The Daily for Thursday 06/02/2022

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

Good afternoon.  It is now sunny and only breezy.  What a difference a haircut makes.  I now feel human instead of shaggy.

 

@bennybear  Thank you for your pictures of London.  

@JazzyV  Vanessa, I hope the itch and swollen area are only a temporary side effect, and that the medicine helps.

@kochleffel  Welcome home.  

@mamaofami  Carol, HAPPY 26TH BIRTHDAY TO YOUR DGS. 🎂

@Sharon in AZ  Sharon, it looks like they are taking care of Crraig.

 

Somehow, I hit a wrong key and this was posted before I finished.  

 

It has been an interesting 24 hours.  Yesterday, FB notified me that there was a suspicious login from Florida.  They locked my account until I changed my password, but it was hacked again today.  This time I know I was on the real FB site and changed the password again, then did a security check.  Unfortunately, there was a suspicious link sent to my FB friends, their friends and my groups.  What a mess.

 

We think the hack was through Messenger, which we learned is not that secure and several places have advised not using it.  Messenger is now off all my devices.  

 

We have been to Dover four times, and I will post the pictures in a new post, so I don't time out on this one.

 

Lenda

Edited June 2, 2022 by Quartzsite Cruiser

[kochleffel]

I meant to say that it was 1:00 a.m. in Greece when my flight landed at Newark. Got home to find my desktop computer not working; I hope it’s just the power adapter. The Junior Cat yelled at me for about two hours but is now either finished yelling, or resting her voice in order to resume later.

[XBGuy]

I have, actually, tried Moonshine.  Some years ago Mrs. XBGuy and I traveled to North Carolina to attend our good NASCAR friend's (Hartwell C, Pritchett III) wedding.  At the reception as the bride (Tiffany) and groom were table-hopping greeting all the guests, Hartwell was carrying a glass (OK, a Mason jar) of shine and offering some to anybody who wanted to try it.  Not wanting to look like an effete California snob, I took a sip.  Not at all what I expected--fairly mellow and, frankly, quite tasty.  It is entirely possible, however, that it was a special batch made specifically for effete California snobs.

 

Thank you, of course, @cat shepard, for the information on the wine.  I was unfamiliar with both the winery and the vineyard,   I checked  CellarTracker, which I found useful for crowd sourced opinions, and this wine is pretty highly regarded. I went to the winery web site and see that they offer some very interesting wines.  Unfortunately the only bottling for this Besson Vineyard Grenache is in a magnum.  I don't do mags--storage is a pain.

 

The thing that really intrigued me was the fact that the Besson Vineyard is over 100 years old.  Old vineyards also intrigue me.  There is a terrific organization called the Historic Vineyard Society that is dedicated to the preservation and, in some cases, the rehabilitation of "old vineyards.  Here is the entry in their registry for the Besson Vineyard.

 

 

It turns out that there is a second entry for Besson for the Zinfandel block,

 

 

OK, John Locke's elementary school teachers are hiding their faces in shame.  It's "there" John, not "their."

 

I am thinking of joining the Birichino mailing list.  Several of their wines sound very interesting.

 

 

 

[grapau27]

6 hours ago, mamaofami said:

Good morning everyone. Every day is I love my dentist day in our house since Sam is a retired dentist. Today is our oldest grandson’s 26th birthday. I don’t know where the years go. Last night we went to sleep early since I had been up from 3am. The gatehouse called and woke us up at 11:30 because there is another couple here with the same last name and the guest probably didn’t have the address. Hard to get back to sleep.

Stay safe everyone,

Carol

Happy birthday to your grandson today Carol.

[Copper10-8]

8 hours ago, richwmn said:

Today is National Moonshine Day...............

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Horizon chaser 1957]

Good afternoon, all! With working on a ship, Leaving the Office Early would have involved swimming, so it didn’t happen. The meal looks good. I’ve used both Butternut squash steaks and cauliflower steaks as a main when having vegetarian relatives over.The wine sounds good, which made me remember this. It struck me as funny.

 

After a long,  old spring June has arrived bringing warm weather with it. The garden is exploding. The roses are blooming and the banana plants are practically growing as I look at them.

@dfish I’m glad the surgery is over and went well. May your recovery be quick and uneventful.

@Sharon in AZ so sorry your DH isn’t well. I hope he’s feeling better and that you stay clear. At least we got home from our cruise before the stupid virus struck! 
Happy Thursday, everyone! I wonder if Queen Elizabeth would rather celebrate her Platinum Jubilee aboard a BHB?

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

We have been to Dover five times, four of which were BHBs and once was on Tahitian Princess.  The fifth time, on Noordam III in 2004 does not count as that was disembarkation day when we flew out of Gatwick.

 

Our first visit to Dover was in 2004 when it was also a port day for Noordam III, and IIRC, it was a turnaround day, too.  That day, we took the train into London, and took the Big Bus Ho-Ho around town.  The pictures from London that day and other of my London pictures were posted earlier, so I won't repeat them.  There are a few pictures I took of Dover as we sailed in and sailed out of port.

 

We saw this sailing ship as we entered the port area.

 

The lighthouse at the port entrance

 

Dover Castle which overlooks Dover.  If you look in the side of the hill below the castle, you can make out a couple of entrances to the tunnels below the castle.

 

Of course, the famous White Cliffs of Dover.

 

Our next visit to Dover was on Prinsendam in 2008.  We had a transfer to London booked, but the ship was very late docking.  It was extremely windy that day and the wind kept pushing us off the dock.  With the help of a tug or two, we finally docked an hour or two late.  We decided to stay in town and tour Dover Castle.  We then walked around town and took a local bus to Canterbury.  The pictures from Canterbury will be in a different post.  BTW, we took a shuttle to and from the castle.

 

Walking up to the castle entrance.

 

Dover from the Castle

 

One of the courtyards

 

Dover Castle has been used to defend Dover and England for centuries.  These two pictures show the contrast in firepower from many centuries ago and from WWII.

 

 

The tunnels under the castle have also been used for defense, especially during WWII.  We were able to go into a couple of tunnels.  This is the entrance to one.

 

Dover from our walk through town to the bus and back to the ship.

 

 

 

 

When we were in Dover on Tahitian Princess in 2009, we did a tour into London, and I didn't get any good pictures of Dover from the bus.

 

The last time we were in Dover was in 2017 on the Prinsendam.  That day we rented a car and drove to Brighton and back along the coast.  We even stopped at the Chunnel, but did not have time to drive under the Channel and back.  These pictures were taken on our soggy walk to the car rental office.

 

 

The final picture was taken in 2008 from Dover Castle of our home away from home.  This was before they enclosed the back of the Lido and added the cabins above the MDR.

 

Lenda

Edited June 2, 2022 by Quartzsite Cruiser

[rafinmd]

I don't have a June 3 sunrise so I'm going to June 3.  This is from MS Prinsendam June 3, 2015.  It was taken outside Ijmuiden, Netherlands on the turnaround day of a Back to Back.

 

 

Roy

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

Canterbury is a very interesting town, and I wish we'd had more time to wander around.  The Cathedral was closed that morning for a ceremony, but was open by the time we arrived.

 

These are random pictures of the town.

 

 

 

The passage that leads to Canterbury Cathedral

 

 

Our first glimpse of Canterbury Cathedral

 

The Choir

 

The main altar

 

A statue of Thomas Becket as he was praying just before he was killed

 

Lenda
 

[grapau27]

22 minutes ago, Quartzsite Cruiser said:

We have been to Dover five times, four of which were BHBs and once was on Tahitian Princess.  The fifth time, on Noordam III in 2004 does not count as that was disembarkation day when we flew out of Gatwick.

 

Our first visit to Dover was in 2004 when it was also a port day for Noordam III, and IIRC, it was a turnaround day, too.  That day, we took the train into London, and took the Big Bus Ho-Ho around town.  The pictures from London that day and other of my London pictures were posted earlier, so I won't repeat them.  There are a few pictures I took of Dover as we sailed in and sailed out of port.

 

We saw this sailing ship as we entered the port area.

 

The lighthouse at the port entrance

 

Dover Castle which overlooks Dover.  If you look in the side of the hill below the castle, you can make out a couple of entrances to the tunnels below the castle.

 

Of course, the famous White Cliffs of Dover.

 

Our next visit to Dover was on Prinsendam in 2008.  We had a transfer to London booked, but the ship was very late docking.  It was extremely windy that day and the wind kept pushing us off the dock.  With the help of a tug or two, we finally docked an hour or two late.  We decided to stay in town and tour Dover Castle.  We then walked around town and took a local bus to Canterbury.  The pictures from Canterbury will be in a different post.  BTW, we took a shuttle to and from the castle.

 

Walking up to the castle entrance.

 

Dover from the Castle

 

One of the courtyards

 

Dover Castle has been used to defend Dover and England for centuries.  These two pictures show the contrast in firepower from many centuries ago and from WWII.

 

 

The tunnels under the castle have also been used for defense, especially during WWII.  We were able to go into a couple of tunnels.  This is the entrance to one.

 

Dover from our walk through town to the bus and back to the ship.

 

 

 

 

When we were in Dover on Tahitian Princess in 2009, we did a tour into London, and I didn't get any good pictures of Dover from the bus.

 

The last time we were in Dover was in 2017 on the Prinsendam.  That day we rented a car and drove to Brighton and back along the coast.  We even stopped at the Chunnel, but did not have time to drive under the Channel and back.  These pictures were taken on our soggy walk to the car rental office.

 

 

The final picture was taken in 2008 from Dover Castle of our home away from home.  This was before they enclosed the back of the Lido and added the cabins above the MDR.

 

Lenda

Excellent photos Lenda.

Graham.

[1ANGELCAT]

BBC now showing the beacon lighting ceremony live. Quite impressive.

[Petunia1950]

My father learned to fly when he was 14 and living in a coal mining town in West Virginia.  The fellow who owned the local airport, such as they were back then (1937 or thereabouts), drove a fancy car so Daddy asked him to teach him how to fly, thinking he'd get rich too.  Turns out, the guy (Jelly Belly Boone -- his name should have tipped off something ...) was actually the guy who peddled moonshine -- the airport was just a cover story.  Daddy did make a living out of flying -- 30+ years in the Air Force.  But he never struck it rich.

[Crazy For Cats]

Good Evening Everyone, thanks for the daily report.  Today was an in office day so I’m late to the party.  I’m very happy to hear that @dfish procedure went well and is home recovering. Debbie take it easy for awhile and let your body heal.  
I'll pass on the meal suggestion. Tonight we had leftover ham.  I hope that everyone has a nice rest of the day.
 

[TheKingD]

Good afternoon, dear people.

 

After reading @XBGuy's post, I wanted to chime in about both moonshine and about wine.  I'm in North Carolina, and I used to use an old full-service gas station, and it finally closed about 10 years ago.  If I ended up stopping there late in the afternoon, near closing time, which was about 6, the guys who worked there would be clustered around the back of someone's truck passing a mason jar around.  They were always happy to share, so that is my only experience with moonshine, and I was honored to be included.

 

I always learn something about wine from @cat shepard's posts, and then @XBGuyfurther enlightens me.  I have made a note about Theopolis Wines from a week or so ago, and now that you are talking about old vineyards, do you know Tofanelli?  His vineyard is really old, and some of his structures were damaged in the fires last year, so he has stopped producing his own wines and is focusing on rebuilding as he is now back to selling his grapes to other wineries.  He has grenache, plus he has petite syrah, and he has charbono and semillon. 

 

My wine club memberships are a bit out of control, so after he depletes his inventory from his cellar, I can add Theopolis to my list, since is looks like she has similar wines - all my favorites!

 

Thanks to everyone for always adding some kindness to my days.  I read every day.

 

Cindy

 

[dfish]

Thank you so much to everyone who has wished me a speedy recovery. My stomach feels like someone worked me over, but I guess that is really what happened.  Just a little sore at this point and tired.  I have to wait for the anesthesia to wear off.  I slept for two hours this afternoon and it will be another early night.  

 

I hope everyone's day was a good one.

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

52 minutes ago, dfish said:

Thank you so much to everyone who has wished me a speedy recovery. My stomach feels like someone worked me over, but I guess that is really what happened.  Just a little sore at this point and tired.  I have to wait for the anesthesia to wear off.  I slept for two hours this afternoon and it will be another early night.  

 

I hope everyone's day was a good one.

 

Debbie, I'm not surprised you feel like someone worked you over.  When my neighbor had her gallbladder removed about 20myears ago, a nurse told her that just because she didn't have a big incision, once they got inside the doctor still did the same thing he always did.

 

Glad you're taking it easy.

 

Lenda

[garlictown]

We are finally home and now need a vacation from the vacation. 👍Thank you for The Daily, Rich @richwmnand to Roy @rafinmdfor the Care and Celebration Lists.

DH and I flew to Chicago, picked up the car and then the adventures began. ✔️I had some Bucket List items like Graceland and Beale Street, a Cards vs Jays game in St. Louis -plus the Arch, several Civil War battlefields in TN, Springfield and the Lincoln Museum, Pella, Iowa and windmills, etc. 😲We covered 8 states. 🙃 

 🙏Prayers to all in need and especially Ukraine.🙏

Katie

[kochleffel]

1 hour ago, dfish said:

My stomach feels like someone worked me over, but I guess that is really what happened.  Just a little sore at this point and tired. 

 

One of my neighbors grew up in a milieu where no one went to doctors -- you just self-medicated (with moonshine) until you either recovered or died. When he developed gallbladder trouble, he tried to ignore it for as long as he could; eventually he was screaming so loud that someone called 9-1-1, but the dispatcher, confused by the screaming, thought that it was a "domestic" call and sent police instead of paramedics. Anyway, he had laparoscopic surgery, was home the next day, and because the incisions were so small, tried to resume full activity almost immediately. That was Not A Good Idea. I told him that he needed to give his innards time to settle down.

 

Only the last part of this story is in any way relevant. Take care of yourself and rest when you need to.

 

[irishjim]

3 hours ago, Quartzsite Cruiser said:

We have been to Dover five times, four of which were BHBs and once was on Tahitian Princess.  The fifth time, on Noordam III in 2004 does not count as that was disembarkation day when we flew out of Gatwick.

 

Our first visit to Dover was in 2004 when it was also a port day for Noordam III, and IIRC, it was a turnaround day, too.  That day, we took the train into London, and took the Big Bus Ho-Ho around town.  The pictures from London that day and other of my London pictures were posted earlier, so I won't repeat them.  There are a few pictures I took of Dover as we sailed in and sailed out of port.

 

We saw this sailing ship as we entered the port area.

 

The lighthouse at the port entrance

 

Dover Castle which overlooks Dover.  If you look in the side of the hill below the castle, you can make out a couple of entrances to the tunnels below the castle.

 

Of course, the famous White Cliffs of Dover.

 

Our next visit to Dover was on Prinsendam in 2008.  We had a transfer to London booked, but the ship was very late docking.  It was extremely windy that day and the wind kept pushing us off the dock.  With the help of a tug or two, we finally docked an hour or two late.  We decided to stay in town and tour Dover Castle.  We then walked around town and took a local bus to Canterbury.  The pictures from Canterbury will be in a different post.  BTW, we took a shuttle to and from the castle.

 

Walking up to the castle entrance.

 

Dover from the Castle

 

One of the courtyards

 

Dover Castle has been used to defend Dover and England for centuries.  These two pictures show the contrast in firepower from many centuries ago and from WWII.

 

 

The tunnels under the castle have also been used for defense, especially during WWII.  We were able to go into a couple of tunnels.  This is the entrance to one.

 

Dover from our walk through town to the bus and back to the ship.

 

 

 

 

When we were in Dover on Tahitian Princess in 2009, we did a tour into London, and I didn't get any good pictures of Dover from the bus.

 

The last time we were in Dover was in 2017 on the Prinsendam.  That day we rented a car and drove to Brighton and back along the coast.  We even stopped at the Chunnel, but did not have time to drive under the Channel and back.  These pictures were taken on our soggy walk to the car rental office.

 

 

The final picture was taken in 2008 from Dover Castle of our home away from home.  This was before they enclosed the back of the Lido and added the cabins above the MDR.

 

Lenda

Thank you  for very  nice  photos.

I wish I  knew how  to  space photos  like  you.

                                                                             Jim.

[atexsix]

I know a couple of you were wondering, but I did in fact test positive for Covid.  Not unexpected really.  At this point I feel like I have a bad cold.  Dear Dad amazingly is not having symptoms, however at one point on the cruise he complained about a sore throat a few days before me, then nothing, so we're not sure what that's about.  In the meantime, we have to continue to isolate until my symptoms begin to decline.  

[Mr. Boston]

@dfish wishing you a speedy recovery.  Now is the time for a well deserved rest.

[irishjim]

27 minutes ago, garlictown said:

We are finally home and now need a vacation from the vacation. 👍Thank you for The Daily, Rich @richwmnand to Roy @rafinmdfor the Care and Celebration Lists.

DH and I flew to Chicago, picked up the car and then the adventures began. ✔️I had some Bucket List items like Graceland and Beale Street, a Cards vs Jays game in St. Louis -plus the Arch, several Civil War battlefields in TN, Springfield and the Lincoln Museum, Pella, Iowa and windmills, etc. 😲We covered 8 states. 🙃 

 🙏Prayers to all in need and especially Ukraine.🙏

Katie

You  both look really  good.

[Cruzin Terri]

Well I got my appointments at the Mayo Clinic.  They are for August 8.  I have never had to wait that long for an appointment.  

That is a long time.  

I have not even tried to get appointments with the orthopedic doctor for the hand problems.

God knows how long that will take.

Terri

[dfish]

1 hour ago, Quartzsite Cruiser said:

 

Debbie, I'm not surprised you feel like someone worked you over.  When my neighbor had her gallbladder removed about 20myears ago, a nurse told her that just because she didn't have a big incision, once they got inside the doctor still did the same thing he always did.

 

Glad you're taking it easy.

 

Lenda

 

And they are not gentle about it.  I did pretty good today and just took a pain pill a few minutes ago.  That was the first since this morning.

 

53 minutes ago, kochleffel said:

 

One of my neighbors grew up in a milieu where no one went to doctors -- you just self-medicated (with moonshine) until you either recovered or died. When he developed gallbladder trouble, he tried to ignore it for as long as he could; eventually he was screaming so loud that someone called 9-1-1, but the dispatcher, confused by the screaming, thought that it was a "domestic" call and sent police instead of paramedics. Anyway, he had laparoscopic surgery, was home the next day, and because the incisions were so small, tried to resume full activity almost immediately. That was Not A Good Idea. I told him that he needed to give his innards time to settle down.

 

Only the last part of this story is in any way relevant. Take care of yourself and rest when you need to.

 

 

That is a funny story.  Thanks for sharing it, but it hurts to laugh.  My gallbladder was acting up for quite some time but we didn't consider it because it was such an atypical presentation.

 

45 minutes ago, atexsix said:

I know a couple of you were wondering, but I did in fact test positive for Covid.  Not unexpected really.  At this point I feel like I have a bad cold.  Dear Dad amazingly is not having symptoms, however at one point on the cruise he complained about a sore throat a few days before me, then nothing, so we're not sure what that's about.  In the meantime, we have to continue to isolate until my symptoms begin to decline.  

 

Oh, goodness, Bruno.  Take care and I hope you have a quick and uneventful recovery.

 

38 minutes ago, Mr. Boston said:

@dfish wishing you a speedy recovery.  Now is the time for a well deserved rest.

Thank you!

 

Tomorrow's Meal of the Day will be somewhat delayed as I have an early doctor's appointment.  Tom is taking me to breakfast after the appointment.  He is my chauffer while I'm on the pain meds. I'll post when I get home.  

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

51 minutes ago, irishjim said:

Thank you  for very  nice  photos.

I wish I  knew how  to  space photos  like  you.

                                                                             Jim.

 

Jim, thanks for your nice comment.  When I post photos, after the text, I enter several blank spaces by hitting enter.  Once I add a picture, I add a space and then add the next picture and repeat as necessary.  I also watch how much room I have below the last picture added and add spaces as needed.  Once I finished, I can delete any extra spaces at the end.

 

45 minutes ago, atexsix said:

I know a couple of you were wondering, but I did in fact test positive for Covid.  Not unexpected really.  At this point I feel like I have a bad cold.  Dear Dad amazingly is not having symptoms, however at one point on the cruise he complained about a sore throat a few days before me, then nothing, so we're not sure what that's about.  In the meantime, we have to continue to isolate until my symptoms begin to decline.  

 

Bruno, I'm sorry you tested positive.  I hope it continues to be a mild case, and that Dear Dad remains negative. 

 

 

3 minutes ago, Cruzin Terri said:

Well I got my appointments at the Mayo Clinic.  They are for August 8.  I have never had to wait that long for an appointment.  

That is a long time.  

I have not even tried to get appointments with the orthopedic doctor for the hand problems.

God knows how long that will take.

Terri

 

Terri, I sorry you have to wait so long for an appointment.  I hope they put you on the cancelation list.

 

4 minutes ago, dfish said:

 

And they are not gentle about it.  I did pretty good today and just took a pain pill a few minutes ago.  That was the first since this morning.

 

 

That is a funny story.  Thanks for sharing it, but it hurts to laugh.  My gallbladder was acting up for quite some time but we didn't consider it because it was such an atypical presentation.

 

 

Oh, goodness, Bruno.  Take care and I hope you have a quick and uneventful recovery.

 

Thank you!

 

Tomorrow's Meal of the Day will be somewhat delayed as I have an early doctor's appointment.  Tom is taking me to breakfast after the appointment.  He is my chauffer while I'm on the pain meds. I'll post when I get home.  

 

Debbie, that's good that you didn't need a pain pill until now.  No, they aren't always gentle since it's not their bodies.  Don't worry about the recipes.  Enjoy your breakfast, if not the doctor's appointment.

 

Lenda