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[18:02] <DeryniBot> The smell from Wrengl's kitchen draws KK into the
chat.
[18:02] <Mistyck> hiyas kk
[18:02] <slobbit> lol!
[18:02] <Wrengl> hello katherine
[18:02] <Shiral> hi kk
[18:02] <slobbit> hi kk
[18:02] <RainbowDragon> Greetings, KK!
[18:02] <KK> Hello, folks.
[18:02] <Mistyck> how was your week?
[18:02] <Wrengl> we figured you would be in bed by now!
[18:03] * brom is glad he's wrong and welcomes KK
[18:03] <Wrengl> did you have a good week?
[18:03] <Bynw> its Katherine!!!!
[18:03] <Shiral> I guess we were both wrong, Brom
[18:03] <slobbit> several people were just saying you must be in bed
[18:03] <KK> Would have been, but Scott was on the machine.
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[18:03] <DeryniBot> ambush enters the chat as RainbowDragon passes
around a plate of cheese.
[18:03] <Wrengl> ah
[18:03] <Kelric> never mind. sound just came back up
[18:03] * ambush tackle-pounces kk
[18:03] <Wrengl> hi ambush
[18:03] <Ethan> hi kk
[18:03] <RainbowDragon> How was your week, KK?
[18:03] <brom> KK, hope your week has been cooler than over here
[18:04] <the_Bee> did you get your castle, KK?
[18:04] <ambush> hey Wrengl
[18:04] <KK> OK. We were supposed to go to a picnic yesterday, but it
was bucketing rain--so most of the picnic moved to the house. it was
fun.
[18:04] <Wrengl> i'll bet
[18:04] <Shiral> Not much fun to eat in the rain
[18:04] <KK> No news yet on the castle front. Hopefully, in a day or
two.
[18:04] <brom> yo ambush
[18:04] <Wrengl> indoor picnics can be fun
[18:04] <RainbowDragon> indoor picnics can be fun
[18:04] <Wrengl> fingers crossed, kk
[18:04] <brom> if not in basement ...
[18:05] <KK> It was nice--and we got to use the house again, got a
taste of what it would be like to actually use it the way it was
intended.
[18:05] <ambush> hey brom
[18:05] <KK> That was cool.
[18:05] <RainbowDragon> how far away is the potential new place from
your current abode?
[18:05] <the_Bee> KK. are you planning to settle in your new home, or
will it be another buy up, fix up, sell off?
[18:05] <KK> About 20 minutes farther south and west.
[18:05] <brom> ambush, good timing ...
[18:05] <RainbowDragon> ah, okay
[18:05] <KK> Buy up, fix up, stay.
[18:05] <ambush> ?
[18:06] <the_Bee> ah
[18:06] <brom> joining exactly when KK showed up ...
[18:06] <ambush> i live with Bynw, brom
[18:07] <RainbowDragon> he's got connections ;-)
[18:07] <ambush> you think i miss these things?
[18:07] <Shiral> And Bynw gets Ambushed <G>
[18:07] <Bynw> he can see connections if he's paying attention to them
[18:07] <brom> just figured u for psychic
[18:07] * ambush tickles rd and shiral
[18:07] * Shiral fights ambush off
[18:07] <KK> Still waiting for the sale to complete; was supposed to
close on Friday, but has been extended for a week to 10 days.
[18:07] <RainbowDragon> Does the new place need any fixing up at all or
is it good to go from the move in?
[18:07] <Mistyck> :(
[18:08] <Shiral> The sale of Holybrooke, or the purchase of the new
house?
[18:08] <KK> No problem; it's just that the buyers are in France on
their holidays, so things aren't moving as quickly. Sale of
Holybrooke.
[18:08] <Shiral> ah
[18:08] <KK> New place, if we get it, will require complete
restoration, probably take a year to a year and a half.
[18:09] <Mistyck> wow
[18:09] <Mistyck> that's a long time
[18:09] <brom> arrgh ... waiting and hoping they don't change minds
[18:09] <Wrengl> yup
[18:09] <KK> That's better than the three years it took to do what
we've just finished.
[18:09] <Kelric> holidays. the dreaded murphy of business deals
[18:09] <brom> or lose too much at the casinos
[18:10] <Wrengl> not funny brom
[18:10] <KK> It feels weird not to be working on the house anymore. We
keep driving past DIY stores and thinking about what we need to pick
up--and then we realize that we dont have to pick up anything at all,
'cause it's finished!
[18:10] <Wrengl> lol
[18:10] <Wrengl> i bet that seems strange
[18:10] <Bynw> oh that will be "fixed" when you get your new place
[18:10] <brom> no, been there with a sale lost cause of that ...
[18:10] <Shiral> At least until you start in on a new project =o)
[18:11] <KK> Yep--and everything will be much farther away--though
we'll still be able to use the same suppliers we've been training for
the past three eyars.
[18:11] <Wrengl> that is good
[18:11] * Bynw looked at some bengal kittens this morning from a local
cattery ... they were very very cute and adorable
[18:11] <brom> let me understand, new place is also in land of green?
[18:11] <Wrengl> i'll bet, bynw
[18:11] <Wrengl> kittens usually are
[18:11] <KK> Meanwhile, we still do not have a place to live in the
longer term. Gak!
[18:12] <Shiral> ek
[18:12] <KK> Yes, still in Ireland.
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[18:12] <DeryniBot> The smell from Wrengl's kitchen draws db144 into
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[18:12] <the_Bee> hi db144
[18:12] <ambush> he's been blabbing about them every chance he gets
[18:12] <db144> hello
[18:12] <Bynw> hey db
[18:13] <KK> Bengal kittens are cool, Bynw.
[18:13] <brom> then none of the problems of cross-borders shipping of
furniture, etc ...
[18:13] <KK> Scott loves their little spotted bellies.
[18:13] <db144> hello again :)
[18:13] <Bynw> yes they are ... i'm going to get one ... maybe two
[18:13] <KK> They're expensive, though.
[18:13] <brom> hey db12^2
[18:13] <Shiral> I keep telling myself I've got two little spotted
tummies already
[18:13] <db144> hi brom
[18:13] <Shiral> For about the price of one Bengal
[18:13] <RainbowDragon> hopefully they are as good natured as the
average variety of house cat
[18:14] <Shiral> They're very lively, curious cats
[18:14] <brom> any pictures of new house as yet?
[18:14] <KK> I'm told they're very gregarious.
[18:14] <Bynw> they are
[18:14] <KK> Nope. We don't have it yet.
[18:14] <Bynw> since i've now seen them in person
[18:14] <Shiral> They have to be kept entertained, or they can
misbehave
[18:14] <slobbit> my kitty has a spotted tummy, and he was
free--because someone abandoned him at the bus depot
[18:14] <KK> I've heard that, too. So definitely get two, so thei can
entertain one another.
[18:14] <KK> That's food advice, whatever kind of cat one gets.
[18:14] <Shiral> My spotted tummy cat came from the shelter...but she
had a surprise inside
[18:15] <KK> good advice, even.
[18:15] <Bynw> and the cattery is gonna give me a deal on 2 of them ...
[18:15] <KK> lol, she did, indeed, Shiral!
[18:15] <brom> that too...
[18:15] <Wrengl> lol shiral
[18:15] <slobbit> the food advice would be, obviously, to buy twice as
much as for one cat
[18:15] <Shiral> But the baby is so cute, there was NO way I was going
to let her go
[18:15] <KK> lol, yes, slobbit~
[18:16] <Shiral> And now NIna's just a love sponge, with a cute tummy
of her own
[18:16] <KK> The baby is adorable and gorgeous!
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[18:16] <DeryniBot> Hi there Tika! Welcome to the chat.
[18:16] <Shiral> hi tika
[18:16] * Tika waves
[18:16] <KK> Big eyes!
[18:16] <the_Bee> hi tika
[18:16] * ambush tackle-pounces tika
[18:16] <RainbowDragon> hi teek
[18:16] <Shiral> VERY big Eyes, And very cute white paws
[18:16] <brom> hey tika ..
[18:16] <Shiral> So it all turned out for the best
[18:16] <Tika> hehe KK must be looking at the cattery website :)
[18:16] <KK> A charmer, to be sure.
[18:16] <KK> No, I'm talking about Nina.
[18:17] <Shiral> She rules the roost with a benevolent Iron Paw
[18:17] <Wrengl> hi tika
[18:17] <KK> But I looked at the cattery site a couple of days ago.
[18:17] <Tika> lol Iron Paw
[18:17] <RainbowDragon> http://www.goldcharmbengals.com/upcoming.html
[18:17] <Shiral> It must really be Baby Bengal season, as I sent KK a
link for a different Bengal Cattery a couple of days ago
[18:18] <brom> i've found scottish folds to be great pets ...
[18:18] <Tika> one in your area, Shiral?
[18:18] <Shiral> no
[18:18] <Wrengl> i love scottish folds
[18:18] <Shiral> Alas, I got the link off my cat newsgroup
[18:18] <KK> I've never met a Scottish fold in person.
[18:18] <Shiral> i can't afford bengals!
[18:18] <KK> Are they people-cats?
[18:18] <Ethan> hi Tika
[18:18] <Shiral> So I'll stick with the girls I've got
[18:19] <Wrengl> but with a house full of domestic shorthaired
goddesses and lions i need to refrain for any more
[18:19] <brom> very gentle and loving ... and short hair ...
[18:19] <KK> I think Scottish folds tend to be sort of burly, like my
Nicholas.
[18:19] <Tika> Wrengl has the meow mafia, its tough to get another one
in :)
[18:19] <KK> At least that's the impression I get, from photos.
[18:20] <Shiral> Nicholas is a lovely lad. How is Edgar faring?
[18:20] <Wrengl> indeed teek
[18:20] <brom> don't know i'd say burly, but are rounded, flatter faces
with folded ears ..
[18:20] <KK> From the way Wrengl's mob proliferates, I should think
it's hard to keep new ones <out>.
[18:21] <KK> Edgar is hanging in there; meds seem to have bought him
some more time. Of course, he mostly sleeps--but then, he did that
before....
[18:21] <the_Bee> how old is he?
[18:21] <KK> 17 and counting.
[18:21] <Shiral> That's a venerable pussy cat
[18:22] <KK> Yep.
[18:22] <Shiral> But Pan slept a lot in his last years
[18:22] <KK> They all sleep a lot.
[18:22] <Shiral> yup
[18:22] <Wrengl> yeah but additions come from kitty tummies!
[18:22] <Shiral> Right now, it's naptime on the Serengeti Plain
[18:22] <KK> Incidentally, guess what Gus proudly brought into the
house yesterday morning.
[18:22] <Bynw> that was like my monty kitty before he crossed the
rainbow bridge many years ago
[18:22] <Shiral> A bat?
[18:22] <Wrengl> although madam, scarlett, and lockett have moved out
[18:22] <KK> A live frog, about 4 inches long, undamaged.
[18:23] <Tika> a present!
[18:23] <KK> No, Jessie brought in the bat a few days before that--also
unharmed.
[18:23] <Bynw> did he give it to you as a present?
[18:23] <the_Bee> so now you have a croakpet?
[18:23] <brom> got my scottish fold in '89 at wash dc cat show ... was
queen of roost for many years before final sleep last summer ...
[18:23] <Shiral> He must have seen you needed one, KK =o)
[18:23] <KK> Well, he certainly announced his arrival downstairs,
proudly calling me to come and see what he'd caught.
[18:23] <Wrengl> lol
[18:24] <Shiral> They're always so proud of themselves!
[18:24] <KK> I think it was the one Scott had rescued a few days
earlier from the bowl under the front fawcet and put into the foundain
in the back.
[18:24] <Wrengl> slightly different present from squirrel tails,
katerine
[18:24] * Shiral sends a comforting Hug to Brom
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[18:24] * Wrengl does same
[18:24] <Bynw> cats always give you the most interseting of gifts to
show their love
[18:24] <Wrengl> yes they do
[18:24] <KK> Well, yes. The squirrrel tails often had the squirrels
still attached, in Hero's day--or parts of squirrels. Though not for
long.
[18:25] <KK> We do have mighty hunters in this house.
[18:25] <Shiral> For the one you love--they always bring the hairy
beast
[18:25] <KK> lol
[18:25] * brom thanks shiral and will pass hug to Rick ... couldn't
take her to hawaii, so Rick had her since 2002 in Fairfax ...
[18:25] <the_Bee> Remind me--are Nicholas and Jessica littermates?
[18:26] <KK> No, they're next door sweethearts; Gus and Tillie are
littermates.
[18:26] <Shiral> I'm sure my girls would bring me interesting artifacts
if I let them out, but they are both indoor cats
[18:26] <the_Bee> ah
[18:27] <KK> But they'd pounce on any mouse unlucky enough to get
in--and probably do in a wayward cricket or cockroach.
[18:27] <Shiral> Oh yes. Insect life is scarce around here
[18:27] <KK> Now you know why--in addition to your housekeeping.
[18:27] <Bynw> my mom doesnt have any mice anymore ... not a one in the
last 2 years that Neko has been there
[18:27] <brom> Caitlyn would climb onto back of chair when watching tv
or at computer and then lay across shoulders and back of neck ...
[18:27] <KK> ;-)
[18:28] <Shiral> And if Earth is ever attacked by aliens that look like
leather tassels or drinking straws, my girls will protect us all!
[18:28] <Tika> ROFL
[18:28] <Shiral> Pan was a furpiece like that, Brom
[18:28] <KK> We have to go inot the attic tomorrow to find some
documents, so I think I'm going to take a cat or two up with us; we
know there are mice in the attic.
[18:28] <Shiral> A definite shoulder cat
[18:29] <brom> it was OK until she'd start 'cleaning' my hair & ears
...
[18:29] <KK> Ah, the dreaded leather tassel monsters and their drinking
straw allies!
[18:29] <Shiral> you know it, kk
[18:29] <Ethan> the attic at Holybrooke?
[18:29] <Shiral> Small tubular aliens beware--Nina is on the job!
[18:29] <KK> Yep.
[18:30] <Ethan> is it extensive?
[18:30] <KK> Yes, big attic.
[18:30] <Shiral> Sounds like paradise for a mighty hunter
[18:30] <Ethan> should be quite the adventure for them then.
[18:30] <brom> like the Vorkosigan House attic?
[18:30] <Ethan> fresh hunting grounds
[18:31] <the_Bee> Vorkosigan?
[18:31] <brom> full of lots of stuff from ages past ...
[18:31] <KK> Dunno about that kind of attic. My only concern is that
they not go too far in, to the part where there's insulation. If that
happens, then woould have to be bathed.
[18:32] <KK> One doesn't want them licking fiberglass off their fur.
[18:32] <RainbowDragon> definitely not
[18:32] <Shiral> Ew, no
[18:32] <Shiral> Don't imagine they'd appreciate the bath much, either
[18:33] <KK> Anyway, that's what we've been up to--and I've been
polishing on High Deryni. By next week, I hope to have more definite
news on the impending move.
[18:33] <brom> furniture, suits of armor, old weapons, ...
[18:33] <Shiral> Good news about HD, though =o)
[18:33] <KK> Just boxes of books and files.
[18:33] <Wrengl> that is good news katherine
[18:33] <KK> I got the page proofs for Childe Morgan, too, so those
have to be done by Aug. 17.
[18:34] <Wrengl> i just ordered some new books from B&N.com
[18:34] <brom> need any help ...
[18:34] <Shiral> Good thing you have a house Hiatus then, KK <G>
[18:34] <KK> Timing is good, though, since both projexts will be
wrapped up before we have to really hunker down to the moving.
[18:34] <Wrengl> so we will have new books for my chemos and for the
trip next month
[18:34] <KK> Yep.
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[18:34] <KK> Anyway, it's now past 12:30, so I'd better sign off.
[18:34] <Wrengl> night katherine
[18:34] <Bynw> have a good night KK
[18:34] <Shiral> Night Katherine.
[18:34] <Wrengl> hope to see you next week
[18:34] <brom> bye KK, have a good week ..
[18:35] <the_Bee> goon night and good week, Katherine
[18:35] <Ethan> good night Katherine
[18:35] <RainbowDragon> Good night, KK
[18:35] <Shiral> GOod luck polishing and proofing
[18:35] <Wrengl> when i might not be melting
[18:35] * KK steps onto her Portal, waves goodnight, and disappears in
a shower of green sparkles.
[18:35] <KK> Is it a bit cooler now?
[18:35] <Wrengl> nope
[18:35] <Shiral> Yup, at least on my coast
[18:35] <KK> We've cooled down here.
[18:35] <Wrengl> another heat wave
[18:35] <Wrengl> sigh
[18:35] <brom> nope ... 100 here
[18:35] <KK> Pat, you're not allowed to melt.
[18:35] <Wrengl> of course it was nice having a cat scan friday - heavy
air conditioning
[18:35] * Shiral is grateful for a bit of cool air
[18:35] <KK> Was cat scan good?
[18:36] <KK> Is the tumor shrinking?
[18:36] <Wrengl> i am sleeping longer to enjoy bedroom ac
[18:36] * brom is sitting in front of a fan ...
[18:36] <Shiral> But you get cat scanned every day from the Meow Mafia,
Pat!
[18:36] <Wrengl> don't know yet
[18:36] <KK> lol!
[18:36] <Wrengl> they did chest, abdomon and pelvic area
[18:36] <Mistyck> g'nite Katherine, have a great week!
[18:36] <Wrengl> guess she wants to ensure it has not spread
[18:36] <Wrengl> true shiral
[18:36] <KK> We'll all keep our fingers crossed and keep the prayer
wheels turning.
[18:36] <Wrengl> and frankie charges a lot less!
[18:37] <Wrengl> ;)
[18:37] <Shiral> And Tumor Shrinking Woodgies flowing
[18:37] <Ethan> yes we will!!
[18:37] <Wrengl> thank you for all the prayers
[18:37] <Shiral> All Frankie wants is a kipper?
[18:37] <brom> and prayer beads
[18:37] <Wrengl> lol
[18:37] <Wrengl> no a few shrimp is more like it shiral
[18:37] <Shiral> Still, cheap at twice the price =o)
[18:37] <KK> lol. Nighters, everybody.
[18:38] <Shiral> night, kk
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