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The Fleet Report and Daily for Monday March 18th, 2024
ottahand7 replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Monday March 18th, 2024
ottahand7 replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
@YourWorldWithBill welcome to the Daily. Today's wine 1994 edition. I bet I paid in the high $20s for the bottle at Baltimore's precursor to Total Wine. It has held up well and was delightful with my not quite fork tender pot roast. Power Point mostly complete just need to recreate a new outline. The Pileated Woodpeckers have started to fancy our suet. We are going through a cake per day.- 97 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Monday March 18th, 2024
ottahand7 replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
Good morning from chilly SW Michigan. It was 28 degrees when I woke and the ground is white. Nothing good in the forecast either. Thanks for the Daily and maps Jacqui and Roy! We celebrate recycling day and today is our biggest day of celebration, our bin went out for monthly pick up. It is always a worry will everything fit by the end of the month. @summer slope @dfish and @cat shepard thanks for today's comestibles. I will pass on the banana cocktail. I had planned for pot roast for dinner though I slow oven bake it in a plastic oven bag, not doing a crockpot. Lots of tomatoes and onions. Only carrot I have are the sheds for salads but I guess they would work too. I have several cases of Pontet Canet in the cellar that moved with me from Maryland, I will choose one of those to go with. We had brought several nice aged bottles on the Eurodam and two really disappointed at the end of the cruise. I am trying to figure if I am not managing the cellar well or all the vibration and rough seas shook them for almost 52 days and wrecked them. Vibration is bad for wine. Vanessa thank you for the Cares and Celebrations reports. Prayers for @smitty34877 that you had to deal with a broken bed on the weekend. Prayers for Tana. Prayers for all on our care list and those in war zones, Ukraine, those poor souls in Haiti and the innocents in Gaza. Today is working on the PowerPoint. The office cleaning started but just when I was getting on a roll with my presentation John found a place to get a broken part from his lawn aerator repaired. It was a private home so I rode along for safety. Almost three hours shot from yesterday afternoon. Bird seed not dumped into bins either. Have a great Monday! Nancy- 97 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Sunday March 17th, 2024
ottahand7 replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
Good Sunday morning! Thanks for the Daily and Fleet Reports @kazu and thank you for the maps @rafinmd. Happy St. Patrick's Day! I will pass on the corned beef and cabbage, with sauerkraut yes but not the cabbage. I love a good rum punch and I definitely would love today's wine. We were in today's port twice this year on the Eurodam and once or twice before on the New Statendam and Zuiderdam. I don't have many photos and they are in my phone. We walked the shopping street and found just what we were looking for Cheese Curls and a handbag for our NS Concierge for her birthday. There is also a casino we didn't sample but heard from someone it was rather nice although it doesn't look too nice from the outside. Each time I remember we had lovely weather. @JazzyV Thanks for the cares and celebrations reports each day. Prayers for everyone needing them and those in war zones Ukraine and the innocents in Gaza. Prayers that they can finally get the hostages home. Prayers for the NM State Trooper who died just for giving a guy a hand. I am going to clean my office and rework an entire PowerPoint for a Zoom class. Ugh. I thought about getting a more updated Office package but I decided to use what I have an make the photos brighten my presentation. We have a week of very cold weather. I guess I have to move all the bird feed we bought to the garbage cans today too because all the weather is going to do is get worse. Have a nice day! Nancy- 127 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Sunday March 17th, 2024
ottahand7 replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Sunday March 17th, 2024
ottahand7 replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
@Scrapnana Bon Voyage! πΎ- 127 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Sunday March 17th, 2024
ottahand7 replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
We had the same problem. One time it was so bad they were going to give us a free dinner but I had my 5* benefit booked. I had them give a $65 bottle of wine. One night we arrived for our 6pm reservation and there were about 15 people lined up to get in. John hadn't gotten his meal by the time I finished mine. This has been an ongoing problem since January at the least.- 127 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Saturday March 16th, 2024
ottahand7 replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
@richwmn thank you for creating the Daily for us 4 years ago.- 155 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Saturday March 16th, 2024
ottahand7 replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
Happy 4th Anniversary to the Daily!! πΎπ It is a beautiful chilly morning today. The main pair of swans on the lake built a nest in the cat tails behind the house and she finally settled in on it yesterday. Poor thing we are going to get lake effect snow the next couple days and a protracted cold spell. Thanks for the Daily Reports and maps Jacqui and Roy! a good quote today. I will pass on the cocktail and the box wine but the non-air fryer chicken would be wonderful. Thanks for researching these for us each day! Thanks for the cares and celebrations lists Vanessa. Wow @Nickelpenny you won a cruise too! You deserve some positive excitement from this cruise! Prayers for everyone on our care list and those in war zones, Ukraine and the innocents in Gaza. @StLouisCruisers thanks for the photos of Moorea today. We will be there in March next year on our long winter sojourn on a BHB. I am working on my calendar for the cruises today as I have booked so many HIA that I need to get them straight so when our Roll Calls are offering up private excursions I will be prepared to jump on them. I expect there will be more beautiful photos from @Quartzsite Cruiser and others. Have a nice Saturday. Nancy- 155 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Saturday March 16th, 2024
ottahand7 replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
@Suslor @RedneckBob @Crazy For Cats Bon Voyage! πΎπΎπΎ- 155 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Friday March 15th, 2024
ottahand7 replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
@Nickelpenny Congratulations on your jackpot!!- 94 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Friday March 15th, 2024
ottahand7 replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
@Lady Hudson Bon Voyage! πΎ- 94 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Thursday March 14th, 2024
ottahand7 replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
@StLouisCruisers Happy Birthday to your DB! π @Mr. Boston Happy birthday to your DM! π @Denise T I hope that Fiona is on the mend today and all goes well at the vet's office. Thanks for the Daily and Fleet Reports each day Jacqui and Roy! I will pass on the meal and the cocktail but today's Zin looks tasty. I appreciate all the work to do these for us each day! Vanessa, thanks for the Cares and Celebrations reports Seem like we have some Bon Voyages coming soon. Prayers for all on our care list and those in war zones, Ukraine and the innocents in Gaza. It is a lousy day here with darkness and rain. A garden club friend is coming over and we will be planning our club's own Environmental School in 2025. I will be late again tomorrow as I have to go get my stitches our on my arm and who knows if John will want to do some type of road trip since the weather won't be too nice again tomorrow, just not so rainy. Have a lovely day! Nancy- 100 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Thursday March 14th, 2024
ottahand7 replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
@bennybear Happy Birthday Brenda!- 100 replies
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The Fleet Report and Daily for Wednesday March 13th, 2024
ottahand7 replied to kazu's topic in Holland America Line
I am just getting caught up. Early and long doctor appointment. Then I got home and John wanted to go to Lowe's to get lawn treatments, then Costco and then my bird feed store. By the time I got my morning chores done John needed gas for the lawn tractor. I think he will get those 10 40lb. bags of treatments down this afternoon. We have about 1/2-1" of rain coming tonight so hos timing will be perfect. Sad to read above that HA is suspending the MDR lunch on the first day. More people slamming in the Lido. @summer slope wow! I am sorry about the complications of your tooth extraction. @Seasick Sailor so sad to read about Allan's low sodium, that can be really problematic. Have a lovely afternoon! Nancy- 85 replies
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