Good morning Lounge

How are you today? How was your weekend? I was busy and lazy :) I got my new shoe rack, but haven't put it totally together yet. Need help there. Anyone wants to come over and drill a hole in the wall? Pretty please? :7 I also planted my tomato plants in big pots. Cooked a lot (for example stewed me rhubarb and cooked pudding to eat with the rhubarb .... childhood memories). I also had my first strawberries this weekend :9

This week the Good morning threads will only be till Wednesday. Thursday and Friday I am not at home. Going to visit my mom for a long weekend. I am going to take my camera with me, so in case I am stumbling over something nice I will take pictures :)

AirmensMom sent me new pics of my baby, so here he is as the
Picture of the Day

(I hope I spelled that right, Do folks still use that form of greeting over in Bavaria?)
That is one handsome kitty gettin' in some sun. You got strawberries all ready? Around here, I'm told by the local fresh fruits vendor that we are at least a week or better out from having ours ready. If I could, I'd be there in a wink to get that mean ol wall drilled for ya.

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Yes, it is still used in Bavaria and in Baden-Württemberg :)

Yep, the strawberry season started :woohoo: I brought me some for my lunch today :9
Also, the asparagus season is in full operation at the moment. Except, that I don't eat asparagus.

Pretty please come over? I will even cook for you :D

You know how I love your country and being an aging hippie I gots this thing for eating...plus I KNOW how you German ladies can cook and bake and...damn, now I am daydreaming of walking by a German bakery!!!! WHY OH WHY did I ever leave!!! If I could I'd drill ya a baker's dozen holes in that wall!

I'm not such a big fan of asparagus either-(doesn't go well with paprika schnitzel), but I confess that I know of no finer berry than a freshly picked strawberry. My first job as a child-(loooong ago) was picking strawberries. I am sorry to report that the good farmer took a loss on me that season. If my memory is still accurate I may have earned a whopping $27 that season! I further recall that the field supervisor-lady felt the need to recommend to my mother that I be taken to a hospital because she thought I must have had some kind of bladder problems. She was concerned because she had observed me heading off to the bathroom every fifteen minutes. Funny thing about strawberries, they can be worse than beer if you eat enough and I as an eight year old strawberry connoisseur surely ate MORE than enough. :blush:

that I love to cook and bake. :evilgrin:

LOL .... great childhood story. Do you think they figured out that you ate more than you picked?

...and yet you persist on turning the thumbscrews even tighter! If only I were a decade, (OK make that two decades) younger! (insert big sigh here).

Actually, when asked by my mother, I fully confessed to my strawberry snatchery. If I recall, my work ethic consisted of eating the red ones....seeing as how every one I picked was red...well you can see how I was not the model employee. I went back there the very next year and did a bit better for myself-money-wise that is. My mother ratted me out to the field supervisor lady, she made it a point to hover near me to ensure that I was toiling away productively that next season. Even-so I still managed to be the record setter for potty breaks again.

It's way past my bedtime Miss H. My promise to you has been fulfilled-I managed to stay awake past midnight local time just to drop in to say hey to you. It's been fun, now I'm off to bed with (of all things) a Marty Robbins song as an ear-worm. It's an old country/western tune from the early 1960's titled "Devil Woman". I doubt it has a video over on you-tube but if it does I'll edit it in to this post before I sign off for the night.

on edit: OMG!!! there actually is a you-tube vid of "Devil Woman". If you're interested, here is a bit of American history:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7hCuDL8j2M Boy, they just don't make vocalists like that anymore! Oh and any notions you may have that I was insinuating that you are a Devil Woman would be erroneous-you are one of the nicest people I know of in the DU Lounge-a Lounge which is full of nice people!

I will restrain myself from posting pictures of dishes I cooked or baked :P

I wish you sweet dreams and a sound sleep. I am glad you stayed awake to say hello to me :hug:

You go right ahead and post those pics of your cookery! (Besides, imo you are getting to be quite the photographer/artist-I enjoy your photos just fine and whenever possible, I vote for them at least twice in the DU photo contests!) btw: I edited and updated my prior post to you, it turns out that my inexplicable earworm tune was on youtube too!

I wish for you to have a great day Miss H., as always, it's been my pleasure ma'am. :hug:

Your cat looks lovely

:hi: :hug:

I admit, he is a cutie pie. But then, I am biased :D

She looks like a great companion!!

I did a whole lot of nothing this weekend. It was nice, but I've been looking forward to today. I go for an evaluation at the weight loss clinic today and I'll probably sign up for another 4 months. I might decide to make it 8 months. I'll get a discount and if I pay for a total of 52 weeks of service and attend all of my classes, I will be a member for life for free. That is appealing to me because I think it would keep me from becoming Extra Large Droopy again. :) I've also scheduled an appointment with my former psychologist today. She is the one who is responsible for getting me started down this path. I haven't seen her in 4 months and I can't wait to see the look on her face when she sees how much weight I've lost. I didn't say anything about it when I scheduled the appointment on the phone. I just said that I was doing a lot better. :)

You have a beautiful cat. I love cats and dogs, but I don't own any. If I ever get one, I'll probably adopt a cat. I'm looking forward to seeing some of the pictures you will take this weekend.

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Ohh ... I can understand why you have been looking forward to day. It sure will be an important day for you. Please tell me tomorrow what your psychologist said. I am sure she will be proud of you. As you can be of yourself.

Unfortunately Simon isn't living with me. But as you can see he is having a great life with AirmensMom. :) I would love to have a cat myself again. But I don't have the time for a pet right now. I think it would be unfair to the animal.

Wie gehts?

:) :hi:

I am doing fine. Very happy that I have a short work week :)

I am busy here at work, I love my condo, enjoy my balcony. I have my friends and family. I can't really complain about my life. All that is missing is a partner.

How are you doing?

Just enjoying retirement and missing Europe, as always

to come back for a visit?

At least until I make a chunk o' change

(Just got back to Düsseldorf from Vienna last night).

Our Rhododendrons exploded into full bloom and our back yard is a kaleidoscope.

Our younger daughter is coming in from America tomorrow, and I have to be in Paris and Brussels at the same
time on Wednesday because of this crazy Feiertag. Wie sollte ich das bloß schaffen?

:)

I am taking off Friday and have a long weekend. That is how you do it :D

I bet you are more than happy to see your daughter. How long will she be staying?

She just finished he second year of Law School in the USA and like all law students,
was looking for a summer associate position with a decent law firm. They usually pay
a couple of thousand dollars a week for decent students (she is 15th in a class of 192),
but this year, not only were there no positions to be had (unless you were in the top
2% of Harvard Law or Yale Law), but many law firms are downsizing.

One of her professors likes her a lot (academically, that is!), and knows the head of
the European office of a big international law firm. Its head office is in Vienna (no
relation to what I was doing there yesterday), and since she is bi-lingual in German
and has an EU passport, she was given the option of working in any of their German-
speaking offices. She asked where they were apart from Vienna. She was told Frankfurt,
Köln and Düsseldorf. She jumped at the chance to come home and work for 2 months, so
she chose Düsseldorf.

Her poor boyfriend, who is from Düsseldorf, and is learning the Hotel business, went
through hell to get himself a one year apprenticeship in New York, where she goes to
Law School, and now is watching in dismay as he is stuck in New York until the end of
July while she comes back to Düsseldorf for the summer. We will all meet up on Cape Cod
for August anyway, so it's not like they will be apart for the whole time, and the firm
she will be working with has a rep as slave drivers anyway, so it's not like she'd have
much time for him even if he were here.

on edit--she is bringing her new cat with her. She SAYS all the paperwork is in order, but
I'll believe that one when the Hauptzollamt Düsseldorf Flughafen says it is.

My usual weekend working and now it's my Friday.

Have a great time with your mom. I love your kitty cat, very cute!

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For me Wednesday is my Friday this week. Gosh, I love that :rofl:

I will have a good time. The weather will be nice, I take my hiking boots with me. And we wanna bbq. Sounds like a perfect weekend for me :)

Thank you. He is a sweetheart. I miss him.

I must have missed that story somehow.

in the U.S.

I fell in love with him when I visited AirmensMom two years ago. We were at a PetsMart and there he was. I asked the lady to hold him (even though I know I couldn't take him). He started purring the second I held him in my arms. And I was lost. AirmensMom was so kind to give him a loving home since I couldn't take him with me back to Germany.

I know Airmens Mom is a good mommy for him. So you have a distant son...Is he bilingual???:P

When I was in Germany years ago, I had brought my one cat with me(whom I still have). But my girlfriend at the time found a little stray in Bad Aibling under a car by a Gasthaus (sp?). Just a tiny little fluff ball and she came back to live with us in our apartment in Germany and then went back to the US with Cristie.

She never got along with my cat; we always said it was a language barrier:P . Actually though, my cat doesn't get along with ANY other animals.

I am always saying I am his god mom, but AirmensMom says I am his momma. And when I visited her again last year he remembered me and was always waiting at the door for me :D

You spelled Gasthaus correctly :)
I was really thinking about taking him back with me. But he was only 8 weeks old and not old enough to have all shots that are necessary to bring a cat into Germany. I am eternal grateful to AirmensMom that she took him in.

My late cat, Octavia, was a only cat too. Some of them are just that way.

but I have several others.

She just has them all on ignore.:rofl:

I just see it in front of me how she clicks the red x on each one of their names :rofl:

Unpacking the Jeep from an escort and repacking for this weeks run westward.
I rode a memorial motorcycle run on Saturday. Went to a sate meeting of ABATE ~ I'm the Legislative coordinator for Greene County.

I would rather have let this old body rest but I guess that's gonna have to wait until I get out from behind ( or in front of) a huge rig.


Your baby looks soooo happy. I know he is being well cared for an loved!

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Good to see you :hug:

Even though it is hard work and you barely get any rest, I am glad that your escort service is picking up. And you see the U.S. I bet you drive though nice landscapes.

I know my baby is happy where he lives with his brothers and sisters and the fantastic care of AirmensMom and harleydad.

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:hi: :hug: :loveya: :pals:

Mine was spent exploring the mysteries of facebook. My head hurts and my fingers hate me :rofl:

Love the new pic, whatta handsome boy :D

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You are a member of FB now too? I need to find you there :D Check your pm in a minute.


Simon is handsome, isn't he? And you can tell he feels just fine :rofl:

Just added you :D

One content lil fella :loveya:

:D

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I had a terrific weekend with P. He got here around 130 am on friday/saturday and left around 1130 yesterday morning. We actually made a "public appearance" now that it's no longer secret. Kinda weird :rofl:

I'll be flying to VA on Friday!

I'd love to come help with the shoe rack but I an woefully inept at that sort of thing :D

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Bring P with you. Then he can do the work and we talk :D

How long will you stay in VA?

I am only going for the long weekend - I fly back Monday afternoon

Then we meet in TN in june, then the drought - won't see him unless he manages to squeeze time until mid August! :(

I have to wait for my mom and her bf to visit me. R is very handy too have that helps a lot.

Considering that you squeeze in weekends to see each other I am sure you will find a way to see each other in July too :D

Plus, Little MB will be away at camp :evilgrin:

:evilgrin:

Lemme guess, this weekend she visited her dad :D

:evilgrin:

Happy Monday MissH.
I'll fly right over and drill that hole..um that sounded naughty. :dunce:
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Alright, I'll be at the airport :D

Simon looks so content. But then who wouldn't be living with AirmensMom!

Got a lot of stuff done over the weekend, but yet managed to have some lazy time too. All my stuff is gathered on my daybed next to my suitcase, so all I have to do on Wednesday is throw my stuff in my suitcase and I'm off for my vacation.

I've got a lot of things to finish up at work before I leave on Wednesday so I suspect it's going to be a fast week. :bounce:

Glad that you get to enjoy strawberries. They are in season in some parts of the US so can purchase them in stores. A little early in the season for my area though.

I can't believe that you don't like asparagus. First it's seafood - now asparagus. ;) Whatever are we going to do with you? :rofl:

As kids, we'd take our bikes out into the country and pick the wild asparagus that grew along the fences. What fun!

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I know I feel content when visiting AirmensMom :D

I will miss you while you are on vacation. But I know you will be relaxing and enjoying your free time away from home. I need to pack for my long weekend trip tomorrow. I will be taking the train right after work again. As usual.

Wait a minute. Not seafood. Just fish. I love shrimp and crabs :D
Just serve me a dinner without fish and asparagus. Simple as that. And without innards, raisins, brussel sprouts. :rofl:

too, but be prepared to be bombarded with a lot of pictures when I get back. ;)

Yes, AirmensMom is the best. Sending her hugs >>>>>>> :hug:

Doing anything special at your Mom's? It must be nice to be able to visit her. And I'd enjoy that train ride - as I mentioned before. Oh, and I'm looking forward to your pictures too.

Sheesh MissH . . . you are a picky eater! :rofl: So when I get the chance to cook for you, I guess I'd better run the menu past you first. ;) (I don't like innards either) :puke:

:D

There is a VanGogh exhibition in Basel we try to see http://www.vangogh.ch/en/the-exhibition/concept.html
Also we wanna go hiking and one day we plan a bbq.

I don't see myself as a picky eater. I mean compared to my brother I am pretty easy to satisfy :D

exhibit. I truly like Van Gogh's work. There's several pieces of his work in the permanent collection at the Chicago Art Institute. Several years ago there was a fantastic exhibit at the titled "Van Gogh and Gauguin".

Hiking also sounds fun. Hope the weather is good for you.

Just teasing you about being a picky eater! ;) I think we all have foods that we just don't like.

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to reserve tickets for us.

I have to admit I prefer other painters over Van Gogh, but I still look forward to that exhibition. When do you have the chance to see all his paintings.

The weather is supposed to be very nice. I hope that turns out to be true.

I know you are teasing with the food. Just serve me pasta and shrimp and you have a happy MissHoneychurch :D

successful in securing tickets. I simply adore Van Gogh. He's a fabulous talent, but of course had a troubled soul.

Pasta and shrimp? Yummy! Pasta and anything really is yummy!

Okay, gotta go start my short work week.

Wishing you a grand day!

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I don't think I've ever had rhubarb. Is it good?

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I like it. It is sour tasting, and you need a milk product to eat it with. That is why I made me pudding. You can use rhubarb for a cake too and just make a cheese cake dough with rhubarb on top of it.

I'll have to try it sometime. :)

http://www.rhubarbrecipes.co.uk/


This recipe is similar to mine. Except I use vanilla pudding and caramelized oatmeal

http://www.rhubarbrecipes.co.uk/stewedrhubarbwithlemoncurdcreamcheeseandalmonds/

I'll have to get some and experiment.



How are you today?

I am looking forward to the rhubarb season each year. That recipe is a childhood memory. :D

I am doing fine today. It is quiet at work and still I needed the whole morning to order books and add the orders to our system :eyes:

How was your weekend? Did you do anything exciting?

I did the sick thing all weekend. I watched a couple movies, slept A LOT. I only left the apartment to do laundry, which had to be done, but I felt awful afterwards.

I'm feeling better today, but I've still got a headache that won't go away. :shrug:

I hope it is only a nasty cold :hug:

it's finally going away. :)

as long as you aren't sick when you are getting the days off end of the week :)

I have friends coming into town, so I can't be. :D

when your friends are there?

that we are all going to - it is a fiction conference, actually (mostly science fiction, but other stuff too). I really don't care about the conference, but it will be nice to see my friends.

you don't need to sit in the conference, now do you?

it actually is pretty interesting, but I've gone every year for at least 6 years, and it's getting predictable. I'll probably skip out. :-)



Do you and your mum have any plans?

going for a hike and also try to see a Van Gogh exhibition http://www.vangogh.ch/en/the-exhibition/concept.html

I love his work!

to see the exhibit on needs to order tickets and has to be there at a certain time.

:bounce:

I'm on the next flight to Frankfurt with a drill, they will let me bring a drill on the plane won't they? lol. It should take me 14-16 hours to get there. Give me another 3-4 hours to find the place. :)

Anyways, it keeps getting hotter over here. Estimated to be 107 today. :scared:

if you put the drill in the suitcase and not in the carry on luggage it should be OK :D

And I will pick you up from the airport, so no worry about getting lost :D

Oh my, that is rather hot. Our temps are in the 60s at the moment. Supposed to go up in the lower 80s end of the week.

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I made it through renfest weekend. This weekend's theme was Scots and Kilts (formerly Highland) weekend. Of course, it rained the whole weekend, as it has for the past 10 or so years. :P Even Sunday, the day it was supposed to get clear, it rained more. It rain well into the night. It's clear now--Monday morning. :crazy:

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Ohh .... poor you. I hope you had visitors anyway. Did you wear a kilt? :evilgrin:

Of course it is nice weather today. You wouldn't want to get wet getting to work :rofl:

way down from normal, of course, and no I didn't wear a kilt. :P

There was a bagpipes and drum band, and they marched and playing through the village, even in the rain.

I see that you have a long weekend planned, sounds like fun. :woohoo:

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I like the sound of bagpipes. Reminds me of my time in Glasgow when you could walk through the park without a bad thought and suddendly someone starts playing the bagpipe. :D

Yes, I'm looking forward to the weekend.

and a nice train ride to and back. Coming up is one of our long weekends, Memorial Day weekend. The renfest runs Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. :D

and I know already what I will be reading on the ride back. Last book of a mystery trilogy by Stieg Larsson http://www.amazon.com/Girl-Who-Played-Fire/dp/0307269981/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242651755&sr=8-1

Well, you should have nice weather on Memorial Day weekend. :D

considering it's been dreary and rainy for the past 2 weekends. We deserve a break!

you didn't eat your spinach like you said you would

and the fairies laughed at me, anyway. :P

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Just browsed through your website and stumbled across this picture.

http://www.capture-the-pixel.com/popular/1/131648479_AQsCp#419474654_k8wia-A-LB

That is an amazing shot!!

Have a good Monday! :)

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Did you have a good weekend?

Worked two of the three days, but my Aunt, Uncle and a few cousins were in town from down South so we had a big get together on Saturday night. We had fun. :)

family gatherings can be fun. It sure is nice to see family members again one hasn't seen in ages.

My grandma and her brother were supposed to come to me this week but my great uncle became sick (a very nasty cold) so we postponed it. Let's see when they have time again :rofl:

They don't visit often?

I see my grandma maybe 2 or 3 times a year.

:shrug:

about 5 hours by train or car.

I mean, well enough to travel?

for her 84 years. But she barely does. And I don't visit her often enough either I have to admit.

There are people I don't visit enough too. Life happens. We just have to hope that people understand. Plan a trip. Either plan so she comes to you or you go to her. :)

they will probably come in June. And in October to her b.day I will latest visit her.

I see Ein. Frankfurt won't get sent down, so you can be happy about that...

And weren't you going to start teaching us a German 'word of the day' or something?

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They sure got lucky after the lost so big against Bremen. And as long as Bayern München isn't winning everything is fine :)

OK, lemme think of a German word for you.

Abseits :D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offside_(football)

all i can give in response is a portuguese word...

querido = honey
igreja = church

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I hope you had a good weekend.

I will be posting some pics later.

:9

Only time I eat pudding.

Simon is such a handsome guy.
Sounds like you had a fun and productive week-end. :hug: :loveya: :hi:

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He is, isn't he? I wish I could reach through the screen and give him a big smooch

What a cute picture to start the day with! I had a good weekend; it was pretty lazy. It was a beautiful day yesterday (60s, low humidity, sunny.) Next weekend I'll be at my cousin's wedding. :hi:

Simon sure puts a smile on my face. And I am glad he does the same to others too :)

Will you just attend the wedding or will you have a special part?

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I want to make sure I attend, since I've been close with her family.

Love the kitty pic! :loveya:

I had a nice day yesterday (don't even ask about Sat.). It was gorgeous weather in N. Texas. Went for a ride & then to the movies.

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And I love that kitty :D

What movie did you see?

It was pretty good. Typical Hollywood & had a few idiotic parts, but overall it was good.

I better run... hope you have a great day! :hug: :hi:

This weekend was a good one pretty much. I've been getting up early again 5,6,7ish and finding out just how much day I've been missing :D

Saturday I went to the Farmer's Market here for the first time and ended up buying 10 tomato plants. I am waiting until tomorrow to put them in containers. It's supposed to frost tonight. Boo! After that I helped get 3 pups adopted and one kitty.

Sunday my daughter, her beau, and my grandson stopped by for a few hours. I thought I'd "rest my eyes" after they left and totally went to sleep at about 8pm. Oops. Well, I did sleep all night so that was a good thing.

I passed on the strawberries hehe. They are everywhere around here. Soon :9

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