irishjim

3 hours ago, dfish said:

@rafinmd

 

 

Wishing you many more!

+1

2 hours ago, summer slope said:

San Francisco 

Is  that bread  bowl of  soup  Clam Chowder looks  yummy.

                                                                                                 Jim.

3 hours ago, grapau27 said:

Thank you for today's lists Roy.

I have an appointment tomorrow and hopefully will have a steroid injection in one of my arthritic Knees.

Happy birthday Roy.

Graham.

+1

2 hours ago, rafinmd said:

More prayers coming your way for Tana.

 

Roy

+1

2 hours ago, HAL Sailer said:

Just got word that DH's nephew has been taken back into surgery for doctors to put in a plate to secure his ribs. He also has had a chest tube inserted for the lung injury. And, he will be back in ICU for some period after this surgery.

 

Yesterday, the report buoyed our spirits. Today reminds us that his injuries will likely lead to many ups and downs on the path toward recovery.

 

Your continued prayer is a blessing,

-Melisa 

Lots  more  prayers on  the  way. Jim.

13 minutes ago, HAL Sailer said:

Prayers are asked for my DH's nephew (age 68) who was mowing his mother's lawn yesterday and going up a hill when the tractor tipped over on him. He has multiple injuries – fractured vetebra from mid-back to waist, broken ribs, fractured sternum, bruised lung, He has had surgery and rods, pins and screws were inserted to stabilize his spine. 

 

He was fortunate that neighbors were swimming in the lake his mother lives on and saw the accident. It took three men to get the tractor off him. He was pinned so tight he couldn't breathe but, thankfully, the men recognized the seriousness of his injuries and called 911 before trying to move him.

 

He has been the caregiver for his 89 year old widowed mother (my DH's sister). So, there are arrangements to be made for her care now and each's care when he leaves the hospital. We live six hours away, but, even if nearby, my DH's limited mobility and memory challenges would not make DH a suitable helper. Her only grandchild has stepped up temporarily...

 

Thanks, in advance, for your prayers,

 

-Melisa

sending  prayers for  a  good outcome.

2 hours ago, marshhawk said:

@durangoscots

 

+1

1 hour ago, grapau27 said:

@ger_77.

Happy birthday to your DS.

 

+1

12 hours ago, Brodysmum said:

This was one arm, the next morning I woke up with more on my other arm!!!

looks  nasty  What  caused  this.

2 hours ago, HAL Sailer said:

 

@StLouisCruisers Well, if ONE hugs helps, then we Daily-ites will band together to send you a ZILLION hugs!

+1

4 hours ago, JAM37 said:

Good morning, Friends. Thank you for the Daily, the Lists and the Recipes.

 

I will definitely celebrate Flag Day and blood donors. 

 

The quote is true. The meal sounds interesting.

 

I haven't read past page one of yesterday's Daily but will get to it today.

 

Jack, @Heartgrove, sending condolences and prayers.

 

Jacqui, @kazu, happy to see your post yesterday.

 

Terry, @smitty34877, what a scary experience. 

 

It is overcast an 79 this morning. 

For those who watch Call the Midwife... I had missed a couple of episodes and in the past I have been able to catch up on the PBS app so I tried to do the same and the show is no longer there. Do any of you know why?

 

 

 

Have a terrific Tuesday! 🙂

 

🙏 and 🎉 for those on our lists.

If  you  can  get  Channel 24 from  Canada you  can see all of  the

episodes.

4 hours ago, grapau27 said:

Thank you for today's lists Roy.

Heavenly birthday wishes for your brother.

Graham.

 

+1

On 6/9/2022 at 6:17 AM, kazu said:

 

Oh dear - I hope the dentist can fix this ASAP.  Prayers for her 🙏🏻 

+1

On 6/8/2022 at 1:16 PM, VMax1700 said:

The 2022 European season has been short on “Live from” threads so far, so I am starting a “Nearly Live from the Oosterdam” during her 12 day Mediterranean Empires cruise departing from Venice/Trieste on Monday June 13^th.

 

This will be only Oosterdam’s 4^th cruise since returning to service, so it will be interesting to compare this cruise to the one we did last October on Eurodam also in the Med.  Unfortunately, no Tamarind, but I am sure we will manage to forage enough calories from the other dining locations.

 

We booked this cruise in April during a ‘flash sale’ and got a Guarantee Verandah for a very good price. Since then we added ‘Have it All’ and have taken advantage of HAL’s exchange rate to pre pay ‘Crew Appreciation’. Last week I called Inventory and purchased an upgrade to a Signature Suite for a great price. Overall we are very happy with the amount that the cruise is costing.

 

Airfare, now that is a different story!  Also it appears that hotels in Venice are trying to recoup the last two years of nearly zero income by charging substantially more this year compared to last.

 

Anyway, our plan is to fly from Cork to Venice with Ryanair (direct flight) on Saturday 11^th and stay 2 nights in the Hilton Garden Inn in Mestre. We have a private transfer booked to take us from the hotel to the port on Monday morning.

 

Anyone else travelling? Do feel free to add to the thread.

 

Next step is the Health Form, due to be available on 10^th June...................

 

 

 

Our itinerary:

 

 

 

Have   a  wonderful  cruise  and stay  safe.

2 hours ago, Heartgrove said:

Thank you Rich for the Daily Report, thank you Roy for the Cares and Celebration Report, and thank you Debbie for today's recipes. And thank you all for being here!

 

My sister passed yesterday close to noon. She went very peacefully with all of us at her bedside. For the five days at her bedside, it allowed us to happily remember her "Kelley-isms" which helped with our grief. She was the "Matriarch-in-Training" until our mother passed away in 1997. She assumed the mantle of "Matriarch" then.  🙂   My older sister was the pragmatic one. I have many fond memories of her being my big sister in my times of need. The funeral will be Thursday.

 

My brother will have the PEG surgery on Friday. He will need to be transferred back to the hospital for the procedure. My DSIL has told us that she is not ready to put him in hospice at this time. Their middle daughter just lost her Father-in-Law two weeks ago and Mother-in-Law in April. We will visit with my brother today, and tomorrow we will see my two grandsons. My son-in-law just lost an uncle last week. So much grief in our families right now!

 

I will be happy to be home again by the weekend. Sam is really missing us (we are missing him too!) as DSIL sent us a video of him howling looking for the other members of his pack! It was quite the howl!

 

Stay Safe,

 

- Jack

Sending  prayers  and  love  to you  and  your family may your

sister  RIP.

5 hours ago, kazu said:

Thanks for the Daily, Rich.

 

I thought I would try to start the week out right by posting here 😉 I am in slow motion as it seems to take longer to do anything these days.  And some days doing anything much can be a challenge. 

 

I was a day early celebrating weed your garden day.  I knew it would rain today so forced myself to face the music and start to clean up.  I’ve let the garden go, sadly and must now pay the price.  I’ve barely had a chance to truly enjoy the fruits of the years’ labours.  And I guess I can definitely celebrate kitchen klutz day.  I’ve certainly been a huge klutz in the kitchen for the last few months 😱 

 

That quote is ever so true.  The meal suggestion sounds delish.  

 

Garden Club (and animal lovers) as you know, deer are the bane of my existence.  This is why I have a fence.

 

 

That picture was taken from a great distance.  You can walk right up to them and they don’t move.

 

 

They are just too used to humans and dogs. And voracious garden destroyers.  

 

 

I know lots of people think they are beautiful but this gardener hates them.  I would never have these or any other flowers if I didn’t have fencing.

 

 

DH wanted me to plant this one.  I’m so sorry he isn’t here to see it 😢  I don’t know why the tulips were so short this year - due to the cold and rain?

 

 

A very big Bon Voyage to @VMax1700

I hope you and Ellen have glorious time!

 

 

Thank you all for caring and thinking of me ❤️  I am so sorry that so many of you have sad times to deal with such as - Melinda’s cancer, Buddy’s problems, @Cruising-along’s DD with Covid & @StLouisCruiserschallenge with covid so close, @atexsix’s DD & @marshhawk’s friend’s decline.  My heart goes out to @Heartgrovewho is dealing with so much with his sister in hospice & brother’s rehab issues 😔 

 

Prayers for you all, everyone on the Care list & a 🥂 to those on the Celebratory List.

 

Have a great Monday everyone!

 

 

Stay safe & don’t forget your 😷 when / where needed.

 

 

5 hours ago, grapau27 said:

Lovely flowers and nice to see you posting.

We had a late frost last year and my late parents hydrangeas which I brought to ours from theirs when they both died over 10 years ago and created a memory garden at ours they had a poor flowering but this year there are lots of buds ready to flower.

This picture was taken a couple of years ago.

Graham.

 

I love these  flowers.

                                    Jim.

2 hours ago, grapau27 said:

Sending you our best wishes for a fantastic cruise.

G&P 

+1

Love  the  look  of  the  food but what is orzo.

                                                                               Jim.

3 hours ago, JAM37 said:

Good morning, Friends. Thank you for the Daily, the Lists and the Recipes.

 

Nice collection of days.

 

I like the quote. The meal sounds great. 

 

A beautiful morning with sunshine and a temperature of 77.

 

Not much planned today other than a birthday call to my son, (33, my first born) and the pool. 

 

@1ANGELCAT prayers for Jaguar.

 

Roy, @rafinmd, glad to hear you're feeling better this morning.

 

Sharon, @Sharon in AZ, gorgeous sail away photo. Thank you. 

 

Wishing everyone a super Saturday. 

 

🙏 and 🎉 for those on our lists.

Wishing  your  son  a  great  birthday  and many  more.

                                                                                                  Jim.

3 hours ago, JAM37 said:

Good morning, Friends. Thank you for the Daily, the Lists and the Recipes.

 

Nice collection of days.

 

I like the quote. The meal sounds great. 

 

A beautiful morning with sunshine and a temperature of 77.

 

Not much planned today other than a birthday call to my son, (33, my first born) and the pool. 

 

@1ANGELCAT prayers for Jaguar.

 

Roy, @rafinmd, glad to hear you're feeling better this morning.

 

Sharon, @Sharon in AZ, gorgeous sail away photo. Thank you. 

 

Wishing everyone a super Saturday. 

 

🙏 and 🎉 for those on our lists.

Wishing  your  son  a  great  birthday  and many  more.

                                                                                                  Jim.

4 hours ago, seagarsmoker said:

Thanks for the Daily Report.

Prayers and a positive outcome for my Uncle Gary who is at the hospital in Inverness, Fl having triple bypass heart surgery today. 

Sending  prayers  for  him.

                                                     Jim.

1 hour ago, puppycanducruise said:

Happy Anniversary

+1

1 hour ago, grapau27 said:

Nice photos and descriptions.

Graham.

+1

1 hour ago, MISTER 67 said:

Good morning from beautiful Southwest Florida.

Tropical storm Alex has left Florida and is out in the Atlantic.

Been to Messina with a tour to Taormina, loved it.

We sail next Sunday on the Celebrity Equinox, our 4th cruise since Thanksgiving and we will continue to mask up while indoors. 

Thanks for The Daily, stay well and have a great day.

 Wishing  you  a  very wonderful  cruise.

3 hours ago, Heartgrove said:

Thank you Rich for the Daily Report, thank you Roy for the Cares and Celebration Report, and thank you Debbie for today's recipes. And thank you all for being here!

 

Received a call from my younger sister late in the evening about my brother and sister. My brother is having a hard time at the rehab facility. He still is having trouble swallowing so the feeding tube is still in place. They are wondering if he suffered a stroke as he is only moving one arm.

 

The inevitable seems to be near. My sister is failing exponentially now.  My younger sister said that she saw a huge difference between Friday and Saturday of my sister's condition. The plan is to move her to Inpatient Hospice Care as soon as a bed becomes available. Sue and I are planning to leave Tuesday for Chicago. 

 

Stay Safe!

 

- Jack

Sending love  and  prayers at  this sad  time to you  all.

                                                                                                Jim.