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Huscarl
Thanks for the welcome Duncan ..... never mind your delay mine was longer   tounge.gif
Raven
QUOTE (Gillaume le Castlein @ Dec. 03 2003,00:08)
I really like your avatar and signature!

Welcome to the board! It’s nice to have a tea drinker thrown into the den of lushes :beerchug: ... might bring a bit of sobriety around here.  tounge.gif  laugh.gif

--David :sheildsmile:

LOL, well I have my moments when I like to have a little something stronger, but I thought I had better make a good impression, first post and all :sigh: Its great to be here though, and for no other reason than I just like this smiley I have just go to use it..... :buttrock: LOL, too cute laugh.gif
Duncan
beerchug.gif  No problem we never close, I'll just pass a keg over to ya, why yes we really do have some real ales here, a little wine, some venison on the spit and oh yes, fresh breads too.
Ahh...... is that drinking straw the garden hose you brought in? tounge.gif  :shocked:


It feels good to relax a bit and slow down from every thing.   jump1.gif rotflmao.gif
AJR
Welcome Whitemanfrtown - and thanks for your kind comments in Castle Quest on "Castles on the Web".  As you see, some of us frequent both places.

My round next I believe,
Andrew
Duncan
Very interesting story, some of the plot is quite intriguing and would make a good story once fleshed out. (no pun intended)
I'll PM you.

Well actually my wolf owned me I think. More like a son then anything else.

I'll go and have a look see at your home forums, thanks.

After trying with three different names I'm still getting the same message that I can not Register.  guess it doesn't like me
Duncan
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 Sometime we should talk about cooperative help on our projects.  I may elect to follow in your wake.

Sure let's sit down and talk about things, I enjoy discussion on this subject.  :nod:

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Before i forget: when i click on a clickable smiley while creating a post, the motion of the smileys stops.  Is this usual? Is there a way to get them back into motion?

Normal and you simply preview the post then they start to work again. I have no idea wbut something in the main programming of the board causes that.

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 I found out recently that a boyfriend of a close relative of mine owns 35 acreas right in the area that I want to build.  Right?, so I'm thinking...SCORE!  
Then I find out that he'd probably only sell it for 1.2 mil.    
But hey, that's how it goes and good for the guy.  I might still pursue it anyway.  But how the wheels start turning when one gets hopeful.

Maybe something can be worked out with the relative, it might come together for you,  :biggrin2:  try it and see.

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What stage are you at now in your B+B?

We are some where in between the very early stage and getting nothing done due to other commitments.  :rotflmao:
The Main tower is our primary goal right now and maybe the residential area next, but in there some where will be the tavern and B + B.  thinking1.gif  Or should be if all goes well and according to the plan that is.  :beerchug:
{Whats the chances huh ?!?}   :shocked:
Duncan
A WELCOME a second time is even stronger then the first!!
This is the best board going for now and the security updates do work, I know for a fact.

Glad to see you back Lady Moon!

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I know of no one by that title, I'm sure they are not of these hills and glens.  :no-no:
Trooper
Hey, Thank you Duncan and Andrew too!

Love the smilies too.....this one reminds me so much of times I've have with my computer:   overclocking.gif biggrin.gif
Gordon
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Sorry I'm late, hope I haven't missed 'last orders', any real ale in this place? I've brought my own drinking straw!
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Duncan


Welcome!!
Come in and have a seat, let me tell you a wee bit about the place,

Patterned from taverns found in the UK dating from the 12c to 17c .
Upon entering you will notice the atmosphere of the old being carefully brought to the present with painstaking reconstruction.
Your feel the same that others must have from those earlier centuries when they too visited a newly built Inn.
Wooden tables and chairs will provide the seating for our guests with the medieval ambiance being enhanced by booths for private dining.

In one corner of the common room will be a large fire place used for cooking and the baking of breads.

A wooden screen will separate the kitchen from the eating areas.

So until it can be finished, we invite you here to have a cup or two, and maybe something to eat from what's cooking in the fire place.
As you noticed on the board when you came in, the menu is always open for discussion.

From Lady Megan and I,

WELCOME!!
Duncan
Okla where the wind comes sweeping...... in force 5 tornadoes, yea this place. Where a stone castle really does have reasons to be built.  
Can you imagine one of your green avocados in over 200 mile an hour winds?? ..... :uhoh: sudder....
O'yes by the way, I am jealous! The little golf ball sized ones here are running over 2 dollars each  :madgo:  and they were froze in route, yechhhhh !

Any thing we make here is for our own consumption,  :beerchug:   so far, just getting ready for when the doors really do open and the B+B starts up, until then it's only some of our walk in guests that are tortured.

I still haven't figured out the spam reference yet.
For the most part if every one had the same opinion it would be really boring, Meg won't let me expand on that no further!!!
AJR
Hi Moonsweb.  
Not yet had time to peruse your site, but no doubt will get there sometime.  
"Crazy about castles" describes me well at most times - just plain "crazy" the rest of the time. :banghead:
Hope you feel as much at home in Castle Duncan as I do.
.. and pass the garlic mushrooms please !!
moonsweb
lol
ok I admit I dont watch much television anymore, but I still occasionally have "I love lucy" flashbacks. I think it was on during the day to keep us from pretending to be sick and  missing school :jump1: sorta a parents form of torture. Any way the board is back up although I still need to add forums to it. The first skin is almost complete so your all invited smile.gif
Blessed Be
Moon
Whitemanfrtown
Whats up, Raven! Im just sprinting through the tavern to scoop up a cold mug whilest on my way to my next destination...   :beerchug: ....things have been hecktic for me so... :beerchug: .... ah....  thats better.   Hey, gatta go but perhaps well chat later once I manage to calm my environment down somewhat.    Thanks, guys ...you have the best ale. :thumbs:
Whitemanfrtown
Howzit, gang?....I,m the kooky chef that Scott drinks moat*#@er found to cook his midevil grub adn fondle the wenches.  :eyebrow:
Just thought I,d make an introduction since I'll be assisting with this monumental task of Scott drinks moat*#@er's...what a brainfort!  :notify:

I'll more than likely be making future posts on this page, so I guess that I'll get to know you kind townsfolk in time, so for now I will say, "dinner's ready" adn see you at the round table.

Thanks.... "The Cleaver" (but you can call me "Cleve..."
:beerchug:
moonsweb
Thank you for the welcome AJR.
Trooper
[quote=Thecleaver,Feb. 02 2004,02:51][quote=Thecleaver,Jan. 29 2004,16:36]
Well, while mead certainly is a great way to whet the thirst, I was thinking of some hearty Middle Age fare like a Cockentrice..........[quote]
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Sounds interesting...........Ummmmmm.
moonsweb
Thank you for the warm greeting.
My site.... well it started as a dedication page. Once I figured out how to turn on a pc I wanted to make one for someone who had passed. From there I found that web design was "fun" lol ok so its a lot of headbanging when you don't have anyone to ask questions of. But alas I am pretty stubborn and the site just grew as I learned to do different things. I have always been craft oriented, to me this was just a new craft.
I've dabbled in html, dhtml, flash,javascript, perl, I went through a stage where I made "skins" for things like winamp, yahoo and icq. Wallpapers, screensavers,hotbar skins, winamp visulizations, you name it I've tried it.
I really should pick one thing and take the time to focus on it so I could become very good at it, problem is since I do my sites alone, if something needs to be done.... well I have to learn to do it smile.gif I bought my domain name in january for 10 yrs. I also own realloveisforever.com and realloveisforever.net, although since the server has crashed I haven't really had time to mess with them. I spend about 14 hrs a day on this pc. If I am going to melt my brain it wont be on a tv set :computore:
As far as the "company" thing goes I think someone would have to i dunno pay me or something to actually call it that. So far every site I have built has been for free. I figure I'll work at the reference thing first smile.gif I first started playing with ikonboard around 2 months ago.
I used to go to excite vp if any of you have ever been there and to the "800 keen psychic parlor" or the "psycho parlor" as we so fondly called it, my name there was
lady_moonwolf
_-Moonwolf-_
or -silent.moon-
I'm seldom there anymore but I am always running across people I met there. (*ponders* do I attract the psychos or do they attract me)
Duncan
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might bring a bit of sobriety around here.

Doubt it!  :wink2:


I haven't been able to create a smilie making a toast with a tea cup, they keep breaking them, this is as close as I've gotten so far.  
 :bbfft:
Maybe asking Andrew's help, him being English   and all that,  :laughlong:

What kind of tea do you like the most?

You mentioned a Ren Faire site in one of your other posts, can we have a link?
Are you involved with the faire's?

Yes,  :laughlong:  a very warm WELCOME Lady Raven!!

Duncan
Duncan
Welcome!!!
Glad you could join us.
Andrew I'll get this round, you can get one of the next ones.
We have many customers that pass through to just eat and run and never say a word.
But the good ones all ways leave us something we can share and talk about.
Welcome and may your stay bring you happiness!
Trooper
QUOTE (Duncan @ Feb. 01 2004,16:06)
After trying with three different names I'm still getting the same message that I can not Register.  guess it doesn't like me

I registered you, hope you like the name :wink:
Duncan
I remember Dark Shadows and some of the people still linger in the recesses of my mind, but the one I liked the most was Barnabas Collins, what was the name of his castle? You'd think I would remember that as much as I love these old piles of stone.
His was interesting as it changed every week when they moved the set around. lol
Now if I could learn to move stone as Merlin did with song and music this place would be done quicker. :magic:

I love Lucy reruns are torture of the worst type!!  :shocked:
Duncan
In my case the lack of time seems to be keeping me from posting,  but yes some of the brews we serve here are pretty strong.
Some, like kombucha I won't even drink!  :no-no:
I'll maybe drink fermented milk if its kefir, and only in the form of a milk shake with bananas and strawberry's.  :upside:
I prefer  tounge.gif Guinness or a good Scottish or American Whisky.  :sigh:
Meg has been doing real well at making carbonated drinks, wine and wine coolers.
:beerchug: Me, I be learning to make the Irish Stout. :laughlong:  :beerchug:
Duncan
:yes:  :p A double it is!!  
I wonder if we should have some sort of history/fiction/legend forum? If we had more members I'd post this as poll, o'well.
Glad your here Andrew. :biggrin2:
moonsweb
The castle name was Collinwood smile.gif
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Dark Shadows began it's life as a gothic soap opera soon to change into a more supernatural type of soap. This show went through many changes starting with it's title. Before airing as Dark Shadows, titles for the show included The House on Widow's Hill, Castle of Darkness, Terror at Collinwood, and Shadows on the Wall.

Originally airing on June 27, 1966 on the ABC Network, Dark Shadows' run lasted through April 2, 1971. It's popularity however is still going strong today. The show spawned books, comic books, movies, toys, and even a remake during the television season of 1991. Today there are still fan gatherings, fan clubs, fan fiction, and a multitude of web pages devoted to the show.

Created by Dan Curtis, the Dark Shadows idea actually came to him from a dream. His dream was of a young lady riding a train towards a gothic mansion. That mansion become Collinwood. And the dream became the opening to the first episode of the series. Originally planned to be a gothic drama, as mentioned above, Dark Shadow's evolved into being something of an enigma for it's time. The show featured werewolves, time travel, parallel universes, vampires, and ghosts. This was not to be your normal run of the mill 60's soap.

Ratings were not high during the run of Dark Shadows. Slow rise in ratings prompted the addition of ghosts to the story, following the ghosts there was a phoenix named Laura. After Laura helped bring the ratings up a bit, we were introduced to a new type of character...the resident vampire whom we came to know as Barnabas. Barnabas' addition to the character list brought with it unanswered questions. Fans clamored to know his story and how he had come to be a vampire. This triggered the introduction of time travel to the stories. We were taken back in time to witness how this had happened to Barnabas. Following the time travel the stories just kept progressing with the introduction of parallel worlds. Where characters had the same names but were not the same people they were in this world. aka today's Sliders.
Duncan
:beerchug:  A very special welcome to Trooper!!   :beerchug:  :nod:
and a repeat to Cleve!!  :beerchug:  :thumbs:
:computore: I'm on satellite service in the midsts of a very good snow storm and not sure how long the connection will last, so heres a new round to you guys and a very large welcome!!
Make your selfs at  home, look around, go to the Portal and see whats been added to the site, like the image gallery (I've started to put in my floor plans), the onsite chat room, and a few games.
Have fun and enjoy, I'll be back on site when I can!!  :laughlong:

oh yeah trooper,  I'm going to try to post a floor plan to Hever tonight that Andrew emailed me much yearlier today.
His PC is acting up and couldn't post them him self.
Gillaume le Castlein
I really like your avatar and signature!

Welcome to the board! It’s nice to have a tea drinker thrown into the den of lushes :beerchug: ... might bring a bit of sobriety around here.  :p  :laugh:

--David :sheildsmile:
Thecleaver
:smile2: Hello, one and all! Hearty Gretings!  laugh.gif
Scott drinks moat*#@er mentioned that you don't have a chef on duty yet, so I'm here at your service, Sir Duncan!  :sheildsmile:
Alright, I came for the homebrewed ale and warm conversation  :beerchug: but I DO cook for all the ale I can drink!  love.gif
Tell you what Duncan...I'll put a tavern menu together for you and then we can all enjoy a little gastronomy! tounge.gif I hear Meg might be able to get us some REALLY good mushrooms to go over some fire broiled steaks...anybody hungry?  :tounge2: Since the bunch of us are the only ones in the tavern since it's inception, how about some suggestions for the menu? It would be nice to have something for everybody. (Sorry, Scott drinks moat*#@er...if you want guacamole, you'll just have to bring those avocados so we can all share in your glutttony)
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What say you, kind folken? Shall we eat and be merry?  :happy:  :beerchug:  :smile2:  laugh.gif  biggrin.gif
Whitemanfrtown
FERMENTED MILK?     :shocked:
Wow, thats... thats.. different. thinking1.gif
Honestly, though, I do find it interesting that you folks "brew-your-own".   Class.  My answer to that is I pick my own avacados. :rasp:
 Is there an "easiest way" to learn my way around this place here or is it pretty much wander-around-the-grounds-until-you-feel-at-home?    :stupid:
 So,  might take a little time for me to get used to the grounds.
 Hmmm....... lemme try some of that milk... :beerchug:
Thecleaver
QUOTE (Trooper69 @ Jan. 31 2004,08:42)
QUOTE (Thecleaver @ Jan. 29 2004,16:36)
:smile2: Hello, one and all! Hearty Gretings!  laugh.gif
What say you, kind folken? Shall we eat and be merry?  :happy:  :beerchug:  :smile2:  laugh.gif  biggrin.gif

Thecleaver,

Sounds good to me!  Other than mead, what would you suggest?

:beerchug:

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Sounds good to me!  Other than mead, what would you suggest?


Well, while mead certainly is a great way to whet the thirst, I was thinking of some hearty Middle Age fare like a Cockentrice...you know, that traditional dish where the chef cuts a suckling pig and a capon in half, sews the two halves together, stuffs it with bread and tasty vegetables, roasts it and glazes it with egg yolks and parsley juice to give it the appearence of tarnished gold... :shocked: I don't mind adding it the menu, but I'd rather wait a few days to cook one, since I just had Cockentrice for supper last night and now I'm forced to eat Cockentrice sandwiches until the leftovers are gone... :rasp: perhaps just a trencher of fruit and cheese to chase down the ale (and the tea, too, Lady Raven!) for now.

Perhaps if the Tavern Keeper is willing, I could put a menu together of real Renaisance food so we can all have a bite now and again and listen to more of Trooper's Tales!  grinning.gif

Cheers!  :beerchug:

p.s. If you doubt the Cockamamie Cockentrice, just click the attachment!  :rasp:
Duncan
I've never acquired a taste for mead. I think thats mostly due to never having tasted any that was of good quality.
We go out of state for better stuff then can be bought around here.
Seriously I don't drink very much either, I think I've had 8 Guinness's in the lasts 2 months.

Sorry to hear your wedding was so good and the marriage not so great.
Your wedding sounds like it was huge!
Hopefully things are better now for you after the split.
My wife and I were married in the Lady's Chapel in the ruins of Glastonbury, " On The Isle of Avalon ", England.
No her name doesn't start with a G  :wink2.gif:   tounge.gif
moonsweb
Hi Duncan,
I posted an answer about the hacks you were looking for on my board for you. Online/offline is made in your board, its the lightbulb beside the avatars.
Since your using 3.1.1 there are not as many that have been made compatable, but there are more every day! The best source for 3.0.x hacks I put a link to on the reply. Sly's site is probably the best for 3.1.x hacks, he has reworked a lot of them his self.
If you still can't find something let me know and I'll see if I may have a copy of it smile.gif

BTW have you all voted for the
ikonboard of the month contest at ibhackers? (hehe ya I'm entered *S*)
Duncan
:beerchug: Your more then Welcome here and its good to see an old friend.
I hope I'll be able to help with your questions.
Feel free to pull up chair and have a mug. It's free.
Whitemanfrtown
Greetings.  I'ved been tracking others which led me to this place.  Looks inviting enough to avail myself of some ale and preferably some freshly baked bread as the last guest to frequent you tavern had left some time ago...
  Nice to find this place.   wink2.gif
Trooper
Some mead would be nice lord Duncan.....well, the black plague of computers hit my three HD, took a while to get back up and running, and to find this place again.  So what of this story thingy you spoke of?
Duncan
Thanks for finding that quote, I didn't remember half of all that, although I did remember something of his becoming a vampire and of the time/past sequences. I had no idea it has such a following today.
Duncan
Welcome Huscarl!!
Sorry for the delay but the time difference seemed to play a part, or the fact I was exhausted from a days work of restocking the wood pile with red oak.
Either way, a warm welcome!
And there is always hot water heating in the fire place for tea and other drinks.
Glad you could join us
Duncan
smile.gif Welcome Lady Moonsweb!! Ceud Failte (A thousand welcomes)

Thats one thing we always need around here even if its in jest.  tounge.gif
Your find none of us really drink very much in real life, now the food is a different matter as much of what is on the board in this tavern is really from the UK and also fixed here at home.

Please sit with us and tell us something of your self, your web site is very interesting how did it start?
Moonsweb
and what about your grapics company?
Moonsweb Graphics
Huscarl
Hey everyone ... Trooper pointed me in the direction of this forum .... it looks great ..... I have a long time interest in the subjects covered by your forum so I think I will be popping in from time to time for a bit of culture and a nice cup of tea ....
moonsweb
Lucy I'm hoooooommmmmmmmmeeeeeeeee smile.gif
ok so I'm still using ikonboard but now it's the newest version with the latest in security updates  :p
I had to stick with ib after all I'm just now learning its code!

Just don't ever say "ibhackers" to me  :sneaky2:
Trooper
QUOTE (Thecleaver @ Jan. 29 2004,16:36)
:smile2: Hello, one and all! Hearty Gretings!  laugh.gif
What say you, kind folken? Shall we eat and be merry?  :happy:  :beerchug:  :smile2:  laugh.gif  biggrin.gif

Thecleaver,

Sounds good to me!  Other than mead, what would you suggest?

:beerchug:
Erik
I finally got the time to check it out.
Great site Duncan. Congratulations!!

Love the smileys :biggrin2:

Erik
Duncan
I always wondered what that light bulb was on about,  tounge.gif I guess you might say it was really a daaa  :idea3:  on my part i can chaulk up to lack of sleep.
Thanks for the help on that and the hacks. I've never had problems installing from Sly's site.
hmmm, voteing.....yes i think i saw something about that,  :wink2:


Note:
As of 3-9 her site is down.   Moonswebs messages says it will remain down untill she is able to find new software.  Wish her a speedy return.
Duncan
Haven't been able to pick my own avocados since I lived in that other country called California, I love those things!!!!  :laughlong:
Here in the middle of every {no} where we can't grow them  down.gif

This place is kinda.....unique....yea thats the word.   :laughlong:
You have to play with the buttons and click every thing in site,  :overclocking:  at least once, maybe twice, and if your lucky you can get back to where you started.  :infinity:
I don't know if you have already been to this point but the best way to view the post is by extending the box  



to the beginning.
The HELP FILES above offer a good but somewhat limited road map to the area of which I need to add to since this place has grown so much in a year.  biggrin.gif

You can always ask me or a moderator in a topic or use the Messenger above to send us a private PM.  :computore:

Kefir has both yeast {as in wine and beer}  and bacteria {buttermilk, yogurt, cheese}, it's an acquired taste of which I don't have!  :no-no: Meg, my wife, likes it and it does have medicinal quality's that will help with stomach and other problems.
The Huns made it from Mair's milk over a thousand years ago and it has a really long history before they got the idea.  :spin:
The history is more interesting to me then the drink by far.

Wouldn't you rather have something else?  tounge.gif ...but if you really want to try it........ :beerchug:  wink2.gif
Whitemanfrtown
sleepy2.gif huh?..,.(snort)  uh..

:dozingoff:    Hey! you guys drink some strong brew over here!  I've been zonked for like 3 days!!  Or maybe it should be "Lightweightman from town".  
Welcome for the acknowledgement.   Im gonna sleep off this hangover for about a day and ill be back.
Duncan
Welcome Lady Casey!!  :laughlong:
Come in and please sit a while, hopefully your visits will be enjoyable and you find what you seek.  :smile2:
Can I get you a cup of tea, wine, or something else maybe?
The milk and cream is fresh to.
moonsweb
QUOTE (Megan @ Sep. 15 2002,06:15)
Yes, it is scary, I remember those days. tounge.gif  Nothing on tv worth watching except maybe a soap or two, Dark Shadows I think.  Gee I should learn to keep quite, my age might be showing....   thinking1.gif

Glad to see your forms coming back up and running.
Welcome back  :thumbs:

                                Megan

lol
do like I do don't think of it as age think of it as survival points tounge.gif And thank you very much for the welcome.  :)
I have added Castle Duncan to my webring as I promised I would previously. Would you prefer I link to the home page? I currently have it linked to the ikonboard.cgi address.
Duncan
I understand very well about this one  :overclocking:  it best describes much of my computer time too.  :eek:


Continued from a topic in floor plans

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Funny thing is the story I am working on with a friend is about a woman cursed so that she changes into a black wolf.  My Ava at my "main" forum home is a white wolf and the both of us have wolf tatoos......can you tell I love wolves?

Just a question but how is she cursed? or by whom?
Wolves are a favorite subject, mine died of old age not long ago, asleep.
Got a image of the tattoo?
Whats your main forums site? I'd like to go visit.
Our Tavern is named after my old military radio call sign and when the building is finely completed there will be a hanging image above the door.

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AJR, so your from Kent?  That's cool.  I'm stuck here in America, so no real castles at all .

AJR is from England, Gordon is from the highlands of Scotland, Gillaume le Castlein is from here in the states where also Meg and I live.

A real Castle...Not yet but we are working on building a true castle here.

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My father's Grandmother's side of the family is from England.  As my father told it, a direct descendant of Lord Gilford who rode with Richard the Lion Hearted during the crusades.  Now, my mother's side of the family are from Germany, they left right after Hilter had come to power (about 2 years after).


Any idea of where in England your Great Grandmother was from? as in from what estate of Lord Gilfords?
Whitemanfrtown
Oklahoma... yea, I was born there.   :glare:
HAWAIIAN AVACADO UPDATE!!! (for all jealous persons) Just picked 12 FAT ones!!! 4 1/2" tall, 12 inches in circumference and the pit is only about the size of a golf ball. Theyre super-creamy, NO fibers  YUM!   :rasp:
I think I got it on extending the box...you mean while making a post?  Im getting more familiar with the site...keep getting lost in the same places so now they are becoming familiar. sad.gif    Thanks for the data I'll just keep at it and as for the kefir...the history is interesting but I think I'll pass on starting my own brewery.  One last sip though -   :beerchug:
Megan
Yes, it is scary, I remember those days. tounge.gif  Nothing on tv worth watching except maybe a soap or two, Dark Shadows I think.  Gee I should learn to keep quite, my age might be showing....   thinking1.gif

Glad to see your forms coming back up and running.
Welcome back  :thumbs:

                                Megan
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