dani negreanu

I'm also interested in the shuttle to Bologna train station, may be we can find a private transfer together if not?

1 hour ago, NHProud said:

Hubby is undergoing cataract surgery

@NHProud

Good luck to Steve on his cataract surgery, and to Maryann ( @Luckynana) on her laser surgery 🌺

25 minutes ago, StanleyandGus said:

I’m just catching up - I had a laparoscopic hernia repair on Friday,

Glad you're "after" and on the mend. Wishing you a quick and full recovery 🌺

8 hours ago, BonTexasNY said:

@jmh2006 Jennifer, thanks for the update on Dave's successful blast.  Full steam ahead for a glorious cruise!

@jmh2006 + 1 J & D 🌺

3 hours ago, helen haywood said:

But we know he is a fabulous cook!!  I guess he needs his muse. 😁

@helen haywood

May be not actually his muse, Marian, but his "sous-chef" in charge of keeping up with the mess he's producing, along with excellent meals.... Half of our "good" cutlery is missing....😢

Speaking of excellent meals, DS1 and I were just "gossiping" among ourselves on our flight back from Bucharest -- we went to 3 recommended restaurants on the 3 evenings we were there, aiming for Romanian specialties, and were thoroughly disappointed. Only the last evening the meal was OK.

We are "spoiled rotten" by his cooking....

7 minutes ago, sgmn said:

Because my maternal grandmother took her own life she wasn't given a  Christian burial in consecrated ground (1939). 

Interesting that suicide is "forbidden" in both faiths.... If a Jew is taking his own life, he's buried "outside" the cemetery's fence....

7 minutes ago, sgmn said:

I keep telling my son he needs to come to Cornwall with me so I can show him where the bodies are !!  When we go I don't think anyone will put flowers on their graves. 

That's exactly what I was talking with my cousin (living in Germany).

The moment he's selling his parent's apartment (my uncle and aunt), he'll stop coming to Bucharest.

At least, Sue, your son(s) live in the same country, not like us, half in Israel and half in Germany.

3 hours ago, dpostman said:

We had 3 Tomahawks for our 7 people.  1 for my DD's boyfriend (320lb football player for Dalhousie University, Halifax). 

 

And the other 2 were sliced up for the other 6 of us.

@dpostman

Dennis,

May be the pic is misleading, but it seems that those 2 remaining TH are very small portions???

1 hour ago, Sea Dog said:

Good luck Dave.

@jmh2006

J & D   + 1

@bobmacliberty

I'm very impressed with your cooking skills 😎 When I've "left" DH for just 2 days, he was quite lost, and ended up buying .... falafel for lunch... 😉

3 minutes ago, Momof3gurlz said:

Update to come!

🤞  🙏

@bobmacliberty

Since we're on the "subject" of adding new "dwellers" to the household....

In the end, it was decided to call my newest [step]kitty - NEKO (should mean "cat" in Japanese).

She's "dealing" quite well with the aggressiveness of Lychee, the veteran 😉

Apparently, my friend didn't take any "adaptation" lessons, though.

14 minutes ago, HBE4 said:

I was hesitant to respond at first but I just wanted to say that I wish I had some advice or words of wisdom to provide. But I don't. Unfortunately , she's in a club that nobody wants to be part of and it's hard for others to understand what it's like. Everyone grieves in there own way but hopefully she has support from family, in-laws, friends or professionals. Sometimes seeking out someone in a similar situation could help. 

 

All my best to her and to you too! I'm sure it's not easy on you to see her struggle.

 

@HBE4

H., so nicely said. Every word 👍

@DaniDanielle

11 minutes ago, Luckynana said:

My Grandson Jack has been at it again!

@Luckynana

Maryann,

Literally "scratching my head", but couldn't find an equivalent for "naches" in English.... So glad Jack is bringing you and all the family so much "naches" 😘

naches -- 

the Yiddish dictionary says it's either a pleasure, or gaining satisfaction, the proud enjoyment of something or to derive pleasure from something. It can mean different things to different people. Naches is generally referred to as "love" or "joy"

On 5/16/2024 at 1:07 AM, Momof3gurlz said:

Glad to see you posting Dani.  I (we) worry when we don’t hear from you but understand you may not be in the right frame of mind with all that’s happening.  Just know you are so often in my thoughts.  

@Momof3gurlz

Thank you Deb (and Andy, of course). You're so right. I'm living with a constant heavy stone literally on my chest, not enabling me to breath.... I'm enjoying some "glimpse" of normal life, like the trip we took to my roots.

But, otherwise, all is dark. This war could have been ended months ago, with the same results, but without so much loss of lives on both sides and useless damage. And the hostages are still there, and the Red Cross still didn't manage to visit/supply meds to any one of them.

3 hours ago, Luckynana said:

@taznremmy  Welcome home, Pat!  Good to hear from you.  Bummer about your cold.  There seems to be a lot of that going on around here where I live.  I hope you feel better quickly!

+ 1 Pat @taznremmy

12 minutes ago, derorim said:

@Sea Dog Greg, Happy Birthday to one of the nicest people on this thread. Cheers!

@Sea Dog

+ 1 Greg 💐 🥂 😘 [had a good laugh, much needed, at the "sea fog"]

@SteelCityCruiser10

Mark, may I join all the other posters in saying that I'm so sorry you've lost your regal Oliver 😢.

27 minutes ago, jmh2006 said:

@dani negreanu  I will try to do a semi-live report on your thread if that is okay?

@jmh2006

Of course, Jennifer, it will be more than welcomed 😘

2 hours ago, helen haywood said:

@dani negreanu Sorry to hear you have a bad cold again!

@helen haywood  Thanks, Marian (was your grandfather Romanian? It is a popular male name there).

It sure is a PITA, and quite has me worrying to be sick again so quickly... I assume I've got it on the flight back from Bucharest....

So, I've spent 2.15 days in Bucharest, "down the memory line".

For many years I've wanted to go back, to fulfill my promise to my mom, to lay a flower on her parents' grave, since she was too old to travel.

As frequent fliers with our national company, we get promos on our birthdays, reduced rates (but also very limited dates and cities). Amsterdam is never included...

This time, the "stars aligned" and I bought 2 tickets. DH is not the "nostalgic" type, and DS1 was keen to see his mom's roots.

It so happened that my other Romanian cousin [living in Germany] was busy emptying his late parents' apartment in order to put it on the market and I had a "ready made" guide to both cemeteries I've planed to visit in Day 2, and then, on Day 1 -- see my childhood home (demolished) and the one from where I've emigrated to Israel.

Visiting my childhood homes, I've been surprised how much the distances were wayyyy shorter... From both houses I've also went to my kindergarten and elementary school, and then to high school. It took much less time that I've remembered.

At my second home, the door was locked. We waited for someone to pass, no luck, and my cousin just knocked on the window of one of the neighbors.... To my amazement, a guy looked out, opened the window with a smile.... and my cousin said: "this lady here lived on the 1st floor 58 years ago, and she wants to take a look inside...". The guy readily came to the door and let us in....

Here I'm waiting at the entrance. So sad to see all the buildings were in a decrepit state  ---

Day 2, I went to the Sephardic and Ashkenazic cemeteries. My paternal aunt is buried in the Sephardic one, and it was in a dire state of neglect. We had to "battle" trees and branches, and only my son was able to stand in front of the grave, lay a rose and take a pic.

The state of the other cemetery is a bit better, and my cousin is paying someone to tend to the graves of his parents, our grandparents (actually, only our grannie is buried there, since our grand perished in a camp and, probably, was buried in a mass grave) and our childless uncle.

When my grannie died, the 5 brothers and sisters decided also on a bench in their parents' memory.

With DS1 on the bench --

My grands' grave --

And lastly, but not least, my paternal grannie (grandad fought in WWI, his dying place is not known). Now, that my cousin (left) knows the place, he'll add this one to the "package deal" of tending the graves he has with the cemetery's administration....

I'm relieved that I had the opportunity to fulfill my mom's wish, and it also was a "first" traveling with my eldest son and seeing his interest in his "roots".

20 minutes ago, Luckynana said:

Great news, Marian!  I'm so glad all went so well, and you can start PT soon and get back on with your life!!

+ 1, so very happy for you @helen haywood

@MJSailors

So very sorry.

SDIS is every parent's nightmare and I'm sad you've gone through this 😢

5 hours ago, Momof3gurlz said:

@FromSea2ShiningSea Helen & Marty, thanks for sharing your trip to Japan and all the gorgeous pictures.  Can’t wait to travel (virtually) to Norway with you!

+ 1 Helen & Marty @FromSea2ShiningSea

1 hour ago, broadwaybaby123 said:

Well....this is awesome, sick again for the second time in 2 months just after recovering from the flu and planning my next cruise....good times!

- 1 Same here.... Nasty cold again. @broadwaybaby123

14 hours ago, akcruz said:

Sorry to hear about Dave's hospital visit.  Hopefully all will be well next week, and your trip will all be wonderful.   Happy Birthday, have a redo next week to celebrate 🥂🎉🎂

+ 1 Jennifer, @jmh2006

We have almost the same itinerary on Voyager next September, I'll appreciate any tips you can give me re: Kotor and Split.

7 hours ago, Luckynana said:

 

Happy Birthday wishes to your DD!  I hope she had a great day. 

+1 💐 @dpostman

and

               a very Happy Birthday to Marian @helen haywood 

(circumstances notwithstanding 😘) 💐🥂

2 hours ago, BonTexasNY said:

Oh Helen, so sorry to read about your accident.  I hope you get home safely without incident and that you heal quickly. 

😢 + 1 M. @helen haywood

1 hour ago, Arzeena said:

Ouch

Don't forget to ice it.

@Keksie

Karen, + 1 😢

My friend decided to adopt another kitty. No name assigned as yet...

I suggested "Samba", since one of the other kitties is a Siamese called "Sushi" (the other one is called Lychee), and we have a very popular chain of restaurants called "Sushi Samba".

So now I have another [step]kitty to be proud of 😍

2 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

Glad you didn’t have any damage. Must have been scary that it was that close.

+1 Debbi @brillohead

23 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

Not correct, anyone else care to guess?

My bet is DH lost one of his quirky forks along the way..... 😉

9 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

 

Nice and very tasteful decorated ship. Pity it's way above "my pay grade" 😢

Thank you so much for your riveting review.

I came for Split and Kotor, and ended up staying for the whole trip. Absolutely love your sense of humor.

@FromSea2ShiningSea

Helen, your photos are stunning. The landscape is amazing.

Thank you so much for taking the time to share with us this "feast for the eyes".

Just beautiful all around 😘.

28 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

Glad to hear the news about your daughter.

+ 1 👍 👍 🙏 🙏

24 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

So sorry for your loss. Sounds like a wonderful celebration of life.

+1 😢   Mark & Susan  @h20skibum

18 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

It is Owen's birthday? One more thing I missed around here.

You didn't miss anything, since it's only me remembering 😉

@A&L_Ont   

Andrew made it easy -- his on NYE, Lisa - Valentine's Day, and Owen the easiest - Cinqo de Mayo 🍁