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He certainly took his time ...😢 Hopefully, it will be a quick and unmemorable "episode".

@A&L_Ont Same here 🌈

@Luckynana + 1 😢, so sorry, Maryann

Exactly. The wall on this side makes all the difference. We stayed in 8594. Best location ever. No noise, and almost no traffic either, since only those "living" on the hump used this corridor. I would never book the cabins on the port side, since they're indeed very noisy.

Cruise with Confidence 😉

The celebrated b'day person wears a crown of flowers. My DIL, who is very cost conscious (for which I thoroughly admire her and appreciate) bought one with artificial flowers, which can be adapted in size. The tradition is that they get 3 b'day celebrations -- one within the family, one at the kindergarten [which is held once a month -- all born in May together], and one -- at a venue [or if you have a big house or/and don't mind the ensuing mess] with all the kids from the kindergarten. Another tradition, which I don't know if it is "used" in the US, is to raise them sitting on a chair the number of years + 1 [so the guy with the fruit t-shirt 🤪 was raised 5 times]. You're not alone... First, he was a flight attendant, saying that his "way of life" doesn't allow him to maintain a meaningful relationship. After 10 years, he was laid off when Covid struck, and then... well... with Covid around.... it is difficult to date... beside, he's busy surfing ☹️

The birthday boy [before being raised 5 times], and with his themed cake [my cheese cake was for the grown ups...]

@molly361 Same here, Ellen. Hope you'll make a full recovery. So many cruises out there waiting for you 😘 @A&L_Ont Your steaks are mouth watering... I remember you've stocked on "Omaha steaks". Are those the ones? @Sea Dog Greg, how would you "rate" your knee op in terms of improvement of your quality of life? And, we miss some pictures of your lovely pups 😘 @Sunshine3601 Debbie, I've posted a reply to Judy @NHProud Wednesday, and it was "approved" today... now buried many many pages "ago".... @Luckynana Usually, the base of cheese cakes is some crushed cookies or biscuits + melted butter. The "sable" base is much more "sophisticated", and, in hindsight, not really worth the extra work and bother... Nevertheless, the cake was simply amazing -- very fluffy, which is a first for a cheese cake. Glad that I cut on the amount of sugar suggested. Well, let me brag that I've turned into an experienced baker 😉 Sable dough is a versatile pastry staple. Shorter (crumbly) and richer than regular pie crust (thanks, eggs), sable makes a sturdy and tasty shell for tarts and also makes excellent shortbread-type cookies.

Third week in lockdown. So, instead of a port day in Zeebruge (on board of the brand new Celebrity Apex), I've cleaned the fridge....😁 Since we're "at risk", we didn't leave our appartment for groceries shopping -- young and gracious neighbors on the same floor are shopping for us once a week. Kids/grandkids (in different cities) -- "Zooming" with them once a day. Hopes that the lockdown will ease after Passover/Easter.