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

[Lynne G]

Buckeev, so good to hear from you. But very sad to hear of Father in law’s death. Sending my condolences, and sympathy to your family and friends. May peace and comfort be with you, knowing love will always keep him in your hearts. And yay, for business picking up now.

Schumi, those drinks looked quite good. I’d would have drank one. Glad to hear meal was so good, and enjoy your lunch at friend’s tomorrow.

Hope Charade closed down the park. Glad to hear weather is great, and having an enjoyable time.

My favorite Saturday time, chilling and watching a screen this evening. And so happy that today was not Sunday.

 

[macraven]

Buckeev !!

I love when peeps come back home and share how they are doing.

Condolences on the passing of your FIL.
It’s never easy to say good bye to loved ones.

Hugs from all of us ...

Great news your company has bounced back and sending Mummy Dust that it continues to climb back to the level it was pre covid.

Tell your son I very much remember him when we met at the Darkside.

Next year I hope to get back to the Mother Land.
This year only going to the Darkside.

 

[macraven]

Quick check in from BG. We are having perfect weather. So different from last month when B and I got rained on. I am currently sitting in a “face covering relaxation zone” while Dh rides a roller coaster. We have had a few food samples and will be getting more as we walk back across the park. I decided to indulge and bought myself a BG 2020 T-shirt. It was 70% off.

Hope everyone is having a good evening.

The original post I made to you disappeared
So hope this one won’t be done in invisible ink..

Always great to be in the park when the weather is good.

You did good getting that merch discount.
Hope you get to do some non coaster rides tonight.

 

[macraven]

I don’t know what my issue is tonight on the boards.
It might be my phone or a glitch on the boards.

I reply to a post and I get an error message to try again.
grrrrrr

not happy as this is my third time trying to get my post to Lynne and others go thru

 

[macraven]

I see my post to Lynne disappeared also.

Hj Lynne
Bye Lynne

can’t remember what all I wrote but hope this goes thru.
think the boards issue has been fixed now!
(found out it’s the boards and not my phone)

Looks like the porch light bulb needs replaced
Hope no homies stumble on the steps ..

 

[Lynne G]

No Cinderella for me. Have a most restful sleep.

 

[macraven]

Lynne just saved us from breaking a toe on the front steps

We now have a light

 

[macraven]

to Schumigirl!


My is ready to be served....
ps, it’s homemade and not store bought.

 

[Realfoodfans]

Happy Birthday to Carole - beautiful morning here so hoping the same on the East coast!

Welcome sighting of Buckeev. I am the best at disappearing so no apology needed. Condolences on your loss - and now how to care for your MIL. I have lost both my parents recently and Dad during lockdown which is still raw. Also MIL very recently but sadly a blessed relief for all due to the circumstances.

Charade so glad you had a good visit. We have the most popular UK theme park (Alton Towers) about an hour from us but mostly thrill rides so we haven’t visited with the GC yet. Was the regular chauffeur and bag holder for my son and his friends years ago.

Up early and been out with Louie now quiet coffee watching some of my pre-recorded Barefoot Contessa. I have four cooks I like to watch the best - Ina, Nigel Slater (he’s great with leftovers and using what you have), Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall - like Ina is Barefoot Contessa Hugh’s programmes are River Cottage and we visited there a lot when we had our property in Devon, and for entertainment value Nigella Lawson. Not sure which of the English programmes air on your channels.

Emma is meeting two girlfriends and their children at a nearby park this morning. While they are gone Grandpa will get the pool ready and I’m going to prep plain chicken for L and chicken satay for the rest of us. Twice baked potatoes and salads and we can eat in the garden. No sweet baking as there are still cupcakes and Swiss roll from yesterday.

Will join in online church this morning - some are now attending and I think I may go next Sunday when the children are not at home.

Hope everyone has a good day x

 

[Lynne G]

A very happy birthday to Carole. Hope you enjoyed or still enjoying your friendly birthday lunch.

Good Afternoon Julie. We do get some British shows. I do like the Barefoot Contessa. She makes some of the food I want to make, most just yum, that looks good. I like her show. I have heard of Nigel, but have not seen a show with him lately. I always enjoy seeing the baking show with Mary. Fun to see what cakes and other baked goods they ask contestants to make. Some so different then what we would make. And while metric is used in baking and cooking here, it is mostly not, and most still use pounds and ounces as the measuring units.

Ah,
And that happy Sunday goes to all the homies.


Yup, quiet house, Sun is out. Tea has been drank, as well as a waffle eaten. Lunch will be a repeat of yesterday’s dinner. Hehe, my Dsis made way too much pasta salad, as wanted to make sure there was some leftover. And there certainly was. One of the foods that is just as tasty eaten a day later. I think little one got into our share, last night. It was tasty. Hoping she left some.

And so, it’s the get the trash out, and ready for work and school routine to start again, this week. Then some grocery shopping, and there you have it.


And hehe, last week before two fun weeks.

Keisha, saw my standard size rental car go down a few dollars, my premium increased close to 100 more. Hmm, now spread between my standard and premium just doubled, now about a 12 dollars difference. I am still checking and canceling when lower is found. Still really hoping to get in the 200’s.

Later homies.

 

[Disxuni]

Sorry about your loss @buckeev and you're in my thoughts. It is quite a struggle when someone has that disease.

On a more bright note, it's nice to hear from you.



Also, happy birthdayyyyy, @schumigirl! Also, that looked like a nice picture of a daiquiri. MMMM.

@Charade67 hope you continue having a good time and eat all that food for me!

Hope all the homies are having a good morning and have been having a good weekend! Nice birthday pic, @Lynne G!

 

[J'aime Paris]

A very Happy Birthday Carole! Hope you have a super day!

(I love reading Carole's trip reports, and have started reading more of the Universal threads)

 

[Lynne G]

Yay, a Dix post and a Paris post. Hope you both are doing well.

One kid up, one kid not quite moving yet. One grocery store shopping done. Older one enjoying a bagel instead, though bacon was eaten too. Ooh, think I heard little one. She seems to want to go to the outlets. Fine with me. Hoping no crowds. I hate waiting to get into a store.

With that, breakfast number 2 has started. Very rarely do I have company with my early morning breakfasts.

 

[Robo56]

Good morning Sans family







Happy belated birthday to Liv




Happy birthday to Schumi





Enjoy your birthday lunch at your friends.

Nice pictures Robbie!
Can never have enough Halloween decorations!

My sentiment exactly.

We even got to go out for a meal by ourselves to a great local restaurant as a late anniversary celebration.

Happy belated Anniversary

Yay! Sister time be had by Robo. Enjoy the great crafting you are doing. Totally enjoy Halloween decor.

Thank you Lynne. We had a nice time together.

Robo you have talented sisters.
The hat looks like it was professional done, like in big $ at the specialty stores

Yes, they are sweet ladies for sure. My older sister just started doing those wreaths a few months ago and they look better then the ones they are charging a lot of money for on Etsy.

Yesterday was an nice day! Liv and Charlie befriended a homeless woman who comes into Target.

That is so sweet of them to embrace the homeless lady and celebrate her birthday with her.

Hotel was beautiful......and we had a very romantic table for dinner close to the window and the real fire which was on as it`s September now. We have been there before but maybe not for three or four years.......hadn`t changed, classically beautiful old building. We didn`t have the table till around 8.30ish, and we were hungry by then. And I was glad again of that light lunch.

What a nice surprise from your sweetheart. A romantic getaway and dinner. He even packed your bag for the getaway......that is impressive.

Tick Tick, Elsa, DisneyLife, Mac and Robo.

Yep......looking forward to the trip for sure.

Yay, today my brother from afar arrives tonight, so our family get together is tomorrow. And nice, my niece and family are coming too.

Looks like you all had a wonderful time at the pool.....so nice to gather with family. Hope you enjoyed your visit.

Tomorrow dh and I are headed to Busch Gardens for their food and wine event. I have already prepaid for "tasting cards" which will allow us a set number of food and wine samples. Well, just food for us since neither of us drink wine. I need to look at the list of food and decide what I want to have.

Have a great time on your getaway.

.I`m making these for friends about to arrive to go to dinner with us tonight...

Strawberry daiquiris are delicious.

Not a very good picture but one of the GC on the circular swing this afternoon.

They look like they are having a great time.

Food was amazing......always wonderful here, but like I said in the email, the steaks tonight were the nicest ever.......and so tasty. We do love that place, even though the roads to get there are a bit wild and woolly.......it really is in the depths of the countryside....

Desserts were good too.....I don’t usually get one there, but couldn’t resist home made sticky toffee pudding, butterscotch sauce and clotted cream ice cream.......double lush!!

Sounds like a wonderful and meal and dessert. So glad to hear you had such a nice time and the meal delicious.

Sadly, we buried my sweet Bride's 86 y/o Daddy last week. He fought the "good" fight against Alzheimer's as "well as" anybody could, but we all know it's an unwinnable battle. So horrible.

Buckeev good to see you post........so sorry to hear about your FIL...my condolences to you and your family.


Sounds like everyone is busy.

Realfoodfans the Victoria sponge sounds like a jelly roll here. Sounds delicious.

Schumi I qouted your message not sure where it went....I’am scheduled to leave for Orlando at the end of the month. I was going to go earlier, but had Stepmoms service and I wanted to be here for Great-nephews first birthday.

Had a great time with sisters on Thursday. My older sister left to go back to Orlando Friday morning. It was bittersweet to say goodbye. It is not often that us three girls are together. We are getting older and time spent together is treasured. We made 3 more witches hat wreaths. I will post them from by phone.

Candy Corn wreath


Vampire Wreath


Glitzy Pumkin Wreath


15 day count down for me. Elsa, Lynne, DLP and Mac will be in vacation mode long before I get there.

Praying that 2 hurricanes out in the Atlantic dissipate. We need a break.

Hopefully we will be able to see some of the houses they had ready for HHN at Universal. That would be a special treat.

Have a great Sunday everyone

 

[DisneyLifePapioNe]

Food morning Sans family

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Happy belated birthday to Liv

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Happy birthday to Schumi

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Enjoy your birthday lunch at your friends.





My sentiment exactly.




Happy belated Anniversary

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Thank you Lynne. We had a nice time together.




Yes, they are sweet ladies for sure. My older sister just started doing those wreaths a few months ago and they look better then the ones they are charging a lot of money for on Etsy.



That is so sweet of them to embrace the homeless lady and celebrate her birthday with her.




What a nice surprise from your sweetheart. A romantic getaway and dinner. He even packed your bag for the getaway......that is impressive.




Yep......looking forward to the trip for sure.




Looks like you all had a wonderful time at the pool.....so nice to gather with family. Hope you enjoyed your visit.




Have a great time on your getaway.




Strawberry daiquiris are delicious.




They look like they are having a great time.




Sounds like a wonderful and meal and dessert. So glad to hear you had such a nice time and the meal delicious.




Buckeev good to see you post........so sorry to hear about your FIL...my condolences to you and your family.


Sounds like everyone is busy.

Realfoodfans the Victoria sponge sounds like a jelly roll here. Sounds delicious.

Schumi I qouted your message not sure where it went....I’am scheduled to leave for Orlando at the end of the month. I was going to go earlier, but had Stepmoms service and I wanted to be here for Great-nephews first birthday.

Had a great time with sisters on Thursday. My older sister left to go back to Orlando Friday morning. It was bittersweet to say goodbye. It is not often that us three girls are together. We are getting older and time spent together is treasured. We made 3 more witches hat wreaths. I will post them from by phone.

Candy Corn wreath
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Vampire Wreath
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Glitzy Pumkin Wreath
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15 day count down for me. Elsa, Lynne, DLP and Mac will be in vacation mode long before I get there.

Praying that 2 hurricanes out in the Atlantic dissipate. We need a break.

Hopefully we will be able to see some of the houses they had ready for HHN at Universal. That would be a special treat.

Have a great Sunday everyone

Youngest came in to wake us this morning and was full of excitement he says “Good morning mom and dad 1 week to go!!!”

Like the decor!!!

 

[Lynne G]

Woot! DisneyLife kid knowing the countdown. Robo, too. And Elsa even closer countdown. Mac, a tiny bit later. Trace times, Woot!

Robo, very much enjoy seeing your Halloween decor. Thanks for sharing.

Nike, UA, and now a Starbucks stop. Gotta full up, you know. Then next stop, other outlet part. Making out well. Nice weather, but there are crowds.

 

[schumigirl]

Quick check in from BG. We are having perfect weather. So different from last month when B and I got rained on. I am currently sitting in a “face covering relaxation zone” while Dh rides a roller coaster. We have had a few food samples and will be getting more as we walk back across the park. I decided to indulge and bought myself a BG 2020 T-shirt. It was 70% off.

Hope everyone is having a good evening.

Glad you`re having such a lovely time......and good weather is a bonus!

Howdy long-lost SANs FAM!
Talk about absenteeism ...I don't know how long it's been...
I know there have been some of y'all with illnesses and possibly worse...I'm so sorry I haven't checked in. I pray y'all are hanging in there too.
Like pert-near everybody, the CV19 has been a significant challenge for our personal life and for our business but it has rebounded a good bit since early August.

Sadly, we buried my sweet Bride's 86 y/o Daddy last week. He fought the "good" fight against Alzheimer's as "well as" anybody could, but we all know it's an unwinnable battle. So horrible. He was a really good guy that loved his kids and grandkids unconditionally. (A goal I wish I could come close to attaining.) We've now shifted to the Mother-In-Law management phase now. This will be fun!

Let's talk Universal & Disney next time!

buckeev.....so good to see you.....you have been missed! But, I am so sorry to hear of your Father in law. It is a horrible disease that sadly is all too common. I hope your lovely wife is doing as best as she can at this time. And best wishes for you Mother in Law....

Don`t be a stranger...... your posts are missed.......

to Schumigirl!


My is ready to be served....
ps, it’s homemade and not store bought.

Thank you......I do love a home made cake........

Happy Birthday to Carole - beautiful morning here so hoping the same on the East coast!

Thanks rff......

Yep, lovely day here too, but breezy earlier but nicer now. Looking forward to the heatwave coming our way......

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A very happy birthday to Carole. Hope you enjoyed or still enjoying your friendly birthday lunch.

Thanks Lynne.....love that birthday cake image!!

Yep, day was lovely....I really was the guest of honour.......

Hope you had a lovely weekend too.......

Also, happy birthdayyyyy, @schumigirl! Also, that looked like a nice picture of a daiquiri. MMMM.

Thanks Disxuni.......yes, not my image, but a good daiquiri is always welcome!

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A very Happy Birthday Carole! Hope you have a super day!

(I love reading Carole's trip reports, and have started reading more of the Universal threads)

Awww, thanks Lori......love the image......and SO good to see you here again.....you do need to hang around and post some more........

Food morning Sans family

Happy birthday to Schumi

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Enjoy your birthday lunch at your friends.

What a nice surprise from your sweetheart. A romantic getaway and dinner. He even packed your bag for the getaway......that is impressive.

Strawberry daiquiris are delicious.

Schumi I qouted your message not sure where it went....I’am scheduled to leave for Orlando at the end of the month. I was going to go earlier, but had Stepmoms service and I wanted to be here for Great-nephews first birthday.

Had a great time with sisters on Thursday. My older sister left to go back to Orlando Friday morning. It was bittersweet to say goodbye. It is not often that us three girls are together. We are getting older and time spent together is treasured. We made 3 more witches hat wreaths. I will post them from by phone.

Candy Corn wreath
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Vampire Wreath
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Glitzy Pumkin Wreath
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15 day count down for me. Elsa, Lynne, DLP and Mac will be in vacation mode long before I get there.

Praying that 2 hurricanes out in the Atlantic dissipate. We need a break.

Hopefully we will be able to see some of the houses they had ready for HHN at Universal. That would be a special treat.

Have a great Sunday everyone

Thank you Robo for the wishes......very much appreciated......yes, the overnight was a lovely surprise and we did enjoy it. I`ve felt very spoiled this birthday.....and the odd daquiri in there has been lovely.....

Your Halloween pics are as always, stunning.....all of them!

Oh not long to go at all then till you get there this trip.....I`m sure you`ll be so looking forward to it.....a countdown is always fun to see disappear.......

Have a lovely Sunday and week ahead.......




I think I may be a little squiffy.......

Lunch at friends house was wonderful.....she had invited 10 others so it was a happy bunch and lots of good food. We did manage to get outside for most of the time as the breeze did die down, and it was warm.......it was lovely we could get together before the new restriction comes into force tomorrow......

But, did have a lovely birthday and I was indeed very spoiled..........Tom was very secretive and sought out one of my friends help in getting new straighteners I had mentioned....so he txt her and found out the right ones....I have a thing for straighteners. But, these ones are Cloud 9 and are fabulous!! So, I`m very excited to use them tomorrow. But, I did really well for presents from both Tom and Kyle including perfume, a new large storm lantern for the front sitting room, DVD`s and so on......and then from my very generous friends. But, it was lovely just getting together and spending time with Tom, Kyle and friends.

I did laugh one got me a day at a ladies spa for two.....I`m not a big spa goer anymore. My friend who passed away was the one who we always went together....and caused mayem usually! But, I know she loves this place......she did give me a knowing look as I opened it.

Night in front of the TV now.....won`t eat for a week!!! Again.......

Pot of tea time......one of the gifts from friends was a new proper old fashioned tea service....so all washed and using that tonight......although I think Tom is expecting something a little more sparkly........hmmm.......

Thank you again for the birthday wishes......

 

[mckennarose]

@schumigirl

 

[Charade67]

Hello everyone. I am back home. We had a nice little getaway. Dh was really happy to go since he missed the last trip that B and I went on.

Howdy long-lost SANs FAM!

Great to hear from you. So sorry about the loss of your FIL.

Hope Charade closed down the park. Glad to hear weather is great, and having an enjoyable time.

Why yes, we did close down the park. We couldn't have asked for a better day.
Love the light you chose.

Charade so glad you had a good visit. We have the most popular UK theme park (Alton Towers) about an hour from us but mostly thrill rides so we haven’t visited with the GC yet. Was the regular chauffeur and bag holder for my son and his friends years ago.

Busch Gardens is mostly thrill coasters. I usually don;t red too much when I go. I tend to be the bag holder too.

@Charade67 hope you continue having a good time and eat all that food for me!

We had a great time trying the different foods. DH and I would each get something different and split it. We had bangers & mash, some sort of Japanese dumplings, fries topped different ways, chimichurri steak, jerk chicken sliders, cannoli, cookie dough, and beignets.

With that, breakfast number 2 has started

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Food morning Sans family

Yes, it was and I ate way too much. We stopped at our favorite restaurant in Williamsburg. (I assume that was actually a typo.)

We made 3 more witches hat wreaths. I will post them from by phone.

Cool wreaths!

But, did have a lovely birthday and I was indeed very spoiled....

I'm a little late, but Happy Birthday!!

Hmm...what to do for the rest of the evening? DH is watching football. I might work on another puzzle.

 

[DisneyLifePapioNe]

Hello everyone. I am back home. We had a nice little getaway. Dh was really happy to go since he missed the last trip that B and I went on.

Great to hear from you. So sorry about the loss of your FIL.

Why yes, we did close down the park. We couldn't have asked for a better day.
Love the light you chose.

Busch Gardens is mostly thrill coasters. I usually don;t red too much when I go. I tend to be the bag holder too.

We had a great time trying the different foods. DH and I would each get something different and split it. We had bangers & mash, some sort of Japanese dumplings, fries topped different ways, chimichurri steak, jerk chicken sliders, cannoli, cookie dough, and beignets.


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Sorry, couldn't resist.

Yes, it was and I ate way too much. We stopped at our favorite restaurant in Williamsburg. (I assume that was actually a typo.)

Cool wreaths!

I'm a little late, but Happy Birthday!!

Hmm...what to do for the rest of the evening? DH is watching football. I might work on another puzzle.

Football!!!

Cowboys fan here looking forward to the season starting today!!!