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

[Sunshine3601]

Thankful for the beautiful weather we are having this weekend.    Looks like tomorrow will be another good one.    

 

@Ozark_Kid   My vegetable garden is all planted.   I have to set up the stakes tomorrow.   I planted about 3 weeks later than last year but last year I ended up having to replace a couple of plants due to an early May frost.     We should be all clear of frost now.  I bet your plants are thriving, especially since you have Kenzie giving them lots of smiles and lots of love 🥰

 

Yesterday Eric and I power washed the house and used the surface cleaner on our patio pavers.    Then we used the full pressure to remove some of the grout/sand as it was getting yucky.     This morning we put down 24 bags of mulch and have another 12 to go.    It sure is nice having a SUV this Spring to pick up the mulch from Lowes.    They have Scott's perfect color on sale for $2/bag this weekend.    We find using the bags so much easier than getting mulch dumped into the driveway as that always seems like a never ending pile.   Of course the easier route would have to been to hire someone but I enjoy gardening.   

 

Although my feet and back are a bit sore tonight.   Time for another Mojito.  

 

We grilled some nice thick filet mignons, baked potatoes and corn on cob for dinner.   Eric grilled the filet's perfect.     Sorry no food porn.   I forgot to sneak a photo before we began eating.    Eric is not a fan of me taking photos of food.   

 

This afternoon Eric did half then I did the other half of re-applying new polymeric sand for the pavers.   Looks great but we have to wait 24 hours before we can put patio furniture back in place. 

Then I can plant my flower pots for the patio.

 

I hope everyone is enjoying their Memorial Day weekend.    Tomorrow I will honor my Father for his service in the Korean War.   Thank you everyone past and present for their service in the Military.    

 

 

[Ocean Boy]

1 hour ago, BonTexasNY said:

Thanks, Graham, I'm usually on my laptop.  Maybe guidelines are different?

I've tried hitting that return key and never can get out of the quote box.

I always make sure the cursor is below the quote box but when I sneeze or move my fingers a bit, I find myself inside the quote box.  The keyboard on my laptop seems very sensitive.  I type and all of a sudden the cursor shifts to a totally different area.

OOPS.  I had no idea. 🤐

You need to venture out onto the other threads more. Ya need to go dancing in the minefields. 😊

[HBE4]

3 hours ago, BonTexasNY said:

Apparently, you and I have di

 

You and I have di................different dancers?

 

It's okay. I no judge you, 😉😇

 

3 hours ago, BonTexasNY said:

Oh no!!  It seems I messed up on my quotes.  What I WANTED to reply was that my and HBE4's memories are different when thinking of "Bubble Room".

 

Ohhhhhhh, different memories. 🙂 Gotcha!  That makes sense. "Bubbles", the "Gentleman's Adult Lounge".....and I'm using the word Gentleman very loosely.... might have been shutdown by the time you moved to Rockland. It was in the 1980's and I'm pretty sure they were closed down for some less than legal activities. Have you heard of those classy, high-class strip clubs where guys take their wives and girlfriends to? This was the complete OPPOSITE of that. Some of my friends even refuse to even admit they went once, just to check it out. They were located on Rt 59 in Nanuet and were replaced by......I kid you not....a Tuxedo rental store.

[HBE4]

3 hours ago, BonTexasNY said:

Oh no!!  It seems I messed up on my quotes.  What I WANTED to reply was that my and HBE4's memories are different when thinking of "Bubble Room".

 

 

Also wanted to say that our different memories are proof that men and women think differently. Men really are from Mars and Woman from Venus.

 

But I do remember the Bubble Boy episode from Seinfeld and well as the movie "The Boy in the Plastic Bubble" with John Travolta?

 

EDIT: Yes, it was John Travolta after consulting The Googs!

 

Edited May 29, 2023 by HBE4

[HBE4]

3 hours ago, BonTexasNY said:

Sometimes I really am unsure of what I should post in here, but I know I'm among friends.

 

Yes, you are!

[HBE4]

41 minutes ago, Sunshine3601 said:

 This morning we put down 24 bags of mulch and have another 12 to go.    It sure is nice having a SUV this Spring to pick up the mulch from Lowes.    They have Scott's perfect color on sale for $2/bag this weekend.    We find using the bags so much easier than getting mulch dumped into the driveway as that always seems like a never ending pile.   Of course the easier route would have to been to hire someone

 

That's my chore for tomorrow! Hoping everyone will be at a parade or BBQ and the big box stores will be empty. I was leaning towards Home Depot as they have $2 for a 2.0 CU FT. bag of mulch (Virigor) vs $2 of the 1.5 CU FT  of the Scott's Perfect Color at Lowes.  Normally Home Depot would be the hands down winner (more product that the same price) but it's in a very heavy traffic part of town so I might just do Loews

 

I only had a driveway dump of mulch once and I got waayyyy too much. I think I spend the summer trying to give it away to neighbors. Never again although I'll probably make 3 trips to the store to get the right amount. I'm really bad at judging things like that.

 

Edited May 29, 2023 by HBE4

[HBE4]

1 hour ago, DaniDanielle said:

Just get back from visiting the grand dogs and the grandson!  Traffic to and from Colts Neck was a little more than we expected. I don’t know how the Jersey Shore people do it every week😳

 

Back in the days when I used to go to Beach Haven, NJ on LBI, it's an almost 2 1/2 - 3 hour on way drive but at times it could stretch to almost 6 hours.  All I can say is thank god the Garden State Parkway has full service rest stops every 20 miles.

 

When I could, I'd arrange my travel around peak driving time. Being a night owl, I'd favor night time, leaving my house around 10 & rolling in around 12:30 am. Roads were still somewhat busy and man-o-man,  that drive was dark. Especially thru the Pine Barrens.  Other times, I'd leave at 4:30 am which was kinda nice. Watch the sunrise as I drove down the parkway and rolling onto LBI and grabbing breakfast just before the morning rush kicked into high gear.

 

[Jimbo]

Since last night at 4pm and all day today all we have seen is green..............more green for  all day tomorrow too.  😞

 

Not suppose to see clear skies until 2pm on Tuesday :(

 

[Ocean Boy]

[Coralc]

4 hours ago, BonTexasNY said:

@dani negreanu Dani, I only have a hand mixer.  Trust me, I've failed at easier recipes. 

 

 

Maybe Graham Crackers in the blender? Last time I was trying to make a cheesecake crust, our little food processer broke at the most inopportune time. Blender came to the rescue. 😊

[Coralc]

East Coast stuff is so interesting and different! Things like the Barrens and the Kills, which I have read in books, but have never seen. Met Life stadium has a lot of rules. And you just move quickly through other states. And all of the other things that are so fascinating. I truly appreciate everyone on this thread. 😊 It gives me an appreciation and sense and enjoyment of other places. 

 

And @HBE4 if you do get the opportunity, please take a photo of the turtle signs. We both cracked up when I told Bill about them. (Edit: Never mind, I can probably find the knee high turtle signs online, too.) 😊 We used to have newt crossing signs in one of the parks. But now they just close the road during newt breeding season. 

Edited May 29, 2023 by Coralc

[brillohead]

4 hours ago, BonTexasNY said:

Sometimes I really am unsure of what I should post in here, but I know I'm among friends.

 

That's one of the things that makes our beloved "Dani's Thread" so special.... we seem to have bored the people who are just online to cause mayhem, and instead this thread is full of decent people who care about each other. 

[brillohead]

12 hours ago, Luckynana said:

This is Ms.Lola!

 

Oh my heart, Lola is PRECIOUS!!!!

Please give her some snuggles for me!

[h20skibum]

1 hour ago, Sunshine3601 said:

This morning we put down 24 bags of mulch and have another 12 to go.    It sure is nice having a SUV this Spring to pick up the mulch from Lowes.

It looks like we have you beat.  We put down 100 bags today, and it looks like I will be off to the store to get another 30 to finish.  Needless to say, we were both aching a little after that workout.

 

I bought early in the season when it was on sale, and our oak and maple trees finally stopped dropping their crap, so we could finally get it down.

[brillohead]

I have friends who just finally got their first pet ever (and these people are my generation!!!).  Their daughter is still living at home while she goes to college, and she just took in a cat that she had babysat before when the owners could no longer keep her.

So of COURSE I had to offer them a bunch of cat-related memes!  😂

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[h20skibum]

In case you are wondering what to do with your old Christmas tree, you could always make it an event.  
 

My daughter’s neighbor brought their tree over to their campfire to give it a proper send off. I thought this was hilarious, but that is my sense of humor. 
 

 

 

 

Hopefully, I uploaded the mp4 version so OB can see it. 
 

 

[Ozark_Kid]

2 hours ago, Sunshine3601 said:

@Ozark_Kid   My vegetable garden is all planted.   I have to set up the stakes tomorrow.   I planted about 3 weeks later than last year but last year I ended up having to replace a couple of plants due to an early May frost.     We should be all clear of frost now.  I bet your plants are thriving, especially since you have Kenzie giving them lots of smiles and lots of love 🥰

Good to hear you got it going.   It's nice to get past the planting stage. My brother has been fighting the frost problem in Northern Ohio. 

Friday I used the drip system for the first time and it worked great.  10 days ago I was surprised to find 5 tomatoes starting so soon.  Today I counted 170! The accountant in me 😆.  I harvested some broccoli last week.   Tomorrow I plan to pick my first kohlrabi. 

Kenzie was visiting here Friday.  She was working on her driving skills.  The back of her hair is getting so curly. 

 

 

[Sunshine3601]

9 hours ago, Jimbo said:

Since last night at 4pm and all day today all we have seen is green..............more green for  all day tomorrow too.  😞

 

Not suppose to see clear skies until 2pm on Tuesday 😞

 

😪

[Sunshine3601]

8 hours ago, h20skibum said:

It looks like we have you beat.  We put down 100 bags today, and it looks like I will be off to the store to get another 30 to finish.  Needless to say, we were both aching a little after that workout.

 

I bought early in the season when it was on sale, and our oak and maple trees finally stopped dropping their crap, so we could finally get it down.

WOW!!  100 bags would have me in traction.   

Yup, we had to wait to do patio and mulch until our maple was done dropping its twirlies

[grapau27]

Good afternoon.

Happy Memorial Day.

[grapau27]

Good afternoon.

It is a bank holiday here in England.

We had some nice wraps at the beach this morning.

I hope everyone is well and enjoying the holiday weekend.

[bobmacliberty]

12 hours ago, BonTexasNY said:

Thanks, Graham, I'm usually on my laptop.  Maybe guidelines are different?

I've tried hitting that return key and never can get out of the quote box.

I always make sure the cursor is below the quote box but when I sneeze or move my fingers a bit, I find myself inside the quote box.  The keyboard on my laptop seems very sensitive.  I type and all of a sudden the cursor shifts to a totally different area.

OOPS.  I had no idea. 🤐

 

I've had the same problem Bonnie.  You get "stuck" in the quote box while trying to reply and can't get out.  I think it's due to accidentally clicking in the quote box before typing something outside the quote box.  There is therefore no empty space outside the quote box where you can click.  The only solution that I've found is to delete everything in the quote box, and then the quote box itself, and then refresh the page.  I can then start over.  It's a bit of a pain so I am VERY careful now with hitting the enter key before typing or clicking anything when quoting someone.  This puts a blank line below the quote box so that I always have someplace outside the quote box to click, and I like the blank line of separation after the quote box.

[Keksie]

10 hours ago, Coralc said:

 

Maybe Graham Crackers in the blender? Last time I was trying to make a cheesecake crust, our little food processer broke at the most inopportune time. Blender came to the rescue. 😊

Put the crackers in a zip lock bag and roll with a rolling pin.  Don't over fill the bag.  Better to do a few times rather then all at once.

[Arzeena]

15 hours ago, BonTexasNY said:

@dani negreanu Dani, I only have a hand mixer.  Trust me, I've failed at easier recipes. 

 

Jack is again making noises about visiting Israel, but airfare is so expensive.  If we do visit, we'll have to cancel Bella 02.  But, we're just in the talking stages every few months.  It's been way too long since Jack saw his twin sister and we have 10 great grand-nieces/nephews we've never met.

 

Not sure I mentioned that Jack's sister's granddaughter's spinal stroke is attributed to the covid vaccine.  We have no idea what the positive indicator was, but the doctors are all in agreement.  She's categorized as permanently disabled, can walk for short spurts with a walker and has gone back to school with an aide by her side wherever she goes.  My heart goes out to her, so young.  16!

 

Sometimes I really am unsure of what I should post in here, but I know I'm among friends.

I am sorry to learn about the young girl. My prayers are with her.
An acquaintance of mine had similar reaction, but only in one leg. She is OK now, but not her old self. Another woman I know had the exact thing. OK now but not her old self either.The doctor she went to was treating several similar cases in women of all ages, attributed to the vaccine... ..A sports team of young girls. I am in NO WAY  running the vaccine down, we have taken them and the boosters, but I have heard of many such cases and it does raise questions and concerns to which no one has very definitive answers.

Sorry, not sparking any discussion, so no one of authority or not, think it as so or slap any wrists. Thank you please.🙏

Edited May 29, 2023 by Arzeena

[ATG]

50 minutes ago, Keksie said:

Put the crackers in a zip lock bag and roll with a rolling pin.  Don't over fill the bag.  Better to do a few times rather then all at once.

My Publix sells graham cracker crumbs in a bag.  I’ve used the bag and rolling pin method many times.  It’s a great way to take out frustration!