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Post by fangsfan1 on May 16, 2022 8:50:24 GMT -6
Just checking in to see if everyone is doing well. I am enjoying Spring, my lilacs are coming out and the hummingbirds are at the feeder. Hope you all are doing ok
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Post by rin68nyr on May 25, 2022 18:03:58 GMT -6
Hi Fangsfan! I'm doing well here...very busy, as usual. How are you? Aidan just finished his run of Chicago, and had a great time! He's thinking he may want to go into theater for college, now. The local cable station did a pre-show interview with Aidan, if anyone is interested in viewing: cloud.castus.tv/vod/wilmington/video/628d0f231c5181000807ecb7?page=HOMEThey also took video and/or pictures during the show, so I expect a show video to come out soon. I'm so glad we are nearing the end of this school year. I would venture to say it was worse than last year in terms of work load...I can barely keep up! Hope everyone is doing well! Erin
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Post by rin68nyr on Jul 8, 2022 8:43:12 GMT -6
Hello Loungers! Thinking of you all, and hoping everything is going well for everyone!
Miss C, you are the only one I haven't heard from in a while...hope you are just busy, and doing well!
Erin
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Post by rin68nyr on Aug 15, 2022 8:50:12 GMT -6
Hi everyone! How are you all doing? What are you all up to? We are doing well. Paul had a bout of Covid, but he’s better now, and isolation helped the rest of it us to avoid it. The kids and I took a trip to New York City (Paul had to work..but that’s ok, he went golfing, and to a concert with friends while we were gone) and went to see Into the Woods on Broadway. It was excellent! We also made a stop at the Harry Potter store, and they’ve really done a nice job with the set up! I will have to set up a Google file to share so you can see some of what they’ve done. They have different sections, including honey Dukes, Ollivander‘s, Flourish and Blotts, and a spiral staircase with the gargoyle guarding Dumbledore‘s office. The outside of the elevator looks like a fireplace, and the inside has green floo flames. We took in a VR experience called “Wizards in Flight” and the effects were amazing! They had us sitting on brooms, and we got to choose our house and avatar, and they gave us wands to use. It felt so much like we were actually flying, it took me a minute to get my bearings so that I didn’t actually feel nervous about being up so high! We talked to Dobby and Hagrid, and fought death eaters while flying down the river Thames, and because it was stormy, the fans and mist made it feel like we were flying through it! It really was amazing! They also had a non-flying one called Chaos at Hogwarts, but didn’t want to spend that much money. We’ll try that one next time if it’s still there. I believe they do change them every so often. I still want to share pics/video f Aidan’s Billy Flynn…he did such a great job! He didn’t do a play this summer, as any of the ones he would have been interested in conflicted with his summer camp at the local cable station, since this is the last year he can do it age wise, he didn’t want to miss it. But he is taking voice lessons, for the first time, so hopefully he can be taught how to use his voice properly and understand how to maximize his talent. his voice has also been changing, so that has been a bit of a hurdle, but they’re working through it! He will also be learning to drive soon… So that will be an adventure! I was very glad James joined us on the trip to New York City. I wasn’t sure he would want to, as he generally doesn’t like new, unknown, unpredictable experiences. But I asked him if he would like to join us and he did, and he really had fun! We are working on expanding his horizons, and he is rising to the challenges. Very proud of him! He’s also doing very well in college, and about to enter his senior year! How the time flies! Aside from his bout with Covid, Paul is doing well. Never did love his job, but is glad to have a route back. He’s been enjoying lots of golf with his friends, and we all get together with the wives every so often. They’re a good group of people. I am enjoying the summer, working hard to get back into shape, as I am really out of it! I have a treadmill with iFit… They don’t have any specifically Harry Potter walks, but I will have to see if there are any walks through some of the castles and other locations used in the films. I am still trying not to think about work yet, but I’m going to have to suck it up soon, and go in and set up my room before we start back at the end of August! Last year was such a hard year, I can only hope this year Gives me a little bit of a break, and allows me to do a good job with everyone of my students, instead of only the bare minimum that I had time to do last year was such a heavy caseloads, and a huge amount of testing. I did not like not being able to give my best to each of my students. I hope you all are doing well, please let us know what’s going on with you! Erin 🦉❤️⚡️
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Post by rin68nyr on Aug 15, 2022 8:54:35 GMT -6
Here are pictures I found buried in old files of mine…magical trading cards from the old WB site! I’ll share the link to the google file, I think you will have to request access, but I’ll be on the lookout for those requests. If anyone knows an easier way to share pics…please let me know! There’s also a couple of random pics from that HP hidden pictures game. drive.google.com/drive/folders/1S4RTb7q3UaUqlUKpG3QcXq2zU0NjPqBgErin 🦉❤️⚡️
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Post by rin68nyr on Aug 28, 2022 9:52:53 GMT -6
Happy Birthday, Miss Charlotte!
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Post by fangsfan1 on Aug 28, 2022 18:15:40 GMT -6
Popping in to wish Miss Charlotte a Happy Birthday as well! Nice to hear all your news Erin, sounds like you are having a great summer. My cousin has been up visiting from CT all weekend, and my sister is here. We are on vacation this week
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Post by rin68nyr on Sept 11, 2022 19:07:47 GMT -6
So this is funny...the high school drama club is doing "Puffs the play" this fall! If you haven't heard of it, it's a Harry Potter parody of all of Harry's years, from the point of view of the Hufflepuffs. They make hilarious references to the series in the script. Aidan is auditioning this week, and I'll let you know how it goes!
Erin
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Post by rin68nyr on Sept 17, 2022 6:05:43 GMT -6
Hi all! Auditions for Puffs were this week. Aidan tried out for the role of Cedric…which in this play is a great supporting character. They auditioned in small groups, so beyond the monologue they each presented, they had the kids do a couple of different scenes as different characters. Aidan wound up getting Wayne Hopkins…the lead role! He’s very excited! I know this play spoofs a lot of the fandom topics. They have 2 headmasters…one who portrays the first two years, and a different one for the rest of the play. In year 4, the headmaster says a certain line very calmly and states that he said it calmly. At one point, 3 different Hermione’s show up (3rd year). It should be fun!
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Post by nz101nz on Sept 24, 2022 8:51:43 GMT -6
Hello everyone, meant to post here for awhile now, but have been keeping an eye on the posts. Hope everyone is doing well! I've been super busy this summer; it seems like it just flew by but it was productive one. We tackled a few home renos that we've been putting off for awhile now and finally got around to some spring cleaning. All things that have been piling up for years now, literally and figuratively! Hard to believe we are almost at October, every year I keep reminding myself to take full advantage of the summer while its here! I do have some good news to share. I mentioned probably a few years ago now that I planted a small hydrangea in my front garden in memory of our dear Duddahs. Sure enough, it flowered for the first time this summer! I was so happy to see it bloom and the plant has been growing quite large, after not too much growth last year. It's not quite like the towering Blue Hydrangeas of Shell Cottage, but maybe one day! I'll need to share a photo of it, once I figure out the best way to do it. In other news, Cursed Child is still running here in Toronto and I've been meaning to see it for awhile now with a group of friends. We're all HP fans, although I always proclaim myself as the most dedicated fan of us all! . It looks like it'll be here for a bit more time, so I'll need to take advantage of that. I think I mentioned it earlier this year, but for some reason, HP as a whole seems a lot more popular this year than years past. Erin, Puffs the play sounds super cool. Congrats on Aiden for getting the lead role as well! Fansfan, hope you enjoyed the vacation! Miss Charlotte, happy belated birthday as well!
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Post by rin68nyr on Sept 24, 2022 9:20:38 GMT -6
Nice to hear from you NZ!
We haven’t been doing home reno, but we did empty out our storage unit. It was mostly filled with my in-laws furniture and belongings, and the price kept going up and up, so we got the help of a few friends, and unloaded it all into our house 😫 For a while, we called it the hoarder house because that’s what it felt like! We still have a lot to go through, but have been going through it when we have time, and thinning out everything. Hoping to get rid of a lot more!
I love your hydrangea story! They are also one of my favorite plants…I love the variety of colors they can have. Yours sounds young, so I’ll bet it will become just like Shell Cottage ones! Would love to see pictures!
I would love to take the kids to see cursed child. I didn’t love the story, but the show was amazing, and worth going to. I hope you get to go soon!
Puffs rehearsals are underway, and I’m helping Aidan learn his lines. Some of it is hard because there’s several allowances for ad-libs, so it can be hard to know what other actors will say sometimes! It really has some funny lines that only HO fans will understand.
Hope you’re all doing well, and hope to hear from you all soon!
Erin
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Post by rin68nyr on Sept 30, 2022 11:31:48 GMT -6
OK...So here's something cool I found...The 3 leads in Puffs are named after JKRs Original Forty students, who didn't wind up making it into the books! I had no idea!
They are Wayne Hopkins, Megan Jones, and Oliver river...so funny!
Erin
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Post by misscharlotte on Oct 13, 2022 11:41:11 GMT -6
Oh guys I've missed you all so much. I loved back reading at least this page. I can't believe it... He's in his last year of college? "Puffs the Play" sound so fun. I"m not asking you to do this, but it would be fun to watch a recording of it on tv. I think through all of these years, I've come to appreciate each of the four houses. Hey.... just an old memory. Remember back at the WB when we heard they were creating a Potter theme park, and we were all imagining what all we would want designed into that park? I wonder if anyone said a whole hotel where we could check in and stay. While there we could watch special television channels that we could only get there that were ALL Harry Potter ALL of the time. One would be the Potter movies. Another channel would be interviews with those who worked/starred in them. Another channel for Newt's movies. Another channel for the PLAYS or upcoming news. Can you imagine an all Potter-fan channel... interviews and all? I could see Luna going on to do more for her Quibbler on there. LOL Uh oh... sorry for rambling. It's pumpkin time. I went outside the other night to watch the international space station drift overhead. My hubby has an app on his phone that tells him when it will be going over and at what degree and direction. It was not cloudy so I could actually watch the light of the space station float by. Anyway, while I was out there there was a racoon going through the neighbor's can. I laughed thinking about setting out a carved pumpkin. No way, that thing would have a feast on my jack o'lantern long before Halloween gets here if I did. It looked well fed already playing like a jack in the box next door. I've slowly but surely been cleaning out things in my house. I understand the Hoarders comments made earlier. I never can get my back bedroom cleared out. I also call it my yarn room. I told my friend Sara I collect yarn since I never get to make anything with it. I have a project i want to post about soon.... BUT I have more to tell you about it than this, it's about our Lounge butterflies. Monarch's in October really. See, it has a lot to do with why I"ve not been here in such a long while. I'm not in such good health. My hands hurt. My mood's fine. I don't have Lupus, but what I do have has been sucking the energy right out of me for so many years and I fought it hard the whole time making it worse. I'm not going to go into all of the details but it's irrelevant. I'm taking care of myself now. It seems like everything has a ribbon associated with it now a days. Mine it purple for Fibromyalgia. The only thing I'm ticked about having this is that it made me miss DUddahs passing. He tried to tell me something very serious but I could not make it back online. I was so exhausted I felt like I slept for a week or two, then had house things piled up waiting on me so I never got back online to see what he wanted me to know. I can't see a blue hydrangia without thinking of him and shell cottage. Yep! NZ It's so cool that yours turned blue. Fangsfan, do you have any around your house? Anyway, in the autumn, I can't help but think of ALL of you Loungers. I've missed you ALL! I also wanted to say, that recently, I've restarted my facebook account. I can't find my other one nor the password to it. I know I had you friended way back when. I would LOVE to have all of you friended there. I was shocked when my own mom joined so I had to. If you call me Ms Charlotte MsC or whatever in a post/comment I'll answer I"m fine with it. I think my family will be scratching their heads. I am certain I found Erin the other day and sent a friend request. However, I can't find anyone else. I'm still trying to figure out my way around their site. I'm still filling out my profile little by little. Just to let you know, only my hubby, kids and you guys know my Harry Potter side. Now, you guys will get to know my church side that's always been there I just never mentioned it. OH YEAH! HEY! Star WArs... Have any of you been keeping up with all of the additions to the Star Wars stories? Petunia Dursley is in the most current one and I like her. Cool! PS. Thank you all for the birthday wishes. And in case you may not know, I think it's also the anniversary of the day I created this site. If not it's day two. PS.2- I have yet to make my first post on Facebook... I think? Anyway, I have a butterfly pattern youtube link that takes about 10 minutes to make one. I hope to go get some orange and black yarn today. PS.3- my son is 34. Is doing great. My daughter is still not married but with the same guy for the last few years. They live a couple of minutes away from us. They are well. ps.4- If you want my Facebook name to send a request..... just pm me.
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Post by rin68nyr on Oct 14, 2022 12:54:39 GMT -6
Hey Miss C! You know, I did get your Facebook requests, but didn't accept it because I have been getting a lot of invites to bogus friend's accounts...I wanted to make sure it was real before I accepted it...I have now! I'll write more later...but also know I had to add another post in the memorium thread... Erin
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Post by fangsfan1 on Oct 17, 2022 9:12:31 GMT -6
Miss Charlotte, hope your health improves, we have all missed you! I still think of Duddahs a lot too. And speaking about hoarding, I have that problem too, although nothing like the ones on the tv show! If all goes as plans I will be retiring right before Thanksgiving and on of my main goals is to start decluttering my house! Always nice to hear from all of you
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Post by fangsfan1 on Nov 24, 2022 10:25:04 GMT -6
Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Lovegood Loungers. Hope you have a happy, healthy and delicious Thanksgiving
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Post by nz101nz on Dec 24, 2022 22:09:16 GMT -6
Happy Holidays and a Merry Christmas to everyone at the Lovegood Lounge!
Lots of backreading to do, I hope each and every one of you are doing well and enjoying the holidays!
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Post by rin68nyr on Dec 25, 2022 11:05:53 GMT -6
Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you all! One of my gifts is the illustrated OOTP. On the first page of the first chapter are hydrangeas….immediately thought of our dear Duddahs! ❤️🦉⚡️
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Post by fangsfan1 on Dec 25, 2022 17:58:13 GMT -6
Merry Christmas to you all, hope you had wonderful day and a very happy New Year as well.
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Post by fangsfan1 on Jan 3, 2023 11:50:19 GMT -6
I want to wish my fellow Loungers a very Happy New Year!
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