QueSeraSera

my fault, not Davy's

reading along and relaxing into a Friday night, thank you all for your posts sorry to hear about the heat further down south, Virginia is having its first fall weather, and it feels wonderful! someone turned on the great AC in the sky had to look up Lola's neffness; a British slang term I fear would apply to my wardrobe

We have a dog and a cat. I was reading an article about their interactions (seeking understanding), and came across this picture, thought of you all & decided to share it here.

Best wishes Spins. Rough times it seems, take care.

Long planned vacation in North Carolina this week. This state has been hit very hard by Hurricane Helene. Interstates have just been reopened up to the Tennessee border. Remarkable how the whole state is rallying to assist the hardest hit western parts. Thankfully, so far politics not playing into it.

from a good friend's post elsewhere

Hope you are all set Rusty. Have a great cruise and let us know how it goes 🙂

Not mentioned so far is the land trip alternative to cruising. For us it comes down to dollars and cents with a match (or near match) sending us towards land as a better way to learn about the place we are visiting. For a 2025 trip we find if we take the Silversea fare for visiting St Lawrence River Canada & New England, we can book extremely nice accommodations on land. I wish cruise lines would bring their accountants under control.

Had something nice happen to me today, unbidden, just found this to try to explain the feeling I was left with. Wishing you all a similar experience in the days ahead.

Monday night at the cooler. It seems no one has any political or commercial agendas. Just nice and/or informative comments. We are traveling and seeing the world, or maybe just a spot down the road, or a park nearby and enjoying good food and wine where we find it. Nice place to be.

Don't know WWT we're a bit lost without Mysty I suggest we regroup in Oregon perhaps the most beautiful state in the USA but would Wales be better? or Quebec?

Starting with an explanation of, just what is a handbasket. Walmart has one for sale, shown below:

Thank you for that, I should've added he is fine now (and thinner). Going now to look up bacon butties, breakfast tomorrow perhaps?.& will send a roasties photo when they are next on the menu 🙂

Good luck with it Davy, to the one who taught me to make roasties, or at least a reasonable stateside version. Be a bit wary. My younger son overdid the keto, made himself ill. I think you probably know there are certain minimums to consume and avoid such a fate.

This may or may not have been written over the loss of a pet, but because of our conversation here I felt it applied to my own loss of a loved pet and perhaps other coolers as well I can’t say I loved you. I just can’t Because it makes it sound as if my love is past tense. Gone, finished, ended. And that is so far from the truth. My love is not in the past. It will never be gone. I love you now. Still. You didn’t take all this love away with you. It stays. It lingers. Some days it jumps up and hits me in the face just to remind me that it is still here. Still persevering. Some days it nudges me. Challenges me to keep going. Daring me to find the strength to get through the day. But mostly, it just resonates inside of me with everything I do. With every step forward and every glance back. Every close of my eyes. Every breath. My love is not dependent on you being here. There is nowhere far enough, and nothing permanent enough to stop me from loving you. So I will not say I loved you. Because I love you. Still. ***** ~ Becky Hemsley

agreed

Here too Davy, so sad for you, the picture shows a beautiful, happy dog. They leave us but we never forget them.

that is a gorgeous photo!

Cooler weather here in Virginia, at last

My pictures from our visit to Iceland to see the Northern Lights would be similar JP, though a bit darker. Still, we loved the country. I expect you'll have a great trip regardless DW. @mysty I'm on to Book 4 of Louise Penny & Inspector Gamache. Quebec beckons as a land trip destination.

So, one picture from our recent Chicago visit with 3 granddaughters (and parents of course). This is at the Color Factory underneath the Willis tower (Sears tower), dear wife playing with the girls in the ball pit, just plain fun

Love it Davy, such a great song, performed like I've never heard it before. I'm a total sucker for a stand up bass...

Gotta love the Cooler. Sitting here in Southern Virginia and reading and seeing of so many interesting places; England, Wales, Switzerland when we're lucky, Brazil and its South American neighbors, Australia, New Zealand, upstate New York where I just learned the folks there have access to Berkshire Heritage foods, Florida, New York, Ohio, California, Maryland, Virginia, Texas, Oregon, DC area, (tell me if I've missed somewhere!). All I can say is thank you all! So, what's missing? Well, tonight's music roaming led me to Stellenbosch, South Africa. The choir at the university there knocked me out with their rendition of "Some Nights". Do we have any coolers, lurking or otherwise, from this beautiful country? One touching verse: My heart is breaking for my sister And the con that she called "love" And then I look into my nephew's eyes Man, you wouldn't believe The most amazing things That can come from Some terrible nights

Congratulations WWT