BEAUTY: My dear friend Bill sent me this photo of Butchard Gardens in autumn. Well worth the visit if ever you are in Victoria B.C.The BEAST: The Economic Situation
Sometimes from across the pond you hear the news a bit differently than we do here in North America. The following was again courtesy of Bill:
Following the problems with Lehmann Bros and in the sub-prime lending market in America and the run on Northern Rock, HBOS and Bradford & Bingley in the UK, uncertainty has now hit Japan.
In the last 7 days Origami Bank has folded, Sumo Bank has gone belly up and Bonsai Bank announced plans to cut some of its branches. Yesterday, it was announced that Karaoke Bank is up for sale and will likely go for a song, while today shares in Kamikaze Bank were suspended after they nose-dived. While Samurai Bank is soldiering on following sharp cutbacks, Ninja Bank is reported to have taken a hit, but they remain in the black. Furthermore, 500 staff at Karate Bank got the chop and analysts report that there is something fishy going on at Sushi Bank where it is feared that staff may get a raw deal.
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Beautiful pic - Very surreal - Saw that you saw Jens pic of horses - That black and white pic is awesome. She lives in Carlisle on large property and has 3 barns and amazing house and 4 horses. This is the first time she has posted pics with hubby and I think they are just marvelous. She is really getting jiggy with photograpy. Got my halloween outfit - Found a marvelous black long dress with no back and neck leapard tie. I have a scepter, a crown (will wear the black wig you saw me in) and a banner that goes across the front that says (not Miss America) but Miss Diagnosed. LOL - Walter says he is coming as a Clown but he does have an Osama Bin Laden outift - not sure which one he will pick.
Does the Yukon have national anthem - In Ontario - we have - Give us a place to grow...... does the Yukon have a song.......
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