"Thirty-nine tins of spice on the wall, 39 tins of spi-ice...take one down, toss it around..."

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{{Cass}}{{Tep}}{{meara}} Health~ma to you all. We should start a buffista hospice one of these days. We'd serve champagne or scotch (whatever your preference) and make everyone a queen by having them wear tiaras. No glitter allowed, though, I'd hate to see what it and some of the oogier products of illness could combine into.

Susan, it's good you got to the viewing. So nice to hear about the escort along the way, a wonderful sendoff for what sounds like a wonderful man. Strength~ma to you and yours.

Jess, I love that wall of spices. Where did you get the tins? Did they come with the names on them or did you have to write them on yourself? Details, ma'am!

"We are all strangers, perhaps family most of all." -RAH

So very true, Daniel.

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I want a slice of Fay's cake.

P-C, good for you for not giving into the argument.

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Jess, I love that wall of spices. Where did you get the tins? Did they come with the names on them or did you have to write them on yourself? Details, ma'am!

The velcro tape you can get at any hardware store or OfficeMax/Staples type place. The tins are the 4-oz Deep model from Specialty Bottle (the Container Store & Bed Bath Beyond varieties were really freaking expensive, and didn't come in bulk). The names are written by hand in Sharpie. I did it in 2 days because I ran out of velcro, but the whole project only took about 3 hours once I got all the supplies together.

I have 1 tin left, and room on the wall for about 3 more, but I don't really buy any other spices in bulk other than the ones that are on there. (Well, bay leaves and cinnamon sticks, but those won't fit in the tins.)

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I was just talking to the cat.

Which turned out to be my overnight bag.

Guess who isn't going to get Mexican food after all as driving is obviously not going to happen? OTOH, back is feeling better. Or, you know, I can't tell -- which works too.

Cake and champagne sounds yummy! And the Wall O' Spice rocks!

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Jessica, where do you buy your spices?

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Penzeys, usually. If I'm out of something I need right away, there's an organic supermarket two blocks from me that's pretty well stocked. (I'm trying to get away from buying spices in jars because the packaging seems so wasteful compared to Penzeys bags.)

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Health wished to the sickies.

A very Happy Birthday wished to Fay, and the cake sounds lovely, and tasty, too.

(((Susan))) Dealing with family who've retained the values we've grown away from is never smooth or pleasant. I'm just sorry you're having it to do at this time of sadness, when you should all be able to mourn someone so beloved. The tribute of the local volunteer emergency services is wonderful. I think you definitely should write the eulogy you want your dad to have, and share it with those of his friends and your family you think would appreciate it. And certainly save it to tell his granddaughter later on.

Jessica, that's a fantastic spice wall. I don't have a wall o' spice like that. However, I have been vacuum shopping for a while (while trying to kill the Kenmore than will still suck and won't die, but keeps falling apart mid-clean), and now I have a target and a rec. So thank you.

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Happy Birthday Fay!

Hang in there {{{{{susan}}}}}

In total mememe here is what I am eating:

Two bluefish fillets I bought at the greenmarket yesterday from the guy who caught them the day before. They have been lightly dusted with flower and quickly fried in butter. No salt, no pepper, no nothin-- not even lemon. They taste like heaven.

Their accompaniement is cherokee purple tomatoes and mayonaise on a really nice portugese bread. Oh, and salt I brought back from SLC when I saw Amy Parker.

I am pretty much in simple food preserved simply heaven.

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(while trying to kill the Kenmore than will still suck and won't die, but keeps falling apart mid-clean)

I can help. I've killed before so there is already blood dust on my hands.

Huuuuuuuungry now.

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