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Post by leannec on Jul 1, 2023 15:32:41 GMT
Happy Canada Day everyone! I have no plans to celebrate ... it's hot out and I'm a boring old lady! My "friend" needed a place to crash last night and dude is still in bed! . I cannot sleep in ... ever. Today I need to do some laundry but that's about it ... my glamorous life! This is what I posted on Facebook today ... I loooooove garlic and consider any recipe containing cloves of garlic to just be a suggestion! I will be ordering takeout pork dumplings for dinner tonight because my Hello Fresh box does not get delivered until tomorrow and I have no food in the house! I do have some nice cherries that will be a perfect snack later though! I'm hoping scrappintoee had her surgery and is doing well! What are your plans today? What is on your menu tonight? Have a great Saturday everybody!
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Post by cadoodlebug on Jul 1, 2023 15:39:38 GMT
Happy Canada Day! We were up at 5:45 and were finished with our long walk by 7:40. It was already getting hot. I'm melting! Dinner will be Chinese Chicken Salad.
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Post by sueg on Jul 1, 2023 15:40:34 GMT
Happy Canada Day to all our Canadian friends.
DH is still in Sweden until the middle of next week, so I am having a quiet weekend. I did some grocery shopping this morning as I needed vegetables and I went for a nice walk after lunch. Since then I’ve been knitting and reading. Dinner tonight is okonomyaki, because I am putting those vegetables to good use!
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Post by scrapmaven on Jul 1, 2023 15:44:47 GMT
Happy Canada Day, leannec . How is it usually celebrated? It's supposedly the hottest day of a heatwave. So, we won't do much activity and nothing outside. We were gonna go to a nursery this am, but we'll go tmw, instead. DH is on call until early Monday am when his official sabbatical begins. He was called at midnight and worked for 2 hours. So, he's a bit tired. Dinner will be either chicken sandwich rechauffe or lentil soup. I made both yesterday, so that I wouldn't heat up the house today. **GypsyGirl** , I'm in no way comparing a mini heat thing to the punishing heat in your area. I need to do some online shopping for fun stuff to do while dh is doing his projects. cadoodlebug, I had to share your meme w/dh. A friends daughter refers to dh as Bob the Builder.
sueg, my bff and his hubby retired and moved to Europe and he sends the best photos of his new lifestyle. They are having so much fun at the markets and outdoor cafes. He said that in his country people embrace the outside world and at night the city comes to life. Enjoy the heck out of today, my friends.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Jul 1, 2023 15:57:27 GMT
Happy Saturday everybody. leannec I'm pretty much the same kind of garlic user too. 😂 It feels hot here too but next week is going to be worse. We were supposed to pick up Jeremy's girls and Kylon today and take them to my mom's to BBQ and swim. But it looks like it is going to storm here so we rescheduled for Tuesday. We are expecting a couple here shortly to look at the camper. Fingers crossed everybody. He didn't even ask me about air conditioning. So let's hope that's not a deal breaker. At this point Jeremy and I have discussed we will accept $2k less than our starting price. We just don't want to hang on to the pop up. We financed a little bit on the trailer because we planned to pay it off with the sale of the pop up. So it needs to go... When I was eating my toast this morning something crunched. I'm scared it was a filling. I might run over to my sister's tomorrow and see if she'll look at it for me. Tonight's dinner is tacos. Jeremy's choice. He's going to the store when the camper people leave.
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Post by tmarschall on Jul 1, 2023 16:51:51 GMT
Hi all, Happy Canada Day to our neighbors to the north! I'm a big fan of garlic too. What's not to love?? I think the smell of roasted garlic should be a home fragrance item...so good! We went to see Santana last night and man was that a GREAT show. I am not a fan of crowds at it was rough for a while. But our seats were in the 2nd row!!! Inenjoy his music but this was a bucket list item for Nick. He was in heaven! I just finished 14 dozen cupcakes for the party and I am beat! As long as they get there intact I will breathe a sigh of relief. They are Oreo, choc cream filled, Lemon raspberry, snickers, vanilla, and red velvet. The ex wife is expected to attend too, so that will be interesting. We will eat at the party, but I'm not sure what. Have a wonderful day! Attachments:
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Post by jeremysgirl on Jul 1, 2023 16:56:40 GMT
Holy smokes tmarschall you are on helluva baker. They look bakery made. Such talent!
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Post by ntsf on Jul 1, 2023 17:04:55 GMT
the only time I was in canada on canada day was as a teen.. we were driving from duluth to seattle,via the trans canada highway. we landed in calgary on july 1.. and there was few camping spots available. we camped about 20 miles outside town. in a park that was right next to a cow field and it was torrential rains all night.. the rest of the trip went fine.
I may make chicken pasta. the fog is hiding the coast.. and it is warm today. it is supposed to get up to 68.
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Post by tmarschall on Jul 1, 2023 17:25:13 GMT
Holy smokes tmarschall you are on helluva baker. They look bakery made. Such talent! Thank you so much! 🥰
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Post by cadoodlebug on Jul 1, 2023 17:39:57 GMT
I just finished 14 dozen cupcakes for the party and I am beat! Amazing!! I'm beat just thinking about baking 14 dozen anything!!
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Jul 1, 2023 18:26:14 GMT
Happy Saturday from Hades! As much as I like our weatherman, I'm ready to throttle him. He is just so chipper when he says it will be cooler this week. Sure, the highs will be between 94 and 98. Throw in the summer thunderstorms expected later in the week and you have a swamp out there! You aren't fooling me Frank! Happy Canada to all the Canadians at the table! 🇨🇦 🎉 Had to be up early this morning to shower/wash my hair. Then we left about 10 to pick up DD and her dog. Dropped the dog with the pet sitter, then got DD to the terminal with time to spare. Was back home in 30 min! The traffic gods were with us, especially at the airport as it is undergoing a massive improvement project and sometimes the traffic jams are horrendous. I will spend the rest of the afternoon sewing, reading and possibly a nap. To hot for much else. Dinner tonight will most likely be the last of the Chinese take away that DH came home with Thurs. night. Stay cool everyone! Dinner will be either chicken sandwich rechauffe or lentil soup. I made both yesterday, so that I wouldn't heat up the house today. **GypsyGirl** , I'm in no way comparing a mini heat thing to the punishing heat in your area. Any heat event is too much! Feel free to compare/complain. I actually it's rougher where you are because it is less common. At least we are "used to it", though that doesn't help in the thick of it!
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Post by taylortroop on Jul 1, 2023 18:47:29 GMT
Although it’s Canada Day and lots of celebrations happening here, we are chilling in the house in order to get away from the heat. It’s a scorcher here. We will sit on our back deck and watch the fireworks tonight.
Grandboy #1 won the Canada Day kids fishing derby this morning by catching a 25” pike!
DH and I visited our youngest son and his girlfriend this morning. They have 2 English Mastiffs who are absolutely huge. Other than the slobber, they are awesome dogs.
Supper tonight will be grilled pork chops.
Stay cool everyone!
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Post by leannec on Jul 1, 2023 19:11:04 GMT
Happy Canada Day, leannec . How is it usually celebrated? Every municipality has some sort of gathering with entertainment and food ... and then there are fireworks ... Things I have no interest in because I just don't enjoy the outdoors or crowds! The biggest celebration is on Parliament Hill in Ottawa ...
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Post by scrappinwithoutpeas on Jul 1, 2023 19:19:06 GMT
We're going to have good old burgers for dinner, with corn-on-the-cob, and probably some kind of potatoes. Nothing that has to go in the oven (or at least not the big oven) - toaster oven/air fryer is OK. tmarschall , your cupcakes are gorgeous and the flavors sound scrumptious. My answer for your query of what to eat at the party would be "um...cupcakes"! We're having a nephew over tomorrow for either lunch or dinner (DH contacting him today to see what time works for him), and the meal is planned (Italian sausage & mushrooms with garlic & Parmesan cream sauce over penne pasta). For dessert DS wants me to make key lime pie or mini tarts. I love baking but sort of dreading having to heat up the oven...a lot of my summertime baking takes place either in the early morning or late at night to avoid heating up the house when I use the oven. Forgot to add "Happy Canada Day!" to all our Canadian peas! We were in Toronto one year for Canada Day and it was awesome! It was DH and I with DD#2 and DS. We went to a waterfront festival, then up in the CN tower. As a surprise, DH had made us reservations at 360 (rotating restaurant at the top of the CN tower: 360 restaurant) for 9PM. All he told us ahead of time was the reservation time (but not where we were going) so that we could prepare by having a late afternoon snack to tide us over. So at 8-ish when he walked us back over to the CN tower we were very surprised - turns out they open the observation deck again late for people with dining reservations. We got to watch the sunset from the deck, then proceed to an incredible dinner while watching multiple fireworks displays all over the city at tower level. Still one of my most memorable dining experiences!
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Post by littlemama on Jul 1, 2023 19:28:45 GMT
Happy Canada Day! Please call your wildfire smoke home!
I dont know what we are doing for dinner. DS went to a party, so it is just dh and I. We will almost definitely go out. Somewhere.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Jul 1, 2023 20:26:10 GMT
The people who came this afternoon id don't buy our camper. I've had two more messages today both wanting air conditioning. Seriously. Facepalm. Air conditioning in a tent trailer. We are most likely just going to go ahead and install it ourselves. Because this is getting ridiculous.
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Post by destined2bmom on Jul 1, 2023 20:55:23 GMT
Hi Everyone, Happy Canada Day! I hope all of you from Canada are having a lovely day! leannec Enjoy your low-key day. Your meme is funny. cadoodlebug Good for you. Your meme is funny. sueg Enjoy your quiet time. scrapmaven Your dinner sounds delicious. Sorry it’s so hot there. Shopping therapy is always good. jeremysgirl Fingers crossed; it gets sold today. I hope that you didn’t crack a tooth. tmarschall You are an incredible baker! Those cupcakes look amazing! I am so glad that you and Nick enjoyed Santana. ntsf Chicken pasta sounds so good. **GypsyGirl** I am so sorry it’s so hot there. It was good that you got everything done this morning; so that you can enjoy the rest of your day. taylortroop How sweet for your grandson. I am so happy you were able to visit your YDS. scrappinwithoutpeas Your dinner sounds great. Have fun with your nephew tomorrow. littlemama Your house sounds like mine this past year. It wasn’t parties, it was gaming tournaments. Last night was another not sleeping night. I got to bed at 6 am and was up at 12:00 pm. DH and I are going out to dinner. The boys are on there own.
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Post by tanya2 on Jul 1, 2023 21:47:51 GMT
Happy canada day! Not doing any celebrating here. i spent the day weeding in the flower gardens, and now I'm exhausted since it was so stinking hot here today. Dinner tonight is ribs with fried potatoes and salad with strawberry shortcake for dessert. I think we're going to watch the new Avatar movie tonight. Maybe some neighbours will set off fireworks for us to watch
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Post by Delta Dawn on Jul 1, 2023 21:51:59 GMT
Hi I made the chicken and omg I have been sneaking bites. It is so good. We are leaving in a few min to go. Everything is ready and it’s 24° outside and perfect. I have sung O Canada to myself about 5x today all in French because I know it better that way.
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Post by AussieMeg on Jul 1, 2023 22:09:34 GMT
I cannot sleep in ... ever. Me neither...... thanks menopause! It's 8am Sunday here. I didn't get to sleep until 2am, then woke up at 7:30am. There was no way I was going to get back to sleep. Apart from meno insomnia, I have two very busy days ahead before we fly out, and so many things running through my head. I had Friday night's rechauffed pasta for dinner. I can't relate to this hot weather you're all talking about. It's only been getting up to 12C - 15C here (53F - 59F) which is way too cold for me. In two days I will be enjoying the heat in Thailand. I'm just looking at the weather in Thailand, and it's 5am there and already up to 27C (80F). I don't think dips much below that overnight at all.
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Post by scrapmaven on Jul 1, 2023 23:12:47 GMT
tmarschall, you could easily quit being a professor of social work and open a bakery. Holy cow, those look so professionally done, not to mention, just scrumptious. Can I please have a snickers cupcake? AussieMeg, How exciting that you're going to Thailand. Is this your first trip to Thailand? AussieMeg and destined2bmom, I'm sending you both sleeping dust for tonight. May you both sleep like rocks. jeremysgirl, if you install the a/c then raise the price and repost it w/a/c. How ridiculous that anyone would think that a tent camper should have a/c. How would that even work?
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Post by Darcy Collins on Jul 1, 2023 23:25:18 GMT
Heading out to dinner here- sorry for all the heat! I am not a fan, luckily we've had a pretty mild start of summer, so I'm not complaining!
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Post by Delta Dawn on Jul 2, 2023 0:25:26 GMT
We had a great time at the party and the person who was concerned about my chicken ended up eating most of it 🙄😁it was great. There was lots of people and plenty of fun had.
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Post by cadoodlebug on Jul 2, 2023 1:16:58 GMT
We had a great time at the party and the person who was concerned about my chicken ended up eating most of it 🙄😁it was great. There was lots of people and plenty of fun had. Did you share a recipe that I missed?
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Post by Delta Dawn on Jul 2, 2023 3:05:53 GMT
I have no marinating instruction but will write the recipe tomorrow ok? We did have a fun day and I won a tacky Canada Day necklace that I intend to raffle off next year. It was fun. The chicken was amazing and I ran out of potato starch so I used cornstarch and couldn’t tell the difference.
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Post by Marina on Jul 2, 2023 4:37:34 GMT
Happy Canada day to all Canadians!! tmarschall 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻those are awesome cupcakes!! DS came home today since the party was canceled and will stay for the week. Tonight we had puttanesca and roasted Turkey. I hope scrappintoee is doing ok!
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