Not much going on here, just another day of a LOT of sleeping for E. Co-worker coming over with some food, just don't know what yet. E doesn't have much of an appetite tho.
Have a good Sunday!
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I've heard from a Canadian friend that the key to curling is to do it with a beer in hand - he said it was for balance!parrotinparadise wrote: December 7, 2025 1:05 pm Good morning! Went into the big city for curling with friends. First time ever and didn't go too well. Now, I'm home doing some writing.
Somehow, my response to this never posted yesterday...parrotinparadise wrote: December 6, 2025 7:18 pmThank you! The crumb muffin was very good, but barely lasted 5 minutes. Luckily, I have 3 moreCaribbean Soul wrote: December 6, 2025 6:09 pm So...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Jerry!
A New England crumb muffin sounds like a wonderful B-day treat!![]()
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They are from Wright's Bakery near Woonsocket (on the southern border w/ MA), if you were wondering.



Don't they use a broom in curling? Then the key would be having a woman on the team, someone has to do the sweeping. running and hiding nowCaribbean Soul wrote: December 7, 2025 4:03 pmI've heard from a Canadian friend that the key to curling is to do it with a beer in hand - he said it was for balance!parrotinparadise wrote: December 7, 2025 1:05 pm Good morning! Went into the big city for curling with friends. First time ever and didn't go too well. Now, I'm home doing some writing.![]()

And I have no friends in Woonsocket anywhere..Mr. SPH wrote: December 7, 2025 4:19 pm I have a close friend who is from Woonsocket.... Woonsocket, South Dakota.


You'd better hide for a few days, Larry.LIPH wrote: December 7, 2025 5:14 pm Don't they use a broom in curling? Then the key would be having a woman on the team, someone has to do the sweeping. running and hiding now

https://maps.app.goo.gl/yTf3h6uTqDSBSynn9Caribbean Soul wrote: December 7, 2025 4:03 pm Dr. C - Thanks for the remembrance of today. Pearl Harbor is indeed a day that lives on in infamy. Sadly, it is also the date on which my M-i-L suffered a stroke in 1999, as well as when she eventually passed from another one in 2011.
Penny - Hope E's very caring co-workers bring something tasty to spike his (and your) appetite. Nourishment is important!
I've heard from a Canadian friend that the key to curling is to do it with a beer in hand - he said it was for balance!parrotinparadise wrote: December 7, 2025 1:05 pm Good morning! Went into the big city for curling with friends. First time ever and didn't go too well. Now, I'm home doing some writing.![]()
Somehow, my response to this never posted yesterday...parrotinparadise wrote: December 6, 2025 7:18 pmThank you! The crumb muffin was very good, but barely lasted 5 minutes. Luckily, I have 3 moreCaribbean Soul wrote: December 6, 2025 6:09 pm So...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Jerry!
A New England crumb muffin sounds like a wonderful B-day treat!![]()
![]()
They are from Wright's Bakery near Woonsocket (on the southern border w/ MA), if you were wondering.![]()
YES, I was wondering!Woonsocket is just over the border from me, so which Wright's (there are several) has these delicious-sounding treats?
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Bellingham, MA (my town) often gets confused for Bellingham, WA. Town Hall gets a ton of calls from people who are confusedSeattleParrotHead wrote: December 7, 2025 7:04 pm I have a close friend from Bellingham.... Bellingham, WA (about 70 miles north of Seattle.)

good thing I can’t find you.LIPH wrote: December 7, 2025 5:14 pmDon't they use a broom in curling? Then the key would be having a woman on the team, someone has to do the sweeping. running and hiding nowCaribbean Soul wrote: December 7, 2025 4:03 pmI've heard from a Canadian friend that the key to curling is to do it with a beer in hand - he said it was for balance!parrotinparadise wrote: December 7, 2025 1:05 pm Good morning! Went into the big city for curling with friends. First time ever and didn't go too well. Now, I'm home doing some writing.![]()

The beer is only consumed by the curler... the sweeper does not imbibe, until it is HISLIPH wrote: December 7, 2025 5:14 pmDon't they use a broom in curling? Then the key would be having a woman on the team, someone has to do the sweeping. running and hiding nowCaribbean Soul wrote: December 7, 2025 4:03 pmI've heard from a Canadian friend that the key to curling is to do it with a beer in hand - he said it was for balance!parrotinparadise wrote: December 7, 2025 1:05 pm Good morning! Went into the big city for curling with friends. First time ever and didn't go too well. Now, I'm home doing some writing.![]()

Hello neighbor!! I'm in Franklin!!parrotinparadise wrote: December 7, 2025 6:02 pmhttps://maps.app.goo.gl/yTf3h6uTqDSBSynn9Caribbean Soul wrote: December 7, 2025 4:03 pm Dr. C - Thanks for the remembrance of today. Pearl Harbor is indeed a day that lives on in infamy. Sadly, it is also the date on which my M-i-L suffered a stroke in 1999, as well as when she eventually passed from another one in 2011.
Penny - Hope E's very caring co-workers bring something tasty to spike his (and your) appetite. Nourishment is important!
I've heard from a Canadian friend that the key to curling is to do it with a beer in hand - he said it was for balance!parrotinparadise wrote: December 7, 2025 1:05 pm Good morning! Went into the big city for curling with friends. First time ever and didn't go too well. Now, I'm home doing some writing.![]()
Somehow, my response to this never posted yesterday...parrotinparadise wrote: December 6, 2025 7:18 pmThank you! The crumb muffin was very good, but barely lasted 5 minutes. Luckily, I have 3 moreCaribbean Soul wrote: December 6, 2025 6:09 pm So...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Jerry!
A New England crumb muffin sounds like a wonderful B-day treat!![]()
![]()
They are from Wright's Bakery near Woonsocket (on the southern border w/ MA), if you were wondering.![]()
YES, I was wondering!Woonsocket is just over the border from me, so which Wright's (there are several) has these delicious-sounding treats?
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Hope that helpsI live in Bellingham so it's very nice having a bakery nearby!

Careful now....this is a FAMILY board.Caribbean Soul wrote: December 8, 2025 4:31 pmThe beer is only consumed by the curler... the sweeper does not imbibe, until it is HISLIPH wrote: December 7, 2025 5:14 pmDon't they use a broom in curling? Then the key would be having a woman on the team, someone has to do the sweeping. running and hiding nowCaribbean Soul wrote: December 7, 2025 4:03 pmI've heard from a Canadian friend that the key to curling is to do it with a beer in hand - he said it was for balance!parrotinparadise wrote: December 7, 2025 1:05 pm Good morning! Went into the big city for curling with friends. First time ever and didn't go too well. Now, I'm home doing some writing.![]()
turn to glide the stone!