Friday Five!

Someone had sex for the first time in a LONG time!   

You know we were all thinking it!   

I hope it was worth the wait!!! 

  Isn't that what the plastic sheeting was for?

Happy Friday!!

1.) Wow,the weather forecast has finally flipped and we're facing down some nice weather. How exciting! 

2.) I got some new hardcore fermentation equipment and now I can make lagers easily. They require cold fermentation temperatures.  So India Pale Lager is  being brewed this weekend! 

3.) Band rehearsals can finally start up again (outside right now) ,but after 14 months of not playing together, it will be amazing. Getting all the plans in place! 

4.) We've been smoking , grilling, making pizza and enjoying outdoor cooking very much.  Yum! 

5.) Few other bits and pieces of things coming together . We'll see.

  Isn't that what the plastic sheeting was for?

We're not Mormon, Jimbo.

Ooh, PB, your activities all sound great.  Some of them are similar to my own.  Except "band" and "rehearsal" is just my husband and I playing together, and I'm fermenting what I hope will be sriracha sauce in the end instead of beer.

1.  We started to put up the ceiling and lighting in the workshop, and it is transformative.  I'll attach some before and after pics.

2.  My husband found a guy that is selling something so easy to make for utterly ridiculous sums of money on eBay, and it's all auction... it's what people are choosing to pay.  This is quit-the-day-job kind of money.  Once we get the rest of the ceiling up, we need to look into developing a churn-it-out product and see what we can do.

3.  I have two and a half kilograms of jalapeños and padron chillies to cook/eat/process before they're no longer edible.  I know I'd like to make a green jalapeño taco sauce.  Beyond that and the sriracha I'm already attempting, I need ideas.  Yesterday we tried green jalapeños stuffed with various things (cream cheese, brie, nutella, etc.) and then fire roasted.  The nutella was really good.  The brie was better than the cream cheese, but those were both still very nice.  But nutella was a revelation.

4.  Yesterday was a bonus day... forecast was "shiny cloud", but we got "big sun" instead.  It was great, because my husband's commute from work is about 30 seconds, so we spent his breaks and lunch in the garden.  And I spent most of the day out there (minus jalapeño processing time).

5.  Tom Bukovac has (and sometimes uses!) the same little Blackstar practice amp that I have (and frequently use when I want to practice or play without disturbing my husband), and that made me happy.  Now, I know I'm no Tom Bukovac, but we both have the same amp, and that pleases me.

Edit:
P.S. If you are able to see it, we used those "flowers" I shared before as the system for attaching and adjusting the center strip that holds the ceiling panels up.  There's one visible just at the end of the light.  Three more are on that strip, one at either far end, and at the other end of the light.

Nutella Jalapeños sound devine!

5.  Tom Bukovac has (and sometimes uses!) the same little Blackstar practice amp that I have (and frequently use when I want to practice or play without disturbing my husband), and that made me happy.  Now, I know I'm no Tom Bukovac, but we both have the same amp, and that pleases me.

Blackstar amps are amazing quality and value!  High five!

It's been a fun week. Not really, but I can pretend.

1. A friend complained about dropping a water bottle on her foot and I realised that pain is pretty much exactly what I've been experiencing for the past year and a bit. Like I dropped a water bottle on my foot and it never stopped. This led me to follow up with my GP again, because you really shouldn't be in this much constant pain. Of course I was met with "we are experiencing a large volume of requests so we will get back to you when we get back to you".

2. I managed to accidentally take my nighttime allergy meds at 9am yesterday. This led to a day of being rather unable to think and being wired at midnight, so a bit tired today. Not going to make that mistake again! (I hope) Didn't realise quite how drowsy those meds are either, but explains why it's recommended to take them at night.

3. Been trying to get my tomatoes hardened off so I can share them. Need to get some little supports because they are growing a bit wonky now from the wind.

4. Husband is going to get me a digital piano for my birthday. Looking forward to being able to play again! But I also really want more plants... So I may ask if I can order garden things and get piano for Xmas.

5. We had to put our kitty on a diet. She lost a bunch of weight from IBS, and did such a good job gaining it back when on treatment that it went a bit over the mark. She's adapted now and isn't waking me up at 4am for food at least. She knows if she finishes, more will come later. Poor rescue has a lot of food insecurity so I felt badly limiting it at first because she'd get so panicked.

FRIYAY!

1.  Last day at my job to bridge me during Covid complete!  Some lovely people left behind but glad to be gone. Looking forward to the new permanent role.

2.  Husband has been on all week about finishing SUPER EARLY on Friday to do all his jobs. No sign of him letting up yet. He was going to mow the lawn (I’ve done it), paint the shed, clean his car inside and out, get the suitcase out, and pack. He’s still working. And keeps saying he has tons to do. At some point, you just have to draw the line in the sand!

3.  Off to Blackpool tomorrow night.  Haven’t heard a single positive comment about it but looking forward to judging for myself. 

4.  Scotland Sunday to Saturday. Looking forward to the pandas! 

5.  Looking forward to a well earned drink tonight!!   

Ooh, PB, your activities all sound great.  Some of them are similar to my own.  Except "band" and "rehearsal" is just my husband and I playing together, and I'm fermenting what I hope will be sriracha sauce in the end instead of beer.

1.  We started to put up the ceiling and lighting in the workshop, and it is transformative.  I'll attach some before and after pics.

2.  My husband found a guy that is selling something so easy to make for utterly ridiculous sums of money on eBay, and it's all auction... it's what people are choosing to pay.  This is quit-the-day-job kind of money.  Once we get the rest of the ceiling up, we need to look into developing a churn-it-out product and see what we can do.

3.  I have two and a half kilograms of jalapeños and padron chillies to cook/eat/process before they're no longer edible.  I know I'd like to make a green jalapeño taco sauce.  Beyond that and the sriracha I'm already attempting, I need ideas.  Yesterday we tried green jalapeños stuffed with various things (cream cheese, brie, nutella, etc.) and then fire roasted.  The nutella was really good.  The brie was better than the cream cheese, but those were both still very nice.  But nutella was a revelation.

4.  Yesterday was a bonus day... forecast was "shiny cloud", but we got "big sun" instead.  It was great, because my husband's commute from work is about 30 seconds, so we spent his breaks and lunch in the garden.  And I spent most of the day out there (minus jalapeño processing time).

5.  Tom Bukovac has (and sometimes uses!) the same little Blackstar practice amp that I have (and frequently use when I want to practice or play without disturbing my husband), and that made me happy.  Now, I know I'm no Tom Bukovac, but we both have the same amp, and that pleases me.

Edit:
P.S. If you are able to see it, we used those "flowers" I shared before as the system for attaching and adjusting the center strip that holds the ceiling panels up.  There's one visible just at the end of the light.  Three more are on that strip, one at either far end, and at the other end of the light.

Handsome husband! 

2.  My husband found a guy that is selling something so easy to make for utterly ridiculous sums of money on eBay, and it's all auction... it's what people are choosing to pay.  This is quit-the-day-job kind of money.  Once we get the rest of the ceiling up, we need to look into developing a churn-it-out product and see what we can do.

   Send us a link to the Ebay page!  I'm very curious
And don't think I didn't notice you posting pics of a gun show to brag about your husband.  Larrabee is taking screenshots

   Send us a link to the Ebay page!  I'm very curious
And don't think I didn't notice you posting pics of a gun show to brag about your husband.  Larrabee is taking screenshots

*nods* 

Handsome husband! 

Aww, I'll tell him you said so.    I'm rather smitten and he knows it, so I don't know if he believes my compliments.

Aww, I'll tell him you said so.    I'm rather smitten and he knows it, so I don't know if he believes my compliments.

Having met him in the flesh, I can confirm that he’s a 10!

Friday.

1) We were supposed to be heading south to do Grave Duty and hit Ikea. Instead, Daughter has walking pneumonia and a handful of various antibiotics, plus an inhaler to use. And is under orders to "rest".  My own lab tests (I finally went in for the "Welcome to Medicare" routine exam) are wonky. I am now scheduled for (no joke) lemme see... 9 more appointments in the next two weeks with various branches of medicine, then back to see the GP. THAT certainly is different than being in Glasgow! But unsettling. I've got some kind of infection. Given I'm coughing a bit and my 02 sats are low, and the Daughter has walking pneumonia, there's kind of a smoking gun there.  Had a wonking bad set of chills on Wednesday night, but better by the morning.

2) The Daughter felt well enough to go on a short walk this morning. It has changed here from being almost 80F and sunny to in the 50Fs and overcast. It was just beautiful. As I remarked as we were out, it was like being home in Scotland. Daughter did admit it was her favorite kind of weather. (Mine, too!) Got Chinese food for take-away lunch and by the time lunch was done she needed to go in for a nap. Best thing for her, right now.

3) The garden was well planted and looking good, and it seemed appropriate so I took all the cloches off the hot pepper plants on Tuesday evening. Made sure all the tomato seedlings were supported by being in a "Florida Weave" trellis. On Wednesday night a squall line came through with some pretty impressive winds and little rain. Have not been able to get back over to check on the newly planted, and am afraid they may well be the newly departed. Will check tomorrow - it's raining this evening.

4) They are resorting to bribing people to get vaccinated. There are various lottery pools where persons who now get the vaccine can win ridiculous amounts of money. Some states are offering kids the chance at a full 4-year free ride to their state universities! (That really ticked the Daughter off.)  There is way more vaccine available than people who want to take it right now. I say they should ship it to the third world, where people are desperate for it. ASAP.

5) The hamster likes cheese, with a preference for cheddar. I had some baked-on-the-pan cheese bits that were all crunchy. Trying to get him to eat crunchy things to get him used to them (he doesn't eat crunchy) and wear down his teeth. So I don't have to take him to the vet to get them dremeled down again. It's a start.

I just left a multi hour gab fest with Albatross!  I had a ball and have been chewing my husbands ear off nonstop since getting back in!  Which those of you who know me in real life, know is what I do! 

I am so humbled and honoured that Albratross drove quite a distance to come meet me (couldn’t do halfway due to Glasgow restrictions). Had a whale of a time and hope I have a new friend for life!

Also hoping Jimmy didn’t miss his mama too much while she was enjoying some terrible alcohol free beer.

I can’t believe I didn’t get a photo! 

I just left a multi hour gab fest with Albatross!  I had a ball and have been chewing my husbands ear off nonstop since getting back in!  Which those of you who know me in real life, know is what I do! 

I am so humbled and honoured that Albratross drove quite a distance to come meet me (couldn’t do halfway due to Glasgow restrictions). Had a whale of a time and hope I have a new friend for life!

Also hoping Jimmy didn’t miss his mama too much while she was enjoying some terrible alcohol free beer.

I can’t believe I didn’t get a photo! 

Awesome!