So this is a Cyber Cafe What'll be?

I'd like to come join you. I'll be floating in the pool. Please have the pool boy bring me a wine slushy. Later I'll have pizza and more wine.

Early Saturday morning and I’m awake. I could do with about four more hours of sleep. Viktor, I’d like a cup of tea and some molasses ginger cookies, please. I’ll be in my recliner by the fireplace—no fire right now. I need my bunny slippers and my little blue fleece blanket. I’ll just close my eyes for a bit.

Viktor, I’ll be joining Zzyyggy out on the patio by the pool. Mama used to make pork and potato stew, and while I can’t eat pork anymore, I find myself thinking about this recipe. She would cube the pork, season it with salt and pepper, and sauté in a pot. Add garlic, onion, and peppers, sauté for five more minutes and then add diced tomatoes and cubed russet potatoes. Cook covered on stovetop until the potatoes are done. You can add peas at the end. Sometimes she would add sauerkraut as she was adding the tomato and potato. For some reason chicken and beef don’t taste as good as the pork in this recipe. Anyway, that’s what I’m going to order tonight for dinner. We can have our brownies out on the terrace for Sunset Dessert later. I want vanilla buttercream icing on mine with Truly Chocolate ice cream on the side. I’ve got my bucket of M&M’s at the ready!

@NavyCurls! Beautiful day at the cybercafe today. I’m just getting out of the pool. It was a good day for snorkeling in the cyberpool. Zzyyggy, I’m glad you ordered meatloaf last night. I can have some leftover meatloaf on a sandwich. 😋. Viktor will bring a nice cheese and freggies plate and snacks and drinks for anyone who wants to hang out at the pool this afternoon and evening.

Zzyyggy, I’ve been craving brownies. I blame it on Betty. Her emails are way too appealing! Have you ever made brownies in a waffle iron? We have a brownie mix and our littlest sweetie is back home from vacation. I know Sweetie wants to make waffles and ice cream and what could be better than an ice cream sandwich made with brownie waffles? Oh, save me!

Biscuits! Zzyyggy, I’m not sure, do biscuits go with nachos? Perhaps an apres-dinner biscuit and then a Sunset Dessert brownie? Send the pitcher of iced mochas this way, please.

@BoosDimples I had to look up what a Ferrero Rocher milkshake was. It looks so good, I may have to have Viktor come to bring us one.

@LindaK125 Sure, biscuits go with nachos. Anything is possible here in the Cafe.

@Zzyyggy See ya at the pool. I'll have Jorge set everything up for us there. My husband says my legs are whiter than a ghost.

Good morning, ladies.

Dinner last night was awesome!!! Viktor really knows how to do dinner service.

I'm looking forward to the three-day weekend coming up. I think I'm going to be either on the terrace or by the pool all weekend, only after sleeping in as late as possible. Do y'all have plans?

Viktor - a bagel with cream cheese, mixed fruit, and OJ, please? I'll be on the terrace.

Kingarthur.com has a blog about making Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Bars. Did you know you can make no churn ice cream with heavy cream and sweetened condensed milk and a few other ingredients? I didn’t. I’m not sure having this information is a good thing. I may be tempted. Oh, the possibilities are endless. Francois! We can make M&M freezes. First, I’d have to actually have all the ingredients and then, after I make the ice cream, I’d have to be able to wait until the next day because it takes that long to harden. If it’s really yummy it would be such a treat to make for holidays. Oh, dear.

Viktor, I’ll have the fried flounder with potato salad, coleslaw, and green beans, and more iced tea, please. We’re all out on the terrace.

@NavyCurls — I’m considering staying at The Inn at the Cybercafe for the long weekend, except for Sunday afternoon. Sunday is our delayed Father’s Day celebration. And while we could have it here at the cybercafe, we are going to La Unica, our favorite Mexican restaurant, instead. I would love to be able to sleep in, too, and have sweet dreams. The other night I had a terrible nightmare about an intruder in the house and woke up screaming. Neither Sweetie or I could get back to sleep after that. I used to have the most wonderful dreams and I had no trouble sleeping, and that’s what happens when I stay at The Inn at the Cybercafe.

The 4th of July in Monroe, just southeast of Charlotte, is usually hot and humid and threatening thunderstorms. The guys always go to town and watch the fireworks, sometimes in the rain, but never enough to cancel the fireworks, just enough to make it more humid. I’m sure Igor has fireworks planned for every night of the long weekend, I know our neighbors do. It’s a good thing I have noise canceling headphones.

Don’t forget the pies! Francois has been making cherry pies apple pies, and blueberry pies. I saw a strawberry shortcake pie. My favorite is his double chocolate grasshopper pie. Zzyyggy, I know there’s lots of yummy choices here but I asked Viktor to bring me a grilled cheese sandwich for dinner earlier. Hey, it’s time for Sunset Dessert and a piece of pie! I’m having my favorite and an iced mocha.

We had a thunderstorm this afternoon and got almost an inch of rain. It cooled down 15 degrees, except the humidity stayed over 95% for the rest of the day. I’m just so glad we got rain. They’re already telling us to conserve water and soon there will be mandatory restrictions if we don’t get more rain. Our water quality is considered “impaired.” Yikes 😳!