Something About Nothing ... #12

[Realfoodfans]

Mid Saturday afternoon here Mac. Hubs went over to help his son with building wardrobes this morning so I got laundry done, then made veggie soup and cheese & chutney scones ready for lunch on his return and a banana loaf for tea time.

I've been sorting paperwork too (where does it all come from!) and was hoping to burn it all in the chiminea but it's raining now.

Hoping it's a better day tomorrow as its our monthly local farmers market and we plan to go.

About to enjoy our favourite rainy winter afternoon catch up on movies! Probably get through 3 today!

 

[schumigirl]

Searched high and low for new furniture........couldn't see anything that we liked. No desperate rush, just fancied a change.........will keep looking though.

Been a lovely day here, looking forward to Chinese later.......DS will be home tonight too, so nice to have him join us for takeout.........then hopefully a good movie.....but definitely a night in front of the tv with my DH.

Love a cosy night in...........

Enjoy rest of your Saturday..........

 

[Realfoodfans]

Searched high and low for new furniture........couldn't see anything that we liked. No desperate rush, just fancied a change.........will keep looking though.

Been a lovely day here, looking forward to Chinese later.......DS will be home tonight too, so nice to have him join us for takeout.........then hopefully a good movie.....but definitely a night in front of the tv with my DH.

Love a cosy night in...........

Enjoy rest of your Saturday..........

Where are you wanting the furniture for? I hate shopping of any kind so for furniture I do a lot of Internet searching before we set out! We have one really good independent called Arighi Bianchi - I always hope we'll find things there.

Have you a movie in mind? I would recommend Lion if you've not seen it. Just about to give up on "Jackie" - not grabbing our attention. Any you would recommend ?

 

[kohlby]

I'm not a fan of furniture shopping. Most of our newer furniture came from Rooms to Go.

Started off the day at the store. Older two are doing their version of Guy's Grocery Game. They had a budget and shopped for items. They'll cook dinner tonight with what they bought. So - I get out of cooking! They aren't very good at cleaning yet though. I probably should have been enforcing that all along but it takes too much energy usually. It also probably doesn't help that I leave a mess and then clean it up much later too.

It rained here a little this morning too. It was light rain but I wasn't expecting it. The sky is now mostly blue. My few months in FL have taught me that looking like it's going to rain usually does not mean actually raining. It's so flat here that it's easy to see rain clouds from quite far away.

 

[macraven]

Have to agree with you on that kohlby

When I lived up North and the skies had dark clouds, or many clouds, it would snow and snow and snow

Could expect snow anytime October to early April

Now down in Georgia when I see clouds, it does not mean snow

I hate snow

 

[schumigirl]

New leather suite for sitting room, and maybe some new bookcases......but, I have a lot of books!! Trying to cut them back, but can't. I adore books. Do love furniture shopping.........I'm quite traditional, I like modern but hate the ikea minimalist look........I love unique places like one you mentioned.......not that one as I don't know it, but places like that where not everyone has the same look.

Never fancied Jackie as a movie..........we watched Patriots Day on the firestick last weekend.......really good movie. Kevin Bacon is in it, so, it had to be good.......love him. It's about the search to find the Boston Bombers.......we were in Times Square that day and it was scary how all of a sudden the whole area filled up with Swat teams and a million police cars........we knew something big was going on, but it's a good movie.

 

[Realfoodfans]

New leather suite for sitting room, and maybe some new bookcases......but, I have a lot of books!! Trying to cut them back, but can't. I adore books. Do love furniture shopping.........I'm quite traditional, I like modern but hate the ikea minimalist look........I love unique places like one you mentioned.......not that one as I don't know it, but places like that where not everyone has the same look.

Never fancied Jackie as a movie..........we watched Patriots Day on the firestick last weekend.......really good movie. Kevin Bacon is in it, so, it had to be good.......love him. It's about the search to find the Boston Bombers.......we were in Times Square that day and it was scary how all of a sudden the whole area filled up with Swat teams and a million police cars........we knew something big was going on, but it's a good movie.

My DIL was in Boston then - eating with other crew members in a small mall - they were ushered out the opposite way they went in and saw nothing fortunately other than disarray.

Agree - we like Kevin Bacon too. My favourite is Tom Hanks - older films and new ones too.

 

[kohlby]

New leather suite for sitting room, and maybe some new bookcases......but, I have a lot of books!! Trying to cut them back, but can't. I adore books. Do love furniture shopping.........I'm quite traditional, I like modern but hate the ikea minimalist look........I love unique places like one you mentioned.......not that one as I don't know it, but places like that where not everyone has the same look.

Never fancied Jackie as a movie..........we watched Patriots Day on the firestick last weekend.......really good movie. Kevin Bacon is in it, so, it had to be good.......love him. It's about the search to find the Boston Bombers.......we were in Times Square that day and it was scary how all of a sudden the whole area filled up with Swat teams and a million police cars........we knew something big was going on, but it's a good movie.

Books are so hard to get rid of. I got rid of a lot when I moved, but that means I still had a lot left.

I'm not so sure I'm ready to watch a movie about the Boston Bombers. I remember that day - watching tv for hours looking at the crowds to see if I could find people I knew so I'd know they were okay. I knew so many people at the Marathon that day - including a good friend who works near the finish line. All the people I knew were fine, but it was still rather scary. It hit a little too close to where I grew up too. My dad used to work at UMass Dartmouth. I'm so glad he wasn't working there then since he would have been one of the people in direct contact with the police and dealing with the stress of calming students and letting police into the dorms. The Boston Marathon is an amazing race and running it was an experience like no other so I'm glad they were able to recover from it.

 

[buckeev]

Robo, That Dive!.....I could write a book...(but howzabout a paragraph instead...)
1983-Dark ages! 12 years before I hurt my eardrum......
Pre massive development Belize...
Pre-affordable Dive computers..
Pre-affordable underwater voice communicators.
200+ foot visibility. Spectacular water!!!
This happened on our last day of diving...I was probably already bumping the Nitro Sat levels. At 65 feet, I spotted an incredible Spotted Eagle Ray and started following him. His spots had neon yellow-ish rings around them...Dozens and dozens probably. I was hypnotized. Literally. My first indication that something was "wrong" was when I couldn't breathe. Apparently, that happens when you go really deep!
Sucked the air outta my tank. No problem...switch on reserve...head to surface. Speaking of surface...Upon hearing my dive buddy-who was actually a native Belize dude-banging his knife on his tank from 30 feet above me, I took a quick glance at my depth gauge. 185 FEET! Looking up at him, he signaled "STOP" ...(as in don't come up yet or your head will swell up the size of the Astrodome). He had to make a rapid ascent himself to tell them what was happening. Turns out, he was a black coral free diver and routinely made dives much deeper than this. He was probably the only human within hundreds of miles who could do that without becoming bent beyond the point-of-no-return.
The Divemaster was on the Marine phone with the Navy and the Havana, Cuba officials trying to get permission to fly me to their Decomp Chamber...I had no idea all of this was going on. They had to lower spare tanks down to me from about 100 feet because everybody was nearly maxed out on the Sat Tables. As I was sucking the last two molecules of air out of my spare chamber, my guide had come BACK DOWN to 120 feet and sent down two double tank rigs on ropes with a chalkboard detailing my instructions. 4 different decompression stops and two hours later, I was crawling on the boat. Freezing and so weak I could barely talk. More to this long story, but needless to say, I was spared that day. I was ready for God, but he "wasn't ready" for me.
Never got to go to Cuba though. Dang, I wanted to chill with Fidel.

 

[quandrea]

Nice day today. Lots of coffee, long breakfast. Registered ds for rookie baseball. He's seven and was wondering if they will pay him to play ball. My thirteen year old daughter got her first job today. She'll be umpiring at my son's baseball league. Fish and chips for dinner from my favourite chip shop. Hockey and curling on the TV. That's hubby's thing mostly. I just keep him company.

 

[macraven]

Thanks for sharing your story buckeev
Read it over three times

Glad you lived to tell us that story !!


Quandrea, sounds like you had a full day from sunup to this evening

 

[kohlby]

Yikes Buckeev That sounds scary! Glad you survived that! And please tell me that diving has become safer since then . . .

 

[buckeev]

Mac...Did you spell check me?

Kohlby...Well...Much safer without a doubt. And the technology available now blows my mind...(and hopefully prevents others from actually BLOWING their mind from the bends). My mother became a Divemaster at the age of 50-something. She Cray.
I grew up idolizing Jacques Yves Cousteau. Wanted to BE JYC. (Until I found out most Divers, Marine Biologists, etc. actually don't make very much.) Jacques' grandson Phillipe, continues to be an incredible advocate for the oceans
So I majored in Ping Pong, Billiards, and Softball....Oh...and finding the perfect wife.

 

[macraven]

As a former teacher, gave buckeev an A+ on spelling for his life as a scuba diver, essay

A+

 

[macraven]

Time to make more coffee

Good Sunday morning homies!

 

[Lynne G]

So glad you are okay Buckeev. That is odd, I grew up loving Mr. Cousteau and wanted to be a marine biologist. Also decided not enough money and in it. That, and where I went to school undergrad was not known for that. I still like the water though. When I was young, my grandparents lived in Miami. I learned to fish, and love of it, from them. It is why I made sure my kids learned to swim well, and respect the water. Little one loves it more than older dude.

Hope your DS does well in baseball Quandrea. My DS played baseball until he was 13. After a pitcher hit him 4 times in a game, once hard in the back, he decided baseball was not for him. Yay for DD to get a job. My DD will work at the camp she used to attend. So nice to not have to pay for summer camp. It is like a got a raise. Not really though. The college expenses have already started.

Cool here. Went down to freezing. Bright enough for shades, but with wind chills in the 30's, I am bundled up. Ready to enjoy breakfast with DS. It is our Sunday routine. Errands and gas after breakfast. DS usually drives, as he hopes to get free gas. Smart kid.

Mac. Coffee for me today. The place we get breakfast from has awful tea. Well, their coffee is not much better, but I need hot coffee today. It is going to be that kind of day.

Flash flooding, down trees, yep, we had that line if thunderstorms last night. And thank you storms, 45 today, with a cool wind. I am already missing those glorious sunny 70's days we had the last 3 days.

 

[quandrea]

Time to make more coffee

Good Sunday morning homies!

Morning Mac. I'm a teacher too. Been out of the school system thirteen years this month though. Homeschool my three and tutor part time. Just working on my second coffee.

 

[macraven]

I just finished the first pot of coffee and starting a second one......


This way I won't sleep thru church this morning
Lol

Nice to see early birds Lynne and quandrea here this morning!

 

[schumigirl]

Buckeev, that is quite the lucky escape you had! Must have been terrifying!!! I won't go near deep water......well, apart from flying over the Atlantic.......


Site was down a lot longer today..........couldn't get on at all at usual time.

Black coffee for us right now too........grey and miserable day here.........apparently another winter apocalypse has to hit us next week again. Yeah ok. Been doing some baking today and trying not to eat too much of it.......although DH is taking care of that for me!

We are now under 200 days! 199 days till we leave for our overnight at airport..........not that I'm counting or anything.......... although that means 199 days till I'm 50!

Feel like mac today.......time for more coffee.........

 

[Realfoodfans]

Schumi I've not seen any weather news so will catch some later to see what's coming our way! Hopefully not too bad as DD is putting her home on the market this week and the agent is coming on Wednesday to take photos.

We went out early to our local farmers market - quieter than normal but still a lot of people about.
Hubs had coffee out but I'm not keen on the soy milk (I have lactofree at home) so disguised it having hot chocolate!
We bought some lamb so that's going in the oven soon for dinner.