The Daily for Sunday October 03, 2021

[Cruise Suzy]

7 minutes ago, StLouisCruisers said:

We were actually there on the Rotterdam that day

 

What a small world!

 

Here you are early in the morning

 

 

the Rotterdam later in the day

[Seasick Sailor]

Blessed Sunday Daily-ites. Thank you Rich, Roy, and the Daily contributor ladies for food and drinks. 

 

We have been to the Caribbean many times and Castries has great shopping. We're scheduled to be there the day after Christmas this year.

 

God bless our fishermen and the fleets! 

 

 

 

 

 

Yesterday we couldn't take the hammering and left for lunch, which turned into Happy Hour as our neighbors were in the restaurant and we gabbed for another hour or so. Got home at 4:30 and they were still jack hammering. So we hopped on Elvis and visited neighbors along the way. There was a little concert going on and we stopped and listened for a bit. Home at 6:30 and the crew was packing up thankfully. 

 

Yesterday my niece adopted a dog from Frosted Faces, a place where senior dogs are adopted out. His name is Rocky and he's adorable. 

 

Please take a moment tomorrow and say a prayer for my boyfriend and hubby. He's having MOHS surgery on his ear in the morning. 

 

Have a great day. Cheers, prayers and blessings.

 

Edited October 3, 2021 by Seasick Sailor
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[St. Louis Sal]

Good morning all!

 

It’s been a busy week and this coming week is no different.

 

I met my boyfriend, (eventually my DH) when I was 20, he was 30. I was too young to drink so he would buy my wine at dinner 🥰. Blessings for all the fishing fleets around the world. We were an inter generational household, my grandmother lived with us from the time I was 4. She was born in 1896 and had such great stories to tell. 
 

I have been called a know-it-all in my life (as well as a lot of other things 😁).

 

I will gladly have a mudslide, the wine sounds luscious, but pumpkin should be confined to pies 😉.

 

I haven’t been to Saint Lucia, know the pictures will be beautiful.

 

Last night I went to dinner at a local restaurant called Small Batch. They are quite interesting as their specialty is bourbon, but their menu is vegetarian. I had Pad Thai with tofu, a cauliflower appetizer and a drink called a Seelbach, which was a mix of bourbon, brandy and champagne. I only took a picture of the drink (when it was almost empty 😂). Afterwards we went to the symphony.  Yefim Bronfman, the pianist, was the soloist. He played Rachmaninov beautifully but his encore was Debussy’s “Clair de Lune” and it was heavenly.  This afternoon my oldest DD, a good friend, and one of the flutists from the symphony are doing a program they’ve dubbed “concert in the backyard”. The audience will be spread out in my DD’s backyard, the three flutists will be playing on the deck above. Keeping my fingers crossed the weather will cooperate. 
 

Prayers for those on our cares list 🙏 and the celebrations are a delight 🍷. My friend, whom I’ve mentioned in the past who had a liver transplant, went home this week! That is a celebration, but also a concern. His transplant was 5 months ago, he went through kidney shutdown and Covid! He had the biggest smile in the car as he left the hospital, but now his wife and daughter will be taking care of him at home. Prayers for their strength and his continued improvement. 
 

Take care all!

 

St Louis Sal

Edited October 3, 2021 by St. Louis Sal

[StLouisCruisers]

5 minutes ago, Cruise Suzy said:

 

What a small world!

 

Here you are early in the morning

 

 

the Rotterdam later in the day

 

Thanks!  Here you are in the morning across the way from us.

 

And here you are heading out to sea right ahead of us.

[puppycanducruise]

@mamaofamiHope you have a wonderful day with your family.

[travelingbums]

Thank you everyone for sharing and caring😀.

 

 

Have a wonderful Sunday.

[StLouisCruisers]

@Seasick Sailorprayers for Allen's mohs surgery tomorrow.🙏🙏

[smitty34877]

Good morning  everyone. My great nephew(Camilla 's dad) is a fisherman and the family very much supports the blessing of the fleet.We all heave a sigh of relief  when he and his crew  safely return from each long trip.

Intergenerational  day is everyday  around here and DH has been my boyfriend for over 45 years  now.

I will pass on the recipe .We are having Diner takeout tonight and I am so excited.Like  @mamaofami, we don't  eat inside either!

Our first cruise was with my mom,brother's and their wives on the Queen Mary. We had a great time but both my brother and mom were very ill.DH and I took my debilitated  mother swimming on a beach in St Lucia and we all had a wonderful time.We took no pictures that day but I remember it so clearly all these years later. What a beautiful place. 

@grapau27,I intend to get myself to England someday soon and have an English Sunday lunch.It looks great.

Take care everyone.

Terry

[StLouisCruisers]

@St. Louis Salprayers for your liver transplant friend who is now home from the hospital.  Good wishes for his continued recovery.🙏🙏

[kazu]

13 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

Please take a moment tomorrow and say a prayer for my boyfriend and hubby. He's having MOHS surgery on his ear in the morning. 

 

Praying for a very successful surgery and a speedy recovery for your DH 🙏

[kazu]

1 minute ago, StLouisCruisers said:

@St. Louis Salprayers for your liver transplant friend who is now home from the hospital.  Good wishes for his continued recovery.🙏🙏

 

I join you in those prayers 🙏

[Seasick Sailor]

1 minute ago, StLouisCruisers said:

@St. Louis Salprayers for your liver transplant friend who is now home from the hospital.  Good wishes for his continued recovery.🙏🙏

 

Yes. Prayers for your friend. Long recovery and prayers for the care givers.

[ger_77]

Good morning, thanks for the Daily!  I sleep with my boyfriend every night; like @St. Louis SalI met DH when I was too young to legally go into the bars (I was 19, he was 33), but fortunately I looked older and was able to get away with ordering my own drinks.  Bless the fishing fleet; it's a dangerous job and one that deserves it's own day.  We will celebrate intergeneration day this coming week when we head to Calgary to visit our DS and his family.

 

12 years ago today we boarded the Rotterdam VI for our first ever family cruise.  We flew our son from Japan to Athens where we embarked, and made the most amazing memories.   Highlights were presiding over my step-daughter and son-in-law's wedding at the Acropolis the night before boarding, and having all of us touching the pyramids of Egypt a few days later.  We've added a daughter-in-law and 2 grandsons to the group since then, so will have to begin planning another one in the future.

 

I've had pumpkin ravioli, and quite enjoyed it, but would prefer if someone else made it for me.  I like the idea of using won ton wrappers though, as it would make them a little lighter.   I've also had today's wine - several times.  And yes, I do enjoy it!  Yesterday I had planned on having a barbecue dinner for us, but DH and his son ended up heading out of town (something about a car) and didn't return until later in the evening, so I made myself a toasted bacon & tomato sandwich.  Barring any last minute out-of-town trips, DH and I will be enjoying the sausage with apple & saskatoon berries, dilled potatoes and a salad for dinner tonight.  And wine.

 

@Seasick Sailor will definitely keep your DH in my prayers for his surgery tomorrow.

@St. Louis Sal what great news for your friend coming home - a joyous time for everyone!

 

Prayers for everyone who needs them and even for those who don't think they do.  Raising the glasses together tonight to celebrate all on the happy list.  Stay well, wash your hands, be safe, wear your masks, and hydrate!

 

Smooth Sailing!  🙂🙂🙂

Gerry

 

 

[KirkNC]

Happy Sunday!

[rafinmd]

2 hours ago, rafinmd said:

I've been to Castries a few times but I don't think ever on a BHB

I was mistaken about that.  I've actually been there 4 times, Celebrity Infinity in 2012, Prinsendam in 2013. Amsterdam 2014, and Grandeur of the Seas 2018.  I'll post a couple of photos of the Pitons.  On my tour from the Prinsendam we got pretty close from the land side:

 

 

Castries was not on our itinerary for the last segment of the 2014 World Cruise but it became a substitution when the itinerary was revised due to missing African ports due to Ebola.  We passed by the Pitons early in the morning on the way to the dock:

 

Roy

[smitty34877]

@Seasick Sailor ,prayers for DH's surgery tomorrow 

and  to StLouis Sal,so happy your friend made it home!

[rafinmd]

50 minutes ago, St. Louis Sal said:

My friend, whom I’ve mentioned in the past who had a liver transplant, went home this week! That is a celebration, but also a concern. His transplant was 5 months ago, he went through kidney shutdown and Covid! He had the biggest smile in the car as he left the hospital, but now his wife and daughter will be taking care of him at home. Prayers for their strength and his continued improvement. 

Prayers for a continuing recovery.

 

53 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

Please take a moment tomorrow and say a prayer for my boyfriend and hubby. He's having MOHS surgery on his ear in the morning. 

 

Prayers as well for Allen.  Also I guess the good news about the drilling is that there's a finite amount to be done and that time is getting closer.  I certainly hope you get a reprieve on that when Allen comes home from his surgery.

 

Roy

[puppycanducruise]

@Seasick SailorPrayers for a successful surgery for your DH.

[grapau27]

@SeaSickSailorPrayers from us both for a successful surgery for your DH tomorrow.

[Overhead Fred]

Here are a couple pictures from Castries (2019, Koningsdam). 

 

We plan on returning in April, 2022 on the Nieuw Statendam!

 

[cat shepard]

@Seasick Sailor

 

Joy, prayers for both Allen and you. You are both in it together!

[Live4cruises]

@St. Louis Sal, all the music sounds wonderful.  I would have loved to have been there for the flashiness of Rachmaninov followed by the haunting quiet of Debussy.  Thank you for the big smile and melodies flowing through my brain.  

[garlictown]

👍Thank you Rich @richwmn for The Daily and to Roy @rafinmd for the Care and Celebration Lists.

🙏 Prayers to all in need and Happy Sunday!😎

Katie

[Quartzsite Cruiser]

Good morning from a cool central Texas, but we'll warm up to the upper 80s.

 

I met my boyfriend when I was 19 and he was 21, and by the time we married nine months later (not because we had to) I was 20 and he was 22.  We celebrated our 54th anniversary last month.  Blessing of the fleet was celebrated in Corpus Christi when we lived there in the early 1970s.  We hope for a multigeneration get together with our DDs and their guys before we head to Quartzsite in a couple of weeks.

 

The Isaac Asimov quote is good and truer than we like to admit.

 

I'll pass on the meal and the drink.  The wine sounds like one I'd like and I may have had it on a ship.

 

@kazu  I saw the housecleaning meme on FB as was thinking about posting it too.  Also, I've had the same cashier at the self-checkout a few times.  😉

@St. Louis Sal    Sounds like a wonderful night last night and a good concert today.  Glad your friend is finally home.  Sending best wishes and good thoughts for his continued recovery and for his family's strength in caring for him.

@grapau27  Graham, when we did the P&O world cruise on Oriana, the Sunday roast dinner was a favorite.

 

We have been to St. Luicia many times, but only twice when we had a digital camera.  We stopped there in 2000 on the Oriana and in 2015 on the Ruby Princess.  We've also been there on the Noordam III and the Ryndam.

 

We have always rented a car or hired a taxi and driven to Soufriere.  Twice when the ship was in port longer, we have contiued on around the southern tip of the island and then across the island back to Castries.  In 2015, that part of the plan was derailed because of a flat tire.  It took a while to find a place to repair the tire, but we still made it to Soufriere and on to our favorite stop, the Ladera Resort and Dasheen Restaurant.

 

Thompson Celebration (AKA Noordam III) greeted us when we arrived in Castries.

 

Castries from our balcony

 

Ladera Resort and Dasheen Restaurant are just off the road south of Soufriere.  The resort is situated so you look out between the Pitons and down on Sugar Beach.  We've toured the resort and all the rooms face the water, and are open on the water side, even the bathrooms.  However, the tubs/showers have shower curtains on both sides.  These were all taken from Dasheen.

 

 

The hotel

 

Their gardens and a memorial to 9/11 in the gardens

 

Soufriiere

 

Coast lines

 

Lenda

 

 

 

Edited October 3, 2021 by Quartzsite Cruiser

[durangoscots]

Sunny and cool today. But yesterday when the clouds lifted the mountain peaks were white. And driving home yesterday from the shelter I saw great swaths of yellow on the ridges. I think winter is on its way. We are due for more rain later this week. We need it.

 

Spent most of yesterday sleeping- I suspect a reaction to the Covid booster. Feel much better to day and Bandit and I plan a long walk. I have not been to today's destination... and I am not great fan of pumpkin ravioli ... like others I feel pumpkin belongs in pies.The mudslide sounds awfully rich. I find my stomach is getting less tolerant as I get older. Given all that, I would love to pick my meals and drinks on a BHB. It may be awhile.

 

Susan