Something About Nothing............ #14

[Lynne G]

Hope your steak dinner is delicious, Schumi.

And for those keeping score:


Woot! Woot!

Weather reporting: nice and sunny, and wear your jacket. Some may wear shorts, as mid 40’s this afternoon.

Back to SANS posting homies.

 

[Charade67]

Keep clam?

 

[Lynne G]

Hehe, play on words Charade. Hope you are doing well.

 

[NashvilleTrio]

NashvilleTrio - hugs to you & your hometown

Thanks Janet - we haven't lived in Nashville since 2012 but it still hits home. My hubby proposed to me in one of those shops on 2nd Avenue, way back in 1994!

 

[keishashadow]

As I was picking up today, came across my eldest DS Xmas card. Pretty much sums up 2020

Local haunt that moved into the mall was going to do a Xmas version but that was nixed. Santa was busy. Krampuskindly steppes up

I edited for privacy but it says: weirdest year ever, blessings from the x family

DH and his friend went on another fishing charter today. They were very late getting home. I thought we were going to have to contact the Coast Guard

Also joining in with Dry January...no alcohol at all for the whole month......most of my friends are doing it too, and we give a donation to charity at roughly what we would have spent on alcohol. It doesn`t count if you already have the wine or alcohol in the home already, you just work out an amount and donate.

Nice gesture there. Believe it or not, I’m prone to go ‘dry’ months at a time. Now, if I would give up salty snacks that would be a different tale lol

 

[Lynne G]

Great idea for a card, Keisha. Thanks for sharing. HHN lives, LoL.

Ah, a what for dinner. Chicken what? May make butter chicken as easy. Add some broccoli and good to go. Maybe. Will have to ask family.

 

[schumigirl]

As I was picking up today, came across my eldest DS Xmas card. Pretty much sums up 2020

Local haunt that moved into the mall was going to do a Xmas version but that was nixed. Santa was busy. Krampuskindly steppes up
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I edited for privacy but it says: weirdest year ever, blessings from the x family

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Nice gesture there. Believe it or not, I’m prone to go ‘dry’ months at a time. Now, if I would give up salty snacks that would be a different tale lol

Love the card Janet......and so true.....weirdest year ever for sure.

I‘m with you there......chips and dips and anything savoury, I’d struggle to give up for longer than a weekend......however, I could give up chocolate easy.......





Still cold here, no snow where we are by the coast, and to be slightly warmer and maybe rain tomorrow. That’ll do.

Still don’t need any grocery shopping, only need to pick up the steaks from the butcher we travel to Thursday morning and will stop in at a veg place and that’ll be us for a while again. I think we bought too much food, but most of it won’t be wasted. Only a couple of things have gone out of date.

We take all our trees and decorations down on Saturday....always looks so empty once they’re all down.

But, looking forward to the start of a New Year!

Hope everyone’s doing good.......

 

[macraven]

Doing a quick check on how all the homies are
Been tied up most of today.

but have tried to read and keep up on all the 4 sections.

keisha, still say your granddaughter is a mini you!

 

[Charade67]

Quick check in. Had a very quiet day at work. Hoping for the same for the next 2 days.

Keisha - Love the card. It is so appropriate for 2020.

 

[schumigirl]

Doing a quick check on how all the homies are
Been tied up most of today.

but have tried to read and keep up on all the 4 sections.

keisha, still say your granddaughter is a mini you!

The little one is Keisha`s double isn`t she!

Quick check in. Had a very quiet day at work. Hoping for the same for the next 2 days.

Keisha - Love the card. It is so appropriate for 2020.

Hope you do get a nice few quiet days......I don`t think anyone is quite feeling like working these next days.....everyone we`ve spoken to just wants the year over now.




Cold here today, but no snow either. Popped out to post yet another sympathy card. And straight back home, didn`t need any groceries at all.

Watched my Aunt`s wake last night. It was comforting to watch, but I did get a shock as it was an open casket, apparently quiet normal there. It isn`t common at funerals and services we`ve been to. Never seen it once. The burial is today and it is being live streamed too which still seems odd, but very common now I`m told.

Rest of today is a catch up with some friends we haven`t spoken to yet, and catch up with mum and my brother. And only a few days left of 2020 now......

Lunch today is still some snack food still in the fridge, cheese plate and some stuffed cherry peppers, dinner is home made beef burgers, sweet potato wedges for me and fries for them and some salad.......

I never cook baked potatoes as we all dislike them, probably the only way we don`t like potatoes served. But sweet potatoes I quite like as wedges.

Weather getting duller again........

Happy Tuesday..........​

 

[Lynne G]

Yay, no snow for us and a 4 degree higher than freezing, full sunny day. Perfect for a Taco Tuesday.

Tou know, the one day Mac has her Taco Bell dinner. Hey, they have those fries again. Join in the taco eating today, homies.

And so, much enjoy some time to relax when both DH and I are in lounging mode with both of us taking off the next couple of days. Woot! Good thing we both are early birds. As nice to enjoy tea and breakfast with him.

So have that taco, and have a terrific Taco Tuesday.

Snack items for lunch sounded quite nice, Schumi.

Off to pour some more tea. Ahh,

Yay!

 

[keishashadow]

rare sunshine but deceiving, quite Cold

Out & about soon to pick up a book order for the mr along with what I still need for NYE & day. Kids Sweet-talked me into mini fests. Well, after I remember how I make my crock pot beef stew. Not my fav but mr won’t be home till after 8 pm & it will keep better that way

Watched my Aunt`s wake last night. It was comforting to watch, but I did get a shock as it was an open casket, apparently quiet normal there. It isn`t common at funerals and services we`ve been to. Never seen it once. The burial is today and it is being live streamed too which still seems odd, but very common now I`m told.

Those practices haven’t taken hold here, but the concept probably will grow in popularity. many here going with direct burials of a sort/no viewings, with intent to schedule Mass/memorial services once things are safe.

Glad it went well, traditional funeral services help many deal start to deal with closure. Hugs

IMO the Worst part of our standard open casket viewing practice is the ‘doesn’t he/she look lovely’ comments that always come up in the awkward chit-chat.

 

[Lynne G]

Yeah, I am not a open casket fan. Hugs. Schumi, was nice to at least be able to view the service.

Haha, DH trying to wake the kids. Yeah, not happening.

 

[keishashadow]

Wow, capacity reached before 10 am.

Going to take a guess the on-site FOTL properties are near sell outs too

Have fun but stay safe all

 

[Charade67]

Be careful what you wish for. You just might get it. I have run out of things to do today. I am caught up on everything. If I get bored enough I may go clean the bathroom.

I am not fond of open casket funerals either. I will not do a viewing of the body. I prefer that my last memories of someone are memories of when they were still living. I have funny memories of my dad and grandmother just before they passed.

 

[schumigirl]

rare sunshine but deceiving, quite Cold

Out & about soon to pick up a book order for the mr along with what I still need for NYE & day. Kids Sweet-talked me into mini fests. Well, after I remember how I make my crock pot beef stew. Not my fav but mr won’t be home till after 8 pm & it will keep better that way


Those practices haven’t taken hold here, but the concept probably will grow in popularity. many here going with direct burials of a sort/no viewings, with intent to schedule Mass/memorial services once things are safe.

Glad it went well, traditional funeral services help many deal start to deal with closure. Hugs

IMO the Worst part of our standard open casket viewing practice is the ‘doesn’t he/she look lovely’ comments that always come up in the awkward chit-chat.

I did think that when I was looking at my aunt.....I hoped no one asked me how she looked! What do you say......

Beef in ale cooked in the slow cooker is one of our favourite dishes in winter. We have gone from frost and ice, to rain and a bit warmer, but still oh so cold.

Be careful what you wish for. You just might get it. I have run out of things to do today. I am caught up on everything. If I get bored enough I may go clean the bathroom.

I am not fond of open casket funerals either. I will not do a viewing of the body. I prefer that my last memories of someone are memories of when they were still living. I have funny memories of my dad and grandmother just before they passed.

It`s honestly just not routinely done over here, any funeral/cremation we have gone to they`re just closed.

But, I have to say, this did change my mind a little and now I wouldn`t be wary if it happened again.

I do keep my memories of my aunt aside the open casket. That won`t be my outstanding memory of her. But, I agree, it`s one of the most personal of decisions as to whether you view the person or not.





Just finished dinner and earlier I made some white chocolate ice cream.......I`m done for the night.

Glass of wine and a DVD I think.......

Hope everyone`s doing good.......

 

[Lynne G]

Doing good, Schumi, thanks.

Seems older one was not happy his air fried chicken nuggets was not a sufficient lunch. Hence, early dinner for us. Even with that biting cold wind, grill works great, so burgers plain and cheese topped ones done, with some grilled onions and fresh sliced tomatoes. Your choice to put on bagel or eat bagel separately. Mine was separate, with some cream cheese on it. Yum. Burgers were delicious. Little one was a happy kid, as the eggs with ham and red peppers, with a toss of some shredded cheddar cheese was not a dinner she thought was edible last night. No matter, three of us were happy with both dinner choices. Yeah, and you can guess her dinner last night. Yep, chicken noodle soup with crackers. Ice cream followed that meal choice. Other dessert choices were the cinnamon buns we picked up the other day. Little bit of buttering the side, grill for a few minutes, yum.

And, a cool night. Seems 21 degrees is the low temp to be felt in the early morning hours. Lucky us, no commute in that brrr weather, and even nicer, no need for alarm either. Woot! Good to be relaxing. In a different year, we’d be cruising, touring the Mouse parks, with the Dark Side touring too, or even SW 3 parks going too. But with the news of those limit crowds, we made the right choice. And, there is always next year. With a end of summer trip to KW, when little one is 21. Eek, 2 years from now. Time will certainly fly. I still can’t believe Christmas has already passed. Seemed it was so far away, then boom, end of December. And our NYE plans: bang the pans in the predicted rain at midnight, if I can stay up that late.

 

[schumigirl]

Wednesday already.......this last week has gone past like the last few months.....so darn fast!

Think we may be getting some new restrictions across the UK coming up....we`ll see, think it will be a good thing as our numbers all over are rising. Too many people breaking the rules is one of the problems.

Bacon up for breakfast with croissants I think.......home made bread and tomato basil soup I made for lunch, and cooking either chicken piccata for dinner tonight or salmon in a white wine sauce, can`t decide yet.........I`m going to enjoy getting back into proper cooking now almost of the snack stuff is gone, convenience is fine, but I much prefer cooking everything from scratch.

It`s to be cold today with possibility of snow.....which means a few flurries for us.....Thursday looks worse, so will call the butcher where we have our steaks ordered for New Years dinner and see if we can pick them up today instead as it is out in the middle of nowhere where roads will be bad and there will be a lot of snow. Then we don`t need to go out till at least Sunday or Monday.

Time for ginger tea.......

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[Lynne G]

Ah, that winter cool is here. But no matter, with the rain predicted, so the temps rise by the end of the week, and year. And eek, Schumi may have been seeing snow flurries.

Yeah, Schumi, the City is thinking of extending the restrictions past the state’s end date that is this Monday. With the cold, soup for lunch sounds perfect.

Tea, oh yes, and another ah, so nice to not have to be up early.


Happy Hump of a Wonderful Wednesday to all the homies.

 

[Robo56]

Good Wednesday morning Sans family

That’s a thoughtful present indeed. My youngest went with a haunted mansion theme for me. Funny, all stuff I had my eye upon.

So sweet he bought you such nice gifts that you wanted.

After too much food, and treats, my kids sometimes humor me. May you enjoy this holiday weekend.

What a nice picture of your kids in front of the tree Lynne.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Merry Christmas to you too Tink. So good to see you post and your doggy is beautiful.

And I do hope Father Christmas was very kind to all who are not naughty, but nice.......

Thank you Schumi. Hope Father Christmas was good to all of you too. Sending continued prayers and good wishes to you and your family.

Awesome Christmas gift. I had not planned on buying those, but I found all the characters today, so I decided to buy them and the castle.

Awesome. They are very nice. Was a unexpected surprise for sure.

Good afternoon all. I’m still unwell so have booked for a Covid test this evening. I am still so weak and not eating which is not like me! I think
I have flu and that has affected my colitis as every part of me aches. Kev wants us to rule Covid out as he’s concerned I’ve not improved.

Sending get well wishes for you. Hope you feel better soon.

You‘ll love having your mister retired......we still think Tom retiring early was the best decision we ever made......loved every second.

Ditto to that. You will love having him home. It will also allow you to travel whenever you want.

And belated Merry Christmas! Thinking of everyone!! It has been a busy week with Christmas and ran into a hiccup with our house in CT for the sale. Hopefully we are on the right path to close on the 22nd or 25th. Our house in Florida is ready to go.

Bobbie good to see you post. Happy belated Christmas to you and your family. Hope your hiccup with House is settled easily so you all can move and start enjoying some Florida sun.

As I was picking up today, came across my eldest DS Xmas card. Pretty much sums up 2020

What a nice photo of your son and his family.

but I did get a shock as it was an open casket, apparently quiet normal there

The open casket funerals are very common here in the South too.

IMO the Worst part of our standard open casket viewing practice is the ‘doesn’t he/she look lovely’ comments that always come up in the awkward chit-chat.

It is very awkward. I think the elderly family and friends seem to have more ease talking about it then the younger family members do.


We had sunshine yesterday, but today it is cloudy and rain predicted. Had to go out for some printer ink yesterday. Looks like lots of people were buying for New Years Celebration.

Our next small get together with family is Saturday. So I need to go to grocery and just pick up what I need to complete that meal. I have a nice ham in the refrigerator. Theme is going to be a country Christmas breakfast. I will make cinnamon rolls that morning.

Need to get to fabric store for some more elastic for masks. It is a soft elastic and much more comfortable to the ears.

I have hair appointment this afternoon. So Pepe Le Pew will be no more...LOL.....that’s the one bad thing about having dark brown hair. When the gray starts showing it is extremely obvious.

Have a wonderful Wednesday everyone. Celebrate your family and friends.