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

[macraven]

Some one is slacking off again ....
I need to the thank the homie that does lock the door and leave the the light on .

 

[schumigirl]

Hi everybody

Thanks for the birthday wishes

I had a wonderful day... Danielle had to work but Trey took me to lunch at a hibachi restaurant then it was onto a shopping spree at Penny's ...got 3 dresses and a pair of sandals to wear on our trip. Trey also got several pairs of shorts, swim trunks, trousers and shirts. We both had a good time and got some great deals. Then we went to a cupcake shop for dessert...blew my diet big time.

Paris...those pastries look delicious.

Have a great day all


Glad you had such a lovely day Vicki.....sounds like a lot of fun and always nice to spend time with the kids anywhere. you`ll all be getting so excited for the upcoming trip I`ll bet.

And yes, diets are made to be broken now and again.......

i’m pretty sure that’s from sponge bob show lol

never heard that one.

aw, that’s sweet

he is a keeper!

that’s funny, says alot about you two though, had to be nice to hear

sounds so relaxing

Yes, it was lovely to hear. We keep in touch with several from the hotels, but some I wasn`t even sure of.....but they knew us.....lol......

Yes, I think after all this time I`ll keep him......

Good afternoon everyone. We had a busy weekend trying to get the house back into shape. We got almost all of our pictures back on the walls. I discovered that one painting is starting to separate from the frame, so I need to get that fixed.

Today we were informed that the flooring we chose is on back order until November. We were given the choice of waiting until November or picking out a new floor. It took us awhile to decide on the flooring we both liked, so we decided to wait until November. In the meantime we may go forward with other projects we were planning.

My grandmother had her last child after my mom had her first. We have an uncle who is a few years younger than my brother and an Aunt who is only a few months older than my brother.

Sadly we never lived close to any of our cousins. There a a few that I have seen 2 or 3 times during my life, but most I have never even met.

Looks yummy.

I love a good brownie.

Sorry to hear that. Dh needs several crowns, but the insurance company doesn't want to cover them.

Sounds lovely. I can't wait for cooler temps.

I don't think I have ever made them from scratch. I may have to try that sometime.

I wouldn't mind having a black cat. I think they are adorable.

My first cat was a tuxedo cat.

Great to hear. I really hope to get up there soon.

Glad you had a good visit. I like my dentist, but never spend much time with her.

What an awesome and super sweet surprise.

Wow, those look huge.

Happy belated birthday.

DH is attempting to cook dinner tonight. I think I should go supervise.

Yes, i`d wait for the flooring you really want too Charade, it`ll be worth the wait. And honestly, brownies are so easy to make your own, you`ll never buy store bought ones again after that. Well, not always......lol....

No, some of my cousins lived far away, but we went for a week to visit them, and in the 1970`s that journey could take a while......lol....only down side of visiting them. But, we did have plenty of cousins who lived closer.

Yep, don`t spend a lot of time with my dentist either, but it`s important to me that they are aware of issues I have with them, all due to bad dentist in childhood. My first dentist was affectinately known as the butcher, so you can imagine. If you have a good dentist, I`m happy to hear that.

Yep, lovely surprise, and surprised he managed to keep it from me too!!

The whoopie pie was a dense but extremely moist dark chocolate cake, with frosting in the middle. The lobster tail was filled with a combination or ricotta cheese, sweet cream, and something else. Both were decadent and super!

Need some healthy fish after all the calorie dense food in Boston. No regrets though....totally worth it!!


Happy belated Birthday Tink!! Glad you had a wonderful day

Yes, the pastries were A+


I never thought of Boston as a foodie location, but I was wrong! This city knows how to do many foods top notch!!


It was a pastry, lol...named lobster tail for the resemblance. Both were monsters!!
Unfortunately, we were unable to finish them. Not for a lack of trying. They were just too big.


Yay on getting the house back into shape!! November will be here before you know it...better to wait for what you truly like!

We saw the ship where you dump the tea into Boston Harbor. Made me think of you, since you said your bday is the same day.
We had some fun tacos nearby at Pink Taco. Delish!



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Pasta dinner. Any homie surprised by that dinner choice? At least we have some Jeff over for older one if he’s hungry when he gets off in another hour. And little one did make a nice salad with tomatoes, bacon bits and a nice vinaigrette she made.

Finished my puzzle. Was a good one. I like the scenic ones.

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Fall scene. Guess you know where my thoughts are. LoL

Hope all have a good night. Tacos should be on my mind as a meal tomorrow. Warning, tomorrow will be a Tuesday.

Great puzzle Lynne! Thomas Kinkade possibly?



Couple more Boston pics....
We went on a high speed, high thrills boat ride. Gave incredible views of the city from the water!
The boat was called Codzilla! Huge, open air boat. This was before......

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And here was "after". Even with ponchos, we were quite wet! It was a blast!!

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Tonights night light.... in honor of a very welcoming city!!
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Your pictures are wonderful (all of them) and what a trip you had.

Yes, there are so many things to see and do in Boston, and I agree you can do so much in the time you were there. Food sounds wonderful and I love the octopus picture.....Tom did make a face, but you know him and octopus....lol.....

Everything sounds so much fun, boat ride looks wonderful and the history, yes, fascinating!!! I`m so glad you both had such a fabulous trip. Maria talks so lovingly of the place and food too!!!!

Glad to have to back though Lori......have a wonderful day today....



mac....you`re still up????? I was glad Lori left a light on last night.......our darkness is starting to extend a little.....seems so early to be getting darker, but seasons seem to be moving in earlier......




And Tuesday again.

We have a gorgeous sunny morning and feels like a warm one too. Sunscreen will be on this morning for sure.

No real plans today except to walk this morning, we have chicken noodle soup I made for lunch yesterday and will be assorted bbq food for dinner as it`ll still be lovely later today. I need to get some marinading, will do that before we head out.

Breakfast is croissants with some fruit salad, we have a load of fresh fruit in, so that`ll be nice. And noticed the plums are really starting to grow in abundance this year. Apples are slow but even the pears are looking like they`ll yield a bundle this year. Lots of chutney`s and pies to make with them. Not by me, the farmer takes them and does all that.

But, hope it`s a sunny day wherever you are and have a lovely relaxing day.....time for a nice morning pot of tea......

Happy Tuesday folks ​

 

[schumigirl]

We enjoyed a 6 mile walk morning......glad of sunscreen as it was bright and sunny, and very warm. We were also glad to have a slight breeze coming off the water, took the temps down a bit.

Did some spicy chicken kebabs for lunch with salad......similar for dinner now with some more meats, no cooking tonight for me. Will prepare everything though.

Afternoon in the garden for us, it`s too nice to go anywhere where there are too many people, lots of tourists in our areas, so beaches and towns are very busy. Our fish and chip shops and ice cream places are all buzzing with sales. Good to see though.

Time for some tea.......

 

[macraven]

I’m impressed with your six mile walks
I’m only good for a 6 block walk ..

 

[schumigirl]

I’m impressed with your six mile walks
I’m only good for a 6 block walk ..

If I had your temperatures and humidity, I`d only do 6 blocks too!!

Those temps aren`t fun to walk in, not without stopping in and out of airconditioned buildings......

Hope today goes well.......

 

[Lynne G]

Ah yes, a happy Tuesday it is Schumi.

And a Taco Tuesday at that. The day of the week Mac thinks about having a Taco Bell dinner. How about another homie too?

Yay, Boston pictures from Paris. Nope it was a Charles Wysocki one. I like that it’s from an actual picture of his, and he always includes an American flag in the scene. Not too hard 1,000 piece puzzle. I pass on the puzzles I do, as I don’t usually like to do them again. Have only saved one puzzle over all the years, as that one I just liked so much, bought a kinda expensive frame, as it was not a normal sized puzzle, and it still looks great as a picture on my wall.

And so, bright out, but weather lady says we will barely see 80, as 83 the high, with an increasing cloud cover as the day goes on. Not our usual very hot August day. But they are not to be rain carrying clouds, and should be a repeat of the weather tomorrow too. But oh so happy, the more like August weather will arrive on Friday. Fitting it is predicted to be a hot, full day of sun, 90 degree day. Sweet. And a dry spell for a change, as next time rain is predicted is a week from now. Yep, next Tuesday is the first time we will have a rainy day predicted.

And ooh tea now being enjoyed by Schumi and me. Yay for nice walk and relaxing in the outdoors in your garden this afternoon, Schumi.

And hope Mac does well at dentist today.


And so, that ever early start, was busy from that start, but wanted to wish every homie a terrific Taco Tuesday.

 

[macraven]

My plans were changed as received a call my dental appointment was canceled

My dentist will reschedule me later in few weeks.

sad.. but his mother passed in her sleep so he has more important things to do today and this week

I totally understand priorities in life

 

[Lynne G]

Oh well Mac. Hope you are doing well anyway, and at least you can reschedule. Yeah, understandable indeed. At least it was not so important you needed that appointment.

Hey, more time to make two Taco Bell runs. LoL

 

[macraven]

I have two teeth that cracked but have lived with it for a few years
They were to be crowned but it’s set up for another date
It won’t take long to get it done

 

[schumigirl]

Enjoy your tea Lynne, always nice to start the day that way.



mac, sorry to hear of his mother passing. I know you think a lot of the man, so it`s sad to hear news like that.

Yes, you`ve waited a long time for this appointment, but shouldn`t be too long till next one now.

 

[J'aime Paris]

Your pictures are wonderful (all of them) and what a trip you had.

Yes, there are so many things to see and do in Boston, and I agree you can do so much in the time you were there. Food sounds wonderful and I love the octopus picture.....Tom did make a face, but you know him and octopus....lol.....

Everything sounds so much fun, boat ride looks wonderful and the history, yes, fascinating!!! I`m so glad you both had such a fabulous trip. Maria talks so lovingly of the place and food too!!!!

Glad to have to back though Lori......have a wonderful day today....



mac....you`re still up????? I was glad Lori left a light on last night.......our darkness is starting to extend a little.....seems so early to be getting darker, but seasons seem to be moving in earlier......




And Tuesday again.

We have a gorgeous sunny morning and feels like a warm one too. Sunscreen will be on this morning for sure.

No real plans today except to walk this morning, we have chicken noodle soup I made for lunch yesterday and will be assorted bbq food for dinner as it`ll still be lovely later today. I need to get some marinading, will do that before we head out.

Breakfast is croissants with some fruit salad, we have a load of fresh fruit in, so that`ll be nice. And noticed the plums are really starting to grow in abundance this year. Apples are slow but even the pears are looking like they`ll yield a bundle this year. Lots of chutney`s and pies to make with them. Not by me, the farmer takes them and does all that.

But, hope it`s a sunny day wherever you are and have a lovely relaxing day.....time for a nice morning pot of tea......

Happy Tuesday folks ​

Yes, I'll be tooting the horn for Boston to anyone who will listen, lol!
I guess I had no expectations going into the trip, but it certainly impressed!!

Sounds like a lovely Tuesday in your area of the globe

I’m impressed with your six mile walks
I’m only good for a 6 block walk ..

6 blocks counts! Any amount of steps is great!

Ah yes, a happy Tuesday it is Schumi.

And a Taco Tuesday at that. The day of the week Mac thinks about having a Taco Bell dinner. How about another homie too?

Yay, Boston pictures from Paris. Nope it was a Charles Wysocki one. I like that it’s from an actual picture of his, and he always includes an American flag in the scene. Not too hard 1,000 piece puzzle. I pass on the puzzles I do, as I don’t usually like to do them again. Have only saved one puzzle over all the years, as that one I just liked so much, bought a kinda expensive frame, as it was not a normal sized puzzle, and it still looks great as a picture on my wall.

And so, bright out, but weather lady says we will barely see 80, as 83 the high, with an increasing cloud cover as the day goes on. Not our usual very hot August day. But they are not to be rain carrying clouds, and should be a repeat of the weather tomorrow too. But oh so happy, the more like August weather will arrive on Friday. Fitting it is predicted to be a hot, full day of sun, 90 degree day. Sweet. And a dry spell for a change, as next time rain is predicted is a week from now. Yep, next Tuesday is the first time we will have a rainy day predicted.

And ooh tea now being enjoyed by Schumi and me. Yay for nice walk and relaxing in the outdoors in your garden this afternoon, Schumi.

And hope Mac does well at dentist today.


And so, that ever early start, was busy from that start, but wanted to wish every homie a terrific Taco Tuesday.

Ground turkey asian lettuce wraps for supper here. Someday my taco intake will align with a Tuesday, lol!

And yay for no rain!






Heading downtown in a little bit. My parents, DD and I will be attending the 'hot ticket' in town...
Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience

I'm really looking forward to this! Symphonic music, narration, and moving lights are all part of this unique take on Van Gogh.

Starry Night Over the Rhone is probably my favorite of his paintings. His use of light and water is just gorgeous! Hoping this is somehow incorporated into the show.

 

[schumigirl]

Yes, I'll be tooting the horn for Boston to anyone who will listen, lol!
I guess I had no expectations going into the trip, but it certainly impressed!!

Sounds like a lovely Tuesday in your area of the globe



6 blocks counts! Any amount of steps is great!



Ground turkey asian lettuce wraps for supper here. Someday my taco intake will align with a Tuesday, lol!

And yay for no rain!






Heading downtown in a little bit. My parents, DD and I will be attending the 'hot ticket' in town...
Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience

I'm really looking forward to this! Symphonic music, narration, and moving lights are all part of this unique take on Van Gogh.

Starry Night Over the Rhone is probably my favorite of his paintings. His use of light and water is just gorgeous! Hoping this is somehow incorporated into the show.

I love that one too Lori and Cafe Terrace at Night is also beautiful. We have a small one of that picture in our downstairs bathroom....oh I`m sure they`ll both be stars of the show. Hope you enjoy it, it does sound a beautiful show. Have fun.





Late dinner tonight, our friends son popped in to say hello, he was the one Tom helped find a car recently. Just nice to sit and chat for a while with him.

Grilling out was nice as it`s still so warm here, think we`ll be out for a while before going in.

Love these summer evenings sitting in the garden......

 

[Pumpkin1172]

Doing a mid-day stop in!

It sure feels like a Monday here. I sure could have used one more day off lol. It is beautifully warm day again. The humidity seems to be creeping up the last few days again. Humid for us ( northerners anyways ) I am definitely not used to humidity lol. I will roll with it, and enjoy all the moments of it. Soon enough I'll be complaining about the cold again. We are under a severe thunderstorm warning again...given the humidy...it doesn't surprise me. Hopefully we see a little rain out of it. I wouldn't be too upset about that.

Just thought I would stop in and say hi...and see how everyone was doing today.

Have a great taco Tuesday everyone!!!!

 

[keishashadow]

It was a pastry, lol...named lobster tail for the resemblance. Both were monsters!!
Unfortunately, we were unable to finish them. Not for a lack of trying. They were just too big.

Duh no wonder it didn’t quite look any lobster I’ve eaten. Didn’t know that was a thing. They do serve deep fried bites but was thinking maybe a lobster Wellington. Can’t stop LOL

We enjoyed a 6 mile walk morning

That’s a hike in my book. Good for you

My parents, DD and I will be attending the 'hot ticket' in town...
Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience

I’m so jellie, tix sold out too fast for me to grab Enjoy!

 

[Lynne G]

No little one around, doing yoga. Yeah I think only because friends going with. Can’t see her doing it otherwise. Good thing a mat is cheap at those discount stores.Though had to buy hair ties that were the same price as the mat. Sigh. But it means eggs for dinner. Yay!

 

[Charade67]

Good evening. We had a really nice day today with temps around 80. I wish it would stay that way for a few more days.

Work has been fairly quiet. Boss is working from home this week. Her husband had surgery on his shoulder on Friday, so she is staying home to look after him.

Charade don’t have your husband bypass getting his teeth
dental crowns done due to no insurance

It’s more expensive to get the work done when he retires

He wants to have them done, but is waiting for the dental office to finish fighting with the insurance company. If we have to pay out of pocket we will.

Finished my puzzle. Was a good one. I like the scenic ones.

Fall scene. Guess you know where my thoughts are. LoL

Very nice. I am looking forward to fall too.

The whoopie pie was a dense but extremely moist dark chocolate cake, with frosting in the middle. The lobster tail was filled with a combination or ricotta cheese, sweet cream, and something else. Both were decadent and super!

I will have to add those to my list of things to try when I go.

I’m impressed with your six mile walks
I’m only good for a 6 block walk ..

I'm not even sure I could do 6 blocks right now. I need to do something to get into a little better shape before October.

And a Taco Tuesday at that. The day of the week Mac thinks about having a Taco Bell dinner. How about another homie too?

I had tacos tonight too. We have an area that is a collection of food trucks. It was such a nice night tonight that we went there for dinner and we all ate from the taco truck.

Have only saved one puzzle over all the years, as that one I just liked so much, bought a kinda expensive frame, as it was not a normal sized puzzle, and it still looks great as a picture on my wall.

I framed one of the puzzles we did last year. We finally put it on a wall after the house was painted.

My plans were changed as received a call my dental appointment was canceled

My dentist will reschedule me later in few weeks.

sad.. but his mother passed in her sleep so he has more important things to do today and this week

I totally understand priorities in life

How sad. Condolences to your dentist.

Heading downtown in a little bit. My parents, DD and I will be attending the 'hot ticket' in town...
Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience

I've seen pictures from that and it looks really cool.

I am definitely not used to humidity

I've lived in the south almost all of my life and I'm still not used to humidity.

Quiet night tonight. We are just watching some of the Olympics. Have I mentioned that I have actually attended an Olympic event?

Tonight's night light is the Olympic flame from Atlanta.

 

[Monykalyn]

Quick hi!
Busy weeks, band camp for son, and went to 2 baseball games last week. Attendance is finally picking up for our AAA team/affiliate so that's good. They are doing vax at a few of the games for "knock covid out of the park"-considering we were the hotspot in the country. Leveled off and appears to be dropping as fast as it rose now; friends at the the hospital say they've lost several covid patients but finally at point where new patients aren't rushing to fill in. And vax rates up. DH has been calling a couple childhood friends as he's furious with them that they still haven't gotten vaxed! REally haven't seen him this upset and ticked off in a while. One friend with major health issues did get vaxed as soon as he could-and is one of the mild breakthrough infections. cold symptoms, felt icky for a few days-but much better than planning a funeral!

Yes! MonyK, we will be there 15 to 21 August as little one just had to ride that dino coaster before she has to go back to school too. Give a shout out, as we will be at the HRH.

Yay! Booked myself at Aventura for 16-18 as haven't stayed there before.

has the water level actually declined as much as I’ve been seeing on tv?

sounds like a fun trip! Was the strip crowded as in back to normal?

yeah the water was pretty low-you could see the marks where water usually was, until about past decade or so. Strip was definitely back to normal, except not as many card clickers (thank goodness). Never had issues getting a reservation last minute for meals either. The only place I was glad to have a reservation was Mon Ami Gabi at Paris resort-omg I love that place!

We had quite a nice accumulation of Disney dollars when we went to Disneyland

I have also observed that the ceiling fan in the spare bedroom is very noisy.

Colors look nice! yeah I have earplugs with me wherever I go!

think I have my weirdest dreams when I go back to sleep early in the morning

LOL-had one of those weird ones early morning a couple days ago-someone stole my tacos!

Six weeks away till trip for HHN. I have pretty well resigned myself that I will not be spending as much time on HHN this year as I have in years past. I have a RIP Tour Scheduled. I haven’t decided on the unmasking the Horror Tour yet.

Yeah-feeling same, especially as it gets closer and no multiday tickets yet! Glad you are recovering!

Though looking forward to a private RIP tour and my little one is joining me, as not only does she want to ride that coaster, but although not a horror fan, always wanted to go to HHN.

Think hubs and I are with you on that private tour!

kay, winner? 7 tornadoes confirmed all around me. One a zero, two a one, two a two, and one a three on the hurricane scale. And one of the two’s was only a few miles away. Just wow. Summer weather? I hope not to be seen again.

Wow! Glad you escaped damage, hope those who didn't are able to recover quickly. Strange as we haven't had the usual season here-despite a couple ones very early spring.

goofy cat

So funny!!
Happy birthday to Tink and I am sure I missed someone too! Hubs birthday was yesterday-rather quiet one, which is nice.
Anyone want terrors monsters i mean chickens? Think the neighbors thought we would be having chicken stew soon-2 of the monsters snuck into garden and got BOTH my just-about-perfectly-ripe tomatoes I've literally been waiting months for-the tomato plant was teeny when I got it so took it awhile to produce fruit. Still ticked thinking of it. And we are having "mean girl" spats again-small broken feathers and loud squawks mean pecking order is getting re-ordered. We don't have the one who keeps order anymore-she would have a few well placed pecks for any hen feeling a bit big for her britches and things stayed calm, since she got killed it's been a bit of a free for all then calm then back to free for all.

Bedtime-have a good week all!

 

[schumigirl]

Doing a mid-day stop in!

It sure feels like a Monday here. I sure could have used one more day off lol. It is beautifully warm day again. The humidity seems to be creeping up the last few days again. Humid for us ( northerners anyways ) I am definitely not used to humidity lol. I will roll with it, and enjoy all the moments of it. Soon enough I'll be complaining about the cold again. We are under a severe thunderstorm warning again...given the humidy...it doesn't surprise me. Hopefully we see a little rain out of it. I wouldn't be too upset about that.

Just thought I would stop in and say hi...and see how everyone was doing today.

Have a great taco Tuesday everyone!!!!

lol.....we said that the other night, won`t be too long till we`re complaining we`re cold again! Hope you don`t get the storms too bad and they pass over. Think we have a storm warning for the weekend too...usually means nothing much over here though.

Duh no wonder it didn’t quite look any lobster I’ve eaten. Didn’t know that was a thing. They do serve deep fried bites but was thinking maybe a lobster Wellington. Can’t stop LOL

That’s a hike in my book. Good for you

I’m so jellie, tix sold out too fast for me to grab Enjoy!

Thanks, it is. Especially considering the foot issues I`m still having.......not sure the foot will allow me to walk today, will wait a bit and see.

Shame you missed it, it`s supposed to be one heck of a show.

Good evening. We had a really nice day today with temps around 80. I wish it would stay that way for a few more days.

Work has been fairly quiet. Boss is working from home this week. Her husband had surgery on his shoulder on Friday, so she is staying home to look after him.

He wants to have them done, but is waiting for the dental office to finish fighting with the insurance company. If we have to pay out of pocket we will.


Very nice. I am looking forward to fall too.

I will have to add those to my list of things to try when I go.

I'm not even sure I could do 6 blocks right now. I need to do something to get into a little better shape before October.

I had tacos tonight too. We have an area that is a collection of food trucks. It was such a nice night tonight that we went there for dinner and we all ate from the taco truck.

I framed one of the puzzles we did last year. We finally put it on a wall after the house was painted.

How sad. Condolences to your dentist.

I've seen pictures from that and it looks really cool.


I've lived in the south almost all of my life and I'm still not used to humidity.

Quiet night tonight. We are just watching some of the Olympics. Have I mentioned that I have actually attended an Olympic event?

Tonight's night light is the Olympic flame from Atlanta.

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Sounds like fun, which Olympics did you visit?

We`ve been walking since March Charade, and started slow, I swear the first day after a very short time we were whooped after sitting on our butts for a year. But, slowly built up and can do 10 miles easily now. Again not bad with the same injury in both feet. But, walking is so much fun and very social as everyone speaks to you here along the waterfront or if you meet folks in the forest walks. We really enjoy it.

Quick hi!
Busy weeks, band camp for son, and went to 2 baseball games last week. Attendance is finally picking up for our AAA team/affiliate so that's good. They are doing vax at a few of the games for "knock covid out of the park"-considering we were the hotspot in the country. Leveled off and appears to be dropping as fast as it rose now; friends at the the hospital say they've lost several covid patients but finally at point where new patients aren't rushing to fill in. And vax rates up. DH has been calling a couple childhood friends as he's furious with them that they still haven't gotten vaxed! REally haven't seen him this upset and ticked off in a while. One friend with major health issues did get vaxed as soon as he could-and is one of the mild breakthrough infections. cold symptoms, felt icky for a few days-but much better than planning a funeral!
Yay! Booked myself at Aventura for 16-18 as haven't stayed there before.
yeah the water was pretty low-you could see the marks where water usually was, until about past decade or so. Strip was definitely back to normal, except not as many card clickers (thank goodness). Never had issues getting a reservation last minute for meals either. The only place I was glad to have a reservation was Mon Ami Gabi at Paris resort-omg I love that place!

Colors look nice! yeah I have earplugs with me wherever I go!
LOL-had one of those weird ones early morning a couple days ago-someone stole my tacos!
Yeah-feeling same, especially as it gets closer and no multiday tickets yet! Glad you are recovering!
Think hubs and I are with you on that private tour!
Wow! Glad you escaped damage, hope those who didn't are able to recover quickly. Strange as we haven't had the usual season here-despite a couple ones very early spring.
So funny!!
Happy birthday to Tink and I am sure I missed someone too! Hubs birthday was yesterday-rather quiet one, which is nice.
Anyone want terrors monsters i mean chickens? Think the neighbors thought we would be having chicken stew soon-2 of the monsters snuck into garden and got BOTH my just-about-perfectly-ripe tomatoes I've literally been waiting months for-the tomato plant was teeny when I got it so took it awhile to produce fruit. Still ticked thinking of it. And we are having "mean girl" spats again-small broken feathers and loud squawks mean pecking order is getting re-ordered. We don't have the one who keeps order anymore-she would have a few well placed pecks for any hen feeling a bit big for her britches and things stayed calm, since she got killed it's been a bit of a free for all then calm then back to free for all.

Bedtime-have a good week all!

Always good to see you Monyk......nice to hear you`ll be doing the same tour as Lynne.....and I agree, I`m shocked when I hear people say they aren`t vaxxed.

Hope your husband had a lovely birthday yesterday.





Another sunny and gorgeous day ahead. We do plan to walk, but my other foot is waiting to get work done on it, so it`s causing some issues to say the least. If we can walk we will, but might need a day or two off to rest it. Hopefully it`ll be fine.

Supposed to be some light rain this afternoon, but will believe it when I see it, so may bbq again tonight if it does stay as nice.

If we`re not walking might do a little wandering round some stores for a while and only a few phone calls to make now which won`t take long. We need to find a new venture to volunteer with, especially when the colder weather hits. The joys of having the time to do it. We did do the food parcel delivery last year, so maybe something similar or something different, we`ll have a look.

But for today, tea first before any decisions. And still trying to find something in the Cotwolds for a week in September, but most places are booked up and have been for months. We can get the place we stayed at last year in October, but wanted somewhere a little bigger......we`ll see. I think it`s going to be mobbed in comparison to last year as not many are travelling properly yet.

Have a wonderful Wednesday​

 

[Lynne G]

Yay, a tea drinking Schumi and me too, I like to start the day with tea. Hope your other foot is feeling better soon. Walks are always enjoyable, and hope you are back to those longer sounding walks soon, and the weather holds for a bbq dinner.

Yay, a MonyK post. Busy, yes you were, and I’d be mad at those tomatoes thieves too. Woot, as will try to say hello to ya in two weeks, and yay for will be seeing ya in September. With the still expected large crowds, and a weekend night, am glad to join a private RIP. And yep, still virus news in our local news. I am hoping a significant amount more of my fellow state residents get their jabs. Only around half of those eligible have done so. At least the supply of shots has been good enough to be able to get the shots whenever you want, for months now.

And so,



Aw, camel is here to wish you a Happy Hump of a day Wednesday. Yay, already the middle of the week, and well, a Friday wi be here two days later.

Hope all have a Wonderful Wednesday. Hope all are feeling good, and enjoying this cooler start August.

Finally a woot! UOAP Facebook has posts of the HHN props and decor starting to appear in the Studios. The first is a month away. Woot!

Eek, again barely seeing 80 as the high today, and thick cloudy overcast day. Was 59 degrees when I woke up. What? Early August date? Huh? Ah whew. Tomorrow and Friday predicted to be much warmer and full days of sun. ☀ better than 🌥 or or even ❄

 

[J'aime Paris]

I love that one too Lori and Cafe Terrace at Night is also beautiful. We have a small one of that picture in our downstairs bathroom....oh I`m sure they`ll both be stars of the show. Hope you enjoy it, it does sound a beautiful show. Have fun.





Late dinner tonight, our friends son popped in to say hello, he was the one Tom helped find a car recently. Just nice to sit and chat for a while with him.

Grilling out was nice as it`s still so warm here, think we`ll be out for a while before going in.

Love these summer evenings sitting in the garden......

It was a wonderful show!! So happy we were able to experience it!
Both of our favorites were indeed included!

Doing a mid-day stop in!

It sure feels like a Monday here. I sure could have used one more day off lol. It is beautifully warm day again. The humidity seems to be creeping up the last few days again. Humid for us ( northerners anyways ) I am definitely not used to humidity lol. I will roll with it, and enjoy all the moments of it. Soon enough I'll be complaining about the cold again. We are under a severe thunderstorm warning again...given the humidy...it doesn't surprise me. Hopefully we see a little rain out of it. I wouldn't be too upset about that.

Just thought I would stop in and say hi...and see how everyone was doing today.

Have a great taco Tuesday everyone!!!!

Our weather has been a bit like a rollercoaster too lately, lol! Have a great day!

Duh no wonder it didn’t quite look any lobster I’ve eaten. Didn’t know that was a thing. They do serve deep fried bites but was thinking maybe a lobster Wellington. Can’t stop LOL

That’s a hike in my book. Good for you

I’m so jellie, tix sold out too fast for me to grab Enjoy!

Oooooh, lobster Wellington.....now that sounds delsih!!

The Van Gogh experience was really awesome! Hope you're able to snag some tickets yet!

Good evening. We had a really nice day today with temps around 80. I wish it would stay that way for a few more days.

Work has been fairly quiet. Boss is working from home this week. Her husband had surgery on his shoulder on Friday, so she is staying home to look after him.

He wants to have them done, but is waiting for the dental office to finish fighting with the insurance company. If we have to pay out of pocket we will.


Very nice. I am looking forward to fall too.

I will have to add those to my list of things to try when I go.

I'm not even sure I could do 6 blocks right now. I need to do something to get into a little better shape before October.

I had tacos tonight too. We have an area that is a collection of food trucks. It was such a nice night tonight that we went there for dinner and we all ate from the taco truck.

I framed one of the puzzles we did last year. We finally put it on a wall after the house was painted.

How sad. Condolences to your dentist.

I've seen pictures from that and it looks really cool.


I've lived in the south almost all of my life and I'm still not used to humidity.

Quiet night tonight. We are just watching some of the Olympics. Have I mentioned that I have actually attended an Olympic event?

Tonight's night light is the Olympic flame from Atlanta.

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That's a beautiful light!!!
Which event?

lol.....we said that the other night, won`t be too long till we`re complaining we`re cold again! Hope you don`t get the storms too bad and they pass over. Think we have a storm warning for the weekend too...usually means nothing much over here though.



Thanks, it is. Especially considering the foot issues I`m still having.......not sure the foot will allow me to walk today, will wait a bit and see.

Shame you missed it, it`s supposed to be one heck of a show.





Sounds like fun, which Olympics did you visit?

We`ve been walking since March Charade, and started slow, I swear the first day after a very short time we were whooped after sitting on our butts for a year. But, slowly built up and can do 10 miles easily now. Again not bad with the same injury in both feet. But, walking is so much fun and very social as everyone speaks to you here along the waterfront or if you meet folks in the forest walks. We really enjoy it.





Always good to see you Monyk......nice to hear you`ll be doing the same tour as Lynne.....and I agree, I`m shocked when I hear people say they aren`t vaxxed.

Hope your husband had a lovely birthday yesterday.





Another sunny and gorgeous day ahead. We do plan to walk, but my other foot is waiting to get work done on it, so it`s causing some issues to say the least. If we can walk we will, but might need a day or two off to rest it. Hopefully it`ll be fine.

Supposed to be some light rain this afternoon, but will believe it when I see it, so may bbq again tonight if it does stay as nice.

If we`re not walking might do a little wandering round some stores for a while and only a few phone calls to make now which won`t take long. We need to find a new venture to volunteer with, especially when the colder weather hits. The joys of having the time to do it. We did do the food parcel delivery last year, so maybe something similar or something different, we`ll have a look.

But for today, tea first before any decisions. And still trying to find something in the Cotwolds for a week in September, but most places are booked up and have been for months. We can get the place we stayed at last year in October, but wanted somewhere a little bigger......we`ll see. I think it`s going to be mobbed in comparison to last year as not many are travelling properly yet.

Have a wonderful Wednesday​

I used to volunteer with the Humane Society years ago. I liked it a lot!
Thinking I'll need a time/space filler soon, with no condos to look after....

Hoping your trip to the Cotwolds falls into place!

Yay, a tea drinking Schumi and me too, I like to start the day with tea. Hope your other foot is feeling better soon. Walks are always enjoyable, and hope you are back to those longer sounding walks soon, and the weather holds for a bbq dinner.

Yay, a MonyK post. Busy, yes you were, and I’d be mad at those tomatoes thieves too. Woot, as will try to say hello to ya in two weeks, and yay for will be seeing ya in September. With the still expected large crowds, and a weekend night, am glad to join a private RIP. And yep, still virus news in our local news. I am hoping a significant amount more of my fellow state residents get their jabs. Only around half of those eligible have done so. At least the supply of shots has been good enough to be able to get the shots whenever you want, for months now.

And so,

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Aw, camel is here to wish you a Happy Hump of a day Wednesday. Yay, already the middle of the week, and well, a Friday wi be here two days later.

Hope all have a Wonderful Wednesday. Hope all are feeling good, and enjoying this cooler start August.

Finally a woot! UOAP Facebook has posts of the HHN props and decor starting to appear in the Studios. The first is a month away. Woot!

Eek, again barely seeing 80 as the high today, and thick cloudy overcast day. Was 59 degrees when I woke up. What? Early August date? Huh? Ah whew. Tomorrow and Friday predicted to be much warmer and full days of sun. ☀ better than 🌥 or or even ❄

Wow, I cannot believe how quickly HHN will be here!! So very exciting for those attending, especially after missing last year.






Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience......was so incredible!!! Even if someone isn't a huge art lover, this experience will impress, guaranteed!

The exhibit was held in mid-darkness, which lent perfectly to the color palettes predominately used by
Van Gogh. The beginning of the exhibit had 20+ huge screens, with the background featuring landscape paintings by Van Gogh. Overlaid on top was information about Van Gogh's life/career, and many correspondences he had with his brother Theo. You walked around in sort of a maze, going from screen to screen, that led you into the next room.

The mid section of the exhibit took place in a room and can only be explained as a visual projection 'waterfall'.....Van Gogh's work was 'falling' from the high ceilings, and spilling onto the floors and side walls. The motion was non-stop. It was so realistic, you felt like you were moving!!
(People with certain motion sensitivities probably left this area quickly)

The last area of the exhibit was the grandest of it all!! It included narration, music and the paintings came to life! The room was also incredibly large....the people look quite small in comparison...

The self portraits blinked, nodded slightly, shrugged shoulders, his pipe smoked, etc.


My Favorite!! Couldn't get it into a single photo...the wall is too long!!! It was unbelievable! They even incorporated the projections onto the floors!


Iconic!!!! These huge pillars were also scattered in the room...just amazing!



I think this is Caroles favorite!





I tried to attach a video, of one of the paintings in motion. Wasn't able to do it....bummer, cuz it was gorgeous!!

A day to remember and treasure....