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Howdy y'all. It's fantastic Friday! Working that long middle today. School is out so no telling just yet how busy it will be but we've been pretty busy on weekends so I expect it will be so.
Had some leftover ribs and baked beans for breakfast. Just a drizzle of my face melting barbecue sauce on the meat.
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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...0 -
Good Friday Morning!
LeeAnn, whew, didn't have to send out the search dogs after all!!
Glad you had a good time… Now, I could probably survive in a 'full service' campsite!
I am 'semi-fully retired' Meaning, they know I"ve taken the summer off, so that one of our former staffers could have a summer job! Yeah, that was nice of me…but it is selfish of me as well…I needed a big change! This leaves the door open for me to fully retire about mid July….or go back in Sept if I find I either need to financially, or want to????
Ed…I love your breakfasts! Mine is leftover lentils, seasoned with a Catalina type red dressing, and then about a cup of mixed, raw, salad type veggies on top of that. And my daily addiction…. a nice slice of avocado toast!
Not everybody's idea of breakfast, but I'm enjoying it….and it will probably see me pretty much thru till dinner. If I decide I need a bit more fuel, I can always have some grapes, cherries, apple, etc….for a mid-afternoon snack.
Shopping to do today…someday I'm going to just run myself into the ground with all my shopping around. I need cat food and sugarless gum and LifeWater from Walmart, cuz its all considerably cheaper there….and the wonderful tomatoes and avocado's (gotta feed my addiction:)) from the Mexican market next to the gym. (cheaper and so much BETTER than any where else, including Whole Foods)…and the large white beans and some Almond Milk 'Ice cream' from close by Publix…so my treat doesn't get all melty! This will take me quite a bit of the day!
I 'shoulda' done part of this yesterday, but have given up on 'shoulda, woulda, coulda' for life! So, I'm doing it all today!
Roger, did you also get rain yesterday? I surely sent some your way.
It was kinda spotty here. I def. got more 'noise' than rain, but still managed to get just under a quarter inch.
Worse coming next week, so say the oft wrong weather folk!!
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GardenKatGardens wrote: »Glad I came back this evening!
Roger you have a 'treasure' with that sewing machine. If you ever have time, I'd love to see a picture or two of it!
My Grandma had and old Singer it was a treadle powered one…and my Grandfather being the nice guy decided to help Grandma out, and he attached a little motor to the belt drive….and Grandma nearly immediately, lost control of the speed, and stitched up one of her fingers..to the first knuckle. You know that Had To Hurt!!! Mom also had an old Singer, and I have no idea what happened to it…it was in a nice cabinet, and had a fold out lid, so you had a lot of 'flat' surface to get your fabric or whatever all laid out. What I really remember about the old Singers was the beautiful stitches they made.
And ED…I understand about smelling your dinner long before you can eat it! Sometimes that drives me crazy….and other times, after I've smelled it for a long bit I really then don't want to eat it. I know, weird!
I've not been 'food/meal' specific for a very many years. I think it was because I worked at night. In TN when I'd get off work, there wasn't anything open that I wanted to eat….ATL is quite different Most any kind of food, most any time of the day or night!!! LOL!!
Ok, enough food talk, now I'm hungry! Talked to DS1 and he was in quite a bit of rain and traffic…lots of thunder here, from a distance…no rain..yet. They, WSB weather, just said rain again Daily all next week….so much for yard work!
Hi Valerie
I did not take any pictures yet, however these are the machine in opened for use and closed up. It is a 5 drawer model and has the wooden box of attachments and another soft case with attachments that are from White Sewing Machine Company.
The manual is here direct from singer if Anyone is interested.
singerco.com/uploads/download/268_27_28.pdf
The spare Bobbins should be here tomorrow and it says Thursday by 8PM for the leather belt. I bought from Amazon FWIW.
A Little more work doing powering it with the treadle but more control. Sorry to hear about Your Mom's bad luck. I gather the motorizing kits were popular too.
I am starting to build a small collection of manual power stuff. Hand crank Upright Acoustic record player, Treadle power sewing machine, A portable radio my brother gave a couple of Christmases ago that can run on battery, Solar or has a Hand crank to power it too. Plus the usual stuff such as a hand operated Can opener.
My upright hand operated looks like this one except for a different grill style.
cc solar observer am/fm/weather windup emergency radio
I suspect it could be handy in some situations
Have a Great Day and Weekend
RogerGlug, glug...that's the sound of me resurfacing! So nice that I am noticed when not around!
Val, you are correct: Marc and I were out and about camping. Wild yes...woolies, no. It has been quite warm and lovely here. We just got back yesterday afternoon and I am leaving this morning for the weekend again...for a ladies only camping gathering. Staying at a very "fancy" campground (full hook-ups, including cable). This isn't my usual place to "camp" (it is tough to call this camping), but I wanted to meet this group of camping ladies...I'll let you know if it was worth it...after the weekend!
Going back to the NS decision, I have to wonder what the long-term plan is. As far as demographics and money, don't the younger (18-whatever) folks have less disposable income for unnecessaries/luxuries, like NS? I would think the older folks might be better to go after (but not yet on Social Security/fixed incomes). I guess I will never make it in predicting the future of businesses!
Enjoy the day folks...and Val, are you now completely, officially retired, or did I read that wrong??
Hi LeeMom3
I have to wonder what Demographic they are targeting too. FWIW I do not think of NutriSystem as a unnecessary luxury. I consider getting healthier to be a priority. Or as My brother puts it, He wants to be around to collect his pension for at least as many years and more as it took to earn it.
Camping, roughing it etc.
And last but not least......
Have a Great Weekend
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Ok, now I'm going to try Rogers patience…..
Do you know if your Singer makes what today we'd call a 'regular' stitch, or does it make a 'chain stitch'? Just curious, cuz I think I remember Grandma's made a chain stitch. It was my GrandMa that stitched up her finger, (Mom learned on and used an electric powered Singer)
I think I'd feel 'at home' at your house Roger….we also had that 'Victrola'…and albums and albums of old 78's, lots of really old music from the 20's and later…
Just for fun, my brother and I would crank it up, and set light weight things….picture little plastic cowboys or indians, small sized plastic farm animals, etc on the spinning turn table and watch them get flung across the room!
And I have a crank style radio (small one for the glove compartment of my car) and a bit larger one I keep in the bathroom…it works on battery or can be plugged in if you don't want to crank it up…
Also at my house we had the old hang on the wall beautiful oak cased, phone, with the crank ringer. We were on a country 'party line' for many years. Our 'ring' was 2 long cranks and a short crank…or two longs and a short. So, when the calls came on to the line, EVERYONE on our party line..ie neighbors also heard the ring. You surely NEVER said anything on that phone that wasn't public knowledge! Also it hung on the kitchen wall. So, imagine you're helping wash some dished for Mom, you hands are wet, and you hear your ring…instinct made you dash to answer it….which got you a nasty electric shock, and your caller heard all sorts of things!!!! LOL!!
I'm really not going to say 'those were the days'….but they were not bad days either!0 -
Roger..........love love love the cartoons!
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Howdy y'all. It's sensational Saturday! Working a short close tonight, just 6:30 to 11:30. Hardly seems worth driving to work for, does it? Fortunately it's a short drive.
Had some leftover barbecue and baked beans for breakfast. Yum!
And I've set out some chicken breasts to make chicken marsala soon. Like maybe tomorrow night?
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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...0 -
Good Morning its Saturday!!! (bet you already knew that!)
Beautiful sunny, cool morning here…and no rain in the weather forecast today. Its gonna be an outside day!
Other than that not much on my agenda for the day.
So, time to eat breakfast, and theres an hour long interview with Dr. McDougal that I want to listen to. After that its 'Out I Go'!!!
Hope everyone has a great day, and that Don and LeeAnn are enjoying their camping weekends!
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Ed, 5 hour shifts are kinda nice! Gets you up and moving, and you get to leave before you're tired and cranky. (not that I think you'd be cranky…I do get cranky when I'm tired.)
NeNe1125 Hi! You're so right, Roger's cartoons are great! Its good to see you here, hope you can hop right into our little discussions more often! How old are your grands? Mine are growing up so fast…the 'babies' are now 11 and 9 years old…time does fly!
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Hi All
Have a Great Weekend
RogerGardenKatGardens wrote: »Ok, now I'm going to try Rogers patience…..
Do you know if your Singer makes what today we'd call a 'regular' stitch, or does it make a 'chain stitch'? Just curious, cuz I think I remember Grandma's made a chain stitch. It was my GrandMa that stitched up her finger, (Mom learned on and used an electric powered Singer)
I think I'd feel 'at home' at your house Roger….we also had that 'Victrola'…and albums and albums of old 78's, lots of really old music from the 20's and later…
Just for fun, my brother and I would crank it up, and set light weight things….picture little plastic cowboys or indians, small sized plastic farm animals, etc on the spinning turn table and watch them get flung across the room!
And I have a crank style radio (small one for the glove compartment of my car) and a bit larger one I keep in the bathroom…it works on battery or can be plugged in if you don't want to crank it up…
Also at my house we had the old hang on the wall beautiful oak cased, phone, with the crank ringer. We were on a country 'party line' for many years. Our 'ring' was 2 long cranks and a short crank…or two longs and a short. So, when the calls came on to the line, EVERYONE on our party line..ie neighbors also heard the ring. You surely NEVER said anything on that phone that wasn't public knowledge! Also it hung on the kitchen wall. So, imagine you're helping wash some dished for Mom, you hands are wet, and you hear your ring…instinct made you dash to answer it….which got you a nasty electric shock, and your caller heard all sorts of things!!!! LOL!!
I'm really not going to say 'those were the days'….but they were not bad days either!
I'm still waiting on the belt to be delivered by Amazon, Then I can fill the Bobbin
So what I know about the stitches comes from here, which says:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singer_Model_27_and_127
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Singer VS-1, VS-2, VS-3, 27, 28, 127, 128 type home
manufacturer Singer Manufacturing Company
material fabric
stitch lockstitch
power treadle, handcrank, add-on electric feed drop
needle(s) one 15x1 (except VS1, which uses 20x1[1])
The Singer Model 27 and later model 127 were a series of lockstitch sewing machines produced by the Singer Manufacturing Company from the 1880s to the 1960s. (The 27 and the 127 were full-size versions of the Singer 28 and later model 128 which were three-quarter size). They were Singer's first sewing machines to make use of "vibrating shuttle" technology. Millions were produced.[2] They are all steel and were built before the advent of planned obsolescence, and so they were designed to be repaired rather than replaced.[3]
And
Style' boxes
"Style No. 14" puzzle box
Singer accessory kits were sold in fold-out 'Style' boxes, numbered consecutively as newer versions evolved from older ones. The numbers begin at 1 ("Style No. 1") and culminate at 14 during the era of the 27 model series. The boxes included accessory attachments for hemming, braiding, underbraiding, tucking, shirring, binding, quilting, and ruffling, plus spare needles, bobbins, screws, and screwdrivers.
Today such a box is called a "puzzle box", but this is a recent term: it is not mentioned in the original Style manuals.
Main article: Singer puzzle box
Hemstitcher
Singer separately sold a hemstitching attachment that is compatible with 27-series machines. The original version is a passive device, Singer part number 28915.[43] Later, a more sophisticated needle-clamp-powered attachment was offered—Singer part number 121387.
Buttonholer
Main article: Buttonholer § Singer buttonholers
Singer model 489510 buttonholer (complete kit)
Because 27-series machines cannot natively sew a zigzag stitch, they cannot feasibly sew a buttonhole. To rectify this, Singer produced an evolving line of buttonholer attachments that mount on the machine's shank and provide the missing functionality.
Zigzagger
Singer model 160985 zigzagger (complete kit)
Singer made an attachment similar to its buttonholer, and using a similar needle-clamp-powered locomotion, in order to confer some zigzagging ability on its straight-stitch machines.
Main article: Zigzag stitch § Singer zigzaggers
Of the variety of "Singer Automatic Zigzagger" attachments produced over the years, two are compatible with 27-series machines: Singer part numbers 160985 and 161102.
Blind stitcher
The blind stitcher is yet another needle-clamp-powered attachment designed to ease a specific sewing task. Singer part number 160616 is compatible with 27-series machines.
And this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singer_puzzle_box
Singer puzzle box
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Style No. 14" puzzle box
A Singer puzzle box is a collection of accessories for a sewing machine. Produced by the Singer Manufacturing Company during the 19th and 20th centuries, these neat and compact kits provide supplies and attachments for easing many common sewing tasks. At the time they were called 'Style' boxes, and were numbered consecutively from 1 ("Style No. 1") to 14 as newer versions evolved from older ones. They are now 'vintage', in museums and collections, although many extant sets are still in service.
The boxes include accessory attachments for hemming, braiding, underbraiding, tucking, shirring, binding, quilting, and ruffling, plus spare needles, bobbins, screws, and screwdrivers.
Binder foot
Braider foot
Fabric guide
Hemmer foot (number 4)
Ruffler
Shirring plate
Tucker
Underbraider
The accessories fit into a fold-out rectangular wooden box elegantly lined with velvet. Each accessory has its own particular niche in the box, such that they will all fit together into the small space of the folded-up box. The box was invented in 1888[1] by John M. Griest, a Singer employee[2] who won a US patent for the design.
Probably more than You wanted to know too
I do have the Puzzle Box with it.
Cheers
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No Roger I found this interesting. 1, my grandmother's machine was probably made before 1880's…which leads me to believe it 'could' have been my Gramdma Birdie's mothers machine, OR is was bought used.
I don't recall ever seeing the 'puzzle box', I do recall seeing many of the attachments. I think many may have been with my Mom's machine, and the same as, or very similar. The button hole attachment made decent button holes, much better and easier than my sewing machine, which DOES zigzag. The best button holes were made by my Mom….by hand. She did beautiful hand work. wish she'd lived in an area where she could have learned the art of tailoring. She's have been a 'natural'!!
I once again got the blackberry shoots and weeds out of the front bed…I started the lawn mower, it ran for maybe 10 seconds, died, and then I flooded it….so I began pulling weeds, and never got back to the mower. Plan is, I just finished my lunch sandwich, am going to have watermelon for dessert, and then a NAP!! Hopefully I'll wake up alert and not foggy, and can go out and get the grass cut. Its a tad warm out there now. My mailman is so funny, he for one, calls me "Vallie"…I know not why. And when he sees me out doing yard work he calls to me that its hot, and I should take a break and be sure to drink WATER!!! So, while he brings me bills to be paid, he does offer good advice!
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Good Sunday Morning!
Its gonna be a 50/50 kinda day? Got flea stuff on one cat…can't get anywhere close to the other. Maybe tonight with the wet food? Nice, cool, sunshine this morning…rain and storms later today… see? 50/50
Chores to do today. Other than that, not much happening. Oh, yeah, I've got a wild cat to catch…
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Good Morning fellow NSer's!0
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Howdy y'all. It's scintillating Sunday! And I'm off today. J want to (maybe) go to the RenFaire as it's the next to last weekend for it, but I don't know...if he really wants to go, I guess I will. I was looking forward to being really lazy and doing nothing but cat boxes...
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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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GardenKatGardens wrote: »Ed, 5 hour shifts are kinda nice! Gets you up and moving, and you get to leave before you're tired and cranky. (not that I think you'd be cranky…I do get cranky when I'm tired.)
NeNe1125 Hi! You're so right, Roger's cartoons are great! Its good to see you here, hope you can hop right into our little discussions more often! How old are your grands? Mine are growing up so fast…the 'babies' are now 11 and 9 years old…time does fly!
Moi? Cranky? Je ne sais rien...
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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...0 -
Hi All
I'm back from walking to the produce store. It was a lot harder walking back carrying the few things I bought too. The Humidity is atrocious! All I bought was 2 lettuce, 5 Green Bananas and a Red onion. By the time I am ready to use those bananas they will be ripe.
Have A Good Sunday
RogerGardenKatGardens wrote: »No Roger I found this interesting. 1, my grandmother's machine was probably made before 1880's…which leads me to believe it 'could' have been my Gramdma Birdie's mothers machine, OR is was bought used.
I don't recall ever seeing the 'puzzle box', I do recall seeing many of the attachments. I think many may have been with my Mom's machine, and the same as, or very similar. The button hole attachment made decent button holes, much better and easier than my sewing machine, which DOES zigzag. The best button holes were made by my Mom….by hand. She did beautiful hand work. wish she'd lived in an area where she could have learned the art of tailoring. She's have been a 'natural'!!
I once again got the blackberry shoots and weeds out of the front bed…I started the lawn mower, it ran for maybe 10 seconds, died, and then I flooded it….so I began pulling weeds, and never got back to the mower. Plan is, I just finished my lunch sandwich, am going to have watermelon for dessert, and then a NAP!! Hopefully I'll wake up alert and not foggy, and can go out and get the grass cut. Its a tad warm out there now. My mailman is so funny, he for one, calls me "Vallie"…I know not why. And when he sees me out doing yard work he calls to me that its hot, and I should take a break and be sure to drink WATER!!! So, while he brings me bills to be paid, he does offer good advice!
Later...GardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Sunday Morning!
Its gonna be a 50/50 kinda day? Got flea stuff on one cat…can't get anywhere close to the other. Maybe tonight with the wet food? Nice, cool, sunshine this morning…rain and storms later today… see? 50/50
Chores to do today. Other than that, not much happening. Oh, yeah, I've got a wild cat to catch…
Later..
Good Luck with the cat and the weather.
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Speaking of camping...........I got back last night from my first camp out of the season on Hermit Island. The weather was great. This is my campsite with my Jeep and the body of water on the other side of the trees is
the Atlantic Ocean. Beautiful weekend, lots of fun. Going out again next weekend to Vermont for two nights, likely in the Jeep too. Raining pretty hard right now, glad I'm not out there now. Have a good Sunday all!
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Oh, to fall asleep to the sound of the ocean just outside your tent!!!
How did the new tent work out? And the wonderful 'Q' from your smoker?
Glad you had a good time, you deserved it.
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Now we just need to connect with LeeAnn, hope her weekend camping trip was a great as Don's!!
Rainy, and thundery here. Did get a little outdoor time around noon… Rain forecast at 60% thru Friday night.
See you in the morning….
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Happy Rainy Monday,
It's cold and wet here this morning, getting ready to go to work. It's going to be a rugged day there as I've all ready seen the preview. The BBQ at the Rally was a huge hit........the guy that won the smoker last year in a raffle brought his and we had small chicken dinner one night and then prepared ribs and chicken for lunch on Saturday. Everyone raved about how good it was, so my friend and I are BBQ Rock Stars of our club currently. I'm watching the weather in the Vemont/NH border area for my next trip at the end of the week. A more somber affair this time as I'm going to my Daughter's memorial service. Have a good Monday all!0 -
Good Rainy Monday from the soggy south…
Hearing aid 'tweek' today, and a trip to the bank, and the gym…in that order!
Hoot the 'touch me not cat', was properly treated for fleas at dinner last night! I had hoped he'd be more interested in his wet food that me messing with rubbing flea stuff on his shoulders! Sweet Success!!
Roger, you might want to think about getting a back pack to carry your few groceries home from the market? My 'in town' son does that on days he doesn't bike to the grocery. (And think about the weight you've lost, and used to carry around with you 24/7!! ) Wowza!!!
Don I'm so glad you had a great weekend, and what fun…last years smoker winner and you both making BBQ!! I am sorry I missed that dinner!! You would have grilled a mushroom for me, right? LOL!!! I think we will all be thinking about you next weekend at your Daughters Memorial Service. That will be a tough day. Just know that you have an unseen group of friends there to lend you support.
LeeAnn, are you home yet? Home and already busy with school I'm guessing!! Hope your weekend was fun.
Ed…looks like we're gonna mildew down here! The weather forecast for the entire week is dismal. Oh well, at least we're not busy watering everything!
Second cup of coffee and then its time to head to the shower, and breakfast! (cats have eaten and are already deep into their first nap of the morning!)
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Howdy y'all It's magnificent Monday! Closing tonight (6 hours) so not too bad. May go back to bed in a bit for a nap. Lilo is fed but hasn't yet discovered that and is busy with her important nap time in my lap. I have a headache that I strongly suspect is weather related, so may take a pill for that shortly too.
If my chicken is thawed enough I may go ahead and make some slow cooker chicken marsala so I'll just have to warm it up for a few meals. If not, I will make the dish tomorrow, slow cooker or regular, and still just have to warm it up for a few meals.
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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...0 -
Cenandra! So good to see you here! I can't find my way around MFP (even t hough I used it forever for logging food), and couldn't find you!
Early morning folks...please say hi to a NS friend...Cenendra! We were on one of the NS forums together...but clearly, I am bad at finding folks here!
Don, nice looking Jeep and campground! Looks like a great place to go. You are a better man than I...I like the luxuries of a bed I don't have to get up from in the middle of the night to be able to use an indoor toilet (albeit it marine style one). Especially in the rain...been there, done that!
Had a lovely week of different camping locations. Marc and I spent a night in a NJ state park, the only ones there, no hook ups, very treed and quiet. And then found the pesky, tiny tick stuck to me days later...based on its size, it is one that would carry Lyme disease. So I am probably going to check with the doc later today about an antibiotic. Then over the weekend I was camping in PA with ladies only. It was a hoot!
Ed and Kat, we had an old treadle Singer machine when I was growing up. I don't recall it ever working, but I definitely played with the treadle. And I know my grandmother was an excellent seamstress, so it was well used.
Rainy here too. I can use the lousy weather...I have lots of work to do! If it were decent outside, I might be tempted to run away in the truck camper.
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Well, my chicken breasts were thawed so I went ahead with making slow cooker chicken marsala. It's all in the cooker now, set on high so that around noon to one, it should be ready. All I should need to do is make a noodle or mashed potato to go with it and thicken up the sauce a bit, after adjusting seasoning to taste.
Garlic, chicken, pepper, olive oil, rosemary, marjoram, Spike(tm) seasoning, salted marsala cooking wine, and a couple of handfuls of mushroom slices. It might need more salt and pepper but that can be adjusted at table or when thickening the sauce at the end.
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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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I am reposting this here just because I can, And why not. Life in the Garden State!
Rain, Rain, Go Away, come again another day.
Hi All
I am officially unhappy now.
I went to the Basement for something and my Feet went splish in water.
I just finished sucking up most of the water for now with a wet dry shop vac. Then I went out and threw a tarp over the side basement window for now. I hope that does the job!
Thunder Storms last evening and this morning, Along with a torrential rain that was too much for the gutters too.
More rain in the forecast for later on today and in to tomorrow, hence the Tarping. It seems that the the window well cover is damaged.
I will be monitoring it since the water will keep seeping in for a little while too. I caught it before it hit the Freezer, Furnace or water heater Fortunately.
Have a Good Day
RogerHappy Rainy Monday,
It's cold and wet here this morning, getting ready to go to work. It's going to be a rugged day there as I've all ready seen the preview. The BBQ at the Rally was a huge hit........the guy that won the smoker last year in a raffle brought his and we had small chicken dinner one night and then prepared ribs and chicken for lunch on Saturday. Everyone raved about how good it was, so my friend and I are BBQ Rock Stars of our club currently. I'm watching the weather in the Vemont/NH border area for my next trip at the end of the week. A more somber affair this time as I'm going to my Daughter's memorial service. Have a good Monday all!
That sounds delicious!
RogerGardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Rainy Monday from the soggy south…
Hearing aid 'tweek' today, and a trip to the bank, and the gym…in that order!
Hoot the 'touch me not cat', was properly treated for fleas at dinner last night! I had hoped he'd be more interested in his wet food that me messing with rubbing flea stuff on his shoulders! Sweet Success!!
Roger, you might want to think about getting a back pack to carry your few groceries home from the market? My 'in town' son does that on days he doesn't bike to the grocery. (And think about the weight you've lost, and used to carry around with you 24/7!! ) Wowza!!!
Don I'm so glad you had a great weekend, and what fun…last years smoker winner and you both making BBQ!! I am sorry I missed that dinner!! You would have grilled a mushroom for me, right? LOL!!! I think we will all be thinking about you next weekend at your Daughters Memorial Service. That will be a tough day. Just know that you have an unseen group of friends there to lend you support.
LeeAnn, are you home yet? Home and already busy with school I'm guessing!! Hope your weekend was fun.
Ed…looks like we're gonna mildew down here! The weather forecast for the entire week is dismal. Oh well, at least we're not busy watering everything!
Second cup of coffee and then its time to head to the shower, and breakfast! (cats have eaten and are already deep into their first nap of the morning!)
Later...
Hi Kat
My Brother thinks he has a back Pack stored in the attic and will be looking to see. I think I can sadely say I will not need to water either.
Cheers
RogerCenandra! So good to see you here! I can't find my way around MFP (even t hough I used it forever for logging food), and couldn't find you!
Early morning folks...please say hi to a NS friend...Cenendra! We were on one of the NS forums together...but clearly, I am bad at finding folks here!
Don, nice looking Jeep and campground! Looks like a great place to go. You are a better man than I...I like the luxuries of a bed I don't have to get up from in the middle of the night to be able to use an indoor toilet (albeit it marine style one). Especially in the rain...been there, done that!
Had a lovely week of different camping locations. Marc and I spent a night in a NJ state park, the only ones there, no hook ups, very treed and quiet. And then found the pesky, tiny tick stuck to me days later...based on its size, it is one that would carry Lyme disease. So I am probably going to check with the doc later today about an antibiotic. Then over the weekend I was camping in PA with ladies only. It was a hoot!
Ed and Kat, we had an old treadle Singer machine when I was growing up. I don't recall it ever working, but I definitely played with the treadle. And I know my grandmother was an excellent seamstress, so it was well used.
Rainy here too. I can use the lousy weather...I have lots of work to do! If it were decent outside, I might be tempted to run away in the truck camper.
Stay comfy and dry all. Better get moving.
Good Luck with the Tick, Lyme can be a problem. Any Street Flooding down Your way?
Cheers
Rogerparityanimal wrote: »Well, my chicken breasts were thawed so I went ahead with making slow cooker chicken marsala. It's all in the cooker now, set on high so that around noon to one, it should be ready. All I should need to do is make a noodle or mashed potato to go with it and thicken up the sauce a bit, after adjusting seasoning to taste.
Garlic, chicken, pepper, olive oil, rosemary, marjoram, Spike(tm) seasoning, salted marsala cooking wine, and a couple of handfuls of mushroom slices. It might need more salt and pepper but that can be adjusted at table or when thickening the sauce at the end.
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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...
Hi
Much easier to Add Salt and Pepper than to remove too much
Have a Good Day
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BTW before I forget, Did anyone See the News this morning about the Fish (Carp) swimming on the street in Newark, NJ?
VIDEO: Fish rescued from sewer drain in Newark | 7online.com
http://7online.com/weather/video-fish-rescued-from-sewer-drain-in-newark-after-lake-overflows/759984/
3 hours ago ... Fish tried to swim up a street in Newark Monday after heavy rain caused water to overflow at a lake in Weequahic Park.
The Video has an advertisement at the start of it.
And http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2015/06/fish_caught_trying_to_swim_up_newark_flooded_stree.html
NEWARK — Flooding in New Jersey has even confused the fish. ... two fish were
found trying to swim upstream on a Newark street Sunday ...
Cheers
Roger
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Roger, Oh MY!! Lucky you went down to the basement when you did. I'm not that many months out from the washing machine 'flood' at my house… It makes for a nasty mess when water gets 'loose' in the house!
Hope your brother finds his backpack for you! (save your arms from being pulled off) Just don't buy a watermelon!!!! Ha Ha.
Watched the news video's….nice size fish. I'd have been tempted to say 'Hello Dinner'.
Later…
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Cenandra, nice to meet you! How long have your been an NS'er? Glad you found LeeAnn, and you're more than welcome to post with us anytime!
LeeAnn, the site is weird to nav. I too have used it for years to track various nutrients, calories, etc… I can post here, then go to the top of the page and click on Food, and go right to my tracking page. BUT, if I track food first then click on 'Community'…I can't find this thread! Makes me just shake my head
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Good morning y'all,
Finally woke up early enough to post!
Roger ........ Thinking of you and hoping you are getting dried out.
Kat..........this is the first year that my knees have not allowed me to garden. I'm not even able to get on the john Deere and I love to cut our 3 acres. I'm getting better...walking 10 minutes a day on flat ground. I will get back my flowers!
Don......so sorry for the loss of your daughter. I can not even imagine that kind of pain. Prayers for your family.
Hugs y'all. Got to go find a router thingy.
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Good Tuesday Morning!
Nene, good morning! You were posting while I was still trying to feed my 2 cats and inhale enough coffee to make sense of the world!! Nene you keep walking on the flat areas, and stay positive! You will get back to your flowers. I know its frustrating. Yesterday I went to the gym…oh my! I did about 15 minutes of slow walking on the Treadmill. And then I started on our line of Strength Equipment. Oh, have I fallen down a long, long way. Is sad, but also inspires me to get some of my lost strength back. I can actually grin, and say I am SORE ALL OVER!
And its a good thing! There was one leg machine, and both of the overhead strength machines that I simply could not do….and funny, but all three were the most difficult even before the knees started giving me grief..hmmmm. So, first on my agenda for Wednesday will be a trip to the gym! Today I will 'heal'.
Nice cool morning here, I got the cat food out for the wild ones without tripping over them…cats are determined to walk in the same space I'm trying to navigate…crazy. I think it must have at least showered during the night, everything is wet. So begins our next wet day. Although as I type it has cleared enough for me to see a bright beautiful sunrise thru the trees…so all is good!
And while I heal from my wake up call yesterday, I will clean, do laundry, and do a bit of cooking! So don't think I'll let my sore muscles sit on the couch eating bon bons all day!! LOL!!!
Roger, how's the basement holding up? No more flooding I hope. I saw the weather last night, and you're in for another round of storms and rain. Can the cover for the basement be repaired or will you have to find a new one?
Ed…how's your day going to play out? Working? Cooking more wonderful foods to make me drool as I think about them? I found a couple of interesting sauces yesterday online, and I may give at least one of them a try. Both are simple, dump ingredients into the blender kinda thing…
Don, I hope your day wasn't too terrible, and that today will be even better! Are you also getting all this rain and storms? Poor Fury must be getting 'soft' like me! LOL!!!
LeeAnn, good morning! School work or planning another camping trip keeping you busy? LOL! I hope its another camping trip, as you seem to be enjoying them so much. And I think I recall your teaching classes have ended? Maybe you can get a little time to just kick back and enjoy!
For now, I'm heading toward the kitchen to scare up a bit of breakfast…unless I get sidetracked by something on the way. Anybody remember 'Jeffy' from the Sunday cartoon Family Circus? I've become Jeffy!!!
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Howdy imaginary internet friends! It's terrific Tuesday! I'm off work today, and am pondering a Trader Joe's run, as the bottom part of my wine cellar refrigerator is down to just ONE BOTTLE and can hold eleven more. The one bottle in there is a $60 bottle of California Pinot Noir that was a recent gift from a friend, and it's waiting (but not too long) for a really SPECIAL meal before I open it up. For me if the wine costs much more than about $10 I am eyeing it warily as I have serious doubts about the quality being THAT much better to make it worth the cost of my buying it, but gifts are always gratefully accepted. This same friend also sent me a $40 bottle of California Chardonnay that is in the top, cooler part of my wine cellar refrigerator, also awaiting a SPECIAL meal, though it nearly got opened to go with chicken marsala. Maybe I'll make some pork marsala soon and crack it open then.
Needless to say, I do want more from TJ's than just wine, as I have a short list of other things to pick up there and almost always find interesting things that are either new or forgotten so spend more than I intended to, but I love most of their stuff.
Lunch today will be leftover chicken marsala. Dinner tonight will probably be plain old hamburger steak, definitely NOT worthy of a $60 bottle of Pinot Noir. Might get a little bit of laundry done today too.
Later, gators!
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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...0
