@segelkatt - It usually means a pinned thread - threads which don't sink through the forum page to which they're pinned. On TCS they're noted with a push-pin:
1CatOverTheLine
for bringing this up and telling about the 'sticky' feature. I did not know what this was and it is a good thing to understand now. I find it wonderful to learn at least one new thing each day, something I did not know before. What will I learn today, I wonder.............??
One thing I learned about men-they don't like face to face talking-often when one preforms activities together often gets them to open up more...my dad is the same...sometimes he will ramble on about stuff when he was in the Air Force-I never get tired of hearing his stories or things that happened.Today my dad and I planted a Peach tree in my yard. He is getting up in years, but still very active.We have grown a lot closer over the past few years over gardening and now getting into a bit of landscaping. He's a man of very few words, but somehow during our "gardening" time he opens up and is telling stories I haven't heard in my 40+ years on the planet. Very nice. Here's our little peach tree......View attachment 224557
foxxycat
- Honeybee is such a beautiful girl; are you certain that she wouldn't like living here?
1CatOverTheLine
She would love it but would miss the outdoors-unless there is a cat cage outside? She would want to play with the other cats-chase ping pong balls-in the evening she would cozy up with you on a fuzzy fleece blanket-but not until midnight or after-then around 4am leave to sit in the window to watch the night creatures-of course if the windows are open all night-she won't visit-she will sit up all night sniffing the air and listening to the skittering of night creatures.
1CatOverTheLine
I am sure someday Honeybee will figure out how to fill out the webpage to buy plan tickets to visit-she probably could get the ride for free by giving everyone who likes cats biscuits and kitty kisses-she usually loves people-she would be scared at first-but when she gets used to the noise and smells of the people..she probably would stroll up and down the aisles looking for a lap to mooch out of! 
I could see her swishing that big bushy tail back and forth with that cute little meow of hers! Oh and don't forget the STARE. She will stare you down!!
foxxycat
, Honeybee is very beautiful! You asked about peppery-hot flavoring. Well, I have always enjoyed foods with just black pepper, I kind of don't use many spices. 
However, my co-worker loves hot seasonings. I mean hot. She, like you, will purchase at the restaurants to take home. Well, even though I like unseasoned food (not un-tasty, just mostly unseasoned) I do possess an ironic yearning to try hot sauces just because. At lunch one day, my co-worker offered me to try a bit of a very peppery hot sauce that she just purchased and said was "one of the hottest" but kept saying maybe I shouldn't if I'm not used to something so hot. I told her I would like to try a bit, just on the tip of a toothpick. Well, to say that it was very, very hot is an understatement. I began choking up and tearing and asked her what she was trying to do to me!!!
I had the hiccups the entire rest of the day, but even better, it is a very fond story she reminds me of at lunchtime. All in all, it was a lot of fun.
1CatOverTheLine
, the wild turkeys are wonderful! They are probably just checking up on your work.
foxxycat
The love of chiles is in my genes. My grandparents, so I'm told, used to sit on their front verandah and eat chiles until the tears ran down their faces. I consider food good when this happens. I love hot curries and masalas and -- you name it. I do like to be able to taste the individual ingredients of a dish, however. And sometimes I like very bland foods, too.
R raysmyheart - One of the joys of living outside the city limits; vegetables and fruits are always fresh! Here's my local farm stand - about 950 feet south - owned by a good friend and neighbour:
Okay,
1CatOverTheLine
-- now you've gone and done it! I now have a deep case of *food envy* as most of my diet is composed of fresh fruits and vegetables. It really looks as though you live in Paradise -- or a very nice corner of it, anyway! There's only one problem I can see: WHERE'S THE CAT FOOD???
Okay,
tarasgirl06
- You'd approve, I think - lots of old varieties (Blenheim Apricots, for instance - not the modern semi-dwarf variety simply called, "Blenheims," but big old you-can-climb-them trees, loaded with 
*You're making me VERY envious -- Winesaps? Country Gentleman? I'll be right over! Big apricots! OH YEAH! What a wonderful place!*wasps and beesfruits, and Honeycrisp apples too; a dozen garlic varieties, black and red raspberries, and some real heritage apples too, like Winesaps), plus some new hardy hybrid fruit trees as well - and real sweet corn - not the modern 60 day stuff, but Country Gentleman, Silver Queen and corn that actually tastes like corn rather than cardboard.
Some of the heritage varieties can be a little pricier that grocery store fare - Brussels Sprouts, Cauliflower and the other cruciferous veggies, for instance - but it all evens out in the end. Fresh off the field wagon is a lot different that "fresh" of the cross-country semi.
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They spent enough time there that the kids and I got a good look with the binoculars. I also spotted gold finches today; so I put up the thistle feeder and the suet cage with yarn and string. I spotted tulip bud while I was out there too. And my yellow crocus have finally bloomed. I don't know if or when the purple will. But the daffodils are getting there. I think they will all come at once instead of spread out like I expected. 
,) but it was nice to have a deeper conversation with those whom I interact on a daily basis.
That's wonderful! What great kids. I bet her people are so relieved to have her home again.
tinydestroyer
How satisfying to have a real conversation and have everyone be comfortable without attacking or feeling attacked!
Norachan
happy birthday to Sophie and Albert, they are so beautiful!
jcat
Flabbergasted is the right word! What a beautiful thing for those kids to have done, and to have found the missing kitty, it’s just the best news I’ve heard.
mama africa
those are great pictures of the storks, how fun!
