The Fleet Report and Daily for Friday March 3rd, 2023

[aliaschief]

Good morning! Another nine hour nap and I should have gone for ten. It’s in the seventies this morning and a band of rain is approaching. The forecast also calls for wind gust up to 45 mph later in the day. Caretakers sure deserve a special day every day. So many here on the Daily and for me it was my dear sister who took such wonderful care of Mom & Dad. God bless you sis.

Last night was church group and we enjoyed good debate and interpretation. 
We have not really had any discussion yet on what’s on today’s agenda but I believe it’s going to be reading, browsing and crossword puzzles Friday.

Have been to today’s port many times and once with Redneck Bob. 🤪

Thanks for my morning read and may all of you be safe from storms which have been causing havoc.

Bruce

 

Edited March 3, 2023 by aliaschief

[grapau27]

Good afternoon.

I have been doing a few sales calls today and just stopped for a coffee.

Graham.

[cunnorl]

Good morning from a warm ( and not windy ) day at the beach

        I give a big salute to all caregivers. It is a huge job which takes its toll emotionally and physically. We care for our now 42 year old daughter. She is my heart. She has given us much more than we have done for her. I learned what is really important in life and not to sweat the small stuff. Below is a picture of her enjoying the balcony and a “yummy drink” on our recent cruise. 
      

[ger_77]

4 minutes ago, cunnorl said:

Good morning from a warm ( and not windy ) day at the beach

        I give a big salute to all caregivers. It is a huge job which takes its toll emotionally and physically. We care for our now 42 year old daughter. She is my heart. She has given us much more than we have done for her. I learned what is really important in life and not to sweat the small stuff. Below is a picture of her enjoying the balcony and a “yummy drink” on our recent cruise. 
      

She's lovely; thank you for sharing her with us!

[marshhawk]

Happy Friday Morning Dailyites!  And TGIF!  For some reason I got it in my head that I was working 5-10  tonight, not so, so my day time plans are getting squeezed together to a quiet morning and a very rushed lunch hour.  Which always involves a lot of nagging on my part to get DH up, dressed and out the door by 11 a.m. so I can be back by 12:30 so that I can walk the neighbors dog. And then start work at 1.  

 

I stopped at the farmers market yesterday to pick up olive oil, ended up with 4 things, and just this minute realized, I forgot to buy olive oil.

 

@summer slopeMy heart and my prayers are with you and your fur daughter.

 

I have given up on the computer's weather news, it's going to rain,  it may or may not be bad weather, it is what it is....

 

Yesterday on our day off I did loads of laundry, the big comforters, which took forever to dry, changed the sheets, swapped out the comforters on the bed, as the weather is supposed to cool down again, and I slept quite well last night, one wake up at 6 which while most of you are up by then, I opted for another hour of sleep. We also had lunch out yesterday, DH says since my diet these days does not include pasta, he had crawdads (crayfish) stuffed ravioli. Swimming in a creamy garlic sauce.  He gave me half of one, and WOW was it good!  Last week was Thai, this week was Cajun.  And next week?  no day off, as it's back to appointments and dr's visits.

 

I think that here on the Daly we each want each other to be happy, and if we share the humor we will make those who are not here happy, and on it goes...

 

 

Edited March 3, 2023 by marshhawk

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

Good morning from a sunny, just breezy central Texas were it is currently 44F.  The high today is predicted to be 66F.  No complaints here, especially after a wild night yesterday.  We did not have any damage or really high winds, but the people in the DFW area and north and east of there were not so lucky.  There was at least one tornado in Texas and one in Louisiana.  I heard from @Kurtybee123 last night, and they were all right, but had 75 mph winds and lost power for a minute or two.

 

After a busy week, there is not much on the agenda today.  Since we received almost 3/4 of an inch of rain yesterday, I may try to pull some weeds today.  As much as I do not like house cleaning, pulling weeds is my least favorite chore.

 

@StLouisCruisers  Sandi, thank you for getting us started again today.

 

Caregivers should be appreciated everyday for the hard work they do.  My father, with the help of a wonderful lady, took excellent care of my mother for the last 16 years of her life.  I would like everyone to be happy everyday, even though we know that is not possible.  Jacqui, @kazu my first thought on seeing if pets had thumbs day was like yours.  Boy would we be in even more trouble. 🤣 We had a Dalmatian who could open the screen door to the porch and let himself and his brother in the house.  BTW, he was left pawed (handed).   

 

The Leo Tolstoy quote is interesting.

 

We'll pass on the meal, drink and wine today.

 

In 2013, HAL sold the 7 day New England/Canada cruise as a 14 day roundtrip cruise.  We booked it as b2b so we had 28 days on board Veendam.  We were lucky to dock in PEI four times, and found something different to do each time, mainly because we rented cars on three of the visits.  I'll repost my pictures in a few minutes.

 

@puppycanducruise  Melanie, I hope our Texas low has weakened by the time it reaches you, and you don't get too much snow dumped on you.

@summer slope  Dixie, I hope your kitty's ultrasound shows something that is easily corrected, and that she has more happy years ahead of her.

@ottahand7  Enjoy your visit to Boca da Valeria.  I'm sure the kids will love the crayons.  

@1ANGELCAT  What a way to start the morning.  At least, you know your police force will check on 911 calls.

@dfish  Debbie, I hope the expected snow stays on the low side of the estimated amount.

@Rowsby  Sue, a very handsome cat.

@ger_77  Gerry, thanks for providing the directions to making today's meal, but I think we will still pass on it.

@cunnorl  Charlene, thanks for introducing us to your daughter.  She seems to be really enjoying her "yummy" drink.  Bless you for taking such good and loving care of her everyday.

@marshhawk  Annie, it sounds like you had a busy day off.  Loved the cat memes.

 

Lenda

 

Edited March 3, 2023 by Quartzsite Cruiser

[smitty34877]

Good morning from a cloudy but warmer 38 degree day. We expect rain later but all my relatives in the north will get snow it seems. Well we got a fairly good answer for the problem seen on the CT scan at the aorta. It is a fairly common thing and the specialist we will see soon will decide whether or not further intervention is needed. DH is already taking the medication needed and his other vital signs are stable. Phew!

We do have a few other tests to undergo due to other issues detected but will take a deep breath and try to relax. Thank you to all who expressed concern and sent good wishes. It truly helps at trying times.

Both of our dogs have figured out how to open the main front door but luckily the screen door is in the way so they can’t get out. Yet. We had an Airedale growing up that could open the fifties style refrigerator easily and did it a lot.

We have been to the port many times on BHB’s and usually rented a car to see the gorgeous beaches and lighthouses. I went swimming in June and the water was warmer than NY’s Jones Beach at the same time of year. Other people on the beach thought I was deranged.

Debbie,  @dfish,we made the lentil and mushroom pie last night and had a lot of satisfied customers. Thank you so much for presenting such appetizing recipes. I would love today’s recipe but no one else would be happy.

I salute the caretakers today and it was so nice of  @cunnorl to share her DD with us. It is true though that most of us will reach a time in life where someone needs our help.

Take care out there everyone

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

In 2013, we were in Charlottetown four times in August and September. 

 

On August 28. we walked around town and took the trolley.   I'll post those pictures here, then look at the ones from the other three visits when we rented cars and toured PEI.  It was a very cloudy day,, but atleast ot didn't rain.

 

The Veendam and the smaller boats.  This was our first, but not last time on the Veendam.

 

Pictures of the town and the little market where we stopped.

 

Lenda

Edited March 3, 2023 by Quartzsite Cruiser

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

On September 3, 2013, we visited the Anne of Green Gables House, the birthplace of Lucy Maud Montgomery, and the Confederation Bridge.  We enjoyed Lucy Maud's birthplace more than a house based on a fictional character.  It was a rainy day, but with a car, we had no problems.

 

The Anne of Green Gables House, but just the ones of the outside.

 

Lucy Maud Montgomery's birthplace.  She was born on November 30, 1874.  We could not take pictures inside.

 

A section of the Confederation Bridge outside the visitor's center.

 

Our next call to Charlottetown was on September 11.  This time, we took the shore excursion book information, and drove to the various lighthouses on the island.

 

Three of the many lighthouses on the island.

 

The ferry and a small harbor

 

Lenda

Edited March 3, 2023 by Quartzsite Cruiser

[ottahand7]

@cunnorlthanks for sharing your lovely daughter with us. 

Back from Boca da Valaria already.  Tenders started at 8 am. We got there before 9.  In addition to the crayons a lady asked if we were going ashore and gave us three bags of swag from Effy, necklaces, wallets, paper pads and a bracelet.   For my labors I snagged an Amsterdam World voyage t shirt out of the swag bag.  didn't wait to find the kids with animals but just started handing it out.  It was a grab fest but I really tried to give the crayons to the toddlers.  Some of the adults with little ones got the rest of the swag.  Even the ship photographer caught the melee. They kept grabbing at me and my skin is paper thin so I told them no. I bought a beautiful t shirt and some animal photos for tomorrow.   

 

[richwmn]

Our fearless leader (aka Captain) announced at sailaway that we have to skip Madagascar, so the next four days are at sea

 

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

In 2013, our last visit to PEI was on September 17.  We had a beautiful, sunny day to drive around the island.

 

I'm not sure where these were taken, but it was on the north shore of the island, and probably near the northern most point.  They were putting in wind generators near a lighthouse.

 

We timed our visit to the Anne of Green Gables Museum so we were there between buses from the ship.  We left when we saw a bus approaching.  It is a museum of a period house, and a working farm owned by relatives of Lucy Maud Montgomery.

 

A local catching some sun by the side of the road on a beautiful day.

 

Scenes from our drive around the island and back to Charlottetown

 

Charlottetown from the Veendam's top deck.

 

Lenda

[aliaschief]

9 minutes ago, richwmn said:

Our fearless leader (aka Captain) announced at sailaway that we have to skip Madagascar, so the next four days are at sea

 

Give a reason why? Weather?

[travelnap]

1 hour ago, aliaschief said:

Good morning! Another nine hour nap and I should have gone for ten. It’s in the seventies this morning and a band of rain is approaching. The forecast also calls for wind gust up to 45 mph later in the day. Caretakers sure deserve a special day every day. So many here on the Daily and for me it was my dear sister who took such wonderful care of Mom & Dad. God bless you sis.

Last night was church group and we enjoyed good debate and interpretation. 
We have not really had any discussion yet on what’s on today’s agenda but I believe it’s going to be reading, browsing and crossword puzzles Friday.

Have been to today’s port many times and once with Redneck Bob. 🤪

Thanks for my morning read and may all of you be safe from storms which have been causing havoc.

Bruce

 

Aliaschief, Great memes.  I can't imagine a cruise with both you and RedneckBob on it.  They would definitely need the caregivers as you two would keep people in stitches.

Edited March 3, 2023 by travelnap

[Lady Hudson]

Good morning all.  Thanks for all who participate on this thread.

 

Just returned home from our cruise.  A good time was had by all.  Saw the Eurodam drydocked in Grand Bahama. Went to Senor Frogs there and it was a mad house.  Under an afghan now as I wait for the house to warm up but at least no snow in the forecast.

 

Roy — glad you seem to be recovering well.  Just left your Baltimore and got out before the rain.  Katherine 

[RedneckBob]

Do you remember?

 

Way back in July 2010 the Regis and Kelly morning show was televising from Charlottetown PEI next to the harbor. The Maasdam sailed into the harbor and tooted its horn while being televised.

[TiogaCruiser]

Good morning all,

We have a lovely, cold (for here) day. The ground remains saturated, so no hiking or mountain biking for probably a week. Today is Clean the House day, and dad has some medical appointments in preparation for a procedure next week. Tonight is our seniors dinner at church, so preparations needed for that. And I’m making more crepe paper flowers for the tea in 3 weeks.
 

We’ll pass on giving our Golden any thumbs. He finds or creates enough trouble without them. At 8, he’s recently learned to use his paws for lots of things. Since I retired, I’ve started “coaching” him to do things on his own (problem solve) instead of barking at me to fix them for him. (Like when he rolls a ball under a cabinet- HE gets to give it his best- batting it with his paws and prove it’s too far under before I intervene.)

 

5 hours ago, StLouisCruisers said:

 

Note to Terri's @Cruzin Terri's tile contractor, you'd better show up today or we're all coming after you!😉

 

Love it!

 

@marshhawk Not sure if I posted this before to you, but we have a local dog walker who has several clients in our area, and she picks up and returns the dogs after they have a group walk. She currently has one assistant who takes a group while she walks another. In all, about a dozen dogs are walked at once. The cost is $30/ walk.

 

Have a great day everyone!

[richwmn]

31 minutes ago, aliaschief said:

Give a reason why? Weather?

Mostly weather, there have also been continuing discussions with the port authorities about docking vs tendering and where. So this was expected.

[rafinmd]

Well, I won't complain but I've been home almost 2 hours and still no rain.  Don't know if it will come but I'm inside for the rest of the day.

 

Roy

[kazu]

3 hours ago, ottahand7 said:

Good morning from Boca da Valaria.  We will be going ashore soon to deliver about 6 pounds Crayola 12 packs for the kids.  I bought them for $.25 and $.50 on clearance at Walmart in October. I hope they have access to paper.  It is partly cloudy but a big storm brewing to the north. Thank you for the Daily and Fleet Reports Sandi and thanks to Dixie, Debbie, Vanessa and for the wine reports too.  Prayers for all on our Care list and the people of Ukraine.  

Food continues to be great. Last night was a tasty seafood spring roll and smoked carne asada which we pounced on before photos. Tonight crispy Asian duck for main course and chicken Tikka as a starter. I have had to go back to fasting so I eat my first meal in the Lido at lunch and dinner.  Cutting way back on 50% off Happy Hour too. 

We finally spotted some pink dolphins.  Have a wonderful Friday!  Nancy 

Boat with a lady holding a sloth, Boca da Valaria, sunrise today, sunset and spring roll from dinner. 

 

 

 

 

 

Gorgeous sun set/rise pics!

 

 

4 hours ago, summer slope said:

Good Friday morning.  Heading to Winter Haven this morning to have an ultrasound on my precious kitty.  X-rays showed a mass in her colon.  She is 17.5 years old and I'm very worried.

 

So sorry to hear about your kitty.  I’d be worried sick too.  My prayers for you both 🙏 

 

 

1 hour ago, cunnorl said:

Below is a picture of her enjoying the balcony and a “yummy drink” on our recent cruise. 
      

 

Ahh ♥️.  Thanks so much for sharing with us.

 

 

52 minutes ago, Quartzsite Cruiser said:

  Jacqui, @kazu my first thought on seeing if pets had thumbs day was like yours.  Boy would we be in even more trouble. 🤣 We had a Dalmatian who could open the screen door to the porch and let himself and his brother in the house.  BTW, he was left pawed (handed).   

 

LOL Lenda - I hear you.  Miko (my poodle - RIP) could open cabinet doors, reach anything on any table or counter.  He was a real bundle of trouble (in the good way).  With thumbs he would have been real trouble.  He would have figured out the fridge 😂  He was left handed too.  In fact most of my dogs were - no idea why.

 

 

49 minutes ago, smitty34877 said:

Well we got a fairly good answer for the problem seen on the CT scan at the aorta. It is a fairly common thing and the specialist we will see soon will decide whether or not further intervention is needed. DH is already taking the medication needed and his other vital signs are stable. Phew!

 

Phew and whew are right!  Thank heavens and thank you for the good news 🙂 

 

[kochleffel]

3 minutes ago, kazu said:

He was left handed too.  In fact most of my dogs were - no idea why.

 

I don't know, either. I do know that, in general, female cats are right-pawed and male cats are left-pawed.

 

[rafinmd]

Welcome Home, @Lady Hudson.

 

Roy

[Cruzin Terri]

Good Friday morning to all.

i am happy to report that the tilers are here and working hard.  They expect to have the tiling work finished by Wednesday or Thursday.  They tell me that they will be here everyday but Sunday at 8am.  Guess I will not be able to be in my PJs into late morning for the next week or so.

 

Got a late start as I had a lot of people moving about in the house.  

Then of course, there has been a big trial going on here in the Low Country of South Carolina and I had to watch the sentencing of Alex Murdaugh.  The guy got the book thrown at him and he deserved what he got in my opinion and it appears the opinion of everyone else around these parts.

 

Now I am waiting for the guy from Wayfair to show up to put my TV table together.  I already gave away the old one.  One of the tilers was happy to take it off our hands.

 

Thank you Sandi for the Daily and Fleet Report.  

The days are interesting 

All caregivers deserve recognition.  We cared for my Mom for 11 years prior to her death and we cared for Jim’s brother for 40 years. He passed away in October of 2021.  It is not an easy job, but a labor of love.  Hats off to all those who take on this responsibility.  

Everyone wants to be happy and wants others to be happy and it gives us joy to make others happy.

Not sure about “If pets have thumbs”. Thank you @grapau27for the explanation.

 

I like the quote.

Never been to the port.

 

Prayers for all on the Cares list, 

@rafinmd hope you are doing better.

@smitty34877prayers for your DH and his medical issues.  Also prayers for Tana

@StLouisCruisers prayers for your DB with his diagnosis and treatments.

Also prayers for @mamaofami, @Scrapnana, @NextOne, and @lazey1, and @kazu

the people of Ukraine, New Zealand, victims of the earthquake and the train derailment in Greece.

If I missed anyone, I’m sorry.  

 

As I write this, I have lots of Mexican music coming from the bathroom.  As long as they are working, I don’t care what they play.,

 

I have to get ready for the guy from Wayfair.

More later.

Have a good day and stay safe.

God Bless,

Terri

[Vict0riann]

Good morning, Dailyites, and a big Thank You to all who post with interesting features.  The fish sounds good, but ours will probably be salmon tonight.  Last night we had chicken with glass noodles and a similar sauce, so the salmon will just be cooked plain.  It is raining now, and we need a lot of it, so, although the day is dark, I'm content.  Actually, I'm not, DD and DH are both having really bad health problems, so I shouldn't be complaining, but I'm annoyed the doctor told me that the current wisdom on Prolia is that once you start taking it, you have to continue for the rest of your life.  So I will have my shot next week, and hope it doesn't aggravate my leg, but I'm going to be researching how I can get off it in six months'  time.  I read somewhere on line that if you stop you have to take a bisphosphonate for at least three years after.  I could do that, although that is a nuisance, too.

 

We had a nice few days in snowy Bellingham, but didn't buy much.  The mall was missing a lot of stores that I used to like, and even Macy's was sparcely stocked.  It was nice to "eat out" and we had wine with dinner!   When we got back there were multiple messages from the urologist that Pat still has that pesky infection, and he is now on Cipro again - for 8 weeks.  I can't believe anyone has to take it for 8 weeks!  His surgery is next week.

 

I visited my neighbour yesterday, who had a knee replacement about 10 days ago.  She seems to be doing well, but her little shitzu, who I think is more than 17, is not doing well.  I think they will have to make that big decision soon.  He is such a dear, and used to love coming to visit us, as I always have little cut up bits of steak in the freezer for our puppy grand-dog. 

 

That's all my news - I'm not posting much these days, not a very happy time..  but I'll try to do better.  Love and prayers to you all.  

[JazzyV]

Good morning. Thanks for the Fleet Report/Daily @richwmn.

Caregivers are special and should be appreciated every day! It would be wonderful if everyone could be happy. If pets had thumbs they'd get into all kinds of mischief! Interesting quote. I'll pass on the meal (fish is a no for me), drink and wine.

I haven't been to Charlottetown.

 

It's cloudy and we're supposed to get high winds this afternoon and heavy rain; there's also a winter storm watch. Hopefully no power issues due to the wind. I had a weird night. I woke up at 4 to go to the bathroom, then felt like I couldn't breathe when I put my CPAP back on. I gave it 2 tries, then left it off and fell back asleep. I ended up getting about 9 hours of sleep total, waking up occasionally (I posted the Care List during one of those times, lol).

 

@StLouisCruisers Thank you for our start this morning. 

@rafinmd I'm glad you got home before the cold rain starts. 

@summer slope So sorry to hear about your kitty's issue; I hope it's easily treatable.

@kazu Wow on all that snow! I'm glad you have someone to shovel for you. 

@ottahand7 I hope the kids enjoy the crayons and others the swag. Thanks for the photos.

@1ANGELCAT That's scary having the police knocking on the door like that.

@cunnorl Thank you for sharing the picture of your daughter enjoying a cruise.

@Quartzsite Cruiser I'm glad you weren't impacted by the weather. Thanks for the Charlottetown photos.

@smitty34877 Good news about DH. I'm sure you're relieved. 

@richwmn I heard there's a cyclone that's causing Madagascar to be skipped. Too bad. 

@TiogaCruiser I hope your DF's procedure goes well. And the crepe paper flowers you're making are lovely.

@Cruzin Terri Happy Dance that the tilers are there! And I hope the Wayfair people get there too.

@Vict0riann Prayers for your DD and Pat with their health problems. And I hope you get a solution about the Prolia.

 

Prayers for the Care List and a Toast to the Celebration List.

Be well everyone.