Tonight Bravo is rerunning an episode of RHOA with “bonus footage.” I’ve opted not to record it because of Naked and Afraid XL (which is really good this season) and even more importantly, tonight is the Tell All (aka the reunion) of 90 Day Fiancé Before The 90 Days! I cannot wait for this. And I will be recapping even though y’all got me hooked on these shows (I’m actually watching old ones now) and don’t give my recaps much love. Because I have go talk about this even if is for myself. I strongly urge you to be on the current season of MAFS Australia as well. Both shows are a great escape. Would you like a discussion thread for the “new” RHOA ? I’m happy to put one up if y’all are watching. You can tell me what I missed.
In Other News…. That Bad Bitch From Spain Had A Birthday Today!
And a Tamara Tattles spy managed to get us a photo of her celebration. Be sure to give her a shout out. Rumor has it she is 76 today! I am trying to get this up ASAP because her birthday will be over in about an hour. Is she passed out Yet?
Tomato Talk
First of all, my sister sent me a grow box several weeks ago. Apparently I am too stupid to use a grow box. In my defense, I was deeply in WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE mode when I got the box. I couldn’t figure out how to put it together so at like four am, I left the box with a note on my neighbors door. Fun fact I didn’t know until it was too late, the have Ring security. Oh hi! This is me braless in my PJs just stopping over for a visit. Eventually the got it back to me all put together. Then I had to plant in it. I did it all completely upside down with the fertilizer pad on the bottom. I finally figured out that today. And redid the whole thing and go all hot and sweaty and sliced my finger.
Also, I thought it was an everything but the dirt box and I kept wondering what I was growing in it. Well, you have to plant seeds or plants. I thought the whole point is that there are seeds in there. So today, I finally saw a video that makes sense and discovered that you have to have your own seeds. So mine is/was going to be full of radishes. Until I spilt all the radish seeds on the ground. Fuck. I got some of the seeds in so we shall see. The only other seeds I have are sage, basil and parsley. I’ll plant them later as my herb garden isn’t doing that great. How is your garden growing?
Never Adopt A Teenager
My cherry tomatoes (red and yellow) are doing great. I need to do something with them. I’ve had a couple regular tomatoes and the rest are making and a few should be ripe by next week. The bulk usually produce in the third week of June. My two pepper plants are…like most of us… doing the best they can. After sending Lawn Boy a scathing text a couple days ago, I’ve had a few days of peace. He will be back. I have a very fancy pair of red Nikes and a pair of Levis (MY GOD DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH LEVIS COST THESE DAYS? $50 THAT’S HOW MUCH! They are supposed to be cheap jeans. This goes to show how long it has been since I bought any. I saved all mine as if I was going to fit in them later. I need to sell them!
What Are You Eating During Quarantine?
Are you guys still in quarantine because legally I think old folks and immunocomprimised have another couple of weeks here. But I am not leaving the house unless it is for a quick wine and cigarette quick grocery fun for a long while. Though I really want to go to the old people therapy pool after it opens. BTW, someone from the center left me a nasty message about my stories about the old people center. I didn’t put it through. It was probably the bitch that likes to order people around. So, I will keep posting about water walking at the pool while she gossips and bitches and blocks the lane.
I was able to stock up on canned pineapple the other day, so I am making porkchops (the rich people kind!) with pineapple chunks, onions, sweet potato and jalepeno for dinner. It’s super easy. Just sear the big fat chops for two minutes per side in a cast iron skillet. Add the other ingredients with the pineaplle juice and cook them altogether in the oven for …? thirty minutes or so? It’s delicious. The fancy pork chops are very juicy and the other stuff works together nicely even though it sounds kind of weird.
So thanks what’s shaking here! What’s happening at your house? Oh and the two old bitties who think my front yard is there for the benefit of their dogs finally saw the GET THE FUCK OFF MY LAWN sign I purchased online. It’s doesn’t exactly phrase it that way, but I think the message was received.
Omg, I needed this today. I woke up to find a comment made from a friend of mine on Facebook. That angered me so much that I asked him “What happen to you?” and than I wrote “Goodbye”. On my site I said I wasn’t down for the racist and hateful rhetoric and to please feel free to unfriend me. I am so anger right now that I cannot eat, my stomach is still upset. For something positive, I got my hair colored today and talk about how hard it is to keep a mask on while getting my roots done. I had 3 inches of gray.
I have experienced the same thing with a girl that used to be one of my closet friends. Her ideology just became the complete opposite of mine. Especially seeing the comments she would allow on her social media from other people that were just racist and homophobic. I would (and still do) want to scream “who are you and where did my friend go”.
I was totally shocked. This is someone who I hung out with on the weekends that spent a lot of time with. To top it off people who I knew were agreeing with him. I gave my ex college roommate the boot too. My thing is that you either stand with me or you stand against me. I have drawn the line in the sand. I also posted a picture of my diverse family so people know where I come from and who I come from. I cannot believe that I let someone get to me so much!
Exactly. My old friend, did not have those views when we were close. We grew apart in our early 30’s because we lived in different cities. She is one of freedom fighters and liberty defenders type of people. If you do not chastise or speak up when your followers make homophobic comments, than I do not fuck with you. Another one of our close friends, rushed her to the ER when she went into premature labor with her second child. That friend that was there for her and her unborn child was a gay man who died from complications of AIDS. She just likes being popular in that kinda of political circle. It burns my britches. I am literally going to take a shower to cool off.
It’s very confusing when someone you thought supported you and understood your struggles, whatever they may be, makes a generalized one sided comment that goes against everything you you thought they stood for. When I confronted her she responded by patronizing me with ” love you, god bless”. She made no attempt to explain her point of view which I would have listened to. She dismissed me. So frustrating and hurtful.
Thank you to Tamara and all of her followers for the support and positive wishes for my second kyphoplasty on T-7 ( back surgery) I had it done on May 27, exactly one month after the first one this year done on T- 8. Everything went great . I’m still having pain but everyday it’s getting better. The Tamara family is the best!
It is so lovely to see you posting with such great news.
You have been in my thoughts as we have not heard from you for a while however it was worth the wait.
What wonderful news.
God be on your road every way you go.
Same. I lost two of my online friends of a couple of decades over it. As an independent, I often leaned Republican based on policies. However, I’m not sure I can ever vote Republican again. A lot of people I voted for in the past just started sucking Trump ass. I too was like WTF HAPPENED TO YOU? Currently, former Republican presidents are refusing to support Trump. Even a few of the saner Rs up for reelection are considering voting for Biden.
My primary is Tuesday. I’ve never missed an election day but I’d be lying if I said I was not afraid to go. Also. I can’t stand in a long line. I’ll go and see what happened. I have to double check my polling sites because a few churches and schools refused to all the voting due to the pandemic. I also need to get on line and check my ballot. They always have weirdly worded local questions that I have to research to know how to vote. Back in the day, people used to vote straight ticket. I wonder if that is still a thing? I never did it because I considered he candidates individually, but I’d do a straight blue ticket this year if I could do it in one punch.
You might have to get a Hazmat suit. I know if I cannot vote by mail I will be rocking one come November.
I turned into an Independent also. I thought we couldn’t vote in the primaries.
It depends on the state. When I lived in Florida, you had to register with a party. I registered Independent and then discovered I could not vote in the primaries. Here in Georgia we don’t declare a party and I can choose which primary I want to vote in. Actually I think it is all just one primary.
Hi TT-I’m a high school history teacher who is immunodeficient BUT I went online and had an absentee ballot mailed to me. AND the website leads you through how to fill out the application due to COVID.
What about the possibility of BB all stars this summer?! I hope it fucking happens! From what I have read, it seems like alot people declined due the current pandemic.
Wait They are trying to go with it? I would do it if I didn’t hate being on camera! It would be like rehab with the very limited alcohol! LOL. I applied during seaon 9, that was the season they did it in the Fall for some reason. I made it through the first round and dropped out. I didn’t want to be on the show, I was undercover for the site. I would have waited until later to drop out but I got an inch deep pile of legal stuff including an NDA and granting access to all my medical records and allowing all sort of medical tests, and requests for information on my entire family and friends… and so much more. It was VERY personally invasive. You sign your life away.
UK are celebrating BB with a 10 hour 20th Anniversary edition.
I saw this because Evel Dick posted about it. Then I saw there was an article on US Weekly about it, siting an insider for their source. I assumed you knew.
I am blocked by Evel Dick. No idea why.
I’m so keeping my fingers crossed they can do a BB22. Being inside the house would probably be the safest place to be in terms of being free of the virus. And if it’s all stars I hope some of the HG’s aren’t the annoying ones.
It’s the whole production crew that you have to consider as well. You have the people who create the sets and assemble the sets for the games. You’ve got the people who actually design and set up the house. You’ve got the caterers and the people in the control room, editors and producers. It’s not as simple as you would think. There is probably 40+ people working on that show alone. I worked on a daily show and we had anywhere from 30-75 per day. Yes some people could work from home but not enough to make a quality show.
They quarantine the prospective houseguests on a regular season. All they would have to do is quarantine the crew. I think it is the most doable thing they could film. The crew can social distance, and the cast would be quarantined and monitored just like regular families.
I agree, BB22 is very do-able. And this Summer BB should draw better than average ratings, especially if they do all stars. There have been many do-able events canceled this summer that I can’t get my hopes up too high. But I’d be ever so grateful if they can pull it off.
Garden doing good so far. This year it’s been a God-send since nothing else is going on. Hoping for my first ripe mater by 4th of July!
IF BB did a show worldwide at the same time we would have no risk of Stage 2 as we would all be indoors watching… I would be.
Those pork chops sound delicious will have to try them!! Only thing growing at my house is tomatoes this year and with the heat already hitting in the 100s they aren’t looking too good. I don’t know what I did wrong but nothing else came up, very disappointing! Enjoy your dinner!
I have 11 tomato plants with a total of 1 dangling tomato the size of a dime. Even one mater has made me happy. Mostly Better Boys and some heirlooms. Store tomatoes aren’t good at all this year so I hope my crop delivers.
I Have signs along my lawn that say “ be respectful, no pee or poop with dogs and the red circle with line through it”. Didn’t take long for people to understand. Of course my across the street neighbors bitched at me because now all the dog walkers are crossing the street. I simply responded with, “ guessing you have an Amazon account and could buy the same type signs. Ok- Karen”. 😂
I accidentally bought two signs and was going to try to put the other one in my across the street neighbors side yard. People just walk all over his property and I have a better view of his yard than mine. Then the sign company contacted me to let me know that there was an issue with the post not fitting right so they were sending a second post along with the first one. At the time I mentioned my double order and they took it off. I still kind of want one for his yard.
You can send it to me! I have been dying for a way to passive aggressively let my neighbors know to leash their dogs and pick up their dogs poop.
Here in New England, everything is bright yellow with pine pollen. Yesterday, you could see it falling on you. We hosed everything down and it is covered again. Yesterday was 85 and humid, today 65 with a cool breeze. it’s been a cold spring, so we are just starting to plant.
We are eagerly awaiting the 90-day reunion. My husband asked how long until it starts, and conveniently, TLC has a countdown clock on the screen. He said Geoffery isn’t going to be there. Wasn’t allowed to film? In the meantime, they are replaying Lisa and Usman’s wedding. I thought it was funny that they used the American wedding ceremony since it is a Muslim country that surely has its own traditions. But I looked it up and there are often two… a traditional and a western-style. They said “to be your lovely wedded wife”, but it should be “lawfully”, right? Will Lisa be a lovely wife? I have my doubts.
Cracked me up that they both said “lovely” instead of “lawfully.” Yeah, Lisa and lovely don’t really go together. 30 minutes until the 90 Days reunion! Yippee!
Rumour is incorrect in Irish years I am 576.
I’ve been looking for that photo…How and When you sneaky little Merlot Queen. Thanks TT. Great Birthday Craic. xx
I have no tomatoes due to Lockdown and trashing the garden.
I do have some pretty Tom-Pots which are looking good.
Said teenager keeps popping down to have a peep at the tom-Pots. I still have his PS4
Happy Birthday! I hope you had a good day!!
Great Day – Prince Andrew/Epstein…at long last he will have to justify himself to the DOJ – I am popping more champagne.
Yes! That’s definitely a double reason to celebrate! Glad you enjoyed your day 🙂
Gardening was (besides eating, cooking and drinking too much) the thing I decided to do while at home. Garden is doing well- except my zucchini! Who can’t grow a zucchini?? I brought 2 seed packets home from Italy last year. I prefer the light green varieties, and got one just for the flower production. Planted the seeds in peat pots and put them in the window. 8 of them came up, and were on their way! I don’t know if I over watered or a bug got them, or what. But all but 2 shriveled and died. Kaput! I’m still waiting for the survivors to get big enough to deliver. Other show offs are posting Instagram pics of their bounty- and it’s June! I’m very annoyed- how pathetic is that? If I have to buy zucchini in public, not sure how I will fare. It’s been rough over the past few months for so many reasons. But this little issue of mine really got to me. Just typing this helped put it in perspective. Do I feel better? Wow. Hope your gardens thrive!
Happy birthday!
Bless you and yours.
Lá Braithe Don’s Dhuit a Chara!
Hope it was a wonderful day!🍀
*Sona
Damn clumsy thumbs! 👎
Beannacht Leat Sibéal Rós
I have finally had time to take care of things I have been putting off for years now that it’s warmer out and mainly at the farm. My asshole cop has called the sheriff on me twice in the last week, because asshole.
Today was a lazy day. I binged 90 Days The Other Way and now I’m just patiently waiting for Before the 90 Days reunion. I looove these shows so much.
I’ve been missing Chinese food and have not had take out at all since the lockdown so tonight I made fried rice, egg rolls, and wonton soup.
I’m sorry, but I must insist that you give us the whole story on the cops.
At the farm I have a neighbor that’s a cop. He’s been harassing for years and calls 911 to bring the sheriffs up to harass. Last week he called because he said someone cut a tree down on his property, in the middle of the woods, and he blamed it on me. He calls for the most bullshit reasons, but since he’s a cop they always respond. I have years of things he’s been doing. He put a gravestone on my property a few years ago. He’s crazy.
My neighbor like that finally died. He would do the most random things. He had video cameras set up to video my house, inside my kitchen, my driveway. He would stand on my sidewalk and look in the window. He had weird equipment that interfere with the am radio in my driveway. He would stand in my driveway. staring at the house with his dog. I never said a word to him for the last few years of his life. He poisoned my yard after he got very angry with me for spending two weekends planting flower bulbs in my yard. near the fenceline. He ranted about how I had wasted so much time and that he was putting in a privacy fence. I said nothing but on the inside I was thinking, PLEASE for the LOVE OF GOD put up a privacy fence,
One time when he was standing in my driveway I went out, never saying a word and shook some white flour from a sieve on my driveway. Not on him or his half dead dog, On my driveway. He freaked out and called the police and an ambulance. They didn’t even knock on my door. So perhaps he will need that gravestone soon and you can have peace in your own home. I totally know how horrible it can be when you don’t.
I have a pork steak and everything but the pineapple sounds good. If the smell of pineapple doesn’t knock me over, I won’t buy it. I’ll say that about cantaloupe too.
In past years, I’ve had tomatoes magically appear because of bird poop. Sigh, do I need to actually plant them?
I have family and friends who I’ve also broken bonds with.
Stassi finally spoke about Faith and what her and Kristen did. It sounds like a PR rep wrote her comment. Sorry not sorry I am not buying the apology.
Where?
Wow, very different apologies. Kristy’s seems sincere while Stassi’s doesn’t sound like her at all. Their IG comments are far more forging towards Kristin.
no tomatoes for me yet, but my compost bin is really heating up. In a week or so I may have one side finished, it is very satisfying to make my own dirt from table scraps, tea bags, dryer lint, and leaves from last fall. Also whenever I get flowers, when they wilt I put them in the compost bin so they will help other flowers grow!
Hi from Colorado Springs Colorado. Things aren’t too bad here. Things are starting to open up a bit. I have a bit of a confession to make. Two years ago this site got me interested in growing tomatoes. This will be my third year! I learned a huge lesson after the first year. Read the freaking label. Thought I bought regular sized tomatoes. Was excited as hell when them stared to fruit…. but the didn’t grow much. I bought cherrie tomatoes. Facepalm!!! Sending out love to all of you here❤️
We had a tropical storm day. The wind gusts were stronger than I expected and stronger than the local news forecasted so the power was super spotty all day and into the evening. My area has been in a terrible drought so I’m thankful for the 5 inches of rain! I wish I could post a pic of my street because it was totally impassable from like 10am til just now. I really wanted see if I could kayak in the street but I was voted down.
My daughter’s graduation was on Friday night. My family and friends said the live stream was fantastic. We weren’t allowed to take pictures before or after the ceremony due to social distancing yet there was zero distancing in the seats. I was so close to the poor man next to me that I felt like I was in his lap! I felt so bad! At least we were both wearing masks. I swear my knees and feet still hurt from the tiny seats and all of then stair climbing in heels. I’m feeling my age with the weather and the aches and pains!
I did make a different chicken chili than usual tonight and it is so good!! I puréed a can of white beans along with cream cheese to add body to the soup. We were all very skeptical about the cream cheese but I think it’s gonna be a staple. I really thought it’d be odd but you’d never know it’s there. I just hope the man partner doesn’t take it all to work for his lunch because tomorrow is supposed to be rainy as well and I want some more chicken chili!
Who is the Bad Bitch from Spain?
That would be me…..I like to tell people to eat.sleep and shower whenever it is necessary… I only come out by appointment or when it is absolutely necessary…
i also had to call in the priest to perform an Excorcism turned out I was possessed by an Irish Ninja Nun……
Re: Big Brother – another site stated that Per CBS it will most likely air this summer. Just later than the usual end of June start. Not sure if it have a shorter season or just run later into the fall schedule. CBS is also looking into possibly airing Love Island.
Pineapple. My favorite way to prepare is to brush with teriyaki sauce & grill in panini press as a side dish or to serve on cheeseburgers. Still making Greek or Icelandic yogurt like a madwoman & using it in everything, even Sunday’s waffles. Our go-to dessert is now yogurt with a bit of brown sugar topped with fresh berries or other fruit, & my breakfast now is yogurt. Even as teens today many Mongolian children do not eat much solid food, just yogurt with (now) with too much sugar. I use a small amount of brown sugar or honey to sweeten my breakfast yogurt. Do you know that the big environmental problem commercial yogurt makers have is disposing of the whey? I save it for gravy, etc. Mongolians make the creamiest vodka from it–yum! Made yogurt cheese recently (just Greek yogurt with even more moisture removed) for my first attempt at Tzatziki (Greek cucumber dill) dip. Ok, but it would have been better if Fly Boy hadn’t already eaten so much of the cucumber, & if I’d had Naan bread instead of tortillas to grill to accompany it. Will try again.
Creamiest Vodka sounds like Nectar of the Gods
Loved the advice from Flyboy in regard to the Credit Card safety tool.
Tuatha12, when the Russians abruptly abandoned Outer Mongolia at the breakup of the Soviet Union they destroyed all their equipment so the Mongolians couldn’t salvage it, but they did leave the people educated & with a taste for vodka. The Mongolians already had plenty of whey from their yogurt, so it was a natural. Since whey has loads of calcium, one might consider their vodka sort of a health drink.
Whey is a magically ingredient…there is nothing to consider I am a believer.
I use whey to make soap, I have excess whey,,,I know how to make Poteen
I need to go and do research as always you are inspiring.
We lost a retired nurse from our facility today, Grandma Helen, rest in piece Grandma. I can barely type this, her daughter now works here and we are all devastated. OMG, I have no words. She was one of the strongest of Navajo women. I wish I could share more but I’m crying too hard right now.. Covid 19 took her!
Condolences Kipper. I’m giving you a big virtual hug.
My heart breaks for you.
Stay strong. Virtual Hugs.
If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk through my garden forever.
Oh Kipper I am so sorry. I am so behind on emails I am just seeing this. I wish I could give you a hug.
Kipper, I have always loved your posts and your humanity shines through, every time. I am so sorry.
To you and all the T late-niers: Miss you and hope all are well. My younger sister has been dealing with Covid since mid-March. Not hospitalized, not classic respiratory symptoms, but incredible fatigue, complete loss of taste and smell, and she just isn’t herself. She’s able to work but just barely–and of course grateful for her job. Her daughter is graduating from HS tomorrow and like most, has no idea if she’ll be able to fly the coop to attend her college of choice in the fall. My sister so wants to make a big deal about the ‘virtual’ grad party we’ll have on Zoom as an extended family tomorrow night, even sent us party packages and got a celebrity to send a personal message as a surprise, but I just feel so sad for my little Sis.
Sis’s older daughter has a wedding planned for New Year’s Eve, but Sis can barely focus on even the joy of that.
And did I mention my 97-year-old Dad died the day before Sis was diagnosed? And my mom is BPD? And now I have to ‘help’ her move to assisted living?
And the world is on fire and people hate each other, still?
Today I put a sign on my door with a broken heart as the background: “Protest is not a riot. It’s a right. LOVE.” Please, sisters, is this ok? If not, I’ll change it to something better tomorrow.
Sorry for the me, me, me.
P.S. the rest of us were tested and so far negative. We know we are lucky to have testing available.
Mostly I just miss you all and hope you are coping in the best ways you can. Please be well.
Thank you, Tamara, for putting this post through. Love to all! My question to our sisters is sincere. Is it ok for me to put a sign on my door?
Kipper, I am so sorry. You are one of the good people.
I wrote a longer post and when it comes out of moderation, you’ll see more.
I wanted to say that when you write, your humanity shines through.
P.S. Where are all the lae-niters? I have a $50 million contract to negotiate tomorrow and I’d like to just stay drunk for that 🙂
I’m here. Nanette must have fallen into a bush or something. Hang in there sweetie, You have a lot on your plate. Take care of yourself.