Hello?

May 16, 2006

Well, speaking for myself, I just signed up for this forum a few hours ago.

I'm Naomi, and I've been hanging out on the BFFM forum for about a year.

The main reason I'm here is because I've been spying on Skwigg's life

(via her blog) for a few months now; it's fairly amazing that I haven't

been here before now.

I want to be just like Skwigg when I grow up--which is really weird,

considering I'm 47 years old. OK, I don't want to be exactly like her; I

have no desire to be willingly beaten up on a regular basis. And I don't

really want three crazed canine companions. But I do want her energy and

her metabolism and her back muscles.

It'll take me a while to figure out the regulars and the pecking order

around here--looking forward to chatting with y'all.

Naomi

******

Tara Winnett wrote:

> Is it just me, or does it seem like not as many people are posting

> lately? Are we all busy? I miss you guys!!

>

May 16, 2006

Hi Naomi

You'll know a few of the regulars already like me and n.

and there is no pecking order -- just is the queen and then

there is the rest of us

felicity

> Well, speaking for myself, I just signed up for this forum a few

> hours ago.

>

> I'm Naomi, and I've been hanging out on the BFFM forum for about a

> year.

> The main reason I'm here is because I've been spying on Skwigg's life

> (via her blog) for a few months now; it's fairly amazing that I

> haven't

> been here before now.

>

> I want to be just like Skwigg when I grow up--which is really weird,

> considering I'm 47 years old. OK, I don't want to be exactly like

> her; I

> have no desire to be willingly beaten up on a regular basis. And I

> don't

> really want three crazed canine companions. But I do want her

> energy and

> her metabolism and her back muscles.

>

> It'll take me a while to figure out the regulars and the pecking order

> around here--looking forward to chatting with y'all.

>

> Naomi

> ******

May 16, 2006

Welcome Naomi!

Re: hello?

Well, speaking for myself, I just signed up for this forum a few hours

ago.

I'm Naomi, and I've been hanging out on the BFFM forum for about a year.

The main reason I'm here is because I've been spying on Skwigg's life

(via her blog) for a few months now; it's fairly amazing that I haven't

been here before now.

I want to be just like Skwigg when I grow up--which is really weird,

considering I'm 47 years old. OK, I don't want to be exactly like her; I

have no desire to be willingly beaten up on a regular basis. And I don't

really want three crazed canine companions. But I do want her energy and

her metabolism and her back muscles.

It'll take me a while to figure out the regulars and the pecking order

around here--looking forward to chatting with y'all.

Naomi

******

Tara Winnett wrote:

> Is it just me, or does it seem like not as many people are posting

> lately? Are we all busy? I miss you guys!!

>

May 16, 2006

Hi Naomi,

I was on BFFM too. This is a great group. I prefer it to most others due

to .

Diane

At 06:52 PM 5/15/2006, you wrote:

>Well, speaking for myself, I just signed up for this forum a few hours ago.

>

>I'm Naomi, and I've been hanging out on the BFFM forum for about a year.

>The main reason I'm here is because I've been spying on Skwigg's life

>(via her blog) for a few months now; it's fairly amazing that I haven't

>been here before now.

>

>I want to be just like Skwigg when I grow up--which is really weird,

>considering I'm 47 years old. OK, I don't want to be exactly like her; I

>have no desire to be willingly beaten up on a regular basis. And I don't

>really want three crazed canine companions. But I do want her energy and

>her metabolism and her back muscles.

>

>It'll take me a while to figure out the regulars and the pecking order

>around here--looking forward to chatting with y'all.

>

>Naomi

>******

>

>Ta

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May 16, 2006

cool! Hello again Naomi--

--

>

> > Well, speaking for myself, I just signed up for this forum a

few

> > hours ago.

> >

> > I'm Naomi, and I've been hanging out on the BFFM forum for about

a

> > year.

> > The main reason I'm here is because I've been spying on Skwigg's

life

> > (via her blog) for a few months now; it's fairly amazing that I

> > haven't

> > been here before now.

> >

> > I want to be just like Skwigg when I grow up--which is really

weird,

> > considering I'm 47 years old. OK, I don't want to be exactly

like

> > her; I

> > have no desire to be willingly beaten up on a regular basis. And

I

> > don't

> > really want three crazed canine companions. But I do want her

> > energy and

> > her metabolism and her back muscles.

> >

> > It'll take me a while to figure out the regulars and the pecking

order

> > around here--looking forward to chatting with y'all.

> >

> > Naomi

> > ******

>

May 16, 2006

Yeah, I thought I recognized a few of the names--wasn't sure if it was

the same Felicity, n, etc. So, I take it that is preferred

over Skwigg--please forgive me if I offended thee, oh mighty Queen of

the Gym Rats!

Naomi, kow-towing 10 times

************************

> Hi Naomi

>

> You'll know a few of the regulars already like me and n.

> and there is no pecking order -- just is the queen and then

> there is the rest of us

> felicity

>

> > Well, speaking for myself, I just signed up for this forum a few

> > hours ago.

> >

> > I'm Naomi, and I've been hanging out on the BFFM forum for about a

> > year.

> > The main reason I'm here is because I've been spying on Skwigg's life

> > (via her blog) for a few months now; it's fairly amazing that I

> > haven't

> > been here before now.

> >

> > I want to be just like Skwigg when I grow up--which is really weird,

> > considering I'm 47 years old. OK, I don't want to be exactly like

> > her; I

> > have no desire to be willingly beaten up on a regular basis. And I

> > don't

> > really want three crazed canine companions. But I do want her

> > energy and

> > her metabolism and her back muscles.

> >

> > It'll take me a while to figure out the regulars and the pecking order

> > around here--looking forward to chatting with y'all.

> >

> > Naomi

> > ******

> ------------------------------------------------------------------------

>

May 16, 2006

Hey, it's a small world.

Naomi

*****

> cool! Hello again Naomi--

> --

>

> >

> > > Well, speaking for myself, I just signed up for this forum a

> few

> > > hours ago.

> > >

> > > I'm Naomi, and I've been hanging out on the BFFM forum for about

> a

> > > year.

> > > The main reason I'm here is because I've been spying on Skwigg's

> life

> > > (via her blog) for a few months now; it's fairly amazing that I

> > > haven't

> > > been here before now.

> > >

> > > I want to be just like Skwigg when I grow up--which is really

> weird,

> > > considering I'm 47 years old. OK, I don't want to be exactly

> like

> > > her; I

> > > have no desire to be willingly beaten up on a regular basis. And

> I

> > > don't

> > > really want three crazed canine companions. But I do want her

> > > energy and

> > > her metabolism and her back muscles.

> > >

> > > It'll take me a while to figure out the regulars and the pecking

> order

> > > around here--looking forward to chatting with y'all.

> > >

> > > Naomi

> > > ******

> >

>

> ------------------------------------------------------------------------

>

> ------------------------------------------------------------------------

>

July 19, 2006

yep!!!!

panteradon <panteradon@...> wrote:

Anyone here?

Don

Have A Great Day

AMBER M MINGUS

July 19, 2006

Well, I for one. I just got back from the OS today for my second shot of

cortisone in my shoulder for inflammation originally caused three years ago from

not being able to get out of chairs from severe knee pain. FWIW, shoulders do

not do the job of knees very well. At least cortisone shots in the shoulder do

not hurt near as much as under the kneecap in my experience. In fact, less than

10% as much IMO.

Mike

MT

Hello?

Anyone here?

Don

July 19, 2006

I'm here, although I'm in another town than where I live. WiFi works!!

My knees hurt. I had a partial meniscectomy on the L one and that still hurts

(to sit, but not to walk), and my R knee hurts just because I've been thinking

about hiking.

Ann

Hello?

Anyone here?

Don

July 19, 2006

Mike, are you sure it's not 9.85%?

Ann

Hello?

Anyone here?

Don

July 19, 2006

I was trying to put a number on it, since several of the OS's I went to didn't

believe the cortisone shots into my knees hurt as much as they did. I have also

had a half dozen cortisone shots into my elbows, none of which hurt half as much

as any of the four shots I had into my knees.

Mike

MT

Hello?

Anyone here?

Don

July 19, 2006

Yup, still here, still rehabbing (the story of my

life). Muscles are getting stronger, but the bone

pain isn't going away....doubt that it ever will.

Anyone else experience the phenomenon of slightly

increasing your workout routine and then facing a set

back of untold proportions? Seems like everytime I

try a little harder, I get knocked on my *ss a little

faster! <g>

nne

Hello?

Anyone here?

Don

July 20, 2006

>Yup, still here, still rehabbing (the story of my

>life). Muscles are getting stronger, but the bone

>pain isn't going away....doubt that it ever will.

>Anyone else experience the phenomenon of slightly

>increasing your workout routine and then facing a set

>back of untold proportions?

My guess is all of us. -- Ann

Seems like everytime I

try a little harder, I get knocked on my *ss a little

faster! <g>

nne

Hello?

Anyone here?

Don

July 21, 2006

hello to all, have not posted in a good while as my knee seems to be doingl

pretty good. just waiting for something to happen to it or the other one. Ive

been working out at least as much as i can at the gym Ha and a funny thing

happened i hurt my back as a slipped disc. so took therapy pain pills really

helped more than anything. About the 4th or 5th week into therapy my right hand

and thumb started really hurting and could not hold a glass or get dressed, so

found out it was tendonitis. its much better now hope that pain doesnt come

back. old age is really not so much fun after all. here in Lubbock tex is

really hot but dry, dry and have to conserve water. need rain. hope everyone

has a good summer. Linn

panteradon <panteradon@...> wrote: Anyone here?

Don

July 23, 2006

Yep, still here also!

I've just come back from a cycling holiday in france where I got to fulfill a

lifelong dream of cycling up Mont Ventoux: the infamous mountain made mythical

by the Tour de France; a 15 mile climb with a unrelenting gradient of 10%.

Ok, so I've got CP and its pretty much here to stay so what the hell was I

trying to do climbing this thing? I trained quite hard for this just within and

sometimes just over the limits of what the cp would let me, but this mountain

was completely something else; it will put massive stress on the knees. I

figured that cp is here to stay and is generally over the next 30 yrs probably

going to get worse, so this was pretty much going to be my last chance. I'm 32

and it hurts most days, but not enough to stop me riding the bike; not yet

anyway. This was how I rationalised it to myself.

I'm not sure if I did the right thing, but I managed to surmount it, and in

quite a quick time, with only some pain in the last 2 miles and not a horrible

post-ride pain that I anticipated. It was such an amazing experience which left

me wanting to do this every summer, which in turn left me feeling very sad. And

this is the crux of it: its knowing that that is 'realistically' NOT going to

happen anymore, and somehow I'm gonna have to come to terms with it; that for

all of us, our activity is compromised heavily by this condition and theres no

definitive solutions to it. Some days its acutely frustrating! especially when

its summer outside.

Anyway, just sharin some thoughts

Hello?

Anyone here?

Don

July 23, 2006

,

Congrats on the climb. Keep doing what you can, but don't hurt yourself too

much. You're young, so take care of those knees as much as you can. I

respect you attitude on doing these type of activities. Keep it up.

Don

On 7/22/06, thousand plateaus <thousandplateaus@...> wrote:

>

> Yep, still here also!

>

> I've just come back from a cycling holiday in france where I got to

> fulfill a lifelong dream of cycling up Mont Ventoux: the infamous mountain

> made mythical by the Tour de France; a 15 mile climb with a unrelenting

> gradient of 10%.

>

> Ok, so I've got CP and its pretty much here to stay so what the hell was I

> trying to do climbing this thing? I trained quite hard for this just within

> and sometimes just over the limits of what the cp would let me, but this

> mountain was completely something else; it will put massive stress on the

> knees. I figured that cp is here to stay and is generally over the next 30

> yrs probably going to get worse, so this was pretty much going to be my last

> chance. I'm 32 and it hurts most days, but not enough to stop me riding the

> bike; not yet anyway. This was how I rationalised it to myself.

>

> I'm not sure if I did the right thing, but I managed to surmount it, and

> in quite a quick time, with only some pain in the last 2 miles and not a

> horrible post-ride pain that I anticipated. It was such an amazing

> experience which left me wanting to do this every summer, which in turn left

> me feeling very sad. And this is the crux of it: its knowing that that is

> 'realistically' NOT going to happen anymore, and somehow I'm gonna have to

> come to terms with it; that for all of us, our activity is compromised

> heavily by this condition and theres no definitive solutions to it. Some

> days its acutely frustrating! especially when its summer outside.

>

> Anyway, just sharin some thoughts

>

> Hello?

>

> Anyone here?

>

> Don

>

December 2, 2007

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December 2, 2007

Yes, it is working, I think everyone is either very

busy and needed a rest from Thansgiving and getting

ready for shows.

--- Shaye <shaye@...> wrote:

>

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>

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> Tap Tap Tap

> Hello? Is this thing working?

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

Star

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December 2, 2007

Hello Shaye ~ Message came through but the link didn't.

It's been a couple of days since I received any mail from the group so I went to

the home page and didn't see any new posts. BUT, your snowmen are so cute!

www.BlueMountainBotanicals.com

Hello?

<http://geo./serv?s=97359714/grpId=2226641/grpspId=1705162404/msgId

=33084/stime=1196373838/nc1=4670547/nc2=5008809/nc3=5045823> Tap Tap Tap

Hello? Is this thing working?

December 2, 2007

Glad the link didnt LOL I didnt put a link on there. Good ole doing

things for you. Arnt they nice? not. LOL

Sooo has everyone got Snow yet??? Looks like a couple inches out there

here.

I did my last show yesterday. I am sooo tired of havign a show to prepare

for.. for a while till the next show wish is in Feb. I did good, not as

good as last year but I did 9x my table fee. Cant complain about that.

Lots of nice customers out there. My spot was very small so it was a

challenge to fit everything in, in fact some things had to go but I think it

all turned out good. I bought a new table color to use for the snowy

seasons. And ice blue just to be in the xmas snow mood. It looked very

pretty I think. I'll post some pix when I get them off my camera. As you

know, it was VERY cold yesterday.

Shaye

Re: Hello?

Hello Shaye ~ Message came through but the link didn't.

It's been a couple of days since I received any mail from the group so I

went to the home page and didn't see any new posts. BUT, your snowmen are so

cute!

www.BlueMountainBotanicals.com

Hello?

<http://geo..

<http://geo./serv?s=97359714/grpId=2226641/grpspId=1705162404/msgId

> com/serv?s=97359714/grpId=2226641/grpspId=1705162404/msgId

=33084/stime=1196373838/nc1=4670547/nc2=5008809/nc3=5045823> Tap Tap Tap

Hello? Is this thing working?

December 2, 2007

Congrats on the good show season Shaye. I don't do shows and after hearing all

the woes for all of you I'm glad that I don't. LOL. I used to do shows/demos

with my handpounded-ash-splint baskets when I still made them and while they

could at times be fun, they were so tiring and there really was no money to be

made.

Of course, for some reason, when people come to the Adirondacks they don't want

to spend money on arts or crafts. They expect everything to be so much less

than they would pay for it at home or in a city - when if fact, all of our costs

to produce anything and our cost of living is so much higher than outside the

park! ... sorry, rant over! lol

Not much snow here yet from this storm. We already have about 4 to 6 inches

from previous snows that haven't melted (lots of snow has). They are predicting

up to 18 inches for us with this one (or as little as 6 - go figure- lol - it

really depends on the tracking). Very, very cold yesterday and today. Below

zero with high winds, so wind chill was way down there.

Stay warm and safe everyone!

www.BlueMountainBotanicals.com

RE: Hello?