy
9 yrs ago
And sleep and Netflix.
pontmercy
9 yrs ago
Have a couple dates for sweetness and blend with almonds and water in a blender, let the liquid run through a filter and you're left with something absolutely lovely.
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Scottish Independence Referendum - Decided
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RE: It's easy for me to say this as an American
pontmercy
9 yrs ago
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[[ . . . but if I were in Scotland, I would have voted no. Definitely a case of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." ]]
Well in that case a yes vote would have been your only option. Too many people in this country need…
pontmercy
9 yrs ago
Not really horror but the suspence killed me. Really creepy too.
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Scottish Independence Referendum - Decided
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RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: It was a lose/lose situation though.
pontmercy
9 yrs ago
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[[ [[But I won't expect Westminster to reward Scotland's decision]]
-- Wales is now going to lose out because they have to try and keep Scotland sweet.
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I would hate for that to happen.
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Scottish Independence Referendum - Decided
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RE: RE: RE: It was a lose/lose situation though.
pontmercy
9 yrs ago
| 7 replies
Listen , I think voting no was rather insulting. But fair dos, we all had a say, everyone made their own choice and this is how democracy works.
What I mean by the last comment is that you can't have your cake and e…
pontmercy
9 yrs ago
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[[ Whichever side 'won' was always going to leave half the population utterly furious! Yes, condolences to The Vicar indeed.
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Yup. Let the healing begin...
I will say this though. With a no Scotland gave up …
pontmercy
9 yrs ago
| 1 replies
[[ Frida ]]
Good shout. I might replace My Fair Lady with that, simply because of the memories it brings back.
Of course, if a certain kind of trip down the memory line is what defines the cut then I suppose the …
pontmercy
9 yrs ago
Top two genres for me are musicals and horror. So yeah. I'm sure I've forgotten something quintessential.
1. The Shining
2. The Evil Dead
3. The Sound of Music
4. My Fair Lady (I hesitate to put this on as it is a …
pontmercy
9 yrs ago
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Fantastic, (cult) classic, intelligent horror. No gore, only the lurking suspicion of it. I even enjoyed the sequel, The Wicker Tree. Pretty much a must see for any horror fan.
Own personal horror favourite has since …
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Scottish Independence Referendum - Decided
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RE: RE: RE: RE: Scottish Independence Referendum - 1 Week to go
pontmercy
9 yrs ago
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I honestly haven't given nationalism a second thought here. Being proud for having been born inside some arbitrary lines and borders has always seemed silly to me. But we do have national identities and as an immigrant m…
pontmercy
9 yrs ago
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Of course. Sorry, I wrote that before my morning coffee so I might have come off as a bit too grumpy there.
It's a massive thing to happen and so quickly too. I worry about how it's all going to go down. Hospitals, em…
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Scottish Independence Referendum - Decided
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RE: RE: Scottish Independence Referendum - 1 Week to go
pontmercy
9 yrs ago
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[[ My trepidation comes from that fact that if there is a 'yes' vote, it may start up the sovereignty debate again in Quebec.
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But these are extremely important discussions to have. For Scotland and its people t…
pontmercy
9 yrs ago
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Scotland would be obliged to join Schengen as a condition of eventually joining the EU as a separate state, which would inevitable mean full scale border security along the current England/Scotland border. ]]
I…
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Scottish Independence Referendum - Decided
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RE: RE: I travelled through Scotland in August
pontmercy
9 yrs ago
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[[ EU citizens within Scotland would find themselves outside of the EU overnight ]]
You do realise that even if it's a yes vote we won't wake up to an isolated country on the morning of the 19th? Actual independence w…
pontmercy
9 yrs ago
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Oh, I can't explain it at all, even to myself. But the bottom line is that I CARE. I want Scotland to continue to "be there", and I DON'T want it to suffer...but I have no idea which path involves less suffering. ]]…
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Scottish Independence Referendum - Decided
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RE: Scottish Independence Referendum - 1 Week to go
pontmercy
9 yrs ago
| 1 replies
I'm getting tired of the debate (I swear this is truly a test on friendship) but not the actual hope of things maybe changing...
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Gadgets or appliances for which I have no use
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RE: RE: Well, all the things I don't have
pontmercy
9 yrs ago
Ah aye I got a cooker. Gas though. I meant more as in electric wine bottle openers and what nots (now regular wine openers on the hand I have about 5 hehe). I've got exactly 4 different pots and 2 pans in the house. I on…
