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.
Well, it's just good to know that when the chips are down and things look grim you'll feed off the girl who loves you to save your own ass!
Xander ,'Chosen'
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.
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"
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.
Jesse - Nov 26, 2017 6:41:12 am PST #19264 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I made an excessive amount of sugared cranberries, and I'm going to bake a bunch of them into pumpkin bread. You could do that? Except for not having a sweet tooth/wanting to bake....
DavidS - Nov 26, 2017 6:56:07 am PST #19265 of 30002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
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.
One year my friend Karen made everybody cranberry liqueur for xmas presents. It was really good drizzled over ice cream.
Laura - Nov 26, 2017 7:44:42 am PST #19266 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
Oh, I will have to see how to make cranberry liqueur. Or give them to my Bahamian BIL who makes booze all the time.
Scrappy - Nov 26, 2017 9:54:52 am PST #19267 of 30002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Cranberry liqueur sounds delicious.
msbelle - Nov 26, 2017 10:37:02 am PST #19268 of 30002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I am bad with remembering twitter names. Is someone here crimsonboudoir?
sj - Nov 26, 2017 11:05:52 am PST #19269 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Jesse, was it Terra or one of the other restaurants. Terra is the one we've been to, and the food was amazing.