marshhawk

Happy Tuesday Morning ! I could not sleep last night, I know it was 3:05 when I last looked at the clock, and it was 7 when the eyes opened. I tried prayer, meditation, and yoga stretches' for sleep. Nothing worked. I am stressing out over upcoming events, and I just need to say no to a few of them. I just want a day to myself, where I dont (oh this is selfish to say) have to be anywhere, other than where I want to be when I want to be there. I guess that's why I love cruising so much. Especially sea days. Oops, just heard a transformer blow in the "hood". Another squirrel biting the dust... @Rowsby I am glad you changed your mind. Wear your mask, don't hang with folks you don't know, and you should be fine. There has to be a safe way to live, or there is no way to live. Just take care of yourself! @rafinmdYou don't have to worry about running late here. If you don't post, we will come looking for you! One of the reasons we booked that cruise was that it is on a smaller ship. I guess I'm not a bells and whistles type of person, the sound of the ocean, the waves hitting the side of the ship, the stars at night, these are the things that make me happy on a ship. That and the fact that I don't have to cook or clean the kitchen at night. It also was advertised as a Journeys cruise with classes on Astronomy and computer information on how to manage your photographs. Not sure any of that will happen because of Covid. I certainly dont want to be in a big crowd in an enclosed space. @0106the first salad you show would be great on hummus and a couple of slices of pita. Yum. I like the quote today, and I love ice cream sandwiches. DH loves the chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwiches at Disney. It's been quite a while since we have been there, maybe I could make him one with some Pepperidge Farm cookies, and coffee ice cream. Have a great day everyone-

@cruzn singleI am sorry to read that you had to cancel your cruise. We just need to find you a cruise where the getting there isn't as hard on you. Also glad that your sister is doing better, but what are they doing about those abrasions. DH slipped while holding on to a bucket (dont ask, it was the cat litter bucket) tonight and sliced the skin right off his arm. He washed it and put on a BIG bandage, but since he is on blood thinners I do worry. @smitty34877It's late, but my prayers are with you before I go to sleep.

What a joyous day today was! Pauline joined the "family" I guess she was an "in law" until today. Father David was reinstated as our spiritual advisor, and I handed in my notice on the dog walking. The note went something like this...I know you have a lot on your mind but you forgot to pay me this past week. I am retiring from dog walking beginning in September. It has become a burden due to dr's appts and scheduling with my real job. Also after that fall this week, I realize I am too old to be doing this. I am giving you notice in advance as you will need to find someone else to walk her, or put her in puppy camp. She got home. She may have read the note, she was outside on the phone having a smoke, and stayed outside for an hour. I was on a zoom meeting and could see her outside. She doesn't smoke in her house, even though she is the only one there. She did not call me, she did not come over to pay me or talk to me. If the locks were changed tonight I would be over joyed. I have been doing this every day for a year, except for our weeks (2) in Florida, and two days when I knew my surgery would be longer into the afternoon. 2 days, in a whole year, that she had to work from home. @dfishGreat to have you home! Glad you had a good time, and I am sorry about Sue's luggage. I hope they find it, and when they do those new sweaters are still in it! I had to laugh about the passport location. @StLouisCruisersI am glad that they think they have solved the problem with your leg. I am very glad it's not a blood clot from flying, or Covid. Physical therapy is fun, you get to make new friends who torture you. And this is what the email said. A moderator pitching in on the HAL forum removed the post and asked for a management review. We have reinstated the post to the topic. As you can see it was copied and pasted.

@smitty34877 I am so sorry you are all ill. I marked your comment "like" , but that is because there isn't a hug emoji.🤗

It wasn't a troll who took Father David off, but a new monitor. Our complaining had them rethink, so all is well in the world. (got an email from the powers greater than ours)

@Sharon in AZ Thanks for the heads up on the daily prayer. I did attempt to join, they said they would notify me, if accepted. I am terrible about the book of the face, as my bosses read my posts and I usually steer clear. As the church is closed today, I may hear something tomorrow. I hope.

I have one that was hidden also. I think it's because I said a bad word. And because I think we are currently being monitered.

If mobility is an issue I would say, got to HMC, the tenders are good at moving wheel chairs. But once there, except for the shops you are on sand. Better shops at the pier area at Grand Turk, but in the ocean you go from sand to a significant drop off. If there is no issue, I wouldn't stay on the ship at either one., If you like a soft sand beach with no drop off, then HMC would be my choice. However if you like snorkeling, Grand Turk is great. It's true that over the last 10 years of cruising to HMC, the beach gets smaller every year. Welcome to global warming.

Currently treading lightly with my posts. @Paw13 Welcome to the Daily! I've seen your face most every day that I have been with the Dailyites! Very pretty face! My name is Ann (along with a bunch of Ann's, most of us are avid cat lovers too). I am very much unlike my screen name. Unlike the hawk, I'm pretty blind, cant chase things, hate to fly, and I think I need my wings clipped. You are already family here, but I bet you knew that!

I was checking out recordings of Make me a Channel of Your Peace, and found this, filmed in India during the time of Covid. I hope you enjoy it. These are not pure voices, they are voices of the pure.

I found said sermon on the book of face, and watched. I also added on the song that goes with the sermon, and once again felt the Grace. What a wonderful person Father David is. @StLouisCruisersI did email the management in charge this morning. If you look at last night, it was (when I last looked) the address at the bottom,, but not last post.... it does in a way give us a way to have our say.

@srdancer I have been spanked a few times, but it is best if you don't mention it here. Hugs to you. I did write this morning to the powers that be. Expecting face slap. @Paw13 I will ask DH this morning if he will do this for me on his phone. (when he wakes up). Thank you.

@grapau27 My cell phone is only for work, so that wont work. How do you see him on Sundays? Is there a web site, or the "book of face" ? Of course, to get that live I would have to stay up most of the night.... @kazu Shadow is so beautiful. How old is she? I have a calendar with dogs on it, and this month's calendar has a picture of Cirneco deli' Etna, one of the world's oldest dog breeds, same ears as Shadow. She must come from royalty.

Happy Monday Morning Dailyites! I kept waking up, so decided it was time to get up, I fed the cats, made the coffee, turned on the news, and I'm once again ready to go back to bed. I really do miss not having my Sunday fix of Father David. If it keeps disappearing then someone is complaining. I too agree with @rafinmd I wish you had spoken up. Thing is, anyone can complain, they can be trolling or they could be a first time reader. Who knows. I wonder if the majority of us complained to the powers that are, if they would reverse their decision. @grapau27 Would your wife be willing to create an email group, and send it to us that way? I have no problem giving you my email address. Let me know. I love your new avatar. Now every time I look at it, I will remember Villefranche and the stained glass window I broke.... The dream for today was to go walking this morning, the reality of the day is that I bought a pair of shorts for DH for our next cruise, and a pocket has a hole in it, and I have to go back to the store and either get a refund, or let him pick out another pair. I have decided to retire from the dog walking gig. You did all tell me I charged too little, and after last weeks fall, I have decided that I am too old to put up with a bad dog that is not mine. Five days a week I cant do what I want to do, because I have to walk that dog. We rush home from appointments, I miss an hour a day from a job, and I cant make plans that include being gone past 1 p.m.. I understand she wants her dog walked, but I also noticed this weekend she was never home. I will continue to walk the dog until September. And I will give her notice today. this gives her one month to figure out what she wants to do. (she does have the option at her job to work from home). I appreciated your opinion, feed back requested.

Good Evening Dailyites. I have not been able to get on all day, of course it was F1, then pay bills, then mail bills, then get lunch then go pay two more bills in person, then go grocery shopping (and I left the list at home) and my friend Penny wanted me to come by and swim at her pool, and my old boss (and friend) called, and well that was my day. I didn't make it to the pool. I told her I would be there on Tuesday morning. I think i've read everyone's posts, was there a Father David today? How did I miss the info from @dfish ? About Sue losing the luggage, and @kazu I loved your earlier memes today. I remember song lyrics from the 50's 60's and 70's, but cant remember what I had for lunch. (to me the music died in 73.) @AncientWandererMy next cruise is on Carnival but it's a Journeys cruise in the Caribbean. Key West, Amber Cove, Grand Turk, Grand Cayman and Cozumel. All places we have been to, and the goal is to do something new, except for Cozumel. The year before Covid, we were on a cruise docked in Cozumel and we went to Isla Passion. It was April, and my birthday, and it was too cold to even think about going in the water. It was a lovely day, in a lovely place, and DH said he wanted to come the next year for his birthday. So I booked a cruise that would put him in Cozumel for his birthday, and along came Covid, and we changed the cruise, and changed the cruise etc, and our other cruises, and combined a couple, and came up with this 10 days Journey cruise for November of 2020, and then changed it to 2021, and finally going this September. Alaska is next year on my first ever Holland American Ship, the Nieuw Amsterdam, and I am very excited about the cruise. My BFF chose the cruise, and is paying for the cruise, as a pay back for out taking him to Alaska September 2016. I get to pay for the hotels, and the excursions. And my air fare. 14 days, and yes, it goes to Skagway. DH and BFF have decided they want the train excursion up to the Yukon. I have no idea if Canada is going to let us in or not on that excursion. Still researching. Well DH just put a bowl of peppermint ice cream, covered in hot fudge in front of me, I must go now....

I know this is Holland, but I wanted to share, that I got an email from Carnival that cruises 5 days or less no longer require pre boarding Covid tests. You do need to be vaccinated to the most required vaccine/booster, but no covid tests. Too bad, I have 4 booked cruises, not one less than 10 days long....Oh well......Now I have to do a Covid test. Maybe the rules will change again by September 1st.

The counties in the the Atlanta area are code RED now for Covid. AS far as I know only one of them is asking for masks indoors again.

@bennybear I loved your photo graph of the optical illusion flooring @aliaschiefyour pictures are making me feel like I'm right behind you on your travels. I am truly enjoying your adventures. @Cruzin Terri and I think my bosses get me confused with actually being a fund raiser too. LOL @StLouisCruisers We are now hearing the thunder, and i am hoping that it does storm, but with out loss of power. Last night's storm (which my friend Debbie tells me was at 1 a.m. in midtown) was a real BANGER, but the rain put me right back to sleep, and I am loving this rain. I read weird news, and yes it's googly news, but if you look between the lines you will notice something. The something really is about Covid. You can get it more than once, mainly because while your body may not change, the virus does. We just keep calling it Covid. The other thing I keep reading (mind you it seems to be in small print if you know what I mean) is that the drug that you give you relieves the symptoms. but people who are taking it , are getting Covid again immediately after they stop taking it. (Fauci, Biden). I have to assume that every one around me is carrying Covid, and I do continue to wear a mask, when I go any where. That said, I was doing a sales call the other day, the gentle man said he was very wary. He wears a mask all the time, he's had his vaccines and he cares for his elderly 86 year old mother. Within a week, he got covid. His mother got covid, and his "honey" got covid. This "bug" has not gone away, it's constantly mutating, and we have already realized that even our most cautious life style isn't a deterrent. I think that's why so many, including the news reporting have just thrown in the towel. I think we all need to be warriors!!

I too am fascinated by @grapau27's story. Maybe he his next door to haunt his wife? Find out how faithful she was? Or maybe he just didn't like humanity. But how did he get food? I wonder if it's on Britbox? Several days ago, I found out that I was being moved from one campaign in TX-selling to Fundraising (not my favorite thing to do) and I have to start with an ask of a thousand dollars. Currently I am calling people who have given between 5-9. Dollars. Not thousands. I am getting a lot of "no's". But this morning I hurried from here to my other computer to start work, and we had no leads. The system is broken. Which in reality I was grateful for, as I am calling people in KY, and think they have more on their minds than buying symphony tickets. I was going to check in with the TX group, only to see my fellow coworkers texting about the fact they had no leads. So I had a Saturday off, while waiting over an hour to see what would happen. I have been loving the photos today. Peanut sauce is great with chicken!!!!! OMG! I need to call several friends today to see how they are doing, two with post eye surgeries, and one with a new condition. So off I go again. @smitty34877 Sorry to hear about the covid. @kazuI am loving the Shadow!!!!

Happy Saturday Dailyites! We had a very heavy rain early last night while driving to our meetings, and then the sky cleared, above us, but there were thunderclouds around us for hours. Sometime in the middle of the night, another st:orm broke over us lots of BIG bangs, we both woke up, rolled over, and fell back asleep, and I slept til 8 twenty this morning! I love cheese cake, DH loved the idea of the tofu, I'm allergic to soy, so too much and I am not a well person. Last night I told DH that I wanted to change our dinner plans up to see if I could keep my blood sugar down, Usually on Friday night, its a small cheese burger, and 8 onion rings, and the blood sugar sky rockets. Last night we went Mexican, and I had a marinated flank steak with refried black beans. NO sugar spike. Yeah!

Currently listening to F1 Talk Tech. DH loves it, I ,on the other hand think it's way past bed time.... To my Daily Angels

@puppycanducruise Your weather and temperatures sound absolutely lovely today, could you please send your weather to Atlanta? You just described the perfect day! @0106 Thank you again for a recipe that looks like something I would like, not sure if I would want to eat hot today though. I like salmon so that would work. I was told to keep cool to eat food that was spicy hot, not temperature hot. Apparently sweating cools you...LOL. @StLouisCruisers Thank you for the great pictures!

Happy Friday Dailyites! I love tigers. I like chicken wings. And I think I make the best Lasagna...LOL. Moist but not swimming, It is made from the heart. But these days we don't know enough people to feed it to them, and the ones we know, don't do carbs, don't do meat, don't do tomato, etc. just fill in one ingredient....This is why I often suggest that book club meet at a restaurant, as these days at least one person goes hungry not being able to eat something served. Well Chuck is back to as normal with the docs as can be, yes, the main goal is to wean him off the meds, no more back and forth every two weeks, oh we still have a gazillion dr's appts, but not weekly with the oncologist. I am keeping my fingers crossed that , "the little bump" steers clear of settling on another nerve. It's an F1 weekend, so F1 practice is on now, we are both up, DH is watching, and I am here in Dailyite land (my happy place). My brother lived in Hong Kong it was his favorite place that he was transferred to. Of course that was before China took over, after Hong Kong, they were transferred to Japan, which his family didn't enjoy at all. I bet his kids have tales of their travels!

Good Morning Dailyites! Happy Thursday! I'm feeling better today, just sore. Taking DH to the oncologist this morning. Then working the rest of the day. I am going to make some country style ribs, and coleslaw for dinner. May do crock pot on the ribs, just to keep the heat down.... I dont like the King quote. I used to be a big fan until the Stand, and then my taste in literature changed. I like dark chocolate , but I love chocolate milk. I have to run, but I hope every one has a great day!

@Cruzin Terri Your sunsets the last two days have been fabulously orange. Thanks for posting them. Down in this holler, we can look up and behind to see color. DH needs the computer to send his reports. I have kept ice on my leg all day, and kept it up, the initial bump has gone down, but the leg hurts like H$!L.