The Fleet Report and Daily for Friday May 12th, 2023

[0106]

We are still experiencing some effects from the Alberta fire smoke as seen in this morning’s sunrise.  Sending positive thoughts to all who have been evacuated and the firefighters.

 

@StLouisCruisers @rafinmd I believe the soccer tournament will take place at the MD SoccerPlex in Boyds which is in Montgomery County.  I watched my nephew play there many times.  It is a wonderful facility.  Forecast is for great weather today, rain tomorrow, better weather on Sunday and Monday.  Good luck to his team.

 

Vegan pizza is a challenge; most people expect “cheese” on pizza.  I eat cheese but have friends who don’t.  If looking for a cheese substitute Aldi’s Earth Grown Vegan Shreds are fair, Whole Foods 365 Plant Based Shreds are good and Miyokos is the best.

 

Positive thoughts to all who need them.  Cheers to those celebrating and cruising.

 

Edit:  Sandi- We were posting at the same time🤣.  The field are about an hour and 15 minutes from me and 45 minutes from Roy.

Edited May 12, 2023 by 0106

[dfish]

Good morning, everyone!

 

It is another beautiful day in mid-Michigan.  It will warm up to 80F later this afternoon.  Our plans are to stain the deck and mow the lawn.  I will also work on chive removal.  

 

I also applaud @Cruzin Terri's limerick about @StLouisCruisers Sandi.  Sandi sure deserves a great tribute as do the rest of the cast:  @cat shepard Ann, @summer slope Dixie, @superoma Eva, standing in for @rafinmd Roy and Vanessa, @JazzyV.  Special tribute and welcome home to @richwmn Rich.  Also, kudo's to @grapau27 Graham for his explanations of the day. And @0106 Tina, my occasional stand in.   And the garden club members.  And many thanks to everyone else who contributes to the Daily.  You all help make this the place to be!

 

Today's meal is vegan pizza.  I used to like a vegetarian pizza that one pizza shop had, but it wouldn't be considered vegan due to the cheese.   But, it was good to me!  We'll get started with this recipe: https://minimalistbaker.com/my-favorite-vegan-pizza/

 

 

This one sounds interesting with a cashew cream to finish it off.  https://www.loveandlemons.com/vegan-pizza/

 

This one gives you some guidelines for determining the difference between vegetarian and vegan.  

https://thebananadiaries.com/homemade-vegan-pizza/

 

 

And, if those don't meet muster, here's 15 more ideas for vegan pizza.  https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/vegan-recipes/vegan-pizza-bread/ultimate-vegan-pizza-party-recipe-round-up/

 

 

Wishing you all a wonderful day!

 

 

[Cruzin Terri]

21 minutes ago, dfish said:

also applaud @Cruzin Terri's limerick about @StLouisCruisers Sandi.  Sandi sure deserves a great tribute as do the rest of the cast:  @cat shepard Ann, @summer slope Dixie, @superoma Eva, standing in for @rafinmd Roy and Vanessa, @JazzyV.  Special tribute and welcome home to @richwmn Rich.  Also, kudo's to @grapau27 Graham for his explanations of the day. And @0106 Tina, my occasional stand in.   And the garden club members.  And many thanks to everyone else who contributes to the Daily.  You all help make this the place to be!

Debbie,

I certainly did not mean to leave out anyone.  I often mention everyone in my posts for your daily contributions and really appreciate it.  My brain cannot work fast enough to provide a limerick for each of you.

Please know that I did not mean to exclude anyone.

Terri

[StLouisCruisers]

1 hour ago, Cruzin Terri said:

For national limerick day I have one to dedicate to Sandi @StLouisCruisers for all her dedication to this thread while Rich was enjoying his world cruise.

So here goes.

 

There once was a lady called Sandi

Her dedication to The Daily was quite handy.

She rose early each day 

To get us on our way.

And for this we are all fine and dandy.

 

Three cheers for Sandi.

 

Terri

 

Oh my, I'm honored you went to the trouble to write me a limerick!  You did a great job!  Thank you so, so much!

 

 

 

 

58 minutes ago, kazu said:

Thanks for our TGIF Daily, Sandi.

 

Good collection of days.  CFS is a serious illness and can be difficult to diagnose.  It’s a difficult condition to live with and I hope a cure can be found.  YAY for all the Nurses 👏 👏 They should be celebrated and appreciated every day.  

 

I love the limerick @Cruzin Terri  composed for Sandi and second it whole heartedly. 👏 👏  Vegetarian pizza - YUM.  I’ll take onions, green peppers, mushrooms, black olives and add from there 😄 

 

A big welcome home to @richwmn Rich!

 

Kind of a bitter quote by Lady Gaga for me.  No woman has to follow any man but they often may feel that they have to chose between the two.  😔 I chose to follow my dreams but they did include the man in my life who supported me 100% 😉 

 

 

Well yesterday was a complete bust.  Somehow, Ivan has associated the white flags with the grass and I spent hours cajoling him to come on the grass, walking him and taking him on neighbour’s grass. Flags are down, collar is off and I will find another way to keep him safe.  It was suggested we try again in a few weeks but with me still working to get him to trust grass again, I don’t think so.

 

 

He’s the 6th dog to be trained on this and the only one that has ever reacted in this way.  Hopefully today I can accomplish something besides working with him more 🤞 

 

Prayers for everyone on the Care list & those that need them and cheers 🥂 for those celebrating.

 

 

Have a good Friday, everyone !!!

 

Thanks to you Jacqui for your sweet words.  I love the memes as usual and hope you have an easier day with Ivan's training.  He is worth it!  But it would nice to get some of your other work done, too, wouldn't it?  Hope you and Ivan have a great day together.

 

 

 

 

57 minutes ago, Cruzin Terri said:

Good morning to all,

Welcome back to @richwmn Rich.  I hope your experience on the World Cruise was everything you wanted it to be.  

Thank you to Sandi @StLouisCruisersfor the Daily and Fleet Report.  It was nice to see the Zuiderdam pulling into Fort Lauderdale.  Don’t know if the world cruisers are happy or sad if their adventure is over.  Welcome back to all of them.

Interesting collection of days.  I like limericks, Nurses are so important and i appreciate them immensely. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is real.  Some people fool about it but those who have it suffer very much and it is a condition that needs attention.

I think I will pass on the meal and I will see about the drink and wine.

I have not been to Limassol, Cyprus.

Thank you to Debbie @dfish, Ann @cat shepard, Dixie @summer slope and Eva @summer slope for all your work to keep us fed, hydrated and up to date.

 

Prayers for all on the Cares list and Cheers to those celebrating.

 

Today we are going up to Beaufort, SC to hand in our forms and documents to the Beaufort County Court.  Hopefully that will get things moving regarding Eugene’s estate.  We have an 11:30 am appointment.  After that we are going out to lunch at The Fish Camp.  It’s a really nice restaurant in Port Royal.  So it gives us the opportunity to do something fun as well.

 

Got all my financial work done yesterday and the really nice thing is that my new cleaning lady starts tomorrow.  I am so excited to finally have some help.  

 

Have a good day everyone and

God Blesd,

Terri

 

 

 

 

I hope the estate business starts moving faster for you.  Great news about the new cleaning lady starting tomorrow.  That will take a little of the burden off you.  Have a nice day out and a delicious lunch.

 

 

 

 

53 minutes ago, cat shepard said:

           Welcome home Rich!

 

Thank you Sandi & Rich for making today’s R & D happen!  I can not believe your cruise is over, Rich! I do not need to tell you what an excellent stand-in Editor-in-Chief Sandi is! 
 

Eva, thank you for keeping our lists! Debbie & Dixie, I never thank you two enough. I know what you do is not always easy. I am honored to be in the same F & B department as you are. 
 

Just gym, Bindi walks, chores and deck furniture cleaning. We are all trying to figure out where all the pollen is coming from now. 🤔 

 

 

 

 

 

Prayers for all who need our support. Cheers to all who are celebrating!  Get well & stay well everyone!

 

********

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Distributor Notes

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Thank you Ann for your comments.  I appreciate them, as well as your upbeat attitude.  I enjoy your memes too!  At first I didn't see the kitty in the potty.  Silly thing!

 

 

 

 

28 minutes ago, smitty34877 said:

Good morning.It will get one to 90 today and we will need to use the AC for a few days. I took the dogs walking early and we enjoyed the still sleeping neighborhood.

I will certainly  appreciate nurses and enjoyed  @Cruzin Terri' limerick about our Sandi.Thank you Sandi for your comprehensive  early morning  posts.It is much appreciated.Thanks to all the Daily contributors as well. We have not been to the port and my family would not appreciate vegan pizza.

DSIL has offered to grill burgers,chicken and shrimp for us tonight.I only need to make potato  salad,the first of the season.

DH and I are headed out to have the pre op testing  done.

Welcome home Rich!

Enjoy the day and best wishes to all.

 

 

Thank you so much Terry!  I hope you and your family have a wonderful barbecue this evening.  Sounds delicious!

 

 

 

20 minutes ago, Denise T said:

Good morning, everyone. Thank you for the Daily and Fleet report.

Feeling a little under the weather today. 

Thinking of all of you.

Have a safe and healthy day. 

 

 

Denise, I really hope you start feeling better very quickly.  Take it easy!

 

 

 

 

9 minutes ago, 0106 said:

We are still experiencing some effects from the Alberta fire smoke as seen in this morning’s sunrise.  Sending positive thoughts to all who have been evacuated and the firefighters.

 

@StLouisCruisers @rafinmd I believe the soccer tournament will take place at the MD SoccerPlex in Boyds which is in Montgomery County.  I watched my nephew play there many times.  It is a wonderful facility.  Forecast is for great weather today, rain tomorrow, better weather on Sunday and Monday.  Good luck to his team.

 

Vegan pizza is a challenge; most people expect “cheese” on pizza.  I eat cheese but have friends who don’t.  If looking for a cheese substitute Aldi’s Earth Grown Vegan Shreds are fair, Whole Foods 365 Plant Based Shreds are good and Miyokos is the best.

 

Positive thoughts to all who need them.  Cheers to those celebrating and cruising.

 

Edit:  Sandi- We were posting at the same time🤣.  The field are about an hour and 15 minutes from me and 45 minutes from Roy.

 

Thanks for your good wishes for Ren!

 

 

 

8 minutes ago, dfish said:

Good morning, everyone!

 

It is another beautiful day in mid-Michigan.  It will warm up to 80F later this afternoon.  Our plans are to stain the deck and mow the lawn.  I will also work on chive removal.  

 

I also applaud @Cruzin Terri's limerick about @StLouisCruisers Sandi.  Sandi sure deserves a great tribute as do the rest of the cast:  @cat shepard Ann, @summer slope Dixie, @superoma Eva, standing in for @rafinmd Roy and Vanessa, @JazzyV.  Special tribute and welcome home to @richwmn Rich.  Also, kudo's to @grapau27 Graham for his explanations of the day. And @0106 Tina, my occasional stand in.   And the garden club members.  And many thanks to everyone else who contributes to the Daily.  You all help make this the place to be!

 

Today's meal is vegan pizza.  I used to like a vegetarian pizza that one pizza shop had, but it wouldn't be considered vegan due to the cheese.   But, it was good to me!  We'll get started with this recipe: https://minimalistbaker.com/my-favorite-vegan-pizza/

 

 

This one sounds interesting with a cashew cream to finish it off.  https://www.loveandlemons.com/vegan-pizza/

 

This one gives you some guidelines for determining the difference between vegetarian and vegan.  

https://thebananadiaries.com/homemade-vegan-pizza/

 

 

And, if those don't meet muster, here's 15 more ideas for vegan pizza.  https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/vegan-recipes/vegan-pizza-bread/ultimate-vegan-pizza-party-recipe-round-up/

 

 

Wishing you all a wonderful day!

 

 

 

Great recipes today.  They look good even without any meats on board!  Thank you for your nice comments, too.

 

I'm finding I have to keep going back to upsize the font.  What a pain!  I wish they had a way to customize our posts that would "stick" so we didn't have to think about it anymore.  Oh well, on to my Amazon cruise photos!  I finished Devil's Island, French Guiana yesterday.  I want to at least get 4 pages finished per day.

 

 

 

[dobiemom]

Thanks for the HAL fleet report and all the daily information. Yesterday got away from me so I’ll have to go back and finish reading all the goings on. 😉

 

Prayers 🙏 for the Care List and Cheers 🎉👏 for the Celebration List. Thank you all for caring and sharing. Stay safe and healthy everyone,

 

(This is size 20. How does it look?)

Edited May 12, 2023 by dobiemom

[dfish]

10 minutes ago, Cruzin Terri said:

Debbie,

I certainly did not mean to leave out anyone.  I often mention everyone in my posts for your daily contributions and really appreciate it.  My brain cannot work fast enough to provide a limerick for each of you.

Please know that I did not mean to exclude anyone.

Terri

Terri, I didn't take it that way at all.  I thought the limerick was a great tribute and if Sandi didn't get us started each day, none of us would be here.  I was just taking the opportunity to thank the rest of our cast for their contributions.  And, you are included in that!  If it weren't for the posters on the thread, we wouldn't be doing food and drinks.  Don't worry about anything.   I did not feel excluded at all.  

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

Good morning from a cloudy and windy central Texas.  I'm beginning to sound like a broken record with out weather.  It is already 75F and will rise to 84F.  There are supposed to be thunderstorms about 3pm and then again staring about 9pm and lasting until sometime Sunday.  On the agenda this morning is a quick trip to the store so maybe I won't have to go for the next few days when it is raining.   BTW, our rain should last until next Friday.   That brings me to the other item on the morning agenda, mowing and trimming the yard.  I just did that chore Sunday, but with all our rain and the fertilizer I put down, the grass and weeds are growing very fast.  If I wait another week, it would probably be impossible to mow.

 

CFS is a nasty disease and I hope a cure is found soon.  Nurses do a very difficult and demanding job, and I salute them.  I used to be able to write limericks, but not lately.  Terri's @Cruzin Terri was very good, and a nice thank you to Sandi for her hard work getting the daily started each day and keeping track of the HAL fleet.

 

Welcome back to the US to Rich @richwmn, Laura @Horizon chaser 1957, and @Cat in my lap, and I hope all of you have safe and uneventful travels home.

 

The Lady Gaga quote is a little cynical.

 

We'll pass on the vegan pizza (prefer meat and real cheese) and the drink.  The wine sounds nice but elusive.

 

We were in Limassol, Cyprus in 2017 on Prinsendam, and I'll repost my pictures soon.  Today's port ties in nicely with today in history.  Richard I of England married Berengaria of Navarre near Limassol.

 

@StLouisCruisers  Sandi, wishing Ren and the Jaguars all the best in the tournament this weekend.

@kazu  Jacqui, I hope today goes better and that Ivan can realize how nice grass can be.

@Cruzin Terri  Terri, I know it will be a great relief when you hand the paperwork into the probation court.  Enjoy your lunch out.  Great news that you will have help from the new cleaning lady.

@Denise T  I hope you feel better soon.

 

We  were in Limassol in 2017 on the Elegant Explorer.  That morning we took a tour to Nicosia, and then took the shuttle into Limassol on our return.  I'll post the pictures of Limassol here and then the pictures of Nicosia in a later post.

 

An open plaza

 

This is a fortress and chapel dating to at least the 3rd Crusade and Richard the Lionhearted, if not earlier.  It is believed he married Berengaria here and made her Queen of England.  At one point the island belonged to the Templars, and the Knights of St. John may have stayed here before moving to Malta.

 

If you look carefully, this is a press used to cut the stones for their buildings.

 

Views of Limassol from the top of the fortress.  Limassol is the second largest city in Cyprus after Nicosia.

 

Some different views as we walked around the old city and back to the shuttle pick-up point.

 

Lenda

 

[superoma]

16 minutes ago, Cruzin Terri said:

Debbie,

I certainly did not mean to leave out anyone.  I often mention everyone in my posts for your daily contributions and really appreciate it.  My brain cannot work fast enough to provide a limerick for each of you.

Please know that I did not mean to exclude anyone.

Terri

No worries, sandi certainly deserves he4 own limerick! A stellar job these past several months

[durangoscots]

Good morning to all. I am a bit earlier as I am getting my hair trimmed this morning and not before time.

 

Weather here is sunny but showers are due to move in later.... we shall see. I will not turn off the sprinkler system until the raindrops actually fall.

 

A note on history... Berengaria is the only English Queen who never saw England.

 

Welcome back to the World Cruisers. Like others I am going to have to find something else to fill my time. There is next year of course. And other cruises to follow. I really appreciate the blogs.

 

Susan

 

 

[Cruzin Terri]

3 minutes ago, dfish said:

Terri, I didn't take it that way at all.  I thought the limerick was a great tribute and if Sandi didn't get us started each day, none of us would be here.  I was just taking the opportunity to thank the rest of our cast for their contributions.  And, you are included in that!  If it weren't for the posters on the thread, we wouldn't be doing food and drinks.  Don't worry about anything.   I did not feel excluded at all.  

Thank you Debbie.  I don’t want anyone to feel bad and I am glad you don’t.

I really do appreciate everyone who contributes to this thread.

Terri

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

On our way from Limassol to Nicosia, we stopped at an archeological site called Khirakita which was discovered in 1934.  It dates to the Neolithic era.  Here are  pictures from the site..  These were the recreations of the buildings, which were on a steep hill, that all but the very fittest chose not to climb.

 

The real buildings on the hill

 

The restored/recreated buildings based on the findings on the hill.

 

Our first stop was an Greek Orthodox monastery and chapel.  We were not allowed to take pictures in the chapel.

 

A part of the walls from the time of the Crusades

 

I don't remember what the monument was for

 

Our main reason for taking the tour was to see the Green Line that divides the Nicosia between the Greek side and the Turkish side.  We also brought our passports so we could enter the Turkish side.  Our guide told us we could not do that as the lines to get back across the green line could take 45 minutes to hours. We only had about 45-60 minutes of free time, and the bus would not wait for anyone. 

 

The entire time she was telling us this, we were watching the lines going into and out of the Turkish side, and they were moving quickly.  As soon as the guide left us, we headed straight for the border checkpoints, of which there were four, two each way.  All of the four checkpoints went quickly with no hassle. 

 

Unfortunately, after her warning, we did not spend much time in Turkish Cyprus, but as it turns out, we could have.  Once back across the border, we had 30-45 minutes left of our free time.  We spent part of that getting gelato and bottled water.  The irony was, we wound up waiting for several late people, but not because they crossed the line.  We were the only ones who did.

 

These are our pictures of our foray across the Green Line.

 

One of the checkpoints

 

The "forbidden" side of the Green Line

Not sure exactly where we were when I took this picture since you can see the green line.

 

Walking back to the pick-up point

 

Lenda

[kazu]

1 hour ago, Cruzin Terri said:

 

Today we are going up to Beaufort, SC to hand in our forms and documents to the Beaufort County Court.  Hopefully that will get things moving regarding Eugene’s estate.  We have an 11:30 am appointment.  After that we are going out to lunch at The Fish Camp.  It’s a really nice restaurant in Port Royal.  So it gives us the opportunity to do something fun as well.

 

Good luck with your appointment - sure hope it does the trick!

 

Your lunch is well deserved.  Enjoy !!

 

 

55 minutes ago, Denise T said:

Good morning, everyone. Thank you for the Daily and Fleet report.

Feeling a little under the weather today. 

Thinking of all of you.

Have a safe and healthy day. 

 

 

Oh no!  Hope you are feeling better FAST!  You have a cruise to get ready for and you want to be 100%

 

 

44 minutes ago, 0106 said:

We are still experiencing some effects from the Alberta fire smoke as seen in this morning’s sunrise.  Sending positive thoughts to all who have been evacuated and the firefighters.

 

So sorry for the smoke 😔. They are sending more troops with a dangerous turn in the weather 😔 

 

 

44 minutes ago, dfish said:

Today's meal is vegan pizza.  I used to like a vegetarian pizza that one pizza shop had, but it wouldn't be considered vegan due to the cheese.   But, it was good to me!  We'll get started with this recipe: https://minimalistbaker.com/my-favorite-vegan-pizza/

 

I guess I lied when I said YUM to the vegan pizza since I like cheese on mine.  I should have said vegetarian pizza.  Hopefully that’s correct?

 

 

10 minutes ago, dobiemom said:

 

(This is size 20. How does it look?)

 

Looks good.  After comments yesterday, I changed mine to 18 so you can compare in my initial post if you like.    I thought Gerry was using 20 but apparently it’s 18.

[GTVCRUISER]

Happy Friday 🙂 

[RedneckBob]

Little late to the party today.

 

Thanks again for the Fleet Update and General Info SLC. Great job and thanks for getting me up early in the morning! 😀

 

Today is National Limerick Day so I guess y’all expect a poem from me. Well hear goes.

 

There was this girl from Nantucket…oh, I better not go there! This try again.

 

There was this guy named RedneckBob.

Who use to post on his own blog.

Then one day he discovered the Cruise Critic

Hoping his jokes would not sound like crickets.

 

But to his surprise the CC’ers responded quite well

Which made RedneckBob heads swell

But the best part of this thread I swear

Is to now I have friends from here to there.

 

 

 

 

[Nickelpenny]

Good morning to all!

 

I like Lady Gaga's quote but I don't think of a job as a career.  I have had many jobs but really only 1 career which has been a blessing (men - not so much!!  LOL!!)

 

I love reading everyone's posts even if I don't comment on them (and the pics!!)

 

Nice day (again) in AZ; I took the day off to use up some of my sick time before the end of school.  Off to the nail salon and getting stuff ready for my cross country driving trip at the start of June.

 

Have a great day everyone!!

[Rowsby]

 

Interesting and now I am curious.....😉

 

Jo Johnston on her World Cruise blog...said she has booked a 50-day Mediterranean round-trip cruise out of Fort Lauderdale...for the fall of 2024...

 

Said it hasn't officially opened up yet...but they were taking advanced reservations on the ship...

 

My friends took a 49 day Mediterranean round-trip several years ago....and it was a great cruise....!!

 

Anyone here heard about this new cruise.....????

[rafinmd]

1 hour ago, StLouisCruisers said:

 

Ren and his parents are in Boyds, Maryland  at the Maryland SoccerPlex where the MLS Next Flex Finals are being held starting today at 9:00 am.  I don't have the schedule yet for the U16 teams (meaning born in 2007 and 16 or younger) from DS.  If he can find a link to a live video of the Jaguar's game he sends that to us in time to watch.  Is that town far from you?

It's about 23 miles as the crow flies but about 40 as there are no direct roads.  @RMLincoln in Aspen Hill is much closer.

 

 

Roy

[cat shepard]

50 minutes ago, dobiemom said:

Thanks for the HAL fleet report and all the daily information. Yesterday got away from me so I’ll have to go back and finish reading all the goings on. 😉

 

Prayers 🙏 for the Care List and Cheers 🎉👏 for the Celebration List. Thank you all for caring and sharing. Stay safe and healthy everyone,

 

(This is size 20. How does it look?)

I almost don’t need glasses! Very nice looking. 

[ger_77]

Good morning, thanks for the Fleet Report and Daily!  I worked with a woman who suffered from CFS and I wouldn't wish that on anyone.  It made her life miserable.  Bless all the nurses, in and out of hospitals and medical facilities, for all they do.  I love the limerick that Terri made up - good for you!

 

My dream was to have a rewarding career, marry a good man, and have a respectable family - I've been blessed to have had all three.   I believe many women in the entertainment field feel they have to choose between their careers and their personal lives.

 

A cloudy sky this morning, with some rain in the forecast, which hopefully will encourage the leaves to start popping out on the trees.  Already we can see faint hints of green on bushes around the city, but I think a good rain will just make the leaves open like magic.  We have the heat, just need rain - and speaking of rain, we're praying for rain in Alberta, which is under a heat warning right now.  Scary time.

 

This morning we have to go out for groceries; we're having our young Ukrainian family over for a casual barbecue tomorrow, so I need to pick up some things.  After that, it'll be time to rake the bare spots on the lawn that seem to have suffered from snow mold; I hope the patches will come back, but am already prepared with grass seed just in case.  

 

 

Welcome home @richwmn, I hope you had a great time - I know I certainly enjoyed following your posts.

Just a note about the blue bubbles - when I add one, my font size doesn't switch back to the default, it stays at 18.  I'm not sure why, maybe it's just my computer, or would it have something to do with the program?  I use Chrome; maybe it changes in Firefox or Edge, I don't know.

 

I think I'll take a pass on the drink of the day, it sounds pretty tart with the lemon juice.  Just thinking about it makes my salivary glands go into overdrive.  I'd like to try the wine if I could find it, and vegan pizza . . . um, no.  When our friends were here from out of town, one was on a dairy free, gluten free diet, so I bought some vegan cheese slices.  I dubbed it "orange cardboard", because to me that's most what it resembled.  It's Friday night pizza night at our house, so we'll check the online menus to see what appeals - right now I'm thinking an all dressed will be on our deck table tonight.  And wine.

 

Prayers for everyone who is in need, especially those who are affected by the fires in Alberta.  Cheers to all with celebrations.

 

Smooth Sailing!  ☺️☺️☺️

Gerry

[ottahand7]

Good morning,  I am late this morning as I drove into Kalamazoo to pick up a case of wine they were pushing at a wine dinner last week and then a swing into Walmart to get 2 boxes of lettuce which I hope will hold us until we leave, hopefully next Tuesday.   I will be absent tomorrow as my Garden Club plant sale will be at my house from 9-2 and I am sure the crew will show up early.   

 

Sandi, I hope Ren and company do well in the tournament.  I used to live in Gaithersburg, MD from 92-97 and Boyds was still a small town.   I am sure it is part of the mega-suburbs that run from D.C. to Hagerstown, MD.   Thanks for filling in for Rich all this time.   @richwmn welcome home!   

 

@dfish, @summer slopeand @cat shepard thank you for starting our day each day with the research you do into these comestibles.   I will pass on the Vegan Pizza, the sweet cocktail but today's wine looks wonderful.   @superoma Thanks for keeping our Cares and Celebrations list, a constantly changing list for sure.  Prayers for all on our list and the people of Ukraine.    

 

Time for me to start watering all those plants.    It is hard to believe how small they were when we returned from our cruise to how massive they are now, large in their pots and very thirsty.    Once I get back up to the cabin it begins anew, digging up all these volunteer plants that come up where they don't belong.    Have a wonderful Friday!  Nancy 

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41 minutes ago, Rowsby said:

 

Interesting and now I am curious.....😉

 

Jo Johnston on her World Cruise blog...said she has booked a 50-day Mediterranean round-trip cruise out of Fort Lauderdale...for the fall of 2024...

 

Said it hasn't officially opened up yet...but they were taking advanced reservations on the ship...

 

My friends took a 49 day Mediterranean round-trip several years ago....and it was a great cruise....!!

 

Anyone here heard about this new cruise.....????

 

I remember some discussion on it.  Looked for a thread and didn’t see it (doesn’t mean it isn’t there - I just didn’t see it LOL).  I think it may have been mentioned in one of the world blogs?

 

I’m sure I saw an itinerary posted at the time.  

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this is from jo Johnson blog. Hope it helps the search

 

 

The answer: FOUR! Yes, you read that right. I booked a 28-day Alaskan cruise for June 2024, a 53-day Japan cruise and a 50-day Mediterranean cruise for the fall of 2024, and the 2025 Grand World Voyage. The “Legendary Mediterranean” hasn’t officially been opened for booking and the details of length and ports are to be determined, but Neil is taking advance reservations. I originally thought I would have to choose between that and Japan, as they likely will overlap by a few days. But I figured out that I can leave the Japan cruise in Honolulu just before the final ocean passage to Seattle and fly to Fort Lauderdale for the Mediterranean, which will sail round trip from  Florida

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Thank you Sandi, thank you Rich, thank you Debbie, thank you Eva, thank you Ann, and thank you Dixie for all your work. And thank you everyone for being here!

 

Stay Safe!

 

- Jack

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Zuiderdam at Pier 26

 

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Good morning!

 

Today is the start of a heat wave in the Pacific Northwest with highs in the 80's and maybe up to 90. It's a gorgeous morning out there at the moment. Thank you to everyone on the thread and I love the limerick for Sandy!

 

Yesterday was a great day with some good news - DH gets to move back to the rehab he's been in close to home! I called them yesterday and talked to the admissions person, got the fax number and took it in to his present facility. The Nursing Director called, faxed info, etc. and yesterday afternoon we were told he will be moved on Monday!!! The transportation is taken care of and I have only 3 days left of the hour drive each way. Monday I'll stay here and meet him at the facility. Today I get to go in and pay for it but that's fine. My commute goes from an hour each way and 50 miles to 20 minutes and about 7 miles at the most. It will be so much less stress, they have a great rehab program with more equipment and I know DH will do well there. He also knows the therapists and they know him. Yay!!

 

Off to get some lemon cookies made to take to the staff at the current facility and then to the new one to pay them before heading south. 

Have a great day and stay cool!

 

Karen