JazzyV

Thanks everyone for the Birthday Wishes!

Some flowers from my dinner companion

@NextOne Congrats on the negative test.

@Vict0riann Have a great flight and cruise!

@Seasick Sailor I'm glad things went well with DH.

@VMax1700 Enjoy Italy and your cruise.

@dfish It's good that nothing untoward showed up on the X-Rays.

Good morning. Thanks for the Daily.

Good days. I like watching golf, like frappes, and child health is important. Also it's my birthday!

Interesting quote.

I like  Manhattan clam chowder more than New England. I'll pass on the drink and wine.

I've been to Greece, but not Mykonos. Thanks for the pictures.

I have a routine Cardiology appointment this afternoon. Then out to dinner in the early evening. Hopefully the restaurant won't be too full. It's raining, so not sure about any outside seating. They predict rain through Friday.

@Seasick Sailor Thinking of Allen and you today. Prayers for a successful surgery.

@grapau27 That pizza looks great.

@dfish Good luck with the x-rays; mine sure showed stuff I wasn't expecting, but I think PT is helping.

@mamaofami It sounds like you all had a wonderful day yesterday. 

@smitty34877 I'm glad to hear the DGC and DDIL are feeling better, also Tana and Miss Camilla.

@HAL4NOW I went to school in Boston and was shocked when I first ordered a milkshake and there was no ice cream in it. I found out if I wanted ice cream I needed to order a frappe.

Prayers for the care list and cheers for the celebration list.

Stay safe and wear your mask.

Good afternoon. Thanks for the Daily.

An interesting collection of days. Funny quote.

I like the meal, love mudslides, and the red wine sounds good too.

I have been to St. Lucia on a Princess cruise (my first ever cruise) but I don't know where we docked.

It's a rainy day here. I'm just doing some inside tidying up. It's supposed to rain on and off through Thursday.

@dfish I make a German equivalent of ravioli (maultaschen) and I use wonton wrappers.

@grapau27 The meal looks great. I feel like I gain weight just looking at your food pictures, lol.

@JAM37 Safe travels.

@mamaofami Enjoy the time with your family.

@Seasick Sailor Prayers for DH's surgery tomorrow.

@St. Louis Sal Happy to hear your friend went home and I hope he continues to do well.

Prayers for the care list and cheers for the celebration list.

Stay safe and wear your mask.

The Pitons from a catamaran

2 hours ago, lazey1 said:

Our friend Kakalena could use our prayers again. She had some kind of a medical problem and is currently in the hospital for observation and testing.

 

Jane

Prayers for Kakalena. She's been through so much.

51 minutes ago, aliaschief said:

On board, unpacked and welcomed graciously. First thing we noticed since August is no self service in Neptune Lounge. Whether that’s permanent or temporary not sure. Been busy learning how to operate all the switches in Pinnacle.

 

Beautiful bouquet to welcome us. Very pretty day in Seattle. 

Nice flowers, and have a fabulous cruise!

Good afternoon. Thanks for the Daily.

Good days. I will try to have some frugal fun. Custodial workers are far too unrecognized for what they do. I have never named my car, although I have friends who do.

Interesting quote.

I like the meal, but too many carbs for now. Pass on the drink. Yes to the Australian Red Wine!

I haven't been to today's port. Thanks for all the pictures.

Another cold start here, in the mid 40's. It's warmed up to 65, so I will go outside shortly to mow the lawn and do a few other yard chores. It's supposed to rain tomorrow through Wednesday. I think I got the TV rebooting issue fixed, but now I see a burn-in on the screen; I have an extended warranty that might cover it, so I'll look into that next week.

@rafinmd You've been busy. Congrats on graduating from rehab. I had my garage lights changed to LED and they were flashing. I didn't know until someone told me they saw it through my garage door windows. I have a motion sensor that turns them on and it was old and not compatible with LED, so I had to install a new one. You can't mix types of lights in fixtures either, as you found out.

@Mr. Boston Safe travels.

@grapau27 You two look great; and the meal too!

@dfish Thanks for the recipes. I like Cajun/Creole. I got to eat once at Prudhomme's restaurant while at a convention in NOLA.

@mamaofami I'm glad things are going well. I'm a devoted Jeopardy watcher.

@kplady Happy Birthday to DH.

@Crazy For Cats Yikes on the mice!

@aliaschief Bon Voyage!

@cruzn single So sad about your former neighbor. 

Prayers for the care list and cheers for the celebration list.

Stay safe, wear your mask and social distance when needed.

Good morning. Thanks for the Daily. Happy October (my birth month). Rabbit, White Rabbit.

Good days. Love coffee and drink it daily. A salute to us older folks, although I don't like the term elderly (at what age is that?). Homemade cookies are great, but not making them while trying to lose weight.

Great quote.

I'll pass on catfish and wine.  The drink sounds interesting.

I have not been to today's destination. Hoping to see some pictures.

Brrrr. It was 46 this AM, but it's warming up nicely. I'm going to relax a bit after lots of appointments this week. Next week it's 4 out of 5 days, then I can slow down a bit.

@AncientWanderer Prayers for your friend. She is lucky to have your support.

@aliaschief Safe travels!

@dfish Great news that your procedure has helped.

@smitty34877 Sorry to hear DDIL has Covid. I hope her case remains mild.

@mamaofami I'm glad Sam is settled at home. It will take a while for him to get his endurance back. Oh no on the furnace, but that's stellar service you got.

@garlictown Sorry your cruise was cancelled.

Prayers for the care list and cheers to the celebration list. 

Stay safe and wear your mask.

Good afternoon. Thanks for the Daily.

Good days. I've never had a mudpack. I try to be prepared for untoward events. A salute to World Maritime Day. It's also National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada I read.

Interesting quote.

I like acorn squash as a side dish. I like the drink, but pass on the port. I like Roy's meal as well.

I have been to Hilo once on a land trip and more recently on a Princess Cruise LA to Hawaii.

I'm late today. I had fasting blood work this AM that wasn't until 10, then came home to eat a late breakfast, then off to PT from which I've just returned.

It was only 46 this AM! It has nicely warmed up to 70. Pretty soon I'll need to bring the cacti inside for the winter.

@lindaler I'm glad you're feeling better. Thank goodness nothing broken!

@cat shepard Good luck at the Ortho visit and the gym. 

@mamaofami Welcome home Sam! Nice plans to celebrate DGS's birthday.

@StLouisCruisers Great to hear you're feeling better today.

@Seasick Sailor Yikes on the exploding bottle. 

@aliaschief Congrats on the negative tests! 

Prayers for the care list and cheers for the celebration list.

Stay safe and wear your mask. It was hard at PT with huffing and puffing, but necessary.

A few pics from 1992, converted from slides

Black Sand Beach

Kilauea Caldera

Sign marking lava flow

Rainbow Falls

Approaching Hilo 2012

Trees planted after 1946 Tsunami in Hilo

Statue of King Kamehameha

Entering Kileauea Volcano National Park

@Horizon chaser 1957 That scarf is gorgeous!

Good afternoon. Thanks for the Daily.

Great days. A salute to Confucious. I love Broadway musicals (growing up we'd go to NYC from NJ), and we get touring companies here in a Broadway Series . Yes! National Coffee Day is my day, lol. I'll have an extra cup (16 oz) to celebrate.

Profound quote by MLK.

Interesting meal, but too many carbs and I don't think I'd like toasted. Mmm, margaritas. And the wine is good too. I like Roy's meal better I think. And I love the chilled soups.

I have not been to the Seychelles.

I am feeling recovered from my procedure after a solid 8 hours of sleep. It's sunny and about 68 here, so very nice.

@dfish I'm glad you slept better. I think my back exercises are helping and I go back to PT tomorrow. Thanks for the reminder about Come From Away. I got a free year of Apple TV when I bought my new iPad earlier this year.

@Seasick Sailor Great photos of the get together.

@lcand1923 Welcome back and I'm glad you had a good cruise.

@mamaofami I'm sure it's exciting to have Sam coming home tomorrow. Hopefully the aide won't need to be there too long.

@smitty34877 Good news on the twins and Tana continuing to improve.

Prayers for the care list and cheers for the celebration list.

Be safe and wear your mask. We still have overy 400 cases daily and unfortunately deaths have gone up as well.

1 hour ago, atexsix said:

Good Afternoon,

 

What a pleasure it is to be back in the daily.  Have any of you ever gotten sick while on vacation?  It is no fun at all.  The late Erma Bombeck wrote a book about it, "When you look like you passport photo, it's time to go home"....well I certainly looked like mine!  At least I took a few of pictures of the trip itself that I hope to post in the coming days.  

 

Thoughts and prayers to all that need them.  I'm trying to get caught up on all the news.

 

Have a wonderful day everybody!

 

 

Nice to hear from you Bruno, and I'm glad you're on the mend.

1 hour ago, irishjim said:

Roy  just a  short   update  went  back  to  the  clinic  to  have  a  neck

dressing  removed  today  and  everyhhing  is  good   and   healed  well.

       Jim.

Good news that things are good and that you are healing well. 

12 minutes ago, cat shepard said:

Well the appliance gremlins did not pass me by. My appliance repair guru called to tell me LG just notified him that they have discontinued the mother board for my dishwasher. 😞

 

Anyone have any experience with Bosch dishwashers? Anything to like or dislike about them. They “sound” good online, but…

I have a Bosch dishwasher. My house came with a KitchenAid dishwasher that was 35+ years old when it died and no parts were available. I'd heard/read good things about Bosch, so went with it. It is so quiet compared to my old one. And I like the selection of options, including one to sanitize. Since it's just me, I'm not a heavy user. 

Good afternoon. Thanks for the Daily.

Good days. I haven't asked a stupid question yet today, I don't think 😁. We should all be good neighbors and public lands are important.

Great quote. I like the meal, although too much for me today. Pass on the gin drink. I like the wine too, but no alcohol allowed today.

I haven't been to today's port. Thanks for the pictures.

It poured rain and there was hail earlier today. Now it's just gloomy.

Well, colonoscopy is done! I've been up since 3AM to do the 2nd part of the prep. As usual, I was made a pincushion trying to get an IV in; I think I was dehydrated despite drinking a whole lot yesterday. Apparently they removed a number of small polyps. I'm supposed to call in 10 days for pathology reports, but I'm sure they'll pop up in the electronic chart sooner than that. I'm easing back into a diet today, starting with coffee of course. I'm so sleepy; post-sedation effects likely. I may try to nap, but usually it's something I can't do and end up just laying there.

@dfish Wishing you the best on your procedure today.

@JAM37 Safe travels tomorrow.

@mamaofami That dental trip does not sound like fun; I hope it's not painful.

@smitty34877 I'm glad the DGC are starting to feel better. 

@StLouisCruisers Hope you're feeling 100% soon.

Prayers for the care list and cheers for the celebration list.

Stay safe and wear your mask. We had 436 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, so I'm being dutiful with masking and social distancing.

Good afternoon. Thanks for the Daily.

Excellent days. As cruisers we like world tourism. Family day is every day for some; unfortunately I have no living family, but am researching ancestors.

Good quote.

I like the meal. I'll pass on the drink and wine.

I have been to Sydney on a Statendam Auckland to Sydney cruise, my first HAL cruise, in 2006.

It's clear liquids/prep day. So far I've had apple juice, lemon ice, and chicken broth. Fun times! I spent yesterday trimming shrubs, so the yard looks nice. It was quite windy.

@StLouisCruisers Hoping you feel better soon.

@VMax1700 Sorry to hear about DGD's injury.

@Sharon in AZ Congrats on the upsell to a Neptune suite!

@NextOne I'm glad you all arrived safely.

Arriving in Sydney Harbor in the early morning.

The story of the Opera House Shape

Aborigine playing a Didgeridoo in the Circular Quay

The First Impressions Sculpture in The Rocks

View from the pylon lookout on the Harbor Bridge

Harbor Bridge Walkway

Luna Park

Sydney Conservatorium of Music

Pyramid and Arc, Royal Botanical Gardens

St. Mary's Cathedral

Sydney Town Hall lit for Christmas

Atop the Sydney Harbor Bridge

Good afternoon. Thanks for the Daily.

Wow, lots of days to celebrate. Great Twain quote.

I like the meal and wine. Also Roy's meal. Pass on the drink.

I haven't been to today's port. I really haven't seen much of Canada other than Montreal (for the 1967 Expo when I was a kid) and Toronto. Thanks for the pictures.

Another nice sunny and coolish day today. Laundry is done and I'm trying to decide if I have the energy to tackle trimming the front shrubs. Last day of solid food, then clear liquids tomorrow.

@smitty34877 Hoping DGS is feeling better soon, and Tana as well.

@grapau27 Delicious looking meals.

@mamaofami So good that Sam is coming home soon.

Prayers for the care list and the victims of the train derailment. Cheers for the celebration list.

Stay safe, social distance and wear your mask if needed.

17 minutes ago, Sharon in AZ said:

Just got a group text from my Ladies group and Jakob is now home!  Such fantastic news and I’m sure he will continue to improve now that he is home. 
 

Thanks again everyone for your prayers. 

Excellent news!

Good afternoon. Thanks for the Daily.

Interesting days. It's also National Cooking Day! Great quote.

The drumsticks sound good and I'll pass on the drink and wine. I'll take Roy's soup though.

I haven't been to today's port. Thanks for the pictures.

I spent the morning getting the lawn mowed, before possible rain this afternoon.

You don't miss things until you can't have them. On this low fiber diet, no nuts, seeds, raw fruits or veggies, whole grains, etc. So it's eggs, plain yogurt, chicken soup, applesauce, rice, and the like.

@grapau27 So nice to be close to the beach. I grew up at the shore, 1 mile from the beach, and miss it.

@JAM37 I will start early on Monday. The first part says at 5PM but I'm going to move it up to 4PM so I can get a bit of sleep. Unfortunately I will have to get up at 3:30AM to do the 2nd part, as my test is at 8:30AM Tuesday.

@mamaofami I'm glad to hear Sam is doing well. 

@cat shepard You'll have great abs from doing that!

@kb4683 I never heard of the Nazca lines and had to google it. How cool!

@Cruising-along Enjoy!

@ger_77 Congrats to DH and his band!

@smitty34877 Terry, sorry to hear about DGS. Hopefully his case is mild and the rest of the family is negative.

@Sharon in AZ Good to hear that Jakob has improved enough to not need oxygen.

Prayers for the care list and cheers for the celebration list.

Stay safe and wear your mask if needed.

1 minute ago, grapau27 said:

Thank you JazzyV.

I'm really sorry to hear you are immunocompromised but happy to hear you have had your vaccine booster.

We always wear our masks indoors.

Take care and stay safe.

Kindest regards.

Graham.

Thank you Graham. It was caused by medications used to treat my eye condition (uveitis, not the cataracts). I am slowing getting off those meds, so I hope to have a more robust immune system down the road.

Good afternoon. Thanks for the Daily.

Good days. I like cherries jubilee. A salute to Native Americans and cute Koalas.

Interesting quote; not sure I agree. I like the meal, drink and wine (although beyond my price range).

I've never been to Santa Barbara. Thanks for the pictures.

I picked up my new glasses this morning, and they seem good. So no more putting on reading glasses 100 times a day.

Brrrr. It was 49 here this morning. I had turned off ceiling fans, and had to put an extra blanket on the bed. It's 70 now but I can't get warm. I just had soup for lunch. I started my low fiber diet today, with clear liquids/prep on Monday, for a colonoscopy on Tuesday.

@rafinmd Very nice sunrise.

@Sharon in AZ Prayers for Jakob. Our Children's Hospital here has been overflowing, sadly.

@grapau27 I'm glad your vision is improving. I got my 3rd shot just shy of 6 months after the 2nd due to being immunocompromised. They (scientific types) are saying in this case it should be called a 3rd shot, not a booster, since the original 2 weren't as effective.

@kb4683 Congrats on booking a cruise!

@Quartzsite Cruiser Thanks for the recipe.

Prayers for the care list and cheers for the celebration list.

Stay safe and wear your mask. We had 330 new Covid cases the last 24 hours in my county, but that's down from a peak of over 500/24 hours a few days ago. Still way too many, and hopefully it keeps trending down.

A koala at the Ballarat Wildlife Park, Melbourne, Australia

Good afternoon. Thanks for the Daily.

Interesting days. I haven't played checkers since I was a kid. Dogs in politics, maybe better than some humans that were elected. We should all work on our fitness. Great quote.

The meal sounds interesting. I like the drink and wine.

I haven't been to today's port. Thanks for the pictures.

It's cold and blustery here, after rain last night. Only 56°F, brrr. But warming up in a day or so I hear.

I'm late today. I had my first PT session this morning. Exercises to strengthen the core and legs, to help the back. I can tell I'm a bit sore already. Then I stopped to give my blood sample for the immunocompromised and Covid study, to see what the booster did. Then to the big box store to pick up a few things (most people were masked).

@grapau27 I'm glad all went well.

@JAM37 I hope your husband makes continued progress on getting his strength and stamina back.

@mamaofami So good to hear that Sam's blood thinner is where it needs to be and he is doing well in Rehab.

@AncientWanderer Welcome back. I remember doing that on my first cruise! Then I learned to pace myself, lol.

@bennybear Sounds like you got a great deal!

@Vict0riann Great dog story!

@Ichiban Nekko Ouch, sorry to hear about the HVAC system. Congrats on the cruise booking!

Prayers for the care list and cheers for the celebration list.

Stay safe, and wear your mask if needed.

59 minutes ago, Quartzsite Cruiser said:

Good afternoon.  The house is clean and now I can relax and respond to the Daily.

 

@JazzyV  Vanessa, I also have a small "herd" of small elephant statues.  When we were in Argra, we bought a marble inlaid table, and I was given a marble inlaid elephant.  The gentlemen who gave it to me, said to always have the elephant facing an outside door for good luck.  An interesting note, to ensure we received the small table we picked out, DH was asked to sign his name on the underside of the table.  Hope the tornado watch was just that and nothing serious.

 

Lenda

I didn't know about facing an outside door, although I think mine face the front door. I do always get ones with the trunk up, which is supposed to be good luck.

56 minutes ago, rafinmd said:

I think that's the wrong Puerto Arenas.  Today's port is in Costa Rica Central America.  This is a lovely port though.

 

Roy

Oops. You're right. That's Punta Arenas, Chile, not Costa Rico. I'd better learn to read!

Just got a Tornado watch alert. Let's hope not, and that we just get a bad thunderstorm.

Good afternoon. Thanks for the Daily.

Happy Fall! I appreciate businesswomen and elephants. I collect elephant statues (small ones) on my travels. I'll have to think about the quote.

I like lamb but have never cooked it; growing up my mother made lamb with a lot of garlic that was very good. I like the wine. I'll pass on the drink.

I have been to Puerto Arenas on my SA/Antarctica cruise on the Zaandam.

Not much going on today. Storms are expected this afternoon, and it's already windy. I'm still waiting on my new glasses ordered Sept 2. They were supposed to take 10 days. 

@dfish Welcome home.

@mamaofami I'm glad the insurance plan is settled, but it seems there are still other coverage issues. I hope it gets straightened out.

@Seasick Sailor I'm glad you're finally feeling better.

@grapau27 Prayers for your cataract surgery tomorrow. I'm about 8 weeks out from mine and oh my how much better I can see now.

@msmayor Lovely flowers.

Prayers for the care list and cheers for the celebration list.

Stay safe, wear your mask.

The Zaandam in Punta Arenas

A trip to the Nao Victoria Museum with replicas of Magellan's ship and the HMS Beagle

Strait of Magellan and replica of Shackleton's James Caird ship

View of Punta Arenas, Strait of Magellan and Tierra del Fuego in the distance

Monument to Magellan in downtown Punta Arenas and interesting building

It was Christmas Eve, so Santa was in Punta Arenas

Christmas Eve dessert on the Zaandam

21 minutes ago, JAM37 said:

Thank you. It is always a daunting task as my veins are pretty much non-existent. This is the first time at this lab which makes me even more anxious. Then as the phlebotomist was getting the tubes ready I realized there were 7 or 8 of them, 7 large/1 small. I told her IF my veins decided to cooperate today we'd be lucky to fill 2 large tubes and 1 small one. Well, she did get blood on the first stick. 🎊 Then I sat there for 30 minutes with the needle in my hand as my blood trickled into the tubes. (None of them were even half full.) She "THINKS there is enough in each tube for the corresponding test". 😔

 

I'm like you in the vein department. I jokingly say the only thing small about me is my veins! They usually use a butterfly in my hand, although sometimes get it from my arm. One time I let them stick me 4 times because I wanted to get it done.

For the gardeners, some pictures of my cereus cactus.

It can have a flower, which only blooms at night, for one night. It didn't bloom last year.

Aug 30 - I just noticed the bud

Sept 16

Yesterday 4PM

Yesterday 10PM

This morning, closed. The whole flower stem will turn black and fall off in 2-3 days.

Good afternoon. Thanks for the Daily.

Good days. A salute to Chinese Moon Day. Every day should be Peace Day. I like miniature golf but haven't played in ages. Nice quote.

The meal and wine sound good. I'll pass on the drink.

I've been to Australia, but not to Fremantle/Perth. Thanks to all for the pictures.

It's nice here today, but storms tomorrow and then a temperature drop.

I got my hair cut today. I'm happy my salon is enforcing mask wearing for employees and guests.

My night blooming cactus had it's one bloom of the year last night. I'll post some pics separately.

@cat shepard Yay on the knee full ROM!

@GeorgeCharlie Yes, I'd like to see your Perth pictures.

@Quartzsite Cruiser Congrats on the booster shots.

@mamaofami So sorry for all your insurance issues! But so glad to hear that Sam will be home soon and you have an aide lined up.

Prayers for the care list and cheers for the celebration list.

Stay safe and wear your mask.