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

[Charade67]

Granite shopping went well today. We found several styles that we liked and narrowed it down to 3.

The first place we wen to was rather pricey, would only sell a minimum of 35 square feet, had no samples, and would not let us take pictures.
Lowe's was much cheaper, didn't have samples, but allowed us to take pictures.
The place today had samples of 2 of the 3 slabs we liked, allowed us to take as many pictures as we wanted, and was only slightly higher than Lowes.
We will be going with the third option. And we feel better supporting a local business rather than a big box store.

Oh and ticker is now a one digit one! Woot!

I am a little jealous. I am lust under 2 months away form my trip.

Hope you find the right granite, it's hard when so many choices are available.

We've looked a so many slabs in the past week, but I am ready to make a decision.

The charcuterie board was delish, and we did a decent job of clearing it, lol!
I plated the meats separate. One of my friends is a vegetarian....silly girl, but I still like her, lol!!!

Looks yummy.

It seems I'm finally getting my sense of smell back again after having covid. I would get wiffs of some scents for a second or two. It seems to happen more often now...but some of the scents smell horrible and NOT what they smell like. From researching...it seems that I'm trending like others....many things smell like foul/rotting onions. Hopefully this doesn't last too long...and the smell receptors in my nose start to regenerate a little faster now. It's not a nice scent to sniff But at least I know it's coming back.

I have had a similar problem with my sense of smell that started long before Covid. Certain things smell horrible to me. The worst one is coffee. I've seen numerous medical professionals and none can figure it out.

I would love to take a nap right now, but I need to go empty on of our pantry cabinets. When the painters moved it we noticed that the back was coming off. DH is going to take it for repair today.

 

[Lynne G]

Yeah, a family member was looking for two slabs and I helped looked. We went to so many places, Charade. Did find the slabs, as when finally settled on them, was told they were sold. Family member was so upset, but was to be, as place called and said buyer never showed up to get them. They look great in that kitchen. So hoping yours looks great too. Hope your pantry cabinet back gets fixed.

Was gorgeous walking at lunchtime today. Not too hot so bright and warm. Ended up with a little one go to. Older one wanted mac and cheese. And so, grabbed whatever cheese I found in the refrigerator, we had mac and cheese, with bacon and red pepper pieces. So not sure what for dinner. Most likely will be what little one is hungry for. She just walked in the door and asked what’s for dinner. Hmmm.

Hope all have enjoyed this Friday so far.

 

[J'aime Paris]

Yay!!!!! It's Friday!!!!!

OMG....Friday couldn't come fast enough. It's a home weekend with no travelling anywhere. The weather isn't looking very promising...but I could use a home weekend to be truthful. Will probably try to make a couple of freezer meals, and get some baking done since it's going to be a cool rainy weekend. Might try to find in a little project time as well. I feel the need to let my creative juices flow again!

It seems I'm finally getting my sense of smell back again after having covid. I would get wiffs of some scents for a second or two. It seems to happen more often now...but some of the scents smell horrible and NOT what they smell like. From researching...it seems that I'm trending like others....many things smell like foul/rotting onions. Hopefully this doesn't last too long...and the smell receptors in my nose start to regenerate a little faster now. It's not a nice scent to sniff But at least I know it's coming back.


I feel your pain. I am NOT a sports fan. That's when I disappear and work on projects. It keeps both of us happy. Son-in-law is a HUGE sports person, and even dh gets tired of seeing/watching them when we visit dd. I would rather watch paint dry at times.

Enjoy your zoo time!!!!! I can't wait to visit the granddaughter again...we are planning on visiting the local zoo they have there. It's not nearly as good as the zoo in the city they previously lived in. Zoo time is always fun.

You always need to have bacon!!! I always have at least one the freezer ready to do a quick defrost to whip up at a moments notice.

Yay!!!! How exciting!!!!

That looks like it was an amazing spread!!! Sometimes those ladies nights are exactly what our souls need. I'm glad you had such a great evening!!!!

Well...I should start shuffling papers and completing spreadsheets. Just glad to have a job where I can sit on my butt, putter on a computer for some little breaks during the day...and still get a paycheck.

Have a great day everyone!!!!

Sounds like a busy weekend for you Pumpkin....you'll gets lots accomplished!

And yes...connecting for a few hours did wonders for us all!!

LG.....yep, bacon and tea, can`t go far wrong there.


Charade......glad the car is free and yes, you dodged a bullet with the firm who were dodgy! You`ll get something eventually.


Lori.......looks lovely!! I adore that kind of shared plates with friends and you`ve made me want to add cheese to tomorrow nights offering! Nights like those with friends are priceless......

Even we aren`t eating the Jerk Chicken tonight....... I think I went overboard with the Scotch Bonnets.......wow!! Opened the doors in the kitchen as the chillies were so overpowering when they were cooking.....once cooked Tom tried one piece and almost spat it out......the heat blew the top of his head off.......so, he`s going to head off to the chippie for fish and chips. We didn`t fancy anything else in the house......

Chicken went in the trash!

Will take a picture of ours tomorrow night, not sure the smoked salmon will last till then.....can`t resist





Pumpkin.....not sure where your quote went..........glad your sense of smell is coming back. I found it horrible and hard to explain to folks what it`s like when I had that for about 10 days right at the beginning of this whole mess.

Yes, not really a sport fan either unless it involves cars......well, some cars.

Have a lovely weekend, yes, poor weather is a lovely reason to do some nice things like baking and cooking in the home......and relaxing too.......





Did get out our walk today before the heavens opened. Managed a fair 6 miles and glad we went this morning as this afternoon we did have some thunder and lightning and some heavy downpours all afternoon. Glad we have nowhere to go as more rain is forecast tonight and over the weekend.

Tonight is some prosecco and little nibbles with hopefully a good movie through in the back tv room.....ideal Friday. Wish I liked popcorn....one of my friends just won a years supply of the stuff so she is sharing it out......not for me.

Friday fish and chips was gorgeous, don`t do it very often but popular choice.

Well, Wisconsin and cheese go together like peanut butter and jelly! Cheese basically makes a showing into every party app around here. Glad you got inspired!

Sorry to hear the jerk chicken did not work out. These things happen from time to time.
But hey, fish and chips sounds pretty delish too!!!

Granite shopping went well today. We found several styles that we liked and narrowed it down to 3.

The first place we wen to was rather pricey, would only sell a minimum of 35 square feet, had no samples, and would not let us take pictures.
Lowe's was much cheaper, didn't have samples, but allowed us to take pictures.
The place today had samples of 2 of the 3 slabs we liked, allowed us to take as many pictures as we wanted, and was only slightly higher than Lowes.
We will be going with the third option. And we feel better supporting a local business rather than a big box store.

I am a little jealous. I am lust under 2 months away form my trip.

We've looked a so many slabs in the past week, but I am ready to make a decision.

Looks yummy.


I have had a similar problem with my sense of smell that started long before Covid. Certain things smell horrible to me. The worst one is coffee. I've seen numerous medical professionals and none can figure it out.

I would love to take a nap right now, but I need to go empty on of our pantry cabinets. When the painters moved it we noticed that the back was coming off. DH is going to take it for repair today.

Glad you got the granite sorted out! You''ll have a brand new house soon with all the improvements!

Yeah, a family member was looking for two slabs and I helped looked. We went to so many places, Charade. Did find the slabs, as when finally settled on them, was told they were sold. Family member was so upset, but was to be, as place called and said buyer never showed up to get them. They look great in that kitchen. So hoping yours looks great too. Hope your pantry cabinet back gets fixed.

Was gorgeous walking at lunchtime today. Not too hot so bright and warm. Ended up with a little one go to. Older one wanted mac and cheese. And so, grabbed whatever cheese I found in the refrigerator, we had mac and cheese, with bacon and red pepper pieces. So not sure what for dinner. Most likely will be what little one is hungry for. She just walked in the door and asked what’s for dinner. Hmmm.

Hope all have enjoyed this Friday so far.

I'm solo for dinner, since DD headed to MKE for the weekend. And DH won't be home until later tomorrow evening.
Not sure what I'll have....probably just munch around the fridge.





It's 4:58pm.....so time to mix up a little Friday night relaxation! Haven't had a Gin and Tonic in ages!



Cheers to whatever your Friday evening may bring!!

 

[Lynne G]

Ooh you inspired me Paris. Will put the limoncello in the freezer and enjoy some of it tonight.

Ended up with burgers, cheese and bacon ones for all but little one. She put chicken nuggets in the air fryer. Decided to nuke potatoes. So baked taters with melted cheese and the last of the bacon pieces. Steamed the rest of the broccoli, and all are full now. Yep, not from there or living near Wisconsin, but we almost always have cheese in our refrigerator.

Ah Friday night. Let the fun screen viewing and online game playing begin. And maybe can be a bit of a night owl. Seems I did take a short nap after turning off the screen. Oops, but I certainly needed it. Anyway, that’s my take on napping. LoL

Lastly, sometimes Pumpkin, it’s nice to just relax at home on the weekend. Will post some pictures if we do get to the zoo. It is fun for families, so hope you get to your local zoo when grandkid visits. I joined the big zoo when older one was a baby, and have been a member all this time.

 

[schumigirl]

Sounds like a busy weekend for you Pumpkin....you'll gets lots accomplished!

And yes...connecting for a few hours did wonders for us all!!


Well, Wisconsin and cheese go together like peanut butter and jelly! Cheese basically makes a showing into every party app around here. Glad you got inspired!

Sorry to hear the jerk chicken did not work out. These things happen from time to time.
But hey, fish and chips sounds pretty delish too!!!


Glad you got the granite sorted out! You''ll have a brand new house soon with all the improvements!



I'm solo for dinner, since DD headed to MKE for the weekend. And DH won't be home until later tomorrow evening.
Not sure what I'll have....probably just munch around the fridge.





It's 4:58pm.....so time to mix up a little Friday night relaxation! Haven't had a Gin and Tonic in ages!

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Cheers to whatever your Friday evening may bring!!

I love the odd night you just nibble away with snack items.......hope you had something nice. I said to Tom when I chucking the chicken in the trash, Lori would approve....jeez it was hotter than hades!

Cheese isn`t something we eat a lot of in this house daily. It tends to be Brie for me and I do like a stilton with cranberries in, but regular cheese is not used much here unless we make mac n cheese. I do love the way Wisconsin embraces cheese though.....lol......

I`m also enjoying a tonic water now and again at night for stopping leg cramps, the quinine makes a big difference. Although blue cheese stuffed olives is something that sounds so wrong.......

You`ll be glad to see your DH back again tonight.......




Mixed Saturday morning here. Sunny but clouds are swarming in. No walking this morning, letting the bad foot recover a little.

So, housework morning ahead......joy.

Keeping bacon for lunch today......BLT`s I think and then charcuterie for dinner, plan to do some baking this afternoon and some bread will be in there too.

Thinking a poached egg for breakfast.

Have a wonderful Saturday ​

 

[keishashadow]

hey all, should be landing in Myrtle Beach right now. Sitting on the couch. Allegiant cancelled our flights shortly before Midnight on Thursday. In their defense, at least were honest at reasons why vs spirit‘S fumbling all this week. Can’t complain about the easy refund, vouchers triple the price of the flight & promise of some other bonus compensation choice shortly.

couldn’t book replacement airfare on any line. Decided we will drive, had to delay trip to Monday. Original resort fully booked, couldn’t accommodate the change. They, too, were kind in refunding our large deposit even tho well past the cancellation period.

We are driving, the mr worried we might get there then, not be able to fly home. it’s been at least 10 years since we made that loooong drive.
not to jinx myself again LOL, here is where we ‘should’ be on Monday, in the blue awning building.


I wound up cancelling our non refundable Spirit flights for the fall trip & booked SWA even tho I had to lop a day off the trip. They had changed the flight times 6 times in three days this week. Absolutely, not like me to take that sort of hit but, what’s left of my sanity is worth it.

Now I know. Hope it was a good one.

preseason games in general are for coaching purposes & the diehard fans. Always nice to see the greats in that sports field honored once they are enshrined in the HoF in Canton.

Keisha, I may be shopping for a new team to root for. Aaron Rodgers has been acting like a spoilt child, and I'm not a fan of his currently....

Another possible HoF player down the road but, he’s been rather full of himself/gone Hollywood. Asking to be traded never endears yourself to the hometown fan Base. We’ve had our share of that ilk in Pittsburgh lately

The charcuterie board was delish, and we did a decent job of clearing it, lol!
I plated the meats separate. One of my friends is a vegetarian....silly girl, but I still like her, lol!!!

amazing

It seems I'm finally getting my sense of smell back again after having covid. I would get wiffs of some scents for a second or two. It seems to happen more often now...but some of the scents smell horrible and NOT what they smell like. From researching...it seems that I'm trending like others....many things smell like foul/rotting onions

oh my, haven’t heard much about this Phenom. Hope your sense of smell soon normalizes.

I think I went overboard with the Scotch Bonnets.......wow!! Opened the doors in the kitchen as the chillies were so overpowering when they were cooking.....once cooked Tom tried one piece and almost spat it out......the heat blew the top of his head off.......

you two do hot, when you say something is fire-y…yikes. I look at the heat scale of peppers & wings & tend to go mild & add my own sprinkling of hot sauce.

We will be going with the third option. And we feel better supporting a local business rather than a big box store.

the right thing to do when possible

Haven't had a Gin and Tonic in ages!

Good choice! I’m always wary of accepting one if I don’t see the liquor bottle. so many with a distinctly off putting artificial citrus & pine taste, impossible to mask with tonic

lynne - have been tempted to try to make my own lemoncello, seems easy enough. Anyone here try it?

 

[schumigirl]

hey all, should be landing in Myrtle Beach right now. Sitting on the couch. Allegiant cancelled our flights shortly before Midnight on Thursday. In their defense, at least were honest at reasons why vs spirit‘S fumbling all this week. Can’t complain about the easy refund, vouchers triple the price of the flight & promise of some other bonus compensation choice shortly.

couldn’t book replacement airfare on any line. Decided we will drive, had to delay trip to Monday. Original resort fully booked, couldn’t accommodate the change. They, too, were kind in refunding our large deposit even tho well past the cancellation period.

We are driving, the mr worried we might get there then, not be able to fly home. it’s been at least 10 years since we made that loooong drive.
not to jinx myself again LOL, here is where we ‘should’ be on Monday, in the blue awning building.
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I wound up cancelling our non refundable Spirit flights for the fall trip & booked SWA even tho I had to lop a day off the trip. They had changed the flight times 6 times in three days this week. Absolutely, not like me to take that sort of hit but, what’s left of my sanity is worth it.

preseason games in general are for coaching purposes & the diehard fans. Always nice to see the greats in that sports field honored once they are enshrined in the HoF in Canton.

Another possible HoF player down the road but, he’s been rather full of himself/gone Hollywood. Asking to be traded never endears yourself to the hometown fan Base. We’ve had our share of that ilk in Pittsburgh lately

amazing

oh my, haven’t heard much about this Phenom. Hope your sense of smell soon normalizes.

you two do hot, when you say something is fire-y…yikes. I look at the heat scale of peppers & wings & tend to go mild & add my own sprinkling of hot sauce.

the right thing to do when possible

Good choice! I’m always wary of accepting one if I don’t see the liquor bottle. so many with a distinctly off putting artificial citrus & pine taste, impossible to mask with tonic

lynne - have been tempted to try to make my own lemoncello, seems easy enough. Anyone here try it?

Oh that sucks Janet! To be honest, I thought you left tomorrow....I need to pay more attention!!! But, airlines and resort sounds reasonable for you at least. Been reading how Spirit have been horrendous for people recently. Yes, less hassle is good for ones sanity.

Hope the drive goes well, how long will it take you? It`ll be worth it once you get there. Has the family arrived home or are they still there?

I made limocello......once....that was enough. It is easy to make, and I do love lemons and anything lemon flavoured...but that doesn`t work for me. To make it palatable one had to add so much sugar.....not worth it.



Not even 3pm and I`ve had a glass of red wine.......oops. Tom opened a bottle and I had to taste as he is driving later, taking Kyle for his second vaccine, but wanted my opinion on it......nice!!

Will take Kyle over to the vaccine place, then he can enjoy a glass when we return, I`m going along for the ride.

Did some baking, made a mature cheddar and jalapeno bread for tonight......and decided not to go for cheeses for tonights offering. I think we have enough already, and the deli didn`t have any Brie or cheeses we really like. So, meats and some smoked salmon with shrimp will do nicely.

Hope your Saturday is going well.......

 

[Charade67]

Good morning. We are off to Roanoke to go bookcase shopping. The wood furniture store here didn’t have what we wanted, so we are going to try a different one.

Keisha - so sorry all your plans are being messed up. Hope you have a nice time once you get there.

 

[Lynne G]

Nope, Keisha, I make some other alcoholic mixes, but not that one. To be fair, it takes me awhile to drink any bottle. OMG with those flight cancellations and changes. Long car rides tend to be not so fun. At least you got refunds. And still hope to say hello to ya next month. I’m annoyed at all the travel woes, including my car rentals still almost twice as much as prior years.

Hope you are successful in your field trip hunting for bookcases, Charade.

Hey Ho, it’s the weekend. And yay, early entry to big box store instead of zoo. Was already so steamy out, had to put up the hair, May try the zoo tomorrow morning if little one humors me.

Oooh tea, coffee for little one. Came back as older one was getting ready for work. He’s happy as a short day for him.

Think little one is is moving along mode? Nope. Oh well, not much we need to do, other than a return I want to do. Pantry has now been stocked once again. Picked up some steaks that looked so good. Hope if the weather holds, saying best chance of rain at the shore area, so highly thinking of popping out then back inside and grill those steaks. Why we put our grill not far from our back door. Most of the time, we have to go back in when it’s too cold. But tad too hot for me to stand out there watching closed grill cooking the steaks. May see if some local corn for sale. Will stick them on the grill too.

Super Sized Stupendously nice Saturday.

 

[J'aime Paris]

Ooh you inspired me Paris. Will put the limoncello in the freezer and enjoy some of it tonight.

Ended up with burgers, cheese and bacon ones for all but little one. She put chicken nuggets in the air fryer. Decided to nuke potatoes. So baked taters with melted cheese and the last of the bacon pieces. Steamed the rest of the broccoli, and all are full now. Yep, not from there or living near Wisconsin, but we almost always have cheese in our refrigerator.

Ah Friday night. Let the fun screen viewing and online game playing begin. And maybe can be a bit of a night owl. Seems I did take a short nap after turning off the screen. Oops, but I certainly needed it. Anyway, that’s my take on napping. LoL

Lastly, sometimes Pumpkin, it’s nice to just relax at home on the weekend. Will post some pictures if we do get to the zoo. It is fun for families, so hope you get to your local zoo when grandkid visits. I joined the big zoo when older one was a baby, and have been a member all this time.

I've never tried Limoncello. May need to next time at an Italian restaurant.

I love the odd night you just nibble away with snack items.......hope you had something nice. I said to Tom when I chucking the chicken in the trash, Lori would approve....jeez it was hotter than hades!

Cheese isn`t something we eat a lot of in this house daily. It tends to be Brie for me and I do like a stilton with cranberries in, but regular cheese is not used much here unless we make mac n cheese. I do love the way Wisconsin embraces cheese though.....lol......

I`m also enjoying a tonic water now and again at night for stopping leg cramps, the quinine makes a big difference. Although blue cheese stuffed olives is something that sounds so wrong.......

You`ll be glad to see your DH back again tonight.......




Mixed Saturday morning here. Sunny but clouds are swarming in. No walking this morning, letting the bad foot recover a little.

So, housework morning ahead......joy.

Keeping bacon for lunch today......BLT`s I think and then charcuterie for dinner, plan to do some baking this afternoon and some bread will be in there too.

Thinking a poached egg for breakfast.

Have a wonderful Saturday ​

Yes, looking forward to having DH home!!

A soggy morning here....

Oh that sucks Janet! To be honest, I thought you left tomorrow....I need to pay more attention!!! But, airlines and resort sounds reasonable for you at least. Been reading how Spirit have been horrendous for people recently. Yes, less hassle is good for ones sanity.

Hope the drive goes well, how long will it take you? It`ll be worth it once you get there. Has the family arrived home or are they still there?

I made limocello......once....that was enough. It is easy to make, and I do love lemons and anything lemon flavoured...but that doesn`t work for me. To make it palatable one had to add so much sugar.....not worth it.



Not even 3pm and I`ve had a glass of red wine.......oops. Tom opened a bottle and I had to taste as he is driving later, taking Kyle for his second vaccine, but wanted my opinion on it......nice!!

Will take Kyle over to the vaccine place, then he can enjoy a glass when we return, I`m going along for the ride.

Did some baking, made a mature cheddar and jalapeno bread for tonight......and decided not to go for cheeses for tonights offering. I think we have enough already, and the deli didn`t have any Brie or cheeses we really like. So, meats and some smoked salmon with shrimp will do nicely.

Hope your Saturday is going well.......

Nice sounding bread! I think I can handle the Jalapenos when cooked...

Wine at 3pm sounds A-ok to me, lol!

Good morning. We are off to Roanoke to go bookcase shopping. The wood furniture store here didn’t have what we wanted, so we are going to try a different one.

Keisha - so sorry all your plans are being messed up. Hope you have a nice time once you get there.

Good luck on your shopping trip!

Nope, Keisha, I make some other alcoholic mixes, but not that one. To be fair, it takes me awhile to drink any bottle. OMG with those flight cancellations and changes. Long car rides tend to be not so fun. At least you got refunds. And still hope to say hello to ya next month. I’m annoyed at all the travel woes, including my car rentals still almost twice as much as prior years.

Hope you are successful in your field trip hunting for bookcases, Charade.

Hey Ho, it’s the weekend. And yay, early entry to big box store instead of zoo. Was already so steamy out, had to put up the hair, May try the zoo tomorrow morning if little one humors me.

Oooh tea, coffee for little one. Came back as older one was getting ready for work. He’s happy as a short day for him.

Think little one is is moving along mode? Nope. Oh well, not much we need to do, other than a return I want to do. Pantry has now been stocked once again. Picked up some steaks that looked so good. Hope if the weather holds, saying best chance of rain at the shore area, so highly thinking of popping out then back inside and grill those steaks. Why we put our grill not far from our back door. Most of the time, we have to go back in when it’s too cold. But tad too hot for me to stand out there watching closed grill cooking the steaks. May see if some local corn for sale. Will stick them on the grill too.

Super Sized Stupendously nice Saturday.

Hope you make it to the zoo tomorrow!

 

[J'aime Paris]

hey all, should be landing in Myrtle Beach right now. Sitting on the couch. Allegiant cancelled our flights shortly before Midnight on Thursday. In their defense, at least were honest at reasons why vs spirit‘S fumbling all this week. Can’t complain about the easy refund, vouchers triple the price of the flight & promise of some other bonus compensation choice shortly.

couldn’t book replacement airfare on any line. Decided we will drive, had to delay trip to Monday. Original resort fully booked, couldn’t accommodate the change. They, too, were kind in refunding our large deposit even tho well past the cancellation period.

We are driving, the mr worried we might get there then, not be able to fly home. it’s been at least 10 years since we made that loooong drive.
not to jinx myself again LOL, here is where we ‘should’ be on Monday, in the blue awning building.
View attachment 595356

I wound up cancelling our non refundable Spirit flights for the fall trip & booked SWA even tho I had to lop a day off the trip. They had changed the flight times 6 times in three days this week. Absolutely, not like me to take that sort of hit but, what’s left of my sanity is worth it.

preseason games in general are for coaching purposes & the diehard fans. Always nice to see the greats in that sports field honored once they are enshrined in the HoF in Canton.

Another possible HoF player down the road but, he’s been rather full of himself/gone Hollywood. Asking to be traded never endears yourself to the hometown fan Base. We’ve had our share of that ilk in Pittsburgh lately

amazing

oh my, haven’t heard much about this Phenom. Hope your sense of smell soon normalizes.

you two do hot, when you say something is fire-y…yikes. I look at the heat scale of peppers & wings & tend to go mild & add my own sprinkling of hot sauce.

the right thing to do when possible

Good choice! I’m always wary of accepting one if I don’t see the liquor bottle. so many with a distinctly off putting artificial citrus & pine taste, impossible to mask with tonic

lynne - have been tempted to try to make my own lemoncello, seems easy enough. Anyone here try it?

Oh no!
Those darn airlines!! They are really making the headlines lately.....and none in a good way.

Glad you're able to make lemonade out of lemons and soldier on with your trip. Also nice you were able to get vouchers and refunds.

Hope all goes smoothly for your drive down and you end up having a fabulous time!!








Just shredded some chicken for tonight's chicken tacos. DH will be home later today from his fishing trip, and I think he'll be hungry. He sent me a picture with a table full of fish that were caught. We will have a fish fry for lunch tomorrow!!


Little dog threw up on my bed comforter in the wee hours, ugh! I don't like washing it at home, since it's a king size and extremely dense. The tag on the comforter actually says to wash in a front loading commercial machine. I should have read a bit more closely before buying it. I will head to the laundromat in a bit....not my ideal plan for the day, but it is what it is...

 

[keishashadow]

made a mature cheddar and jalapeno bread for tonight.

everything in my house is immature, including the cheese.

here’s to a quick pinch for Kyle! Such a good son

depends if we brave I-95 or do the easier but longer way down I-79 & 70, then whatever roads i forget. Waze don’t fail us now lol Some new hiways since we last made that jaunt I’m told. Will review manually before we leave & toss a coin.

my kids make it in a little over 9 hours. They’ve brought home souvenirs from the state police tho. 10 my best time, the mr is a professional & minds his P’s & Q’s to not mess with the CDL he still has…it will probably be more like 11 actual driving hours as long as we miss rush hour traffic.

Hope all goes smoothly for your drive down and you end up having a fabulous time!!

ugh to pooch barfing. Reminds me to look for my duvet took it off in spring & lord knows where I stuffed it. It’s old & should be replaced anyway.

thanks, I won’t drive the mr’s truck even at home, will leave the driving to him and just chill.

You had mentioned buying your DD the new bronco. My youngest DS hasn’t given up trying to find this/the last model year of convertible camaro To replace his other baby. He’s prepared to wait another year. Not sure where he gets that level of patience, surely, not from me.

Any inside info if they will possibly extend the model years/production? multiple dealers told him much of nothing coming out of the Chevy plants this year due to the lack of chips & production issues.

did hear some plants (ford?) have many shells of their makes just sitting at the plants waiting for the chip insertion for quick shipment once things settle down. Not sure if that’s accurate or not.

 

[schumigirl]

I've never tried Limoncello. May need to next time at an Italian restaurant.


Yes, looking forward to having DH home!!

A soggy morning here....


Nice sounding bread! I think I can handle the Jalapenos when cooked...

Wine at 3pm sounds A-ok to me, lol!


Good luck on your shopping trip!


Hope you make it to the zoo tomorrow!

Limoncello is quite overrated. I first had it as an Amuse Bouche in Italy, kiwi lemon iced something or other......meh.....

Bread however was delicious.......and yes, not too spicy, although I put out some spicy sweet chilli balsamic vinegar, delicious.

Fish sounds fabulous, nothing better than fresh fish. And yes, mid afternoon glass of red was quite lovely!!

Hope you have a lovely weekend Lori........

everything in my house is immature, including the cheese.

here’s to a quick pinch for Kyle! Such a good son

depends if we brave I-95 or do the easier but longer way down I-79 & 70, then whatever roads i forget. Waze don’t fail us now lol Some new hiways since we last made that jaunt I’m told. Will review manually before we leave & toss a coin.

my kids make it in a little over 9 hours. They’ve brought home souvenirs from the state police tho. 10 my best time, the mr is a professional & minds his P’s & Q’s to not mess with the CDL he still has…it will probably be more like 11 actual driving hours as long as we miss rush hour traffic.

ugh to pooch barfing. Reminds me to look for my duvet took it off in spring & lord knows where I stuffed it. It’s old & should be replaced anyway.

thanks, I won’t drive the mr’s truck even at home, will leave the driving to him and just chill.

You had mentioned buying your DD the new bronco. My youngest DS hasn’t given up trying to find this/the last model year of convertible camaro To replace his other baby. He’s prepared to wait another year. Not sure where he gets that level of patience, surely, not from me.

Any inside info if they will possibly extend the model years/production? multiple dealers told him much of nothing coming out of the Chevy plants this year due to the lack of chips & production issues.

did hear some plants (ford?) have many shells of their makes just sitting at the plants waiting for the chip insertion for quick shipment once things settle down. Not sure if that’s accurate or not.

Nothing wrong with immature......lol......

Boy did good. No side effects so far, slightly sore arm this time, but fine otherwise. yep, best kid anyone could ask for........

That`s quite a journey! It`ll be fine, always enjoy a long journey driving, and yes, your mister is the epitomy of class, I`m sure his driving is the same.




Kyle got his vaccination, then we stopped in at a friends house and had a look at her horses, Kyle hadn`t been for ages, so he got to see the new ones. I`m always a little nervous around horses, but with their horses I feel ok and they are very gentle.

Came home and Kyle was going out, so we prepared our meal.....candlelight so it was nice and romantic yes, bleurgh......haha.......bread turned out so good, I was happy with that. Made it with a Red Leicester cheese instead of cheddar, worked well. Didn`t go for cheeses in the end, stuck to meat, smoked salmon and shrimp.......and red wine.

Watched Suicide Squad for the first time, original from 2016, might watch the new one when it reaches home movies. Not usually my kind of movie.

Not a bad Saturday night.......

 

[Charade67]

Productive day today. DH found a bookcase he likes and we may have found a rolling kitchen island. I don't want to buy one until after our kitchen renovations are finished though. Had lunch in a restaurant we don't have at home, and then stopped at Staples, Target, Hobby Lobby, and Home depot. Dh and I have decided that we are furniture finishers and are attempting to stain the bookcase we we bought today and one I bought several months ago. I think we have lost our minds.

Hey Ho, it’s the weekend. And yay, early entry to big box store instead of zoo. Was already so steamy out, had to put up the hair, May try the zoo tomorrow morning if little one humors me.

Hope you get to the zoo tomorrow. I would like to go back tot he NC zoo sometime. Maybe after it cools down a bit.

Little dog threw up on my bed comforter in the wee hours, ugh! I don't like washing it at home, since it's a king size and extremely dense. The tag on the comforter actually says to wash in a front loading commercial machine. I should have read a bit more closely before buying it. I will head to the laundromat in a bit....not my ideal plan for the day, but it is what it is...

Hope the dog is feeling okay. Sorry about the comforter. Going to a laundromat is never fun.

my kids make it in a little over 9 hours. They’ve brought home souvenirs from the state police tho. 10 my best time, the mr is a professional & minds his P’s & Q’s to not mess with the CDL he still has…it will probably be more like 11 actual driving hours as long as we miss rush hour traffic.

I usually take much longer to drive somewhere then I should. I need stop every couple of hours.

Boy did good. No side effects so far, slightly sore arm this time, but fine otherwise.

Good to hear.

Came home and Kyle was going out, so we prepared our meal.....candlelight so it was nice and romantic yes, bleurgh......haha.......bread turned out so good, I was happy with that. Made it with a Red Leicester cheese instead of cheddar, worked well. Didn`t go for cheeses in the end, stuck to meat, smoked salmon and shrimp.......and red wine.

Such a pretty presentation. If I tried this it would look more like a giant Lunchable.

Now waiting for the stain to dry so I can do a second coat.

 

[Lynne G]

Nice you found a bookshelf DH liked, Charade.

Saying we have rain chances in the overnight then an even sticky feeling Sunday. Then heat wave starts Monday. Ah yes, this is August.

Quiet night, is fine with me. But tired I’m getting so, the Northern lights as no stubbed toes here:

 

[schumigirl]

Productive day today. DH found a bookcase he likes and we may have found a rolling kitchen island. I don't want to buy one until after our kitchen renovations are finished though. Had lunch in a restaurant we don't have at home, and then stopped at Staples, Target, Hobby Lobby, and Home depot. Dh and I have decided that we are furniture finishers and are attempting to stain the bookcase we we bought today and one I bought several months ago. I think we have lost our minds.

Hope you get to the zoo tomorrow. I would like to go back tot he NC zoo sometime. Maybe after it cools down a bit.

Hope the dog is feeling okay. Sorry about the comforter. Going to a laundromat is never fun.

I usually take much longer to drive somewhere then I should. I need stop every couple of hours.

Good to hear.


Such a pretty presentation. If I tried this it would look more like a giant Lunchable.

Now waiting for the stain to dry so I can do a second coat.

Thanks Charade.....we did enjoy eating it.

Hope the staining turns out well, and glad you`ve found a bookcase and Island, so much choice out there.




Beautiful, warm and sunny Sunday morning here. Got up early and strapped up the foot and headed out for what seemed a quiet walk. Didn`t see the usual suspects we normally pass, maybe we were a little too early. But, it was lovely and we did a little over 7 miles, maybe a little slower than usual.

Not much going on today, have a few things to be getting on with in the garden, we have an arborist coming tomorrow morning to trim back a huge Bay Leaf tree we have near the man shed, it is needing a good 6 feet off the top.

Leg of lamb for dinner tonight, slow roasted and doing parmentier potatoes and some honey roasted carrots and parsnips.

Quiet day otherwise, might even get some reading in this afternoon too.

Happy Sunday folks ​

 

[J'aime Paris]

everything in my house is immature, including the cheese.

here’s to a quick pinch for Kyle! Such a good son

depends if we brave I-95 or do the easier but longer way down I-79 & 70, then whatever roads i forget. Waze don’t fail us now lol Some new hiways since we last made that jaunt I’m told. Will review manually before we leave & toss a coin.

my kids make it in a little over 9 hours. They’ve brought home souvenirs from the state police tho. 10 my best time, the mr is a professional & minds his P’s & Q’s to not mess with the CDL he still has…it will probably be more like 11 actual driving hours as long as we miss rush hour traffic.

ugh to pooch barfing. Reminds me to look for my duvet took it off in spring & lord knows where I stuffed it. It’s old & should be replaced anyway.

thanks, I won’t drive the mr’s truck even at home, will leave the driving to him and just chill.

You had mentioned buying your DD the new bronco. My youngest DS hasn’t given up trying to find this/the last model year of convertible camaro To replace his other baby. He’s prepared to wait another year. Not sure where he gets that level of patience, surely, not from me.

Any inside info if they will possibly extend the model years/production? multiple dealers told him much of nothing coming out of the Chevy plants this year due to the lack of chips & production issues.

did hear some plants (ford?) have many shells of their makes just sitting at the plants waiting for the chip insertion for quick shipment once things settle down. Not sure if that’s accurate or not.

I asked DH yesterday about the new car situation. Sadly, the situation has not improved. My DHs dealership is only getting ONE full size Bronco. A friend of ours snapped it up, sight unseen....as it hasn't even been delivered yet.
Good thing your DS is patient!

Limoncello is quite overrated. I first had it as an Amuse Bouche in Italy, kiwi lemon iced something or other......meh.....

Bread however was delicious.......and yes, not too spicy, although I put out some spicy sweet chilli balsamic vinegar, delicious.

Fish sounds fabulous, nothing better than fresh fish. And yes, mid afternoon glass of red was quite lovely!!

Hope you have a lovely weekend Lori........




Nothing wrong with immature......lol......

Boy did good. No side effects so far, slightly sore arm this time, but fine otherwise. yep, best kid anyone could ask for........

That`s quite a journey! It`ll be fine, always enjoy a long journey driving, and yes, your mister is the epitomy of class, I`m sure his driving is the same.




Kyle got his vaccination, then we stopped in at a friends house and had a look at her horses, Kyle hadn`t been for ages, so he got to see the new ones. I`m always a little nervous around horses, but with their horses I feel ok and they are very gentle.

Came home and Kyle was going out, so we prepared our meal.....candlelight so it was nice and romantic yes, bleurgh......haha.......bread turned out so good, I was happy with that. Made it with a Red Leicester cheese instead of cheddar, worked well. Didn`t go for cheeses in the end, stuck to meat, smoked salmon and shrimp.......and red wine.

Watched Suicide Squad for the first time, original from 2016, might watch the new one when it reaches home movies. Not usually my kind of movie.

Not a bad Saturday night.......

Beautiful charcuterie boards Carole! My DH would be all over that salmon! Hope you and Tom enjoyed your quiet evening!

Glad Kyle is doing well with his second shot!

Productive day today. DH found a bookcase he likes and we may have found a rolling kitchen island. I don't want to buy one until after our kitchen renovations are finished though. Had lunch in a restaurant we don't have at home, and then stopped at Staples, Target, Hobby Lobby, and Home depot. Dh and I have decided that we are furniture finishers and are attempting to stain the bookcase we we bought today and one I bought several months ago. I think we have lost our minds.

Hope you get to the zoo tomorrow. I would like to go back tot he NC zoo sometime. Maybe after it cools down a bit.

Hope the dog is feeling okay. Sorry about the comforter. Going to a laundromat is never fun.

I usually take much longer to drive somewhere then I should. I need stop every couple of hours.

Good to hear.


Such a pretty presentation. If I tried this it would look more like a giant Lunchable.

Now waiting for the stain to dry so I can do a second coat.

I enjoy a busy day, and feeling accomplished! Seems like you and DH had both!

I'm sure the stain will turn out lovely!

Nice you found a bookshelf DH liked, Charade.

Saying we have rain chances in the overnight then an even sticky feeling Sunday. Then heat wave starts Monday. Ah yes, this is August.

Quiet night, is fine with me. But tired I’m getting so, the Northern lights as no stubbed toes here:
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Very pretty!

Thanks Charade.....we did enjoy eating it.

Hope the staining turns out well, and glad you`ve found a bookcase and Island, so much choice out there.




Beautiful, warm and sunny Sunday morning here. Got up early and strapped up the foot and headed out for what seemed a quiet walk. Didn`t see the usual suspects we normally pass, maybe we were a little too early. But, it was lovely and we did a little over 7 miles, maybe a little slower than usual.

Not much going on today, have a few things to be getting on with in the garden, we have an arborist coming tomorrow morning to trim back a huge Bay Leaf tree we have near the man shed, it is needing a good 6 feet off the top.

Leg of lamb for dinner tonight, slow roasted and doing parmentier potatoes and some honey roasted carrots and parsnips.

Quiet day otherwise, might even get some reading in this afternoon too.

Happy Sunday folks ​

I've never made parsnips. I watched a TicTok on mashed parsnips, similar to mashed potatoes. Might give them a go!
I love trying new foods....DH, not so much. Makes cooking a bit of a challenge sometimes...






Our storms were quite fierce overnight! Woke me up, as it was raining and thundering so loudly. One of our outside tables was tossed over by the wind, and it isn't lightweight. Haven't been outside yet to see if anything else is in disarray.

DH came home tired yesterday from his fishing trip, which is the sign of a good time spent with friends!!
He brought home some bluegill, one of my favorites! We will have an afternoon fish fry!

 

[schumigirl]

I asked DH yesterday about the new car situation. Sadly, the situation has not improved. My DHs dealership is only getting ONE full size Bronco. A friend of ours snapped it up, sight unseen....as it hasn't even been delivered yet.
Good thing your DS is patient!


Beautiful charcuterie boards Carole! My DH would be all over that salmon! Hope you and Tom enjoyed your quiet evening!

Glad Kyle is doing well with his second shot!


I enjoy a busy day, and feeling accomplished! Seems like you and DH had both!

I'm sure the stain will turn out lovely!


Very pretty!


I've never made parsnips. I watched a TicTok on mashed parsnips, similar to mashed potatoes. Might give them a go!
I love trying new foods....DH, not so much. Makes cooking a bit of a challenge sometimes...






Our storms were quite fierce overnight! Woke me up, as it was raining and thundering so loudly. One of our outside tables was tossed over by the wind, and it isn't lightweight. Haven't been outside yet to see if anything else is in disarray.

DH came home tired yesterday from his fishing trip, which is the sign of a good time spent with friends!!
He brought home some bluegill, one of my favorites! We will have an afternoon fish fry!

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Glad he had such a good time on the trip, yes, tired is good after a trip.

I`ve never heard of bluegill before....what kind of fish is it? There`s not many fish I don`t like. We did enjoy our meal last night, there had been about double the smoked salmon, but we sampled it at lunch to make sure we liked it.....lol.....we did!

Also, never heard of anyone mash parsnips before, that`s a new one on me. They`re too fibrous really. The best way to do parsnips is top and tail and peel a thin layer off, half or quarter them lengthways depending on size and and roast in a little oil with garlic as an option and toss in a drizzle of honey when they`re nearly cooked. And I don`t like honey, but with parsnips, they go well as they are so earthy.

Hope your storms clear, doesn`t sound nice at all. Enjoy that fish!





Bit stormy here too this afternoon. Heavy rain and the wind is whipping around now, although sun is still managing to make an appearance. Weird day, but no thunder or lightning today so far, it is very humid.

Enjoyed roast lamb with a red wine sauce tonight, we all love roasted carrots and parsnips, maybe a little bit of a winter veg, but doesn`t seem odd today.

Did manage to read a little of the book group choice for this month, enjoying that one a lot.

Time for a pot of tea and some shortbread I baked yesterday.

 

[Lynne G]

Sunday night. AC running, quiet and alarm set. Trash is ready for pick up. Yeah, and just to think, I need a short week, so two days to get ready. Yay! 8 day countdown.

 

[macraven]

You are so close to your trip!
Hope no rain for when you are there and no scorching hot weather

We are back into the 90’s this coming week
But not a care in the world for me.... central air