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

[Realfoodfans]

Sending a huge thank you to Charade for the Brownie Guide package for L. She was absolutely thrilled and it was such a kind thought. Made our day to see such a kind gesture x

 

[macraven]

Good Monday morning homies!

Slept some and cats got in my bed and woke me up
I need to buy them a clock so they don’t do that again until it is 6 am.

Who is fixing the bacon this morning?

 

[schumigirl]

Good Monday morning homies!

Slept some and cats got in my bed and woke me up
I need to buy them a clock so they don’t do that again until it is 6 am.

Who is fixing the bacon this morning?

Tom will share his lunch with you mac.......

The new pack we opened yesterday has enough left for two......and I`m having shrimp and pineapple salad with maybe some mango as we have three to use up.......you`d like this bacon.......

So, nice timing for your breakfast.........



Went out a quick walk and it was nice to get some fresh air. But, got a call to say we had to sign a paper for someone in the village we have written references for. Lawyers aren`t doing home visits right now so she wanted to drop them off, walk back to her car, have us sign something and leave them outside for her to pick up again.......what a carry on! We got back home almost at the same time they arrived.

So, even though walk was cut short, it was still nice.

Mid morning cup of tea now........

 

[Lynne G]

Ooh tea and bacon posts!

And a very happy 18th birthday to Pumpkin’s DS. Nice to be able to enjoy a restaurant meal with him. Yeah, this year, my little one turns 20. Shocking sometimes. LoL. Yay for warmer weather. me? 28 out and snowing. Thankfully though, at least we don’t usually go as low a temp as you had posted before. Hope the warm weather stays around.

Yay, grandkids are home, Julie. Hope your coffee was good, and enjoyed a quick walk with Louie before the school routine started for the grandkids. Yeah, my accountant has an outside her office drop box that any signing or dropping off is now done outside with neither of us seeing each other. Understand, and fine with me. Our restaurants can have indoor dining, and we still won’t eat inside a restaurant yet.

Schumi, hope your breakfast was nice, and lunch sounds delicious. Always nice when a gift is something the receiver much appreciates when not expecting that gift. Nice you were able to take a walk.

Mac, you were up early. Yeah, we trained our dogs to not get up until we were really up. Hope you are felling much better, and yay for warmer weather than many of us homies.

And so, a cool and snowy day for us. Saying 1 to 3 inches. Sigh, maybe the smallest amount we are getting than the two more than double those totals we got recently, but so tired of shoveling more snow. At least the temps should be above freezing this afternoon, so some of that wet may be rain. Either way, hoping our trash gets picked up this morning, as last time, they did not pick up in the snow. And, depending on the wet weather, may do a quick lunchtime walk. Does feel good to get up from screen viewing and go out to have fresh air sometimes.

And so, after a not so good sleep,



Sigh, noisy waker in my home. No matter. I’m to be up early anyway

Marvelous Monday homies. Stay dry, warm, and enjoy the last Monday in February. Thank goodness next Monday we can stay hello to March. Woot!

Tea post: Yep, need to refill the tea cup and find a suitable breakfast.

Good Morning Pumpkin, Mac, Julie and Schumi. And to all the homies, a Good Morning to ya too.

 

[Charade67]

A quick good morning to everyone. I wasn't feeling great over the weekend. Nothing serious though.

Our biggest excitement for the weekend was buying new blinds for our living room window. Now we just have to wait for the installer to put them in.

Had a birthday in the house. Our youngest turned 18 today. It seems like we blinked and he was 18. Time sure does fly. We went out for supper ( as our restaurants just reopened again last week with restrictions) and he picked a family favorite of a smoke rib place. Always a good meal & great ceasars . I whipped up a chocolate moonpie cake from scratch. It was quite tasty. The recipe will go into a keep pile. It was rich, but very yummy.

Happy birthday to him. Moonpie cake? I'm intrigued. Are you willing to share the recipe?

Not sure about over there, but there`s so many reality shows filled with Z list celebrities show think they are interesting, when they`re really not. I can`t watch anything with those folks in it.

We have plenty of celebrity reality shows here. We don't watch any of them. Dh likes reality shows like Forged in Fire (have you seen that one?) or the shows about rebuilding/restoring cars. I used to watch Dancing With the Stars, but have gotten bored with it.

Sending a huge thank you to Charade for the Brownie Guide package for L. She was absolutely thrilled and it was such a kind thought. Made our day to see such a kind gesture x

You are very welcome. Happy to hear that L likes the patches and that they arrived safely.

And so, a cool and snowy day for us. Saying 1 to 3 inches.

Ugh. You have had more than your fair share of snow. I think we may be done for the winter. It is supposed to be in the mid 60's here on Wednesday.

Work calls,. Gotta run.

 

[keishashadow]

Enjoyed TWD preshow last night, then switched over & cleared the first 2 episodes of CNN’s new Lincoln miniseries. Talk about a juxtaposition

Biggest decision thus far today...which kcup to grab. Not feeling anything elaborate for dinner, thinking to just pull out some frozen chicken fingers & fries later.

Need to clear the house of anything ‘chewable’ my granddog is coming to stay for a week while family goes to Universal & then onto Daytona Beach for gymnastics competition.

We took a hard pass on going. In general, other than the Orlando parks, FL is a bit too loosey-goosey for our level of comfort...sooner vs later things will right themselves all around.

Regional gymnastics competition in central PA was cancelled due to an outbreak this weekend. A modified one for several western PA teams was held in the ‘lil’s gym yesterday am. She slayed it 1st places & best all-round in her level.

stings a bit I missed it, as have been hunkering down at home for over three weeks waiting for that 2nd vaccine...the rooms are getting smaller . Not complaining, will a blessing to have that degree of protection. At least they took videos for me!

Had a birthday in the house. Our youngest turned 18 today. It seems like we blinked and he was 18

That’s a very big date! Happy Birthday to your now legal young man.

there`s so many reality shows filled with Z list celebrities show think they are interesting, when they`re really not. I can`t watch anything with those folks in it.

I watch a few different ones, toss the real housewives into that category. Oh how i miss NeNe Leakes’ antics.

Have a theory on the sort that are competitions...the lower down the totem pole they are, the better chance they will implode in a glorious display lol

 

[schumigirl]

Ooh tea and bacon posts!

And a very happy 18th birthday to Pumpkin’s DS. Nice to be able to enjoy a restaurant meal with him. Yeah, this year, my little one turns 20. Shocking sometimes. LoL. Yay for warmer weather. me? 28 out and snowing. Thankfully though, at least we don’t usually go as low a temp as you had posted before. Hope the warm weather stays around.

Yay, grandkids are home, Julie. Hope your coffee was good, and enjoyed a quick walk with Louie before the school routine started for the grandkids. Yeah, my accountant has an outside her office drop box that any signing or dropping off is now done outside with neither of us seeing each other. Understand, and fine with me. Our restaurants can have indoor dining, and we still won’t eat inside a restaurant yet.

Schumi, hope your breakfast was nice, and lunch sounds delicious. Always nice when a gift is something the receiver much appreciates when not expecting that gift. Nice you were able to take a walk.

Mac, you were up early. Yeah, we trained our dogs to not get up until we were really up. Hope you are felling much better, and yay for warmer weather than many of us homies.

And so, a cool and snowy day for us. Saying 1 to 3 inches. Sigh, maybe the smallest amount we are getting than the two more than double those totals we got recently, but so tired of shoveling more snow. At least the temps should be above freezing this afternoon, so some of that wet may be rain. Either way, hoping our trash gets picked up this morning, as last time, they did not pick up in the snow. And, depending on the wet weather, may do a quick lunchtime walk. Does feel good to get up from screen viewing and go out to have fresh air sometimes.

And so, after a not so good sleep,

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Sigh, noisy waker in my home. No matter. I’m to be up early anyway

Marvelous Monday homies. Stay dry, warm, and enjoy the last Monday in February. Thank goodness next Monday we can stay hello to March. Woot!

Tea post: Yep, need to refill the tea cup and find a suitable breakfast.

Good Morning Pumpkin, Mac, Julie and Schumi. And to all the homies, a Good Morning to ya too.

Tea and bacon.....perfect start to the day.

Lunch was lovely and yes, I`m so happy she loved her present. Hope your temps ease soon, and yes hope the trash got picked.

A quick good morning to everyone. I wasn't feeling great over the weekend. Nothing serious though.

Our biggest excitement for the weekend was buying new blinds for our living room window. Now we just have to wait for the installer to put them in.


Happy birthday to him. Moonpie cake? I'm intrigued. Are you willing to share the recipe?

We have plenty of celebrity reality shows here. We don't watch any of them. Dh likes reality shows like Forged in Fire (have you seen that one?) or the shows about rebuilding/restoring cars. I used to watch Dancing With the Stars, but have gotten bored with it.

You are very welcome. Happy to hear that L likes the patches and that they arrived safely.


Ugh. You have had more than your fair share of snow. I think we may be done for the winter. It is supposed to be in the mid 60's here on Wednesday.

Work calls,. Gotta run.

Never seen that show, before. Never watched Dancing with the Stars.......yes, those types of reality shows aren`t the ones I meant. It`s the ones like Love Island where every single person is full of plastic and low brain cells who just want to be famous for having no discernable talent. We have far too many of them.

Glad your winter is hopefully over....

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Enjoyed TWD preshow last night, then switched over & cleared the first 2 episodes of CNN’s new Lincoln miniseries. Talk about a juxtaposition

Biggest decision thus far today...which kcup to grab. Not feeling anything elaborate for dinner, thinking to just pull out some frozen chicken fingers & fries later.

Need to clear the house of anything ‘chewable’ my granddog is coming to stay for a week while family goes to Universal & then onto Daytona Beach for gymnastics competition.

We took a hard pass on going. In general, other than the Orlando parks, FL is a bit too loosey-goosey for our level of comfort...sooner vs later things will right themselves all around.

Regional gymnastics competition in central PA was cancelled due to an outbreak this weekend. A modified one for several western PA teams was held in the ‘lil’s gym yesterday am. She slayed it 1st places & best all-round in her level.

stings a bit I missed it, as have been hunkering down at home for over three weeks waiting for that 2nd vaccine...the rooms are getting smaller . Not complaining, will a blessing to have that degree of protection. At least they took videos for me!


That’s a very big date! Happy Birthday to your now legal young man.

I watch a few different ones, toss the real housewives into that category. Oh how i miss NeNe Leakes’ antics.

Have a theory on the sort that are competitions...the lower down the totem pole they are, the better chance they will implode in a glorious display lol

Love the meme! Very appropriate for your area.

I do love a good Housewife show!!! they had stopped showing the ones I watched for ages, and then they on some obscure channel and you lose track.......definitely a different type of reality show! I never did get into Atlanta like I planned.

Oh you`d laugh if you saw some of the "reality" so called stars we have over here. I htink they`d all be fighting over the bottom of the pole! Want to be famous and will do anything for it.

Simple dinner for us tonight too....sausage and mash, pile of carrots and gravy......

And happy doggy sitting....hope the family have a lovely trip down and granddaughter does well.......not long till that second vaccine for you!




Ended up doing a zoom with the book group this afternoon instead of tonight, so The Idiot has been discussed and put firmly behind us. My friend chose a simple book thankfully, not jackie Collins as I suggested.......lol.....but a murder mystery called Mr Nobody. She was going to choose The Silent Patient till I told her I had only read it a few weeks ago. So this one will be fun after the last one.

Beautiful sunny afternoon here.......think the cloud of saharan dust may miss us or hit us depending on which report you listen to.......

Hope the window cleaner is due to visit after it`s passed.

 

[J'aime Paris]

The predicted weather today was 55 but it was 59 late afternoon

Watching the early10:00 news now and they predict it to be 57 and rain tomorrow

I’ll watch another channel at 11 and see what their prediction will be

lol

Those temps sounds heavenly

Had a birthday in the house. Our youngest turned 18 today. It seems like we blinked and he was 18. Time sure does fly. We went out for supper ( as our restaurants just reopened again last week with restrictions) and he picked a family favorite of a smoke rib place. Always a good meal & great ceasars . I whipped up a chocolate moonpie cake from scratch. It was quite tasty. The recipe will go into a keep pile. It was rich, but very yummy.

A very happy birthday to your DS! Ribs are always a good choice!

My friend absolutely loves the machine. I`m grateful her husband knew she wanted a new one, ideal timing. I missed getting together though for a celebration...yes, we watch very little mainstream tv. Not sure about over there, but there`s so many reality shows filled with Z list celebrities show think they are interesting, when they`re really not. I can`t watch anything with those folks in it.

Happy Monday.........​

Glad your friend likes her gift! It's always nice when a birthday surprise comes off well!

A few messages off friends about Boris’s announcement later. Don’t think there will be anything much announced other than schools but we will be watching.

A positive and peaceful Monday all.

Are children in school by you? It's a real mix around the US, but the district nearest us has gone back to 5 days in person. It was especially good for one of my nephews....he was really struggling doing online.

Ooh tea and bacon posts!

And so, a cool and snowy day for us. Saying 1 to 3 inches. Sigh, maybe the smallest amount we are getting than the two more than double those totals we got recently, but so tired of shoveling more snow. At least the temps should be above freezing this afternoon, so some of that wet may be rain. Either way, hoping our trash gets picked up this morning, as last time, they did not pick up in the snow. And, depending on the wet weather, may do a quick lunchtime walk. Does feel good to get up from screen viewing and go out to have fresh air sometimes.


Marvelous Monday homies. Stay dry, warm, and enjoy the last Monday in February. Thank goodness next Monday we can stay hello to March. Woot!

More snow for us too....added another 3 inches last night. The plow guy cleared it all off already. He does such a good job. Even clears a spot for our little dog to potty!

Yes, waiting to flip that calendar page to March!!

We have plenty of celebrity reality shows here. We don't watch any of them. Dh likes reality shows like Forged in Fire (have you seen that one?) or the shows about rebuilding/restoring cars. I used to watch Dancing With the Stars, but have gotten bored with it.

I admit that Forged in Fire is a guilty pleasure of mine!
It's very different from most shows I would normally watch. I find it very fascinating, and there is real talent to their craft.

Need to clear the house of anything ‘chewable’ my granddog is coming to stay for a week while family goes to Universal & then onto Daytona Beach for gymnastics competition.

How sweet you're having your granddog to visit!!
We are super blessed. My parents will also watch our 2 dogs and 1 cat while we are away on vacation. Grandma spoils them rotten!
I think they miss her when we come home and my parents leave, lol!
It gives me great peace of mind knowing they are so well looked after!

Ended up doing a zoom with the book group this afternoon instead of tonight, so The Idiot has been discussed and put firmly behind us. My friend chose a simple book thankfully, not jackie Collins as I suggested.......lol.....but a murder mystery called Mr Nobody. She was going to choose The Silent Patient till I told her I had only read it a few weeks ago. So this one will be fun after the last one.

I was in a book club years ago, and it was a fun monthly gathering!
When we moved to our current home, I tried to start one in the neighborhood. Never happened....many of the mom's worked and said they couldn't devote the time.




I guess my AP has really been speaking to me lately....I ended up booking a trip to Universal yesterday!
I'm taking DD and her roommate, end of May-beginning of June.
DD has been roommates with this girl for all 4 years of college, and they are super close. Roommate has never been to Universal. I'm excited to go with a newbie!
I was able to get AP rate at the Hard Rock! And the girls park passes were buy 2 days, get 2 days free!

Anyone else going around that time?

 

[schumigirl]

Those temps sounds heavenly


A very happy birthday to your DS! Ribs are always a good choice!


Glad your friend likes her gift! It's always nice when a birthday surprise comes off well!


Are children in school by you? It's a real mix around the US, but the district nearest us has gone back to 5 days in person. It was especially good for one of my nephews....he was really struggling doing online.


More snow for us too....added another 3 inches last night. The plow guy cleared it all off already. He does such a good job. Even clears a spot for our little dog to potty!

Yes, waiting to flip that calendar page to March!!


I admit that Forged in Fire is a guilty pleasure of mine!
It's very different from most shows I would normally watch. I find it very fascinating, and there is real talent to their craft.


How sweet you're having your granddog to visit!!
We are super blessed. My parents will also watch our 2 dogs and 1 cat while we are away on vacation. Grandma spoils them rotten!
I think they miss her when we come home and my parents leave, lol!
It gives me great peace of mind knowing they are so well looked after!


I was in a book club years ago, and it was a fun monthly gathering!
When we moved to our current home, I tried to start one in the neighborhood. Never happened....many of the mom's worked and said they couldn't devote the time.



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I guess my AP has really been speaking to me lately....I ended up booking a trip to Universal yesterday!
I'm taking DD and her roommate, end of May-beginning of June.
DD has been roommates with this girl for all 4 years of college, and they are super close. Roommate has never been to Universal. I'm excited to go with a newbie!
I was able to get AP rate at the Hard Rock! And the girls park passes were buy 2 days, get 2 days free!

Anyone else going around that time?

Congrats on the trip Lori!!! You`ll have such fun with both girls......I`m sorry we miss you then as we would have been there till the 31st May.......next time......

Yes, I`ve always had the luxury of a book group wherever I`ve lived, and this one has two folks who don`t live close by.......but we managed it somehow even before lockdown......

You`d like that book The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides. I couldn`t put it down. This one my friend has chosen is a new author to me, I think it`s a lightweight book, but after the last one, it`ll be light relief.

Hope you don`t get too much snow........




Early dinner tonight as Kyle and co are heading out with the telescope.......first night in months with our weather over the winter. Lots of rain.

Will watch our Prime Minister at 7pm but most of the info has already been released.....hair salons open in April.......woooohooooo.

Looking forward to indoor dining eventually returning, the times we did it before last lockdown we were comfortable in the places we frequented for dinner and lunch. I think if one chooses carefully, it`s perfectly ok to eat inside.

But, nothing startling to be announced.

Time for tea and a scone as I made some cherry and coconut ones.

 

[Realfoodfans]

Lori it’s very mixed with schools. J has gone in throughout this lockdown as he has additional needs and very happy at his high school (started there last September). All key workers are able to send children into school so at L’s school there are 9 out of 30 actually in class. Em has been homeschooling her. L’s school not good on the technology so no lessons on line. A 10 minute class assembly every morning and everything else has to be printed off. Prime minister press conference shortly will say she will return to classes in 2 weeks.

 

[Realfoodfans]

Beautiful day here today. Kev actually got me out for a proper walk. It was quite muddy underfoot but we had Louie’s portable shower in the car so he was cleaned up before we returned. Always get people commenting on what a great idea it is.

We had lamb and mint burgers (from our lamb farmer) with veg tonight but chicken and fries for the children. I’m seriously back watching what I eat so no ice cream for me tonight.
Although the news has already updated us on announcements we will be watching the PM at 7.

Hope Mac and Charade are both fully recovered

 

[Lynne G]

Hehe, never had a dog wash for the car, Julie, but when kids were young and in soccer, had a large towel, gallon of water, plastic bags for cleats and clothes, and complete change of clothes in my car. No way did I want mud on my seats or carpet.

Quite the icy snow falling. Now saying 2 to 4 inches or more before done. Sigh. Kids went out to pick up some tomatoes as little one wanted a BLT for lunch. Said roads were bad, and she only went 5 minute or about 2 miles down the road. Yeah, will be ready to clear off cars and shovel once the snow stops.

Yay for Keisha being grandpuppy sitter.

And a woot! Paris scheduling some Dark Side fun. Yay, AP does make you want to visit more than once.

Yeah, my suburban school district only has had elementary kids back to school, older kids virtual. All the City kids were to go back to school in 2 weeks, but that got pushed back, with decision to be revisited in 2 weeks.

Ooh nice lunch as I like BLTs too, dry, like little one does. Neither of us like mayonnaise.

Not sure what for dinner, but thinking have some of that ground sirloin left, so meatball sandwiches or with pasta. Sounds good, but will see what family wants.

 

[schumigirl]

Hehe, never had a dog wash for the car, Julie, but when kids were young and in soccer, had a large towel, gallon of water, plastic bags for cleats and clothes, and complete change of clothes in my car. No way did I want mud on my seats or carpet.

Quite the icy snow falling. Now saying 2 to 4 inches or more before done. Sigh. Kids went out to pick up some tomatoes as little one wanted a BLT for lunch. Said roads were bad, and she only went 5 minute or about 2 miles down the road. Yeah, will be ready to clear off cars and shovel once the snow stops.

Yay for Keisha being grandpuppy sitter.

And a woot! Paris scheduling some Dark Side fun. Yay, AP does make you want to visit more than once.

Yeah, my suburban school district only has had elementary kids back to school, older kids virtual. All the City kids were to go back to school in 2 weeks, but that got pushed back, with decision to be revisited in 2 weeks.

Ooh nice lunch as I like BLTs too, dry, like little one does. Neither of us like mayonnaise.

Not sure what for dinner, but thinking have some of that ground sirloin left, so meatball sandwiches or with pasta. Sounds good, but will see what family wants.

I always think I`m the only one who doesn`t have mayo on a BLT......everyone seems to do that.....looks nice but not a mayo fan.

More snow?? Goodness.....what a drift you`re having this time around.




I wish I`d kept lunch for dinner.......dinner was ok, but felt very average.

This was my lunch which was gorgeous........

Shrimp, green onion, pineapple and mango on a base of arugula and home made cheese and onion bread......I did add butter, but looked better without a ton of butter on it......Keisha.....made the sauce with salad cream and ketchup

It`s a no for folks who don`t like seafood......

It was lush!




Yep, not much new from Boris......all had been leaked earlier but looking good for a turnaround, finally.

Vaccination programme has been a huge success and we should be able to mix with friends and family with limits pretty soon.......outdoor dining from mid April and indoor dining Mid May. And no foreign travel till Mid May at the earliest.......that`s what a lot of folks are waiting to hear about.

Praying the good news continues and numbers continue to fall......

 

[keishashadow]

so The Idiot has been discussed and put firmly behind us.

I had to read that thrice, thot you were referring to DIS’r lol

This new set of cheater readers from amazon seems decidedly off

the cloud of saharan dust may miss us or hit us depending on which report you listen to.......

I’m sure it’s anything but...that sounds rather mysterious & exotic vs a big ole pile o’dirt.

I think they miss her when we come home and my parents leave, lol!
It gives me great peace of mind knowing they are so well looked after!

Yes, i feel the same with leaving mine with my kiddos

I guess my AP has really been speaking to me lately....I ended up booking a trip to Universal yesterday!
I'm taking DD and her roommate, end of May-beginning of June.
DD has been roommates with this girl for all 4 years of college, and they are super close. Roommate has never been to Universal. I'm excited to go with a newbie!
I was able to get AP rate at the Hard Rock! And the girls park passes were buy 2 days, get 2 days free!

Wooooooooo
Hooooooooo
What a generous gesture

Early dinner tonight as Kyle and co are heading out with the telescope.......first night in months with our weather over the winter. Lots of rain.

Was wondering when he’d be able to have at it again.

Yeah, my suburban school district only has had elementary kids back to school, older kids virtual. All the City kids were to go back to school in 2 weeks, but that got pushed back, with decision to be revisited in 2 weeks.

Most back here FT that want to, whenever they get a spike in the schools, they go back to virtual. Clean the school & back they go within a few days. Shocking to read how many kids are failing & will likely be held back...talking elemenatary up to HS.

I always think I`m the only one who doesn`t have mayo on a BLT......everyone seems to do that.....looks nice but not a mayo fan.

Those are pretty good odds overall.

Praying the good news continues and numbers continue to fall......

Indeed! Seems as though within 1-1/2 months, appreciable headway has been achieved. Hopefully, by summer the majority here will be inoculated.

It was so difficult to see that our death toll has cracked half a million, that’s more than our war dead in WWI, II & Vietnam. It’s estimated we will lose another 200,000 poor souls before it’s all over.

 

[J'aime Paris]

Congrats on the trip Lori!!! You`ll have such fun with both girls......I`m sorry we miss you then as we would have been there till the 31st May.......next time......

Yes, I`ve always had the luxury of a book group wherever I`ve lived, and this one has two folks who don`t live close by.......but we managed it somehow even before lockdown......

You`d like that book The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides. I couldn`t put it down. This one my friend has chosen is a new author to me, I think it`s a lightweight book, but after the last one, it`ll be light relief.

Hope you don`t get too much snow........




Early dinner tonight as Kyle and co are heading out with the telescope.......first night in months with our weather over the winter. Lots of rain.

Will watch our Prime Minister at 7pm but most of the info has already been released.....hair salons open in April.......woooohooooo.

Looking forward to indoor dining eventually returning, the times we did it before last lockdown we were comfortable in the places we frequented for dinner and lunch. I think if one chooses carefully, it`s perfectly ok to eat inside.

But, nothing startling to be announced.

Time for tea and a scone as I made some cherry and coconut ones.

Thanks for the book recommendation...I'll check it out!!

Beautiful day here today. Kev actually got me out for a proper walk. It was quite muddy underfoot but we had Louie’s portable shower in the car so he was cleaned up before we returned. Always get people commenting on what a great idea it is.

We had lamb and mint burgers (from our lamb farmer) with veg tonight but chicken and fries for the children. I’m seriously back watching what I eat so no ice cream for me tonight.
Although the news has already updated us on announcements we will be watching the PM at 7.

Hope Mac and Charade are both fully recovered

Never knew there was such thing as a portable dog shower. Could be quite useful for our lab...she adores rolling in mud puddles in the springtime!!

Hehe, never had a dog wash for the car, Julie, but when kids were young and in soccer, had a large towel, gallon of water, plastic bags for cleats and clothes, and complete change of clothes in my car. No way did I want mud on my seats or carpet.

Quite the icy snow falling. Now saying 2 to 4 inches or more before done. Sigh. Kids went out to pick up some tomatoes as little one wanted a BLT for lunch. Said roads were bad, and she only went 5 minute or about 2 miles down the road. Yeah, will be ready to clear off cars and shovel once the snow stops.

Yay for Keisha being grandpuppy sitter.

And a woot! Paris scheduling some Dark Side fun. Yay, AP does make you want to visit more than once.

Yeah, my suburban school district only has had elementary kids back to school, older kids virtual. All the City kids were to go back to school in 2 weeks, but that got pushed back, with decision to be revisited in 2 weeks.

Ooh nice lunch as I like BLTs too, dry, like little one does. Neither of us like mayonnaise.

Not sure what for dinner, but thinking have some of that ground sirloin left, so meatball sandwiches or with pasta. Sounds good, but will see what family wants.

More snow...not so good...
Meatball sandwiches...sounds really good!
1 out of 2 isn't bad, lol!

This was my lunch which was gorgeous........

Shrimp, green onion, pineapple and mango on a base of arugula and home made cheese and onion bread......I did add butter, but looked better without a ton of butter on it......Keisha.....made the sauce with salad cream and ketchup

It`s a no for folks who don`t like seafood......

It was lush!




Yep, not much new from Boris......all had been leaked earlier but looking good for a turnaround, finally.

Vaccination programme has been a huge success and we should be able to mix with friends and family with limits pretty soon.......outdoor dining from mid April and indoor dining Mid May. And no foreign travel till Mid May at the earliest.......that`s what a lot of folks are waiting to hear about.

Praying the good news continues and numbers continue to fall......

A very nice looking plate Carole! I'd eagerly finish it!

Would you push your May trip dates back a bit if travel were to resume mid May?

Wooooooooo
Hooooooooo
What a generous gesture

Most back here FT that want to, whenever they get a spike in the schools, they go back to virtual. Clean the school & back they go within a few days. Shocking to read how many kids are failing & will likely be held back...talking elemenatary up to HS.

I'm happy to be able to take the girls and I'm framing the trip as a 'grad present' to them.
The father of DDs roommate passed away from cancer when she was in middle school. The mom was left to raise 2 girls on her own and it has been a struggle....

My BFF is a 6th grade language/reading teacher. Her district explicitly told the teaching staff that they are not to fail anyone, unless the child just don't show up (online or in person) at all/zero. So a student can basically do nothing and they will still pass and advance to the next grade.




I got a free tshirt as a 'reward' from my gym today. I completed the 100 day workout challenge within the allotted timeframe. I think only around 20-25 members hit the benchmark.
Feeling accomplished!!

Have a sleepy cat on my lap. Guess I'll sit for a bit longer. She looks too adorable to disturb!

 

[Pumpkin1172]

Making a quick stop in!!!!

Another lovely above seasonal temp day...I am LOVING IT!!!!! Today the sun is shining without very gusty winds. Usually when we get the chinooks...we also get the wind. So far so good. It might be a night to start up the grill and bbq some burgers!!!!!

We bought an airfryer over the weekend. Our first meal in it was a success. I oven roast so much of our meals, from meat to veggies, so it didn't take DH long to talk me into another appliance. I love my instant pot...but while researching, I didn't want an instantpot/fryer combo. This one I can see myself using almost everyday. Guess we will see. It was on sale, and then I also had a 20% off coupon...so we saved 100 bucks off the original price...So we were pretty happy with the price and that's why we went ahead and bought it. I'll let you know if I use it tonight. With the warm weather...I might bbq outside instead of inside

Happy birthday to him. Moonpie cake? I'm intrigued. Are you willing to share the recipe?

Here is the link to it...I'll add pictures of the cake I made...I did alter it a bit. I used a buttercream icing all over and only used the ganache on the top and dripped down the sides. It was good, but very rich. https://www.shugarysweets.com/ding-...nt=tribes&utm_term=1041102846_48599532_234841

Picking out curtains can be fun. I would love that...dh....not so much

Need to clear the house of anything ‘chewable’ my granddog is coming to stay for a week while family goes to Universal & then onto Daytona Beach for gymnastics competition

I miss my granddogs coming over to visit. Enjoy your time with them!!!!

guess my AP has really been speaking to me lately....I ended up booking a trip to Universal yesterday!
I'm taking DD and her roommate, end of May-beginning of June.

FUN!!!! What a great trip for everyone going with you!!!! I'm hoping soon we will be able to start to plan trips again.

we had Louie’s portable shower in the car so he was cleaned up before we returned. Always get people commenting on what a great idea it is.

I would love to see pictures of that! That sounds like it would be super handy at times. I sure could have used something like that at times when we had our poochie with us.

Not sure what for dinner, but thinking have some of that ground sirloin left, so meatball sandwiches or with pasta. Sounds good, but will see what family wants.

Yum!!!!! I vote both!!!!!!!!!

It was so difficult to see that our death toll has cracked half a million, that’s more than our war dead in WWI, II & Vietnam. It’s estimated we will lose another 200,000 poor souls before it’s all over.

I agree. Each and every death is tragic to that family that is left behind to mourn them. We have been extremely lucky that Canadians (for the most part) have taken it seriously and done well with what is recommended for us to do. I am tired ( like so many others here ) of the restrictions. I am crossing my fingers by summer, things will be turning around. Right now our health officials are really trying to keep the variants from getting out of hand. Guess time will tell how well we all listen and follow the rules.

Vaccination programme has been a huge success and we should be able to mix with friends and family with limits pretty soon.......outdoor dining from mid April and indoor dining Mid May. And no foreign travel till Mid May at the earliest.......that`s what a lot of folks are waiting to hear about.

Praying the good news continues and numbers continue to fall......

I am sure you are very happy to hear that news. We are hoping that soon we will be able to mingle with friends and family again too. It has been a very long year for soooo many people worldwide. Let us cross our fingers with the restrictions and vaccinations, some of the hardest restrictions will start to lift. No comment on Canada's vaccine roll out. We are finally getting a good number of doses this week. I am hoping that they can start to roll them out as efficiently as they did the previous shipments we received.

On a side note for you...I always look forward to your PM's news announcements. He is so well spoken, but ,I mostly look forward to his crazy hairstyles!!!!!! The hairdresser in me wants to just quietly take him aside and give him a haircut

Well, I shuffle the last few papers on my desk

Have a great evening Mac and everyone else I may have missed.

 

[Robo56]

Good Monday evening Sans family

Perused the past few pages. The memes had me laughing.

Robo I have been enjoying your Mardi Grau trip report.
I look forward to reading more about your time there
I did that event 4 years ago and quite enjoyed it.

Thank you Mac...I hope you are feeling better and was so sorry to hear you had a car accident. Lot’s of mummy dust and prayers being sent your way.

Glad you had such a lovely visit with your nephew. I`ve never tried Popeye`s chicken.....I`m guessing by reviews you either love it or hate it.....lol.......and a walk on the beach is always lovely......

We had a very nice visit.

Popeye’s has a spicy chicken too. Yep, some stores are a hit or miss I have heard. The two stores we have near our homes are nice ones and the food is good.

DS enjoyed the cake reveal!

Beautiful rainbow cake. happy belated birthday to your son.

Not that i’m A klutz or anything but, have managed to break most of my toes at least once. Yes, taping usually does the trick if no blood lol. It’s when they’re dislocated that the trip to ER is necessary. Many have told me they handle themselves, just can’t bring myself to give it a good tug to set it right.

LOL.....you sound like me.......my kids have threatened to buy me steel toed slippers. Might have to send you a pair too.

Took advantage of being on my own to watch a programme about grief that I recorded as I know I still struggle with this and don’t want to upset Kev and Em so that was watched and glad to see so many different ways to deal with loss - I have things everywhere - positive reminders and nothing but positive memories and realise how lucky I am.

I`ve tried several to keep the fizz, but none have worked. Lenny in Strong Water Bar gave us the best advice....told me not to bother....just drink the bottle darling

LOL......great advice.

Dropped off my friends birthday present from several of us........it`s her birthday tomorrow......hehe she joins us in the 50`s.......and we shared to cost of a rather nice

What a thoughtful present...I bet she was over the moon with her gift.

DD texted me just a bit ago. She got a 94% on her Pharmacology exam! She was nervous about it....it's a very difficult class. But she's a dedicated student and always puts in the study time needed to succeed.
On Monday she has a General Pathology exam....so it looks like a study weekend ahead for her.

Congratulations to your daughter.

Louie is a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. My first small dog - had Golden Retrievers all my life. He’s absolutely brilliant. Such good company and very loving.

He is beautiful.

With that, a bit of zoo for you.

Nice pics of the Zoo and ice sculptures. Hope your weather starts improving some.

Last night`s cocktail of the house........we named it, Tiki Sparkle Tiki mix and champagne.......lush.

Sounds yummy.

Think our master bathroom shower is being ripped out at the end of this week, then the plumber is fitting us in as he is inundated with work, but our guy spoke nicely to his plumber and he`ll do it for us, not exactly sure when, but at least if it`s out and prepared, plumber can come anytime.

Sorry to hear of the cracked tiles in the shower. Glad to hear you will be getting the folks in soon to repair things.

Had a birthday in the house. Our youngest turned 18 today. It seems like we blinked and he was 18.

Happy belated birthday to your son pumpkin

A quick good morning to everyone. I wasn't feeling great over the weekend. Nothing serious though.

Charade hope you are feeling better.

Regional gymnastics competition in central PA was cancelled due to an outbreak this weekend. A modified one for several western PA teams was held in the ‘lil’s gym yesterday am. She slayed it 1st places & best all-round in her level.

Congratulations to your granddaughter Keisha.

I guess my AP has really been speaking to me lately....I ended up booking a trip to Universal yesterday!
I'm taking DD and her roommate, end of May-beginning of June.
DD has been roommates with this girl for all 4 years of college, and they are super close. Roommate has never been to Universal. I'm excited to go with a newbie!
I was able to get AP rate at the Hard Rock! And the girls park passes were buy 2 days, get 2 days free!

Celebrations are in order a fun trip to Universal is in the works.

Will watch our Prime Minister at 7pm but most of the info has already been released.....hair salons open in April.......woooohooooo.

Yeah.......to salons opening. It’s a start.


There is a local beach I like to walk on and I went for a walk and noticed cars from Canada and the New England states. It was nice and warm 79 degrees and people were in the water and folks had their littles splashing about.

Some guy comes in and starts casting for fish not far from them. I told him he should move farther down the beach as he will not only call fish in with his bait, but he will also encourage any shark that might be swimming by to move in closer to shore. Which would put the folks in the area at risk. He told me he was not moving.

This particular beach is patrolled more closely by the park rangers. I happen to see one having a look around the parking area when I came In as this is one of the few beaches that charges a very nominal fee to Park.

I walked back up to parking area and Mr. Ranger was still there. I told him about my encounter with the fisherman.

He followed me back to the beach and spoke to the guy. I heard him tell the guy to pick up his gear and head down beach away from the swimmers. So he picked up his gear and left.

I don’t get in the Ocean anymore around here do to the increase in Shark activity over the years, but I don’t want folks that are coming here for vacation to be injured because some guy is casting for fish to close to them.

Rant over......


Sending get well wishes to all who need them.


And lots of Florida sunshine ☀ to melt the snow and warm your hearts.

 

[Charade67]

Good evening. I had a nice surprise today. The blind installers texted that they could install our blinds this afternoon. We now have new, cordless blinds in the living room. The cat better not destroy these.

I made a decision today. For the past couple of years I have been having problems with my vision even after I have an exam and get new glasses. Each time I have said something to my eye doctor he would just do a quick vision check and tell me that my prescription was correct. It seems to be getting worse, and I am now straining to see my computer at work. Today I decided to schedule another exam with a different doctor. I found an office that comes very highly recommended. I have my appointment on Friday.

Need to clear the house of anything ‘chewable’ my granddog is coming to stay for a week while family goes to Universal & then onto Daytona Beach for gymnastics competition.

Aww...how fun, What kind of dog? I sometimes refer to my brother's dog as my nephew. His new wife also has a dog, so I have a niece too.

Are children in school by you? It's a real mix around the US, but the district nearest us has gone back to 5 days in person. It was especially good for one of my nephews....he was really struggling doing online.

I'm not sure what the schools are doing here. I think they are doing in person lessons part of the week and online other days. I am so thankful B graduated high school in 2019.

I admit that Forged in Fire is a guilty pleasure of mine!
It's very different from most shows I would normally watch. I find it very fascinating, and there is real talent to their craft.

My husband can watch it for hours. I get bored after a couple of episodes.

I guess my AP has really been speaking to me lately....I ended up booking a trip to Universal yesterday!
I'm taking DD and her roommate, end of May-beginning of June.
DD has been roommates with this girl for all 4 years of college, and they are super close. Roommate has never been to Universal. I'm excited to go with a newbie!
I was able to get AP rate at the Hard Rock! And the girls park passes were buy 2 days, get 2 days free!

Anyone else going around that time?

That is going to be so much fun experiencing it through the eyes of someone who has never been. I will be in Orlando May 22-31, but in the Disney bubble.

Hope Mac and Charade are both fully recovered

Thank you. I was just feeling a little under the weather. It also didn't help that my cat decided to attack my foot the other night. I have a 3 inch scratch on the top of my right foot and several other scratches on my leg. He drew blood. I don't know what got into him.

Kids went out to pick up some tomatoes as little one wanted a BLT for lunch.

Ooh nice lunch as I like BLTs too, dry, like little one does. Neither of us like mayonnaise.

I had a BLT for lunch today too. I like a little mayo with mine, but not too much.

My BFF is a 6th grade language/reading teacher. Her district explicitly told the teaching staff that they are not to fail anyone, unless the child just don't show up (online or in person) at all/zero. So a student can basically do nothing and they will still pass and advance to the next grade.

This saddens me I worry about how that is going to affect the children. It too B 4 years to recover from a teacher who chose to raise her reading grades rather than address why she was struggling. That was 10 years ago and I still get angry when I think about it.

Here is the link to it...I'll add pictures of the cake I made.

Ooooh, that recipe looks really good. Gonna have to try it sometime.

my kids have threatened to buy me steel toed slippers. Might have to send you a pair too.

In an odd coincidence, my father used to work for a shoe company selling steel toed shoes.

Going to go try to find something on TV to watch until bedtime.

 

[buckeev]

Howdy Y’all!
Sorry...LONG time no post. We are ok.
Condolences to those that have lost loved ones and friends.
Also to those affected by the weather.
Trying to wrap my old, tired head around the state of things here.
Will try to post up some details in the future.

Robert

 

[macraven]

Buckeev!
I was just thinking about you and here you are !!

Delighted you came back to the homies here.

Hope all going fine with you and the family.