The Daily for Monday May 24, 2021

[richwmn]

 

Today is International Tiara Day, National Escargot Day, and Victoria Day(Canada)

I am certain there is too much certainty in the world. - Michael Crichton

Meal suggestion for today - Garlic Butter Shrimp Scampi

Drink of the Day - Gin Gin Mule

Wine of the day - Markus Huber 2019 Terrassen Grüner Veltliner (Traisental) Austria

Port of the Day - Osaka Japan

At Sea Gulf of California
Koningsdam Destination La Paz MX eta 5/28
Westerdam Destination Los Angeles eta 5/30

At Sea Mediterranean Sea
Eurodam Destination Limasol CY eta 5/25

At Sea Pacific
Noordam Destination La Paz MX eta 5/24

Corfu GR
Volendam
Zaandam

Great Stirrup Cay
Nieuw Statendam

La Paz MX
Zuiderdam Anchorage

Long Beach
Nieuw Amsterdam Anchorage

Torquay UK
Oosterdam

Venice IT
Rotterdam

 

 

 

[portofrome]

Thank you for the Daily Report.

[dfish]

Good morning, everyone.

 

Well, we didn't get the needed rain yesterday, so the next chance is Wednesday. 

 

Happy Victoria Day to our Canadian neighbors.   I'll wear a tiara, but someone else can have my escargot.   The drink of the day sounds interesting and I'm looking forward to the wine description.

 

 I'm heading to the pool shortly.  My back is really crying for it.  

 

Today's recipe looks wonderful.  I may just have to stop at the store and get some shrimp on my way home.  I'll put it over riced cauliflower to lower the carb count and it should make a wonderful dinner.  

 

https://damndelicious.net/2019/02/04/garlic-butter-shrimp-scampi/

 

 

[puppycanducruise]

Good morning.  Happy Victoria Day!

I don't have a tiara to wear 🙁.  Wish I had some escargot. 

Amusing quote that's also true.

Thanks for the recipe @dfish That looks great.

Looking forward to reading about the wine and drink of the day.

Another port I have not visited.  Thanks in advance for the pictures.

Sending prayers for everyone on the Care List.  A toast to all who celebrate.

Stay safe.

 

[Gail & Marty sailing away]

Thanks for the info ..

[kazu]

Thanks for the Daily, Rich and our morning smile 🙂 

 

Happy Monday and a very happy Victoria Day to everyone who celebrates!

 

 

Escargot day?  YUM 🙂. I absolutely love them.  They do a pretty decent job of them on the BHB, too 😉 

 

 

That quote of Crichton’s is so true.  Love shrimp scampi but it seems strange that’s the meal for the day when it’s escargot day.  Well, one can always have both 😉 

 

It’s a BRRRR-Y cold morning here.  Glad I covered the planters I left outside and brought the others in.  It looks like our rain has finally stopped so I can put the pedal to the metal today and get started outside.  About time.  I’ll focus on what can tolerate another cold night though and then, hopefully, it is clear sailing 🤞 

 

Today’s Care List:

Kakalina and prayers for possible surgery

Welfare of furloughed crews

Garlictown recovery from arm surgery

StLouisCruisers’s DS surgery recovery & DB’s struggle with insurance to pay for operation

57redbird’s DH’s recovery, rehab and she as caregiver

St. Louis Sal’s drug trial

Sharon in Az’s ear

Mary229’s 2 sisters with lymphoma.

NextOne’s DH sent back to hospital from rehab

durangoscots fight with Home Depot for missing patio door & window

dfish’s next door endless barking dog

Loss of St. Louis Sal’s church friend.

St. Louis Sal’s friend’s liver transplant friend  complications

 

Garden Club participants - This is probably one of my best tips for those that don’t want to do a lot of watering of their planters. Use Soil Moist.  It helps the earth retain the moisture and releases it back to the plant.  I have a lot of planters and this makes a big difference for me.  A jar can do a number of planters.  Just under $20 here in New Brunswick.  If you can’t get it locally, it’s well worth ordering IMO.

 

This is the front:

 

and the instructions

 

 

Prayers for everyone on the Care list & for those that need them and 🥂 to those on the Celebratory / Shout Out list.

 

Have a great Monday everyone.  And just so everyone remembers how Queen Victoria looked when she came to the throne:

 

 

Stay safe and please don’t forget your masks 😷 

[rafinmd]

Thank you for the Victoria Day Daily, Rich.  I think this is my "outsider" day.  While I will salute Tiaras, I'll pass on both the Escargot and the Shrimp Scampi.  As a first generation American with family in Canada I will salute Victoria Day and love the quote by Crichton.  I've been to Osaka twice, most recently on the Amsterdam in 2017.  My alternate dinner suggestion is Chilled Apple Vichyssoise, Fruit Cup au Natural, and Linguini with Prosciutto and Gorgonzola as served on MS Prinsendam May 24, 2015.

 

Celebrations and Shoutouts:

Occasional posters including sassy-one and d9704011

Victoria Day

Teachers, school workers and at home surrogates

Front Line Health Care Workers

Cease fire in Palestine

Jabs for HAL crew (While we haven’t heard specifically I suspect Ft. Lauderdale and Los Angeles besides San Deigo)

Congrats Phil Mickelson

Toots from Fott Lauderdale

My continuing improvement

Atexsix booking a stroke recovery celebration cruise
and Sabine, HAL’s likely first female Captain(I know this is a repeat but she’s worth it)

 

Roy

 

 

 

[Mr. Boston]

Good morning and thanks for the daily report Rich.  If I see someone wearing a tiara today I’ll know why.  The escargot lover’s will be happy today.  Happy Victoria Day to our Canadian friends up north.  Totally spot on quote today.  Todays recipe sounds delicious and I like dfish’s substitution.  Can’t wait to see the photos of today’s port as I’ve never been there.  Prayers to all those in need.  

[Crazy For Cats]

Good Morning Everyone, thanks for the daily report.  I’ll pass on the escargot and the shrimp.  I like today’s quote, seems very true.  I’m feeling more confident that our November cruise will happen.  We booked air and hotel for that cruise on points.  The plus is that should things change I can cancel without penalty.  I hope everyone has a good start to the work week.

[cat shepard]

Thank you for today’s Daily, Rich! Sitting at my dealership waiting for my routine maintenance appointment. Just enough time to research the wine du jour. 

 

They were really quick checking me in this morning only four other appointments. They are still being careful. Just three of us in the waiting room. 
 

Thank you Roy & Jacque for keeping our lists! Morning Dailitrs& my Sisters. 

 

I actually have a tiara that was a retirement presentation. I might even have a picture of me wearing it. I will look. Love escargots and when paired with the meal during jour, my garlic gene will be very happy.  Happy Victoria Day to my neighbors up North, hope you get to celebrate it a bit more this year. 
 

Debbie, love today’s meal. And I might substitute zoodles for the pasta. 
 

Prayers for all who need our support. Cheers to all who are celebrating. Stay well everyone!
 

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Today’s white wine is available from several online distributors with a price starting at $15.49. There seems to be a bit conflicting opinion about the body, but I would like to try it. 

Winemaker Notes

#57 Wine Enthusiast Top 100 of 2020

Medium green yellow; pure pepper on the nose; hinting at typical Grüner spiciness; aromatic herbs and yellow fruit; dense and complex on the palate; great promise for the future. Goes best with fish e.g. with trout or salmon; also very good with spicy food; especially asian cuisine.

WE92 Wine Enthusiast: A subtle tone of yeast on the nose has a bright edge of lemon zest. The palate also combined savory, textured yeast with tingling, zesty lemon, resulting in a lovely combination of richness and tangy freshness. The body is slender, concentrated, dry and vivid. 

JS90 James Suckling: A fresh, bright white with sliced-lemon and green-apple aromas and flavors. Medium body. Creamy finish. Drink now. Screw cap.

Edited May 24, 2021 by cat shepard

[summer slope]

Good morning.  I'll have to dust off my Tiara.  Do not care for Escargot. Happy Victoria Day to our Northern neighbors.  The meal sounds wonderful, will save for another day. 

Going to be a hot and sunny day.  Sister and BIL are here for a week, so will enjoy family time.

Prayers and toasts to our lists.

Stay safe, social distance, and wear your mask.

Gin Gin Mule:

Ingredients
8 mint leaves
1 ounce simple syrup
3/4 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
1 1/2 ounces gin
4 to 5 ounces ginger beer, to taste
Mint sprig, for garnish
Steps to Make It

Gather the ingredients.
In a cocktail shaker, add the mint leaves, simple syrup, and lime juice. Muddle well to release the essence of the herbs.
Add gin and fill the shaker with ice.
Shake well.
Strain into a highball glass filled with fresh ice. Double straining is recommended if you don't want any hint of small particles or torn herbs in your beverage.
Top with ginger beer.
Garnish with a sprig of mint. Serve and enjoy.

[cat shepard]

I forgot about my wand. And “fur” stole. 😎

[sassy~one]

Good Morning Everyone, thank you for the post. 

[kazu]

44 minutes ago, cat shepard said:

I actually have a tiara that was a retirement presentation.

 

That must be a retirement “thing”.  I was given one at my retirement party, too 😬 

[seagarsmoker]

Thank you for the Daily Report!

[cunnorl]

Good Morning from a warm and sunny day at the beach

   Happy Victoria Day to all our Canadian friends!

Love Shrimp scampi, escargot not so much.  Never been to Osaka- hope to see some pictures.

   I also have a tiara from my retirement party. Maybe it is a tradition!

   Off to water aerobics this morning. 

   Hope everyone is doing OK.  Prayers and good thoughts to all my CC friends.

 

Stay safe and enjoy today

  

[kochleffel]

Sasha will wear her tiara if she can find it. She hasn't worn it since watching the last Royal Wedding. (Sasha is a cat, but she thinks that she's a leopard.)

 

Grüner Veltliner is the typical white wine of the Danube Valley. It's also grown in this area, so I could drink a local one. In general, varieties found in Austria and Germany grow well in the Finger Lakes: Lemberger (Blaufränkisch in Austria), Riesling, Grüner Veltliner .

[1ANGELCAT]

Good morning and thanks for the update.

  It’s a beautiful cool morning, only supposed to be 70 today , a nice break from the heat and humidity ( back Wednesday)

I will gladly take anyone’s Escargot. Yum

     The Viking Orion is still at anchor in Bermuda waiting to complete quarantine, on Wednesday she moves to Hamilton to prepare for sailing  June 15.   Progress🍾🎉
         We can anticipate our BHB on Saturday for a brief visit then again on June 7. 
 Blessings and prayers to all on our lists.

 

[travelnap]

Happy Victoria Day to all our Canadian friends.

[StLouisCruisers]

Good morning everyone!  Happy Victoria Day!  Thanks to Rich for this edition of the Daily.  The list keepers, Jacqui and Roy, did a fine job as usual.  I am glad you are recovering well, Roy.  

 

I have not been to Osaka before so will enjoy photos of it if any are posted here.  We didn't have any photos of yesterday's port, Luanda,  did we?  Hoping for more luck today.

 

LOL on all the retirement tiaras!  Congrats to all who received one.  Escargot Day is not my cup of tea, though DH loves them when on a ship.  It's a special event for him.  The menu today of Garlic Butter Shrimp Scampi sounds great.  Thanks to Debbie for her recipe suggestion.  Jacqui's gardening tip of the day makes a lot of sense.  So "YAY!" from this cheerleader!  Congrats to all on the Celebration List today.  I'm sending my own congratulations to my DGS's soccer team who is #3 in the country this week in his age group.  They keep advancing along to the soccer finals.  We're planning a trip to Missouri to see the US Youth Soccer Midwest Regionals later in June so we can watch him play.  Kids from about 16 states will play in the tournament.  At the same time we can visit all of our family members who are in hospital, rehab or nursing home.  At the rate we're going that will take a lot of time!

 

For those on the Care List I hope and pray for improvement for all of you.  Let's get that list pared down to practically nothing!  Nothing would make me happier.🙂

[AncientWanderer]

Happy Victoria Day, Canadian friends!  🇨🇦     Not sure how you celebrate, but a shrimp scampi dinner sounds like a good way.  While wearing one's tiara.

 

Have a lovely day, Everyone.  Whether celebrating or facing challenges, I hope your week starts out just right.  👌  😊  🌻

[travelingbums]

Thank you everyone for sharing and caring😀.

 

 

Happy Monday to all.

[smitty34877]

 Good  morning  everyone  and  thanks  to  Rich,  et al   for  the  Daily.   I  am  partial  to  escargot  and  tiara's  and  the  recipe  today  looks  great.  I  hope  our  Northern  friends  are  enjoying  Victoria  Day and  that  the  fireworks  were  not  too  overdone.  We  have  not  been  to  Japan  but  would  love  to  go.

 

My  status  as  the  family  princess  started  when  I  informed  my  children  that  my  camping  days were over. I  had  done  enough  sleeping  on  the  ground,in  the  rain  etc in  my  twenties  and  would  not  agree  to  more. DH found  a  plastic  tiara  in  a  card  store  which  I  drag  out  on  holidays  to 

avoid  having  to  do  dishes! It  works!   DB  gave  me  one  on  our  first  cruise  together  and  I  wore  it  every  night  with  dinner.   It  has  been  tough  to  be  a  princess  during  a  pandemic.   Terry     

[ger_77]

Good morning, thanks for the Daily!  I do have a real tiara - a small one that I wore for Grade 12 graduation in 1971; my parents purchased it at the small jewellery store in our town.  I truly felt regal wearing it.  Love escargots and usually have them on a BHB, but have made them at home - I have a dynamite recipe that a friend of ours created, one that will definitely keep the vampires away.  

 

Happy Victoria Day to all Canadians - some say we still celebrate Queen Victoria's birthday because every month needs a long weekend.  I say it's because - especially for people on the prairies - we like to experience 4 seasons in 3 days.  Its great for those who like to go camping, it really tests their skills.  LOL

 

So let's see, this past week we've gone from record breaking high temperatures to snow, and now we're under a rainfall warning.  Ah, this must be spring.

 

We've been to Japan twice and have been escorted around various places by our DDIL's parents, but have not been to Osaka.  I'm sure that like other cities in Japan, it has a myriad of beautiful places and things to see.  I'll be anxious to see photos here.

 

Love the menu suggestion for today and I just happen to have some shrimp in the freezer, so I think I'll get them thawed out and put together the dish for us tonight.  When it comes to the garlic, I'll use the "measure with your heart" way of adding it,  and see what happens.  DH loves the lemon aspect, so we've got a dish made in Heaven for the two of us!  And wine.

 

Prayers for everyone who needs them and even for those who don't think they do.  Extra healing prayers for Roy.  Raising the glasses and toasting all on the celebration list.  Stay safe, be well, wash your hands, and wear your masks!

 

Smooth Sailing!  🙂🙂🙂

Gerry

 

 

[garlictown]

😎83° (28°C) later today.👍 Thank You for the daily, Rich @richwmn, Jacqui @kazu for the Care List and to Roy @rafinmd for the Celebration List.

We live in the Garlic Capital so like most foods with the bulb.😊

🚢The cruise planned for 2022 on the Noordam doesn't seem to have Osaka on the itinerary so I'm looking forward to seeing photos. We did have three ports in Japan the last time on a HAL ship but sadly no Osaka then either.....just Naha, Nagasaki and Fukuoka.🇯🇵

🙏Prayers to all in need and Happy Victoria Day to my good friends to the north.🇨🇦

Katie