Quartzsite Cruiser Posted September 2, 2021 #101 Share Posted September 2, 2021 (edited) 24 minutes ago, atexsix said: Thanks! He still doesn't know, I have all the luggage tags and documents, I really don't think he's going to figure out something is up until we step off the elevator on deck 7 instead of 4. Bon voyage and have a great cruise. Hope DD remains in the dark until you get to the cabin. Lenda Edited September 2, 2021 by Quartzsite Cruiser 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted September 2, 2021 #102 Share Posted September 2, 2021 34 minutes ago, atexsix said: Good morning, a quick check in today. It's our last full day at home before we sail. We lost yesterday, the covid tests were a full day endeavor. Only have today and tomorrow morning to finish the last of the packing and other odds/ends. Prayers to all that are having weather challenges. Thoughts and prayers for everything/everyone else. Thanks to all the listers. Please keep us in your prayers for a safe cruise. Will check in again upon our return, with some pictures I hope. Have a great Labor/Labour Day weekend everyone! I hope you both have a wonderful cruise. I'm sure your dad will be delighted with your upgraded cabin. Graham 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybear Posted September 2, 2021 #103 Share Posted September 2, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, cat shepard said: Thank you for today’s Daily, Rich! VJ Day is an important date to always remember. Thank you @grapau27for explaining Calendar Adjustment Day! Thank you for keeping our lists, Roy! Morning Dailyite family! Hello @billfishwelcome to the Daily!@CrabbyPattipraying all is well. @Quartzsite Cruiser Happy 54th Anniversary. Now that is “sticking power “! It is a lovely morning here. Another Fall teaser. Today is back to the doc day. Hoping I lose two pounds as quickly as the British and their colonies lost 11 days. Would love to lose the brace and start therapy. I have a tiny bit left in my file project. Should finish up today. Prayers for all who need our support. Cheers to all who are celebrating! Stay well everyone! ********* Paltrinieri 2019 Radice (Lambrusco di Sorbara)Central Italy Not a huge Lambrusco fan, but this superbly rated sparkling wine deserves further investigation. Several online distributors with prices starting at $19.99. Winemaker Notes #21 Wine Enthusiast Top 100 of 2020 The Radice Lambrusco di Sorbara is a salmon pink colorwith very fine and persistent perlage. Notes of raspberry and grapefruit on the nose with freshness and marked acidity on the palate. WE95 Wine Enthusiast: Made by carrying out the second fermentation in the bottle, this radiant, lightly sparkling wine opens with heady aromas of citrus, violet and a yeasty whiff of bread dough. Bone-dry and delicious, the energized palate delivers tart sour cherry, juicy pomegranate, pink grapefruit and white pepper alongside crisp acidity and a savory hint of saline. One bottle probably won’t be enough. Editors' Choice. I developed a new appreciation of Lambrusco when we spent a week in the region, there are many dry and off dry versions. Much different to the Riunite on ice, nice, of the 70’s! this is a recent buy, yummy, slightly off dry, think bubbly rose. 90 Points - Wine Enthusiast Lovely, fresh and lightly sparkling, this vibrant, delightful wine opens with heady violet and red berry scents. The refined, almost ethereal palate delivers crushed raspberry, strawberry, tangerine and ginger notes alongside tangy acidity. Edited September 2, 2021 by bennybear 16 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted September 2, 2021 #104 Share Posted September 2, 2021 2 hours ago, StLouisCruisers said: Sweet photos of the twins' first day back to school. My DD teaches 4th (or sometimes 5th) grade students and she loves that age. They still adore their teachers! Her baby Austin is 13 years old today and this was his first day back to school last week. 8th grade Catholic school. Looks like he's got a Beatle's haircut this year! Happy 13th birthday to Austin today. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Vict0riann Posted September 2, 2021 #105 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Wow, already page 5. Such a lot going on! @sailingdutchy, I'm so sorry Natascha will miss her visit to you, hope everything clears up and she can make it a little later. @mamaofami, do take care of yourself after that fall. Happy Anniversaries to those celebrating, now I am thoroughly confused.... I need to write notes to myself as I read the posts so I can respond properly. Welcome, newcomers! And Bon Voyage, @atexsix, good luck with the big surprise. We definitely want to see pictures! And for those in the East getting hit by Ida, please send a bit this way. Now we just have the "possibility of rain" on Saturday. Pat is going now for his first physio session. He got mad at me yesterday for posting that his game of golf caused the bad shoulder! He will be very disappointed if he has to give it up for a while. 16 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon in AZ Posted September 2, 2021 #106 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Good morning everyone and Happy Thursday from the Nieuw Amsterdam. Breakfast in the Pinnacle Grill. I saw Rudi Sodamin as we entered but didn’t realize it was him until he was long past us. Have a great day! 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted September 2, 2021 #107 Share Posted September 2, 2021 2 hours ago, sailingdutchy said: Today was going to be such a wonderful day when after 19 months our DD was coming home to visit us from Rye, NY until I saw the warnings last evening on my iPad of flash flooding and tornado warnings in her area because of the tropical storm Ida. After I emailed her at about midnight and asked if they were OK there I received a message back half an hour later : Dad I can not come tomorrow our home is like an island with water all around us the water is about two and a half feet high the brand new car of our DSIL has water up to the door handles and the new 3 door garage is surrounded by a couple of feet of water . The crawlspace below the house has a couple of feet of water and some water is seeping into one of the windows …….. About 15.000 homes in Rye according to police estimates are under water and they told us to shelter into place. The crawl space where the furnace is is filled with water and we can’t go down there due to live wires . We are unable to flush toilets and don’t trust tap water ………. Sorry dad I have to cancel my flight …………. Natascha 😢😢 This is dreadful news. Sending prayers 🙏 for your daughter and son in law. Graham. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybear Posted September 2, 2021 #108 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Good morning and thanks all, I’m behind, and will read later today. I got distracted by the wine and the port. We’ve spent six weeks in Crete one of our favourite places so I’ll share some spots near Heraklion, which is not my favourite! If you visit Crete do yourself a favour and spend at least two weeks! It’s a massive island. 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybear Posted September 2, 2021 #109 Share Posted September 2, 2021 A few more photos of the ancient city of Malia, the wine amphora would be big enough for a daily party. And a monastery where they hid allied soldiers until they could be safely evacuated by submarines in WW2. 26 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted September 2, 2021 #110 Share Posted September 2, 2021 24 minutes ago, bennybear said: Good morning and thanks all, I’m behind, and will read later today. I got distracted by the wine and the port. We’ve spent six weeks in Crete one of our favourite places so I’ll share some spots near Heraklion, which is not my favourite! If you visit Crete do yourself a favour and spend at least two weeks! It’s a massive island. Nice photos. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon in AZ Posted September 2, 2021 #111 Share Posted September 2, 2021 We are in Ketchikan today. 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising-along Posted September 2, 2021 #112 Share Posted September 2, 2021 57 minutes ago, Quartzsite Cruiser said: Thanks for the good wishes. I'm surprised with all that is posted to be included in both lists, you can keep everything in order as well as you do. Lenda PS I would prefer the hot chocoate to the pea soup anyday. 😁 I'm surprised too, it's a big job to keep us all straight but Roy does a great job! 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasick Sailor Posted September 2, 2021 #113 Share Posted September 2, 2021 (edited) Good afternoon. Not sure I've ever been so late. Thanks Rich for the Daily. Happy Anniversary, Happy Birthday to Sandi's grandson, and Bon Voyage to Bruno and others. Prayers, Cheers and Blessings! I jumped out of bed and completed chores by 7:30. Fed our birds again as the "herd" of bucks came thru last night and wiped us out. Our neighbor caught them on the deer cam and said the deer were taking turns drinking out of the bird bath. Allen for whatever reason is craving beef vegetable soup. I had shredded and frozen pot roast, so just ran to market for veggies and baguette. Done with that! We had an awesome time at the Tina Turner tribute last night. This gal is fabulous and engaged with audience. I'll see if I can post the picture of her coming over to sit on Allen's lap. You can see Allen was kinda shocked!! Fired our lawn mower this morning. They are new, there is a language barrier and they are not good at mowing or proper billing. We are #6 in letting them go. A shame but no time for emailing back and forth. Mahjongg tonight and looking forward to Happy Hour! Edited September 2, 2021 by Seasick Sailor Added photo 16 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StLouisCruisers Posted September 2, 2021 #114 Share Posted September 2, 2021 1 hour ago, grapau27 said: Happy 13th birthday to Austin today. Thank you for your wishes for Austin. I'll try to phone him after school today, but he's such a quiet boy it may be a short conversation. But we at least have to sing Happy Birthday to him and ask what their dinner plans are to celebrate.🎂 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quartzsite Cruiser Posted September 2, 2021 #115 Share Posted September 2, 2021 @StLouisCruisers Sandi, Happy Birthday to Austin. Lenda 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimgev Posted September 2, 2021 #116 Share Posted September 2, 2021 3 hours ago, sailingdutchy said: Today was going to be such a wonderful day when after 19 months our DD was coming home to visit us from Rye, NY until I saw the warnings last evening on my iPad of flash flooding and tornado warnings in her area because of the tropical storm Ida. After I emailed her at about midnight and asked if they were OK there I received a message back half an hour later : Dad I can not come tomorrow our home is like an island with water all around us the water is about two and a half feet high the brand new car of our DSIL has water up to the door handles and the new 3 door garage is surrounded by a couple of feet of water . The crawlspace below the house has a couple of feet of water and some water is seeping into one of the windows …….. About 15.000 homes in Rye according to police estimates are under water and they told us to shelter into place. The crawl space where the furnace is is filled with water and we can’t go down there due to live wires . We are unable to flush toilets and don’t trust tap water ………. Sorry dad I have to cancel my flight …………. Natascha 😢😢 That is horrible. I hope they will be alright. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StLouisCruisers Posted September 2, 2021 #117 Share Posted September 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Sharon in AZ said: Good morning everyone and Happy Thursday from the Nieuw Amsterdam. Breakfast in the Pinnacle Grill. I saw Rudi Sodamin as we entered but didn’t realize it was him until he was long past us. Have a great day! Your breakfast looks very good! It's mid afternoon here but I could go for some of that right now! So happy you're enjoying your cruise, and thanks for the photos. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StLouisCruisers Posted September 2, 2021 #118 Share Posted September 2, 2021 @bennybearthank you for the great photos of your time spent in Greece! @Vict0riannI think we move along to page 5 quickly on days we have lots of port photos. Sorry Pat got mad at you yesterday for spilling the beans. Just don't tell him next time!😂 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted September 2, 2021 #119 Share Posted September 2, 2021 2 hours ago. Hammond River is raging. the little islands are getting buried. this one is from 2 hours ago and now the road is closed. It’s totally flooded. 5 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StLouisCruisers Posted September 2, 2021 #120 Share Posted September 2, 2021 17 minutes ago, Quartzsite Cruiser said: @StLouisCruisers Sandi, Happy Birthday to Austin. Lenda Thanks Lenda! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StLouisCruisers Posted September 2, 2021 #121 Share Posted September 2, 2021 5 minutes ago, kazu said: 2 hours ago. Hammond River is raging. the little islands are getting buried. this one is from 2 hours ago and now the road is closed. It’s totally flooded. What a horrible storm this has been! I'm sorry for all who have been caught up in all the flooding and tornadoes. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted September 2, 2021 #122 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Just now, StLouisCruisers said: What a horrible storm this has been! I'm sorry for all who have been caught up in all the flooding and tornadoes. So agree. We have no subways here like New York so no one is stranded there. People have been told to stay home. And, of course a warning light came on the car that can’t be ignored. No way am I trying to drive the car in with hydroplaning risk (not to mention you shouldn’t drive with the warning light on). CAA to the rescue. 2. Hour wait with all the accidents and flooded vehicles. The appointment is for tomorrow so it works 😉 12 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbay Posted September 2, 2021 #123 Share Posted September 2, 2021 @Quartzsite CruiserHappy Anniversary! Enjoy your day! 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising-along Posted September 2, 2021 #124 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Just had to pop back in because we got the most fabulous news this morning! Our son and daughter-in-law will be moving from Pasadena up to Bellevue, WA next year and we couldn't be more thrilled! DDIL works for Disney but since they wanted to move her and other Imagineers to Florida, she's been looking for other work. We never dreamed it could be somewhere closer to us -- DS hasn't lived near us in about 25 years! His work allows him to work from home nearly anywhere in the country, so it will all work out. The reason for waiting to move is the new company is all working from home anyway so they think it may be early-mid 2022. 🙂 I don't know if I'll ever come down off the ceiling. 😄😄 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliaschief Posted September 2, 2021 #125 Share Posted September 2, 2021 23 minutes ago, kazu said: 2 hours ago. Hammond River is raging. the little islands are getting buried. this one is from 2 hours ago and now the road is closed. It’s totally flooded. Stay safe and praying for no damage. The neighbors across the street from us, here in Florida, had Louisiana relatives evacuate to their house. Neighbors brother’s house in La. was totally split in two by a large tree! They have all driven back here as they are without power in La. 5 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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