Oh wow, Scrappy, that sounds great, if bittersweet.
Don't belong. Dangerous, like you. Can't be controlled. Can't be trusted. Everyone could just go on without me and not have to worry. People could be what they wanted to be. Could be with the people they wanted. Live simple. No secrets.
River ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Nov 25, 2017 3:18:57 pm PST #19254 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
meara - Nov 25, 2017 3:22:41 pm PST #19255 of 30002
Wow Scrappy, that sounds pretty amazing.
Vortex, I have struggled with this also. And when thinking ok, I have to buy presents for two of you and your kids, but you just buy for me? I'm not trying to cheap out but it gets expensive!! Usually my sister and I split our parents' gifts but she will sometimes also buy something else.
Shir, thanks for the vegan cookbook rec, I informed a few folks and they downloaded.
Laura - Nov 25, 2017 4:41:42 pm PST #19256 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
That's wonderful, Scrappy.
DavidS - Nov 25, 2017 6:49:29 pm PST #19257 of 30002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
LACK FRIDA made me laugh.
I think we have a successor to Belinda: [link]
They fight crime! Through the power of uncanny terror.
We're slowly returning to Normal State after an entire week off from school for Matilda and Thanksgiving and Emmett being here.
Matilda is turning out to be a champ assistant in the kitchen, and I put her to work drawing and designing turkey hats (which were quite cunning) and we did a ridiculous turkey shoot to make Emmett's Least Favorite Holiday more entertaining.
I would say that the best things I made were: wild mushroom stew and the raspberry cake with chocolate ganache. Most significant discovery: raspberry whipped cream is insanely good. (made with a raspberry syrup made fresh). Matilda deserves a full co-credit on the cake though.
Now Matilda has a cold and we're slowly easing her into bed. Definitely winding down.
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 25, 2017 8:30:36 pm PST #19258 of 30002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
They fight crime! Through the power of uncanny terror.
Hard to commit crimes when you're hiding under your bed!
Vortex - Nov 25, 2017 9:47:20 pm PST #19259 of 30002
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I made a sweet potato chocolate cake that my brother called a "10 out of 10". Also made my bourbon cherry pie, which I made gluten free with an almond crust and cornstarch instead of flour in the crumble. Used steel cut oats, which I think was a mistake texture wise, but still tasty.
Theodosia - Nov 26, 2017 4:28:11 am PST #19260 of 30002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I contributed to Small Business Saturday by patronizing a local hardware store and a local bookstore. Should have done more, alas, but at least I didn't go to Walmart or buy online.
Calli - Nov 26, 2017 4:58:43 am PST #19261 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I went to a small, local business yesterday to pick up holiday cards and a frasier fir candle. I'll probably shop online for all the family stuff, but that's because it needs to be shipped to MI, and it's easier to just do that whole thing online.
Steph L. - Nov 26, 2017 5:45:21 am PST #19262 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
My family is a Christmas list family (for the most part), and a lot of times what they want is from a big box store, or online. Two of Tim's gifts are from small businesses (I can't WAIT to see the drawing of Kato!), and I get stocking stuffers from the amazing chocolatier in Northside, but most of the presents I get people are not from small businesses. I fall on the side of getting people what they want, not what I think they should have (or, at the most, a combination of both -- like, something from their Amazon wishlist, and something I saw that I thought they would like).
Laura - Nov 26, 2017 6:36:43 am PST #19263 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
Sweet potato chocolate cake sound lovely. We don't usually eat much in the way of cake or pie. I don't have a sweet tooth so I never baked much. I have tons of drunken cranberries because son used frozen cranberries to keep his drunken punch cold. I feel like I should be able to do something with them other than toss them.