Lita57

Piggy99

Lita, you are gorgeous and that wig compliments your beautiful face very nicely. Glad you had a nice time even with the cold. Seems like summer is taking its sweet time arriving this year.

Lita57

Glad I'm still here to see my peonies bloom one more time.

These are for Diane, Wendy, Kayborg, and all the other ladies we've lost.

L

Falconer

❤️

Micmel

beautiful flowers Lita.....for beautiful ladies. 💔

~M~

momallthetime

Lita you are such incredible force. Such beautiful outing. And the love you get all around, so many people would dream of having. You are one smart lady. Enjoy. And the flowers, just precious. Thank you.

Beatmon

Hiw lovely to plant the flowers for our sisters who have gone on before

Lita57

No manicotti tubes for stuffing at the stores, so I had to go with large shells instead.

It turned out well...just followed the instructions on the box with a few tweaks of my own.

Filling tubes and shells seems like a lot of work, but if you fill a ziplock bag and cut a hole in the corner, you can "pipe" the filling in. Got that tip from a cooking show, and thought I'd try it. Works great.

AnimalCrackers

Awesome! Amazing! You are incredible!

Iwrite

Lita, I’m thinking you will be here with us for a long time. 😘Love your peonies and the toast to these dear ladies!

Your Manicotti looks delicious!

I make crepes and roll the filling up in those...(just flour eggs, salt and water). That way the pasta can be gluten free, too.

Enjoy the weekend

Lita57

Happy Memorial Day...for those of you who didn't see the Shittin' Pants when I first posted it months ago...

My buddy diarrhea is back - and this is supposed to be my "off" week, too.

I guess I hit the "nadir" in the chemo cycle cuz stomach has been irritable off 'n on too.

Well, I'm going to eat marinated short ribs and dill/dijon mustard potato salad tonight anyway. To heck with it.

I know I'll continue to pay the price, so I'm wearing depends and will sleep on one of those absorbent pads tonight just in case.

Fun times ahead...L

janky

Lita57 - hang in there!! I have a bacterial infection, so off Ibrance till antiobiotics are done, and the diarrhea is 'rearing' its ugly head!

Lita57

My first apple pan dowdy. Used the Cook's Kitchen recipe and it turned out great. I used a variety of apples so it wouldn't have the same texture thru out, so it had a good balance of slightly al dente apples and softer ones. Labor intensive tho bcuz of peeling, coring and cutting up apples. I did the homemade butter crust too for the shingles on top. Otherwise, very easy recipe, and Lou and Olaf give it a thumbs up.

🌞

Micmel

Lita~ I have never been a baker, you truly are something special! Hugs to you. ~M~ Looks delicious

MJHJAN1014

Lita- Bon Apetit ! Enjoy every bite!

marylark

It looks so delicious. Thanks for always being such an encouraging presence, Lita.💞

Mary

janky

Love looking at your creations Lita!! Yummmm, so mouth watering

Juli24

Lita, you are very talented and inspirational. I think I might start cooking again. It looks yummy

Tina2

Lita, your food photos make me hungry!

Tina

wam

lita, Thank you for reposting the diapers. I told all my friends about them. Do they hold?

PattyPeppermint

looks yummy Lita. Hugs

momallthetime

Patty!!!! Hey how are you?? So you showed up for Lita?! Good for you.

Lita, look what you accomplished. Gosh this stuff looks just srumptious. Thank you. You have the whole recipe?

Lita57

i got the recipe from "Cooks country" on line after I watched their show on pbs.

And Fraidy, yes the diapers do work, altho I normally use depends.

Lita57

The new neighbors have marked this beautiful silver maple for death. I am so bummed. We've lived in this neighborhood for 30 yrs, and this tree provides shade for our backyard and is home to perching robins and other birds. DD and i went out and took pics this a.m.

And to make matters worse, Anthony Bourdain is dead. We loved his shows and books.

Sigh....L

Lita57

Look at that trunk... the sidewalk is still perfectly fine - no lifting or cracking, and roots were no where near the water mains. Tree was planted by the city more than 50 yrs ago.

The new neighbors got a permit to take it down, but we're still pissed as heck. Had hoped the tree would outlive me, but that's not the case now. I will miss all the birds. I used to sit in my backyard and watch them when they'd fly in at dusk to perch.

L

momallthetime

Oh Lita it really is a beautiful tree. Hard to believe. if it's really not infringing on their home...it's just sad. My daughters cried also when our neighbor to the back of the house had 2 gigantic trees, (but not as sturdy as this oe) cut. They said it was because raccoons (in the NYC!) were going and coming from there, it was true, but we adopted. DD's took pictures, and it has never been the same. You need one of your delish pies to make you feel a little better. Hugs

Micmel

that sucks really big time what the hell. That’s a lovely Beautiful tree why would they want that down? It’s a shade goddess. Im sorry Lita. ~M~

Falconer

Lita, I understand how you feel about that beautiful tree. This was in the weekend Times. Perhaps a copy of it for your neighbors would be a good idea.

The Secret Life and Value of Trees

https://nyti.ms/2HwxDTI?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Lita57

Today is our 28th Anniversary. Actually been together almost 30 yrs.

I'm owning my baldness....little bit of hair growing out by my ears, but the top will probably stay bald b'cuz of the wbr.

L

janky

Bald is beautiful (you look lovely) Happiness in relationships is a great positive - Happy Anniversary!! xoxoxo Janky

bigbhome

Happy anniversary, Lita!!!