Something About Nothing ... #12

[pattyw]

.I give up on dieting forever

I'll join the group!!

He was only 8 and died from heart failure.

Bobbie- I'm so very sorry!! to all of you- and an extra for Liv. No matter how many pets you have or how many times you have experienced a loss , it's very hard and sad each time! But, please gain some peace in knowing that you gave that little angel a wonderful, safe home filled with love. That's something special!


Leaving work soon! I love Instacart!! I ordered my groceries online during lunch, and they shopped for me and I'll pick them up at the grocery store!! They have a drive up- so don't even have to leave my car!! Saves so much time! I've done the home delivery option, too!

 

[Lynne G]

Oh Bobbie, so sorry to hear of cat not making it. It is always hard to loose a pet that is part of your family. I am sure he had a good life. Lots of hugs, double for Liv.

Not sure what for dinner. Chicken I guess. Maybe make our own chicken tacos. I think we have some tortillas left.

Up first, hair cuts and then us too, Bobbie, not because of NE, but our b ball players have home game, so dollar medium coffee.

Gotta love that home grocery delivery, Patty. I use it when they offer discount and free delivery.

 

[schumigirl]

Bobbie.........sorry about your cat. Hope Liv is ok.......

Patty yes dieting is over rated.........some people just aren’t meant to be slim!!

Lynne,....enjoy those tacos......never quite got the taste for them.....not a Mexican food fan......but donlove nachos without the beans.......yuk.......



All our grocery stores offer home delivery, some better than others.......pop online, choose your items and pick your delivery time........we use it now and again when the weather is bad or we just can’t be bothered.......only thing I don’t like is the fresh veg sometimes.....they aren’t as fussy as I am despite leaving instructions for chunky carrots or similar.......but overall it works out fine for us........

Plan to spend the day at the Mall tomorrow.....or maybe take the train into the City, only takes 2 hours......not sure yet. Depends on the weather......still need an outfit for my nephews wedding in March.

And can’t believe it’s 4 weeks on Friday till we’re at our usual overnight hotel before we fly.......it’ll be here before we know it........

An hour or so till bedtime here.........

 

[keishashadow]

Ta, ta, ta, dah...it’s back

https://www.disboards.com/threads/official-2019-hhn-29-thread.3733150/page-2#post-60229699

OOH, you definitely need a vacation, Keisha. Hope your dental visit fixes all, and you are feeling better soon, including your footsies. HeHe, bladder issues. I always seem to get a chuckle from most the ads I see. Hey, I won't be cooking on Valentine's Day either. I have standards, too! LOL

Seriously, we gals have to have our standards.

Keisha- Yikes on the dental and foot issues! Hope you can get by w/o the root canal Is Valentine's Day also your anniversary?

Hey- takeout works for me, too!!
No cooking all the way around on Valentine's Day!

Speaking of teeth, I have a raspberry seed in one of mine I can't get out and it's bugging me! You know, things like that don't happen when I eat a donut!

Hope Tuesday is going well for everyone!

Yes, I picked the date as my mr is horrible with remember most ‘special’ occasions.

Oh, yes, raspberry & sesame seeds are killers

Lynne, yep we’ve to have the cold return later this week too........enjoy your tacos.....

Patty....raspberry seeds are a nightmare! But donuts.......mmmmmmm.......

Keisha......yep, I’m getting the bladder sling and other weird ads........good luck today with the foot people......and pulpy teeth!! That’s a new one......yep it gets tiring all this dental stuff......



Good day today.......and it’s chucking it down with rain. Started around 2.30 and hasn’t stopped......got back home around 4.30 and decided to make macaroni cheese and chicken casserole......not really a casserole but lush.....I usually use a mixture of four cheeses, but only had two.......no one noticed the difference.......very filling though.....

Nice Chardonnay for tonight I think........I give up on dieting forever

Don’t lol don’t think i’ve Ever tasted that vintage.

Hi everyone I have had 3 emergencies in the last week. I am very stressed and exhausted. It looks like two of them will be okay with treatments but we lost one of them unexpectedly yesterday. He was doing better for a couple of days than took a turn. He was only 8 and died from heart failure. It is hard when these things happen so fast and you can't do anything to stop it. Liv has a hard time with death in general so it is that much harder to go through. Today is a bit of a better day, just still blah! The one thing that felt good is that are temps have warmed up. I really enjoy stepping outside with the sun shining and the warmth.

Left over vodka scallop sauce for dinner tonight. One teen working the other home!

I tried to read through and catch up as much as I could and I am sorry if I miss anybody.

Lynne I wanted to wish you a belated Happy Anniversary . I hope you had a nice day. I hope you and DD have a great time at the zoo if you go this weekend.

Keishashadow sorry to hear about your crown and bridge, There are a couple of doctors I hate going to and one is the dentist. I hope that your foot gets better on it's own so you don't need surgery. I totally understand wanting to avoid that. I hope you find good air fare for your trip. I haven't priced out this year because we are driving.

Mac Sending you positive and good thoughts . If you need anything just ask!!

Schumi The car service sounds like a great idea. I hope you are happy with the new service. I couldn't think of driving 4 hours after a long night flight. Sorry your weather has been cold on and off, I hope you get some relief. Your delicious dinner choices always make me hungry

Patty I hear you on the weather roller coaster it is awful! I hope you get the seed out of your tooth. Having something in there can just keep you focused on it. It is so annoying. Hope the are being good lap warmers in the cold!

Charade Sorry B didn't get a part in the musical. It sounds like she is taking it well. I am glad your weather is improving. Oh a Marvel marathon sounds great! We didn't do a super bowl party or go to one either wasn't in the mood this year. The only reason I knew who won was my Dunkin Donuts app told me I had a $1.00 medium coffee because the Patriots won. Hope your feeling better.

buckeev The plans sound awesome for your wife. I hope everything goes great and you have a wonderful time. You can never have too many trips.

Sue Chili and cornbread sounds good. I usually just have tortilias but will try that some time. I am glad you are happy with your rate for RPR. I have not been in May but it sounds like a nice time of year. I have cats that watch the snow come down and get all excited. Well one got out one time and put his paw in the snow and ran right back in I hope your weather warms up.

Robo Thanks for the memes they make me smile. I hope you are feeling good and getting ready for your next trip

to anybody I missed and hope everyone is safe, warm and well. have a great day!!

Oh Bobbie, only eight? That is so young for a kittie, so sorry for you & family.

Surprised dentist called me a few hours ago to see how I was doing. I said fine, he sounded quite surprised lol

Podiatrist not thrilled with me turning down the feet surgery, for now. Did another round of steroid shots today, will do two more in upcoming months. I did feel more relief from one last month than I had in the past, hopefully this will do the trick

Will say this podiatrist is a beast giving the shots. First time I’ve felt my stomach start to do bit of a flip. Now I know why he makes you recline unlike his wife. Note to self, rebook next month’s appoint with her!

Bobbie.........sorry about your cat. Hope Liv is ok.......

Patty yes dieting is over rated.........some people just aren’t meant to be slim!!

Lynne,....enjoy those tacos......never quite got the taste for them.....not a Mexican food fan......but donlove nachos without the beans.......yuk.......



All our grocery stores offer home delivery, some better than others.......pop online, choose your items and pick your delivery time........we use it now and again when the weather is bad or we just can’t be bothered.......only thing I don’t like is the fresh veg sometimes.....they aren’t as fussy as I am despite leaving instructions for chunky carrots or similar.......but overall it works out fine for us........

Plan to spend the day at the Mall tomorrow.....or maybe take the train into the City, only takes 2 hours......not sure yet. Depends on the weather......still need an outfit for my nephews wedding in March.

And can’t believe it’s 4 weeks on Friday till we’re at our usual overnight hotel before we fly.......it’ll be here before we know it........

An hour or so till bedtime here.........

I had nachos with left over chili and any/all likely suspects i could rustle up in the refrigerator. Made a meat loaf for tomorrow. Will plop a roast in crock pot in am for DH before I head up to jr’s to wait for plumber - whee.

 

[Sue M]

Keishashadow loved Crazy Rich Asians! The tv show you’re thinking of is Fresh off The Boat.

Lynne, I’ve heard of these Tastykake from my NJ friends! So one of them bought me some when our WDW trips coincided!

Pattyw yay for 10 day countdown! Seems like our weather is reversed. We got a dusting of snow and daytime temps were 0c, going down to -5ish during night. I must try instacart someday. It would cut down on my spur of the moment buying, lol. I always come out of the store with more than what I planned. Maybe that’s why the husband usually does the shopping!

Mac hope things get sorted out.

Schumi we have Nandos here too. I tried it when they first opened, wasn’t impressed. Haven’t been back. We have pretty good fish & chips being on the west coast. My fav is halibut. Haven’t had in a long time! Now I’m craving! Lol.
Love your aunts acid cartoon, I’m guilty of when holding a door for someone at a store and they sail thru without a thank you of saying- You’re Welcome! I hate that!
If we have a late night arrival coming home and we’re flying into Seattle, a 3 hr drive, I book a room for the night. No car service available because they’d have to cross the border.
Mac & Cheese sounds delish.

Keishashadow haha, Bladder slings! That banner is so annoying! Oh geez dental and podiatry. Hope everything works out.
Great offer to upgrade from Sports to CSR. I’ve never stayed at sports, has to be the least appealing hotel for me at wdw. Wouldn’t have to ask me twice, lol. Maybe they’re overbooked at AS Sports. The WDW prices are the highest I’ve ever seen for August. So I’m going to Universal for April/May and possibly DL for August British Columbia day/week. My older daughter gets 2 weeks off starting on BC Day and she wants to go somewhere since she’s missing the Universal trip.

bobbie I’m so sorry about your cat. It’s heartbreaking. Never gets easier. We’ve had to say goodbye to 4 dogs and 2 cats. It’s awful.

Schumi yay for 4 week count down. I think in April I’ll start my countdown!

Miss one day and am behind! Tues night here. Yesterday did a whole lotta nothing, hiding from the cold. Well below seasonal norms. I saw a humming bird in the yard Sunday and felt so sorry for it, so dug out my feeder and filled it up. Have to take it in at night so it doesn’t freeze. The bird has been coming around.
Today I did my morning volunteering in the church office until we can hire another secretary. First, office key wasn’t where it should be. Whoever was there yesterday forgot to put it where it goes. I finally get the key after phoning someone else to come bring me one. I get into the office, and computer isn’t working. After a few minutes of fooling around with it, I discovered someone switched off the mouse. Who does that!! Sheesh.
Then had lunch date with a few work friends. It was very nice getting together. We’re all retired .
Thursday going to a movie matinee with friends to see The Upside. Last week we saw The Favourite, I didn’t like it. Usually I like historical movies, but this wasn’t what I thought it would be!
I want to see The Green Book too. I have a group of friends I usually go to movies with. Have done for years. It started when we had babies, and cheap Tuesdays was our girls night out, and husbands turn to watch the babies. Now the “babies” are all adults but we’re still going to the movies if there’s something out we want to see.
Friday is haircut day, yay.
Left over beef stew was dinner tonight. I love the Instant Pot. Usually stew takes all day in slow cooker. But only 30 min cooking time in the Instant Pot. Love that you can brown the meat in the pot too.

 

[schumigirl]

Ta, ta, ta, dah...it’s back

https://www.disboards.com/threads/official-2019-hhn-29-thread.3733150/page-2#post-60229699



Seriously, we gals have to have our standards.



Yes, I picked the date as my mr is horrible with remember most ‘special’ occasions.

Oh, yes, raspberry & sesame seeds are killers



Don’t lol don’t think i’ve Ever tasted that vintage.



Oh Bobbie, only eight? That is so young for a kittie, so sorry for you & family.

Surprised dentist called me a few hours ago to see how I was doing. I said fine, he sounded quite surprised lol

Podiatrist not thrilled with me turning down the feet surgery, for now. Did another round of steroid shots today, will do two more in upcoming months. I did feel more relief from one last month than I had in the past, hopefully this will do the trick

Will say this podiatrist is a beast giving the shots. First time I’ve felt my stomach start to do bit of a flip. Now I know why he makes you recline unlike his wife. Note to self, rebook next month’s appoint with her!




I had nachos with left over chili and any/all likely suspects i could rustle up in the refrigerator. Made a meat loaf for tomorrow. Will plop a roast in crock pot in am for DH before I head up to jr’s to wait for plumber - whee.

Just realised it’s Wednesday knowing you’re over at your boys today waiting for plumber!! Thought it was Thursday.....???

Ouch on the shots!!! Think I told you I was lucky as my friend who passed husband is also a surgeon and he totally numbed my foot before he gave me the shot...didn’t feel a thing both times......some podiatrists don’t numb the foot....can’t imagine that pain!!!

We are quite unusual as I have the most romantic husband all year round......but we now ignore Valentines Day.....Tom brings me flowers every week and has done most of our married life......he brings me little gifts, we go out for dinner.......so we deliberately avoid the overhyped nonsense that is Valentines Day........of course an anniversary on that date is entirely different........

Keishashadow loved Crazy Rich Asians! The tv show you’re thinking of is Fresh off The Boat.

Lynne, I’ve heard of these Tastykake from my NJ friends! So one of them bought me some when our WDW trips coincided!

Pattyw yay for 10 day countdown! Seems like our weather is reversed. We got a dusting of snow and daytime temps were 0c, going down to -5ish during night. I must try instacart someday. It would cut down on my spur of the moment buying, lol. I always come out of the store with more than what I planned. Maybe that’s why the husband usually does the shopping!

Mac hope things get sorted out.

Schumi we have Nandos here too. I tried it when they first opened, wasn’t impressed. Haven’t been back. We have pretty good fish & chips being on the west coast. My fav is halibut. Haven’t had in a long time! Now I’m craving! Lol.
Love your aunts acid cartoon, I’m guilty of when holding a door for someone at a store and they sail thru without a thank you of saying- You’re Welcome! I hate that!
If we have a late night arrival coming home and we’re flying into Seattle, a 3 hr drive, I book a room for the night. No car service available because they’d have to cross the border.
Mac & Cheese sounds delish.

Keishashadow haha, Bladder slings! That banner is so annoying! Oh geez dental and podiatry. Hope everything works out.
Great offer to upgrade from Sports to CSR. I’ve never stayed at sports, has to be the least appealing hotel for me at wdw. Wouldn’t have to ask me twice, lol. Maybe they’re overbooked at AS Sports. The WDW prices are the highest I’ve ever seen for August. So I’m going to Universal for April/May and possibly DL for August British Columbia day/week. My older daughter gets 2 weeks off starting on BC Day and she wants to go somewhere since she’s missing the Universal trip.

bobbie I’m so sorry about your cat. It’s heartbreaking. Never gets easier. We’ve had to say goodbye to 4 dogs and 2 cats. It’s awful.

Schumi yay for 4 week count down. I think in April I’ll start my countdown!

Miss one day and am behind! Tues night here. Yesterday did a whole lotta nothing, hiding from the cold. Well below seasonal norms. I saw a humming bird in the yard Sunday and felt so sorry for it, so dug out my feeder and filled it up. Have to take it in at night so it doesn’t freeze. The bird has been coming around.
Today I did my morning volunteering in the church office until we can hire another secretary. First, office key wasn’t where it should be. Whoever was there yesterday forgot to put it where it goes. I finally get the key after phoning someone else to come bring me one. I get into the office, and computer isn’t working. After a few minutes of fooling around with it, I discovered someone switched off the mouse. Who does that!! Sheesh.
Then had lunch date with a few work friends. It was very nice getting together. We’re all retired .
Thursday going to a movie matinee with friends to see The Upside. Last week we saw The Favourite, I didn’t like it. Usually I like historical movies, but this wasn’t what I thought it would be!
I want to see The Green Book too. I have a group of friends I usually go to movies with. Have done for years. It started when we had babies, and cheap Tuesdays was our girls night out, and husbands turn to watch the babies. Now the “babies” are all adults but we’re still going to the movies if there’s something out we want to see.
Friday is haircut day, yay.
Left over beef stew was dinner tonight. I love the Instant Pot. Usually stew takes all day in slow cooker. But only 30 min cooking time in the Instant Pot. Love that you can brown the meat in the pot too.

Countdowns are always nice Sue!! Yep, yours will be here before you know it........

I think I’m the only person on the planet that gave her instant pot away........I prefer my slow cooker and have three of them.....all the same one but different sizes.....I love putting stuff in at night and letting it cook all night.....perfect......

Yes if we arrived late night we’d stay over too.....but it’s ideal having a night flight and just getting home......some folks hate the night flight, it’s not brilliant but we deal with it........but using a car service sounds perfect for us....and saves Tom worrying about leaving “his new baby” in the hotel car park for two weeks in May too as we’ll have the new one by then hopefully........so thought we’d just book it in March too.

Yes rude people annoy me.....doesn’t take much to just say thank you.......I always remember one time in Knockturn Alley too a woman just suddenly asked me how the heck you got out of here.......I told her where the exits were, with a smile and she just turned and walked away......not a thank you or anything........so I did yell You’re welcome!!! Rude. Some folks seem to feel entitled to be rude....

Hope your weather is a little bit warmer soon......




So, looks to be a nice enough day......still haven’t decided whether to go to the Mall an hour or so away or head into the City.......looks to be a nice day and London is always nice, but we’ll see.....will decide after breakfast. Trains are regular and only take 2 hours. Can still spend a decent amount of time shopping. Nice to have options......

Once DS leaves for work we’ll have breakfast.......I’m starving this morning.......think it’ll be bacon sandwiches......although farmer droppped off some eggs yesterday so Tom might have poached eggs.....we’ll see.....

Supposed to be a nice day and we are to have 9c which is around 50F and sunny.....London is slightly warmer but some rain around.........hmmmmm. Think we’ll go with the Mall.....least it’s inside.

Have a great Wednesday...........

 

[Lynne G]

Yep, Schumi, today is a Wednesday!

Hope the plumber did come, Keisha, and all is fixed in son's home. Hope you're feeling better, and instead of waddling, swagger. LOL

Agree, Schumi. I never go out to dinner on Valentine's Day, or the week-end, if it's a Sunday. I hate crowded restaurants, and the prices are higher, and the food, well, feeding masses, not my thought of a nice, night out. Hope what ever shopping you decided, it's successful if you were seeking out something. Otherwise, to browse is always nice too.

Sue, yep, while TastyKakes can be sold in many a places in the US now, it started as a Philadelphia based bakery, so grew up with them always available. Funny, that they are now owned by Bimbo.

Woot! The countdowns. So happy for all those that have it. Still plotting and scheming, but those hotel rates, those air fare. Sigh. But hey, lesson learned. Will be plotting and scheming for next year's Spring.

With that, what a few degrees do. Foggy windows, may be icy out, and just about freezing start. No matter, took my sunglasses, it will turn into a nice day. Little one even remarked, she needed her shorts yesterday. Yes indeed. What a whiff of Spring puts a spring in our step.

Later homies. Time for tea for me. Hope all our coffee drinkers have plenty of hot coffee today. Hump day is here. Think Friday will soon arrive. Then it's the week-end! Yay!

 

[pattyw]

I think in April I’ll start my countdown!

Won't be long!

Supposed to be a nice day and we are to have 9c which is around 50F and sunny.....London is slightly warmer but some rain around.........hmmmmm. Think we’ll go with the Mall.....least it’s inside.

Happy shopping!

With that, what a few degrees do. Foggy windows, may be icy out, and just about freezing start.

We can't get off this roller coaster here! Now the temps are dropping and freezing rain is moving in! Tomorrow back to 50 degrees and rain! Yay for DD wearing shorts!! Spring is coming!!

Have a great Wednesday, hump day all!!

 

[keishashadow]

Morning all. The foot has a dime sized red spot where injection was, first time in over 20 years of getting the shots. Now i can say with utmost certainty “i told you so” . Kept me up most of the night with a fitfull sleep. Ah well, will sleep like a log for sure tonight! Caveman of a doctor lol

Lynne we had bimbo bread mysteriously appear in the stores here a few years ago for few months, then never to be seen again lol. Lots of jokes over the name. we are entertained easily in this side of state . Shout out to mike, always nice to see his smiling face TU. I’m loving how they are showing all the old, classic geico commercials. The pig & squirrel ones are goodies too

Keishashadow loved Crazy Rich Asians! The tv show you’re thinking of is Fresh off The Boat.

Lynne, I’ve heard of these Tastykake from my NJ friends! So one of them bought me some when our WDW trips coincided!

Pattyw yay for 10 day countdown! Seems like our weather is reversed. We got a dusting of snow and daytime temps were 0c, going down to -5ish during night. I must try instacart someday. It would cut down on my spur of the moment buying, lol. I always come out of the store with more than what I planned. Maybe that’s why the husband usually does the shopping!

Mac hope things get sorted out.

Schumi we have Nandos here too. I tried it when they first opened, wasn’t impressed. Haven’t been back. We have pretty good fish & chips being on the west coast. My fav is halibut. Haven’t had in a long time! Now I’m craving! Lol.
Love your aunts acid cartoon, I’m guilty of when holding a door for someone at a store and they sail thru without a thank you of saying- You’re Welcome! I hate that!
If we have a late night arrival coming home and we’re flying into Seattle, a 3 hr drive, I book a room for the night. No car service available because they’d have to cross the border.
Mac & Cheese sounds delish.

Keishashadow haha, Bladder slings! That banner is so annoying! Oh geez dental and podiatry. Hope everything works out.
Great offer to upgrade from Sports to CSR. I’ve never stayed at sports, has to be the least appealing hotel for me at wdw. Wouldn’t have to ask me twice, lol. Maybe they’re overbooked at AS Sports. The WDW prices are the highest I’ve ever seen for August. So I’m going to Universal for April/May and possibly DL for August British Columbia day/week. My older daughter gets 2 weeks off starting on BC Day and she wants to go somewhere since she’s missing the Universal trip.

bobbie I’m so sorry about your cat. It’s heartbreaking. Never gets easier. We’ve had to say goodbye to 4 dogs and 2 cats. It’s awful.

Schumi yay for 4 week count down. I think in April I’ll start my countdown!

Miss one day and am behind! Tues night here. Yesterday did a whole lotta nothing, hiding from the cold. Well below seasonal norms. I saw a humming bird in the yard Sunday and felt so sorry for it, so dug out my feeder and filled it up. Have to take it in at night so it doesn’t freeze. The bird has been coming around.
Today I did my morning volunteering in the church office until we can hire another secretary. First, office key wasn’t where it should be. Whoever was there yesterday forgot to put it where it goes. I finally get the key after phoning someone else to come bring me one. I get into the office, and computer isn’t working. After a few minutes of fooling around with it, I discovered someone switched off the mouse. Who does that!! Sheesh.
Then had lunch date with a few work friends. It was very nice getting together. We’re all retired .
Thursday going to a movie matinee with friends to see The Upside. Last week we saw The Favourite, I didn’t like it. Usually I like historical movies, but this wasn’t what I thought it would be!
I want to see The Green Book too. I have a group of friends I usually go to movies with. Have done for years. It started when we had babies, and cheap Tuesdays was our girls night out, and husbands turn to watch the babies. Now the “babies” are all adults but we’re still going to the movies if there’s something out we want to see.
Friday is haircut day, yay.
Left over beef stew was dinner tonight. I love the Instant Pot. Usually stew takes all day in slow cooker. But only 30 min cooking time in the Instant Pot. Love that you can brown the meat in the pot too.

Stew one of those things that always tastes better the next day.

Gee, no good deed goes unpunished with the volunteer duties yesterday

Yes, that is it, fresh off the boat! Everyone on that show is perfectly cast, enjoy almost as much as Modern Family. I watch few comedies but they always perk me up when feeling a bit down.

Just realised it’s Wednesday knowing you’re over at your boys today waiting for plumber!! Thought it was Thursday.....???

Ouch on the shots!!! Think I told you I was lucky as my friend who passed husband is also a surgeon and he totally numbed my foot before he gave me the shot...didn’t feel a thing both times......some podiatrists don’t numb the foot....can’t imagine that pain!!!

We are quite unusual as I have the most romantic husband all year round......but we now ignore Valentines Day.....Tom brings me flowers every week and has done most of our married life......he brings me little gifts, we go out for dinner.......so we deliberately avoid the overhyped nonsense that is Valentines Day........of course an anniversary on that date is entirely different........



Countdowns are always nice Sue!! Yep, yours will be here before you know it........

I think I’m the only person on the planet that gave her instant pot away........I prefer my slow cooker and have three of them.....all the same one but different sizes.....I love putting stuff in at night and letting it cook all night.....perfect......

Yes if we arrived late night we’d stay over too.....but it’s ideal having a night flight and just getting home......some folks hate the night flight, it’s not brilliant but we deal with it........but using a car service sounds perfect for us....and saves Tom worrying about leaving “his new baby” in the hotel car park for two weeks in May too as we’ll have the new one by then hopefully........so thought we’d just book it in March too.

Yes rude people annoy me.....doesn’t take much to just say thank you.......I always remember one time in Knockturn Alley too a woman just suddenly asked me how the heck you got out of here.......I told her where the exits were, with a smile and she just turned and walked away......not a thank you or anything........so I did yell You’re welcome!!! Rude. Some folks seem to feel entitled to be rude....

Hope your weather is a little bit warmer soon......




So, looks to be a nice enough day......still haven’t decided whether to go to the Mall an hour or so away or head into the City.......looks to be a nice day and London is always nice, but we’ll see.....will decide after breakfast. Trains are regular and only take 2 hours. Can still spend a decent amount of time shopping. Nice to have options......

Once DS leaves for work we’ll have breakfast.......I’m starving this morning.......think it’ll be bacon sandwiches......although farmer droppped off some eggs yesterday so Tom might have poached eggs.....we’ll see.....

Supposed to be a nice day and we are to have 9c which is around 50F and sunny.....London is slightly warmer but some rain around.........hmmmmm. Think we’ll go with the Mall.....least it’s inside.

Have a great Wednesday...........

Finishing coffee & up I go. Informed I’m making breakfast for jr before he goest to work. Knows there is always bacon lurking here.

Shop ‘till you drop. Work in a nice late lunch too

Won't be long!



Happy shopping!



We can't get off this roller coaster here! Now the temps are dropping and freezing rain is moving in! Tomorrow back to 50 degrees and rain! Yay for DD wearing shorts!! Spring is coming!!

Have a great Wednesday, hump day all!!

Yuck, thought to myself really glad it’s still relatively warm today or we’d be up to our ankles in snow by now.

 

[schumigirl]

Well ladies........

I have a dress........

It’s not what I expected to get, but I got it......it’s kind of black and white with sweetheart neckline, doesn’t need a jacket as it has three quarter length sleeves.......will go nice with shoes I’ve bought and the fascinator I bought for my best friends daughters wedding.....I think I still have it .....although I saw a beautiful peach blush coloured fascinator today I nearly bought just because I loved the colour......doesn’t go with anything I’ve got......so I didn’t.......I was good.

Then Tom took me for lunch at a decent place....usually we’d avoid it as it’s a chain and we have never been before but it was very good, quite a small place but food and service surprised us......so no cooking tonight.....although will make DS a meal when he comes in.....

Lovely day but cold.........I gather Patty and Lynne are still in the cold but sunny........and Janet, hope the plumber came today at your boys home......and we love Modern Family too..........really good cast. Always handy to have bacon at home........

I finally bought the soundtrack to The Greatest Showman today......we sang it all the way home and brought it in and played it some more.......glad we have no neighbours as it was loud.......

Time for a cup of tea and think about what to cook for Kyle.........

Hope your Wednesday is a good one........

 

[Sue M]

Bright sunny day here may go up to +1c by noon. Haven’t seen my hummingbird at the feeder yet! It’s 10am here. Bacon & eggs for breakfast!
Haven’t decided what I want to do today. I’ll take the dogs out and walk with daughter up to the bus stop she takes for work. Have to do some stuff with hot tub. I added some Stop Leak to it so was out of commission for a few days while it was working. Time to put filter back in and check balance. I’ll take a water sample to store for them to check it.

Schumi how nice you get flowers weekly! We never go out for Valentines Day, Mother’s Day, etc. Absolutely the worst time to go out, I agree.
I still have my slow cooker. This was my first time using Instant Pot for the stew and I must say there was no difference in flavour. I used to love the slow cooker when I was working because it was so nice having dinner ready when I got home. But now that I’m home I like the instant pot!
Out of curiosity I looked at my count down lol. 11 weeks. April seems so far off!
Congrats on finding a dress! Yay. Sounds nice.
Now I’ll have to listen to soundtrack from Greatest Showman. It’s been awhile since I watched it. Hugh Jackman is the whole pkg isn’t he? Can sing, dance, act! Just love him.

Lynne- Bimbo? Is that actually the name of a company? That’s funny!
Shorts! Has to be at least 75 for me to get into shorts! Lol.

Keishashadow yikes, that injection sounds brutal.
Oh I love the pig with the pinwheel Geico commercial! I keep thinking if I ever see a pinwheel I’d buy it for when I’m in the car when my youngest is driving
Yes, the morning sure got up to a rough start yesterday. But ended well with a nice get together with friends.

Have a good hump day all.

 

[pattyw]

Kept me up most of the night with a fitfull sleep

Sorry to hear that! Hope tonight you sleep better! Have a stiff drink!

I think I've seen Bimbo bread in our stores! I looked it up and their brands include Entenmann's, Sara Lee, & Thomas'.
From their website:

Bimbo Bakeries USA has some of America’s favorite bread and sweet baked goods brands. At BBU, we have a desire to innovate new and exciting products to delight our consumers.

will go nice with shoes I’ve bought and the fascinator I bought

I feel bad-I had to google fascinator- I had no idea what it was! But I learned something! Your dress sounds lovely!

.I gather Patty and Lynne are still in the cold but sunny

Yep- but a little above freezing which is a plus

Hi Sue

Back to work! Have a great afternoon all!!

 

[schumigirl]

Sounds like a nice morning with your dog and walking Sue.........

Yep, I couldn’t think of anything worse than going out because a date decided it so......all the phoney schmalzy stuff.....yes, my husband is very romantic all year round and gets teased mercilessly by friends about it......he doesn’t mind......

I wish I knew what I didn’t like about the Instant Pot........it wasn’t the time saving as I have loads of time, been a lady of leisure for years.....I think it was the mind set of liking things to slow cook......we are used to cooking in the Aga which makes everything perfect and of course the slow cookers......but a friend enjoys the instant pot now......she loves it as do a lot of my friends.

I love Hugh Jackman and the soundtrack is fabulous!! Kyle just complained he can hear it from the other end of the house......oops!!! You’d enjoy it......

Patty, aren’t fascinators a thing in America?? This one is quite simple and not too elaborate the way some can be.....some are very over the top......Princess Beatrice famously wore a very over the top one to Prince William’s wedding to Kate.......very over the top!!!



Rustled Kyle up a teriyaki chicken stir fry with noodles for dinner......he enjoyed it, and has gone straight back out once he was showered and changed, still had a good chat with him though.........we are still so full from lunch......only had cups of tea......doubt we’ll eat till breakfast.......

 

[Lynne G]

Oh I think we have fascinators, but since the royal weddings, the word has begun to be tossed around again here. We tend to only see them in nice weather, like summer weddings and such. I hate hats, in general, so no fancy one for me.

I'm above freezing too, though not as nice as day as yesterday was. Rain to come around dinner time. Hoping for not a wet commute home.

Yep, Bimbo gets a chuckle from us too, when they came into town. And best yet, their name is front and center of our City's soccer team. Lots of comments when that sponsor was revealed.

Sigh, this afternoon is crawling. I'd liked to be curled up, watching my ipad. Think noodles for dinner. Pasta is a favorite of little one, and a box just about feeds all. Easy for me to, one pot, and I think we have some red sauce left over. At least I think that is my plan. We had the chicken tacos yesterday. They were good. But, after DH got home last night, nothing left. Oh well, I won't count on any pasta being left over either.

 

[schumigirl]

I love hats Lynne.....I’d wear one all the time.......fascinators are incredibly popular over here at weddings winter or summer.....ideal as an alternative to hats for folks that don’t like them. One group of friends I have enjoys a “ladies luncheon” once a year in a lovely hotel restaurant and we all wear fascinators and nice dresses......haven’t done that for two years now though......time to rethink that.......got to love a get together especially a nice dressy up one.....

I’ve noticed you mentioned noodles and then said pasta.......we only call noodles, noodles when they are in a stir fry like with Chinese dishes, chow mein and such.....but never heard any pasta called noodles over here.........I love all the differences in our language........

 

[Sue M]

Schumi my office used to make fun of me. Especially at the end of the day when they were all talking about what they were making for dinner, then they’d all look at me and say - so Sue, what’s your husband making for dinner? DH is the one who cooks 99% of the time. I only cook when there’s something specific I am wanting/craving and and like the way I cook it better!
And if they knew DH was going away the question would be- so where are you ordering out from tonight? Lol.

I think Hats look awful on me. There are a few I could pull off. But I love facinators. However I rarely have a fancy thing to go to. We’re very casual.
Oh those facinators Beatrice and Eugenie wore! Yikes. And they sure got bad press about them.

Yes, to me noodles are an Asian style something. Now I want Ramen! Lol.

My banner today is How To Lose Abdominal Fat

Lynne haha Bimbo shirts for the city soccer team! I can just imagine the ribbing they take at games.

The walk was beautiful and was quite brisk out but I dressed for it. Love sunny days.
I said I’d never get those UG boots, but last year I saw them at Costco at a great price so caved it. They are soooo warm! And comfy. Yesterday at lunch one friend was saying how cold her feet were. We were at a small restaurant and every time the door opened a blast of cold air came in. But my feet were toasty warm!

 

[Sue M]

Sorry to hear that! Hope tonight you sleep better! Have a stiff drink!

I think I've seen Bimbo bread in our stores! I looked it up and their brands include Entenmann's, Sara Lee, & Thomas'.
From their website:

Bimbo Bakeries USA has some of America’s favorite bread and sweet baked goods brands. At BBU, we have a desire to innovate new and exciting products to delight our consumers.





I feel bad-I had to google fascinator- I had no idea what it was! But I learned something! Your dress sounds lovely!



Yep- but a little above freezing which is a plus

Hi Sue

Back to work! Have a great afternoon all!!

Ooooo I love Thomas’s English muffins! It’s one of my must have food when we go to Florida. Pre Orlando we always (99% of the time) fly into Lauderdale first and have a unit with kitchen at the beach. First stop is Publix for all my fav food I can only get in the US! Thomas is on the list!

 

[Lynne G]

I guess noodles and pasta I use interchangeably. With red sauce I guess pasta, and noodles if with butter or Asian. Was bow tie pasta was fresh parmigiana and a steak, as little one wanted meat, and I did not make meatballs. Red sauce for some. Full I am.

Rain, but at least close to 40 overnight.

Have a good night all.

 

[buckeev]

Ohhh...That Train option for The Grand Canyon looks very tempting...
Going to Vegas late March...So GC-if we go-Would a couple of days prior to, or after The Donny and Marie Droolfest...

 

[schumigirl]

I guess noodles and pasta I use interchangeably. With red sauce I guess pasta, and noodles if with butter or Asian. Was bow tie pasta was fresh parmigiana and a steak, as little one wanted meat, and I did not make meatballs. Red sauce for some. Full I am.

Rain, but at least close to 40 overnight.

Have a good night all.

Gotcha…...I remember hearing someone describe what we call pasta sheets for lasagne as noodles once and I was suitably confused.....doesn't take much though!!!

Ohhh...That Train option for The Grand Canyon looks very tempting...
Going to Vegas late March...So GC-if we go-Would a couple of days prior to, or after The Donny and Marie Droolfest...

Train sounds like fun...…..one of our things to cross off is to take the train from one side of the USA to the other......or drive one of those huge RV`s...…maybe…..sounds like a real fun trip you have planned though.....