[pjmpjm]

https://www.drugs.com/tizanidine.html

matina, I finally found out what my brother was prescribed for his severe back pain. It's known generically as Tizanidine, sold in the US under the name Zanaflex. It's not a narcotic and my brother refused to take Oxycontin, which was the doctor's first choice. Now he can sleep at night. Everyone thinks he should give up heavy work at his age, but I know it's his therapy. Am so relieved to hear the latest news from my niece and am now waiting for the further feedback from the radiation oncologist in Boston, who had the previous MRI scan. Glad you enjoyed that barbecue lunch!

[matina]

thank you i just checked it out, yeah not for us.

[kathlyn]

Hi everyone




Matina I was interested in the meds as well, but it sounds more like a muscle relaxant, we could all use a few margaritas in our lives Hi Pj I'm glad its working for your brother if he can get some relief from pain it makes a huge difference in your life im cleaning a bit then I'll relax this afternoon we're having lunch with the family tomorrow it's my grandaughter 11th birthday All the best to you both hugs to all our regulars Happy weekend all

[pjmpjm]

matina, sorry I couldn't give you a useful tip for an alternative for back pain. My brother was spelling it out to me, time and again, but Google didn't come through until I included the words 'muscle relaxant.' Seems to work well for him, though. Waiting now for more feedback on his mysterious MRI results. My own MRI results, months before I discovered that I was suffering from angina, were thought to show all kinds of arthritis-related problems in my neck. So you never know . . . Two tractor photo arrived from Maine overnight . . . very warm and sultry there.

Katy, hope you have the same sunny winter's day we're enjoying up here. Had my breakfast out on the back deck again and it was nice and warm in the sun . . . thermometer showing 11 degrees now. Am sure you'll enjoy your granddaughter's birthday tomorrow.

Hi to Diva and Blue and Virginia and MiaJohn . . .

[kathlyn]

Hi everyone

It's a beautful sunny day 18c I'm so going to enjoy a bbq lunch with the family today



Hi Pj I gave my camelias some liquid fertiliser last week and I noticed the flowers were out this morning, they're still alive enjoy your Sunday I hope the weather is just as nice in the mountains matina i hope to bring home bbq left overs I may have to fight the grandson for them first
Hello to Kristina John ice bear Ada Jeanette diva mwah and all our regulars

[MiaJohn]

Hello everyone

Enjoying a good Sunday here..
Weather is still rainy, no much sun up here..

Hope all are staying good too

Matina here comes your peanut butter cookies(with chocolate chips!!!!)
Basically, you combine the first three ingredients — peanut butter, sugar and egg — in a bowl and beat it up until combined. It'll be like creamy.
(Since my pb good too long in fridge, had to heat it up as the butter separated )
Add in those chocolate chips, and stir until it's kinda uniformly spread. (make sure you chill it, or it'll mix up with the rest)
Then roll the dough into balls, and place on a baking sheet.Use your fingers to flatten each dough ball a bit, since they won’t really rise when baking
Bake for 6 to 8 minutes, until the cookies are just slightly browned on the bottom, being careful not to over-bake.

[pjmpjm]

As CC&BC regulars know, I recently had a long talk with Rishi and came to an agreement that she'll no longer get up on the dining room table, except in extreme circumstances, such as when flies need to be caught, and then no more often than 3-4 times a day, approximately. However, occasionally Rishi becomes overtired from too much sleeping . . . I mean, from too much fly chasing . . . and so passes out spontaneously. In these cases there's not much more I can do except to snap a few photos.

matina, hope you're enjoying MiaJohn's cookies. My doctor warns me against them, although I know that he also enjoys peanut butter cookies . . . or even Tim Tams!

Katy, hope you're enjoying your family barbecue just about now. It's a lovely, sunny day up here in the mountains . . . about 15 degrees. Warmest day in a week. I'm going to take a walk later this afternoon.

Waiting to hear at 2:30 pm about the latest Victorian stage 4 lockdown. Am sure this will have ramifications for NSW, even though we have absolutely nothing like the number of 'positive tests' being reported down south. Have my mask ready for my next shopping trip to Leura Mall, although I may just take advantage of a home delivery from Woolworth's. Got my scripts filled yesterday, so am OK in that regard for a while. Whew!

Hi to Diva and Blue.

Have been enjoying spectacular sunsets . . .



EDIT . . . Breaking news from Victoria is that the stage 4 lockdown (extreme) restrictions will begin at 6 pm. 'State of Emergency' will give way to a 'State of Disaster' situation, which I didn't even know existed. Sounds like the last step before martial law . . . Waiting now to hear what our state of NSW will do . . .

[peaceableone]

Space X has landed (in the Gulf of Mexico)! Woo hoo.. History is once again made (and cannot be erased).

[kathlyn]

Morning

Hi peaceableone Yes the splashdown of space x is exciting the first in over 40 years tho why they wanted to come back to earth now I would've stayed in space no pandemic there Pj rishi takes her fly catching job seriously so she needs to use any means to do it, it is hard work on a little girl I had to look closer to.see which way was up for her little face a bit warmer here too today 20c matina we had a lovely day with the kids the bbq was yummy lots of leftovers for lunch today I'm not moving to good today bloody arthritis hugs to you xo take care all be safe thinking of all of you always

[matina]

hello all
Yes kathy i hear you as the temps are getting warmer my body is creaking like an old weathered cracked accordion sooo not happy and the pain factor is climbing too. ;-(
miajohn thank you for the recipe but i think my doctor would kill me if i made them that's a lot of butter and sugar too rich for my blood i will stick to my anzac cookies and add some peanut butter on them and pretend they are your peanut butter cookies
PJ how are you waiting to hear updated news on the family in Maine pm me
when you get a chance ok.
hello to all the other newbies / lurkers ada hope you are well JG not happy still parched here not cool man so not cool!!!
home day hoping to finish the last book in my series doubt it will but going to give it a good try
Peacebleone yes nice to see it but what kathy said why would they bother coming down now during a pandemic???
state of Victoria in a state of disaster just one step from martial law how stupid are people???https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/queensland/two-arrested-at-melbourne-party-attended-by-covid-women-30k-in-fines-20200730-p55gzc.html it is these folks doing the wrong thing that is delaying/denying our way of life to getting back to normal god help us all
wolf out!

[johngriffen]

By request (matina had to drag me kicking and screaming)

The bar is open


Sorry for being such a stranger lately, but duty has called.
I will say that the work I'm putting in on my own site has paid off.
Traffic is up over 30 fold since the first of the year.

I'll try to be less of a stranger, and HELLO TO ALL THE REGULARS!

[kathlyn]

John it's you i thought I was seeing things

[johngriffen]

I guess I've been gone too long

[pjmpjm]

Hello, everyone. I'm running a bit late today, but all is well.

matina, will write more about my brother and his wife when I get more news about the MRI comparison from their daughter. She's the one who really knows all the details. I talked to my brother on Sunday night, which is Sunday morning their time.

Katy, am including a couple of closeups of Rishi's scrunchy face, which is easy to photograph since she's now sleeping on my lap so often. Glad you enjoyed your weekend. I have to make the effort to keep up my walking, because otherwise my legs tend to get very stiff. I don't think it's arthritis but in any case it's not too bad.

peaceableone, I remember how excited I was back in the late 1950s and early 1960s when the US (and Russian) space programs began. I got involved in model rockets around that time and traveled with a 'science fair' exhibition that involved model rockets. Those were the days! And of course I well remember the evening (I was visiting with my then girlfriend in Washington DC) when Neil Armstrong stepped out on the moon.

John, good to see you here. Am pleased to be able to follow the Yankees for at least another 50 games or so. My delivery guy turned up at my door the other day wearing an NYY baseball cap. When I commented on it, he told me that he'd actually visited Yankee Stadium. Wonder of wonders here in Oz! (My father grew up in the Bronx, almost next door to the old Yankee Stadium.)

Hi to Diva and Blue and Virginia and MiaJohn too.

[johngriffen]

Can't complain... the Cubs are off to a 7 and 2 start, Best in the National League
And the Yankees are 7 and 1, Best in the American League

Life is good