Croix Parler

[Croix]

I'd like to use this pace for miscellaneous matters that don't fit elsewhere

Thanks

Croix

[Eagle Ray]

Hehe, I think I can see your ploy Croix. It is to try to remove all pesky penguins from the iceberg by giving them away to diners. However, Professor Porpoise has perfected his penguin replication machine, and new ones keep popping out at regular intervals 🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧

My stingrays are practising their aerial acrobatic manoeuvres for the grand opening where they will leap out of the water in synchronised display. They are currently trying to form the shape of a dodo in mid air. I've also put some penguins to work sweeping kiwis away from the front door of the igloo so people can get in. They are now snoring in a big pile off to one side.

Sleep well Croix and MK!

Hugs,

ER

[Moonstruck]

Croix......you may have noticed I am not here on your page much these days.....nothing personal at all...you know I love talking to you...but I am lost on here now and completely confused about all your conversations about penguins, stingrays, icebergs and what's this about Kiwis? are they roaming around your iceberg too with their funny long beaks?  surely it is too cold for them there after the wilds of NZ?

so what's happening.  Who are all these people?  what would I have in common with them?  Did I also see a list of possible "restaurant names"...?   Is someone setting one up over there?

*********I go away in a few days and more nervous than last year if possible.   Yes I am...its been a horrible year.  I have a dreadful fear of breaking down completely on the morning, when people are expecting to take delivery of my cat,  deliver me to airport.   I am supposed to check in online the day before....I've done it before but afraid I'll muck it up!    

In the middle of packing...including kids'Xmas presents this time. What clothes will I take? Casual or nice outfits? will I have room for everything?  My pain killers all in there alongside my face and make up stuff?  Is it worth going away?  This maybe my last year. I maybe be too old to do this anymore....can''t walk through airports fast enough.  I am considering ringing BB or similar to tell another voice.   what's wrong with me Croix? I respect your experience and need your diagnosis....Please!.....

[Croix]

Dear Moon~

All the talks of icebergs, penguins, restaurant names and the rest are simply harmless flights of fantasy that keep mmMekitty and Eagle Ray occupied. They enjoy creating verbal havoc and I enjoy reading of thier latest wild  ideas. They are a pair of scamps. Feel free to ignore it all.

I do not think there is anything so wrong wiht you that will stop you from going visiting. True you may not walk fast, need painkillers and worry over connections but it will be worth it. To be with the ones you love -and love you - and if you are like me tease grandchildren, is a blessing.

What you wear is not vital, not even those special boots, being happy and maybe selecting a present or two is a better thing to concentrate on.

The travel connections will work fine, and if there is a minor hiccup then adopting your efficient  and capable lady-at-work persona will take care of it.

You have always been anxious before a visit, it's your nature, but you always go though wiht it and come back glad you did and be reunited with your cat.

Also please don't write off future years, see how you go.

"The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and a richness to life that nothing else can bring."

Croix

[mmMekitty]

Hi, Moonstruck, I'd rather that you would join in our non-sensical fun ..... but okay, I also know you have serious things on your mind. Worrying about what might happen, being anxious about the trip & how things will be for you getting to the airport, getting on, first one plane, then another, then getting out of the airport at the other end - stressful things for all but the most seasoned travellors, (or maybe they feel the stress, too?).

I guess, if there has been one thing I have done over the years to cope with stress , it has been to divert my attention away, even for a few minutes, which would help me to feel more relaxed for a while, having found to stop & breathe, I suppose.

So, although I might not be talking about everything here on BB, I still find the fun things a useful diversion. I mean, it's not healthy to be stressed out 24/7 without a break.

In your stress & anxiety, you are winding yourself up very tight. What happens to a spring which is wound too tight?

I would guess you are about as prepared as you are going to get. You can either take optional mix & match outfits for varying weather conditions you might encounter, or buy or borrow what you discover you need while there. That  needn't be too expensive to leave there when you repack to come home.

I understand about having to have your cat taken care of while you are away. It really does feel like trusting someone with tthe care of your own little baby. I don't know what to say other than I understand, even though I didn't have kids of my own - only Mekitty. Although the plans which I made via my vet didn't work out as well as I would have liked, she was okay again after a day. I would have been more careful if there had been a next time.

Anyway, ignore ER & me, as you like - though, personally, I don't like being ignored, but I will understand & be okay if you do.

*

I heard today penguins have knees. I realised I'd not thought of that, even though given the way they look when walking, they don't seem to have knees - I never questioned what I was seeing.

&, yes, there is a patent pending of the Perfect Penguin Propagator (using CRISPR-Cat9 System technology), due to be approved any day now, maybe next year, when it's a leap year & Professor Porpoise can make extra Extra-Pesky Penguins on that day.

Oh, what profound proliferation!

Hugzies

mmMekitty 

[Moonstruck]

Mmme Kitty.   (I always get your name wrong don't I?).  No I won't ignore you.   Tell Croix I will be walking along the sand with the Carpenter, speaking of many things as we look at all your fun and games.  The time has come the Walrus said,  to speak of many things you see......of shoes and ships and sealing wax, and cabbages and kings....and why the sea is boiling hot and whether pigs have wings!

I love penguins....and as one dolphin said to the other "I never go anywhere without a porpoise"!......x

[Croix]

Dear Moon and all~

I can certainly clear up the mystery of 'if pigs have wings'. I was given a cast iron pig with wings for my birthday recently, it makes a most excellent paperweight, and due it its solid construction will not fly away.

Enjoy your walk with the carpenter

Croix

[Eagle Ray]

Hmmm 🤔 Pigs with wings… Now I wonder what Professor Porpoise can do about that in his lab?

What do you think, MK, about adding flying pigs to our Christmas celebrations and the opening of our new restaurant on the iceberg? I feel they would nicely complement the proliferating penguins.

 I might go and have a chat with Professor Porpoise about piggy possibilities 🐷💡 

[Croix]

"Little birdy flying high

sent a message from the sky.

Said angry farmer wiping eye

"Ain't it lucky cows don't fly"

I guess the same applies to pigs 🙂

-C

[Eagle Ray]

Ha ha! That’s hilarious Croix! Yes, a cow pat in the eye/face would be most unpleasant. A flying brontosaurus even worse again. That would be one serious splat!

Well, we’ll see what Professor Porpoise thinks. He has managed to resurrect extinct species and proliferate penguins, so flying pigs may not be an impossible feat. They could also be trained to do their business before any fly overs over the iceberg to avoid any unfortunate accidents. So I think we might need to do some speedy toilet training with them as soon as they emerge from the Prof’s lab. I just spoke with him and he is already working on a Flying Pig Propagator!

Hugs,

ER

[mmMekitty]

What's that, Croix? Did I hear you casually mention a recent BIRTHDAY?! 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, oold chap!

I am most profoundly pleased Walruses don't have wings to flap ...

... nor elelphants,  let alone mammoths, oh my wihiskers, no!

... but the pigs won't be so terrible, not really. You much realise, the inebriated kiwis have been seeing them fucia pink & flying all round for years, & it hasn't been at all harmful to their health ...  & seeing as pigs are so intelligent & neat in their habits, I"m sure they will have no problems learning the basics of civilized iceberg life. We just might have to be careful they don't make a game of aiming for the chimney.

Hugzies

mmMekitty

PS, I have heard that pithy poem, oo, some decades ago, like when I was a kitten, still playing with balls of wool, seeing how many times I could go from one end of the house & back, then into each room in turn, before the ball of wool ran out, or before being caught, which ever came first.