August All Stars - week 4

[sooty]

August All Stars - week 4

Hi Dill, sorry your brother still poorly, hope you get some good news soon. You are being very brave for him and that will help his recovery.
Thanks Lil, I'm going out to health shop tomorrow to get some Lglut hope you have a good holiday.
Hi Lav lovely to see you too - September will be better I just know it!
Back later, have a good day everyone

[ladybirdheart]

August All Stars - week 4

Good morning, Stars! Sorry if I sounded as though I was bitching and moaning about a bad day last night, it was actually not without considerable reward (including the intrinsic kind), just long and tiring particularly for someone of my vintage. It is hard to convey the feeling tone of things sometimes in this process. Today I shall enjoy the accomplishment as I finish writing up my report and enjoy the rain cooled air as it moves about my study, I love this time of year. Although I have sometimes felt as though I would not only get off the sober bus but throw myself under it, I also have had increasing faith that it would stop for me to get back on. It makes a huge difference.

Let us know what you think of the L-glut, Sooty. It has helped me very much and so has L-theanine and Holy Basil as I tend to be anxious and neurotic (not that anybody might notice ). I also think the CDs have been instrumental in helping begin to rewire the soggy old brain.

What a cool sister you are Dill, if there is way for your brother to get better, he will.

Great weekend, Jackie, I love Indian cuisine and now am also thankful instead of annoyed at how hard it is to pair with wine!

What a fine, big family you have, Darkie, very fortunate from my perspective. Excellent on taking your spot as a non drinker.

Lav and Lil, you have kept things moving along so sweetly, I shall always associate you with helping me out of this mess. Love, Ladybird.

[JackieClaire]

August All Stars - week 4

HI All,
Just a quick fly by. I could eat Indian food every day. But it's good old fashioned roast beef tonight.

We're going to horse races on Monday. They have a huge family day on August bank Holiday. Going with my Aunt and Uncle and husband. Just hope it doesn't rain.

Can't wait for the bouncy castle and an ice cream.

Love Jackie xxx

AF since 7/7/2009

[dill]

August All Stars - week 4

Hi Stars!

Lil, did you ask me what the flower in my avatar is? It is a nasturtium. It's really a small bloom, but I took a close up of it that makes it look huge!

Well, I'm going to go into the kitchen now and start dinner. I can remember a time a few months back when I was so used to having wine while cooking, that I thought I'd never be able to make dinner again without it!

New tricks comes slowly for an old dog like me!:H

[sooty]

August All Stars - week 4

evening all, just popped in to thank everyone for support today and to say goodnight.
Am thankful to be AF today and looking forward to waking up with a clear head tomorrow.
Have a good rest of Tuesday gang, see you on Wednesday
Sooty

[Lavande]

August All Stars - week 4

Evening all,

Just wanted to say good night, hope it was a good day for everyone!

Spent my afternoon cooking down 12 lbs of tomatoes, added a bunch of seasonings and ended up with 2 pints of tangy tomato jam. Will do a repeat tomorrow...........so many tomatoes!!

Lil, I'll take your cooler weather, anytime. Still warm here but less humid. My Q-Tip head was a little less frantic looking today Did you get yours trimmed?
LBH, I'm still enjoying the CDs after all this time. I agree, they made an impact on this aging brain as well.
Hello to darkie, Sooty & JC - stay well.

Have a good night, see you in the morning.

[dill]

August All Stars - week 4

Tough times never last, but tough people do. -Robert Schuler

And that is why we will win the battle with alc.! For some of us it's a straight line, for some of us there are curves. But we will win! Hang in there, team!

[sooty]

August All Stars - week 4

morning stars, no internet connection till now - i blame hurricane bill. hope everyone doing ok - lovely quote Dill i like it.
i'm feeling good lovely to wake up hangover free - trying to type with one hand cos drying my hair with other one cos going out for lunch and running late! hows that for multitasking?
be back later have good AF wednesday everyone - i certainly intend to!!!
love sooty

[lilmea]

August All Stars - week 4

Good Morning all you rising Stars,

Sooty, Iread on another thread where Lglut is suppose to also help with sugar cravings. I've been eating yogurt-light,low fat-when I crave sweets. Yesterday, I found out there are 6 teaspoons of sugar in it! Yikes! I think I'm going to try the Lglut for the sugar cravings.

LBH-You are allowed to come here and complain about a rough day. Sometimes we just need to vent. The nice thing about the sober bus-Your ticket entitles you to a lifetime membership. There are also lots of safety lines and even some life rafts on it. But please don't throw yourself under it...as tread marks are tough to get out!

Jackie-horse races are fun to watch. I hope you enjoyed your day.

Darkie-I also grew up in a big family-4 brothers & 1 sister. Back in the day when everyone only had 1 bathroom.

Dill-Wasn't it Julia Childs who always cooked with a bottle of wine sitting on the counter? But you're right when you talk about learning to do things without drinking. Breaking those old habits can be hard but not impossible.

Lav-Yup, I got my hair cut short. Wash and go hair. Perfect for traveling. Do you also can or freeze your tomatoes? I tried freezing stewed tomatoes one year. They tasted fine but sure had a lot of seeds in them.

My big plans for the day are shampooing the carpet in the computer room. It's light beige, almost white (what was I thinking?) I would replace it but the dumb stuff refuses to wear out!

Hoping everyone a great AF day.

[Lavande]

August All Stars - week 4

Morning All Stars,

I'm up to my eyeballs in dogs again, yes the Insanity Twins are back for a short stay! They arrived yesterday morning - will be leaving this evening
Just wanted to say a quick hello Dill, LBH, Sooty, JC & Lil - have a great AF Wednesday everyone. I'm gonna try to make more tomato jam today. Lil, I decided instead of freezing or canning plain old tomatoes this year, I'm going to do something with them first. I do my best to seed them......not easy.

Have a great day!
Lav

[sunshine_gg]

August All Stars - week 4

Good morning All-stars!!!

Dillie.. how is your brother progressing? :l
You all sound busy and determined... just what I need to read in the morning - thank you!
Lav.. tomato JAM???? Any good? Here on the island we have a specialty... Hawberry jam. Still haven't tried it... I'm scared. If I ask 'islanders', they look at me and say..."well, it's.... UNIQUE...." and none of THEM have it on the table. Makes me wonder! :H
Lil... I had to laugh at the carpet that won't quit! I've had one of those.. ugly as hell but it held up for ages! (Not that yours is ugly!)

I better get motoring here... hello to all and all to come.. have a fabulous AF day!

[sooty]

August All Stars - week 4

Hi everyone hope we're all having a good day making jam and being industrious!
Lil I couldn't get Lglut today so I got some Rescue Remedy instead - that has helped me out many many times in the past when I've had a stressful situation to face so I'm hoping it will do the trick till I get the Lglut.
Feel good at the moment, so thankful to be AF - thanks to everyone for being so absolutely blinking wonderful.
See you all later :l

[Pamina]

August All Stars - week 4

Hiya all, long time no see!! What - tomato jam???? Made with sugar? I've never had any. Sooty, rescue remedy is great, good choice! I've been really obsessed/possessed for the last week, which initially felt like a good thing. And it has been useful in propelling me to get on with yucky stuff. I'm just about done now going thru my dad's tax returns for 2008. Considering I had no idea how to do them I'm really pleased. But I found myself zipping out today, and I think I need a break. No paperwork tomorrow!
It's good to see a strong crowd still on the sober bus. I'm also riding along, just slouching in the back seat. Be well one and all!

[dill]

August All Stars - week 4

Hi, Sunny! Finally got some good news about him. He is out of hospital and into rehab today!

Hey Lav, don't let those dogs get a hold of your toes!:H Maybe you should wear steel-toes boots while they are visiting?

Hey, Sooty, I'm glad you got your internet back. It's dreadful to be without it! How did we get along all our lives before internet came along? I've not heard of Rescue Remedy. I have used Calmes Forte. Worked for me.

Lil, I like the sound of your new hair cut: wash and go! That's my kind of hair cut!

Pamina, I've never had tomato jam before either, but I'll bet it's good. I remember the first time I tried green pepper jelly. I had my doubts, but found it to be really tasty, especially with cream cheese on crackers. I wonder if tomato jam goes with cream cheese. I'm glad you are getting through your paper work. Do be kind to yourself.

[Lavande]

August All Stars - week 4

Good evening gang!

OK, I posted the link for the Tomato Jam on the Nest but I'll post it here too. I know it sounds crazy but it really is good. You'll find it does go well with meats, fish, certain veggies (baked potato, french fries, etc). Pam, I think on crackers with cream cheese would be great too Here's the link:

Tomato Jam - Spicy Tomato Jam

We grew some very hot Thai peppers along with our tomatoes so I used a couple of them in the jam. I would call it spicy/tangy...............very good. I have lots of it in my freezer now! If anyone tries the recipe, let us know what you think

Dill, very glad to hear about your brother, you must be relieved. My grand dogs left 2 hrs ago - it's peaceful once again and my toes stayed safe, ha ha.

Time to call it a day, be well everyone.