To quote one of your favorite philosophers, George Costanza,
Serenity Now, Serenity Now
Awwww.chat peeps rule! and you too. I wouldn't respond at all to a message like that. or maybe with.. "Oh, yes. Did you get my a private Island?"
BBL: Thank you. Your dogs sounds special and I feel like hugging them. Is that weird? I really hope your bag comes in soon and I feel the same about my vintage one that is spending the holidays in Paris.
Cakey: You are a coffee addict. May I visit you!
Yes, nurse, they are special. Like the kids in the "special" classes when I was in elementary school. But you are too young to know about that! No, actually they are quite wonderful and beautiful. They love hugs. Charley loves to stand on his hind legs and actually give a hug. He does this when he is upset or nervous, for example, when we are waiting for the vet.
I've tried all of the infernal machines. First there was the Senseo. Cool concept, pods available in the supermarket, abysmal coffee. It became a counter ornament pretty quickly. Then we got the Tassimo by Braun. Loved the coffee, especially when they came out with Starbucks pods. And it can make milk-based drinks like Chai, latte, and hot chocolate, although the cream pods are kind of icky once they get a little old. But the downside was the interminable wait for the thing to heat up, and the amount of excess water it dripped out of the pod after the coffee was done brewing, and into the reservoir tray below. If you didn't empty it every morning, it would overflow. Next came the Nespresso. My favorite. I keep it turned on and at the ready all the time, and when I pop a capsule in and push the button, I have a fabulous espresso or lungo cup in seconds. The downside is you can only order the capsules online or by phone from Nespresso, so I usually order hundreds at a time. Upside - they ship in a day. I have a Nespresso in both houses. And I recently bought a Keurig for Massachusetts because DH hated the small cups the Nespresso made; he's a Venti kind of guy.So I picked up a Keurig with coupons at Bed, Bath & Beyond for about ninety bucks. I love it. I also keep it at the ready and turned on all the time, and the variety of coffees is staggering. You can even make spiced apple cider, green and black teas, and half lemonade/half tea for icing. Best of all, you can get the K-cups everywhere - the supermarket, BB&B, Target, Sam's club, BJ's, gourmet shops. I love Tully's Espresso and Italian Roast the best.
But DH was still missing his Starbucks, so I got a revamped Tassimo by Bosch for the Massachusetts house for him.I have to say, it's a vast improvement over the Braun unit, doesn't leak, and is much much faster at heating and brewing.
So I have three different machines on the counter in Mass. and two different machines on the counter in Florida, and a dinosaur in the cabinet. :shame:
We started out with the Mellita machine (from QVC.) It was okay. It just wasn't quite hot enough, but it was okay.
Then came the Tassimo. We liked it a lot, but decided to get the Kuerig from QVC when they had an offer we could not refuse... When something happened to that machine the manufacturer simply replaced it. It was way out of its warranty. Good customer service. It's a keeper. I also like that I can make a regular cup of coffee in it's do-it-yourself K-cup (for the rare event that we actually run out of coffee!) We never did the the Nespresso route. We are not serious enough coffee drinkers for that! All of this coffee talk made me nostalgic for my thrown away Tassimo, though!
So, good morning Peeps!
I was MIA yesterday because I was at the funeral of my friend's father and then at the open house she hosted afterwards. This is the woman for whom I went to work at the World Equestrian Games in Sept/Oct. Her dad was a very prominent businessman in Florida, and he had just turned 96 when he had a massive stroke and slipped away the day before New Year's Eve. While it was sad for the family to have lost such a wonderful father and husband (he had been married for 65 years to his wife), the day turned into a celebration of him, and the service was a great big remembrance of his colorful life.
Then I got home to the most colossal thunderstorm, and the icing on the cake was when DH had to go outside to break up a brawl between my to Terrorists and an opossum. Dodger ended up with a pierced ear, and Mugshot took the worst of it with punctures to his face, chin and neck. I cleaned them up with warm, soapy Betadine water and put some Neosporin on, but I need to take them to the vet this morning to make sure none of the wounds is so deep that bacteria got trapped and an abscess might form. Both dogs are current on rabies vax, but 'possum don't carry it. In fact, it's quite rare to find a rabid opossum. Their body temp is too low to harbor the virus.
So I'm off to the infirmary with the warrior pups. Ciao, friends.
So sorry to hear about your friend. And your poor dogs. Good call to take the dogs to the vet. All I know about rabies is a rabid raccoon is very docile and friendly. Don't make friends with a raccoon. And, on that happy note, ladies, I shall seal the virtual envelope and say, see y'all later!
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Changing the color? I used some root lifter the hairdresser suggested and I can now get my hair that high! I kid you not and it stays. Good stuff, if you like that sort of thing. I'll bet the back is a big empty bald spot.
