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

[Lynne G]

And ack, Charade, glad you got the mortgage straightened out. I am a purple color fan as well.


and yep Mac, the lights did look purple on my phone.

Ah Schumi, chicken for dinner? I may join you, but our chicken may be stir fried, as pan cooking is a summer time meal. And with fresh vegetables in the house, will be a colorful stir fry. Hope you picked up some good looking vegetables, if you did go to that farm store this morning. Almost time for lunch, for you. And yeah, no discussion of when office will return. I am thinking maybe by September. I am still a bit nervous to be sharing air with others all day. I have not done that for months. Since being home, the most I have spent indoors in other places has been about an hour or less. I do miss the routine of being able to talk with my colleagues face to face. So much nicer, than picking up the phone or emailing. Hope Kyle does return soon enough, safely, though.

 

[jump00]

Hello All! Happy Monday! Our weekend was nice. We didn't really do much other than mulch the flower beds. DH went to get another truckload today to finish it off. It looks so much better. Although, I did not plant the normal amount of annuals I usually do. The home improvement stores were always mobbed since they were the only stores open at the beginning of the COVID shutdown and I just did not have it in me to fight the Corona crowds for flowers. Now toilet paper and paper towels are a different story. Learned that lesson and have quite the stash put away.

It is hot again today. It wasn't too bad over the weekend but it is back up to 97 today. Heat index is 106. Same tomorrow and then a break. Hi 80s the rest of the week.

More COVID cases in our state. Our governor is having a press conference tomorrow. My guess is he will roll us back to phase 1 or 2.

I am sorry to read about HHN being cancelled. I figured when WDW cancelled their event UOR would soon follow. On the bright side, it will give them a whole extra year to plan. I bet next year's HHN will be great.

Not sure about dinner. I try to cook out on the grill on hot days like this so that I don't heat up kitchen. I have some sirloin I may throw on the grill or maybe just do BLTs.

Have a great evening!



Thanks. I hope so too. No idea why the numbers are going up. I guess it is just people hanging out in groups and not social distancing in bars, social gatherings, etc.



Wonderful news! I hope you have a terrific time.



Yay Mac!! Low crowds, no line at Hagrid and every meal out. Now that sounds like a nice vacation!




Wow, 20lbs! That is awesome. Congratulations!!


@jump00 - I am a little late but Welcome to SANS!!!

Thank you @cam757

 

[jump00]

Whew, there's a lot to catch up on!

Today did not start well for us, actually it started last night. I don't think I posted before but we have ongoing issues with our neighbors, who are renters. Today started with a call to the police about them shining a laser into our security cameras several times during the night when we saw it on the footage today. sigh..... They are truly awful people and were blasting their music again yesterday and two people called the police on them. I know because the police told me today. We did not call as we were leaving the house with the dogs, but they must've assumed it was us and decided to mess with our cameras. There's no damage, and we have enough evidence for a civil case, plus the city is fining the landlord for violations, and the police have cited them with a $500 fine. Ugh! I'm just praying they move. The police are now patrolling on my street several times per day and night.

I did a lot of gardening yesterday and I'm convinced of two things. 1. every spider in my city must spawn in the back of my yard, and 2. I question why we planted hostas since they multiply like crazy. I love them as a nice border/filler plant, but boy are they a pain to thin out!

Ohh, I haven't seen that one before. The Tecnu works well for me and I use it a lot.

I know, right?! LOL!

He's on the mend?

I did, thank you! I took pics of the process so I could remember how to do it. One of my dd's already wants one, so it might be a good gift for her.

I live for coffee! Iced, hot, strong.. all good for me.



Thank you! I'm getting excited for Fall and Halloween!

Sounds delicious!

I will find a cute one with both together.

Thank you!

Thank you! I will try to find a cute pic of both of them together. I don't keep personal pics online for too long, but I will find a nice one.

Did you see the Yankees at Phillies postponed due to covid? Ugh! My one dd's boyfriend is a huge Phillies fan and super upset.

Thank you!

Soooo hot today Lynne! You're always a few degrees higher down there. Right now my phone says 91 but my car said 95 earlier when I had to run out. I hope it does rain tomorrow to cool off a little. My plants are wilting!

I haven't been watching. My dad is super excited though. He loves baseball and we try to take him to games in the summer. I know he misses it.
I'm holding out for hockey playoffs this week! So excited to finally have it back.


Oh yikes! Glad she's ok.

We used to love watching James Bond too. There's a channel on our tv package that plays the movies 24/7 that we sometimes put on.
I finally watched Knives Out and it was crazy to hear James Bond with a Southern accent!

You are braver than I!

Thank you!


Me too. So far I've had only three ripe ones; two Jet Stars and one Roma. I'm loaded with the Romas but they're still green.

We're doing the same with clearing the deep freeze. I'm getting ready to order another meat package soon. Meat prices are going up and down still.

Ooh, nice! Where do you live?

And again.... you all are braver than I!

Have a great time! Let us know how it is. I thought I just saw something about Disney banning those masks with the little valves? I'm curious as to what type of masks people are wearing. Stay safe, wash your hands, and tell people to back off if they get too close! LOL!

Yes, we are getting some too the past few weeks also. Sooo good! Enjoy!

Do they still do this? I've wondered about it...

Oh wow! Where are you again? I'm so bad with remember where everyone is from.

Both sound delicious. I'm always down for a good BLT, especially when it's hot.

Oh boy. Sorry to hear that. Stay safe!

Well, off to finish making dinner. Just saw the police come down my street so that's a good sign. Hopefully no issues tonight. The police said if they even make a peep, to call them asap. Glad they're on top of it.

So sorry about your crazy neighbour perhaps the police presence can put a stop to this!!!! ( and they move)
jump00

 

[Realfoodfans]

Cheese and mushroom omelette for brunch and lamb rogan josh in slow cooker for tonight. Wasn’t too good after all the treats at weekend so I’m back off the sugary things and making sure I stay well.

I’m off to meet another dealer at parent’s home now and what he doesn’t take we will have to throw or charity shop - so glad I have the time to deal with all this.

Check in on you all later but hope Tuesday is going well.

 

[Elsaspiritanimal]

Happy Tuesday! Got a bike ride in before the rain started here this morning - I think yogurt and granola will suffice for breakfast. It will be brats and potato salad for lunch....still need to figure out dinner I'm thinking it will either be spaghetti or Lasagna since I have Italian Sausage in the freezer. Also have a bunch of zucchini to use up so I'm thinking we need a Cinnamon zucchini cake with cream cheese frosting for dessert.

 

[mckennarose]

Morning all....
On my THIRD cup of coffee already. Allergies are really kicking up so I had to take more antihistamine. Makes me tired so I need more caffeine to get going.

Quiet night, thank God.

I saw half of that lizard hanging out of cat Bluer’s mouth.
I screamed and the cat wasn’t phased at all.
Picked up the cat and shook her until the lizard fell out of her mouth.

Ack! I would've screamed too.

they say I sound more NY than they do

That's funny. Most of my family in the tri state area live/lived in NJ, so I'm more used to that accent and where we picked it up from.

One of my favourites to listen to is a general Boston accent.....could listen to that all day!!

Lol! That one we don't hear often here. Way more Southern accents, to varying degrees and two friends are from Wisconsin and Minnesota and those are some interesting accents to me.

Another hot one, with from 2 to 6 pm, chances of rain. So get your bets ready. Hope I am not a loser. Well, my plants want me to be. McK, will you see rain today?

Our forecast changed slightly to 30% chance of thunderstorms around 1 pm. It just clouded up a little here.

Police here would not be interested in issues and say a civil matter.

Our neighbors got slapped with a "disorderly conduct" and hefty fine for the music. Police will intervene with what they consider "quality of life" issues, like excessive noise. Each subsequent time they come the fine will go up. I think the next time police have to come down, they will get a $1,000 fine.

So sorry about your crazy neighbour perhaps the police presence can put a stop to this!!!! ( and they move)

I hope they move too! We saw the police driving down the street about 3 or 4 times yesterday. That's a good sign.

Cinnamon zucchini cake with cream cheese frosting for dessert

Sounds delicious!

 

[Charade67]

Good morning. My day is off to an interesting start. The a/c at work isn’t working. My boss is having it replaced on Friday. Meanwhile, she is trying to get someone over here today to do a temporary fix. Right now it isn’t unbearable, but she told me to go home if it gets to be too bad.

Anyone else thinks the light is purple?

I didn’t notice that it looked purple when I chose that gif.

Charade we have a screened in back patio porch connected to our house thru the kitchen door.

Our cats love to go out there and bask in the sun.
A little lizard got into the porch and one of our cats went crazy to catch it.

I saw half of that lizard hanging out of cat Bluer’s mouth.
I screamed and the cat wasn’t phased at all.
Picked up the cat and shook her until the lizard fell out of her mouth.

So creepy...
I would rather deal with her catching a moth.
Be glad Casper goes for flying things instead of crawling things.

Eek! The only think worse than a lizard is half a lizard. Caspian never did get the bug last night.

Love me some purple!!!! Yes, now I look again, that light Charade posted is purple......

I don`t think we have a single room there isn`t a touch or shade of purple somewhere......no walls though, for some reason I`m not fond of purple walls, shoes, bags and cars in that colour.......

How about purple eyeglasses? My new glasses are mostly purple.
That Target picture with the masks - Eww! That is so wrong.

With that ah yes, Taco Tuesday is upon us. Haha

I think I may go to the Mexican restaurant near my office for lunch today. I’m sure they have working a/c.

And ack, Charade, glad you got the mortgage straightened out. I am a purple color fan as well.

I hope it is worked out. We should know for sure next week. We refinanced back in June, but they sent us incorrect paperwork. We’ve been waiting for them to straighten things out so we can get a new closing date. Meanwhile I have bills for 2 mortgages, both due on August 1.

The a/c guy just showed up. Here’s hoping he can get it cooler in here.

 

[schumigirl]

And ack, Charade, glad you got the mortgage straightened out. I am a purple color fan as well.


and yep Mac, the lights did look purple on my phone.

Ah Schumi, chicken for dinner? I may join you, but our chicken may be stir fried, as pan cooking is a summer time meal. And with fresh vegetables in the house, will be a colorful stir fry. Hope you picked up some good looking vegetables, if you did go to that farm store this morning. Almost time for lunch, for you. And yeah, no discussion of when office will return. I am thinking maybe by September. I am still a bit nervous to be sharing air with others all day. I have not done that for months. Since being home, the most I have spent indoors in other places has been about an hour or less. I do miss the routine of being able to talk with my colleagues face to face. So much nicer, than picking up the phone or emailing. Hope Kyle does return soon enough, safely, though.

This dish can be cooked in a large pan or oven as you make the sauce first then add chicken......tonight it`ll be oven as we are around 62F, so not overly warm. Doesn`t take long to cook.....

Yes, missing contact with colleagues is most folks complaints.....I think once you start mixing, it`ll become normal again....that`s what we`ve found anyway.

Happy Tuesday! Got a bike ride in before the rain started here this morning - I think yogurt and granola will suffice for breakfast. It will be brats and potato salad for lunch....still need to figure out dinner I'm thinking it will either be spaghetti or Lasagna since I have Italian Sausage in the freezer. Also have a bunch of zucchini to use up so I'm thinking we need a Cinnamon zucchini cake with cream cheese frosting for dessert.

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Sounds a nice cake!!! Some folks are still averse to perceived strange things in cakes......I cannot and have never got the taste for carrot cake. Someone insisted I tried it years agao when I was working. I assured her several times I wouldn`t like it....finally took a bite and she was very offended when I gagged the whole lot up......lol....she never asked me again!!!

Love the frosting though!!!

Morning all....
On my THIRD cup of coffee already. Allergies are really kicking up so I had to take more antihistamine. Makes me tired so I need more caffeine to get going.

Quiet night, thank God.


Ack! I would've screamed too.

That's funny. Most of my family in the tri state area live/lived in NJ, so I'm more used to that accent and where we picked it up from.


Lol! That one we don't hear often here. Way more Southern accents, to varying degrees and two friends are from Wisconsin and Minnesota and those are some interesting accents to me.

Our forecast changed slightly to 30% chance of thunderstorms around 1 pm. It just clouded up a little here.

Our neighbors got slapped with a "disorderly conduct" and hefty fine for the music. Police will intervene with what they consider "quality of life" issues, like excessive noise. Each subsequent time they come the fine will go up. I think the next time police have to come down, they will get a $1,000 fine.

I hope they move too! We saw the police driving down the street about 3 or 4 times yesterday. That's a good sign.


Sounds delicious!

Let`s hope next time is the last time and they soon move on!!!

I know folks from Minnesota and Wisconsin and I admit, I think I`d struggle to place them if I didn`t know where they were from.....same with Keisha....I couldn`t immediately pick up where she was from. But, some folks are very obvious......

Enjoy that coffee!

Good morning. My day is off to an interesting start. The a/c at work isn’t working. My boss is having it replaced on Friday. Meanwhile, she is trying to get someone over here today to do a temporary fix. Right now it isn’t unbearable, but she told me to go home if it gets to be too bad.


I didn’t notice that it looked purple when I chose that gif.

Eek! The only think worse than a lizard is half a lizard. Caspian never did get the bug last night.

How about purple eyeglasses? My new glasses are mostly purple.
That Target picture with the masks - Eww! That is so wrong.

I think I may go to the Mexican restaurant near my office for lunch today. I’m sure they have working a/c.

I hope it is worked out. We should know for sure next week. We refinanced back in June, but they sent us incorrect paperwork. We’ve been waiting for them to straighten things out so we can get a new closing date. Meanwhile I have bills for 2 mortgages, both due on August 1.

The a/c guy just showed up. Here’s hoping he can get it cooler in here.

My glasses are purple too. Not very noticeable unless the light shines on them as they are dark and quite subtle.

Good luck with the air-conditioning. Cannot imagine being without it......




Washing all dried, ironed and put away.......it`s been nicer than I thought it would be today, albeit very windy.

Picked up some beautiful tiny baby carrots, sweet mini peppers and little baby potatoes from farm store today. I wish I could eat onions as they had the nicest white ones I`ve ever seen. They were huge. Never bought them much to Tom`s annoyance...... poor guy loves onions....

Been a very quiet day today......saw no one and spoke to no one except farm store lady and us. Posted my letters off and that was our day so far.

 

[Charade67]

And now the printer and computer aren’t communicating again.

 

[macraven]

It’s going to be a long work day for you Charade!

 

[Lynne G]

Ack, Charade, you win the bad day at work award. Hope all starts working again.


On the other hand, my AC had been on quite awhile at times. Running now. Hot and humid day, as Heat Advisory has been issued.

 

[Elsaspiritanimal]

Lol! That one we don't hear often here. Way more Southern accents, to varying degrees and two friends are from Wisconsin and Minnesota and those are some interesting accents to me.

know folks from Minnesota and Wisconsin and I admit, I think I`d struggle to place them if I didn`t know where they were from.....same with Keisha....I couldn`t immediately pick up where she was from. But, some folks are very obvious......

Well if we ever get a chance to do a meet up you will definitely be able to tell I'm from Wisconsin! I've been told I have a very thick accent, don't cha know. I personally can't hear it and think I sound like a choir of angels when I talk.

This guy is hilarious if you know anyone from the midwest you will understand completely.

 

[mckennarose]

Well if we ever get a chance to do a meet up you will definitely be able to tell I'm from Wisconsin! I've been told I have a very thick accent, don't cha know. I personally can't hear it and think I sound like a choir of angels when I talk.

Lol! I can "hear" you!

This guy is hilarious if you know anyone from the midwest you will understand completely.

Love Charlie Berens! Especially his videos where he makes drinks. So funny!

 

[macraven]

He sounds like a yooper in the video

 

[Elsaspiritanimal]

He sounds like a yooper in the video

Yes yooper lingo lives strong in many parts around here.

 

[Lynne G]

I get people think I am from Detroit. Hear me say water, and I sound like I am not from Detroit, but from my East Coast City, and probably learned how to say it that way, from my mom, who was born and grew up in the City. Like many places, we say words differently than others. And since I am from the North East, forever it is soda and not pop.

 

[keishashadow]

Got fall in the pool soaked via. Rainstorm at GD game last night. Not totally unappreciated as
Previously, a dog off leash in the park (big no-no), romped in The muddy creek for an hour. then made the rounds visiting spectators. Shaking off the yuck as dogs are prone to do.

Thanks! Yes I will give you all the details! I'm staying at the Swan so I'm also quite excited for some pool time. The poor Universal folks will have to suffer through the first part of my trip details

I like it there. Well, not as much as BWV but close! there in sept Nice rate but wasn’t amused to have one night plus all the resort fees charged in down payment

Today started with a call to the police about them shining a laser into our security cameras several times during the night when we saw it on the footage today. sigh..... They are truly awful people and were blasting their music again yesterday and two people called the police on them.

See above, I have a theory the pandemic Is making the idiots stupider

I question why we planted hostas since they multiply like crazy. I love them as a nice border/filler plant, but boy are they a pain to thin out!

I love them on my shady slopes, have several types with other flowering ground cover

He's on the mend?

Back to work

Did you see the Yankees at Phillies postponed due to covid? Ugh! My one dd's boyfriend is a huge Phillies fan and super upset.

Just might be the shortest season ever indeed

finally watched Knives Out and it was crazy to hear James Bond with a Southern accent!

Well, some sort of accent. He said he was going for Georgia/Atlanta burbs

And wasn`t it strange to hear Daniel Craig with the American drawl......good movie though..

yep a goodie

I didn't even think of Dorney this year. I guess they're open? I know Hershey Park opened, but we won't go there either right now.

hershey has never tempted me but it was in back burner for early August Any particular thing putting u off other than general COVID concerns?

Cracker

Uhoh, that’s still a fighting word in many places

This afternoon I spent 2 hours on the phone with my mortgage company (most of that was on hold) trying to straighten out a problem. I think we got it worked out. I will know next week.

Jmho bit the working at home trend seems to be making this sort of issue far more difficult to resolve

Came back to check the light

Just don’t go into it lol

Mr Mac and I love fresh off the vine tomatoes

Oh yeah! I’d question ones judgement if they said otherwise. All the cold, rainy weather we had in spring has played havoc with that crop for us. Zucchini I’m close to running out of ideas

saw half of that lizard hanging out of cat Bluer’s mouth.
I screamed and the cat wasn’t phased at all.
Picked up the cat and shook her until the lizard fell out of her mouth.

Good thing. We have roads who have gone over the wall from neighbors pond.
Multiple vet bills from the little buggers turning out to be poisonous to canines who are dumb enough to ingest current pooch apparently is either too slow or has half a brain

I like suspense moveies more. I don`t mind slashers, but won`t watch anything like those Saw or Hostel movies.......gruesome or torture doesn`t work for me at all, can`t watch them. But, yes, I always feel they lack true scares today.....the Conjuring was one that made me jump about three feet in the air a dozen times, genuine suspense too.

Those out me off too but I can appreciate TX chainsaw just for being groundbreaking

company won`t have them back in till much later in the year now........such a shame as they all miss the social interaction a workplace brings. He has a lot of lovely colleagues he does miss....they keep in touch though which is good.

Funny, most I know are trying to figure out how to stay

Eek! The only think worse than a lizard is half a lizard

Haha haha

same with Keisha....I couldn`t immediately pick up where she was from.

‘Cause I’m an alien

 

[Realfoodfans]

Accents can be tricky. Many years ago when I had to do courses in London with the National Union for Training of Journalists I was videoed for interviewing techniques and watching it back the tutor said what a “lovely Northern accent” I had (only non-Southerner on the course) wouldn’t be allowed to say that nowadays.
Often when in the US we’ve been asked are we Australian!

Good news dealer was a nice chap and took lots of items. Anything that saves stuff going to the tip is a bonus.

Curry was good and enough for tomorrow. I had Cauliflower Rice with mine but hubs can’t stand it.

Just considering what to buy for our meal Friday afternoon when we arrive at the coast as it’s meant to be a hot day and we won’t want take out if it’s very warm. Home delivery Thursday so need to make a decision by tomorrow to update the order.

@Charade67 hope your day improves when you head home.

 

[Charade67]

More bad news for the day. I just learned that the Celtic Thunder concert has been moved from December 2020 to December 2021. B is going to be very upset.

 

[mckennarose]

He sounds like a yooper in the video

Yes yooper lingo lives strong in many parts around here.

I never heard that term before. What does it mean?

I get people think I am from Detroit. Hear me say water, and I sound like I am not from Detroit, but from my East Coast City, and probably learned how to say it that way, from my mom, who was born and grew up in the City.

You say water like philly native?

And since I am from the North East, forever it is soda and not pop

It's always soda! Never pop!

See above, I have a theory the pandemic Is making the idiots stupider

Absolutely! The police chief called my hubby personally today to talk to him. I was glad. They are taking care of us.

I love them on my shady slopes, have several types with other flowering ground cover

They are a wonderful filler that don't need much care. I just hate splitting them and thinning them out. But when I do, I save the pieces and plant them other places. Free plants!

Back to work

Very glad to hear it!

Just might be the shortest season ever indeed

I know. Ugh!
Pens and Flyers exhibition game at 4 today! All my Pens gear is for winter; hoodies, long sleeve shirts, winter hats. I have one short sleeve tshirt but it's too hot to wear any type of sleeve today.

hershey has never tempted me but it was in back burner for early August Any particular thing putting u off other than general COVID concerns?

I'm actually not the biggest Hershey Park fan. It's nice when we get free or really discounted tix, but it's nothing compared to WDW. I haven't even looked into what their protocol and sanitary measures are. We're not set on going anywhere with lots of crowds right now.

Uhoh, that’s still a fighting word in many places

Coal Cracker? I didn't mean a bad word! We're coal crackers due to the Anthracite area and we do have our own words and accent. Does it mean something different there?