how about drinking?
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Mistyeyes, I hope you stay safe. Check in when you can.
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Sadly, sunshine99 is now in hospice care at home and no longer able to read the BCO posts.
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Good Morning, Loungettes! Happy TGIF day! Life has been a bit entertaining recently. Got a phone call in the middle of the night the other night, from Mom. I couldn't clearly hear what she was saying, not unusual when she has her dentures out, and then a strange man came on the phone. Mom had heartburn, took some Mylanta, and when the heartburn didn't go away immediately she called 911. By the time the ambulances, yes, plural, two ambulances, she was feeling better but didn't know what to say when then asked if she wanted to go to the hospital. The stranger was one of the EMTs. He was not seeing any reason for her to go to the hospital, but he couldn't get mom to decide one way or the other. So I talked to her for a minute, she was feeling ok, the heartburn was gone, so I told her not to go to the ER, there's nothing they were going to do at this point except wait and see if the heartburn came back. She said ok, told me to go back to sleep, and we hung up. When I called to check on her yesterday she told me about having a horrible night waiting for me to get there and thinking I might have been in a ditch somewhere or something happened on the way. She finally did fall asleep. When I told her that she told me on the phone to go back to sleep, I figured she didn't need me to come to her place. She didn't remember that part of the conversation. When I asked why she didn't call me if she was worried that I was coming but hadn't gotten there, she said she didn't want to wake me up again. ???? I know her short term memory is pretty kaput, but that was wild even for her! I just got off the phone with her now, and she was telling me she hasn't been able to make phone calls for the last 7 days (um, the middle of the night call was like 48 hours ago). I'll be out to see her tomorrow and see what's up with her phone and whatever odd jobs she has for me. Gotta love the Momma!
Carole—decaying pumpkins can make a real mess, that's for sure.
Misty—by now Milton should be through and gone. I hope it didn't affect you too much. Back to back storms like this aren't a good thing.
MOmmy—I imagine you are very proud of your niece! You need to get one of those t-shorts that says she got her talent from you!
Jazzy—I'm praying God is finished with Florida for this hurricane season.
Minus—it doesn't seem to take much to get the stored cleaned out these days.
Teka—thanks for the update on Sunshine99. Praying for her and her family.
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PERFECT STORM
Ingredients
- 2 ounces spiced rum
- 1/2 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- Ginger beer, chilled, to top
- Garnish: lime wedge
Steps
- Add the spiced rum, lime juice and Angostura bitters to a highball or rocks glass filled with ice.
- Top with ginger beer and stir briefly and gently to combine.
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yeah.
But this is so me
She should add to this “so mess with my awesome niece”
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Mommy - I need one of those Crazy T-shirts.
NM - What a mess with your Mother. It may be getting closer to considering assisted living. It's unlikely she'll agree….. I can't remember, but I sure hope your DB &/or SIL are going to come stay with her while you're gone so YOU won't worry every minute.
My thoughts are with Sunshine. And with Puffin's family & friends after her passing.
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Minus, you expressed my thoughts about NM's mother. Assisted living seems like an idea whose time is near.
I feel sad about Connie/Puffin. I met her a few years ago and we got together for lunch another year. She was such a good person and so active right up until sudden headaches led to discovery of a brain tumor. She dealt with personal tragedy when her husband met with violent death, falling off their roof. Life is not easily understood, for me.
I hope Sunshine has good care and no pain.
It's a lovely day here. If it's not too hot I may get out and do some weeding and prune the knockout roses, which are about 5 ft. tall after a summer's growth.
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Weather had turned chilly and finally get some rain showers, which we sorely need!
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Im sorry to hear about Sunshine and hope she received good care 🙏
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The Aurora borealis made an appearance here in Albuquerque last Thursday. Photo from my back yard. I found the experience soothing to my soul
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Wow Jazzy - that's beautiful.
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That is beautiful.
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My sister sent me this and it is how I've been feeling since DH got dx.
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I'm guessing NM is on her trip & I forgot the dates. Miss her.
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Hubby surprised me yesterday with dropping me off at the nail salon around the corner from us to get a mani/pedi yesterday. He felt I was due for one since the last time I went to one was around April.
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Lovely Miore (sp?) Pinot noir last night at Mahjongg, along with appetizers. Delicious and smooth. I am partial to pinots.
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Pretty quiet here in the lounge. Yes, I've missed NM posts also. We'll since I'm drinking alone....tonight I had a delicious peach 🍑 sangria with a seafood dinner.
Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
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Good Morning, Loungettes! Happy Saturday! It seems Mom has gotten back on a more even keel this week, and she had a doctor's appointment next Tuesday that she is letting me go in with her for. I've already called ahead to the office to give them a heads up that Mom wants to talk about what kinds of things he wants done and does not want done if something happens and she can't speak for herself. She and I have had that conversation many times, but I think it's time to get things in writing and witnessed so there aren't any problems down the road. I"ve seen too many families struggling with or even fighting over decisions needing to be made when Mom or Dad can't speak for her/him-self and do not want to see that happen in my family. Thank God for caring neighbors in the other apartment who like MOm and are willing to help keep an eye on her!
Minus—the time is getting closer to Mom needing assisted living, but she is not willing to take that step yet. She does not want someone else coming in twice a day to give her pills is her primary objection right now. It's ok for me to help with her pills as long as she can keep them in her apartment so she can take care of them if I'm not available. The problem is that her "taking care of them" creates situations where I can't figure out what she's taken and what she's moved to another slot or what she thinks she's supposed to be taking at any given time. I don't want to take away any independence that doesn't have to be taken away. My DB and SIL can't come to Maine while I'm away so I've got to make sure the local police and EMS services have contact information for my DB and SIL who are next on the list and get them a key to the apartment, just in case. We cousins who live in the general area cover daily check-ins and overall monitoring for Auntie when one of us is temporarily out of commission for whatever reason. But overall, DB & SIL will be the responsible parties while I’m on vacation so I can totally disconnect for a while.
Carole—Assisted living time is getting near for Mom. I've got to start looking into what's available and get the process started soon, the waiting lists can be pretty long. Part of me doesn't want to do anything about it until after Christmas or vacation. I'll have a better feel for the timing after her doctor's appointment next week. I feel badly about Connie and Sunshine, too.
MOmmy—The weather certainly has turned a corner, hasn't it? Seems like summer was all too hot/humid/uncomfortable to do anything or too chilly/damp/rainy tod do anything.
Jazzy—Nice photo of the aurora! Were you able to see the colors as well with the naked eye as they show in the picture? I could barely see any color directly, but got some decent color in photos.
Wally—that is a very amusing but all too accurate description of how some days are going!
Minus—my trip is not until next April/May. My morning routine keeps getting messed up with phone calls about Mom or having to chase Zoe around the neighborhood and trying to figure out where she's getting under the fence. I really need a bit more structure to my life or I just sit here and play computer games or read.
MOmmy—you have a very caring DH!
Reader—peach sangria sounds lovely! Was it a white or red wine based sangria?
Blueberry Basil Daiquiri
- 8 oz of white rum
- 4 oz of lime juice
- 4 oz of basil simple syrup, which you can grab the recipe for here
- 1 cup of blueberries, either fresh or frozen
- 3 cups of ice
- Cocktail umbrellas, which you can grab here
- Blender
*Makes four daiquiris
Add all ingredients to a blender and pulse until combined. We wanted ours to still have some blueberry chunks in ours, but go ahead and blend for your desired consistency. Pour into glasses, garnish with a cocktail umbrella and take a sip.
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Hi to this group! Just curious, do any of you get headaches after having a drink of any kind? I recently have tried having a beer or two or some bubbly and I get a headache. I used to love red wine and drank it daily. Cannot stand it now…. I have bone mets and none anywhere else at least as of now and hopefully will stay that way! I am taking Verzenio and Letrozol. So just curious how you all feel after a cocktail. Thanks!
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NM - I colors in the Aurora were faint but the camera really made it pop.
I hope your mom ok 🙏
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NM - NONE of us want to admit we can no longer manage everything. It's frightening & depressing. BUT…it's down the road for all of us. I eased my Dad into it by getting a care giver to come in mid day - like 10-3. When it finally got to the point where he really couldn't stay alone, he was sort of used to it.
At 80 my main problem is the darn electronic devices. I'm having a problem with one of my computer programs again and it's very upsetting. Hope my son can help via long distance phone tomorrow. I just don't want to learn all these new things - and I used to be the queen of excel programs. So I can sit & cry or stop & have a drink. Think I'll try the latter.
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NM the peach sangria was a white and delicious! And my empathy regarding all the mom decisions and situations. I was visiting my dad once and by trying to "help" me as I filled his pill container, he knocked them somehow onto the floor and partly into the nearby trashcan. I remember it taking most of the evening to sort that. Independence is hard to relinquish.
Minus I think in technology there is still so much planned obsolescence. I've grown very weary myself of trying to get up to speed on yet another tech change/upgrade/requirements. (Former tech. trainer here).
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Good Morning, Loungettes! Happy Sunday Funday! Chilly this ayem, could see my breath when I let the puppers out for their ayem business. The foliage is at peak, just starting to go by here. I love the yellows and oranges against the deep blue sky of this time of year. And it's so nice to have warm pupper bodies to cuddle up to in bed at night. It was comfortably warm while I was out and about grocery shopping yesterday. Love this time of year.
Marcials1—Welcome to the HTL! Both Verzenio and Letrozole cause changes in taste and food tolerances. The changes usually reverse within a few months of stopping the medications according to the package inserts/prescribing information. I'm sorry this is happening to you. You are welcome to join us and drink virtually (you wouldn't be the only one), and we'd love to get to know you!
Jazzy—Mom is ok, for the moment anyway. I think she needs a pacemaker, and am not happy with having to wait for 4 months to find out what the test show. It's amazing how the camera can make the aurora colors really stand out, isn't it?
Minus--I can't imagine how hard it is for Mom to go from totally independent to needing help with so many things. I’m trying to keep my hands off anything she can do, and not make it obvious that I'm helping with some other things, but it's a hard balancing act. Mom is having a lot of trouble with the electronic things, too, and gets very frustrated with them.
Reader—ooh, white wine sangrias are my fav! Sorting out pills like that is a royal pain in the anatomy! Mom occasionally "fixes" her pills and I end up sorting a pile of pills when she does that. And I think you are totally right about planned obsolescence, especially in the technology sector! Annoying, to say the least, especially when the changes don't really have any benefit or make something harder rather than easier.
Growing Old and Dying Happy Is a Hope, Not an Inevitability
- 2 oz. Cynar
- 1 oz. rye whiskey
- 2-5 lemon peels
- Pinch of salt
Add liquids and salt to a mixing glass and stir a bit to dissolve salt. Express your lemon peels so the oil goes into the liquid, then add them to the glass itself, to be stirred with the cocktail. Add ice and stir for 10 to 12 seconds (if using small ice) or 20 to 25 seconds (if using big ice) and strain up into an absinthe-rinsed coupe, and garnish with yet another lemon peel.
The write up about this drink is even more interesting than the drink itself, I think:
"Weighing in at 11 words (and a comma!), I realize this sounds like a Camus quote or a Fall Out Boy song or something, but the Growing Old and Dying Happy is a Hope, Not an Inevitability, but comes to us from a couple bartenders in New Orleans, Maksym Pazuniak and Kirk Estopinal, in 2009. The duo, working together at the now-legendary bar Cure, had become fed up with the persistent sameness of the cocktail world, and set out to prove that the rules we all tend to follow—everything from when to stir/shake to what base spirits are even allowed to be—are, to lift a line from everyone’s favorite pirates, more like guidelines than actual rules. Successful in their early attempts, they sent out a call to their bartender friends for similarly bizarre drinks, and collected them and a bunch of originals in a brief little pamphlet they called Rogue Cocktails (which, because of uninteresting legal nonsense, was updated and reprinted as Beta Cocktails).
The Growing Old…etc. is one of these, an original of Pazuniak. To start with, it uses, as a base spirit, Cynar (“Chee-nar”), a low-ABV, vegetal, resoundingly bitter liqueur, which is flavored with, among other things, artichokes—as a base still an unusual choice now, but in 2009, it was practically heresy. This is spiked with an ounce of rye whiskey, making the proportions a kind of inverse-Manhattan. It then enjoys not one but five lemon peels, to be expressed-on and stirred-with the ice, a spritz of absinthe, and, in a further bizarre flourish, a pinch of salt.
If salt was at the bar at all, it was exclusively for Margaritas. No one put salt in stirred drinks. Nonetheless, they tried it and found it worked brilliantly. “The theoretical underpinning of the salt application in this cocktail was the idea of ‘seasoning’ the artichoke essence of the Cynar,” Pazuniak wrote. After a brave foray into Hervé This’ heady Molecular Gastronomy, he discovered salt can lift the aroma of liquids, and reduce bitterness even more than sugar does. The salt here makes it so the Cynar isn’t too bitter, allowing the round savory caramel notes to shine out of the liqueur, while the absinthe and ample lemon oil provide brightness, and the rye helps dry the whole thing out.
Like its name, this drink is weird and dark, and completely new. It’s bitter and savory with real brightness to match, strong enough to not be too sweet, and resonant in its complexity. It’s one of my absolute favorites from their little book and I could go on and on, but it suffices to say that if you read “Growing Old and Dying Happy is a Hope, Not an Inevitability” on a cocktail menu and it still sounds like something you want to try, I can say with confidence that it’s the perfect drink for you."
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I've been MIA, but all is good. My younger daughter has been here for 3 weeks and my older daughter and granddaughter arrived last Wednesday. They both leave on Sunday 10/27 but different times of the day. Busy with work, PT, cooking an holidays. The house will be so quiet when they leave :( My granddaughter hs quite the personality. She is a busy girl and babbling non-stop. My son came for dinner on Rosh Hashanna and he is coming for dinner Tuesday night. Got a nice picture of the kids and my husband, celebrating his birthday.
Waiting for DD#2 and her friends to come back from Rocky Mountain National Park. I'm sure they will be exhausted. Grilling burgers, fries and cole slaw.
I need to work on a report tonight. Be well.
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Hee, hee, hee! This is what happens when a pair of gothy teens volunteer to concoct a drink. Faye, the person (victim?) they are mixing for, is living sober after alcoholism. Hence the creative uses of mixers.
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Good Morning, Loungettes! Happy Monday Monkey Day! The puppers and I had a lovely lie in this ayem, didn't crawl out of bed until after 8 ayem! I was very happily reading and cuddling with the puppers and they seemed pretty content, too, until they both decided they needed to be on top of the Kindle! Needless to say, that didn't work out well for any of us, so we got up and did the morning routine thing and got started on the day. Colt is now happily chasing the reflection off his tag and Zoe is looking on with amusement while I check email and catch up on the news.
Karen—sounds like you have ben having a great visit with the children and grandchildren! I'm sure the house will seem very quiet after they all go home again. I hope you are getting lots of pictures and memories to file away to review later.
Miriandra—LOL! Quite the concoction, alright! Not something I'd want to try, not without something sweet added, but lots of fun to put together!
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Lazy Dog
Ingredients
4 slices fresh ginger
1 teaspoon white sugar
3 ounces vodka
1 (12 fluid ounce) can grapefruit-flavored seltzer water
Directions
- Muddle ginger and sugar in a mixing glass until crushed.
- Add vodka and stir to dissolve sugar.
- Strain into 2 ice-filled Collins or rocks glasses with a salt rim.
- Top with grapefruit-flavored seltzer.
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Hi @marcials1, I don't post here since I have been unable to drink since my first pregnancy when I was 29. If I have anything alcoholic I get cluster headaches, a migraine on one side of my head which alternates sides. A doctor told me that pregnancy hormones probably changed the way my body reacted to alcohol so I imagine cancer treatments could have the same type of effect. I love the taste of wine so I cook with it; much of the alcohol boils off and I'm not affected by it. I also don't get the relaxation or buzz but that's not worth the pain.
If anyone here likes white wine drink a nice reisling, moscato or prosecco for me. My favorite drink was vermouth and lemonade (the British soft drink variety sort of like seven-up.) I never had it until I lived abroad but it was really good.
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Yep, hubby is a good one! Been busy with things around here lately though. We had a brief warm up the last couple of days, but later today it is supposed to start getting cooler again.
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Thanks @nativemainer ! I figured that the lack of wine craving is due to the meds but hadn't thought about the fact that they have changed my tastes. Good point. Definitely changed food tolerances. I was able to have a beer or two or a tequila drink for awhile but now that has become a no-no too. The nice relaxing "I don't have cancer buzz" turns into a headache about an hour or two later so I am forced to quit. But that's ok could be worse. I'll drink virtually with you all and love to hear your updates and see the pics and recipes for those tantalizing looking cocktails! Maybe someday!? Thanks @maggie15 for your thoughts also. I agree and whoever is a red wine drinker out there, enjoy a Pinot Noir for me please! Hope everyone has an enjoyable week. Loving this cooler weather here in sweaty FL!
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Hubby starts his new job tomorrow, so we have been getting stuff done that couldn’t wait until the weekend. Gonna have to get the “kiddos” aka (Nugget, Princess and Grace) adjusted to their “daddy” being gone all day again. Means I can break the weekly “to do” list around here into a couple things every day. Almost done with today’s stuff.
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Good afternoon, Loungettes! Happy Hump Day! Mom's been keeping me busy this week. Yesterday I took her to a doctor's appointment, grocery shopping, and to pick up her absentee ballot, set up her pills, set up her new clock that tells her the day, date, and time, got her new blood pressure cuff working, untangled the crazy mess of cords and such to her reading lamp, laptop, phone charger, etc. The doctor's appointment went well, all things considered. Mom discussed assisted suicide with her doc, got her ongoing medical care choices documented (POLST, or Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment, covering CPR, artificial hydration and feeding, pain management, antibiotics for infections, etc). Also found out she has severe mitral valve regurgitation, and lots of abnormalities on the holter monitor. The local cardiology office won't even look at the tests until she's had her first appointment, that's scheduled for December, yeah, not gonna work for me, so the office is going to send referrals to other cardiology offices in other parts of the state to get things looked at sooner. In the meantime her doc has stopped one of her meds that can cause low heart rates. I just got a call from an office in the southern part of the state, as soon as they get records we'll get an appointment date, hopefully sooner than Dec. So on the way home last night I reset Mom's pill box with a new medication ordered and taking out the one she needs to stop. This ayem she calls, she's all confused about her pills because they don't look the same as yesterday and she can't tell the round white ones apart so she can't tell which one she is supposed to stop and which one to take. I went over and resorted her meds, and reset her pill boxes, and made out a sheet with the pill names and one of the pills taped next to it so she can see what should be in each ayem and peeyem section of the pill box. Hopefully, she won't play with the pills again any time soon. Mom is having more and more trouble dealing with changes. I've got to remember to be more patient with her when there are changes.
Maggie15—pregnancy hormone really can do a job on a body, can't they? I'm a white wine girl myself, and love muscato and prosecco, so I'm happy to drink for you! The vermouth/lemonade drink sounds tasty, too.
MOmmy—We're having a lovely warm spell, we used to call it "Indian Summer" but that's not acceptable any more. Love this time of year.
Marcials—glad the info was helpful!
MOmmy—Wishing DH good luck on the new job and an easy adjustment for the kiddos!
The Indian Summer Cocktail
The Indian Summer. A Fall Cocktail.
9 tablespoons (4-½ ounces) good Gin, such as Plymouth
3 tablespoons (1-½ ounces) St~Germain liqueur
3 tablespoons (1-½ ounces) simple syrup*
3 tablespoons (1-½ ounces) freshly squeezed lemon juice, about 1 lemon
12 fresh red seedless grapes, plus extra for garnish
Toss the grapes into a cocktail shaker. Using a muddler, crush the grapes to release their juice.
Pour in the gin, the St~Germain liqueur , simple syrup, and lemon juice.
Add about a cup of ice and shake until the cocktail is well chilled.
Strain into coupes or martini glasses and serve with a few grapes on a cocktail pick.
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