If I remember rightly, it wasn't butter, it was margarine! A whole different level of WHY???

I should have known - the look in her eyes was just too good!

That is hair dryer country.

It's also personal. The present leader of Iran had both his parents, his wife, and at least one of his children killed in the attack on his family home.

Paws off the penguins!

A whole lot of people!

And don't forget Chopper!

For shame!

A bit of good news!

I was just about to organise a booster. Grrr.

They're not golden geese - they're golden vultures.

Try 'A Christmas Carol'. Okay, Scrooge went home to a nice basin of gruel, but there are some serious Christmas dinners. Though I can't recall any greens. The Old Girl was on her own.

Get well soon.

Heard Island, getting to know you and how beautiful you are is one rare good thing to come out of the ghastly Trump's regime.

Dreadful. Dickens' 'Bleak House' has a terrible denunciation of such policies in Victorian England. Joe, the crossing sweeper, forever being 'moved on' until he died. I am filled with tears and anger at such policies.

Rolleston is actually in a very safe area, on an inland shingle knob. Rare example of planned town on poorish soils, unlike most of the recent infill.

Your little birds have such life and sweetness, I'm not surprised you are doing well!

Okay. Justification, then?

Oh, dear! But how could you not? Dance, young Elf!

Just don't kill him.

Soooo smooth! Thank you.

Agreed, on all counts. And I hadn't seen this excellent video before, so, thank you!

"...to witness the west." Beautiful image. Brought a tear to the eye of this other old female.

Very pleased for you! I am an admirer of your spacenerdery!

No. Sensible. You do not throw excreta at a deranged behemoth which has not yet noticed you. Nor do you have to play best buddies with him.

Lucky to find it on the map at all.

Cats. You will need a cat or two.

I think the Nobel Prize might be greater than Trump. Just because he evacuates his bowels in a gold toilet does not make the metal any less precious. A Burns moment: 'The rank is but the guinea's stamp; the man's the gold for a' that.'

He could not have coped with the wonderfulness that is you! Happy New Year, Foxy!

The best dinners include potatoes done two ways. At least.