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

[Realfoodfans]

Lori very hard on the family but good you are all close enough to visit. It really helps to know others care. Sounds like you have a lovely evening ahead.

We are planning a bit of both with the caravan. Shorter trips early and late and hopefully site it on the coast for summer school break. I had one many years ago and had it on the island of Anglesey in the summer and amazed to find out that site is still there run by the same family so we will go and view that in the autumn. Our favourite location is Devon but certainly next year wouldn’t want Em rushing up and down the country for L and J going back to their father but will definitely head there at some point. We are lucky to live near a lot of lovely areas.

Thank you Robo. It will be nice when it arrives as we do love walking and visiting places in the National Trust etc which often have caravan sites nearby. Also give Em and the children some time without Nanna and Grandpa around!

Lovely to see the Sangria Schumi. Disappointing I can no longer drink alcohol although sometimes risk an odd glass of sparkling wine or Prosecco. Asked Kev if he wanted a drink this evening but not the same to drink alone.

Hope Charade is resting and doing ok.

Keto fish pie was absolutely lovely. I bagged a bargain buy of small cod pieces at the fishmonger so just added some salmon and prawns.

 

[Sue M]

' Charade I’m so sorry for your loss. It makes it even worse when it could have been prevented.
I hope your symptoms clear up soon, rest is always helpful. Enjoy those mindless shows!
How’s the rest of the family?

Schumi, your bacon looks like our Canadian bacon. But we have both varieties and yes, can’t overcook that variety! We had the strip kind this morning, thick sliced. Your bacon sandwich sounds yummy but a hard no for sunnyside up!
The sangria is luscious! Yum.

Lynne I don’t understand why people don’t like black cats either. I’ve had 2 and both were lovely. Daughter has one now and she’s adorable. Such a sweetie. I’ve also had a black & white kitty. But no more kitties for me because my 2 dogs don’t like cats ugh. I think small dogs are the worst when it comes to co existing with cats!

Real- yes sadly I think I’ll be lucky to get the vehicle by 6mos. Doesn’t help that the RAV4 hybrid is the highest demand. Fortunately there’s nothing wrong with current car and we are a 2 car family So I’m not without transportation. My friends son’s car just died and she asked if I wanted to sell it to her son. Wish I could but who knows when new SUV will arrive. Too long to be without My own ride!

Paris- the seafood dinner sounds good! But I’ve never had Wall-eye. My brother in law came back from a fishing trip and brought over some halibut and ling cod, yummy.
So sorry to hear about DH’s grandma. I still miss mine almost every day, and she’s been gone 30 yrs.
My dd doesn’t bring the laundry home anymore, she has a laundry in her suite, but she still rummages in the fridge and cupboards and does a little shopping if she see’s stuff she wants lol.

Mac hope things are well your way. And you weren’t woken up early!

Robo cute kitty but what an opportunist lol! Hanging out under the bird feeder! No outdoor kitties in my neck of the woods. If there are, they don’t last long. Too many coyotes here.

Dreary day here. Rain will arrive sometime today so no bbqing tonight. The usual suspects coming for dinner. Brother in law and an old family friend the boys have known since school days. He recently was seperate from wife a few months ago. Now he’s joined our Saturday night dinner.

 

[schumigirl]

Ah, got ya. Schumi, just qualifying laps. My dad was a stock car fan, and liked Indy car races. I’m just not a car race fan, even as a kid. But glad you enjoy watching.

I was brought up with F1. Only sport we are really interested in. Don`t care for Indy cars, but Tom and I used to drive raleigh cars for fun, when we were younger and thinner.....it was a lot of fun.

Good Saturday morning Sans family

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Charade I’am So sorry to hear you are sick with Covid. Sending prayers your way that you get well soon. Sorry to hear of your friends passing also. It does seem that things sometimes heap up on you all at once.

One silver lining is that you should have powerful antibodies on board to protect you for your trip.

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Anyone else that is ailing sending prayers and get well wishes your way too.

I have watched a few Vloggers like Tim Tracker, Ordinary Adventures, Sir James and Pagging Mr. Marrow and PCDEV. They each have their own unique way of sharing information about the parks.

I learned a lot about Galaxy’s Edge from Ordinary Adventures and Sir James. They are big Star Wars fans. It helped me come up with some ideas for gifts for the Disney fans in the family.

I never new about the Vloggers on Youtube until my younger sister told me about them a few months ago.

I do not subscribe to their channels as I only have a look every once in awhile.

I didn’t realize people made a living off of vlogging.

I learn something new everyday.


Schumi a weekend of celebrations is in order for sure. Is wedding anniversary today or tomorrow ? We will celebrate it today and tomorrow. May you have many more happy years together.

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J’ Paris sending lots of prayers and hugs as you all say goodbye to your hubby’s sweet grandmother.


Lynne have a nice time with your family celebrating all the birthdays. Hope the weather holds out for your pool day and celebrations.

Realfoodfans hope you and Kev find a nice spot for your caravan when you get it. My younger sister and her husband have one and they have it parked in a beautiful area near a lake. They enjoy going there a lot.

Metro did you get your HHN AP shirt and if so is it light weight cotton. A lot of the shirts have the heavy cotton blend and are pretty hot to wear in the heat. How’s the water situation in your area of Orlando? I know they were asking people to conserve water do to liquid oxygen shortage issues.

Pumpkin I remember you had had all the cups for your hubby to open slowly for his big birthday reveal is he still opening things?

Here is a picture of the next door neighbors cat Autumn. This is the one who likes to leave me presents (dead mice) by my front door in the Fall to show me what a good little hunter she is.
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The little stinker is setting under the bird feeder. There were a couple little Turtle Doves there earlier. She belongs to my little menagerie of animal friends too. I gave her a saucer of milk once and she has been my pal every since. ......LOL


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Hey to Mac, Keisha, Tink, soniam and All of the other family I have missed.

Lovely pic again Robbie.....nature can be very pretty, but very cruel at times. Our gardener has discovered a dead animal many times on our land, usually foxes attacking them, not pretty. I get a txt some mornings to say don`t look out the window......lol......of course the first thing I do is look out of the windows.

Our anniversary is tomorrow, thank you so much. Had some takeout tonight with the two youngsters before they went out, now a movie night for us. Brunch tomorrow at one of my best friends home with some other friends, should be fun.

Hope you are doing much better health wise too......it`s not too long till you`re away on your next trip......always exciting!




Enjoyed a lovely selection of Chinese food tonight for dinner.....as usual, too much, so outside in the trash the leftovers went. But, we really enjoyed what we had.

Can`t decide whether to watch Rush Hour, then Insidious with the delicious Patrick Wilson, or Insidious 1 and 2.......maybe a funny then a scary......

But, there will be sangria.......

 

[soniam]

Had sea scallops with browned butter and roasted, buttered dill carrots last night. I cheated a little, since carrots are a little carby. I cooked the scallops but bought the carrots from the grocery store. Hubby made steaks for himself and son. I don't really like steak. I am too German and prefer my meat to be ground up We will get to go food for dinner tonight. We were going to grill, but there's a giant orb web spider in the doorway out to the grill. I almost walked into it this morning. I about had a heart attack, because I am terribly afraid of spiders.

Finally getting the insurance stuff sorted out from switching to my husband's. Luckily, it's the same main insurance company. Had to notify several doctors of the change for upcoming appointments. I managed to sneak one more prescription refill out of my old insurance, since the prescription coverage was better. Luckily, I have managed to narrow mine down to only 2 prescriptions that are both generics. Son's acne medicine isn't covered by the new pharmacy insurance though, and it's a little expensive. He only uses a tiny amount though, so it does last a long time.

I don`t know what you would think of proper British bacon from a producer not a grocery store. Very different from American, and if you have it too crispy it dries up like shoe leather.....usually has a good rind of fat which we usually cut off anyway, but cooked correctly, it`s gorgeous!!

I have had British bacon. It's pretty much like ham. I didn't like it. I don't like any ham though either, unless it's Jamon Iberico. I don't even usually like prosciutto. I have had an occasional very thinly shaved honey ham that's good, but maybe only twice in my life.

Nope, race is tomorrow, qualifying is today........
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Second comment was from me......Felicity spotted we had oranges when she came round earlier, the only time we buy oranges is for sangria......we planned sangria for tonight....sooooooooo.....we had to make it up while she was here. She thinks it funny we use very nice brandy instead of run of the mill stuff, but appreciates it.......anyway, I said Lori will appreciate this......
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I can't believe Kimi is retiring. He's one of our favorites, since he's kind of a smarty. My son used to call him Mr Popper Penguin when he was a little boy. We have no idea why Who are you rooting for these days? Does your Schumi affinity follow Mick?

I love a good sangria and make a pretty mean one. Most places don't use brandy, but it's very important. I probably add more brandy than I should. I also like to use a variety of fruits, always oranges. limes and/or lemons, and sometimes strawberries, tart green apples, pineapple (especially is using white wine), and peaches or nectarines. Haven't made any in a long time though. I sort of follow the same thing when making Gluhwein, except only oranges for the fruit in that.

 

[buckeev]

Hey y’all...Absentee Buckeev here.

Charade, so sorry to hear about your friend. This has been so incredibly difficult for so many but when it affects us personally it really hammers home the impact.

 

[schumigirl]

Had sea scallops with browned butter and roasted, buttered dill carrots last night. I cheated a little, since carrots are a little carby. I cooked the scallops but bought the carrots from the grocery store. Hubby made steaks for himself and son. I don't really like steak. I am too German and prefer my meat to be ground up We will get to go food for dinner tonight. We were going to grill, but there's a giant orb web spider in the doorway out to the grill. I almost walked into it this morning. I about had a heart attack, because I am terribly afraid of spiders.

Finally getting the insurance stuff sorted out from switching to my husband's. Luckily, it's the same main insurance company. Had to notify several doctors of the change for upcoming appointments. I managed to sneak one more prescription refill out of my old insurance, since the prescription coverage was better. Luckily, I have managed to narrow mine down to only 2 prescriptions that are both generics. Son's acne medicine isn't covered by the new pharmacy insurance though, and it's a little expensive. He only uses a tiny amount though, so it does last a long time.



I have had British bacon. It's pretty much like ham. I didn't like it. I don't like any ham though either, unless it's Jamon Iberico. I don't even usually like prosciutto. I have had an occasional very thinly shaved honey ham that's good, but maybe only twice in my life.


I can't believe Kimi is retiring. He's one of our favorites, since he's kind of a smarty. My son used to call him Mr Popper Penguin when he was a little boy. We have no idea why Who are you rooting for these days? Does your Schumi affinity follow Mick?

I love a good sangria and make a pretty mean one. Most places don't use brandy, but it's very important. I probably add more brandy than I should. I also like to use a variety of fruits, always oranges. limes and/or lemons, and sometimes strawberries, tart green apples, pineapple (especially is using white wine), and peaches or nectarines. Haven't made any in a long time though. I sort of follow the same thing when making Gluhwein, except only oranges for the fruit in that.

Good local bacon shouldn’t taste like ham, good quality will taste unique. I do love a good Parma Ham over prosciutto usually. IbErico is usually not as good as Parma for us, but personal taste always comes into it.

Kimi is a star! Met him in person a good few years back with Sebastian Vettel, he doesn’t give a rats patootie about anything……cool guy. Love the video of him falling off the yacht as he was loaded! So funny.

We are very much Mick fans, but still have a soft spot for Sebastian and Fernando Alonso, but Max Verstappen we do support as he can stick it to the despised Hamilton.

This is a funny GP to watch as it was the very first one I went to as a child with family…….I do remember the tragedy vaguely, but my main memory is of team principals and others wandering around with cans of beer and cigarette....wouldn’t happen today!

Being of German descendants, neither of us are fans of Gluhwein which is unusual apparently. But my sangria is infamous……..I do like the Hennessy Black cognac in it, and absolutely good quality wine, so many think using cheap wine is ok……nah. Never tried apples in it as I prefer apples cooked in a pie…….lol……. we stick to lemons, limes, oranges, strawberries and cherries……lush!

Hope you enjoy the race if you watch it…….

Hey y’all...Absentee Buckeev here.

Charade, so sorry to hear about your friend. This has been so incredibly difficult for so many but when it affects us personally it really hammers home the impact.

Good to see you buckeev…….hope things are good with you and your family…….




Watched Insidious, spookier than I remember it. Will watch second one tomorrow night.

Sangria is done…….and very nice it was too.

No plans to go out walking tomorrow, day off and absolutely bacon for breakfast!

Hope your Saturday night is a good one……..

 

[Charade67]

Just checking in. I am bored out of my mind. I won't have much to post about for the next several days. Today I have watched 3 Disney movies from the 60's and 70's and taken a short nap.

Hope you gain more improvement each day and can get back to feeling better

Thanks Mac.

59 degrees and sunny. Yay! Starting to feel like Fall.

Sounds wonderful. I ventured outside for about a minute today to get an Amazon package off the porch.

Oh Charade, sending mummy dust well wishes you will be feeling better soon. And try to get more sleep today. Naps during the day are very good for you, as sleep always helps the healing.

Thanks Lynne. I am trying to nap, but have not had much success. Any other time I would easily be able to take a 2 hour afternoon nap.

No big plans for Sun/Mon yet. DH's grandma is breathing very shallow at this point, so the end is drawing near. I think we will go by DH parents house to lend a bit of emotional support. DHs dad is struggling a bit, since he sees her almost daily....

I am very sorry to hear this, Prayers for you husband and family.

I'm very sorry for your loss Charade.

Thanks Paris.

Charade I’am So sorry to hear you are sick with Covid. Sending prayers your way that you get well soon. Sorry to hear of your friends passing also. It does seem that things sometimes heap up on you all at once.

Thanks Robo.

One silver lining is that you should have powerful antibodies on board to protect you for your trip.

I certainly hope so. I would hate to get sick again and have to cancel this trip after all this planning and anticipation.

Here is a picture of the next door neighbors cat Autumn.

The little stinker is setting under the bird feeder.

Mine likes to sit in front of the window and watch the birds. Unfortunately sometimes he tries to attack the birds. That's why we had to get new blinds a few months ago.

Hope Charade is resting and doing ok.

So far, so good.

Charade I’m so sorry for your loss. It makes it even worse when it could have been prevented.
I hope your symptoms clear up soon, rest is always helpful. Enjoy those mindless shows!
How’s the rest of the family?

Thanks Sue. The rest of the family is good. B is in her dorm and dh has moved into a hotel room while I am isolating.

Finally getting the insurance stuff sorted out from switching to my husband's. Luckily, it's the same main insurance company. Had to notify several doctors of the change for upcoming appointments. I managed to sneak one more prescription refill out of my old insurance, since the prescription coverage was better. Luckily, I have managed to narrow mine down to only 2 prescriptions that are both generics. Son's acne medicine isn't covered by the new pharmacy insurance though, and it's a little expensive. He only uses a tiny amount though, so it does last a long time.

Speaking as a person who deals with insurance on a daily basis - thank you for being proactive. Too many people don't bother informing their providers when their insurance changes, and that makes extra work for us.

Hey y’all...Absentee Buckeev here.

Charade, so sorry to hear about your friend. This has been so incredibly difficult for so many but when it affects us personally it really hammers home the impact.

Thanks Buckeev.

Almost dinner time, but I am really not hungry. I don't seem to have much of an appetite lately. Maybe I will lose a few more pounds.

 

[soniam]

Good local bacon shouldn’t taste like ham, good quality will taste unique. I do love a good Parma Ham over prosciutto usually. IbErico is usually not as good as Parma for us, but personal taste always comes into it.

Kimi is a star! Met him in person a good few years back with Sebastian Vettel, he doesn’t give a rats patootie about anything……cool guy. Love the video of him falling off the yacht as he was loaded! So funny.

We are very much Mick fans, but still have a soft spot for Sebastian and Fernando Alonso, but Max Verstappen we do support as he can stick it to the despised Hamilton.

This is a funny GP to watch as it was the very first one I went to as a child with family…….I do remember the tragedy vaguely, but my main memory is of team principals and others wandering around with cans of beer and cigarette....wouldn’t happen today!

Being of German descendants, neither of us are fans of Gluhwein which is unusual apparently. But my sangria is infamous……..I do like the Hennessy Black cognac in it, and absolutely good quality wine, so many think using cheap wine is ok……nah. Never tried apples in it as I prefer apples cooked in a pie…….lol……. we stick to lemons, limes, oranges, strawberries and cherries……lush!

Hope you enjoy the race if you watch it…….

I like Max too. He's such a cheeky devil.

We had 3 names picked for our son: Max, Alonso, and Alex. Max was for multiple race car drivers that we love. Alonso was for Fernando Alonso. He's not our favorite driver, but we do like him. His name just worked though. We picked Alex, which is for Alex Zanardi. He is one of our favorite drivers of all time. We were supposed to see the race at Lausitzring, where he lost his legs, but the 9/11 bombings prevented us from flying out of the US with all air traffic stopped for days. I am glad we didn't make it; it seemed horrible. I know his F1 career wasn't so great, but his Indy career was excellent. He has also just turned out to be an amazing person becoming a paracyclist after losing his legs and still autoracing. I hope he makes is through this latest health challenge. We have a friend who met him and got his autograph for our son. We have a different friend who named his girl Jenson.

The apples absorb a lot of alcohol and are very tasty to eat.

 

[schumigirl]

I like Max too. He's such a cheeky devil.

We had 3 names picked for our son: Max, Alonso, and Alex. Max was for multiple race car drivers that we love. Alonso was for Fernando Alonso. He's not our favorite driver, but we do like him. His name just worked though. We picked Alex, which is for Alex Zanardi. He is one of our favorite drivers of all time. We were supposed to see the race at Lausitzring, where he lost his legs, but the 9/11 bombings prevented us from flying out of the US with all air traffic stopped for days. I am glad we didn't make it; it seemed horrible. I know his F1 career wasn't so great, but his Indy career was excellent. He has also just turned out to be an amazing person becoming a paracyclist after losing his legs and still autoracing. I hope he makes is through this latest health challenge. We have a friend who met him and got his autograph for our son. We have a different friend who named his girl Jenson.

The apples absorb a lot of alcohol and are very tasty to eat.

Alex has done amazing things with his life and is/was prolific in various charities inside and outside of F1 and other classes. I remember his accident vividly. No he didn’t make his mark at all in F1.

JB is a nice guy. We had family in Frome where he was from and he worked for/with our family member in F1 for several years. Not many liked him to be honest, my family member that is…..




Almost bedtime here…….watching an episode of The Good Wife before we head off………looking forward to our brunch in the morning………

 

[macraven]

Hey y’all...Absentee Buckeev here.

Charade, so sorry to hear about your friend. This has been so incredibly difficult for so many but when it affects us personally it really hammers home the impact.

You have been missed Buckeev!

 

[macraven]

Charade I hope you had more strength today and feeling a bit better

Sending you Mummy dust for a complete healing

 

[macraven]

I am playing catch-up tonight and reading how all are doing
Lots of pages to get thru and so glad to see many of you this Saturday night !

 

[Charade67]

I have lost my sense of taste and smell. This is a really strange feeling.

 

[soniam]

I have lost my sense of taste and smell. This is a really strange feeling.

Hope that comes back soon. That seems to be a very, very common symptom. My uncle and his fiance both had it last summer. They did lose their sense of taste/smell, but I don't think it was gone long for them, like maybe a couple of weeks. They both had other bad symptoms though.

 

[Lynne G]

Charade, yeah, seems to be a very common happening as your body fights the virus. Think Schumi lost her sense of taste and smell when she had the virus.

Pasta dinner with chicken and carrots. Yeah, was a little one and me dinner tonight. There is some leftover for older one, wren he comes home in a couple more hours.

Buckeev, good to see your post. Hope all is well with you and family.

Ever the time to sip on some tea. Was a nice day, and party time tomorrow. How nice is that? Yay! Holiday weekend.

 

[Metro West]

Pasta dinner with chicken and carrots. Yeah, was a little one and me dinner tonight. There is some leftover for older one, wren he comes home in a couple more hours.

I had leftover pasta and it was as good as last night. This place I order from makes the best garlic knots! They are the bomb!

 

[Charade67]

Food isn’t any fun right now.

 

[macraven]

I have lost my sense of taste and smell. This is a really strange feeling.

I just read that quite a few that had the covid virus had a temporary loss of smell and taste

knowing how much I love food, I’d still be over eating

 

[Metro West]

Food isn’t any fun right now.

I know...it will come back though.

 

[keishashadow]

Wonder why he was excluded though.

Appears that Ghosts of videos past have come back to haunt them

My test has come back positive. I’m now in isolation.

Oh, nooooooo

have decided that I am not going to make this public knowledge. (Facebook) I don’t want to hear anything from my anti-vax friends.

Ridiculous that instead of a civil ‘get well soon’, in some quarters it’s considered ok to berate a person over being sick. Not cool or kind IMO.

Yeah, I’m glad people care for black cats. Because of Halloween, they are abused and are usually not wanted, as many think they are evil. Which is really sad, as all cats are good pets.

When I had cats as pets, always gravitated to selecting ‘black panthers’. Think they are beautiful

most kennels stop adoptions of them soon to try to protect them from Halloween wackos

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It does look like ham/Canadian bacon. I’m sure it tastes completely different tho. Smoking process can definitely make or break American bacon. A lower flame & a press also helps keep it curling up like a piggy tail I cringe when I see it all spiraled up when eating out, devil is in those details

glad to hearthe anniversary celebration is still in full swing!

Schumi, your bacon looks like our Canadian bacon.

Yes, the variety Not to be confused with that in an egg McMuffin

I have lost my sense of taste and smell. This is a really strange feeling.

Ugh!!! It just keeps piling up on you. Sorry, hope you turn the corner very soon. Rest up & drink lots of fluids