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13 hours ago, KathyLauren said:

 

When my father was researching his ancestry, he found one branch of the family that was minor royalty, meaning that there were royal ancestors all the way back to William I.  I was impressed.  Until I calculated how many ancestors I would have had in 1066 and looked up the population of Britain at that time.  The number of ancestors is considerably larger than the entire population, meaning that it is very likely that anyone with British ancestry is related to William I somehow!  😄

 

Interesting how so many people have some sort of royal ancestry.  Something about the Plague narrowing the population, or so I've heard.  My husband is minor German royalty, and if the Germans hadn't lost WWI he'd actually be in line to be a count of something-or-other over there...his uncle would be the current holder of the title, if such things mattered.  And since all the royalty of Europe were intermarried at some point, that probably makes my husband a very distant relative of yours.  I guess we're all just 7 steps away from each other, like that TV show 😆

 

We had St. Patrick's Day yesterday.  Of course, the evening was spent in a bar.  Kind of hilarious that my husband was the only adult in our family with any Irish ancestry.  Yet, there's some crossover from Irish folk music to popular folk songs and war songs here in the South.  We had some good beer and some good music anyways. 

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Thank you everyone for your responses about loneliness. It was a rough day, but it helped to share here and read the responses.

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Good morning, all. No royalty here although I've always called and tried to treat my wife like a Queen.

 

It's a chilly but sunny day here and Spring is surely coming - lots of Spring birds here already and some of the plants and trees are starting to bud out. 

 

No real plans for today - looking forward to just relaxing and enjoying the process of discovery that accepting my reality has begun.

 

Be safe and enjoy this day!

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Woke up too early with my stomach complaining, so instead of coffee this morning it's tea and activated charcoal capsules. That always seems to work. 

 

The sun is doing its morning slant, which I always enjoy this time of year. You know, where the shadows are long and the areas of light on the ground, between the trees, are streaks.

 

I was interviewed for a podcast at my church, and it went live on the website Friday. Some people have already heard it and said very nice things to me. I'll put a link in the religion forums. The first half of the podcast is about my coming out, well it's all about my coming out, but I have some spiritual things to say in it too.

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Good morning campers. Coffee is ready, brewed just the way I like it!  
 

Many years ago, I hated Monday’s.  But that was because I really disliked my boss.  Then he was let go and Monday didn’t bother me any more or ever again.  So, today is just like any other day to me. The plan is to go to the Y for stretch and strength.  Right now I’m vacuuming my living room.  Yes I’m being lazy and letting a robot do it.  But I told it where to go, literally! Lol.

 

strange thing about it, it pulls dog hair up out of the carpet better than our vacuum but won’t suck it up into its container.  The vacuum cleaner won’t get the down deep fur but does suck it up off the surface.  Both are rated for pet hair.  Laundry is done for this week.  
 

I made pizza from scratch yesterday, we had half yesterday and will have the rest tonight.  We’ve decided the I will make dinner on my days off and my wife will make it the other days. 
 

Enjoy your day playing pinball with the wizard.  Remember he always gets the replay.

 

Willow

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Good morning all.  It's a beautiful morning in AZ, and it's nice to sit on the patio and enjoy that first cup of coffee.

 

@Dillon, congratulations on the podcast. I look forward to seeing the link! 

 

@Willow, pizza from scratch?!?! WOW!!! That's impressive. I'm a fair cook, but making pizza dough is out of my league. And, I really enjoyed your reference to Tommy. Made me remember my youth. 🙂

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Tommy was a trippy movie for sure.

 

Anywho, Well I hit the road tomorrow AM. heading to Florida. I need to be there with my mom. Dr says she needs someone with her for a few weeks. My sister is there now. But leaving tomorrow. 

 

I just hope I don't come home to a replica of my mother in laws house. My wife has family photos and albums in just about every room. going through them.

 

Hugs,

 

Kymmie

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Good afternoon everyone and Happy First Day of Spring!! Enjoying a sunny day here today and looking forward to the return of warm weather.

 

Drive safely @KymmieL!!

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Good afternoon, all!

 

I find it so terribly encouraging each day to read our Good Morning, All Coffees On messages, especially those that make mention of the weather where each poster lives, how scattered we are around the country –– I should say: around he world!  With some variations, we all have something in common. I can't help but reflect on that "something" when I realize it wasn't that many years ago when that same "something" had me wondering if I might be the only person on earth who was losing sleep over that same "something." Today, thanks to all of you, I smile when I think those thoughts. It feels soooo good to know I'm not alone! 

 

Cheers!

Rianon

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Good afternoon

 

@Marcie Jensen the dough recipe I use is pretty easy and consistent 1 package instant yeast, 2 cups bread flour enriched, not bleached, 1 tbsp olive oil 3/4 tsp kosher salt, 3/4 cup warm water between 95 and 105 Fahrenheit put ingredients in a heavy duty blender and place the yeast and salt on opposite sides.  Use a dough blade.  Pulse until mixed.  Open and scrape down the sides.  Run on dough speed for two minutes.  Add no more than 1tbsp additional water to bring dough together or add up to 1/8 cup additional flour (I don’t do this in the blender.)

 

place dough on a floured countertop and knead by hand (this is where I pick up the extra flour)

 

place in an oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap, allow to rise for 60 to 90 minutes in a warm place.  (My oven has a bread rise setting which is 95 degrees)

 

when it has doubled in volume place it on parchment paper and roll it out or hand stretch. Brush olive oil on the outer couple inches, sprinkle course garlic salt on the oil.  Add pizza sauce and toppings to suit, cheese spices

 

bake on a pizza stone in preheated oven to 500 preheat the stone too.  Use a peel to transfer the pizza to and from the oven.  Bake for 15 minutes.

 

This recipe is from American Test Kitchen cookbook.  
 

yes I try to bring in something memorable or funny when I can.  We don’t need to be down or depressed when enjoying our coffee.

 

@Rianon I’m so glad you enjoy reading this thread.  We talk about lots of things just like good friends and neighbors would talk about at each others kitchen table while enjoying coffee and company.

 

hugs

 

Willow

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Thanks @Willow I'll give your dough recipe a try.

 

And, @Rianon, all I can do is echo Willow;s words. Although separated physically, we are all good friends and neighbors here. This is a special place.

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Good morning 

 

it’s a work day for this gal.  Yes, I need to get going.  No time for coffee!  What?  When isn’t there time for coffee?  I could drink it on my long drive, couldn’t I?  Probably not, it takes longer to get in and out of the car than to drive across the highway.  But I do need to get going.

 

nothing new here so I’ll check in when I get home.  Everyone be safe today, especially @KymmieL  let us know occasionally that you are ok.

 

Willow

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Good morning, everyone! Another beautiful Spring day - chilly but warming up with bright sunlight. I'm on my 3rd cup of coffee and have already rearranged/cleaned my closet shelves to make room for all these new items I've found I've needed over these first few months of gradual transition. I have to admit to enjoying the process of making space for new clothes, figuring out how to hang skirts and sharing long hanging space with my wife for my dresses.

 

My next chore is to take my car through the car wash and knock the mud off and then stop at the drug store to stock up on Allegra, Motrin and nail polish remorver.

 

Have a wonderful and safe day!!

 

Keep in touch @KymmieL!!

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On my first cup of coffee. Day is looking OK. Sometimes it's awesome to simply be OK: After a challenging weekend, I am grateful for this peaceful morning.

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16 minutes ago, Dillon said:

On my first cup of coffee. Day is looking OK. Sometimes it's awesome to simply be OK: After a challenging weekend, I am grateful for this peaceful morning.

How true that is, especially after a challenging period of time. We all hit those - had one the previous week - and just getting back to OK can feel like the weight of the world has been lifted from our shoulders. Thankfully, I can come here know that others have been through these same challenges.

 

Enjoy your day @Dillon!!

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16 hours ago, Marcie Jensen said:

 And, @Rianon, all I can do is echo Willow;s words. Although separated physically, we are all good friends and neighbors here. This is a special place.

Good morning, Willow, Marcie Jensen, and April Marie,

 

That's what I found so extraordinary about this group when I first joined: how almost overnight the isolation I'd been feeling since my pre-teen days almost completely vanished. I feel "at home" here. It's been a long time since I've been able to say that.

 

Let's all have a lovely day!

Rianon

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