Something About Nothing............ #14

[Charade67]

charade it’s really coming together nicely. Don’t think I’ve ever seen that shade of counter top, striking. What did u choose for floor?

Thanks. The granite color is Viscon White. The floor will be a luxury vinyl. The color is Sienna. Here is a picture.

 

[macraven]

That flooring looks great!
Great choice - I really like it

 

[Pumpkin1172]

Quick evening stop in

Had a great evening. DH was surprised to see family members walk into the restraint once we had arrived. Had a great meal with lots of laughs and some gift opening.

His sister gifted him a special gift his mom had received when she turned 50. So that brought tears to all our eyes. It will now be passed to each family member who turns 50 for years to come.

Tomorrow I booked us to go to the pool. The GD and nieces will have fun on the water slides and lazy river.

I hope everyone has a great Saturday. I'll leave a light on for those who can't sleep and our friends across the pond.

 

[bobbie68]

Nice that you have the spa up and running already. That would be a cool thing to have if we had somewhere to put it.

B has reminded me of what happened to the missing suitcase. A few years ago we were in a hotel in Williamsburg. She got very sick and unfortunately the suitcase suffered. It wasn't worth trying to clean it. Yeah, I think a new set of luggage is in her future.

Thanks and glad that you solved the mystery of the missing suitcase wish it could have been under different circumstances. Luggage is a nice gift to give it's not something the kids would probably buy themselves.

 

[schumigirl]

Busy day, has struck me that the longer one is away on vacation, the longer it takes to assimilate back into RLcolor me captain obvious

charade it’s really coming together nicely. Don’t think I’ve ever seen that shade of counter top, striking. What did u choose for floor?


i’ve tried a few over the years. One of my kids got me one that I swear took up my whole island. Hated cleaning the greasy mess from Burgers Never thought to use for grilled sandwiches. Lucky if I eat a grilled cheese a couple times a year. Did ask the mr for a Xmas present, one of those cast iron type with long handles that campers use over a open fire. My mom used all the time on the gas stove.

adorable! Enjoy

oh what fun

never sat thru a whole episode for some reason


that week is often reported as the busiest of the haunt season. I ain’t afraid of no ghost. If it’s worse than crowds I’ve seen around Columbus Day weekend, will be rethinking my wisdom to book a 2nd trip around the same time period.

hell week was a serious consideration in the past, seems to have all but disappeared according to this:

https://www.floridasmart.com/articles/florida-public-school-calendars
Had expected smaller crowds due to pandemic, despite the predicted pent up local demand. Think many locals are taking their time re-emerging into the parks to interact with the out of state visitors I Can’t argue that thought, the state is just working their way out of some horrific numbers.

I’m sure U doesn’t want to admit that crowds are down this year, after what was reported as early sellouts. I Was told by different U employees that the TM calendar opened up for three HHN dates when I was there last week...Thursday, Friday & Sunday. The individuals seemed thrilled for the extra date options to attend.

my thot it was designed to inflate the crowds to near normal capacity. FOMO & all. Going to guess they will carefully watch ‘their gate’ throughout the season & continue to do so. Sunday was the slowest of the three nights we were there.

Had it’s moments for me. A fan of a few houses. Loved Haunting of Hill House as fan of the series. Beetlejuice is a beautiful homage to the movie. Would love to see it installed as permanent display in the parks.

overall, an average event for USO. Still, head’s above what you find elsewhere. Just had hoped for more bells & whistles for the 30th. Obviously, satisfied enough for a repeat trip

my suggestions…

do stay & scream, can knock out 2 or 3 houses before the crowds start to flow thru the gate.

If doing pizza fries at Louies, might want to grab during the day. Last sunday night waited nearly an hour for an order to appear on the table After the 8 pm theater show. Unacceptable IMO.

If looking to trim costs, even if $20 or so more a night that the more far-flung properties you mentioned, consider booking either Adventura or CB. CB is absolutely not my fav onsite resort by any means. Several on this thread do recommend it.

I added on 3 nights at SF after HHN. Note to self, better to do the budget property first on a split trip lol.

i diid notice many people using the SF boat, then strolling thru it’s lobby & out the door to their various resorts last week. Probably accounted for the much longer lines of people at dock vs the other resorts.

FYI, years ago, they did check room keys now & again on HHN nights when boarding boat. Didn’t see it this year.

Life is short, enjoy some special time with your son!

This one has a fitted drip tray that`s removable, so if you were coking food I imagine it`s better.

We don`t eat a lot of grilled sandwiches, the odd lunchtime in winter they may want one , but not a staple in this house. But, I`m glad I have it for them alone, as I said, i doubt I`d use it for anything else.

Hell week fell in the middle of one of our trips years ago, it was indeed so much busier. We were so glad we could go multiple nights.

Quick evening stop in

Had a great evening. DH was surprised to see family members walk into the restraint once we had arrived. Had a great meal with lots of laughs and some gift opening.

His sister gifted him a special gift his mom had received when she turned 50. So that brought tears to all our eyes. It will now be passed to each family member who turns 50 for years to come.

Tomorrow I booked us to go to the pool. The GD and nieces will have fun on the water slides and lazy river.

I hope everyone has a great Saturday. I'll leave a light on for those who can't sleep and our friends across the pond.
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That is a beautiful gift to treasure and then pass on.

Glad the evening went so well and have a fun day today with everyone.....and appreciated the light pumpkin.......pitch black here now in the mornings!





Went to bed so early for a Friday night.........but, slept well despite it being warmer than usual. We had 60F during the night, again, not normal for us in October. Going to be another lovely day for us.

Our gardener is coming to do what he thinks may now not be the last cuttings of the lawns, but they do need doing and some tidying of the leaves falling, and he`s taking a load of wine that`s been made in the man shed down there. It`s not really for me.......

Going out walking this morning with two other couples and each bringing one of their adult kids too who enjoy the walks, so should be nice and will be a little longer than our usual when it`s just the 2 of us, and breakfast in the cafe afterwards which will be more of a brunch. Ideal as we`re going out to a country pub about an hour away from us tonight. And with the warmer weather should still get away with a summery dress rather than cooler clothes hopefully.

Love this place and it`s in a gorgeous little village I keep saying I`d like to move to, little more inland than I`m used to, but it`s beautiful. Pub is all home cooked food and if you don`t book you don`t get a table as it`s popular and folks come from miles around to eat there. They do very good steaks!

This afternoon we might watch the qualifying for the Turkish GP and still to decide what to wear tonight......still love that dressing up to go out for dinner.

Tea and a mini muffin first though........

Happy Saturday and have a lovely weekend




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[schumigirl]

OK Ladies-n-Ghouls…Flights are booked, car reserved….Taking #1 Son to HHN for an “non-budgeted-for” Orlando trip 26th-29th…just the two of us- no “Evil Step Sisters!”…..Seriously contemplating 1 or 2 nights at either Dockside or Surfside. We’re kinda spoiled with the HRH & RPR perks- especially the EZ walking distance and boat proximity…and of course…Express. (Might do 1 night at one of them to double down on the EPS.) Actually, not even sure what my question is here!!! Well, which Resort? (No wrong answer, I know.)! Oh yeah…I may have mentioned this a while back, but the MAIN reason he wants to go is for the HHN PIZZA FRIES!!! (World’s most expensive Pizza Fries!!!) Also…anybody else crazy enough to battle the “final week” crowds?
(I’m also put this on the Hotel Thread. )

Your quote went awry from my past post!

Hope your trip is wonderful and you have a lovely time with your son, I`m sure you will wherever you end up staying.

 

[Lynne G]

Good Afternoon Schumi. Nice to get a walk in with others. And always nice to find a pub with good steaks. While we have more bars than pubs, there is a English pub not far from us, that has been in our town for as long as I can remember. Older one said one of these days, maybe we will go there for fish and chips. I heard their wings were very good, so maybe that will be in our order too. Not sure steak is on their menu. Hope your warm weather continues.

Ack, food thoughts already, as dark out here in our mornings too. And when the weather lady just said this weekend weather will be good and bad. What? Eh, 68 the high, as partly cloudy today. But rain and a gray day, predicted for Sunday. With 66 the high tomorrow. Sigh. Maybe shorts today? Was a nice Friday, with some sun making it’s a warm 75 degrees. But time of year, 70 or so, is our average temp. Typical Fall, as may need jacket in early mornings and evenings, then beautiful mid days. It’s the, how cold is the house to turn on the heater? So far, not yet. Though DH complained the other day, house felt too cold. Well, I don’t think the AC has been on for a few weeks, but I do like air circulation in the house. We can’t open windows, with older one breathing in that pollen filled air. We have a very good filter, so any air coming through our ducts, is much more clear of any particles in the incoming air. And well, I do like it a bit cool in the sleeping hours.

So not much on my agenda. Will pick up some supplies we need like, saw our stock of bath needs is bare of some items. With all of us now home daily, we seem to be going through more stuff. And since I think little one may want to go with me, I don’t see us leaving until around lunchtime. Fine with me. Tea and I think I saw a few graham crackers left. Enough for breakfast for me.

Super Sized Stupendously most lazy Saturday, homies. Have at it. And a big WOOT! Three days one for me, and many homies!

 

[keishashadow]

Some wild & wooly storms rumbled thru last night. Odd sort, thunder heralded their arrival for hours prior. skies looked how they do before we’ve had some really severe weather events. Thankfully, not this time. appreciably cooler & appears it’s going to be a damp, murky day. May need to revise outdoor decorating plans. new Bond flick tonight, will book the seats in the back in a rural theater that gets few patrons.

As projected, Covid has ramped up here. My mom is still ’enjoying’ that weekly nasal swab thanks to the (at Last count 15 more) infected/unvax employees Able to skirt the state edict, loophole based upon # of employees, each ‘hall’ in the community is classified as a separate entity.

daily infection numbers in our county back to March/April’s stats of 550 or so. Scary for the mr to come back to work and find 3 co-workers (in different departments, had no F2F contact with them at least) had died in a day or two of getting ill & being admitted to hospital. one of their wives has passed too, yes, there are minor children. informed Thursday that a handful more are now in the ICU. predictably, not a single one had vax. some good may come of it tho. Even the most hardened in their political beliefs say they are now finally considering getting the vaccine. Talk about taking the long way home.

That flooring looks great!
Great choice - I really like it

it does, charade has an interesting design esthetic.

Charade - when u stated the list re your aunt’s removal yesterday, struck me to remind u of updating your mom’s various hippa agreements too.

Had a great evening. DH was surprised to see family members walk into the restraint once we had arrived. Had a great meal with lots of laughs and some gift opening.

you really went above & beyond to make that milestone special for him! I bet you’d plan a killer of a wedding

This afternoon we might watch the qualifying for the Turkish GP and still to decide what to wear tonight......still love that dressing up to go out for dinner.

yes, it makes it seem more special. as much a part of it for me as the food…well, close .

 

[Charade67]

Happy Saturday. I will probably spend most of the day organizing and getting the kitchen back together. I just ordered a Weather Tech mat to go under the sink.

Thursday night dh and I had dinner at a local hibachi restaurant. We struck up a conversation with a guy sitting at the table next to us. Last night we went to an Italian restaurant and the same man was there too. As we were leaving he asked, "So, where are we eating tomorrow?" Living in a small town can be amusing.

That flooring looks great!
Great choice - I really like it

Thank you. I can't wait until we get it. I hope we will have it installed before Thanksgiving.

His sister gifted him a special gift his mom had received when she turned 50. So that brought tears to all our eyes. It will now be passed to each family member who turns 50 for years to come.

That's really sweet. I have something similar, but not as sweet. It's a coffee mug that has some statement about getting old on it. My father gave ot to my brother when he turned 50. My brother gave it to my BIL, who passed it on to my sister, who gave it to me. I've had it for almost 4 years. I'm the youngest, so I don't know where it will go from here.

Thanks and glad that you solved the mystery of the missing suitcase wish it could have been under different circumstances. Luggage is a nice gift to give it's not something the kids would probably buy themselves.

I had completely forgotten about that incident. Thankfully it was a cheap set, so I wasn't too concerned about losing a piece.

And when the weather lady just said this weekend weather will be good and bad

I think we are supposed to get rain for the next few days.

As projected, Covid has ramped up here. My mom is still ’enjoying’ that weekly nasal swab thanks to the (at Last count 15 more) infected/unvax employees Able to skirt the state edict, loophole based upon # of employees, each ‘hall’ in the community is classified as a separate entity.

This is another reason I am glad that my mom can move in with my sister instead of moving to a nursing home.

Charade - when u stated the list re your aunt’s removal yesterday, struck me to remind u of updating your mom’s various hippa agreements too.

Will she need to update all of the ones with the doctors in SC? She is moving to GA and will have to get an entire new medical team.

I guess I should get up and start organizing. Later today I'm making mini Oreo cheesecakes for an event at church tomorrow. One of our Sunday School class members is moving away and we are having a little send off party for her.

 

[macraven]

We will have weather in the 80’s all week
Which means ac will still be on 24/7 like it has been since March
I can handle the heat better then the cold so Georgia weather does suit me

When I lived in the north, I lived for warm weather !
There were times back then we ran the furnace in September

Last week at this time, I was in the parks having fun

Now it seems it was almost a lifetime ago, haha

Hope all the homies have a great weekend!

 

[schumigirl]

Some wild & wooly storms rumbled thru last night. Odd sort, thunder heralded their arrival for hours prior. skies looked how they do before we’ve had some really severe weather events. Thankfully, not this time. appreciably cooler & appears it’s going to be a damp, murky day. May need to revise outdoor decorating plans. new Bond flick tonight, will book the seats in the back in a rural theater that gets few patrons.

As projected, Covid has ramped up here. My mom is still ’enjoying’ that weekly nasal swab thanks to the (at Last count 15 more) infected/unvax employees Able to skirt the state edict, loophole based upon # of employees, each ‘hall’ in the community is classified as a separate entity.

daily infection numbers in our county back to March/April’s stats of 550 or so. Scary for the mr to come back to work and find 3 co-workers (in different departments, had no F2F contact with them at least) had died in a day or two of getting ill & being admitted to hospital. one of their wives has passed too, yes, there are minor children. informed Thursday that a handful more are now in the ICU. predictably, not a single one had vax. some good may come of it tho. Even the most hardened in their political beliefs say they are now finally considering getting the vaccine. Talk about taking the long way home.


it does, charade has an interesting design esthetic.

Charade - when u stated the list re your aunt’s removal yesterday, struck me to remind u of updating your mom’s various hippa agreements too.

you really went above & beyond to make that milestone special for him! I bet you’d plan a killer of a wedding

yes, it makes it seem more special. as much a part of it for me as the food…well, close .

What terrible news about the co workers and family members. I hope it dies encourage some to get the vaccine who were against it. There isn`t a day goes by here we don`t read of someone dying who wouldn`t get vaxxed and their dying words words were they wished they had. And this is folks under 50 and some had no underlying conditions. Awful.

And terrible they can still avoid mandating vaccinations for employees. Lots of places here won`t employ you in care homes without one now, as it should be if you are caring for our most vulnerable members of society.

Yes, getting dressed up is fun!!! Although as the fog has rolled in now I think my summer dress is out the window, it is so chilly out there now so it`ll be new red coat I told you about....and who cares what else.....new winter coat wearing is important!! Think it`ll be trousers and a blouse now.

Enjoy the movie....yes booking a quiet cinema is a good idea, especially on a Saturday night! Think Tom fancies going to see it......

Happy Saturday. I will probably spend most of the day organizing and getting the kitchen back together. I just ordered a Weather Tech mat to go under the sink.

Thursday night dh and I had dinner at a local hibachi restaurant. We struck up a conversation with a guy sitting at the table next to us. Last night we went to an Italian restaurant and the same man was there too. As we were leaving he asked, "So, where are we eating tomorrow?" Living in a small town can be amusing.

Thank you. I can't wait until we get it. I hope we will have it installed before Thanksgiving.

That's really sweet. I have something similar, but not as sweet. It's a coffee mug that has some statement about getting old on it. My father gave ot to my brother when he turned 50. My brother gave it to my BIL, who passed it on to my sister, who gave it to me. I've had it for almost 4 years. I'm the youngest, so I don't know where it will go from here.

I had completely forgotten about that incident. Thankfully it was a cheap set, so I wasn't too concerned about losing a piece.

I think we are supposed to get rain for the next few days.

This is another reason I am glad that my mom can move in with my sister instead of moving to a nursing home.

Will she need to update all of the ones with the doctors in SC? She is moving to GA and will have to get an entire new medical team.

I guess I should get up and start organizing. Later today I'm making mini Oreo cheesecakes for an event at church tomorrow. One of our Sunday School class members is moving away and we are having a little send off party for her.

We have a sign up in our village hall.....very apt for small village life.......

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How funny you met the same man twice.

Your kitchen is going to be lovely when it`s all done, hope you`re happy with it and yes, hope you get it completed before Thanksgiving.

We will have weather in the 80’s all week
Which means ac will still be on 24/7 like it has been since March
I can handle the heat better then the cold so Georgia weather does suit me

When I lived in the north, I lived for warm weather !
There were times back then we ran the furnace in September

Last week at this time, I was in the parks having fun

Now it seems it was almost a lifetime ago, haha

Hope all the homies have a great weekend!

I so wish we had your temps!! Not many can beat them for sure......GA and Florida weather is wonderful, and yes I`d have the A/C on full time too.....no skimping there.....

I think our heating thermostat will be turned up so it comes on soon......not very pleasant here tonight, it`s not so much cold as damp feeling......





Enjoyed our walk this morning and did get some laundry done and some of the bathrooms cleaned after that. Hung washing out, but it really just sat there as sun disappeared soon after and a light mist that is now a fog rolled in, so too damp to dry.

Managed a snooze as well......so didn`t see the qualifying, a nap was nicer.

Just been handed a small glass of wine....well, we don`t have any small wine glasses in our home so it`s a large glass with a smaller amount of wine than usual.....lol......our wine glasses are usually described by everyoe else as goldfish bowls with stems...... Aw bless, he made a little snack plate too.......keep us going till dinner.....looking forward to that steak!!

 

[Metro West]

Good afternoon all! Had to work for a few hours this morning but now I'm home and relaxing. I got up very early this morning which I hate considering I don't work weekends.

I hope everyone is doing well today.

 

[Lynne G]

Ooh bright these little potatoes, going to cook them then smash them with some butter and salt, and steak dinner for us too.

Ugh, the item I went to Costco for was sold out in minutes after it opened. Shortages and hoarding. Sigh. Decided the other boxed store brand was almost as good, and they had several when I got there after lunch.

Hope all are having a good Saturday.

 

[schumigirl]

Good afternoon all! Had to work for a few hours this morning but now I'm home and relaxing. I got up very early this morning which I hate considering I don't work weekends.

I hope everyone is doing well today.

Hey Todd…..

Yes, you‘ve never worked weekends as long as we’ve known you……enjoy the rest of your weekend……



Pub was lovely. Food sublime and service was exceptional as always. Kyle did have to send his steak back as it was not quite medium, but rare to blue……..but few seconds later it was rectified. Good food, good friends…can’t ask for more.

Home and finishing off the night with a small red wine. Plan to sleep late tomorrow, but we’ll see, don’t usually sleep late.

Bacon up in the morning Mac

 

[macraven]

Pencil me in for the bacon….

 

[Realfoodfans]

Good morning all. Not read right back but good to see your kitchen is progressing Charade. Hopefully all done soon.

Keisha those cases are shocking to hear. Our concern here is more from sudden deaths in a number of people we’ve heard of. Highlighted obviously by our own dear friend. We receive updates on retired folks from our ICI/AZ days and certainly seems an increase in “younger” age retirees too. Perhaps coincidence.

Our outdoor work is at a standstill as our fencing contractor has had a sudden death in his family and he’s supporting his wife with that. We are patient and have got a couple of indoor jobs done. My favourite being a hanging dryer in the utility similar to one I had at our previous home. Pulleys up to the ceiling and things dry so much better.

Looking forward to our Sunday meal today as son and DIL are coming over with baby X. J & L are so excited! We went to one of our butchers yesterday in a nearby village and chose leg of lamb and chicken (L doesn’t enjoy lamb).

Take care and stay safe everyone.

 

[schumigirl]

Pencil me in for the bacon….

Bacon cooking soon.......you`ll smell it from over there.......




Well, no late sleep this morning after all.......friend txt late last night to say as it was going to be so beautiful this morning, why don`t we all go out a long walk......so, we did.....we were a bit lethargic to start with as red wine was enjoyed last night!

But, once we got going we were fine and it is a stunningly beautiful day today! All the kids were along with us, all adult of course and it was fun. Only one lady who joined us we weren`t fond of as she is the doom and gloom type of person......hope she doesn`t come back next time....friend of a friend of a friend......I avoided her after realising she was a moaning minnie.

Kind of late bacon today but as it`s almost lunchtime, will call it brunch....half inside half outdoor eating as we have the bi-fold doors open wide but still sitting inside the kitchen.....feels outdoorsy enough.

Rib roast for dinner tonight, slow cooking in the Aga now, it`ll be lovely.

Laundry on line outside and it`ll dry beautifully again today.......loving this autumnal warmer weather.

Happy Sunday........​

 

[Metro West]

Good morning all...I hope everyone is doing well this fine Sunday. I'm getting ready to make breakfast of pancakes and sausage. The weather has been beautiful the past few days and the temps are getting more tolerable.

I hope you all have a great day!

 

[Lynne G]

Ah, still morning for Schumi and Julie, so Good Morning ladies. And ah, Metro is here, Good Morning to ya too.

I’m with L, no lamb for me. But ooh did smell that bacon, Schumi. Yum. And yeah, no sausage for me, but pancakes, yum, Metro.

63 out and raining. I thought about turning on the heater, but even with at lower temp outside, the house does not feel as cold as it could be. While I still have a throw on my lap, I’m not thinking ooh too cold in here. But that too cool feeling house is coming soon. Though as little one said, it’s nice to still be wearing shorts in the middle of October. Yes it is.

And so, with that oh so nice no alarm needed tomorrow, it’s the get the ready to put the trash out tomorrow, as set that alarm then too. So today? Optional movement. Yay! And since I don’t remember when those kids went to bed, I just can’t sleep late most days I don’t need to be moving fast in the early morning. Thus, after that teapot was placed on the stove, put a load of wash on, then enjoyed some tea. Thinking of making eggs and bscon, to use up the rest of those eggs and as did buy bacon yesterday, well, why not. Any leftovers, older one will eat both, little one may be having a BLT, as we still have a tomato or two left, and she’s not a scrambled egg eater, particularly when it has peppers and cheese in those eggs.

Thus, sorry to hear fence is not quite done yet, Julie, but enjoy family time. Little X sounds so cute.

Schumi, nice to enjoy a walk, and how nice to have indoor outdoor dining.

With that, need to put another load of wash on, so have that most wonderful and happy Sunday.

Ooh, that’s louder rain. Rainy Sunday?

 

[Charade67]

Good morning. I woke up at 7:00 today,fed the cat and went back to sleep until 9:00. Had a dream that Dh inherited a houseboat. We went to check it out and decided to keep it as a getaway home. It really needed updating though. The decor was very 1970’s.

Last week at this time, I was in the parks having fun

Now it seems it was almost a lifetime ago,

I’m already trying to figure out when I can go back.

We have a sign up in our village hall.....very apt for small village life.......

Very appropriate for here too. Glad the dinner went well.

Ugh, the item I went to Costco for was sold out in minutes after it opened. Shortages and hoarding.

I can’t believe people are doing that again. You would think they would have learned by now.

Our outdoor work is at a standstill as our fencing contractor has had a sudden death in his family and he’s supporting his wife with that.

Our other indoor work is finally got to get started again this week after several interruptions. My sympathies to your contractor and his family.

I need to go get ready for church. I’m taking 2 dozen mini cheesecakes in a giant pink cupcake.