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And good morning campers!

I believe the cocktail that young(?) lady(?) was mixing was a gin Martini – 5 cups of gin, 1 cup of dry vermouth.

Thank you Lion for getting us started, and for the inspiring story about the American figure skater. Too bad not all of your countrymen are as big believers in free speech. Why, I understand a couple of them even threatened Federal Reserve economists for producing negative reports about the economy.

I found a picture for you in Puerto Vallarta, Lion – I just have to find it among my family snaps!

Busy day at Casa Orso! Market day, of course, and company for lunch!

Take care out there, y'all! It's still winter, and can surprise us – and will.

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And good morning campers!

I believe the cocktail that young(?) lady(?) was mixing was a gin Martini – 5 cups of gin, 1 cup of dry vermouth.

Thank you Lion for getting us started, and for the inspiring story about the American figure skater.

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I found a picture for you in Puerto Vallarta, Lion – I just have to find it among my family snaps!

☘️ cool thanks James

Busy day at Casa Orso! Market day, of course, and company for lunch!

Take care out there, y'all! It's still winter, and can surprise us – and will.

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Hmmmm

Good Morning Bear

I believe there's a sorely missing "good positive " news at least thru the networks, just my observation and opinion.

Enjoy your day I'm a wee surprised no commitments on the pending Battle on the Ice Sunday 😃

Since Bear :blew in" like a Polar Vortex.

Well y'all he IS Polar Bear

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Back to our next morning set

Chris Stapleton ft. Jelly Roll

Ashes and Steel

Flobots

Handlebars

Dirty Honey

Rolling 7's

Adding this to close our Saturday tunes

Slipknot

Before I Forget

Time I gather up mu sweet Jane and head out to take care of the animals

On a note the barn cat is telling us she's about to bless us with a new litter.

Gotta appreciate God's plan for this mud ball called Earth

Stay positive & spread Happiness

Jane & Lion Out

anyone got aloe? it was 85 here and i got the first burn of the year

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anyone got aloe? it was 85 here and i got the first burn of the year

Sure Manda, I've got some stashed away in Store Room #4. Would you like me to rub it gently all over your body? 😀

Always happy to help!

And with that, let's get to caffeine!

Lights on, Lady Dryad has cleaned up and we’re ready to go.

Tea Kettle is refilled and ready. There are pots of Yorkshire and Assam teas available on the sideboard, plus all the other fine teas in the box. Sachets of Swiss Miss are available, along with the usual mound of mini marshmallows.

Big Bertha has been cleaned, rinsed, and refilled, and is now perkin' away.

Today we're using Salt Spring Coffee, from Canada's Wet Coast, for that laid-back, mellow feeling.

This fine morning, we have coffee cake and butter tarts to go with your coffee and all you tarts…

I'm sure Lion will be along at any moment to spin some tunes for us!

Take care out there, 'K?

Sunday here in Rumps is always known as Sunday Funday but this morning there a battle on ice in the winter Olympics this morning

it features Team USA vs Team Canada for the honour and respect for Gold medals in Men's Hockey

Morning Bear

Damn early morning for a lumpy ol' polar bear and his side kick ancient lion

Yawn as I try the left coast brew in Big Beautiful Bertha

Flick the switch on to our Jukebox

Sweet Jane skipped back to Store Room #4 to check on Mandy's burn, damn she's a angel that girl of mine

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Well good luck to both sides. It should be a battle as both teams are outstanding.

But especially best wishes to CANADA!

1st up

Kylie Minogue, Sydney 2000 Olympics

Dancing Queen

EXO, closing ceremony 2018

the buzz is starting y'all

Its Hockey Sundy

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Well good luck to both sides. It should be a battle as both teams are outstanding.

But especially best wishes to CANADA!

Yes my fried, we both countries are winners with "mother Russia" watching our (bith) run for GOLD

As Olympics Women's Curling plays out for GOLD

Swefen vs Switzerland

I can't think a better calm till da boys hit the ice

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Back for more music?

can do

k.d Lang, Vancouver 2010

Hallelujah

Gloria Estefan

Reach, Atlanta 1996

Sweet 1st score

With less than 2 minutes left in the second period Canada ties score

1-1

Woo hoo. Looks like a close game. Not watching but probably should tune in for the 3rd. We'll see. I've got stuff to do.

What a hockey game 1-1 tie

Two spectacular goalies

Going into

Sudden Death Overtime for GOLD

USA

WINS in less than the first minute of sudden death

First Gold since 1980 known as mirale on ice.

Yeah baby

GOLD

Team USA wins 2-1 in Overtime against Team Canada 🥅🏒🇺🇸🇨🇦

Both teams deserved to win as they played there hearts out.

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Team USA wins 2-1 in Overtime against Team Canada 🥅🏒🇺🇸🇨🇦

Both teams deserved to win as they played there hearts out.

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let's not forget our Women USA hockey team that ALSO won 2-1 in overtime over Canda to secure GOLD

12 Gold medals sets a record in Winter Olympics

a record-setting performance at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, .

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On the one hand, I has a sad that we didn't get any hockey gold this year.

On the other hand, the finals were both good, dramatic games so I can't complain too much.

Bring on 2030!!

And what is it with the USA finally grabbing gold in events it's been shut out of for decades? Alysa Liu's gold was the first women's singles gold for the US since 2002. She's a damn fine skater, by the way. Alysa almost retired in 2022 (retired at 16, WTF???) so not sure what her plans are going forward. She's doing international relations or something like that at UCLA so maybe can parley her skating success into some kind of diplomatic career (US IOC member perhaps?)