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OMG, y’all. Seems like roaches NEVER go away… Mornin’ y’all!
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Good mornin’, Miss Wee! That’s some p*ss in my Post Toastie’s right there, but it should mean a lot more “d” $$$ gets flushed down the commode! Coffee’s ready, ma’am. Exhausted from the travels, but had a wonderful time gathering with the fam damily! Details to follow!
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😀 Did I ever tell ya they got chicken commodes…?
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Say what?????????
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She provided evidence T! There’s quite the selection.
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It was truly unbelievable, yet there they were.
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It was quite the shock!
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Yep, just in case you might think you had seen everything!
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Morning Wee!
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Mornin’ Menage!
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“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, again!” As long as somebody is willing to finance it.
Mornin’ Wee!
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Mornin’ Stella! He’s a turd inna punchbowl.
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Based on the number of places he been in political office, he’s definitely a “floater”.
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😀 😀 😀 Mornin’ Reflection!
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Afternoon, Wee!
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Good mornin’, and happy taco day! Back from all the festivities. Here’s a little beauty from our friends next door! Keep your head on a swivel and carpe’ your coffee!
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Welcome back and mornin’, T! Menage kept us fortified while ya’s gone!
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It was a team effort. Which is how we drag around in old age, right?
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Morning Menagerie! You did a fine job.
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Concur. Hope to find out more about her special coffee. Always looking for the best brew for the local coffee connoisseurs.
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Ruta Maya! When we lived in the cabin down in Georgia there was a local shop. They roasted their own beans, and we loved their stuff. Then the shop got flooded, sold, and the new owner didn’t replace the roaster.
We’d been unhappy with every brand we tried for 5 years. A commenter next door at the Tree recommended this stuff, and we love it.
https://rutamayacoffee.com
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Thank you!
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You’re welcome!
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Which blend, Menage?
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We get whole bean dark roast. I’ve heard medium roast is good, and I need to order a small bag of it, but I like the dark roast so much I’ve stuck with it.
I have seen online some people say they get it at Costco or HEB, but I’ve also seen some of them not like it, and others say they’re not sure it’s the same beans as ordering direct. My Costco does not have it.
This stuff is bagged really well, and we drink enough that I order two of the 1 kilo bags at a time. Shipping is cheaper that way.
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Thanks! Afternoon Stella.
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Morning T, hope your dad had a great time, and all you guys as well. Thanks for the coffee!
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Thank ya kindly, Menage! It certainly is much more of a team effort at this age. Not so many lone wolves in the geritol set. That’s one of those things I think about whenever some nefarious act occurs……..it’s probably not someone on Medicare! I’ll fill in some details later, but suffice it to say we had a wonderful time!
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Mornin’ Tex! Welcome back.
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Glad to have you back, Tex.
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National Gingersnap Day – a cookie for your treat
National Creative Ice cream Flavors Day – avocado raspberry jalapeño ice cream? Mitchell’s Ice Cream in downtown Cleveland is known to mix up some seasonal flavors that, to some might seem funky and to others are well worth the wait. Their salted butter sweet corn layers the flavors on your tongue. It makes you wonder why you ever bothered trying to pick the perfect cob in the first place. And their jalapeno strawberry has just the right combo of heat and sweet.
Ample Hills Creamery in New York City has two locations plus seasonal kiosks, they are sure to satisfy some flavor-seeking taste buds. Maybe you can try their Rum Raisin or Morning in Paris flavors to start.
From the savory and smokey to the sweet and surprising, LICK Pure Cream in Seattle offers curiosity and thrill-seekers a chance to test those boundaries, too. Flavors like pork-belly pecan can’t go wrong, right?
National’s Postage Stamp Day
National Postal Workers’ Day
National Peach month
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Morning czarina! I like ice cream, but I think I’ll stick to the more traditional flavors.
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Me too. Can’t eat ice cream now, but 99% of the time it’s gonna be some form of chocolate.
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Gingersnaps! But just blackwalnut or plain vanilla in the ice cream dept. Mornin’ Czarina!
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I’ll pass on the exotic ice cream flavors, unless the rum raisin is included in that. I really like rum ice cream.
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All good Czarina!
Hope we do keep the postal service alive in some form. Hand-written communication has been around for centuries, and seems to be the most personal and enduring form of communication at a distance.
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I can’t escape my raisin’ as we say down here. My mama drilled me to write thank you notes for everything, a gift, or a special kindness. We were taught how to specifically mention the gift and how we would use it.
Not only do I still try to do it, I’m afraid I judge those who don’t. And most young women today do not. I just can’t quite get myself around to thinking that’s just how things are. I think less of them, as far as their capacity for gratitude and manners go. I won’t say it prevents me from gifting them on future occasions, but it probably does impact my attention to detail and $$ in the choice.
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This is fun!
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What fun!!! Fun to watch and fun to do.
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Mornin’ All. Comfortably cool this morning, but heading to very warm. We have a perfectly clear sky so far.
Things are good, except for the pot smoke. It is bad enough to get whiffs of it during he day, but I have woken up several mornings about 5:00 AM from overwhelming smoke with my eyes itching and burning and my sinuses on fire. This morning was especially bad. I have to do something. This has to stop. It says in the lease no smoking of any kind. But, I don’t know if that will help.
Anyway, all of you have a nice day. Hope it isn’t too hot and muggy.
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Afternoon aus, hope you get it sorted out!
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Aus,
Somethings wrong with the ventilation between apartments. You should not be this affected by someone else’s smoke in another apartment.
You could always report it as a ventilation issue, and/or a health issue with management. That may get them moving.
Let the maintenance person reach the correct conclusion as to the source.
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Nope. This is a 4 flex and there is no ventilation between apartments. Also, the lease says “no smoking of any kind, not even pot” on the grounds. The smoke is so strong it has to be someone standing near the window or under it. I am over the other apartment and their patio is almost under my window. I figure that is where it is coming from. I talked to a neighbor to see if it might be coming from the next building, which I didn’t figure it could, but I was trying to touch all bases that they might argue it could be. She doesn’t smoke pot. Guess I have to confront my downstairs neighbor.
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Mornin’ Mom!
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Lunchtime y’all! Hot day, no problemo.
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Save me a seat!
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Amazingly enough Wee, I have had several people reserve a seat!
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I love a good sense of humor!
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Stella,
The above seems most appropriate for today, as it’s International Joke Day!
Seems you take the prize!
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And another family friendly joke…
Why don’t scientists trust atoms?
Because they make up everything!
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I have been hearing about the “reverse sear” method for cooking meat for some time now, and finally tried it. This attempt was to cook a chuck steak as if it was a New York strip or a ribeye steak. Here is how it’s done:
1. Poke the meat full of holes and dry brine over night.
2. Bake in the oven on a rack at a low temp.
3. Finish by browning in a hot skillet.
PS: The steak was pretty tender and very tasty! Lots cheaper than a ribeye too. I didn’t tie mine because I couldn’t find my butcher’s twine (time to reorganize), but it was fairly even in thickness. It took a total of 50 minutes at 250° for medium rare, then a quick toss in a hot iron skillet. I have half of it left for tonight’s dinner.
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A new way to enjoy budget cuts of meat without the sameness of the slow cooker versions. Brava Stella!
Definitely worth an attempt.
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I have been using reverse sear for a bit. My sons told me about it. I also have been buying chuck steaks and smaller chuck roasts, which often cook up like a steak.
One thing I’ve discovered on Twitter, by accident. There are a couple of people on the carnivore diet who are creative, good cooks. One of them I follow is a butcher, and has a cookbook. He sometimes posts pictures of cuts of meat, and why one is more desirable than the other, even if it may be the bargain buy.
I’m not following a carnivore diet, but I do want to eat low carb. Whatever your diet, these people often have great tips for meat, how to buy it, how to cook it. Only problem is that you have to wade through a lot of very contentious pro/con carb fans to get the good stuff.
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