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@Bernard I knew what you meant, contextually!

@Bernard such fun shows! A dance party, for sure.

That voice. This was in 2018 at the Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland Oregon. I think this was during the encore. We were all feeling a little tender about the administration change.

2022, post concert in Portland. So very gracious.

That’s such a sweet story!

Mookie was the only one of our cats who would model for me.

Top hat

Sombrero and tequila

We are very, very sad in our household. Such a great voice, and a wonderful songwriter, too.

Do you know about the tribute concerts at the Ryman that happened last weekend? The Mavericks past and present with special guests. Raul was supposed to be there, but ended up in the hospital a day or two before.

You can watch the concerts on nugs.net as a pay per view through the end of the month. We bought both, but we’ve only watched half of the first one so far. Excellent music.

@jon-nyc Did you get what you needed? I hope so!

That looks like a fairy land! Stunning.

@wtg Tin Can Knits does excellent patterns!

Oh good heavens. Did you finally get someone on the phone?

Congratulations! Enjoy your time!

I didn’t take my outdoor lights down last year; I just stopped turning them on. December 1 they went on! And I bought a wreath for outside. Nothing inside yet.

@RealPlayer That’s interesting that she would know the difference. I found that the color change was so gradual, I had no idea that they were wrong. Until I had the first cataract surgery and could compare between the two eyes.

Also, did you know that you can get secondary cataracts? It’s a cataract of the lens capsule that holds the lens. Earlier this year I noticed that my vision was hazy, and it quickly got worse. A quick YAG laser zap fixed it for me last month. Whew!

I love soup weather!

@ShiroKuro Good luck tomorrow morning! Fingers crossed for you.

@chas You’ve been through a lot with your eyes! I hope you get a lens in there soon.

@bernard My friend accidentally killed her boyfriend’s 20 year old parrot last year by baking with a nonstick pan. You are right to be very cautious.

We have celebrated Thanksgiving for the last 43 years with Mr. AM’s family, round robin St. Louis/Chapel Hill/Queens or Portland after we moved back home. Most recently always in St. Louis where Mom is now in memory care. This year we celebrated it last week (easier travel, less expensive) in St. Louis. Today in Portland with my side of the family! Two Thanksgivings, lots of fun.

That’s pretty good!

Tangy Braised Chickpeas from Smitten Kitchen. Like brisket without the brisket. Mushrooms and carrots star here!