So this is a Cyber Cafe What'll be?

Zzyyggy

Hi Linda, yes cats do have us well trained don't they. Eventually I might adopt an adult cat. I can have pets where I am now, and can actually afford one. For dinner tonight I'm going to have a bacon cheeseburger with onion rings and a root beer. For dessert I'll have some chocolate chip cookies, and an iced mocha. I love chocolate chip cookies out of the oven. We had a perfect fall day today. Lots of sunshine, and warm fall temps. Got outside and did some reading, but didn't get any exercise in. It was a rest day.

LindaK125

Kyle, we haven’t seen ReenieHJ for a while, but welcome to the cybercafe. Viktor will always be right out with your order.

Viktor, I’ll have one of those milk chocolate brownies with vanilla icing that I saw in the bakery case and a cup of coffee, please. Hi, Zzyyggy.

Rxman1971

Hi all

Zzyyggy

Hi everyone, and welcome to the Cyber Cafe. Order anything you like, its free, and there are no calories. Hi Linda. We had a perfect fall day here in the real world. I slept in until about 9:30 but did get a couple of rooms cleaned in my apartment. Got a good walk in as well. For dinner tonight I'm going to have the prime rib with baked potato, salad and a coca cola. For dessert I'll have one of those chocolate brownies as well with an iced mocha.

LindaK125

Hi, Zzyyggy. Viktor took my order for dinner. I decided on a peanut butter and raspberry jam sandwich and coffee. I’m staying at the inn at the Cybercafe. The weather is really nice here and I can wear my sweats and bunny slippers to the dining room and Viktor hardly raises an eyebrow. I’ve started rereading some of my favorite books and that is why I’m sitting in my recliner by the fireplace and probably being unsociable. Who knows, maybe by breakfast tomorrow morning I’ll be better company or maybe I’ll have started the next book in the series.

Zzyyggy

Hi Linda, sometimes it's good to be unsociable. We had a perfect fall day today. It started out really foggy, but the sun did come out. Got in a swim and a walk, and got the rest of my goals done, then sat outside and read for a bit. For dinner tonight I'm going to have a bacon cheeseburger with onion rings, and a rootbeer. For dessert I'll have an ice cream sundae, and an iced mocha. I'll eat out on the terrace and enjoy the sunshine for a bit.

LindaK125

Cookies, I need cookies and coffee. One can only eat so much salad and raw vegetables before needing cookies. An endless plate of a generous selection of holiday cookies would be perfect. Oh, chocolate bark would be nice, too, and toffee. I like chocolate covered toffee, sort of like Heath Bars but homemade. I haven’t finished my book, yet. Apparently, reading nonstop day and night is not okay. I suppose some sleep is required and conversation and cream and sugar for my coffee.

Hi, Zzyyggy. Viktor told me he’d bring my order out here on the terrace. Maybe I should have ordered a cheeseburger, too.

Zzyyggy

Hi Linda, we had another perfect fall day today. I got in a walk and a swim. I also got my grocery shopping done, online ordering, and housework. Now I'm tired, starving, and soar. For dinner I'm going to have the rotisserie chicken, potato salad, and corn on the cob with a coca cola. For dessert I'll have some klondike bars and an iced mocha. I'll eat out on the terrace again tonight. I also got the rest of my goals done so I had a pretty good day.

LindaK125

Hi, Zzyyggy. Glad you had a good day. It’s been quiet here. Sweetie went shopping today. He said the stores were crazy busy. People heard about the dockworkers strike and bought out all the toilet paper, paper towels, and water. Plus, some people are probably buying stuff for relatives who live up in the mountains. The damage from Hurricane Helene is catastrophic.

We actually did have rotisserie chicken for dinner. Potato salad sure would have been nice. At least I can order it now, along with a glass of iced tea. Mm, potato salad for dessert. Sweetie’s in the kitchen making chicken soup. I wonder if he wants me to order something for him. He says he would like bread pudding with Jack Daniel’s hard sauce. I’d better flag down Viktor and put our orders in.

Zzyyggy

Hi Linda, The day started out to be a perfect fall day but now it's raining. Haven't done much of anything today. For dinner tonight I'm going to have a big platter of spaghetti and meatballs with garlic bread and a coca cola. For dessert I'll have some chocolate chip cookies and an iced mocha.

LindaK125

Viktor, chocolate chip cookies and an iced mocha for dessert for me, too, please. Hi, Zzyyggy. We had a sunny day but the high humidity is still hanging around and won’t be out of here until Tuesday. Not sure why today felt like Sunday, but I’ve had to remind myself it’s only Wednesday several times.

Sweetie saw this in a Sam’s ad:


I loved all the Stargate television series, although it’s not Sweetie’s thing. So he sees this ad and tells me we can have a Stargate in our front yard. He clicked on the ad and Sam’s started sending me emails. Are you still interested? No. Every day for two weeks they sent an email. Sweetie thought this was hilarious because he knew I was horrified with the idea of having this in the yard, except it is funny. Sadly, Sam’s didn’t mention the Stargate in today’s email.

Zzyyggy

Hi Linda, that was funny. I never got interested in the show though. When ever I do an online search for some product, the last one being a walker, I get ads for them, or emails as well. I recently bought some stuff from wayfair, and Walmart, and get emails from them. Got my walker today and took it for a test drive. I need to get use to it, but it does go a lot better then my cart did. We had another gorgeous fall day out there. Got in walk, and got the rest of my goals done. For dinner tonight I'm going to have the scalloped potatoes with ham, green beans, dinner rolls and a coca cola. For dessert I'll have a slice of apple pie, and an iced mocha.

LindaK125

Zzyyggy! I got the Sam’s ad today and decided to see how much the Utz Halloween fun-sized pretzels cost, so I clicked the link. It took me to this huge, scary reaper. (For some reason I can’t add this picture to my post.) Anyway, I get an email from Sam’s with a photo of the reaper that says:



NO! I DO NOT WANT A HUGE, SCARY, UGLY REAPER IN MY FRONT YARD. I don’t even want to see this reaper in my email every day for the next two weeks. I may have to unsubscribe from their emails. It’s not like I even want their stupid emails. Sigh. I didn’t tell Sweetie about the reaper.

I need chocolate and coffee. Viktor promised to bring me an espresso sundae with extra chocolate covered espresso beans. I think I’ll put some mini M&M’s on my sundae, too. I’m thrilled that you got your walker, Zzyyggy. We had a beautiful day, too, although it would be even nicer if the humidity would drop below 60%. I’m going to go sit in my recliner by the fireplace in the dining room here at the cybercafe, have my dessert, and read my book. Useless has started chasing after the fish in the aquarium. I know cats can swim, but I don’t think Useless would go diving that deep for a fish, do you?

Zzyyggy

Hi Linda, we had another beautiful fall day today with lots of sunshine. Got outside for a bit and did some reading. Didn't do much of anything else. For dinner tonight I'm going to have the fried scallops with french fries and a coca cola. For dessert I'll have a twisted chocolate/vanilla creamy with an iced mocha. I'll eat out on the terrace tonight. No, maybe we should put some screens on top of the aquariums? I don't think Igor would appreciate Useless eating his fish.

LindaK125

Hi, Zzyyggy. I’m pretty sure Useless can’t get in the aquarium, although he seems to really enjoy running back and forth in front of the aquarium when he’s not crouched down looking like he might pounce at the fish. He chirps at them the same way he chirps at the birds. Igor assured me that the aquarium does have a top apparently, fish have been known to jump out of aquariums. Yikes, Useless would love that.

Betty made Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars today. I’m ordering that for dessert with coffee. It’s ice out here on the terrace tonight.

Zzyyggy

Hi Linda, that did look good, but I'm not a big cheesecake fan. We had another gorgeous fall day today. Got in a long walk running errands, picking up some groceries, and a gift card. For dinner tonight I'm going to have the porter house steak grilled with baked potato and salad. For dessert I'll have a slice of devil's food cake with an iced mocha. I'm going to enjoy dinner out here on the terrace. Maybe we'll get to see the northern lights.

LindaK125

Hi, Zzyyggy. We had Sweetie’s meatloaf and I made a yummy vegetable salad for dinner. I watched Francois making oatmeal raisin cookies earlier while he and I talked and had coffee. I’m going to have some of those cookies and coffee for dessert. I thought the cheesecake looked really good. I haven’t had cheesecake for at least 27 years. I can usually get away with eating a some of the hard cheeses like cheddar or Parmesan, but I’m still allergic to whey protein. What’s appealing about that cheesecake is the caramel sauce and the streusel topping. Looking at the recipe, it uses Betty Crocker Caramel Apple Cookie Mix (you don’t have to have apples). I wonder if you took Betty’s Luscious Layer Bars recipe and used the Caramel Apple Cookie mix and the streusel topping, along with a can of sweetened condensed milk, if it would work. We’ve made the Luscious Layer Bars for picnics and they were a big hit.

If we’re sitting out on the terrace this evening, Igor is going to have to light up the fire pits. We had a gorgeous, warm day, but I spent most of it at Miss
Nora’s in the air conditioner’s arctic blast. Brr. I’m still defrosting. I’m so glad some of the recliners at the cybercafe have heated seats—Viktor will make sure we have those.

Zzyyggy

Hi Linda, we had another perfect fall day out there. I could get use to this weather, but it's suppose to get colder in the next few days. For dinner tonight I'm going to have a big bowl of french onion soup with lots of bread and butter, and a coca cola. For dessert I think I'll have some of those oatmeal raisin cookies, and maybe possibly a couple of oatmeal chocolate chip cookies with an iced mocha. Maybe Viktor can bring you another cup of tea. But the fire pits are an added touch though. Tonight we'll have a bonfire and roast some marshmellows. I think we should be able to see the northern lights.

LindaK125

Hi, Zzyyggy. Tea and oatmeal chocolate chip cookies sound good. I bet toasted marshmallow would be yummy on top of one of those cookies.

It’s been real humid today. It was so foggy this morning I couldn’t see across the street. Tomorrow, (Monday), the high is supposed to be 84 degrees. Tuesday is the day the weather starts cooling off around here.

Zzyyggy

Hi Linda, we had a typical chilly fall day that was cloudy. It rained in the morning, and was cloudy and cold all day long. Got in a swim and a walk today. Now I'm doing laundry. For dinner tonight I'm going to have the fried chicken platter with mashed potatoes, gravy, peas, dinner rolls and a coca cola. For dessert I'll have some chocolate chip cookies, and an iced mocha. I'll enjoy it out on the terrace again tonight. Are you bracing for yet another hurricane?

LindaK125

Zzyyggy, no hurricane for us in North Carolina, but Florida is directly in Hurricane Milton’s path. Seeing all the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene has been horrifying. The forecast for Milton says the storm will stay in Florida. I’m hoping (and praying) there aren’t any destructive tornadoes spawned by the storm and that everyone will make it through the storm.

Francois made some meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and carrots earlier for my dinner. A plate of cookies and tea for dessert would be wonderful. I’ve enjoyed sitting out here on the terrace, however I’m going to have dessert by the fire in the Club Room. It’s past 10:00 pm and I’d prefer to be warm and cozy now.

Zzyyggy

Hi Linda, glad to hear that you won't be affected. It looks like a rough ride for Tampa, and other areas. We had another perfect fall day here in the real world. A little on the chilly side, but it is fall. For dinner tonight I would love a big bowl of beef stew with dinner rolls, and a coca cola. For dessert I'll have some apple crisp with vanilla ice cream, and an iced mocha. I'll eat out on the terrace again tonight.

LindaK125

Gee, Zzyyggy, we were 15 degrees warmer in Charlotte than you were today in Burlington. We had a beautiful day. The sky was clear, the humidity was low, and it was a bit windy.

Hurricane Milton is huge. It’s really scary. We’re worried about Sweetie’s cousin who lives in Fort Myers. She says she’s staying with a friend that lives further inland. I’m hoping they’ll be okay. We haven’t heard from his other cousins who live in Naples. I hope they’re staying at their summer house in Michigan. The storm is supposed to be further north than where the cousins live, but the whole west coast of Florida will have storm surge and the cousins all live close or on the coast. Ten to twelve feet of storm surge is a lot of water when you’re at or just above sea level.

Your dinner order sounded so good I ordered the same thing. Viktor added caramel sauce and whipped cream to my dessert. He knows me so well. Sweetie said he’ll have some dessert, too.

Zzyyggy

Hi Linda, that does look like a huge storm. One of my brother's lives in Tampa and we're keeping an on him. I hope everyone makes it through safely. Our weather here in the real world turned cold through out the day. Went for a walk after Bingo, and was glad I had worn my sweatshirt. For dinner tonight I'm going to have a big plate of spaghetti and meatballs with garlic bread, a salad, and a coca cola. For dessert I'll have some chocolate chip cookies and an iced mocha. I'll eat in the dining room by the roaring fire. I need to thaw out. Igor is certainly having fun with his ghostly friends.

LindaK125

Zzyyggy, I saw that your weather got cold. It’s 64 degrees at 6:00 pm here. It was a beautiful day, but it’s cloudy now. We’ve been watching Ryan Hall Y’all on YouTube for most of the day. I’ve never seen so many tornadoes spawned from a hurricane. The storm is about two hours away from landfall. Looks like the storm is coming ashore south of Tampa. Hopefully, your brother gets through the storm with no problems.

I ordered a cheeseburger with cheese fries. I think I’ll order brownies and an iced mocha for dessert. Ah, it’s so toasty by the fire.

LindaK125

Wow, Zzyyggy, looks like Tampa and St. Petersburg is going to have flooding from the torrential rains. St. Petersburg just had 5 inches of rain in the last hour, with more to come. That’s on top of the 5 inches they already ready have gotten from the storm, plus all the rain and storm surge from Hurricane Helene two weeks ago. They’re really getting slammed.

Zzyyggy

Hi Linda, my brother made it through the night, and is doing well. One of my sisters called him this morning. Our weather here in Vermont is very fall like now with temps below 60 degrees, cloudy, and dreary all day. For dinner tonight I'm going to have the meatloaf platter with mashed potatoes, gravy, peas, and dinner rolls with a coca cola. For dessert I'll have a slice of blueberry pie with Vanilla ice cream. Again I'll eat in the dining room by the roaring fire. Igor plans on telling us his favorite ghost stories.

LindaK125

Hi, Zzyyggy. Mm, this blueberry pie is delicious. I think Igor has frightened me enough for tonight 😳. At least the fire is nice and warm and I can read my book for a while and calm down before bedtime.

I’m glad your brother is doing well. Sweetie hasn’t talked to any of his cousins yet. He has a cousin who lives in the Tampa area, too. I can’t keep track of all them.

We had a nice day today. It’s was much cooler with temperatures in the high 60’s. It felt chilly because it’s been very windy today, plus, the humidity was low. I wish the weather would stay like this.

Zzyyggy

Hi Linda, we had a perfect fall day today, a little on the chilly side, but the sun was warm Temp is 58 degrees with a cold breeze blowing. Got in a swim, and sat outside for a bit. Got all the rest of my goals done as well. For dinner tonight I'm going to have the fried scallops with french fries, and coleslaw with a coca cola. For dessert I'll have some brownies, and an iced mocha. I'll eat in the dining room again by the fire. I like watching Igor's ghostly friends wander around.

LindaK125

Zzyyggy, sitting outside when it’s 58 degrees would be too cold for me. It was 44 degrees this morning and the house was cold. Don’t laugh, but when the temperature in the house drops below 70 degrees, it feels cold. We’ve had a beautiful day with a high of 69 degree, although it was cooler than that most of the day. And, no, I didn’t sit outside!

For dinner tonight Sweetie and I made a super vegetable and meat tomato sauce with peppers, onions, and Italian sausage (turkey sausage), along with zucchini, carrots, cabbage, and ground beef. Francois supplied delicious garlic bread. What would we do without the wonderful chef at the cybercafe? The brownies Francois made look so good, especially the ones with the mocha icing. I’ll have one of the mocha iced brownies and one with vanilla icing. Viktor’s making a pot of coffee for me. I need a nice hot cup of coffee to help keep me warm. When I woke up this morning I was freezing. Now that dinner is done and it’s 7:00 pm, I sat down to relax and I’m cold again.