Tuesday 30-09-2014 – It's Mud Pack Day in the TDK Café

Morning KJ 🙂

http://tucson.com/news/blogs/bookfest/tucson-festival-of-books-j-a-jance-s-puzzlement/article_3beeb520-4755-11e4-914e-5f990e265862.html

She has questions about Cochise County on her blog ?
New York Times best-selling author J.A. “Judith” Jance, who has been called the “first lady” and “queen” of the Tucson Festival of Books, keeps readers guessing with her J. P. Beaumont, Joanna Brady and Ali Reynolds mysteries.
Her blog will keep you guessing, too. She’s posting quizzes about Cochise County and her books. Check out her blog for the quizzes and other updates on the popular writer. jajance.com/Blog

http://tucson.com/gallery/news/local/the-arizona-sonora-desert-museum-at/collection_45b330ec-f3a4-11e1-b3e6-001a4bcf887a.html#1

Our local desert museum came in 9th out of the top 25 in the country ? Now have I been there yet, why no!

I couldn’t pull up the video for this (because I am here in this place) but how sad ?
Begging Elephants Halt Traffic in Sri Lanka
While travelling through Buttala in Sri Lanka, Ranga Priyadarshana and his companions encountered these wild elephants on the road. According to him, they sit on the roads every day asking for fruits

http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/2014/09/29/phoenix-zoo-tries-save-rare-territorial-squirrels-help-forests-grow/16463145/ …..

http://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/10562993/Penguin-takes-tentative-steps

Glad that they brought him to good health, feel for the little guy being by himself out there in the ocean.

I tried using the coconut oil in the bath tonight, not bad it doesn’t leave your skin feeling all yucky with the oil it’s just a light touch.

Going to try and put some in the Crew’s food to see if helps with the shedding and coat condition.

Morning ECB 🙂 Oh that is too funny about Eko >^..^<

Awww, ECB at your son trying to figure out *girls*…he never will you know, LOL! Or cats either for that matter…they are pretty much one and the same.

Love the pics today, I can relate to them all! But the second one looks like Willow! AND I get my roots done this Thursday….WooHoooo! And a shape up of this *hair*. Would you all remind me never to have my hair texturized again please? I think I will have her shape this into an inverted bob, like you Joan. The top is still growing out after being so short, but it shouldn’t take too long.
Joan, my wish for you is a calm, stress free day. If you can *go away to your happy place* in a room full of people it helps. I taught myself that several years ago, plus it brings a smile to my face to be able to look at someone and know that you are really in the TDK cat cafe with the kitties or here with us and no one is the wiser… 😉
KJ, have fun spinning and maybe picking up a street find on the way home!!
Didn’t sleep well last night, came downstairs to get on laptop and it said I didn’t have internet. Went upstairs to check my router and it was blinking. Okay well….everything’s working this morning. Why wasn’t I supposed to be on TDK last night? I was so disappointed.
Hi Deb, the coconut oil sounds heavenly in the bath. I will have to get some and try it. I am always looking for a light weight oil for skin softening.

…. Morning all!
Deb, the coconut oil is what has really saved me …. make sure you get organic, cold-compressed 100% coconut oil. I find it at Greenwise, or Wholefoods…. it comes in a big tub (like Cetaphil does) and it’s relatively cheap (I think under $10 for the huge vat) …. it says to warm it so it will liquify, but I just use it in the solidified state, like a semi cream/oil and it is sooooooooo soothing! ….. smells good too! …. I put it on at night, let it soak in, then put plain cotton pjs on ….. it really soaks in well, and when I wake up, my skin is much softer ….. I have learned (the hard way) that healing skin takes time, patience, and consistency ….. it doesn’t happen overnight, but with repeated use, it gets a little better every day ….. even when I’m totally clear, I will continue to use it 1-2 times a week, just to keep my skin soft ….. best of luck, it truly has been a miracle for me!

I’m thinking it can be used on animals for ‘hot spots’ I’m going to research this for Son and his girl Luna, who suffers with skin allergies!

… handyman is on his way this morning to ‘check’ the trap, we’ll see if we caught our stealth squirrel last night (I hope so!) ….. I didn’t hear any racket, but then I sleep like the dead, so no surprize …..

… well, gotta get my day started, have a great morning all, will check you guys later!

…. good luck today Joan, our TDK prayers go with you 🙂

… Abby is coming for a facial today, she always like to get her ‘black mask’ sleek and shinney, makes her baby blues stand out ….

… still waiting for handyman and squirrel check, all paws crossed for success ….

Oh I forgot, I would go to Whole Foods but the smell of the store makes me ill most days, there and Sprouts too….I have to hold my breath and walk thru really fast.

ECB, I just joined Costco so will look there. I can go into Trader Joe’s and not get an iffy smell, but Whole Foods think the only one that hasn’t made me sick walking in was the one near my daughter’s house in Chicago. If it’s a huge tub that would be great for my Dad, all he would need would be a teaspoon for his bath water 🙂 He doesn’t cook that much anymore so no need for it there.