here in the states they said the fires were caused by people. Is that true?

Some were lightning strikes and some were arson. 12 year old boys, a 75 year old man. A boat, a mower.

I am glad you are safe. Wishes governments would just do the right thing and not try to cover their, you know.

Politicians are such liars they will say, anything to look like their doing their job or save it. Meanwhile the average citizen pays for the their lies. When at the end of the day, they need to do what is best for the citizens and the land.

Here people dont wait for help, they grab chainsaws and start clearing fallen trees. My Dad had fire on his land years ago. He had water sprinklers to water fields growing crops, he set them up all around his house, and on top of the house. But he was fortunate to have water flowing through his land, not everyone has that luxury.

The pollies and the paid bureaucrats all look out for No.1 themselves and f... the rest.

What you told Ciebreeze is the same all around the globe, they say what sounds good. But usually its all lies, and they dont care about the average citizen. They (government officials at all levels)usually have agendas attached to money, political clout, monopolizing resources such as oil and minerals.

& so true. I am heading off - was nice chatting with you both.

Good Night, chat with you later

Hi Bears ❤

- Hi there!! Happy to see you!

- Glad you aren't in a danger zone dear green one. I see news on the fires and keep thinking it will be under control but on it goes...so scary.

- I love to crochet and believe our dear does also. If I am stressed or anxious nothing relaxes me like a crochet project.

Hugs to all you dear bears ❤

plops down next to you and our doggies with yarn n hook in hand..cocoa dogs crocheting good company and we have liftoff :):):) all the confetttttiiiii i love it!!!! huggggssss i love you so much ie baby you know where you can go if you need to..y'all come visit california and stay with me ❤ stay safe as you can my bff here i am, waves arms up high in the air hows your tumultuous life been ...calmer for you i hope :)nods ..hiho matey keep this ship facing forward my dear no listing!!! hugsss this is the lair bear ship i mean .

lifes turmoils for me will never stop .. I woke this morning to tornado warnings and pouring rain for two straight days now I have a lake where my yard used to be lol

I hope after your surgery you can get that crocheting done quicker... My body is so sore today I fell down the stairs backwards the other day I think I'm ok but not real sure about it still sore from falling I rolled back first down five steps then landed in the yard and rolled another couple turns I felt like I was doing summersault just backwards

I'm glad to hear that u r safe from the fires ... That sure doesn't sound to smart of the government to not u pick up downed timber that is like inviting fire over for coffee on a windy day

glad to see you here..

where is that little weasel at she is so cute I just want to love her and squeeze her and call her George... No I wouldn't call u George but I do love all my friends even though I can't squeeze them I still give hugs

aren't you proud of me? I don't have time to really play (like I did last night) but still popped on to train the kiddos. (moves away from that little gnome hahahaha) I wanted to have a snowball fight, but since that is a no go, thought confetti would be the next best thing and in keeping with the holidays :) Love you mucho!!! love seeing you here and I did think of you when said she was crocheting. It would be fun if you guys could make outfits for our little lair bear companion. I know you all want to say "STOP! that would just be soooo cute!" , where you at girl? them politicians - right? At least you have your crew here and we have you covered. So, so very glad you are safe.

Kisses to you all and everyone who stops in ❤

damn girl you win the cutest HA ever award!!! hugs n kisses on your cheek n BLASTS you with my [item2=Ultra Confetti Blaster] oh geezz i hope you werent alone when you fell so hard! ~i will need to keep an eye out for you in case noone else does!!! checks _pupils _nausea _rational rhinking...hahaha NOT THAT YOU EVER DID THINK RATIONATELY hahah ❤... you watching the playoffs??? i am intently i love it ..then comes hockey later. ie baby thanks for the lil purple shoes the other day..pops them all into my passionate purples gallerynods hmm think i will start a crochet project even if its more blankets for the unfortunate babies whos parents havent a blanket to taake them home in!!! pats the couch nest to cie bnme to start our yakking n crocheting sessions and ..you still here or close enough to let us hear you..just holler hope you are hanging in there and am thinking of you as i watch the games..are you any less loaded down school/work/life hahah WHEW for you.

hey lets wake em all up with a single ping for who we havent seen in a bit!!! lets get this lair going with its silent HUM

- I went to Hobby Lobby and all yarn is 30% off! I restrained myself hehe didn't buy any because I have more yarn than I can crochet maybe in a lifetime...yarn addiction...scary business :P

- eegads! be careful on those stairs! I read your post and I think I felt a twinge in my back...sympathy pain!

- so funny you mentioned crocheting clothes for our little bear companions I WOULD LOVE to do that...in fact I have a little stuffed squirrel that I might just crochet a dress for...yes, it is official -I've lost my mind!

I'm going to ping our dear too...how are you little one? Come visit. I"m sitting here snacking on crackers and got my feet up relaxing. Watching the news and none of it is good so going to put on Netflix.

i am EASILY now a netflix whore hahahha i cant stop watching once i find a series i like! when a feaorite gets another season i limit myself with its episodes so i dont BLOW it all at at once..i want them to last longer ❤

I see your hiding your hookah behind the the bag of looks to b trash but my guess is it's full high grade cannibis that is in that hookah I recognize the smoke behind u.... Yes I was home alone and even if I wasn't.... nevermind.... Oh and your welcome for me having u watch hockey... Yes I was rooting for Tennessee two weeks in a row first they beat the cheating patriots and now the number one seed in the AFC tomorrow my team plays... The Chiefs r gonna win the Superbowl this year

the gnome said hi ... Very proud ur pets needed a workout they were getting lazy lol

yes I got nasty bump on my forehead the back of my head and a huge bruise that runs across my entire back each day I get a little more sore ..

Well Geez I hope you went to the dr and got checked out. You need to wear some football gear/pads, and tie a pillow to your fanny.

WOW crochet buddies! Well guess how much I paid for 10 bundles of bernat blanket yarn 300 grams/10.5 oz each. I caught it on sale, normally $9.99 and I got them for $5. CHACHING! I was so tempted to just grab every. Michaels here in US is always having discounts. PLUS if your military or vet more discounts. Plus if you sign up to get emails from Michaels another discount. Trying to crochet and not over do it. Believe it or not the one due for surgery is really bothering me. My occupational therapist said, dont over do it when it came to the one that already had the surgery in June. But its handling crocheting fine. What are your biggest projects and how long did they take to do them? Two years ago, I did a bed spread for a queen size bed that draped to the floor on 3 sides. Oh you will love this, I got all the yarn I needed from Egypt. All the yarn filled two huge suitcases. The yarn was made in Turkey. I figure all that yarn cost me about a $100 US, where if I bought it here I am sure it would have been in the hundreds. But the blanket took 6 months and 3 hours every single day without fail.

There is birthday cake with candles over at smilesnz's place. Happy Birthday!

Well Geez I hope you went to the dr and got checked out. You need to wear some football gear/pads, and tie a pillow to your fanny.

WOW crochet buddies! Well guess how much I paid for 10 bundles of bernat blanket yarn 300 grams/10.5 oz each. I caught it on sale, normally $9.99 and I got them for $5. CHACHING! I was so tempted to just grab every last one on the shelf. Michaels here in US is always having discounts. PLUS if your military or vet more discounts. Plus if you sign up to get emails from Michaels another discount. Trying to crochet and not over do it. Believe it or not the one due for surgery is really bothering me. My occupational therapist said, dont over do it when it came to the one that already had the surgery in June. But its handling crocheting fine. What are your biggest projects and how long did they take to do them? Two years ago, I did a bed spread for a queen size bed that draped to the floor on 3 sides. Oh you will love this, I got all the yarn I needed from Egypt. All the yarn filled two huge suitcases. The yarn was made in Turkey. I figure all that yarn cost me about a $100 US, where if I bought it here I am sure it would have been in the hundreds. But the blanket took 6 months and 3 hours every single day without fail.

smilesnz happy birthday!

- great deal on your yarn..love your color choice too. I will be taking a little Amtrak trip next week, just four and a half hours but I'm trying to think of a crochet project to take...maybe a scarf, something small, I also have a two color afghan to start... I'd like to take that. Won't be too big since I might just get through a couple of skeins on the trip...decisions decisions :)

- Happy Birthday - hope you had some good cake (best part of Birthdays!) :)