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

[schumigirl]

Greetings people from the office down the street from Universal. Going to the dermatologist for my annual check up this afternoon.

Hope everyone is doing well today.

Hope your appointment goes well Todd

I wave to you from our sun to garden………

ETA……..we are sitting in shade right now……it is boiling, so have retreated a little to the gazebo……..wooden and open sides, so we have a nice breeze…….too hot to sit in the direct sun.

 

[Metro West]

Hope your appointment goes well Todd

I wave to you from our sun to garden………

ETA……..we are sitting in shade right now……it is boiling, so have retreated a little to the gazebo……..wooden and open sides, so we have a nice breeze…….too hot to sit in the direct sun.

I know what you mean...I try not to get in the sun...my legs are white as white could be. Right now its a balmy 86 and humid at 10:25AM.

 

[keishashadow]

Madame Leota light up ornament my sister gave me last year.

nice. mcdonalds had a run of happy meal toys back in early 2000’s. I still have my light up madame leota one I pull out for Halloween lol. Burger King had a bunch of Simpson’s Halloween stuff too, have most of them. i’m sure my boys will inform their cardiologists that’s due to the number of kids’ meals they ate.

can handle if Orlando has hot weather when I go this month but hope it will be rain free

i’ll vote for that.

cannot imagine what 99c vodka would do to your brain though lol......

I`ve never caught a fish so can`t claim to have ended a fish either.......don`t fancy that at all.

yep, have enough already on my head lol

Going to the dermatologist for my annual check up this afternoon.

good luck, I’ve resigned myself to the inevitable slice & dice every 6 months.

we are sitting in shade right now……it is boiling, so have retreated a little to the gazebo……..wooden and open sides, so we have a nice breeze…….too hot to sit in the direct sun.

grin & enjoy that heat wave. Seems as though you’ve had more than your share this year?

 

[J'aime Paris]

Well back from doctor & errands! Picked up a coho salmon for dinner which I’ll put on the grill after I doctor it up in a foil packet. Having with a salad. I think there’s just enough cherry tomatoes ripe in the garden.
Beautiful day. Sitting in the deck enjoying the mountain and inlet views. But now the sun has moved and I’m in the shade!
May have a little shut eye before I start dinner!

Nothing better than fresh tomatoes right from the garden! Your whole meal sounds lovely!

Ah, fish for Julie and Sue. Nope, not in this house. With mom being the main cook, I hate any smell or taste if any fish or other from the sea.

Sue, hope doctor visit went well.

Made chicken with red peppers, and made potato salad. Thought I had some leftover from Sunday, but nope. I guess someone ate it. So, with some potatoes sitting around, made my own potato salad. Little one added a pickle with hers, as not a potato salad fan. But as the men are both working tonight, there is both chicken and salad left for them. And I think there was still a pickle in the jar, if they want that too. I know both will ask what was for dinner, and was anything left.

Still warm out, and lunchtime walk was wonderful. Sunny as all, that glorious blue skies. And yeah, news from morning time, and now evening time, both said will be a stormy Wednesday. Oh well. It will still be a 83 degree high temp day.

Do you make cold potato salad or German potato salad?
I make both, but DH prefers the German.

Long day back-not just for me either: son had advance band right after school, then marching band practice tonite for 3 hours. Thankfully we have good weather this week (80's, low humidity). I was also informed today he needs a different kind of trombone for advance band (at least he uses school instrument for marching as he plays baritone with them)
I remember that story. Wow he may have more family out there-kinda cool. That is how DH's oldest daughter found us a couple years ago-no idea of her existence until then-yet she and her family are fully integrated into ours-Paige (UCF kid) regularly spends weekends with them when she is in Florida for school-she is over so much in fact their dog was so happy to see her she sat on Paige to give her a hug-cute picture. We are doing HHN in a couple weeks with them too-their first time!
Saw this on instagram-looks so good!!
What a wonderful tribute! Sounds like a very neat lady-so sorry for your loss.
This is so cool!! And that is 100 years YOUNG there I have a resident who was an artisan at Silver Dollar City for decades-he now does those twisted wire trees with the beads as his hobby-they are GORGEOUS! He sells them at cost to staff and friends-says he does it to stay busy. The larger ones he could sell for hundreds of dollars if he wanted to-I know several staff have offered to help him set up an ebay shop-the Social worker would help him keep track-but he's not interested. People are so dang talented!!

Think we are gonna take advantage of the nice weather and walk the dog-gotta get my HHN legs on!

Thank you for your kind wishes...

Is your son able to play at football games and such again? Is he in a marching band?
Hope all the kids get to make the most of this school year!

News flash: the dark arts at Hogwarts castle returns 9/18

interesting travel planning day here. Found the Polynesian open on DVC today. Jumped on that quickly. Unheard of at under 3 weeks out.

SWA flights dropped to $89 each way for next two trips

&

My rental car dropped $50

assume people are cancelling in droves.

PS keep seeing Royal Pacific our dates in Oct at hefty AP discount too…$234 a night.


aw, that’s a lovely weekend indeed

i love how you say it so casually, coho salmon is rather scarce here & very ‘dear’

unless it’s fried in oil, most fish I’ve prepared really didn’t have any sort of odor, fishy or otherwise. my rule of thumb, if it has any smell in the store’s case, it stays there. My mom always told me to look into their leyes. Um, no thank you. I’ll catch them but, prefer to release them & not be responsible for ending them lol.

seriously, the parks are definitely powerful motivators to move it, move it here too!

I love that show!!! So glad it's returning!

And nice score on the lower prices, always a win!!

Good Tuesday evening Sans family

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Thank you Tink. So glad to hear you and your daughter did ok with the Moderna.

Your trip is coming up soon. I know you are looking forward to it. You deserve a nice vacation.




It’s the poison Apple stein mug.

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Thank you Sue. I do love Halloween. I have a little Halloween party every Halloween for the family. We do still get a few Trick or Treaters. I give away full size candy bars so the kids like coming to our house....LOL




A nice way to way to end an evening sitting with your honey pie watching a good movie. May you and your sweetheart have many more Happy Anniversary’s.




Thank you. I do love Halloween decorations for sure. I think folks are in the mood to celebrate a little this year. Halloween decorations are flying off the shelves.




I think it is so wonderful you are still making phone calls to people. It makes a big difference to know someone cares enough to take to the time to call and listen to those who are lonely.




Thanks Lynne...Shana Tova

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Those sweet little babies are so precious. Glad to hear you got to spend some holding time with your great niece.





Thank you.




Charade so glad to hear you are feeling a bit better.




1. Was the Poison Apple stein under the tree.
2. Madame Leota light up ornament my sister gave me last year.

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Sounds yummy.




Good to see you post Disxuni.





So sorry to hear of her passing. She looks like a happy, beautiful lady in her photo. Prayers for you all as you celebrate her life and the love she shared with you all.




Wow the advancement in testing in genetics is awesome. Hope your hubby finds out what he wants to.




Thank you.




Glad to hear things are falling into place for your trip.

You used to do a sticky for dates that people were traveling to HHN didn’t you? I notice something missing off the boards this time of year and I think that’s it.


Pumpkin congratulations to your hubby’s grandma on her 100th birthday.

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We had a nice pleasant start to the day today. It was in the 60’s this morning. I did a little work in the yard then picked up my Aunt, Cousin and Sister and we drove to the Farmer and the Frenchman for lunch. We had a wonderful visit and the food was delicious.

Delivered everyone back home then made a couple stops and back home to make dinner for hubby and prep some meals for him for while I’am away.

I have pedicure and hair appointment tomorrow morning. The house is scrubbed and the laundry is done. Just need to pack tomorrow. I will leave real early Thursday morning if all goes well. I want to get though Nashville, Chattanooga and Atlanta hopefully early.

Night light so no one stubs their toe.

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Thank you for the condolences Robo!

Neat Madame Leota ornament!

You're almost ready to launch for your trip!! I'm sure it'll be great!! Can't wait to see some of your awesome pictures!

Playing catch up tonight on what I have missed today
So many have posted and I finally have read and now all caught up, but most of you are now in bed.

How could I have missed it was the poison apple Stein !!
I remember it clearly now Robbie.

Nice weather here the last few days but back into the 90’s by later this week

I can handle if Orlando has hot weather when I go this month but hope it will be rain free

Sweet dreams to all!

The 90s are past us at this point. We will get in the mid 80s this weekend according to the weatherman.

Nice you have a trip coming up too!!!

lol.....that`s what we do with the bottles we do find!! Gift them to various things.....to be honest it`s been a long time since we`ve done anything like that as we haven`t had that many get togethers over the last 20 months or so, starting to change now though. I cannot imagine what 99c vodka would do to your brain though lol......

Mussels were gorgeous....very plump! I`m looking forward to having oysters again on Monday night when we`re out for dinner......Tom`s face however is a picture as I devour them......lol......he`s not a fan!

I love the gift of the recipe book Lori....what a beautiful and very personal item for you to cherish now. Past recipes are often so lost in life, but you`ll always have them and can pass them on to your daughter.




Fresh fish shouldn`t smell "fishy"...ever. If it did, I wouldn`t have it in the house.





Yes, the eyes have it......lol......I tend to buy my fish filleted already, but there are some fish you have to buy whole and we do like to buy whole salmon and fillet and portion it ourselves......but.....Tom does cut the head tail and guts it for me first. It`s something quite easy to do once you do it once......but yes, my granny always taught me from being very young, if the eyes don`t look healthy, don`t touch it.

I`ve never caught a fish so can`t claim to have ended a fish either.......don`t fancy that at all.






Love the night light Robbie......and your trip is actually just around the corner.....nice....hope you have a safe journey when you do leave.

Sounds a lovely day with your family members and some relaxation too for you, always nice to enjoy. I never get pedicures, but do love some salon time.

It`s shocking how many people are alone and don`t have any family members to talk to at all Robbie. And they do enjoy the chats, I listen for the most part and they all have such wonderful and sometimes sad tales to tell, but I`m glad to be doing something.

Have a fabulous trip......





Good to see you post.....I know you`ve been busy!

Yes, hope your visit is rain free.......nothing worse than being soaked.......hope you are sound asleep now......





Had a weird dream the Queen was a family member and not sure if she was my mother in the dream as Tom was having a laugh with her about me for some reason.......weird.

Another beautiful day here again......going to be another warm one.....not as hot as mac though....I wish!!! But, shorts and maybe not sunscreen as we`re out so early walking, the sun is quite low now, but then again.....might as well. Then a meet up with some friends for maybe lunch out.

Slept like a top last night even though it the heat was higher, Tom apparently didn`t. Oh dear.

Melon and grapes chopped with some pineapple and mango I think this morning and popped another batch of muffins in the oven last night, so they`ll be lovely for breakfast. Going to make some savoury muffins I think for tomorrow, I`m assured they are so good. hmm.

Hava wonderful Wednesday.........​

Oysters Rockefeller are probably my favorite preparation, but I like them other ways too. Need to see Tom's face when you eat them, lol!!

Just had some fresh strawberries and pineapple with yogurt for breakfast. On to cup 2 of coffee!

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Ooh I see camel is near that funnel cloud. As yep, today’s forecast is those thunderstorms coming later in the day, will bring flash flooding and chances, once again, for tornadoes to form. I fully expect my phone to flash weather alerts later too.

But camel is here, to remind all to stay safe whatever the weather, and get over this mid week hump of a Wednesday, and yay, a Friday will be here before ya know it. And double yay yay, both older one and I will be having a lazy Friday. Three day weekend coming up for me? Woot!

Robo, good to hear from you, and yay, for getting some pampering before you leave. Is is it next Thursday, not tomorrow, right? Safe travels. Lunch with all sounded quite lovely, and glad you could meet up with them for a meal before you leave. And yep, I have to stock up the kitchen for the family before I leave. And I hope you have a happy and healthy new year too. And great night light.

Pumpkin, a very happy birthday to your DH’s grandmother. Wonderful she is celebrating her 100th birthday.

And yay, Schumi having another warm day, though sorry both you and Tom did not have a good night’s sleep. Hope you both get a better one tonight. Fruit and muffins sound like a perfect start to the day.

And with me, back to that routine and tea.

A most wonderful Wednesday homies. Warm and stormy Wednesday for me.

Lynne, you crack me up! You can find a camel for every occasion!
Stay safe with those weather warnings though...

Another night of not sleeping well. Maybe I will get back to sleep later this morning. The only Covid symptom still remaining is the loss of taster and smell. Last night dh offered to bring me food from our favorite Mexican restaurant. I told him there was no point since I couldn't taste it.

We know he had 3 children with his wife and at least one possible child outside his marriage. We don't know 100% that this is his birth family since no one was interested in taking an official DNA test. However, I think the matches on Ancestry are pretty accurate. It has matched me with some of my family members that I know are correct.

I joked with dh that he has family members coming out of the woodwork and he hasn't even won the lottery.

Hopefully she will respond to his email soon. While his mother was still alive he was never interested in finding out anything about his birth family, but now that people are finding him, he is interested in learning more.

I didn't do much. Just straightened up things that were looking too messy.

She sounds like an amazing woman.

That's encouraging. I hope I get my taste back soon.

I remember your story too. Something similar happened with a friend on mine only they were aware of the child's existence. When my friend's husband was young (19/20 and before they were married) he fathered a child with his then girlfriend. There was a big breakup and she told him the baby wasn't his. He requested a paternity test and she responded by taking the baby and disappearing. 19 years later the child found him and she has been fully accepted into the family.

Cool. Something else to look forward to.

That's an awesome rate for that hotel.

Cool light.

Going to try to get back to sleep now. Wish me luck.

Sweet dreams Charade!! Hope you can catch up on your rest!

Nope, I had a brilliant sleep, it was Tom who didn`t.

Enjoy your tea.




Food will taste wonderful when you get your taste buds back.....everything tasted good to me!

Housework will still be there, so take your time getting back to normality.





Everyone is amazed how hot it is today......everyone is in shorts or summer clothes which is so nice to see.

I was amazed we managed 7 miles today in the heat, even at 7.30 the heat had built up, but we did it, home for a shower, changed and into town for a few bits and met a couple of friends for a coffee and cake instead of lunch. It`s a place in town we haven`t been much since lockdown ended, but most people aren`t wearing masks anymore and it feels normal again and good to see the place has survived. Town wasn`t busy either.

So, spicy chicken kebabs for tonight, just the two of us so they`ll be very spicy and some garlic shrimp on skewers too.

Planning on sitting out here in the garden all afternoon as it`s forecast to change a little tomorrow with possible thunderstorms coming.....we`ll see.

Sunscreen and strawberry lemonade for now........

Sign me up for the garlic shrimp!

Nice way to pass the afternoon....enjoy!

Greetings people from the office down the street from Universal. Going to the dermatologist for my annual check up this afternoon.

Hope everyone is doing well today.

1. Hope all goes well at the dermatologist. Me and mine see each other too often sadly...

2. You are down the street from Universal?? I'm jealous!!!







Big news on the radio this morning! A new Chick-fil-A just opened about 12 minutes from me! I've only had Chick-fil-A in an airport while passing through. May wait for the hype of the newness to wear off, and then give it a try.
Does anyone have a preference on chicken places? Kentucky Fried Chicken, Church's Chicken, Zaxby's, Popeyes.......I'm sure I'm missing a few...


Have a super day!

 

[Lynne G]

Nope, Paris, we generally only have KFC and Chick-fil-a as our chicken places. My kids refuse to eat at KFC, now not sure if that has to do with the one we have near us, but all enjoy the chicken from the Chick, and we have two near us.

Metro hope dermo visit goes well. Yeah, if my office was where you are, I’d be highly distracted to want to enjoy the parks. At least I have a family member with a house in FLA, though will be a good drive to the parks from there. House is near Tampa.

Is it lunchtime yet? Will have my sunglasses ready. Seems most of the storms will be in the late evening and may be even not done before that clock strikes 12 midnight.

 

[schumigirl]

I know what you mean...I try not to get in the sun...my legs are white as white could be. Right now its a balmy 86 and humid at 10:25AM.

lol…..you and Tom could be white leg twins…….even though he’s had shorts on most of the summer here while walking……nope, still white!

Its around 86 here at just after 3.30 but in the garden we have 92 according to the temp thingy……..

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nice. mcdonalds had a run of happy meal toys back in early 2000’s. I still have my light up madame leota one I pull out for Halloween lol. Burger King had a bunch of Simpson’s Halloween stuff too, have most of them. i’m sure my boys will inform their cardiologists that’s due to the number of kids’ meals they ate.

i’ll vote for that.

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yep, have enough already on my head lol

good luck, I’ve resigned myself to the inevitable slice & dice every 6 months.


grin & enjoy that heat wave. Seems as though you’ve had more than your share this year?

Now that is a funny meme!!! (Love the Halloween one too)

I think I may know a few that have sunk of few of those types of drinks……you can tell a lot by behaviour!

Yes, we’ve had a very dry and warm summer…….I think since April we’ve only missed 3 days walking due to heavy rain. If it’s drizzly we still walk usually…..but we embrace it while we can.

Nothing better than fresh tomatoes right from the garden! Your whole meal sounds lovely!



Do you make cold potato salad or German potato salad?
I make both, but DH prefers the German.


Thank you for your kind wishes...

Is your son able to play at football games and such again? Is he in a marching band?
Hope all the kids get to make the most of this school year!


I love that show!!! So glad it's returning!

And nice score on the lower prices, always a win!!


Thank you for the condolences Robo!

Neat Madame Leota ornament!

You're almost ready to launch for your trip!! I'm sure it'll be great!! Can't wait to see some of your awesome pictures!


The 90s are past us at this point. We will get in the mid 80s this weekend according to the weatherman.

Nice you have a trip coming up too!!!


Oysters Rockefeller are probably my favorite preparation, but I like them other ways too. Need to see Tom's face when you eat them, lol!!

Just had some fresh strawberries and pineapple with yogurt for breakfast. On to cup 2 of coffee!


Lynne, you crack me up! You can find a camel for every occasion!
Stay safe with those weather warnings though...


Sweet dreams Charade!! Hope you can catch up on your rest!


Sign me up for the garlic shrimp!

Nice way to pass the afternoon....enjoy!



1. Hope all goes well at the dermatologist. Me and mine see each other too often sadly...

2. You are down the street from Universal?? I'm jealous!!!







Big news on the radio this morning! A new Chick-fil-A just opened about 12 minutes from me! I've only had Chick-fil-A in an airport while passing through. May wait for the hype of the newness to wear off, and then give it a try.
Does anyone have a preference on chicken places? Kentucky Fried Chicken, Church's Chicken, Zaxby's, Popeyes.......I'm sure I'm missing a few...


Have a super day!
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Lori, I’ve never had Chick fil A in all our visits. I think when we’re there we very rarely eat fast food as we don’t eat it at home, but so many folks have said we must try it…….hope you enjoy it! We have KFC here and you wouldn’t let your dog eat from most of them. Especially when it’s so easy to make your own version of Southern Fried Chicken from scratch.

Raw oysters for me every time, usually with lemon and Tabasco…….but most will work, except fried. I said last week I didn’t think I had tried them fried, but Lombards had them in a dish, and I didn’t like them like that, haven’t tried them elsewhere cooked though……I should get Kyle to video his face as I eat them……lol,…..can’t wait till Monday!




I think we have some cloud coming in…….it was forecast to change tonight, but as the breeze is building I’m assuming it’ll be soon.

Fingers crossed for another mini heatwave next week……..

 

[schumigirl]

Todd……forgot to say……your picture of the day really brought back some good memories from before Potter.

I don’t like hot dogs generally, never eat them, but someone told me to try Nathan’s……..loved them…..and the fries from there were so good too.

We do miss Amity……..

 

[Metro West]

Metro hope dermo visit goes well. Yeah, if my office was where you are, I’d be highly distracted to want to enjoy the parks. At least I have a family member with a house in FLA, though will be a good drive to the parks from there. House is near Tampa.

Thanks.

1. Hope all goes well at the dermatologist. Me and mine see each other too often sadly...

2. You are down the street from Universal?? I'm jealous!!!

Thanks....yes...my office is about 10 minutes from the parking garage...right near where Epic Universe is going.

 

[macraven]

Robbie I will wave as you zoom
by on 75 !

 

[Pumpkin1172]

Quick morning stop in before the paper shuffling commences.

Looks like we will have a warm day here as well. I'll take whatever warm days we get. Worked a shift at the second job last night. It was a slow night. Got to move and play with all the fall/Halloween decorations. I like nights like that. Just left to play and create new displays with all the pretty things. Working another shift tonight.

And thank you for your kind words....we will have so many memories. A couple years ago, grandma wrote out, by hand, all her best recipes. She then gifted a book to each family, so we can always have her delicious food at family gatherings. It was such a labor of love and we will cherish it!

What an amazing gift!!!! That will be treasured for years to come. I have my mil's cookbooks. It was one of the very few things we have of hers. I treasure them, and pull them out often - sometimes just to see her hand writing

Well back from doctor & errands! Picked up a coho salmon for dinner which I’ll put on the grill after I doctor it up in a foil packet. Having with a salad. I think there’s just enough cherry tomatoes ripe in the garden.

YUM!!! We want to do coho fishing in the future. It is on our bucket-list of things to do. Ds has taken up fly fishing, and was trying to catch arctic char....which is delicious. He hasn't caught any of those yet. But I'm sure as he gets better and learns more about the different flies, he will catch them as well.

This is so cool!! And that is 100 years YOUNG there I have a resident who was an artisan at Silver Dollar City for decades-he now does those twisted wire trees with the beads as his hobby-they are GORGEOUS! He sells them at cost to staff and friends-says he does it to stay busy. The larger ones he could sell for hundreds of dollars if he wanted to-I know several staff have offered to help him set up an ebay shop-the Social worker would help him keep track-but he's not interested. People are so dang talented!!

We believe that her quilting has kept her mind so sharp and her health so good. She only makes baby quilts now...and whenever anyone in the building needs a quilt, they stop at Grandma's apartment to pick one out. She just gives them away. I hope I will still be quilting when I'm 80+ years old.

But camel is here, to remind all to stay safe whatever the weather, and get over this mid week hump of a Wednesday, and yay, a Friday will be here before ya know it. And double yay yay, both older one and I will be having a lazy Friday. Three day weekend coming up for me? Woot!

Enjoy your long weekend!!!! And good score on the price drop for your accommodations. Your count down must be close to single digits now.

Hopefully she will respond to his email soon. While his mother was still alive he was never interested in finding out anything about his birth family, but now that people are finding him, he is interested in learning more.

Such a great story!!! I hope you hear soon from her.

Greetings people from the office down the street from Universal. Going to the dermatologist for my annual check up this afternoon.

nice. mcdonalds had a run of happy meal toys back in early 2000’s. I still have my light up madame leota one I pull out for Halloween lol. Burger King had a bunch of Simpson’s Halloween stuff too, have most of them. i’m sure my boys will inform their cardiologists that’s due to the number of kids’ meals they ate.

Love the memes lol. I"m sure that your boys were the only ones who had a number of kids meals that were eaten

Raw oysters for me every time, usually with lemon and Tabasco…….but most will work, except fried. I said last week I didn’t think I had tried them fried, but Lombards had them in a dish, and I didn’t like them like that, haven’t tried them elsewhere cooked though……I should get Kyle to video his face as I eat them……lol,…..can’t wait till Monday!

I have tried raw oysters...but I would be game to try them. The intrigue me. I have also seen them done on a bbq (in the shell) with garlic, lemon and cheese on them once they are slightly warmed up. I think that would be good as well.

Well...I should start shuffling some papers.

Stay safe everyone and have a great day!!!

 

[Realfoodfans]

@Pumpkin1172 my Mum (who was in her 90’s when we lost her) was always busy on different projects. Beautiful sewing and embroidery. I have lots of lovely things. Watching a programme last weekend they read the poem “Footprints” and I remembered that in storage was an embroidered version Mum did so off I went to retrieve it! Now we know we are staying here I am putting it up in our bedroom.



Lynne I hope you escape the worst of the weather and stay safe.
Charade it sounds like you are really improving which is great news. Hope you sleep better tonight
Schumi well done on the walking. Too hot here for walking Louie today but he’s been out in the garden chasing butterflies all afternoon!

Chicken stir fry for our meal tonight. Not very hungry but been drinking lots of water today.

L and mummy have gone to Brownies tonight so I’m just doing a bit of homework with J and then will look for some tv viewing.

Hope everyone has a good evening.

 

[keishashadow]

Carole So many are obsessed with Chic fil a. Politics aside, it’s just ok in my book. Have made the copycat version that was pretty close, very surprised it’s soaked in dill pickle juice & has powdered sugar in the mix

Got to move and play with all the fall/Halloween decorations. I like nights like that. Just left to play and create new displays with all the pretty things. Working another shift tonight.

ooooh, a job I could embrace!

Love the memes lol. I"m sure that your boys were the only ones who had a number of kids meals that were eaten

Naw, happy meals are decidedly not my thing. Have bought the extra toys, sans food. I have (some) standards. I only eat McD double cheeseburgers when the mr gets a craving. cut mine in half & add to his share of the $6, two cheeseburger/family fry meal.

 

[Sue M]

Lynne I love seafood! Thanks, it was only a podiatrist visit to take care of ingrown nail from a past injury. I dropped a heavy wooden cutting board on my toe, which permanently damaged nail bed ugh.

Monica cute story with Paige and dog! Enjoy HHN! But as you know, not for me lol!

Keisha wow $89 flights! Waaaay back during the US recession I was getting $200 RT flights! Pretty good from West Coast.
Coho is from Pacific NW so in season now and picked it up at Costco! I much prefer west coast salmon. Much different than Atlantic.
Yes, fresh fish doesn’t have any smell! I’ve heard about eyes, but I prefer my fish to be already filleted!

Yay for dark arts returning!

Lynne excellent rate for RP. Flying is sure a challenge these days! My flights have changed several times over. I was supposed to arrive on a red eye so I could have a full first day! But they keep canceling flights from Vancouver to Seattle for my connection. Now leaving on morning flight non stop from SeaTac and don’t get to MCO until 5:50 .
And since they canceled all Vancouver/Seattle afternoon flights, returning home I have to overnight in Seattle, book hotel and take morning flight. Ugh.

Robo we have zero trick or treaters here! I remember seeing that mug in wdw! We were looking at them. There were 1 or 2 that came out that year.
Safe travels!

Pumpkin congrats on grandmas 100! And still going strong!

Mac was looking at long range Orlando weather. Still going to have the afternoon showers.

Schumi love mussels. We have a small Italian restaurant in town that does them simmered in a fresh homemade tomato sauce. So yummy.
I would be a horrible fisherman! I won’t put bait on Line, won’t take fish off it, etc. Basically all I’ll do is hold the pole lol!

Lynne hope you and the camel stay safe today!

Charade glad you’re feeling better. Hope you get some sleep.

Metro hope derm appt goes well.

Schumi sounds like you’re enjoying the nice weather. Dreary day here. Pounding rain around 5am woke me up. Now just intermittent showers. May clear in afternoon.

Paris it was good if I do say so myself lol. Oooo! We don’t have any Chick-Fill-A here in Canada. Used to go when in Florida, love the lemonade, waffle fries and chic strips.
I usually don’t like fast food chicken places. This was the exception. Near home we have Nandos that’s very good. It’s Caribbean style. Can pick sides, they have more than fries!

Pumpkin we’ve done oysters on the bbq when on the west coast of the island. Dig them up and leave them in the pail with ocean water then put them on the bbq. When they open throw on some Tabasco and lemon yum. Nothing like fresh oysters straight out of the ocean.

Gloomy day here. No plans. Think I’ll recheck Uni reservations and see if there’s a price change!

Anyone watching Walking Dead new season? I can’t believe it’s the last season!

 

[Sue M]

@Pumpkin1172 my Mum (who was in her 90’s when we lost her) was always busy on different projects. Beautiful sewing and embroidery. I have lots of lovely things. Watching a programme last weekend they read the poem “Footprints” and I remembered that in storage was an embroidered version Mum did so off I went to retrieve it! Now we know we are staying here I am putting it up in our bedroom.

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Lynne I hope you escape the worst of the weather and stay safe.
Charade it sounds like you are really improving which is great news. Hope you sleep better tonight
Schumi well done on the walking. Too hot here for walking Louie today but he’s been out in the garden chasing butterflies all afternoon!

Chicken stir fry for our meal tonight. Not very hungry but been drinking lots of water today.

L and mummy have gone to Brownies tonight so I’m just doing a bit of homework with J and then will look for some tv viewing.

Hope everyone has a good evening.

Nice find! Beautiful work. I can’t sew a stitch!

 

[macraven]

I have two chick-fil A within a 5 minute drive from
our house

Not our favorite chicken place

The novelty wore off about 4years ago for us

We prefer the Colonel

We had that chicken chain store( chik fil lay )in the North and no idea if their stores are busy after the novelty wore off

 

[Realfoodfans]

It’s so different here with fast food choices. Very limited and generally not good. Perhaps more in the big towns and cities but rarely an option around us. We have a McDonald’s (which the children do like) and a very poor out of town Burger King we would not use.

 

[soniam]

Not a huge Chick Fil-A fan due to smell in car, politics, and long lines. Son loves it though. I won't usually take him, but his dad will. They have a good cookie though. We don't eat much fast food anyway.

Got our March 2022 Spring Break reservations for Big Bend National Park fixed. I actually booked them in April. I was hoping to be able to stay in the park, but there is only 1 hotel. I didn't make it on the waiting list. This other place is nice though and has a kitchen and a separate bedroom for my husband and I to get away from the teens. We are also going to spend the night at Ft Davis and do a nighttime sky viewing at the observatory. Still got to book the half-day kayak trip though. I know it seems really far away, but every stinkin' school in Austin, TX, and maybe the whole state has Spring Break the same week. The park and area around there are a nightmare, but going during the summer is incredibly hot. My husband and I wouldn't mind summer, but we would never get our son to hike that early or in those temps.

Got to talk with an old friend today. We have a setup where we FaceTime once a month. She's local but pretty far from me. Plus, she has some health issues, doesn't drive anymore, and doesn't like visiting people with covid so rampant. It's nice to complain about stuff and share things with someone who is like-minded and never judges. She's actually probably 10+ years older than me.

@Charade67 I forgot to say how nice your story was. That must mean a lot to your husband and his family to find each other.

Not much going on today. Walked early, did my call, and scrubbed and soaked some of hubby's shirts that got a weird stain on them after washing and drying Probably do my rowing machine soon. Then I have to run to Costco before picking up son from school. Getting to go food for dinner from our favorite Cajun restaurant. They have a good salad that I eat when on keto.

 

[schumigirl]

Where did all my quotes go??? Had to redo some and miss others.......


We peaked at 93F today (secluded and sheltered part of the garden)......hotter than Hades here! Doesn`t get much warmer than that here, especially this time of year.



Keisha.....I trust your judgement.......it`s really not somewhere that would be on our radar in Orlando....we do much prefer a sit down place with service. Here McD`s, BK, KFC, Subway type places are everywhere and of course kebab/pizza/fish and chips....every town seems to have them. We`re lucky living in a village, it`s all smaller local places that are coffee shop type places, no fast food in sight.

Dill pickle juice and sugar??

How`s your weather as Lynne is getting it bad?



realfood......yes, very hot here, but we`re definitely making the most of it.




Pumpkin you have to try raw oysters........they are lush!!! Got to be ice cold for me.



mac....I doubt you`d like KFC over here....I tried it twice now and always disappointing, it`s the same with Domino`s pizza......rank over here. Small town pizza places are always better, the next town to us has one we really like....it`ll never be American pizza, but it`s decent.




Sue, ouch on the ingrowing toenail.....very painful things. I do love mussels in a lemon butter sauce, not a fan of tomato sauces, but i can imagine how nice that dish is with all the added ingredients.

Nando`s here are dreadful too.....I`m glad yours are better. The UK don`t do fast food very well at all.



Soniam...sounds a lovely break away next year. Kyle would love it as he is big in astronomy and takes some awesome images. He was out till 5.30am the other morning, up all night imaging a nebula he hadn`t imaged before. It sounds a beautiful place though.

And nice to keep in regular touch with friends like that.....it`s so easy to lose touch despite all our technology today. Face time and zoom have been a real lifeline in recent times.




Getting very humid here tonight, maybe we will get some predicted storms after all.

 

[soniam]

@schumigirl 93F!!!! You guys must be dying. Do you have air conditioning at home? I have been meaning to ask about your son. I remember when he had just graduated from college.

 

[Realfoodfans]

Schumi I forgot about pizza - there is a Domino’s in Macclesfield too but not very good either! We are lucky to have lots of independents too.