Sounds quite delightful, amyparker. ~ma!
Ah, rocking chair recovery is an excellent plan.
You do well to flee, townspeople! I will pillage your lands and dwellings! I will burn your crops and make merry sport with your more attractive daughters! Ha ha ha! Mark my words! Ooh! Ale! I smell delicious ale!
Olaf the Troll ,'Showtime'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
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.
Laura - Oct 10, 2022 8:40:40 am PDT #17923 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Calli - Oct 10, 2022 8:46:26 am PDT #17924 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm glad the memorial was good, David.
And congrats on the Art Nouveau piece. If it had been closer to me, I would have nabbed it and been in a similar "where do I put this now" situation. So I'm glad it went to a good home.
I'm glad Tim will be home soon, Steph.
I tried making pumpkin bread yesterday to serve to a friend who hates cloves and allspice (notable components of pumpkin pie spice mixes), and therefore misses out on many things pumpkin. It was ok, but I can definitely see why cloves are usually used. I think if I try it again, I'll up the ginger more and maybe the mace. Anyway, my friend loved it—ate 1/3 of the loaf and took a ginormous piece to go.
Steph L. - Oct 10, 2022 8:58:25 am PDT #17925 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I tried making pumpkin bread yesterday to serve to a friend who hates cloves and allspice (notable components of pumpkin pie spice mixes), and therefore misses out on many things pumpkin. It was ok, but I can definitely see why cloves are usually used. I think if I try it again, I'll up the ginger more and maybe the mace. Anyway, my friend loved it—ate 1/3 of the loaf and took a ginormous piece to go.
I like cloves in pumpkin pie, but it hits kind of weird in pumpkin bread. When I make pumpkin bread I use cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. I should try mace, too.
juliana - Oct 10, 2022 9:36:17 am PDT #17926 of 30000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Tep, I'm glad Tim will be coming home soon (if he's not home already). Fingers crossed for an easy recuperation for both of you.
Hec, I'm so sorry about your friend.
Much love to everyone.
I like cloves in pumpkin pie, but it hits kind of weird in pumpkin bread. When I make pumpkin bread I use cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. I should try mace, too.
I find cardamom gives a hint of the deeper note that cloves provide - combining cardamom and allspice or mace works really well in pumpkin cookies.
-t - Oct 10, 2022 9:55:44 am PDT #17927 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Cardamom + pumpkin = yum. A little black pepper is nice, as well.
DavidS - Oct 10, 2022 11:01:32 am PDT #17928 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Tim's chest x-ray looks good and the chest tube has been removed!
Right the fuck on, Tim's Chest Cavity!
All the beautiful home for you -ma, amyparker.
Mmmm, I do like pumpkin bread. I might prefer zucchini bread, and I had a great recipe I patched together myself that used olive oil and lots of fresh thyme and lemon zest. But not really baking these days.
I put some pix up of Matilda and her beau at Homecoming at the Buffista FB page. Very cute.
Steph L. - Oct 10, 2022 11:41:39 am PDT #17929 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Tim asked for another chest x-ray now that the chest tube is out, because he’s having a little shortness of breath. Everything is almost certainly fine, but it’s better to check while he’s still here. So we’re waiting on that and he’s softly snoring in the recliner. Fingers crossed that it’s all good.
Cass - Oct 10, 2022 12:08:06 pm PDT #17930 of 30000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Tim asked for another chest x-ray now that the chest tube is out, because he’s having a little shortness of breath.
Feel something, say something. Good job, Tim!
-t - Oct 10, 2022 12:49:17 pm PDT #17931 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yep, let's confirm everything is fine!
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 10, 2022 12:52:14 pm PDT #17932 of 30000
"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
Here's hoping it's a nothing-to-worry-about aftereffect and not anything to be concerned about, Steph.
Mom and I got to Las Vegas okay if flustered, found a very helpful cabbie to get us to the resort, loafed around the grounds and the pool yesterday and met family for a nice breakfast and dinner. In a few we're headed off to Red Rock Canyon for the wedding ceremony. Fingers crossed she feels rested and recovered enough to fully enjoy the occasion.