Subj : Re: moving or not To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Tue Feb 18 2020 21:35:56 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 14-Feb-2020 08:44 <=- BM>>>> And no, Autumn has not been burned while cooking. NB>>>> That's a good thing... BM>>> Agree. We're somewhat prepared for such an emergency but of course BM>>> don't want it to happen. She will sometimes start to get a little BM>>> close or careless and given a reminder warning. Better safe than BM>>> sorry! We try not to get overly protective; hopefully coming across BM>>> more as a 'we care about you'. NB>>> And in another year or so, she'll probably be able to tell you NB>>> why she should be more careful, not too close, etc... :) BM>> Probably so! The 'nagging' we gave will come back! NB>> And I bet sometimes telling you not to be too close, etc.... :) BM> So far not yet! When we were little, and Daddy would take some of us kids shopping with him, he'd often admonish us "Now, don't touch anything" as we were entering the store... One day, as he was examining something to see if he wanted to buy it, a clear voice piped up from his shoulders (where my probably 2-3 year old sister was being carried), "Don't Touch ANYthing"... NB>>> Just have to figure out a new specialty for fixing/eating with NB>>> you... :) She might enjoy that spaghetti and meatballs smiley face, NB>>> actually.. BM>> Possibly! In the meantime I did 'play with food' presentation-wise. BM>> Cut a couple mini powdered donuts in half, stood up on the side and BM>> lined up, couple of raisin for eyes, served on a small silver platter. BM>> Reminded me a bit of the Loch Ness Monster but she said it was a worm. BM>> She also said she doesn't like raisins anymore but ate them anyway. NB>> Novel presentations sometimes do get food eaten anyway... ;) BM> Plus the raisins had some of the donut's powdered sugar on them so BM> became even more sweet tasting. That could help, too... :) BM>>>>> Not recalling if I've seen Steve, the guy who plays the guitar -- BM>>>>> sort of. NB>>>>> Just have to keep your eyes and ears open, I guess.... BM>>>> He's still on the website. NB>>>> As an icon, or actually doing things...? BM>>> So far I've just seen him in 'group' commercials advertising IowaPBS, BM>>> nothing specifically of him. NB>>> So maybe he's actually moved on.... just still lending his archived NB>>> images to the commercials... BM>> Possibly. Or maybe waiting until Spring comes: most of his segments BM>> (that I recall anyway) were outside and since it's a little cool out BM>> there lately.... NB>> Yup, that does sound like another possibility... BM> Will find out eventually. Maybe not a reason but more if he's still BM> around or not. True... BM>>>> When I had my dog I did learn quickly not to leave BM>>>> paperwork on the floor: sometimes pawed at, sometimes sat/laid on. BM>>>> OTOH we did leave newspaper on the carpet: she liked to run and slide BM>>>> on the sheets. NB>>>> Which is fine if you are done with the paper... :) BM>>> It did take us once to learn that detail! NB>>> Just a little destructive... unintentionally, to be sure... ;) BM>> Just slightly. :) Before the humans read the paper, not good; after BM>> humans read is OK to play. NB>> And since dog doesn't know if you were finished reading yet or not, NB>> it's up to humans to keep track of it until it has been read... :) BM> True: she never pulled a newspaper from the table or chair - partially BM> because she couldn't reach. Chair possibly. Never jumped up on the BM> furniture nor a person unless she was scared or excited. ...We were BM> playing in the basement and she was running around and accidentally BM> jumped on the couch: immediately she knew that was a no-no and we BM> could tell in her body language and eyes. I did reassure her I knew it BM> was an accident, slowly approached in a 'small' "gimme a hug" attitude BM> ('fast' and 'big' she could have interpreted as threatening and about BM> to be punished). Maybe in her past life she actually had been badly punished for just such an incident.... But you were able to reassure her that that life really was gone... :) ttyl neb .... Hey...HEY... Stop pawing at those disks you stupid cat! --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .