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Hope6;863831 wrote: Hello again!

is anybody here or have i missed everybody?


I'm still here Hope.

How ya doing? :yh_hugs

Actually those last shells were photobucket. But, I do find those shells on our beach at times. You have to be there at the right time and place.

One freezing winter in January and March I was walking along the beach and found hundreds of starfish and all sorts of moon shells. I spent days picking ups shells as no one was on the beach because it was soooooo cold...only doppy me.

The starfish were not alive, otherwise I would have put them back in the sea. So, I picked them up and dried them over a period of time. This event doesn't happen too often here. At times, there's a surge and everything on the bottom of the sea is pulled up to the beach and thrown on the sand. I was lucky enough to find these jewels and it's never happened again.

I had enought starfish to give to my whole 6th grade class and many, many left over. I made a great learning experience out of it for the kids.

I've also found sea horses and tiny, baby beautiful shells, but you have to be patient and look really, really hard to find them at times.

Kathy Ellen;863833 wrote: Actually those last shells were photobucket. But, I do find those shells on our beach at times. You have to be there at the right time and place.

One freezing winter in January and March I was walking along the beach and found hundreds of starfish and all sorts of moon shells. I spent days picking ups shells as no one was on the beach because it was soooooo cold...only doppy me.

The starfish were not alive, otherwise I would have put them back in the sea. So, I picked them up and dried them over a period of time. This event doesn't happen too often here. At times, there's a surge and everything on the bottom of the sea is pulled up to the beach and thrown on the sand. I was lucky enough to find these jewels and it's never happened again.

I had enought starfish to give to my whole 6th grade class and many, many left over. I made a great learning experience out of it for the kids.

I've also found sea horses and tiny, baby beautiful shells, but you have to be patient and look really, really hard to find them at times.


How interesting to hear how you find them and am sure your class really enjoyed having their own special starfish from their teacher! :-6

My wife would never come off the beach if she could find treasures like that. :wah: She's a crab anyway (sign of the zodiac) and loves playing in water. Our friends winter in Florida and they too, collect shells which they made things out of. It's a relaxing hobby and quite refreshing to be outdoors in the fresh air!

Thanks for sharing your story Kathy Ellen. I really appreciate it!

Mustang;863830 wrote: Nice, very nice! How many do you find on daily trip to the beach? Wow that sounds like it would be fun. I like early morning walks myself, when the sun is just starting to come up.


The kids drain me, so I go to bed before 10 and am up early to look at the stars....I drive up to the beach in pj's and sweatshirt with my big mug of coffee and join the fishermen looking for stars, comets and space shuttles flying by. I sometimes bring my telescope to the beach in the early morning because no one is there and it's quiet....lovely:-6

I try to go to the beach early, early before the tourists wake so I can look for shells. Some days I find nothing and other days I find many treasures. It's better to find shells when no one is there.

Kathy Ellen;863836 wrote: The kids drain me, so I go to bed before 10 and am up early to look at the stars....I drive up to the beach in pj's and sweatshirt with my big mug of coffee and join the fishermen looking for stars, comets and space shuttles flying by. I sometimes bring my telescope to the beach in the early morning because no one is there and it's quiet....lovely:-6

I try to go to the beach early, early before the tourists wake so I can look for shells. Some days I find nothing and other days I find many treasures. It's better to find shells when no one is there.


It sounds like you found a wonderful place to roost. :-6 The main thing is that you enjoy every moment of it and it makes you happy. You put in a long but joyful day, I would say.

Mustang;863832 wrote: I'm still here Hope.

How ya doing? :yh_hugs


Hi darlin!:yh_hugs

i'm doing okay, how are you?

Hope6;863840 wrote: Hi darlin!:yh_hugs

i'm doing okay, how are you?


I've got a half a headache, must be from the drastic change in weather, but I'm sure it'll pass. Suppose to see frost tonight, can you believe it?!

How are you doing this evening babe?

Mustang;863835 wrote: How interesting to hear how you find them and am sure your class really enjoyed having their own special starfish from their teacher! :-6

My wife would never come off the beach if she could find treasures like that. :wah: She's a crab anyway (sign of the zodiac) and loves playing in water. Our friends winter in Florida and they too, collect shells which they made things out of. It's a relaxing hobby and quite refreshing to be outdoors in the fresh air!

Thanks for sharing your story Kathy Ellen. I really appreciate it!


:wah::wah: Mustang, the day I brought all the starfish in for the kids, I also had two long buckets of sand. I filled the buckets with the starfish that I was going to give the kids for gifts, and they didn't know it. We had hermit crabs as our pets. The kids brought in their own hermit crabs, and we put all of them into the buckets for a " play date." It was a hilarious day and we laughed allllll day with the hermit crabs antics. We'll never forget that day. Sometime if I find the pics I'll post them...don't know where they are right now.

Mustang;863841 wrote: I've got a half a headache, must be from the drastic change in weather, but I'm sure it'll pass. Suppose to see frost tonight, can you believe it?!

How are you doing this evening babe?


i've got a lot of stuff on my mind but i'm doing better today than i was yesterday.

i want to thank you all for your concern today, i love you guys for caring so much about me!:-4

Kathy Ellen;863842 wrote: :wah::wah: Mustang, the day I brought all the starfish in for the kids, I also had two long buckets of sand. I filled the buckets with the starfish that I was going to give the kids for gifts, and they didn't know it. We had hermit crabs as our pets. The kids brought in their own hermit crabs, and we put all of them into the buckets for a " play date." It was a hilarious day and we laughed allllll day with the hermit crabs antics. We'll never forget that day. Sometime if I find the pics I'll post them...don't know where they are right now.


I bet that had to be funny! :wah: Yes, if you ever find the pics, do post them! They would be so neat to see!

Hello Hope:-4

How are ya doin:-6 You know Hope....I didn't realize that you owned a farm...is it a tobacco farm? Wow, and you do the planting.... You must tell me about that sometime, OK:-6 That is so cool.

Hope you are ok....have not been on too often the last few days so hope all is good with you:-4

Hope6;863843 wrote: i've got a lot of stuff on my mind but i'm doing better today than i was yesterday.

i want to thank you all for your concern today, i love you guys for caring so much about me!:-4


No thanks needed babe, you're like family to all of us and we were and are concerned about you. Anytime ya need to talk, just remember, I'm here and so are the others for you! :-4 Don't you ever feel that you need to face anything alone. That's what friends are for, to lean on and give support!

Me too Hope:-4...what Mustang said.....we're here for each other:-4

Kathy Ellen;863847 wrote: Hello Hope

How are ya doin You know Hope....I didn't realize that you owned a farm...is it a tobacco farm? Wow, and you do the planting.... You must tell me about that sometime, OK That is so cool.

Hope you are ok....have not been on too often the last few days so hope all is good with you:


Hi Kathy!:-4

yep i'm a farm girl born and bred!:wah::wah: it's a tobacco farm, it's been in may family for 3 generations and we've grown tobacco my entire life and now it's my turn to be the boss!:wah::wah:

i'm going through a little bit of a rough time right now but i'll be alright!:-6

[QUOTE=Hope6;863852]Hi Kathy!:-4

yep i'm a farm girl born and bred!:wah::wah: it's a tobacco farm, it's been in may family for 3 generations and we've grown tobacco my entire life and now it's my turn to be the boss!:wah

i'm going through a little bit of a rough time right now but i'll be alright

Ahhhhhh hello dear Hope:-4

Let us know if we can help in any way...we're here to listen and support.

Wow, a tobacco farm amazes me......do you have pics...this fascinates me. I don't smoke now...gave them up years ago but still adore the smell of a good ciggy.

Once in awhile I smoke a filter tipped sweet cigar, but don't inhale. It brings back fond memories. One day can you tell me all about your farm or show some pics. I would love that...

Have to go now.....thinking about you.....Feel better:-6

Have a nice evening Kathy Ellen :-4

Mustang;863848 wrote: No thanks needed babe, you're like family to all of us and we were and are concerned about you. Anytime ya need to talk, just remember, I'm here and so are the others for you! :-4 Don't you ever feel that you need to face anything alone. That's what friends are for, to lean on and give support!


yeah i feel by y'all like family too, as you may or may not know i don't have much family in the real world and i have grown to love a lot of you on here like family.

and i'm so grateful to have found FG and all of you!:-4

those are such beautiful words mustang, you're about to make me cry darlin!:-4

Kathy Ellen;863855 wrote: [QUOTE=Hope6;863852]Hi Kathy!:-4

yep i'm a farm girl born and bred!:wah::wah: it's a tobacco farm, it's been in may family for 3 generations and we've grown tobacco my entire life and now it's my turn to be the boss!:wah

i'm going through a little bit of a rough time right now but i'll be alright

Ahhhhhh hello dear Hope:-4

Let us know if we can help in any way...we're here to listen and support.

Wow, a tobacco farm amazes me......do you have pics...this fascinates me. I don't smoke now...gave them up years ago but still adore the smell of a good ciggy.

Once in awhile I smoke a filter tipped sweet cigar, but don't inhale. It brings back fond memories. One day can you tell me all about your farm or show some pics. I would love that...

Have to go now.....thinking about you.....Feel better:-6


okay darlin! next time you're on i'll put up some pictures!:-6

Hope6;863858 wrote: yeah i feel by y'all like family too, as you may or may not know i don't have much family in the real world and i have grown to love a lot of you on here like family.

and i'm so grateful to have found FG and all of you!:-4

those are such beautiful words mustang, you're about to make me cry darlin!:-4


There not just words babe, that's how I and the rest of your cyber family really feel. :-4 Ya can't have daily contact with folks here and not attach to them. Everybody brings something good forward that we love about each other. Bonds are formed, and that can't be denied.

I'm thankful you found your way to FG and became part of our group. What would this place be like without our lovely southern gal. :yh_hugs

Mustang;863861 wrote: There not just words babe, that's how I and the rest of your cyber family really feel. :-4 Ya can't have daily contact with folks here and not attach to them. Everybody brings something good forward that we love about each other. Bonds are formed, and that can't be denied.

I'm thankful you found your way to FG and became part of our group. What would this place be like without our lovely southern gal. :yh_hugs


you are just so sweet!:-4

and you're right you do find yourself getting attached when you talk to someone every day like this.

Carol and the other girls on FOC adopted me as their little baby sister so does this make you my big brother? :-6

Hope6;863864 wrote: you are just so sweet!:-4

and you're right you do find yourself getting attached when you talk to someone every day like this.

Carol and the other girls on FOC adopted me as their little baby sister so does this make you my big brother? :-6


Ok Sis, Big brother sounds like a plan to me!

I like teasing Carolly and the girls over at FOC....BTW did you see what all that fertilizer did to Carolly over there after planting her baskets? :yh_hypno :wah:

Mustang;863867 wrote: Ok Sis, Big brother sounds like a plan to me!

I like teasing Carolly and the girls over at FOC....BTW did you see what all that fertilizer did to Carolly over there after planting her baskets? :yh_hypno :wah:


well alright i'm gonna start calling you brother!:-4

yeah i saw that over on FOC all i can say is WOW!:wah::wah:

Morning fellow PubNutters.

Morning Chris!

nice to see you buddy! how are you today?:-6

Hurray my first fellow PubNutter arrives today. :guitarist



Hi Hope, I'm fine thank you, I did have an awful headache yesterday, but thankfully it's gone today! :-6



How about you and Jacob, you both well I hope!

chrisb84uk;864045 wrote: Hurray my first fellow PubNutter arrives today. :guitarist



Hi Hope, I'm fine thank you, I did have an awful headache yesterday, but thankfully it's gone today! :-6



How about you and Jacob, you both well I hope!


awwww sweetheart i'm sorry about your headache yesterday but i'm glad it's gone today!:-6

we are both well, he's sleeping so he's doing really well!:wah:

chrisb84uk;864002 wrote: Morning fellow PubNutters.


Good Morning Every one I will put on the coffee. Help your self. :-6 Nice to see the Chief in the house today I will not be here long this morning Work once again calls.

Thank you. You can guess why I had a headache though based on my current home life, and you would probably be right! :sneaky: :wah:



Glad to hear you are both well!



Any interesting plans for the day?

Morning Idgie, Mustang good to see you both!



I hope you are well! :-6



Typical I've been waiting for you all to arrive and then you all appear at exactly the same time, what's up with that!?! :rolleyes: :sneaky:

Mustang;864056 wrote: Good Morning Every one I will put on the coffee. Help your self. :-6 Nice to see the Chief in the house today I will not be here long this morning Work once again calls.


Hi Big Brother!

it's nice to see you this morning!:-6

Idgie;864057 wrote: Good morning Chief, Mustang and Hope! :-6

Hope everybody is doing well today.


Hi darlin!

i'm doing pretty good today, i want to thank you for all of your concern yesterday!:-4

Hope6;864066 wrote: Hi Big Brother!

it's nice to see you this morning!:-6




Good Morning sis....This has a nice ring to it.

Off to work now will be checking in a little later!

Hahaha well yes I know the time zones, just I was expecting you all maybe to pop in within an hour of each other, not a minute!



Still I can't complain I was starting to talk to myself! :wah: :p



Yes I read about Mustang becoming big brother, how sweet! :-6

Idgie;864087 wrote: Thanks for putting the coffee on Mustang....

Don't work too hard today.




You are so welcome Idgie. You know what they say all play and no work Makes Mustang a poor man!!

Mustang;864107 wrote: You are so welcome Idgie. You know what they say all play and no work Makes Mustang a poor man!!


Well you could always try the lottery or hey even rob a bank, that way you could get rich fast, then have lots of fun and take that trip to Hawaii!



Mind you, I think me and Hope (I think,) thought of that once before, and it didn't go well! :wah:

You know I've been wondering this for a while now Idgie. Why did you decide on that AV, I like it, just not sure exactly what it's supposed to mean if anything? :-3

Mustang;864077 wrote: Good Morning sis....This has a nice ring to it.

Off to work now will be checking in a little later!


yes that does have a nice ring to it! i always wished i had a big brother and now i do!:-4

don't work to hard and i hope to talk to you later!:-6

Idgie;864084 wrote: Why sure we care Hope.....:-4 Mustang couldn't have said it any better! :-6

Anytime ya need an ear to bend, I'm alway here for you too.


thank you darlin!:-4

and if you ever need anybody, i'm here for you too!:)

Idgie;864126 wrote: I just liked her face and blue eyes and going shhhhhhhhhhhh! :wah: *sneaky way of me taking TLW from you all the time too* :wah:


Hehehe ah ok thanks for explaining.



I guess it's also makes you feel more guilable from taking TLW from such an innocent face. Well it would that is, unless you are me!

Hope6;864129 wrote: thank you darlin!:-4



and if you ever need anybody, i'm here for you too!:)


Add me to that list, I like to think I'm a good listener and the door is always open should anyone want to talk!



Oh and I can vouch for Idgie, she's great at listening and offering advice! :-4

chrisb84uk;864113 wrote: Well you could always try the lottery or hey even rob a bank, that way you could get rich fast, then have lots of fun and take that trip to Hawaii!



Mind you, I think me and Hope (I think,) thought of that once before, and it didn't go well! :wah:


shhhhhh! Chris! you'll get us in trouble telling all our plans!:wah::wah::sneaky:

Idgie;864136 wrote: That's always good to know! :yh_hugs







Anybody see Duck this morning? :-3


Nope not yet, I just assumed it was too early for her yet? :-2



Any idea what the time is where she lives?