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

Pinky swear about that bacon Schumi? .......

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Cold night last night outside.

Woke up to hailstones, but no more snow this morning, although to be expected today. The wind is the biggest surprise for us, so loud but coming in straight from the sea, it is bitterly cold.

Busy-ish day today.........got a few things on the agenda, won`t take that long for some of them. And already been asked what`s for dinner tonight......not a clue.

Baked a cheese bread of my own this morning, turkey noodle soup for lunch too......again, special request....and what`s that word I use often apparently.......oh yes.......delicious....:rotfl:





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Bit late, but have a wonderful Tuesday today :)
 
Hope the dinner choice has been made, Schumi. Hail, ick. We have a snow shower this afternoon and then, next 3 days snow bands, so this storm will be letting us shovel between the bands of falling snow. So far saying total amount to be shoveled by Friday afternoon? 8 to 10 inches. Sigh.

What for lunch? Another day of soup lunch, like Schumi was doing today? Maybe.

Guess all the homies are busy. And even Schumi had bacon to share.
 
Turkey noodle soup and cheese bread were so filling at lunch......I have no room for dinner. Although everyone else is looking for food, so made them up chicken mac n cheese.

Here`s the bread......it`s one I make the most I think except for Rosemary bread.


Oonce it`s risen and ready to go in the Aga...



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And slightly brown........it is so soft and easy to eat!



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Yes, easy day for food. I do love spending time in the kitchen though which helps.



We are still freezing here......real feel of 19F. Haven`t gone out at all, I did open a window for a very short time. Soon closed it.

And I know we have it mild compared to some in other countries, but for us, this is cold. Had one of those busy days today getting things in place and organising other people. Always fun. Had some lovely phone calls too.

Ordered some Earl Grey with lavendar (thanks worfiedoodles for the suggestion) and it arrived today, so going to try some tonight. I`m sure it`ll be lovely.
 

Yum! Bread looks delicious Schumi.

Ended up with soup and onion rings and fries in the air fryer. Full.

Yeah Mac, warmer where you are. Arctic air coming, so highs for the long weekend are in the low 20’s. 19 the high on Saturday. Brrr.
 
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Hope someone had pizza today......we didn`t.

But we did spend a lot of time talking about pizza`s tonight......not the same thing at all.....not even close.

I`m thankful tonight I got my hair highlighted before lockdown came back into play, it`s still looking fine, but if I hadn`t gone back then, it would really need doing about now!!

Hope your Tuesday evening is a good one........
 
Good afternoon everyone. Crazy work day today. It was one of those days when the phone didn't seem to stop ringing. Nothing interesting going on here. We had our propane tank refilled yesterday. The bill came to almost the exact amount that we are saving from B's college expenses this semester.

Have the 80`s channel on today......loving the music, and yes, 1981 was 40 years ago.......how did that happen!
I'm in denial. There is a cellular service here that markets itself to senior citizens. The other day I saw a commercial for the service and the customers in the commercial were born in the mid-late 60's. We're not there yet.

Knew if I booked pop yesterday, the Hotwire deals would pop up today lol Bingo! Staying at Coronado. First time. Now, to pick a building to request via touring guides room finder. Anyone have any suggestions?
Sorry I can't help. I've only stayed at their budget resorts.

Ah with the bad weather, the deer came close to my sister’s house. This is when they stopped eating the bush next to her house when she hollered at them:
Wow. We've had them in our backyard, but never that close to the house.

Species sighting Alert!!!! Northern Electric Snake (Electriceae Blockus Heaterii) : This rare species only emerges in the coldest of temperatures and is often seen in driveways, parking lots, and intersections.
That is my funny for today :rotfl: I don't know how you would forget that your vehicle is plugged in when it is this freaking cold out!!!! But then again, I did this a couple of weeks ago when DH plugged in my car, and didn't tell me and I was not parked where I normally park and didn't walk to the front of the car. I had checked the tires to make sure I didn't have a flat, hopped in and drove off lol. Opps :blush:
I'm glad you provided an explanation. I didn't understand the picture. I've never lived anywhere where you have to plug in your car.

Hope the dinner choice has been made, Schumi. Hail, ick. We have a snow shower this afternoon and then, next 3 days snow bands, so this storm will be letting us shovel between the bands of falling snow. So far saying total amount to be shoveled by Friday afternoon? 8 to 10 inches. Sigh.
Yuck. You've had more than enough bad weather. We are supposed to get more starting tomorrow. Maybe snow, but more likely freezing rain. It was 61 today.

Here`s the bread......it`s one I make the most I think except for Rosemary bread.
And slightly brown........it is so soft and easy to eat!
Looks really good. I have been trying to cut down on carbs, so of course I am craving bread now.

Hope someone had pizza today......we didn`t.
None for us. Not sure what we will have for dinner.


Now I am just killing time until dinner. DH came home, turned on the TV, and promptly went to sleep. I moved into another room. He will turn on a program I have no interest in, but if I try to turn it off he will wake up and turn it back on again. He will even get annoyed if I turn down the volume. I don't understand his need to have the TV on all the time.
 
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Oh I get that with my DH too, Charade. And since he is hard of hearing as one of his issues, that TV can be loud. I just go into another room and watch my own screen, at a more normal low volume.

Took Schumi’s post of pizza, and asked family. Up for pizza and wings. So dinner served. Ah, and with two men in the house, none left over. Ice cream for dessert. Yes please.
 
Yeah, dh has the volume up too loud for my taste. I suspect his hearing isn't as goo because he listened to his music too loud when he was younger. Unfortunately we only have one TV, so I am in another room with my iPad.
 
Was out of town most of today, so pizza for ease tonight....bonus it coincides (had no clue) with National Pizza Day :woohoo:

Lynne, you really have been getting a lot of snow....we've been spared for several days now thankfully.
Spoke to a friend in Alabama today. She said they may get snow in Mobile! She's freaking out naturally, since thats fairly rare for them.

Mac, a high of 67 sounds darn good right now!!

Carole, that bread looks good enough to lick the screen, lol!

Pumpkin, I remember my parents plugging in their car when I was little. Thanks for the laugh!

Charade, another DH who loves to sleep and watch tv through his eyelids!

Gonna snuggle up with my pup Barney and the fire now...good night!!
 
Good afternoon everyone. Crazy work day today. It was one of those days when the phone didn't seem to stop ringing. Nothing interesting going on here. We had our propane tank refilled yesterday. The bill came to almost the exact amount that we are saving from B's college expenses this semester.

I'm in denial. There is a cellular service here that markets itself to senior citizens. The other day I saw a commercial for the service and the customers in the commercial were born in the mid-late 60's. We're not there yet.

Sorry I can't help. I've only stayed at their budget resorts.

Wow. We've had them in our backyard, but never that close to the house.

I'm glad you provided an explanation. I didn't understand the picture. I've never lived anywhere where you have to plug in your car.

Yuck. You've had more than enough bad weather. We are supposed to get more starting tomorrow. Maybe snow, but more likely freezing rain. It was 61 today.


Looks really good. I have been trying to cut down on carbs, so of course I am craving bread now.


None for us. Not sure what we will have for dinner.


Now I am just killing time until dinner. DH came home, turned on the TV, and promptly went to sleep. I moved into another room. He will turn on a program I have no interest in, but if I try to turn it off he will wake up and turn it back on again. He will even get annoyed if I turn down the volume. I don't understand his need to have the TV on all the time.


Avoiding carbs is hard for sure......not sure I could do it.......no mashed potato! Well done though......

Yes, I never understood that need for the tv to be just on.......I can happily go all day without even switching it on.



Oh I get that with my DH too, Charade. And since he is hard of hearing as one of his issues, that TV can be loud. I just go into another room and watch my own screen, at a more normal low volume.

Took Schumi’s post of pizza, and asked family. Up for pizza and wings. So dinner served. Ah, and with two men in the house, none left over. Ice cream for dessert. Yes please.


Hope pizza was good......


Was out of town most of today, so pizza for ease tonight....bonus it coincides (had no clue) with National Pizza Day :woohoo:

Lynne, you really have been getting a lot of snow....we've been spared for several days now thankfully.
Spoke to a friend in Alabama today. She said they may get snow in Mobile! She's freaking out naturally, since thats fairly rare for them.

Mac, a high of 67 sounds darn good right now!!

Carole, that bread looks good enough to lick the screen, lol!

Pumpkin, I remember my parents plugging in their car when I was little. Thanks for the laugh!

Charade, another DH who loves to sleep and watch tv through his eyelids!

Gonna snuggle up with my pup Barney and the fire now...good night!!

Sounds nice by the fire Lori......oh yes, that bread is delicious, and stays fresh so had some this morning for breakfast. I`m hankering for some rosemary bread now, but I don`t have any fresh, don`t like dried, and no plans to go out anywhere......too cold.




Yes, woke up to a little more snow this morning......but I think that`s it over for us, and the wind has died down too which is nice. It looks so beautiful and the sun has come out so we have blue skies, but it`s still so cold.

Grinding down some meat and plan to make burgers tonight, sweet potato wedges for me and french fries for the others. We don`t have the buns with burgers. And lunch will be grilled sandwiches.......bacon, brie and cranberry.

Time for another cup of tea.......elevenses are moving rapidly to before 10 now.






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Happy Wednesday........half way through the week......😁
 
DDF61A4F-F90D-4A33-91E9-CD9FAE24E4F7.jpeg Yep. And a great reminder Friday and the weekend are arriving shortly. And for me, so is the snow and Arctic air. I hope both leave by Monday.

Yep, pizza was good Schumi. Was nice to have a hot dinner and the place we get it from is a 5 minute drive away.

Ah yes, tea for me this Wednesday morning too. As clear and 19F out, so a cool start to what will end in a cool snowy way. Sigh.

Thus, be happy, that most loving weekend is ending our week. And bonus holiday one too. Yay!

Time for tea. A hearty Good Morning homies and welcome to that hump of a day Wednesday.
 
Good Wednesday morning Sans family :wave2:

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Actually I’am sitting up in my comfy bed at the the resort typing on my IPad.....LOL.....I’am plotting what to do today.

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Have a lovely trip with your sister, and yes would love to see your pictures of MG this year. It`ll be different for sure, but at least they can do something this year.

Thank you Schumi time spent with family is precious for sure.


And thank you for the good wishes, the family member I mentioned to you is still struggling after having Covid, she`s still not back to work and may try one day a week soon. But, the after effects are ongoing, it`s been several months now since she had it. Certainly not something she`ll get over quickly.

Have a lovely time :wave2:

I hope she feels better soon. It is so hard to hear of the damage this virus has had on all our loved ones :hug: Sending lots of prayers and good thoughts her way.


Yay, a Robo post. Hope you are feeling good, and enjoying some coffee in that HHN mug. Yay, would very much appreciate some MG dark side pictures. Still toying around with a long weekend in March even though little one does not have Spring Break.
If you have the chance for a trip take it if you can. They are doing a wonderful job here as you know with Covid protective measures.


Robo, you and sister will have fun at UO Mardi Gras!
The stands were up with the menu boards before I Ieft there
Some of the food and drink items looked very enticing.
Enjoy your time there!

Thank you Mac


have a super MG trip! I saw a live stream yesterday, it looked like an awesome time!

They have done a nice job with Mardi Gras this year.


The last time I was there B was 2. She has never been. I think we need to take her sometime.

Yes, she will love it. I’am going to try and get up there in a couple of weeks with a neighbor who has never been. I have not been back in a number of years. It’s only about an hour and 45 minutes away from me.


Beef won`t be long till it`s ready....I only cook it medium rare, mostly rare though and they all love it. Rosemary parmentier potatoes tonight and some winter veg roasted. Have ice cream form dessert. Courtesy of Ben & Jerry.

Food sounds amazing as always.


Got my anniversary present early from the mr...mini trip to MCO. Not sure if the butterflies in stomach are from joy or fear TBH.

Yeah!!!!!!!!! to upcoming trip.


He’s been lobbying fiercely since I insisted we cancel the normal after Thanksgiving trip. we should be near 95% protected after that 2nd vaccine dose.

What a lovely guy who wants to take his wife on vacation to getaway.


was wondering if they might have backstage parade float viewing as they did for Xmas?

Not sure will ask. The Floats are positioned around Universal Studios for you to walk up to and take photos.


R rate in our Region much lower than Florida but they want to get them continually downward trend no bumps along the way before we begin to open up. Vaccination roll out going very quickly though so a lot of positives.

I had heard that we have the U.K. variant here and we have the highest count in the US. I have just had to stop listening to the news for a few days. Not digging head in the sand, just need a break from it all for a few days.

They are finally getting things going here with vaccine rollout seems to be running more smoothly this past week.


Life has and is still busy. I finished my classes and am waiting for my parchment. I completed my classes with a 3.93 GPA. I have applied to a couple of jobs, hoping to get my foot in the door, and hopefully work my way up to get the job I really want. Hospital ( unit/department) administrator, is what I am aiming for. Keep your fingers crossed for me.

Congratulations on your degree. Wishing you much success on your job hunt.


Winter has finally arrived here. We were VERY spoiled and had extremely warm temps. It is currently -40F and -56F with the windchill.

Wow that’s cold.


Knew if I booked pop yesterday, the Hotwire deals would pop up today lol Bingo! Staying at Coronado. First time. Now, to pick a building to request via touring guides room finder. Anyone have any suggestions?

No matter where you stay enjoy yourself. Life is about adventure.


Baked a cheese bread of my own this morning, turkey noodle soup for lunch too......again, special request....and what`s that word I use often apparently.......oh yes.......delicious....:rotfl:

Bread looks yummy.......soup sounds delicious.


I will load in some pics from my phone after I get done here of Mardi Gras. I’am going to do a little trip report to load all the pics on. Universal has done a nice job of making this year’s Mardi Gras special. I always marvel at how they can think outside the box and come up with things to accommodate the Covid restrictions creatively.

I had a full day at the parks on arrival here Monday and a nice visit with sister at Downtown Disney Monday evening. My feet were crying the blues, but I was happy to be here.

Did some needed retail therapy shopping yesterday at Mall at Millenia.

Going to enjoy the parks today. The parks have been closing at 5 pm so want to soak in as much as I can.

It’s cloudy and some fog this morning, but supposed to be 82.

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It looked like this yesterday morning and then with a hour and half the clouds moved out and it became sunny.

Going to get moving. Thinking of breakfast at Islands. Sending some Florida warm weather to all who need it.

Prayers for all who are sick.

Have a wonderful Wednesday everyone.
 
Yay! Love the live posts. Great pictures Robo, thank you. Enjoy seeing all the colors of Mardi Gras. Sounds like you are having a great time with your sister. Yay! Yeah, anything involving the parks and shopping areas means lots of walking. Even though no parade, saw many pictures with people with beads. How nice to still be able to take pictures of the floats. Gator is one of my favorites.
 
Robo so lovely to see your pictures. Currently 32 degrees and snowing here but we are right on the edge of the Peak District National Park so we often have cooler temperatures.

Lynne the deer photo is lovely. We enjoy seeing them out in the forest or parkland but they are not around this side of our town.

Quick and easy meal tonight as L has online Brownies so we need to be done and out of the kitchen/family room by 6.15. Chicken dippers and fries. She has just come in to ask Grandpa if he will play in the snow when J is home from school. Glad he’s dropped for that activity!

Three parcels today - really feel for local shops unable to trade all this time. We have a fabulous shop in town for dressing up items but have had to go online for a straw boater for L for World Book Day. She wants to be a character from the Mallory Towers books.

The children break up for half term tomorrow and are here for a week before they have to go to their father so we are planning a couple of take out meals and we have Shrove Tuesday so lots of pancakes. We may book an entry to a National Trust area for a walk just to get them out of the house.
 
DD is coming home this afternoon and will spend the night, yay! Her schedule this semester has Thursdays free, so she's able to carve out some time for DH and I :lovestruc

I'll make chicken parmesan tonight for dinner...one of her favorites. And I'll make a batch of hamburger casserole, so she can take some leftovers back with her.

I'm certain the washing machine is gonna get a workout too!!
 
It’s been a rough few days here. Middle DS seeming taking forever to regroup from Covid. Went back to med express to gett a return to work rapid test. Once again I thank God for nurses! She heard a crackle when she sat him down for it. Summoned dr, X-ray later, covid related pneumonia. A few days on antibiotics & he should finally turn the corner. Well, if not for grief...

His favorite aunt lives next door to him. She’s been in poor health for a least a decade. Just starting chemo for late stage pancreatic cancer when she was diagnosed with covid on the weekend & sent home from ER. Passed in her sleep Monday night. A cliche but, one of the most compassionate people I’ve had the pleasure of knowing & one of the few ‘outlaws’ with whom I kept in contact.

Lynne - bit of a brain fog here...did we miss celebrating your anniversary?
Did I mention we have an extra kid with us? Another of Paige's friend with stressful home situation
Missed this too, you have a big heart!
Yes, we have snow......real snow that isn`t going anywhere today as more forecast for today. And more starting to fall right now with some ice in there too......not nice
How much do you typically have each year?

the pundits forecast a mild winter with little snow, ha. Among tthe worst in recent memory. Five inches into yesterday am, another two to five forecast tonight.

Bonus points my car is plowed in, deep. With the mr’s work schedule of long shifts & doubles, will be lucky if it’s moving by the weekend.
Ah with the bad weather, the deer came close to my sister’s house. This is when they stopped eating the bush next to her house when she hollered at them:
Beautiful. Just a thought, they do carry ticks/Lyme. If she has a dog, might want to suggest she apply his protectorant & check her kids for the little monsters. They will burrow down in the ground & come out in the spring. We self-spray our yard a few times a year. You haven’t lived until you’ve pulled one out of family member or pet
Was the only time I ate salmon. I had to go to Alaska for work,
It’s heavenly there, enjoyed it every meal :)
m thankful tonight I got my hair highlighted before lockdown came back into play, it`s still looking fine, but if I hadn`t gone back then, it would really need doing about now!!
Lucky you, i’m On three months now. Girl only did baby lights on top, when i pull back hair it’s awful. Have been taking a vitamin regimen during covid. Side effect hair & nails growing rapidly, normally would appreciate it. Looked in the mirror this am and saw some silver hairs, where did they come from?:poop:
We decided to go to our favorite Mexican restaurant tonight, so tonight became tamale Tuesday for me. This was the first time I had them at this restaurant. Will definitely order again.
Not being a big Mexican food fan due to cilantro soapy issue, never had a tamale. Those are the things cooked in a corn husk I think. Are you supposed to eat that or is it a wrapper. Inquiring minds need to know
Actually I’am sitting up in my comfy bed at the the resort typing on my IPad.....LOL.....I’am plotting what to do today.
What a delightful thing to ponder! Have fun no matter what you decide.
 
Yay a food and fun coming up for Paris and her DD. Hope she gets home early. Thinking of the same dinner.

Lots of hugs and my sympathy on the quick loss of your aunt. Plus, with your son still sick. I hope better days for you. No, she has no dog now. And yep had to pick a tick off a dog more than once in my life, and one on me one time. Hate them. She has woods all around her property, so seeing deer is normal. She does spray for bugs all around her house. And I hear ya with the snow. With the cool weather, still some very narrow streets with higher than me piles of snow hard as ice on the sides from the plows.

Julie, nice you get the grandkids soon, with break coming soon. Hope you do get a walk in, when they are with you next week. Hope Louie is doing well, and had a walk with you this morning.

Ooh almost lunchtime.
 













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