Thin Slices of Joy

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2022

    SarahMaude - Beautiful!

    MinusTwo - We haven't had a built-in ice maker for a long time. We just use the ice trays, but I hardly ever use ice. I keep a pitcher of water in the fridge. Sometimes I make spa water.

    We had chocolatines this morning. 😋

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  • oldladyblue
    oldladyblue Member Posts: 272
    edited June 2022

    Sarahmaude Beautiful quilting! So happy you can find some time/energy to continue.

    Serenity and Three Thanks for liking my dog photo. His upside-down eyes open sleeping habit always cheers me up.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2022

    Cowboy Junkies - Blue Moon ❤️


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  • ThreeTree
    ThreeTree Member Posts: 709
    edited June 2022

    Sarah Maude - You might not think that is beautiful, but I do! Sounds like you did something useful and rewarding with your dad's stuff. I still have some of mine in bags from when my dad died in 2013. Stuff that I can't throw out, but will probably also never do anything creative or useful with at this point. Just their "tangibleness" though, is a comfort.

    I really think you've got some talent there!

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  • Jazzygirl
    Jazzygirl Member Posts: 12,533
    edited June 2022

    Waffles and ice creme for lunch

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  • oldladyblue
    oldladyblue Member Posts: 272
    edited June 2022

    Yummmy Jazzy!!!!

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2022

    Jazzy - That looks delicious!

    Port flush and Xgeva shot yesterday. My nurse is excited about her 2nd grandchild this summer. Her 1st was born early in the pandemic, and she didn’t meet him for 6 months. This time she’s spending her vacation with them. I’ll see her afterwards at my next port flush (every 3 months). 👍

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2022

    I had 2 cooked eggs, split and topped with sundried tomatoes. Or so I thought until the first bite when I realized I used chili/basil instead. 🔥 Oops! Scraped it off of the other halves.

    Hoping extra cream in a second cup of coffee will soothe my tongue.


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  • SarahMaude
    SarahMaude Member Posts: 287
    edited June 2022

    SerenitySTAT, too funny about your eggs! Can a related funny family story be my thin slice today?

    So my dad, born in1936, was raised in a time where frugality, humility, gratitude, and stoicism were highly valued. His mom and mine were both excellent cooks. Dad always ate every bite ofwhatever they put in front of him without complaint. Around the time I was in high school, Mom had made French toast for breakfast. She had served him first. He, as always, cleaned his plate without comment. Mom sat down to eat her, took one bite and gagged. She frantically looked around and noticed that instead of sprinkling cinnamon on the French toast as it cooked, she had mistakenly covered in cayenne pepper. Even drenched in maple syrup, it was unexpectedly awful. She looked at Dad and asked, didn’t you notice anything wrong? His answer was, “well, I thought it tasted a ‘little’ different”. So…he was very easy to cook for, but didn’t notice much difference between bad and good. It’s a very representative story of the two of them…Mom a little absentminded, Dad with his own way of sensing his world.

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  • oldladyblue
    oldladyblue Member Posts: 272
    edited June 2022

    Hehehehe Sarahmaude, so funny, and what a good couple they were.

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  • MinusTwo
    MinusTwo Member Posts: 16,634
    edited June 2022

    Great story sarahmaude. Thanks for sharing. Jazzy - oh that waffle looks delicious. I haven't had a waffle iron in many years. I just make do with French toast or Pancakes. But as a slice of joy...

    When we were growing up, the first thing my brother & I were allowed to make by ourselves was waffles. It was an easy recipe and we didn't have to use the stove. So for Mother's Day (maybe I was 8??) We made waffles and served my Mom in bed. Thinking back she was very generous not to freak out that the waffles were extreme green - lots of food coloring.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2022

    SarahMaude - Aww, love your parents!

    We have a waffle iron. My younger daughter makes incredible brownie waffles.

    Ear worm - Johnny Hartman - For All We Know ❤️


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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2022

    The alt text for this image is fantastic!

    https://twitter.com/uscpsc/status/1534225353635422209?s=21&t=5xgr3qenZ-xJZzXb5kp7Fg

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2022

    I’m gonna need more plants!

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/06/06/how-houseplants-can-boost-your-mood/

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2022

    This mild pepper spread is much better! The other stuff is not supposed to be used as spread.

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  • SarahMaude
    SarahMaude Member Posts: 287
    edited June 2022

    Jazzy, love the waffle photo! I’ve got a really nice All Clad waffle maker. I need to get it out and make a nice fruit and whipped cream covered waffle. Yum! I must be getting old because all these thin slices of joy are bringing back good memories. When my twins were elementary school aged, we were eating at a local diner. The family was chatting as families do, when the red haired one chimed in with an out of the blue, “last night I dreamed I was sitting on a cloud eating waffles.” She was totally serious. I thought it was such a random and whimsical idea. Yes, she is my girl who graduated with an art degree

    Serenity, Plants for health again! I still need to find myself a good aloe vera plant this weekend. You are a positive influence on me.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2022

    SarahMaude - Eating waffles in the clouds is a great dream! I think my first aloe vera was from a grocery store. It’s the aloe vera barbadensis, the kind most people picture. My other aloe vera is the chinensis variety. It was propagated from a friend’s plant (from IKEA). They grow a bit differently. The first grows bigger, but the second grows and pups faster.

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  • SarahMaude
    SarahMaude Member Posts: 287
    edited June 2022

    SerenitySTAT, I noticed a new plant store here in town driving last week. My goal this weekend is to find an aloe plant. I’m going to pay attention to the variety. I’ll post a photo when I bring it home.


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  • Jazzygirl
    Jazzygirl Member Posts: 12,533
    edited June 2022

    Blooming cactus my slice of joy

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2022

    SarahMaude - Yay! It’s an easy plant.

    Jazzy - Love the flower! Until recently I didn’t know much about cacti flowers.

    My monstera cutting has new roots and has a leaf unfurling. 👍

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  • Jazzygirl
    Jazzygirl Member Posts: 12,533
    edited June 2022

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2022

    Jazzy - Gorgeous!

    Great cover by Depeche Mode. ❤️


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  • Jazzygirl
    Jazzygirl Member Posts: 12,533
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  • sallyred
    sallyred Member Posts: 20
    edited June 2022

    Lovely, sarahmaude. I'm a weaver, and maintaining some level of creativity while going through BC has been essential to me. I'm in the process of finishing some dish towels inspired by the colors my MO wears (he says, "I just don't think I could wear a white lab coat!"). They're slight victims of chemo brain/brain fog, but I won't know if they're just therapy or suitable for gifting until I finish the last one and take them off the loom.

    Serenitystat - Thank you for this forum and for pointing me to the notion of thin slices of joy.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2022

    sallyred - Welcome! I bet your dish towels are lovely even if they're not exactly as planned.

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  • MinusTwo
    MinusTwo Member Posts: 16,634
    edited June 2022

    'Ring the bells that still can ring
    Forget your perfect offering
    There is a crack in everything
    That's how the light gets in…'

    Leonard Cohen

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2022

    I didn’t watch the party so I’m happy they shared the video of Elton John performing.


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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2022

    Jewel was on a late show last night. She sounded good, but it just sent me back.


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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2022

    I potted up the monstera cutting. The new leaf is unfurling slowly. Its mother plant started a new stem. 🌱🎉

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2022

    My husband and I completed a 36-hr fast this morning. We've been inconsistent, but this one wasn't bad. We decided it was because we filled up with brownie cake beforehand. 🤔🍰😁

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