I don't know where we're going, but we know where we are? (Part whatever)

bubblypop

bubblypop wrote: »

ah thanks, it so long ago now for everyone it doesn't seem relevant really!
the last time i saw him was november 2019, just before covid took over really....... I dont talk about it, but I appreciate the hugs.
miss him a lot! too much really.....

I understand that bubbly. It's been my experience too. Like all loss It's something you grieve and come to terms with in your own way. Life can change so quick and good things can appear

smurfjed

Agh, you are making me hungry and it’s only 8am here.

Graces7

smurfjed wrote: »

Agh, you are making me hungry and it’s only 6am here.

It is coming up to 6 am here too; where are you that we coincide?

Interesting! I thought we were hours apart.

Bitter, shockingly cold. Even the cats have changed their ways. They all come in at night and gather atop me abed.

smurfjed

You caught me Graces7 :):) I really don’t know what time zone I’m in these days and having a watch set to Greenwich time doesn’t help

Graces7

smurfjed wrote: »

You caught me Graces7 :):) I really don’t know what time zone I’m in these days and having a watch set to Greenwich time doesn’t help

GOTCHA! lol... I thought it was me as I am hopeless at these things as many have seen on clock change weekends! Like the Sunday I was to attend a Craft Fair in Killarney and went out early to get to Mass in the Cathedral first.. How odd; so few folk at 8 o'clock mass and clearly it was cancelled.. Then to Tesco and then I saw a clock and pointed out at the checkout that their clock was wrong... lol...

Autosport

Afternoon all Highlight of my day is I’m going shopping Had to resort to eating half a Easter egg for breakfast Tough life

Gremlinertia

Get anything nice for us Auto?.

Grandeeod

Just back from Iceland with some goodies. Bought some of their TGI Fridays range. While I have a stash of chicken wings, their's look great. I'm on a buzz of trying to recreate fave eat out and takeaway meals. Last night I made bacon and cheese fries. Jaysus lads they were magnificent. So magnificent that I'm repeating it tonight. They put the Burger King effort to shame and are better than the empty your pockets version.

Autosport

Gremlinertia wrote: »

Get anything nice for us Auto?.

Alfred got his food which was most important Bought a chocolates orange twirl which I can’t wait to devour Got the makings of spaghetti bolognese for dinner I’ll slide a plate over when it’s cooked

Purple Mountain

Autosport wrote: »

Alfred got his food which was most important Bought a chocolates orange twirl which I can’t wait to devour Got the makings of spaghetti bolognese for dinner I’ll slide a plate over when it’s cooked

Lots of garlic and onion i hope!

Autosport

Purple Mountain wrote: »

Lots of garlic and onion i hope!

Plenty so no kissing tonight PM

Bigmac1euro

Grandeeod wrote: »

Just back from Iceland with some goodies. Bought some of their TGI Fridays range. While I have a stash of chicken wings, their's look great. I'm on a buzz of trying to recreate fave eat out and takeaway meals. Last night I made bacon and cheese fries. Jaysus lads they were magnificent. So magnificent that I'm repeating it tonight. They put the Burger King effort to shame and are better than the empty your pockets version.

How do I make these?

Gremlinertia

G, tell us more about the bacon cheese fries please!.

Auto, Alfie is a dote, also I'm looking forward to a good old fashioned plate slide!

Grandeeod

Bigmac1euro wrote: »

How do I make these?

Chips. Bacon lardons. Grated chedder/mozzarella.

Fry bacon lardons. Make chips. Melt the grated cheese in the microwave. Pour lardons on the chips and then pour the melted cheese on top. A big portion or small portion.

Grandeeod

Gremlinertia wrote: »

G, tell us more about the bacon cheese fries please!.

Auto, Alfie is a dote, also I'm looking forward to a good old fashioned plate slide!

Done.

Autosport

Gremlinertia wrote: »

G, tell us more about the bacon cheese fries please!.

Auto, Alfie is a dote, also I'm looking forward to a good old fashioned plate slide!

I’ve plated some up for tomorrow’s lunch for you


Quiet in here tonight, do I smell of garlic too much

Gremlinertia

What's lunch? :pac:

Graces7

Revelling in a Cadbury;s Crème Egg... I now have two left... Then... oh the thought of the deprivation!

JupiterKid

Chilling on the couch, TV on and taking it super easy. Work tomorrow.

Did some more art today - all in all a productive weekend!

OH is doing well, he’s on new meds for his stomach but the doctors weren’t able to get to the bottom of the viral infection they are sure he’d had earlier this week. More tests are to be done.


Here’s one of my creations from yesterday...

GoneHome

Graces7 wrote: »

Revelling in a Cadbury;s Crème Egg... I now have two left... Then... oh the thought of the deprivation!

Graces7 great to see you posting on here again, I'm not on here much myself anymore as broadband can be a bit hit and miss at times, hope you are keeping well up there in the West of Ireland.

GoneHome

A lovely relaxing Sunday here again, we went for our early morning 3 mile walk at 8.30, home for a lovely scrambled egg and tomato breakfast, back to bed for an hour and a half of a nap, up to go outside for a bit of gardening, drive to the local village for the Sunday papers, reading the Sunday papers for the afternoon while keeping an eye on the racing from Leopardstown, which profitted me the grand sum of €12, a lovely sweet and sour chicken dinner this evening and finishing off the weekend now with a couple of bottles of Carlsburg.

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GoneHome wrote: »

A lovely relaxing Sunday here again, we went for our early morning 3 mile walk at 8.30, home for a lovely scrambled egg and tomato breakfast, back to bed for an hour and a half of a nap, up to go outside for a bit of gardening, drive to the local village for the Sunday papers, reading the Sunday papers for the afternoon while keeping an eye on the racing from Leopardstown, which profitted me the grand sum of €12, a lovely sweet and sour chicken dinner this evening and finishing off the weekend now with a couple of bottles of Carlsburg.

Carlsberg dont do relaxing Sundays but if they did :

Purple Mountain

Am I the only one who always feels lazy after reading Gone Home's Sunday posts?!

Autosport

Purple Mountain wrote: »

Am I the only one who always feels lazy after reading Gone Home's Sunday posts?!

I did until I got a dog well used to walks now a few times a day

GoneHome

Purple Mountain wrote: »

Am I the only one who always feels lazy after reading Gone Home's Sunday posts?!

Oh be reassured the 3 mile walk early this morning was the only exertion, the rest of the day was pure and simple relaxation on the couch

Gremlinertia

I'm gone far past lazyshaming :pac: I'm busy working on my bum impression on the couch

GoneHome

Was planning to be in bed for 11.30 but started watching the Masters Golf, there's my early night gone for a bong

Gregor Samsa

Woo hoo! 12th of April, I can travel anywhere within my county!!!

I’m going to bed.

Gregor Samsa

Gregor Samsa wrote: »

Woo hoo! 12th of April, I can travel anywhere within my county!!!

I’m going to bed.

I can go up the mountains!! Only thing previously stopping me was fear of being fined.

Graces7

GoneHome wrote: »

Graces7 great to see you posting on here again, I'm not on here much myself anymore as broadband can be a bit hit and miss at times, hope you are keeping well up there in the West of Ireland.

WHat a lovely message! Thank you! I hope you are well and content.

All is as well as it can be; I comes and I goes as this dratted illness and aged body allow!

The island is sheer peace. A covid free haven. I almost never go further than my gate. Live as I please! Just me and the cats. two abed with me right now; I am the meat in the cat sandwich. Bliss. Supply lines well established .

Our broadband is the best ever. A small specialist local firm called Westnet. They fix it so they can sort issues without coming over. Brilliant folk. 24/7 on a basic rate.

I lived nearby here when I was new to Ireland over 20 years ago and always yearned to return when my active work was at an end. There is no place like the West Mayo coast. Just.... heaven. And also to return to island life as I was before I came to Ireland.

Stay well and safe.. Blessings and peace

Graces7

bubblypop wrote: »

carrots and parsnips are my favourite veg!
mashed or roasted, love them:D
I used to bring parsnips over to the Balkans with me when i was living there, cos they dont grow them or eat them there at all. But I converted a few locals to the parsnip, one of the local girls brought them home to her dad, now he is growing them!!

Love parsnips and turnips but can no longer prepare them as my hands are not up to it. . THEN I discovered that eg Tesco sell them ready cooked... NB doing my list now... thank you for the reminder.
I used to grow them but here the soil is very shallow before you hit solid rock. May try a container? Hmmmmm

Gremlinertia

Late to bed, oops.. Wish there was a turbo sleep mode I could use.

NewRed2

Grandeeod wrote: »

Chips. Bacon lardons. Grated chedder/mozzarella.

Fry bacon lardons. Make chips. Melt the grated cheese in the microwave. Pour lardons on the chips and then pour the melted cheese on top. A big portion or small portion.

Always the big portion! Always!!! :pac:

Same with whiskey, always a double. Yer only teasing yourself otherwise.

Mind with the Easter eggs I decided I'd be disciplined this year coz the large eggs looked huge. So I went for the smaller ones... Just got 3 of them instead

Gremlinertia

Everyone must be gallivanting today.

thomil

Not me, I've been busy all day. It's quarter review season at work, which means a metric f**kton of extra work...

Tableside now, just finished a bowl of self-made curry and making a good impression of a dragon, what with the smoke rising from my ears and nostrils :pac:

Autosport

Was busy today visiting a garden centre and bought flowers for the window boxes . Someone came for the spin

Gremlinertia

Alfie is such a wee dote!.

Autosport

Oh he can be a brat too He’s lucky he’s so cute

How are you keeping? Hope your back isn’t as painful as it was

Gremlinertia

Tomorrow i hopefully get some time with "our" dog. Miss her when i'm working. Back is bad, should have called doc this morning but i'm a stubborn ould codger, knee has swollen now from it, oops.. Some day soon the doc is going to suggest i feck off to pasture :pac:

Autosport

Gremlinertia wrote: »

Tomorrow i hopefully get some time with "our" dog. Miss her when i'm working. Back is bad, should have called doc this morning but i'm a stubborn ould codger, knee has swollen now from it, oops.. Some day soon the doc is going to suggest i feck off to pasture :pac:

I’ll be there joining you I’ll keep the place warm for you

The Inbetween is mine

It was my father's 83rd birthday yesterday, a phone call was all we could do....we might meet up for shopping in SuperValu Wednesday, feckin covid

Fathom

Walked to coffeehouse. Working online off-site. Background music makes me what to dance.

Autosport

Happy Birthday Inbetweens daddy

Gremlinertia

I'm more sitting relaxing to tunes, am incapable of dancing :pac:

Fathom

Gremlinertia wrote: »

I'm more sitting relaxing to tunes, am incapable of dancing :pac:

Not even for a dragon dance Grem? Need to add fire to your life.

Gremlinertia

Afraid not. Would need a new back and knee :pac:

Fathom

Gremlinertia wrote: »

Afraid not. Would need a new back and knee :pac:

You can tap your foot. Or better yet. Ask a dancing dragon for a ride. :pac: :cool:

NSAman

The Inbetween is mine wrote: »

It was my father's 83rd birthday yesterday, a phone call was all we could do....we might meet up for shopping in SuperValu Wednesday, feckin covid

Dads Anniversary shortly. My brothers big 50. Haven't had the time to be there for two of them now. Thankfully Mam is understanding but still upset (obviously) usually it is day when the whole family comes together for our Dad. Two years in a row.... its getting tiresome at this stage, especially when most of us have our vaccines.... but live in seperate countries.

Fathom

Where going? Market pretty soon. Frig is bare.

Gremlinertia

Going nowhere fast Fathom!!