how about drinking?
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Sandy - my DD went to mad gras(as I call it) and said the same thing. Lots n lots of peeps in the street. When DH and I went...it was off season, we ducked into a little pub...Holy Smokes the price for a beer was outRAygis and it was like 6 oz in a hi-ball glass. Needless to say, we didn't hang around much. Did have a nice dinner on the 2nd o 3rd floor of a restaurant.
Jazz - I don't remember seeing that cartoon...but that means nothing.
Gigi - good to hear from you and with such good news...Ur rocking it!!!
lubslubslubs and Irish Luck to all this weekend. We will be going to the Stateline (where dh and I used to work) for gr8 cornbeef/cabbage...Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
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Jazzy, I'll bet you will be glad when you can get off that "island" for good, eh? I saw where that train flipped! That's some crazy wind.
NM, I see who's sofa that is...he he! I want a bean suppah!
Cami, we don't want a realtor cuz they would cut into our profits!
Sandy, you are just the woman on the go! Sorry about the luggage and I see you have a new avatar...looks very nice! Sorry about the twisted ankle.
JCS, ohhhhh girl, I DO know how worried you were, I just did this myself. So happy for the good report.
Gigi, we are glad you are here too! And almost done with chemo...that's huge! Are you doing radiation? And remind us when you go in for your surgery when it gets closer.
Sue, again I'm so happy to see you posting again. Enjoy your Irish dinner with the hubs. I wish we could have one, but mine won't do corned beef. I made a meatball/ziti caserole yesterday, so lots of that left over.
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So we ended up going today to the Irish Channel parade. The weather held up, though it was chilly & windy. Our concierge was an idiot, just like last night, when she told us it’d be less than 10 minutes’ walk to the parade route in the Quarter—this time she told us to walk “5 blocks” (ha!) to catch the St. Charles streetcar. She didn’t know it wouldn’t run on parade day. After wasting 15 minutes we hailed a cab, which took us to w/in 3 blocks of the route (we could see the barricades and the crowds). We had an hour to kill, so we took warm shelter in a little old-guy dive bar. I ordered Irish coffee—which they didn’t have because they didn’t have coffee—so I went to the luncheonette next door and got a black coffee to go. The bartender added Jameson and Bailey’s: voila—Irish coffee w/o the whipped cream. I got a shot of Tullamore Dew to go.
The parade was a hoot and a half. We were able to make our way to the railing and caught more than our share of “throws:” besides a boatload of beads (which we will hang on our arborvitae next Mardi Gras), we got a moon pie, headband, elastic bracelet, Saints mini-football, super ball (which the kitties will fight over), mini frisbee, hula hoop (which we gave to a kid because there was no way we could get it into our luggage or the overheads, much less the TSA), packets of carrots, coaster, two cabbages (!), and two full-size bars of Irish Spring soap! On our way back, we passed a homeless person who asked us if we had any food or soap. She gladly took veggies & Irish Spring, but passed on the moon pie.
Here are a couple of pics (videos wouldn’t load):
We had an early dinner at Mr. B’s Bistro—DOTE’s (Drinks of the Evening) were a flute of Roederer Estate and a 2016 Chehalem (OR) Pinot Noir
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Jazzy - one of my favorite harbingers of spring when I lived in Albuquerque was Forsythia. Are they getting ready to bloom yet?
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Hi ladies- happy St Patty's day. I bought some NM craft beers at Cost Plus World Market here and the green chili beer is on my list for later today. The closest thing I will get to green beer.....
Minus2- I have not seen any forsythia blooming yet. Just the fruit trees right, saw a bunch fully out yesterday. My weeping cherry out back is also starting to bloom!
Stumbled across these gentleman warming up yesterday and getting ready to do a little stroll with their bagpipes around the square in our Old Town
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Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy Sunday Funday! Mom and Dick made quite a stir at the Bean Suppah last night, all dressed up for St. Patty's day.
Good feed, I like this Bean Suppah cuz they have mac and cheese and tuna casserole and I really like both of those, more than beans! Another sunny day starting here, lots of melting going on. I caught Sadie rolling around in a melting snowbank this morning. She came back in wet, but at least not muddy. But Muddy is coming!
Mema--looks like we bumped into the pool!Hope you find good corned beef and cabbage!
Goldie--yup, Sadie has taken over the house entirely. But she's worth it.
Chi--wow, what a parade, and what a pile of goodies you caught!What fun! I live the resourcefulness of getting a coffee next door and bringing it to the bar for doctoring up! Going to have to look up the Tullamore Dew.
D.E.W. Drop
50ml
TULLAMORE D.E.W. ORIGINAL Irish Whiskey
250ml
IPA
In a whiskey glass, add ice and Tullamore D.E.W. Original. Pour beer into glass from bottle as desired to accentuate complementary flavours.
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Happy Pat's day!!!
Hope ya'll have a green cocktail or beer today. I kno I will
NM - I printed that Shamrock Juice recipe. Gonna try it at the bar later. Your mom and Dick look gr8. I have to try and find something green to wear today.
Lowwee - my hubs LOVES corn beef and cabbage. I rarely ate it until moving here and the cook at stateline did a fantastic job of preparing it, still don't care for the cabbage tho.
Happy happy greenday all.
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Hi all, It’s been in the 30’s at the cabin but today it warmed up to 58. Warm enough for a beer on the deck. It’s not my favorite but it is pretty good.
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Hello, ladies. Just catching up on many pages of posts.
Goldie - Yeah for no organ involvement!
JCSLibrarian - Woo hoo for your good PET scan results! (Echoing Charleston as a great foodie destination. We go to Isle of Palms annually.)
Cami - Belated sympathies on the loss of your dear cousin, but as others stated, lots of laughs to be had from your memories - thanks for sharing.
Jazzy - Sorry to hear of your issues with co-workers.
Sandy - Have seen your NOLA posts on other topics, too. What fun!
Quick shout out to MemaSue, Native Mainer, Janky, Iris and whomever else not mentioned above.
Hope all are enjoying St Patricks Day. We had our annual office (non-alcoholic, of course) celebration Friday am (eggs, home fries, corned beef hash, pastries, muffins, juice, coffee, etc. on offer) plus a private performance of an excellent local (Cincinnati OH) Irish dance troupe. CFO's last name is McGraw, so we have this every year. Dancers perform in the Main Terminal of the Airport for passengers, too.
Hoping to some day celebrate St Patrick's day with an Irish Coffee at Buena Vista Cafe in San Francisco, the originator (Tullamore D.E.W. only whiskey they use). Quaffed quite a few there many years ago, accompanied by a former college flame & two friends from Cleveland who moved to SF - good times!
Bye for now, everyone take care.
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The dive bar we went to yesterday on St.Charles Ave. was called The Beaded Oak. The significance didn’t hit me until we took the obligatory Garden District streetcar ride today and saw all the live oak trees (they’re evergreens) draped with Mardi Gras/St. Pat’s beads. Some are strewn deliberately, some thrown from floats and overshot their eager would-be recipients’ outstretched hands, and some (especially the broken strands) are discarded, tossed up into the branches to hang like Spanish moss...on an acid trip.
Today, being the actual St. Pat’s Day, we (and half the city) sported green beads. Brunch was at Compère Lapin in the Old No. 77 Hotel (my fave of all in NOLA). Had planned on some Irish beverage, but decided on the “Bottomless Brunch Punch:” hibiscus tea, blood orange-and-rhubarb-infused syrup, and rum.
Heading to Cochon for dinner—opposite direction from the Quarter, which will host yet another parade and Amateur Drunk Fest. “Paraded-out”till at least July 4.
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Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy Monday Monkey Day! Hard to believe that Spring starts later this week, still got quite a cover of snow on the ground. Melting off, but better. Sadie has found a little mud to get on her feet, not sure where, exactly, in the yard she found it, but she did! Next up will be BUG season!
Mema--I hope the Shamrock Juice was as good as you thought it would be. I like corned beef and cabbage, but not so much the cabbage as the corned beef.
Illi--WOW, what a view!
Celia--You had a wonderful breakfast (brunch?) and the private performance must have been fantastic! Sounds like great memories of the Buena Vista Café.
Chi--love the description of the beads on the oaks! That punch sounds too yummy to pass up!
The Last Word
Ingredients
- 3/4 ounce gin
- 3/4 ounce fresh-squeezed lime juice
- 3/4 ounce maraschino liqueur
- 3/4 ounce green Chartreuse
Directions
Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Fill with ice, and shake briskly for 10 seconds. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.0 -
Wow Sandy, that was quite the catch of "throws"! Ole Fred looks a little tanned! Funny how you had to go get coffee to make your own Irish coffee. The punch sounds yummy, I have some hibiscus tea and really like it on ice, and pretty too.
NM, your mom and Dick are adorable! Your mom so pretty, and you look like her, and Dick so handsome. What a cute couple, dressed up or not! I like tuna, but not really a fan of tuca casserole, it's just "ok". Pretty easy to make too. Did Snookie roll around in the mud, like Sadie does?
Sue, I love both, cabbage and corned beef. But none of that here, another thing my DH won't eat...corned beef, imagine that! Did ya have some Shamrock Juice?
Ill, glad you got to enjoy that beer on the deck, 58 is not too shabby.Hey Celia, happy to see you poop in. Been to CA several times, not a fan! But SF was fun. Also went to Alcatraz. Amazing how steep the streets are.
Did some pruning in the garden over the weekend and yesterday DH and I went out for a quad ride. Nothing eventful! Starting to get quite a few orders now, so time to get to work for the next few months.
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Morning DahhhLinks,
I can't believe I'm not hungover...had a Shamrock drink yest. Even the bartender liked it as she wrote down the recipe. Did not get any corned beef...they didn't figure more than 120 peeps...well there were 230 peeps this year. Had 2 new bartenders on duty, they started out slow but ended up faster as the crowd poured in. DH and I had never seen so many, so we were happy for the owners.
Have couple appts today and have to call for blood work orders as I have tx tomorrow. Hoping everyone has a good week...lubslubslubs
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Went to Cochon last night, and it certainly has enlarged since last I was there four years ago—they expanded into the whole building and even added a loft level. Portions are still too big—dunno how I was able to finish when I dined there alone. For food details, see the “What’s for Dinner?” thread. With the appetizers, a Szigeti sparkling Gruener Veltliner:
With the shared entree, a 2016 Bouchard Pinot Noir:
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Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy Twofer Tuesday! Tomorrow ayem I go in to work very early to meet with the night shift, so won't be on here in the ayem. Getting up at Oh Dark Hundred--4:15 to be exact. Going to be a many, many cup of coffee day tomorrow!Sadie will be so confused, poor thing. Going in later on Thursday and staying into the evening shift a bit.Now the weather guessers are talking about a Nor'Easter on Friday! Exciting week!
Goldie--it's funny, I really like Tuna Casserole, make it for myself quite regularly, but everyone else makes faces at it! Snookie was not a mud roller like Sadie.Snooks would get muddy feet, and sometimes a muddy belly after running through the mud, but didn't roll around in it.LOL at the drunk Lucky Charms Leprechaun!
Mema--Wow, what a growth factor for that bar!Good for them! Glad the tender like the recipe and the drink. And I'm glad you didn't get a hangover! Good luck with the appointments and blood work.
Chi--pretty glass of wine, hope it tasted as good as it looks in the pic!
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Mornin' Ladies,
Wow all the pics, u know I'm lovin that, it's my fun.
JC good results for u, so so happy.
Gigi last chemo- yahoo---all the protocol sounds great for u and JC. It's a good time.
Wow Sandy lots goingon, having a great time do all of this. Kind of tiring tho but that's all right. I'm keeping up.
Susie Q there was getti in our house and meatballs, no coened beef and Marty's 1/2 Irish....I guess to much Italian here...but it was his idea.He celebrated Sat. nite, he only drinks on Fri. so he did a good job.
Kim I don't think I've ever seen a pic. of just ur mom and Dick before. Super nice pic. and thanks for sharing.
Lori Alcatraz, u finally told everyone, oh wait, u just visited sorry I get confused. Oh I don't blame u for trying to sell on ur own. wishing u the best of luck u know that. Oh selling, moving super hard work.
OK Jazzy sounds like ur transition has started. And I just love how u take urself out for lunch. Ur so thoughtful to urself.
Well I almost became a rustler yesterday a kitten came into our yard, <a small hole in our fence we left some food out but never came back, probably the dog or I would have taken it. I know how horrible that sounds but I was so tempted. Tempted chit I was going to do it.
My brother is in the hospital for ??? He has had sepsis and his ankle has turned black....he's so stubborn so now we wait and see what can be done.
Celia nice seeing u poop in.
Oh I think I told u my sister had her knee done 4 weeks ago, well it's not good. She said it hurts like before and she doesn't want to go thru any more with this crap...Well her words were just so much more colorful. That could really be the reason we're so close. But she did get some good news the new meds she's on for her eyes is working even tho she'll still get the shot in every month the Drs. finally sees improvement. My dad went blind for this same thing, so she is relieved about that.
My niece came over Sunday <her son is getting married> and this wedding is so elaborate, one of those big Italian weddings that are recockulous. for the rehearsal dinner alone it's close to 100 peeps. 90% her side. Who has that many people especially when someone else is paying. Wouldn't u's think they would talk it over and compromise??? IDK maybe this is what;s done now.
Well I hope everyone's Tuesday is good and healthy and some good drinks.
LUBS U ALL
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Ah, if it’s a Tuesday afternoon in NOLA, it must be time for day-drinking. We went to Mulate’s for the last lunch of the trip. Bob started with a humongous Hurricane, but we all know what those look like by now. I started with a “French 75:” a French methode traditionelle sparkler from near Bordeaux, simple syrup, and Gentilly local gin (steeped with elderflowers):
He had a couple of Voodoo dark beers and I stuck with the plain sparkler (“Faire la Fete,” which is French for “let’s have a party”). No pic necessary—just imagine that French 75 sans lemon twist. And a black coffee with chicory.
Sitting in the terminal at MSY waiting for our flight home; recockulously (thanks, Cami!) early, because we expected rush hour traffic and a hassle at the TSA because we didn’t get Pre this time—road was clear, TSA not at all crowded; at this point, we have a system for getting through the line painlessly. Didn’t even set off the scanner this time. Sharing one last order of beignets (much smaller than at Cafe du Monde, but just as hot and just as messy, with powdered sugar everywhere). Black coffee, as this little airport kiosk wasn’t set up for au lait, so what’s the point of adding sugar and creamer?
Of the three wallets I bought Bob yesterday at the Coach outlet, he made me return two—so I exchanged them for two to replace my 8-yr-old falling-apart one, plus a change purse/pass case. The larger one has 16 credit card slots, a full-zip coin purse (inside, so no change spills out), a business card pocket on the outside, and four currency compartments—it fits in the new purse I bought yesterday; the smaller one has 8 slots, a smaller change purse and one bill compartment—it and the pass-case can fit in smaller purses.
For souvenirs, I hope everyone likes pralines and beads (hehehe).
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I went to see my breast surgeon today. He was thrilled with the results of the PET scan. We talked about doing a lumpectomy on what is left of the primary breast tumor. he even called the oncologist and let me listen. That doctor was not really on board with surgery. We are going to wait until the end of May. Then I will have had six cycles of Abraxane and three of Tecentriq. We will do another scan to check on progression. If there is none, the surgeon wants to do a breast MRI to target any growth there. If all is good, maybe a lumpectomy. I am not a doctor, but am willing to do the lumpectomy tomanage any growth and ease my mind.
NOLA looks like it was fun. The weather is improving in the North. My cousins are having problems in Nebraska with the flooding, but tomorrow is another day. I am finishing a bottle of wine then back on the water wagon. Chemo on Friday. The fun never ends!!!!
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Oh I remembered here but not anywhere else. It seems like Italians all ways have some kind of food in it's celebrations.0 -
Dang...no wonder I was jonesing for cannolli...
Actually, it's not just Italian holidays that are food-centric. Every Jewish holiday (except the High Holy Days) can be summed up thusly:
"They tried to kill us. We won. Let's eat!"
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Sandy I know, Italians and Jewish people first celebrate with food LOL0 -
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LDB, glad you didn't have a hangover and that is so cool that you got to try the Shamrock Juice. I know you have had several of our DOTD's at the casino.
Cami, you funny lady. Alcatraz was really interesting tho. And I'm so sorry all that your family is going through, good greif! 100 people at rehearsal dinner? Are there that many standing up in the wedding?
JCS, I hadn't heard of that drug Tecentriq, but recently saw something on it and the price was over $10,000.00! Is that an IV drug?
Cake vodka, who wudda thunk!
NM, hope it wasn't too dificult getting up this morning and Miss Sadie wasn't too confused!
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I think today is going to be my last day on this contract. They are pushing for me to go and I am ready!
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The Tecentriq is a new immunotherapy for metastatic TNB cancer. It was approved this month by the FDA. In the clinical trials, Tecentriq showed great promise with no progression of disease especially when partnered with Abraxane. It is delivered by IV and will add an hour onto my chemo time. Very few, if any, side effects. I am sure at this time the price is high as it is a new drug. Once it’s use is more normal, the price should come down. I am excited to be able to add it to my treatment plan.
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hello all,
I've been reading through this thread for a couple months and living vicariously through your posts of delicious looking and sounding drinks. I know some of you from other threads and Goldie I think we talked back about 10 years ago!
I really miss my drinks. My MO has even given me the go ahead but I can't bring myself to do it. The last few times I had a couple drinks was before my latest Dx and before starting tx. The day after having a few drinks I had what I called random pain days where I had to pull out the big guns to treat the pain. I have lymph node involvement and wonder if that plays a role. I would love to get the wine giggles or enjoy some draught beer or even a vodka cooler or 4 again! For now it's a sip of DH 's Beer or cider every once in a while.
Cheers all
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Hi Sherry- you may have figured it out but we talk about drinking far more than we actually do it here! That being said, a few of us imbibe from time to time. But the most important thing is to take care of yourself and if you body says no to it right now, listen to that.
Sometimes finding something else you enjoy to drink can help that is non-alcoholic. One of my favorite drinks is seltzer water with a bit of pomegranate juice in it. Sometimes seltzer with a splash of OJ is nice too.
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thanks Jazz, I do the same with my beverages. I went through a cranberry juice, pineapple juice and ginger ale phase, right now it's flavoured sparkling water- really like the peach and lemon lime! I've also discovered water enhancer and am drinking a lot more water! 😀
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Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy Thirsty Thursday! Yesterday early ayem inservices went well, I hope the peeyem inservices go as well today.I'm going on a little later and staying into the evening tonight to catch the evening shift folks.Sadie was a bit confused when I got up so early yesterday, but she just looked at me and went back to sleep! Ah the life of a dog!
Cammy--Marty sounds like a smart man, plans his celebrations on HIS time and terms, not the calendar's! I hope the kitty comes back and you can catch him/her! Then you'd have a new lap buddy to keep you company. Sorry to hear your brother is in the hospital. Sounds like he's gotten himself into quite a pickle with his ankle. Your sister sounds like quite a character, too! Glad the eye thing is getting better for her. Too bad the knee thing isn't getting better like it should. I take it Italian weddings are big deals? 100 people at the rehearsal dinner?How many Bridesmaids does the Bride-to-be have? Or do Italians invite people who are not in the wedding party to the rehearsal dinner?
Chi--ooh, that French 75 sound awesome! The wallets sound really functional, which is a good thing. And I love pralines! That reminds me, I haven't ordered coffee and pralines from Café Du Mond in a long time, I should treat myself!
Librarian--that sounds like really good info from the PET scan and a possible lumpectomy. I know I would feel better after a lumpectomy if I were in your position. Good luck with the chemo on Friday!
Cammy--Never heard of St. Joseph day before, Any excuse for a treat is a good idea in my book!
Chi--too funny, but very apt!
Cammy--A drink and dessert in one!A winner!
Goldie--The getting up was hard but doable, the really hard part came later in the day when my brain was trying to shut off and I was still collating data on a survey I'm doing at work. I gave it up when I started making stupid math mistakes, even with a calculator!Really, 10+10=1000000?Even I recognized that one as wrong!
Jazzy--Good for you on getting out of the contract!May your next venture be successful and less stressful!
Librarian--that's good news about the Tecentriq. Glad you have access to it.
Sherry35--Welcome to the HTL!I'm sorry your last drinking experience was not all the fun it should have been. I wonder if the lymph node involvement does have anything to do with what happened.
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