The Drop In Centre 3

[Mikiesboy]

1 hour ago, kbois said:

Things you don't want to hear when you're at a boarding gate:

Ladies and gentlemen, there will be a slight delay boarding flight 1234 while we wait for incoming passengers to deplane. The captain has informed us that there is a ....... thing.......with the plane and will advise us as to when we can begin boarding. 

Thankfully not my flight. But really, a thing? Thats a new one for me. 😳

One leg down, one to go. 

Have a good day everyone!

Thing.. thing is a good word for things we cannot mention. Are you coming home already? 

[Mikiesboy]

51 minutes ago, Brayon said:

It's good to see you too. 🙂 I hope things start getting better for you.

Early days but i feel pretty good today.  i'm only gonna worry about today, it's all i can sort of control. 

[Mikiesboy]

51 minutes ago, Wayne Gray said:

My husband makes ketchup occasionally. The last one was made with tomatillos instead of tomatoes (because we had them to use up), peaches for a bit of sweetness, apple cider vinegar, and some other witchcraft I don't know about.

It didn't last long. We destroyed six pints of it and mourned the two we gave away to friends. LOL

Oh, that sounds nice. My mom used to make pickled peaches, they were so nice. I've never tried making things like that. Canning things (note the word THING here) freaks me out. i think i'm going to poison someone. I have made jam, but not for a long time. I used to help Mom make jam and marmalade, and she made the peaches and dill pickles etc.   

But homemade ketchup sounds very nice .. @Kitt and @Wayne Gray

[Brayon]

4 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

Oh, that sounds nice. My mom used to make pickled peaches, they were so nice. I've never tried making things like that. Canning things (note the word THING here) freaks me out. i think i'm going to poison someone. I have made jam, but not for a long time. I used to help Mom make jam and marmalade, and she made the peaches and dill pickles etc.   

But homemade ketchup sounds very nice .. @Kitt and @Wayne Gray

You just have to be careful when you do the canning. My grandma used to do it all the time, until one of the jars exploded on her. She was taking it out of the water to let it cool on a cooling rack, and it blew up going everywhere. Luckily she wasn't hurt from the glass breaking.

[Brayon]

17 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

Early days but i feel pretty good today.  i'm only gonna worry about today, it's all i can sort of control. 

That's all that we can do. Only control the things within our control. But it's easier said than done. That's a lesson I'm still trying to learn.

[Wayne Gray]

5 minutes ago, Brayon said:

You just have to be careful when you do the canning. My grandma used to do it all the time, until one of the jars exploded on her. She was taking it out of the water to let it cool on a cooling rack, and it blew up going everywhere. Luckily she wasn't hurt from the glass breaking.

It's those pesky temperature gradients. Glass doesn't like going from boiling to cold. My husband makes sure to heat the jar clampy thing that grabs them so they don't blow up on us. We've not had one pop during that transfer, but we've had them crack while cooling. That's always a bummer.

[Mikiesboy]

8 minutes ago, Brayon said:

You just have to be careful when you do the canning. My grandma used to do it all the time, until one of the jars exploded on her. She was taking it out of the water to let it cool on a cooling rack, and it blew up going everywhere. Luckily she wasn't hurt from the glass breaking.

 

1 minute ago, Wayne Gray said:

It's those pesky temperature gradients. Glass doesn't like going from boiling to cold. My husband makes sure to heat the jar clampy thing that grabs them so they don't blow up on us. We've not had one pop during that transfer, but we've had them crack while cooling. That's always a bummer.

haha that didn't help ..lol  i think i wont be canning anything. lol

[Wayne Gray]

Just now, Mikiesboy said:

haha that didn't help ..lol  i think i wont be canning anything. lol

you don't have to can stuff. Just make it and eat it all!

[Kitt]

7 hours ago, Brayon said:

What was it? A Gremlin from the Kremlin? 

Tribbles!!!

[Brayon]

1 minute ago, Kitt said:

Tribbles!!!

That's the trouble with Tribbles. They get in everywhere.

[Kitt]

6 hours ago, Wayne Gray said:

you don't have to can stuff. Just make it and eat it all!

Most stuff can be frozen too.

[Wayne Gray]

Just now, Kitt said:

Most stuff can be frozen too.

See, tim? Options abound!

[kbois]

We are home safe and sound. I already miss the kids. 

Oh, and this derpy dog. The poster pup for the saying "lights are on and nobody's home". His name is Toaster. It fits him. 

 

 

[Mikiesboy]

13 hours ago, Wayne Gray said:

See, tim? Options abound!

yeah, i'm pretty good at freezing stuff... i made baked beans yesterday, along with eggplant lasagna, meat sauce for said lasagna and apple brownies (these are VERY popular around here) and the baked beans were packaged up and frozen. 

i will make and freeze some stuffed peppers when the peppers are in season, i freeze onions, celery, chopped peppers and i keep ginger root, garlic and nuts in the freezer so i have things on hand when cooking. We won't necessarily use up the whole bag of onions when they are fresh, so freezing works.  And when i ordered one bulb of garlic from the delivery place, and they send me a kilo of garlic bulbs, i froze them too.  lol  

It's nice here today.. i have an appointment soon with the shrink, groceries and then dog walking.  

Have a good day everyone. 

“No one has ever become poor by giving.”

—Anne Frank (1929-1945)
diarist

[Gary L]

On 5/28/2026 at 1:15 PM, Kitt said:

Not mine, but most don't make their own like I do.

I do the same when I can.  There is no comparison 🍅 

[Flip-Flop]

6 hours ago, Mikiesboy said:

And when i ordered one bulb of garlic from the delivery place, and they send me a kilo of garlic bulbs,

Wow! It would take me a long time to use that much garlic, hopefully it will hold up well after being frozen, after harvested. But actually it does get frozen many times when it is in the ground during winter and in spring while growing.   

[Gary L]

21 minutes ago, Flip-Flop said:

Wow! It would take me a long time to use that much garlic, hopefully it will hold up well after being frozen, after harvested. But actually it does get frozen many times when it is in the ground during winter and in spring while growing.   

Reminds me of three school mates visiting Morocco at a tender age of 19.  They decided to buy ingredients in the market and following a recipe in a book added garlic - an entire bulb instead of one clove….. “Encore de papel de toilette, si vous plait….” 

[Wayne Gray]

Can anybody click on "Stories"? It's giving me a time out, 500 error. I already reported it in "Help" but maybe it's just me.

[Gary L]

I can get to Stories but not open a new one…. It happens occasionally here in Spain. 

[Wayne Gray]

Just now, Gary L said:

I can get to Stories but not open a new one…. It happens occasionally here in Spain. 

Hmm. I can't even click on the stories Tab. It just times out, every time.

[Wayne Gray]

And now it's working fine. Weird.

[Gary L]

2 minutes ago, Wayne Gray said:

Hmm. I can't even click on the stories Tab. It just times out, every time.

 Uff. Poor you so you can’t even read my wonderful stories 😜 

[Wayne Gray]

Just now, Gary L said:

 Uff. Poor you so you can’t even read my wonderful stories 😜 

I couldn't! But now I can. So all is well.

[Mikiesboy]

1 hour ago, Flip-Flop said:

Wow! It would take me a long time to use that much garlic, hopefully it will hold up well after being frozen, after harvested. But actually it does get frozen many times when it is in the ground during winter and in spring while growing.   

It took us about a year to use it. It changes in the freezer, but it's nice and mild and has the texture of butter after it's been out for a few minutes. 

[Mikiesboy]

1 hour ago, Wayne Gray said:

Can anybody click on "Stories"? It's giving me a time out, 500 error. I already reported it in "Help" but maybe it's just me.

You broke it, Wayne.