Richard & I visited a country estate for the weekend -- 'twas a wonderful weekend.

It seems strange that a county as yours that celebrates Columbus Day (in spite of the fact he never arrived in what was to become USA), that you would fail to understand simple geography and the theory Columbas sought to prove: The world is round, as as such, we do not all live in the same time zone! Discounting that some of the "Saturday" posts might be coming from the Pacific Islands, shouldn't some of you have started a Saturday or Sunday Rants and Raves thread? My request was no rule, just a small request for a very special reason, as noted by my rant:

"Rant: long winded gossip and people who cannot read a calendar"

And did you have riparian entertainments, Hyacinth?

" riparian " LOL April :)

Mrs Bucket, I have a calendar right here and the date is on my computer. And I will post a Friday Rave in your general direction--on Sunday!

Rave:
People who do not always follow the dotted line or stay within the lines, who think for themselves sometimes, who wear black and blue together!! who think of strangers on the Internet as friends, who post about a trip taken last week or last decade, who offer help in whatever way they can, because they are just that kinda person...

Yours truly, Ms Scarlett O ((F))

rb, shut up. :-D

Mrs. Bucket, you can't make up the rules if you didn't make up the game:-D

Patrick, I wish you luck with your mother. These things are so mentally exhausting.

OO how wonderful for you and your family!

bonnie, the Wolfpack didn't take that lying down. They played a good geme.

Just wanted to say that I hope things work out in your mom's favor, Patrick. Hang in there.

OO, thanks for the good wishes and congrats on the wonderful news with your daughter!

Mimi, thanks for your good wishes, too.

Hope everyone had a great weekend.

Rave: It is Monday in the UK and I am posting! :D

Rant: I was so sick on Friday that I couldn't even enjoy my sick day.

Rave: DS had his first interview Friday and is feeling good about getting a call back.

Rave: My sister and her husband bought a condo in Portugal ~ can't wait to use it!

Rant: DH is on a trip ~ at least he told me he was going this time :)

Glad to hear everyone's good news and sorry for your circumstance Patrick.

Bonnie ~ glad you enjoyed that good food....now back to business :)

Wishing everyone an outstanding week!

OMG,
Sorry to break protocal, but someone who came to the garage sale offered to buy my house! We shall see.
M

Good for you mikemo! My husband sold his car that way!

I bought a car that way!
Hollywood Hills, garage sale, they had a Morris Minor in the driveway. I fell in love, I bought the car :D

And I once fell in love that way...went to see an Austin Healy Sprite. took one look at the seller and got a man and a car all at once! :-X

To the Bucket Woman. Columbus did not discover The Americas, you missinformed English faded glory old wind bag. The American Indians found it followed by the Norsemen about eight hundred years ago. The English stunbled here about four hundred years later when they ran out of beer and were saved form their pompus ways by American Indians. ((b))

BTW, I will be posting Rants and Raves on Friday morning AMERICAN time wheather or not you post on your royal English clock seven hours earlier. :S-

AMEN Jor!

I'm only posting on Jor's FFR&R from now forward. :)

Can't understand why anyone as cranky & miserable as HB would even bother to get involved with this happy & fun tradition on Fodors!

I think <i>some</i> people need to go back to bed and get out the other side. (:|

Monday Rave: Jor! :-)