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I blew it again!

That was your doing Marcia, BEAUTIFUL!

Yes! This worked! Thanks Marcia! I was looking for a salmon colored orchid. :-D

I think I have created a flower monster! No, not at all. Our chairlady *must* have the thrill of posting her first picture and watching - as her heart stops beating - as the photo emerges like magic. Congratulations, dear!

The lovely let above is the most incredibly scented one there is. White Ginger. My alsolute for fragrance, but is not as showy nor as crush-proof as others. But the fragrance more than makes up for it. Heavenly... Thank you, Moon!

Lovely, Moon. You did it! BTW, saw white anthurium on TV tonight. No baby blue ribbons on the whatchmacallits though. ;-D

Moon, congrats, and the salmon coloured orchids are beautiful! Thank you, and Marcia, and all, for this very beautiful thing you are preparing

I've been away for a few days, but I can see that the preparations are going full steam ahead. Great work! June 3rd sounds good (one day after my DH's b'day). BTW, my own birthday is January 10. Gi, am I right in thinking you live in Portugal? I thought I read so in an old post.

I appreciate your kindness. Cheers!

What the ..... I did everything the same! (????)

I had tried ballons first. I hope this works!

I think I am being pre-empted by the newly successful Moon. I'll peddle my flowers elsewhere....;)

DON'T YOU DARE!!! I bow to you, Marcianess.

January 10 Wot!! Ya gotta get with the program. Two days after Elvis' B-Day.

(lidya maccarthy)Gi, am I right in thinking you live in Portugal? I thought I read so in an old post. Yes, you are right, I live in Lisbon, Portugal.

Gi: I've tried to reply to your last email and it came back twice as undeliverable????

Gi's email is broken right now. All of my things have come back to me as undeliverable - and we commune daily. Gi, dear, if you are reading this, anything I have just been saying about you and your credentials is taken from your own posting on 113. Sorry if I embarrassed you :(

Moon dear, how about our transportation to the party? Planes? Trains? limos? bicycles? Dogsleds? How about pix of the site. Grand ballroom of the...? etc etc must be pix out there of some of this... ;)

Oh!!! Now you're making me nervous. As always, the teacher should give the examples Marcia. :-)

We can all meet on the SS Jolly Roger.

I think it would be nice to have the shower on the above ship, in 18th Century dress. The ship can stop and pick everyone up. Hawaii, LA, Miami, NY, Boston, UK, and dock in Lisbon for Gi.

Oh! Excellent idea Moon! :) And is she captined by a certain Fitzwilliam Darcy, by any chance? We could have a mutiny amougst the guests, and overthrow the dear Capt, making him a prisoner in the captin's chamebers. Of course, to ensure that he doesnt escape we would have to tie him down to the bed... *ahem* ...maybe i should go post this at 34... ;)

Think how beautifully the leis will adorn our clevages, and our hair!!

SB, why would he want to escape such lovely company?

Okay, I was born exactly 7 years and 7 months after Colin Firth. But yet, we share the same number of the month;) For those of you who know my bday, don't give it away, please. Have fun!

...and I was going to volunteer my house for the shower. Here are a few pics:

BTW, I posed for the statue. ;-)

LOL!!!! Karen, that's not what I saw when I was there;) I saw more statues!

Didn't I see that house in one of the Godfather movies? Really, Karen!

You ladies never let me down. Whenever I post a thought then go to bed, when I awaken and reboot, you have taken it and run in all directions. Brava! Now, to find me a dogsled...to retrieve Helena, of course ;)

Putting Laura down as April 10. If that is incorrect, we will celebrate then, anyway. Elvis' birthday? You might have just as well suggested your milkman's.

Good job, Marcia! Indeed you are correct! Now figure out the year and you'll know how old I am;)

That is easy! Not a one of us is more than "thirty-something" with a few a decade or so younger ;) - despite the Volvo and Lab comment from London !

May is nearly over and June is hard upon us. I am on my way... the first leg of my journey:

(Karen)Gi: I've tried to reply to your last email and it came back twice as undeliverable???? (Marcia)Gi's email is broken right now. All of my things have come back to me as undeliverable It is working again today, I think. (Marcia)... anything I have just been saying about you and your credentials is taken from your own posting on 113. Sorry if I embarrassed you :( Actually, I embarrassed myself at the time <-o (Moon Dreams)I think it would be nice to have the shower on the above ship, in 18th Century dress. The ship can stop and pick everyone up. What a beautiful thought! Considering that I will not have a cruise for my honeymoon, it is "the thing" for the shower! Although Karen's suggestion of a house looks like paradise, but we would have to drive there in Volvos each and everyone ;-)

LOL! Marcia, which one of those hardy rowers is you? Or are you kicked back at the bottom of the boat, enjoying a tropical drink, while your nubile young friends row at your command? :)

ROTFLOL. Marcia! You are brilliant.

(EsBee) which one of those hardy rowers is you? With a straight line like that I cannot resist saying that I am the Cox'un ;)

(Marcia) Now, to find me a dogsled, to retrieve Helena of course Lol.....no need for dogs, you�re welcome to pick me up with the ship in Helsinki harbour, the sea isn�t frozen at the moment. If more salmon is needed for the dinner table, I can take some freshly caught ones with me. And bunches of lilies-of-the-valley from my garden, they will start to bloom in a few days and I love the scent.

Glad to hear you can see the ground once again, and that your lillies-of-the-valley are blooming again. I wanted them for my wedding bouquet since I was a very young girl, but I was married in August...there were none to be had anywhere on earth! That clipper ship will be hovin-to in order to take you to our party. Bring plenty of fresh salmon...I am bringing an Hawaiian version of the same =)

You ladies are too funny. More, please!

The Godfather???? Next time you're in Vence, drop in. ;-)

Vence as in Venche? (It.pronounciation) ;-))))) Marcia, have you reached the SS Jolly Roger yet? I hope your lap top did not get too wet. Elena, I am sorry to have left Helsinki out. Please let me know if we should make a stop anywhere else. Right now it is: Hawaii, LA, Miami, NY, Boston, UK, Helsinki, Lisbon. We are doubling up on the champagne at each stop. I hope that is agreeable to all. :-)

Moon, we sent the tallest guy up the mast to look for your ship. As you can see, I have transferred to a larger vessel to reach you sooner. Have a goodly stock of handsome, young, well-muscled, sun-bronzed men willing to join us. Will be able to assist in anything you might like to suggest. These guys would give you the lava-lava off their loins =)

Is that Jonathan Seagull flying besides you?

Have you not read "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'? That is an albatross! He was going to a wedding, too, as I recall (not the albatross).

Moon Dear, could you please remind us when the shower is. Which date. I remembered June 3 but it has been suggested that it be changed to May somethingth. If it is in May, I'm gonna have to whip those rowers a little or get out my 007-inspired jetboat to reach the Jolly Rodger in time.

To answer my own question, I had it straight from Moon that June 3 is Gi Day =)

I want to know if we can bring a gift. I have something in mind (a picture) and wonder if I should first send it to one of the organizers, or if I should just post it the day of the shower.

If you are sure you can post it, do it yourself on the day of the party. otherwise I will help you. Do not send me the picture - send me the location URL which is found by using the right mouse button after you have placed the pointer of your mouse in the middle of the picture. Scroll down till you have location of image highlighted. let go then go to the email you will send me and putting the mouse pinter on the body of the letter hit control+V. there will be the url for the picture you want to post OK??

Anyone interested in Belgian chocolates?

Or Crepes Suzette for dessert (pancake flamb�).

Gi's Bridal Shower is on June 3rd Please mark your calendars. Tineke, we will stop in Holland for you. Belgian chocolates go very well with champagne. Yum!

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Mmmmm, chocolate. Now you're talking my language! Make that Belgium for Tineke and her case of chocolates!

Thank you Marcia.

This morning finds me enroute to Samarkand to fetch the finest things the Orient has to offer our honored Gi. The canoes are behind me for the moment and I am in transit. More as I get the chance post from the Silk Road...aloha

Marcia, you're supposed to be on your way to Miami to pick me up!!! Have you commandeered the SS Jolly Roger? Are you having too much fun with the crew? Turn the ship around and get back on schedule. ;-)))

I thought you were steering the Jolly Rodger! I am about finished on the silk route...hurying back with the goodies

See, I am about to disembark - I do not have ship - tis on the high seas wherever you left it. Shall I intercept and bring it to Miani without a stop at the west coast? Here is my treasure-laden camel ready to take me back to civilization as we know it

Is this bridal shower in Morocco?

Marcia, I wish you a safe journey back to the ship. Can't wait to see the goodies. The Silk Road is one of my future trips, I assure you. You may be giving Gi ideas as to where to go honeymoon.;-) I think Winter is waiting in LA, so do pick her up.

Winter, JanaJH in LA; a quick trip up to SF to pick up EsBee. Can anyone tell me the closest port to Kansas...That's where Stacey is and next door is OK and TX with Evelyn and Rita. I may have to get the camels out again. Just got away from the Jewel house in the Kremlin with a few goodies on my way to the coast. We Have 6 days - we can do it =) was not in Morocco - it was Mongolia!

This is not a shower, this is a deluge of wonderful things and dreams. Indeed, this is almost poetry. (Tineke, I love cr�pes Suzette, and yours look delicious) :-)

LOL! Marcia, if those camels are on the ship when it gets here to pick me up, i'll have to do something drastic! (Camel races on the deck of the SS Jolly Roger?) Moon- see you when we get to FL! :)

I trust all of you with your new Real Playera are glued to http://208.226.146.66/video/live.rpm to watch the space shuttle live. Wave at me as I pass!!!

Marcia, you come right back this instance! The crew of the SS Jolly Roger are waiting! Where on earth will we find you? Does Ray know about this? He will never let you leave Hilo again. ;-) I think I will email Captain Ahab to go on to California. SB get ready you will be next. The ladies from the midwest please chose your port on the east coast.

Marcia, you can pick up Evelyn and Rita in Galveston or they might choose to meet me in Nawlins and you can pick us all up there. I'll take the Delta Queen down, but I'll be broke when I land. Come on seven. Come on seven. Mama needs a new roof and sewer work!!

The camels are left behind and I took to Yak-back to travel to Siberia where I picked up transport to MIR. The Space Shuttle is due by in a few orbits so I must repack. You would not believe this state-of-th-art laptop I am using. You have seen those yellow waterproof watches, cameras, flashlights? I have the prototype yellow waterproof laptop - and it is fortunate, as my Yak backfired several times on the way, and it was not a *good thing.*

Shall pick up the Jolly Roger upon my landing at Edwards AFB and gather the California ladies. Then it is off for Galveston - or should i intercept at Nawlins? Does Ray know? He does indeed. He just sits there shaking his head in bewilderment as I read these postings and ROTFLOL. I think he has a suit with v e r y long sleeves standing by, just in case...=) Our Yak caravan crossing the sturdiest bridge seen all day. Will write next from ^up^ there.

Ladies, I don't know what your views are on censorship, but our government is bringing in draconian measures. Small servers like mine are going to be forced out of business and arrangements made to watch everything being sent out, or at least that is what our government is hoping to do. Appreciate your views on it. I know this is serious business but could eventually apply to all.

Anne, that is frightening. You will find images of blue lapel ribbons (like the aides awareness ribbons) which are symbolic of free speech all over the net. What is so terrible that net nanny or adult watch could not keep you from learning? Bomb making? Just go to the magazine store and buy a hunting-type magazine. There will be plenty of leads to follow in the back of those. If we protect everyone from every perceived danger, we will soon have no rights at all. How does this draconian measure sou d to you?

Whew, I am back on solid ground again and the shuttle is back up there. What a trip. Mt luggage is a little heavy...wonder if that left-over Yak is till in there? stopping just long enough to order pizza and let me off....

WOW, Marcia, you did it! I never thought I'd say this, welcome back to planet earth ! You certainly have a lot to tell us. Did you happen to see the Starship Enterprise? Hans Solo? I hope the WWF don't make a case of that yak. We did get some rather strange messages last night from some derranged alien, and I'm glad you're alright.

Happily, the derranged alien, he has been nuked thanks to Heide's swift expertise. I have been thinking...always dangerous first thing in the morning...about the JoRo. Went aboard and thinking of the week aboard that fetid ship with the only "facilities" being a board suspended out over the sea with a hole in it. What do you say to hiring a crew to scrub and paint her and upgrade the plumbing as they take her to Europe for us? We will gather the US ladies in the Concorde and jet them over in comfort and much more fragrant surroundings - complete with gourmet meal and champagne. We c n all join the newly refurbished ship in Southampton and take it up to Helsinki and Bremerhaven finally resting at berth in the port of Lisboa. Let me know...am about to hire on the nicest-looking eager, curly-haired hands I could find. Each in a tight-fitting tee shirt and Levi's which look painted on them...!~sigh~!

Shocking! I thought the ship was in top shape! Maybe we should change Captain Ahab for Captain Hornblower.:-) I would stay away from curly-haired hands Marcia, sounds dangerous. Thanks Heide, I'll know who to call in case of YK2 problems.

Hmmm, something like this? [Hope this works...thanks, Marcia, I think I figured out a work-around]

Grrr, guess I didn't....mumble, mumble...*(&^%MS Explorer....

I shall conquer this...let me try again. If we're not going to take the JoRo, I would prefer something like this: Lots of sailing comfort, but no atmosphere! There's something to be said about the JoRo after all!

Aargh!

(finally...)

(Moon) Maybe we should change Captain Ahab for Captain Hornblower.:-) Excellent idea Moon! :) and as a lovely little side topic; Costco has H.H. the complete set for only $34.95!!!! ....in the words of a fellow cubicle dweller here in my office, "he's no Mr. Darcy, but *sigh* -Horatio." (Marcia) am about to hire on the nicest-looking eager, curly-haired hands I could find. Each in a tight-fitting tee shirt and Levi's which look painted on them...!~sigh~! Now that's something I wouldnt mind viewing... perhaps we should keep them on to provide -er 'entertainment' for Gi's party. ;)

WER, I try out the dialog string (before I paste it here to submit) on the location bar of Netscape. I got "file not found" from the home1 url. So I backed up the location and got in the front door, found the boat she intended to post and sent her the difference, after testing it, of course. No typos if you paste the location url...! Thanks for the scribble url. I just might need it. We are very glad you are out there watching over us =)

EsBee, count on it. We will spend our Concorde hours thinking up fun jobs for these under used and over muscled way too handsome guys. I was thinking we could nip around Gibraltar after we pick up Gi and cruise the Mediterranean as we party and admire the lap-dancing deckhands...!!!

all join the newly refurbished ship in Southampton and take it up to Helsinki and Bremerhaven finally resting at berth in the port of Lisboa I do hope you'll be able to make a quick stop in Ostend or Zeebrugge, whatever suits you best.