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Good morning everyone. I have been to the grocery store first thing this morning. The first race for Oaks day is at 10:30. Thanks for the Daily and the maps Sandi, Rich and Roy. I have some lumpy rugs, I bought some Ruggables which are a great concept, two part rug, the top part is machine washable but the corners like to turn up. A great quote by Rowling. I love carrot cake, I have a recipe with pineapple and coconut that is a sheet cake. It is a hit at parties and pot lucks. I would happily enjoy a rum runner and would love the wine if someone gave me a bottle. Thanks for the lovely photos of Marseille, what a beautiful city. Thanks for the cares and celebrations reports Vanessa. So nice to see several of us are boarding ships in the next couple of days. @Haljo1935 happy birthday wishes for your family! Prayers for Chuck, Tana, Terrie and Maurice. Prayers for all in war zones through no fault of their own Ukraine, the hostages and the innocents in Gaza. Another day of working on housekeeping and preparing for cabin trip throughout the day between watching the races. Have a lovely Friday! Nancy

Montevideo, we did a Holland America wine tour to the beautiful Bouza winery with a fabulous dinner and a tango show. We were there February 13 on the Volendam. Uruguay was beautiful and we were lucky to visit both Montevideo and Punta del Este.

Good morning everyone. Thanks for the Daily and maps Sandi, Roy and Rich! Today the cocktail should be Cuba Libre in honor of Scurvy Day. Switzer's quote sounds a lot like something Mark Twain would have said. I will pass on the sorrel and pumpkin but the Spanish wine sounds wonderful. We were in Montivideo in February 2023 and would love to go back. Hopefully another GSA will be offered in 2026. Thanks for the cares and celebrations reports Vanessa. Prayers for Chuck, Maurice, Jim and Tana and everyone else in our group who needs prayers. Thanks for letting us know that another of the lost souls on the Key Bridge has been located. Prayers for all in war zones through no fault of their own, Ukraine, the hostages and the innocents in Gaza. I am staying home and cleaning house and then moving outside to do yard work. Last night I printed off the Daily Racing Form for tomorrow for the Kentucky Oaks day of horse racing. I will try to start on the Kentucky Derby slate of races this evening if I can stay awake. It is not a good project when sleepy. Have a lovely Thursday! Nancy

@ger_77 Happy to read that Maurice's surgery is on the horizon. @kazu thinking of you today. @StLouisCruisers beautiful progress on the stocking. @marshhawk prayers for Chuck and it was interesting we were both struck by that beautiful black dahlia. All went well with the computer returns at the tribe's government offices. It was supposed to open at 11 but we were through at 10:15. They probably were happy to see a tub of computers versus all around us were the giant tube TVs being recycled.

We, my sis and I, visited Juneau in September 2016 and we were on the Noordam. I went with friends who introduced me to HA. We did a HA tour to the Fish Hatchery, Glacial Gardens and to the Mendenhall Glacier.

Good morning everyone! Thanks for the Daily and maps, Sandi, Roy and Rich! Thanks for apprising us with the meanings of today's days Graham. Not an inspiring quote. I will pass on the pesto meal but would love the bordeaux wine and a Cuba Libre with dark rum like Pusser's. I have been to Juneau once on my first HA cruise. Thanks for the cares and celebrations reports Vanessa, I hope you feel better each day. Prayers for your DHs @marshhawk, @ger_77 and @RMLincoln. @smitty34877prayers for you with all you go through each day and of course for Tana. Prayers for everyone needing them and those in war zones, Ukraine, the hostages and the innocents in Gaza. We are heading out soon to go to our local tribe's E-Waste recycling event. It will allow us to get rid of a stack of old laptops and my late DHs desktop computer. Then we will have a late lunch to celebrate Couples Appreciation Day. I have attached a mini video of the baby swans which all left the nest yesterday. So cute and the light was perfect. Two cream and three gray. They all end up white in the end. Nancy P1250734.MP4

Good morning from sunny SW Michigan. Thanks for the Daily and maps, Sandi, Roy and Rich! Animal advocacy is extremely important, most of the time humans are their only advocates and they fail them. Hurray for Bugs Bunny. Thanks for enlightening me about Beltane @grapau27, I will pass. Good quote from Andersen. I have not been to Kahului, I will look forward to photos as we are going three times in 2025. Coming soon.. I will pass on Cauliflower, but would love a Paloma and today's value, highly related Grenache. I would like to find some, Thanks for the Cares and Celebrations reports Vanessa. I pray that you continue to heal and improve, Prayers for Chuck, Tana and Terrie, I hope your shoulder feels better today. Prayers for all in war zones through no fault of their own, the people of Ukraine, the hostages and the innocents in Gaza. Prayers for all of the police officers and their families who were killed or wounded in Charlotte. Prayers for all cleaning up from the deadly tornadoes. I am heading to my sister's house shortly to dig a bunch of plants that she will be donating to the plant sale, I have two ladies from GC meeting met and then two more coming to the house at noon to pot them up. Have a lovely Tuesday! Nancy

Sounds like we are on the same back to backs to create our get out of Michigan winter. Usually we drive to Fort Lauderdale for our getaways but we had to break down and book flights to San Diego. Nancy and John

@marshhawk Annie, prayers for Chuck. I am so glad that they could get him in tomorrow although he sounds to have a terrible situation. ❤️‍🩹 Prayers for all the families involved in the tornadoes in the midwest. I was watching all the scary videos coming through on Facebook all evening. All went well with my doctor appointment. My Enbrel refills sent to Walgreen's in Iron Mountain for summer. My sharp back pain on turning is sacro-ilieac and not sciatica. I can get a shot in the area if it continues. I know from past injections that the cortisone injections can last a long time with good pain relief. Blood chemistry all normal, CBC continues to be wacky but one number is low, RBC, but CV and one other are high which I think compensates for low red blood cells. Never seems to bother him. We really didn't get any rain to speak of which is fine with me, we have had quite a bit already. Nancy

Quick hello this morning. I am heading over to Battle Creek for my Rheumatologist appointment. We are supposed to have rain soon. Have a lovely morning. Nancy

@smitty34877 I am sad to read your shoulder is acting up but grateful you were able to get your aide in. I hope it isn't an RA flare. My sister has RA and always has breakthrough flares with her RA and they changed her Enbrel to Actemra and she got worse so she is back on Enbrel. I have been on Enbrel since 1999 and really haven't had a flare unless I forgot a few weekly doses. Praying for some relief for you. @bennybear thank you for the photos of Kobe. When you mentioned their strange toilets I was thinking those squat type John told me they had there. One time while tasting wine road trip in Alsace I had to go so we pulled off to a rest area. I walked right back out as they have those things in France too. @aliaschief beautiful sunset dinner. @JazzyV great to read you have gotten 8 hours of sleep! Yay! All the wine is pulled and boxed for our May 19 trip to the cabin. All we have to do is load it in the cart and bring it up the hill to the garage. All my sale plants are fertilized and the weather was perfect to let the little vegetable plants stay outside with humidity and sunny haze. They can stay out all the time in a day or two.

How about some food porn and flowers? Cioppino and lots of tulips.

Good morning everyone! @rafinmd thank you for starting the day with the wonderful history of the Daily and thank you @richwmn for getting us rolling five years ago. Sandi, Rich and Roy thanks for today's reports. A great group of days recognizing those who make our life safer. Thanks @grapau27 for all the clarity of the days for us. A good quote from Lou Holtz. John spent a great deal of time in Kobe as that is where the HQ of his division of Kawasaki is located. No photos though. Thanks for today's comestibles, I will pass on the creamy pasta, maybe some bacon and peas instead, pass on the melon cocktail but I would love to get my hands on some of the Riesling. Vanessa, thank you for the cares and celebrations reports. I hope each day you feel better day and find it easier to move around. Prayers for Tana, Jim and Maurice. Prayers for all in war zones through no fault of their own, Ukraine, the hostages and the innocents in Gaza. It got up to 84 yesterday but I got all the plants done from my sister's house pick up. Many more coming on Tuesday. I hope our publicity will be sufficient to sell all of them.

When I tried to figure out what Devil Dogs were I went to Google Images and this was for the home made ones. Drakes made the store bought ones. I think the shape and perhaps the filling distinguishes them from Whoopie Pies. @Seasick Sailor thanks for the photos of cute Oliver. Thank you for rescuing him.

Good morning from warm SW Michigan. The rain has cleared out early. Thanks for the Daily and the maps each day, Sandi, Rich and Roy. A good group of days, no small pets and no kiddos here and thank you for explaining Devil Dogs @grapau27. I thought they were these: A good quote from Helen Keller. Thanks for the photos of today's port Sandi. I will pass on the shrimp with cauliflower and we are having Cioppino that I did all the work on a week or so ago. John couldn't find seafood for it at Meijer but Wallies had clams and scallops. They will work just fine, I have had that lovely brunello before and it is a beauty. Today's cocktail looks tasty too. Thanks for researching these for us each day. Welcome back Dixie, I hope you had a lovely Disney cruise. Vanessa, so happy to read that you have had 7 hours of sleep yesterday. Thanks for keeping abreast of all the celebrations and illnesses and bereavements. Prayers for Tana and Maurice. Prayers for all in war zones, the hostages and the people of Ukraine. @Mr. Boston Lucky you to be in Ogunquit. My sister used to live in Wells and worked at Hurricanes in the cove, I visited her frequently. So much good seafood there. A day of fiddling with the plants for the sale today. I thought the rain would linger into the day today but the sun is out so I will go to my sister's and pick up some stuff she dug up for me and then pot them up. That will just about be the end of the plant sale digging and potting, we will dig at my sister's house on Tuesday because she has decided she wants to get rid of more plants. I have arranged for help. That means I can focus on spreading Preen and my mulch and small jobs in the yard as we prepare to leave on May 19. Have a lovely Saturday/ Nancy

@ger_77 we feed grape jelly in a traditional Oriole feeder. The finches that eat the jelly are the red house finches. When we have many visitors to the jelly I will take a small plastic dish and use duck tape to secure it to the balcony railing top. Then we have had Red-Bellied Woodpeckers eating it too. I agree with the consensus, drink #2 is the winner. Stay safe @Haljo1935 and @Quartzsite Cruiser. We have storms heading our way but nothing major. @Cruising-along thanks for the lovely photos of Hobart.

@JazzyV I hope your incision is healing and your pain is getting less each day. @StLouisCruisers thank you for the gorgeous photos of Hobart. That botanical garden was a delight. @aliaschief thanks for the photos of your lovely ship.

Good morning everyone. It is a beautiful morning and a nice day coming up. Thanks for the daily and the maps, Sandi, Rich and Roy! It would be easy to hug an Aussie on a BHB, there is always some of those citizens on HA ships. Audubon Society is a great organization, we are awaiting the arrival of the Baltimore Orioles and the Rose Breasted Grosbeaks due here any moment. The jelly has been out for a week, the finches have been enjoying it. Chernobyl put a taint on nuclear power, along with Three Mile Island. We need to reconsider it to reduce all the reliance on polluting fossil fuels. They are working on recommissioning a plant nearby on Lake Michigan. A funny quote by Mel Brooks. Thanks for the Daily comestibles each day @cat shepard, @0106 and @kochleffel. I will pass on salmon, always. Today's Cava sounds like a winner and hoping for a good cocktail for a BHB. Sounds like one. Vanessa thank you for the Cares and Celebrations reports. @RMLincoln I hope you made it home safely and sympathy for your family in the passing of your SIL. She is no longer suffering, I hope you can be a help to your DB and his family. @smitty34877 I am sad to read your family's visit is winding down and continued prayers for Tana. Prayers for @ger_77 DH, @Cruzin Terri for her DH and for Annie and Chuck @marshhawk. John insists on taking me to lunch today. Today is the anniversary of my late DHs passing in 2015. He was in hospice for 13 days before he passed. I prefer to work with my plant sale plants in the sun but I have to recognize the thought. I am surprised he is leaving the house with the Draft showing. I had a very good trip to the meat sale arriving with number 28 being waited on and I had #41. Only a 20 minute wait, last year it was almost an hour. Then I went to their garden center and bought a flat of tomato, squash and cucumbers to pot into bigger pots for the sale. Sun and fertilizer and they will really take off. Have a lovely Friday. Nancy

Happy Birthday and safe travels Debbie @dfish! 🎂

@RMLincoln glad you are safely back home but saddened to read your DSIL passed away. Many times it is a blessing for the close family. @JazzyV I hope and pray that you can get a good night's sleep.

@ger_77 Happy birthday to your DH Maurice! I hope he gets approved for his heart valve replacement approved soon. 🎂

Good morning everyone. Thanks to Sandi and @aliaschief for the beautiful sunny photos to start our days. Thanks for the Daily and maps Roy, Rich and Sandi. I will recognize my hairdresser for sure if I was visiting her today. East meets West day was very important at the end of WWII in Europe. John has been celebrating DNA day quite a bit since he got his results back from his DNA test, he has found a hobby working on his family's genealogy. A good project for these cold days we have been having. I will pass on the shrimp and the cocktail but a SB wine is always refreshing. I look forward to everyone else's photos of Santorini. Cute phot of Oliver @Seasick Sailor. Thanks for the Cares and Celebrations reports Vanessa. I hope that you made it upstairs to you bed and had your fist good night of sleep in it in a very long time. Prayers for everyone in war zones, Ukraine, Israel and the innocents in Gaza. Prayers for safe travels home and rapid healing for your DH @RMLincoln. Prayers for Tana, @smitty34877 I am happy you have had some extra help and a good visit with your family. Today is going to the meat sale at our grocery store that has a large fresh cut meat market. T-bones, Porterhouses and rib eyes are on my list, usually the wait for one's number to be called is an hour. I will go to their garden center next door and shop during my wait. Frost happened last night but it wasn't a hard freeze so I hope the orchard owners dodged the danger with their fans. An exciting night, the first round of the NFL Draft. Ravens pick late unless they trade forward or trade their first round pick for more in the later rounds. That has happened quite a bit, waiting until our pick and they have traded back. Have a lovely Thursday. Nancy

Vanessa @JazzyV so happy to read you had a decent night's sleep and haven't been in bad pain. I hope you make it upstairs to your own bed tonight. @Haljo1935 Feeling for you having to cancel your upcoming cruises.

Good morning everyone. Thanks for the Daily and maps, Sandi, Roy and Rich. I will definitely celebrate SB, we will have to buy some at Costco to bring to the cabin for the summer. @grapau27 thanks once more for the explanation of St. Mark's Eve. Lab animals suffer for our benefit, I hope they can come up with better ways for testing. Great quote bay Anais Nin. Thanks for our port photos Sandi, I am sure there will be more coming of the picturesque port. I am not at fan of salmon, @cunnorl I think there are more of us that we know about. I will take my sparkling wine just plain. I avoid OJ because of the sugar. The Barbaresco sound like a wonderful wine, thanks for researching this for us and to @kochleffel for filling in for Dixie. Thanks for the Cares and Celebrations list Vanessa. I hope that you had a good night's sleep and continue to heal completely. @RMLincoln I am glad your husband will be cleared today and that you get to spend some time with your friends in MD. I feel for you having to pass through Baltimore with a major north/south transportation artery shut down. @Cruzin Terri I truly feel for you as your trip is not going to happen. Prayers for Tana and Chuck and @ger_77for your husband needing a valve replacement. Prayers for al in war zones, Ukraine, the hostages and the innocents in Gaza. I will continue to take wine out of the cellar for our 4 month trip to the cabin. I could barely walk this morning when I got out of bed simply by carrying 2 cases upstairs 4 bottles at a time in a basket. I told John we will have to hitch up the lawn cart and pull them uphill from the basement. We are supposed to have a hard frost tonight which is bad for our fruit growers in our area because their apple and pear trees are in bloom. It will be in the 40s here today with wind out of the north. Another day stuck in the house. Have a lovely Wednesday. Nancy

Vanessa, so happy you had a first good night of sleep in I don't know how long. @RMLincoln I am happy to read that your DH eye surgery went well. @0106 we would be all in on renting a car in Kona. Even if an Uber is involved to get one. No bad traffic I would imagine there.