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Saturday Gratitude... Posted by Joan on 8/9/2025, 7:10 am Share here, please!

Mine Posted by Paula on 8/9/2025, 11:58 am, in reply to "Saturday Gratitude..." Right now, I'm driving (with the vac riding shotgun!) Put in a pickup order at Publix and decided to pick it up myself. Now, in the drive thru line to get a lox and bagel with cream cheese, red onions and capers. I'll eat half for lunch and half for dinner. I'm not supposed to leave the house except for certain kinds of appointments but I don't think anyone is tracking me!LOL A bit of normalcy. Weather is beautiful Steve will set my new TV up, hopefully, today Thinking about a long trip to Paris in April/May. May end up being my last one. May get tickets to LA Scala in Milan to see Turandot. It's a quick and inexpensive plane ride from Paris. Losing weight

I haven't found Posted by Delta on 8/10/2025, 4:03 pm, in reply to "Mine" a place that sells lox and bagels around the Memphis area, but my husband and I often have thin slices of smoked salmon on crackers smeared with any flavor of Boursin cheese. Sometimes we swap the crackers for toasted Italian bread. We usually don't buy bagels anymore. We just eat too many of them when we have them when they are here, and nowhere to buy just one. Bakeries that serve bread are not big here. We have cupcake or bundt cake bakeries, but not bread or even pies or cakes. Wedding cake bakers even specialize in JUST wedding cakes. Hmm, maybe I could make us a couple of those WW bagels made with just yogurt and flour next time we have smoked salmon. It's a thought.

Paula Posted by Cindyh on 8/10/2025, 4:52 am, in reply to "Mine" You know I love Bagels, I always have but I have never have lox or capers. I don’t know if it’s the Midwest but I have never seen them in a restaurant. The breakfast places I’ve been to don’t offer it. I would love to try. Is it a chain you buy from ??

My first exposure to lox and bagels Posted by Paula on 8/10/2025, 11:16 am, in reply to "Paula" was when I was living in Chicago. The fiance' I had at the time as well as my closest friend in grad school, were Jewish. I associate lox and bagels with Jewish cuisine. I lived in Evanston (just north of Chicago), once I graduated. The next town was Skokie. It was an interesting town,populated by a large community of Jews and Middle East natives. On a Saturday, it would not be unusual to be sitting in a Pita place and watching Orthodox Jews walking to the Temple. I loved it there. AND, such an experience of Jews and Muslims living in peace as neighbors, side by side. I never would have left Evanston if I could have afforded to live there. Baltik Bagels is the new place by my house. Not a chain. Family owned and run. (I am chatty this morning!)

Isn’t lox…. Posted by Cindy on 8/10/2025, 3:15 pm, in reply to "My first exposure to lox and bagels" Fish? I could be totally wrong but if it’s like sardines-count me out! I couldn’t handle that! I do love bagels and cream cheese! Yummy!!!!

Smoked or cured salmon cut very thin. nt Posted by Paula on 8/10/2025, 3:26 pm, in reply to "Isn’t lox…." G

Lox and bagel! My favorite! nt Posted by Joan on 8/9/2025, 6:21 pm, in reply to "Mine"

Yay Posted by Cindyh on 8/9/2025, 6:11 pm, in reply to "Mine" Out and about. Feeling good. I feel like I can see your hair blowing in the wind!!!good for you!! AND losing massive weight!!!

Cinq Choses Pour Moi Posted by Krista on 8/9/2025, 10:04 am, in reply to "Saturday Gratitude..." 1) sunshine again - I will never get tired of this weather! 2) going to spend most of the day on the deck and in the pool 3) great call last night with one of the doctors from My Life Bariatric regarding the sleeve. Will have another call with surgical solutions this week to see what the competition has to offer also 4) Dad was talking about putting in a stair life, getting hearing aids and new glasses - this makes me SO optimistic that he isn't giving up. He has a catscan on the 26th of this month and the surgeon will assess for surgery (cancer of rectum / bowel) 5) my listeners got a chuckle from this. I said I would love to see a reporter as Trump a question, listen to his obvious lie and look at him and say on camera "are you for effing real?

#5! LOL! You and me both, Krista! nt Posted by Joan on 8/9/2025, 6:19 pm, in reply to "Cinq Choses Pour Moi"

This is great Krista Posted by Cindyh on 8/9/2025, 6:12 pm, in reply to "Cinq Choses Pour Moi" Glad you are talking to more than one Dr!! Can’t wait to hear everything

Five for me... Posted by Joan on 8/9/2025, 7:16 am, in reply to "Saturday Gratitude..." 1. Yesterday was our 50th Wedding Anniversary! Fifty golden years of living, loving and laughing! I am blessed! 2. I received a "normal" report from my mammogram. Check that off for another year. 3. We went to see "The Fantastic Four" movie at the theater, and then lunch with our friend. 4. It sure is hot here. Grateful for our A/C which is working overtime. 5. FSF family and friends! I pray for all of you, your families, your friends in my daily prayers... and thank you for praying for me! Maintenance is a forever endeavor!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! Posted by Delta on 8/9/2025, 4:08 pm, in reply to "Five for me..." Doesn't it seem like last year that you got married? I hope that it was special.

Happy Anniversary!! Posted by Cindy on 8/9/2025, 1:49 pm, in reply to "Five for me..." So special! Congratulations!

Happy Golden Anniversary Posted by Paula on 8/9/2025, 11:27 am, in reply to "Five for me..." When I was a kid, the 25th and 59th were huge deals on my Italian side. For the 25th, family and friends would fashion a tree and hang silver dollars from it. I don't remember what they did for the 50th.

Happy Anniversary Posted by Cindyh on 8/9/2025, 11:01 am, in reply to "Five for me..." That’s so amazing!!

50 years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Posted by Krista on 8/9/2025, 10:05 am, in reply to "Five for me..." HAPPY ANNIVERSARY !!! What a wonderful milestone, Joan! A testament of true love!

Thank you, Ladies!!! Posted by Joan on 8/9/2025, 6:16 pm, in reply to "50 years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I appreciate all your kind words!

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