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GardenKatGardens wrote: »Hello and Good Morning Roger!!(back at ya!) I don't remember the 'crap' video either????
Ed?? where besides here did you think posted?
The heat went on last night (Wednesday)...had a chat with the birthday boy..Ted..and not moving much and was Freezing!
Heading to the gym, then putting gas into the car..Then later in the afternoon eating dinner at Sweet Tomatoes and going to watch 'O' do her gymnastic practice. MIGHT get close to 70 today!! Yesterday was colder and windy. Makes no difference, the heat is now on!
The house in the cul de sac that was just rehabbed now has a for sale sign...so somebody is 'flipping' it...Wish I knew what he paid for it...cuz he's asking a few bucks less than $180,000.
Ok, gotta go...stuff to do..like clean up the kitchen after making rice and bean burritos for breakfast.
Later...
Hi Valerie
I turned the heat on when I got back from the walk, Currently it is 60 degrees in the room here and 39 degrees on the front porch
The Sky was clear overnight and still is, Last nights forecast was for a high in the 60s.
The same forecast shows that heavy rain should be here Sunday evening into Monday.
Both You and Ed seem to do much more driving than I do, I have not put gas in the car this month and when I was finished with my running around I still had over 3/4 in the tank I may hit 1/2 full in December and I usually fill it when it gets around 1/2 full.
From watching flipping shows on TV they would have had to buy really cheap and kept expenses down during the rehab. What I wonder about is how thorough they were where it does not show, that being Wiring, plumbing and insulation.
Have a Nice Day
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parityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's fantastic Friday!
45 out there now with an expected high of 73 and no chance of rain.
J has to go get his sticker (tag) for his license plate registration today and I need to get out to pick up Lilo's probiotic and some kitten food for Kiara. Maybe some more canned cat food for Lilo as well.
I've eaten, the cats will be fed in about 20 minutes, and the sink is cleared and the clean dishes put away, though not in that order.
The difference between Your low and high temperatures is a little larger than I usually see here.
You seem to be busy today
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Hi guys!
Just finishing up my dinner of salad, and 2 servings of Potato Leek Soup!...one really shouldn't watch Ashens while eating. LOL! But...first on my mind...How did Emmy taste convenience store foods in the SOUTH without having a Diet Dr. Pepper and a Moon Pie???? Had to simile at the Pecan log...haven't had one of those in decades. One of those will send you straight into a sweet tooth coma!!!
went to see my Chiro, and the 'required' trip to Mid Town Whole Foods hot bar. So have my tofu fix for several days, they had a really good vegan mac&cheese made with elbow macaroni no less!!! That's what I had for lunch..and a couple of Chicken Fried Tofu pieces.. Will have plenty for tomorrow and maybe some for Sunday as well.
Put a serving of big red grapes in my salad for tonite, paired with a somewhat spicy sweet red pepper salad dressing...yum!
Tonite I made a big pot of Leek and Potato soup...it was good tonite, and will be even better by Sunday evening when it gets really cold into Monday morning...(should of course be tempered with will it actually get that cold, or frost, etc)
Roger I too fill my gas tank at a hair under half full...Usually takes about 8-10 days, depending how many times I have to go to Atlanta, etc. I do know I need to fill up Monday...cuz if I don't I'm afraid by about Thursday evening I'll be walking to a filling station muttering "suck it up, Buttercup" as I trudge along....LOL!
Tom E. has melded with the living room couch...He did that this morning, and I had to pick him up and carry him to the back door.... I think I'll just leave the poor fellow sleep it off til tomorrow morning. About the time Ted walks in the door, Tom E. will be ready to leave the house. One would think after 13 years he'd at least tolerate other people being in the house. But Nope!!!
Ok, hockey is early tomorrow...Ted's stopping by to pick me up, and will be here at 9:30, so I really need to be winding down for the night.
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Howdy y'all. It's satisfying sloshy Saturday! 57 out there now and an expected high of only 60, wit 100% chance of rain.
We have a Halloween party to go to tonight but not sure how many people will show up, with the rain and all. I will figure out what to make and bring later.
Need to get the cats fed.
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I was did some walking this Morning + 6 cents. The temperature this morning was in the 41 on the porch and 50 on the cable channel, I do not know why the large spread of temperatures.
The rain that was forecast to arrive Sunday evening into Monday has evidently sped up and is now forecast to be heavy rain on Sunday
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Have a Great Weekend
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GardenKatGardens wrote: »Hi guys!
Just finishing up my dinner of salad, and 2 servings of Potato Leek Soup!...one really shouldn't watch Ashens while eating. LOL! But...first on my mind...How did Emmy taste convenience store foods in the SOUTH without having a Diet Dr. Pepper and a Moon Pie???? Had to simile at the Pecan log...haven't had one of those in decades. One of those will send you straight into a sweet tooth coma!!!
went to see my Chiro, and the 'required' trip to Mid Town Whole Foods hot bar. So have my tofu fix for several days, they had a really good vegan mac&cheese made with elbow macaroni no less!!! That's what I had for lunch..and a couple of Chicken Fried Tofu pieces.. Will have plenty for tomorrow and maybe some for Sunday as well.
Put a serving of big red grapes in my salad for tonite, paired with a somewhat spicy sweet red pepper salad dressing...yum!
Tonite I made a big pot of Leek and Potato soup...it was good tonite, and will be even better by Sunday evening when it gets really cold into Monday morning...(should of course be tempered with will it actually get that cold, or frost, etc)
I've had Pecan logs in the past
The Whole Foods that is under construction nearby is still being built, OTOH they do have the sign on the building. When I was driving on the highway I could see Construction Light Bulbs hanging from the ceiling and Plywood over where I suspect the Doors will be and Windows that were glassed which is why I could see the light bulbs hanging there.Roger I too fill my gas tank at a hair under half full...Usually takes about 8-10 days, depending how many times I have to go to Atlanta, etc. I do know I need to fill up Monday...cuz if I don't I'm afraid by about Thursday evening I'll be walking to a filling station muttering "suck it up, Buttercup" as I trudge along....LOL!
Tom E. has melded with the living room couch...He did that this morning, and I had to pick him up and carry him to the back door.... I think I'll just leave the poor fellow sleep it off til tomorrow morning. About the time Ted walks in the door, Tom E. will be ready to leave the house. One would think after 13 years he'd at least tolerate other people being in the house. But Nope!!!
Ok, hockey is early tomorrow...Ted's stopping by to pick me up, and will be here at 9:30, so I really need to be winding down for the night.
Later...
I learned my lesson when I was just able to make it to a gas station one time
Naturally it was not the lowest price fuel in the area It was still better than walking for fuel.
Have a Good Visit and Hockey Game
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parityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's satisfying sloshy Saturday! 57 out there now and an expected high of only 60, wit 100% chance of rain.
We have a Halloween party to go to tonight but not sure how many people will show up, with the rain and all. I will figure out what to make and bring later.
Need to get the cats fed.
If I said find that I like the taste of Velveeta, It does melt easily too.
Sunday is expected to be Heavy Rain
I hope Your Party was good.
Roger
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Speaking of long humor...this is just bizarre. A re-animation of a Woody Woodpecker cartoon. First, the original cartoon and then a mishmashed re-animation.
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WOW! A really fun day today...the rain held off til after 3p.m. so we all enjoyed the hockey game, and Ted and I drove back from Cumming to Duluth and ate lunch at my NEW fav. restaurant! Vegreen!!! Its a Vegetarian Fusion Restaurant (Asian) ...though Ted and I never figured out the 'fusion' part! Great food, very tasty, staff very attentive to our every need, and cheap!! What more could you want?? For $24 bucks, we shared a large French Press of Mango Tea, part of which I brought home, and we each had different entree's...his was a sweet and sour veggie'chicken' with a large side of broccoli, and I had "Beef Pho" which was delicious! and like Pho, huge size, So I have a quart of broth and noodles in my refrigerator..for lunch tomorrow probably with some marinated tofu that I'll fix in the morning...I can't wait to go back! Oh, we also had spring rolls!! Made my day!
Its raining outside...I need to let Tom E. back into the house. He's nestled down into one of his straw beds on the back porch right now.
All the humor was great! Loved the remake of Woody Wood Pecker..., the riddles were great, and Emmy was really into the Mantai Flavored Micky D's french fries! Enough so that I'd love to try some.
Roger don't get wet tomorrow while you're walking. I'm going to be house bound til it stops tomorrow! Hope Ed can stay inside and dry as well. This is no time to be getting sick. I"ve had my flu shot...hope you both have also!
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Howdy y'all. It's scintillating Sunday! 39 out there now with an expected high of only 47 and 0% chance of rain.
The Halloween party was nice. As Val mentioned, the rain held off until after 3:00 but unfortunately that did impact the party as it was from 7:00 to 10:00. For my "costume" I had just dressed in Kroger employee clothing, as the clothing I used to wear when working there was handy, warm, and still fits. Not very exciting. I do have some green and black cat ears I could have added but forgot to grab them on the way out, so really wasn't in costume. J wasn't in any costume either.
I made my spicy, cheesy, Fiesta Potato Casserole, for a small to middling crowd, and on the way J and I stopped in the rain, at Publix (just because it was convenient) to pick up a couple loaves of bread, some sliced meats, condiments, sodas ("cokes" in the south, though only some of them were actually Cokes) and a largish jar of kosher dill wedges. We had decided originally to have a sandwich platter made up but no one remembered to order one. I think we saved a little money actually because no one did. Publix prices are high enough and this way everyone got to make exactly the sandwich(es) they wanted from the available Black Forest ham, honey roasted turkey breast, slow roasted beef and 4 kinds of cheese that I selected at Publix. J was mostly must a helper there as he knows nothing about the sorts of things (or quantities) to buy for meat sandwiches. But he did have the credit card to pay for it.
Technically, someone else was supposed to be responsible for arranging the food and cokes, but J had the group credit card (one of two) and somehow agreed to pick up the food. He didn't let me know this until Friday, and I pondered ordering a tray of sandwiches, since apparently no one else had done that either. Just as well, since it would have involved driving farther probably, to pick up an expensive tray of mediocre sandwiches with too much bread per sandwich. I think we did better and the group seemed to like it fine.
Other people brought potato salad, additional chips, other salads, and desserts. One brought a pumpkin roll that I just couldn't resist, and I nibbled way more than I should have. J just had a hefty serving of my potato casserole and stopped at Taco Bell for drive through on the way home.
I was elected one of the three judges for the costume party, as I wasn't wearing a costume. One of the other judges technically had a costume but it was just a plastic sea lion nose and he wasn't interested in being in the contest.
Of the 36 or so who had RSVPed to come, the rain held back a chunk but we had about 20. We had two batmen, two devils, one "blue man group" person, one cow, an evil doctor/mad scientist, a flasher, and a pirate.
It was pretty apparent from the start that the pirate was the most well thought out and well executed of the costumes, so that one one the prize of $25 cash. One of the devils one second place, and the blue man third. All three of us judges quickly came to that consensus. Second and third place got no cash award but get to forgo the usual required cash donation at the next group party, so will save a few dollars there.
No one complained about a lack of baked beans and I saw several people taking seconds on the potato casserole. What was left of it, I donated to the hosts as I didn't want to take any food home.
Got to bed about pumpkin time after preparing the food for the sugar gliders and giving the cats some bedtime treats. Blood glucose was high, but not as bad as it could have been. I ate way too much but quaffed a lot of water too. 205 at bedtime and still 185 this morning. Considering the host plied J and me with sangria while we were setting up, and then having a sandwich, chips, some sides, of course including some of my own casserole, and tasting desserts, including a whole slice of the pumpkin roll, I think the blood glucose wasn't too bad. At least I kept it under 250 which is where my endocrinologist draws a big, thick red line, if it's over it for any significant length of time. I draw my line at 180 but know that at a party like that I'm likely to go a bit over so don't get to bent about it as long as I stay under his line.
Lilo even let me sleep in until 7:00 this morning! Wow!
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I did some walking this Morning. The temperature this morning was in the 61 on the porch and 62 on the cable channel, That is a large change of temperature from yesterday at the same time. I did get Spritzed on a couple of times while walking. The forecast rain is supposed to be heavy this afternoon.
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GardenKatGardens wrote: »WOW! A really fun day today...the rain held off til after 3p.m. so we all enjoyed the hockey game, and Ted and I drove back from Cumming to Duluth and ate lunch at my NEW fav. restaurant! Vegreen!!! Its a Vegetarian Fusion Restaurant (Asian) ...though Ted and I never figured out the 'fusion' part! Great food, very tasty, staff very attentive to our every need, and cheap!! What more could you want?? For $24 bucks, we shared a large French Press of Mango Tea, part of which I brought home, and we each had different entree's...his was a sweet and sour veggie'chicken' with a large side of broccoli, and I had "Beef Pho" which was delicious! and like Pho, huge size, So I have a quart of broth and noodles in my refrigerator..for lunch tomorrow probably with some marinated tofu that I'll fix in the morning...I can't wait to go back! Oh, we also had spring rolls!! Made my day!
Its raining outside...I need to let Tom E. back into the house. He's nestled down into one of his straw beds on the back porch right now.
All the humor was great! Loved the remake of Woody Wood Pecker..., the riddles were great, and Emmy was really into the Mantai Flavored Micky D's french fries! Enough so that I'd love to try some.
Roger don't get wet tomorrow while you're walking. I'm going to be house bound til it stops tomorrow! Hope Ed can stay inside and dry as well. This is no time to be getting sick. I"ve had my flu shot...hope you both have also!
Later...
Hi Valerie
I have no idea what French Press of Mango Tea is.
Fusion seems to be one of the trends that have become popular.
I was lucky in that the Rain held off enough that I was able to get home dry It is still spitting outside, OTH that is not to bad.
Around here at the Chinese eateries a Spring Roll has the same outside as a Egg Roll, They are smaller and have a different filling. On the Cooking shows they seem to make Spring Rolls differently and do not Put them in the fryer which leaves me wondering which type You had ?
Stay Dry
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parityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's scintillating Sunday! 39 out there now with an expected high of only 47 and 0% chance of rain.
The Halloween party was nice. As Val mentioned, the rain held off until after 3:00 but unfortunately that did impact the party as it was from 7:00 to 10:00. For my "costume" I had just dressed in Kroger employee clothing, as the clothing I used to wear when working there was handy, warm, and still fits. Not very exciting. I do have some green and black cat ears I could have added but forgot to grab them on the way out, so really wasn't in costume. J wasn't in any costume either.
I made my spicy, cheesy, Fiesta Potato Casserole, for a small to middling crowd, and on the way J and I stopped in the rain, at Publix (just because it was convenient) to pick up a couple loaves of bread, some sliced meats, condiments, sodas ("cokes" in the south, though only some of them were actually Cokes) and a largish jar of kosher dill wedges. We had decided originally to have a sandwich platter made up but no one remembered to order one. I think we saved a little money actually because no one did. Publix prices are high enough and this way everyone got to make exactly the sandwich(es) they wanted from the available Black Forest ham, honey roasted turkey breast, slow roasted beef and 4 kinds of cheese that I selected at Publix. J was mostly must a helper there as he knows nothing about the sorts of things (or quantities) to buy for meat sandwiches. But he did have the credit card to pay for it.
Technically, someone else was supposed to be responsible for arranging the food and cokes, but J had the group credit card (one of two) and somehow agreed to pick up the food. He didn't let me know this until Friday, and I pondered ordering a tray of sandwiches, since apparently no one else had done that either. Just as well, since it would have involved driving farther probably, to pick up an expensive tray of mediocre sandwiches with too much bread per sandwich. I think we did better and the group seemed to like it fine.
Other people brought potato salad, additional chips, other salads, and desserts. One brought a pumpkin roll that I just couldn't resist, and I nibbled way more than I should have. J just had a hefty serving of my potato casserole and stopped at Taco Bell for drive through on the way home.
I was elected one of the three judges for the costume party, as I wasn't wearing a costume. One of the other judges technically had a costume but it was just a plastic sea lion nose and he wasn't interested in being in the contest.
Of the 36 or so who had RSVPed to come, the rain held back a chunk but we had about 20. We had two batmen, two devils, one "blue man group" person, one cow, an evil doctor/mad scientist, a flasher, and a pirate.
It was pretty apparent from the start that the pirate was the most well thought out and well executed of the costumes, so that one one the prize of $25 cash. One of the devils one second place, and the blue man third. All three of us judges quickly came to that consensus. Second and third place got no cash award but get to forgo the usual required cash donation at the next group party, so will save a few dollars there.
No one complained about a lack of baked beans and I saw several people taking seconds on the potato casserole. What was left of it, I donated to the hosts as I didn't want to take any food home.
Got to bed about pumpkin time after preparing the food for the sugar gliders and giving the cats some bedtime treats. Blood glucose was high, but not as bad as it could have been. I ate way too much but quaffed a lot of water too. 205 at bedtime and still 185 this morning. Considering the host plied J and me with sangria while we were setting up, and then having a sandwich, chips, some sides, of course including some of my own casserole, and tasting desserts, including a whole slice of the pumpkin roll, I think the blood glucose wasn't too bad. At least I kept it under 250 which is where my endocrinologist draws a big, thick red line, if it's over it for any significant length of time. I draw my line at 180 but know that at a party like that I'm likely to go a bit over so don't get to bent about it as long as I stay under his line.
Lilo even let me sleep in until 7:00 this morning! Wow!
I believe High BS on a once in a blue moon to be less dangerous than having it crash, OTOH having it stay high is bad too.
I like being able to make a sandwich to my tastes
Pumpkin Roll ?
BTW from I have heard Natto is something You like or hate with no real middle ground. I got that from a Japanese customer while I was working when I asked about it having run across the name.
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Gray and humid and quite chilly, and generally disagreeable. Good day for soup and staying indoors!
I bought some Millet the other day since it was on the 'grains' list of good for you foods...had no idea what i was doing...the recipe on the bag appears to be a very 'basic' recipe...so that's where I started..millet, water for cooking, sprinkle of salt, and corn kernels. So I also had some beet greens that really were pretty, so I rinsed (twice) the greens then sautéed them, and cooked the millet, adding spices and herbs that sounded good to me...and finally baked them in layers like a pasta less lasagna. topped it off with a very healthy sprinkle of Follow your Heart mozzarella shreds. It was good! I have about 2/3rds of it left over
Meanwhile while waiting for it to bake, I did some kitchen de-cluttering! (and occasional petting and chatting with Tom E. who spent the night on the couch.)
I think the next thing on my list will be a nap!
I take it the kids really didn't care for the natto!! LOL! Sounds like it is pretty stinky.
Loved the dog memes! Something about dogs and babies...
Pumpkin Rolls are delicious. I've not eaten that very roll, but the ones I have eaten are YUM!
Roger it will be easier for you to Google 'French Press' than it would be for me to explain what it is and how it works. I've used them for coffee. The tea was Mango flavored black tea. The result was excellent!
I hear my pillow calling. I'll let Tom E back into the house before I tuck myself in...
Later...
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Howdy y'all. It's marvelous Monday!
33 out there now with an expected high of 64 and no chance of rain.
Over the weekend we prepared the garage, which is like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic, and set up our 8 foot plastic table in there, with a large plastic sheet on it for protection.
Most of the plants that needed to be moved in for the winter have now been moved in to the garage, along with a few into the zen penguin room, with just a few left outside that could take the current temperature but would have a problem with it getting much colder, or a with a hard frost. Those will be moved in before that happens and then anything else left outside should be fine on its own.
I think neither J nor I can move much. I know I'm moving a bit slow this morning and was really feeling all the walking back and forth, carrying, and moving things around last night.
Once we got to a point where J had to really decide all the remaining placement and we had moved all the heavy stuff, I came in and worked on supper. I made a nice lamb meatloaf with a gravy made from Campbells Golden Mushroom soup, along with some mashed potatoes. I have two plates of it made up for future meals, but didn't feel like that for breakfast so made a small amount of noodles with cheese sauce for breakfast. For supper I made J a Muenster omelet, some fake bacon, and some hash brown patties.
Need to feed the cats in about half an hour.
Sipping on my second mug of hot tea now. Hot tea is nice on a cold morning.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
All mushrooms are edible. Some, only once...
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