Return of the Cruising Bunny's....

[A’Burg Guy]

Good morning everyone.
Great, not only do we worry about Karen, our Kathie went missing yesterday too.
Yesterday’s 41F was balmy compared to this morning’s “nippy” 39F Mike.
I have decided that if I can’t say anything nice about The US President I simply shouldn’t say anything. Which should take one topic off my table for the next four years.
Many of the vehicles with tags from the north and west have that same two tone paint job Dave. It seems nobody is arriving in Florida without signs of driving through brined or salted roads.
We hope that, not only the bride we saw, but all of the other wedding parties have been able to make the best of their special day over the past cold, wet week.
Have a good Friday everyone.

 

[K2-Mich]

I have nothing else for you good people right now. EXCEPT for the word for the day ............
"INCONSIDERATE!"
If the word fits then do something about it!

 

[A’Burg Guy]

Perhaps this should be “House of Blue Skies”. Thank you Florida.
And thank you Kathie for popping by.

 

[Mike Elias]

I guess it is a little too cold to ice skate on lake Erie Dave. If my memory is holding true, we use to sled ride no matter how cold but we weren't that far north. It did get below or near below zero. I don't think fairfield uses any salt on the road but in t he early spring t he roads look grey. Do you remember when coal cinders were used// I meant to say, we aren't as cold here as you.
Sorry for the newly weds Lee, maybe they will have nicer weather later on. I think you asked about Fay, she had check ups for her breast cancer and heart failure. All is well.
Its past time for my coffee, join me any one.

 

[A’Burg Guy]

That’s good to hear about Fay Mike. Thank you.
I may join you in a late cup of coffee.
G’nite everyone.

 

[fatherdav55]

I spoke with KC last evening. Always a joy hearing her happy cheery voice.

She asked me to say HI from her to all of you. Said that she'd pop on when things quiet down for her.

Between her sisters and her church she's been busier than a one armed paper hanger. She's volunteered, and been volunteered for more jobs at the church. But she really likes doing it and really loves the people that attend her church. So she's crunched for time.

I just hope that she doesn't burn out with all the things she needs to do now.

It was good talking to her.

Remember me mentioning all the ice now on Lake Erie? On the news yesterday there was a story about a freighter that was stuck in the ice. And the Coast Guard needed to send out an ice-breaker to get it loose.

Mike; Happy to hear the good news about Fay's check-ups. Can't remember the use of coal cinders on snowy or icy roads. Which makes me wonder if it made vehicles black?

I hate to be a dummy Lee, although I can be very good at it, but what is that in the picture you posted?

Glad to hear from you yesterday, K2. It's unlike you to disappear for very long.

A bit warmer today. Although it's starting off at 10 degrees. But still not making it up to freezing by the end of the day.

 

[K2-Mich]

It’s 5:06 am on Sat.
I’ve been BINDGE watching
“Doc Martin” series. It’s addictive as all get out.
Simple English type chatter, so you need yo
Have the Sub Titles on.
I’ll be watching the dun come up if I don’t go to bed after this post. Ha Ha

DAVE: I’m so glad you talked to Karen. She does stretch herself thin at times.
We all miss her when she doesn’t write something in the
HUTCH JOURNAL!
Hope your “eyes” are doing better for you. Take care!

Okay I’m out of here and going to make my way to bed.

 

[A’Burg Guy]

What a dandy start to this Saturday morning! Weather aside (34F) for now of course.
I’m so glad all is well with Karen. I know Dave, that you let her know we all worry about her and indeed each other. That is a picture of the water tower outside of The House of Blues at Disney Springs. I was waiting for my Sweetie and thought that the weathered building, palm tree and bright blue sky made for a neat photo.
So that was you I passed in the hall of the hutch at 5:16 Kathie. I was just getting up as you were headed to bed. Lu-Ann and I loved Doc Martin. A wonderful cast of quirky characters and story lines.
Our friends who are cast members (all Disney employees are cast members) sent a note and asked if we’d like to pop over the The Magic Kingdom to see the 8:00 pm fireworks last evening. They are allowed to pass in up to three people AND they get free parking. We managed to ride a couple of the old non thrill rides before we found a spot on Main Street to watch the spectacular lights, music and fireworks. A fun evening for sure.

Have a fantastic day everyone!

 

[Mike Elias]

A very nice picture Lee, glad you posted it. It's strange to see people in their jackets while in Florida but that happened to us one year, had to go all the way down to Key West. before it got warm. That was nice of your friends to take you to the fire works, the free parking was the icing on the cake. I think we saw the lights and fireworks the last time we were at Disney.
Glad you talked to Kc Dave, I sure wish I had her energy. I don't know about the vehicles turning black but the top of the snow was black after a day. We had some coal mines in and near Wheeling, everything was heated with coal so there would be a lot of free cinders and we had a lot of hills. I have an auger with a 4 inch bit Dave. When I lived in S Eastern Ohio, I heard some of the teenagers would spin their cars on the ice on the ponds. I always thought it was pick em up truck.
It got up into the 40s today, I bet the mail deliveriers appreciated that. Michael and I saw one doing his route in shorts and it was down in the 30s or 40s. It will be in the 30s S and M then in the mid to upper 40s after that.
I'm sitting here watching Pirates of the Carribbean. I think I saw it before but can't remember.

 

[fatherdav55]

Good Sunday morning, Bunnies! Hope it's a good one for all of you.

We hit freezing today. Problem is, it happened around 1 AM. And by the end of the day it'll be 10 degrees cooler. But about a zero chance of any rain or snow today.

At least we get some NFL football to watch today. YIPPEE!

There's the 3 PM Commander's/Eagles game. I'll probably watch some of it, but I don't really care who wins it.

But I AM rooting for the Buffalo-Bills in the Bills/Chief's game at 6:30. (Although my Arizona granddaughter is a die-hard Chiefs fan.) And the Bill's are the underdogs. Chief's are favored to win by 2 points.

Thanks for explaining what that picture was, Lee. Yes, it is a "neat" photo. Disney does a fine job with everything including their fireworks.

K2; You went back to bed yesterday morning around 5 AM??? Gee, I can't imagine why. Don't think I've ever heard of that "Doc Martin" TV show.

With a 4 inch bit, you could probably do some ice fishing, Mike.

Nothing much planned for today. Kathi does want to drop off our plastic bottles at the recycling dumpsters, about a 1/2 mile away.

 

[A’Burg Guy]

A quick good morning.
It was nice enough to sit by the pool in the sun yesterday afternoon for a bit. Even if we did still have heavier shirts on!
We like the Pirates of the Caribbean movies too Mike. We also enjoy the ride of the same name in The Magic Kingdom. They have added a likeness of Captain Jack Sparrow in some of the sets in the ride. Your mail carrier must have thought they worked for UPS! Aren’t they known for wearing shorts in all kinds of weather?
I’ll be pulling for The Bills this evening too Dave. Do I sense a slight wager between you and your daughter. She does know that you are “The Master”, doesn‘t she? Yes, Disney sure does things right in everything they do.
Speaking of which, we got an unexpected invitation to go to The Animal Kingdom this morning. We‘re not thrill ride people but Art looking forward to the safari, A Bug’s Life and just wandering through the park. Our friends are so generous with their time and passing us in. I best get my butt in gear! We pick them up in about 45 minutes.
Hi to the rest. Back later but all of you have a wonderful Saturday.

 

[K2-Mich]

SUNNY and BRIGHT here in Michigan today. Still 29F, but that's like a Heat-Wave compared to last week.

Lee/Lu-Ann: Great picture for sure. (except for the Down Jackets) Nice to have generous friends to invite you to Disney. Enjoy!
Have you found that restaurants and groceries are more expensive this year than they were last year on your trip? Just wondering.

Dave: We'll be cheering for the Kansas Chiefs. I cheer for them because we have friends that live in Kansas City and our choir once toured their stadium when it was first opened! Ha Ha. Now isn't that a great REASON to CHEER for Kansas. Yup!

I went big grocery shopping yesterday and spent $153 and my coupon savings were $49 bucks. I think of Kathi's son and having to feed all those children and what their grocery bill must be. CRAZY comes to mind.

Dave: Doc Martin is addictive. I have Comcast and get to stream all the SERIES, and there are tons, by going to ON DEMAND. Not sure how you would get to see the series, but you'd have to start from Season 1, to get the best of how the story line goes. You could spend 12 hours of the day or more watching this series. Ha Ha.

Wondering how Rita is doing in Florida. I might have to send her a message and ask her! I just hope she's not DRIVING AROUND too much. She has a tendency to crash into other cars! YIKES.

Mike: Do you have a favorite Football team you'll be rooting for today? Wishing you and Fay a pleasant Sunday.

I filled up my Pill container for this week. That gizmo is the best thing I ever bought for pill control.

Waiting for a few Bananas to get a tad more ripe and I'll be making Art a Banana Nut Bread. The man loves his sweets. And lucky for him he doesn't gain weight from eating it all.

I have a nephew that had Stage 3 Colon cancer surgery and is now home. He'll have to have Chemo and Radiation once he heals. He hates doctors and hospitals and I just hope he listens to the doctors orders.

Then I have a niece in Chicago area that just had emergency Gallbladder surgery on Monday and might come home on Monday. Seems like my family members are not taking very good care of themselves. Wishing them well. Always Something!

Out of here for now. Enjoy your day folks.

 

[A’Burg Guy]

And with that, we’re home. A dandy morning at Animal Kingdom. We did the safari ride and the stage production of Lion King. Simply amazing! We only waited about 20 minutes at each attraction. Both were almost 30 minutes long. A good return on wait times. At 8:15 the wait time for Pandora was 140 minutes!
I hope your niece and nephew do OK after their surgeries Kathie.
Grocery prices are out of control here too. Especially when we have to convert the cost to CDN dollars. We average $800 CDN a month at home. We’re already at $1071 CDN here this month plus we have eaten out a lot more than home. Lu-Ann’s Grampie always said “if you didn’t have to eat you’d be rich”. The old fella was on to something.
I may dangle my feet in the pool. After 13,000+ steps already today they deserve it.

 

[A’Burg Guy]

A couple of photos to bore you with from Animal Kingdom…
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[K2-Mich]

LEE thanks for sharing the great pictures. They look like have plenty of room to roam around!
Sorry avoutnthose higher expenses. Just be happy the rental price didn’t go up like most places.
Back to Doc Martin. Then “All things Big and Small on PBS.

 

[fatherdav55]

Fun to watch the NFL playoff games yesterday. The Commanders/Eagles game sure was a runaway. No bet with the Arizona granddaughter, but at least one of us was happy with the outcome. But I'm happy that it's my half Navajo granddaughter. Gee, I wonder why she's a Chief's fan.

Great pictures Lee. Definitely things you wouldn't be able to see if you had stayed home. Did you get to dangle your feet in the pool? If you know your "steps", something tells me you have one of those smart-watches. For me, ignorance is bliss.

K2; I too watch "All Creatures Great and Small" on PBS. I just bumbled on to it a while ago when I was channel-checking to find something decent to watch. Now I've got the TV set to record all new shows. Sorry to hear that many of your relatives are having health problems. Sometimes, even when you are doing everything right, problems still come up.

Mike; As for yesterday's NFL games, I'm just happy that they were both on regular free channels. And not on channels that you have to pay extra for.

Hiya KC! Plans for this week?

Today gotta visit my cardiologist. Gotta be released by both him and the family doctor before it's a GO on next week's prostate surgery. Heck, everybody's got to make a buck out of it.

 

[A’Burg Guy]

Good morning.
We sure hope there’s no more surprises and the doctors release you for your surgery Dave. I didn't really care about the NFC game either but disappointed by the missed 2 pt conversion attempts that ultimately cost Buffalo a chance to go to The Big Show. I do have an Apple Watch. I like it for the health features. Especially monitoring afib since the heart thing!
The animals have LOTS of space to roam and are very well cared for Kathie. The safari that we were on is passes through a number of habitats on 143 acres. Each habitat, savanna, wetlands, forest, etc specific to the animals and their safety.
What did you think about the games this weekend Mike?
Karen, on your list of things to do this week please pencil in “stop by the hutch and say hi”.
Today looks like a nice mid 70‘s day. I’m sure an afternoon glass of wine by the pool will be involved.
Have a fantastic day everyone.

 

[K2-Mich]

Had my toast, coffee and re-ordered a prescription to get mailed out to me.

I cheered for Kansas Chiefs yesterday but found that too many CALLS that COULD have gone to Buffalo DID NOT. I think I'll NOT be cheering for them in the Super Bowl.
If you had to lose to someone Dave at least it was your daughter!

Lee: I totally agree with you that our HUTCH FAMILY MEMBER could pencil in a QUICK Hello every so often.
Hope you and Lu-Ann find some fun things to do today. Looks like you may hit 70F this afternoon. Are you in the Orlando City Zip Code Area? Or is it Kissimmee? I look up Orlando when I want to see your temps.

Dave: Hope you get all those clearances you need for that surgery. I know it's for your own good to get these clearances done, but it takes up so much time. Worst part of scheduling any type of surgery. Take care.

Mike: What's happening in your "neck of the woods". I often wonder where that saying came from and why?? Stay warm and enjoy your day.

I watched 9 Series of "Doc Martin" and last night when I was clicking on the LAST SERIES #10 it said it wasn't free. What a sham thing to do. They know you're hooked if you watched all the other series and that each had at least 10 Episodes in them and then they hit you up to subscribe to get the last one.
Well, I WILL be paying the $7.99 for one month so I can watch the final #10 Series.
YES, I'M HOOKED!

Later gang. Have a good day. It's 24 degrees here with a WIND CHILL of 15F. Yup, it's windy outside.

 

[A’Burg Guy]

We’re in zip code 34747 Kathie. We popped over to Disney’s Coronado Springs hotel this morning for a coffee and a walk around the property. Beautiful grounds. The hotel that is. Not in the coffee. Tomorrow evening we head over to EPCOT so we’ll likely have a bit of a pool day until then.
Are you watching the original All Creatures or the second one? They’re both excellent and have different actors. There’s just something about most British TV series that make them seem so much better than the stuff we get here in North America.
Time for a wander with Miss Ava.

 

[Mike Elias]

I had a quick visit with a Dr. this afternoon, nothing much happened and nothing new. Fay has appts the next two days. Pattie stopped for a few minutes.
K2, nothing much is happening in this neck of the woods. I don't know where that phrase started but it is older than the hills. Sorry about the Doc Marten series, I never heard about it. I hope your nephew and niece do well. Cinci is now my favorite team but for years it was Cleveland and Pittsburg. Fay used to make bananananana nut bread
Lee, I didn't watch the games, Cinci wasn't playing so it took all of the excitement away. I would have liked Buffalo to win since my sister lived near there and she rooted for Buffalo. Her and her husband had season tickets. I believe we were on a Disney safari, very enjoyable and like you said, there was plenty of space for them. I enjoyed the pictures. Did you enjoy your glass of wine beside the pool. I wish I could have joined you.
Dave, I also hope you get clearance for your surgery, hope the visit with the cardiologist went well. I had to have that also for my surgery a few years back. If I ever go fishing again it won't be ice fishing, some place WARM whereI can catch some nice crappies.