StanleyandGus

@George C Siam and Loki are getting so big!

3 hours ago, Ocean Boy said:

The cat version-

5 hours ago, #55worktoplay said:

This has happened to me for a very long time with Radio’s lives. I just gave up on reading them.  It only happens with his though. Weird but true

I thought it was just me. It’s a pity, because his reports are very good.

32 minutes ago, h20skibum said:

@dani negreanu add me to the list of your friends here that are praying for you and your family’s safety.   

And me.

I was getting the guest beds ready for fall and winter- before I could close the door, this happened! Anyone who sleeps here should expect cat fur, and possibly a cat.

We had the most glorious weather over the weekend. Fall is definitely here today- 4 degrees Celsius (39 F) when we got up.

We booked a cruise this weekend. Down the west coast from Vancouver, to San Diego. That will make a B to B with the Panama Canal cruise that we booked when it came out. 24 days on a ship will be the longest we’ve done. It’s next year at about this time, so I have some time to consider my chronic overpacking!

1 hour ago, Momof3gurlz said:

What’s everyone reading these days?

I’m about half way through Blood from a Stone, by Donna Leon. It’s the fourteenth in a series that Dani recommended!

The Saskatchewan Library Consortium has a wonderful on line resource- I have been dipping into the mysteries.

He does look slightly more demonic than his brother. I like Siameses- they have so much personality!

Is Loki the one on the upper perch? 

8 hours ago, aussielozzie18 said:

Any of our Canadian friends seeing the Northern Lights atm?

It’s been cloudy, so not lately. They are magical. The best I have ever seen was in Cold Lake in Alberta- I am convinced that they sang. 

@grapau27 Pauline seems to get younger in every photograph!

I’m going to have to cruise out of Galveston because now I have to visit Buccee’s!

I guess it’s about a 30 hour drive more or less straight south.

@dani negreanu Have a great holiday- you really deserve one!

6 hours ago, Ozark_Kid said:

Kenzie is turning 4 today!  Finnley turned 2 a couple weeks ago.   Not a lot of difference in size.

What beautiful girls they are!

48 minutes ago, jmh2006 said:

+9  My heart aches so for everyone!

+10

12 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

Doc put me basically on the same thing but it doesn’t say Lasix just Furosemide 40mg which is my understanding the same thing. I will be anxious to hear how well it works for you. I hope it solves mine.

Lasix is the original brand of furosemide. The drug lost patent protection ages ago.

1 hour ago, SteelCityCruiser10 said:

For the record, the number of treats this dog has received is absurd. 🥰

 

She looks like she’s not quite done getting treats yet!

2 hours ago, Lionesss said:

I do not do bugs

Totally understand! I garden, and bugs and spiders are fine outside. I like bees.

Bugs do not belong in the house! 
 

That reminds me, I have to pick up windfall apples, avoiding wasps. Next week will be apple day. Sigh. It’s nice to fill up the freezer, but it’s hard work to get it that way.

Have a great cruise!

6 hours ago, A&L_Ont said:

Too bad they didn’t have Nanaimo Bars for dessert. These are amazing. It consists of three layers: a coconut crumb base, a custard filling, and a chocolate ganache topping.

Oops- I just remembered that I have Nanaimo bars in the freezer. They are left over from Christmas!

We brought on about 8 bottles of wine and vermut, and were looking for security take it away until we debarked. The port staff couldn’t understand why we would want to do that, and asked if we couldn’t keep it in our closet.

We agreed that we could, and did.

We like to be in touch with home, so, yes, it’s worth it for us, even though it’s expensive. I guess for you it depends on whether you are working, or have anyone back at home that you want to be able to contact you.

Since your cruise is next month, buy it now, but if Royal Caribbean has a Labour Day sale, which they almost certainly will, cancel your purchase and rebuy at the lower rate. If you need more than one device, it’s cheaper to buy a single package with as many devices as you need. There will be logins for the number of devices you specified. 
 

Have a great cruise!

@grapau27 happy anniversary to a lovely couple!

16 minutes ago, TravelGirlinDallas said:

You sprinkle a layer of pecans & coconut on the bottom of the pan. Pour chocolate cake batter over those layers. Spoon on dollops of cheesecake mixture and swirl together with the chocolate cake mix, then bake. It's called earthquake cake because the cream cheese swirls make craters in the top of the cake. It's kind of ugly, but it's delicious! Brian often asks for that for his birthday.

That sounds decadent, but lovely! I, on the other hand, am making zucchini bread, and we not quite done yet with zucchinis!

If anyone is similarly afflicted with zucchini, Smitten Kitchen has a great recipe, and it doesn’t require drying the zucchini.

2 hours ago, firefly333 said:

And we have light. Sun starting to come up over the horizon. I dont think I'll ever get tired of watching it come up. It's a bit different every morning. I know I need a better camera. Looks like a nice day but they are warning of rip tides. Ernesto is starting toward bermjda affecting our waters here too. Glad I picked sept instead of august to go to Bermuda. I think they got rerouted. I'd be sad to book a cruise to see Bermuda and then miss it. I have my fingers crossed.

 

One of the ladies in aerobics class is having all her balcony windows replaced. Yikes. Hers leaked when it rained. Boy do I feel like lady luck smiled on me. We didnt check windows during a rain but mine are air tight. True i could update some things but nothing here has to be done.

 

I’m glad you seem to be settling in well! Your condo has beautiful views.

5 minutes ago, h20skibum said:

My wife said my planning made it so much easier.  For her, and our grandson, that is.

Exactly! I wish it was easier on the planners.