Naoko's news, views and shoes thread

[Handley_Page]

Those "shoes" look like an invitation to a broken ankle.
Do they come with a written warning (for Health & Safety purposes)?

 

[jaF0]

Those "shoes" look like an invitation to a broken ankle.
Do they come with a written warning (for Health & Safety purposes)?

I don't imagine them shoes is made for walkin', if you get my drift.

 

[CharlieB4]

G'day Naoko,

Happy Easter,

This is a bit off topic but I'm wondering about your location. Is it "in your dreams" whispered breathlessly by a wanton woman in a slinky negligee?
Or "in your dreams, said with a smile by a woman looking over her shoulder at a man admiring her derrière as she walks away?
Or "in your dreams" muttered sarcastically after a wolf whistle from a building site?

Cheers

Charlie

 

[TxRad]

G'day Naoko,

Happy Easter,

This is a bit off topic but I'm wondering about your location. Is it "in your dreams" whispered breathlessly by a wanton woman in a slinky negligee?
Or "in your dreams, said with a smile by a woman looking over her shoulder at a man admiring her derrière as she walks away?
Or "in your dreams" muttered sarcastically after a wolf whistle from a building site?

Cheers

Charlie

Welcome to the mix and my bet is on all three at the appropriate time and place.

 

[Handley_Page]

I don't imagine them shoes is made for walkin', if you get my drift.

Then why make them ?
[Or maybe they are a 'prop' for a play or TV show)?

 

[TxRad]

Then why make them ?
[Or maybe they are a 'prop' for a play or TV show)?

I think he meant that they don't stay on long enough to do any walking.

 

[NotWise]

Then why make them ?
[Or maybe they are a 'prop' for a play or TV show)?

Or meant to be worn while the owner is on her back with her feet in the air.

 

[jaF0]

Or meant to be worn while the owner is on her back with her feet in the air.

There ARE other positions. Or so I've been told.

 

[Handley_Page]

There ARE other positions. Or so I've been told.

Some further research may be needed.

 

[NaokoSmith]

So... what have all these bruised bottoms and hands brought us? Hands up if you would do it all again or recommend your children/grandchildren should enjoy the same benefits?

I think that put paid to the discussion! I don't want to boast ... OK, I do! Piglet is a pretty good kid, and all done without physical correction. I don't think I have ever seen a kid in all the ones I have come across in her school years (and the selection has been many and varied!), whom I would say could be improved with corporal punishment.

I remember once seeing a very small child hit its mother - obviously not very hard as the kid was way too small to do any damage. "How dare you hit me!" shouted the mother, catching him a whack to demonstrate how it should be done

I think that that Somebody deserves quite a tribute!

Thank you.

G'day Naoko,

Happy Easter,

This is a bit off topic but I'm wondering about your location. Is it "in your dreams" whispered breathlessly by a wanton woman in a slinky negligee?
Or "in your dreams, said with a smile by a woman looking over her shoulder at a man admiring her derrière as she walks away?
Or "in your dreams" muttered sarcastically after a wolf whistle from a building site?

Cheers

Charlie

Welcome to the mix and my bet is on all three at the appropriate time and place.

Hullo again, Charlie!
TX - *cuddles*

TX would be about right. I suppose there are men to whom I would say: "In your dreams," , but I would much rather be saying: "In your dreams," . especially if the person in question's dreams involve me wearing something slinky and silky - perhaps sewn by the nuns of St Claire, like Rebecca's nightdress in the eponymous novel.

Too much?

Gorgeous! just right for Spring?

Some further research may be needed.

Need a research assistant? (Perhaps I can wear a form-fitting white coat "in your dreams"?)

 

[NaokoSmith]

Gorblimey I am just going to have a little catchup chat, then go and do my washing up. It has been manic busy what with the flu and now the Easter holidays, plus other stuff. I am so-o-o looking forward to today, just pootling about and getting the flat sorted.

Teaching is still chaotic. Last Wednesday I had to get the train into the Valleys, and yesterday I had to go all the way up to Wrexham to help out a confused student. (Then when I got back the managers had done something so stupid that my colleague even texted me about it, but I don't want to spoil today by going on about it. I will put it up in Isolated Blurt for Ogg and HP to chortle over on Monday.)

I did manage to turn the heel on the sock I'm knitting on the train back from Wrexham, and the train passes a most beautiful view of the Pontcysyllte aqueduct. I took this picture. The aqueduct has not come out clearly as it's too far away, however hopefully you can see how it's in this super valley with the river running through it. One day I would love to hop off the train and go there.

Meanwhile, my brother seems to have finally decided to leave my sister-in-law after many bitter years of fighting. Everyone thinks he is an idiot, as she is super lovely however I know she is also very controlling and nags him and the kids horribly. Even Piglet said she makes my niece's life difficult by going on at her the whole time. I'm trying to give them a bit of love through it all by Skype, as they live in Vietnam Yup - that's going to make it really hard on them all, as there are no family nearby to rely on!

At least I can hand-on-heart say to them, Be kind to each other and better times will come. I did try hard to be generous to the Fella, and would say to other people that he was a good guy, we were just incompatible. I saved all my stuff up and came on here where it would do him no harm, to blurt about him drinking my bottles of whisky (half a bottle of 50% proof single cask whisky in a night, I mean) and being weird about money (spent £10K inheritance without telling me he had even received it!) and not even sleeping in the same bed as me for eight years (suggested I was being 'unduly romantic' to wish for him to do so), and sabotaging me if I had a job interview.

Of course I'm sure there were horrible things I did too. Like ... leave my single cask whisky available on the shelf for him to drink. Or cook too well. Earn my own money and pay my way myself instead of relying on him to pay my mobile bill? I was a bad slut who liked to wear lingerie, I'm sure that could be held against me. (No, I don't mind holding my lingerie-clad butt against you, "in your dreams" )

I tried to be generous to the Fella for Piglet's sake but as I said to both my bro and sis-in-law, I was really rewarded for it as he is a good friend to me now. My other major trial at this time was that the boiler broke down, and I only have half the money saved now for replacing it. I was nervous in case the Fella said I was an unsuitable mother and shouldn't keep Piglet here with no heating (I offered to let her go over to his house while I sorted it out but she didn't want to). Instead he lent me his standalone heater so I could plug it in and keep us warm, and was very sympathetic. (The boys came round and fixed the pump - which was what had gone wrong, and it only cost £70 as they found an old pump in their garage to fit on. So now I can keep saving and hopefully get the boiler replaced in the summer.)

It was also Piglet's birthday! Awww, I always feel so proud and happy on that day. As she didn't really want any stuff (spoilt brat), I cleaned out her old fish-tank for her and promised to go and buy new fish for it (forgot how noisy the filter pump in the bloody thing is, it totally ruins the atmosphere in romantic scenes when I try to watch films on the tv). I took her and our friends who are single mum and daughter like us to Tenby for a night at a super hotel too (yes, yes, I should've saved the money for the boiler but I didn't know it was going to go when I booked the hotel). The forecast was poor then when we got there, the weather completely cleared up. It was a lovely sunny weekend. We had sea views from our hotel which was on the esplanade. We walked on the beaches and I picked up shells as big as saucers washed up by the storms. We had fish and chips and enormous super ice creams and went in little crappy shops and bought crap. It was just great.


Tenby:

 

[curl4ever]

Thanks for the update, Naoko.

Glad you had some good happenings!

Wishing you a great weekend!

 

[Handley_Page]

Lori

From Beachbum68:
"Best news is that she's going to be fine, she has a good, strong constitution, all her sutures are clean and showing no signs of infection or irritation, and the MRI this morning shows no further lesions, swelling or haematomae."

 

[NaokoSmith]

From Beachbum68:
"Best news is that she's going to be fine, she has a good, strong constitution, all her sutures are clean and showing no signs of infection or irritation, and the MRI this morning shows no further lesions, swelling or haematomae."

Poor Lori, I'm so sorry for her.

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[NaokoSmith]

Hey guys! I went out yesterday on an actual date! The first one I've had in years. I was very excited.

For various reasons I don't think I will see that particular guy again, but I had a lovely time and will look around the dating website for more nice men. Here are the highlights for you.

This guy was keen on walking so we arranged to go for a walk and to a pub for lunch. But stap me, I wasn't going to tootle along to my first date in years wearing some sort of scruffy jeans outfit. I found a spring dress which looked rather charming with my walking boots, and I also picked out some woollen stockings. I figured the guy would never know I was wearing stockings while I would get the fun of them.

So on the train going over, I went to adjust my stockings in the toilet as I was anxious in case they slipped down and showed. And the button popped off my suspender! so I was there with one stocking hanging off only one suspender As I am quite bright, I quickly figured out I could still slide the button into the hook and keep the stocking up just for the day, phew. However it was all to no avail, since the walk Monsieur had chosen was quite a scramble up steep hills, and at one point over a landslide of fallen boulders. I should think he got an eyeful of thigh at least once in the trek round, LOL.

We went past a tree with mistletoe growing on it at one point, and I laughingly pointed out that he was walking right under it - then gave him a kiss. I think he did actually blush. English men are so shy That was about as exciting as it got - in spite of my wearing the spring dress, and stockings, so you can see why I am not intending to lock myself in a tower and pine away for this particular guy.

I'm very pleased to have got out on a date, though. Plus, I really enjoyed the walk which had some beautiful views. When I got back I still had time to nip into my gym for a swim and a soak in the Jacuzzi and today my leg muscles aren't at all sore - perhaps I'm fitter than I realised

 

[curl4ever]

Congratulations on surviving your first foray back into the dating world!



And congratulations for having the positive attitude to look forward to your second foray!

 

[MichaelinChina]

Hey guys! I went out yesterday on an actual date! The first one I've had in years. I was very excited.

For various reasons I don't think I will see that particular guy again, but I had a lovely time and will look around the dating website for more nice men. Here are the highlights for you.

This guy was keen on walking so we arranged to go for a walk and to a pub for lunch. But stap me, I wasn't going to tootle along to my first date in years wearing some sort of scruffy jeans outfit. I found a spring dress which looked rather charming with my walking boots, and I also picked out some woollen stockings. I figured the guy would never know I was wearing stockings while I would get the fun of them.

So on the train going over, I went to adjust my stockings in the toilet as I was anxious in case they slipped down and showed. And the button popped off my suspender! so I was there with one stocking hanging off only one suspender As I am quite bright, I quickly figured out I could still slide the button into the hook and keep the stocking up just for the day, phew. However it was all to no avail, since the walk Monsieur had chosen was quite a scramble up steep hills, and at one point over a landslide of fallen boulders. I should think he got an eyeful of thigh at least once in the trek round, LOL.

We went past a tree with mistletoe growing on it at one point, and I laughingly pointed out that he was walking right under it - then gave him a kiss. I think he did actually blush. English men are so shy That was about as exciting as it got - in spite of my wearing the spring dress, and stockings, so you can see why I am not intending to lock myself in a tower and pine away for this particular guy.

I'm very pleased to have got out on a date, though. Plus, I really enjoyed the walk which had some beautiful views. When I got back I still had time to nip into my gym for a swim and a soak in the Jacuzzi and today my leg muscles aren't at all sore - perhaps I'm fitter than I realised

Goodonyermate!

 

[Handley_Page]

Goodonyermate!

'ere 'ere

 

[GoldenCojones]

Hey guys! I went out yesterday on an actual date! The first one I've had in years. I was very excited.

For various reasons I don't think I will see that particular guy again, but I had a lovely time and will look around the dating website for more nice men. Here are the highlights for you.

This guy was keen on walking so we arranged to go for a walk and to a pub for lunch. But stap me, I wasn't going to tootle along to my first date in years wearing some sort of scruffy jeans outfit. I found a spring dress which looked rather charming with my walking boots, and I also picked out some woollen stockings. I figured the guy would never know I was wearing stockings while I would get the fun of them.

So on the train going over, I went to adjust my stockings in the toilet as I was anxious in case they slipped down and showed. And the button popped off my suspender! so I was there with one stocking hanging off only one suspender As I am quite bright, I quickly figured out I could still slide the button into the hook and keep the stocking up just for the day, phew. However it was all to no avail, since the walk Monsieur had chosen was quite a scramble up steep hills, and at one point over a landslide of fallen boulders. I should think he got an eyeful of thigh at least once in the trek round, LOL.

We went past a tree with mistletoe growing on it at one point, and I laughingly pointed out that he was walking right under it - then gave him a kiss. I think he did actually blush. English men are so shy That was about as exciting as it got - in spite of my wearing the spring dress, and stockings, so you can see why I am not intending to lock myself in a tower and pine away for this particular guy.

I'm very pleased to have got out on a date, though. Plus, I really enjoyed the walk which had some beautiful views. When I got back I still had time to nip into my gym for a swim and a soak in the Jacuzzi and today my leg muscles aren't at all sore - perhaps I'm fitter than I realised

Hooray for you! Sounds like a wonderful starter date! I hope your next adventure is all you hope it will be.

 

[NaokoSmith]

Awww, thanks guys.


Well ... my next date is a bit less promising as he is quite a bit older and a golf nut. As I didn't really mind that much if we met up or not, I suggested he take me for a round on his links but he has modestly offered a coffee instead. I am making it a rule never to say No to meeting people if they ask about meeting up. (I mean unless they are mere children of 45 or whatever, or married or something.) You never know, do you?

I think I will ask if we can go for a pint of beer instead of a coffee. I don't get that many chances to get out and drink actual alcohol!

 

[JackLuis]

http://workingperson.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/400x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/c/o/corcoran-1500-p_01.jpg

You like to run, jump, and play hide-and-seek. Maybe you don't prefer the latter anymore (but you're still a child at heart), but you still need dependable men's boots to get you through your work days. These Corcoran Men's 1500 Black 10-Inch Original Jump Boots are here to help you.

Sell now for $164. When I bought my first pair of Corcoran Jump Boots in 1964, they were half a months pay for a private. We traveled over half the world after that my Corcorans and I and still remember that way they felt and made me feel.

Later this month I am attending a reunion of my old outfit. After fifty years since we all got split up after our enlistments and tours were up, one of my friends John from New Orleans contacted most of the 64 of us who went to Viet Nam and had adventures. ;-) We are going to gather in Washington DC and return to Ft. Lee where we went to riggers school and served in the 109th AD.

I was excited to see the guys and especially my friend Mike, who I was very close to. We were going to split a room and invite others in for a drink, or two. But I found out today that he passed away a couple of days ago.

I have lost only a couple of good friends and despite not having seen Mike in 50 years and only talked to him a few times in the last few months it really hurts me to not have had the chance to have a beer and a chat with him in person.

But all the rest of the guys will be there and we can swap lies and scare the natives like we used to. Quite a few of the guys won't be able to attend for health reasons so we're going to set up a Skype conference call so they can see what time has done to the rest of us.
When we got to Viet Nam we were issued Jungle Boots as our Cocorans rotted in the mud and rain.

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I still have a pair of Jungle Boots,but the Corcorans didn't last as our friendship did.

 

[stickygirl]

*hugs* Jack for missing friends
bummer huh?
I'm sure the rest of your reunion will be great

PS love the boots

 

[CharlieB4]

Definitely go with the beer.

Awww, thanks guys.


Well ... my next date is a bit less promising as he is quite a bit older and a golf nut. As I didn't really mind that much if we met up or not, I suggested he take me for a round on his links but he has modestly offered a coffee instead. I am making it a rule never to say No to meeting people if they ask about meeting up. (I mean unless they are mere children of 45 or whatever, or married or something.) You never know, do you?

I think I will ask if we can go for a pint of beer instead of a coffee. I don't get that many chances to get out and drink actual alcohol!

Nice to hear you are getting back in the saddle... So to speak

Charlie

 

[NaokoSmith]

I'm so sorry JackLuis.


Hope you have a good time meeting up with your other chums.


Hullo, Jane!

Nice to hear you are getting back in the saddle... So to speak

Charlie

Well, there was one who said he liked riding but he was curiously evasive about setting up an actual date to meet, and finally gave me his mobile number. I found that a bit disconcerting so I didn't get round to phoning him. Maybe I will if all else proves fruitless. (My sister-in-law showed me a 'love apple' on Skype the other day when we were chatting, I said I wanted a love banana but all I'm getting at the moment are dates )

 

[Handley_Page]

But all the rest of the guys will be there and we can swap lies and scare the natives like we used to. Quite a few of the guys won't be able to attend for health reasons so we're going to set up a Skype conference call so they can see what time has done to the rest of us.
.

We have a saying;
you can taken the man out of the Service, but you cannot take the service from the man.

Nice to hear you are getting back in the saddle... So to speak

I agree.