In France, a seafood platter is not unlike this. It’s called plateau fruits de mer, or just fruits de mer, and usually comes on a multi-tiered tower that makes it look like a slimy wedding cake. Needless to say, the best fruits de mer are startlingly fresh. I don’t remember the exact moment I conceived this idea, but I’m pretty sure it was inspired by this French version of a seafood platter. I found a lot to appreciate in my European travels and consider myself a changed and better man for them, but I will admit I prefer our seafood from the Gulf of Mexico. Fried.
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While awaiting the arrival of Terrie the 74% Naked Housekeeper, I served Jackie breakfast in bed. She seems to be getting used to that. Perhaps I should explain to her that may perhaps last only until she runs out of knees to have replaced. 🙂
And the above two comments were not coordinated.
All I know is that in my late 30s and early 40s I went to aerobics classes (cute little 20-something gals included at no extra charge) three days a week and lost down from 260 lbs to 215 with no appreciable change in diet. And that now, walking regularly allows me to not only get up from all but the lowest chairs without making “the old man noise” but without using my arms for assistance. No small feat for an old dude of my advanced years.
So exercise in general, and walking in particular, seems to be a very good thing for me.
Jackie, thank you for the kind words! Sorry I don’t check in here more often. I lurk from time to time as well, to try to keep up with the village. It’s a wonderful group of people! Looking forward to being back in Texas for a few weeks (by way of a week in England to see other old sailing friends) for our annual leave. It will be nice to see my daughter again (student at Texas A&M, spent last semester in Orlando in the Disney College Program). Cheers and good night from OZ!
Ask Ghost, I really do the in bed exercises (as he says, get your minds out of gutters) for legs and arms, stomach and butt. I can swing legs from one side of Queen or king sized beds. I have been doing this for two and half years.
Anyone can do exercises in bed, no matter how bad your mobility, joints, weight. There are books on subject. When I began I was too heavy and joints and pulmonary insufficiency, cardiac issues. I could not walk and could hardly stand.
I belong to a wellness center run by one of our big hospitals. They have pools, lots of machines, tracks, classes. I still do my home exercises daily and consider the gym a plus, not base for exercise.
My physical therapist recommends I get a recumbent bike and I will. Ghost will help me pick one out for house. He is better than I at searching Amazon.
@Trapper Jean,
Still Fargone giggling, how true is that crack about the flat earth! Have seen cats that Symply won’t leave a thing on the table….I never had any relationship with a cat until I was 30, never had friends with social cats (though my BF and I did try to give one a bath in a bathtub with 2″ of water and a can of tuna; tuna got eaten cat never got wet, we were soaked………………..and very bloody!) At 30 I had a GF with two cats and the love affair started…now I have friends with antisocial cats(hate people; including them) and the cat not only allows me to pet it but comes when I mri/meow at it to the owners amazement….think I might have been part feline in a past life(oh yeah I don’t believe that mugwump)…
Had an awesome day yesterday, first grand graduated from HS…such a precious woman…I know she will do great things…managed to get $30k/annum in scholastic scholarships at a $56k/annum school!
Huge congratulations to your granddaughter, Symply. I hope she does not tire of accolades. It appears her life will have many.
Jimmy, a slow crawl to realization on your current strip. I thought it was a nice touch to show the shade of great oak giving brief respite to the growing summer humidity as our happy couple share a walk. Echoing a moments pause before our hero puts his foot in it. Then I wondered, how did J.J. get the colorist to cooperate? Started looking closer for shading dots, or other texture, to explain how it worked. Finally remembering that you hold control over all aspects of your Sunday strips. Nice to see the whole package come together in so subtle a way.
Returned to give respect, for a hand drawn wall as well. To my eye, each brick is unique. If you fooled me, that’s a pretty good algorithm in your software. Bespoke beats off the rack.
Now here’s a guy dedicated to finishing his chores, no matter what else is happening: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/06/04/stunning-photo-shows-a-man-casually-mowing-his-lawn-as-a-tornado-looms-behind-him/
That needs to be an ad for noise-cancelling headphones, right there.
We can deliver you away from all the mundane chores and hazards of life.
–Bose, Quiet Comfort Infinity, the last pair you’ll ever need.
It would also be a great ad for insurance, life, health or property.
TIP BlogSpot is different from TIP comic this evening, and may change tomorrow. IMO, nicely proportioned young lady, though maybe she’s immortal. Never can tell w/ naiads.
http://thatispriceless.blogspot.com/
Peace,
I took Jackie on a big outing to a Walmart this afternoon. Oklahoma ladies sure seem to like their garish tattoos. I saw at least a dozen that looked like freakin’ comic book pages…multi-color tatts on both arms, both shoulders, both legs, and backs. Plus of course what they may have been sporting on what little of their body was clothed. Remind me…how are tattoos supposed to enhance one’s looks?
I will have to say in Terrie the Country Girl (that’s what it said on her t-shirt) Housekeeper’s favor, she has no visible tattoos…nor not too many places left I haven’t seen due to her skimpy attire to hide any. 😉 And at 5’4”, she weighed in on Jackie’s scales at 119.6 pounds this morning…something that also distinguishes her from many ladies her age in this area.
Ghost: The naiad above looks fine w/ no tattoos. Peace,
Ghost, neither tattoos nor piercings anywhere but ears are an enhancement in my opinion. Glad i did not get tattooed while in the Navy. Come to think of it, there a good many things I’m glad I didn’t get while in the Navy!
@Ghost,
Most of the tattoos I’ve seen were not worth looking at. On rare occasion one runs in to something interesting or an interesting story of such. A guest at our house is a born again man but pays much attention to the old testament as well and was proud to show Gayle and myself his Hebrew tattoos of his children’s name. We had asked as we recognized two of the names but were stumped by the third…reason was it was a complete typo, wrong letter…we did not let him know….ethically should we have…I still wonder.
Symply been offered by a friend who does tats to have any Fargone one I wanted…I opted for none, seems I am too fluid, any thing I thought of in the past I am now glad not to have permanently affixed to myself…of course I have always been thinking about one(currently some version of Escher’s moebius strip)but always glad I declined.
Thinking of the man with the typo right now, I am going to ask you to send him your best healing vibes/prayers/wishes/special sauce as on Memorial Day weekend he slipped at work and has two fractured vertebrae 3 & 4 and swelling in his 5-7 area….legs almost paralyzed and surgery/titanium inserts tomorrow……
My cousins son is a tattoo artist. His grandmother, my aunt, told me he made more money than a neurosurgeon. He and his spouse are covered and have piercings and metal everywhere. Bizarre and frightening almost.
Besides aging, those tattooed gain and lose weight. Thus causes the designs to change and look odd, even if well done. The colors fade. There is absolutely nothing more repulsive than elderly fat women with old, dirty tattoos and missing teeth, wrinkles and dirty hair in tight cutoff jeans and sagging breasts, no bra in a tank top.
Sorry Morphy for the graphic vision.
Few people can afford the thousands for good work but what they spent would have served better for dental work or Weight Eatchers.
Good morning Villagers….
So happy the local farmers’ market is open….yesterday we had fresh green beans, cauliflower, broccoli and I made turkey meatballs with a little BB sauce….yummy!!! Thank mother nature for leftovers.
Dad has PT today…and they aren’t going to be happy. His idea of exercise is simply just walking from back door to front door. But he is using the strength in his one arm to push himself up along with him using his legs too. I refuse to help him up the way I use to. Told him if you don’t help me get you up, than you can just sit there..I’m a mean daughter…in a good way.
Jean and Laura….that was funny about the flat earth, and I thought every day was cat day.
Still working on a plan to catch these outside, feral cats to get them ‘fixed’. I’ve befriended two of them….calling vet this week to schedule the “fix” on both, one of them is called “Big Daddy” and the other is mother (Blackie) to three kittens and it’s time to wean them…so she will be on the “fix” schedule too.
Getting warm and humid here in SIN.
Ya’ll have a blessed day…..
I find tattoos ugly. Especially on people who are on government assistance.
…and what we were just speaking of…..lololol
https://i.chzbgr.com/full/9039181824/h9A9083DC/
…so true 🙂
Laura…lots of hug your cats lol’s ….check them out!!!!
without comment….
https://i.chzbgr.com/full/9039097600/h9AF1C71C/
this is so me, so me 🙂 🙂
….and I’ll leave you with this lasting image 🙂
https://i.chzbgr.com/full/9039030272/h696FE24B/
Jackie: That was a fine ‘graphic vision’, but I’m glad I have a strong stomach.
TIP BlogSpot has become the TIP comic this morning:
http://thatispriceless.blogspot.com/
Delightful; she’s pagan, but IMO, the painting is ‘evidence’ that there is a god. So is the post / the half-full glass. And a male camel, seen from behind, as well as any egesting hippo [standard or pygmy] is evidence of the Creator’s sense of humor.
And, considering artistic skill, tear your eyes away from her and enjoy the rendering of the mother-of-pearl shell. Let’s not discuss religion here, but maybe acknowledge that theology is fun, and hope that Someone agrees.
Peace,
Good morning. Dickens and I are awake. Birds are too outside Windows. Still grayish light so may rain today..
They can’t make up their minds. Weather analysts, not the birds.