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@Sea Dog Greg, Happy Birthday to one of the nicest people on this thread.  Best wishes also to your lovely wife Linda from Andy and me.  Cheers!

13 hours ago, dani negreanu said:

So, I've spent 2.15 days in Bucharest, "down the memory line".

 

For many years I've wanted to go back, to fulfill my promise to my mom, to lay a flower on her parents' grave, since she was too old to travel.

Dani, I'm happy you were able to fulfill your promise to your mom, sharing the experience with your son.

12 hours ago, SteelCityCruiser10 said:

Extremely sad & difficult day here.  One of our dogs, Oliver, passed away late last night.

Thanks for sharing pictures of your sweet dog Oliver.  I know you miss him terribly.  May he rest in peace.  Hugs to you and your family.

6 hours ago, bobmacliberty said:

Since there are a lot of cat people here...My older daughter got a second cat a couple of days ago.  Meet Merlin:

Merlin is a cutie pie!

5 hours ago, Keksie said:

At Nassau today. 5 ships were here.  MSC Seahorse, Carnival Mardi Gras, Carnival Elation and one other ship.  We went to Atlantis and had a great time.  I would go back for a land trip.  

 

What did you do at Atlantis?

3 hours ago, Keksie said:

I need to teach everyone to knit.  Perfect for down time with no internet needed.

Sounds like a good idea for the Bella Cruisers!

23 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

Good for you. Mystic was the favorite right?

The favorite was Fierceness, who finished 15th.  To be honest, I didn't even look at the entire list of horses, I just saw one named Dan and I didn't even know what the odds were.  🤪  If I hadn't seen one with my son's name, I would not have bet.

Since I have a son named Dan, I predicted Mystik Dan as the Kentucky Derby winner.  About 15 minutes before the race I figured out how to place a $10 bet online.  I won $196.10!

1 hour ago, George C said:

We had a kitty that seemed very good about taking pills but would spit them out later.

They are tricksters.  We've given up on trying to give Marcel pills.  He will fight it, and it is scary.  Once we think we got it in, patooey!

16 minutes ago, ReneeFLL said:

Marcel is definitely loving that. We have a cat that loves to have the insides of her ears rubbed. I’ve never had a cat that liked that so I thought maybe she had ear mites. Nope, she just likes her ears rubbed. In fact, she will start to drool when Mike gets a little inside her ear. Eew!

Marcel is quite the drooler, then he’ll shake his head and get it all over you. His ears get a lot of gunk in them, so that’s probably why rubbing his ears feels good to him. Andy cradles him like a baby and I wipe the gunk out of his ears. He seems grateful when it’s done.

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Marcel enjoying a good ear rub.

1 hour ago, Ocean Boy said:

Is there a song that stands out to you? The only song I've heard on it is "Ioml". I can't get past it as I find it a bit haunting. I've never before heard a song of her's that I've wanted to learn to play and sing.😲

I was surprised to see you can buy the sheet music for that song already.  https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0288217
 

2 hours ago, Keksie said:

A selection of hand knit tops I have pulled for casual nights on our upcoming cruise.

 

Very pretty! 

@dani negreanu Happy to hear you were finally reunited with your grands. I think of you and your family every day and wish for peace. 

2 hours ago, Ozark_Kid said:

I visited the garden yesterday.  The plants are looking great!  The tomatoes are already reaching the cattle panels.

 

I have a few in grow bags. This one is almost 3 foot tall. I will soon need to add a 6 ft pole to support it.

 

Rain forecast for later.   Tomorrow 86⁰.  Good start to growing season. 

I enjoy seeing pictures of your garden.  I remember you had a lot of garlic plants, too.  I have a "garden" this year, consisting of one plant that produces genetically modified purple tomatoes.  Our son got a few seeds and shared one of his plants with me a couple days ago.  I'm growing it in our screened porch that gets lots of sunlight.  I don't want to put the plant outdoors because I think the pesky masked bandits (raccoons) would eat them.  

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/02/06/1228868005/purple-tomato-gmo-gardeners

1 minute ago, MJSailors said:

@derorim I have a cactus that was grown from a slip of one that my Grandmother had in her house over 60 years ago.

It is on an opposite schedule than your plant.

Just one or two blooms at Christmas, but more blooms in April.Could be an Easter Cactus!

Do you feed your cactus anything?

I have given my plant the Miracle Grow fertilizer sticks-when I remember to do so.

I think it has survived through my benign neglect.

There are buds on the plant now. Hoping for some flowers soon!

MJ🙋🏻‍♀️

You must truly have an Easter Cactus.  I never fertilize my plants, mostly out of pure laziness.  They usually somehow thrive in spite of me (your benign neglect theory).

I have a Christmas cactus that blooms profusely around the beginning of December every year.  To my surprise, it also sent out a single bud this month and it just opened.  The sun coming through the window lit it up in a magical way. Maybe it was just saying hi and sending good wishes to everyone on this thread who needs a lift.

Marcel, showing his best side, in honor of National Pet Day

2 hours ago, Lionesss said:

Today I drove for one of my few remaining babysitter for Zoey as my daughter and son in law will be relocating to a new city. 
Brandon was accepted as the new assistant strength and conditioning coach at ………..(to be shared soon) as he makes the official announcement. 
 

Let’s just say it will make my travels much shorter 😁

A shorter distance between you and Zoey sounds wonderful!

Also, the cookie table looks impressive.  I like the way the tables were arranged in the form of a cross.  

2 hours ago, h20skibum said:

It was a beautiful day for hiking today, so we traveled to Nelson-Kennedy Ledges State Park in Ohio.

That was quite a hike! 

1 hour ago, DaniDanielle said:

Happy fourth anniversary to us.   Once again thank you Dani for a safe and happy place for us all to come!❤️

I know what that means... time to clean my refrigerator!

My bourbon collection is for the benefit of my DS2, who lives 4 minutes away.  Today when I was buying Vodka I stumbled upon this Elijah Craig that was part of a "limited availability" drop.  He said it was a good find, so I bought it. I put it with the other bourbons I have in my cabinet, but he said he'll buy this one from me so he can have it at his house to drink with his bourbon buddies.  Can't blame him!

25 minutes ago, Ozark_Kid said:

Getting close to done.  Here is what its looking like right now. 

 

What a nice thing for your family to do so you can enjoy your garden. ❤️

18 minutes ago, Keksie said:

My friend in Texas is downsizing and sent me this mixer.  She knew we would appreciate it and be able to use it in our display of old tools.

 

Love the mixer!

6 hours ago, Keksie said:

I love all the kitty pictures.  They are all so special and beautiful.  Annabel turned 2 yesterday.  It seems like we just picked her up.  

 

Annabel is such a cutie!

In celebration of Cuddly Kitten Day, here's a pic of the late Miss Priss snuggling with Marcel, taken 16 years ago. We lost Miss Priss three years ago, but Marcel is still hanging in there!