Royal Caribbean Cruisers -- How Are Things Where You Are? (was "Routine" ​ 😁 ​day in lockdown... how was yours?)

[voyager70]

33 minutes ago, dani negreanu said:

They say Vitamin D is good against Covid? Taking advantage of every day of sunshine, this time we decided to try a more deserted part of the beach.

 

 

 

All the shops/coffee closed -- nowhere to sit and enjoy...

 

 

Beautiful pictures and beach.  Would love to be on the beach right now.

 

[DaniDanielle]

Any beach would be nice😥

[yogimax]

3 hours ago, island lady said:

 

Cute!  We lost Moggy a couple of years ago.  Moggy is what apparently the Brits call Tabby cats for the "M" on their forehead?...according to our British Vet's tech at the time of adoption.  She was a beautiful Tuxedo Tabby.  🙂 

Seems like pictures and stories of our kitties may be the one thing that can unite us on Cruise Critic.

[Milwaukee Eight]

15 hours ago, ReneeFLL said:

I'm probably the only one that doesn't know, but what are the green things?

I would like to know too?  

[grapau27]

Pauline put Xmas decorations up in the dining room.

Edited November 29, 2020 by grapau27

[A&L_Ont]

At Owen’s hockey practice. 6-7 every Sunday.  Thursday at 9 too. 
 

Got these shots on the way to the arena. 
 

 

Edited November 29, 2020 by A&L_Ont

[Sunshine3601]

4 hours ago, dani negreanu said:

They say Vitamin D is good against Covid? Taking advantage of every day of sunshine, this time we decided to try a more deserted part of the beach.

 

 

 

All the shops/coffee closed -- nowhere to sit and enjoy...

 

Looks like a beautiful beach day!   Hope you enjoyed!!

[Lionesss]

Well sad day. 
Just got home from our thanksgiving getaway.
 

Moved the DD from Bowling Green Ohio to Kentucky to be with her fiancé. 

So instead of only a 2 1/2 hour drive to see her it now becomes a 5 1/2 drive. 
 

Now we are planning the wedding which is only 8 months away. 
 

But. I realize I am so blessed. 
Glad I have the opportunity to make her dreams come true. 
 

One of their engagement pictures. 
And of course the grand puppy. 

[Sunshine3601]

Here is today's newest furry member to our family.  Eva

She was named Tina but we immediately changed.  

This photo makes her look bigger than she is.. she is rather petite and very sweet.  We got home around 430 and she loves the bathroom so far.

[Sunshine3601]

28 minutes ago, Lionesss said:

Well sad day. 
Just got home from our thanksgiving getaway.
 

Moved the DD from Bowling Green Ohio to Kentucky to be with her fiancé. 

So instead of only a 2 1/2 hour drive to see her it now becomes a 5 1/2 drive. 
 

Now we are planning the wedding which is only 8 months away. 
 

But. I realize I am so blessed. 
Glad I have the opportunity to make her dreams come true. 
 

One of their engagement pictures. 
And of course the grand puppy. 

Beautiful couple.  Love doggy with ring on nose.  Thank god he didnt lose it in any leaves on the ground.  

[Sunshine3601]

1 hour ago, grapau27 said:

Pauline put Xmas decorations up in the dining room.

Beautiful!

[ReneeFLL]

9 hours ago, Sunshine3601 said:

Here is Cory.  Definitely going to change name just dont know yet.

He's a pretty cat and love his nose. 🖤

[ReneeFLL]

1 hour ago, grapau27 said:

Pauline put Xmas decorations up in the dining room.

Beautiful tree.

 

1 hour ago, A&L_Ont said:

At Owen’s hockey practice. 6-7 every Sunday.  Thursday at 9 too. 
 

Got these shots on the way to the arena. 

Love this picture.

 

38 minutes ago, Lionesss said:

One of their engagement pictures. 

And of course the grand puppy. 

Nice looking couple. Love the ring picture as long as doggy doesn't think it's a snack. 😱

Edited November 30, 2020 by ReneeFLL

[ReneeFLL]

Duplicate post. 😁

Edited November 30, 2020 by ReneeFLL

[ReneeFLL]

47 minutes ago, Sunshine3601 said:

Here is today's newest furry member to our family.  Eva

She was named Tina but we immediately changed.  

This photo makes her look bigger than she is.. she is rather petite and very sweet.  We got home around 430 and she loves the bathroom so far.

She looks like my Chloe, except Chloe definitely isn't petite. 🐱 Love the blue/aqua? walls.

Edited November 30, 2020 by ReneeFLL

[Sunshine3601]

1 minute ago, ReneeFLL said:

She looks like my Chloe, except Chloe definitely isn't petite. 🐱 Love the blue? walls.

Ahhh. Sweet.

Thank you.  I love that blue we did in bathroom too!   I dont remember name of it, but it's caribbean sea to me..lol!

[Milwaukee Eight]

@A&L_Ont Andrew ..... answer our question. Lol

 

What are those green things in the one picture?

 

M8

[island lady]

2 hours ago, yogimax said:

Seems like pictures and stories of our kitties may be the one thing that can unite us on Cruise Critic.

 

Our fur babies are pure love....no politics...no judgements....no questions...they love us, and we love them.  😉 

[island lady]

1 hour ago, Sunshine3601 said:

Here is today's newest furry member to our family.  Eva

She was named Tina but we immediately changed.  

This photo makes her look bigger than she is.. she is rather petite and very sweet.  We got home around 430 and she loves the bathroom so far.

 

Aww... another sweet baby.  Congrats on the new adoption.  Years of love to come!  

[island lady]

Went out to take a picture of the newly installed seasonal Christmas and laser lights...when this UFO saw me and landed on the roof!!  😮 

 

AKA...the full moon over our roof caught me off guard.  😉

[A&L_Ont]

1 hour ago, Sunshine3601 said:

Beautiful couple.  Love doggy with ring on nose.  Thank god he didnt lose it in any leaves on the ground.  

I was afraid it was going to become a future trick snack, nose to mouth. 

 

1 hour ago, ReneeFLL said:

Nice looking couple.

They sure are. It’s unfortunate that they are further away, but they are now together. Double edge sword for sure. 

[A&L_Ont]

1 hour ago, Milwaukee Eight said:

@A&L_Ont Andrew ..... answer our question. Lol

 

What are those green things in the one picture?

 

M8

I totally forgot to answer, but it is nothing terribly exciting until it stops working. 
 

In the older days septic systems lids were under the surface of the ground. If you ever needed to clean the system you had to dig down to the cement lid.  When the job was done but the dirt back until the next pump out. Now they are on risers like this, attached to the top of the cement, which is underground.  You just need a drill to remove the lid cover. 

Similar to this. 
 

Our green lids are screwed down and under them there is another removable screen for fall in prevention. It is the yellow one. 

 

Ours are hidden by the garden in the summer and by the snow in the winter.  Thus, the orange marker between the lids, in case I need to dig them out. It is a two tank system, with the one have 3 chambers and the other is just a tank. 
 

lid #1 is to the holding tank from the house.
lid #2 is the electrical connection of the tank for the agitation chamber.
lid #3 is the aeration holding portion. 
lid #4 is the storage are in the first tank.

lid #5 is for the second tank. It is a larger holding tank, to which then sends it off to the septic bed when full. 

 

 

Our system is similar to this. Not exact, but it gives you the idea. Like I said above, it really is not exciting until it stops working. Then you can say it’s crappy. 
 

 

 

 

[A&L_Ont]

On a more exciting note I was busy rearranging the back barn for the last time. Trailers parked in their home for winter and on tenders. Combine heads are cleaned up and put in. Still have a bit more tomorrow before the snow flies. Weather fear mongers are stating biblical proportions of snowfall, which means we are in trouble or we get nothing. 😂
 

In the meantime someone snuck in again. Photo today by Lisa. 

[Coralc]

2 minutes ago, singinalot said:

I’ve been a little “out of sorts” since Thanksgiving and in a bit of a funk I couldn’t shake. We had dinner at friends of ours from Scotland tonight and got to talking about Ireland. When I got home I re-read through my Ireland blog. Ireland was the trip that got me started in my love for travel. This was just the pick me up I needed. 

 

I hope everyone has had a wonderful weekend. We *will* travel again soon!

 

I'm glad you're feeling better. That funk kind of sneaks up on you in this past year of funkiness. I have experienced it several times myself, and literally cried when I cancelled the Allure TA cruise. Not the cruise itself, but the beverage and dining packages which is when I finally acknowledged that we really weren't going. 

[Milwaukee Eight]

@A&L_Ont that’s a pretty elaborate system you have there. We are on sewer here but have had Septic Tank and drain fields but nothing like this. 
 

M8