The Fleet Report and Daily for Friday May 26th, 2023

[Denise T]

@1ANGELCAT I am so sorry for your loss. Such a heartbreak when we lose our fur babies. 

[dfish]

4 minutes ago, 1ANGELCAT said:

Fluff 💔She just passed at home in my arms.Thank you God for 9 years with our sweet girl

I am so sorry.  Fluff knew she was loved.  You did that for her.

[aliaschief]

Good morning. I did get my hair cut yesterday and today  we both have pedicure’s scheduled for today; then it will be time to begin packing. As soon as I saw the meal suggestion of the day I immediately knew @rafinmd Roy’s answer to that.😁

We will visit Petra next year so it will be nice to finally see in person versus photo and videos. Thanks for today’s photos.

It’s a little cooler here this morning as it’s currently 61 degrees but will still climb into low eighties with low humidity. Very nice weather and that should be the case throughout the Memorial Day weekend.

Rich thanks for the Fleet Report and today’s features. May all of you enjoy this weekend but take some time to reflect on those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. God Bless them all. Bruce

 

Edited May 26, 2023 by aliaschief

[Crazy For Cats]

7 minutes ago, 1ANGELCAT said:

Fluff 💔She just passed at home in my arms.Thank you God for 9 years with our sweet girl

I'm so sorry to hear this. Fluff knew that she was loved.

[dfish]

Good morning, everyone!

 

I slept really well last night and feel a lot better this morning.  Still very tender, but I am able to get around a lot better.  That is fortunate since the first thing I did was spill a cup of coffee all over everything.  All cleaned up now.  I just anxious for the bloating to go away.  That is what is the most uncomfortable.  I may send Sue for some Gas X or something like that.  

 

Today's meal looks absolutely beautiful.  I'm sure it would earn many appreciative aahs and oohs if served to us.  Thank you to Tina @0106 for going behind the paywall for the recipe.  I'm sticking with my chicken soup for now.  

 

Bon Voyage to @Denise T.  Have a marvelous time!   

 

Congratulations to @Nickelpenny on your retirement.  That was one of the best things that happened to me!

 

Wishing you all a wonderful day.

[summer slope]

So sorry for your loss of Fluff.  Such a beautiful Kitty.

[grapau27]

41 minutes ago, StLouisCruisers said:

The restaurant we ate lunch at was called Alcantarah.  They had a huge buffet inside but on the porch they were preparing a delicious chicken and vegetable stir fry dish.

 

 

 

 

I think we cleaned them out of desserts!

 

 

 

 

On the drive back to Aqaba we stopped at this shop and were able to have a restroom break.

 

 

 

 

We had very nice clean restrooms which were much appreciated by this very tired group.

 

See anything you like?

 

 

 

 

 

I recommend the restaurant and the rest stop here highly.  

Absolutely Beautiful photos and excellent information Sandi @StLouisCruisers.

Thank you so much for sharing.

Graham.

[Nickelpenny]

1 hour ago, seagarsmoker said:

Good morning Dailyites and thank you for the Daily Report! 

I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday weekend!

PS Congrats to Penny, it's her last day at work and is retiring today. 🙂 

 

Oh, my!!  You caught me!!  LOL!!  🙂 

[aliaschief]

@1ANGELCAT So sorry that you lost your beautiful Fluff. Always difficult when we lose our loyal and loving pets. B.

[kazu]

25 minutes ago, 1ANGELCAT said:

Fluff 💔She just passed at home in my arms.Thank you God for 9 years with our sweet girl

 

I am so sorry to hear this 😔 It’s so sad to lose our fur babies - they are family 💔. Try to take some comfort knowing that you gave her a great 9 years filled with love and happiness.

[Nickelpenny]

Good Happy Happy Morning to All!!

 

Thanks for the info and pics.  I have been to Petra and actually got scammed by a cute young thing with 2 horses.  BUT I would do it again in a heartbeat.  Petra was amazing.  Spent 3 days driving around Jordan.  Thanks everyone for the "congrats" on my retirement.  🙂 

[Nickelpenny]

@1ANGELCAT I am so sorry for your loss.

[StLouisCruisers]

@1ANGELCAT my sympathy on the loss of your sweet Fluff!  I know the way you cared about her made her days happy right up until the very end.  🙏

[seagarsmoker]

7 minutes ago, Nickelpenny said:

Good Happy Happy Morning to All!!

 

Thanks for the info and pics.  I have been to Petra and actually got scammed by a cute young thing with 2 horses.  BUT I would do it again in a heartbeat.  Petra was amazing.  Spent 3 days driving around Jordan.  Thanks everyone for the "congrats" on my retirement.  🙂 

 

[cat shepard]

40 minutes ago, 1ANGELCAT said:

Fluff 💔She just passed at home in my arms.Thank you God for 9 years with our sweet girl

 

I am so grateful that she passed in loving arms. Difficult for you, but find comfort that she knew she was loved. ❤️

[marshhawk]

@1ANGELCAT I am so sorry to read about Fluff.  My heart goes out to you, and know that she was with the person she loved when she passed.  I am sure she felt your love.

[RMLincoln]

@Denise T So excited for you!  Hope all the errands go well today. We often began with an overnight at an airport hotel, it was 90 minutes from home. One time we got there after finishing errands on the way and discovered we were missing a computer cable. We drove home to get it!  “Take 2” three hrs later but we slept better and used that cable a lot on the long, multi phased trip ahead through Europe for 2 months including multiple cruises. Will check in on your Live thread!  Packing patience is the best. Tomorrow shouldn’t be too bad a travel day, enjoy it all!  
 

@kochleffel Happy Shavuot!  May you enjoy some special foods that won’t make you feel ill.  

 

@Nickelpenny  Congratulations 🎉 on your retirement and the commencement of a new chapter. 

 

We have a Redhead granddaughter coming to visit today with her DH!  Feeling very excited and oh so blessed to have her in our lives. 
 

I think kumquat jam ruins the good bourbon. Green chiles can enhance just about everything, as I learned in my 40 yrs in NM. 
 

Yesterday I spent several hours emailing with my cousins and siblings. The cousin we lost in March, while we were on our family cruise on Rotterdam, was thoughtful enough to include all her cousins in her will. And now we don’t even get to say thank you….   She was 97 and a role model especially for my sister, her goddaughter, and me. I’m grateful DH and I got to visit her as often as we could in her Houston homes. We cruised in and out of there a few times, and spent 4 months there for radiation treatment in early 2020, so we saw her several times then before COVID erupted. Sending out positive thoughts to Eva @superoma and her sister as they continue dealing with their DF’s passing and his estate, make the process unfold smoothly!  
 

Graham @grapau27 I appreciate you sharing your insights about cruises from Britain. More of a possibility than us getting to Petra at this point!  
Thanks Sandi for all the photos!  We can tell you really had a grand time!  
 

Off to do the final chores before the “kids” arrive this afternoon!  
 

Honoring all who gave their lives serving their country and us as kick off Memorial Day weekend 🫡. 
 

Blessings to all in need of healing, comfort or hope near and far. 
🥂 Cheers to all celebrating. Life is Good! 
Safe and smooth travels to all away!  
 

Maureen 

 

Celebrating Redhead DGD and her DH’s anniversary on Rotterdam. 

Edited May 26, 2023 by RMLincoln

[aliaschief]

Hey @RedneckBob. Drove by your house today. Any luck selling?

 

[RMLincoln]

@1ANGELCAT oh no!  So sorry for your loss. Good you could hold her till she crossed the Rainbow Bridge. 🥀

[Seasick Sailor]

@1ANGELCAT I'm sorry you lost your loving Fluff. 

[dobiemom]

1 hour ago, 1ANGELCAT said:

Fluff 💔She just passed at home in my arms.Thank you God for 9 years with our sweet girl

😢🙏💔 

[marshhawk]

@smitty34877 Yes we did explore Vancouver.  We had made plans to go to certain areas each day, but based on the weather we changed plans.

 

We arrived on Wednesday night, and on Thursday decided to go to the Mariner Museum, the one that is south west of Granville Island.  We took a cab, and the driver said no one ever goes to that museum, he even wanted to drop us off at the science museum instead, but we declined, as we wanted to see the first ship that headed west too east (and back again) on the Northwest Passage.  The ship is there in it's entirety and on the hour they let people go aboard.  Seeing the size of the cabins, bunks, and the food they ate really made us appreciate modern cruising.  We took a water taxi over to Granville Island, had a not so great lunch at a German restaurant, and wandered the "farmers" market, we sampled, tasted, ate all afternoon, took the water taxi across the river, and got a cab back to the hotel.  

 

On Friday we were picked up at the hotel by a tour bus, which drove to the ferry, loaded on the ferry and we went to Butchart Gardens and Victoria.  In the rain.  The gardens were beautiful, all the tulips were in bloom, and even though DH couldn't walk far, we saw enough to say we had been there, and at the same time wish we had two days to spend there.  The bus then took us to downtown Victoria, and parked right in front of the the BC Museum, while others took off to explore, DH and I visited the museum, and found the most fantastic gift shop, just as the museum was closing.  (now you know what I did when our last port of call was Victoria)  We took the ferry back, and we got back to our hotel at 10 pm.   We found a Turkish sandwich shop a block behind our hotel and had one of the best meals in our lives!  

 

Off to run errands now.  More later.

[ger_77]

Good morning, thanks for the Fleet Report and Daily!  Sally Ride definitely deserves a day, she was a real pioneer for women in space.  I once won a paper airplane contest; not sure I could make one that good now.  We don't have any redheads in our family, but my godmother was a bottle redhead and we loved her dearly.

 

We had a great day yesterday, celebrating my Alternate Birthday.  We started the morning off with breakfast/brunch at our favourite hotel downtown, then came home so I could get my hair cut at lunch time.  After that we went shopping for a couple of hours, and enjoyed a lovely Greek dinner at a restaurant across the city.  Here's us at breakfast yesterday:

 

@Denise T your excitement is palpable!  I'll be following along on your travels - good thing you're packing your patience, it's the most important travel tool you'll have.

@Nickelpenny enjoy your last day at work, and best wishes for a long, healthy, happy retirement!

@dfish I'm glad you're feeling somewhat better; let the healing continue.

@1ANGELCAT my heart goes out to you today, but how wonderful that Fluff got to feel your love as she left for her trip over the Rainbow Bridge.

 

We've got grey skies and wind today, but the rain over the past couple of days has certainly made everything greener.  The leaves on the trees have practically exploded from their buds and the city has suddenly become much more beautiful with all the trees and grass that have come to life again.  Not a lot on the plate today except buying groceries; I might go out and deadhead the dahlias (not a fan of them), to promote more blooms.  I can see that the papyrus has grown since I potted it, so I think I should take a measurement to chart the growth over the summer.

 

@0106 thanks for going behind the paywall to get the recipe, but I'm going to take a pass on it; DH would not like it, I'm sure.  It's Friday night pizza night around here, so while we're getting groceries, I think I'll pick up a bake at home pizza from the deli, so we'll enjoy pizza on the deck tonight.  And wine.

 

Prayers for everyone who is in need, cheers to all with celebrations.

 

Smooth Sailing!  ☺️☺️☺️

Gerry

 

 

[Seasick Sailor]

 

Top of the morning Dailyites! A beautiful 65 degrees and no wind rattling the windchimes. 

 

Prayers sent for all on our care list. I added a few names this week to my prayer book. Debbie I hope you get the gas out of your system.  Sometimes I think they keep you gassed up so you don't notice your surgery wound.

 

Our friends have been with us from Arizona this week. They leave tomorrow morning. First time they've been to Texas and they can't believe how "flat" it is. We held a happy hour party to meet our friends. Happy hour went to 10:30...

 

To all who are cruising I wish you fair winds.

 

Have a great weekend. 

[Seasick Sailor]

@ger_77 you and Maurice look so cute. Happy Alternate Birthday!