My husband’s jam group will be playing for a 4th celebration outside. It is supposed to be hot, so that is not good for any of us. Hopefully, it will not rain, which is predicted for tomorrow. Almost every small town around us has celebrations. You can party all week very easily. It is good to celebrate when we can. I am glad God told us, through his word, to both rejoice and grieve with those who are rejoicing or grieving. It is a week for that for us.
Good morning, all. Yes, Kathaleena, husband tells me the beer was flying off the shelves. The lady guarding the door from self checkout said it had been so all week. These are hard drinking communities. Lots of functional alcoholics mixed in with the nonfunctional. A lot of them good solid Catholics. I always imagined it would be nice to sit with friends and drink a nice cold beer, like they do in the pubs in the Hobbit series, but never took the step. I have seen too much brokenness in that door.
Good morning! My dog-walking friend had to put down her aged German shepherd and is grieving so much right now. This is the first time in 40 years for her to not have an animal in her home. She is by herself (divorced) so really sad. I found a beautiful mug, porcelain, in blue and white to get for her. I was surprised to find such a lovely thing to give her. I will post the link in case anyone else has a need like this.
I had a ginger beer, non alcoholic, last night. Very good and refreshing
my day just got changed as the littlest granddaughter is sick so I’m not watching them it was probably too much so God changed my plans. Still have a check up with my doctor later
Maybe I should try a nonalcoholic ginger beer sometime. Does it taste like beer? That way I could get it out of my system. I do like a glass of water. Or become a sot.
I am still so much missing my beloved Heidi. Not only was she my faithful companion for 15 years, but she was especially so since Hubby’s death seven (almost eight) years ago. We were practically joined at the hip!
As she aged, she didn’t do much, but her presence is sorely missed. (And like your friend, she was the last in a string of my pets, too. But over 24 years, not 40.)
Although incredibly sad, this has had me thanking God for His timing. The senior living apartment that I will be moving to eventually (within the next couple of years, when there is an opening) does not allow dogs. If Heidi had come along at a later time, I would be in a tough situation. No way could I have given her away!
I drank some beer in my college days and in my twenties. It was usually in a restaurant or place that had music to listen to (more like a restaurant with bar and live music). I actually found that I enjoyed the dark hearty beer best. I also went to Octoberfest in Helen, GA (constructed to look like an Alpine town). Beer was good for that season. It was the thing to do at campus activities at Georgia Tech where my long time boyfriend attended. It was not a part of my family’s tradition so it was nothing I cared about for a lifetime habit. I did find beer to be something that one has to work up to liking, or cultivate a taste for. So, Mumsee, if you tried it one time, I highly doubt you would find it pleasing at all. Not suggesting you give it a try, but just saying that if you did you might just spit it out, lol
There is that! But it sounds, from old times, so hale and hearty! Currently, there is no draw, but my viewing is mostly my alcoholic children and their many brushes with the law and car accidents. In fact, today is son’s court date to resolve his second dui, unless it is postponed again. High likelihood he will be finally incarcerated, we hope. He turned down an offer from the VA to go through a rehab program with them but that required him to move to Lewiston which was a no way from him. Amusingly, he has since moved to Lewiston. But he needs a wake up call and has yet to see the inside of a jail.
Beer is like coffee for me, I don’t know why anyone likes either one of them.
In college a friend asked me every so often to try one. “Oh, this one’s different, you’ll like it.” I politely tried every time he asked me to, and politely told him I didn’t like it. 🙂
Our daughter-in-law, Mrs. Flyboy, goes back to work next week, and we’ll be taking care of Flyboy Jr. two days a week. (Actually it will be mostly Mrs. B and our daughter, KJ, taking care of him, but since I work from home I’ll be around to enjoy some snuggles and smiles).
To prepare for it we practiced having him for the day yesterday and today. I think being away from him the whole day has been harder for his mother than having him here has been for us.
At 11 weeks old he’s adorable and not too fussy most of the time.
Fun times for you and the Mrs and daughter! What a great age but sad for mommy.
Postponed again so son continues to drive unlicensed and uninsured and probably inebriated for another week. The second infraction, less than six months after the first, was over six months ago. Consequences matter.
I’ve never liked beer. My dad let me taste it once and, well, it wasn’t palatable. As for ginger beer, is it like ginger ale? Growing up the only soda we had was Canada Dry® Ginger Ale when we were sick. I like that, but Vernor’s is my favorite, which I can’t find around here. The flavor is much stronger than Canada Dry.
Yes, indeed, Mumsee. X has been arrested several times over the years for various things – drunk driving, assaulting Nightingale, stealing packages from in front of a house, and more – but has never done any jail time.
Although the stealing packages thing was very odd, and may have been when he was in the beginning of one of his downturns due to mental illness. (Not all of his crimes have been due to that, but that one seemed to be.)
One factor may have been that one drunk driving arrest was here in Connecticut, and the other one was in Massachusetts. If they had both been in one state, he probably would have had to go to jail for some time.
Kizzie, one of the estranged daughters (the one who returned here to live while pregnant and had free babysitting the first year), has been jailed a couple of times with one hundred hours of community service plus fines. I don’t understand the system.
And I know our mentally ill daughter has done jailable crimes several times with no jail. I understand their hesitation, they know what kind of people are in there and she would not fit in.
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Beautiful warm day here. Thankful!! Happy almost the 4th!! 🇺🇸
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My husband’s jam group will be playing for a 4th celebration outside. It is supposed to be hot, so that is not good for any of us. Hopefully, it will not rain, which is predicted for tomorrow. Almost every small town around us has celebrations. You can party all week very easily. It is good to celebrate when we can. I am glad God told us, through his word, to both rejoice and grieve with those who are rejoicing or grieving. It is a week for that for us.
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Good morning, all. Yes, Kathaleena, husband tells me the beer was flying off the shelves. The lady guarding the door from self checkout said it had been so all week. These are hard drinking communities. Lots of functional alcoholics mixed in with the nonfunctional. A lot of them good solid Catholics. I always imagined it would be nice to sit with friends and drink a nice cold beer, like they do in the pubs in the Hobbit series, but never took the step. I have seen too much brokenness in that door.
mumsee
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Good morning! My dog-walking friend had to put down her aged German shepherd and is grieving so much right now. This is the first time in 40 years for her to not have an animal in her home. She is by herself (divorced) so really sad. I found a beautiful mug, porcelain, in blue and white to get for her. I was surprised to find such a lovely thing to give her. I will post the link in case anyone else has a need like this.
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I bought it at Amazon but the link did not work. I found it at Walmart, too.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/German-Shepherd-French-Toile-Mug-Blue-Coffee-Cup-Gift-for-German-Shepherd-Mom/17023404743?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=102841733&selectedOfferId=D3BADC0FA6FA3F02BBA2B178E34B664C&conditionGroupCode=1&wmlspartner=wlpa&cn=FY25-ENTP-PMAX_cnv_dps_dsn_dis_ad_entp_e_n&gclsrc=aw.ds&adid=2222222229817023404743_102841733_0000000000_21407473164&wl0=&wl1=x&wl2=m&wl3=&wl4=&wl5=9010772&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=5610549539&wl11=online&wl12=17023404743_102841733&veh=sem&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21690411341&gclid=Cj0KCQjw1JjDBhDjARIsABlM2SvLxcwx42j-4VL62_qhnhM3NFcbOp_g-anCZwkSoG6hyyLEyBrWpT8aAmlPEALw_wcB
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Janice … a beautiful mug and perfect for such a time as this for your friend! How gentle and sweet is our Lord in the care of us and others!! ❣️
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I had a ginger beer, non alcoholic, last night. Very good and refreshing
my day just got changed as the littlest granddaughter is sick so I’m not watching them it was probably too much so God changed my plans. Still have a check up with my doctor later
jo
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wow that mug is gentle and kind
jo
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Maybe I should try a nonalcoholic ginger beer sometime. Does it taste like beer? That way I could get it out of my system. I do like a glass of water. Or become a sot.
mumsee
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Janice – That is sweet of you.
I am still so much missing my beloved Heidi. Not only was she my faithful companion for 15 years, but she was especially so since Hubby’s death seven (almost eight) years ago. We were practically joined at the hip!
As she aged, she didn’t do much, but her presence is sorely missed. (And like your friend, she was the last in a string of my pets, too. But over 24 years, not 40.)
Although incredibly sad, this has had me thanking God for His timing. The senior living apartment that I will be moving to eventually (within the next couple of years, when there is an opening) does not allow dogs. If Heidi had come along at a later time, I would be in a tough situation. No way could I have given her away!
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Mumsee – The ginger beer that I have had has been very ginger-y, but not beer-y. 🙂 It also may depend on the brand or type.
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I drank some beer in my college days and in my twenties. It was usually in a restaurant or place that had music to listen to (more like a restaurant with bar and live music). I actually found that I enjoyed the dark hearty beer best. I also went to Octoberfest in Helen, GA (constructed to look like an Alpine town). Beer was good for that season. It was the thing to do at campus activities at Georgia Tech where my long time boyfriend attended. It was not a part of my family’s tradition so it was nothing I cared about for a lifetime habit. I did find beer to be something that one has to work up to liking, or cultivate a taste for. So, Mumsee, if you tried it one time, I highly doubt you would find it pleasing at all. Not suggesting you give it a try, but just saying that if you did you might just spit it out, lol
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There is that! But it sounds, from old times, so hale and hearty! Currently, there is no draw, but my viewing is mostly my alcoholic children and their many brushes with the law and car accidents. In fact, today is son’s court date to resolve his second dui, unless it is postponed again. High likelihood he will be finally incarcerated, we hope. He turned down an offer from the VA to go through a rehab program with them but that required him to move to Lewiston which was a no way from him. Amusingly, he has since moved to Lewiston. But he needs a wake up call and has yet to see the inside of a jail.
mumsee
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Beer is like coffee for me, I don’t know why anyone likes either one of them.
In college a friend asked me every so often to try one. “Oh, this one’s different, you’ll like it.” I politely tried every time he asked me to, and politely told him I didn’t like it. 🙂
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Our daughter-in-law, Mrs. Flyboy, goes back to work next week, and we’ll be taking care of Flyboy Jr. two days a week. (Actually it will be mostly Mrs. B and our daughter, KJ, taking care of him, but since I work from home I’ll be around to enjoy some snuggles and smiles).
To prepare for it we practiced having him for the day yesterday and today. I think being away from him the whole day has been harder for his mother than having him here has been for us.
At 11 weeks old he’s adorable and not too fussy most of the time.
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So glad that y’all get to enjoy him, Kevin.
Our son is with his girlfriend for the 4th and on until his birthday on the 13th and beyond.
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Fun times for you and the Mrs and daughter! What a great age but sad for mommy.
Postponed again so son continues to drive unlicensed and uninsured and probably inebriated for another week. The second infraction, less than six months after the first, was over six months ago. Consequences matter.
mumsee
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I’ve never liked beer. My dad let me taste it once and, well, it wasn’t palatable. As for ginger beer, is it like ginger ale? Growing up the only soda we had was Canada Dry® Ginger Ale when we were sick. I like that, but Vernor’s is my favorite, which I can’t find around here. The flavor is much stronger than Canada Dry.
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Yes, indeed, Mumsee. X has been arrested several times over the years for various things – drunk driving, assaulting Nightingale, stealing packages from in front of a house, and more – but has never done any jail time.
Although the stealing packages thing was very odd, and may have been when he was in the beginning of one of his downturns due to mental illness. (Not all of his crimes have been due to that, but that one seemed to be.)
One factor may have been that one drunk driving arrest was here in Connecticut, and the other one was in Massachusetts. If they had both been in one state, he probably would have had to go to jail for some time.
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Peter – The ginger beer that I have had has had a very ginger-y flavor to it.
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Here’s an interesting article about the founding of the Gideons:
https://us1.campaign-archive.com/?e=53ccf51862&u=8afcbca846220ea5008858654&id=0616f4e252
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Kizzie, one of the estranged daughters (the one who returned here to live while pregnant and had free babysitting the first year), has been jailed a couple of times with one hundred hours of community service plus fines. I don’t understand the system.
mumsee
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And I know our mentally ill daughter has done jailable crimes several times with no jail. I understand their hesitation, they know what kind of people are in there and she would not fit in.
mumsee
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Gideon’s have participated in my journey through their fifth grade distribution.
mumsee
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When I was growing up, my father bought Red Rock Ginger Ale. We had that when I’ll. It was super strong and burned going down.
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https://fivestarsoda.com/2016/02/21/red-rock-golden-ginger-ale/#:~:text=From%20one%20southerner%20to%20another,a%20component%20from%20chili%20pepper.
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Fun history and a bit of mockery of how people in the south talk!
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