Good afternoon friends!

Devonne, those gel shots helped Dean for the first time, then after that they did not.  I hope they work for you.  I think Kelli had gotten them several times since her doc said she was too young for knee replacement.

Sandra, congrats on winning that dollar!!    Much better than losing any at all.  I am inspired by your little WH and I think I may try one.  I am not really into making any more kid quilts since I have 20 or so to deliver somewhere yet.  They are stacked in my sewing room closet.  A little WH may just be the thing to do.

I made a triple berry pie today.  I actually made a homemade crust and I have not done that for years!  It took me much longer than I thought it would, but the pie turned out great.  I put a lattice top on the pie, but did not do the weaving, just crossed the strips,  It is just for family, so I did not take the time to do it "pretty".   I am going to let it cool and the freeze it till next week.  I am also going to make a breakfast casserole and freeze it too.  Anthony called and said they would be staying over night on Thursday and Friday, which surprised me.  So I need to do  some breakfast ideas.  We will have left over Thanksgiving day food for days.

It is also beautiful here today too, just a little windy.  It is 53 and beautiful blue sky and sunny.

 

hi all

we docked in Eden this morning, really cold and windy, I opted to stay onboard 😁 the Mr came back for his parka😱😱, said it would still be cold with that on.

JANET the Edge is a lovely ship, not very old, our cabin is nice and the infinity balcony makes it feel bigger. Our steward is lovely and we have gifts 😁😁 leather room card holders, a tote bag, wine and snacks each afternoon as well. All included in the fare 😁😁, so we paid for them really.

SANDRA enjoy those pancakes, glad you had a win 👏👏

DEVONNE sorry about the knees, hope they feel easier with the injections

HOLLY and THERESA those Tim Hortons bits are good 😁we liked the coffee there too. Coffee here isn’t great, but I’ll survive 😁

We had a very quick boarding yesterday, then a big lunch in the dining room, I could only have a starter for dinner last night and a small carrot cake, still filled me up we met the other 2 couples and all got along well, nice to have some good company.

Internet is awful, using my plan now, the ship one won’t let me use Safari. So I won’t post again till Hobart on (our) Sunday. 

Trish, we have a cruise booked for September 2026. It's 7 days on the Carnival Mardi Gras. I've been on it once, and Greg & Carter twice, but we got a great deal with a balcony. It was the one I couldn't go on in March due to radiation treatments. It's my favorite ship, so I'm happy it's this one again! I have a credit from March so my part is already paid for.

My Discover debit card got hit again, this time for Uber Eats, $83.75. I have never used Uber. Now I have another new card arriving. I think I will go back to a local bank the first of the year. Greg tells me it has nothing to do with Discover, but it's odd this has happened to me twice and never before.

I need to do better the next three days on the eating if I'm to have a loss on Monday. My craving lately has been potato chips...yikes, lol! I made chicken salad yesterday with leftover rotisserie chicken and tuna salad since I was chopping up celery and onions. I have way too much food and too many choices.

Last edited by DownSouth (11/14/2025 8:49 am)

Good Morning to everyone!!  It is raining outside this morning, just a little, but enough to get you wet if you go out!!  Well, I just finished my Breakfast Balls; they are quite delicious!  I really don't have a thing to say this morning, so will just sign off, wishing you all a wonderful day, BJ.

Holly, Boone and pumpkin rolls sound wonderful!    I love pumpkin roll, but I am the only one, so I do not make them because I would eat it all with no problem.   It was always on our baking list when I was growing up.

I made a breakfast casserole and stuck it in the freezer, so breakfast is done for Friday.  I am not sure about freezing eggs, but the recipe said it would freeze for up to 3 months.

Trish, enjoy your cruise, even though it sounds cold/windy.  I get such motion sickness, I have been afraid to try a cruise.  Seem like everybody who goes on one really enjoys it.

Theresa, you have earned some boring time for sure.  Your life has been extremely hectic.

It is warmer today, but overcast and gray, so not so pleasant.  Dean got the rest of the leaves out of the yard, so that was good.

Nothing else for now.  Take care all.

 

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Trish, we’re in Pine Hill, in south jersey, 15 miles from Philly, just in case you see them again.

We’re up at zero dark thirty with Manda, her car service arrives at 4:30 for her 7 a.m. flight. We’re sitting here pretending to be awake. 

Good Morning.  We'll have a day in the 60s and then temps plummet.  Have a lot to do outside, but Howard has already gone up to his room to watch Notre Dame football.  Oh, well...

We had our Small group yesterday and won't meet again until we go out for Christmas to Olive Garden on Dec. 7th and then not until the 9th of January.  Too much going on in Dec. to try to fit that in.

I've already received a delivered pkg. this morning.   A book for ML's birthday.  The Lost Letters from Martha's Vineyard by Michael Callahan.  The last line of the synopsis says:  "The Lost Letters unfurls into a heart-stopping story of love, betrayal and even murder."  I saw this book reviewed in the newspaper and it sounded like something both she and I might like. 

Theresa, your loving ordeal for and with your Mom was for a season.  And like Cheryl, it's good to hear of your re-entry into your normal life, like before.  Still very busy, but without the grinding stress.  I love to hear about Simba and his escapades.  Have to get my "pet fixes"
vicariously, now. 

Holly,  I loved your line about pretending to be awake.  Glad you didn't have to drive Manda to the airport and hope you crawled back in bed for a few more winks.  You mentioned your electric blanket a few posts ago.  We just got one this week.  I've always "feared" them after my cousin, Lynne's caught on fire.  Never heard the details and knowing them, who knows?  Howard has always wanted one and he's so cold all the time, so I decided to give that up and, of course, it feels wonderful.  He said after the first night it was the best sleep he's had in 50 yrs.  

By the way, were doing a turkey breast in the crock pot for the first time this year.  Do you have any tips or special ways of seasoning it?  Or does anyone else?  

I have 4 "blinky" bananas, as in almost past use, but they're still okay for banana bread which I'm going to make today.  So with that...I'm going or it won't get done.
Have a great day and blessings to all...
Indy

   

Last edited by indyanny (11/15/2025 11:22 am)

FRACTURED ENGLISH....
1.  I EXPECTED TO ENJOY THE FILM, BUT THAT WAS BEFORE I SAW IT.
2.  ARABS WEAR TURBINES ON THEIR HEADS.

ITS A COOL ONE TODAY, IN THE 40S BUT SUNNY.
I ROASTED MY TURKEY.  SHARED WITH 4 OTHERS, 2  OF THEM ILL, SO THEY APPRECIATED IT.  I SERVED ENOUGH FOR 2 MEALS FOR ALL OF THEM.  JUST TURKEY, STUFFING, MASHED POTATOES AND GRAVY.  THAT'S ALL I NEED TO KEEP ME HAPPY.  THEY CAN ADD ANY SIDES THEY LIKE FROM THEIR OWN PANTRY.

ITS SAT. SO A FEW CHORES LIKE TAKING OUT THE TRASH AND SORTING MY PILLS.  MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR GOT A PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE SO WE MET IN THE COMMON ROOM AROUND 10 THIS MORNING TO SHARE IT.  I DON'T EAT CHEESECAKE, BUT I BROUGHT MY COCOA AND WE CHATTED.  ITS ALWAYS GOOD TO GET TOGETHER.  ONE OF OUR LADIES IS 85 TODAY SO WE GAVE HER CARDS AND BEST WISHES. 
MY DAY WILL BE A FEW CHORES LINED UP FOR THE DAY.  MAYBE SOME SEWING.  DEPENDS ON HOW I FEEL.
FREEFORM CHANNEL IS SHOWING DISNEY MOVIES ALL THIS MONTH SO I RECORDED A FEW:  BAMBI, THE LADY AND THE TRAMP AND 101 DALMATIANS SO FAR.  I HAVEN'T HAD THE TIME TO WATCH THEM YET.  THE FIRST TIME I SAW BAMBI I WAS 7 AND CRIED AND CRIED IN THE THEATER EMBARASSING MY MOM.  I HOPE I CAN HOLD IT TOGETHER TODAY BUT I'M ALONE SO I WON'T DISTURB ANYONE.  FROZEN AND FROZEN 2 HAVE ALREADY RUN.  I ADORE MANY OF THE DISNEY MOVIES AND THEY ARE NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN WATCH ON TV USUALLY SO THIS IS A BONUS TIME.  

THAT'S IT LADIES.  STAY SAFE.  HUGS FOR YOU ALL, QB S

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Holly, it is so true about the young dying.  My nephew was a single father of three kids had a massive heart attack at the age of 38.  He was not overweight, but he did smoke.  No history of heart issues.  My dear beloved niece died at age 39 of leukemia.  She gave it a valiant fight, but lost.  Her death bothered me the most.  The funeral/viewing was torture for me and I fell apart.  Seemed more so than her parents but I know that was not true.  They were stoic.

I had chili in the freezer from last week, so Dean and I had chili-mac for supper.  It was just as good today as it was then!  Easy supper.

We have cable TV, but no movie channels or prime TV.  I watch all old TV, so I would not watch movies or any new streaming things.  Dean does like movies, but like me, he is too cheap to pay!  That cable bill is high enough.

It was 60 degrees today and we got the remaining flower pots put away and Dean trimmed down the fire bush and all the tall grasses.  The grasses near our shed are getting out of hand, but they are so hard to dig up and that is what we must do next spring.

Well, I brought  my 16 pound turkey up from the basement freezer this morning to start thawing in the frig.  About 3 hours later, I figured out that Thanksgiving is still 12 days away!!  I was thinking it was this coming Thursday.   So, Dean took it back down to the freezer.  It had not thawed out at all.  I no longer can keep track of the days.