i have been reading here for a long time

Portia · Post by **Portia** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 11:54 pm

and thought it was time to join in. i feel like i know many of you already.

...my favorite time of year approaches, i love the fall and all it brings, cooler air, apples off the tree, kids back to school, changing leaves and halloween! greetings everyone, it's good to be here.

Post by **spot** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 12:09 am

Your joining in is wonderful, Portia. I wonder whether you're the only one to have watched a while before speaking? I still haven't passed the point of shuddering slightly whenever I reach for the Send button, it's a barrier that starts out very high.

Welcome to the posting side of ForumGarden, I hope you enjoy writing here.

Patsy Warnick · Post by **Patsy Warnick** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 12:20 am

Fall is my favorite time of year - love it. I've been reading here for some time and didn't go through the welcome.. Fall - the air is fresh and clean, I just love the Fall. so, welcome to you and me.

Patsy

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 12:27 am

Hi Portia and welcome to Forum Garden. It's a great place with lots of fine people. I'm in Australia, so Fall is what we're not in.

In fact, spring is sprung here. And loads of little tweety birdies - ok they're large raucously cacophonous sulphur crested cockatoos - are doing a fly by as I write. Wander over to Bothwell's pub later and I'll line you up a cold tinnie (beer).

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 12:37 am

Hiya, Welcome to FG Portia. :-6

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 12:56 am

Welcome Portia, Patsy, good to have you both with us, enjoy!! :-6

Portia · Post by **Portia** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 1:03 am

i sincerely thank you each one for your kindness. :yh_flower

Post by **spot** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 1:04 am

Portia wrote: i sincerely thank you each one for your kindness. :yh_flowerPortia, go in awhile, and by and by thy bosom shall partake the secrets of my heart. All my engagements I will construe to thee, all the charactery of my sad brows.

Portia · Post by **Portia** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 1:12 am

spot wrote: Portia, go in awhile, and by and by thy bosom shall partake the secrets of my heart. All my engagements I will construe to thee, all the charactery of my sad brows. shakespeare? ... i love dickens.

Post by **spot** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 1:19 am

Portia wrote: shakespeare? ... i love dickens.O sweet Portia, here are a few of the unpleasantest words that ever blotted paper!

Sadly, Dickens didn't name any of his characters Portia. If you'd registered as Betsy Trotwood I could be more obliging.

Portia · Post by **Portia** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 1:24 am

spot wrote: O sweet Portia, here are a few of the unpleasantest words that ever blotted paper!

Sadly, Dickens didn't name any of his characters Portia. If you'd registered as Betsy Trotwood I could be more obliging. how about mrs. micawber? don't you remember portia from rumpole of the bailey?

Post by **spot** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 1:41 am

Portia wrote: how about mrs. micawber? don't you remember portia from rumpole of the bailey?You could be Mrs. Micawber if you like, but it's a hard act. The other was Phyllida by rights, Rumpole just had a sense of humour. I don't think Shakepeare had a Phyllida.... he presented me to Mrs. Micawber, a thin and faded lady, not at all young, who was sitting in the parlour (the first floor was altogether unfurnished, and the blinds were kept down to delude the neighbours), with a baby at her breast. This baby was one of twins; and I may remark here that I hardly ever, in all my experience of the family, saw both the twins detached from Mrs. Micawber at the same time. One of them was always taking refreshment.I'd not go there if I were you!

Portia · Post by **Portia** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 1:46 am

no, i don't want to be mrs. micawber! but i believe rumpole had an associate named portia. i could be confused however!

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 1:46 am

The Rumpole Portia was drop dead gorgeous !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The quality of the Shakespearean one was a bit strained... she felleth to the compost pile more liketh unto bird droppings than mercy.

Portia · Post by **Portia** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 1:52 am

AussiePam wrote: The Rumpole Portia was drop dead gorgeous !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The quality of the Shakespearean one was a bit strained... she felleth to the compost pile more liketh unto bird droppings than mercy. thankyou Aussie Pam, i was afraid i had become senile!

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 1:58 am

Phyllida Erskine Brown(?sp) aka Patricia Hodge ... Just found a pic. Born in 1946, she's 60 - was of course younger in the Rumpole series but still not half bad.

Rapunzel · Post by **Rapunzel** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 3:39 am

to the Garden, Portia and Patsy. :-6

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 4:10 am

:yh_rotfl

The quality of mercedes is not strained ...

cherandbuster · Post by **cherandbuster** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 4:13 am

Hello Portia :-6

I hope you have as much fun here as I do

cherandbuster · Post by **cherandbuster** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 6:39 am

Portia wrote: and thought it was time to join in. i feel like i know many of you already.

...

I'm glad we didn't scare you away!

I myself lurked for a little while and felt the same way you do. :-6

minks · Post by **minks** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 8:20 am

Portia, Patsy, Patsy, Portia, have you 2 met? There intorductions done

Welcome to the garden, do enjoy your stay, there is loads to talk about.

Cheers Minks

cars · Post by **cars** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:10 am

Hi Portia welcome to FG! Enjoy yourself in here!

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:34 am

minks wrote: Portia, Patsy, Patsy, Portia, have you 2 met? There intorductions done

Welcome to the garden, do enjoy your stay, there is loads to talk about.

Cheers Minks

What a quaint alliteration Minks.

Welcome girls

Unc

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:35 am

Welcome Portia and Patsy...:-6 get comfortable and enjoy the GARDEN..

Marie5656 · Post by **Marie5656** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:37 am

Hello, Portia, and welcome. This is definatly an interesting place, crazy but interesting. Sometimes I think that song "I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts" suits this place well.

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:42 am

welcome! :-6

Portia · Post by **Portia** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:43 am

thank you all.....no, i don't know patsy, but look forward to meeting her as well as the other members.

cars · Post by **cars** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:56 am

SnoozeControl wrote: Hi Portia, nice to meet you.

I always thought that was the name of a car.

It is, FAST & Sexy!!!! So. . . . . .

Portia · Post by **Portia** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 8:43 pm

well actually that would be porsche....but i'll go with the description! :driving:

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:00 pm

TWO fast and sexy women in FG... I'm not sure if the place can cope with both of us, Portia.

guppy · Post by **guppy** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:04 pm

welcome to FG Portia. i am new as well. hope to see u around the garden. :-6

guppy

Portia · Post by **Portia** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:09 pm

AussiePam wrote: TWO fast and sexy women in FG... I'm not sure if the place can cope with both of us, Portia.well, since we're on different continents, what the heck! :wah: ....and thankyou guppy!

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:13 pm

Well I was here first, Portia, me dear, and no matter how big and tough and fast and sexy you are, just remember I'm bigger, tougher, faster and sexier and of course you're right, we must be on different continents if your'e in the fall and I'm in spring (bloody freezing here this morning, snow in the hills but I digress) - so I'll just give you a flower... :yh_flower

And G'day Guppy - welcome to the Garden - here's a flower for you too. :yh_flower

Portia · Post by **Portia** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:16 pm

HA!! this is war you aussie! :wah:

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:23 pm

I withdraw the flower... Mmmmm... I think I'm already lined up for a Dueling Fonts session with DaBunnyWendy - I'm not sure whether I can win that one. She's good and has had vast amounts of experience... But then I fight very durrrrty. Jelly wrassling is a bit old hat. Maybe tomato ketchup bottles at twenty paces - you and me. (And someone to run the book of course.. I'd hate to corrupt a newbie, but if you don't mind hamming it up a bit to give the punters a jolly good, edge of the seat type experience, it could turn into a neat little earner, and we can split the proceeds... I'll be generous and give you 40%.. after expenses!!! I'm just an allround good gal.. :sneaky: )

Portia · Post by **Portia** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:25 pm

how about mud wrestling naked? men love that.

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:36 pm

OOOOH !!!!! I wonder if they have heating in Bothwell's Pub?? I'm only getting my gear off if I don't go blue in places that should be um pink OK?!!

Yeah - why not. We can charge a goodish entry fee too, and with the book takings, we'll clean up! A grudge match !!! I might hafta start being mean to you now, just to get in character, set the mood... (but you know it's just theatre)

Portia · Post by **Portia** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:45 pm

you couldn't be mean to me. i love you. but we could pretend for a few quid eh?

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 10:00 pm

Portia wrote: you couldn't be mean to me. i love you. but we could pretend for a few quid eh?

Wicked wicked mega sneaky

Well I think I might love you too, but we're not getting up to any of that sorta wrasslin - without we REALLY REALLY charge the punters. GUFFAW... OOOPs.. I'll be chucked in the compost heap at this rate. You've only just arrived, so probably havent heard of that outer darkness yet - it's where naughty gardeners get sent to cool their heels, and there is wailing and gnashing of teeth.

So I'm gonna pretend to be mean. And if you've got a problem with that, Sister, I'll clobber you with my trusty boomerang - or sic my ostrich/emu/emitch on you. Capeesh?!

Portia · Post by **Portia** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 10:10 pm

OK. i can play mean too. naked mud wrestling with boobs exposed....what should we charge the punters?? :wah:

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 10:16 pm

Naked mud wrassling has gotta mean we let it ALL hang out, Portia. Charging? - reckon $500 a table - and this will include champagne and a chance to take the winner (or for a bit extra, both of us) out to a romantic, candle lit supper after.

Portia · Post by **Portia** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 10:28 pm

sounds like a plan to me! ok now we have to work out the logistics.

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 10:36 pm

I gotta head out to a meeting, Portia... pity... but please give some thought to the logistics and I'll see you again shortly... :sneaky: