Rare richwmn Posted April 13, 2021 #1 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Today is International Plant Appreciation Day, National Peach Cobbler Day, and Scrabble Day "What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other? - George Eliot" Meal suggestion for today - Florentine Spaghetti Bake Drink of the Day - Aperol Spritz Wine of the day - Lapostelle Cabernet Cuvee Alexandre - Chile - Red Port of the Day - Fairbanks AlaskaAt Sea Pacific Nieuw Amsterdam Destination Los Angeles eta 4/15 Noordam Destination La Paz MX eta 4/17Corfu GR VolendamGreat Stirrup Cay Nieuw Statendam AnchorageLa Paz MX Koningsdam Anchorage Westerdam Anchorage Zuiderdam AnchorageLimassol CY ZaandamTorquay UK Eurodam Anchorage Oosterdam Anchorage 27 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted April 13, 2021 #2 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Thank you for the Tuesday Daily, Rich. Lots of appreciation for plants here. I would love a peach cobbler on a BHB. Haven't played Scrabble in years. Fairbanks stretches the definition of "port" a bit but an interesting destination yet. I like the way Elliot thinks. Spaghetti Bake sounds nice. My alternative is Pineapple, Kiwi, Strawberry, Arroz Con Polla, and Triple Berry Sundae as served on MS Zaandam April 13, 2017: https://aroundamericabitbybit.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/dishes13.jpg Today's care list: Kakalina St. Vincent myself facing cardiac surgery Baltic27 DH heart catheterization NextOne DH facing chemo Vict0iann biopsy RIP Prince Phillip Today's Celebrations and Shoutouts: Teachers, school workers and at home surrogates Front Line Health Care Workers Jabs for 1Angelcat, Sharon’s DD Jab booking for Crazy for Cats lindaler visit with sons and Sabine, HAL’s likely first female Captain(I know this is a repeat but she’s worth it) Roy 27 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfish Posted April 13, 2021 #3 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Good morning, everyone. Just a quick visit this morning before I dash off to the pool. Hopefully, I'll get back later today. Today's meal gets great reviews. There was one quibble over whether there really is a 9 by 13 pan or if they are all 8 by 12. Seriously? https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/florentine-spaghetti-bake/ 1 serving: 446 calories, 23g fat (9g saturated fat), 76mg cholesterol, 1172mg sodium, 35g carbohydrate (10g sugars, 4g fiber), 25g protein. 21 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portofrome Posted April 13, 2021 #4 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Thank you for the Daily Report. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare puppycanducruise Posted April 13, 2021 #5 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Good morning. Thanks for the Daily Report. It's Tuesday - First Jab for us!🙂 I haven't played Scrabble in ages, or eaten peach cobbler. But I do appreciate plants. The dinner suggestion sounds good, but we had pasta last night. I'd love an Aperol Spritz. Hope the wine is good too. Sending prayers to everyone on the Care List. Cheers to everyone who celebrates. Stay safe. 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted April 13, 2021 #6 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Good Tuesday morning to all! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summer slope Posted April 13, 2021 #7 Share Posted April 13, 2021 (edited) Good morning. International Plant Appreciation Day has a lot of fans on this thread. I love my plants and so enjoy Kazu's photo's of hers. Peach Cobbler is yummy, tho I've not had it in years. Haven't played Scrabble in years. Great Eliot Quote. The meal sounds delicious, will print the recipe out for later. First cruise started with a land portion. Flew into Anchorage then a bus trip to Fairbanks. Had a salmon bake, didn't see much of the town. Prayers and toasts to our lists. Stay safe, social distance, and please continue to wear your mask. Aperol Spritz: A Spritz Veneziano or Aperol Spritz, also called just Spritz, is an Italian wine-based cocktail, commonly served as an aperitif in Northeast Italy. It consists of prosecco, Aperol and soda water. Wikipedia Main alcohol: Prosecco Ingredients: 1 1/4 oz Aperol, 2 oz Prosecco, Splash of Soda water Preparation: Build into glass over ice, garnish and serve. Served: On the rocks; poured over ice Standard garnish: Orange Wedge Edited April 13, 2021 by summer slope 21 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gail & Marty sailing away Posted April 13, 2021 #8 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Thanks for the info .. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Louis Sal Posted April 13, 2021 #9 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Good morning all! Peach Cobbler Day! Yum. I do appreciate my plants. I’m changing one of my planting beds (from veggies-planning to switch to the farmers market) to perennials, probably purple coneflowers for the butterflies. I mostly play scrabble online. Looking forward to hearing about the wine and drink. I have been to Fairbanks a lot. Most recently (and the only pictures I have on my IPad) are from 2018. It was the last tour of the HAL season, everything closed (literally) as we left. We got to do the final Riverboat Discovery of the season; Mary Binkley, the founder along with her husband Jim, still is active in the business and rides along each year on the final cruise. Biggest disappointment was having to cancel our Northern Lights excursion. The lights had been quite active (one of the employees at McKinley Chalets shared pictures from her IPhone she had taken the week before), but as luck would have it the weather was atrocious. We debated about going anyway, to pet the sled dogs and have reindeer stew, but it got back at 1a.m. and we had to be up at 3 for a very early morning flight, so we passed. I guess because I’ve been there so often I took very few pictures this time. I am a sucker for sled dogs and the other is a favorite of mine, DH and a duck taking a walk through Golden Heart Plaza. Alaska is my absolute favorite HAL cruise and land tour. 8 cruises so far (and two land trips). Our last one was in the summer of 2019. Take care all. I will be off to the Barnes Research Center later today for my drug trial screening, wish me luck. St Louis Sal 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat shepard Posted April 13, 2021 #10 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Thank you for today’s Daily, Rich! I will toast the plants of the world today! Thank you for keeping our lists, Roy! Morning Dailyites & my Sisters. Just popping in before heading to the dermatologist for my three month check up. Will check in later. Prayers for all who need our support. Cheers to all who are celebrating! Stay well everyone! ******** The 2018 vintage of this Cab has super ratings, but all vintages have very good - excellent ratings. I found a slew of online distributors with prices starting at $16.44, Winemaker Notes Intense, deep red color with purple edges. Expressive and intense nose with cassis and black currant aromas. Elegant palate with round and persistent tannins, with fresh cherry along with a light toast flavor. Pairs well with high vored dishes as lamb shank with herbs or pork fillet with mustard and honey. JS95 James Suckling: The blackcurrants and violets are impressive on the nose with hints of slate. Full-bodied, yet always refined and in check. Linear and tight. Black olives and blue fruit at the finish. Drink after 2021. And from www.thereversewinesnob.com: The aroma on the 2018 Lapostolle Cuvée Alexandre Cabernet Sauvignon sucks you right into the glass. It opens with lots of dark fruit and well-integrated baking spice along with some beautiful floral notes. Tasting reveals a smooth and lush Cab with lots of ripe, juicy, rich fruit plus plenty of spice, cola, licorice, a little bit of mint, a touch of chocolate and just a hint of a herbal green note. It really opens up nicely after a couple hours in the glass. With great depth of flavor this is a tremendously tasty Cab. It ends dry, slightly grippy and very long with all the flavors from the palate lingering for quite a while on the finish. 20 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat shepard Posted April 13, 2021 #11 Share Posted April 13, 2021 3 minutes ago, St. Louis Sal said: Good morning all! Peach Cobbler Day! Yum. I do appreciate my plants. I’m changing one of my planting beds (from veggies-planning to switch to the farmers market) to perennials, probably purple coneflowers for the butterflies. I mostly play scrabble online. Looking forward to hearing about the wine and drink. I have been to Fairbanks a lot. Most recently (and the only pictures I have on my IPad) are from 2018. It was the last tour of the HAL season, everything closed (literally) as we left. We got to do the final Riverboat Discovery of the season; Mary Binkley, the founder along with her husband Jim, still is active in the business and rides along each year on the final cruise. Biggest disappointment was having to cancel our Northern Lights excursion. The lights had been quite active (one of the employees at McKinley Chalets shared pictures from her IPhone she had taken the week before), but as luck would have it the weather was atrocious. We debated about going anyway, to pet the sled dogs and have reindeer stew, but it got back at 1a.m. and we had to be up at 3 for a very early morning flight, so we passed. I guess because I’ve been there so often I took very few pictures this time. I am a sucker for sled dogs and the other is a favorite of mine, DH and a duck taking a walk through Golden Heart Plaza. Alaska is my absolute favorite HAL cruise and land tour. 8 cruises so far (and two land trips). Our last one was in the summer of 2019. Take care all. I will be off to the Barnes Research Center later today for my drug trial screening, wish me luck. St Louis Sal Best of luck today! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted April 13, 2021 #12 Share Posted April 13, 2021 4 minutes ago, St. Louis Sal said: Good morning all! Peach Cobbler Day! Yum. I do appreciate my plants. I’m changing one of my planting beds (from veggies-planning to switch to the farmers market) to perennials, probably purple coneflowers for the butterflies. I mostly play scrabble online. Looking forward to hearing about the wine and drink. I have been to Fairbanks a lot. Most recently (and the only pictures I have on my IPad) are from 2018. It was the last tour of the HAL season, everything closed (literally) as we left. We got to do the final Riverboat Discovery of the season; Mary Binkley, the founder along with her husband Jim, still is active in the business and rides along each year on the final cruise. Biggest disappointment was having to cancel our Northern Lights excursion. The lights had been quite active (one of the employees at McKinley Chalets shared pictures from her IPhone she had taken the week before), but as luck would have it the weather was atrocious. We debated about going anyway, to pet the sled dogs and have reindeer stew, but it got back at 1a.m. and we had to be up at 3 for a very early morning flight, so we passed. I guess because I’ve been there so often I took very few pictures this time. I am a sucker for sled dogs and the other is a favorite of mine, DH and a duck taking a walk through Golden Heart Plaza. Alaska is my absolute favorite HAL cruise and land tour. 8 cruises so far (and two land trips). Our last one was in the summer of 2019. Take care all. I will be off to the Barnes Research Center later today for my drug trial screening, wish me luck. St Louis Sal Wishing for a good result for your drug trial experience. Rpu 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted April 13, 2021 #13 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Thanks for the Daily, Rich and our morning smile 🙂 Tonight is also the start of Ramadan. My best wishes to those who celebrate 🙂 I’ll happily celebrate International Plant day. I think I’ve been celebrating it for weeks as I coddle the seedlings and early bulbs inside. A good peach cobbler is always enjoyable. Haven’t played Scrabble in ages but it is fun with good friends or family. That quote by Eliot is so typical of her! That spritz sounds lovely. Have to save it for a warmer day though. Spring here is just a mixed bag. Depends on the day of the week for what we get 😉 The meal of the day sounds great. We had pasta last night - seafood lasagna - so will probably be having leftovers tonight 😉 We haven’t been to Alaska and haven’t been tempted to go. As Gerry says, we get enough ice and snow here in the frozen tundra. 😉 @St. Louis Salgood luck with your drug trial screening 🤞 🙏🏻 Prayers for everyone on Roy’s Care list & for those that need them and 🥂 to everyone on the Celebratory / Shout Out list. Have a great Tuesday everyone! Stay safe and please don’t forget your masks 😷 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted April 13, 2021 #14 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Today is the first sunrise from another trip. I boarded the Celebrity Solstice for a Transatlantic April 15, 2012 but was in Fort Lauderdale on April 13: Roy 25 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cunnorl Posted April 13, 2021 #15 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Good Morning Everyone from a warm and breezy day at the beach I have a small garden, not like some of you! I enjoy it and am off to the store today to buy some new ones. Only certain plants thrive here because of the salt, wind and high temps but I try! Have been to Fairbanks on a landtour with HAL. Actually we flew in there 3 days before our tour. It was our first trip to Alaska back in 2001. Enjoyed the town. Really like peach cobbler, although it has been awhile. My family has played scrabble a lot over the past year along with Rummicub. St Louis SAl-- Best of luck today. Will be praying for you. Stay safe and enjoy today Charlene 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty34877 Posted April 13, 2021 #16 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Good morning. It is a nice collection of days,drinks and recipes. Peach cobbler is lovely and I admire plants others are responsible for as I am a known plant killer. My mom used to ask the kids to water her precious African violets while she was away as I once sent a few unwittingly to their final resting places. The last time I played scrabble was on our last cruise in 2018(Prinsendam). I do play online these days to keep my skills up for the next cruise.....Terry 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StLouisCruisers Posted April 13, 2021 #17 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Good morning from a bright, sunny spring morning! Thanks Rich for our collection of days today. I love plants and have given the remainder of our shrubs a reprieve from trimming today. We were planning to finish the job but are taking a day off from anything physical. We just need a break! I love peach cobbler (and most desserts for that matter), and haven't played Scrabble in a long time but wouldn't mind a game. Just have to locate where we put it! Since we haven't done a land tour while in Alaska we haven't been to Fairbanks. Since it's an inland city I guess you wouldn't be there simply by being on a cruise! My high school friend lived there for two years when her husband was stationed there while in the service. The Florentine Spaghetti Bake looks de-lish! Thanks for the recipe @dfish. @St. Louis Salgood luck today with the drug trial screening! And @cat shepardhope all is well at the dermatologist. Good luck to you too! 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ger_77 Posted April 13, 2021 #18 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Good morning, thanks for the Daily! Yesterday DH and I sat sipping tea, watching the snow come down, talking about our plans for this year's annuals in the front, side and back yards. Every year we have to increase the budget because we seem to add a few pots here and there. Love peach cobbler, and haven't had any in a long time - I might check the pantry to see if I have ingredients for one. Scrabble - it's all fun and games until someone loses an i. Because of the snow, yesterday I decided to go through our "cruise tub" - a large Rubbermaid tub with our essential cruise items and more. Who knew I was way ahead of the croud with about 14 pkgs of anti-bacterial wipes in there, and tons of mini bottles of hand sanitizer! It seems whenever I see them on sale, I buy them and just toss them into the tub . . . I'd better start using the wipes before they dry out. I can't wait until I can actually start moving items from the tub to the suitcases! I like both menu suggestions today, but have chicken breasts thawing in the fridge for tonight. I'll just brine and bake them, along with some baked mini potatoes and a side salad and that'll be our dinner tonight. And wine. @St. Louis Sal will keep you in my prayers today as you go through the drug trial screening. @rafinmd saying extra prayers for you as well, you've got to get that ticker fixed! Prayers for everyone who needs them and even for those who don't think they do. Raising the wine glasses tonight to toast all on the happy list. Stay well, be safe, wash your hands, wear your mask(s) and get your jabs! Smooth Sailing! 🙂🙂🙂🙂 Gerry 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise Suzy Posted April 13, 2021 #19 Share Posted April 13, 2021 (edited) In 2008 we did a DIY land tour before our southbound cruise. Flew into Anchorage and rented a car. In Fairbanks we took the Riverboat Discovery cruise (along with several who were taking the cruise-tour) and visited the pipeline exhibit. We also visited North Pole, AK which is about 20 miles south of Fairbanks. Bush pilot shares stories with Discovery passengers Dog sled training run at Susan Butcher's kennel Dixie Alexander, a well-known Athabascan Indian A sunray hood Fishwheel for catching salmon A pipeline cleaning pig Above ground section of pipeline Edited April 13, 2021 by Cruise Suzy 23 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaofami Posted April 13, 2021 #20 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Good morning everyone. I do appreciate my plants, because although I don’t have a green thumb, I have a tiny plant given to me for my classroom in 1980 and not only is it still living, but it’s thriving. I mostly think it’s because I don’t water it unless the leaves beg for water. Good luck today , Roy. Hope the drugs and you are a match. Since my doctor told me I can only take the J and J vaccine, I’m now in a quandary about what to do. I can’t take it till the Mohs surgery heals so I have some time to decide. Stay safe everyone. Carol 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rare rafinmd Posted April 13, 2021 #22 Share Posted April 13, 2021 3 minutes ago, mamaofami said: Good luck today , Roy. Hope the drugs and you are a match. Since my doctor told me I can only take the J and J vaccine, I’m now in a quandary about what to do. I can’t take it till the Mohs surgery heals so I have some time to decide. It's StLouisSal in the running for a trial medicine today. I hope the J&J issue is resolved quickly. It sounds like just women under 50, so I'm having trouble why they aren't just limiting who should get it. Roy 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Louis Sal Posted April 13, 2021 #23 Share Posted April 13, 2021 @kazuyour comment “We haven’t been to Alaska and haven’t been tempted to go. As Gerry says, we get enough ice and snow here in the frozen tundra. 😉” reminded me of a conversation on my first Alaskan cruise that I had with a lady from Maui. I was so excited to see whales, she was all ho-hum, said she saw them all the time at home. She was ecstatic over seeing bald eagles, I was ho-hum, see them all the time along the Mississippi River at home. We are always looking for the things we don’t get to see at home. 24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quartzsite Cruiser Posted April 13, 2021 #24 Share Posted April 13, 2021 2 hours ago, St. Louis Sal said: Good morning all! Peach Cobbler Day! Yum. I do appreciate my plants. I’m changing one of my planting beds (from veggies-planning to switch to the farmers market) to perennials, probably purple coneflowers for the butterflies. I mostly play scrabble online. Looking forward to hearing about the wine and drink. I have been to Fairbanks a lot. Most recently (and the only pictures I have on my IPad) are from 2018. It was the last tour of the HAL season, everything closed (literally) as we left. We got to do the final Riverboat Discovery of the season; Mary Binkley, the founder along with her husband Jim, still is active in the business and rides along each year on the final cruise. Biggest disappointment was having to cancel our Northern Lights excursion. The lights had been quite active (one of the employees at McKinley Chalets shared pictures from her IPhone she had taken the week before), but as luck would have it the weather was atrocious. We debated about going anyway, to pet the sled dogs and have reindeer stew, but it got back at 1a.m. and we had to be up at 3 for a very early morning flight, so we passed. I guess because I’ve been there so often I took very few pictures this time. I am a sucker for sled dogs and the other is a favorite of mine, DH and a duck taking a walk through Golden Heart Plaza. Alaska is my absolute favorite HAL cruise and land tour. 8 cruises so far (and two land trips). Our last one was in the summer of 2019. Take care all. I will be off to the Barnes Research Center later today for my drug trial screening, wish me luck. St Louis Sal Wishing you the best of luck today. Hoping you will be accepted for the trail and that it works for you. Lenda 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasick Sailor Posted April 13, 2021 #25 Share Posted April 13, 2021 2 hours ago, rafinmd said: Wishing for a good result for your drug trial experience. Roy Ditto! Prayers going out to you St. Louis Sal! 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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