Yum. I like sourdough bread, esp. with butter.

Avocadoes sound great.

love an avocado salad and a chilled rose - and of course you can add a greenhouse Mark? this is the lounge where all things are possible.

hope the weekend is a good one!

I've come by late and I will just set up a recliner by the fire which I am starting....

i will join you by the fire May and we can use the nice waterford crystal glasses for our wine! have some crackers and cheese too. good to see you.

hi everyone on this saturday - I am relaxing in my room (for a big change lol) with my laptop and a pot of coffee. I brought some here to the lounge to share with some blueberry, raspberry and chia seed muffins.
enjoy and have a good day.

Hi irish - glad you are relaxed! Been a mixed - but Good - day for me, mostly relaxed, Good day not to over-think anything, lol ;D

How about some black bean chips and salsa?

black bean chips and salsa sounds yummy, and i made some lemon meringue pie for dessert. good to see you DoorM.
the next person to post gets to make a wish for the lounge! it is a tradition on every 00!
make it a good one!

I guess I get to make a wish! My wish is that the mental health stigma will end. I am sincerely hoping that the unjust treatment towards "mentally ill" people will end, and these people will be regularly treated with dignity and respect, just as they should be. There are too many unfair, negative stereotypes out there, and they certainly don't apply to everyone. This, and other mental illnesses are medical conditions, just like other illnesses like diabetes, heart disease, cancer, etc. I think a lot of progress has been made in an effort to reduce the stigma, but it's still there.

Good morning everyone. I am making breakfast in the lounge, now. How does French toast, waffles, pancakes, breakfast sausages, bacon, hashbrowns, coffee, tea, and freshly-squeezed juice sound? With some butter croissants and pastries on the side?

Good morning, friends- So many of you have been a support to me and my uncle these past few days - I wish I could in turn be of help!

So, I've brought pastries and muffins, delightful little cookies and marzipan for those of you who enjoy it.

My heart goes out to everyone who just needs a hug or two to keep them going - huge hugs all around!

marzipan, did i hear maripan - let me at it spacekat , thank you. i am currently having a cup of tea in memory of my mother and all these goodies will go nice with it, thanks heart faith too. have a good sunday everyone.

hey irish! hope you are having a good day.

Today is/was a tough one, this time four years ago my mother died and my siblings would not let me sit with her the night of her wake. they actually threw me out/ordered me to leave the house. i find that a difficult time to remember and my mother would have been horrified. Nothing much has changed with them all during the intervening time. i have had to learn to live without the family i thought i had. apparently i was wrong all these years.

Sorry that this is a difficult time for you, irish. Let me know if you'd like to chat about it. Good morning everyone. I am making fresh fruit smoothies for you all now. Please feel free to listen to my Christmas cover of "Where Are You Christmas" by Faith Hill:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvDPYgQBxQo

fresh fruit smoothies will go well with my green tea and a good (albeit late!) start to the day. i have to force myself out to class in a few hours and as usual do not feel like it at all. but i will do it. thanks heartfaith for looking after us so well. much appreciated.
have a good day everyone.