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Thank you for the Daily Reports. The pizzas and cocktail look tasty. We have had the Geisen SB a few times and I agree with Wine Enthusiast it had some vegetal notes. Better for us is the HA mainstay Nobilo or Kirkland NZ SB. Fireworks show and dinner was great. So much food and great company. It was great to spend time with neighbors from across the lake. Fishing is on the docket for today after defrosting the propane refrigerator. Prayers for all on Roy's care list and special prayers for the people of Ukraine. 🙏 Lake views from our neighbors deck. They have a grand view and an arrangement I made for a hostess gift. Have a great weekend!

Following. We booked Grand South America 2023 onboard NS in February. We got the last portside Vista Suite so I think that would be a pretty full cruise already. We need to get away from winter will be really sad if cancelled.

I have a story about ATM for European currency. We arrived in Amsterdam and my friend who was a travel agent pulled out her Amex Gold card to get cash. At that time AMEX was not supported well in Europe. This problem carried through for most of our trip thankfully we were on a cruise. The pork shoulders turned out great although I ran out of charcoal in the grill so the largest one went into the oven for another 90 minutes. They pulled apart easily but it was a long day starting the grill at 5am and last pork butt pulled at 7. I had a nip of bourbon and crashed at 8. Party with fireworks tonight. Thanks for the Daily Reports. Prayers for the people of Ukraine, those who are battling illness and their families supporting them. I found my Loon pics when working with other photos. I am glad they were found. He only visits and puts on a show about once a summer.

Hello and happy Thursday. I missed yesterday because my hotspot "truck" went to town. I stayed home in case we found a plumber to put in a new HWH. John made a lot of calls and texts and one is due tomorrow. I was able to have a warmer bath by toting buckets of warm hose water and heated water into my tub. Today I am smoking pork shoulders at 5:30 for our pulled pork for tomorrow's delayed 4th celebration. Plus waiting patiently in the truck for a chat to begin with Direct TV to get a new remote sent to our PO Box. Nothing goes easy here but it is worth it. I tried to email in photos for the botanical photo contest but my computer ran out of juice before the photo sent. 😿 @dfishthe salad recipes and pics look great. @kazu the photo of your Goatsbeard is lovely - they look like fireworks Have a great day and thanks for the Daily Reports. Prayers for all who need them. 🙏 Pork pre and post seasoning. A cool toad that sits patiently near an ants' nest. Variegated Japanese Iris.

Good morning. Another sad day after the shootings in Highland Park. We are still waiting to hear from the plumber for the HWH replacement. I expect to hear from him soon since it was a holiday weekend and he has many kids so probably was doing fun things. Our gas stove heats water quickly but my lukewarm bath yesterday wasn't the usual luxurious experience. Another cloudy day and with not much wind. I am going to work on an article for the garden council newsletter because this is the weather mosquitoes love. We have been blessed with near perfect weather this summer and the worst mosquitoes in years. 😡 Prayers for the people in Highland Park, the people of Ukraine and those on the care list. 🙏. Thanks for the Daily Reports!

Happy 4th of July to all celebrating in the US and abroad! We have a rainy day with a break right now. Perfect light to take flower photos. Fishing was ok yesterday with our usual supervisor, the Bald Eagle. I got some good photos of him as he was attacked by Kingbirds. I woke up thinking about using the rainy day to make Swabian Rye bread like we had on the Nieuw Statendam but I don't have bread pans here so I will hit the Dollar Store for some when we head to town on Wednesday. I brought all the needed ingredients just no pans. Thanks for the Daily Reports. Today's drink looks great as does the wine. We used to be on Rochioli's mailing list and visited several times but it was one of the wineries we gave up on when I retired. Prayers for all on Roy's care list and for people who need them. Have a wonderful day! 🎆🧨🎇🍾🍷🥃

Happy Sunday. Our day started with the hot water heater giving up the ghost. It was installed in 2008 when the previous one had popped after not being drained properly for the winter. Of course it is a holiday weekend and our last plumber has moved to Alaska. I will call our builder for a recommendation. I will probably go down to DS cabin and get the kettles she uses for heating water in her rough cabin. Have a great weekend everyone and thanks for the Daily Reports. Prayers for all needed them and for the people of Ukraine. 🙏