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Oops. I'd better calm down. I was just away sending Dawn's presents. I'll be back in a bit, going to make some porridge to fill up my tummy

Perfect Children's Illustrations=drawings which will translate well to marketing (e.g. pencil cases, lunch boxes, school bags, T Shirts etc.= licence to print $$$ (am in a silly mood this morning!)

We do. Although he's apparently an Arsenal fan, so I don't like him True fact, he should be called Jay Zed when he comes to England, we don't do zee Oh yeah and he could do support from those old timers Zed Zed Top

and today US$1 is worth approximately 64p in GB£ €1 = 88p thank you, that is your market data today from Zoonie!

♫Caught up in the in-crowd, now you're in style Anna Wintour gets cold, in Vogue with your skin out♫ Good Morning

Dawn, Wishing You A Very Happy Birthday with love from me and all your CeeGeean Friends XXX

Night everyone, I have a few things to sort out before bedtime, and I fancy an early night. See you tomorrow x

There is no pizza any more

K hates me and and my pizza (and my cottage pie earlier)

I just made a salad of peas, beans, lentils and pea shoots with dressing, plus some cucumber and baby plum tomatoes

I absolutely love chicken salad! Although, tonight, we're having a pizza.

Hello, have started a Lurve thread for Valentine's (always wondered, should it be Valentine's (as you really only ought to have one) or Valentines' for all those lovers out there???)

more fun facts on love a fairly passionate kiss burns an average of 9 calories the average person will spend an estimated 20,160 minutes kissing in their lifetime experts insist that the average person falls in love seven times before marriage two out of five people marry their first love men who kiss their wives in the morning live five years longer than those who don't philadelphia international airport finished as the number one best airport for making a love connection, according to an online survey the italian city of verona, where shakespeare's lovers romeo and juliet lived, receives about 1,000 letters addressed to juliet every valentine's day the record for most kisses in a movie is 127 in don juan (1927) the warmth and closeness of unconditional love of a mother leaves a mark on an infant well before the infant has the understanding and capacity to describe the experience. but the comfort and security of the mother’s love is felt and remembered, and each person has the subconscious hope that it can, some day, be replicated. falling in love can induce a calming effect on the body and mind and raises levels of nerve growth factor for about a year, which helps to restore the nervous system and improves the lover's memory. a survey revealed that more than 10,000 marriages a year can be directly traced back to romances that begin during coffee breaks two-thirds of people report that they fall in love with someone they've known for some time vs. someone that they just met plato believed that true love created the feeling of wholeness and completeness through the unity of soul mates. the average woman has 2-3 close friends that she trusts completely and confide anything in. the single biggest predictor of love is proximity the romantic canadian porcupines kiss one another on the lips a wood cut dated 1614 and copied from a stained glass window in a berne, switzerland cathedral depicts the pretzel used as a nuptial knot in a royal marriage. puppy love: pets provide unconditional love and companionship for people of all ages. numerous studies have shown that dogs can help lower blood pressure, ease the loneliness of the elderly in nursing homes, and help children overcome allergies. in 1995, erika friedman at the university of maryland hospital conducted a study involving 392 people, which found that heart attack patients with dogs were eight times more likely to be alive a year later than people without dogs. the oldest known love song was written 4,000 years ago and comes from an area between the tigris and euphrates rivers

1. Men who kiss their wives in the morning live five years longer than those who don't. 2. People are more likely to tilt their heads to the right when kissing instead of the left (65 percent of people go to the right!) 3. When it comes to doing the deed early in the relationship, 78 percent of women would decline an intimate rendezvous if they had not shaved their legs or underarms. 4. Feminist women are more likely than other females to be in a romantic relationship. 5. Two-thirds of people report that they fall in love with someone they've known for some time vs. someone that they just met. 6. There's a reason why office romances occur: The single biggest predictor of love is proximity. 7. Falling in love can induce a calming effect on the body and mind and raises levels of nerve growth factor for about a year, which helps to restore the nervous system and improves the lover's memory. 8. Love can also exert the same stress on your body as deep fear. You see the same physiological responses — pupil dilation, sweaty palms, and increased heart rate. 9. Brain scans show that people who view photos of a beloved experience an activation of the caudate — the part of the brain involving cravings. 10. The women of the Tiwi tribe in the South Pacific are married at birth. 11. The "Love Detector" service from Korean cell phone operator KTF uses technology that is supposed to analyze voice patterns to see if a lover is speaking honestly and with affection. Users later receive an analysis of the conversation delivered through text message that breaks down the amount of affection, surprise, concentration and honesty of the other speaker. 12. Eleven percent of women have gone online and done research on a person they were dating or were about to meet, versus seven percent of men. 13. Couples' personalities converge over time to make partners more and more similar. 14. The oldest known love song was written 4,000 years ago and comes from an area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. 15. The tradition of the diamond engagement ring comes from Archduke Maximillian of Austria who, in the 15th century, gave a diamond ring to his fiancée, Mary of Burgundy. 16. Forty-three percent of women prefer their partners never sign "love" to a card unless they are ready for commitment. 17. People who are newly in love produce decreased levels of the hormone serotonin — as low as levels seen in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Perhaps that's why it's so easy to feel obsessed when you're smitten. 18. Philadelphia International Airport finished as the No. 1 best airport for making a love connection, according to an online survey. 19. According to mathematical theory, we should date a dozen people before choosing a long-term partner; that provides the best chance that you'll make a love match. 20. A man's beard grows fastest when he anticipates sex. 21. Every Valentine's Day, Verona, the Italian city where Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet took place, receives around 1,000 letters addressed to Juliet. 22. When we get dumped, for a period of time we love the person who rejected us even more, says Dr. Helen Fisher of Rutgers University and author of Why We Love. The brain regions that lit up when we were in a happy union continue to be active. 23. Familiarity breeds comfort and closeness … and romance. 24. One in five long-term love relationships began with one or both partners being involved with others. 25. OK, this one may not surprise you, but we had to share it: Having a romantic relationship makes both genders happier. The stronger the commitment, the greater the happiness! Laura Schaefer is the author of Man with Farm Seeks Woman with Tractor.

Kissing is considered to be an ancient human interaction, as old as humanity itself. Some scientists have theorised that it was originally inspired by mothers passing food to their babies with their mouths, and subsequently affection became associated with touching lips. Yet there are some cultures that do not engage in kissing at all. Kissing is apparently unknown among the Somalians, the Lepcha of Sikkim and the Sirono of Bolivia. The people of Mangia Island in the South Pacific did not do it until Europeans arrived in the 1700s. When the Thongi of South Africa saw whites kissing, they apparently said "Look at them - they eat each others saliva and dirt". Adults in some Amazonian tribes did not kiss, though the children did. Still other cultures kiss without using their lips. The Inuit practice the "Eskimo Kiss" by rubbing noses, or putting noses together and inhaling each other's breath. This kiss is also performed by numerous Pacific Islander cultures, including the Maori of New Zealand, where it is a ritual greeting. In ancient India, sanskrit writings describe a similar method of kissing, and anthropologists have suggested that India is actually the birthplace of kissing as we know it today. Indian sculptures are the first human cultural artifact to depict kissing, and the theory is that the idea of "exchanging breath" led to locking lips. Interesting, Indian films today do not show kissing at all. In ancient China, kissing was considered to be on a par with coitus, and thus was confined to the bedroom. This led European explorers to conclude that the Chinese did not kiss at all. In strict Muslim countries public kissing does not occur, and in some cases people have been arrested for kissing outside the home. In Vietnam, spouses do not kiss outside the home, and not in front of the children. And parents rarely kiss children, except when they are small babies. In some areas of Italy and other Mediterranean countries, friends greet each other by kissing on the mouth, men and women both. Arab men kiss each other on the cheek in greeting. In France, protocol demands a kiss on each cheek, while the Dutch throw in a third one for good luck. In the animal world, the highly sexed Bonobo chimpanzees are known to kiss each other passionately. And orangutans in Borneo have learnt to kiss each other by observing humans. I like kissing. I kiss my family, my friends (on the cheeks) and I kiss babies if I get the chance, not that I do very often, oh and Socks occasionally gets a peck on the top of his head

Just got to dry my hair and then will be back >>>

I'm not sure, she was on earlier, we need to look back... Am distracted again, still have Socks, the lady who was working with the charity (the one who took him for his vaccinations etc/) has fallen out with the committee and has resigned. Now she's contacted me to see if I'd say we were adopting him, and then let someone she knows have him - someone who the committee decided wasn't really suitable (she's 74 and they told me she wasn't sure at all, she'd prefer a less energetic cat) I had to say no - not going to get involved in that kind of skullduggery, going behind people's backs. Gaah, talk about put you in a difficult position.

I just decorated rooms 1 and 2 for Dawn's birthday - wasn't sure if petlings had stopped eating all the rare food now, or not? (I read that they should only eat the things they ask for now, don't want to risk it)

Bye Bee, of course not offended Have you K? thought you had been coming and going, like me.

I think it's the wind chill making it feel so icy cold. WB K I've been opening SO many boxes, only done about 7 visits so far today! (mostly for the Gift Registry - have had LOADS of stuff, lots and lots from Novia and Chup)

Hiya Wish, you ok? Bee, it's something like minus 5 or 6 and a very severe weather warning for London and the South East I think from Thursday. We've had snow all day.

Hi Bee, have you seen the weather forecast?

Duty calls, will love and leave you and catch up later x

Bumping up as it's Dawn's birthday tomorrow.

I'd wait because there are new types of petlings coming soon, and you're bound to see something then that really takes your fancy