The Dog Ate My Homework...
happy birthday fish
, did you have anything nice for your birthday?
A lovely happy birthday to you Fish!
I know it's a little rude, black (about my happy birthday song above), but it sure made him laugh!
Thanks for the lovely birthday greeting, squigly! And thanks again to everyone who has wished me happy birthday - I REALLY appreciate it!
Today I took a plane ride across the country to Washington D.C. I will only be here for a few days, and will not have time to site see...BUT I am going to see one of Shakespeare's plays tomorrow! It is only the second play by Shakespeare that I've seen on stage. It will be "Antony and Cleopatra" by the Shakespeare Theatre Company. The first one was "As You Like It" at the Globe Theatre in London.
Great, Have a Fantastic time Fish. Hope you like it. 
have a wonderfull time
Sorry I missed your birthday, Fish, my old pal!!!!! Hope you had a good one ... and that Ralphie helped you eat the birthday cake!!
Just passing through and - at last! - I'm seeing the light at the end of the tunnel and it's not an oncoming train!!
I think the Almighty Nick P and Peter Sallis want to share a cake with you! Tee Hee!
Lots of love, light, peace and prayers for your milestone, Fish!
Sock Eye Salmon and Nutmeg Blue 
Wow! A trip to Washington DC AND Shakespeare! Wow! What an experience!!!!!!
Tell us all about it, dear friend, when you're ready!
Sock Eye Salmon (and Nutmeg Blue)
Thanks, Josephine! It is great to read you again!
I was getting afraid you'd given up on us for good.
Are you almost done with your church projects? I've missed you.
The play was wonderful! They had headphones I put on and I heard most of the dialogue very clearly. I was SO happy!!
Tonight a friend said she would take me in to see the White House and other famous places in Washington DC. tomorrow. I have never seen any of it except on TV. I am so ecited I can't sleep!
Give Nutmeg Blue a hug and some doggy treats for me!
Hi! I haven't met most of you. All of your dogs are really nice. I'm not aloud a dog of my own. Bye.
Hi chocachoc...welcome!
Ooh, Fish...a Shakespeare play onstage. That's two more than I've seen! teehee And lucky you they had headphones. Hope you enjoy the sights of the White House. I've never been to DC but I can imagine that it's quite a sight.
Any fishes around to swim? I've been ill all day. (I said how on "Let's Talk about Socks" :smile
Ooooh, Fish, old pal! I've most certainly not given up on this, our beloved website or on any of my dear friends - including you! There has been so much going on for the past month or two that has limited my time on here but it's great to snatch more than a second to view the goss and the news regarding our friends 
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The church stuff has not finished yet... but I'm happy that there is no time limit on it. You know, it's lovely working there because there is no hassle, no fuss - just peace (and a little mad humour here and there!) and plenty of tea and biccies. Nutmeg B is not yet cut out to be a church dog yet but there is still time.
Give plenty of belly rubs to Ralphie and a few doggy chocs for me...Nutmeg Blue woofs you to know that she really loves the ham bone treat and your warm hugs.
About the White House visit, Fish. What a fabulous opportunity! Like you, we see it in films and on the telly with programmes such as West Wing... but I wonder if they still do boxes of jelly beans with the Presidential Seal on it (or even mintballs). Just curious! 
And a warm welcome to chocachoc!
Markie Sharkie, pal! Sorry to hear you have been ill all day. Hope you take it easy and get well soon!!!!!
Splassssssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!
I thank you!
Sock Eye Salmon
Thanks Sock-Eye, old buddy! I'm feeling better, the sickness was hay fever coming back. Dang it, it always happens at the end of May. 
I'm pleased your happy about your church stuff. 
Fish went - to the White House? 
The White House?! Wow! Fantastic!
Welcome back sock-eye. We missed your presence on these threads. Glad you were able to pop in for a swim.
Sharkie, your hayfever sounds almost like the "vog-itis" that hit me a week ago. My nose was like a leaky faucet! Well! i think a cyber-swim will clear that up reaaalllll quick. Shall we? Fish, Sock-Eye, Sharkie....anyone else? SSSSSSSSSSPPPPPPPPPPLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAASSSSSHHHHHH!!!!!
fish im pleased to hear your having a wonderfull time and that you enjoyed your play, i would love to visit the usa and see all of those sites that you are visiting, your so lucky!!!
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSPPPPPPPPPPPLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSHHHHHH! Bis Anwendungsbereich! Holen Sie sich an die Oberfläche! Die Oberfläche dieses blühende Wasser! Die Welle kommt!
I am back from Washington DC. I had a cracking good time!! I've attached a photo I took last night. I got to visit the Lincoln Memorial! I also saw the Vietnam War Memorial. I'd seen the traveling wall, but not the real one. Since it was just after Memorial Day there were lots of visitors. I also saw the Washington Momument and the National Cathedral. I'm tired but I am SO happy I got to see all of that!!
Wow, that's fantastic Fish! Thanks for posting the pic. I'm glad you got to see all those wonderful sights. I've never been but a lot of people have said that there is a lot to see in DC. Too bad there wasn't a traveling & exhibit there too!
I just came back from a raku festival. Raku is a type or style of pottery. Each year there's a festival held on a beach and the public is invited to participate in the community kiln. We get to glaze pre-made pots and anxiously wait to see how they turn out (usually about an hour and a half later). With raku you never know what it's going to look like. This year I did 3 pots and I'm very pleased with all 3. Although now I smell like a fire pit! lol
wow fish im so pleased you had a great time, thanks for the pic
squigly you going to show us your materpeices? sounds like you need a bath like meg!!phheewww!!!!
Wow! Good for you, Fish, pal!!! I'm glad you enjoyed it! Er - Squigly, quick question. What's vog-itis?
Yes, squigly - take a picture of your pots for us...please?
Sharkie - squigly lives near a quasi-active volcano, which produces "vog"....as opposed to "fog" or "smog". The vog gave squigly a runny nose, etc...hence the new word "vog-itis"
Ah. Cool. Thanks Fish!
Ah, right. Thank you, Squigly. Aggravates the health, but in different ways? Hmmm. Well, I know one thing about it. If it's anything like hay fever, it's gotta be hell!
okay folks, by popular demand...here are a few of my raku pics (I glazed 3 and a friend did 2):
oh, you can only post 1 pic at a time. I'll have to limit the number of pics then. here's another:
friend did this one using a fern frond as a resist:
wish i could post more, but this is the last pic showing all five bowls:
wow squigly your pots are brilliant!!! thankyou for letting us see your handy work, they look like ones you see in garden centres!!!!
Wow! Great, Squigly! Well done!
squigly yippee youll be sculpting soon!!! your pots look fab
thanks everyone. however, i only take credit for the glazing. the bowls were already made for us. i'm more into painting the pots with glazes than actually making the bowls.
conty i tried taking a ceramics class once and failed miserably. i couldn't get the hang of kneading the clay or using the pottery wheel to spin a bowl or vase. that's why i stick to painting. however, since you don't need to knead plastercine, that just may be the venue for me. one of these days....
squigly you done a great job of the glazing im rubbish too at making clay models!! in fact im no good at painting either unless of coarse its a wall!!!! have you done many paintings?
Go Squigly! Wahoo!
Well done, squigly!Your photos give a whole new meaning to the phrase "going to pot".
FISH! Hellooooooooooooo!
Hello, Sharkie! Care to swim? It is beastly hot here and I've worked up a sweat with yard work.
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It's hot here too. And SUNNY! TOO Sunny!
SPPPPPPPPPPPPPPLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHH!
AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! This water feels so refreshing!!!
Wooo-wooo-wooo! Ahhh, feels so nice.
There's nothing better than a relaxing swim after a hot day!
You bet! It's a dead heatwave up in Scotland. Me and the third Cablereo and Leopard were bloody roasting all day!
Poor lads! Is it any better there today? We are still broiling here on the Central Plains!
STILL BOILING!!! We roasted like a pack a' old chickens in the oven!
OH boy!