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  1. @ger_77 prayers you can get the approval for the procedure that Maurice needs. @kazu I hope you will be able to find an even better care giver for Ivan!
  2. Good morning everyone! Thanks for the Daily Reports each day Jacqui and for the maps Roy. The maps make it easy to see where the ships are and the direction they are heading. Holy Thursday, special prayers for this day. Hopefully opening day will be a go today in Baltimore, I understand they have a very good team. It is hard to keep up with them since I moved away. Go Birds! A very good quote from Kathryn Hepburn. The salads all look yummy especially the spiralizer one, I don't own one though. Pass on the Campari cocktail but today's Bordeaux wine looks like a spendy winner. I was unfamiliar with the winery. Thanks for researching these for us each day ladies. Dixie I hope that you are not too badly hurt in light of all of your bruises. Prayers for everyone on our care list, especially Tana and Allan. Prayers for everyone in war zones through no fault of their own, the people of Ukraine and the innocents in Gaza. Continued prayers for all involved the horrible bridge collapse in Baltimore and the people who are without work for the foreseeable future. It is a beautiful day here though still quite frosty. We were invaded by a large flock of Grackles that didn't belong here so the feeders weren't filled until after they left. I let them get empty at the end of the day as we have a pesky raccoon that knows how to pull the feeder over to the top rail and licks the seed out of the feeder at night. House cleaning today and helping John get his lawn aerator hooked up, and working on the plant list that still isn't complete. Have a nice day! Nancy
  3. @summer slope. I hope you wake up tomorrow with no aches and pains, ditto your DH. I hope your cart wasn't damaged. What a scary experience! @marshhawk congratulations on booking another cruise! We went to a more upscale place for late lunch but not fancy. Just right. Out there in the cat tails is mama swan sitting on her nest.
  4. Good morning everyone! Another cloudy day here with gusty winds. Thanks for the Daily and Fleet reports and the maps Jacqui and Roy. I'll celebrate whiskey day tonight after dinner. I have several to choose from but I guess since one is a whisky I better choose the bourbon whiskey. A funny quote today. Thanks for the photos of Falmouth @grapau27 and @StLouisCruisers. Vanessa thank you for the cares and celebrations list. Prayers for the poor immigrants who perished just doing their job on the FSK Bridge. Kudos the MD Transport Police for closing the bridge so quickly, it was scary watching the last two cars and a semi crossing the bridge and getting off right before the bridge strike. Prayers for everyone on our care list, @JazzyV I hope you got some sleep last night. Prayers for all in war zones, Ukraine and the innocents in Gaza. I got sick of waiting for the Tours by Locals guide in Papeete to reply so I contacted one of his colleagues. Her English is Advanced versus Fluent but she has an 8 passenger van for 6 max for the tour. I already have 2 couples interested in our very active roll call. We are heading out after lunch to take a couple of pair of shoes that need repair and probably hit the local casino and go to our favorite dumpy tavern for dinner. We don't eat there much because we aren't in this home much. I got a lot of my plant list done for my talk but I put the photos aside for awhile. It is hard to go through them and weed out some and then get so many happy memories of a lifetime ago. April is a rough month for me many years. Have a lovely day! Nancy
  5. Good afternoon. Thanks for the Daily and Fleet Reports Jacqui and thanks for the maps Roy. Important days to celebrate today especially in the breakthrough in the prevention of polio. My DF suffered from the illness in his youth and always had a strange gait. Another good quote today. I agree with Lenda, today's dish would be better with ricotta, I quit using cottage cheese as soon as I could find ricotta in the store. The cocktail is a winner too. When I saw Pavie on the list I thought Wow, that is pricy. We had an appointment to visit the winery in 1996 but cancelled to spend time in the beautiful town of St. Emillion, otherwise we would have more than one bottle in our cellar, that was a gift. Have had it one time during one of our small wine group dinners in Baltimore. Thanks for these reports for us each day @summer slope @dfish and @cat shepard. Vanessa thanks for the cares and celebrations report. I hope that you got some sleep last night. Prayers for the lost souls in the horrible bridge collapse in Baltimore. I understand the ship's mayday allowed the police to stop some of the cars from going over the bridge. Prayers for all in our group who need them. @Seasick Sailor I am sorry Allan is having such a battle and having to change his diet so much. I hope his medication is approved. Prayers for those in war zones, Ukraine and the innocents in Gaza. Praying they are getting some peace in Haiti. @kazu Thanks for sharing the lovely photos of Maverick! What a handsome dog. Our morning was very productive with five varied stops completed in 90 minutes. We basically avoided most of the wind and rain but it should pick up in earnest shortly. Now to get caught up on photo sorting and paperwork. Hopefully I have heard from the guide I contacted for a tour in Papeete next year has replied otherwise I am going with one of his colleagues, five days waiting is too long. Have a lovely day. Nancy
  6. Good morning. John woke me this morning to tell me the horrible news of the FSK Bridge collapse. Prayers for all who are hurt or were killed by this tragedy. It was my favorite bridge to get from Northern Baltimore County to the BWI airport. Although it was 12 miles longer journey to cross it the route allowed me to avoid the horrible backups on the west end of the Baltimore Beltway. The traffic on the other major arteries north and south, the Harbor Tunnel, I-95 and the west end of 695 will be a nightmare for a long time. Maybe it will help to encourage a new cruise terminal to be built to the east of the collapsed bridge. There used to be a large amount of available space there where the massive closed steel plant sat. We are rushing out to drop off my taxes and some errands before the winds pick up to 45 mph. Nancy
  7. Good morning. A day of house cleaning and catch up today. Thanks for the Daily and Fleet reports and the maps Jacqui and Roy. Thanks for your dedication. A good quote today and can recognize all those days. I thought today's cocktail read a winner until the melon liquor. Today's chicken recipes look yummy, we have feta but don't keep chicken breasts in the house, I guess boneless thighs could be substituted. Cava is always a favorite for me! Thanks for researching these for us each day. Thanks for the lovely photos of Cobh today! @JazzyV I hope you had a better night and although you are facing surgery you will be happy that you will be getting permanent relief. Prayers for everyone on our care list and those in areas of conflict, Ukraine, Haiti, Israel and the innocents in Gaza. Our Syrah/Shiraz tasting was delightful. Each time we go to these wine events we meet new people and have vibrant conversations. Each table was six people and one couple immigrated to Canada from the Netherlands 50 years ago and the other couple was a former WMU professor and his wife from Melbourne, Australia. Each table got 7 bag disguised bottles of various Syrahs brought by the attendees. It was a grab bag that ended up with three Australian, two French and two from the US at our table. Our overall favorite was the Aussie 5 out of 6 votes was the Mollydooker The Boxer at the whopping 16% alcohol. Then the remaining 1/2 bottles were all rebagged and we drew lots by bag number and we ended up with one of our wines we brought Torbreck The Descendant. As odds would have it we ended up drawing another bottle of Torbeck brought by someone else. At least we ended up with two we liked. To keep from drunkeness each pour were 150 ml measured in a beaker so there was 1/2 bottles remaining. I hope they use the same venue and do a repeat. So many of the events are multi-course meals at local restaurants at a high price. Too many times, goat cheese and lamb are offerings, not my faves and the next one had octopus too. An easy pass on that one. Have a lovely Monday! Nancy
  8. Good morning everyone. Thanks for the Daily Reports and the maps. Interesting days today and a good quote. I love shrimp tacos but enchiladas usually tempt me more at a Mexican restaurant. I will pass on the apple martini but today's Tempranillo looks like a winner. Thanks for the photos of today's port Sandi, it looks like an interesting place. Prayers for all on our care list who are ailing or remembering lost loved ones. Prayers for the people of Ukraine and Haiti and the innocents in Gaza. @marshhawk Annie congratulations on another sale this week! We have a Syrah wine tasting event this afternoon at 4. Each couple brings 2 bottles of Syrah and we will have individual charcuterie boards. Should be fun to taste all the wines hidden in bags and see what is our favorites. Best thing it isn't so far away for once. Have a lovely Sunday!
  9. @dobiemom for the life of me I cannot get rid of the laugh on your message. I am sitting in my easy chair with my laptop and it doesn't want to allow me to change it. I wish our neighbors would turn off their excess outside lights at night.
  10. Good morning. We went shopping this morning, the snow is melting off rapidly. John hit a dead end at Home Depot, the screws aisle was fenced off and the replacement light switch for my bath was $47 so he didn't buy it. I had good luck finding everything at Walmart so that went smoothly. We headed to my small town pharmacy and all the streets were blocked near it so I passed. They will have to wait longer for me to come in and pick up my meds. Thanks for the Daily and Fleet Reports Jacqui and for the maps Roy. I miss my cuddly kittens. I have found many photos of them as I am weeding out a lot of old photos in my office cleaning project. A great quote by Eleanor Roosevelt. I will pass on the dish, not a fan of broccoli, what the heck is Pendleton? I always thought it was a blanket. Yes please on the Cloudy Bay. I hope there will be some photos of Madagascar, someday I want to go if HA offers Grand Africa again. Prayers for all of the people involved in the catastrophes in the last 24 hours, the wreck near Bastrop, the loss of two souls on the new Amsterdam and for the huge loss of life in Russia. Prayers for everyone in our group who have been through or facing surgery. Prayers for the people of Ukraine, Haiti and the innocents in Gaza. @Heartgrove thanks for sharing your photos of Sam, what a handsome dog! It is a beautiful sunny day here. I will be sorting photos, working on my plant list for the class and playing the horses at Fair Grounds today. A big KY Derby prep the Louisiana Derby is this evening. Have a lovely Saturday! Nancy
  11. @BermudaBound2014 I enjoyed following along on your adventure on the Konigsdam. We look forward to meeting you on the 2025 Legendary Voyage. It sounds like a wonderful trip with caveats such as make your own fun and be prepared for crowding because of poorly scheduled events. Have safe travels home and will see you in 2025.
  12. We had Blue Cheese olives on the Eurodam in Tamarind last month.
  13. @grapau27 I am saddened to read your future Queen has cancer. Prayers for her healing, she is a wonderful woman and mother. 😪
  14. We visited Falmouth twice this winter on our long sojourn on the Eurodam. The weather was beautiful both days. We walked around the elaborate port area and bought some gifts for people who watch the house. The coffee was excellent.
  15. Good morning everyone! I was going to heading to the grocery before the snow came but we had 3" by the time I got up. It can wait until tomorrow. I have enough lettuce and asparagus to have a balanced dinner. Thanks for the daily and fleet reports @kazu and the maps @rafinmd. It is fun to keep up where our daily friends and Facebook crew friends are visiting each day. I plan to goof off today, birds are already fed. Daffodils are up and the early ones are in bloom but I'm not going out into the snow to get a photo. My hip pain is making it hard to feel young so I will just forget about it as I goof off today. Good quote by Cicero. The coffee cake recipe looks wonderful @dfish, I have had Coppola Cabernet before and unless they have a new winemaker it wasn't my style, thanks for researching this for us @cat shepard, @summer slope I will pass on the minty cocktail. Prayers for all of our group who are having serious problems with their backs and their health. Prayers for those in war zones, Ukraine and the innocents in Gaza and the citizens of Haiti. My favorite Daffodil called Gulls, I left them behind in MD.
  16. Good news on John's ear, the black spot is a broken blood vessel He got a refill on his indomethacin for his knee.
  17. Good morning everyone. It is 19 degrees here with 2-4" of snow in tomorrow's forecast. This is the reason we leave Michigan in the winter, it doesn't want to give up. Thanks for the Daily Reports and maps @kazu and @rafinmd. A fun quote by Helen Hayes. I will pass on the crockpot meal but maybe why not throw in some butternut squash in lieu of turnips? Baltimore Bang really looks like a good cocktail for once in a while. The vino looks wonderful. Thanks for researching these for us each day. I look forward to photos of today's port. @JazzyV thanks for the cares and celebrations lists So many with ongoing pain situations, prayers for you and the rest of our group who may need them. Prayers for the people of Ukraine, the innocents in Gaza and the people of Haiti. @Nickelpenny I am sorry you will have to get major back surgery in May. @dfish I am sorry that the PT isn't helping, it sounds like you are doing your own with your frequent exercise. @marshhawk I hope Chuck is doing better and you get a sale before the end of the week. John is off to the doctor. The day after he spread all the lawn treatments last week his knee has been acting up. It got so bad he called the doctor and made an appointment. I am glad he did because he said it was feeling better today. He started taking a strong anti-inflammatory that he got for a bunion. It is rarely prescribed because of side effects. I hope they do some diagnostics instead of giving him more medication. I didn't mention it to him when he left to ask about the black freckle he has had on his ear since I spotted it in January. Hopefully he will get the real issue addressed along with his knee. I have hounded him about it since we returned from the cruise. I am working on sorting through photos and coming up with a plant list and sources for the Zoom class next month. Garden club tonight at 6pm. Luckily the snow doesn't start until later tonight. Have a nice day! Nancy
  18. Good morning everyone Sunlight and snow flurries here. Thanks for the daily and fleet reports Jacqui, I hope you get good results from your x-ray. Thank you for the maps Roy. I plan to be happy today on International Day of Happiness. I am a Sagittarius and my motto is "I see". I always heard we are travelers. Great quote from Benjamin Franklin. @dfish @summer slope and @cat shepard thanks for today's comestibles. I will take a double on the wine. Vanessa, thank you for the cares and celebrations reports each day. I hope that your leg feels better today. Prayers for everyone on our care list and those in war zones, Ukraine and the innocents in Gaza. Prayers for the citizens of Haiti. @0106 thanks for sharing the very cute puppy. More on the office project today. Sorting photos, many landscape photos trashed and some family photos going to be given to them to enjoy. It is cold with snow flakes and it is going to blow this afternoon. Have a lovely Wednesday! Nancy
  19. @Quartzsite Cruiser Lenda, I read your message yesterday about the Pileated Woodpeckers. We were in Costa Rica on a HA excursion to Pura Vida Gardens and saw one there too. A very versatile bird for sure.
  20. Good morning everyone! I will celebrate nurses today. I see so many in my Dermatologist's office lately. A good quote today from Oscar Wilde. I will pass on another slow cooker dish, would enjoy an LI Ice Tea on a BHB and the wine sounds wonderful too. Thanks for the Daily reports and maps each day Jacqui and Roy. Thanks for the cares and celebrations lists Vanessa. I am so sorry to read that your leg pain is returning. @Haljo1935 I am sorry that you are having such a hard time getting the care you need and will have to live with a numb foot. Prayers for the people in war zones, Ukraine and the innocents in Gaza and the citizens of Haiti. @StLouisCruisers thanks for brightening our first day of spring with your DD's lovely Easter/Spring tree. It is lovely. I am going to do a new outline for the powerpoint for the April class as it is changed, then send it off to the lady running the school. Then more cleaning of the office and dinner out somewhere near home. Have a lovely day! Nancy
  21. @Haljo1935 Full retirement age is the year that you reach age 70. I had filed for SS early but when my DDDH passed away a wonderful agent at the Towson, MD SS office said if I repaid all I had received I could take his payment and I could wait until age 70. It was a big help. I say she was wonderful because she took her job seriously. I had help from another guy in the Philadelphia office to help me get my pay back check entered in before the year end so I didn't have to pay taxes on it.
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