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I'm gone, too - thanks Lou, Dave, Leeanne et al. See you next time!

Looks like you were having a great time at sail-away; enjoy your crossing and stay safe!

Wishing them all a wonderful, safe trans-Atlantic crossing!

I was thinking the same thing; needs some touch-up paint.

Sound!

Not from the webcam, just the harbor chatter.

This was my dear godmother, my Aunt Katie's recipe - whenever we came to visit, she always made this for us. It's fast, easy, and is a family favourite: 1 lb ground beef 1 med onion, chopped 1 cup uncooked Minute Rice 1 can tomato soup Mix together the beef, onion and rice. Shape into balls and brown in a little oil, draining off fat. When browned, remove to a casserole dish. Add 1/4 cup warm water to frying pan, scraping up the browned bits. Add the tomato soup to the pan, stirring well and pour mixture over the meatballs in the casserole. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes, covered. Remove cover, stir and bake another 15 to 20 minutes. Note: I always add 1 egg per pound of beef to help keep it together. Today I used 5 pounds of beef, so used 5 eggs.

Brilliance of the Seas getting underway.

Sliding in to check in!

Good morning, thanks for the Fleet Report and Daily! I think if people stayed home from work because it wasn't fun, we'd all be in trouble! I'd love to find a rainbow, but the only place I'll see one today is in photographs. We have a famous Tweed from our city - Shannon Tweed, wife of Kiss mogul Gene Simmons. It seems like Winter and Spring are having a custody battle and neither one really wants us. We're back in the snow and freezing temps again - yesterday was so miserable as we were trying to get things done. There was more snow overnight and I just heard on the radio that the major highway just west of us is closed due to ice and snow. Argh. @smitty34877sending good vibes for your DH's appointments today. @Overhead FredBon Voyage! Although the weather was uncooperative, we had a very satisfying day yesterday. We packed up the back of the car with all the things we had collected from friends and neighbours, made a couple of stops for gift cards, and went over to our new young Ukrainian family's apartment to drop them off. When you walk into a basement suite that only has a beat up couch, 2 kitchen chairs and 1 pot to heat water on the stove, it really puts it all into perspective. They thought they were lucky they had a couch. We brought all the things into their place, bundled them up into the car and off we went for some shopping. After stopping at a few stores, and having fed them a good lunch at a family style restaurant, we headed back to their place and helped them set up air beds, a folding table with kitchen stools, and numerous appliances for their kitchen. We bought the little girl (who is a beautiful little blonde) some cuddly stuffies, and she was so happy that she went to her suitcase and brought out a teeny tiny little Paw Patrol figure and put it in my pocket. She wanted to give me something to say thank you, and that was all she had. I have to tell you, I held it together until I got into the car, then I burst into tears. We won't see much of them this week, as they have appointments with various government offices, etc., and we're going away, but we'll be together again when we get back. Today DH has a coffee date with a friend, and I'm going to get started on making a big batch of porcupine balls to take with us to Calgary. I'll brown them up first, freeze them on baking sheets and then will put them into zip top bags for storage and transport. Having said that, although I know we'd enjoy today's menu suggestion, we'll be having porcupine balls, garlic mashed potatoes and asparagus at the kitchen table tonight. And wine. Prayers to all who are in need, cheers to everyone with celebrations. Smooth Sailing! ☺️☺️☺️ Gerry

Can't stay longer, enjoy the Reflection as she passes by. Thanks all, especially Lou, Dave, Leeann and all the rest of the addicts. Hope to see you tomorrow as we watch the Rotterdam sail off.

Sorry I won't be able to watch your sail-away next Sunday; we'll be celebrating our 46th wedding anniversary and playing the Easter Bunny with our 2 grandsons and their parents. Bon Voyage; stay safe!

Just caught sight of our friends - the lady on the far left wearing a red shirt and her DH in the black baseball cap beside her.

Better toots.

From Celebrity Reflection

Did she forget to turn off the stove? LOL

Note to people with signs: make them 20 times larger than you even think they need to be. LOL

Oh my gosh, that's distressing!

It seems like a hurry up and wait kind of day!

It's spring here on the "frozen tundra", so of course, it's snowing. Sigh.

No growls from the Beyond?

Beyond on the move.

Departure toots from somebody