tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905610385807403881.post6008462405268702828..comments2023-09-22T00:28:06.506+10:00Comments on littledogsonlongleashes: To Russia with love.georgia little peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01388133043071314431noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905610385807403881.post-89930239074669481222012-04-11T13:25:33.773+10:002012-04-11T13:25:33.773+10:00It is hard to get back into the routine once you t...It is hard to get back into the routine once you take a break, isn't it? It's nice to see you back . . .a clean house is the sign of a broken computer :) If I take a couple of days off, I have 300 spam messages when I log back in . . I'm so glad I have Akismet to block all of it!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03082574369992174733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905610385807403881.post-64395774217485660612012-03-27T05:06:57.530+11:002012-03-27T05:06:57.530+11:00If I stopped my blog for 10 days, I fear I'd n...If I stopped my blog for 10 days, I fear I'd never come back, making me very grateful that you are (back). :) (Not that you should worry about what others think if/when you need to take another break.)<br /><br />The fruit looks really interesting (and too bad I can't get some of it here; I'd chew the peel like cud :). <br /><br />Funny that you like Dance Moms. :) My girls watch that show. I don't because I used to be the mom of two dancing girls (they quit this year) and I have already seen all the dance mom drama I ever want to see in my lifetime. That sh88 really happens!Elizabeth Keenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07710489912663020646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905610385807403881.post-80048081720383110672012-03-26T11:37:10.445+11:002012-03-26T11:37:10.445+11:00Dear Pamela, I like a bit of a challenge, so will ...Dear Pamela, I like a bit of a challenge, so will get cracking on the Middle East situation ASAP.georgia little peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388133043071314431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905610385807403881.post-18303117302525701642012-03-26T11:26:05.712+11:002012-03-26T11:26:05.712+11:00I'm glad you enjoyed your time off. But, since...I'm glad you enjoyed your time off. But, since you didn't use it to cure cancer or bring peace to the Middle East, I hope you won't feel the need to take too many extended breaks from blogging.<br /><br />However, if you have plans to cure lymphoma or get Israelis to stop building on Gaza, I guess we'll just have to understand and let you go for a while. :)Pamelahttp://www.somethingwagging.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905610385807403881.post-20597201598898123132012-03-26T09:22:20.639+11:002012-03-26T09:22:20.639+11:00Ms C - aloe juice with mangosteen. Wow! I can'...Ms C - aloe juice with mangosteen. Wow! I can't imagine what that tastes like but it sounds very healthy. How DO you clean your house? ;)<br /><br />Sister 2 - it's now clear who got the brains in the family. I used "H" instead of "h" because I thought it looked better and completely forgot about the scientific basis of it. Silly me. So much for aromatherapy studies. If Blogger allows, I will change it.<br /><br />HOWEVER, "fastidious" was the right word in this case because [if you read my blog], I am also known as The Fastidious Housewife. Nyeh nyeh nyeh.georgia little peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388133043071314431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905610385807403881.post-5438859005278413122012-03-26T09:17:10.396+11:002012-03-26T09:17:10.396+11:00If it is a species, it is Garcinia humilis and not...If it is a species, it is Garcinia humilis and not G. Humilis. Mangosteens are Garcinia mangostana, and that lovely "asam bei" that gives the tang to duck soup is Garcinia atroviridis - the fruit is plucked unripe, sliced and dried.<br /><br />Throwing the skins away: Eat your heart out - one of the "latest" anti-oxidant health drinks is the entire mangosteen blended into a juice / pulp. The skin contains the most anti-ox! The Indians have been doing this forever, apparently, but to the health-food crowd, it's "new".<br /><br />Spam: "fastidious" blog. I think the spammer may have been vocab-challenged. Fastidious means Picky. Perhaps he / she meant fatuous? How's that for making you feel better?Sister 2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905610385807403881.post-30687499603343591452012-03-26T09:00:49.789+11:002012-03-26T09:00:49.789+11:00I still haven't bought a vacuum. Still. I was ...I still haven't bought a vacuum. Still. I was about to do more online research but decided to click on the achacha link instead. Oh, much more fun! I think that's the happiest website I've ever visited. And I like mangosteen - I buy an aloe juice that has bits of mangosteen in it, yum! <br /><br />love marigolds, i think they're going to like it in your garden.<br />-c at ddy.chandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06746795162602289473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905610385807403881.post-66676370131529883222012-03-25T08:58:35.311+11:002012-03-25T08:58:35.311+11:00Haha! I have a very lush postage stamp of a garden...Haha! I have a very lush postage stamp of a garden. But the rain has been keeping me busy. Isn't it just ODD where the traffic comes from? Maybe it's rerouted from somewhere else. Maybe I watch too many Bond and Bourne movies.georgia little peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388133043071314431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905610385807403881.post-55581566454583949502012-03-25T08:17:35.977+11:002012-03-25T08:17:35.977+11:00Oh I'm so glad you're back! I love reading...Oh I'm so glad you're back! I love reading your posts. And I LOVE your sense of humor. <br /><br />It is nice to take a break though, isn't it? I fear with spring upon us, my blogging efforts will be relegated to the midnight hours. Oh well, sleep is over-rated. <br /><br />You have an incredibly lush garden - I'm quite jealous. And OMG that staghorn is amAzing!<br /><br />I went through a pretty popular in Russia phase a while back, which is curious because I'm not really popular anywhere yet. In fact, Germany, Russia and Ukraine take 3 of 7 slots in my highest traffic sources. (I just know I'm going to get arrested one of these days...)Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10538737461438864728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905610385807403881.post-67308333865694478982012-03-25T07:03:52.299+11:002012-03-25T07:03:52.299+11:00H - you almost gave me a heart attack! I thought s...H - you almost gave me a heart attack! I thought someone from Russia had really posted a comment. LOL. Thanks for that knee bit. Now The Other Half is going to say "I told you so" ;p<br /><br />Houndstooth - I get those too. They're hilarious. The ones I really hate are the strings of urls. Those spammers are so lazy. They didn't put any thought into their spam at all.georgia little peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388133043071314431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905610385807403881.post-76229887304924339322012-03-25T06:03:02.958+11:002012-03-25T06:03:02.958+11:00I loathe spammers! They are a pain in my...neck! ...I loathe spammers! They are a pain in my...neck! At least you get friendly spam like that. Mine has to do with sites to watch girls live and other eyebrow raisers that I have no intention of ever letting get seen on my blog. All I know is that people in Russia have a lot of extra time on their hands! *grumble*houndstoothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02159272473651561647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905610385807403881.post-71092269321781151192012-03-25T01:55:52.518+11:002012-03-25T01:55:52.518+11:00Dasvidaniya comrade
You don't bugger your kne...Dasvidaniya comrade<br /><br />You don't bugger your knees up blogging you know. I hope you've learnt a valuable lesson there Typist!H and Flohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06984289992426028563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905610385807403881.post-50242466860548243482012-03-24T21:08:33.571+11:002012-03-24T21:08:33.571+11:00Thank you Vero. It is a very courageous tree and I...Thank you Vero. It is a very courageous tree and I hope it survives to bloom again next Spring. <br /><br />Pippa! About bloody time you got back, Ms Gibraltar :) looking forward to the tag but please don't feel compelled to do it. Only. If. It's. FUN.georgia little peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388133043071314431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905610385807403881.post-8390448605192839342012-03-24T20:51:15.756+11:002012-03-24T20:51:15.756+11:00Well in my absence you have been absent too. Alth...Well in my absence you have been absent too. Although not as absent as me as we have had to read back through a zillion years worth of posts OK, a months). I'm glad The Typist took a break or we would still be reading through now, searching for that pesky tag.<br /><br />It shall be posted later today, but Misery now has a headache :D<br /><br />Good to see you. Loved the vid. Bit windy was it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905610385807403881.post-30913941664637172912012-03-24T17:33:31.299+11:002012-03-24T17:33:31.299+11:00You have been quite busy! And inspiring me to do w...You have been quite busy! And inspiring me to do what I've planned for the weekend now: leave my couch. Head to the farmer market, then start cleaning the garden.<br />You have a very courageous little tree.<br />Ps: so glad to read your posts againverobirdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968111905760607177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905610385807403881.post-28165884451067730082012-03-24T17:02:26.577+11:002012-03-24T17:02:26.577+11:00Karen - starfruit! now, there's a flavour that...Karen - starfruit! now, there's a flavour that's hard to describe! the ones i've seen here are quite small and shrunken compared to the ones in Asia. isn't it wonderful how we get so much more variety these days, wherever we live? sure beats eating apples and pears all year long ;pgeorgia little peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388133043071314431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905610385807403881.post-72498919911077752972012-03-24T15:48:27.651+11:002012-03-24T15:48:27.651+11:00I get a lot of visitors from India & China, pr...I get a lot of visitors from India & China, probably because I sell stuff on the website.<br /><br />My favorite not-a-value-for-the-money-fruit is Star Fruit. They sure taste yummy, but there's really nothing to them. If I ever see an achacha, I'll have to try it.Karen Frieseckehttp://www.purebreddoghealth.net/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905610385807403881.post-27237368394636478342012-03-24T15:33:01.980+11:002012-03-24T15:33:01.980+11:00Jan - I get it that an enquiring Russian might wan...Jan - I get it that an enquiring Russian might want to know about MS's dogs. I'd be interested in what she feeds them and if they have matching bed and table linen myself.<br /><br />Jean - thank you. so kind :) i know, it's amazing how very long those tentacles are. right now, for example, i should be sleeping off my flu, yet...<br /><br />Kol - what a relief! i'm so glad you get Russian traffic too. it means i'm not the only one under investigation, and since you're a big fish...hahaha.<br /><br />how very cool that your mama was a dancer. i bet she dances around the kitchen when she's making your treats! i like to do that when i'm cooking and i can't dance at all! it's true what you said - i think it's called tough love ;pgeorgia little peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388133043071314431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905610385807403881.post-24796918574397247122012-03-24T15:17:07.202+11:002012-03-24T15:17:07.202+11:00Funny that eh? Our blog sometimes gets a lot of ru...Funny that eh? Our blog sometimes gets a lot of russian traffic. It thrills the Daddy (who wishes he was russian) to the very core. <br /><br />We are terribly jealous over the 'roo bones. We very, very rarely on special occasions get a piece of 'roo tail. It might be Felix's favourite ever.<br /><br />the Mama watches Dance Moms avidly, as she was once a competitive dancer and Ms. Abby reminds her very much of her own competition teacher. She thought she was the dragon lady at the time, but looking back? Now the Mama realizes that she was the only of her dance teachers that pushed her hard enough to make her not only realize that she could be a professiional dancer if she wanted to, but then to give her the talent to back that up. Sometimes, those that make us grow aren't our favourite people, eh?Kolchak Pugglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03246753495695769393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905610385807403881.post-34140635001992277062012-03-24T15:10:17.484+11:002012-03-24T15:10:17.484+11:00In your wonderful self-description, you forgot to ...In your wonderful self-description, you forgot to mention your witty sense of humour! <br />Given the state of my house at present, I should take a break from blogland. I sometimes stay away for a day or two, but unfortunately the computer has long tentacles that reach out and grab me when I'm on my way to the kitchen or the laundry or the broom closet or wherever.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231007979360748217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905610385807403881.post-14900312318394275452012-03-24T14:47:24.851+11:002012-03-24T14:47:24.851+11:00Rose - I will tell you How To in my soon-to-be-wri...Rose - I will tell you How To in my soon-to-be-written email :)<br /><br />Tara - this is what you would term a once-in-a-blue-moon occurence so tell your SAHH to have no fear! i shall close both eyes when i come over to swing on your tree yay! <br /><br />Ellen - i hear ya, sista! btw, i don't speak Russian either. the words BEFORE the Cyrillic are what i said :) those internet translation sites are really handy.georgia little peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388133043071314431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905610385807403881.post-65639593615365547522012-03-24T14:41:59.791+11:002012-03-24T14:41:59.791+11:00Welcome back and i hope that you don't need an...Welcome back and i hope that you don't need another break soon, but if you do consider coming to my house which would appreciate having your services. <br /><br />I remember one reader from Russia who came to my post about Martha Stewart's dogs. ???!!!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07145008534811435024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905610385807403881.post-37014771213476036842012-03-24T14:41:07.818+11:002012-03-24T14:41:07.818+11:00Well welcome back! You did indeed accomplish much...Well welcome back! You did indeed accomplish much during your "vacation" from blogland. A lot! <br /><br />When I get behind...which I seem to be all the time, I just let it be...I know I can't keep up but I do try. Sometimes I sacrifice reading for writing because when I need to write all else must remain idle. So what happens? I just fall out of the loop. Oh well.<br /><br />I'm impressed with the Russian though I have no idea what you wrote!Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00912709342270151365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905610385807403881.post-64540160141123918692012-03-24T14:18:22.164+11:002012-03-24T14:18:22.164+11:00Oh my!!! My SAHH is having a heart attack at the t...Oh my!!! My SAHH is having a heart attack at the thought of your SAHH walking in through our front door, (after your SAHH's attack on house and garden). She has been extremely neglectful of late when it comes to house and garden. You can only imagine the state in which we live!!Your friend Tara xoxoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905610385807403881.post-13837435328520124032012-03-24T14:12:55.323+11:002012-03-24T14:12:55.323+11:00I've been doing paperwork nearly all morning (...I've been doing paperwork nearly all morning (tedious, boring etc) and have just read your post, there is so much to respond to but nearly all of it I could relate to......I'm still drying my tears of mirth :)Hahahaha<br />Hope those sniffles dry up....no fun.<br />You could send me a rambling "How to" (put that link in the middle of your post to take you to another post) It's totally got me beat....... PS ....couple of years 'post' menopausal is easy-peasy....Rose ~ from Ozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908281749611280188noreply@blogger.com