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Greetings all

The sun has departed and it is overcast. More like normal. I have a pot roast underway and studio buddy will be here soon to watch the college football champ game. I went to the studio earlier and did some glazing as well as delivering payroll and 1099's. The place has entered the winter busy stage since there are fewer outdoor activities right now.

Yay DD is on the plane and on the way. Can't wait to hear about Brazil and such.

Hmm CC flap steak? Glad you found a good way to cook it. I have often looked at some of those lesser known meat cuts and wondered how to cook them. Good on you for entering a healthy eating phase. Yes processed carbs are the true culprit in weight gain and they have the most allure these days - even more than sweets. You are rocking this.

Peps sorry your ears hurt. Years ago my brother had some plastics on his ears - to sort of pin them back as they stuck out - and that was a super painful thing for him. Worth a check with the doctor and a donut pillow.

Yay Paula for church lady fun night. I have never played bunco but hear it is fun. Enjoy. Bet you come home with some new peeps.

Liz glad the illness is on the decline. Yeah some caribbean places come with hucksters. In the Bahamas there were always peddlers but they had pretty strict rules like responding to "no". Hope you get to spend some nice beach time.

Bonnie painting class!!! You are right to get your own brushes instead of relying on whatever is provided. we want to see what you paint. And yay you for maintaining well.

We have Acorn tv which is brit shows. I will check for the old lady rock stars show. We like a series called the Brokenwood Mysteries which is out of New Zealand. Makes me want to go there but talk about your long flights!! My law school BF went there and married a kiwi and lived there for awhile. She says they have no good pizza there and someone could make a fortune with a good pizza shop.

Diane S

Greetings all

The sun has departed and it is overcast. More like normal. I have a pot roast underway and studio buddy will be here soon to watch the college football champ game. I went to the studio earlier and did some glazing as well as delivering payroll and 1099's. The place has entered the winter busy stage since there are fewer outdoor activities right now.

Yay DD is on the plane and on the way. Can't wait to hear about Brazil and such.

Hmm CC flap steak? Glad you found a good way to cook it. I have often looked at some of those lesser known meat cuts and wondered how to cook them. Good on you for entering a healthy eating phase. Yes processed carbs are the true culprit in weight gain and they have the most allure these days - even more than sweets. You are rocking this.

Peps sorry your ears hurt. Years ago my brother had some plastics on his ears - to sort of pin them back as they stuck out - and that was a super painful thing for him. Worth a check with the doctor and a donut pillow.

Yay Paula for church lady fun night. I have never played bunco but hear it is fun. Enjoy. Bet you come home with some new peeps.

Liz glad the illness is on the decline. Yeah some caribbean places come with hucksters. In the Bahamas there were always peddlers but they had pretty strict rules like responding to "no". Hope you get to spend some nice beach time.

Bonnie painting class!!! You are right to get your own brushes instead of relying on whatever is provided. we want to see what you paint. And yay you for maintaining well.

We have Acorn tv which is brit shows. I will check for the old lady rock stars show. We like a series called the Brokenwood Mysteries which is out of New Zealand. Makes me want to go there but talk about your long flights!! My law school BF went there and married a kiwi and lived there for awhile. She says they have no good pizza there and someone could make a fortune with a good pizza shop.

Diane S

I thought of you Peps and would share half with you if I could!! This was not through effort or movement, but stopping eating candy, cookies, ice cream, bread and pasta that was a mainstay of my day a few days ago! It'll get hard now. And I'll have to fight not giving into that stuff as the newness wears off and the loss slows down!

Sorry your ears are giving you so much trouble! Maybe a look see by the doc isn't a bad idea. Perhaps you need a donut pillow to sleep on! I know I need one to sit comfortably since my butt is so boney!

140.8 right in the middle of desirable weight range although I am more comfortable with 135 at the lower range since I easily can casually and mindlessly move up and well over the top of te range in a flash of slider carb addiction

CC the time and effort you put into creating wonderful meals amazes me. Yummy Yum. So right about the slider carbs. The minimally processed carbs do not trigger what I consider to be(for me)mostly a serious compulsive eating disorder that requires detoxification. The food noises are just now subsidizing.

In Laredo your beef cut is called a skirt steak or sometimes flank. Back In the day, those same skirt steaks were traded pound for pound for lard in the Chicago packing plants. Today they are called fajita steaks -gone the way of chicken wings, oxtails, beef tongue and ham hocks - amazingly overpriced because they are marketed as special ethnic cuisine. Not dissing the meat. Well prepared, these meats be delicious.

Tomorrow I begin a painting class offered by the local college and need to sort out some supplies (brushes especially) I'd rather use instead of class sets at the school). Anticipating a great semester.

Off to gather stuff. Enjoy the day