Sharon in AZ

Good morning from Quebec City!! We had a long day yesterday and I’m still worn out. But I’m here! Have a great day everyone!

Good morning from the airport! We are awaiting boarding our flight to Chicago. Sitting at the bar having my mandatory pre flight Bloody Mary. But why do people feel the need to make phone calls while sitting here???? I cracked up at the quote. I talk much more when nervous, anxious or excited. Like now! So, Craig is trying to read and all I want to do is talk. Happy Birthday Vanessa!! @JazzyV 🎈🎈🎈 Happy Anniversary Terri and DH!! @Cruzin Terri!! 🍾🥂💕 Enjoy your travels. Craig has done a countdown calendar and taped it up in our family room. He started on day 10. This was today’s: Have a great day everyone!

Ann, I have really enjoyed reading about your cruise and travels. How did you find the place in Seattle? Were they friends? Sounds wonderful! Thank you Jacqui!

Yes Edi, join us! @NextOne

Thank you -- See you Friday Debbie! Thank you for this background. Sutter Home White Zinfandel was our wine of choice when we started drinking wine in the late 70's and throughout the 80's. After that we started to prefer drier wine and started drinking Sauvingon Blanc.

Good morning! We are having leftover spaghetti and meatballs today so the meal suggestion is right on target today. I cheat and use frozen meatballs from Trader Joe’s. They are really good and better than what I make. I probably won’t be able to post until Wednesday after we arrive in Quebec City. Have a great day everyone!

Good evening! I read this morning that Corfu was today’s port but was too busy to find my favorite picture. Almost everything is packed and I am done for the night. Tomorrow we will finish the last minute packing. My favorite picture from Corfu. This is from the palace that Prince Phillip was born.

Bon Voyage to my fellow cruisers!! I can’t believe that I’ll be in Quebec City on Tuesday. See you all very soon! ⛴⛴⛴

Debbie @dfish! Congratulations!!! Celebration is in order. 🍾🥂 I love your new forever home , it looks so ranch like, almost Frank Lloyd Wright. I would love it, and am surprised it stayed on the market. See, things happen for a reason! BTW, I love miso. It’s a very misunderstood ingredient. It makes a wonderful marinade for fish when combined with sake and rice vinegar and sugar. I have a recipe if you are interested. Graham @grapau27, I’m sorry about the lesions that need to be removed, but it sounds like your doctor is being proactive. Terri @Cruzin Terri, I truly hope you are able to go on your trip. I think it would be the best thing for you both. Prayers for everyone in the Southeast suffering from Ian.

Good evening! Had a busy day but wanted to check in even though it’s late. One of our errands today was to the pet store to buy new toys for Blue. Craig is taking Blue to his brother’s while we are on our cruise. He lives 4 hours away. Blue loves his new toys because they squeak. At some point he chews the squeak away. I love this picture because he is worn out after play time. I confess, I placed the toys next to him. 😉 Have a good evening!

Thank you Joy! I had no idea you have psoriasis. Unfortunatley I also have psoriatic arthritis. The most painful has been my palms, wrists and face. I have 3 creams for different areas and they seem to help but the steroid shot helped the most even though it's just temporary. My DM has Tricare for Life also and says the same thing!

I saw your menu for tonight on the Navigator app -- The Silver Gala menu. Hopefully it will be the same menu for us during our cruise. I'll take the Orange Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail, Caesar Salad, Filet Mignon Oscar, and Chocolate Souffle. YUM! What are you having? Congratulations! Lenda, that's really good news about the doctor appointment for DH!

Bon Voyage and safe travels to Montreal! I remember checking your blog out once, so thank you for the reminder. Yes, it was the manufacturer support that I was speaking with yesterday. I haven't seen a rheumatologist yet and probably won't until January because that is how far out they are booking. One group won't schedule me until they get the referral so it's a waiting game with that. I've decided that I'll work on the medication the slow way and not worry about it for the next month while we are away. Crazy thing is this is just the interim medication until I get approved for the biologic. The steroid injection is helping and is supposed to last one to two months. I really appreciate your help Vanessa, every little bit helps.

Happy Anniversary Carolyn and Henry!!

Good morning everyone and Happy Tuesday. I can’t believe that we leave for Quebec City one week from today. Getting excited but also stressed because I’ve been so unorganized because of not feeling well due to my psoriasis. I spent a lot of time on the phone yesterday with a support group that is supposed to help pay for the medication. First call I was hung up on, then told that I qualify but had to call a different group that handles Medicare. That first person I couldn’t understand, it sounded like she was in India and kept putting me on hold, it sounded like children were in the background. In the end she said I didn’t qualify so I decided to call again. Second person said I didn’t qualify but that I could reapply through the mail and get a doctor’s note, which I can’t get done before I leave. I don’t understand how they think I could afford over $4,000 a month for a prescription. I decided to channel Scarlet O’Hara and worry about it tomorrow. Jacqui @kazu, I think it’s great you booked a Holiday cruise! It sounds fun. We really enjoyed our Holiday cruise last year. Joy @Seasick Sailor, I don’t know how long they keep the lost and found either. Craig lost his EarPods in June on the Oosterdam and we finally gave up. I think he left them on a table in aft pool area after reading and drinking his hot tea and they either got tossed in the trash or someone picked them up and kept them. Today’s saucy skillet chicken sounds good. Thank you for the recipes Debbie @dfish. I hope your offer gets accepted on the house. Craig is off to a cardiologist appointment and I have some errands to run plus I have some shopping I did for DM that I need to deliver to her. Have a great day everyone!

Bon Voyage! ⛴⛴⛴

I love this! I think you chose a good one!

Thank you both. Yes, I’ll get through this. We thought about canceling our cruise but I couldn’t bear that because I really think it will be good to get away and not cook and clean and worry about day to day problems. Craig will be taking Blue to his brother’s house in Show Low and I’ll be packing while he is gone. I think it’ll work out.

Thank you all for your well wishes. This has been a hard pill to swallow. Graham your dinner with Sarah looks wonderful. We love Italian food. Craig already feels better- thank goodness because I can’t wash or clean much because of the psoriasis on my palms. Jacqui, I’ll email you soon.

Jacqui @kazu That walking tour looks very nice, Sharon - do you mind if I ask - was it through HAL or another guide or diy? ———————————- Sorry for my delayed reply Jacqui! That Livorno walking tour was through HAL. It was listed as a “foodie” tour. It was nice but I also did one in Naples that was probably the best walking tour I have ever done. I choose both at the last minute and really enjoyed them. I have the descriptions saved and can email them to you if you would like.

Good morning! This past week has been a whirlwind and I’m very behind in getting ready for our upcoming cruise. I came down with a bad rash about 6 weeks ago and finally saw a dermatologist on Wednesday and have been diagnosed with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Long story but I will hopefully start on a temporary medication while being approved for injections. The temporary med has been approved but it comes from a specialty pharmacy so it’s a waiting game. Roy, I don’t want to be on the Care List, it’s not necessary. I just wanted my Daily friends to know what is going on in my life. Yesterday Craig and I had our boosters and flu shots. Craig isn’t feeling too good today, very achy and sore. The pharmacist asked if we wanted covid tests and I said if they were free then of course. We ended up with 8 tests each, wow. The talk about all the storms is frightening. Everyone in those areas please keep safe! Have a great day everyone!

I am on this same cruise also. I agree with @crystalspin and my guess is October 11th will be the first dressy evening and October 19th or 20th to be the last dressy evening. Those are all sea days. The other dressy evening will probably be a port day with an early afternoon all aboard time. The menus those evenings will have some special offerings, like a surf & turf, shrimp cocktail, etc. I saw one the other day with a petite filet with a crab bearnaise type sauce. Do you have the Navigator app? You can view the MDR menu from there. After looking at a few of them you can kind of tell which ones are for dressy evenings. However, it’s hard to know what menus will be on our cruise since it’s a 14 day cruise.

Good morning everyone! I’ll pass on the pepperoni pizza, I prefer sausage and mushroom pizza. But I’ll take the quinoa chicken salad and thank you for the recipes Debbie @dfish. Sorry to hear about your basement problems and I hope everything works out. You need a stress free cruise! Yesterday was a doctor’s appointment and errands. Today Blue has his paw-idcure and dental scaling. I need to get back to Target to pick up a prescription too. I recorded the Queen’s funeral and need to finish the rest. It was sweet to see William and Kate’s older two children sit so still during the service but also somber. I was surprised to see Fergie sitting with the family members but glad they included her. I’ll watch the rest this afternoon. We were in Trieste June 13th when we disembarked the Oosterdam. We only saw it from our bus windows on our way to Venice. I think it would be a lovely place to tour. This is the cruise terminal: I didn’t take any other pictures but Craig might have so I’ll check his later. Jacqui @kazu, I hope you get your car back soon. Gerry @ger_77, welcome home. I would have whacked Craig long before we got home if he had taken the long way back home! Ann @cat shepard, welcome home! I need to go back and catch up on your posts about your cruise. Sounds like you had a great time. Carol @mamaofami - Happy Anniversary! Terri @Cruzin Terri, enjoy your upcoming trip and I’m sure there will be progress on your house very soon. Thinking about you! Joy @Seasick Sailor, I like your suggestion of adding mushrooms to the green bean recipe. Have a great day!

Those are my favorite green beans to make. Easy side dish on the back burner while everything else cooks. I use the recipe from Food Network. I kind of like soft green beans. Careful with the cayenne though.

Part two: Another church. Time to make the doughnuts. The Oosterdam. Our cabin is to the right of the Pinnacle Suite (the one with all the wood). We can see the hot tub from our balcony.