dino from sth Gippsland

To dear Dino, or did Merlin eat it...

I hope you have had a wonderful day... and an even better one tomorrow, and the next....ad infinitum ..
Looking forward to catching up after you return to town. Ciao for now.

Hello Dino - I'm sorry I've almost missed your birthday. I do hope you've had a wonderful day today. A very Happy Birthday to you.

Hi dno, hope you have had a geat birthday.
Re the comment you left under the lace making. I asked the lace maker the same question. It appears that all the little rods are in pairs and the end of each pair is decorated with a different combination of beads. It is fascinating to watch but I am afraid I have neither the patience nor the dexterity to do justice to the threads nowadays.

sorry I missed the 'i' in dino

Hi Dino.
Please accept my apologies for being late in offering my birthday wishes to you - which I do right now.
I hope you had a deservedly happy time with many others to follow in successive years.

Hi dino. for the other day. I did say it on a jigsaw page & intended coming here afterwards, but.................!! I've just been on the sudoku site to apologise for my earlier rant & saw your note. Thanks, dino. There was no need for me to rant, though, it was a minor hiccup in the middle of a lot of other things and it shouldn't have happened! I revisited your flickr page 3 hrs ago to check out your photos again, when my son asked me to drop him off somewhere. He's going to the wedding of a school mate this afternoon & he'd driving the bridal car! He bought a slightly used car the other day a little sporty thing called a Triburon and as P was using our car today, I got to drive his home! So I dropped in at the place of my friend who used to look after him while I was at work from when he was 2 (27 now) to show her his new car! Her eldest daughter was there too and it was wonderful to see her - she's one of my worries. She had a melanoma removed many years ago with another a couple of years after that, with no other problems till now. She had her 2nd baby 3 months ago, and her 40th recently. 2weeks ago she had another melanoma removed from her lung! Anyway that's enough of my problems. I'm glad yours seem to be resolving, but you are still in my prayers & thoughts!

PS I forgot one of the things I wanted to tell you, on one of the Flickr pages I found a "Sand mandala" and thought you might like to see it too: http://www.flickr.com/photos/26085795@N02/2990507201/
Would it really be made from sand and is it something for prayer or what. I guess I can google it!! What ever, it is very beautiful!

I'll answer my own question: The Sand Mandala (tib: kilkhor) is a Tibetan Buddhist tradition involving the creation and destruction of mandalas made from colored sand. A sand mandala is ritualistically destroyed once it has been completed and its accompanying ceremonies and viewing are finished to symbolize the Buddhist doctrinal belief in the transitory nature of material life. Maybe I was meant to find this today!!!

Hi dino,
I continue to be impressed by the high quality of the photos you are submitting to the site. Your choice of subject is fascinating and your composition is exquisite. You are a skilled photographer.

dino, thanks for the 1000th comment on my page. Actually, that makes YOU the super star. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Dear dino,

I was touched with the sincerity of your kind words and want you to know how much it means to me to be surrounded with the love and support of so many friends from near and far. I hope that you are doing well after all your recent woes.

♥ Jane

Hi, Dino!

Thanks for the tip -- it worked great! Now just to get some photos in and see what happens!

Thank you for sharing the "You Tube" flick - now that I have DSL I can watch it, it is beautiful! I have made a friend request to you - that way I can more easily arrive at your page to view your gallery, watch the "You Tube" again (for me it is a fine way to start the day when I feel at all stressed), and "talk"! I so much enjoy seeing your photos appear as puzzles, you have such an eye for the small beautiful things in our world in particular.
And thanks for the advice to TerrierCyn about the resizing - I have many photos I would like to share and keep messing up the resizing process (many in my gallery still are poster size, and I worked so hard to make them small!).

Thank you Dino for your kind words. Thursday and Friday were so nightmarish trying to keep an even keel. But by Friday afternoon, I received a call from the hospital saying that my mother was fine and was going back to the nursing home. My father will be going to see her tomorrow.

Dino - love your cute avatars...thanks for stopping by my page and sprucing it up!

Hi dino. Love going your jigsaw puzzles! Just dropping in to wish a very happy Christmas with lots of fun & laughter , also a fun .
We're going Up-the-River for the weekend, then back here Sunday or Monday; off to Wagga Wagga on Tuesday for Christmas with P's family. Back here Boxing Day, then Up-the-River again till after New Year! So I'll catch up with you next year!

Hi dino!
Just stopping by to wish you (and your wonderful Merlin!) a

Wishing you all the very best for the Festive Season

Dino, may the Christmas spirit bless you and your family and the New Year be filled with joy and prosperity! Merry Christmas!

ps: miss you, hope all is well!

Dino. Best wishes for the festive season and I hope that 2009 brings all that you desire....

On Christmas morning, gather around the with your family and friends, with cups of coffee liberally laced with (perhaps not for you, but then again, on occasion ...), and make sure everybody knows you them and wish them joy. May you and yours have the best of holiday seasons.

Dino, I'm stopping in to wish you and those you hold dear a very Merry Christmas, and I'm sending a special wish for your good health in the New Year. Warm holiday thoughts coming your way from across the miles... Cathy.

Loving thoughts going your way over the holiday season. God Bless and Peace be with you..

Holiday Blessings, my friend!
Stopping in with Holiday greetings for you! Wishing you a Christmas full of love and joy ...and blessings throughout the new year!

Dino, wishing you and your family a wonderful Christmas and all the best in the New Year.

Dino,
I enjoyed seeing you on Shosho's page - now when I admire your photos I can visualize you in the places you explore! May you have a good holiday season and a happy, healthy New Year!

Hi Dino. Wishing you and all you care for joy, good health and peace in this festive season. Cheers!

Happy festive season to you and the rest of your mob

dino and family!

Dino! Wishing you a great new year!

Thanks for the unbirthday message. If I get cake I'll have one every month.

7 drafts ... wow. Would I still recognize it? My Skype is on my laptop which is not working at the moment. We must talk sometime after I get it up and running again.

Any good storyteller throws in little side stories from time to time. Editors!?! I'll bet you had no idea how difficult writing a book was going to be. Wishing you a satisfactory completion.

Dino, thank you for the love, it really has helped.
The support of my sudoku friends has quite overwhelmed me.
Mum will live on in my heart forever.

Hi, Dino! A VERY belated Happy New Year greeting to you! I barely have time to do a few puzzled and drop by SA7 any more. I keep meaning to post a note to you and let you know how much you are missed! I hope all is well with you and your family and Merlin, who, of course, is part of your family! I hope all of the vision problems of the past have been sorted out! We miss you!

Happy Australia Day, Dino!
Hope you have a wonderful holiday weekend!
Cheers!

Hi Dino, Sorry we have not caught up with you during 2009. we have not been to the beach yet this year. I have been looking at the photo archive and have been so impressed with your photos. Hope Merlin and you are both well. Take care and keep well.

Hi, Dino! It was great to see your posts on SA7, but I missed you. How awful the the TV transmitters have burnt down! I suspect that it will take some time for those to be rebuilt.

I guess it's good that you are getting some steady rain. It's a shame that the wind direction changed, impacting the fire. Stay safe!

Dino, I was on my way home from taking someone to the airport when I heard about the fire at the Prom. My thoughts went instantly to you. I was very glad to see your post on easy.
Stay safe.

Lots of love to you sweet friend!