aKathy's What's for Dinner 10/4

Pepper's was our local grocery store and I loved helping mom do the weekly shop there. It is still fast and easy for us to shop when staying with my DSis and generally has what we are looking for, but it is tiny. Packed, but tiny. And good. 

Did you live in that part of Saanich? It’s a very nice location in town bc2ca

Ugh, the landscapers were fertilizing our front yard and noticed a rattlesnake slither into the plants by our front porch/door. They were whacking away trying to get it out but DH told them to get out of there because it can bite through their pants. Ugh, now I have to watch out when I go out on the porch. Between that and the skunks tearing up front yards looking for grubs, it's a nightmare. Thankfully the HOA takes care of our front yards.

NO, no no!! I don't do snakes! We have some poisonous snakes here in Texas and I'm terrified I'll get one in my yard. Closest I've come is a turtle that found his way to my backyard and lots of lizards/geckos. 

Hello and thanks, everyone, for the kind words the last couple of days. I apologize for apparently making things worse, not better with my yammering. Will try to go through the responses again this weekend so I can answer any questions, etc. 

ntsf, I was so sorry to read about your SIL’s passing. So heartbreaking for the whole family.

My DD is here but she’s headed to some kind of concert in the city tonight and won’t come home till tomorrow night. Hard to believe she’s over 40.

Dinner MIGHT be sloppy joes because she picked up buns for me (jeremysgirl) but more likely I’ll wait till Sunday when we’re both here for dinner. Tomorrow I will be going on a dinner cruise with the gentleman friend, and we’ll pick her up at her friend’s house and bring her home with us afterwards. So romantic.

jeremysgirl and scrapmaven sending feel better wishes your way.

lucyg You didn't make anything worse.  Read and post however and whenever.  We are just blessed when you post!

Had an early hair appointment and picked up lunch on the way home. I do need a nap as I didn't get much sleep last night and the eyelids are drooping!

Tonight will be chicken, roasted butternut squash and rice.  

A dinner cruise sounds lovely lucyg. We have a steamboat here that goes up and down the river while you have dinner. They often have live music too. It's actually a really nice way to spend an evening.

peasapie.....I just saw where you asked me how to do "quick quotes." I hope I can explain it well . Keep in
mind, it has been very sporadic lately. It's always worked for me for years, but recently, it'll stop working
for a couple days, then it starts working again.

Today is one of the days it's NOT working for me, but reading through the thread, it's working for others.
ANYHOOO.....

I rarely ever post from my phone---only my computer---so I don't know if it's possible on a phone. Maybe others that post from their
phones can chime in.

1. On a COMPUTER (not phone), hover your mouse over the part of the post you want to quote
(in other words, let's say it's a long paragraph, but you just want to quote a sentence of it. It
keeps you from having to quote an entire, long post).

2. then click, using the left key of your mouse.

3. The section
that you're quoting will be highlighted, then you see the words "quick quote"

4. The part of the post you quoted will automatically go into the "quick reply" box

5. Here's where it gets tricky
If you "quick quote" multiple posts, they will all be jumbled together in the reply box.

6. You then separate each "quick quote" by looking for the end of each quote, where
there will be the word quote]

7. Hit enter, then each little quote is separated, so you can add whatever comment you
want to make.

Clear as mud?

peasapie:

peasapie.....Much better info from leannec! 

Leanne---thank you, I had no idea!    I always have to squint my eyes  while separating all the different quotes.

It is a cool place. Didn't take any inside photos, felt weird to do although it occurred to me. Of note were the floor tiles in bathroom and tiles in kitchen. All artsy tiles not like big box store ones for sure. Had a fireplace with old timber mantle from back when it wasn't the cool/trendy thing to do making it that much more cool.
It was kept pretty simple in there, white walls/ceilings as they are kind of one and the same in a dome home. It was in need of some crack repair and probably due for another paint job.

The guy there said they were ready to replace the roofing (must be complicated) and the quote was 40k. Yikes. Roofing is costly but this has its own complications I'm sure and the whole thing is "roof". Cool as hell nonetheless.