how about drinking?

NativeMainer

Good Morning, Loungettes! I'd say happy Monday, but I'm watching the Queen's funeral service being broadcast and that seems inappropriate. Amazing precision, the preparation must have been extensive and going on for some time.

Chi--the decluttering never seems to end, does it? Always more to go through. It sounds like you might get a really nice second harvest from your tomatoes and other plants! It sounds like you may have found a less expensive and equally acceptable way to deal with the flooding issue. Of course, it would be better if it never happens again. My goodness, what a long road you have had with back and leg issues, and to go so long without the dots being connected! I'm glad you found someone who could make the diagnosis. That's a lot of misdiagnosing you've been through.

Thinking of Karen and Goldie this morning.

Queen Elizabeth

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 ounces dry vermouth
• 3/4 ounce Benedictine
• 3/4 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed

Steps

1. Add the dry vermouth, Benedictine and lime juice into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled.
2. Strain into a chilled cocktail or coupe glass.

From <https://www.liquor.com/recipes/queen-elizabeth/>

karen1956

I need to start drinking the final 2 liters of the prep stuff. Through a straw it's not that awful but its a ton to drink. Last night it took me 2 hours to drink the 2 liters. I have two hours to finish it as nothing 2 hours prior to the colonoscopy. Didn't sleep well last night - slept 2 hours then was awake every hour or so - just how I sleep without help. Been up since 4 am - but didn't get out of bed till 5. It's now 6:30 am Denver time.

We recorded the funeral and will watch it later. Could have started at 5 but that would have been 1.5 hours after it started. If there are commercials we will be able to fast forward through them.

Need to text my brother and his wife for an update. None since Saturday night.

Thinking of you Lori.

NativeMainer

Good Morning, Loungettes!

Karen--I hope that's all over by now and you are back home and feeling better!

karen1956

Kim - all went well with the colonoscopy. It's taking me longer to rebound from procedures the older I get and I don't consider myself old. It took me a few hours to feel relatively "normal" and I was exhausted in the evening. At least I slept well last night. No polyps, but still on a 5 year schedule. Considered high risk - didn't ask why, but it seems with all my "Dx", everyone wants to watch me. None of them require treatment but all are watch and see! I was reading the medicare manual (even thought I have an advantage plan), they generally only cover them every 10 years, but if doctor recommends 5 years, I'm sure it will be covered. Hopefully in 5 years, they'll be a better prep. The nurse says what is Rx for prep has a lot to do with insurance.

A little annoyed with the endocrinologist. Through the patient portal she share the results of labs and her recommendations which was all good. So I wrote her back to see if she had shared information with my oncologist. She said she would forward labs and notes, but it felt to me that if I hadn't asked, she would not be sending them. Since she has the opposite view regarding Prolia than my oncologist, I especially want him to have the information. Got the Rx switched to mail order as it is $60 less. It was turning into a big hassle, but I messaged my PCP and she first thing in the morning faxed the Rx to the mail order pharmacy and they will ship it to the PCPs office. Makes so much more sense than for me to have to get it at the pharmacy.

My brother message me this morning that he made great progress yesterday and that the doctors listened to him. Big change from his message Monday afternoon, so feeling a little less worried.

Today was supposed to be the last day of 90s. Cooler the next two days with rain - other than recess at school, happy for the rain.

Sweet dreams.

NativeMainer

Good Morning, Loungettes! Happy Hump Day! We're getting a break in the rain today, then more coming in tomorrow, and wind coming from Fiona over the weekend. Both my puppers don't like going outside in the rain, but will with enough encouragement. Zoe will step outside and immediately turn around and come back in if I don't block her way, and the look she gives me when I tell her to go piddle is just hilarious. You'd never know she lived outside for at least several months before she was caught and taken to the shelter!

Karen--glad the colonoscopy went well. I can relate to taking longer to get over the prep and sedation as we age. I can see where you are annoyed with the endocrinologist, sharing information among a patient's providers should be automatic and routine, especially with the electronic medical records making all that almost automatic these days. So glad you found a way to save money on the meds. A $60 savings is nothing to sneeze at! Also very glad to hear that you heard from your brother and he seems to be doing better. That's good news.

Sunshine in the Rain

INGREDIENTS

1.5 oz	Patrón Añejo
1 oz	Pineapple juice
1 oz	Lemon juice
.75 oz	Orange juice
.75 oz	Allspice vanilla syrup
10 drops	Tiki bitters
+	Lemon wheel for garnish
+	Orchid for garnish

METHOD

1. Add all ingredients in a shaker with ice.
2. Shake to chill and combine.
3. Pour contents into a collins glass.
4. Garnish with a lemon wheel and an orchid.

From <https://www.patrontequila.com/cocktails/patron-anejo/sunshine-in-the-rain.html>

karen1956

High 70 today with chance or rain - little cooler and same for rain.

Went to bed at 10:30 ready to fall over then in bed wide awake - so get up, go to family room and what do i do - M and M's and Triscuit. This habit of eating has to STOP!!! Eventually fall asleep and get back into bed and up even before alarm at 4:45.

Today is already set to be a whopper of a day at work.

Need yo get my menu planned for RH which starts Sunday night as well as for the rest of the week. I have menu was last year, but need to see what to keep and what to change. Cooking will be Friday and then Sunday - no time o cook in advance.

Have a great Wednesday.

Miriandra

Hello! New visitor here. I wanted to share a drink syrup recipe, and it was recommended I post it here. Is non-alcoholic ok? That said, I've been told this does go nicely in a good vodka. Thanks!

Sekanjabin is an ancient Persian drink. Long ago, when water was kinda dodgy, they would add vinegar to sterilize it. That didn't always taste super nice, so they added honey and mint to sweeten it up. The result is a brisk and sweet drink that can be enjoyed cold (very refreshing on a hot day) or hot (makes a great drink if you have a cold or flu, and the vinegar is believed to help kick the bug).

Ingredients:

• 4 cups sugar
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 1 cup vinegar - fruit based vinegars like apple cider, red wine, or raspberry work better than rice vinegar
• mint to taste - fresh or dried

Mix sugar in water and bring to a boil, stirring frequently and skimming off any white film that might appear. (Note: sugar can be flammable, so be sure your simple syrup doesn't boil over. Burnt sugar is also a pain to clean.) Once the sugar dissolves completely and the liquid is clear, add vinegar. Return to a boil. Reduce heat and allow to simmer for 30 minutes. Remove from heat, add mint, and allow the mint to steep until cool (overnight is fine). Sieve out the mint and bottle the resulting syrup.

Add sekanjabin syrup to water to taste, 1-3 parts syrup to 10 water, hot or cold. Syrup does not need to be refrigerated, but you'll probably want to store it out of sunlight. Recipe can be doubled easily.

mistyeyes

Welcome Miranda, non alcohol drink is fine. Not everyone drinks alcohol drinks here. (I don't know why my post just turned to bold, I did not click on it and it won't click off) Sekanjabin does seem like it would be a good favoring to water or whatever. I love hearing the history of where and why drinks have come about. Thanks for sharing that.

Miriandra

Thanks! My husband is more into cocktails than I, but I do enjoy a good wine or framboise.

NativeMainer

Good Morning, Loungettes! Happy Thirsty Thursday! Rain and thunder are predicted for later today, not from Fiona, her effects will be felt this weekend. I'm really busy at work right now, three audit cycles are coinciding this week and next so I've got lots and lots of audits to get done and then analyze and process. But that's OK, I'll get it all done somehow, and be better prepared next time around now that I know what the cycles are and how they fall on the calendar.

Colt and Zoe are playing pounce and wrestle and are being very vocal about it this ayem! I can't hear the TV news over them! Ah, to have that kind of energy first thing in the morning!

Karen--Yikes, I can see where that habit can be a bit counter-productive. Is it the crunch you are looking for when you snack at night? Would celery work for that? I wonder what's in the Triscuits and M&Ms that your body or mind is craving when you wake up like that? Sounds like you've got the holiday cooking under control even if you can't cook ahead this year.

Welcome, Miriandra! Of course you can share your drink syrup here, alcoholic or not! There is really a lot more talking about drinking than actual drinking in the Lounge. I love the history of the Sekanjabin, thanks for sharing it! I can imagine it is very good by itself, and with vodka or gin added, if one wished to do that. I can see where it would be a great hot drink for cold and flu symptoms. Pull up a barstool and tell us about yourself!

Misty--odd things like going bold seem to be happening with BCO since the upgrade. Another gift from the technology!