The Worlds of Katherine Kurtz

There is one .... at https://rhemuthcastle.com/index.php/board,196.0.html

Yes-- I'd love to see a section of memes!

Memes are always a welcome addition! I throw a few in on the discord where I feel they might be useful. A dedicated part of the forum might be even better.

Quote from: tmcd on July 02, 2025, 06:40:02 PMIs it possible to insert an image from your own hard drive, or do you have to upload it to a site like Tumblr and then use "Insert an image" (which appears to accept only a URL)?

i found that i had to host it elsewhere and use the url!

Is it possible to insert an image from your own hard drive, or do you have to upload it to a site like Tumblr and then use "Insert an image" (which appears to accept only a URL)?

I love this.

Quote from: Ronan on July 02, 2025, 12:29:05 AMOkay so I couldn't find a dedicated board for silly stuff (if there is one), but I've just started my latest reread and I thought this might be more appreciated here than on my tumblr, lol



(I didn't actually stop reading, I just took a break to make this. I never fail to be utterly floored by the prologue)

Love it. We are all for silly stuff here.

Okay so I couldn't find a dedicated board for silly stuff (if there is one), but I've just started my latest reread and I thought this might be more appreciated here than on my tumblr, lol



(I didn't actually stop reading, I just took a break to make this. I never fail to be utterly floored by the prologue)

[16:44] * KK has joined #Deryni_Destinations
[16:44] * KK sets mode: +q KK
[16:44] <DeryniBot> Paddy flies down from the bell tower to greet KK
[16:44] <Duke_of_bad_examples> im in the USA too
[16:44] <Bynw> WHOOOT Katherine!!!!
[16:44] <Shiral> Hello, Katherine! Happy New Year
[16:45] <RainbowDragon> Greetings, Katherine
[16:45] <Debbie-VB> Hi Katherine
[16:45] <Duke_of_bad_examples> hi katherine
[16:45] <KK> Hello, and Happy New Year!
[16:45] <the_Bee> Hello Katherine
[16:45] <Tieg> greetings Katherine
[16:45] <Debbie-VB> Happy (hic) New Year right back
[16:45] <Duke_of_bad_examples> wow, finally get 2 meet u
[16:45] <Shiral> How has 2004 treated you so far, KK?
[16:45] <KK> Well, other than my computer having been Cameronized over
the Christmas holiday....
[16:45] <Shiral> Debbie, that's enough champagne for you!
[16:45] <Christophle> I'm in Lancishire. Which is Just over the Irish
sea from Co Wicklow. And the Irony is That I've Been going ape for the
books and KK is just over the water from me!!!!
[16:46] <Christophle> Hi Katherine
[16:46] <wrengl> hi katherine
[16:46] <wrengl> happy new year
[16:46] <Debbie-VB> ???Cameronised? did he expropriate it while
home?
[16:46] <KK> Well, hello and welcome, Christophle!
[16:46] <Shiral> Christophle just discovered the chat room and the
website, KK
[16:47] <Christophle> Hi Katherine, I've just found the web site &
chat room
[16:47] <KK> He upgraded my Windows ME to 2000, plus my Norton, and in
the process set all kinds of high-ranking security settings, so that
for a while, I could hardly even pick up e-mail.
[16:47] <Christophle> Opss
[16:47] <the_Bee> Duke was here once before, setting bad examples ;-)
[16:48] <Shiral> Sounds serious, KK =o)
[16:48] <Bynw> well going from Windows ME to 2k is a good thing
[16:48] * the_Bee is still on windows 98
[16:48] <Debbie-VB> Even Micro$oft brass admit ME was a POS
[16:48] <KK> I thought I had it sorted out, but just now, I had a
devil of a time even getting online. Had to go through my dialup,
then through my MIRC icon. Ordinarily, I can just double-click on the
icon, and it prompts me to connect.
[16:49] <wrengl> i went from 98 to XP in 2002
[16:49] <the_Bee> Debbie: who??
[16:49] <Christophle> xp is fab
[16:49] <wrengl> yes
[16:49] <wrengl> i like it
[16:49] <Duke_of_bad_examples> grrr, stupid tea
[16:49] <KK> I understand that ME is no longer supported, as of Jan.
1--so I sort of had to upgrade.
[16:49] <Bynw> XP is good ... ME is junk
[16:49] <Duke_of_bad_examples> me was the xp prototype that made it to
market
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[16:49] <DeryniBot> Sedina has caught a rare Lehr cat and enters the
chat with it on a leash
[16:50] <Shiral> Hi Sedina
[16:50] <KK> But I understand that upgrading from ME to XP can cause
problems.
[16:50] <Debbie-VB> Hi Sedina
[16:50] <wrengl> hi sedina
[16:50] <Sedina> hello
[16:50] <Duke_of_bad_examples> ya, hi
[16:50] <KK> Hi, Sedina.
[16:50] <Bynw> hiyas cuz
[16:50] <Christophle> Hi
[16:50] <Debbie-VB> I had no problems upgrading from ME to WP
[16:50] <Shiral> Upgrades can make you tear your hair out
[16:50] <Debbie-VB> XP
[16:50] <wrengl> i had to do the upgrade because 98 would not work
with my dsl
[16:51] <wrengl> did you get any writing done, katherine?
[16:51] <KK> Big problem was that 2000 wiped out my address book--but
he was able to retrieve it with a program he pulled off the
internet--for $30!
[16:51] <KK> I lost all my filed e-mail messages, though.
[16:51] * Debbie-VB thinks back to her first computer, a half-a-beast
running on 98
[16:51] <Shiral> Thank goodness, KK!
[16:51] <wrengl> i am actually working on Chapter 6!
[16:51] <wrengl> that happened to me when i upgraded
[16:51] <Shiral> Is that like Eric the Half-a bee, debbie?
[16:52] * wrengl remembers her first computer -- a tandy 1000ex with
no hard drive
[16:52] <Debbie-VB> no, in this case it was a 333 mega-hertz processor
[16:52] <Duke_of_bad_examples> lol
[16:52] <KK> My first was an Apple IIe.
[16:52] <Christophle> Katherine I was tellin' the room that I've JUST
managed to get your books again after a gap of about ten years 'cause
the stopped printing them here in the UK.
[16:53] <KK> I need to get more memory for my laptop. He insisted on
upgrading it, too--even though I never go online with it, and only use
it for word processing.
[16:53] <wrengl> glad you found them and us christophle
[16:53] <Shiral> Cameron out of control!
[16:53] <wrengl> lol
[16:53] <Christophle> Athough I'm waiting for " King Javans year"
[16:53] <Debbie-VB> Chris, they stopped printing them in the US too.
Most of katherine's catalogue is out of print right now :-(
[16:53] <KK> Cameron definitely has a mind of his own.
[16:53] <Shiral> And glad that KK managed to join us, today
[16:53] <wrengl> computer geek goes home to visit the folks
[16:53] <wrengl> i see a story in that
[16:53] <the_Bee> does XP make dial-up or modem connections work any
faster/better?
[16:53] <Duke_of_bad_examples> nah
[16:54] <KK> I think I've got spare copies of King Javan's Year,
Christophle.
[16:54] <KK> Yep, Wrengl.
[16:54] <Christophle> Ohhhh......
[16:54] * Shiral hands KK a cup of hot, perfectly brewed virtual Earl
Grey
[16:54] <wrengl> bee, one of the problems with XP is that some of the
old programs do not work with it
[16:54] <Shiral> BRB
[16:54] <Duke_of_bad_examples> im drinking yoga tea... has some sort
of enlightening herb in it
[16:54] <Christophle> Oh earl gray!!!! Shades of Picard there?
[16:54] <Debbie-VB> Pat's that's called planned obsolescence
[16:55] <wrengl> lol
[16:55] <wrengl> indeed
[16:55] <KK> For those unaware, Cameron is my son; works in network
security in Los Angeles.
[16:55] <the_Bee> most of the programs on my desktop, I haven't a clue
what they're for
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[16:55] <DeryniBot> Paddy flies down from the bell tower to greet
Kiri`
[16:55] <wrengl> although i found drivers for the soundcard, printer
and scanner
[16:55] <Kiri`> afternoon everyone
[16:55] <wrengl> hi kiri
[16:55] * Bynw is gonna have to step away from the computer screen ...
migraine causing problems
[16:55] <Debbie-VB> I have been discovering how to use Word 2000
[16:55] <wrengl> then i dumped the printer and bought a new one anyway
[16:55] <Kiri`> oh poor bynw. go take care hi to tika!
[16:55] * the_Bee sends bynw migraine-relief woodgies
[16:55] <wrengl> i have the equivalent of Office Premium 2000
[16:56] <KK> Hi, Kiri. I started manicuring the DC files over the
holidays; got through about 6 chapters on first pass.
[16:56] <Kiri`> wow. nice going.
[16:56] <Christophle> Katherine, How do you like Co Wicklow. My family
tree is from Co Cavern.
[16:56] <Shiral> Hi Kiri
[16:56] <KK> Also, I finally have the starting point for the new book,
and even a few pages written.
[16:57] <Debbie-VB> YAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYY
[16:57] <Duke_of_bad_examples> how is the castle Katherine?
[16:57] <KK> Wicklow is beautiful; the Garden of Ireland.
[16:57] <Kiri`> can I ask what your starting point is?
[16:57] <Shiral> Excellent, KK!
[16:57] <Shiral> Good question, Kiri!
[16:57] <KK> The west wing of the castle now has a roof!
[16:57] <Christophle> FAB
[16:57] <Sedina> wonderful, Katherine
[16:57] <Kiri`> duke of bad examples? oh love it! *grins at the
nickname
[16:57] <Shiral> Marvelosity about the roof
[16:57] <Duke_of_bad_examples> lol, long story
[16:57] <KK> And today we discovered that the fireplace on the 1st
floor (2nd, to US folk) <is> connected to a still-working chimney.
[16:57] <Shiral> KK, I now have a copy of the Russian edition of
Deryni Tales. =o)
[16:58] <Kiri`> Katheirne - any idea when you'll need the last one?
[16:58] <the_Bee> are you the same duke i fought a duel arcane with?
[16:58] <Kiri`> Katherine - that's good news.. working fireplace! =)
[16:58] * Bynw is now known as Bynw[migraine-bbl]
[16:58] <Duke_of_bad_examples> yep
[16:58] <Shiral> Poor Bynw
[16:58] <Bynw[migraine-bbl]> tika is on vacation .... in vegas
[16:58] <wrengl> neat about the fireplace katherine
[16:58] <KK> Woo-hoo! <I> don't even have that yet, Shiral!
[16:58] <Shiral> I haff my sources, Dahlink!
[16:58] <Kiri`> shiral i want to see that. it's on my *list* of items
to get!
[16:58] * Bynw[migraine-bbl] goes to lie down
[16:58] <KK> Not for at least 6 mo., Kiri--though sooner is better
than later.
[16:59] <wrengl> take care bynw
[16:59] <Kiri`> Katherine ok. i'll have it ready when you're ready
for it.. =)
[16:59] <Shiral> It's quite thick, a hardcover book, and it has
attractive cover art that appears entirely unrelated to the Tales =o)
[16:59] <Shiral> It's quite amusing to see the familiar map with all
Russian writing for the place names
[17:00] <KK> I'll bet.
[17:00] <Duke_of_bad_examples> lol
[17:00] * Kiri` puts down hot tea, clotted cream and scones and
repostulates the phrase.. so what is your starting point? *sits back
all ears*
[17:00] <KK> I expect I'll receive my copies very soon.
[17:00] <the_Bee> shiral, do you read Russian?
[17:00] <Shiral> "Meara" looks like "MeaPa"
[17:00] <Shiral> No, Bee
[17:00] <Christophle> I like the cover pic of the hardback version of
" Harrowing..."
[17:00] <Debbie-VB> But wait till you get it translated and find out
that it is now Gwennedski
[17:00] <Shiral> But I'm a compulsive completist
[17:00] <Kiri`> shiral.. it's your work in there.. you Should have a
copy! =)
[17:00] <Shiral> I agree, Kiri
[17:02] <Duke_of_bad_examples> well, i got 2 go... its been short and
interisting KK... i hope 2 see u again!
[17:02] <KK> Three years after the infamous 12th Night when Septimus
colluded in the death of Krispin, as his brother Bishop Oliver kneels
at his grave and nurses bitterness toward Deryni in general and Alyce
in particular.
[17:02] <Shiral> There is an English title page, facing the Russian
title page, and the occasional identifying English sentence, but
otherwise it's all Russain
[17:02] <Christophle> shiral, you are not the Liverpudlian one from "
Deryni tales"
[17:02] <Shiral> Bye Duke of bad Examples
[17:02] * Duke_of_bad_examples Quit (Quit: Leaving)
[17:02] <Kiri`> nice seeing you duke of be!
[17:02] <wrengl> Katherine the Three Kings left us a triple surprise
this year
[17:02] <Shiral> Uh-oh, Katherine... <G>
[17:03] <Kiri`> Katherine - ooh sounds good.
[17:03] <Shiral> No, but I am in the Tales, Christophle
[17:03] <Shiral> "Dhugal at Court" is my story
[17:03] <KK> Not three kittens, I hope?
[17:03] <Debbie-VB> A triple surprise pat?
[17:03] <Kiri`> which was chosen over "Dhugal at the Spa" *flees*
[17:03] <wrengl> you got it, katherine
[17:03] * Tieg Quit (User has been mind-ripped)
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[17:03] <DeryniBot> Tieg2 has caught a rare Lehr cat and enters the
chat with it on a leash
[17:03] <Christophle> Got you EM
[17:03] <Shiral> BAD Kiri, no Biscuit!
[17:03] <KK> You're kidding!
[17:03] <wrengl> Gold, Frankenscense, and Myrrh!
[17:04] <wrengl> a brown tabby, a light silver, and a silver
[17:04] <Kiri`> but i can't have the biscuit anyway! =)
[17:04] <KK> KIttens in the appropriate colours?
[17:04] <Kiri`> giggles
[17:04] <Shiral> Three Kittens? Have I missed something?
[17:04] <wrengl> yes, shiral
[17:04] <Kiri`> pat wow! congrats!
[17:04] <KK> Ooooh! Cute!
[17:04] <wrengl> Madam presented us with three kittens
[17:04] <KK> How old?
[17:04] <Shiral> Awww...I just luv wittle kitties...
[17:04] <the_Bee> how'd you get them?
[17:05] <wrengl> complete with the M on their foreheads
[17:05] <Debbie-VB> how are thumper and Gromett taking to the idea?
[17:05] <wrengl> little mary Kittens
[17:05] <Kiri`> awwww
[17:05] * Shiral has a soft spot for tabbies..
[17:05] <wrengl> Madam got raped, Bee
[17:05] <Shiral> Oh dear...
[17:05] <Kiri`> isn't that just always the way
[17:05] * Debbie-VB has a soft spot for kittens, period
[17:05] <the_Bee> are you sure is wasn't consensual?
[17:05] <KK> They don't usually birth kittens in the dead of
winter--speaking of which, I understand you guys are having quite a
one.
[17:05] <Christophle> Little mar kittens??? Am I missin' some thing
[17:06] * Shiral sends ear scritches to all Holybrook kitties
[17:06] <the_Bee> Wrengl's cat had kittens
[17:06] <Debbie-VB> We actually had SNOW here in Vancouver!!!!!!!!!
[17:06] <Kiri`> is snow in vancouver unsual?
[17:06] <KK> I understand that Boston set a new record.
[17:06] <wrengl> tabby kittens, christophle, have an M on their
foreheads
[17:06] <the_Bee> Yup
[17:06] <Shiral> Right over their eyes and the bridges of their noses
[17:06] <wrengl> supposed to be mary's kittens or something like that
[17:06] <KK> And M is for Mary--so they're Marian kittens.
[17:07] <Debbie-VB> Actually we usually get one snowfall a year, which
brings everything to a standstill
[17:07] <Kiri`> oh tha'ts what that means.. i thought perhaps it mean
little girl kittens or somethign
[17:07] <wrengl> yes it got down to 1F here yesterday morning
[17:07] <the_Bee> supposed to warm up
[17:07] <KK> What genders?
[17:07] <Shiral> No snow here, but the end of December and the
beginning of January were unusually chilly for us
[17:07] <wrengl> do not know yet
[17:07] <Christophle> oh right... sorry never had a cat. I was on a
totally different tangent!!!
[17:08] <KK> When were they actually born?
[17:08] <Shiral> Cats tend to crop up often around here, Christophle
[17:08] <wrengl> and she moved them amongst the boxes in the Maid's
Room next to the kitchen so we cannot get at them now
[17:08] <KK> Yup, most of us are cat fans.
[17:08] <wrengl> actually 7 january
[17:08] <Shiral> How do you feel about Chocolate, Christophle? That's
another popular topic around here =o)
[17:08] <wrengl> but close enough, just took the kings longer to get
to our house
[17:09] <Christophle> AGH... can't stand it!!
[17:09] <the_Bee> My sister's cat insisted on raising her kittens in
the drawer where Mom kept the cleaning rags
[17:09] <wrengl> lol
[17:09] <wrengl> sounds like a cat
[17:09] <KK> Then, they'd be--er--triskadecath night kittens.
[17:09] <Kiri`> this was a bit amusing.. my current back doctor siad
that perhaps i should consider going down to San Diego and working
with the dolphons and whales.. she's never had a patient who's got
such rapport with animals before (as the office dog scratched on the
exam room door)
[17:10] <wrengl> madam moved them first from their birthing spot to
Spook's Hidey Hole
[17:10] <Christophle> Ahm...Shiral. I'm I still in the right place if
I've never had a cat and dont eat Chocalate??
[17:10] <Kiri`> yes chris.. =)
[17:10] <wrengl> so kathi made spook a fleece nest by a radiator
[17:10] <Shiral> Yeah, you'll do. You love the Deryni books, and
that's the main thing
[17:10] <Debbie-VB> Don't worry Pat, she'll present them when she
thinks they are ready
[17:11] <Christophle> Whew...
[17:11] <wrengl> spook took one look at her grandkittens and ran the
other way
[17:11] <Shiral> A person of questionable taste, perhaps, but if you
enjoy the books, it's all cool. =o)
[17:11] <the_Bee> Peeps are an acceptable alternative to chocolate.
And Wrengl is a dog-lover AND a cat-lover
[17:11] <Christophle> Ta
[17:11] <KK> Adult cats who are not the mom usually think kittens are
some alien life form, created to annoy them.
[17:11] <wrengl> or she thinks, WE are ready
[17:11] <wrengl> or deserving
[17:11] <Kiri`> grins at KK"s comment
[17:12] <wrengl> yes indeed
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[17:12] <DeryniBot> jp uses a Transfer Portal to join the chat in
#Deryni_Destinations
[17:12] <Shiral> So when the new book opens, Alaric is out of his
infancy, then, KK?
[17:12] <KK> Hi, JP.
[17:12] <wrengl> hi jp
[17:12] <Debbie-VB> Come to think of it, that describes most adult
human's reactions to young children that are not thirs
[17:12] <the_Bee> hi jp
[17:12] <Shiral> Hi JP
[17:12] <Christophle> Questionable taste!
[17:12] <wrengl> verra true debbie
[17:12] <jp> evening all
[17:13] <Sedina> speaking of kittens, I'll brb... Bueller has managed
to lose his toy mouse under the stove and he's going to keep up his
pathetic meowing until I get it out for him
[17:13] <KK> Yep, but Bronwyn is not yet conceived.
[17:13] <Kiri`> i see Beuller has Sedina trained..
[17:13] <Shiral> Well, one kid at a time. I'm sure Alaric was enough
for any parents to handle
[17:13] <wrengl> lol shiral
[17:13] <Christophle> Is this the first Childe Morgan Book?
[17:13] <Shiral> Bueller?
[17:13] <the_Bee> second
[17:13] <wrengl> just because Kelric is at least eight
handfuls.........
[17:13] <KK> This is the second one I'm just beginning; first one came
out in November.
[17:13] <Debbie-VB> second childe Morgan book. ITKS was #1
[17:14] <the_Bee> first is In the King's Service, out last November
[17:14] <wrengl> In The Kings Service, Chris
[17:14] <Christophle> right
[17:14] <Shiral> Hey, Pat, Kelric obviously got it from his dad. =o)
[17:14] <wrengl> lol
[17:14] <Christophle> got it last week from the US
[17:14] <Debbie-VB> as long as you keep alaric away from the honey jar
[17:14] <wrengl> good
[17:14] <Kiri`> knowing alaric.. he'd have charmed the bees in the
hive!
[17:15] <Kiri`> or is that duncan
[17:15] <Sedina> back...for now, until he knocks it back under the
stove again
[17:15] <wrengl> lol
[17:15] <Shiral> When did you get Bueller, Sedina?
[17:15] <Sedina> Shiral - Bueller (according to my sister) is my
nephew and my mother's grandkitty
[17:15] <jp> I hope that stove's not hot
[17:15] <Shiral> Ah
[17:15] <Sedina> he's just visiting...much to the relief of the girls
[17:16] <wrengl> so Bueller is back visiting, sedina
[17:16] <jp> do you have a cat named Ferris too
[17:16] <wrengl> just ask the girls -- he visits too often
[17:16] <Sedina> oh yeah...and he's surpassed Sadie in size. He's
taller and longer than she is, so he really can pin her now when they
play
[17:16] <the_Bee> LOL
[17:16] * Debbie-VB has a sudden vision of a cat with little kitty
luggage
[17:16] <Shiral> And Donal would be approaching the end of his reign,
I surmise...
[17:17] <Sedina> jp - my sister likes that movie and named him Bueller
just because she wanted to be able to call his name like Ben Stein
does
[17:17] <KK> Yes, but that's still a couple of years away.
[17:17] <jp> KK, why did you decide NOT to have Alaric be Donal's
childe?
[17:18] <Shiral> My friend Judy has a VERY large cat named Sage who
runs her house with an iron paw
[17:18] <KK> Kenneth turned out to be far more noble than I'd
expected, and I just couldn't let him be cuckolded.
[17:18] <jp>
[17:18] <Debbie-VB> IIRC, Brion was about 4 at the end of Kings
Service, so three years later he'd be 7 which means that Donal's got
about 7 yrs left
[17:18] * Kiri` is glad to hear that
[17:18] <Christophle> and do we find out what happens to Donels
children. OTHER than Brion and Nigel
[17:18] <Shiral> I'm glad for Kenneth and Alyce's sake =o)
[17:18] <the_Bee> extremely noble, if he and Alyce were that willing
to forgive Donal
[17:18] <KK> Nope, Brion was older than that.
[17:19] <Shiral> Brion was about nine
[17:19] * jp Such a lovely couple
[17:19] <Debbie-VB> My mistake. Me Bad
[17:19] <KK> We find out about some of them.
[17:19] <Shiral> No Debbie good, just can't count
[17:20] <Kiri`> any thoughts on Jiri?
[17:20] <RainbowDragon> Jiri?
[17:20] <jp> Debbie must have ex-display rental fingers to count on
[17:20] <Shiral> Redfearn
[17:20] <Christophle> oh. And will there be books to bridge " Bastard
prince " to " Deryni Rising"
[17:20] <KK> Bastard Prince to ITKS--yes, eventually.
[17:20] <Debbie-VB> We are hoping
[17:21] <Shiral> Major Coolness!
[17:21] <Christophle> FAB
[17:21] <Kiri`> ok so that 3 year sabbatical in Bali will be for the
orin jodotha books? *giggle*
[17:21] <Debbie-VB> 'course, we've got a list of books for katherine
to write that is about a mile long
[17:21] <Christophle> Still wondering who Duncan and Morgan are
decended from..
[17:21] <Kiri`> honestly i think we have her earmarked into the next
century..
[17:22] <KK> Bali is probably one of the <least> likely places I would
ever take a sabbatical; too hot!
[17:22] <Christophle> I.E Jerusha Or Tieg
[17:22] <jp> we may have to help with the task
[17:22] <the_Bee> Live Long and Prosper, Katherine!
[17:22] <Kiri`> KK - well yeah.. but it sure *looks* pretty
[17:22] <Shiral> Katherine, you've got too much writing to do to take
a Sabbatical! =o)
[17:22] <RainbowDragon> :-)
[17:22] <KK> I shall try to do both!
[17:23] * Shiral gives KK the Vulcan salute
[17:23] <the_Bee> Christophle: I thought it was Riesel
[17:23] <jp> don't go growing pointy ears though
[17:23] <Shiral> Oh, pointy ears are rather...distinctive
[17:23] <Christophle> nope shes not a healer
[17:23] <Christophle> its Jerusha
[17:23] <Shiral> Ah, but she could carry Healer genes
[17:24] <the_Bee> but she may carry a recessive Healer gene
[17:24] <Christophle> Oh. latent...
[17:24] <Kiri`> she needs to relax.. where better than somewhere nice
that she doen't have builders and all that where she can relax and
.. =)
[17:24] <Christophle> or recessive?
[17:24] <Shiral> Quiet, soothing surroundings that make it easy to
concentrate....
[17:24] <KK> I think I'd better sign off now. They're coming
tomorrow, early, to cut two doors in the back--big granite-cutting
machines that clamp onto the side of the building. It will probably
be the scariest day of the build.
[17:24] <Kiri`> yikes!
[17:24] <Shiral> And noisiest, too!
[17:24] <Sedina> oh my gosh
[17:25] <Debbie-VB> Tranquilise the fur-kids
[17:25] <jp> enjoy
[17:25] <Kiri`> escape to dublin!
[17:25] <Shiral> Well, Happy New year, and Happy New Book, Katherine!
Write well and build well
[17:25] <Christophle> Try gran canaria. 4 hours from the UK and fab
QUIET beaches
[17:25] <Kiri`> take care katheirne!
[17:25] <Tieg2> best wishes
[17:25] <the_Bee> Hope you have earplugs---for humans and fur-folks
[17:25] <KK> They won't hear it inside--and it gets water sprayed on
the cut while they're doing it. Still, should be fascinating.
[17:25] <Debbie-VB> Thanks for stopping bye Katherine
[17:25] <RainbowDragon> Goodnight, Katherine
[17:25] <Shiral> Thanks for joining us today, as always
[17:25] <Christophle> Bye Katherine
[17:25] <KK> Gran Canaria is also too hot for me!
[17:25] <Debbie-VB> have a great week
[17:25] <Kiri`> scandinavia?
[17:26] <Christophle> I love it!!!!
[17:26] <Shiral> how about the Mediterranean, Katherine? <G>
[17:26] <jp> Lapland
[17:26] <Shiral> A nice villa in the South of France?
[17:26] <Christophle> but I've got other reasons?
[17:26] <the_Bee> a mountain village?
[17:26] <KK> I don't know what it is about Brits and the Irish, always
wanting to flee to hot places and bake in the sun. Having grown up in
So. Florida, I got all that out of my system early, I guess.
[17:26] <Kiri`> a Lakehouse in Geneve?
[17:26] <jp> Rurapente
[17:26] <Shiral> A Swiss Chalet..
[17:27] <Kiri`> north pole.. guest of santa
[17:27] <KK> Cool climes are my favorite.
[17:27] <Shiral> A wee cottage in Scotland...
[17:27] <KK> Hmmm, black and white cat now demanding that I go to bed.
See you next week, folks.
[17:27] <Shiral> Wee, but comfortable and warm
[17:27] <Kiri`> night Katherine!
[17:27] <jp> bye
[17:27] <Shiral> Bye, Katherine!
[17:27] <Sedina> have a good night, Katherine
[17:27] <Christophle> night
[17:27] <Debbie-VB> Nighters, and Sleep Sweet
[17:27] <the_Bee> Skritches to Edward and the others
[17:27] * KK steps onto her Portal, waves good night, and disappears
in a shower of green sparkles.
[17:27] <Shiral> Night, to Edgar, KK
[17:28] * KK Quit

[17:15] * KK has joined #Deryni_Destinations
[17:15] * KK sets mode: +q KK
[17:15] <@DeryniBot> KK uses a Transfer Portal to join the chat in
#Deryni_Destinations
[17:15] <Samuel> Hello KK
[17:15] <@Shiral> Hello Katherine
[17:15] <Debbie-VB> Hi Katherine
[17:15] <@Shiral> =o)
[17:15] <.KK> Hi, gang.
[17:15] <kirienne> Hi Katherine :-)
[17:15] <@Wrengl> hi katherine
[17:15] <Mistyck> hi Katherine!
[17:15] <Bynw> hiyas KK
[17:15] <Sedina> hi, KK
[17:16] <the_Bee> Hello KK
[17:16] <@Shiral> How is everything at Holybrooke?
[17:16] <.KK> Phone was out last weekend; couldn't get on line for
about 5 days.
[17:16] <kirienne> yikes
[17:16] <Mistyck> youch!
[17:16] <@Wrengl> ouch
[17:16] <@Shiral> Frustrating
[17:16] <@Wrengl> i would be having withdrrawal
[17:16] * Debbie-VB grumbles @ faulty phone service
[17:16] <.KK> Fine at Holybrooke. They'll start plastering in the wing
tomorrow.
[17:16] <Bynw> i would be more than having withdrawal
[17:16] <Mistyck> cool!
[17:16] <Tika> omg, talk about DTs!
[17:16] <@Wrengl> neat
[17:17] <.KK> I <was> having withdrawal!
[17:17] <@Shiral> LOL, Tika
[17:17] <@Wrengl> lol
[17:17] <Tika> hehehe
[17:17] <the_Bee> Deryni Tremens?
[17:17] <@Wrengl> Katherine i am seriously working on the novel again
[17:17] <.KK> And it's supposed to snow by Tuesday.
[17:17] <.KK> Ah, good!
[17:17] <@Shiral> That's what Lewys ap Norfal gives the Camberian
Council, Bee
[17:17] <Tika> join the crowd, KK
[17:17] <@Wrengl> snow due here tomorrow and tuesday
[17:17] <kirienne> hope they finish the plastering
[17:18] <Samuel> Tonight into tomorrow morning here!
[17:18] <@Shiral> Fortunately, the wing now has a roof =o)
[17:18] <.KK> I <have> gotten about 10 pages into the Prologue, though.
It hasn't all been wasted motion.
[17:18] <the_Bee> as long as they're plastering and not getting
plastered
[17:18] <kirienne> yippppeeeeee
[17:18] <@Shiral> Excellent news, KK
[17:18] <.KK> The wing has roof, stairs, walls studded, insulated, and
plasterboarded.
[17:18] <@Wrengl> verra good katherine
[17:18] <Ghostgames> Do take care of yourself in the midst of the
plaster dust. I found it aggravated my asthma...
[17:18] <Sedina> excellent
[17:18] <Debbie-VB> Good for you Katherine.
[17:18] <@Shiral> They're really leaping ahead on the wing
[17:18] <.KK> They are very good.
[17:18] <kirienne> that is wonderful
[17:19] <Debbie-VB> Sounds like it is nearlky finished Katherine
[17:19] * leslie has joined #Deryni_Destinations
[17:19] <@DeryniBot> Returning from the Inner Planes with Adam
Sinclair is leslie
[17:19] <.KK> Oh, and the Honda blew a head gasket Tuesday, so we had
to get another car. Just what we needed.
[17:19] <@Wrengl> wb leslie
[17:19] <@Shiral> Hello Leslie
[17:19] <the_Bee> hi Leslie
[17:19] <@Shiral> Ouch, Katherine!
[17:19] <leslie> hiya
[17:19] <.KK> It's a good thing, because our budget will soon be
finished.
[17:19] <Ghostgames> Oh, joy. :-/
[17:19] <@Shiral> What did you get, KK?
[17:19] <kirienne> my gosh Katherine, I hate when things like that
happen.
[17:19] <@Wrengl> having to buy a new car is not fun
[17:20] <.KK> But we bought a kitchen yesterday for under $1500, not
counting appliances, which we bought the day after Christmas.
[17:20] <@Wrengl> good price
[17:20] <kirienne> cool
[17:20] <kirienne> that is a good price
[17:20] <leslie> 'no matter where i serve my guests....'
[17:20] <Debbie-VB> that sounds like a good price
[17:20] <@Shiral> Especially not when it's an absolute necessity to buy
a new car
[17:20] <.KK> We bought a car that had belonged to a dear friend who
passed away last June. It's a 1992 Opel Vectra, with only 42,000
miles from new.
[17:21] <Ghostgames> Gee, that's less than we paid for our new stove...
(we were restricted in the models we could get, the kitchen design
requires a downdraft, and they're /expensive/!)
[17:21] <kirienne> great deal getting that car Katherine
[17:21] <leslie> what make is the Opel? ford....
[17:21] <@Wrengl> i am looking for a stove but really want a swing out
instead of a drop down oven door
[17:21] <.KK> We still have to get an extractor hood, and sink and
worktops--but the bulk of the buying is now done.
[17:21] <@Shiral> Great
[17:22] <@Wrengl> excellent
[17:22] <.KK> Every time we'd start being picky about details, we'd
have to remind ourselves that this isn't <our> kitchen; it's for the
flat.
[17:22] <.KK> It just has to be nice.
[17:22] <@Shiral> And has to function
[17:22] <kirienne> LOL
[17:22] <@Wrengl> indeed k
[17:22] <.KK> Opel <is> the make. It's German, I think.
[17:22] <Debbie-VB> aw, but being picky about the details is half the
fun ;-)
[17:22] * Mistyck is now known as Any_Monkey
[17:23] <@Shiral> Hey, as long as it runs
[17:23] <leslie> i once had an Omega. my first car
[17:23] <@Wrengl> but you only need to be picky if it is YOURS debbie
[17:23] * Debbie-VB giggles
[17:23] <kirienne> no fun to be picky and not be the one getting to use
it
[17:23] <.KK> 2 litre engine, stick shift, power steering and windows,
power steering, central locking (but not remote-controlled), tilting
sunroof (but not electric).
[17:24] <@Shiral> What color? =o)
[17:24] <leslie> stereo?
[17:24] <.KK> It's in excellent condition; he bought it from new, after
he retired. It will be a good second car when we eventually replace
the Honda with another Honda. But now we have the leisure to look for
just the right Honds.
[17:24] <Duck> something for katherine to go drag racing in along the
streets of dublin
[17:24] <Tika> LOL
[17:25] <.KK> Metallic burgundy.
[17:25] <leslie> lol
[17:25] <@Wrengl> lol
[17:25] <@Shiral> As she loves to do. Really gave me a charge when I
visited
[17:25] <@Wrengl> oooooooooo sounds nice
[17:25] <.KK> Hi, Duck!
[17:25] <Duck> hi katherine
[17:25] <.KK> You never got back to me about those Dublin arch. jobs.
[17:25] <Duck> no - i have been away in the field all last week and
then some
[17:25] <@Shiral> You can't drag very fast anywhere in Dublin, though.
Too many other cars
[17:26] <.KK> Well, when you get around to it, I'm willing to make some
phone calls for you.
[17:26] <Duck> that would be good - i'll have to find the details
again
[17:26] <.KK> OK
[17:26] * @Shiral gives Donald a Round Tuit
[17:27] <@Wrengl> lol
[17:27] <@Wrengl> duck's been busy, shiral
[17:27] <the_Bee> Are there many sites in Ireland that haven't already
been dug up?
[17:27] <Debbie-VB> are their anyother shapes of tuits?
[17:27] <.KK> Yes.
[17:27] <Duck> a fieldwork finisherer would be better shiral
[17:27] <@Shiral> I know, Duck is a multi-talented duck
[17:27] <@Shiral> They were out of stock, Duck
[17:27] <leslie> I've have a bone to pick with In the King's Service :]
[17:27] * Any_Monkey is now known as Misytck
[17:27] <.KK> Which Leslie is that online tomight?
[17:28] <Debbie-VB> oh-oh
[17:28] * Misytck is now known as Mistyck
[17:28] <leslie> in Woodville, Tx
[17:28] <Duck> stop leslie - that bone belongs in the museum
[17:28] <Tika> LOL Duck
[17:28] <@Shiral> Ah, the Tales Leslie
[17:28] <.KK> Oooo! Our Leslie of the story in DT?
[17:28] <leslie> I feel sorry for Ahern
[17:28] <@Wrengl> lol dicl
[17:28] <@Shiral> <snert>
[17:28] <leslie> Yup :}
[17:28] <@Wrengl> you ought to register your name with bynw, leslie
[17:29] <@Wrengl> that way we would always know it was you
[17:29] <leslie> i will
[17:29] <the_Bee> so many characters created just so you can kill them
off, KK
[17:29] <leslie> that puir man
[17:29] <.KK> I was grumbling about you just today. Did you ever cash
your royalty check from back in March of last year?
[17:30] <Mistyck> oops!
[17:30] <leslie> Oops. i'll go look.
[17:30] <Debbie-VB> someone Not cashing a cheque?
[17:30] <@Wrengl> lol
[17:30] <@Shiral> Oops, naughtly Leslie
[17:30] <Duck> she has it framed and on the wall?
[17:31] <@Shiral> naughty
[17:31] <kirienne> LOL
[17:31] <@Shiral> I just scanned mine...
[17:31] <Debbie-VB> got the copy framed and on the wall eh shiral?
[17:31] <leslie> :0
[17:31] <@Shiral> So, has young Alaric got into any mischief yet, KK?
[17:31] <.KK> It just hasn't cleared my account, and I've been carrying
the outstanding amount all this time.
[17:31] <@Shiral> Actually, no. But it's in my computer files, Debbie
=o)
[17:32] <Mistyck> Katherine: I was talking to Leslie last night, we
are in the planning stages of having a "Texas Deryni Get-together" in
the summer of 2004
[17:32] <leslie> yep
[17:32] <.KK> Yes, he doesn't want to wear the new green shoes that go
wtih his new tunic; wants to wear some scruffy old tan ones--but not to
Twelfth Night Court.
[17:32] <@Shiral> LOL
[17:32] <kirienne> LOL
[17:32] <Mistyck> since we have quite a few folks in the
Texas/Louisiana area
[17:32] <@Shiral> Sounds like a typical toddler
[17:32] <Mistyck> lol
[17:32] <.KK> He's 2 and a bit, and is good at saying no.
[17:32] <leslie> but the old ones fit best
[17:33] <Mistyck> yep
[17:33] <kirienne> sounds like our loveable Alaric
[17:33] <@Shiral> ALaric in his terrible twos!
[17:33] <Debbie-VB> most children are good a that at the age of 2
[17:33] <.KK> Well, yes. And he knows he can get at his father, when
his mother is inclined to be more strict.
[17:33] <leslie> does he have a favorite stuffed animal
[17:33] <kirienne> LOL
[17:34] <@Shiral> Aha, so Kenneth is the "soft-hearted" parent =o)
[17:34] <Debbie-VB> like maybe a stuffed green gryphon?
[17:34] <.KK> It hasn't come up yet, but I'm sure he does. And later,
he'll have toy knights and horses.
[17:34] <Mistyck> ooh, cool! Kenneth is a softie!
[17:34] <leslie> what would be a name for a griffon?
[17:34] <kirienne> are plot bunnies nibbling Leslie?
[17:34] <Debbie-VB> Shrek?
[17:35] <@Shiral> Just keep the honey pots away...
[17:35] <@Wrengl> lol shiral
[17:35] <.KK> He's about to go off on his first visit to his future
lands, with his mother and father and Auntie Zoe.
[17:35] <leslie> and the heffalump
[17:36] <@Shiral> So...he's been mostly raised in Rhemuth, thus far?
[17:36] <leslie> wonder how he and Brion hit it off...
[17:36] <Debbie-VB> Bratty little kid?
[17:37] <@Shiral> Vs the cool and much more mature crown Prince Brion?
=o)
[17:37] <the_Bee> at this point, wouldn't the age difference be a bit
much to overcome?
[17:37] <@Wrengl> i would think so
[17:37] <@Wrengl> alaric is a real baby
[17:37] <.KK> No, he's been back and forth between there and Morganhall
and Culdi, but is in Rhemuth for this particular Twelfth Night Court,
when, having gotten through the dangerous first couple of years and
being likely to survive, he's to be presented officially at court. And
Kenneth, though he doesn't know it yet, is about to be made Earl of
Lendour for life.
[17:37] <@Shiral> But perhaps he and Duncan play together?
[17:37] <@Shiral> Cool for Kenneth! =o)
[17:38] <kirienne> Kenneth deserves it I think
[17:38] <the_Bee> He's earned it
[17:38] <@Shiral> Lord yes, he has
[17:38] <@Wrengl> indeed he has
[17:39] * Debbie-VB waits impatiently for
[17:39] <.KK> This makes Alyce Countess of Lendour in name as well as
blood. And realistically, Kenneth isn't apt to be around by the time
Alaric comes of age--and even if he were, he'd be Alaric's vassal,
since Alaric would be Duke.
[17:39] <Debbie-VB> child Morgan to be finished so she can read it
[17:39] <@Shiral> Sensible
[17:39] <the_Bee> How much time does Childe Morgan cover?
[17:40] <@Shiral> Have Duncan and Alaric met, KK?
[17:40] <.KK> Alaric and Duncan have obviously met by this time, but
Duncan is some months younger, so I doubr there's yet much meaningful
interaction.
[17:40] <Debbie-VB> that will change
[17:40] <.KK> But I do know how the Lady chapel comes to be built at
Culdi, and why Alyce ends up buried there.
[17:40] <leslie> is Deryni Rising coming out in hard back again?
[17:40] <@Shiral> Except that maybe Duncan will learn to say "no"
sooner. =o)
[17:41] <Mistyck> Will Alaric teach Duncan all the "fun things to get
in trouble with?"
[17:41] <kirienne> LOL Shiral
[17:41] <.KK> I think it will go thorugh the birth of Kelson.
[17:41] <@Shiral> Oh cool =o)
[17:41] <leslie> i can't wait
[17:41] <.KK> Yes, DR will be hard cover.
[17:41] <Mistyck> really cool!
[17:41] <@Shiral> Whoopeee!!!
[17:41] * @Shiral paws up some turf
[17:41] <leslie> i can finally get at least one set for the high school
[17:41] <Debbie-VB> and I am eagerly waiting for that one to come out
too
[17:42] <the_Bee> But Alyce will be dead in less than 2 years:o(
[17:42] * kirienne dances for joy
[17:42] <.KK> Yes, alas.
[17:42] <Mistyck> but, Vera will be there for the kiddos
[17:42] <@Shiral> Poor Kenneth, he'll miss her
[17:42] <Ghostgames> KK: I sent email to Ginjer asking her when she
needed the new map for the Deryni Rising re-release, but I never heard
back from her. I'd like to customize it to match the Index of Places in
Deryni Rising (as I did for ITKS) -- and also lighten it some more, it
printed too darkly. Should I email her again? Or can you prompt her for
me?
[17:42] <@Shiral> Will Zoe still be around, or does she get married or
die?
[17:43] <.KK> So now I have to build the infrastructure that will
nurture Alaric once she's gone. I have good plans for Zoe in that
regard.
[17:43] <@Shiral> I love the map, Ann, <G> I have it up on my bedroom
door
[17:43] <the_Bee> Hey! Let's save <some> surprises!
[17:43] <@Shiral> Whew
[17:43] <Tika> we had ours laminated
[17:43] <leslie> amazing how medicine has changed
[17:43] <Ghostgames> Thanks, Melissa. And thanks to whoever put a "I
recommend the Eleven Kingdoms Map in addition to In the King's Service"
up on the ITKS amazon.com page. :-)
[17:44] <kirienne> I need to order my mao when budget allows
[17:44] <@Shiral> Oh, I think KK will come up with some surprises, for
us
[17:44] <Ghostgames> Now all I need is more recommendations like that
(so it stays at the top of the recommendation list), and some reviews
on the map page on amazon.com... :-)
[17:44] <kirienne> map even, geez, bad rental fingers
[17:44] <Debbie-VB> Katherine always does shiral
[17:44] <.KK> I'm going to get one of mine laminated; maybe cut one in
half and have it laminted so it will fold in half.
[17:44] <@Shiral> Didn't laminate mine, just stuck it up
[17:45] <Ghostgames> I'll be laminating at least one to take around to
conventions and display.
[17:45] <@Shiral> It will be handy when the Atlas moves into the next
phase. (Not that I'm hinting at all...)
[17:45] * Mistyck will go to Amazon.Com and post her
review/recommendations tonight!
[17:45] <kirienne> LOL
[17:45] <.KK> Wall space is a problem in my office, but a half-size one
can slot nicely under my desk, for ready reference when needed.
[17:45] <Ghostgames> Melissa: Just tell Nancy to give you another
assignment. No reason for you to be idle... ;-)
[17:45] * Debbie-VB will do the same for chapters and amazon.ca
[17:45] <leslie> Amazon.com addict :}
[17:46] <@Shiral> Katherine's walls are VERY well decorated indeed
[17:46] <@Shiral> I haven't hardly seen Nancy online, recently =o(
[17:46] * Debbie-VB would love to see katherine's walls someday
[17:46] <Ghostgames> She's been busy. But she just got finished with a
bunch of 7th Sea stuff, and will be turning her full attention (well,
almost) to the Deryni Adventure Game manuscript this week.
[17:46] <@Shiral> They're well worth it, VB
[17:47] <Ghostgames> Which means I gotta get off my duff and finish my
bits...
[17:47] <.KK> I need to sign off now, guys. Something is happening
downstairs involving strange vehicle pulling up outside, and Scott
going down and talking to people. I may have to make like a hostess.
[17:47] <Mistyck> ughh!
[17:47] <@Wrengl> night
[17:47] <@Shiral> Wow, this late at night?
[17:47] <Ghostgames> Good night!
[17:47] <Mistyck> g'nite, and take care!
[17:47] <@Wrengl> this is late for company!
[17:47] <Sedina> have a good night, KK. Take care
[17:47] <Debbie-VB> OK Katherine. thanks for dropping by
[17:47] <kirienne> LOL, nighters and many huggles Katherine
[17:47] <@Wrengl> good writing katherine
[17:47] <Mistyck> and thanks for stopping by
[17:47] <@Shiral> Bye, Katherine, have another good writing week!
[17:47] <Mistyck> and hope to see you next week
[17:47] <the_Bee> Have a good week and hope your phone and pooter keep
working
[17:47] <.KK> Well, ya never know. Next week, guys--and I'll have more
to report then.
[17:48] <@Shiral> And thanks for coming to see us
[17:48] <leslie> take care
[17:48] <@Shiral> Hope the phone keeps working
[17:48] <Bynw> k
[17:48] <Debbie-VB> and I hope that said strange vehicle is nothing
serious
[17:48] * .KK steps onto her Portal, waves good night, and disappears
in a shower of green sparkles.
[17:48] <kirienne> yes to both
[17:48] <Ghostgames> amen!
[17:48] <the_Bee> Goodnight, KK. Skritches to the kitties
[17:48] <@Shiral> Bye, KK!
[17:48] <Bynw> thanks for stopping by ... good to see you have net
access again
[17:48] <@Shiral> And tummy rubs to the dogs
[17:48] <Mistyck> and say hi to Scott for us!
[17:49] <@Wrengl> and cat nips toys for the kittys
[17:49] <.KK> Nighters.
[17:49] * .KK Quit