Where in the World Isn't Bob Saget?

[JenniferS]

Susan Sommers has passed

Piper Laurie too, the day before.

 

[trr1]

who knows in 10 years we might be able to if we are growing chicken in a Laboratory now

 

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INTERNATIONAL MASTOCYTOSIS & MAST CELL DISEASE AWARENESS DAY | October 20

NATIONAL CHICKEN AND WAFFLES DAY - October 20

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER - October 20

INTERNATIONAL CHEFS DAY - October 20

NATIONAL YOUTH CONFIDENCE DAY - October 20

NATIONAL BRANDIED FRUIT DAY - October 20

NATIONAL MAMMOGRAPHY DAY - Third Friday in October

NATIONAL GET SMART ABOUT CREDIT DAY - Third Thursday in October

NATIONAL APPLE DAY | October 21

BACK TO THE FUTURE DAY | October 21

NATIONAL WHOLE HOG BARBECUE DAY | Third Saturday in October

NATIONAL WITCH HAZEL DAY - October 21

NATIONAL REPTILE AWARENESS DAY - October 21

NATIONAL PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE DAY - October 21

NATIONAL SWEETEST DAY - Third Saturday in October

NATIONAL MAKE A DOG'S DAY - October 22

NATIONAL MOTHER-IN-LAW DAY - Fourth Sunday in October

NATIONAL COLOR DAY - October 22

NATIONAL NUT DAY - October 22

NATIONAL HORROR MOVIE DAY | October 23

NATIONAL BOSTON CREAM PIE DAY - October 23

SWALLOWS DEPART FROM SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO DAY - October 23

NATIONAL MOLE DAY - October 23

NATIONAL TV TALK SHOW HOST DAY - October 23

IPOD DAY - October 23

NATIONAL BOLOGNA DAY - October 24

UNITED NATIONS DAY - October 24

NATIONAL FOOD DAY - October 24

NATIONAL MERRI MUSIC DAY | October 25

NATIONAL GREASY FOODS DAY - October 25

SOUREST DAY - October 25

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST'S DAY - October 25

CHUCKY, THE NOTORIOUS KILLER DOLL DAY - October 25

NATIONAL FINANCIAL CRIME FIGHTER DAY - October 26

NATIONAL TENNESSEE DAY - October 26

NATIONAL MULE DAY - October 26

NATIONAL MINCEMEAT DAY - October 26

NATIONAL PUMPKIN DAY - October 26

NATIONAL DAY OF THE DEPLOYED - October 26

 

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[SteveBrickNJ]

Today we drove 2 hours and 20 minutes to the northwest corner of New Jersey. Stokes State Forest

 

[PUSH]

I may have spent $160 on Christmas decorations today...

 

[Tiggerish]

I may have spent $160 on Christmas decorations today...

$109 at the Hallmark store

 

[JenniferS]

I may have spent $160 on Christmas decorations today...

I may have done a thing too.

 

[PUSH]

The only problem is, I'm going to be moving to a new apartment in November or December, but I'm not exactly sure when. So I can't put everything up right away.

 

[PUSH]

I just realized I forgot I bought Christmas decorations at another store, so it's actually over $200 on decorations today.

 

[Santa Raccoon 77]

I may have done a thing too.

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Welcome to the club

 

[JenniferS]

Welcome to the club

I knew I liked you.

 

[MinnieM123]

I may have done a thing too.

That is quite the early holiday display. It's amazing what some people will do to keep their cats happy!

 

[Tiggerish]

A variety of circumstances over the past four years have caused us to stifle our Christmas decor displays, but I promised my hubby that this year we'd put up all the trees (there are 7, one of which he doesn't particularly like doing because its the biggest and the most work, but I said, if you want 'em all, you gotta take 'em all) and all the indoor and outdoor decorations.

Normally, I wouldn't condone Christmas decorating before Dec 1, but considering the amount of work and our newfound age-related creakiness, I think we're going to have to start on Nov. 1

I will, of course, share photos when it's done.

 

[SteveBrickNJ]

A variety of circumstances over the past four years have caused us to stifle our Christmas decor displays, but I promised my hubby that this year we'd put up all the trees (there are 7, one of which he doesn't particularly like doing because its the biggest and the most work, but I said, if you want 'em all, you gotta take 'em all) and all the indoor and outdoor decorations.

Normally, I wouldn't condone Christmas decorating before Dec 1, but considering the amount of work and our newfound age-related creakiness, I think we're going to have to start on Nov. 1

I will, of course, share photos when it's done.

I remember exchanging posts with you re. your (then) upcoming time in Ireland and that it was predicted to rain much of that time.
How WAS your time there?
Any photos to share here?

 

[Tiggerish]

I remember exchanging posts with you re. your (then) upcoming time in Ireland and that it was predicted to rain much of that time.
How WAS your time there?
Any photos to share here?

Hi Steve! The forecast was...wrong.

We enjoyed quite a bit of sunshine (and some rain, but not nearly as much as we expected, the worst was the day we were leaving for the airport to return to NY) and temps in the mid-50s.

Because we expected to have only two good days, we wore ourselves out on arrival day, I washed all the windows and changed the summer curtains for the winter ones, and my hubby got out his blower and cleared all the leaves into the compost heap. The next day, we cleaned out the gutters. So, bonus, we got to enjoy the remainder of the decent weather! Mostly by going shopping and visiting family, and hosting a dinner party with a couple of my cousins.

I don't really take a lot of photos, because I'm not a tourist anymore, but here are a few (because Ireland is very scenic, and sometimes you just gotta take a pic).

Captured this rainbow as we arrived home on one of the showery days. This is looking out my front door to the field across the street. Leprechauns may not be as common as folklore would have us believe, but fortunately rainbows are actually a very frequent occurrence.




Here are a couple of "arty" shots from my morning walks. The first is of the mists in the valley between my town and the next one over, and then there's the spiderweb coated with morning dew.





This is Lough Owel (pronounced lock oool) in County Westmeath. Great spot for fishing (although I don't go for fishing, just the walking) and I am intrigued by that island in the middle of it.



And, just to prove that I don't do the touristy things, but the housewifey things. We were in Dunnes Stores (which would be the Irish equivalent of Target), and I spotted this among the display of sweatshirts in the ladies department, which instantly made me think of @ajrwdwgirl so I had to take a picture of it.



And when we were aboard our flight back to JFK, I saw a young lady coming up the aisle wearing one of them with a pair of matching grey sweatpants...that's a look I haven't seen since high school, proving that everything comes back in style if you wait long enough.

 

[PUSH]

Hi Steve! The forecast was...wrong.

We enjoyed quite a bit of sunshine (and some rain, but not nearly as much as we expected, the worst was the day we were leaving for the airport to return to NY) and temps in the mid-50s.

Because we expected to have only two good days, we wore ourselves out on arrival day, I washed all the windows and changed the summer curtains for the winter ones, and my hubby got out his blower and cleared all the leaves into the compost heap. The next day, we cleaned out the gutters. So, bonus, we got to enjoy the remainder of the decent weather! Mostly by going shopping and visiting family, and hosting a dinner party with a couple of my cousins.

I don't really take a lot of photos, because I'm not a tourist anymore, but here are a few (because Ireland is very scenic, and sometimes you just gotta take a pic).

Captured this rainbow as we arrived home on one of the showery days. This is looking out my front door to the field across the street. Leprechauns may not be as common as folklore would have us believe, but fortunately rainbows are actually a very frequent occurrence.

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Here are a couple of "arty" shots from my morning walks. The first is of the mists in the valley between my town and the next one over, and then there's the spiderweb coated with morning dew.

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This is Lough Owel (pronounced lock oool) in County Westmeath. Great spot for fishing (although I don't go for fishing, just the walking) and I am intrigued by that island in the middle of it.

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And, just to prove that I don't do the touristy things, but the housewifey things. We were in Dunnes Stores (which would be the Irish equivalent of Target), and I spotted this among the display of sweatshirts in the ladies department, which instantly made me think of @ajrwdwgirl so I had to take a picture of it.

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And when we were aboard our flight back to JFK, I saw a young lady coming up the aisle wearing one of them with a pair of matching grey sweatpants...that's a look I haven't seen since high school, proving that everything comes back in style if you wait long enough.

As a Wisconsinite, I feel quite honored that they are selling those sweatshirts.

 

[SteveBrickNJ]

Hi Steve! The forecast was...wrong.

We enjoyed quite a bit of sunshine (and some rain, but not nearly as much as we expected, the worst was the day we were leaving for the airport to return to NY) and temps in the mid-50s.

Because we expected to have only two good days, we wore ourselves out on arrival day, I washed all the windows and changed the summer curtains for the winter ones, and my hubby got out his blower and cleared all the leaves into the compost heap. The next day, we cleaned out the gutters. So, bonus, we got to enjoy the remainder of the decent weather! Mostly by going shopping and visiting family, and hosting a dinner party with a couple of my cousins.

I don't really take a lot of photos, because I'm not a tourist anymore, but here are a few (because Ireland is very scenic, and sometimes you just gotta take a pic).

Captured this rainbow as we arrived home on one of the showery days. This is looking out my front door to the field across the street. Leprechauns may not be as common as folklore would have us believe, but fortunately rainbows are actually a very frequent occurrence.

View attachment 750384


Here are a couple of "arty" shots from my morning walks. The first is of the mists in the valley between my town and the next one over, and then there's the spiderweb coated with morning dew.

View attachment 750394

View attachment 750396

This is Lough Owel (pronounced lock oool) in County Westmeath. Great spot for fishing (although I don't go for fishing, just the walking) and I am intrigued by that island in the middle of it.

View attachment 750398

And, just to prove that I don't do the touristy things, but the housewifey things. We were in Dunnes Stores (which would be the Irish equivalent of Target), and I spotted this among the display of sweatshirts in the ladies department, which instantly made me think of @ajrwdwgirl so I had to take a picture of it.

View attachment 750385

And when we were aboard our flight back to JFK, I saw a young lady coming up the aisle wearing one of them with a pair of matching grey sweatpants...that's a look I haven't seen since high school, proving that everything comes back in style if you wait long enough.

Thank you so much for the detailed response.
I miss Ireland!

 

[PUSH]

I watched A Man Called Otto earlier today. I hadn't seen it before. I don't get emotional very often, but that one got me.