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Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
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To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
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Your garden is amazing. Wow, it's gorgeous! I struggle to keep alive my 3 hanging flower plants. Really, I think we're just down to 2 now.
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It had better be, because this time next week, we'll hopefully be in the air and on our way to the States!
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Your garden is amazing. Wow, it's gorgeous! I struggle to keep alive my 3 hanging flower plants. Really, I think we're just down to 2 now.
Oh that's a shame. I'm going to go and get some final photos of the garden shortly, as I suspect that I won't get anymore decent photos - after today, the weather is supposed to be dull or wet until we leave and I don't think it will look anywhere near as good as it does now by the time we get home...
Yay! Cruise documents and you're well into single digit dance mode!
Gorgeous buddleia bush--I've tried 3 times to grow one, but I always forget to water it, so, yeah, sorry about that butterflies.
Sounds like you picked some good movies. As far as your 4 choice, all I can offer on that is I've "seen" Interstellar twice and fell asleep both times. I did like Big Hero 6 (it was cute), and no, I wouldn't think a plane would be a good place to watch 50 Shades. But hey, who am I to judge?
Enjoy your nice weather today--your yard is very pretty!
Beautiful flowers! I have been enjoying them on Facebook too. I love the cruise documents. There is nothing like Disney mail. But the crab feast looks so good. That is what caught my attention lol! And the photo safari tour. Big Hero 6 is a cute movie.
50 Shades seems like an odd movie to show on a plane....
We didn't like Theory of Everything at all - found it quite boring, and lacking in much character development.
Since you're Disney-bound, I think Big Hero 6 is a must.
Your garden is gorgeous! We live in the woods, so I'm always sad I can't have more flowers. We are in deep shade, so I can grow fantastic ferns, but no roses, or some of the other sun-loving blooms.
Of the options you're considering for your 4th movie I've only seen 50 Shades of Grey, but I don't think it's the best option to watch on a plane. It's a little, umm, heavy. I've heard the Age of Adaline is quite good and you can never go wrong with a Disney movie so you can watch Big Hero 6 (my boys watched it and liked it a lot).
Your garden looks beautiful! You have your own Flower & Garden Festival going on there. You only need some topiaries and your set.
Yay! Cruise documents and you're well into single digit dance mode!
We certainly are!
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Gorgeous buddleia bush--I've tried 3 times to grow one, but I always forget to water it, so, yeah, sorry about that butterflies.
Water it? Good grief, we've been here 12 years on Tuesday (wow, where did the time go? ) and ours has never once been watered...
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Sounds like you picked some good movies. As far as your 4 choice, all I can offer on that is I've "seen" Interstellar twice and fell asleep both times. I did like Big Hero 6 (it was cute), and no, I wouldn't think a plane would be a good place to watch 50 Shades. But hey, who am I to judge?
Quick update... Interstellar is 100% off the list. It was on Sky (satellite TV) last night and it was so boring... I ended up watching about an hour and a half and I honestly couldn't have cared less about the characters, but having invested the time in it, I read the synopsis of the rest of the film on IMDb and then went to bed without having to bother watching the rest of it. Well, at least that's one firmly crossed off the list now!
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Enjoy your nice weather today--your yard is very pretty!
It's a bit hot out there right now - high 80s, but I may go and do a bit of sunbathing in a little while as it turns more into evening....
Beautiful flowers! I have been enjoying them on Facebook too.
I plan on putting up some of the photos I took earlier at some point... maybe tomorrow morning, as sunbathing may be beckoning me, with factor 100 on of course!
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I love the cruise documents. There is nothing like Disney mail. But the crab feast looks so good. That is what caught my attention lol! And the photo safari tour. Big Hero 6 is a cute movie.
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50 Shades seems like an odd movie to show on a plane....
Well, I guess if we're in Upper Class, we're in the right class of the plane, given you get beds in there! Sorry, couldn't resist!
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We didn't like Theory of Everything at all - found it quite boring, and lacking in much character development.
Oh that's a shame, as character development is something I look for in a film...
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ince you're Disney-bound, I think Big Hero 6 is a must.
Good point!
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Your garden is gorgeous!
Thank you so much!
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We live in the woods, so I'm always sad I can't have more flowers. We are in deep shade, so I can grow fantastic ferns, but no roses, or some of the other sun-loving blooms.
Oh that's a shame that you're so much in the shade. That must make gardening tough, as not many plants like that sort of environment.
Of the options you're considering for your 4th movie I've only seen 50 Shades of Grey, but I don't think it's the best option to watch on a plane.
In truth, neither do I....
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It's a little, umm, heavy. I've heard the Age of Adaline is quite good and you can never go wrong with a Disney movie so you can watch Big Hero 6 (my boys watched it and liked it a lot).
I get the feeling Big Hero 6 is getting the popular vote here...
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Your garden looks beautiful! You have your own Flower & Garden Festival going on there. You only need some topiaries and your set.
You see, I knew Mark was slacking - I'll have to get him to work!
Your garden is beautiful and looks like such a peaceful place.
Thank you - and funny you should say that, I've just spent half an hour out there sunbathing and reading my latest Doctor Who Magazine (I don't care what they do or what anyone says - to me, it's so much easier to read something physical like a book or a magazine out in the sun, rather than staring at any type of screen ) and it was so quiet out there. I have to say, that is a pleasant change as there was music blaring from the work unit behind us this morning. That would not have been so peaceful...
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Wow, it's gorgeous! I struggle to keep alive my 3 hanging flower plants. Really, I think we're just down to 2 now.
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I'm going to go and get some final photos of the garden shortly, as I suspect that I won't get anymore decent photos - after today, the weather is supposed to be dull or wet until we leave 
and I don't think it will look anywhere near as good as it does now by the time we get home...
It's a little, umm, heavy. I've heard the Age of Adaline is quite good and you can never go wrong with a Disney movie so you can watch Big Hero 6 (my boys watched it and liked it a lot).
It's a bit hot out there right now - high 80s, but I may go and do a bit of sunbathing in a little while as it turns more into evening....
Sorry, couldn't resist! 
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