Good morning Lounge

[MissHoneychurch]

How are you today? Did you have a nice weekend? I had a wonderful weekend at my mom's with good company and good food :D

There is still snow where my mom lives. But it starts to melt. So this is what comes out of it :

Picture of the Day

[jeff30997]

1. Goooood morning MissHoneychurch !

Still tons of snow over here in Northern Canukistan.

Nice picture.It looks like a swan. :)

[MissHoneychurch]

3. Good morning Jeff

:hi:

No snow here in Frankfurt but in the Black Forrest where my mom lives.

No chance to sit down

[Droopy]

2. Mornin Miss H

My weekend has been pleasant. I didn't really do all that much, though. I've been talking to a woman from a dating site for about a week and a half and I've been hoping to get a date with her. It would make my weekends much more exciting. But she wants to take it slow because she's in the process of getting a divorce. I can deal with that, but I'd at least like to be able to talk to her on the phone. Real time conversations when you are trying to get to know someone are much better than e-mails.

Anyway, here's a pic of my truck during a snow storm we got last winter. We were hit with 20 inches and work was called off. I remember only having frozen pizza to eat and not being able to get to the grocery store. :)

[MissHoneychurch]

4. Good morning Droopy

:hi: :hug:

Yes, phone conversations are important. It will show if you are able to talk with each other. Emails you can construct, phone conversations not.

WOW, that looks like a lot of snow. I am so glad spring is finally here.

[Adsos Letter]

5. Good morning MissHoneychurch...

Congratulations on your place in the photo finals!

Here is a flower for your day:



:* :hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

6. Good morning Adso

thank you :hug:

I was so hoping to win that contest, I admit it. But MzPip totally deserved it.

What a beautiful rose. Thank you.


:hi: :hug:

[Sky Masterson]

7. Happy Monday MissH

I'm doing ok.I'll be better after I get some coffee in me :)
Interesting picture

[MissHoneychurch]

8. Good morning Sky

:hi: :hug: :loveya:

I am not in the best work mood today. I was thinking about staying home this morning but the better part of me got me moving. There was a real fight between my little devil and little angel this morning :rofl:

[Sky Masterson]

9. You have a little angel?

:P I thought you had two devils :rofl:
I feel you. I am about to head down to my shop for a day of painting..yay! :sarcasm:

[MissHoneychurch]

10. The second devil

sometimes disguises himself as angel :rofl:

Oh joy!!! I hate Mondays sometimes.

[Sky Masterson]

11. Ha!

Me too. But at least I only have one job now. I just wish I could pay myself.:mad:

[MissHoneychurch]

12. *HUG*

:hug:

I am sure you will find something soon. Is there a specific work area (skills) you are looking for a job?

[Sky Masterson]

54. Thank you MissH

I have had a steady job for the last 23 years so I am treating this as a small vacation.
I will be fine. Thank you for the ((hugs)) :loveya:

[Skittles]

13. HOWDY GIRL!!

[MissHoneychurch]

14. Good morning Skittles

:hi:

What a beautiful picture!! Thank you, that lifts my spirits :hug:

[SalmonChantedEvening]

15. Good Morning MissHoneychurch :)

:hi: :hug: :loveya: :pals:

Glad you had such a nice weekend :)

Mine was busy, we were cleaning for the possible arrival of Mom by the end of this week :bounce:

Spring may show up by then as well.

[MissHoneychurch]

16. Good morning SCE

:hi: :hug: :loveya:

Wanna come over and continue in my condo?? :D

So mom is doing a lot better? That is such wonderful news!! :hug:

[SalmonChantedEvening]

18. Will there be only one supervisor?

I had 6 yesterday and two of them were in their teens. :rofl:

She is ready for home. Her mindset was the last thing that needed healing.

[MissHoneychurch]

19. Just me

but if you want I can act like a teen :D

Food and drinks will be served :)

[SalmonChantedEvening]

23. Turn that durned music down!!

Can you actually shake your fist from a condo balcony?

"You kids! Get off my terrace!!"

:rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

24. Well yeah

but you would have to really scream since I live on the 9th floor :rofl:

[SalmonChantedEvening]

29. Bullhorns are our friends.

:D

Time to head out MissHC, have a great evening :hug: :loveya:

[malta blue]

17. Good morning dear friend

:hi::loveya:

I am having a really hard time getting out of bed this morning....

Maybe I need to stay off the phone at night ;). I was up until 3 both Friday and Saturday and midnight last night :banghead:

I love the picture!!! My muddy yard is a little frozen again, so I am going to try and do some work there, but first I have to deal with all the downed trees from the ice storm in December. The tree guy is coming today (hopefully)

[MissHoneychurch]

20. Good morning malta

:hi: :hug: :loveya:

Sounds like I am not the only one. My co-worker had troubles too. We are trying to figure out a way to go home already. We are both so not in the mood to work. Oh well, she leaves 1pm, I have to stick around till at least 4pm. When can I go home?????

How was the pj party Friday??

Are you staying home today because of the tree guy?

[malta blue]

59. alas, i am at work now....

no staying home with to deal with the tree guy.

he is family of my good friends, so he just comes to deal with it, and then will come by later tonight to get paid - easy peasy.

soooooo tired - but oh so smitten....

:hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

62. LOL

you do know that you can't live from air and love .... believe me, I am so happy for you.

[malta blue]

70. I can try....

I need to lose a few pounds :D

I can't believe that it might be until August until we see each other again, but at least I know we have that date. I got my Phish tickets on Friday :woohoo:

All my friends are REALLY jealous ;) that I got my tix, but we are all still hoping to get selected for the pre-sale lottery - so I may have 6 tix on Wednesday. Thing is, there are so many of us, the tix would not go to waste at all. I know so many people who would be happy to take a pair off my hands.

I am sitting here at work, bored, listening to The Cure.

I love "Fascination Street" :bounce::bounce:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1YM0z0XWYI

[MissHoneychurch]

73. YAY

is the ticket for the restricted area? I will listen to it later today when I get home.

I could lose some pounds too. But I have to find another way to lose them. Like not eating the chocolate I am about to get me. :rofl:

[malta blue]

75. Yes, I got the tickets in the amphitheatre....

so we actually have a seat! :woohoo::woohoo:

But,since we have all been going to concerts at that location for 20+ years, we have a designated spot on the general admission lawn where we will meet our friends. Even in the days before the cell phone, etc., we always knew where to find our peeps - very fun! Friends we didn't even know were going to be there would come and find us at "the spot"

[MissHoneychurch]

77. That is so cool

I know you are way beyond excited :D

You gonna have a blast ... let's see who else will show up this time :evilgrin:

[malta blue]

83. There is a certain ex who told me last week

that he is not even gonna try to get tix *phew*

And while everyone has agreed to keep everything quiet, one of my friends may be finding it impossible to keep the cat in the bag - so P. is thinking about calling A. this week. This one person was not privy to the information until Saturday night. Someone mentioned P., and the friend said "What, did P. come see you?" to which another responded "Nope, she went to see him." That led to a bevvy of questions, an interrogation... and then everyone cheering :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

86. Oh boy

you sure have fun there :rofl:

I am happy that all your friends approve. :D

[malta blue]

92. the friends seem to think it will all be okay...

and they are just waiting for P. to move back home now ;)

[MissHoneychurch]

93. Do you think he will?

not right away but in the near future?

[malta blue]

95. I think he will be okay if he finds out before

P. were to move here.

If P. moved here and A. didn't know beforehand, I think it would not be nice.

[MissHoneychurch]

98. Oh absolutely

but since P will call A this week, that problem ought to be solved. Let me know what A thinks about you and P. Gosh, I am so nosy :rofl:

[malta blue]

104. you are not nosy - well kinda but ...

:rofl::rofl:

you are a good friend MHC :hug::pals::loveya::pals::hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

105. If I get too nosy

please let me know.


Awww thank you :blush:

I am happy that I can call you a friend too.

:hug: :loveya: :hug:

[malta blue]

106. no worries - i was just kidding - you are not being nosy

:hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

107. Phew

you got me worried there for a minute ...

:hug:

[malta blue]

108. sorry - perhaps I should have used the sarcasm smilie

:hug::hug::hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

109. Nah, it is OK

:hug:

I think we understand each other very well :D

[Callalily]

21. Good morning MissH!

Big congrats on the photo contest. And glad to hear that you had a great time at your Mom's.

I spent a nice relaxing Sunday afternoon cooking and baking bread. Here's a pic of Angel Hair Pasta w/Smoked Salmon in Tomato Herb Sauce Super easy to make and super yummy. And . . . I've got plenty of leftovers for at least two meals.

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

22. Good morning Callalily

:hi: :hug :loveya:

Thank you. I think that was my best contest so far.


Ohhh .... that sounds and looks yummy ... except the salmon ... recipe please :D

[Callalily]

25. It is a yummy recipe. You don't

like salmon? Oh, I would think one could substitute any fish, or for that matter just leave it out completely.

Angel Hair Pasta With Smoked Salmon in Tomato Herb Sauce
• 6 oz thinly sliced smoked salmon
• 8 oz angel hair (capellini) pasta
• 1 large clove garlic, minced
• 3 Tblsp olive oil
• 2 1/4 c seeded and chopped tomatoes (2 med), divided
• 1/2 c dry white wine
• 3 tblsp drained large capers
• 1-1/2 tsp dill weed
• 1-1/2 tsp sweet basil
• 1/2 c freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• parsley, optional
Directions:
Cut smoked salmon, with the grain, into 1/2-inch wide strips; reserve. Cook pasta as package directs.
Meanwhile, in large skillet, stir and cook garlic in hot oil over medium-high heat until garlic is golden. Add 2 c tomatoes, wine, capers, dill weed and basil; stir and cook until mixture is hot.
Drain pasta, place in large serving bowl. Toss angel hair with tomato mixture. Add smoked salmon and cheese; toss gently.
Garnish with remaining tomatoes and parsley, if desired.

Oh, snow has been rapidly melting here. Everything looks so brown, but soon things will green up and flowers will start shooting out. Can't wait!

[MissHoneychurch]

26. I don't like fish period

but I like seafood. Go figure :eyes:

I would have to leave out the dill weed and the capers too. Maybe substitute the salmon with chicken. Other than that it really sounds yummy and really easily made. Can I use Spaghetti too?

The fist color of the year is so precious, especially after such a long winter.

[Callalily]

53. LOL - looks like you're going

to re-do this recipe! :rofl: But that's the beauty of pasta recipes, they are so versatile.

Yes, I can't wait until things start greening up and flowers start popping up. Then I'll know that spring is truly here.

Gotta head out to work now.

Wishing you a great day.

:hug:

[AirmensMom]

30. Oooooo, that looks yummy!

:9 Mind if I steal it? Harleydad and I LOVE salmon! We have withdrawal symptoms when MissHC visits. :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

33. HEY!!!!

:spank:

[AirmensMom]

34. ...

:blush:

OK, next time you're here, we'll go ahead and make some. :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

36. You are welcome to make yourself some

just make sure you have something else for me to eat ... but as I know you, your fridge is always full and I could find myself something :D

I always thought Simon eats the salmon before you get a chance :rofl:

[AirmensMom]

38. Not to worry ...

we like the stuff you like, too. :9

Yeah, and we have to wait for Simon to take off to parts unknown before we can fix some for ourselves. He could eat both servings before we even got it out of the package! I've never seen a kitty eat that fast -- I think he must be part dog. :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

40. I am sure

he would be in the kitchen very fast no matter where he is once he smells salmon :rofl:

[AirmensMom]

41. Can't argue with that!

:rofl: You know, I don't know if he likes it cooked. We've never offered it. We've never offered him ANY cooked meat so maybe he would like it at all. :shrug:




Wait ... Simon will eat ANYTHING! :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

43. Do you mean he is a pig

:wow:

[AirmensMom]

45. Oh no, not at all!

He's just VERY appreciative! :rofl:

Gotta go ... doorbell ...

[MissHoneychurch]

48. Well he knows what is good

what is bad about that? :rofl:

TTYL

[Callalily]

52. It is very tasty, and super

easy to make. ;) You should make it for MissH the next time she visits! ;)

Gotta head out to work. Wishing you a great day.

:hug:

[ccharles000]

27. Good morning

[MissHoneychurch]

31. Good morning ccharles

:hi: :hug:

Hope you had a good weekend

[AirmensMom]

28. Good morning, MissHC!

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

I'm glad you had a good weekend. :hug:

Ours was good, too. We relaxed a lot. K and D came over on Friday and started our "river bed" in the back. Looks mahvelous! :bounce: The kitties enjoyed the sunny weather ... and you know about a certain one. ;)

[MissHoneychurch]

32. Good morning AirmensMom

:hi: :hug: :loveya:

Pictures!!!!! :D

Yeah, I heard about him. Sound like he is misbehaving. How is the other certain one doing? Was she allowed to go outside?

[AirmensMom]

35. Pictures?

Oh ... pictures. Yeah. Honestly, I can't get to any of my stuff right now. Maybe towards the end of the week I'll be able to.

They are all off grounding now. The other certain one has been the first to come in. She seems to enjoy our company a little more these days. Go figure. :shrug:

[MissHoneychurch]

37. Ya know

pictures of your new garden. Did you say hello to K from me?

[AirmensMom]

39. Yes, I know.

And there's a pic of your baby on my camera, too.

Yep, I said hello to her and she said hello back and asked about you. She also asked about how someone else was doing, but I just said "not so good" and left it at that. :shrug:

Oh, and there aren't any new plants in the garden yet. Once they're planted, it should be pretty cool. Every garden we do is my favorite. :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

42. Oh well

live goes on :hug:

Can't wait to see your new favorite garden :D

[AirmensMom]

44. Yep ...

with good friends. :hug:

You know the little square in front of the garage? We dug out the gravel and filled it with dirt and planted a Hinoki Cypress there. (Here's a pic: http://www.nurserytrees.com/Hinoki%20Cypress.htm) Might plant some annuals or herbs around it. It's fabulous! And we put a little cafe set on the porch beside it. Then the "river" heads out from the west side of the porch and meanders around the large boulders. There will be all sorts of greenery growing on the river bank and star sedum inside the river bed, which will look like it's floating down the stream. A Japanese maple between the windows and some other shrubs will complete it. Got it pictured? :bounce:

[MissHoneychurch]

50. Pretty much

thank you. I still want to see pics though :rofl:

[blueraven95]

51. Good Morning, AirmensMom!

How are you?

:hug:

[blueraven95]

46. Good Afternoon, MissH!

What an interesting picture! I'm impressed that you managed to capture it before the top fell off.



I'm glad you had a good weekend...did she enjoy her party?


:hug:

[MissHoneychurch]

47. Good morning blueraven

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

Thank you. I am glad about that too. I took my camera with me during our afternoon walk yesterday. I took pics of the scenery often already. So the natural ice sculpture was something different.

Yes, my mom enjoyed her party too. We laughed a lot. You could have come. Food was plenty. I took a care package home with me :D

[blueraven95]

49. I'll come to the next one

:D


I spent the weekend working on my paper for class and doing laundry. Neither of which were particularly exciting. :shrug:

[MissHoneychurch]

55. Alright

we had beef (simmering for 5 hours in red wine and veggies), dumplings and veggies. Also had Antipasti and and as desert a lime parfait.

Now you also know what I will eat this evening. OK, except the antipasti and desert :D

I need to do my laundry too, haven't done it in two weeks. Guess I know what I will do tonight. At least we don't have to clean the laundry ourselves anymore but have the washing machine.

[blueraven95]

56. I made chicken soup yesterday

I've actually never done that before - usually it's just from a can or something. It was much, much easier than I expected it to be. :)


I have to go to the laundromat to do laundry which is a bit of a hassle, but not too bad. It's right around the block from me, and the most interesting people go there, so there is always some good conversation.

[MissHoneychurch]

57. YAY

you start cooking for yourself :D

A good dating place that laundromat, huh?

[blueraven95]

58. well, I guess it could be...

but mostly it's older men and young women...so not quite the optimal dating scene. Oh well. :)


I can cook, I just generally don't like to. The soup was seriously easy though. I can do that again.

[MissHoneychurch]

60. Oh OK

:D

The most annoying part about soups is the cutting of the veggies and meat.

[blueraven95]

64. yeah.

I think I cheated slightly. I used pre-cooked canned chicken, instead of cooking a chicken and shredding it, and I used pre-made chicken stock, which I had in the house and needed to use up. It was so much easier. I did use fresh carrots and corn and I would have thrown in celery, but I didn't have any. I thought about putting in fresh green beans, but it seemed a little too weird to me.

[MissHoneychurch]

66. Cooking a chicken and shredding it

takes quite a bit. They way you did it is totally acceptable. You can throw into the soup whatever you like, no need to wonder if it is weird or not :D

[blueraven95]

69. that's how I rationalized it

If I had to cook the chicken, I would never actually make the soup.

[MissHoneychurch]

72. You are further than me

I never cooked a chicken soup so far. I prefer cream soups.

[blueraven95]

76. I prefer the cream soups too

but broth soups are so much better for you, so I was trying to behave.

[MissHoneychurch]

78. Ah yeah ...

the behaving part .... but you can have healthy cream soups ... just use milk instead of cream

[blueraven95]

80. true...

My sister makes an incredible cream of crab soup. So good :9

[MissHoneychurch]

81. Hmmm yummy

I love me crabs and shrimp ... it sucks that they are so expensive here in Germany.

[blueraven95]

85. you'll have to come visit

you haven't had crab until you've had Maryland crab. Yummy.



Congrats on 2nd place in the photo contest, by the way.

[MissHoneychurch]

87. I will

promised. The Chesapeake area is interesting me anyway.

Thank you. I was so hoping to win this. But MzPip's picture totally deserves the win.

[blueraven95]

89. I thought there were a lot of good shots this time.

It's always interesting to see what people come up with.

[MissHoneychurch]

91. Oh absolutely

I was shocked how fast the Submission Thread filled up. I barely made it with my entry.

[blueraven95]

96. Me too

I probably would have found something to submit if it hadn't filled up that fast. It's okay that I didn't, though.

I'm really not at all competitive about that sort of thing, so I'm okay not being in a contest, and letting someone else have a slot.

[MissHoneychurch]

99. I am not overly competitive

but I would love to win at least one contest. Not sure I will enter the "People at Work". Not good at taking pictures of people.

[blueraven95]

100. I could do people at work

we'll see if I have time to get the camera out.

[MissHoneychurch]

101. I will see

My problem with taking pictures of people is that I feel awkward taking pics without asking and if I ask I am scared how they might react.

[blueraven95]

102. most people are pretty nice about it if you ask politely

the problem is, then they pose and you don't get a natural picture.


A friend of mine has a camera where the view-finder opens out, so people don't realize she is taking their picture - I want one of those!

[MissHoneychurch]

103. Yeah, there is that problem too

I could use my big zoom :D

[blueraven95]

110. you should totally do that

a good way to get pics with no one knowing :)

[MissHoneychurch]

111. I will see what I can do

for now I am leaving my work.

Have a great day!!!

:loveya: :hug:

[blueraven95]

112. Have a wonderful evening!

:loveya:

[limit18]

61. Top of the morning

:hi:

[MissHoneychurch]

63. Good morning

:hi:

Hope you had a pleasant weekend :D

[Tuesday Afternoon]

65. Good Morning MissHc

:hug: :loveya: :hi:

My Mother visits with me this weekend. The snow is gone here, thank goodness :D

[MissHoneychurch]

67. Good morning Tuesday

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

I have a pic for you

[Tuesday Afternoon]

68. :-)

Your trains are so cool! Did you take these this weekend?

[MissHoneychurch]

71. Took them Friday

while waiting for my train. The first pic actually was my train. I took the pic and then got into the train :D

[Tuesday Afternoon]

74. Windshield wipers on a train --

I don't know why that I have never thought about that :D
It just never crossed my mind til now. :shrug:

[MissHoneychurch]

79. Maybe

because you thought the train conductor can't lose its way in rain :P

[Tuesday Afternoon]

82. Maybe so --

Do you vote for the People At Work, or something else?

[MissHoneychurch]

84. People at Work is OK

you know what is funny? Since I thought I might win this contest I started thinking about a topic for April. My idea too was People and maybe even People at Work. Ain't that strange?

[Tuesday Afternoon]

88. weird....GMTA

It sounds like some work is involved and responsibility

[MissHoneychurch]

90. GMTA?

what does that mean?

[Tuesday Afternoon]

94. oh. sorry --

Great Minds Think Alike. You and MzPip. :thumbsup:

[MissHoneychurch]

97. Thanks

I just wanted to use a topic I am not good at :rofl: No idea what MzPip's reason is.

[Blue_Tires]

113. meh...no more cold...it's LONG past time spring got started

and good afternoon/evening or whenever...