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

[Pumpkin1172]

I never measure or weigh things, but turns out alright usually.......

You measure with your heart It's the only way to cook!!! I rarely measure ingredients- only when I'm baking,,,as that requires more precise measurements

 

[Pumpkin1172]

That sounds lovely, never made a stout one, only regular or date gingerbread for an alternative sticky toffee pudding…….it’s funny, Tom hates ginger, but loves sticky gingerbread, ginger wine (very sweet and non alcoholic) and ginger beer……but put fresh ginger in anything……not a chance he’ll eat it.

OH my...that sounds DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[schumigirl]

You measure with your heart It's the only way to cook!!! I rarely measure ingredients- only when I'm baking,,,as that requires more precise measurements

Oh thats true, for baking it’s more precise usually.

One reason I rarely share recipes……if it doesn’t turn out right, I get the blame……lol……

Oh yes, the date sticky toffee is lush…..and I hate dates……lol……

 

[Lynne G]

Okay, I guess I do like gingerbread. Have a fond memory of my mom and my trip to England many a year ago, and was in a little town that we bought fresh, still warm gingerbread. That with tea, and was a treat.

Ended up with breakfast for dinner. Saw we had potatoes, so rather than bake them, chopped them up and fried them, then added scrambled eggs and some cheese to them. We need to go to the produce store, as could use some more peppers and tomatoes, and whatever else looks good. Think DH said he’d go there tomorrow.

Ah staying thirsty, as ready for Thursday. Hope all have a good night. Full moon out. Let the crazies and howlers enjoy the full moonlight.

 

[keishashadow]

I’m slowly working thru TripAdvisor’s maps of nearby restaurants at U. generally, do eat mostly onsite there. Do feel it’s time to expand that net. When we have eaten offsite in that neck of woods, it tends to be the same standbys. wanting a late lunch is precluding many that would be on my short list but, I’m getting there

Did get thru the new Halloween movie Last night. Being positive, it did have Kyle Richards in it from the Housewives of Beverly Hills. Fun to see her not glammed up. no spoilers, however, it was interesting how they introduced the characters. carole is our resident MM fan, will let her give her take on it.

Teak Neighborhood Grill is only about a 10 minute drive away, and excellent burgers and more.

i’ve been trying to ignore the cries of the donut burger. pondering if you can request the donuts on the side?

Received a phone call yesterday asking me if I am still interested in a position I had applied for awhile ago. I have an interview tomorrow. We will see how that goes. The dread situational interview. UGH,,,oh well. Hopefully I can rock it!

A RL or online video? It’s been interesting hearing people‘s accounts of which they prefer. best of luck!

Oh the dreaded white stuff! We had 4 inches of snow on Halloween 2 years ago....not a fun evening for the kiddos

same, few years ago had to ‘shake off’ the inflatables & put down rock salt on sidewalks. Would rather have snow than rain tho. we often wind up putting up one of those pop up tailgating tents & move all decorations down to end of driveway for fear kids will slip on steps, brick sidewalks we have.

The store is really neat! And the Irish Boutique nearby got me. too...walked out with a new 100% Merino Wool sweater. So gorgeous!

oooh, nice. Nothing like that sort of sweater. Sadly, Wool ‘eats’ me alive. Feeling itchy just talking about it.

This should be interesting...

i had a few other choice words in mind

But I do want dh to experience MK...and neither of us have been to HS. And I really want to see Galaxy Edge - as we are star wars fans.

one bright spot is that you now can “buy” a reservation to ride RoTR. it has always been a real nail biter. Nice the option is there to take that pressure off.

today is International Sloth Day.

Who knew? coincidentally, I’m sitting here in the comfiest pair of Pj’s festooned with sloths. I picked up on clearance last week on a whim, at WM of all places! Turns out i didn’t realize that two of their heads are positioned dead center on each of my butt Cheeks. going to file it under there are some things you can never unsee

have narrowed it down to these 3, but I am leaning toward the strappy sandal in the front. It was fairly comfortable, fit securely on my foot, and seemed the dressiest.

hmmm, all are very nice. i like the ones in front but, my fav is the pair in the back, a bit edgier. all comes down to the style of dress & your preference

was really hoping for something cool from Rami Malek. I think it was the writing though, not his acting. Also, the main Bond girl has weird chemistry with Daniel Craig. She is not my favorite. I loved the Cuba part and wanted more of that.

yes, the script was a factor in my dislike. Rami was wasted although I did like the early interaction with the child. Did u see him on SNL last Saturday? Never pegged him as a comedian.

only viewed her in Knives Out (loved that movie), not exactly a fan of ana (?) Ben aflecks old GF, that changed with this movie & heir role in Cuba scenes.

Disney Springs is nice, because a lot of those restaurants have availability on Open Table.

sssssh lol. I’ve never had a bad meal at The Boathouse. Post covid, my favorite onsite.

High winds heading our way in the early hours of the morning, then sunny in the afternoon……goodness knows what it’ll really be like.

batten down those hatches.

 

[soniam]

Who knew? coincidentally, I’m sitting here in the comfiest pair of Pj’s festooned with sloths. I picked up on clearance last week on a whim, at WM of all places! Turns out i didn’t realize that two of their heads are positioned dead center on each of my butt Cheeks. going to file it under there are some things you can never unsee

hmmm, all are very nice. i like the ones in front but, my fav is the pair in the back, a bit edgier. all comes down to the style of dress & your preference

yes, the script was a factor in my dislike. Rami was wasted although I did like the early interaction with the child. Did u see him on SNL last Saturday? Never pegged him as a comedian.

only viewed her in Knives Out (loved that movie), not exactly a fan of ana (?) Ben aflecks old GF, that changed with this movie & heir role in Cuba scenes.

Didn't see him on SNL. We haven't watched it in years. However, he was actually really funny in Mr Robot, even though that was a drama. She was amazing in Cuba. I would have loved to see more of her. Maybe she can be in another.

 

[keishashadow]

However, he was actually really funny in Mr Robot, even though that was a drama.

Never able to get into that series, might have to go back & give it a whirl.

 

[soniam]

Never able to get into that series, might have to go back & give it a whirl.

We totally got hooked. We didn't start watching it until really, last year. We are techies though and have several hacker-type friends.

 

[schumigirl]

I’m slowly working thru TripAdvisor’s maps of nearby restaurants at U. generally, do eat mostly onsite there. Do feel it’s time to expand that net. When we have eaten offsite in that neck of woods, it tends to be the same standbys. wanting a late lunch is precluding many that would be on my short list but, I’m getting there

Did get thru the new Halloween movie Last night. Being positive, it did have Kyle Richards in it from the Housewives of Beverly Hills. Fun to see her not glammed up. no spoilers, however, it was interesting how they introduced the characters. carole is our resident MM fan, will let her give her take on it.


i’ve been trying to ignore the cries of the donut burger. pondering if you can request the donuts on the side?

A RL or online video? It’s been interesting hearing people‘s accounts of which they prefer. best of luck!

same, few years ago had to ‘shake off’ the inflatables & put down rock salt on sidewalks. Would rather have snow than rain tho. we often wind up putting up one of those pop up tailgating tents & move all decorations down to end of driveway for fear kids will slip on steps, brick sidewalks we have.

oooh, nice. Nothing like that sort of sweater. Sadly, Wool ‘eats’ me alive. Feeling itchy just talking about it.

i had a few other choice words in mind

one bright spot is that you now can “buy” a reservation to ride RoTR. it has always been a real nail biter. Nice the option is there to take that pressure off.

Who knew? coincidentally, I’m sitting here in the comfiest pair of Pj’s festooned with sloths. I picked up on clearance last week on a whim, at WM of all places! Turns out i didn’t realize that two of their heads are positioned dead center on each of my butt Cheeks. going to file it under there are some things you can never unsee

hmmm, all are very nice. i like the ones in front but, my fav is the pair in the back, a bit edgier. all comes down to the style of dress & your preference

yes, the script was a factor in my dislike. Rami was wasted although I did like the early interaction with the child. Did u see him on SNL last Saturday? Never pegged him as a comedian.

only viewed her in Knives Out (loved that movie), not exactly a fan of ana (?) Ben aflecks old GF, that changed with this movie & heir role in Cuba scenes.

sssssh lol. I’ve never had a bad meal at The Boathouse. Post covid, my favorite onsite.

batten down those hatches.

I think they would serve it any way you like to be honest, they are very accommodating as you can imagine. I don`t usually alter many dishes, but I do ask for no cheese and jalapenos added.....they always give me several options.....raw or grilled.....or on the side or on the burger......little or lots.......lol.....my answer is always lots of jalapenos! I love that sweet and spicy mix!

I`m still being belligerent over the new Halloween movie......but, I do love Kyle Richards and always been a fan of Jamie Lee.......sooooooooo.......I`m tempted to go see it before they move it from the cinema. Maybe if it`s still as quiet during the day next we`ll book seats and pop along....I do like the back row so you have no one behind you.

We`d go back to Disney Springs for The Boathouse, we really enjoyed it. Maybe in May we`ll go back and try another place.

I`m howling at the vision of your new jammies!!!





No walking this morning......at the moment it is very cold with a real feel of -1 which is 30F and also blowing a hoolie out there. Nope, no walking this morning, far too cold for me. It`s supposed to be 50F this afternoon with some sunshine, but still exceptionally windy, so it might be a big miss today. That`s not fun to walk in.

So, some housework and grocery shopping I think today, we don`t need much as we`re always stocked up but do need some spices for the cabinet, always keep them well topped up for cooking. And have 2 huge bags to go into the charity store we donate to. We all had a clearout and still find stuff to get rid of. And I did part with a very unloved and unstylish pair of boots that will be filed under "what was I thinking"

Lazy breakfast of maybe poached eggs today, lunch is club sandwiches and dinner is fish of some kind. And if we`re not out this afternoon, some baking I think. Food sorted......

Happy Thirsty Thursday ​

 

[Lynne G]

Good Morning Schumi. Always good to clear out what you know won’t wear or use any more. Hope when you’re out and about, maybe lunch got picked up too, or enjoyed lunch out.

aAh yes, the week of glorious sunny days with today, the high is 76. But as we’ve been enjoying this week of dry and warm, October’s not done with bringing the rain, so all next week, highs in the low 60’s and rain chances predicted every day. Oh well, at least shorts and sunglasses. Yay!

And yep, while no wine glass being used yet, still enjoying tea, as was thirsty this early morning.

And so, hehe, Keisha’s pajamas. Eh, there is so much food choices all around Universal. Even when we headed to Winter Park, nearer to Daytona, lots of choices seen there too. I’m sure you’ll find the right one or two. And I second that Teak place. The burgers are large, and we enjoy the mozzarella wheels. And like the burger, they are not small. And I never like a bum on my burger, so they always nicely arrange on plate. I find every place is fine with most changes to an item. Only when pre mixed there can be an issue. Only time I find a hot or miss, is the fast food places. I say no this and that, and once in awhile, I find one or both are on that item. When that happens, it’s when we are usually home, so that item becomes a bonus for the men, as I’m not going to ride back to complain. Though I have when searching through the bag as we pulled away. Parked and walked in to complain, and got a replacement.

Well, that terrific thirsty Thursday homies.
Time for more tea, and back to routine.

 

[J'aime Paris]

When we changed our eating habits...it was hard at first. We eat mostly chicken/fish with beef probably only 1 a week (if that) I have found a few recipies to use more beans and legumes. I make a really good bean/veggie chili. We have replaced black beans with ground beef or turkey in some recipies. Added way more veggies to our diet. We are not big milk drinkers...but we switched our milk to cashew milk if we are making a smoothie or protein drink.

It is extremely had at first. I was like...dear lord, I don't know if I can find enough recipes to help us eat...yet alone add 2 hard working young adult men into the mix to eat the meals. We cut out pasta and use zucchini noodles or spagetti squash instead. I have found a few websites that I can give you as well. Feel free to DM me if you have any questions or just a keep going it get easier message

Thank you for the support Pumpkin!! Good to hear you're having success with the changes!
I will definitely PM you for the websites, thanks!

That's what my stomach is telling me, lol!!
Change is hard...

No luck with shoes at the mall, but I did buy these earings. It was weird that there was such a limited amount of shoes to choose from. The sales clerk said that they were having supply chain issues.

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Luckily, I found some options from Zappos. I ordered 8 pairs of shoes. Most didn't fit and only came in one size choice. I have narrowed it down to these 3, but I am leaning toward the strappy sandal in the front. It was fairly comfortable, fit securely on my foot, and seemed the dressiest.

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If there's anything I hate more than looking for dressy clothes/shoes, it's purse buying



I liked it. It wasn't my favorite Bond or even my favorite Daniel Craig Bond. It was nice to see twists that we don't usually see. It's also not common for Bond films to relate to each other much, so that was pretty cool. I was disappointed in the bad guy's evil plans. They didn't seem to have a purpose. I was really hoping for something cool from Rami Malek. I think it was the writing though, not his acting. Also, the main Bond girl has weird chemistry with Daniel Craig. She is not my favorite. I loved the Cuba part and wanted more of that.



So awesome that your house is really coming together beautifully. I think they are seeing them in all areas. I was having a hard time finding shoes, and they think it's supply/transportation issues.



I adore ginger in every form. Preserved ginger isn't common here, but it is so delicious.



Reservations are hard. Luckily, we like some places that other people don't go too often. I also got up at the crack of dawn to make my July and November ones. Disney Springs is nice, because a lot of those restaurants have availability on Open Table. I made my UO reservations 180 days out or this summer for our July, October, and November trips. I have also been able to find some directly on Zomato, when there was no link on the UO website.



I hate interviewing. I think that's why I quit working. I didn't really like my last job, but there was no way I was going to brave the gauntlet of asinine technical interviews and nitpicking to find another.

Great earrings! I like all 3 shoe choices! Can't wait to see the whole ensemble for your big evening out!

soniam, I like both outside pairs, they are lovely and would look good with anything.....the pair closest do look more dressy. And like the earrings too.....

I only have a few pairs of real heels now, but do enjoy wearing them for occasions.....long as I don`t need to walk too far once I`m there....

Oh ginger is one of my favourite things ever! I would eat it with almost everything...but no one else likes it (thankfully) fresh, preserved, candied....anyway. Tom always says I have chicken alongside my ginger instead of the other way in a stir fry.....love it!



pumpkin......good luck with the interview!



Lori, I don`t have or follow a recipe for that soup, I never do, but will email you the ingredients and roughly what I do with them.....I never measure or weigh things, but turns out alright usually.......

You don`t like ginger??? Well, I never knew that........lol......

Oh, thanks Carole!
Yep, ginger and caraway/fennel seed are my 2 big 'no way' items in the food world.
I'm really not picky about much anything else.

Oh I like ginger snaps, but not the flavor of ginger either. I think I have seen it candied, but not in liquid like you pictured, Schumi.

Sweet pictures of the sloth, Charade. Great you got a close up with them.

Paris, yeah hard to not eat meat. We do generally have lots of vegetables with our meat, and we don’t eat meat every day.

Ah, a what for dinner. Pizza for lunch, as that’s what all agreed on.

Pizza with cauliflower crust was suggested......not sure about that substitute??

You measure with your heart It's the only way to cook!!! I rarely measure ingredients- only when I'm baking,,,as that requires more precise measurements

Exactly! That's why I'm a decent cook and don't enjoy baking so much. Baking is science, lol!

Okay, I guess I do like gingerbread. Have a fond memory of my mom and my trip to England many a year ago, and was in a little town that we bought fresh, still warm gingerbread. That with tea, and was a treat.

Ended up with breakfast for dinner. Saw we had potatoes, so rather than bake them, chopped them up and fried them, then added scrambled eggs and some cheese to them. We need to go to the produce store, as could use some more peppers and tomatoes, and whatever else looks good. Think DH said he’d go there tomorrow.

Ah staying thirsty, as ready for Thursday. Hope all have a good night. Full moon out. Let the crazies and howlers enjoy the full moonlight.

Our moon is cloud covered tonight....do enjoy a full moon!

I’m slowly working thru TripAdvisor’s maps of nearby restaurants at U. generally, do eat mostly onsite there. Do feel it’s time to expand that net. When we have eaten offsite in that neck of woods, it tends to be the same standbys. wanting a late lunch is precluding many that would be on my short list but, I’m getting there

Did get thru the new Halloween movie Last night. Being positive, it did have Kyle Richards in it from the Housewives of Beverly Hills. Fun to see her not glammed up. no spoilers, however, it was interesting how they introduced the characters. carole is our resident MM fan, will let her give her take on it.


i’ve been trying to ignore the cries of the donut burger. pondering if you can request the donuts on the side?

A RL or online video? It’s been interesting hearing people‘s accounts of which they prefer. best of luck!

same, few years ago had to ‘shake off’ the inflatables & put down rock salt on sidewalks. Would rather have snow than rain tho. we often wind up putting up one of those pop up tailgating tents & move all decorations down to end of driveway for fear kids will slip on steps, brick sidewalks we have.

oooh, nice. Nothing like that sort of sweater. Sadly, Wool ‘eats’ me alive. Feeling itchy just talking about it.

i had a few other choice words in mind

one bright spot is that you now can “buy” a reservation to ride RoTR. it has always been a real nail biter. Nice the option is there to take that pressure off.

Who knew? coincidentally, I’m sitting here in the comfiest pair of Pj’s festooned with sloths. I picked up on clearance last week on a whim, at WM of all places! Turns out i didn’t realize that two of their heads are positioned dead center on each of my butt Cheeks. going to file it under there are some things you can never unsee

hmmm, all are very nice. i like the ones in front but, my fav is the pair in the back, a bit edgier. all comes down to the style of dress & your preference

yes, the script was a factor in my dislike. Rami was wasted although I did like the early interaction with the child. Did u see him on SNL last Saturday? Never pegged him as a comedian.

only viewed her in Knives Out (loved that movie), not exactly a fan of ana (?) Ben aflecks old GF, that changed with this movie & heir role in Cuba scenes.

sssssh lol. I’ve never had a bad meal at The Boathouse. Post covid, my favorite onsite.

batten down those hatches.

The vision of your PJs, hee hee!

Tried to make a ressie at Disney Springs, (particularly looking at Wine Bar George and Boathouse) on Nov. 15 or 16. Wow! Picking are slim and none!

I think they would serve it any way you like to be honest, they are very accommodating as you can imagine. I don`t usually alter many dishes, but I do ask for no cheese and jalapenos added.....they always give me several options.....raw or grilled.....or on the side or on the burger......little or lots.......lol.....my answer is always lots of jalapenos! I love that sweet and spicy mix!

I`m still being belligerent over the new Halloween movie......but, I do love Kyle Richards and always been a fan of Jamie Lee.......sooooooooo.......I`m tempted to go see it before they move it from the cinema. Maybe if it`s still as quiet during the day next we`ll book seats and pop along....I do like the back row so you have no one behind you.

We`d go back to Disney Springs for The Boathouse, we really enjoyed it. Maybe in May we`ll go back and try another place.

I`m howling at the vision of your new jammies!!!





No walking this morning......at the moment it is very cold with a real feel of -1 which is 30F and also blowing a hoolie out there. Nope, no walking this morning, far too cold for me. It`s supposed to be 50F this afternoon with some sunshine, but still exceptionally windy, so it might be a big miss today. That`s not fun to walk in.

So, some housework and grocery shopping I think today, we don`t need much as we`re always stocked up but do need some spices for the cabinet, always keep them well topped up for cooking. And have 2 huge bags to go into the charity store we donate to. We all had a clearout and still find stuff to get rid of. And I did part with a very unloved and unstylish pair of boots that will be filed under "what was I thinking"

Lazy breakfast of maybe poached eggs today, lunch is club sandwiches and dinner is fish of some kind. And if we`re not out this afternoon, some baking I think. Food sorted......

Happy Thirsty Thursday ​

We are currently at our high temperature for the day at 51 degrees at 8:10am. It's supposed to only head downward from here...to a low of 32...yuck!

Good Morning Schumi. Always good to clear out what you know won’t wear or use any more. Hope when you’re out and about, maybe lunch got picked up too, or enjoyed lunch out.

aAh yes, the week of glorious sunny days with today, the high is 76. But as we’ve been enjoying this week of dry and warm, October’s not done with bringing the rain, so all next week, highs in the low 60’s and rain chances predicted every day. Oh well, at least shorts and sunglasses. Yay!

And yep, while no wine glass being used yet, still enjoying tea, as was thirsty this early morning.

And so, hehe, Keisha’s pajamas. Eh, there is so much food choices all around Universal. Even when we headed to Winter Park, nearer to Daytona, lots of choices seen there too. I’m sure you’ll find the right one or two. And I second that Teak place. The burgers are large, and we enjoy the mozzarella wheels. And like the burger, they are not small. And I never like a bum on my burger, so they always nicely arrange on plate. I find every place is fine with most changes to an item. Only when pre mixed there can be an issue. Only time I find a hot or miss, is the fast food places. I say no this and that, and once in awhile, I find one or both are on that item. When that happens, it’s when we are usually home, so that item becomes a bonus for the men, as I’m not going to ride back to complain. Though I have when searching through the bag as we pulled away. Parked and walked in to complain, and got a replacement.

Well, that terrific thirsty Thursday homies.
Time for more tea, and back to routine.

I never rent a car in Orlando, probably since most of my trips are short. I don't leave the WDW or UO bubble. One of these days I'll actually explore the greater Orlando area...








Today is DDs 23rd birthday!!! She is lucky that her bday usually coincides with fall break from school....and today she has a half day at school, and is off tomorrow. She's going out with friends tonight, and we will see her this weekend.
DD and one of her roommates up to a few shenanigans on UW-Madison football Saturday, lol!!





And we cannot leave this little lady out....Strawberry Shortcake is celebrating her 18th birthday today! I knew it was "meant to be".....acting as Santa's helper, I picked this tiny beauty up from the shelter 2 days before Christmas. I asked how old the kittens were, and was told they were born on October 21st. How sweet!!

 

[Lynne G]

A big Happy 23rd Birthday to Paris’s DD. Nice she has off around her birthday. When older one was school age, every couple of years he had his birthday on a day off school day. When he was born, was the only year I did not vote. Our schools are polling places, so kids always get off election days. Very cute cat. Sweet kitty, aww 18 today too.

 

[J'aime Paris]

A big Happy 23rd Birthday to Paris’s DD. Nice she has off around her birthday. When older one was school age, every couple of years he had his birthday on a day off school day. When he was born, was the only year I did not vote. Our schools are polling places, so kids always get off election days. Very cute cat. Sweet kitty, aww 18 today too.

Thanks Lynne!!

 

[schumigirl]

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Hope your lovely daughter has a wonderful birthday. Sounds like she has some nice plans, and you get to see her at the weekend.........that`ll be lovely.

Fennel seeds aren`t for me either, anything fennel, artichoke, legumes and several other things aren`t for me either.....but, I`m craving ginger badly now.......

That`s cold! I think you and mac when she used to live in Chicago must have the coldest weather of anyone! I`d last 37 seconds in that type of cold....I`m a wimp!

Cute kitty......




Sun is shining beautifully, but my goodness it`s cold outside. Glad we had a day in for most of it.

Got a load of little jobs done, a load of things sorted for the charity store, cleared more room in bedroom wardrobes for more!

Managed to pick up some locally caught cod today, so that`s dinner tonight, doing roasted veg and buttered potatoes, I`m hungry already......

 

[J'aime Paris]

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Hope your lovely daughter has a wonderful birthday. Sounds like she has some nice plans, and you get to see her at the weekend.........that`ll be lovely.

Fennel seeds aren`t for me either, anything fennel, artichoke, legumes and several other things aren`t for me either.....but, I`m craving ginger badly now.......

That`s cold! I think you and mac when she used to live in Chicago must have the coldest weather of anyone! I`d last 37 seconds in that type of cold....I`m a wimp!

Cute kitty......




Sun is shining beautifully, but my goodness it`s cold outside. Glad we had a day in for most of it.

Got a load of little jobs done, a load of things sorted for the charity store, cleared more room in bedroom wardrobes for more!

Managed to pick up some locally caught cod today, so that`s dinner tonight, doing roasted veg and buttered potatoes, I`m hungry already......

Thanks Carole!!
We are looking forward to seeing her this weekend!

If it weren't for our parents, I think DH and I would have relocated to a warmer climate by now. Maybe someday we will be snowbirds!

 

[Charade67]

Another slow boring day at work. I am counting the minutes until lunch.

I have 3 packages due to arrive today. At this rate, I’ll have all my Christmas shopping done before Thanksgiving.

Ugh! I can’t get the multi quote to work on my phone today.

Soniam - Good luck with the shoes. I like the pair in the front. I enjoy purse shopping for myself since I know what I like. I don’t like trying to buy one for someone else.

Schumi - I’m another one that is not too fond of ginger. Dh loves it with sushi. That Yoko Ono meme almost made me spit my drink across the table.

Pumpkin - I will follow a recipe closely the first couple of times I make it and then I will start to get creative. I even do that with baking.

Keisha - too funny about the PJs. I bet they are cute though.

Paris - Happy birthday to your daughter and to Strawberry.

Lynne - B was due 2 days after Election Day. I voted with an absentee ballot that year.

20 minutes until lunch.

 

[Robo56]

Good Thursday morning Sans family








Life had been a little busy this past number of days. I Did look back a few pages. Looks like everyone has been staying busy.

Carole so glad to hear your trip for November is going to happen. Hopefully all things will fall into place for you and Tom to have a great trip. I know you both are ready for a trip back to Orlando.

Enjoy the box set of the Big Bang Theory. It was one of my favorite shows on TV.



Happy Birthday to your daughter J’aime Paris


And a happy birthday to Strawberry Shortcake. She looks like a very loved and comfy cat.


Keisha the sound of those Pj’s are priceless. Your granddaughter is a cutie. It is so wonderful to experience the world through our grandchildren’s eyes. They keep us young at heart for sure. They are precious.

J’aime Paris so good to hear your hubby has time for your trip. If you are not able to get your ressies at Boathouse and Wine Bar George just do walk up. Sometimes that works.

Metro I did look at the video you posted on HHN. I think it just goes to show that alcohol and some younger folks do not mix well. So sad.

Charade Christmas stockings hung from your mantel over the fireplace will be lovely.

Soniam your shoe selection looks nice for your event. I’am sure once you pull your overall look together one pair will be a winner.

Pumpkin good luck on your interview.

Lynne hope you are enjoying a nice cup of tea this morning.

Mac hope all is well in your neck of the woods.


Woke up yesterday morning heard some noise in the garage. Opened the door and the hot water heater was geysering water. Had to wake hubby up to show me where to shut the water off.

Thankfully we were able to get the plumber out to replace it in the afternoon. I now know how to shut the main water off (it was slightly hidden) and how to connect a hose to the hot water heater to drain it.

Next lesson is the sprinkler system panel. The one here is more complicated then the one at home in Florida.

The security systems and cameras at both homes are fairly easy to handle.

Son called yesterday and asked if I had watched the news. I told him no. Grandson woke up yesterday morning at about 1 am and woke them up and said he thought he heard a train derail. They live about 4 blocks from train tracks.

Then they looked out the window and the area was surrounded by flashing police lights, canine police dogs (which were causing their dogs to bark).

About two blocks down from them there was a kidnaping and murder and the sound my grandson heard was not a train derailment it was the police opening fire on one of the suspects.

This is a sleepy older family neighborhood. My son’s neighbors are sheriffs police, and State Police. So not what you would expect.

I did look at the news online last night and the police bodycam was shown playing out some of the incident.

These things are happening sadly in all types of neighborhoods around the Country. Even sleepy family neighborhoods. So sad. I’am so thankful that our son and family are ok. To close for comfort.


The sun is shining this morning. The high is supposed to be 66. Fall weather has arrived and the trees are changing.

I’am going to try and get a walk in today.

I have been looking for new recipes for my Halloween Party. Not coming up with much.

I was looking at all the animatronic Halloween decorations online at Home Depot. When I was home in Florida in September the local sore was full of them. I may have went around and pushed them all to have a look....I will see if I can load them here for you to see.

Have a wonderful day everyone.

 

[keishashadow]

do like the back row so you have no one behind you.

same, carry over from ill-spent youth hanging out in dive bars…always have your back to the wall

Only time I find a hot or miss, is the fast food places.

even at home the quality varies greatly between the same chain‘s various sites within 5 miles of each other. Even stranger is they often are franchises owned by same companies.

Strawberry Shortcake is celebrating her 18th birthday today!

what a grand lady!

Happy BD to your DD, love that picture! Hope she has a lovely weekend celebrating.

A big Happy 23rd Birthday to Paris’s DD. Nice she has off around her birthday. When older one was school age, every couple of years he had his birthday on a day off school day. When he was born, was the only year I did not vote. Our schools are polling places, so kids always get off election days. Very cute cat. Sweet kitty, aww 18 today too.

Grass is always greener…myself & 2 of my DS always felt a bit cheated by having BDs during the summer as in elementary school the kiddos were always permitted to bring in treats & be treated ‘special’ by the teacher their BD. I’m told new trend now is to set aside one day each month for BD (& unbirthday) kids to celebrate. With all the food allergies these days, they’ve forbidden bringing in anything but packaged treats, easier than making cupcakes & safer for all.

Keisha - too funny about the PJs. I bet they are cute though.

They are um, wild but, give me joy. I usually wear dark solids upon reflection during the pandemic, had an epiphany of sorts=life is too short, let it rip. here’s a clip of the material

 

[Robo56]

Sorry could not get these to load straight even with trying to edit.

 

[schumigirl]

Lori.....yes, wouldn`t blame you for moving South!


Charade.....glad it made you laugh......oh I do love sushi ginger, and because Tom doesn`t like it, I get to eat it all......


Robbie.......thank you! Yes, we are excited.....

What a horrific story where your grandson lives, must have been very worrying for them to hear that. Hope it`s all contained now. How sad though.


The animatronics are fabulous! Love them.......I`d go for the old lady in the rocker.....


Keisha......yes, old traits are hard to forget. Went to book to see it on Halloween itself, several of us thought it might be a good idea, can you believe they stop showing it next Thursday!! Why on earth is not being shown on the actual date!! And instead of a daily 1pm showing till then, you can only do evening or 4.45pm. Darn it.....who wants to go to the cinema at 5pm!





Just finished dinner, very nice and heating a caramel apple crumble up now for dessert with some clotted cream.....lush! I`ll just have a small portion

Going to do some reading tomorrow in the nursery, friend called today and asked if I`d be happy to start back up again, happy to do it, those little ones love story time.

And managed to order a few more Christmas presents today, not sure if we do have any shortages of what we`d be looking at, but don`t mind starting early. Although did manage to order myself 2 dresses somehow........well, why not.

Hope tomorrow is a little milder than today.......it`s been freezing outside.