So this is a Cyber Cafe What'll be?

LindaK125

I’ll have chicken and gravy with biscuits for dinner. Mm, delicious. Definitely inspired, Zzyyggy. Oh, and I’ll have some cookies, too. Francois made some extra crispy for me. Great sunset at the cybercafe this evening. Mm, it could be the cookies.

Viktor, may I please have another cup of coffee?

Zzyyggy

Hi Linda, we had a really nice sunny day in the real world, but it was cold at 18 degrees. Got in a swim and a walk. For dinner tonight I'm going to have the fried scallop dinner with french fries, tarter sauce and a coca cola. For dessert I'll have some chocolate chip cookies again, and an iced mocha. I need warmth so I'll enjoy the warm tropical air out on the terrace.

LindaK125

Zzyyggy, it’s so nice out here on the terrace this evening. We had a nice day at home today, but the temperature dropped to 37 degrees by 8:00 pm. It will be below freezing overnight. I think we’re done with lows in the teens for the season. Looks like you’re in for a good amount of snow this weekend. We’ll get rain and maybe some sleet from the storm.

It’s been a quiet Valentine’s Day today. It usually is. We always make a special dinner for two and enjoy some quiet time together. Of course, Viktor is on his way out with our coffees and desserts and I see he’s bringing a special Valentine’s surprise with him. 💝 It’s velvet heart shaped boxes filled with Francois’ homemade candies. 💝 Mine has dark and milk chocolate covered caramels. 💝 What’s in yours?

Zzyyggy

Hi Linda, mine is filled with Lake Champlain chocolates, dark, and milk. We're getting snow now, and it's coming down pretty hard. For dinner tonight I'm going to have the bacon cheeseburger with fries, and a coca cola. For dessert I'll have some chocolate chip cookies and an iced mocha. Another night of sitting out on the terrace.

LindaK125

Hi, Zzyyggy. Nice evening out here on the terrace. Chocolates and snow! Sounds wonderful to me. The storm is staying mostly north and west of us. I’m disappointed, but we had a dark, dreary day with an occasional drizzle. The kind of day you’d find in a gothic novel where the afternoon light is similar to twilight. I liked it.

Last night we made meatloaf hamburgers for dinner. Sweetie makes the best meatloaf—even better than Francois’ meatloaf. (Don’t tell Francois I said that.) Tonight Sweetie made sautéed butter chicken breasts (I gave cooking instructions and seasoned the dredging flour for the chicken). I made spaghetti in a cherry tomato sauce made with fresh cherry tomatoes, peppers, and onions and added a can of seasoned diced tomatoes. The spaghetti gets cooked in the sauce so you have to add enough water to the sauce as the pasta is cooking. It was delicious and it was fun to cook side by side. A special meal for Valentine’s Weekend. 💝 Better still is that Sweetie is doing the dishes! Oh, I know I’ll have to go in later and finish cleaning the kitchen. I don’t mind, at least he’ll get the worst of it. For some reason he doesn’t wash all the counters or the sink. He only occasionally cleans the stove, but he leaves it all cloudy looking. Maybe he doesn’t rinse off the soap? 🤷‍♀️

What would we ever do for dessert without the cybercafe’s famous chef, Francois? He made our favorite Seven Layer Chocolate Cake with the alternating layers of hazelnut creme and raspberry creme fillings, iced with chocolate ganache, liberally sprinkled with dark chocolate curls and served with a generous dollop (or three) of whipped cream. The cake goes well with Francois’ homemade raspberry swirl ice cream—he made both vanilla raspberry swirl and chocolate raspberry swirl ice cream. Bet that would be good with chocolate sauce. Sweetie says he’ll have a piece of cake, a scoop of each of the raspberry swirl ice creams, and a cup of coffee, too. That what I ordered, too.

I think I’m fixated on chocolate and raspberry lately. Ah, here’s Viktor with our coffees and desserts.

Zzyyggy

Hi Linda, Coming from the snowy North East. We've had snow and wind all day. I'm glad I didn't have to go out there today. It was really blowing there for a bit. It's been snowing all day. For dinner tonight I'm going to have the Sunday roast beef dinner with mashed potatoes, gravy, peas, dinner rolls, and a coca cola. For dessert I'll have some of that 7 layer chocolate cake and an iced mocha. I'll eat out on the terrace again tonight. I miss the sunshine.
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LindaK125

Zzyyggy, did you end up getting 10 inches of snow? I saw there was a whole lot of snow up north. We had .33 inches of rain. The wind started blowing at 25 mph and we could hear rolling thunder and then it rained straight against the back of our house for about 10 minutes and then everything quieted down. It rained a bit more and the wind was blowing and the clouds blew away and the sun came out. And it was warm—67 degrees this afternoon.

I wouldn’t mind having more of that cake. The chocolate cake and the homemade raspberry swirl ice cream is delicious. I’m glad Viktor brought a carafe of coffee made exactly the way I like it. It’s such a lovely evening out here on the terrace at the cybercafe.

Zzyyggy

Hi Linda, I think we got more then 10 inches of snow up here. We didn't get the ice or sleet other parts of the state did thank goodness, but we did get the wind, and it was brutal. Never go for a walk with your walker the day after a storm. I'm beat. I'm here for the early bird special. I think I'll have the porter house steak with bake potato, lots of butter, sauteed onions and mushrooms, and a coca cola. For dessert I'll have another slice of that 7 layer cake with vanilla ice cream and an iced mocha. I'll eat out on the terrace again tonight and enjoy the warm tropical sunshine.

LindaK125

Zzyyggy, I can’t even imagine going for a walk with temperatures in the teens and snow and ice on sidewalks and streets without a walker! Of course, we don’t have many, or any, snow storms like that. In 2017 we did get 9 inches of snow. The snow lasted for three days. Maybe not too amazing to you, but all the kids in the neighborhood were thrilled. We had a 30 degree temperature drop from yesterday and the rest of the week will be colder. There’s another big storm coming and, yup, the snow line is just north of us. 😢

Sweetie and I are going to have the 7 layer chocolate cake for dessert, too. Sweetie wants his with vanilla ice cream and a regular coffee. I ordered mine with the raspberry swirl vanilla ice cream and a regular coffee. Viktor should be here any second with our desserts.

Zzyyggy

Hi Linda, the walking was much better today. There was still some slushy snow, but the sidewalks were mostly plowed out. There was lots of sunshine, but man it was cold with that wind again. For dinner tonight I'm going to have the diner fried chicken with mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, dinner rolls, and a coca cola. For dessert I'll have a slice of apple pie with vanilla ice cream and an iced mocha. I'll eat out on the terrace again. It's cold around here in the real world. The coming storm is going to the south of us so we won't get it either.

LindaK125

Hi, Zzyyggy. I ordered the cheeseburger for dinner and pumpkin pie for dessert. Viktor brought extra whipped cream out for my pie and I put some whipped cream in my coffee. 😋 It’s very late for coffee, but I’m going to order another cup.

We had a nice Tuesday afternoon at Miss Nora’s and for once it wasn’t freezing in her salon. The temperature is dropping into the 20’s overnight and we’re going to have some winter weather by morning. For us that means snow, rain, and sleet. Fun times.