QueSeraSera

11 hours ago, UKCruiseJeff said:

We mustn’t fall into deep ruts. 

wisdom there, too easy to do

20 hours ago, turtlemichael said:

When you are bored and have a spare few minutes, have a look at the Wiki on the voting system

Well, I had a few minutes this morning and was completely bewildered by the Eurovision voting rules, felt sure it was the previous night's wine fogging up my thought processes, but a 2nd visit to Wiki this evening shed no light whatsoever.  Eurovision's voting system is far worse than our electoral college.

The UK has provided the world with so much great music, and now, this?  Perhaps Eurovision caused the dust up with the European Union?

10 hours ago, UKCruiseJeff said:

lunch was Gala Pie

Had to look this up.  What do they mean by "medieval" recipe?  Is that before Columbus (bC)?

9 hours ago, UKCruiseJeff said:

I have no idea whether this makes any sense to non-Brits let alone fellow Brits but that is where I think a quiet but large number of Europeans felt

I need to understand Eurovision

That is really just unacceptable

1 hour ago, Silver Spectre said:

Supposedly it will be re-provisioned in Vancouver, just in time for all of us to get off.

Why not pursue alternate suppliers in Japan even if costs are very high?  

As we said back in the day, "heads are gonna roll over this"

4 hours ago, highplanesdrifters said:

recently been addicted to "Stop Making Sense", Talking Heads

"Life During Wartime" live performance, never could sit still through it.

4 hours ago, DavyWavey70 said:

There's no cure Lola, If Bro-coli goes anywhere near my food

For me, it was asparagus.  But with counseling, a patient spouse, and enough wine, I worked through it.

3 hours ago, Host Jazzbeau said:

The biggest joke on mankind is that computers have begun asking humans to prove they aren’t a robot.

This one was a LOL

welcome @mauimary

just concluded a Western Med cruise on Silver Dawn and we had a wonderful time!  Silversea Air flights on ITA (had to learn to pronounce this as "eeta") were excellent in BizClass, Bernina hotel in Rome was also very good.  On board, our butler was a pleasure & kept up with everything we requested, enjoyed all meals we took on board, thought the Motown show was fun.  Comments in the various threads here had me nervous.  We booked door to door and were so well taken care 0f - there was even a Silversea rep at the Rome airport to direct us to where to start the boarding process when our driver dropped us off. 

In our case, Silversea was just what we needed for a great 1-week getaway.  

On 4/13/2024 at 8:58 PM, DavyWavey70 said:

My Bertie just won't head the warnings! 

Love this picture and TTS' pictures.  Can't wait to pick up our pets tomorrow...

Just off the Silver Dawn on a 7 day Mediterranean cruise.  Loved it.  Good food, service and entertainment was really pretty decent.

Got a weak spot for Italian red wine, Italian people, and Italian food. Florence, however, seemed overwhelmed with tourists on our excursion there and I've no interest in returning.

France more complex, The French did not appreciate my grasp of their language, in spite of years of (required) study, not very Nice after all! Sete was good, enjoyed visiting the vineyards there.

ITA is a fine airline; in fact the business class lunch on our return flight was really delicious.

Too tired to add a photo but may do so tomorrow.

I had a recurring work assignment in Malaysia for several months each over several years.

Learned a lot, and almost got used to the HHH.

Of course, starting from Richmond helped with that.

My guess is Myster is doing the same thing!

Had to look up cozido stew - it sounds delicious!  Wondering if there is a poultry version...

4 hours ago, spinnaker2 said:

No rose, no Macon, no Italian white, no french white, no Cab, no California chard except Neilson, or Chilean Morande, no Pouilly Fume. And no restock

Lois, I almost hesitate to ask, but is Tiki sauvignon blanc available?  (you can accurately say you are asking for a friend)

And Silversea, if you're listening, I've been reading many complaints lately (Kaisecki a wrecki etc), but this may represent a bridge too far.  Please rectify for our beloved Spins.  We will be watching this April on Dawn!

Our bit of lemonade without the sugar today, reached a difficult decision regarding our elderly dog Biscuit and had her put down.  15 years since we adopted her at the Richmond shelter.  No data as to how old she was then.  Blinded by some genetic condition, hobbled by arthritis, and mentally she just wasn't with us as anymore.  The vet agreed, my wife agreed, so why do I feel like s**t?

Lion King  

Hoping for the best for your fellow passenger 

24 minutes ago, mysty said:

There was a cultural dance performance

dignified and beautiful, thanks for sharing mysty

daggone it Jazz!  I also got an email today saying "sorry" but it ain't happening (well, folks in California don't say it like that) but I'm getting zero.

Substitutions were proposed so of course I said send them.  And add a red or 2 while you're at it.

Save 1 of those six Jazz, so we can split it some day

1 hour ago, Port Power said:

17C at home, Lirio?  That’s freezing!

That is kind of funny Lirio!

Of course not actually freezing.  To invoke a local expression, that's "sweater weather" around here!

14 minutes ago, jpalbny said:

that's not much warmer than my wine refrigerator!

But my mom would have called it good sleeping weather, as she turned down the thermostat & had a last glass of chardonnay.

4 minutes ago, DavyWavey70 said:

6 should be enough for a decent night QSS!

We might need a little help to pull that off, even with pretzels and cheese - if you're in the neighborhood, we'd be delighted to have you stop by!

6 minutes ago, Host Jazzbeau said:

Uh oh

No stress!  Agreed it is subjective, but now our first glass comes with a story behind it - so thanks for that.  Besides I held back and only ordered 6 😌

23 hours ago, Host Jazzbeau said:

Auntsfield Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc

OK Jazz, just ordered a half-case Auntsfield SB based on your rec which was endorsed by Dave in a chat at wine.com.  Added a couple Aglianico reds from Italy to meet a coupon, & because I fell in love with Aglianico in Sorrento.

JP that sounds delicious!  I read it aloud to my wife and she agrees.  We've been baking halibut in various ways for dinner, this innovation sounds worth pursuing!

1 hour ago, Tothesunset said:

Is there ever a time when it isn't? 

Yes.  Some days nothing beats a chilled sauvignon blanc

@mysty  Feels like a red wine night tonight...

@Dolcevita Diva our heartfelt condolences.  He was a beautiful cat, heart breaks at your pictures.  I do believe our loved deceased pets wait for us somewhere, somehow in the next life.  

Leo August 17 here

Could someone pass the wine?