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[prepster]

Our golden was also glued to my side or my husband's, all the time. When she got older, and was having a harder time getting around, we'd ponder whether we really needed to get up to get something. We hated to bother her , as we knew she'd want to follow!

That is so sweet. I remember when I was at home as a teen and passing by my mother’s sitting room, she would often ask me to refill her coffee for her from the carafe on the table because she didn’t want to lean over and disturb the old kitty in her lap.

 

[dragonette]

Black Barenia would be ideal for the Silk’In tabs, I wonder why they don’t use that as well? I just often find myself wanting to redesign things! I wish SLGs were available as special orders, would be so fun. I'd start by requesting a Dogon Recto Verso wallet in Epsom. The layout is ideal for me, but I'd rather have Epsom vs Togo for better durability.

Yes, good idea, regarding concurrent collecting! Which pinks do you like? I tend to favor the warmer ones, but the cool pinks are beautiful, too.

I also want to redesign things all the time! Usually to simplify something a little more complicated than I prefer!

I was in the local H store the other day and decided I will go for the all-cards version of the Mini Bearn instead of the card+coin version. I was undecided until now... But I think coins in a Bastia is a much better idea. Adds one more element to the set and also protects the Bearn. BF thinks I'm ridiculous LOL

I had the chance to see a Mini Dogon too in Munich and loved the way it handles (can we say that about SLGs or is it a car thing lol). But I preferred the look of the Bearn.

Love warm pinks too! I might have to use yours as a reference! The cool pinks are nice too but when it veers too much to magenta it gets too purple for me. But I love pale lilac or dusty lilac... I know, it's confusing for me too.

 

[FizzyWater]

I also want to redesign things all the time! Usually to simplify something a little more complicated than I prefer!

I was in the local H store the other day and decided I will go for the all-cards version of the Mini Bearn instead of the card+coin version. I was undecided until now... But I think coins in a Bastia is a much better idea. Adds one more element to the set and also protects the Bearn. BF thinks I'm ridiculous LOL

Hm, I don't know if you currently use a separate coin purse, but I've discovered I hate having to dig 2 things out to pay anything (currently an MC2 and a Bastia). Every time I unsuccessfully juggle everything at the counter I swear I'm going to start carrying my 15-euro wallet-coin-purse that I bought at a street fair again...

OTOH, in the US I use credit or debit cards a lot more than cash, so I only have to pull out the wallet. YMMV.

 

[chicinthecity777]

Hm, I don't know if you currently use a separate coin purse, but I've discovered I hate having to dig 2 things out to pay anything (currently an MC2 and a Bastia). Every time I unsuccessfully juggle everything at the counter I swear I'm going to start carrying my 15-euro wallet-coin-purse that I bought at a street fair again...

OTOH, in the US I use credit or debit cards a lot more than cash, so I only have to pull out the wallet. YMMV.

I couldn't either. I use different wallets based on occasion. I have long (kelly, bearn), compact (silk'in) and calvi and all of them can hold cards, notes and coins in one piece. My bastia is for my earphones. I need to be able to access all payment formats in one place!

 

[chicinthecity777]

Thanks, I'm interested in checking both of these out.
I could use a brush up on my college German Luiliu, I was going to comment that these internet only shows can be watched on the TV with apple TV usually, but I see that it was found on netflix

That's really cool that you can understand German! We just finished season 1 and it was very very good!

 

[chicinthecity777]

Lol! That’s for sure. They are nutty. If I so much as move to get a glass of water they follow me and sit in a line and stare intently. If nothing interesting happens they flop down with the most dramatic sighs as if they are stuck living with the most boring person on earth.

That's so sweet! I love the image of the three of them trotting after you, and then sitting neatly in a row! Our golden was also glued to my side, or my husband's all the time. When she got older, and was having a harder time getting around, we'd ponder whether we really needed to get up to get something. We hated to bother her as we knew she'd want to follow!

Ha, Harry does the same! But his motive is very clear, that is to see if there is any opportunity to find a biscuit wherever we are going or whatever we are doing! Harry is cute as hell but would be a terrible guard dog. As long as a stranger holds a biscuit for him, he would welcome them with open arms, I mean paws!

 

[dragonette]

I couldn't either. I use different wallets based on occasion. I have long (kelly, bearn), compact (silk'in) and calvi and all of them can hold cards, notes and coins in one piece. My bastia is for my earphones. I need to be able to access all payment formats in one place!

You can put coins in a Calvi? I might be too clumsy for that LOL everything will probably spill out!

 

[dragonette]

Hm, I don't know if you currently use a separate coin purse, but I've discovered I hate having to dig 2 things out to pay anything (currently an MC2 and a Bastia). Every time I unsuccessfully juggle everything at the counter I swear I'm going to start carrying my 15-euro wallet-coin-purse that I bought at a street fair again...

OTOH, in the US I use credit or debit cards a lot more than cash, so I only have to pull out the wallet. YMMV.

Here in Singapore, I usually pay for everything with my cards... sometimes even virtual payments like Grab/Uber. The coin thing is a rare occasion.

If I had a choice, I would not even carry cash. But there was that one day when I really wanted to buy a juice and they only took cash! I had not a single cent on me and had to walk two blocks to get cash!

 

[chicinthecity777]

Here in Singapore, I usually pay for everything with my cards... sometimes even virtual payments like Grab/Uber. The coin thing is a rare occasion.

If I had a choice, I would not even carry cash. But there was that one day when I really wanted to buy a juice and they only took cash! I had not a single cent on me and had to walk two blocks to get cash!

Yep, coins in calvi. Not ideal but it can hold it. But I agree with you I find myself carry less and less cash. I often go through a week with just £20 in cash. Hence I found a new life for my bastia.

 

[meowlett]

There are a pair of red Salzedo harps at the Metropolitan Opera tonight.
Just reminded my hubby of my other vice that he instigated. He was silenced when I told him that this harp would match my Birkin. Ha ha ha.

 

[chicinthecity777]

Anybody watching the winter Olympics? My favourite curling was on last night and I recorded it and watched mixed double China v.s. Norway. Very good!

 

[Hat Trick]

There are a pair of red Salzedo harps at the Metropolitan Opera tonight.
Just reminded my hubby of my other vice that he instigated. He was silenced when I told him that this harp would match my Birkin. Ha ha ha.
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Wow!
Thanks for this photo!
(Hmm, matching harp to Birkin; now there's an idea! I think my beloved would )

 

[nicole0612]

Anybody watching the winter Olympics? My favourite curling was on last night and I recorded it and watched mixed double China v.s. Norway. Very good!

Yes, we are watching it! We saw mixed doubles China vs USA for curling (I bet that the events and network decides to broadcast are probably heavily weighted towards the home market), but we could not figure out the rules to save our lives! Is the goal to get one’s balls inside the circles at the end? It looks like it’s within the rules to bump someone else’s ball out of place?

 

[chicinthecity777]

Yes, we are watching it! We saw mixed doubles China vs USA for curling (I bet that the events and network decides to broadcast are probably heavily weighted towards the home market), but we could not figure out the rules to save our lives! Is the goal to get one’s balls inside the circles at the end? It looks like it’s within the rules to bump someone else’s ball out of place?

I will explain in details tomorrow.

 

[chicinthecity777]

Yes, we are watching it! We saw mixed doubles China vs USA for curling (I bet that the events and network decides to broadcast are probably heavily weighted towards the home market), but we could not figure out the rules to save our lives! Is the goal to get one’s balls inside the circles at the end? It looks like it’s within the rules to bump someone else’s ball out of place?

I was like you at the beginning of the last winter Olympics. I didn't know what was going on. But my SO is a fan and kept on watching the BBC coverage so he explained it to me. I was hooked since then. So the most important thing is to get your team's stone as closest to the middle of the target as possible. Whoever get to the closest wins the set. Then the scoring. The minimal is 1 point, that is your team's stone is the closest but the 2nd closest is your opponent's stone. If you have more than 1 stone between your closest stone and the next opponent's stone in the target area, you get all of them counted as 1 point for each stone. There are a lot of tactics you can use, you can block the other team's stone or you can knock them out. You will find whoever throw the last stone seems to have a bit of advantage. Hence you have even number of sets in one game to give both team equal chances.

The mixed double event was new as the sports is trying to make the games more dynamics and attractive. Traditional format you have more people in the team and you will often see 2 people sweeping instead of just 1 in the mixed double. In mixed double, you only have 2 people so one has to throw, then one has to sweep and then one has to look at the lines and direction of the travelling of the stone. You may see them switching roles often. It's more challenging.