CoTT 2 House of Cards

[Marty]

24 minutes ago, Page Scrawler said:

Hey, Marty.   

Yep.    https://www.melaniecooks.com/watermelon-jam/16566/

Hi, Page!

By the way, did you know that there's evidence that watermelon contains a chemical similar to the one in viagra that helps overcome erectile dysfunction?

Spoiler

Although it seems you'd need to eat vast quantities of it, for you to start noticing the effect.

Eating tons of it in hopes of treating erectile dysfunction will accomplish exactly one thing: it'll have you peeing a lot, since the melon is a diuretic and is about 92 percent water.
Source: https://www.vox.com/2014/4/29/5664296/watermelon-isnt-a-natural-viagra

 

[dughlas]

1 hour ago, Page Scrawler said:

Yep.    https://www.melaniecooks.com/watermelon-jam/16566/

Thought it must because the melon contains so much water. Mum and I typically make jam using equals amounts of fruit and sugar and cooking it until it thickens. This sounds good.

[Albert1434]

Aloha All

[Marty]

2 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Aloha All

Albert! How are you, my friend?

[Albert1434]

Aloha Marty I ok still Smokey but it is getting better 

[Marty]

For dinner tonight, I am having homemade beef curry (from the freezer) on a bed of boiled rice.

A late dinner because I was involved in a Zoom meeting this evening that ran on much longer than had been promised.

Hence the "convenience meal." The vegetables I brought in from the garden can be used for tomorrow evening's dinner.

Edited August 31, 2020 by Marty
typo

[Albert1434]

Tonight were having

Crispy Orange Chicken

with jasmine rice and broccoli☺️

 

[Valkyrie]

5 minutes ago, Marty said:

For dinner tonight, I am having homemade beef curry (from the freezer) on a bed of boiled rice.

A late dinner because I was involved in a Zoom meting this evening that ran on much longer than had been promised.

Hence the "convenience meal." The vegetables I brought in from the garden can be used for tomorrow evening's dinner.

I had a roasted pork chop and cheesy cauliflower casserole. 

[Page Scrawler]

6 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Tonight were having

Crispy Orange Chicken

with jasmine rice and broccoli☺️

 

Salisbury steak with five-cheese mac and roasted Brussels sprouts.   

[Marty]

My dinner:

Spoiler

 

[Headstall]

42 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

Tonight were having

Crispy Orange Chicken

with jasmine rice and broccoli☺️

 

Hey, Albert!    Baked boneless chicken, mixed vegetables and baked potato with sour cream for me.  

[Albert1434]

Aloha Gary how is things

[Headstall]

Just now, Albert1434 said:

Aloha Gary how is things

All right. Did some writing, and now thinking about how I'd like a nap.  

[Marty]

17 minutes ago, Headstall said:

All right. Did some writing, and now thinking about how I'd like a nap.  

Before Val gets in....

Spoiler

 

Edited August 31, 2020 by Marty

[Valkyrie]

29 minutes ago, Headstall said:

All right. Did some writing, and now thinking about how I'd like a nap.  

[Headstall]

Some poetry...

https://gayauthors.org/story/headstall/headstallsreflections/82 

 

[Marty]

2 minutes ago, Headstall said:

Some poetry...

https://gayauthors.org/story/headstall/headstallsreflections/82 

 

Thanks, Gary! ❤️

I can particularly relate to Sacrifice.

[Bucket1]

16 hours ago, Marty said:

And I also usually bring my thermos flask with me to a hotel breakfast as well. And fill it with either freshly brewed coffee or chilled orange juice (depending on the weather), to help wash down the apple (and banana) I picked up for lunch.

Well done  

 

14 hours ago, Headstall said:

Happy Monday, all.   I'm in the home stretch on my story....

Sorry did you say something? I was ummmm.... distracted

[dughlas]

15 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Tonight were having

Crispy Orange Chicken

with jasmine rice and broccoli☺️

 

I very much like orange chicken or beef. My first introduction was 30+ years ago. A local place made tangerine beef. Only place I've ever encountered it and it was wonderful. Sadly they closed in the late 1990's.

[dughlas]

15 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Tonight were having

Crispy Orange Chicken

with jasmine rice and broccoli☺️

 

I had a large salad of romaine lettuce with bits of rare roast beef and crispy onions with a summer tomato dressing.

[dughlas]

7 hours ago, Bucket1 said:

Sorry did you say something? I was ummmm.... distracted

By which bit?

[Marty]

Happy Tuesday, everybody!  

Reasonably sunny day here, with no sign of rain. Currently around 17°C/63°F, with a high expected of 19/66. There may be a bit of rain overnight, but the Met Office are suggesting that high pressure might be arriving around the weekend; so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for spell of dry, settled weather to come.

Raked up a lot of dead leaves that have fallen from the ivy I cut on the old cottage and dug the second last row of potatoes this morning. Am planning on getting the strimmer out later, put the blade attachment on it, and clear the weeds and brushwood in the driveway between my property and the empty next door house. My builder is due back with me shortly (hopefully by the end of this week), and one of the jobs on his list is to hang a gateway at the entrance to that driveway, which will mean I can start parking my car off the main street. Currently there's just a fixed wooden fence across the entrance.

Hope everyone has a great day.

Edited September 1, 2020 by Marty
Tidying up

[dughlas]

G'day y'all. Tis a cool damp overcast morning with a bit of breeze. Some rain overnight with more showers in the forecast. Took Thistle for a shortened walk this morning, only 2 miles instead of four, before heading to market for a few things. My head aches today. Likely due to a combination of changeable weather and the fact I'm coming up on when the next series of injections is due. Anyway having a bit of laydown. Blessed be.

[Page Scrawler]

24 minutes ago, Marty said:

Happy Tuesday, everybody!

Hey, Marty!    

 

12 minutes ago, dughlas said:

G'day y'all. Tis a cool damp overcast morning with a bit of breeze.

Hey, Dugh and Thistle.      *scratches for Thistle* 

[dughlas]

40 minutes ago, Page Scrawler said:

Hey, Dugh and Thistle.      *scratches for Thistle* 

Page!