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  1. @Ozark_Kid Kenzie made a lovely birthday greeting for Dani! I am sure it put a smile on her face as well as so many seeing your post! Happy St Patrick’s Day to you and your family! ☘️ Happy St Patrick’s Day to all on Dani’s thread! ☘️ MJπŸ™‹πŸ»β€β™€οΈ
  2. On the subject of painting-a number of years ago, I had a small room we use for an office painted red with white trim. I like red. A month ago, I had a painter come by to give me an estimate for painting the room. He looked it over and asked what color I wanted to paint the room. He had a querulous look on his face. I replied-red, of course! He was so relieved! One coat of Benjamin Moore Dutch Tulip will be fine! If we ever put the house up for sale, I suppose we will have to paint the room white, grey or beige-whatever neutral is in style. For now, I am pleased with the red! MJπŸ™‹πŸ»β€β™€οΈ
  3. @firefly333 Not a certified decorating expert, but , I have done three kitchen redos and furnished our house and a condo a few times also. I think you have to go with one element in the kitchen-in your case, I would choose the countertops since you are not planning to change those. It looks like there are grey tones in the countertop, so I would go with a very light grey or a white tinged grey. I think Fluer de Sel is a good choice. It would also compliment stainless steel appliances if that is what you are replacing the appliances with, getting rid of the 80’s almond color. As for the cabinets- you may consider refacing them instead of replacing them. If the interior shelving and frames are good, it is a fairly economical way to update the kitchen. Darker grey cabinets are being shown now. Or. if you want something classic, white cabinets are always a choice. Or, you could mix up the cabinet colors-tops one color, bottoms another. Or, if there is a peninsula or island, the cabinets could be another color than the wall cabinets. We had the cabinets in the FL condo refaced through Home Depot. They did a very good job and the process from choosing the doors etc to installation was fairly easy. This was done in 2013- things may have changed, but I would give them a try. They have consultants in store to help you make design choices. Good luck!Post photos if you can -I enjoy seeing other people’s projects-easier on my pocketbook! MJ
  4. Happy birthday,Dani! Wishing you a lovely day filled with celebration.β­οΈπŸŽ‚β€οΈπŸ₯‚πŸ₯³πŸŒΉ MJπŸ™ŽπŸ»β€β™€οΈ
  5. Princess does some nice NE-Canada cruises out of Red Hook Brklyn. Some itineraries include Quebec. We have been on the NCL Breakaway twice. I do not recommend that ship. Fool me once…,fool me twice… -just sayin’ MJπŸ™ŽπŸ»β€β™€οΈ
  6. @Ocean Boy Not grumpiness and not a rant. You are honest in what you posted about the present state of medical care. You may have given up alcohol for Lent,but there is always a walk on the beach for stress relief ! πŸ˜‰ MJπŸ™ŽπŸ»β€β™€οΈ
  7. @Ozark_Kid Kenzie is adorable! Thank you for the photos and videos. A day brightener,for sure! MJπŸ™ŽπŸ»β€β™€οΈ
  8. Re:With Jardiancec and, possibly,Metformin, the commercials note that patients loose a certain amount of weight combining medication with diet and lifestyle changes. Obviously, a patient cannot remain on a high caloric diet, take the medication and expect great changes in weight. MJπŸ™‹πŸ»β€β™€οΈ
  9. @Jimbo Replying to your post about your recent A1C results. Twelve years ago, after being in FL for 7 months, redoing a condo, I had an A1C of 6.3. I had never had such a reading. What my Dr and I attributed to was stress dealing with the redo and being away from home for 7 months, a diet of fast foods and frozen dinners as we didn’t have a stove/oven for quite awhile during the kitchen redo part and my overindulgence of chocolate candies as I am a stress eater. I consulted a nutritionist who advised me about counting carbs and making good food choices. Within six months I had lost about 20 lbs and my A1C went to 5.7. It has hovered around that number for quite awhile until this past Winter , after the holidays, I had a reading of 6.0! My Dr and I discussed me paying more attention to carbs and consistently doing daily exercise . I will have another A1C in June and I am confident that the number will be back in a better range. My advice- Seek input from a nutritionist. Carbs are not only in sweet foods. They are in almost everything-fruits, veggies, pasta etc. Increase exercise if possible. Give up booze or at least cut consumption of it down. Personally, I would not use any supplement without trying to reduce your weight with good food choices and exercise/activity. Supplements and medications always seem to have pluses and minuses for our health. Wishing you success in getting that A1C down! MJπŸ™‹πŸ»β€β™€οΈ
  10. @cdn_tbird Princess has been our favored cruise line. Platinum level in the loyalty group. We would have been Elite if Covid hadn’t happened. I just put this in to say that we have had a good number of cruises with Princess. We have also sailed with Celebrity. We have been on the Summit to Bermuda 3 times. I would say that both cruise lines are as comparable as cruise lines go. Service, demographics and ambience are about equal. The International Cafe is similar to Cafe a Bacio (sp?). Both are good places for coffee, treats and people watching. A mini suite on Princess offers a roomier cabin, bathtub/shower combo, two TVs, a couch and a slightly larger balcony. The Regal mini suites have a curtain between the sleeping and sitting areas. I do like the open configuration of the closet on the Regal compared to the doors on the closets on Celebrity. Princess also offers laundry rooms. Doing laundry on vacation may not be your thing, but we find that we can pack less if we can launder some items mud cruise. Irons and boards are also available, eliminating concerns about wrinkled clothes, if that is something you want to address. Wishing you an enjoyable cruise. Our first Princess cruise was on the Sapphire to Alaska in 2004. One of our favorite cruises. Enjoy! MJ
  11. I had trouble today getting into FB. But, think about it, whatever did we do before FB, You Tube etc? Just sayin’!πŸ˜‰ MJπŸ™‹πŸ»β€β™€οΈ
  12. @Ozark_Kid Kenzie is adorable! Thank you for the photos and videos. A day brightener,for sure! MJπŸ™ŽπŸ»β€β™€οΈ
  13. @BonTexasNY and @DaniDanielle Thinking of both of you as you are caring about loved ones whose health has been impacted recently. Hoping that both your daughter and Charlie will soon be having better days. When our loved ones feel well,we feel better too. Wishing all who post here are having good days also. MJπŸ™ŽπŸ»β€β™€οΈ
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