OK! A slightly more contemplative picture than you are used to

[CaliforniaPeggy]

seeing of me...just taken today, after my workout,and before my shower....

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Time for a very shameless kick.......

:kick:

[merh]

2. My dear Ms Peggy

Why is it that I feel like I can tell you all of my troubles and you will not only listen with true concern, but you will do your best to make me laugh and help me make them go away?

You are a precious member of this community and I am so grateful you are here and you share your images and your heart with us. :hug:

:yourock:

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

((((((((((California Peggy))))))))))))))

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. My dear merh!

THANK YOU! I was beginning to think that no-one would notice or care about my pic.......

I am grateful too for your presence here.....you might not have any idea how glad I always am when I read your posts....

But I am......

And you know it, girl, I would certainly give you my entire attention if you and I were able to sit down and talk about whatever we felt like...trivial, or important.....

My friends matter to me, and the gift of my attention is the least I can give them....

:loveya: :hug:

[merh]

14. Not notice you?

What, are you out of your mind? How can we not notice you, you are a love magnet. It's so easy to come to your threads and just feel loved and welcomed and appreciated. Thank you. :hug:


:hug: :loveya:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

37. You are too good, my dear merh.......

But my poor pic thread languished unnoticed and unloved for two whole hours......:cry:

After I kicked it up here, then I started to get responses......

That's all I meant, my dear.......

I love you too.....:yourock:

[KitchenWitch]

3. Even unshowered you are a stunning woman!

:loveya:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. Omigod, my dear KitchenWitch......

Thank you so much......

I hardly think that's the case, but I'm in no position to argue!

BTW, the USPS said you will have the mail on Wed. by 3 PM......

Enjoy!

:loveya: :hug: :pals:

[KitchenWitch]

7. Wonderful

I appreciate that!

:woohoo:

[FuzzySlippers]

4. Holy fuck, Peggy! That's a great pic!

:)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. Hey there, my dear FuzzySlippers!

Thank you! Even without makeup (actually all I ever wear is lipstick) or jewelry?

Well......:blush:

[merh]

11. LOL "holy fuck"

:rofl: :rofl:

:hi: It's good to see you! :hug:


Miss Peggy says fuck with such heart and compassion, doesn's she?

[FuzzySlippers]

17. Miss Peggy surely does!

It's good to see you, too!:hug: I hear you've been playing games with 7-year-olds again.:D

[merh]

30. I finally beat her at dominoes tonight.

Damn, it felt good to win. Can you believe a 7 year old was kicking my ass so often. 14 to 1 are the standings. :crazy:

She is one smart kid!

[FuzzySlippers]

32. I know she's a smart kid! 99th percentile in math!

I wonder where she gets that from. Must be her father.:P

[merh]

43. LOL

I have never been anywhere near 99th percentile in math. That explains why she has kicked my ass so much :silly: .

And dear god, she makes some incredible moves in chess! She is awesome, she plots her moves.

[Jara sang]

20. Fuzzyslippers emerges from her cave.

for her yearly post, and the only thing that comes from her mouth are expletives. tsk,tsk.

[FuzzySlippers]

25. I'll have you know I've done FIVE posts today already...

this is the SIXTH. Of course, all of them included expletives.

Fuck...screw...piss...shit...bugger...bugger...bugger.

[Jara sang]

28. Don't work blue, Fuzzy.

You're better than that.

[Cannikin]

9. beautiful as always

:pals:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. Thank you so much, my dear Cannikin.....

I really appreciate your showing up, and your lovely comment.....

Sorry to have put you on the spot, my dear!


:blush:

[bigwillq]

12. Great pic!

No shower pic though!?!?!? :evilgrin: :hi:

Just jokes. I'm in a fiesty mood tonight! :hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. I thank you my dear bigwillq......

TRUST ME! You do NOT want to see me without clothing..... :puke:

Clothing covers a MULTITUDE of dietary indescretions......

And any such pic would make you glad you're not hetero!



:loveya: :hug:

[bigwillq]

15. I was just joking about that.

I think I took it a little too far. I'm a little giddy tonight though. sorry.

We are what we are. My body is far from perfect.

Whenever you get down about your outside appearance just think about how good your inside one is. :pals:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. No worries....I seem to take people too seriously a lot of the time....

You are too good to me......And I appreciate it more than I can express....

:loveya: :hug:

[hippywife]

16. Peg...

yer always lookin' like a sweetie from where I sit. :hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

22. My dear hippywife!

I thank you so much......

Even though I'm not squeaky clean in this one, I do like my expression a lot......

It's really ME.......


:loveya: :hug:

[evlbstrd]

18. You're becoming quite the accomplished Photographer, Peggy.

And I envy you that SoCal light!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. My dear evlbstrd!

I thank you so much....I just held the little camera out in my left hand, and let 'er rip!

I took about 10 pics, and I like this one the best...

It is truly how I look at things.......and other people.....

I was facing north, where my sliding glass door is, and the day was slightly overcast....

And I put the camera on manual, so as to eliminate the flash....

And VOILA!

Yours truly, at your service!

How's the new job going? Or has it started yet?

:loveya: :hug:

[evlbstrd]

33. Northern light is the best.

Especially where you are!

The job is going well so far. I've finished and billed the design phase. Next comes the layout of the complete book, and then a round of revisions. It's actually a long cycle, and I could stand some more work.

[Straight Shooter]

21. Is that a David Winston print I see on your wall, "Solitude"?

One of my favorites. Truly beautiful, California Peggy, just like you.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

26. You have a very good eye, my dear Straight Shooter!

It sure is! It is the centerpiece on that wall....

I have quite a few of my own photos on that wall, all around it.....

I remember when I bought it, how expensive it was....but I wanted it...

I have NEVER regretted getting it.....NEVER...

Thank you for your very kind words.......

:loveya: :hug:

[Straight Shooter]

40. Nope, not a good eye. I'm just nosy.

:D

Yes, an expensive print, and worth every darn penny!

[graywarrior]

23. How in hell did you get to be so cute?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

29. Me? Cute? Hmmm....

I thank you.........:blush: :loveya:

[SeattleGirl]

27. Awww, Miss Peggy!

I so love seeing your picture pop up now and then in the Lounge!

:loveya: :hug: :loveya: :hug: :loveya:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

31. My dear SeattleGirl!

Did your day improve? I so hope it did......

I thank you for your very kind words, my dear girl.........

I"m such a hog for the spotlight, and the pic I put in the pic thread by LeftyMom wasn't doing well........so.....

Here we are!

:loveya: :hug:

[SeattleGirl]

34. The day started to get better, and then I got an email

from "She Who Loves to Find Something Wrong With Someone" aka, one of our QA people. She want to staff my cases with me next week, which is fine, but she wants me to meet with her at 10:00 in the north Seattle office (17 miles away), and meet with another person, who would already BE there before 10:00 because she works in that office, at 12:30. I asked if the times could be switched, and got this back, "What, is 10:00 to early for you?" I felt this bolt of anger, and shot one back, "Yes, it is." Sheesh! I don't need someone breathing down my neck, and I don't need someone fucking with my head, like she likes to do.

Sorry, Peggy.....I am actually working on calming down, and letting it go for now so my evening is not ruined. She's not worth it, know what I mean?

Thanks for the :hug:

[Sanity Claws]

35. Are you a surfer girl?

That's what I thought when I read your name. But your picture is not that of a surfer girl. Hmmmm -- I'll have to change my mental picture of you.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

38. OH no, no surfer girl here!

I have never been much for sports either.......

Yup, you will have to change your image of me!

Middle-aged housewife, here!

:hi:

[Left Is Write]

36. You always look lovely to me.

Somewhere around here I have a post-workout pic of me too, but I've never had the guts to post it.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

39. My dear Left Is Write!

It truly doesn't take any guts......it helps though, if you're a little bit crazy!

And I am........

I thank you for the compliment, though.......


:loveya: :hug:

[liberaltrucker]

41. VERY nice pic!

As for your comment on Post #5, some of us get online late. Having said that, your artistry with a camera never ceases to amaze me:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

42. My dear liberaltrucker......

All I meant was that normally I have responses within 10 minutes or so.....

That's all, my dear! And it is always good to have your comments!

I appreciate them, and you, a whole heck of a lot.......

:woohoo:

[liberaltrucker]

44. Thanks much

Just a quick heads up: I'm taking off from Dec 23 to Jan 3. Well-earned vacation. I won't be online much. A 2-YO and a 6 MO to look after-both girls-Taylor and Caitlin.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

45. Thank you for the heads-up!

I'll say you've got a well-earned vacation coming!

So two lucky little girls get you to take care of them? I say good for all three of you!

A 2 year old, and a 6 mo. old........You WILL have your hands full!

But those are terrific ages for little girls.......

And you know full well how much I will miss having you around...

ALL of us Lounge Lizards will miss you......but that will make your return all the sweeter.....



:loveya: :pals:

[liberaltrucker]

46. Yeah, I'll have to go back to work to get some rest!

:rofl: :pals: :loveya: But that's over a month away. Till then..............:party:

[obxhead]

47. Hi CaliforniaPeggy...

:hi: Nice to actually see you.

You've posted some nice pics here recently.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

49. My dear obxhead!

I HAVE posted pics of myself before, but tonight's pic is much better than any of the older ones.....

I'm glad you are enjoying all of them!


:woohoo:

[RevCheesehead]

48. You have such kind and gentle eyes.

Contemplative is such a good word, too.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

51. My dear Rev......

I thank you....this pic truly captures my soul.....I hope!

Aren't the eyes the window to the soul? I believe they are....


:loveya: :hug:

[RevCheesehead]

53. Yes, I believe they are.

I trust eyes - they rarely lie. And I never trust anyone who won't make eye contact (unless they're painfully shy).

Did you take this picture? Or do you have a very talented cat?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

55. I took this picture myself......

I just held the camera out away from me in my left hand and pushed the shutter button! It is just a small point and shoot one, which is perfect for this sort of application.....

:hi:

[Crazy Guggenheim]

50. Interesting.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

52. Interesting?

What do you mean by that, my dear Crazy?

This is a self-portrait, after all.....

Don't you like it? It is ME, you know.....

I know how different I looked on the day we had lunch together.....

That was an exciting day.....today, I was much more relaxed....

And it shows.....

:pals:

[Crazy Guggenheim]

54. Yeah. It's such a different "look". It's good.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

56. Thank you, sweetie.......

:loveya:

[swag]

57. Looking good, Peggy.

Thanks for posting that.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

63. My dear swag.....

I appreciate your very kind remarks......

:loveya:

[Heidi]

58. Who notices that you're unshowered, with those EYES?

Not surprisingly, you have the look of a warrior woman; even more so in your "natural" state. You're lovely, my friend. :hug: :loveya:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

64. Thank you so much, my dear Heidi......

I actually felt very relaxed.....

I had just gotten some very good news, and it showed me in my "natural" state!

What we have here is as close as we'll get to a picture of my soul...

:loveya: :hug:

[Floogeldy]

59. You ended a sentence with a preposition.

I think it should have been "A slightly more contemplative picture than that to which you are used."

[CaliforniaPeggy]

67. I certainly did!

You made me laugh out loud, my dear Floog.......

:rofl:

[newyawker99]

60. The picture is beautiful. You look like a very

caring person.


:hug: :loveya:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

68. Thank you, my dear newyawker!

I try to be......and usually (NOT always!) I succeed......:blush:

Witness my sig line......

[newyawker99]

76. That was one of my mother's favorite quotes.

:thumbsup:

[chknltl]

61. Finally....

Not since Madeline Albright has there been a more honest and trustworthy looking Secretary of State. I knew I made the right choice, I knew it! (inre: that "POTUS" post a little while back).

btw: I kept wondering about that photo on the wall beside you. When I actually saw it posted further down in this thread I was stunned. Even this thread version of it is breathtaking, I can hardly imagine how exquisite it must be to look at in real life.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

69. My dear chknltl!

Your words touch me profoundly......I thank you for them!

How I wish I could be Sec'y of State......and help turn our beloved country around.

I do love my "Solitude" photo. It anchors my wall.....I have grouped a bunch of my own photos around it, plus some that I've bought.....It is exquisite to see. It helps me be me......

:loveya: :hug:

[malta blue]

62. Miss Peggy

You are truly a beautiful woman, inside and out!:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

70. Awwww..my dear malta blue......

Thank you so much.....you are too kind!

:hug:

:blush:

[malta blue]

75. Peggy - it is you who are kind! n/t

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

65. post-workout contemplative Peggy is just as beautiful

as most of the other Peggy's ive seen here :loveya: :hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

71. My sweet MAHNY!

I'm so pleased that you like my pic......it does show my soul, and this is something I've been trying to do......

I want my friends to see it. And now you have!

:loveya: back!

:hug:

[Shell Beau]

66. You always look so warm and inviting!

:)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

72. My dear Shell Beau.....

Do I? I thank you........ :blush:

[MissMillie]

73. You look great

What kind of workout do you do?

I know I always feel my best after a workout--but ever bette after the shower.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

74. Hi there, my dear MissMillie......

I felt great too, thank you so much!

I do some warming up on a stationary bike.....

Then I work against weights for arm and leg strength......

I end by working my poor flabby abdominal muscles......

It takes about an hour and I go every other day......

I feel really good too....both mentally and physically!

:hi: