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@fluffy2560
It will be 3rd not 2nd if they beat France. - @SimCityAT

Quite right!聽 My bad!

Please do not start me up on cabbage soup.
Placed a head of cabbage in the new fridge too close to the side and it half way froze.
I dislike food waste so decided last night to toss out the spongy half and make cabbage soup with the rest.
I call it Poop Soup!
Rethinking having it again! - @Marilyn Tassy
You could perhaps have cooked it up with caraway seeds. I've had spicy cabbage soup like that and it was really rather nice. I am in no way a fan of cabbage (except white cabbage in coleslaw) but it was good to have spicy cabbage that one time. It was more like the cabbage was the bulk filler for the sauce. Still, made it palatable. I hated boiled cabbage in school. Awful. - @fluffy2560

Not to stereotype myself or anyone but the Slav in me usually loves cabbage.

Red or white.

I do make a killer red cabbage with caraway seeds and grated apples, nice side dish.

Since I was ill, my entire system has changed super sensitive to foods now.

Boiled cabbage, mom used to put slices of cabbage in her Sunday roast pan , some beef roast, carrots,cabbage and potatoes, made homemade gravy too.

What I would give for one more of her Sunday roasts.

Not to stereotype myself or anyone but the Slav in me usually loves cabbage.
Red or white.
I do make a killer red cabbage with caraway seeds and grated apples, nice side dish.
Since I was ill, my entire system has changed super sensitive to foods now.
Boiled cabbage, mom used to put slices of cabbage in her Sunday roast pan , some beef roast, carrots,cabbage and potatoes, made homemade gravy too.
What I would give for one more of her Sunday roasts. - @Marilyn Tassy

I forgot about red cabbage.聽 Good call.聽 聽

Yes, that's the one, with grated apples.聽 Very nice.聽 The apples obviously covers the cabbage's negatives.

Not had slices of cabbage in the roast pan but when did I last have a roast with the trimmings?聽 聽I cannot even remember that.聽 I was at a restaurant and had some but that's not the same.聽 聽

We should do something as we have a house full - three lads (incl. our son) and two lasses (incl. our daughter and her friend from Munich) plus Mrs F and I and plus the cat and dog.聽 9 occupants in total.聽 I don't know why but we have collected all the "strays"聽 joining聽 us at Fluffy Towers.聽 聽

BTW, one of the lads brought his telescope.聽 He set it up to see Saturn and yup, I saw it too!聽 Incredible, even the rings were visible.聽 It's taken 60+ years for me to see Saturn "live".

We're having a day trip to Balaton as well today.聽 We'll really pushing it as we can only go in the afternoon.聽 The traffic will be horrendous as everyone will be rushing there due to the continuing heatwave.

Sounds like a nice weekend of activity.

I do miss family at times but then again...

It is usually all or nothing.

When we had our last sibling reunion in Vegas, IDK, felt like an outsider for some reason.

Everyone was nice to me, my deceased now brother was extra nice with me.

Guess living in another country was the issue? My life does not relate to theirs.

It is OK, just like old times in the end.

Sad stupid thing, when my brother and his wife drove off to go home my soul told me I would never see him again. I hate the fact that it turned out like that. A sad feeling overcame me as he was waving good-bye. Could not shake off the feeling.

Enjoy it even if it wears you out!

Chatted with our son today, he wants me to visit Japan, I really would like to but can not leave my husband alone for long.

My husband does not enjoy being around our DIL so will not go.

Hungarians can be too stubborn at times, one of their quirks that I do not enjoy.

Sounds like a nice weekend of activity.I do miss family at times but then again...It is usually all or nothing.When we had our last sibling reunion in Vegas, IDK, felt like an outsider for some reason.Everyone was nice to me, my deceased now brother was extra nice with me.Guess living in another country was the issue? My life does not relate to theirs.It is OK, just like old times in the end.Sad stupid thing, when my brother and his wife drove off to go home my soul told me I would never see him again. I hate the fact that it turned out like that. A sad feeling overcame me as he was waving good-bye. Could not shake off the feeling.Enjoy it even if it wears you out!Chatted with our son today, he wants me to visit Japan, I really would like to but can not leave my husband alone for long.My husband does not enjoy being around our DIL so will not go.Hungarians can be too stubborn at times, one of their quirks that I do not enjoy. - @Marilyn Tassy

We're leaving our son here with his clone friends as they are planning to make burgers and maybe go in the pop up pool.聽 Well, fine, it's so blinking hot, it's probably a very reasonable alternative than sight-seeing down at Tihany and being under the beating sun.聽 It's almost 33C.聽 聽I've just been told, swimming on the North side of Balaton is in the plans.

I know what you mean about disappearing off never聽 to be seen again. I knew I'd never聽 see my bro when I left him in his hospital bed setup in his house - govt National Health Service healthcare provided it.聽 I am not sure how much he would have understood anyway if I stopped to sit and chat.聽 He could hardly speak.聽 His brain cancer was destroying his mind.聽 It was inevitable he would pass.聽 He departed about 3 weeks afterwards.聽 I simply could not stand to stay. I was in tears when I reached the end of the street.聽 Not something I wanted to experience. I had to go back to the airport as I had to get back to work in Africa.聽 When I was there, I got the call it was over. I remember it exactly.

BTW, you could always meet your son "half way". I've mentioned it before - Guam or Marianas Islands.聽 US territory so no paperwork but utter rip off United Airlines island hopper.聽 I personally do not like Guam. It's a dump.聽 Never聽 been to the Marianas but could be fun.聽 Philippines is quite good too and easy to get to but Manila is a little overwhelming.

I do agree, it's hard to say when one becomes an outsider. I've just received an invitation to meet my niece and her kids and my sister in Liverpool in August. I have not seen any of them for maybe 3 years. My life is here.聽 My sister came back to England from the Pacific region when she was 4 years old (born in Australia) and they arrived on a ship at Liverpool so it was a bit of nostalgia.

So I'm working on my eldest daughter coming along as well (as she lives in NW England, within easy reach).聽 I tend to forget others have to work so it'd be a day or afternoon off for her.聽

I wish my parents had not gone back to the UK after their Pacific adventures.聽 They had the choice to go back to Australia from Pacific islands they were in (British Colony) or return to the UK.聽 It was a long journey (30 days) so decided to put the cost back on the Colonial Government.聽 In retrospect, it was a mistake to come back.聽 But at the time, there was not actually any difference between Australia, NZ, the UK or any of the Colonies.聽 It was all the Empire.聽 If they had returned to Australia before 1973, then we'd have all been part of the .

Real Football:

England vs France, 23h CET (22h BST).聽

This is for Bronze or third place.聽 Mbappe/Dembele vs Kane/Bellingham - who can say about that competitive difference. I'm predicting 1-1 with penalties as the decider.

Tomorrow is the big one -聽 Argentina vs Spain for the WC (20h BST, 21h CET).聽 聽Maybe 100M+ people will be watching.聽 Probably one of the largest sporting events this century.聽 That's two teams known for pushing the limits of the rules.

(p.s.聽 Trump stuck his face in it again over Tuchel's tactics.聽 Like Donny knows anything about it. Anyone in Europe and places like South America or Africa, know everything about it as we've been brought up on it since year dot).

I bet your son and his friends had a blast having the house to themselves, better check the wine supply!!

Just kidding but do remember being a teen myself!

Had 2 friends whos, parents had an open bar, Holly super smart聽 and born on the same day and probably close to the same time as me opened up a locker bar in our school lockers!

We would buy a coke from the cafe and fill it up with rum!

,Just a little cocktail at lunchtime like millions of people do!

Got busted, the super sweet Mexican lady who walked the school hallways somehow found out and never told the office on us; She just asked if we would dump it out and not do it again.

We kept our promise, she never said anything though about smoking grass on the grass!

Holly I found out did herself in when we were 33. She always was half on the edge of reality but so smart at the same time. Her father was a perm resident at Camerillo state mental hospital and her mom had visited a few funny farms in the past.

Must of been something in the DNA of that family? IDK, my mom, the part native with a super strong 6th sense always had a fit when I would go off alone with Holly. She thought something was, screwy.with her and often asked me to see other friends instead.

Poor Holly, too sensitive and too misunderstood.

We went to the water yesterday, was nice to feel the wind on our bare skin for a few hours.

Summer is half over with already, hard to believe.

Got some disturbing news about my bro Lon.

He seems to have lost everything he ever had.

I am so mad at people, his own son for sure is an idiot.

His son,s GF somehow got access to Lon,s bank account. $30.000 gone never to be seen again!!!!

First they trash his van, steal his money and leave him hanging;

I want to tell Lon so badly to take his son off his life insurance policy, he does not deserve a dime.

I am putting off calling my bro because I am afraid I may cross the line and say too much of what is not my business.

My cousin in NM has written his probation officer and told her she has a place for Lon and is going to help him find his own place shortly afterwards. She already found a apt; in the same complex where her son and his wife live. Nice if family is close by when he needs help.

Time will tell if Lon excepts the offer or not. He should get out of Ca.

Man, I was so upset hearing about him losing his savings, felt like it was me who got scammed.

IDK, I mentioned to my cousin that Lon should at least report it to the police and of course to the fraud dept; of his bank. Not sure they can do anything now but worth a try.

I do not care if that women does time at all, she deserves it.

I can only wish to have such problems as lottery winners have. Watched a few videos on winners who were done in within 24 hours of winning a prize just because people knew they had won.

That is crazy. Why then are not the rich targets? You would think so,not mega rich with security but just your average upper middle classes.

Never tell anyone you won , wish though that I had that problem!

They say if you ever win the lotto to ask to borrow money from others, see how they react before sharing any winnings with anyone.

Sounds like a nice weekend of activity.I do miss family at times but then again...It is usually all or nothing.When we had our last sibling reunion in Vegas, IDK, felt like an outsider for some reason.Everyone was nice to me, my deceased now brother was extra nice with me.Guess living in another country was the issue? My life does not relate to theirs.It is OK, just like old times in the end.Sad stupid thing, when my brother and his wife drove off to go home my soul told me I would never see him again. I hate the fact that it turned out like that. A sad feeling overcame me as he was waving good-bye. Could not shake off the feeling.Enjoy it even if it wears you out!Chatted with our son today, he wants me to visit Japan, I really would like to but can not leave my husband alone for long.My husband does not enjoy being around our DIL so will not go.Hungarians can be too stubborn at times, one of their quirks that I do not enjoy. - @Marilyn Tassy
We're leaving our son here with his clone friends as they are planning to make burgers and maybe go in the pop up pool. Well, fine, it's so blinking hot, it's probably a very reasonable alternative than sight-seeing down at Tihany and being under the beating sun. It's almost 33C. I've just been told, swimming on the North side of Balaton is in the plans.
I know what you mean about disappearing off never to be seen again. I knew I'd never see my bro when I left him in his hospital bed setup in his house - govt National Health Service healthcare provided it. I am not sure how much he would have understood anyway if I stopped to sit and chat. He could hardly speak. His brain cancer was destroying his mind. It was inevitable he would pass. He departed about 3 weeks afterwards. I simply could not stand to stay. I was in tears when I reached the end of the street. Not something I wanted to experience. I had to go back to the airport as I had to get back to work in Africa. When I was there, I got the call it was over. I remember it exactly.

BTW, you could always meet your son "half way". I've mentioned it before - Guam or Marianas Islands. US territory so no paperwork but utter rip off United Airlines island hopper. I personally do not like Guam. It's a dump. Never been to the Marianas but could be fun. Philippines is quite good too and easy to get to but Manila is a little overwhelming.

I do agree, it's hard to say when one becomes an outsider. I've just received an invitation to meet my niece and her kids and my sister in Liverpool in August. I have not seen any of them for maybe 3 years. My life is here. My sister came back to England from the Pacific region when she was 4 years old (born in Australia) and they arrived on a ship at Liverpool so it was a bit of nostalgia.

So I'm working on my eldest daughter coming along as well (as she lives in NW England, within easy reach). I tend to forget others have to work so it'd be a day or afternoon off for her.

I wish my parents had not gone back to the UK after their Pacific adventures. They had the choice to go back to Australia from Pacific islands they were in (British Colony) or return to the UK. It was a long journey (30 days) so decided to put the cost back on the Colonial Government. In retrospect, it was a mistake to come back. But at the time, there was not actually any difference between Australia, NZ, the UK or any of the Colonies. It was all the Empire. If they had returned to Australia before 1973, then we'd have all been part of the . - @fluffy2560

If we were to see our boy it would be going to Japan or him coming here.

I am not interested in Guam or anywhere else; Paying for hotel, rental car etc; and eating out would be too much. Any visit we would wish for would be for several months and not going to break the bank to see anywhere.

I spent so much , some of it was not planned on that 6 day Vegas trip.

I thought I was going budget, if spending over$3,500 for 6 days is budget then forget about an average stay!

I was lucky enough to be treated to almost every meal out, only bought myself lunch once and once had a small side salad for dinner alone.

I was too excited, too busy and too unnerved to think much about food.

Bought a couple of beers , otherwise did not party at all.

So many hidden costs in Vegas with the hotel and rental car, really was scary for someone who might not have a back up plan.

I had planned on filling up my suitcase with new clothing and items but when I saw the offerings and the prices, i said no way. Just got a couple of things not near what I planned on purchasing.

You can find just about the same things here in Hungary if you look long enough.

Hmm, growing up in Australia would be a totally different experience then the UK. Even under the same gov.

Being a surfer rather then a dart player for one.

I sometimes wish my parents had stayed in Conn;

We had a very large extended family in Conn; and hardly any in Ca.

I know what HS in Conn; I would of gone to if we had stayed. Pulaski High.

It was closed in 1982.

I probably would of married a local Polish boy or an Italian like my 4 aunties did.

That was the demographics of the town.

I bet your son and his friends had a blast having the house to themselves, better check the wine supply!!Just kidding but do remember being a teen myself!Had 2 friends whos, parents had an open bar, Holly super smart and born on the same day and probably close to the same time as me opened up a locker bar in our school lockers!We would buy a coke from the cafe and fill it up with rum!,Just a little cocktail at lunchtime like millions of people do!Got busted, the super sweet Mexican lady who walked the school hallways somehow found out and never told the office on us; She just asked if we would dump it out and not do it again.We kept our promise, she never said anything though about smoking grass on the grass!Holly I found out did herself in when we were 33. She always was half on the edge of reality but so smart at the same time. Her father was a perm resident at Camerillo state mental hospital and her mom had visited a few funny farms in the past.Must of been something in the DNA of that family? IDK, my mom, the part native with a super strong 6th sense always had a fit when I would go off alone with Holly. She thought something was, screwy.with her and often asked me to see other friends instead.Poor Holly, too sensitive and too misunderstood.We went to the water yesterday, was nice to feel the wind on our bare skin for a few hours.Summer is half over with already, hard to believe. Got some disturbing news about my bro Lon.He seems to have lost everything he ever had.I am so mad at people, his own son for sure is an idiot.His son,s GF somehow got access to Lon,s bank account. $30.000 gone never to be seen again!!!!First they trash his van, steal his money and leave him hanging;I want to tell Lon so badly to take his son off his life insurance policy, he does not deserve a dime.I am putting off calling my bro because I am afraid I may cross the line and say too much of what is not my business.My cousin in NM has written his probation officer and told her she has a place for Lon and is going to help him find his own place shortly afterwards. She already found a apt; in the same complex where her son and his wife live. Nice if family is close by when he needs help.Time will tell if Lon excepts the offer or not. He should get out of Ca.Man, I was so upset hearing about him losing his savings, felt like it was me who got scammed.IDK, I mentioned to my cousin that Lon should at least report it to the police and of course to the fraud dept; of his bank. Not sure they can do anything now but worth a try.I do not care if that women does time at all, she deserves it.I can only wish to have such problems as lottery winners have. Watched a few videos on winners who were done in within 24 hours of winning a prize just because people knew they had won.That is crazy. Why then are not the rich targets? You would think so,not mega rich with security but just your average upper middle classes.Never tell anyone you won , wish though that I had that problem!They say if you ever win the lotto to ask to borrow money from others, see how they react before sharing any winnings with anyone. - @Marilyn Tassy

Our son phoned us to ask if he and his friends could drink the beer in the fridge.聽 Mrs F said it was OK.聽 It wasn't proper beer. It's like one of those flavoured ones.聽 Mango beer?聽 WTF?聽 Anyway, the beer has gone.聽 And our son was out all night and only came back this morning.聽 He said he was at a jacuzzi party.聽 All night.聽 聽At least he has rich friends.聽 Well, I hope so anyway.聽 Mrs F is monitoring his phone location.聽 I tried to get our daughter to agree to monitoring and she said, absolutely not.聽 I can understand it.聽 We only want to know for safety. I permanently share my location with Mrs F and the others.聽 聽They only don't know if the battery is flat or I'm on the plane.

It's not for me to say really but if that Lon problem riled me up,聽 聽if I was Lon, I'd tell the cops after I'd told the GF to give the cash back.聽 聽There's no way that money is coming back if he does nothing and it's a fair chunk of change that he needs to get his life in order.聽 Maybe he needs to hide in a cabin in the woods if he can. It seems some people are out to get him.聽 聽 聽And yes, getting that life insurance policy changed would be a good idea.聽 If they can rip off Dad, then they could possibly think of the next stage which is a one way trip to the desert to cash in that policy.聽 聽 Maybe the cash has gone on meth or something drug related.聽

Of course, one cannot benefit from a crime - well, not in my country.聽 Like becoming a serial killer and selling one's life story to the papers or publishers for $10M.聽 Any funds received have to go on restitution for the victims.

We're supposedly down at the lake tomorrow - we were already there on Friday and it was steaming.聽 We've hit a hurdle.聽 We've got too many cars (3 here) and they are all broken or MIA except one.聽 We usually need two cars to get to Balaton as we have to transport the dog, cat, bikes, tools, blow up toys and firewood.聽 But tomorrow, we've only got one available as one is being tested by the government and another is being repaired.聽 So it looks like a kind transport service is needed to shuttle our gear down there.聽 It's like a perfect storm of insufficient transport.

And the bad news piles on.聽 One of my very good friends, WhatsApp'd me and showed him in the hospital ICU with pipes sticking out of him.聽 He said he had a massive heart attack.聽 聽Since then, nothing, nada, zilch.聽 I hope he hasn't popped his clogs.聽 We had a road trip planned for my next visit to the UK.聽 His wife died about a year ago (alcoholic) and now he's copped a hospital stay.聽 聽Not a good thing.聽 I don't even know which hospital he's in but I do have details of his brothers so I can ask them.聽

The Joys of old age!!

I do seriously hope your friend is OK; just busy with silly details etc;You will hear from him soon enough. It could be he is busy . I am fine and dandy if I pop off but worry about those I have tired to uplift.

Not like I did anything to give them a leg up but my semi - rational nature and good vibes helped them. At least I hope so.

Not bragging but if one is in my circle, not to be in the occult, I have your back. The occult is into circles.Weird how some churches like people to gather in a circle...

Whatever that is worth.

Cheers to your boy! he is just doing what any young man needs to experience;

Very nice he can do this is the safety of a loving home.

In my day it was, Boones Farm Strawberry Hill wine!

My bro Lon was in charge of mowing our lawn picking up any trash around our home for 6 weeks while we visited HU.

Neighbors later said they picked up beer cans etc from the pool partites he had while the cat was away.

Good thing we did not leave the house keys to him or my cra-cra, fun sister.

My Vegas friend is so strong,the things her body is doing would put a聽 6 foot 8 300 lbs. man to his knees.

Last time I saw her, I am not an overly physical person, I crashed to the floor and rubbed her twisted feet.

It just broke my heart to see her all twisted up.

No idea how on earth she is still going on and has plans.

If she should pop off, I know my soul will be screaming.

I think she may out life everyone, F Keith Richards, he has nada on my friend!

The Joys of old age!!I do seriously hope your friend is OK; just busy with silly details etc;You will hear from him soon enough. It could be he is busy . I am fine and dandy if I pop off but worry about those I have tired to uplift.Not like I did anything to give them a leg up but my semi - rational nature and good vibes helped them. At least I hope so.Not bragging but if one is in my circle, not to be in the occult, I have your back. The occult is into circles.Weird how some churches like people to gather in a circle...Whatever that is worth.Cheers to your boy! he is just doing what any young man needs to experience;Very nice he can do this is the safety of a loving home.In my day it was, Boones Farm Strawberry Hill wine!My bro Lon was in charge of mowing our lawn picking up any trash around our home for 6 weeks while we visited HU.Neighbors later said they picked up beer cans etc from the pool partites he had while the cat was away.Good thing we did not leave the house keys to him or my cra-cra, fun sister.My Vegas friend is so strong,the things her body is doing would put a 6 foot 8 300 lbs. man to his knees.Last time I saw her, I am not an overly physical person, I crashed to the floor and rubbed her twisted feet.It just broke my heart to see her all twisted up.No idea how on earth she is still going on and has plans.If she should pop off, I know my soul will be screaming.I think she may out life everyone, F Keith Richards, he has nada on my friend! - @Marilyn Tassy

I cannot believe it.聽 Someone asked me to do some work this afternoon.聽 Bloody cheek.聽 I'm parked on the bench and it's World Cup day and we're preparing for holidays.聽 Some people have no sense whatsoever.聽 聽I told them, tomorrow is holiday time.聽 I suppose I will get asked questions while slumming it down at Balaton.聽 Come September, I'll be busy I expect.

I did hear from my friend.聽 He's probably busy with either stents, bypass operations or some other thing.聽 And as he's in the ICU, he's unlikely to be able to use his phone or might not want to as he's not well.聽 I was saying to Mrs F that when this kind of thing happens, everyone examines their position and health.聽 I also know his ex-GF and she's not in good condition either - she's using a scooter.聽 We used to work together. I seem to be the only one not truly messed up.聽 I am not going to tell the ex-GF what happened. It's down to him to do that.聽 I did SMS his brother on a work mobile to see if he'd heard news.聽 No reply.聽 Probably thought it was spam.

Keith Richard, now that's a grizzled guy.聽 I saw Mick Jagger on TV (he was at a World Cup match) and he looks like he should be a hermit living in a cave.聽 聽He's 82 and past it.聽 Absolutely grizzled.聽 Definitely one to retire into obscurity.聽 Personally I would have preferred聽 Jagger to Bowie on who gets a visit from the Grim Reaper.聽 Bowie was pretty much a genius in all realms of art and very missed.聽 聽They sold Bowie's art collection recently.聽 I think they should have kept it all together at an art museum.

Well, WC at 21h.聽 We shall see who wins.聽 We are all for Spain here.聽 Maybe the Latin dirty tricks brigade will meet its match in NYC.聽 Smoke permitting.

It is very weird to me that my sister, hubby and I are now the Elders.

I personally feel now that I seem to have gotten over that cancer scare that I have at least another decade or longer in me. Barring any freak accidents.

Once in awhile I am reminded that time is moving, wake up once in awhile with a leg cramp. Need more minerals is all or more water.

Mick Jagger, Sir Mick.

Saw a few promos he was doing for their new album.

He seems sharp mentally but yes, he needs filters these days.

His famous lips are thin now too.

Just like mine have gotten. Strange I was teased to no end as a girl for having full lips.

We all change , not always for the better.

Keith,he on the other hand seems to have his ears growing even larger.

Bet he was teased for his Dumbo ears as a boy!