The Worlds of Katherine Kurtz

True. Heck, worst case scenario, I'll bet someone could 3D print some. It wouldn't be as nice, but it could be better than nothing.

There must be someone on Etsy who'd be up for a custom job like that.

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[18:03] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Yay!
[18:03] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> hiya KK
[18:03] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Bynw thank yourfor the archieves
[18:03] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Hello KK
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[18:03] <The_Bee> Hi KK!
[18:03] <~bynw> Hi KK
[18:03] <HoundMistress> Hi, KK
[18:03] <KK> Hello, all
[18:04] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> How Are your this week KK.  hope health wise everything is improving.
[18:04] <HoundMistress> Air ye better, lass?
[18:05] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Hello!
[18:05] <HoundMistress> Hi, Evie
[18:05] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Hi Evie
[18:05] <The_Bee> HEvieI
[18:05] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> I saw the Deryni checked in earlier.  I hope he drops in during chat
[18:05] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Hello Evie
[18:06] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> https://tenor.com/view/no-comment-quiet-mute-mute-deer-pause-gif-3676484987657574386 embed: https://tenor.com/view/no-comment-quiet-mute-mute-deer-pause-gif-3676484987657574386
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[18:07] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Hopefully TheDeer will come back during chat
[18:07] <The_Bee> I still don't know if I'll make DErybicon.  Air is expensive, and amtrak is hard to pin down for the dates I NEED.
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[18:08] <~bynw> wb KK
[18:08] <HoundMistress> I'm stumbling along day to day on getting to come to it.
[18:08] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> wb KK
[18:08] <HoundMistress> WBKK
[18:09] <KK> Sorry about that. I got a message saying I had updates installed and to restart. Hopefully, all is now well.
[18:09] <The_Bee> REHI kk
[18:09] * ~bynw has been hard at work scanning the issues of Deryni Archives the 'zine that he has
[18:09] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I think we all get those messages sometimes
[18:09] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Thank you Bynw
[18:10] <KK> Excellent! I'll bring my complete set to Derynicon.
[18:10] <The_Bee> i GET MESSAGES TO RENEW mCaFREE, BUT i'M NOT SURE WHICH ARE REAL.
[18:10] <HoundMistress> BRB. Quanah wants his dinner.
[18:10] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I'd assume they're all fake, Bee
[18:11] <~bynw> I'm happy to report that I'm almost done. I have the first 17 issues. And I have issues 1 through 16 all scanned and available on Rhemuthcastle. I just need issues 18 to the end to ge those scanned
[18:11] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Somes times I even double check ligitiamate updates just to make sure they really are ligit before I upgrade them
[18:12] <HoundMistress> back, dog happy
[18:13] <KK> Well done, Bynw. There's some nice artwork in those.
[18:13] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> We love happy dogs
[18:13] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Evie, how is the grand daughter this week
[18:13] <The_Bee> How do you do that, Laurna?
[18:13] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Love Happy dogs too.
[18:13] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Amazing. 😄
[18:13] <HoundMistress> New pix?
[18:13] <~bynw> Issue 16 had an short story in it and it made me both happy and sad and multiple levels and multiple reasons. Especially while reading it last week.
[18:14] <KK> That would be a story or Mistress of Complications by Susan.
[18:14] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> << REDACTED BY REQUEST >>
[18:14] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Bee.  I just look at who wants the update. then I go to google search and ask  google is this update reall.  simple.
[18:14] <HoundMistress> Cutie!!
[18:14] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> OH MY OH MY
[18:14] <KK> Awww, she's precious, Evie!
[18:15] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> That is the cutest newbord ever
[18:15] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Bywn, if you would redact the pic before posting the log, I'd appreciate it.
[18:15] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> She was a day old in that pic
[18:15] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> That's a li'l cutie, alright
[18:15] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Bynw, if you would redact the pic before posting the log, I'd appreciate it.
[18:15] <~bynw> yes it had a story by Susan ... the story its self has sad bits in it. and had another twist in it that i really liked. thus both happy and sad. and of course since it was by Susan it made me sad too.
[18:16] <HoundMistress> Bringing up old memories can be painful
[18:16] <The_Bee> Baby Abigail looks wide awake and happy.
[18:16] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> She was very awake for her photo shoot
[18:16] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Her eyes were following the photographer everywhere
[18:17] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> precious
[18:18] <~bynw> that's a lot of hair
[18:18] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Yeah, she's a little fluff top
[18:19] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> It looks like it might end up having some waves or even curls eventually
[18:20] <KK> That <is>a lot of hair,
[18:20] <HoundMistress> Sometimes it all falls out and doesn't come back in for a while.
[18:21] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Sometimes
[18:21] <~bynw> yeah i've seen that happen with babies .... they come start out with a head full of hair and then it all falls out and comes back later
[18:21] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> That's why I'm not 100% banking on her hair or eye color remaining the same. We'll know in a year or so.
[18:22] <KK>  SOmeties changes color, too.
[18:22] <~bynw> but right now ... there is plenty there
[18:22] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> the hair often starts dark, goes blonde, then eventually gets darker again into adulthood
[18:22] <KK> Sometimes. I was trying to reach around Daphne blocking the monitor.
[18:23] <The_Bee> That happened to me, my mom said. Born red-haired, faded to blond.
[18:23] <HoundMistress> When my brother, Pat, was born, a lady in the same complex and a little girl. Pat had a full head of hair and the baby girl was bald as a cue ball.
[18:23] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Her dad was born with just slightly less hair, only light red, and his never fell out. It turned curly at the ends by six months old and even curlier as he became a toddler.
[18:23] <~bynw> she is like 'pay attention to ME!'
[18:24] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> She loves to be held and paid attention to, as long as you don't disturb her peace.  If you try to change her clothes, her diaper, bathe her, or do anything besides hold her and/or feed her, she'll kick up a fuss.
[18:26] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> the baby things
[18:26] <The_Bee> My niece was like that  Her dad once said, "She doesn't mind being alone, but she can't stand having anyone there who 's not paying attention to her."
[18:27] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> She's fine with being put down in a bassinet or a bouncy seat, so you don't have to constantly hold her, unlike DS at that age. But she just hates being disturbed.
[18:28] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> She's like "I'm comfy. Let me be!"
[18:28] <HoundMistress> She'll let you know when that diaper gotta go.
[18:28] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Hi Everyone!
[18:29] <HoundMistress> Hi, Jerusha
[18:29] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Hey Jerusha
[18:29] <The_Bee> HiJerusha
[18:29] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Hullo Strippy!
[18:29] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Hi strippy
[18:29] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Hello Jerusha,  hello Strippy
[18:29] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> She filled up a diaper while I was holding her. The dirty diaper didn't bother her one bit. But when DS changed it, you'd have thought he was murdering her. 😂
[18:30] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> So typical
[18:30] <~bynw> hi Strippy and Jerusha
[18:30] <HoundMistress> Hi, Strippy
[18:30] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Hi, Jerusha! Hi Strippy!
[18:30] <The_Bee> Hello Strippy, whoever you are.
[18:30] <KK> Hi,all.
[18:31] <CambersGhost> [discord] <strippy69> I'm an old guy outside of Pittsburgh
[18:32] <HoundMistress> Born in '69?
[18:32] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Strippy's reasonably new, but seems a decent sort. 🙂
[18:32] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> I went to  college in Clarion.  They've changed the name of the university so many times I don't recognize it anymore.
[18:33] <CambersGhost> [discord] <strippy69> You're making me blush. And you only think that because you don't know me well.
[18:33] <HoundMistress> BRB, happy dog is now whining
[18:33] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Happy Dog is only Happy when he has your undevided attention.
[18:34] <HoundMistress> Oh, he wants my dinner which I am not ready to eat yet.
[18:34] <HoundMistress> Or is hungry
[18:34] <~bynw> well if you aren't going to eat it ... he will
[18:34] <KK> He thinks he's going to share your dinner?
[18:34] <HoundMistress> But I AM going to eat it, just not now. Now he's ringing the bell.
[18:35] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Hard to keep food out of range of a Rhodesian Ridgeback
[18:35] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Remind him he isn't Quasimodo and can stop with that bell
[18:35] <HoundMistress> He thinks he'd like to eat all of it and it's just greens and mashed potatoes and corn bread
[18:35] <~bynw> my dogs would eat it
[18:35] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> "Where's the beef?"
[18:35] <HoundMistress> The food is in my direct line of sight, or he'd be in it.
[18:36] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> lol
[18:36] <HoundMistress> There is some bacon in the greens.
[18:36] <CambersGhost> [discord] <strippy69> Mmmmmm. Bacon.......
[18:36] <~bynw> well you can't go wrong with bacon
[18:37] <KK> Ah. That's what's got him on alert. Or gravy. Do your potatoes have gravy?
[18:37] <HoundMistress> Bacon is the best! Just ask Bubbie.
[18:37] <HoundMistress> No gravy
[18:37] <KK> Well, the bacon makes up for that.
[18:38] <HoundMistress> Yes, that's how Mom made it. Although usually we'd have chicken, too.
[18:38] <CambersGhost> [discord] <strippy69> Now I want to make BLT's for dinner. Minus the lettuce and tomato.
[18:38] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> That's pretty much a bacon buttie
[18:38] <HoundMistress> Those are good, too!
[18:39] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Bacon "buttie"?
[18:39] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> It's what I'm sitting on. I like bacon too much.
[18:39] <~bynw> KK ... I sent you a private message. you should have a tab on the chat screen for it
[18:39] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Didn't bacon butties show up in Possessed?
[18:40] <~bynw> hmmmm BLTs
[18:40] <~bynw> i already had dinner ... meatloaf, corn, and mashed potatoes with gravy so BLTs will have to wait another day
[18:40] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> It's a British sandwich.  Bread, butter, and English style bacon (which is different from US bacon).
[18:41] <HoundMistress> Might have to try that.
[18:41] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> They did! Great memory. I would have forgotten about that except that I reread the story recently.
[18:41] <KK> Like Canadian bacon.
[18:41] <~bynw> that's ham
[18:42] <HoundMistress> McDonald's has round ham.
[18:42] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Apparently Canadians don't know what Canadian bacon is. They claim it's not really a thing.
[18:42] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Oh yes they do!
[18:42] <The_Bee> I have sausage left from what I made for church coffee hour.
[18:42] <KK> Where. Bynw?
[18:42] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Yes, but you live down here part time. So you're practically a (U.S.) American. 😄
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[18:43] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Actually, I am an American
[18:43] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Well there you go!
[18:43] <HoundMistress> Everyone off work tomorrow?
[18:43] <~bynw> KK, its actually on the left side. you should see my name under the #deryni_destinations name
[18:43] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> My ol' man sure is.
[18:44] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> But an American living in Canada would certainly know what Canadians know or don't know about their own food. 😄
[18:44] <The_Bee> ways off work.
[18:44] <The_Bee> always
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[18:44] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Canadian bacon is a "thing"
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[18:44] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> It's peamealed bacon
[18:44] <The_Bee> BRB
[18:45] <~bynw> oops she clicked something wrong. hopefully will be back (more tech support notes)
[18:45] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> The various Canadians in my writers group all say that the first time they'd ever heard an American talk about Canadian bacon, they had no idea what it was  or what made it different from standard bacon. They were all like "so it's ham?"
[18:45] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> I am off work
[18:45] <HoundMistress> peamealed?
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[18:45] <~bynw> you are retired Laurna
[18:45] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> peamealed?
[18:45] <~bynw> you are always off work
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[18:45] <~bynw> wb KK
[18:46] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Kind of like cornmeal, HM
[18:46] <~bynw> i'll just email it to you KK
[18:46] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I thought about saying something about having work off but decided against it.
[18:46] <HoundMistress> Hey, KK
[18:46] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> WB KK
[18:46] <KK> hi, HM,
[18:46] <HoundMistress> Oh, OK Jerusha2
[18:46] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> LOL  YEP  Bynw.  Off work  today. Off work tomorrow  Off work all week, all month  all year.  Loving every moment of it.
[18:47] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> World's longest coffee break
[18:47] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I've love being off work if I could get off my butt and do something every once in awhile. I'm still worried that DeryniCon will about kill me.
[18:47] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I'd love being off work if I could get off my butt and do something every once in awhile. I'm still worried that DeryniCon will about kill me.
[18:47] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> We'll send Duncan, Nezz
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[18:48] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Oh, thank you!
[18:48] <KK> Watched a very interesting MET broadcast this afternoon: a modern opera called Dead Man Walking. Very worth the watch.
[18:48] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> UK vs US bacon, according to Google:  The main difference between UK (British) bacon and US bacon lies in the cut of pork used. British bacon, also known as back bacon, is made from the pork loin, while US bacon is typically made from the pork belly. This difference in cut leads to distinct textures and flavors. British bacon is generally thicker, pinker, and less crispy than US  <clipped messag
[18:48] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> bacon, which tends to be thinner, darker, and more crispy due to the higher fat content.
[18:48] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Canadian bacon is very much like UK bacon
[18:49] <HoundMistress> I like 'em both!
[18:49] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Now I need a bacon sandwich.
[18:49] <KK> All bacon is good!
[18:49] <HoundMistress> Sonic has BLTs
[18:49] <CambersGhost> [discord] <strippy69> Except turkey bacon
[18:49] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> EEWW
[18:49] <KK> Well, that isnt really bacon, is it?
[18:49] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> I can skip the turkey bacon.  Strippy
[18:50] <HoundMistress> NO TURKEY Bacon! Sacrilege~
[18:50] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> LOL
[18:50] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Turkey is only good for two meals a year
[18:50] <~bynw> turkey bacon isnt bacon. real bacon is bacon
[18:50] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> OK, I think Saturday morning/lunch of DeryniCon needs to be bacon sammiches
[18:51] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> 😄
[18:51] <HoundMistress> I agree! 2X a year! Not in the form of fake bacon.
[18:51] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> YEP
[18:51] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Bacon-wrapped turkey, however, is quite yummy
[18:51] <KK> Canadian-style bacon is used in Eggs Benedict. A Salvadorean restaurants has Avocado Benedict, which is scrumptious!
[18:51] <CambersGhost> [discord] <strippy69> Bacon wrapped filet mignon
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[18:52] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Bee is back!
[18:52] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> YUM
[18:52] * ~bynw definately having Waffle House at some point during his trip since he doesn't have one near by
[18:52] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> WB Bee
[18:52] <HoundMistress> Bacon wrapped jalapenos!
[18:52] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Oooooh, same here!
[18:52] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> That can be Friday dinner. 🙂
[18:52] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Haven't been to a Waffle House in a thousand years
[18:52] <~bynw> we can go to waffle house together Nezz
[18:52] <KK> We have a Waffle House in Staunton.A visir can definitely be arraged.
[18:53] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> You're very well preserved if you remember going to Waffle House a thousand years ago!
[18:53] <HoundMistress> Ooo! Love Waffle Hous.e
[18:53] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> i have never been to a Waffle house
[18:53] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> I was rearing armor at the time
[18:53] <~bynw> it's not far from BW ether
[18:53] <The_Bee> Yup.  Had to visit the  garderobe
[18:53] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> I take it it is not the same as IHOP
[18:53] <~bynw> no it's not Laurna
[18:53] <KK> No.
[18:54] <HoundMistress> They have the BEST hashbrowns, fixed several different ways
[18:54] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Good
[18:54] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> It's not. More waffley, less pancakey
[18:54] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> You don't have Waffle House in CA, Laurna?  It's a bit like Huddle House, if you have that.
[18:54] <~bynw> yes they do HM
[18:54] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> If your IHOP has drunk people fighting in the parking lot at 3 a.m., then Waffle House is like IHOP.
[18:54] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Never heard of Huddle house either.
[18:54] <~bynw> scattered, covered, chucked, and diced please
[18:54] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> (I've never actually seen fighting at a Waffle House. That's just the reputation I've heard of.)
[18:54] <CambersGhost> [discord] <strippy69> Waffle House is where people go when the bars close
[18:55] <KK> It's open 24/7.
[18:55] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Probably just because they are open long after everything else is closed
[18:55] <~bynw> in WH lingo that means you want your hasbrowns scattered on the grill, covered with cheese, with chucks of ham and diced tomatoes in it
[18:55] <HoundMistress> We used to go to WH after watching racing live till midnight
[18:55] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> that use to be Denny's  but  their reputation has gone down the tubes.
[18:55] <~bynw> its still not the same as Denny's either
[18:56] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> True, but only Denny's has the best-named breakfast food: Moons Over My Hammy
[18:56] <HoundMistress> But right now Denny's has salted caramel banana pancakes which are very good!
[18:56] <CambersGhost> [discord] <strippy69> O fo sho
[18:56] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> I love that!\
[18:56] <KK> Scott, Cameron and I used to go to the old Waffle House on Christmas Eve, across the road.  New one, open for the past year or so, is excellent!
[18:57] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> My ol' man and I used to go to Denny's all the time, but i think I've only been there once since Covid initially hit.
[18:57] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> BTW, Waffle House is famous for having food after natural disasters. May nobody need to know that around DeryniCon!
[18:57] <~bynw> the nearest WH to me is in Kansas City, and thats a good 3+ hour drive so I'm always excited with travelling to get to WH
[18:57] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> The weather is very serious if WH closes
[18:57] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> the Insurance industry uses the "Waffle House Index" to determine just how bad a disaster is
[18:58] <~bynw> LOL
[18:58] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> Waffle House has elaborate supply and recovery plans in case of disaster.
[18:58] <KK> Indeed. It's a welcome refuge for truckers.
[18:58] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> I looked up Waffle House and I got a list of 50 resterants that serve Waffles  but none with that reall name.
[18:58] <~bynw> they arent in CA most likely ... it'
[18:58] <~bynw> s a Southern chain
[18:58] <HoundMistress> It came right up when I Googled it.
[18:59] * ~bynw wishes it would make it just a little bit north into Iowa
[18:59] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Looks like the closest Waffle House to me is Denver, about 8 hours drive from here.
[18:59] <KK> Long way to go for a waffle.
[18:59] <~bynw> Denver has one ... Des Moines should have one too
[18:59] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> It seems the closest one is in Arizona
[18:59] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> https://www.wafflehouse.com/
[18:59] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Laurna, your closest Waffle Houses are in Phoenix
[18:59] <KK> Yep.
[19:00] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> "I'm going to WH for lunch - I'll be back in two days"
[19:00] <~bynw> LOL Jerusha
[19:00] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> lol
[19:00] <CambersGhost> [discord] <strippy69> There is one in PA an hour away
[19:00] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> My friends and I were once seriously considering a road trip to Vegas just to get some IHOP... before they opened them around here.
[19:01] <~bynw> PA has one ... IA should have one ... it's just not fair
[19:01] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Agreed
[19:01] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> "I am just going to Waffle House and may be some time". - Captain Oates, Antarctica
[19:01] <KK> Now you've got me hungry. Plus, the national Memorial Day concert in DC is just starting, so I want to go watch that.  Have agood holiday, a;;.
[19:01] <HoundMistress> I've got a Denny's and an IHOP near me but the WH is way down in Austin near the airport.
[19:01] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I understood that reference
[19:01] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I think our IHOPs both closed.  But the service was terrible at both of them, so maybe that's why.
[19:01] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> My sister and I went to our local IHOP for years but it is no longer what it once was.
[19:01] <~bynw> you too KK, i sent you what PM in an email
[19:02] <CambersGhost> [discord] <strippy69> Good night KK
[19:02] <CambersGhost> [discord] <laurnarose> Good Night KK  happy holiday weekend
[19:02] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> KK, have a great day. I think I'll turn on the Memorial Day concert as well.
[19:02] * KK steps onto her Portal, waves good night, and disappears in s shower of purple sparkles.
[19:02] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> See ya next week
[19:02] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Have a good week, KK.  I think I will watch the Memorial Day concert as well.
[19:02] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> We have a mini-Dennys (not all the menu items) on the campus where I work. We call it "The Den," since our mascot is a dragon.
[19:02] <KK> Zoom next wee, folks.
[19:02] <HoundMistress> Are you going? Have a great week!
[19:02] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Bye, KK!
[19:02] <The_Bee> no pancakes or w for me today.  i've pigged out on chocolate, peanut butter and maple syrup.p.
[19:02] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Nighters, everyone!
[19:03] <HoundMistress> Night Jerusha
[19:03] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> night Jerusha
[19:03] <~bynw> night to anyone who may also be leaving
[19:03] <KK> Nighters,  all.
[19:03] <The_Bee> Bye KK. Thanks for coming.
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My husband would know how, though whether he has the supplies to do so is a separate question.

Quote from: Evie on May 23, 2025, 08:08:30 PMI wonder if a mold could be made of one to cast more?

It might be possible. You would have to find someone that could cast off of that mold.

I wonder if a mold could be made of one to cast more?

Quote from: TroyceW on May 23, 2025, 07:33:19 PMDoes anyone know if a Saint Camber medallion has ever been made?  I've always wanted one, but after searching the web for years I'm pretty much giving up.

There was a limited supply of medallions made about 20+ years ago. And the supply has been exhausted. I checked with the original creator of them and the company that made them overseas is not available any more.

Does anyone know if a Saint Camber medallion has ever been made?  I've always wanted one, but after searching the web for years I'm pretty much giving up.

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[17:59] * web56 is now known as KK
[17:59] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Hullo KK  🙂
[18:00] <KK> Hello, all.
[18:00] <HoundMistress> Out taking pictures of my roof. Started a GoFundMe to help get the 20 yr old roof fixed. I don't think the insurance is going to pay for it all bcz it's a 20 yr old roof.
[18:00] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I might miss part of chat.
[18:00] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/479836521864888347/1373797414636490843/20250518_175901.jpg?ex=682bb80b&is=682a668b&hm=2931b578b3775160b56a5e931296f51d1408166baa94c6d6383886f183669198&;
[18:01] <HoundMistress> Hi KK and Evie.
[18:01] <~bynw> Hi KK
[18:01] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> It's Evie's li'l Moma! 🙂
[18:01] <HoundMistress> I didn't have any pcitures of the roof.
[18:01] <KK> Are you with the granddaughter, Evie?
[18:01] <HoundMistress> Oh, Evie!! Such a beautiful girl!!
[18:01] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Easier to take pictures of newborns than roofs
[18:01] <KK> HM, what happened to your roof?
[18:02] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Yes, but hard for me to type one handed on phone
[18:02] <KK> Very true.
[18:04] <KK> True, Nezz.
[18:04] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> How's things with you this week, KK?
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[18:06] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Hullo Bee
[18:06] <~bynw> hi Bee
[18:06] <HoundMistress> LOL, STNEZZ
[18:06] <The_Bee> Hello to all!
[18:07] <KK> A good week. Got my knees xrayed, and there's no damage from my little misadventure on the way to LA. Continue physio, exercises, and patience.
[18:08] <HoundMistress> Well it's 20 yrs old, original roof. And we had some hail and bad wind in April. Has a lot of damage. Just waiting on the adjuster to say how much insur will pay
[18:08] <The_Bee> Nurse-cat Daphne doing her duty?
[18:09] <KK> Nurse Daphne is her usual loving self.
[18:09] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> It's good to have a nurse-kitty you can count on
[18:09] <HoundMistress> What's happenin'. What's the buzz? Tell me what's happenin.
[18:10] <KK> Bummer, HM. Was there actually a lot of damage from the storms? Hard winter for most of us.
[18:10] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> We had hail damage to our roof when it was about that old, and insurance still paid for most of the replacement aside from a small deductible
[18:10] <KK> That sounds hopeful, Evie.
[18:10] <HoundMistress> Hi, Bee.
[18:10] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I think we had to cover about $5K ourselves
[18:10] <HoundMistress> They said it just wasn't up to that weather anymore.
[18:11] <The_Bee> Hi Mistress of Hounds
[18:11] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Our HOA has been replacing all our roofs this week. It's been very loud around here.
[18:12] <The_Bee> Good for the HOA
[18:12] <HoundMistress> Did the HOA pay to replace them? Ours sure wouldn't. They just like to take our money and not give us anything for it.
[18:13] <KK> I have all kinds of road repaving machinery on the street outside my house--probably close to a dozen. They did a goodly stretch of road Thursday and Friday, toward the north, and will be at it for another couple of days. Repairing where they dug up last year to put in gas lines.
[18:13] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> HOA did pay, but it's in the contract that they cover the exteriors of the homes.
[18:14] <HoundMistress> Ug! You're going to be waked up early! They are building an Amazon whse less than a mile from my friend Gala's house. She gets up early...now.
[18:14] <The_Bee> Did the noise you mentioned come from the storms or the residents?
[18:15] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> I'm in a condo, so the HOA is actually the exterior maintenance group fundamentally. We've been building up reserves for new roofs ... but slowly, because assessments on the tenants are something of a burden after all. We do see the budgets for each year, so we know where the money is going.
[18:15] <HoundMistress> Good to hear, stnezz. My BFs noise? the contruction.
[18:15] <~bynw> expect the HOA fee to go up after the repairs to cover that cost though
[18:16] <~bynw> attend your board meetings, homeowners have that right
[18:16] <HoundMistress> Probably will. At least ours are reasonable but we still about 200 homes in our SD
[18:16] <HoundMistress> Or neighborhood, which is preferred now to subdivision
[18:16] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I often do attend the HOA meetings
[18:16] <~bynw> good
[18:16] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> After the roofs failed shortly after I moved in, yeah, assessments went up. The previous board hadn't saved much money, so it was an emergency to cover $70,000 x 4 roofs in about a year or two.
[18:17] <~bynw> i attend mine but i'm on the board
[18:18] <HoundMistress> So your knees are OK, KK?
[18:21] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> KK, "Continue physio, exercises, and patience." just means continue the same routines as before? That's good.
[18:23] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Wow, slow week in chat. HM needs a new roof, KK is happy with her knees, Evie got a grandbab, anyone got anything else to report? TM? Bee?
[18:23] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Bynw?
[18:24] <KK> I got good news on Monday. My longtime tenant in the last of my rental properties called to let me know that she'd found another place to live; I'd given her a 2 year lease to give her time to find  one, and with a month to spare. She's been there for 16 years, and would have bought it-she loves it--but sadly she can't qualify for enough mortgage.
[18:24] <KK> But I'm of an age that I just  don't want to fuss with managing it--and I took a big hit last year for necessary tree work. Her rent no longer covers my expenses. Plus, Cameron wont have to hassle with selling when I'm gone. 
[18:24] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> My sister pointed out that the stock market is about where it was at the start of the year, so readjusting retirement savings might be good while it's stable.
[18:25] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> So that's a task for me to figure out, as a new retiree.
[18:25] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> KK, are you implying that you're going to sell it?
[18:25] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> KK, I didn't know you had renters. For another week or two, anyway.
[18:26] <The_Bee> My e-trike isstill out to get me.  it tipped over on my way to church again.  No damage to me this time.
[18:26] <HoundMistress> The retirement guy on Sundays before the church service says it's time to look at your distributions.
[18:26] <KK> I had a portfolio review last week with my finance guy, and he said I've come through with no damage to its value.  So thats a relief.
[18:27] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Hi Everyone!
[18:27] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Bee, Ugh!
[18:27] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Hiya Jsha!
[18:27] <~bynw> as long as you didnt sale during the down turn, anyone should do alright as it comes back up. market fluxuation is good really
[18:27] <HoundMistress> My B & SIL took a hit when COVID struct but have recovered now.
[18:27] <~bynw> hi Jerusha
[18:27] <The_Bee> Hi Jerusha
[18:28] <HoundMistress> Hi, Jerusha
[18:28] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Lovely new granddaughter, Evie!
[18:28] <HoundMistress> Isn't she lovely? Isn't she beautiful? (S Wonder)
[18:29] <CambersGhost> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Thanks!
[18:29] <KK> It's sold. Should be closing by the end of June, if all goes well. We went under contract 2 years ago, with the buyers being ok with the delay, and my realtor has check with them to be sure they're still going forward.
[18:29] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I've had a finance guy for quite a few years now, but my husband is going to retire in just over a year, so we're going to start needing to dip into retirement soon.
[18:29] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> Patient buyers!
[18:29] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Good news, KK
[18:29] <HoundMistress> They were really patient!
[18:30] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> KK, gratz on selling. I've got my old condo that I'm wanting to sell to the renters as a rent-to-own, but I don't know how to set up a contract for that. Or who to talk to to write one.
[18:30] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Real Estate lawyer, I suspect
[18:31] <~bynw> yeah i would go for an attorney who practices in real estate
[18:32] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> That sounds right, don't know why I didn't think about it before. 🙂
[18:33] <The_Bee> There is much talk around here for more housing at more affordable prices.
[18:34] <HoundMistress> Here, too, Bee. The Californians have moved here and destroyed our home market. They think nothing of paying $500,000 for a basic 2 story house.
[18:35] <~bynw> my scanner keeps freezing up. guess i will try another day
[18:35] <HoundMistress> Oh no bynw!
[18:36] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Bynw, it's fried itself out for your sake. What a good li'l scanner.
[18:36] <~bynw> it's ancient (as far as electronics go). it's on my list to replace next year
[18:36] <HoundMistress> I'm still trying to get my new speakers to work. I suspect it's something in settings.
[18:36] <The_Bee> some towns waxed indignant when told they had  to build lower-rate housing near transit stations.
[18:37] <KK> Yes. And they're really in love with the house. And my tenant is moving back to the cottage that went with the big house, where she'd lived for 7 years until Scott and I renovated the house that's now being sold. She'd been in love with it the entire time she was in the cottage, and the new owners of the big house have done extensive work on it,
[18:37] <KK> starting with a new roof, so the cottage will be even better than where she lived in it before. They were doing it up to be an AirBnB, but were delighted when she asked if she could lease it. A win-win for everyone, except that she has to give up her home of 16 years. But she doesn't have far to move; the two properties are next to one another.
[18:38] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Wow, glad that has worked out
[18:38] <HoundMistress> That's good, KK.
[18:39] <HoundMistress> Bubbie buzzed through my lap to say "Hi"
[18:39] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Hi Bubbie
[18:39] <~bynw> maybe i will have to see how much fedex office charges for use of their self-service scanning and just use their machines which are probably full duplex anyway. far better that my ancient one sided machine.
[18:39] <KK> I'm now playing catch-up on my several years of tax returns. Yuck!
[18:39] <The_Bee> Bubbie!
[18:39] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> HIya Bubbie
[18:39] <The_Bee> Hi
[18:39] <~bynw> that's never fun KK
[18:40] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Taxes are a curse
[18:40] <HoundMistress> I haven't filed my last 2 yrs. I'm just not able to deal with them. Gotta find someone who can.
[18:40] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Oh dear
[18:41] <The_Bee> I' still not sure it I needed to file last year or this.
[18:43] <KK> You would have needed to file by April 15 for last year's income.
[18:43] <The_Bee> I got an extension both years.
[18:43] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Oh good
[18:44] <KK> But you still have to file, and it's not an indefinite extension.
[18:44] <~bynw> extentions don't stop interetest or pentalities if any are due... they just let you file later
[18:44] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> My dad is still doing our taxes, but I can't imagine he'll be able to do it much longer. He'll be 89 in a month.
[18:44] <HoundMistress> But you're OK if THEY owe YOU money. Not so much the other way around.
[18:45] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Good for your Dad, Nezz
[18:45] <The_Bee> It depends whether my income was below a certain amount.
[18:46] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> And the automatic extension is 6 months. I started using FreeTaxUSA, excellent on-line software at quite low cost (much less than Turbo Tax), but I don't have weirdnesses. I think a tax accountant is needed ASAP for anyone who hasn't filed in previous years.
[18:46] <~bynw> i use them too TM
[18:46] <The_Bee> I KNOW I wasn't getting a refund.
[18:47] <KK> Do you have income besides Social Security? If not, you should have a statement from SS that will tell you what to do.  They're talking about not having to pay tax on SS, but I'll believe that when I see it.
[18:47] <~bynw> a friend of mine has her birthday on april 16th. it's real easy to remember
[18:47] <HoundMistress> I wish they would stop taxing Soc Sec.
[18:48] <KK> There's hope that they may.
[18:48] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Oh, wouldn't that be lovely!
[18:48] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> I'll believe it when I see it
[18:48] <The_Bee> I have a pension; my SS wasn't taxable before.
[18:50] <KK> Ah, pension will be in their crosshairs. I'd guess that if your SS is low, you might not have to pay.
[18:50] <The_Bee> I hope
[18:50] <HoundMistress> No pension, no retirement. Have to work if I want to keep my house.
[18:50] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> I never worked anyplace where I earned a pension, but I was able to make a halfway decent 401k before I had to retire. .
[18:51] <HoundMistress> Hopefully they are going to raise the amount you get from SS.
[18:51] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> (had to retire about 5 years before I'd planned)
[18:52] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> If they can swing it so that SS isn't taxed, then that's practically a 15-30% raise. 😄
[18:53] <HoundMistress> Yes, that would be a big improvement.
[18:53] <KK> I have to go hassle with the City about not renewing my Business License. I haven't yet found the W-2 from my royalty income last year. Can you believe that I have to buy a license to receive royalty payments for projects I wrote before I even knew there was a Staunton? Grrr.
[18:54] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Egad!
[18:54] <HoundMistress> Taxes suck.
[18:54] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Good  grief! That's rediculous!
[18:54] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Good  grief! That's ridiculous!
[18:54] <KK> Yep.
[18:54] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> Can your agent or publisher send you another W-2?
[18:55] <KK> EEk, I have to run. Tonight is season finale for Call the Midwife. I do enjoy that show! See yu all next week!
[18:55] <HoundMistress> Have agood week!
[18:55] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> A duplicate, I mean.
[18:55] <CambersGhost> [discord] <tm_9039> The one little bit of organization I keep up is a magazine holder bin. If any paper mail comes in that's tax-related, I manage to toss it in this holder. Come tax time, it saves me.
[18:55] <CambersGhost> [discord] <stnezz> Take care and enjoy the show!
[18:56] <The_Bee> ! Thanks for coming
[18:56] * KK steps onto her Portal, waves goodnight, and disappears in a shower of purple sparkles.
[18:56] <CambersGhost> [discord] <jerusha2> Nighters, KK
[18:56] <KK> Nghters!
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