snowbear Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Hi folks! When I returned to the forum yesterday after a break I noticed that when you bring up the 'commonly used' emoticons the sad face was first on the list!! So I thought we should find reasons to smile and share them here, maybe with a smilie face or two added so that smiles outnumber sad face usage on our forums. (And because smiling and being positive is good for our health, obviously.) I'll start us off with a reason to smile - We have each other for support and social contact in our online community. Over to you... Link to comment
SeaBreeze Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 We have amazing moderators and OCD-UK to support us. Link to comment
gingerbreadgirl Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Hey snowbear Lovely to see you back how are you keeping? I think snow bear being back on the forum is a big reason to smile!! That and the weather is lovely Link to comment
Avo Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Nice to have you back on the forums snowbear. It's been a while hope your doing ok ? Link to comment
Ashley Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Good point Snowbear more of this and welcome back (although we've chatted via email), and to you too Alex, I hope you are keeping well too Link to comment
Cub Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 I always like this emoji best: Arf-arf! Link to comment
snowbear Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 4 hours ago, gingerbreadgirl said: I think snow bear being back on the forum is a big reason to smile!! Thank you! I'm doing well. Hope to catch up with everybody over the coming days. Link to comment
VNDO Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 I planted strawberries and this morning they had flowers. That made smile Link to comment
snowbear Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 4 hours ago, Avo said: Nice to have you back on the forums snowbear. 17 minutes ago, Gemma7 said: Welcome back Snowbear Thank you both. A baby forsythia shrub, planted in my garden last spring, has come out in a host of bright yellow flowers. It's still only 12 inches high (will grow to 6 feet or so when mature) but every millimetre is currently covered in flowers! Big smile from me. Link to comment
Ashley Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 17 minutes ago, VNDO said: I planted strawberries and this morning they had flowers. That made smile Ok I will sound stupid now... strawberries have flowers? It's ok you can all laugh at me I don't mind Link to comment
VNDO Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Just now, Ashley said: Ok I will sound stupid now... strawberries have flowers? It's ok you can all laugh at me I don't mind I didn't know as well The flower comes first and after a few weeks, it will turn into the strawberry. They're really pretty Link to comment
Ashley Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 You mean I am technically eating flowers with my cream in the summer months? Link to comment
Rarity Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Great idea, snowbear. Well it makes me smile to look at that huge plush emoji wearing a gaming headset I got a while ago (a gift from my mom) I generally love emojis because they are a good replacement for facial expression now we use text based communication so much. Link to comment
VNDO Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 6 minutes ago, Ashley said: You mean I am technically eating flowers with my cream in the summer months? Ahahah hadn't thought about it that way Link to comment
snowbear Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 35 minutes ago, Ashley said: You mean I am technically eating flowers with my cream in the summer months? Also eating flowers with your crumble/ pastry, flowers on your chips when you add ketchup, flowers in your sandwiches... Come to think of it you are a flower murderer! Protect the flowers! Stop eating fruit and veg! Link to comment
VNDO Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 5 minutes ago, snowbear said: Also eating flowers with your crumble/ pastry, flowers on your chips when you add ketchup, flowers in your sandwiches... Come to think of it you are a flower murderer! Protect the flowers! Stop eating fruit and veg! Link to comment
taurean Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 This might raise a smile. Julie and I are in the process of watching a recording of a TV programme that is seeking to prove that Donald Trump and Henry VIII had a lot in common. And they really do seem to have Both were second sons who were not expected to inherit their father's "crown". Both divorced their first wives and married their mistresses. Both wanted to be king and outshine their fathers. Both were not willing to in any way play second fiddle, at any thing, to their wives. Both proved to be ruthless in getting rid of people that didn't suit them. What else might you consider that they also had in common? Link to comment
Storm Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 It’s good to see you back Snowbear, I hope you are well. You have been missed Link to comment
taurean Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) 51 minutes ago, taurean said: This might raise a smile. Julie and I are in the process of watching a recording of a TV programme that is seeking to prove that Donald Trump and Henry VIII had a lot in common. And they really do seem to have Both were second sons who were not expected to inherit their father's "crown". Both divorced their first wives and married their mistresses. Both wanted to be king and outshine their fathers. Both were not willing to in any way play second fiddle, at any thing, to their wives. Both proved to be ruthless in getting rid of people that didn't suit them. What else might you consider that they also had in common? They inherited great wealth, and built lots of "palaces". They had a keen interest in sports. Henry hunting and jousting, Trump golf. Edited March 25, 2020 by taurean Link to comment
gingerbreadgirl Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Things I am smiling about today: - having a cup of coffee in bed - looking forward to starting my new jigsaw - looking forward to going for a walk later Link to comment
taurean Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 (edited) Really good to see you back Snowbear. You will be pleased to hear that Julie and I have these two gardening projects which will keep us going a while. We moved, in retirement now, to a bungalow in Northampton a couple of years ago. J is working herself, with just shifting of stones and digging help from me, on repairing our front garden hedge - she has some new hedge plants - and creating a new border with mini wooden stockade edging. In the rear garden we are creating a rockery and shrubbery down the left border (currently in stasis with weed-suppressant membrane covered by AstroTurf) . Before lockdown we assembled all the materials compost and plants required for the project. And we can make the projects last quite a while, and sit in the garden enjoying the spectacular views it has, and the visiting birds to the nature sanctuary we have had constructed as part of the landscape gardening which, last year, completely reconstructed the garden. I think gardening will be a saviour for many, and not just the elderly. Time for more younger people to get going in their gardens? Edited March 26, 2020 by taurean Link to comment
Hal Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 12 hours ago, taurean said: I think gardening will be a saviour for many, and not just the elderly. I think so too Roy. I'm really counting my blessings having the garden and allotment to escape to (apparently that's still permitted for the time being). My heart really goes out to anyone confined to a flat particularly if they have children, that's going to be *hard* work. Link to comment
snowbear Posted March 26, 2020 Author Share Posted March 26, 2020 My reason to smile today is my mother finally (after 2 years of promising) managed to email me photos of her garden. Truth be told the garden itself is a huge letdown after years of imagining it from our phone discussions. But hey - she worked out how to add an attachment to an email so that's worth smiling about. Link to comment
taurean Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 I try and make it my business to be happy, and my wife is a great example. She has always been a happy person, it takes a lot to get her down. And watching her today pottering about in the garden, literally as happy as Larry, made all the troubles and traumas of managing to make our move here from the South to the Midlands so so worthwhile Link to comment
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