CoTT 2 House of Cards

[Marty]

7 minutes ago, clochette said:

It's so hot and humid I feel like a gooey caramel 

Specially for you...

[clochette]

Just now, Marty said:

Specially for you...

Awww thanks Marty

[Marty]

1 minute ago, clochette said:

Awww thanks Marty

Mon plaisir, ma chère!  

[dughlas]

21 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Tonight were having

Truffled Bone in Chicken with Mushroom Stroganoff Sauce

and roasted fingerling potatoes

I'm nearly a day behind but ... I had a sausage sandwich with Italian sausage from a local butcher on a ciabatta roll with homemade tomato onion jam served with sauteed sweet onion, pepper and yellow zucchini,  not the big one Clo likes but one about 6.5 inches long and moderately thick, plus a side salad of romaine lettuce and heirloom cherry tomatoes.

[dughlas]

21 hours ago, Page Scrawler said:

We had grilled ham-and-cheese sandwiches with pickle slices and kettle chips. Chocolate chip cookies for dessert.   

https://joythebaker.com/2011/10/grilled-ham-cheese-pickle-and-potato-chip-sandwich/

 

https://www.craftycookingmama.com/big-jumbo-chewy-chocolate-chip-cookies/

Wow, the pickles and chips were in the sandwich not served as accompaniments.  

[dughlas]

4 hours ago, Marty said:

Well...

Nothing major to report from the blood tests. Indeed the doc was more than happy.

He was particularly happy about the "HbA1c" test, which shows average level of blood sugar over the past 2 to 3 months, as this has gone down again (it was lower six months ago than it had been twelve months back), showing that I am managing the diabetes excellently (his word, not mine).

Also the 'good' and 'bad' cholesterol levels have also both improved. They were both well within limits six months ago as well.

And there was nothing coming up on the various other things that were being checked, like liver function, possible prostate cancer, etc.

Only thing that he was a bit worried about was that he took my blood pressure this afternoon, and it is a bit higher that last time he took it. He suggested i wear a 24 hour blood pressure monitor, just to be on the safe side. There's a waiting list for the two monitors he has, so that won't happen until 2 weeks time. But he told me not to worry, as today's reading was not outside the recommended limits - more a case of just seeing with the 24 hour monitor whether today was an anomaly (maybe due to the warmer weather, or something like that).

Looks like you'll have to put up with me for a while longer folks! Barring accidents, the doc says he doesn't see me dying any time soon.

 

Congrats on the tests. See studing a head of time can yield good results.  Now as to tha bp, is your doctor a good looking fellow?

[Headstall]

1 hour ago, clochette said:

I've got a baby watermelon!

 

Woot woot!

[dughlas]

1 hour ago, clochette said:

I've got a baby watermelon!

 

I would have thought you'd prefer something, uhm ... bigger. That car seems kinda small.

[dughlas]

53 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

To night were having 

Balsamic-Fig Pork Chops

with Parmesan asparagus

 

32 minutes ago, clochette said:

I'm having leftovers chipolata and merguez that we bbqed last night with white rice 

I'm ordering takeout but haven't decided what.

[dughlas]

30 minutes ago, clochette said:

It's so hot and humid I feel like a gooey caramel 

Gee, when I feel like a gooey caramel it's the result of another sort of hot.

[Headstall]

My attempt to be kinder to spiders has gone out the window.   Was reaching for my gas can for my mower, which sits in a rubbermaid tub with two others, and I noticed a thick web. On closer inspection, I saw a spider about two and a half inches long just beside the handle. We ended up doing battle, and I won... with the aid of my corn broom. The only reason I did was because he got doused in gas/water mixture when he went to the bottom, Still had fight in him though... ugh... I still have goosebumps... but I'm not sorry. He COULD NOT live in my garage!

[Headstall]

7 minutes ago, dughlas said:

I would have thought you'd prefer something, uhm ... bigger. That car seems kinda small.

French cars are like little toys.  

[clochette]

13 minutes ago, dughlas said:

I would have thought you'd prefer something, uhm ... bigger. That car seems kinda small.

It might be small - now but the heat and humidity will make it visibly swell by the day

That car is mine. Remember how I can't drive a gear system

Edited August 12, 2020 by clochette
Can't not can, stupid autocorrect

[Headstall]

6 minutes ago, dughlas said:

 

I'm ordering takeout but haven't decided what.

I resorted to steak, fried onions, and oven fries. Had a grilled Reuben for breakfast. Tomorrow will be a zucchini, green pepper, and tomato day.   

[clochette]

4 minutes ago, Headstall said:

French cars are like little toys.  

You guys just feel the need to compassionate with big ass trucks

I drive a SUV 

Edited August 12, 2020 by clochette

[Marty]

20 minutes ago, dughlas said:

Congrats on the tests. See studying ahead of time can yield good results.  Now as to that bp, is your doctor a good looking fellow?

An extremely good looking fellow!

On my visit last week, he weighed me, measured my height, and then produced a tape measure to check my waist size. As he was passing the tape around my middle, I smiled (not that he would have seen that because of the facemask I had to wear), looked him the eye, and said:

"You do know this is the closest physical contact I have had with another human being since the last week in March, don't you?"

He burst out laughing, thought about it, and replied:

"God, that must be really hard on you. At least I've got the wife at home."

He's fully aware of my sexual preferences, but I decided not to comment on his use of the word hard.

A good looking fellow, and a great sense of humour, as well.

 

Edited August 12, 2020 by Marty
Flipping typos!

[dughlas]

Just now, clochette said:

You guys just feel the need to compassionate with big ass trucks

I DO NOT drive a big ass truck. I own a compact suv. Also, it is a manily dark blue not white and pink and accessorized with a fairy wand.

Edited August 12, 2020 by dughlas

[Headstall]

1 minute ago, clochette said:

You guys just feel the need to compassionate with big ass trucks

I don't need to compensate.   But, yeah, you guys are the smart ones. I drive a smaller car now... pretty much the smallest SUV there is.  

[clochette]

1 minute ago, dughlas said:

I DO NOT drive a big ass truck. I own a compact suv.

A so you're a reasonable man. Good, good

[clochette]

1 minute ago, Headstall said:

I don't need to compensate.   But, yeah, you guys are the smart ones. I drive a smaller car now... pretty much the smallest SUV there is.  

Yeah some things unfortunately tend to shrink with time

[dughlas]

Just now, Headstall said:

I don't need to compensate.   But, yeah, you guys are the smart ones. I drive a smaller car now... pretty much the smallest SUV there is.  

I didn't know they classed a Smart Car as an SUV.

[dughlas]

Just now, clochette said:

Yeah some things unfortunately tend to shrink with time

He ran it through a hot water carwash ...

[clochette]

2 minutes ago, dughlas said:

I didn't know they classed a Smart Car as an SUV.

What's kind of car are you thinking when you say smart SUV?

[Headstall]

1 minute ago, dughlas said:

I didn't know they classed a Smart Car as an SUV.

My friend had one of those... it looked kind of ridiculous, especially when two people were in it! He went back and bought a full size Mercedes.

[Headstall]

1 minute ago, clochette said:

What's kind of car are you thinking when you say smart SUV?

Very small Mercedes.