Nice to be back! Been in the dumps for awhile but I think I see a clearing on the horizon.

Hope everybody has a good weekend

Hey spacekat! Glad to hear that you're feeling better. Have a great week-end as well.

As my dear Step-Father would say in his British accent...."Good Afternoon Ladies"....hoping your day has gone well. I also hope Irish, and anyone else who would like to partake have had a wonderful day at the spa! I'm still taking it easy today and one of my three's are done...e-mail written for apt to address my son's school program, requested on Wednesday, done today :-) so cross off the list of many other 'to do's). Chachi (my kitty) is fed, my breakfast, despite wanting all the sugar waffles and bacon consisted of 12oz water, meds, hard boiled egg, toasted French bread and sliced apples...mid-morning snack 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds and lunch cream cheese lettuce tomato olives on multi grain bread, Very boring, and good for kidney. So as you have your spa, I will Stuff My Face with your delisiouso breakfast Irish. Hope all worked out well with your daughter/not too traumatic with x! What is the recipe for iced, sweetened green tea latte and matcha green tea? I've bought green tea, different flavors but find them to have an unpleasant after taste. Looking to replace my coffee...I could have 3 cups in am and then one later in the day....I've been cutting back and now have only about 120z per day. Music, if it is the last thing I do today, I'll head off to the gas station, get air in my bike tires and go for a ride! Not a problem with screen name....mlr are my initials,,,0853 my birth date. Chat later, off to the magical field of weeds I call my garden,,,,mowing backyard today and slowly putting my garden to sleep for the winter, Take care all, ML

Hey ML. I first make the green tea, usually using decaf green tea bags. Then, I mix in about a tablespoon of raw sugar, and add in a ton of unsweetened almond milk. I use a very big mug to make these. When making the green tea, I only put in like 1/4 of a huge mug in terms of water to steep the tea, then the rest I fill with milk, and mix everything together. When this is done, I take a leftover plastic iced coffee cup with a lid (I have a few of these saved from takeout restaurants). I fill it with ice, pour the green tea mixture in it, and voila - you have yourself iced green tea lattes. They're quite yummy.

Morning Guys. I'm making eggs, bacon and potatoes for everyone. Toast and pancakes on the side, as well as fruit smoothies, coffee, tea, and hot cocoa. Please enjoy.

oh Music that food is just what the doctor ordered - yum. Hope you have a good weekend and no more nightmares.
ML I use matcha green tea powder, about 1/4 teaspoon brewed with boiling water and a squeeze of lemon juice. i find it a really relaxing drink first thing in the morning and then twice during the day. i still drink tons of coffee though which also relaxes me. (converse effect, it doesn't make me jittery at all and can often send me right to sleep!) it would never do to be normal, that would be so boring.
enjoy the weekend every one and it is lovely to see you too spacekat. i hope all is a bit better now for you? that breakfast really is delicious. thanks music!

Thanks irish. Have a great weekend.

Good Day Eh!!!.... I fancy a toasted western... I haven't had one for years... I'm glad you're feeling better Kat.... I hope everyone has a great weekend....Smooches....xo

today was a good day, a 'normal!' day. i went to the 8th anniversary mass of a friend of mine and it was nice to hear the old hymns and to think of her with a smile. her mother runs a coffee shop called 'yvonne's cottage' called after her daughter where we all went afterwards and had some really good food and excellent coffee. then i drove another friend home and had another coffee in her house and a nice chat. am just home and relaxing with my big blue flask of coffee and my laptop, the heat is on and i'm warm and cosy in my bed. i also went swimming on my way to the mass and felt really good after it. i am very grateful for such a lovely day!
hope the weekend is being good to you all.
I'll sit here by the fire and have a small glass of ruby port and see if anyone drops by!

come and say hello, it is getting so quiet here in the lounge. do we still want/need it? lots of juices and a big stack of pancakes for anyone who feels like partaking.
have a good day.

Juice and pancakes sounds great... I'll make some blueberry puree to go over them and the coffee is on... I hope y'all have a great day eh!!

I still need to lounge Irish! Sorry I've been in and out went camping last week...I'm back today brought in some white bean dip and baguette slices for a snack.....See you all soon I hope!

As usual I'm the only one up....brought some egg rolls you can always have them for breakfast :)

Hi MayB and Jan good to see you guys. I'll have an egg roll, it will go down nicely now that i've had my matcha tea. It is 7.00am and the fourth morning in a row that i have woken up feeling 'well' whatever that means. the cloud that usually hangs over me seems to have dissipated - fingers crossed that i'll get some time out of this one.
how was your camping trip Mayb?
have a good day everyone.

Had the most magical camping trip ever Irish with a full moon and seeing many Blue Herons and Egrets happily fishing on the lake even went out in a kayak which I loved! So glad to hear things are going well for you! I'm going to brew up a second pot of tropical green tea my new fave....I'll set out a peach coffee cake I just made and see if there are any takers....