Grand Duchess Posted July 13 #21176 Share Posted July 13 2 hours ago, lincslady said: Anybody got a photogenic pussycat ? Not that the dogs are not gorgeous, of course. I am more of a cat person, supposedly therefore less gregarious and a bit more aloof, which I am. Just for balance. The charming tiger I met in Hongkong last year. The biker cats were taking centre stage in May at the Harley days on Sylt. Had cats for 26 years. The first one was a black chubby tomcat called "Fätze" (= Fatso) by the previous owner of the converted farmhouse we bought. He talked us into taking over the cat. We thought okay, one cat we can manage, kind of nice in the country. That Fätze had a harem of 4 ladies the guy somehow missed to mention... We ended up with 13 cats for a while. Not counting guest cats couchsurfing in the barn🤣 I do miss them. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted July 13 #21177 Share Posted July 13 (edited) 10 minutes ago, DavyWavey70 said: Oh they’re not blue jeans Jeff, they’re a very nice mustardy gold and very nicely cut. I don’t wear after shave day to day but do when I’m going out. Tiffany, Dylan blue, Fragonard, Ferragamo, Tom Ford and Bulgari are my faves. I think you’ve nailed it. That concoction of whiffs will advertise your pre-arrival way before your entrance and those strides are sleek. I think you will certainly attract exactly the type of attention you seek. 🙏 Jeff Edited July 13 by UKCruiseJeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Duchess Posted July 13 #21178 Share Posted July 13 For balance reasons, they had dogs in previous years driving Harley sidecar. In full gear too! I love this event, every year in May. My personal highlight last year was an old lady chatting to a huge biker, wondering how he cleaned his bike to get it so shiny. The gentleman was totally sweet with her. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted July 13 #21179 Share Posted July 13 9 minutes ago, Grand Duchess said: The charming tiger I met in Hongkong last year. The biker cats were taking centre stage in May at the Harley days on Sylt. Had cats for 26 years. The first one was a black chubby tomcat called "Fätze" (= Fatso) by the previous owner of the converted farmhouse we bought. He talked us into taking over the cat. We thought okay, one cat we can manage, kind of nice in the country. That Fätze had a harem of 4 ladies the guy somehow missed to mention... We ended up with 13 cats for a while. Not counting guest cats couchsurfing in the barn🤣 I do miss them. Hong Kong! Lovely cats, but you must have eaten? Where were the pics? Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Grand Duchess Posted July 13 #21181 Share Posted July 13 2 hours ago, TLCOhio said: Appreciate ALL of these SUPER CUTE dogs and cats. Fun and exciting. Below is one recent visual of our Lizzie, a twenty-month-old Aussie Labradoodle. Keep up the great sharing!! Many nice cat visuals posted, but we don't want to forget about the dogs. THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio My brother's Portuguese waterdog, then and now. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted July 13 #21182 Share Posted July 13 2 minutes ago, Host Jazzbeau said: And a litre of Goats Du Roam instead of sparkly water. Jeff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted July 13 #21183 Share Posted July 13 Just now, Grand Duchess said: My brother's Portuguese waterdog, then and now. The top piccy …..❤️ Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Duchess Posted July 13 #21184 Share Posted July 13 15 minutes ago, UKCruiseJeff said: Hong Kong! Lovely cats, but you must have eaten? Where were the pics? Jeff One day only pre-cruise to Singapore😍 of course I managed to sneak in a late dinner for one in the hotel, the menu was very light and very good. First time I tried and liked jellyfish. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Duchess Posted July 13 #21185 Share Posted July 13 14 minutes ago, UKCruiseJeff said: The top piccy …..❤️ Jeff She's aptly named Happy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TLCOhio Posted July 13 #21186 Share Posted July 13 1 hour ago, UKCruiseJeff said: Terry, I followed you through Singapore and enjoyed it. I hope you showed your passport and got your pensioner 90% discount at The Orchid Garden. We use to go two or three times a year for three weeks at a time and we miss it. I’d love you to return to Singapore and eat with the locals. Singapore is probably the best foody destination in the word! But only if you do not eat in restaurants. And the people are sublime so you have to eat with them and share a beer. But that needs weeks not hours. 🙂 Go back and linger awhile. Life is far too short to speed through it. 🙂 Jeff Appreciate the great tips and follow-up for Singapore from Jeff. YES, we need more time there. In part after our India travel time and the Silver Moon cruise, plus the heat/hot weather, we used some of our Singapore time for R&R. We had a private guide for a full day during our initial time there. That lessen the need for some of your tips. Not sure when we will get back to Singapore. It's a long, long way from the USA's Midwest and we have other priority locations to explore first. But, the memories there are great and we were very, very impressed with what has been done to a somewhat "nothing area" with no natural resources. Singapore is a huge and great "Success Story"!! THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Canada 2022/2023: Scenic visuals, details from Canada Maritimes (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton Island). Plus, new from Aug. 2023, exploring historic/charming Quebec City. Visual/Info Summaries: www.flickr.com/photos/196555480@N08/albums 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted July 13 #21187 Share Posted July 13 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Grand Duchess said: One day only pre-cruise to Singapore😍 of course I managed to sneak in a late dinner for one in the hotel, the menu was very light and very good. First time I tried and liked jellyfish. GD, That is sublime platage. I think you are eating out of my league. I hope you have some left-overs for me. 😀 I so appreciated you indulging me with the piccies. When we see food piccies I always learn a bit and sometimes yearn a bit. 🙂 Jeff Edited July 13 by UKCruiseJeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mysty Posted July 13 #21188 Share Posted July 13 18 minutes ago, Grand Duchess said: One day only pre-cruise to Singapore😍 of course I managed to sneak in a late dinner for one in the hotel, the menu was very light and very good. First time I tried and liked jellyfish. Reminds me of Black Tartan Kitchen. 🥰 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted July 13 #21189 Share Posted July 13 All I’m going to say is that no laws were broken with this array and it is a lovely way to spend an afternoon with my extraordinary partner in grime. Jeff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted July 13 #21190 Share Posted July 13 (edited) 18 minutes ago, TLCOhio said: Appreciate the great tips and follow-up for Singapore from Jeff. YES, we need more time there. In part after our India travel time and the Silver Moon cruise, plus the heat/hot weather, we used some of our Singapore time for R&R. We had a private guide for a full day during our initial time there. That lessen the need for some of your tips. Not sure when we will get back to Singapore. It's a long, long way from the USA's Midwest and we have other priority locations to explore first. But, the memories there are great and we were very, very impressed with what has been done to a somewhat "nothing area" with no natural resources. Singapore is a huge and great "Success Story"!! THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio Canada 2022/2023: Scenic visuals, details from Canada Maritimes (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton Island). Plus, new from Aug. 2023, exploring historic/charming Quebec City. Visual/Info Summaries: www.flickr.com/photos/196555480@N08/albums Thanks Terry, I understand the need for short visit accelerants and the time considerations and therefore the consequential visit imperatives. I just happen to believe that when one decides on the concentrated personal tours to simply succeed in ensuring you get the ticks off the top-level list one too often misses the essence one would really like to find. However short the visit. More often, in my view when I see these plans for luxury fast-limo it seems to me that when I happen to know and love a place well, that a well chosen personalised slower set of suggestions although seemingly less in number is considerable more potentially memorable than a fast skim of the surface. It’s great you enjoyed your visit. Jeff Edited July 13 by UKCruiseJeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissSophia Posted July 13 #21191 Share Posted July 13 1 hour ago, UKCruiseJeff said: It isn’t 🙂 Jeff The best lasagne is the Co Op special one 😃 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted July 13 #21192 Share Posted July 13 (edited) 27 minutes ago, MissSophia said: The best lasagne is the Co Op special one 😃 I think it always depends on the ratio of pasta to béchamel sauce and then meat and sauce I use to spend my time looking closely at the beef percentage which seems to hover between 25% to 30% and sometimes more. More meat “must” be better - right - was the thinking. They then add a splurge of tomato sauce sometimes with a little TOO MUCH wine. And to me sometimes it can be simply become too rich and too meaty and “heavy”. So I was confused. More meaty MUST be better. When I was confused about why this less is more preference ie why do i prefer cheaper rather than the so called luxury option it occurred to me that the dish in origin is a peasant rustic dish made by canny grannies and mums to stretch out beef and/or pork and so perhaps they really did know what they were doing and so the meatier the dish the less tasty and authentic and therefore “not as good” as your/my choice. Only then did my cheaper choices make sense to me. It is what mamma would have made! 🙂 I do overthink don’t I! 😉 Jeff Edited July 13 by UKCruiseJeff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Duchess Posted July 13 #21193 Share Posted July 13 2 hours ago, UKCruiseJeff said: GD, That is sublime platage. I think you are eating out of my league. I hope you have some left-overs for me. 😀 I so appreciated you indulging me with the piccies. When we see food piccies I always learn a bit and sometimes yearn a bit. 🙂 Jeff I do like Streetfood too, especially the Asian kind. Looking forward to next January/February, will do two segments of the WC (cancelled the rest), Tokyo to Singapore. 3 days Singapore post cruise. The Saté street in Lau Pa Sat is beckoning, among other places😋 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Duchess Posted July 13 #21194 Share Posted July 13 Love "brasserie" food like this too 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincslady Posted July 13 #21195 Share Posted July 13 I have just had what I think is a delicious meal, with virtually no work. Luckily for me I can't do photos. It was king prawns in garlic and herb butter, heated in the oven with a small baguette to dip, and a small salad of just sliced red pepper, red onion and baby vine tomatoes, which was a pretty colour and tasted good. Not actual cooking, I admit. And half a bottle of Waitrose own vinho verde, which is slightly frizzante. All cheap and cheerful. Now, can I be bothered to watch the football? Probably not. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincslady Posted July 13 #21196 Share Posted July 13 Just remembered, football is tomorrow. What did someone say here recently about dementia? Although my son says my memory is better than his. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jpalbny Posted July 13 #21197 Share Posted July 13 27 minutes ago, Grand Duchess said: Love "brasserie" food like this too That marrow bone looks delicious! When we were in Mexico City last weekend, a plate of those went by our table (for someone else) and I really wanted to follow. When I was a kid I watched my grandfather eat the bone marrow out of his steak and I thought it was disgusting. Glad I finally figured that out. 31 minutes ago, Grand Duchess said: I do like Streetfood too, especially the Asian kind. Looking forward to next January/February, will do two segments of the WC (cancelled the rest), Tokyo to Singapore. 3 days Singapore post cruise. The Saté street in Lau Pa Sat is beckoning, among other places😋 See you there - we're boarding in Hong Kong for the second segment! We've only got two days post-cruise in Singapore though. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted July 13 #21198 Share Posted July 13 46 minutes ago, Grand Duchess said: I do like Streetfood too, especially the Asian kind. Looking forward to next January/February, will do two segments of the WC (cancelled the rest), Tokyo to Singapore. 3 days Singapore post cruise. The Saté street in Lau Pa Sat is beckoning, among other places😋 I’m envious. Satay Street is our first night ritual. 40 sticks plus a jug of Tiger from a Tiger Aunty. Jeff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincslady Posted July 13 #21199 Share Posted July 13 Does anyone remember when we were told to avoid bone marrow as it was possibly likely to give us some disease of cattle prevalent at the time? Maybe mad cow disease? Considered very dangerous. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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