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Happy Sunday Morning Dailyites! Great list of days, Friendship day is every day with the Dailies. I guess I'm not very good at forgiving, especially when the offender is a repeat offender. Leopards don't change spots. You can move to another jungle, or move the leopard to another jungle, or just accept that we are all human, and we all screw up sometimes. If you cant change the leopard you can change yourself. National Lighthouse day! I am posting a picture of my favorite place to be, not the most beautiful lighthouse, but at the beach, on the island that I love the most. Sanibel Lighthouse I was glad to see the return of Father David, and his message of Faith today. Thank you to both @grapau27 and @Paw13for bringing us Father David over the last year. Salmon with spinach, I do an easy variety. I bake the two pieces of salmon, cook the fresh spinach, and serve with Hollandaise sauce. (out of a packet, add water). DH and I think this is quite the gourmet meal. Cruise next year will be stopping at Ponta Delgada, appreciating all pictures. Ok, my most recent goofy thing I did this week, was to try to cut my hair. It worked well during the first year of covid, but something terrible happened and tomorrow I must find a hair dresser to repair the damage. DH just looked at me, and asked...why?

@daisybertieWelcome, I don't think we have met (here) before. Thank you so much for the most excellent photographs. Your day is our night, so good afternoon? I once again had too much coffee, and as I was almost asleep, Furnando cat chased Tazi cat down the hall, and this time she used DH's head as a spring board (he was asleep). Now he is up, with his head bleeding, Furnando is asleep on the love seat in the den, and Tazi is sitting on the head board growling. So much for trying to get a good nights sleep. I came down to the den to catch up with the daily. @erewhon, I feel cooler just with your mention of snow. I actually got a shiver just thinking of it. I love snow. I moved from up north, where my last idea of a purchase was to get cross country skis, when I got transferred to the south, and didn't buy the skis. I hope you have a great day!

@mamaofamiI'm glad that you were able to get out safely. I think the power grids all over the country must be at their max. We have brown outs when the air comes on. Not sure if it's just us. Be safe everyone!

Happy Saturday Dailyites! It's cloudy and warm and while there was rain yesterday in town, there was lightening and thunder, and nothing else here. We need rain, and lots of it. After the little cat who was with Fawn's best cat friend for years disappeared, another cat , who I called Aku, ( now we call him Mr. Bubbles) showed up daily and kept Fawn company. Mr. Bubbles, disappeared two days ago, and Fawn was so depressed. She walked the perimeter of the yard all day meowing and looking for him. Since Mr. Bubbles did not look healthy at all, we just assumed the worst. When I went outside this morning to feed Fawn, there was Mr. Bubbles hungry and yawning and sitting right outside the car port. We have learned that he does not like to come into the carport. I noticed him before Fawn did (she sleeps on top of a large bucket of cat litter). She was so happy she ran over to him, and tried to rub on him. He would have none of that. This is how their day goes. Yes, that's our handsome young man, Mr. Bubbles. I love Blues, but I also love all types of music. I do appreciate all farm workers. I did think it was interesting that both countries that instigated WWII were mentioned this morning. I did visit Germany when we lived overseas. I learned to love German Potato Salad in our travels. I don't however remember where we were in Germany. I was a kid, and the traveling taster. Not knowing what was on menus in foreign languages I let my Dad order my meals until I learned French, but when traveling I was at the mercy of what my Dad thought that he had translated correctly. It was hit and miss a lot. @rafinmdYou can take me off the lists. While the leg still hurts, I did survive. The swelling went down after a week, now it is just tender to touch. I need to get ready for work, and fix breakfast. And organize some type of grocery list. See if I can feed the two of us for less than 100.00 this week.

OK, its the end of the world again. Dollar Tree didn't have regular Kleenex. So we left. Now I need Kleenex. Oh well another over priced shopping day tomorrow. after work. I know my old cat Irving is in dementia. He thinks he is ferocious, and is stalking the baby Furnando. He goes to the back room, where the litter box used to be, but was moved about two months ago, and stands in the space where the box was. And he goes to where the food is, but refuses to eat. DH does not think this is a problem, but I do. I am afraid that Irving will starve to death when we are on our cruise. He will eat my food, but not cat food. I was hoping our sitter could bring him treats, but our sitter went vegetarian this past year. arghhh!

@Tbay Hope your day was grand!

@rafinmd You look very spiffy in your new avatar!!!

@cunnorl Happy Anniversary!

@Quartzsite Cruiser-Lenda, I think so too. I was seeing a mom and her baby recently. DH says I should take all food away at night, that I should stop feeding the possums, but I love raccoons. and possums. If left on their own, what would they eat? I love all animals except for bugs when they bite or sting, and snakes, not big on snakes.

Happy Friday Dailyites! I do have a couple of NA beers in the fridge....they have been there for more than 2 years. I love clean Underwear, and I question Oyster Day. I have always been told to only eat oysters in months that have the letter R in it. So maybe the Oysters are celebrating, and we are celebrating with them by not eating them. ?? @dfishThank you for the recipes and information. I will pass on todays. I remember Paula Poundstone once saying that healthy foods have three or less ingredients. Chocolate cake was healthy because it only contained three ingredients, chocolate, cake and frosting. We seem to have a highly intelligent creature living in our yard, or at least visiting the car port every night. Who apparently really likes cat crunchies. We were leaving a bowl out at night for Fawn and her new friend Mr. Bubbles, but at night the bowl is wiped out. DH decided to put the bowl in a storage locker, and the creature learned to open the locker and get the food out. So DH decided to put it on the top shelf of the locker, and on Tuesday, the creature, opened the locker, and climbed up the tools, and took the bowl off the top shelf. So on Wednesday we moved the food to the very top of another locker, and creature apparently figured that out, and tried to climb up to it by using a bicycle that was leaning against the locker. The bike fell over and scared it, but this morning I noticed the other locker was open, and the tools were pulled out. This is one desperate critter. Now I hide the bowl in the container of bird seed and Fawn's other food is in a storage room. This must be one heck of a critter, because Fawn is no longer sleeping on the car port at night. I wanted to celebrate chocolate chip cookies yesterday, we had to pick up my meds, and there were cookies (Pepperidge farms, DH's favorite) but 8 cookies were more than 6 dollars, and it finally hit DH that prices are rising, and that was not a necessary item. I thought they were a necessary item, but since he pays for the groceries, we came home without cookies.

@HAL Sailer about Graham's food porn pictures..... @grapau27secretly works for the British tourism cabinet-first he sells chocolate, and then he posts food porn so that we all want to go to England. Tourism there has tripled by hungry Americans and Canadians recently.... @StLouisCruisersSafe travels tomorrow and have a wonderful time with the family. Hugs to you all today and all ways. Did I miss pictures of Shadow aka Little today? It has been a day....

@LocoLoco1 NO walnuts! Allergic. Would you be happy with pecan?

I'm too lazy to move today...this is ridiculous....

Good Thursday Morning Dailyites! I heard your thunder last night @StLouisCruisers, we had clouds but no weather other than HUMID! I would have really loved your storms. No plans for today, other than work. It's an 8 hour day, not my usual 3-6. Thursday being the one day totally dedicated to work. I have no idea where the government gets the numbers regarding the unemployed, but I have to admit that I am hearing it a lot. If I talk to 8 people, at least two of them are currently not working and looking for work. Add Covid, our current economy and shake well, and it is hard to sell anything or raise funds for the arts. But then again I'm currently calling folks in KY, and trust me, times are hard there. the pharmacy just called, my prescription is ready. i guess i have somewhere to go today. might end up being a 6 hour day after all.🙂 see how life can change in a moment? I love the quote. If you don't rock the boat, then how can you make waves?

@lazey1 I hope dinner was grand!

@erewhonGoodness you are up early, or did you stay up late? Nice to see you on the same day!

And a happy Wednesday afternoon to you all!! I did stop in to read earlier, but then ran over to the work computer and worked. We did like the new dermatologist, she did correctly diagnose my problem, and has sent over some prescriptions for me, and she told me unfortunately that most of what is wrong with my skin, is OMG!!!!..... aging. Birthday gifts from God is what she called the spots, the bumps, etc.. She was such a happy chatty person, I didn't get a chance to ask her if God had a return policy on said gifts. The traffic wasn't bad, we got there in plenty of time, the God of traffic lights was on my side, I didn't have to get on the highway, and I get to see her again in a year. DH has to go back in 6 months, so I am assuming that they think they did get all the cancer with the radiation, and the appointments he was having every month are down to every 3 months, and the others that were every 3 months are now every 6 months. Whatever will be our excuse for missing work now escapes me. That and three and a half more weeks of walking the dog. And we are done with that. Monday when the air came on, it dimmed or darkened all the lights. Then yesterday we went without water until about 4, and today we are back to dimming lights again. My boss in TX said Houston had a cold front come through, it was 88. I told her she should not have sent the hotter weather here. 85 % of my house is dark, window blinds drawn, shades pulled, curtains covering the windows, I am beginning to feel like a humid mushroom. Welcome @RedneckBob I actually had a most excellent bowl of grits at Flying Biscuit this morning. Their secret is cream cheese in the grits. There's no need to wait for that special day to celebrate. @kazuYou are doing so much better with Little /Shadow than us cat people To all in pain, may you find comfort. For all who are sick, may you feel better, and for all you dreamers-may you always dream BIG! Good question @Sharon in AZ. There was another way to look at an answer though. When you cruise back to the states, you wont have to worry about running out of money before you get home. Well, I have another half hour before I have to go back to work, so off I go to play one on line game of Mahjong. Thanks everyone for the education you gave me today, and I loved the pictures @bennybear

@Cruzin Terri I think your very orange sunsets must be caused by the same dust that @MISTER 67 has been talking about. And this site is possessed I did not try to make this bold. Wont be on in the morning. DH and I both have appointments with a new dermatologist. Ours (who really took very good care of Chuck and the cancer, quit and moved to TX) So now we get a new one. Its on the other side of town, and I have no idea how to get there. Map Quest puts the office in the middle of 285. ???? We do have water, but I would not recommend drinking it for a few days. The dog's Mom still doesn't have water, has something to do with something she needs to change in her house, so the water company is sending a plumber over to her tomorrow. I just hope that nothing else breaks down and we can get to the doctor tomorrow. Hugs to you all!

I have never found that filling a soul hole with something has been bad, if it's good for the soul. When I got sober, instead of drink, I got cats. Everyone of them a stray or rescue, and "oh, Ann cant you keep it for a while," and the while turns into years, and I wouldn't trade that for anything. I think you did the right thing @kazu Little Shadow keeps you busy, and your heart in the right place. Always choose joy, and that line in Make me a Channel of Your Peace,- Oh Master, Grant that I may never seek , so much to be consoled, as to console. or Where there is despair in life, let me bring hope. @kazuyou do that so much for us all here, it only makes sense to do that for Little.

I too have a TENS machine, got it to get the broken elbow going again. DH would put the pads on, and then start out very low with the shock....until I could actually feel it. And then I would sit with it on, watching TV, it's not something you walk around with. @StLouisCruisers If you want it, I could hook up with you and give it to you. It does help. I don't use it anymore, but think if i could figure out where to put the pads it would help my back. It was covered by insurance to a point, I paid off the balance which was like 78.00. You would just have to order new pads. Yesterday we had brown outs every time the air came on. Today we have no water. So no shower, no going to the friends pool. And as of right now, no cooking, washing, cleaning, etc. and no flushing toilet! Neighbor is home today, but cant walk. (Sciatic nerve problems) So it's back to the dog and then work, I have to figure out lunch. I was right, she had her mind on something else, one of her friends passed away from cancer two weeks after he was diagnosed. And she is currently a mess. Since DH is watching his favorite show, but starts later than I do, I think at noon, he should go get lunch, bottled water, and then he can work. We did a drive around the neighborhood to find the broken water main, (the one that the water department told DH they were in the process of fixing) and no one is up there at all. There was a fire hydrant blasting water in some one's yard, but that wasn't the break. There was no one working on the break, and a truck at the fire hydrant. So not sure if mid afternoon is the actual estimated time of fix. It'll be a boil water situation later on.

Happy Tuesday Morning ! I could not sleep last night, I know it was 3:05 when I last looked at the clock, and it was 7 when the eyes opened. I tried prayer, meditation, and yoga stretches' for sleep. Nothing worked. I am stressing out over upcoming events, and I just need to say no to a few of them. I just want a day to myself, where I dont (oh this is selfish to say) have to be anywhere, other than where I want to be when I want to be there. I guess that's why I love cruising so much. Especially sea days. Oops, just heard a transformer blow in the "hood". Another squirrel biting the dust... @Rowsby I am glad you changed your mind. Wear your mask, don't hang with folks you don't know, and you should be fine. There has to be a safe way to live, or there is no way to live. Just take care of yourself! @rafinmdYou don't have to worry about running late here. If you don't post, we will come looking for you! One of the reasons we booked that cruise was that it is on a smaller ship. I guess I'm not a bells and whistles type of person, the sound of the ocean, the waves hitting the side of the ship, the stars at night, these are the things that make me happy on a ship. That and the fact that I don't have to cook or clean the kitchen at night. It also was advertised as a Journeys cruise with classes on Astronomy and computer information on how to manage your photographs. Not sure any of that will happen because of Covid. I certainly dont want to be in a big crowd in an enclosed space. @0106the first salad you show would be great on hummus and a couple of slices of pita. Yum. I like the quote today, and I love ice cream sandwiches. DH loves the chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwiches at Disney. It's been quite a while since we have been there, maybe I could make him one with some Pepperidge Farm cookies, and coffee ice cream. Have a great day everyone-

@cruzn singleI am sorry to read that you had to cancel your cruise. We just need to find you a cruise where the getting there isn't as hard on you. Also glad that your sister is doing better, but what are they doing about those abrasions. DH slipped while holding on to a bucket (dont ask, it was the cat litter bucket) tonight and sliced the skin right off his arm. He washed it and put on a BIG bandage, but since he is on blood thinners I do worry. @smitty34877It's late, but my prayers are with you before I go to sleep.

What a joyous day today was! Pauline joined the "family" I guess she was an "in law" until today. Father David was reinstated as our spiritual advisor, and I handed in my notice on the dog walking. The note went something like this...I know you have a lot on your mind but you forgot to pay me this past week. I am retiring from dog walking beginning in September. It has become a burden due to dr's appts and scheduling with my real job. Also after that fall this week, I realize I am too old to be doing this. I am giving you notice in advance as you will need to find someone else to walk her, or put her in puppy camp. She got home. She may have read the note, she was outside on the phone having a smoke, and stayed outside for an hour. I was on a zoom meeting and could see her outside. She doesn't smoke in her house, even though she is the only one there. She did not call me, she did not come over to pay me or talk to me. If the locks were changed tonight I would be over joyed. I have been doing this every day for a year, except for our weeks (2) in Florida, and two days when I knew my surgery would be longer into the afternoon. 2 days, in a whole year, that she had to work from home. @dfishGreat to have you home! Glad you had a good time, and I am sorry about Sue's luggage. I hope they find it, and when they do those new sweaters are still in it! I had to laugh about the passport location. @StLouisCruisersI am glad that they think they have solved the problem with your leg. I am very glad it's not a blood clot from flying, or Covid. Physical therapy is fun, you get to make new friends who torture you. And this is what the email said. A moderator pitching in on the HAL forum removed the post and asked for a management review. We have reinstated the post to the topic. As you can see it was copied and pasted.