Tank birthday and I'm a Geezer

[Paul B]

My wife, Dale, is unfortunately no better today, and besides the facial pain, her back is out, so she is also in pain for that. Some years ago, she had a spine cyst and has 2 rods in her back. I hope that isn't the problem because that's where the pain is.

We are going pretty far today so I really pray this doesn't blow up. Her cousin usually makes about 23 different types of seafood this afternoon, and we are bringing some of the appetizers. Along with this shrimp cocktail platter, we have a larger tray of mussels marinara.

She looks forward to this all year, as 30 of her relatives, including our kids and grandchildren, will be there, so she doesn't want to cancel, even though she can't eat.

This was a couple of years ago.

Merry Christmas

 

[erics210]

Yummmmm.....

Happy Holidays. Hope she feels better soon.

 

[Paul B]

I hope everyone had a great Christmas. We did, except my wife wasn't great but good enough so she could eat, kind of.

We have been going to her cousins for many years, and he went to Italy to take cooking classes, so we go there every Christmas Eve. We are Italian so the tradition is to have 7 different fishes on that day. He normally makes about 23 different seafoods. I don't think we had that many this year as he is a year older than I am and I was here when we invented dirt, but I guess he made about 15.

I know we has Squengel, Linguine and clams, Baked clams. Mussels marinara, Calamari, shrimp,

Lobster, King Crab legs

Red Snapper Putinesca. Sole meniere, tuna, salmon, eel, octopus and maybe Copperband Butterflies.

Sorry Humble, no deep fried crawdads.

A bunch of desserts and of course my birthday Cake.

 

[Paul B]

I did my walk this morning just as it got light enough. We got about 5" of snow.

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[MadReefer]

I did my walk this morning just as it got light enough. We got about 5" of snow.

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My family does the 7 fish meal as well. Just I don't eat much seafood, esp bacala. I know it's spelt wrong.

 

[diana a]

I hope everyone had a great Christmas. We did, except my wife wasn't great but good enough so she could eat, kind of.

We have been going to her cousins for many years, and he went to Italy to take cooking classes, so we go there every Christmas Eve. We are Italian so the tradition is to have 7 different fishes on that day. He normally makes about 23 different seafoods. I don't think we had that many this year as he is a year older than I am and I was here when we invented dirt, but I guess he made about 15.

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I know we has Squengel, Linguine and clams, Baked clams. Mussels marinara, Calamari, shrimp,

Lobster, King Crab legs

Red Snapper Putinesca. Sole meniere, tuna, salmon, eel, octopus and maybe Copperband Butterflies.

Sorry Humble, no deep fried crawdads.

A bunch of desserts and of course my birthday Cake.

As usual, the food looks awesome!.

I hope she is doing better today. My prayers to her and you. How is your shoulder?

It is so icy here. It started hailing yesterday at 6 PM and when I went to bed at 1:30 AM it hadn't stopped. We have snow flurries since I woke up today.

 

[Paul B]

Diana, where are you? It isn't to cold here now. 29 degrees. My walk was nice before they plowed.
My shoulder is better but not 100%. It doesn't really hurt but not much range of motion.

Very icy here now

 

[Paul B]

After that Christmas Eve dinner, at 10:00 PM, we drove an hour to my daughter's house in Nyack, on the Hudson, right near the Tappan Zee Bridge.

This is her dock.
That's the bridge in the background

 

[Paul B]

104-Year-Old WW2 Veteran performs the National Anthem at football game. You younger people may have to Google WW2 to see what it was.

 

[diana a]

I'm here @Paul B! I love the cold, but ice is dangerous. Glad your shoulder is feeling better.

I cook the 7 fishes too on Christmas Eve. @MadReefer you need to taste my baccalà with potatoes, chick peas and black olives.

 

[Paul B]

I love Baccala and grew up on it. It used to be standing up like wood at the entrance of my Dads sea food market. I probably thought it was wood.
We go to a restaurant here named "Uncle Baccala" and that was their specialty.

Diana, what state are you in?

Unfortunately, my wife is still in pain. It isn't any better as the shots don't seem to work any more so we are waiting for an appointment with the Gamma Knife neurologist. But before that, she has to go through some tests like MRI and all that.

 

[Paul B]

Brigit Bardot died. My favorite Babe when I was a kid. I had such a crush on her. But she wouldn't go out with me. RIP

 

[MadReefer]

Brigit Bardot died. My favorite Babe when I was a kid. I had such a crush on her. But she wouldn't go out with me. RIP

I bet the younger generation are going who?? Then google her name .....Hahaha

 

[Paul B]

I'm sure they are. Brigit Bardot died at 91 years old but she was the thing in the 60s.