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

[Lynne G]

Robo, hope your headache is gone. Nice of you to babysit. Ah, masks are the norm for at least until next year, I bet. Nice you made some more. And hope your coffee is good this morning too. Good Morning. And hope this finds you happy today, as well.

 

[schumigirl]

Robo, hope your headache has gone by now...they’re never fun. And what a lovely job to babysit a little one like that......very sweet and I’m sure he loves it as much as you do.

With cruising, I am petrified of the water, well that type of deep water and the Poseidon Adventure scarred me for life......lol.....Tom wanted to go on a round the world cruise at some point after he took early retirement.......it was a big no from me.....although Keisha does a very good job at pointing out the lovely side of cruising.....I think she and Tom are in cahoots!!! Your type of sailing in boats sounds lovely though......How lovely to be able to enjoy your own boat......

I love family restaurants like that.......they make you feel like family immediately......we still have quite a few around us or within an hours drive and we do enjoy them.

Enjoy your weekend.....and glad your husband had such a lovely birthday........




So sitting in the sunshine with the heat and a large sangria is good for the soul for sure.........

mac....you may recognise what is affectionately known as Tom`s favourite gadget......showing 86F in the garden.....it is gorgeous here. Not sure how many years it is since you gave him that one.......he loves it!!!

81F inside.......yeah, I think we`ll stay out.......we moved out of the shade of the gazebo and onto the grass and the chairs we have there as sun has disappeared for a few minutes. There is a lovely little breeze though.

friend came around.....yes, in time for a lunch of pork kebabs and shrimps wrapped in bacon.......her timing is perfect.......

Looking at those Planet Hollywood glasses.....we got them in Disneyland Paris in 1995......we went for the opening in 1992 just a month before we got married, Tom`s wedding present to me........ and did enjoy it, best Space Mountain there is!!! We loved Paris back then and have been more than 20 times.....but changed times now.......but the glasses have lasted well......

Hope your Friday is as nice.......

 

[Lynne G]

Your garden looks lovely, and nice temp to enjoy, Schumi. Sweet to have those memories of Paris.

 

[Realfoodfans]

@schumigirl we were at Disneyland Paris in 92 for the opening too! Through the company we took 200 people - I had to coach Marshall which was not ideal but hey - the children were thrilled at 11 and 8 then.

 

[keishashadow]

Hey all nice mild day here. Have softball game to sit thru later & hope my skin so soft keeps the no see ums away this time. Reg bug spray has been iffy there

Soon off to EMT for 2nd post Op visit. Since stent didn’t self discharge guess the dr has to go fishing for it. Hope it sounds worse than it will turn out lol

I prefer Hellmans.

Same!

Cheshire cheese

? Only Cheshire I know is the cat, meow

Oh can I leave off the bagel......cannot abide them.....and YES.....Mayo has got to be Hellmans and got to be full fat.....none of that tasteless low fat stuff.....

Horrors Not even a raisin bagel?

Dukes is in every store where I am and I detest it.
Hellman’s is the only mayo we buy.
We can get it in some local stores where I am.

Dukes has such a different taste, vaguely sweet aka miracle whip (ew) but with almost a faint mustard undertone

Our local Walmart’s here have an employee sitting outside by the door with masks to give people if they don’t have one when they approach the door.

Fancy WM, here they just turn people away if no mask

Woke of with a raging headache at 3 am. Don’t get those very often. Not sure if it is the weather changing or what the deal is. It will pass. Thank goodness for extra-strength Tylenol and Advil.

U know it’s a bad one when it wakes you up. Almost sounds like a migraine

although Keisha does a very good job at pointing out the lovely side of cruising.....I think she and Tom are in cahoots!!! Your type of sailing in boats sounds lovely though......How lovely to be able to enjoy your own boat......

I’m in a funk, In a normal world, today we’d have been boarding the ship.

 

[Lynne G]

Keisha, still sports when our Governor said no Fall sports? How about the football GS? Still going to play games? Hope your MRI shows good stuff, and you are getting better quickly. Sending healing mummy dust to ya. Hugs, and hope maybe to cross paths at the end of September.

Scrambled eggs with cheese and chopped orange peppers, cooked by older one. Tasty. Nothing left from last night, so a what for Friday dinner? Kids picked up some pasta the other day, so I can see that being a request, as while little one does not like pork, she did eat some of what I cooked yesterday, and said it was good. Not that she will ever order pork, these were center pork chops, from the butcher. Stir fried just right. But she is a pasta fan, so meal that she would be more happy to have, it’s a maybe. Decision will be made closer to dinner time, as it sometimes is decided when all decide that sounds good, when hungry.

Ah, only a few more hours, then,

 

[Realfoodfans]

@keishashadow hope your appointment goes well. We are really into our cheese here. Cheshire cheese is very popular and made in our county. Dense and crumbly. Usually every July there is a national cheese show at Nantwich (in our county). We love to go although ending up with cheese sweats from over indulging in all the samples!

Cheshire Cat also popular - there is a beautiful stained glass window in a church at Daresbury dedicated to the story - I’ll see if I can find a picture.

 

[Realfoodfans]

One tiny piece of the beautiful window dedicated to Lewis Carroll - the bit with the Cheshire Cat! I had a set of framed pictures of more sections in Em’s room when she was young - no idea where they are now!

 

[Lynne G]

Only place I have ever seen Cheshire Cheese is in Trader Joe’s. They have the most diverse selection of cheese at my local store. Never bought it though, Real. I do like a crumbly cheese. Will have to look out for it next time I go to that store.

 

[macraven]

Keisha
Your doc will be able to get that stent out quickly.
It will be done so fast, you won’t be able to scream.

And you will feel no discomfort.
Give is a heads up when you return home.

 

[schumigirl]

Hey all nice mild day here. Have softball game to sit thru later & hope my skin so soft keeps the no see ums away this time. Reg bug spray has been iffy there

Soon off to EMT for 2nd post Op visit. Since stent didn’t self discharge guess the dr has to go fishing for it. Hope it sounds worse than it will turn out lol


Same!

? Only Cheshire I know is the cat, meow

Horrors Not even a raisin bagel?

Dukes has such a different taste, vaguely sweet aka miracle whip (ew) but with almost a faint mustard undertone

Fancy WM, here they just turn people away if no mask

U know it’s a bad one when it wakes you up. Almost sounds like a migraine
I’m in a funk, In a normal world, today we’d have been boarding the ship.

Nope not even raisin bagel......I`ve tried all kinds over the years...including one that claims to have the best in NY.....not for me. lol......yes between that, The Marx Bros and cruising I`m surprised you talk to me at all......

Aw, I`m sorry you should have been sailing today, that`s tough.....and I can`t even say have the best day as it sounds as if you`d rather be anywhere else......

Good luck with the stent removal.....I really am trying not to think too hard about that procedure!!!! You`re a trooper though.......yes, as mac says give us a holler when you`re home......





It is still hot and we are loving it!!!

Back to normal temps for us tomorrow, around 70F. So we are sitting out as late as we can tonight.......the sun is still in this part of our garden so it`s beautiful right now here....nice little breeze but not cooling down any.

Dinner was good.........chicken kebabs with teriyaki and sweet chilli marinade.....thanks for the tip Janet......plain teriyaki for Kyle, more shrimp and scallops wrapped in a tiny bit of bacon and Tom`s beautiful ribs which were perfect......out of all the men in our various groups of friends....everyone agrees his are always the best! I would agree.......

So we are rather filled up, but nicely so. And the sangria has been welcomed today.....no dessert.......

No plans to do much tonight except sit here till it get`s dark which is around 9ish now......I do love seeing all our lamps lit up at night......so pretty. I need a set of white Christmas lights around our gazebo though.....that would look lovely......

Time for another sangria.........

 

[Pumpkin1172]

I have been MIA lately. Life has been busy...but just thought I would stop in to say " HI " and hope that everyone is doing alright. I have about 30+ pages or so to catch up on. That will be a couple nights of reading.

I was very sad to hear when HHN was cancelled and thought of all of you who were soooo looking forward to it. Hopefully this will make is extra spectacular for next year!

Well...it's almost the end of the day and head home.

Have a great evening everyone!!!!

 

[Charade67]

Good afternoon everyone. Rough night last night. I had the worst insomnia. When I finally got to sleep I had crazy dreams. In one dream I was back in Alaska waiting to go on a dogsled tour. A helicopter arrived and at first I thought it was the helicopter that was to take us out to the glacier. I looked closer and saw that it had stickers of ice cream on the outside. You've heard of an ice cream truck? Well, this was an ice cream copter. Unfortunately the cat woke me up before I was able to get any ice cream.

Today was a shopping day. First I went to Target to get shampoo and trash bags. I ended up also buying some assorted school supplies for B. I also went to Kroger for our weekly grocery shopping.

Rule #1 in a marriage, never wake up a spouse during the night because they yell telling you they won’t be able to go back to sleep...especially for something that can wait until morning to take care of.

That's me. If I get woken up it takes me forever to get back to sleep. Dh can go back to sleep very quickly. I sometimes joke that he is part cat.

The area where we live is only half a mile from the first house I ever bought in 76. That was a new build on land that had been a farm. That estate is still on the edge of open country but applications have gone in to build again on more farmland nearby. It seems to be happening a lot sadly.

The area where I live is an odd mix of middle class suburbia and farmland. There is a nearby farm that I hope never gets sold and tuned into something else. I like seeing the cows when I drive by, and there is a great view of the mountains.

Charade, hope storms are gone now. Older one would like your light. He’s a big SW fan. Phone just buzzed again, now flood warning for the next 24 hours. Stormy Saturday forecast too.

Storms only lasted a couple of hours. I think we might be getting more tonight though.

I would like to like cruising more, but I don’t. We did a cruise many moons ago and neither one of us wanted to do another one......this is coming from two people who have owned and enjoyed a few sail boats over the years...LOL

Sailing on the Lake I can do that....cruising on the Ocean no.

Add me to the list of people who don't want to cruise. I am okay with short, day cruises, but I don't want to be out on the ocean.

Woke of with a raging headache at 3 am.

Hope you are feeling better now.

Soon off to EMT for 2nd post Op visit. Since stent didn’t self discharge guess the dr has to go fishing for it. Hope it sounds worse than it will turn out lol

Good luck. Hope it's not too bad. I had a stent removed a few years ago back when I had my horrible kidney stone issue. I later discovered that the nurse who removed it was seeing on of the therapists I was working for.

Cheshire Cat also popular - there is a beautiful stained glass window in a church at Daresbury dedicated to the story - I’ll see if I can find a picture.

One tiny piece of the beautiful window dedicated to Lewis Carroll - the bit with the Cheshire Cat! I had a set of framed pictures of more sections

That's so cool.

I have been MIA lately. Life has been busy...but just thought I would stop in to say " HI " and hope that everyone is doing alright. I have about 30+ pages or so to catch up on. That will be a couple nights of reading.

Hi Pumpkin. Good to see you.

Well, 2020 has struck again. It looks like only B and I will be going to Busch Gardens next week. Dh found out today that he has a series of faculty meetings the days we planned to go. B will be riding a lot of rollers coasters by herself.

 

[Lynne G]

Pumpkin, hope all are doing well. Yes, sad about HHN, but kinda expected it, and still going, as still looking forward to being away.

Charade, that was odd dreams. I don’t always remember mine. We had a nice thunderstorm, with a good couple of lightning strikes, made lights flicker a few times, but gone now. Loud thunder once again. And the sound of a chain saw for quite awhile, even when heard thunder, finally stopped after the second flash of lightning. Yeah, glad I am inside. Still raining, but not hard, enough I can hear it though.

Quiet enough night. We bought a pizza from a new place, we thought we would try for dinner. Just a plain cheese one. I think they only put cheese on it, and was smaller size than expected. Off the list of where to get pizza. I wish we had a really good pizza shop we all like. Some of the best, basic pizza was a little stand up a few streets from where we stay when in NYC. Cheap lunch or dinner, or shared snack.

Not much on the TV, have to ask older one where a good movie is.

Hope all have a quiet night, sleeping soundly, and wake up with a smile.

No alarm needed, but I may still be a early riser. Stormy night is said to be. Good sleeping weather.

 

[macraven]

Charade sorry you didn’t get a full nights sleep last night and hope tonight’s rest is better.

In case you go to bed early, hope you turn on the porch light for us!

 

[macraven]

Hi pumpkin!
You have been missed here.
Good to see you!

Lynne, you can stay up late tonight as tomorrow is Saturday, your sleep in day.
Or should I say, the day you have off work.

 

[Lynne G]

Yep, I can stay up late, Mac, as weekend is for relaxing for me. Well, I do have to return item that little one has decided she does not want. Both kids still up. This is early, before the mom alert sounds to turn that !!!! off. Though when they go to bed, I will always say goodnight, and not remember when that was, many a night.

Ooh clear and quiet enough night, just heard the fright train horn. Tracks are about a mile and a half away. Though Charade will leave the light on, here is the early light:

 

[macraven]

Fantastic light Lynne!


It’s 10:00 pm
Where is our charade, the front porch light keeper??

 

[Charade67]

That's a cool light. I'm just going to leave Lynne's light on tonight.

 

[Lynne G]