The funny part is we don't even have very cold temperatures by Midwest standards, haha - states and areas further inland have it worse than we do. Thankfully it is supposed to get warmer next week, and I only need to leave the house either for work or to rock climb (indoors!), and to walk the dog - ...

Checking in from freezing Michigan, where it is currently somewhere between -17and -25 degrees. After a very mild December, winter decided to arrive with a ferocity I have not experienced in the 4 previous winters I have spent here so far. Feeling grateful to be indoors, warm, enjoying some spiked h...

Moved from another topic. I've recently started watching a Netflix show called Outer Banks, and thought I might mention it here in case anyone was interested - because in some odd ways it reminds me quite a bit of Blytonian adventure stories! It follows a couple teenagers living in an island commun...

Fiona1986 wrote: ↑08 Mar 2023, 18:45 I'm still baffled that you're not still ten, Sunskriti!

Just a tad past that now, Fiona. Unfortunately I now speak of boring matters such as taxes.

Hello everyone! I got an old photo of The Sea of Adventure pop up in my google photos memories today and was swiftly reminded to pop in here and check in on the forums! Life has been a whirlwind lately, between a combination of wrapping up my final semester of uni, dealing with some family health is...

I am very very sorry to hear of this, John. Thinking of you and your family.

It is truly appalling, and how scary a thought that a country that on feb 23rd was as democratic and free as yours and mine, is today a warzone. I'm currently back in Oregon at my parents' house for the weekend, and our neighbors and good friends who we've known for 3 decades now are Ukrainian. We w...

Hello everyone! Been a bit, I've been very busy with the college semester and everything else going on in my life! Happy to report though, that I am now done and on break for 3 weeks, which means I'm currently at the airport and on my way to India after a gap of two long long years! I shall soon see...

Here in the US (at least in my midwestern state), marks really are not mandatory anymore (or very common) almost anywhere aside from public transport and public buildings. I've heard it's a very different story in India though, where I shall be in just two days, so intrigued to see what it is actual...

She loved how compassionate and supportive and non-judgmental all the doctors and nurses were, no matter who and what they were treating. I mean, I'm sure the system varies by state and county in the US, given how our healthcare isn't federally regulated, but in my experience so far across two stat...

Boatbuilder, I very much appreciate your tireless and well-informed posting to combat misinformation regarding the efficacy (or supposed lack thereof) of the vaccines. I've seen it since the beginning of the vaccination rollout, and I think you're doing something really important for our world as it...

My university just announced yesterday that all students, faculty, and staff now must have the vaccine by August 30th or they must risk facing disciplinary measures (which are as yet undisclosed)! About 82% of the student body is currently vaccinated, so this is great news to bridge the gap, especia...

I wish I could say I was the one who introduced my sister to Enid Blyton but it was the other way around! So I have to thank my sister because I don't think I would have discovered EB or become part of this Society if it hadn't been for her! :D Dang, and all this time I had no idea I had Maria Elen...

Sunskriti, The minimum characters in a post is just ONE *, so I don't know how you got that error as it would normally only come up if you tried to submit a blank form. :? Not quite sure what was happening, the error showed up on screen even after I finished typing up my whole post, but it let me s...

I believe we have just digressed into a conversation about digression while originally talking about cats. Then again, this is the General Natter Thread, after all! :D Adding on a little random tidbit from my life since I'm getting a 'Your message contains too few characters' error (what is the mini...