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

[macraven]

Yeah, last year got that HHN survey. Haven’t seen much of them lately. I seem to get them every so often.

Raining hard enough, as went to toss trash out, and quite wet I got. Eek, ice under snow, ick Keisha. I’d rather be in much warmer weather soon too. But ah, we haven’t even figured out a day for our anniversary dinner yet. If we get too close to Valentine’s, we’ll do it later in the month. But have fun at the mouse starting this weekend.


Ah, not even close enough to lunchtime yet. Sigh. But enjoy all the talk of food.

Since you are going to Orlando this weekend, do your anniversary dinner with your Mr and celebrate there!!

Will be nice to get out of your cold weather and have sunshine in Orlando!

 

[schumigirl]

Charade........cheesecake sounds lush!!!

Yes, those empty park days are LONG gone........it is amazing to look back on just how deserted the parks were back then.



mac......I love the "underfoot" description..........lol.......

Ribs and coleslaw sounds about perfect to me........not so much the pasta......and glad your rain didn`t last too long today.




Spicy stir fry was lovely and Tom enjoyed his haggis......we sat at the dining room table eyeing each other`s meals with slight disdain as mine was full of fresh ginger that he hates......and well, I like haggis, but not too often. He loved his too though.

Watching the original Scary Movie, I forgot the Wayans Bros are in it.....they are so funny!

It`s a cold one outside, feels like -3c apparently......far too cold. Not in here though....gloriously warm and cosy.

Glass of wine time........

 

[keishashadow]

Yes, Alasdair is a very Scottish name, his dad is Scottish, not sure if you remember he actually grew up about 20 minutes away from where I grew up.....same age and went to some of the same places but never met till I saw him as a consultant when I thought I needed surgery......we had quite the conversation..

I had forgotten that. Talk about a small world. I
Met somebody on a DCL cruise meet thread who grew up on my street. Remembered him as a little kid

Glad you never went out on that ice..

Just back. I’ve melt just starting to do it’s magic

Kyle calls it my 48 hour soup

Non cream soups tend to taste better the 2nd day

Yeah, last year got that HHN survey. Haven’t seen much of them lately. I seem to get them every so often.

Found several more today when I went thru back emails

Ooh, that hot chocolate was so tasty. But as routine, back to that ever so enjoyed tea.

Haven’t had hot choc in over a year. May have to work that in tonight

But ah, we haven’t even figured out a day for our anniversary dinner yet. If we get too close to Valentine’s, we’ll do it later in the month. But have fun at the mouse starting this weekend.

It will keep, smart to avoid Valentine’s Day proper. I did make a res for Saturday prior. Not sure I’m going to keep it or not as it seems the quality of the experience usually suffers from the rush

So I can now do the old eyebrows easier........it`ll sit nicely on one of the bathroom shelves.

I started with 5x, then 10x installed in my bathroom like ones at the resorts. Have a desktop one that lights up which I liked Can’t wait for the new light up one I got for Xmas to be installed

Hoping to leave work a little early today, to get home and whip up some fresh pizza dough so that it has enough time to rise before we make it into pizzas.

Impressive.

There is no " gamey/ wild "taste like mule or whitetail deer can have.

Nice, don’t have to soak in milk or vinegar then?

So this is the perfect time to enjoy it as an all adult experience.

Absolutely. Did u get oga’s for a drink. It’s fun

Brown Derby is dh's favorite Disney restaurant. We have to eat there every time we got to WDW.

What do you like there?

Ok, I had to look. The great dryer sheet mystery is solved

the bear ones are Snuggle.

What did you get Keisha?

Next week: oga’s, steakhouse 71 & beaches & cream

in April: basically the same

we tend to enjoy more of the many offsite

need to grab the boathouse on open table. It’s our fav DTD venue. Art smiths has been hit or miss last two times

Jiko, HBD or Space 220 or Via Napoli, and Be Our Guest or Plaza.

Never tried jump despite owning there. Wanted to do the safari tour that includes dinner there

via Napoli has best pizza I’ve eaten in Orlando

haven’t tried Bog v2.0 as mr pickey wouldn’t eat half of it.

plaza took a major nose dive with menu changes last two years for me. Last go round went with the loaded fries only. Mr said club was still good. Used to like their steak sandwich until they tweaked it now off menu. Roast beef one was just ok last trip.

want to try the monte cristo but, only have eaten the delicious one at the two DL venues. Have a feeling it won’t measure up

have tonight’s dinner all set now!
Nothing fabulous but a simple meal of a cold shell pasta dish with white albacore and side salad.

Mayo or vinaigrette dressing?

 

[macraven]

Mayo

 

[Charade67]

What do you like there?

Just checked the menu. I will probably get either the filet or burger depending on my mood that day. We have reservations at the following for our trip: Raglan Road, Rainforest Cafe, Chef Art Smith, Rose & Crown, Liberty Tree Tavern, and Brown Derby.

 

[schumigirl]

I had forgotten that. Talk about a small world. I
Met somebody on a DCL cruise meet thread who grew up on my street. Remembered him as a little kid

Just back. I’ve melt just starting to do it’s magic
Non cream soups tend to taste better the 2nd day

Found several more today when I went thru back emails

Haven’t had hot choc in over a year. May have to work that in tonight

It will keep, smart to avoid Valentine’s Day proper. I did make a res for Saturday prior. Not sure I’m going to keep it or not as it seems the quality of the experience usually suffers from the rush

I started with 5x, then 10x installed in my bathroom like ones at the resorts. Have a desktop one that lights up which I liked Can’t wait for the new light up one I got for Xmas to be installed

Impressive.

Nice, don’t have to soak in milk or vinegar then?

Absolutely. Did u get oga’s for a drink. It’s fun

What do you like there?

Ok, I had to look. The great dryer sheet mystery is solved
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the bear ones are Snuggle.

Next week: oga’s, steakhouse 71 & beaches & cream

in April: basically the same

we tend to enjoy more of the many offsite

need to grab the boathouse on open table. It’s our fav DTD venue. Art smiths has been hit or miss last two times

Never tried jump despite owning there. Wanted to do the safari tour that includes dinner there

via Napoli has best pizza I’ve eaten in Orlando

haven’t tried Bog v2.0 as mr pickey wouldn’t eat half of it.

plaza took a major nose dive with menu changes last two years for me. Last go round went with the loaded fries only. Mr said club was still good. Used to like their steak sandwich until they tweaked it now off menu. Roast beef one was just ok last trip.

want to try the monte cristo but, only have eaten the delicious one at the two DL venues. Have a feeling it won’t measure up

Mayo or vinaigrette dressing?

Goodness what are the chances of meeting someone like that too, on a cruise of all places!! It is a small world.

I was once sitting waiting for Tom and Kyle to come off the Hulk and I was eating either a doughnut or Cinnabon....and the group leader of the slimming group I went to walked past and waved as I was taking a bite.......lol......yes, that whole group was a waste of time anyway!!! But, what are the chances.......I stopped mid bite and she was howling with laughter as she had a tub of dippin dots in her hand......

I never thought of changing the bathroom mirror.....although might look odd if my mirror is magnified and the one above Tom`s sink is normal.........or is my imagination running away with me thinking it`ll look like a large magnifying glass......lol.....

I quite fancy going to BoatHouse again.....might need to venture to DS again, although the sushi place takes my eye too.

Mayo

The right answer is always mayo.........lol......



We`re on Scary Movie 3 now.....always miss out 2 as it sucks!! But the 3rd one is the best.....although yawning my head off right now, so might not see the end of this movie tonight.

mac......bacon in the morning........it`ll be sizzling by time you get up!

 

[macraven]

Set a plate for me I’m in for the bacon..

 

[Pumpkin1172]

Just scored a light saber reservation!!! Not an idea time, but I'll keep checking back

Just watched a dis video on Universal and Mardi Gras food...Oh my. I may need to make sure I pack my fat pants Dh may be rolling me onto the plane home!!!!

 

[schumigirl]

Set a plate for me I’m in for the bacon..

Certainly will!!



Had my friend who is in Orlando right now ask me about Mardi Gras at Universal earlier......I told them it was just ok. We did a Mardi Gras trip twice, and that was enough, wouldn`t rush back just for that.

Not sure if they`ll go or not, I did say they should go and see it once, and that`ll probably be enough. I mean we liked it, but won`t go back to see it again.

I really should go to bed........

 

[keishashadow]

Liberty Tree Tavern

ooh, keep saying we want to eat there again. not sure if they still have the ookey gooey cake.

I never thought of changing the bathroom mirror.

i kept the main one. This just sits off to the side, an unobtrusive as we could place it. Comes out on an extending arm, then back to the wall it goes.

We did a Mardi Gras trip twice, and that was enough, wouldn`t rush back just for that.

I like the parade . Just watched the video for the tribute store. Bit of a meh for me. The Mummy updated one had some nice set pieces.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1489599674126319616

 

[Charade67]

ooh, keep saying we want to eat there again. not sure if they still have the ookey gooey cake.

I just checked the menu and it’s still there.

 

[soniam]

Next week: oga’s, steakhouse 71 & beaches & cream

in April: basically the same

we tend to enjoy more of the many offsite

need to grab the boathouse on open table. It’s our fav DTD venue. Art smiths has been hit or miss last two times

Never tried jump despite owning there. Wanted to do the safari tour that includes dinner there

via Napoli has best pizza I’ve eaten in Orlando

haven’t tried Bog v2.0 as mr pickey wouldn’t eat half of it.

plaza took a major nose dive with menu changes last two years for me. Last go round went with the loaded fries only. Mr said club was still good. Used to like their steak sandwich until they tweaked it now off menu. Roast beef one was just ok last trip.

want to try the monte cristo but, only have eaten the delicious one at the two DL venues. Have a feeling it won’t measure up

DH and I like Oga's, but DS doesn't We only did it with him once. I did it several times with friends at DL not too long after it opened. I haven't been to Steakhouse 71 yet, but we really loved the Wave. We are just not big fans of Beaches & Cream. The food we got was either just OK or soggy and cold. The ice cream tasted like grocery store ice cream. The toppings were just OK too. We didn't get the kitchen sink though. I am pretty picky about ice cream though, since I worked at one in high school where we made it in the store and I have a professional ice cream maker at home.

We had a bad experience at Boathouse. It was unexpectedly very cold in March and had to sit outside without a coat or heater. The food just felt OK. I think the shivering kind of ruined it though. Maybe we will try it again sometimes. I haven't had any problems at Homecoming. Love the place and have been there frequently. DS doesn't like it though

We ate at Jiko on our first WDW trip, just DH and I; DS was at the kid's club. It was excellent. Can't wait to go back. The safari does look cool. I think we might try the Wild Africa Trek at the park in July; we were supposed to do it in summer 2020.

We all love Via Napoli and haven't been in a while.

I think DS will eat the steak but not much else. DH and I will be eating most of his food. We end up "sacrificing" sometimes to eat where we want to eat and pay way too much for DS to eat there too.

We hadn't eaten at Plaza until summer 2020. I really enjoyed the meatloaf. DH and DS liked their food. It's nothing special, but we have eaten at all of the others pretty recently, except Crystal Palace. Until they bring back breakfast, DS won't eat there. I suspect the monte cristos in DL are way better. The cheese one I had was really good. We haven't had them at Plaza either.

Just checked the menu. I will probably get either the filet or burger depending on my mood that day. We have reservations at the following for our trip: Raglan Road, Rainforest Cafe, Chef Art Smith, Rose & Crown, Liberty Tree Tavern, and Brown Derby.

I totally forgot about your trip. Those sound like good choices. I have been wanting to eat at Raglan Road. We might do it at some point. Disney Springs is usually when we meet our friends who live in Orlando, and one of them got food poisoning there years ago. So, she refuses to eat there. It's definitely on our list. We ate at the Rainforest Cafe at Disney Springs on our first family trip and have eaten at other locations. We might try the one at Animal Kingdom at some point to say we have eaten there. I actually like their coconut shrimp. Love Homecoming. Rose & Crown was on our first trip too. We haven't been back, because DS doesn't like it. DH and I do though. We haven't eaten at Liberty Tree in a while either. DS won't eat the "all you can eat menu", so that's a no go. It's not really on the top of my list either, but the dessert is really good and the sides look really good. Brown Derby is one of our favorites.

 

[schumigirl]

ooh, keep saying we want to eat there again. not sure if they still have the ookey gooey cake.

i kept the main one. This just sits off to the side, an unobtrusive as we could place it. Comes out on an extending arm, then back to the wall it goes.

I like the parade . Just watched the video for the tribute store. Bit of a meh for me. The Mummy updated one had some nice set pieces.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1489599674126319616

I did see one of those to attach to the wall with the extending arm, but decided against it as I pluck them all over......so free standing worked, but that is such a good idea.

I saw the Mummy had a store right now, haven`t seen any pictures of inside it yet, but the Tribute store hasn`t been as good as the first few times they did it. I watched the video and yes, not impressed, looks like a warehouse. Yes, I told them it was a good parade, but I think they were expecting more somehow, so managed their expectations a little. We always enjoyed it, but think the times we did over those two years were enough for us.

Although I do admit to getting over enthusiastic at catching those beads as much as the next person.......lol.....




Had the best sleep last night, I didn`t realise how tired I was and had the nicest sleep in this morning.......sleeping till 7.30 is very unusual for me. And it is windy, grey and cold outside so nothing much to get up for.

Decided on Chinese for dinner tonight, so having bacon for lunch instead of breakfast as Tom fancies poached eggs for breakfast....I`ll have toast with marmalade and the biggest pot of tea I have.

And a mish mash of little jobs to do today......some nice ones too like catching up on Facetime with some friends and cousins and plan to sit and read a book for while, The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas is up next for me.

But, Saturday is here and one more day till our Keisha heads South.........

Happy Saturday ​

 

[Lynne G]

Ooh, with the house feeling a bit cool, as the temps have dropped so. So full teapot, and lots of tea for me too.

My alarm was off, but was up before I heard older one’s alarm. He’s the commuting early out today. But he’s had a upset stomach, so said he’s probably going to take some medicine that makes you sleepy, when he gets home this afternoon. Said he’s going to try to take a nap. Not sure what’s going on with him, as we all eat the same food. But, I have heard there’s so many other sick than this covid virus, going around, now that even with mask wearing, he’s been in a store, where many come throughout the day. Thankfully, the rest of our family feels fine.

Super happy Saturday homies. And a good morning too.

Plans today. The fact that I heard little one go to bed not much earlier than older one’s alarm went off, means her request to visit the big mall today, means we will not get there until later today. That’s fine. But I hope not too late after opening. The weekends brings crowds there, and with this cold and, will feel even colder temp, from 30 mph wind, I can see many wanting to get out of the house, and somewhere warm indoors. Not sure what she is after either. While the close mall, medium, and small malls have many of the same stores, and are all closer, there are quite a few stores that are only in the huge mall. There’s two or three of those, that little one likes, and there are some too, while same store as found in those other malls, the selection is much better at the huge mall. So lazy day it is. And I’m fine with that. And all I can say, is I’m glad my car has heated seats.

Oooh, tea refill. Remote and throw over my lap and legs. I love these quiet early mornings on the weekends.

 

[keishashadow]

Appears our borough hired a new road worker. I swear he scraped the pavement off the road most of the night.

I just checked the menu and it’s still there.

hooray, may try to grab it

We are just not big fans of Beaches & Cream.

oh, it’s decidedly the lesser of the evils re CS food for us at MGM or when staying @ BW. The steak hoagie is usually passable. We get that orange creamsicle type drink there with the meal. I agree re the ice cream. Sorry that apple hill closed, haven’t tried the replacement, not expect much lol

We end up "sacrificing" sometimes to eat where we want to eat and pay way too much for DS to eat there too.

that sounds familiar to me. the kids menu has gotten so lame. GD told me her grilled chicken was inedible twice before Xmas there. she eats all the time, just not a lot at once. we tend to tell her to grab something off adult menu just an appetizer & dessert at TS & she’s happy enough

I really enjoyed the meatloaf.

oh, that’s good to hear. admittedly, not something i tend to order as most not my cuppa

Crystal Palace.

we used to love CP. had dinner there right after they reopened with high hopes. Dashed hahaha. Not sure we will try it again. Although same sort of experience at Garden Grill. I’m seeing lots of positive reviews. It’s a great character meal.

looks like a warehouse

that’s what they were going for I’m told, the entire process of production...if they say so

Decided on Chinese for dinner tonight,

same or as I deem it, pre-trip clearing out the fridge meal

her request to visit the big mall today,

may the force be with you

 

[schumigirl]

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Appears our borough hired a new road worker. I swear he scraped the pavement off the road most of the night.


hooray, may try to grab it

oh, it’s decidedly the lesser of the evils re CS food for us at MGM or when staying @ BW. The steak hoagie is usually passable. We get that orange creamsicle type drink there with the meal. I agree re the ice cream. Sorry that apple hill closed, haven’t tried the replacement, not expect much lol

that sounds familiar to me. the kids menu has gotten so lame. GD told me her grilled chicken was inedible twice before Xmas there. she eats all the time, just not a lot at once. we tend to tell her to grab something off adult menu just an appetizer & dessert at TS & she’s happy enough

oh, that’s good to hear. admittedly, not something i tend to order as most not my cuppa

we used to love CP. had dinner there right after they reopened with high hopes. Dashed hahaha. Not sure we will try it again. Although same sort of experience at Garden Grill. I’m seeing lots of positive reviews. It’s a great character meal.

that’s what they were going for I’m told, the entire process of production...if they say so

same or as I deem it, pre-trip clearing out the fridge meal

may the force be with you

Oh that is a freaky meme!! I was the kid scared by War of the Worlds......lol......

Our local Chinese place is closed for the weekend, so it`s pizza tonight for us.......well, that`ll work too. The local pizza place in the next town to us is very good....not excellent or anywhere near as good as we get in the USA, but good enough.

Loving the new x10 mirror.....I don`t need my glasses on now to pluck away......but my goodness, it isn`t half magnified!!!




Lunch over, bacon was gorgeous and crispy........

Lazy afternoon planned and as it`s blowing a hoolie out there, glad I`m not going out anywhere today........

 

[Lynne G]

Anyone want salt? Our roads are now white with salt chunks. Ran out to get a hot coffee, as tea was not doing it. Had to strong arm my car door open. But yep, ice seen, but our road crews do a good job. Hehe, yeah, our snow removing truck the other day, almost got yelled at. His backing up beeping was continuously for a good 15 minutes.

Yay! A trip tomorrow for Keisha. Safe travels and enjoy your mouse time. And yeah, I hate crowds. But little one knows the layout of the mall much better than me, and we go to three or four stores, and leave. No eating or drinking for us inside there either. Then, since there’s that chicken place and Starbucks not far down the road, I can see us driving through both after we are done shopping. Though hoping she then continues much further down the road, and we do a quick Costco run. That place also drawls the crowds too. But ya gotta do what ya gotta do. And yep, I am hoping the force is with me. Lightsaber ready. LoL

 

[Charade67]

Happy Saturday. I am feeling super lazy today. I might go out later and clean my car. Maybe even take it to a drive through car wash.

Dh and I had dinner with B last night. Still no new roommate. I think she will get to keep the room all to herself this semester. We also got her up to speed on our spring break plans. She is in a Disney club at school, and happily told everyone that she is going back to WDW for spring break.

Will the will camera be done soon?

I totally forgot about your trip. Those sound like good choices. I have been wanting to eat at Raglan Road. We might do it at some point. Disney Springs is usually when we meet our friends who live in Orlando, and one of them got food poisoning there years ago. So, she refuses to eat there. It's definitely on our list. We ate at the Rainforest Cafe at Disney Springs on our first family trip and have eaten at other locations. We might try the one at Animal Kingdom at some point to say we have eaten there. I actually like their coconut shrimp. Love Homecoming. Rose & Crown was on our first trip too. We haven't been back, because DS doesn't like it. DH and I do though. We haven't eaten at Liberty Tree in a while either. DS won't eat the "all you can eat menu", so that's a no go. It's not really on the top of my list either, but the dessert is really good and the sides look really good. Brown Derby is one of our favorites.

We went to Raglan Road last year for the first time and really enjoyed it. The Irish dancing show was a nice bonus. B loves Rainforest. It's funny because we took her to the one in Sunrise, FL when she was a toddler and she was terrified of all the animals. Now it's one of her favorite restaurants. We have only been to the one in Disney Springs. This will be our first time at the one in AK. Homecoming is a new one for us this year. We went to Rose and Crown last year for the first time. We all like it. My only complaint was that I ordered the fish & chips and it was way too much food. I'll only order it again if someone will split it with me. I loved the sticky toffee pudding. Liberty Tree Tavern is also a first for us this year. I imagine it will be similar to The Crystal Palace. I am trying to try a few new restaurants each time we go. DH will pretty much let me book anything as long as he gets to eat at Brown Derby at least once durning the trip. We have yet to venture last the parks and Disney Springs for food. One if these days I'm going to try some of the restaurants at the resorts.

Decided on Chinese for dinner tonight,

I really want some good Chinese food, but my favorite restaurant still has not opened their dining room. I know I could do take out, but it's just far enough away from my house that the food has cooled down by the time I get it home.

But he’s had a upset stomach, so said he’s probably going to take some medicine that makes you sleepy, when he gets home this afternoon. Said he’s going to try to take a nap. Not sure what’s going on with him, as we all eat the same food.

Several people around here have been complaining about stomach bugs. Maybe there is something going around. Hope he feels better soon.

I suppose I should get up and do something productive today.

 

[soniam]

We went to Raglan Road last year for the first time and really enjoyed it. The Irish dancing show was a nice bonus. B loves Rainforest. It's funny because we took her to the one in Sunrise, FL when she was a toddler and she was terrified of all the animals. Now it's one of her favorite restaurants. We have only been to the one in Disney Springs. This will be our first time at the one in AK. Homecoming is a new one for us this year. We went to Rose and Crown last year for the first time. We all like it. My only complaint was that I ordered the fish & chips and it was way too much food. I'll only order it again if someone will split it with me. I loved the sticky toffee pudding. Liberty Tree Tavern is also a first for us this year. I imagine it will be similar to The Crystal Palace. I am trying to try a few new restaurants each time we go. DH will pretty much let me book anything as long as he gets to eat at Brown Derby at least once durning the trip. We have yet to venture last the parks and Disney Springs for food. One if these days I'm going to try some of the restaurants at the resorts.

I am trying to eat at all of the table service restaurants in the parks and hotels, so we usually try to eat at new places every time. We sometimes repeat when we have eaten at every table service at the resort or park, like Animal Kingdom Lodge, DHS, and MK. It's kind of hard to eat at some places with picky DS though. For instance, I really want to eat at Biergarten, but he would only eat the pretzel bread. I am just not willing to pay that much for him to eat bread and then need to get food again later. He's old enough now that we can do some places without him and have him get his own food, but we haven't really done it except for quick service. I always feel a little bad eating at a nice sit down restaurant while he scrounges around the park for quick service chicken nuggets Luckily, if there is steak, chicken nuggets, or mickey waffles on the menu, then he is usually amenable.

There are some really good restaurants at Disney Springs and the resorts. Some of our favorites are outside the parks.

Liberty Tree is more like a traditional Thanksgiving meal; whereas, Crystal Palace, when it was a buffet, felt more like a normal bland Disney buffet with salmon, chicken, and beef or pork, unless you did breakfast, which was the normal Disney character breakfast buffet. I actually like the family-style meal at Liberty Tree, but I am not a huge fan of the meats. I am not a big meat eater though and was vegetarian in college for a few years. I could easily go that way now if I wasn't eating keto, except for bacon. Bacon is the gateway meat

 

[Pumpkin1172]

A lazy Saturday afternoon stop in

My lap seems to be constantly occupied by our house guest today lol. I'm lazy and really don't want to, but I should probably do a couple chores this afternoon - even if it's just a quick vacuum of the floors and do a quick clean in the bathroom. I seen ds did his during the week.

Bacon & egg sandwiches were cooked for brunch. Dinner is ordering in tonight. Boy are supposed to decide what we are having.

Tv seems to have several channel switching from the NHL all Stars stuff, some Olympics with a little food network the constant channel.changing drives me bonkers.

Well, I should clean up lunch dishes, and tackle a few chores.