Royal Caribbean Cruisers -- How Are Things Where You Are? (was "Routine" ​ 😁 ​day in lockdown... how was yours?)

[Luckynana]

5 hours ago, jmh2006 said:

Lunch was good.  Today we went to my hometown, Montclair and drove around.  Growing up there was wonderful.  The first house is where I grew up and the second house is where my parents moved to when I was in college.  We had lunch at a deli and had a delicious Sloppy Joe sandwich (which is different than one might expect)!  Fond memories!

 

Beautiful homes, Jen.  Both of them!  Your first home is very similar to the home will lived in for 42 years, and where we raised our 3 daughters.  We didn't have a wrap-around porch.   Ours was in the entire front of the house.  We sure do miss having a porch.

[BonTexasNY]

1 hour ago, SteelCityCruiser10 said:

Thanks for noticing !  It’s actually our 14th  but who’s counting… lol  

 

We aren’t the types to do big celebrations for anniversaries or birthdays.  Usually what happens is I book cruises and then we say this one can be our anniversary present to each other.  This one can be our birthday presents to each others etc etc 

We do the same, nothing big.  Hope your Anniversary was wonderful.

[Luckynana]

2 hours ago, SteelCityCruiser10 said:

Thanks for noticing !  It’s actually our 14th  but who’s counting… lol  

 

We aren’t the types to do big celebrations for anniversaries or birthdays.  Usually what happens is I book cruises and then we say this one can be our anniversary present to each other.  This one can be our birthday presents to each others etc etc 

Happy 14th Anniversary!  

[Luckynana]

@bobmacliberty  How is Micheline feeling since her surgery last week?

[FromSea2ShiningSea]

I made Blueberry Buckle Cake today.  Mmm Mmmm good.  

 

Can you smell it?

 

 

May want to add a scoop of vanilla ice cream to it.

 

@Jimbo Here is the recipe.

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/7985/blueberry-buckle/

 

Some notes:  

~I added a teaspoon of lemon extract to see how it would turn out.  Can barely taste the lemon flavor.  Maybe a little bit more next time.

~For the topping, to get a crumbly effect, instead of the smooth topping like I have, make sure the butter is cold and not softened.

 

I use King Arthur’s All-Purpose Flour and their Blueberry Buckle Recipe turns out to be the same as the Allrecipes’ recipe.

 

 

[SteelCityCruiser10]

19 minutes ago, FromSea2ShiningSea said:

I made Blueberry Buckle Cake today.  Mmm Mmmm good.  

 

Can you smell it?

 

 

May want to add a scoop of vanilla ice cream to it.

 

@Jimbo Here is the recipe.

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/7985/blueberry-buckle/

 

Some notes:  

~I added a teaspoon of lemon extract to see how it would turn out.  Can barely taste the lemon flavor.  Maybe a little bit more next time.

~For the topping, to get a crumbly effect, instead of the smooth topping like I have, make sure the butter is cold and not softened.

 

I use King Arthur’s All-Purpose Flour and their Blueberry Buckle Recipe turns out to be the same as the Allrecipes’ recipe.

 

 

OMG …my mom makes Raspberry Buckle.  It’s the best.  I bet that tastes awesome!  

[NHProud]

@lenquixote66Happy birthday, Lenny ! Have a fun celebration tomorrow and be sure to take some photos this year . 

[SteelCityCruiser10]

Smoked Brisket tonight 😋 🤤 

 

[DaniDanielle]

2 hours ago, Sunshine3601 said:

Happy Anniversary🥂💐

From me too

[Ocean Boy]

Cool looking sky tonight.

 

 

 

[Sunshine3601]

6 hours ago, jmh2006 said:

Lunch was good.  Today we went to my hometown, Montclair and drove around.  Growing up there was wonderful.  The first house is where I grew up and the second house is where my parents moved to when I was in college.  We had lunch at a deli and had a delicious Sloppy Joe sandwich (which is different than one might expect)!  Fond memories!

Beautiful houses.   I especially like house #1 and that patio.  Nice to see new owners are taking good care of both houses.

[maggieq]

47 minutes ago, SteelCityCruiser10 said:

Smoked Brisket tonight 😋 🤤 

 

Now that looks amazing. I do not eat meat less than well done and that right there looks on point 😊 

[Jimbo]

1 hour ago, FromSea2ShiningSea said:

I made Blueberry Buckle Cake today.  Mmm Mmmm good.  

 

Can you smell it?

 

 

May want to add a scoop of vanilla ice cream to it.

 

@Jimbo Here is the recipe.

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/7985/blueberry-buckle/

 

Some notes:  

~I added a teaspoon of lemon extract to see how it would turn out.  Can barely taste the lemon flavor.  Maybe a little bit more next time.

~For the topping, to get a crumbly effect, instead of the smooth topping like I have, make sure the butter is cold and not softened.

 

I use King Arthur’s All-Purpose Flour and their Blueberry Buckle Recipe turns out to be the same as the Allrecipes’ recipe.

 

 

Looks exactly like my Mother used to make. Thank you !

[aussielozzie18]

Good morning.  Rain forecast for Sunday hasn’t  eventuated, yet.  DH decided he wanted to cycle laps of Parramatta park.  Said there were walking tracks.  I haven’t been to this urban park before.  Had a thought as we were driving there that there was a historic building within the park…so whilst DH did 7 loops of the 3km cycling track, I visited the interior of Old Government House.  
 

Now keen to visit some of the other  heritage sites in Australia that I am yet to visit

 

Edited July 23, 2023 by aussielozzie18

[TravelGirlinDallas]

This blocked crossover on Deck 7 gets me every time. We are far aft on 7. 

 

It’s the last night. 😢

[grapau27]

11 hours ago, SteelCityCruiser10 said:

Thanks for noticing !  It’s actually our 14th  but who’s counting… lol  

 

We aren’t the types to do big celebrations for anniversaries or birthdays.  Usually what happens is I book cruises and then we say this one can be our anniversary present to each other.  This one can be our birthday presents to each others etc etc 

Happy 14th anniversary.

[ollienbertsmum]

12 hours ago, SteelCityCruiser10 said:

DW made herself a Watermelon Tito’s Mojito with our home grown mint and fresh watermelon 

 

 

That looks really nice.  I am experimenting with virgin cocktails to accompany my late afternoons.  I am going to look it up.  

[Lionesss]

Last night we had the opportunity of being a part of our first military wedding. 
 

The bride is my daughters sister in law and the groom is a proud   Marine. He currently serves on the Vice Presidents security  entourage.
 

Our daughter Christina was Matron of Honor and little Miss Zoey was flower girl. 
 

The ceremony and reception were beautiful. 
 

Semper Fidelis. 
 

[Momof3gurlz]

13 hours ago, SteelCityCruiser10 said:

Thanks for noticing !  It’s actually our 14th  but who’s counting… lol  

 

We aren’t the types to do big celebrations for anniversaries or birthdays.  Usually what happens is I book cruises and then we say this one can be our anniversary present to each other.  This one can be our birthday presents to each others etc etc 

We do the same.  Our September trip is both a belated 35th anniversary (Feb) and this year’s Christmas gift.  

17 hours ago, jmh2006 said:

Lunch was good.  Today we went to my hometown, Montclair and drove around.  Growing up there was wonderful.  The first house is where I grew up and the second house is where my parents moved to when I was in college.  We had lunch at a deli and had a delicious Sloppy Joe sandwich (which is different than one might expect)!  Fond memories!

Both beautiful homes. I love that wraparound porch and wide stairway.  That looks nothing like any Sloppy Joe I’ve ever seen!  Is it turkey?

[bobmacliberty]

11 hours ago, Luckynana said:

@bobmacliberty  How is Micheline feeling since her surgery last week?

 

She's doing OK.  Not as well as she had hoped, but probably where she should have expected to be.  She somehow had the idea that she'd be almost back to normal in a couple of days.  It's going to take a little longer.  She stopped taking the Oxy yesterday even though she still has some discomfort at times.  She hates taking Oxy at all for fear of getting addicted, even though all of her doctors have told her that it's needed.  She's mostly bothered now by some numbness and tingling in her left leg and foot which is also normal as the nerve that the herniated disc pressed against gets resettled.  That goes away in days to weeks.  I'm going to see if she's up for a short walk today to get out of the house.

 

Thanks for asking.

[Arzeena]

13 minutes ago, Lionesss said:

Last night we had the opportunity of being a part of our first military wedding. 
 

The bride is my daughters sister in law and the groom is a proud   Marine. He currently serves on the Vice Presidents security  entourage.
 

Our daughter Christina was Matron of Honor and little Miss Zoey was flower girl. 
 

The ceremony and reception were beautiful. 
 

Semper Fidelis. 
 

Both look lovely!

[bobmacliberty]

14 hours ago, NHProud said:

We’ve stayed at the Waldorf Astoria and no complaints.  We’ve also stayed at the Westin Times Square, the Hilton on Avenue of the Americas and the Sheraton on 7th and 52nd .  
 

That was some years, ago . No complaints about any of them .  
 

 

 

 

14 hours ago, George C said:

We stayed at Sheraton and Hilton was our go to hotel until ten years ago when we discovered the michealanglo on 51st and 7th perfect location ( but need short taxi Uber Lyft to msg) they have a 600 sq king suite with a bath and a half . But last two trips we had the king grand suite with two full baths , huge living room and 850 sq ft . Lots of great bars and restaurants really close . Will be happy to suggest some restaurants and bars . 

 

Thanks for the suggestions.  The Michelangelo looks like a great location.  Off to do some research.

[Ocean Boy]

8 hours ago, TravelGirlinDallas said:

This blocked crossover on Deck 7 gets me every time. We are far aft on 7. 

 

It’s the last night. 😢

This went by very fast. Seems like just yesterday we were talking about suboptimal bedding.

[Momof3gurlz]

Andy and I went to last nights Red Sox vs Mets game. We met his sister, BIL and our niece there. They live near Albany and are big Mets fans.  It was a beautiful night for a game!

 There was a pre-game ceremony honoring our military’s Special Forces.  The Red Sox organization does such a nice job with these recognition ceremonies. As the proud daughter of a member of the US Army’s 82nd Airborne and a Green Beret in Vietnam, I was very moved.  

[bobmacliberty]

Looks like a typical wet English summer day at The Open Championship golf tournament.  Yuck.  Does that weather extend all the way east to you Graham @grapau27?