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I may never catch up!

I got to Mum’s no problem, arriving just after lunch :)

A few pictures of Pavilion Gardens in Buxton which were crammed with tourists, wet children and dogs (they’d been in the river)

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Edward the Engine was very busy
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Buxton is a Spa Town. At the start of the 20th century people used to come here to drink the spring water for their health. The water is from a volcanic source and is warm like that in Bath; the Romans came here too, but maybe not so many as Buxton is at a higher altitude and further north and much colder :D

The water is bottled and widely sold in the UK... or you can bring your own bottle and fill up from the well head where water pours out continuously.
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Lovely photos! :)
Buxton is a very pretty place. :<3:
 

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I have a great boss. I think he comes to work with me to get some peace time. I may fill his shoes after retirement if he will hold out till my son is a bit older.. I work for a global company called Erik’s. I am an account manager for East Tx, North La, and S Ar.. I have been in the same line of work for almost 12 yrs now so my only complaints are the heavy days when I spend 8 hrs driving for 4 hrs of work.. I really have it made though and never miss an event for my children as I do my own scheduling. Just a small insight into my world :)
Thank you for the insight.
Very interesting.
It's so important to enjoy ones work, get on with the boss and have hopes for the future!
Sounds great. :)
 

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I couldn`t live with 50.000 Euros long in Morocco because I would spend all my money to build a sanctuary for stray cats and dogs to spay and to neuter them and treat them when they are sick.
I could not live with sick and abused animals around me without helping them. So I would be poor within a few years or rather months.:(:(:(
Set up a charitable foundation.
We have many in Morocco relying on donations.
Very near me is the American Fondouk, that looks after injured, sick and unwanted donkeys, mules and horses, mostly, but will not turn away other animals if they need help. It is funded entirely by donations from the public and kind Americans. :<3:
It also educates people on the correct way to look after their horses, donkeys and mules. :)
 

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I drink the water all the time. I had just refilled my bottle when I took that photo.

Mum, like many of the residents, takes bottles down to there to get water to use at home. Her tap water tastes just fine; I think she just likes the idea of getting it straight from the well :D

I spent my teenage years in Harrogate, which is also a spa town. More recently Harrogate water is also sold in bottles and is very good, but there isn’t a public source like this and the famous spring at the pump room is sulfurous tastes and smells like rotten eggs!

I have a bad spa town habit come to think of it. Before Harrogate we lived near Bath and I currently live 4 miles from Tunbridge Wells :D
I'm about 4 miles from Sidi Harazem (Sidi is the equivalent of Spa or Wells) The water is hot and tastes vile, but is a bit nicer in cold bottled form.
You can go and bathe in the water in swimming pools, the well itself is kept free of people, it's a popular summer retreat for the people of Fes. There are several other Spa's quite near and dozens in the country. :)
 

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Thank you Lena,
I am actually fine, My eldest refuses to take medication to help. Which I suppose is not a bad thing as his own immune system will get stronger. The youngest seems to be on the mend. Hubby however acts like he is dying. Refuses to medication unless I personally stand there hand it to him and give him something to drink it down with. However he still goes to work. And then when at home uses it as an excuse. :mad: I long ago decided I am not nurse material and that it drives me up the wall. Just take the medication (on your own) and get on with life. Okay rant over.
Hubby has Man Flu.
This is very serious.
You need to show him a great deal of sympathy and wait on him hand and foot.
Then, eventually he may get better. :)
 

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G’day All

Yet another HOT and HUMID start to our day. Seems we are stuck in this above 90F pattern now...coupled with the same in humidity....coupled with nasty afternoon to early evening heavy thunderstorms.

But - all of this seems to be so agreeable to our Mr. Sully who can’t wait to sneak out of his hut just as the rains start. I fooled him yesterday and turned on the hose sprinkler for about 5 minutes. He came out as predicted looking for a snack.

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I’m sure you know by now that men can be such babies!!! Mashing a splinter on them is equivalent to a women having a baby sometimes [emoji23] I’m sure there may be a FEW exceptions but hey, truth hurts:) I wish everyone a speedy recovery & hope you stay well & sane! Wishing you a better morning!
Ahem! :oops:
This very morning I had a spine from a prickly pear in my finger and was making a great deal of fuss about it at the local shop where I was buying milk and sugar. The shopkeeper said how awful these splinters were and offered to go get some tweezers to remove the tiny splinter.
I laughed and said it's okay, I would probably live and that I am just a big baby.
He roared with laughter and said that he, and all men were babies about these sorts of things.
It's universal, methinks. :rolleyes:
 

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Good morning to ALL my new friends. I pray that the few names I’ve called this morning are correct... if not, please slap,correct, & forgive me[emoji847]... it’s still early ! I hope you all have a great day!
Good morning, Heather!
I think you've got them all right, so far!
Have a smashing say yourself, new friend! :)
 

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Only one Woman's Day? That's a bit unfair when the other 364 are Men's Days!!:)
Sorry your boys are ill. I hope it doesn't last too long and they are all feeling better soon.
No they're not!
There's Mother's Day, Grandmother's Day, Great Grand Step-Nieces Day, not to speak of Tortoise Day, Non-Smoker's Day, even a Fossil Day etc.
I think men don't have a lot of days left! :(
 

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