Is that right? Did you really say that?

We're going to have to have a paaaaaaardy BYO 

@Blondy & @Blossom1961 my fav is Moscato too !! Some of the Sav Blancs give me a headache & at one lunch I came out in a rash as well ! I will try anything but not a beer drinker !

Hi @Blondy My preference is Moscato too but I don’t like all of them. My preference is for those from the d’asti Italy region. Not usually too sweet

Jeez @Zoffiel, I think I'll give the Muscat a wide berth and stay here and remain one of your dearly still with is friend. My favs are Ricadonna snd Moscato.and there is a very sweet dessert wine I raerly get. Not much of a drinker  but if I do thisevare the ones I like and not likely to give me a migraine .

@Zoffiel Yes I've become cynical - experience. NC wasn't on my spending list. Not much left in the holiday bucket.  :D

Gawd, we get so cynical don't we. I think New Caledonia sounds lovely @Flaneuse You could book yourself into a separate hotel that doesn't accommodate extra guests and catch up with the family every day at a time that suits you before retiring home to your lair to rest when you need to :)

@Brenda5 Hi back Cuz. Good genes, the Rosses, apart from the cancer!
It must be really distressing to hear that sort of thing from your mother. Family can be cruel. Maybe your condition scares your mum too - makes her feel old, and she's rejecting that feeling through rejecting acceptance of your condition. It's not about us, it's for themselves. They just don't want to have to deal with our "diminishment". I'm learning this within this forum too - this is the safe place to complain. 
Both my kids are wanting me to regain my functioning, for different reasons. My son was blabbing to his in-laws yesterday about wanting to take me with his partner & kids (now 4 & 2) to New Caledonia for a week's holiday. "Mum will be able to talk French with the locals". Oh yes and Mum would be a good holiday child-minder too! It's not about wanting to give me a treat; it's about making himself seem like a good son. Actually he hasn't specifically said he would pay for it all.
Daughter wants to plan a long-distance trek together (the way we used to) on an "easy" track in NZ. With my non-BC-related achilles tendonitis and tear, I'm not even able to do more than half an hour on a flat path at the moment, and the GP says I shouldn't be doing that. I'd LOVE to be able to trek again, but I don't want to feel pressured to reach someone else's timeline.

@Flaneuse I am 1/4 Ross. Hiya Cuz lol.
My bugbear is when I complain about no energy due to hormone therapy and a heart condition due to a chemo reaction my mother poo poos it with "Oh that was years ago, you have got to move past it and get on with your life, get out and DO stuff, you will never get over it sitting around moping, Get out there!"
Little does she know that an atrial fibrillation feels like you just ran a marathon and the feeling lasts for hours. I am very careful now not to complain about anything any more to my mother. I comes in to this forum to do it. :D 

Ok so dumb moment.  Not in Howlers.....wake up brain.

Morning Howlers,  nothing like a good wine conversation first thing in the morning. :) You're not allowed to say anything bad about Muscat...that's my surname!  We have old Muscat bottles hanging around the place just because.  Nobody drinks it here but it looks cool considering.
Have a great day all.
xoxoxo