Royal Caribbean Cruisers -- How Are Things Where You Are? (was "Routine" ​ 😁 ​day in lockdown... how was yours?)

[mets07]

20 minutes ago, Luckynana said:

@mets07  I was just looking at cruises to Bermuda out of Cape Liberty for 2024;  I didn't see any 9 nights, only 5 nights.🤔

Lovely pictures.  Glad you enjoyed Liberty.  We were on Liberty in February and stayed in our first Jr. Suite, first Aft cabin for us.  Great ship!  

Thanks.  I think there are some Liberty 9 nights in May and June 2024 They do one night in Bermuda and then other ports.

[Ozark_Kid]

1 hour ago, Sunshine3601 said:

The roof is just under 25 yrs old so just normal wear and tear.  We can definitely see some curling of shingles on the garage side.    It was fairly new when we purchased this home in 2001.   I have never heard of insurance covering a roof for the simple fact it is old and needs to be replaced.    

Did you have damage to your roof by a storm?

Our house was new when we got it it 1999. It was not damage from a particular storm but the roofer said that there was damage.   Several houses in the neighborhood had the roofs replaced last year.   We had some ceiling leak upstairs that was covered and the front porch.   

We had much covered on our previous house too.  A friend suggested to have insurance company look at it, he was an agent.   We did had they found hail damage.   Doesn't hurt to try.  

Also when we had to replace our ac on the main floor several years ago we got tax credits for getting a more energy efficient ac.

[Ozark_Kid]

We made it home to find we our blessed with the best garden start that I remember!  My DD compared pics she took just last Saturday and most of the plants doubled in size. A few of the tomato plants are already 4 ft tall and several blooms!

  

1st row Brussel sprouts,  2nd broccoli. 

 

Kohlrabi 

 

Tomatoes with flowers already!

 

Pole beans and cucumbers. 

 

Three different types of peppers. I few tomatoes. 

 

Watermelon 

 

Peas and cucumbers 

 

Zucchini 

 

Marigolds popping up.

 

and lettuce cut last week already coming back.

 

After an hour and half I was able to tie up 3 rows of tomatoes. 5 to go!  I am so thankful to see such a good start!

[Ourusualbeach]

1 hour ago, Luckynana said:

@mets07  I was just looking at cruises to Bermuda out of Cape Liberty for 2024;  I didn't see any 9 nights, only 5 nights.🤔

Lovely pictures.  Glad you enjoyed Liberty.  We were on Liberty in February and stayed in our first Jr. Suite, first Aft cabin for us.  Great ship!  

9 nights liberty with one day on Bermuda and the a coupleof 8 nighters on Adventure from Port Canaveral with 2 days in Bermuda 

[aussielozzie18]

  Daughter surprised me with high tea at The Tea Rooms at the QVB in the city.  Neither of us had been before and it was just delightful.

 

Daughter is a coffee drinker but she very much enjoyed her tea choice of Red Roses Infusion.

 

 

DS FaceTimed us and videod while he walked past deer and towards the lake whilst wishing me a Happy Mothers Day ❤️

 

Started with a mimosa & enjoyed all the food that was on offer.  Finished with my English Breakfast Tea.  Very nice & very filling.

 

Wishing my American & Canadian friends who celebrate Mother’s Day a lovely day.  
 

For those who find Mother’s Day difficult please take care of yourselves. I know it can be a difficult day for a variety of reasons.

Edited May 14, 2023 by aussielozzie18

[firefly333]

27 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said:

9 nights liberty with one day on Bermuda and the a coupleof 8 nighters on Adventure from Port Canaveral with 2 days in Bermuda 

Bermuda is on my list but not from NJ. Maybe when there are new itineraries there will be some more to Bermuda.

[brillohead]

43 minutes ago, Ozark_Kid said:

We made it home to find we our blessed with the best garden start that I remember!  My DD compared pics she took just last Saturday and most of the plants doubled in size. A few of the tomato plants are already 4 ft tall and several blooms!

 

I told you that you'd end up loving that drip irrigation system!  Plants are soooooo happy with a steady water source right at their roots!

(and Corrie is adorable.... all your grandkids are just so dang cute!)

[Tree_skier]

 

Another great evening walk along the Columbia river.  We're on the Oregon side of the river.  One more night after tonight and then we head to a lake in WA. near Mt St Helens.  

Edited May 14, 2023 by Tree_skier

[brillohead]

I met my son and his girlfriend for breakfast this morning for an early Mother's Day celebration.  

Now that he's out of the Army, my son is growing a goatee (or "chin puff") and he's letting his hair grow out, so he resembles a ginger-haired sheep with curls in his eyes.  (The top was already longer than the sides when he was in the Army, and he hasn't cut it since, so it's a very top-heavy mop.)

Anyway, the waitress looked at him with his reddish curls and looked at me with my reddish curls and said, "he's yours, huh?"  LOL  Not too hard to figure that one out!
 

I'm really enjoying meeting the kids for breakfast every couple of weeks.  I've gone from seeing my kid twice a year to twice a month.  

Happy Mother's Day to all the various moms out there!

[FromSea2ShiningSea]

8 hours ago, bobmacliberty said:

 

Happy to help.  I love all of the interactive art on Q class ships.  Was this on the wall outside of Music Hall?

 

 

 

 

Thank you so much for your help, Bob.  Yes, it is between the Music Hall and the Royal Theater.

[grapau27]

4 hours ago, aussielozzie18 said:

  Daughter surprised me with high tea at The Tea Rooms at the QVB in the city.  Neither of us had been before and it was just delightful.

 

Daughter is a coffee drinker but she very much enjoyed her tea choice of Red Roses Infusion.

 

 

DS FaceTimed us and videod while he walked past deer and towards the lake whilst wishing me a Happy Mothers Day ❤️

 

Started with a mimosa & enjoyed all the food that was on offer.  Finished with my English Breakfast Tea.  Very nice & very filling.

 

Wishing my American & Canadian friends who celebrate Mother’s Day a lovely day.  
 

For those who find Mother’s Day difficult please take care of yourselves. I know it can be a difficult day for a variety of reasons.

Looks lovely as do you @aussielozzie18

[h20skibum]

17 hours ago, Sunshine3601 said:

So we decided today just install a new unit.    Opted for a 16 seer 3-ton high efficiency unit that will be installed this coming week.     

This expense along with the fact we are going to have a new roof installed (working on estimates this week).     Homeownership is a Joy🙃

We replaced our roof, at what turned out to be the perfect time.  We got some really great quotes, just after the start of the pandemic in 2020.  No one was having work done, so they were glad to get it to keep their roofers busy.

 

My daughter was looking into a new roof last year, but when there was uncertainty in what would happen to their income when she was off work as she started treatments, they were going to try and postpone the roof.  It wasn’t something that should be put off, so I called the roofer we had, and we bought them a new roof.

 

Then, this year, we bought them a new furnace.  Not an AC, but still an expense. 
 

So I am quite familiar with those costs of home ownership.
 

 

[h20skibum]

Today, we are taking our daughter and her family to Shakespeare’s Castle for Mother’s Day.  
 

I hope I can find something to eat. 😀. Today’s menu. 


Happy Mother’s Day to those who celebrate. 

 

[grapau27]

Good morning.

It is 58°F and sunny on our patio next to the garden room.

[A&L_Ont]

Happy Mothers Day to the moms here. Hopefully it is a quiet and enjoyable day, or chaotic and enjoyable as every household is different.  
 

Ours will be a bit of both. 

[A&L_Ont]

@Jimbo sorry to read about your gas stove issues. We don’t have gas here so I don’t have any brand recommendations, but I like you would guess the smaller orifice is the problem. Good luck with picking the new unit. 

Edited May 14, 2023 by A&L_Ont

[grapau27]

Happy mother's day to all of our lovely mother's on here.

It was mother's day in the UK on March 19th.

Edited May 14, 2023 by grapau27

[Arzeena]

10 hours ago, Sunshine3601 said:

Sorry to hear you are having all of these troubles with the new stove.     I wish appliances actually worked in the store when viewing them.   Good job on winning the battle for a refund!!

I am not familiar with Thor or Kutch but wish you best in getting a replacement you are happy with.

I have been using a GE. Nothing in the fancy gourmet series but the basic gas range. It has given good service.

[Arzeena]

7 hours ago, aussielozzie18 said:

  Daughter surprised me with high tea at The Tea Rooms at the QVB in the city.  Neither of us had been before and it was just delightful.

 

Daughter is a coffee drinker but she very much enjoyed her tea choice of Red Roses Infusion.

 

 

DS FaceTimed us and videod while he walked past deer and towards the lake whilst wishing me a Happy Mothers Day ❤️

 

Started with a mimosa & enjoyed all the food that was on offer.  Finished with my English Breakfast Tea.  Very nice & very filling.

 

Wishing my American & Canadian friends who celebrate Mother’s Day a lovely day.  
 

For those who find Mother’s Day difficult please take care of yourselves. I know it can be a difficult day for a variety of reasons.

So nice! I love high tea! I see scones and clotted cream...yummmm! The finger sandwiches look delishhhhhhhhhhh.
Every time I go to Bermuda I try to get to the High Tea in St George but lately they have been charging an arm and a leg, so I am not patronizing that establishment.

[Arzeena]

1 hour ago, h20skibum said:

We replaced our roof, at what turned out to be the perfect time.  We got some really great quotes, just after the start of the pandemic in 2020.  No one was having work done, so they were glad to get it to keep their roofers busy.

 

My daughter was looking into a new roof last year, but when there was uncertainty in what would happen to their income when she was off work as she started treatments, they were going to try and postpone the roof.  It wasn’t something that should be put off, so I called the roofer we had, and we bought them a new roof.

 

Then, this year, we bought them a new furnace.  Not an AC, but still an expense. 
 

So I am quite familiar with those costs of home ownership.
 

 

You are a wonderful Dad, Mark! God bless you.

[Jimbo]

10 hours ago, Ozark_Kid said:

We made it home to find we our blessed with the best garden start that I remember!  My DD compared pics she took just last Saturday and most of the plants doubled in size. A few of the tomato plants are already 4 ft tall and several blooms!

  

1st row Brussel sprouts,  2nd broccoli. 

 

Kohlrabi 

 

Tomatoes with flowers already!

 

Pole beans and cucumbers. 

 

Three different types of peppers. I few tomatoes. 

 

Watermelon 

 

Peas and cucumbers 

 

Zucchini 

 

Marigolds popping up.

 

and lettuce cut last week already coming back.

 

After an hour and half I was able to tie up 3 rows of tomatoes. 5 to go!  I am so thankful to see such a good start!

I'm not so sure how you pick everything in that garden with the place so close in such a confined area..........Those  2 Watermelon plants alone take up a lot of space if they grow right. 

 

Those pepper plants are super close together.

 

I think you might need a drone to go in there and pick the vegetables for you so not to damage the plants when picking. 😉

 

Everything looks good and green though ! You are off to a great start.

[Sea Dog]

15 hours ago, dani negreanu said:

 

It seems we have a cease fire, even though rockets were fired after the official time....

 

I’m glad you are safe. Thinking of you.

 

@jmh2006 Happy Birthday Jennifer! Cheers to you!

[Jimbo]

2 hours ago, A&L_Ont said:

@Jimbo sorry to read about your gas stove issues. We don’t have gas here so I don’t have any brand recommendations, but I like you would guess the smaller orifice is the problem. Good luck with picking the new unit. 

 

2 hours ago, Arzeena said:

I have been using a GE. Nothing in the fancy gourmet series but the basic gas range. It has given good service.

We are going for the industrial/commercial look so I don't think GE really makes those.

 

I think right now we are leaning toward the Kucht  Brand, saw one on Overstock.com that has a great price and the look we like. Told it also doesn't have a cooling fan to omit all that hot air into the kitchen when using the oven.

 

Kucht's warranty in the best in this field also. 4 year warranty which includes Parts and Labor. You don't see other brands giving that long of  a warranty and most just include parts and not labor.  So I'm hoping that means they have a good product which doesn't have as many issues as other brands.

 

 

Edited May 14, 2023 by Jimbo

[Ozark_Kid]

9 hours ago, brillohead said:

I told you that you'd end up loving that drip irrigation system! 

 

I know I will love it.  Thing is it hasn't been used yet!  We were blessed with plenty of rain and sunshine! 

 

[Ocean Boy]

I am so tired of "locks" and "deletions". <SIGH>