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

[Robo56]

Good Tuesday Morning Sans family

Robbie - oh, plowing those fields will kick up lots of nasties. Pollen count must be high here too now. No issues with my seasonal allergies until last week

Yes, the heavy machinery trucks are at it bright and early this morning. My eyes were swollen and watery yesterday evening and this morning after a day in the yard. Our tree pollen level is very high here now. Benadryl is my friend, but I did enjoy my day in the yard.

I’m off to goggle hidden valley ranch pot roast!

My sister gave the recipe to me.

Season and brown your roast on all side. Then put it in crockpot and add one packet Hidden Valley Ranch, one packet Au Jus gravy, one stick of butter, 1/4 cup of juice from jar of pepperoncini peppers and about 5 to 6 of the peppers. Put the lid on the crockpot and cook on high for 5-6 hours. Shred the meat so juices soak the meat. Add more pepperoncini juice and peppers if you like it spicy. I serve it with mash potatoes and gravy and a veggie.


A couple days later I make a packet of Au Jus gravy and sauté some thinly sliced bell peppers in it and heat the shredded roast beef. Brown some mozzarella on a hoagie and have roast beef sandwiches with left overs.

I have to go google that dish too.....lol......love the dessert you served.....beautiful!! And glad your son is doing well after the vaccine.

I really like strawberry chantilly cake. It is not a very heavy dessert. I had the bakery put lots of strawberries and blueberries on it........LOL....it goes along the lines that if you eat something bad you should eat something good.

I need to look at Keens and Birks......are they as fancy as our "fancy" sandals...

I have a pair of Keen tennis shoes. They last forever. They have very comfy sandal too.

It's funny you mention birds, these birds in the pic are so loud, that the teens names them the "dinosaur birds" at least someone is making use of the bird feeders.

Those are Florida Sandhill Cranes. They are huge birds when full grown. That pair in your pictures are what I would call child size. The adults are Very tall. When they squawk you know it as they are very loud. When they get upset they jump up and down and squawk. When they fly they are quite majestic with their massive wing span. So “dinosaur bird” is pretty fitting description. They are a protected species in Florida. They look like they are enjoying your feeder a lot.

Our neighbor two doors down in Florida feeds them corn. He puts it outside his fence in the back near the water. His dog goes to the fence every once and awhile and barks at them a couple times and they start jumping and squawking.

I had a funny experience with the Cranes a couple of years ago. We had a full grown adult pair and their babies that were in the neighborhood. I planted some grass plugs in some bare spots near my back patio and they came and pulled them all out looking for worms. I replanted them thinking it was a fluke and they pulled them up again. So I cannot plant plugs only sod pieces as they are to heavy for them to lift with their bills.

Probably more them you wanted to know about your bird pictures.....LOL.

There are beautiful fun animals and not so fun ones ie..fire ants, snakes, Gators and sharks in Florida, but you can’t live in paradise without a few interesting animals that must of been in the bottom of the Ark....LOL

Hope you are getting settled in and the rain eases up and the sun comes out and shines as only it can in a Florida

I live for my taco Tuesdays
It beats cooking any day for me!

Our weather is nuts the past week!
It seems cold to me at 75 degrees today

Weather around here is nuts too. Supposed to be high 63 today and the drop to 35 tonight.

And so, a very dark start, very warm house already, and even though 43 out right now, 74 will be the high. And a full sunny day. Woot! Now I would call that a perfect Spring day.

Yeah, to sunshine and warmer temps for you today.

Killing time before off to ophthalmologist I go for repeat procedure that didn’t quite take last year . Least I do t have to get dilated lo
going to reward myself afterwards &browse the racks at Ross any excuse will suffice

Hope all goes well with the visit. Reward shopping is the good.


Need to make a run to the bank and a quick visit to the store. I miss the pool in Florida. I enjoy swimming and exercising in the water.

A few minions in the oceans.






Shout out to Tink.

Have a great Tuesday everyone.

 

[schumigirl]

Lynne, I’m curious, when you say doves, do you mean the beautiful white kind known to be released at weddings and so on, or is it what we call a pigeon?? I know I heard an American once comment on the Doves in Trafalgar Square, and of course they are just common pigeons to us.

Glad you have some lovely sunshine today for your walk......


Keisha, hope it goes well today with the old peepers.....I keep meaning to look at the Birks, but always forget. I do need another pair of something.......just ordered a new pair of Skechers, trainer type.....they’re supposed to come tomorrow, so hope they’re comfy. None in store, but you can’t try them on now anyway, so easier getting them delivered.

Yes, mum is always right....always be careful what you pick up.......




Did our 6 miles this morning quite comfortably, weather again was warmer than forecast and sun stayed out the whole day. Stopped in at a sandwich shop and bought fresh crab sandwiches caught locally, some potato chips and side salads, then took them over to our friends house and ate them all outside with them.

Spent an hour or so chatting and checking out the horses who are just beautiful.......then headed to the household store where I managed to pick up the few items I wanted.

Not a bad little day.......home made beef burgers for dinner tonight.

Sitting in the garden now enjoying the sunshine, there’s no breeze so it’s very pleasant.

 

[schumigirl]

Robbie, tree pollen is high here too right now......around 8pm it starts on my eyes. But, I’m lucky as I’m nowhere near as bad as some get it, I havent taken anything so far this year.

Wow that is cool for you.....hope it warms up for you. We are the opposite here, we’ve had the best run of weather for almost 3 weeks now.....constant sunshine, though not always the warmest.

But, give me sunshine any day...........have a good one.

 

[Lynne G]

Schumi, they are mourning doves, they look this:


They are common in our area, and their soft coo is nice to hear. They are not very large birds, and we call pigeons ones that are bigger than the mourning dove, and mourning doves are a soft gray, where as our pigeons are white and dark gray. Mourning doves can be hit by cars, as they eat pebbles in the curb areas as they need it to break up food in their tummy. While we do have pigeons, you don’t see them much in the suburbs.

 

[schumigirl]

Oh I’ve never heard of a mourning dove. They look like baby pigeons colour wise.

Yes, common pigeons have a lovely coo but we call them rats of the sky as there are just so many of them and they are scavengers that will eat anything. They are very common in the UK and grey and white with some tinges of green at times. Not so much around us en masse, but when they land on the roof tiles they sound like a herd of elephants despite being so lightweight. I knew they are all the same family, just different variations. We also have a common dove which looks identical to your picture.

We see them more when it’s nesting time as we are completely surrounded by trees. Not a big bird fan here, except for owls. We have some beautiful owls around here and see them regularly. But, not an expert......it’s nice to see the little ones feed in the gardens, I know the more common birds and that’s about it.

Thanks for the picture, that’s a new one I’ve never heard of.

We have some blue tits and goldfinches around right now on the feeder closest to us, and their tweet is lovely to listen to......

 

[J'aime Paris]

A very happy birthday to Paris’s DH. Great looking food.

And was a most beautiful day, as warm feeling. Steaks on grill, with some red peppers, yum. Full and enjoying my evening tea. Alarm set, trash is out, kitchen is clean, and ready for the week day routine. Shocking that little one is almost at finals. After this week. Eeek, time has surely flown by.

And yay, news from Bobbie. Glad you are settling in, and going to have some park fun. Yeah, hard to find all the service providers when you move.

Have a good night homies.

Thank you! The food was incredible!

Today has been a super lazy day. I didn’t get back to sleep until after 6:00 and then woke up again at 7:30. I managed to get back to sleep and didn’t get up again until 10:00. I have been dozing off and on all day. I think I’m emotionally exhausted from this past week.

Dh had his second shot yesterday. He said that he felt fine for the rest of the day, but went to bed around 11:30 last night and didn’t get up until 10:30 this morning.


Awesome! I really should start walking each day. I’m not going to be in any shape to walk around at Disney.

Yep, that’s my mom. It just blows my mind that she doesn’t want to take any responsibility.

I probably should have taken a sleep aid. I have to take half the recommended dose or I am useless the next day.

Hi Bobbie. Good to see you. Looking forward to seeing you in the fall.

Am I the only one who doesn’t like flip flops? My favorite park shoes are Sketchers Go Walk slip ons.

So true.

I’m a little late, but happy birthday to him. That is quite an impressive looking appetizer.

I am not looking forward to going back to work tomorrow after being out for 3 days.

Thank you! It was perfect for the 6 of us!

Wow!!! That looks so good Lori.....we`ve seen folks get that seafood platter in Ocean Prime/Eddie V`s and looks amazing......but big for just 2 of us, but wow....

CG is definitely on our to go to list in Orlando again.......glad it was such a wonderful evening for everyone. Creme brulee and coconut cream pie are two of the nicest desserts ever!!!

Sorry you got a blister though...ouch! And yes, give the movie a miss......horrible, very well acted, but horrible.

Almost time for your trip to Alabama.......woohoo!!







Steaks always go down well......yes time does fly so quickly!





Things like that do catch up on you, and sleep is your friend when that happens. Glad your DH was ok after the 2nd shot.

I love skechers......the trainers (sneakers) I have are skechers and so comfortable, need a new pair but for some reason they are always out of my size. I keep checking the website every day. However, these ones are still comfy for walking.

Yes, it took us a while to get our butts moving, but once we started, we are are really enjoying it. It was in our minds that when we do get back to Orlando, whenever that may be, we need to be able to do it without being exhausted after a walking a mile!

Hope today is a good day for you at work, yes, it is hard to go back after a few days off.




And again, gorgeous day here, sun has been up since just after 5, and now it`s already bright and sunny.

Walk this morning and will stick to the 6 miles we`ve been doing today again. Then I need to go get a few things like fresh veg, will do that after lunch. Going to grill outside tonight, so will do some maple pork steaks and chicken kebabs, veg skewers and usual salad and sides.

No idea for lunch....will see what we feel like later.......croissants and fruit for breakfast, but may poach an egg too.

Have a wonderful Monday..........​

Yes, you and Tom would have loved that app!
Blister looking quite angry still.
In full blown packing mode right now...

Totally agree Charade - no flip flops for me and do like Sketchers though the store I used to get them has closed down and after buying another recommended make online in lockdown last year - that caused terrible damage to my big toes - I really need to try on in future. DS and DIL bought me some lovely grey Converse sneakers for my birthday and they are comfy for just going into town or a short journey but not enough softness in the sole for my legs on a normal dog walk.

J’aime that looks a lovely meal you shared. Love a seafood platter and seems a long time since our last one. We have some excellent places around our regular destination in Devon we look forward to returning to. Glad DH enjoyed his day.

Well done on the cupboard tidying Lynne. I’ve been busy all morning now the GC are back at school and filled two bags with “rubbish” and one bag for a charity shop. Kev has washed both cars and all the downstairs windows. All washing done though some still drying on the line.

Bobbi you sound as though you are making the most of your new location. J would love to be so close to Disney.

Carole well done on the walking. We generally do 4-5 with Louie when walking from home. A few of our favourite ones where we have to get in the car first are 6-7 and that’s enough for me unless we are walking with friends and chatting etc. Kev can walk all day and used to with my brother so
I hope they can get back to some trips soon. I find hills just too much for my legs.

Don’t think we will attempt to return to Disney until 2023. So many rebooking for next year and prices have soared. We have two trips booked elsewhere ourselves for next year and we are considering an AI with Em and the children but they will be more than happy wherever we go.

Gorgeous day again and actually warm so we sat out for brunch. Just going to finish off now then we will be off for our walk.

Hello to everyone and have a good day.

Thank you! It was a great evening!

Good morning. I am going to be totally useless today. I had another night where I woke up and couldn’t get back to sleep for several hours. Once I finally got back to sleep I woke up an hour later to the cat sounding like he was going to throw up. Thankfully he didn’t. I dozed off again and then Dh dropped something on the floor. Normally on a day like today I would take a nap during my lunch hour, but today I’ve scheduled a dermatologist appointment during that time.

Glad to see I am not alone in my dislike of flip flops. I started buying the Skechers slip ons back when the airports started requiring shoe removal. I got my last pair in an outlet store.

It’s raining today, so I just want to go back to bed , but off to work I go.

Our cat does that fake throw up sound occasionally. Most of the time its the real thing, ugh!
Not fun when it wakes you though...

Yeah guess I am just lucky, have no foot issues, other than I can’t wear wider shoes, and have a small foot. I live in flip flops when I can. Though I wear sneakers in the parks, my good walking ones, unless doing the water rides.

Beautiful sunny right now, and hope the weather guy’s saying spotty rain showers today, means I’m not the one spotting a rain shower. And time of year, lawn mowers starting to be heard. Hear neighbor now, and later today, will hear DH mowing our lawn. Spring finally here, but high temps in the 30’s predicted next week. Sigh. Not Spring temps in my book.

Same, I live in flip flops when the weather allows!

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Work, smork...i just don’t like Mondays
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Robbie - oh, plowing those fields will kick up lots of nasties. Pollen count must be high here too now. No issues with my seasonal allergies until last week


That is rare to find a new stylist so quickly. Doesn’t do color or do you just prefer to handle at home? My mr did a few times early on in the relationship, then said he’d treat for me to get it done at the salon lol. There is surely an art to it and a hunk of free time involved. Your mr is keeper!

Thank you, was so so scary for them all

Haha, truer words never spoken

Ouch. Maybe a band aide on where the blister formed next time or one of the no show dress shoe sock things?

That is one amazing seafood tower. Your Mr looks so happy & eager to dig in lol. You know it’s going to be good when they have the fancy wrapped lemons haha

Impressive, you’ll be up to marathon pacing soon

I picked up my first pair then too. Unfortunately, my podiatrist almost fainted when she saw me wearing a pair. Beat my ears off how awful they are for my various foot conditions.

I gave them away & went to Ryka brand of slip ons (ascent model)...has more of an arch & much stronger support. Fit is better for my ducky feet too. Use them & the croc sandals for light walking & in place of house slippers

Dr Urged me to donate my Uggs, nike, addidas, vans, converse, keds, heels, you name it. Um, that was pretty much my entire shoe wardrobe at the time, darn it.

Her family’s practice is so particular re shoes...pains me to say when I follow her edicts things do feel bettter lol

Now, it’s New balance or ASIC with the inner soles replaced as trainers & Keens in the parks. Clarks arch support sandals or Birkenstocks pass for casual wear, look cute enough with a sundress or capris.

Life is a series of trade offs.

Fancy lemons are the best, lol!! It was delicious!1

Shameless post of one of glorious beaches this morning when the fisherman were still coming in.....

Never grow tired of beach pictures!!

It's rainy here today and will continue through tomorrow on and off. The temps are a little lower to in the high 70's, I can't wait till it is warmer and my pool stops fluctuating temps. We get it up to 80 then in one day back down to low mid 70's. I have a hard time going in under 80. The kids that's a different story.

The kids blew my Chinese dinner plans up yesterday. They decided to snack throughout the day then weren't hungry. We just found left overs in the fridge and freezer. Tonight I warned them it is homemade pizza and don't ruin your appetites. I make quite a bit so we can have left overs. I think tomorrow night will be Chinese because we have an appointment late afternoon and don't want to cook after.

Carole thank you for the wishes and things are slowly coming together. We do love the weather here and look forward to many day trips when Covid get better. Your 7 mile walk today is inspiring me, I am going to try once this rain stops in a few days. I know I feel better when I walk. Shrimp salad sandwiches sound soo good, enjoy them.

J'amieParis Thanks and your dinner looked amazing. Three of us eat seafood here and would love that. I am glad that you had a great time.

Charade Sorry you had another rough night. I can relate to having sleeping problems, sometimes I think if I had a good night 's rest I would feel better. I love skechers before they starting using memory foam. I can still use them for a bit but not to stay long on my feet. I am looking forward to meeting you too. I think we are going to stay on site Saturday and Sunday the same weekend. I will probably stay at RP.

Lynne yes one of the hardest things about moving to another state is reestablishing doctors, vets and hair dressers. I am trying not to stress out. It was all worth it moving here. It's funny you mention birds, these birds in the pic are so loud, that the teens names them the "dinosaur birds" at least someone is making use of the bird feeders.

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sorry it's upside down.

Real I understand how you would love to be near Disney, that was one reason we wanted to move here, but overall the weather was probably our biggest factor and I wanted to stay on the East Coast. It is nice that you have some trips booked somewhere else and spending it with loved ones is even better. I hope you can get back to Disney ASAP! I do find walking for longer times is a little more tiring these days. Walking with a pet or a friend I think helps.

Mac Lol! I was just thinking that, always look forward to advice and information from the SANS. I know it has helped me so many times. I hope you find the pot roast recipe.

I hope everyone has a great day and evening! I hope everyone wakes to a good Taco Tuesday!

A goal is to have an enclosed pool at my home. Someday maybe....

I survived the day, but I am so sleepy. I came home and sat down in my recliner, but didn’t recline because I was afraid I would fall asleep. Well, I fell asleep sitting straight up. I really hope I sleep better tonight.


I have the opposite problem. I have wide feet. No issues other than that.

No issues for me. I just don’t like them. I really hate having something between my toes. I think I own one cheap pair that I occasionally use as pool shoes.

Always nice to see a David Tennant meme.

That’s such a sad story. I’m not familiar with Ryka. I like New Balance because I can get them in wide.

I wore laced shoes to Busch Gardens recently and managed to untie one 3 times. I don’t know how I managed that after I double knotted them. I guess I have skills.

I’m too cheap to pay a salon for color. I keep saying I want to stop coloring and go natural, but I’m really nervous about having white hair. B wanted to color hers red, but our hair dresser advised her against it. I suggested if she wanted to do something different maybe try some highlights.

Going to try to sleep again. Wish me luck.

Hope you slept better!

Your view is beautiful bobbie. I`m so glad it all worked out for you. Yes, walking in the rain is not fun. I can do it if it`s not windy at the same time, but generally, no.....I`m a nice weather walker.

Food sounds good!!!






lol....you know I love cooking....but there is nothing quite like a night off and getting takeout.....or even better......going out to dinner!!! Soon.....it`ll be soon.......






Yes, I could never understand the appeal of that little bar between the toes. Tried that once many, many years ago. Ouch. That`s why I was delighted with the croc ones.....no bar.

I think we`re far too young for white hair Charade......keep with the colouring.Yes, highlights for her would be nice for a change. I`ve had highlights done for so many years I have no idea what my natural colour may be today......have a suspicion there might be some grey in there......lol......

Hope you slept well





I can`t imagine you any other way than blonde!!

You`re more than entitled to complain about being too hot.....you served your days in the cold long enough. You easily have the warmest weather out of anyone on here....so yes, a moan every now and again how hot it is, is just fine!

They laughed at me one night in Orlando when it went down to around 78F. I complained I was cold.....lol....it was a bit cooler than it had been for sure.





Ended up in bed so early again last night and slept like a rock all through again. Tom did say I was rambling at some point about chives he thought.....

It`s going to be a little cooler today, so I think it`ll be a light jacket on today, probably a hoodie. Managed to walk without one yesterday. But, already sun is shining and looks to be another good day.

Scrambled egg whites for breakfast this morning and a slice of toast, no idea for lunch or dinner yet.

Heading out a walk this morning as usual, think we`ll stick to 6 miles today, then this afternoon need to go buy some kitchen and bathroom items. Now the stores are open it`s going to be nice to have a look and see items rather than order online and then decide if you like them. I know what I`m looking for which helps. Then will drop in on my friends who have the horses......one was poorly but the vet was brilliant and she`s ok now, want to go see her....and our friends too of course...

Had a cup of tea already and will have some breakfast tea later. Always a good way to start the day.

Have a happy Tuesday






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Hope you find some goodies at the store!

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Yay, a Taco Tuesday is here. That day of the week, Mac looks forward to a Taco Bell dinner.

And so, a very dark start, very warm house already, and even though 43 out right now, 74 will be the high. And a full sunny day. Woot! Now I would call that a perfect Spring day.

With the doves cooing as enjoying my first of my tea cup fills, shorts are on. Shorts, as the idea of pants covering my legs, nope. While I’m pale, don’t care. To me, 74 day is certainly shorts. Not cool to me yet, Mac. May have to turn on the AC.

And so, went out last night to get some ground sirloin to make meatballs. Picked up some muffins, so breakfast is a good one today.

Charade, I hope you get better sleep. I’ll need one tonight. DH was restless, so not a good sleep for me last night. And have a starting of a headache feeling, so going to get more tea, and a muffin. Will make sure a lazy evening tonight.

A Terrific Taco Tuesday homies. And a Good Morning to all.

Hope the tea and muffin helped your head!

Killing time before off to ophthalmologist I go for repeat procedure that didn’t quite take last year . Least I do t have to get dilated lol

going to reward myself afterwards &browse the racks at Ross any excuse will suffice

I love real reviews. Never know if u r reading bit sort online

Not sure if u have QVC online shopping. A friend sent me link last year re over the top (yikes) birks they were selling.

Mom always told me to be careful, never know what you might pick up

What time? Nom

Ole, enjoy. Soft or hard?

Ditto

I was happy they got repurposed

I’m wide in front & narrow in the back...feet, that is

Ever look into baby lights? More subtle and past far longer in between appt

How about a gentle poke instead? We have frost warnings next 2nights & supposed to snow tomorrow. My house is full of seedlings raring to go

Absolutely!

Yuck, allergies?

Hope all goes well at the eye doctor!!

Good Tuesday Morning Sans family

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Yes, the heavy machinery trucks are at it bright and early this morning. My eyes were swollen and watery yesterday evening and this morning after a day in the yard. Our tree pollen level is very high here now. Benadryl is my friend, but I did enjoy my day in the yard.




My sister gave the recipe to me.

Season and brown your roast on all side. Then put it in crockpot and add one packet Hidden Valley Ranch, one packet Au Jus gravy, one stick of butter, 1/4 cup of juice from jar of pepperoncini peppers and about 5 to 6 of the peppers. Put the lid on the crockpot and cook on high for 5-6 hours. Shred the meat so juices soak the meat. Add more pepperoncini juice and peppers if you like it spicy. I serve it with mash potatoes and gravy and a veggie.


A couple days later I make a packet of Au Jus gravy and sauté some thinly sliced bell peppers in it and heat the shredded roast beef. Brown some mozzarella on a hoagie and have roast beef sandwiches with left overs.




I really like strawberry chantilly cake. It is not a very heavy dessert. I had the bakery put lots of strawberries and blueberries on it........LOL....it goes along the lines that if you eat something bad you should eat something good.




I have a pair of Keen tennis shoes. They last forever. They have very comfy sandal too.




Those are Florida Sandhill Cranes. They are huge birds when full grown. That pair in your pictures are what I would call child size. The adults are Very tall. When they squawk you know it as they are very loud. When they get upset they jump up and down and squawk. When they fly they are quite majestic with their massive wing span. So “dinosaur bird” is pretty fitting description. They are a protected species in Florida. They look like they are enjoying your feeder a lot.

Our neighbor two doors down in Florida feeds them corn. He puts it outside his fence in the back near the water. His dog goes to the fence every once and awhile and barks at them a couple times and they start jumping and squawking.

I had a funny experience with the Cranes a couple of years ago. We had a full grown adult pair and their babies that were in the neighborhood. I planted some grass plugs in some bare spots near my back patio and they came and pulled them all out looking for worms. I replanted them thinking it was a fluke and they pulled them up again. So I cannot plant plugs only sod pieces as they are to heavy for them to lift with their bills.

Probably more them you wanted to know about your bird pictures.....LOL.

There are beautiful fun animals and not so fun ones ie..fire ants, snakes, Gators and sharks in Florida, but you can’t live in paradise without a few interesting animals that must of been in the bottom of the Ark....LOL

Hope you are getting settled in and the rain eases up and the sun comes out and shines as only it can in a Florida




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Weather around here is nuts too. Supposed to be high 63 today and the drop to 35 tonight.




Yeah, to sunshine and warmer temps for you today.





Hope all goes well with the visit. Reward shopping is the good.


Need to make a run to the bank and a quick visit to the store. I miss the pool in Florida. I enjoy swimming and exercising in the water.

A few minions in the oceans.

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Shout out to Tink.

Have a great Tuesday everyone.

Thank you for sharing that recipe!
Chantilly cake, yum!

Schumi, they are mourning doves, they look this:
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They are common in our area, and their soft coo is nice to hear. They are not very large birds, and we call pigeons ones that are bigger than the mourning dove, and mourning doves are a soft gray, where as our pigeons are white and dark gray. Mourning doves can be hit by cars, as they eat pebbles in the curb areas as they need it to break up food in their tummy. While we do have pigeons, you don’t see them much in the suburbs.

Beautiful birdies!






Making a quick fly by! Need to be at my nail appointment by 1pm.

My flight to Pensacola leaves at 6am tomorrow, so I'm busy packing today. Will be gone a week, so cooking lots of food. DD is home due to a school "mental health" day. So she will take food back as well.
I'm making
6 chicken breasts
8 bear sausages
10 hamburgers
2 meatloafs
They can figure out side dishes to go along. Plenty to choose from in the pantry and freezer.

I will pop in and out over the week when able....TTFN!!

 

[macraven]

Safe travels Lori!

You made 26 meals for the family left behind
Watch them go out for pizza and hamburger runs while you are gone ...
Jk

 

[Lynne G]

Safe travels tomorrow, Paris.

Oh neat the differ colored pigeons Schumi, and know doves and pigeons are said to be the same type of bird. We have quite a few kinds of birds, some that are here now, as they migrate in the Fall and come back in the Spring. We have quite a few owl kinds too, but unless disturbed, only see them around sunset, if that. They are hard to see. Barn owls and great horned owls are the ones we usually can see.

 

[macraven]

We have snakes Lynne
Rather deal with the critters that fly

 

[Realfoodfans]

Oh definitely agree Mac - no snakes here but areas we visit have adders and generally warnings posted. I love watching the birds but only remember the main ones. My mum knew them all.

Lynne we also have wood pigeons in the UK. Big chubby pigeons a little prettier than feral pigeons and they prefer quieter woodland and garden areas. Unfortunately nesting right over our tree swing. Also collared doves that look a bit more like your doves.

Safe travels to Paris.

Surveyor came and oooohd and aaahd at the property - not a good sign as don’t want it over valued but it will be what it will be. Trying to remain calm about it all with 8 weeks still to go!

Just us for our meal tonight so steak with butternut squash chips and carrot and swede mash. Sugar free jelly and clotted cream for dessert.

ECG and blood tests in the morning. Planning a walk with a coffee stop after that as no chores to do at home.

Watching First Man movie tonight - must have missed it first time around.

 

[schumigirl]

Thank you! The food was incredible!


Thank you! It was perfect for the 6 of us!


Yes, you and Tom would have loved that app!
Blister looking quite angry still.
In full blown packing mode right now...


Thank you! It was a great evening!


Our cat does that fake throw up sound occasionally. Most of the time its the real thing, ugh!
Not fun when it wakes you though...



Same, I live in flip flops when the weather allows!



Fancy lemons are the best, lol!! It was delicious!1


Never grow tired of beach pictures!!


A goal is to have an enclosed pool at my home. Someday maybe....



Hope you slept better!


Hope you find some goodies at the store!


Hope the tea and muffin helped your head!



Hope all goes well at the eye doctor!!


Thank you for sharing that recipe!
Chantilly cake, yum!



Beautiful birdies!






Making a quick fly by! Need to be at my nail appointment by 1pm.

My flight to Pensacola leaves at 6am tomorrow, so I'm busy packing today. Will be gone a week, so cooking lots of food. DD is home due to a school "mental health" day. So she will take food back as well.
I'm making
6 chicken breasts
8 bear sausages
10 hamburgers
2 meatloafs
They can figure out side dishes to go along. Plenty to choose from in the pantry and freezer.

I will pop in and out over the week when able....TTFN!!

Bear sausages? That’s a new one.......for some reason they don’t appeal, but I’m picturing cute cuddly cartoon bears......lol........yep, plenty of food there.

Safe travels to you my friend........I know you’ll have such a lovely time.....and enjoy some of that delicious food you’ve enjoyed there before......and maybe a cocktail or two.......just to be sociable

Safe travels tomorrow, Paris.

Oh neat the differ colored pigeons Schumi, and know doves and pigeons are said to be the same type of bird. We have quite a few kinds of birds, some that are here now, as they migrate in the Fall and come back in the Spring. We have quite a few owl kinds too, but unless disturbed, only see them around sunset, if that. They are hard to see. Barn owls and great horned owls are the ones we usually can see.

We are so lucky really with the spectrum of birds around us. But never been interested much, always seemed a bit dull. Pigeons generally aren’t considered cute over here, of any variety......but those you pictured were pretty and I can imagine the gentle coo-ing they’ll emit.

Just after dinner we spotted three very large fat pigeons in the garden......always shoo them away. I should ask the lady farmer closest to us, she is a font of knowledge on anything nature minded. She gets a huge amount of wood pigeons, but they have a lot of chickens, so I guess our land isn’t as food worthy as theirs is......plenty of food to peck at there.

Owls are so beautiful. Yes, there are times we don’t see them, but there are so many trees here, you do find them eventually. One took to sitting near our gates last year for a time, but then it was gone. I think we hear them more than we see them.

Hope you had a sunny walk today.........

We have snakes Lynne
Rather deal with the critters that fly

Snakes.........why did it have to be snakes??? Gotta love some Indiana Jones.........

Hate snakes, and most things that creep and crawl too.......bleurgh........





Having a lazy night.......our friend popped round to have a look at my foot, he’s incredibly busy during the day with patients, so pops in on his way home for which we are incredibly grateful for. So by time he checked my foot over and had a coffee and chatted, the evening has passed so quickly.

Trying to find something to watch on dvd’s tonight......

Having some Assam tea and some shortbread I made yesterday.

 

[Charade67]

Last night was a little better, but I still didn't sleep very well. I may need to take some sort of sleep aid. I hope this is just due to stress and allergies and will eventually sort itself out.

Work was fairly uneventful. I spent a lot of time on the phone with one of the insurance companies.

Our weather is nuts the past week!
It seems cold to me at 75 degrees today

75 is a perfect temp for me. We are supposed to go down to 57 on Thursday.

I think we`re far too young for white hair Charade......keep with the colouring.

You are probably right, but I just get so tired of coloring it all the time. My roots seem to grow out so quickly.

Charade, I hope you get better sleep. I’ll need one tonight. DH was restless, so not a good sleep for me last night. And have a starting of a headache feeling, so going to get more tea, and a muffin. Will make sure a lazy evening tonight.

Hope you are feeling better now. I hate headaches.

Ever look into baby lights? More subtle and past far longer in between appt

I am not familiar with baby lights. I have an appointment for a cut next month, I will ask our stylist what he thinks about highlights for B. I'll also find out how much it will cost. She has a ton of hair.

There are beautiful fun animals and not so fun ones ie..fire ants, snakes, Gators and sharks in Florida, but you can’t live in paradise without a few interesting animals that must of been in the bottom of the Ark....LOL

Don't forget the palmetto bugs. A nice name for a horrible insect.

I'm making
6 chicken breasts
8 bear sausages
10 hamburgers
2 meatloafs
They can figure out side dishes to go along. Plenty to choose from in the pantry and freezer.

Can you come over and stock my kitchen next?
Safe travels.

I'm going to try to watch some TV and hopefully not fall asleep in front of it.

 

[macraven]

Stopping by to tuck all the homies to bed.

Good night
sleep tight
Don’t let the bed bugs bite

If they do
Grab a shoe
Beat them till they’re black and blue

 

[schumigirl]

Hope Charade has slept well and mac has no need to beat anything with a shoe.....


Cloudy this morning, but sunshine will be out later, first time we`ve seen cloud for a while.

Plan a walk this morning, then I need to finish this book as I have around half to read, but still have a week or so till our next yakalong on zoom. Will look forward to the next book being chosen then.

New trainers will arrive today at some point, hoping they`re comfy and I don`t need to send them back. My other Skechers were perfect, but they didn`t have the same style this time, but still Skechers brand.

Breakfast won`t be very exciting, just toast with marmalade and some fruit I think, no idea for lunch and dinner, I think I`ll make lasagne.

Cannot believe how quick April is passing by.

Happy Wednesday ​

 

[Lynne G]

Good Morning Schumi. Yeah, cloudy and stormy day for us. Hope your new trainers fit as good as current one. I hate when they change a style I liked, even with the same brand. Hope you had a nice walk. Book reading and zoom call sound like you are busy today. Hope some good tea was sometime this morning.

Ah yes, a very dark morning, with still not quite the time to see the sun rise. And yes, per our weather guy this morning. Extreme thunderstorm warning posted for this afternoon. Even if you do not hear thunder or see lightning, if the sky starts to darken, and the wind picks up, get inside quick. Drenching rain predicted. But it is a fast moving storm, as will give that drenching rain to our neighbors West of the City around lunchtime, and the shore towns’ folks by dinner time. So based on that timeline, I think we will be seeing that rain mid afternoon. And ack, like Keisha, frost warnings also issued for the wee hours of tomorrow. With predicted wind chills as a high temp of 40. 40! Sigh. Tomorrow will not be a perfect Spring day. But at least with the rain, the high temp feeling in late afternoon is 65. Hence, may take a umbrella on my lunchtime walk, and not my sunglasses, but as the idea of pants is still an eh, may not be in pants until the walking. House is warm enough, wearing shorts. Yay!

And so, did have a better sleep, though heard the alarm go off, then must have gone back to sleep, as less than 10 minutes later, a noisy neighbor’s car woke me up. Glad that neighbor is up and noisy this morning, as was a good thing for me.

But as yes,



Woot! Wednesday it is. Yes, homies, be wonderfully happy on this hump of a day, where yay yay yay, Friday coming in two more sleeps. And since car needs it’s annual servicing on Friday, will take the day off to do that. At least little one has no classes on Friday, as study for finals starts, she can drive older one’s car, so I can drop off the car and not have to wait there. Woot!

Time for tea. Darn, others saw the muffins, and they are no more. May make an egg, and toast. Both take a quick amount of time, so off to see if any eggs left, and refill that tea cup.

Wonderful Wednesday homies.

 

[Realfoodfans]

Hope all have had a good night. Apparently I was screaming so all be glad I’m not in a room next to you! Hoping J’aime has had a good journey.

Busy morning out early to blood test then ECG. Next is 24 hour monitor but no date when that will be available.

Then we visited two garden centres for supplies. Not plants but other necessities. First time in ages so we had a good mooch round but didn’t stop for coffee as a cool breeze today though sunny.

Made beef ragu in the slow cooker before we went out so nice to know easy meal later.

Prawn and avocado salad for lunch quickly done. Another coffee too Lynne but will be lemon tea later. Good when you don’t have to wait for your car. Can be time consuming.

We are going out into the garden for a while until school run.

 

[Charade67]

Hope Charade has slept well and mac has no need to beat anything with a shoe.....

A much better night last night. I feel almost refreshed this morning.

New trainers will arrive today at some point, hoping they`re comfy and I don`t need to send them back. My other Skechers were perfect, but they didn`t have the same style this time, but still Skechers brand.

I had a pair of Skechers that I loved. They finally got to the point that they really needed to be replaced. I think I have finally got the new pair to a good comfort level.

With predicted wind chills as a high temp of 40. 40! Sigh. Tomorrow will not be a perfect Spring day.

Brr! Not quite as cold here tomorrow, but we are under a freeze warning tonight.

Hope all have had a good night. Apparently I was screaming so all be glad I’m not in a room next to you! Hoping J’aime has had a good journey.

My husband does that on occasion. I think he is reacting to his dreams, but never remembers what he is dreaming about.

Gotta get to work. Hopefully no insurance companies today.

 

[Lynne G]

Ooh bet Julie’s home smells good with beef cooking all day. Glad to hear blood test done, and hope that monitor is available to help understand what may be needed or not needed to do. Yay for some lemon tea later today. I do drink coffee, just prefer tea more of the time.

Charade, glad to hear good sleep. Hope a quiet work day for you.

Ooh the sun is out. Put some trash out, and ah nice out. No need to change shorts yet.

 

[macraven]

Rff you have a busy day lined up
That’s a short time for your ecg

my cardiologist has me wear mine for two weeks

I wanna trade doctors!
Lol

Hope all your tests turn out to be normal
And you get you test results quickly

Our hvac installer had to cancel this morning

he had his second covid shot yesterday and his arm is swollen

our heat and ac unit work will be done once he recovers

We are due lower temps and some rain today
It will be a day I can watch the game shows on tv since it will be too dreary to go anywhere

what is every here going to do today ?

 

[Lynne G]

Routine week day for me, Mac. Hope you are telling good.

Ooh still sunny out, and I can hear a professor, guess one kid has it loud enough to let me hear her too.