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

Busy day...….

Been another beautiful day here today....did some gardening, little bit of housework and some baking......

Anyone for shortbread? Kyle said it is the crumbliest and most buttery shortbread he`s ever tasted......it is gorgeous!!! Even if I say so myself.....😁




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Pizza was good as usual......then....we had a discussion as to whether to have wine or rum...….we both won...🍷🍹




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A night of tv ahead......we did have a zoom family chat earlier, that was lovely.......

Hope all are having a good Saturday........
 
Busy day...….

Been another beautiful day here today....did some gardening, little bit of housework and some baking......

Anyone for shortbread? Kyle said it is the crumbliest and most buttery shortbread he`s ever tasted......it is gorgeous!!! Even if I say so myself.....😁




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Pizza was good as usual......then....we had a discussion as to whether to have wine or rum...….we both won...🍷🍹




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A night of tv ahead......we did have a zoom family chat earlier, that was lovely.......

Hope all are having a good Saturday........

Very busy day here also, sounds like quite the compromise on drinks :drinking1::yes::

I don’t believe I ever asked if you 2 have opened the 7 Tiki?
 

Very busy day here also, sounds like quite the compromise on drinks :drinking1::yes::

I don’t believe I ever asked if you 2 have opened the 7 Tiki?


It was an easy discussion......I’ve been eyeing up this one bottle I discovered all week.......Tom had ginger beer so he wanted rum......

I didn’t mention that rum!?? How rude of me......yes, we opened it and you were right, it was slightly different, but made for a good mixer in a cocktail.......::yes:: I’m so sorry, I could have sworn I mentioned it before!!! Maybe too many rums......:blush:



Count me in for shortbread! That looks amazing! Any secrets to your recipe?


Nope, no secrets there.......plain flour, I think you may call it all purpose flour, sugar and butter.....lots of butter 😲......there are other recipes that use eggs and so on, but this is the recipe for petticoat tails as it’s known, you’re supposed to cut it into triangles....but, I like the two bite size portions......mix four and sugar, then rub the butter in and split into two large rounds or squares and bake for 22 minutes. So good!!!



Schumi
How long did it take you to poke all the holes in each square of the shortbread?

Should we make this a contest and the winner gets a prize?
Or a piece of that shortbread?

I do it with a fork......lol......takes no time at all........it’s quite rustic.....wherever the fork lands......😉

If I make it to go with a dessert like lemon posset or syllabub when we have friends for dinner, I do make them slightly neater and into circles, looks better on the plate....but, so good!!!

Your weather sounds gorgeous.....we have 48F right now, although it is just after 10pm.



Today has gone so quickly.......although isn’t the nicest weekend as tomorrow we should have been heading up to Manchester Airport hotel for the night.......but, hey ho......we have a lot to be thankful for.......::yes::

Last glass of wine for tonight coming up.......
 
It was an easy discussion......I’ve been eyeing up this one bottle I discovered all week.......Tom had ginger beer so he wanted rum......

I didn’t mention that rum!?? How rude of me......yes, we opened it and you were right, it was slightly different, but made for a good mixer in a cocktail.......::yes:: I’m so sorry, I could have sworn I mentioned it before!!! Maybe too many rums......:blush:






Nope, no secrets there.......plain flour, I think you may call it all purpose flour, sugar and butter.....lots of butter 😲......there are other recipes that use eggs and so on, but this is the recipe for petticoat tails as it’s known, you’re supposed to cut it into triangles....but, I like the two bite size portions......mix four and sugar, then rub the butter in and split into two large rounds or squares and bake for 22 minutes. So good!!!





I do it with a fork......lol......takes no time at all........it’s quite rustic.....wherever the fork lands......😉

If I make it to go with a dessert like lemon posset or syllabub when we have friends for dinner, I do make them slightly neater and into circles, looks better on the plate....but, so good!!!

Your weather sounds gorgeous.....we have 48F right now, although it is just after 10pm.



Today has gone so quickly.......although isn’t the nicest weekend as tomorrow we should have been heading up to Manchester Airport hotel for the night.......but, hey ho......we have a lot to be thankful for.......::yes::

Last glass of wine for tonight coming up.......

Too many rums is a good thing!
 
No rum here. Grey goose slushy to go with burgers on the grill. Was such a nice day out. Warm too, but 10 degrees lower than Mac, so no need to turn on AC yet. Car window and house windows open this afternoon too, as was so pleasant.

Chill time, and that is a good thing. And ooh, shortbread cookies are a favorite of mine. Drooling at Schumi’s picture of her baking.
 
No rum here. Grey goose slushy to go with burgers on the grill. Was such a nice day out. Warm too, but 10 degrees lower than Mac, so no need to turn on AC yet. Car window and house windows open this afternoon too, as was so pleasant.

Chill time, and that is a good thing. And ooh, shortbread cookies are a favorite of mine. Drooling at Schumi’s picture of her baking.

Sounds like a great combo also!

I’m outside Texas Roadhouse waiting for ribeyes!!!!!

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Hi everyone, sorry it took me long to respond but it seems one thing after another and I get distracted. I want to say thank you to everyone for the condolences for my SIL. Also thank you for the well wishes for Liv. She has good and bad days so try and work with it.



I started packing up more stuff today. Just in case we can make the move in a couple of months I want to be ready. The sad part was finding out Universal is delaying epic universe for a year so figure Brian won't get that final interview for awhile. He is starting to look at other jobs.

My recovery is just about good. Still some light muscle pain if I bend or lift. The hot flashes are back so working on some natural stuff.

We have been getting local take out a couple of times a week then I cook. I use to enjoy going to the store almost daily now I can't stand the grocery store so only go once maybe twice a week.

I only got to look at a few pages so sorry if I don't get everyone.

Schumi...what a nice gift from your friend enjoy them. Your shortbread looks awesome. I love a good one with some tea. I hope your family in LI is better soon. Hope Kyle enjoys his week off.

DLPN congrats on your son's graduation. Sorry he couldn't have a ceremony. My Charlie is sad a bit about missing senior stuff. I hope you enjoyed the rib eyes. Texas Roadhouse is good.

Mcrose glad that the co worker is on the mend. I hope your daughter's friends and boyfriend are negative. It is scary when it hits close. We do not have any type of antibody test here yet and not sure when. I Hope your swimming pool dries up soon. I hear you on the nice weather. I understand how you feel about vaccines we usually don't for reasons but we probably will for this one.

Monykalyn congratulations to your daughters. Liv is looking forward to starting UCF in the fall. Liv is going to do forensic science. The compass program looks good. Sorry no France, but I love the new chicks.

Mac I am glad your getting better weather. I was thinking of you when the governor opened up. I am glad that you are staying safe at home. I hope the kitties are keeping you entertained.

Cam I am glad you are feeling better migraines are awful. Panda Express is okay in a pinch, we have a couple of good places here. Please I go to bed every night and wake up saying watching what I eat today... not happening. A drive sounds nice I want to do that but Brian is spending all his time on the house. I might at least take a little walk around.

Charade I am glad to hear the girl is home to recover it's much better. I am sorry about your brother's wedding a trip in the fall sounds nice. It is possible this may be around for a long time so we will need to find innovative ways to travel and see family and friends. I am allergic to smells and that would have put me over. I am tired of grocery store home. The new paint in the house helps.

Keisha sorry the rain would interfere with the activity for your mom, that sounds like a great way to make their day. Having your hair done by Lil sounds like fun, hey you never know she might do a good dye job! I like pastry cream, pudding filling I am not picky when it comes to a Boston cream. It's also my favoritr donut.

Lynne glad you were able to get Chinese and it was good. Road work is a pain but as long as the road is smooth at the end worth it. Hope it goes quick. Tea sounds good but will have to switch to ice soon.

:wave: agavegirl, kstar, robo, viki, elas, tink, buckkev and the rest of the SANS family.
 
bobbie…..glad things are better for you.....hope it continues.



Sunday again......we`ve had heavy rain most of the night, but didn't go out a walk this morning as the woods would have saturated and just full of mud, so will wait till it dries out a little more.

Egg white omelette this morning with some blueberries, no idea what`s for lunch, but dinner is a very calorie laden but gorgeous steak pie.....diced beef I slow cooked overnight in ale, lots of ground peppercorns and beef stock, will pop in the oven later with puff pastry on top....lush!!!

Not much else going on today......maybe an old movie this afternoon....



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A quiet house this Sunday morning here. When I woke up, the little bit of traffic sounded like there was wet roads. Not hearing as much now. three loads of wash, and I should be good. Enjoying some tea, and a piece of pound cake. Will most likely enjoy eggs with the kids when they get up. I am a good sleeper, so I generally hear when they go to bed, but I go right back to sleep and don’t bother to check the clock. I am guessing it was around midnight or 1 am.

So, rain for now should be outta here, but more rain to come as the day turns into late afternoon and early evening. Yes, starting another week with rain predicted every day, and our flirts with 60’s and 70’s high temps will end with this week as well. Seems the ending days this week predicted highs are in the low 50’s. Ah May. And a week from today is our Mother’s Day. Bittersweet one it will be for me this year.

With that, a get the trash out day. And ready for another work week. Joy, no holiday Monday for several more weeks. Meaning, I may want a four day work week. Long weekends are always welcome.

Back to surfing with my remote. Early programming always seem to have so many commercial programs.

With that, Bobbie, glad to hear you are getting better, and hope Liv has more good day and much fewer bad days. Hope she does get to attend class in the Fall. Little one still has not heard if campus will be open or not this Fall. Since they start mid August, I am hoping the school does have full campus this Fall. I can see all still required to wear a mask, and much smaller classes.

Yum, more tasty food at Schumi’s home. Perfect Sunday to me, when relaxing is the movements today.
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Good morning. I am up way too early for a Sunday. Caspian decided that someone else needed to be awake this morning. I finally got up and paid some bills.
It looks like we may have to purchase a new computer soon. Our old Mac desktop is getting slower and slower. We have decided that when we do replace it we won't get another desk top. We will go with a laptop this time..

Yesterday we decided that we just had to get away from the house, so we went to one of our state parks. We did a long walk around the river and B picked up a hitchhiker.
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She also had a ladybug on her at one point.
I am way too out of shape to do walks like this. I was exhausted when we finished and had a bad headache from the heat. It wasn't all bad though. The best part was the butterflies. At one point there must have been at least 2 dozen butterflies flying around us. It was really cool.

Back in 2013 B planted a little tree in this park, so we decided to go check on it.

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Anyone for shortbread?
I'll take apiece. They look really good.


Warm too, but 10 degrees lower than Mac, so no need to turn on AC yet. Car window and house windows open this afternoon too, as was so pleasant.
I love days when i can open windows. I hope it stays like this for a while.

Btw, I had the Panda Express yesterday as planned and while it wasn't the best I ever had, it still hit the spot for a quick Chinese fix.
The Panda near me is pretty good, but I still prefer food from a regular restaurant. I tried to order Chinese last night, but the phone was always busy. I hope that meant the restaurant was busy and not closed.


My recovery is just about good. Still some light muscle pain if I bend or lift. The hot flashes are back so working on some natural stuff.
Glad to hear you are doing well.

I am going to try to get in a little nap if the cat will cooperate.
 














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