VSR~Monday, February 6

[plantdoctor]

[tasty]

Good morning all.
Sandy - hope all is OK with you - I just heard about the earthquake near Buffalo.  It apparently was felt up in St Catherines but nothing here so far as I know.
Meeting a friend for lunch today - checking it out to see if it could be a good option for our breakfast group.  It has been open for a while but whenever we have tried to go before it has been closed for one reason or another.  One time the fridge broke and the food had to be thrown away, then they closed for a family vacation.  Hoping that today is third time lucky.
BBL.

[wilderness]

Good morning. Overnight low was 30° and it was 34° when I got up up it has dropped down to 33°. Our morning high will be 35°and then down to 5° tonight and possible winter mix tomorrow. I am working today but don't think I will do the entire territory today. Will finish up on Wednesday.

Have a great day.

Bet

[plantdoctor]

Good morning everyone.  It is a pleasant 22º and upper 30s later with a chance of rain although the chances of that have changed from 75% to 25% chance.

Yesterday morning I made a pot of cabbage soup while doing laundry.  DGD, Makayla had some with me for lunch before she headed home.  She took pictures of the wedding dress and said she is strongly considering it, but since she's not getting married until May of '24 not a big hurry to make that decision right now.

Late afternoon I got a text from DD that she and DSonIL were at DS's place and I should join them, so I did.  We had a fun time and a good supper.  After I got home, I realized I had forgotten my cell phone in my car, so I went out to get it.  While leaving the garage, I slipped in the doorway and fell and hit my tailbone on the metal threshold.....ouch.  I am having difficulty getting comfortable sitting this morning.  

Tasty....I also just heard about the earthquake, but didn't hear many details.  I also hope Sandy is fine.  Hopefully the new place turns out to be some where you can meet for breakfasts.

Happy Monday to all.  Charlene

[flowerpowerz5]

Thanks for thinking of me but I didn't feel a thing. I heard a strange noise this morning but then it was gone. Must not of been a strong earthquake.
Back to work. :)

[SunshineFL10a]

Good morning all!
Bet and Charlene, your temps sound more manageable.
Charlene, sorry for your fall.I'm glad you have so much family nearby.

Tasty and Sandy, I didn't hear about the earthquake. We had a tiny one in Rochester years ago. I was at work. I thought that a train went by.

I was busy over the weekend. The concert Friday night was packed. They had people sitting in the choir loft. The gospel group Greater Vision was performing. Saturday we didn't go to the craft fair because it was $10.00 to get in and the ladies were more interested in a quilt show bit to the nearby Country Fair. I would've paid the $10.00 but I don't blame them if there was no interest. Most the booths sold quilting related products so nothing there either. They found plenty of things that were interesting to them so it was successful. I did get the name of the quilt appraiser from another friend who was there. I wanted to get an idea of what the quilt my Mother made me was valued at. Priceless to me of course.
Sunday consisted of church and choir practice.. We started practicing for Easter so practice will also be on Sunday til then.

Tonight is Mexican Train then stitching on Zoom with my NY stitching partners.

Have a great day all!

[mnwildflowers]

Good morning. Sunny and 13 but clouds later and possibly snow. High of 32 so definitely a warm up. Pretty windy so won’t feel as warm. 

We finished up my moms basement last night. I snapped a few pics before we left and will post them. We thought yesterday would go faster than it did but it was an 11 hour day. Dh finished all the trim work. Lots of little cuts and measurements. I painted the stairwell and the steps got a fresh coat of paint. We came up with a way to reface the stair rail supports with tongue and groove. A huge transformation. Looks like you are somewhere else completely. Mom was very happy. 

Today I need to do some laundry. I should chase the vacuum around I suppose as well. I’m sure I will find lots of little projects that need attention. I already cleaned the upstairs bathroom and fed the dog and birds. 

Charlene-Nice to have dinner with the kids but ouch on the fall on your bum!!

Tasty-Hope lunch is good.  

Bet-Have a good day at work. 

Sandy-Glad you didn’t have feel anything. Probably not common to have earthquakes there?

Guess I better figure out what I’m going to work on and get moving. Sleep was rough last night so I’m sure a nap later will be in order. Have a great day. 

[marylc]

Good Monday morning to everyone, Tasty=hope lunch place is open. Bet 5*COLD!! Charlene=Ouch must have hurt, does Makayla know the size?. Sand good no earthquake. Wendy=have fun playing Mexican train. Melissa I know what a BUM is!! haven't heard that word for years!wind does make a difference. sunny, been to the gym, 34* warmer! and going to 53* by 3pm a walking out time. stay warm, Mary in Kentucky. 10.17am

[Marlene]

Haven't done much today yet.  DGS asked for a pan of brownies (Hershey syrup ones) to take back to college with him so that is done.
Sandy, I'm glad to hear you are okay.  The earthquake in Turkey is a real tragedy.
Charlene, your fall mirror Wednesday I see my primary and she will decide what is next.  Hopefully either PT or a brace; no surgery.
Looking foward to to a hair cut later today. 
"Something will go your way today".
Marlene 

[luvmyb_b]

 We are above freezing again to start the day. I don't expect to get a lot warmer, though. Our expected high is the upper 30s. A lot of our snow is gone in many spots. It'll definitely all be gone when we go into the 50s tomorrow and have rain. 

DH and I stayed up watching the Grammy's last night, which ran later than their anticipated late ending time of 11:30. DH usually poo-poos the Grammy's because he doesn't know any of the songs or performers. I told him the only way to get to know them is to listen. Time won't go back to The Beatles, Carole King, or Barbra Streisand. It's time to give the new kids a try. Other than the memorials that other awards shows do in a similar way, we enjoyed the whole program. It seems disrespectful for the people who have died to flash their photos on the screen but pull the camera back so the home audience can't actually read their names. Some people were front and center of the screen, while others were nearly impossible to see even on our 50" screen TV. While some of the music wasn't our cup of tea, it was still interesting and entertaining to watch. The chief reason I watched was because of Smokey Robinson being honored. Love me some Smokey! 

The deacon just called and is on his way. It was pretty late for him to be calling and he asked if it was his week, so perhaps he had forgotten us until the last minute. That is okay. I told him it was his week, but any week he wants to come is his week. At  86 years old, we're glad to see him anytime. 

Got all my early February seeds sown yesterday. Today I am contemplating planting my celery in a pot of potting mix to see how it does. It's growing well in the water, but it may do better potted up. Doing this will keep me in the gardening spirit until time to sow more seeds or see green in the little dishes on the card table. 

Glad to hear Sandy is okay. I didn't hear about the Buffalo earthquake. The news startled me because I have family living in the area. Good to know it was a small quake. 

Charlene, so sorry about your fall. Yikes! I'm guessing you'll feel that for a while. Love that you got in some nice family time. 

I need to keep moving. Wishing everyone a marvelous Monday! 
 

[davehhhj]

morning

  nice yesterday

 windy to day 

 mary  i just sweat

 maybe picture  later

  lots of rain coming

   blessing to all

   dave

[Gayle]

Good morning (barely),

It will be afternoon by the time I finish. Especially since I need to go move clothes from washer to dryer.  BRB

OK, I'm back

We are sunny & 55* at the moment with a little breeze.  We had rain (again) overnight; almost 1/2" 

Sandy, glad no earthquake issues for you.  We had one here on the East Coast a few yrs.ago.   That is pretty much unheard of in this area. I was at work  that day & didn't even know it.  Some people say chairs moved & Mike told me the dishes rattled in his cabinets.

Charlene, sorry to hear about your fall.

Melissa, I saw the pictures.  It all looks great.

Tasty, I hope the restaurant is open this time & it's worth the wait.

Karen, I haven't watched any of the award shows in years

I'm doing laundry & will probably vacuum the LR later.  I might even get around to shampooing that carpet. I need to roll up the area rug if I'm going to do that.  Or I might just shampoo the area rug for now & the rest later,  We'll see.

[tasty]

Lunch was really enjoyable today - good company and good food. www.lusobites.com/ My friend had their chicken sandwich `Fried Chicken with Creamy Kale Slaw. Chourico & Sao Jorge Cheese on a Brioche Bun` while I tried the bifani - Bifanas are traditional Portuguese sandwiches made with thin slices of pork that have been marinated and simmered in a sauce of white wine, garlic, and paprika. Served on a traditional Portuguese bun with plenty of mustard and piri-piri sauce. I also had the onions and peppers on it. We ate very well  . Definitely worth the wait and the service was great.



Since I came home I went thru the small freezer to see what was in there that really needed to be used up and only found one thing so pretty pleased that my efforts of the last month have been at least somewhat successful, not so sure the other freezer will be as good when I get to it.

Supper tonight will be a beef vegetable soup (need I add that it is from the freezer) - a little bit more space in there.

Have a great evening.

[mnwildflowers]

Tasty-Sounds like a fabulous lunch. Looked at your sandwich and I’m drooling. Love that you can get it as a salad if you don’t do a bun (which I no longer eat). Most places don’t do that.

I decided to deal with onions today. I had 2 totes downstairs and one had a lot that were sprouting. Tossed and sorted. Pulled out 2 dzn nice hard yellows for my upstairs onion tote. Tossed 2 dzn sprouted soft ones, and processed 36 cups of sliced onions. I used the food processor so that made the job easier but omg the tears!😂 Everything smells like onions!

[tasty]

Great to have that many onions ready to use 👍.