SUPPER CLUB - Monday, April 4th

[purrfect-lady]

Good Morning!

Our sunny weather is gone and now we have chilly temps and a bit of rain. but only for a few days. We'll be back to the mid 70's by Thursday we are told. I did get one flower bed weeded yesterday. This time of year, there are a gazillion little maple trees to be pulled. And a gazillion that I miss. Arghhhh!!

CHICKIE - a read your account of your cattle round-up over in the sew-in. lol!! Nice to have a little adventure at your little house on the prairie!

JANA - I'll be you have all kinds of great train-watching spots! You make me think of Sheldon on the Big Bang Theory TV show. He loves trains and took a train trip all over the country. He never got off the train - just rode and rode and loved it!

TINA - glad you are back with us! Grilling burgers sounds so summery. We would have done that, such nice weather here, but we're out of burger and neither of us felt good enough to go to the store.

BECCA - sorry your DGS's first adventure after discharge is a breakdown! But all the sweeter when he finally does get home and resettled! Is home near you?

IRISH - sounds like your friend, Jim, really had a terrific birthday celebration! What a memory! I remember my dad was also a K of C member. You just brought back one of MY memories!

CAROL - I hear you about having to get back into a project once you've been away from it for a while. I'm that way with sewing in general.

Today will be a few uglies and maybe one or two loads of wash. Nothing big. And starting to plan my DGS's long-requested Seahawk quilt. And maybe a nap. Tonite I plan to wow my hubby with some kind of pasta with marinara sauce that I had in the freezer. And a salad. That will be fancy cooking after what we've been eating the last 3 or 4 days! lol!!

What will wow your plate tonite?

[Irishgram]

Good morning from a very dreary, very wet, SW. PA. Not a good day for being outside but every thing is growing and green! I have a feeling Jim is wondering if the lawn mower will start.....

Mary, you've accomplished more than I have with the flower beds...Mine are still leaf covered even though I bought myself the cutest little rake....But haven't been outside long enough to use it...One of these days!

This has to be another quickie...One of the lunch gals wants to try out a new place today so you know, I can't refuse...The other gal left for Florida and hasn't made it back yet...But, we'll sacrifice and check out the new eatery.....

After we got home from breakfast, yesterday, the day was mostly spent in front of the TV...Our Pirates had opening day (which they won) and then the Penguins came on later (which they won), so it was a full day of good sports...

That's about it for my day..If I get back in time, I'd like to play with some fabric I have cut but we'll see....

As far as dinner, there might be left overs from my lunch or I might have to find a frozen dinner for Jim...I keep a couple of already frozen things for days like this....

Happy eating..................

[auntjana]

Good morning!

Guess what - kids showed up to visit and cooked us dinner here, so the chicken still awaits. I will bar the doors and windows, no kids and I am cooking it today! LOL

Ethan and Emma will be here this morning. The two need to find trouble to get into.

Ready to fuse the nativity together and stitch it.

Enjoy,
Jana

[FarmChick]

Good afternoon! Mary—THAT’s the kind of excitement I can do without! LOL! Actually, it’s not as bad as some of our excitement, and at least they weren’t across the road!!! Amazing how those little helicopter maple seeds are so viable! I used to battle hackberry sprouts.

Irish—you are probably checking out that new eatery as I type… hope it’s a great place, but if you are with friends… THE BEST TIMES! I need to do some yard work, but I put it off until after frost date… April 15. Once I got to go to opening day with the Royals, and it snowed. DH spent the game in the restroom listening, but DD and I stuck it out in the cheap seats.

Jana—anytime I don’t have to cook is delightful, and of course, visiting with your family… again THE BEST TIMES! I’m sure your chicken will be yummy! I vote for chicken soup with dumplings!

Dinner tonight… I found a package of ribs in the freezer—last of a TOUGH calf we butchered. I loaded them up with meat tenderizer and homemade BBQ sauce (courtesy of Tina’s recipe for pork ribs… these are beef) and stuck them in the oven in a roaster pan. I hope they are edible this evening… low and slow!!! To go with… I’m thinking maybe pasta Alfredo with some broccoli—do you think DH would notice he’s eating “green stuff”? I have salad makings as well.

Enjoy!

[Becca]

Hello all,Getting to table early today it seems.Nice sunny & 72 after a nippy morn.The sun makes all the difference.

Maryz DGS lives 3 miles from us.He is sooo happy to be Home.Will be glad for him when he gets his wheels back.He is a sweetheart so willing to help everyone.

Irish Enjoy your lunch date.Time with friends is special.glad your teams won.Good Jim still enjoys it.

Chickie Your life on the farm is never dull.We just have Deers & foxes here that visit.lol
They love to stay in the Laurel behind house.Foxes are very sly & only venture out at dusk.We have no clue where their den is located.

Jana Your day is filled with little ones which is just like ours used to be.

Carol You will be back into the swing I know.My mind gets to going in all directions at times.Which isn't hard for me.lol

We have banned food for me.DH gets steak.Sweet potato fries & salad.Still chocolate cake.My icing was the best I have ever made & I did my own thing. Becca

Will be watching my game tonite with my UNC heels playing for championship.

[ladyevans]

Good Evening All.......a very nice day today.....just a slight chill but the sun is shining.......
Been busy with my nice buys of last week.....I read somewhere that when you buy new fabric...to cut a couple of strips 2.5 by wof to make jelly rolls.....so have been doing just that.....my wow fabric have made enough strips for at least 2 jelly rolls......

still haven't had time to read very much of back pages.....trying though.....promise.....our lovelys will be with the Bristol family for a few days.....so that's where we are off to in the morning...taking "smart" phone and the Tablet....in the hopes that one of them will show me how to put on photos......
remember that grotty chest infection I had around Christmas/new year time....well it is still doing the rounds.....some friends now have it and they are really pretty bad with it......that is some nasty germ......

todays menu.....Beef Stew and Herby Dumplings.....Bakewell Tart and Custard for afters......

by the way....have any of you had trouble signing in......its taken me two days to finally get in........

Lady Carol

[Quilter7]

Hi Everyone!
It is 5 PM here and I am cooking yesterday's dinner, because DH took me out last night. So today I am making Chicken Parmesan, baked potato, salad and vegetable.

I have been so busy today! First bone density test, then Target. Home to make a couple of phone calls, and lunch. Had to meet someone so she could give me a block to do for next year's opportunity quilt for the guild and went to the gym (literally across the street from our meeting spot). Afterwards, home to change and out to make a trip to post office, bank and grocery store. Did you see why I did not get any sewing time in there? Tomorrow will be small sewing group so several hours of sewing.

Maryz - Glad you get to eat real food today.

Lady Carol - That horrible cold has been making its rounds here too. I have not caught it, but friends and family have been sick for 3-6 weeks.

Chickie - I hope the ribs are tender!

Jana - Kids do tend to entertain one another. Hope they don't make too much mischief.

Irish - Glad to hear your teams won. Sounds like you had a great day.

All is well here!
Have a great day everyone.
Carol

[gershwin64]

Hi everyone! Finally making it to the table. ... just finished some strawberries. ... yummy inthe tummy! We had banned food, zucchini, oceanv and salad and strawberries for after.
We've had beautiful weather Saturday, Sunday and today. ... tomorrow and Wednesday it's supposed to be nasty windy dirt blowing.
Mary, glad you two are feeling better.
I've been working on my sewing room swap blocks, they're very fun. .. any takers for that swap? Don't you need a wall hanging for your sewing room or where ever?
Tina