CoTT 2 House of Cards

[Marty]

8 minutes ago, dughlas said:

Spoke with Mum this morning. She had no issues with the storm, rain and wind but not bad in her area.

Glad to hear that, bro!

[Headstall]

5 hours ago, dughlas said:

G'day y'all. It's currently raining and 70/21°. We've had a light rain fall most of the night, heavier rain from Iasais is to arrive later this morning and last through late afternoon/early evening. Needless to say we did not go for our usual morning walk. Thistle is currently sleeping in my lap. He must be dreaming because his legs twitch every so often. Going to be a lazy day I think. My head aches and I am tired. Blessed be.

Hey, dugh.  Off and on rain here too. A little cooler but it feels muggy. I was out of breath walking through the woods because the air feels so heavy. Sorry your head is aching.  

[Headstall]

Good day, all.   My Leafs will try again this afternoon.   I'm prepared for another loss. Be safe and have a great day.

[Valkyrie]

6 hours ago, dughlas said:

G'day y'all. It's currently raining and 70/21°. We've had a light rain fall most of the night, heavier rain from Iasais is to arrive later this morning and last through late afternoon/early evening. Needless to say we did not go for our usual morning walk. Thistle is currently sleeping in my lap. He must be dreaming because his legs twitch every so often. Going to be a lazy day I think. My head aches and I am tired. Blessed be.

How'd mum fare with the storm?  I hope it doesn't get too bad for you.  It looks rather nasty on the radar.   It's drizzling here and overcast.  The storm is staying well east of here.  

[Valkyrie]

6 hours ago, dughlas said:

Spoke with Mum this morning. She had no issues with the storm, rain and wind but not bad in her area. Over along the immediate coast the storm surge washed into hotel pools and parking and across streets. Further to the north closer to where the storm made landfall things were more severe. No tornados. She said it's a beautiful day this morning.

That's great to hear  

[Marty]

1 hour ago, Headstall said:

Good day, all.

Hey, bro!

1 hour ago, Headstall said:

My Leafs will try again this afternoon.   I'm prepared for another loss.

I hope your pessimism proves to be misplaced.

2 hours ago, Headstall said:

Be safe and have a great day.

And you, my friend.  

[Marty]

7 hours ago, dughlas said:

G'day y'all. It's currently raining and 70/21°. We've had a light rain fall most of the night, heavier rain from Iasais is to arrive later this morning and last through late afternoon/early evening. 

 

2 hours ago, Headstall said:

Hey, dugh.  Off and on rain here too. A little cooler but it feels muggy. I was out of breath walking through the woods because the air feels so heavy. Sorry your head is aching.  

Woke up to continuous rain and fairly heavy wind this morning. Been like that for most of the day, and the forecast suggests it will last until at least tomorrow morning. So I met up with a couple of friends and we went for a socially distanced lunch. I should really have done some more wallpaper stripping type work, but couldn't find the motivation. Coming up to 7pm here, and I really need to do some preparatory work, putting together a document needed in advance for an important Zoom meeting tomorrow evening, so I doubt if I'll do much housework for the rest of the evening, if any at all. If it's still wet and miserable when I get up in the morning, I'll try and force myself to get on with the inside work. And I'm just about to start a minimum 13 hour fast before I call into the local health centre at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning to have blood samples taken...

[clochette]

8 hours ago, clochette said:

There isn't too much juice, it's more flesh inside. I couldn't tell you about the taste as I don't eat tomatoes. 

We ate the potatoes roasted in a pan in olive oil with chicken skewers marinated in thyme and lemon. It was delicious 

Dad says black krim are sweeter than classic grappa

[Page Scrawler]

8 hours ago, dughlas said:

G'day y'all. It's currently raining and 70/21°.

Hey, Dugh and Thistle.      I'd give Thistle scratches, but I don't want to disturb his sleep.   

 

7 hours ago, Marty said:

While I usually sprinkle fresh parsley on potatoes, I prefer to use freshly harvested garden mint for the smaller ones.

We call those "creamer" potatoes, because you can eat them with the skins/ jackets left on.   

[dughlas]

9 hours ago, Marty said:

While I usually sprinkle fresh parsley on potatoes, I prefer to use freshly harvested garden mint for the smaller ones.

I've never tried mint. What sort, spearmint, peppermint or something other?

[Albert1434]

Aloha All

[Albert1434]

Dughlas I hope your mother is ok

[dughlas]

5 hours ago, Headstall said:

Hey, dugh.  Off and on rain here too. A little cooler but it feels muggy. I was out of breath walking through the woods because the air feels so heavy. Sorry your head is aching.  

 

3 hours ago, Valkyrie said:

How'd mum fare with the storm?  I hope it doesn't get too bad for you.  It looks rather nasty on the radar.   It's drizzling here and overcast.  The storm is staying well east of here.  

The stormed passed through with not much other than a deluge of rain, 5 inches. Some minor flooding expected over the next 24 hours or so. The sun was shining brightly a bit ago but there are still a lot of clouds.

My headache eased some but has intensified in the last half hour. We've had a quiet day.

[Marty]

1 hour ago, Page Scrawler said:

Hey, Dugh and Thistle.      I'd give Thistle scratches, but I don't want to disturb his sleep.   

 

We call those "creamer" potatoes, because you can eat them with the skins/ jackets left on.   

And we just call them "jacket" potatoes.  

[Marty]

1 minute ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All

Hi, young 'un!   

[dughlas]

1 hour ago, Page Scrawler said:

Hey, Dugh and Thistle.      I'd give Thistle scratches, but I don't want to disturb his sleep.   

 

We call those "creamer" potatoes, because you can eat them with the skins/ jackets left on.   

He's awake now.

Some folks here will refer to them as "creamer" too, though more often just "new" potatoes.

[dughlas]

Just now, Albert1434 said:

Dughlas I hope your mother is ok

She is thank you.

[dughlas]

Just now, Marty said:

And we just call them "jacket" potatoes.  

We get that too. I suspect it's because of the wide cultural mix. We have PA Germans, Scots-Irish (more properly Ulster Scots), English, Swede in the early settler mix. 

[Marty]

11 minutes ago, dughlas said:

I've never tried mint. What sort, spearmint, peppermint or something other?

To be honest, I haven't got a clue what variety of mint I have in the garden. It's one a friend gave me a number of years ago. I'll ask her if she knows next time I'm talking to her.  

I actually have it growing in a large container, because it would try to take over the whole garden if it were planted in the ground.

[Page Scrawler]

44 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All

Hey, Bertie.       

 

42 minutes ago, dughlas said:

He's awake now.

Some folks here will refer to them as "creamer" too, though more often just "new" potatoes.

Hey, Thistle.   *scratches Thistle behind the ears*

[Albert1434]

Aloha Page

[Page Scrawler]

18 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha Page

How are things with you and Steve?

[Albert1434]

Were good thanks how are you guys

[Page Scrawler]

8 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Were good thanks how are you guys

Doing well, thanks. We had French toast sandwiches stuffed with bacon.   

http://wonderlandrecipes.com/2017/11/09/hoppers-bacon-stuffed-french-toast/

[Albert1434]

Were having tonight 

Pork Chop au Poivre

with Swiss chard and butternut squash