14 hours ago, taznremmy said:

I second this idea.  She is absolutely gorgeous!  I'd love to see that last picture on a box of cat food!😁

+ 1  OB @Ocean Boy

14 hours ago, taznremmy said:

John, your attitude is so uplifting!  Thank you!

+ 1  John  @Ozark_Kid 

9 hours ago, grapau27 said:

I'm sorry to hear this Sue.

Hopefully it was dehydration and a one off.

Nice photos in Singapore.

I hope you both have a wonderful cruise.

+ 1, Glad you got to see the amazing views from the 57th floor,  Sue & Gary @sgmn

35 minutes ago, Arzeena said:

Best wishes to Charlie and hugs to you.
Please continue to take your prescription Grey Goose.🥰

+ 1  Marietta @DaniDanielle

9 hours ago, ReneeFLL said:

So sorry to hear about Charlie. Hope he feels better soon.

2 hours ago, Sunshine3601 said:

Oh No!  How horrible that must have been for both of you.    On a positive note, he didn't break anything or hit his head.

I hope everyone feels better once home.(((((❤️)))))

2 hours ago, Ocean Boy said:

My wish for you is some peace and tranquility for a while.

2 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

@DaniDanielle  My thoughts are with you and Charlie.

1 hour ago, grapau27 said:

Best wishes to Charlie in his recovery Marietta.

@DaniDanielle

+ 5 (((( )))) Marietta

1 hour ago, Sea Dog said:

It’s an eye mask that you heat up in the microwave and the heat loosens up your tear ducts. It’s very comfortable and feels very soothing.

@firefly333

Jane, I used to manage an eye clinic. Your "problem" is very easy to deal with, and known to every eye doctor. Mine used to recommend hot drenched in tap water compresses for a few minutes on every eye, stressing that's one remedy which is "free".

55 minutes ago, ReneeFLL said:

Many hugs to you.

@Ozark_Kid John + 1, and I was really hoping that it will be a very very slow progress, or at least, a complete "standstill" with the new medication 😢

31 minutes ago, ReneeFLL said:

Has anyone seen Bethany from Dallas post lately?

@TravelGirlinDallas  She's more active on Bella's Faces of Books 😎

13 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

I’m glad you got to celebrate this milestone. I’m sorry you had to go to too many funerals.

Mark, @h20skibum   + 1

13 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

I’m so sorry. There are no words I could adequately say.

Marietta, @DaniDanielle  + 1

John @Ozark_Kid 

How r u feeling? Noticed that you're posting less, missing your grandkids pics

16 minutes ago, aussielozzie18 said:

as I was putting this in the gift bag, thought of @Ocean Boy

@A&L_Ont

Aussie, me thinks raisins are more in Andrew's "department" 😉

20 hours ago, Ocean Boy said:

I never eat burgers on a bun. I would have to throw the bun away.

20 hours ago, h20skibum said:

That sounds like my wife. She never eats a burger on a bun.  
 

We went to one place where I ordered a burger, and she ordered one without the bun. Same type.  They charged extra for one without a bun. 🤷 Must have been a special order in their system. 

 

After that, she just ordered with, then threw the bun away.  

I've learned "the hard way" to order the burger, and then throw the bun... Such a waste...

1 hour ago, aussielozzie18 said:

@George C  Sorry to read of your health scare.  Glad all tests were ok.  

+ 1  🤞  @George C

19 hours ago, h20skibum said:

But I also encountered a poster from the UK, that I would have to place in the “Not Nice” category.  So now, I need an interpretation from our friends from the UK.   
 

What does it mean, if someone asks, “Are you hiding in my chimney?”

16 hours ago, A&L_Ont said:

@h20skibum If I had to guess in the context, the idea would be something like “are you are hiding in my chimney to hear/know all that happens in my house”.

13 hours ago, HBE4 said:

Sounds like a more colorful way to say "Lurking in the shadows" or just "Lurker".

4 hours ago, h20skibum said:

I think the reference is more along Andrew’s line of thinking.  

As an avid reader of English mysteries, I'll go also with Mark's, Andrew's and HBE4 "interpretation" -- eavesdropping/lurker 😉

10 hours ago, NHProud said:

I’m so sorry you are experiencing all of these health problems .  Wishing you the best outcome 

+ 1 Greg @Sea Dog

... And, as if this horrible ongoing war is not enough to make me very sad, one of our BFF, Alex, had a stroke last week, rendering him unable to use his right side 😢😢.

When I arrived to the special new immigrants school, almost 60 years ago, Alex (a "veteran" of 2 years) took me under his wing -- both in helping with the Hebrew/math/bible lessons and with the work we had to perform (milking cows, leaving him the "nervous" ones...).

Despite our difficult beginnings, he went on to earn a Ph.D. in science teaching from East Lansing, MI, and, until the stroke, was working at the Weizmann Institute.

Just more than a month ago I finally managed to persuade him and his DW to take their first cruise, a Rhine river one, and Ken ( @Ourusualbeach) found them an excellent cabin. I was so happy for them, flights and hotels booked also...

Today he was moved to a rehabilitation facility. I'm hoping that with a lot of PT, he will regain, in due time, at least some of his motoric capacities.

Extreme left in the pic, during our golden wedding dinner anniversary. On the right side, Alex's 3rd cousin, Miriam, whom I met through him, and to this day she's my BFF.

3 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

I hope it is not invisible like the last copy and paste I did of my email....

Still invisible on my computer and on my IPad... 

@Momof3gurlz @Dadof3gurlz

Deb & Andy, Happy Wedding Anniversary 💐

Just now, FromSea2ShiningSea said:

Stork Update:  DIL1 delivered baby at 6:56AM. 2/18/2024 5lb6oz.  It was a quick & speedy delivery.  He was very eager to enter the world.  Thank God, he and his mommy are doing well.  Doctors are keeping an eye on mommy to make sure everything is stable.  We will go see them in a week or so.  Now we wait for DS2’s turn who is due in April.

Mazal Tov, H & M, and, of course, your DS1's family. I was eagerly awaiting the news 🥂 💐

1 hour ago, h20skibum said:

@Ocean Boy , Susan and I would also be happy to share our experiences as well.  Excellent letter. 

Same here. DH is leaving every show after a few minutes....

@DaniDanielle Marietta, my sincere condolences to Charlie and you. Sending positive thoughts to your friend

@Sea Dog Greg, so sorry about all you're going through now. At least, Linda is doing better 😘

@aussielozzie18 Hope your DD is on the mend and her recovery will be full.

@Luckynana Maryann, "glad" that the break was a clean one, hopefully your youngest GS will make a full recovery.

On 2/14/2024 at 2:46 AM, Coralc said:

@dani negreanu This is a pretty cool story:

 

Hiker discovers rare 2,800-year-old amulet in Israel

Hiker discovers rare 2,800-year-old amulet in Israel (yahoo.com)

Thanks, Patti. Very interesting finding, and luckily the hiker reported the finding to the Antiquities Authority.

On 2/14/2024 at 4:28 AM, helen haywood said:

@dani negreanu Would love some photos of anything your resident chef has cooked recently!  I love to cook…read recipes…shop for ingredients…eat…😁

Marian, what can I tell you... the mood is not there. The only special meal was a repeat of the acorn squash, same stuffing, but more "decorative"....

On 2/16/2024 at 3:32 PM, bobmacliberty said:

Thanks for posting this.  Micheline loves visiting estates, and this looks like a great place to visit.  Margaret Greville must have been a very interesting person.  Adding this to the list for our next visit to London.

Thanks, Sue @sgmn. It will be on my list too.... sometime..... The name "Greville" ring a bell, the tiara used by Camila [now, Queen].

@firefly333 Jane, I wouldn't recommend the Termini station neighborhood. It is quite "seedy". Highly recommend this one, very central, walking distance to everything, bar the Vatican.

Argentina Residenza Style

https://www.argentinastylehotel.com/

@NHProud Judy and Debbie @Sunshine3601 

Laser -- when I was doing my annually "pilgrimage" to Germany to be treated by my cousin dentist husband, he always finished my "cleaning" with a laser treatment.

On 2/12/2024 at 8:27 AM, harryfat1 said:

Last part of the dim sum meal from yesterday

 

 

The shrimp filled dumplings on the lower right side are my favorites...

I guess I can drop in a few pictures on @dani negreanu mega thread as I saw @bobmaclibertyhad posted some pictures of his trip to NYC with pictures of the US Intrepid last month when he uploaded some mooring line pictures.

Harry, you're more than welcomed to "drop a few pic" on "my" thread. And I like your NYC itinerary, with the 9/11 Memorial at the foremost. We were there lastly in Sept. 2017 and the "vessel" was not "operational" then.

BTW, DH is a huge fan of Escher, and, while visiting our DS2 in Holland, we went to Escher's museum in Den Hague. Amazing.

Many happy anniversaries today 💕

Happy birthday to Sue @sgmn and to Lisa @A&L_Ont

And best wishes for your wedding anniversary -- Renee & Mike @ReneeFLL

3 hours ago, HBE4 said:

Glad you are ok, nobody was hurt, the car is driveable with no serious damage. 

@Sunshine3601

Debbie,  + 1

@Sea Dog

Greg, I'll be thinking about your tomorrow.

Sending positive thoughts across the pond for a successful and painless surgery 🤞

13 minutes ago, DaniDanielle said:

My whole left side is sore from trying to brace myself but I am okay otherwise.

6 minutes ago, reallyitsmema said:

 

Happy to hear you didn't mess up that hip!  Hope you feel better soon. 🙂 

+ 1 Marietta @DaniDanielle

26 minutes ago, Luckynana said:

Good news, Marietta!  What a relief it has to be for you both!!  Hugs to Charlie.

Great news indeed. Hugs to both of you 😘

2 hours ago, derorim said:

I went to kindergarten in Kansas City

Ahhh, Joy, you and those pigtails (?) are so cute 😁

2 minutes ago, Sunshine girl Fl said:

What was the name of the excursion from celebrity that included the water taxi ?

IIRC -- "Oia on your own".

11 hours ago, Etta1213 said:

Do you feel obligated to simplify "stuff" so that your kids don't inherit a mess one day?

Not obligated, but I take "pity" on them... I too have difficulties throwing thinks out, so was my late mom, and when she passed, being an only daughter, I had to throw, give away, leave with the house a lot of stuff.

Don't want our kids to go through this....

32 minutes ago, h20skibum said:

Haven’t received any for the last couple days

Same here. I limited my notifications to "my" thread and Bella's friends.

50 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said:

the Romania Passport thread

I thought it was Hungarian.... There is a veiled rivalry between the Romanians and Hungarians.... Each people think they're cleverer than the other 😕