Happy birthday, Consuela!!!
I’m making cookie swap cookies and working today. I can’t make a nice looking cookie to save my life. But I think they’ll be tasty? Shortbread cookies with cranberry curd.
Sweet lumpy minion, you're the only one that understands. Probably 'cause I haven't sucked the brain out of you yet.
Glory ,'Potential'
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.
lisah - Dec 10, 2023 8:47:27 am PST #27310 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
Steph L. - Dec 10, 2023 8:56:27 am PST #27311 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Happy Birthday, Consuela!
Shortbread cookies with cranberry curd.
Those sound fantastic!
Steph L. - Dec 10, 2023 9:02:55 am PST #27312 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
We got our various Christmas wreaths up yesterday evening -- it's a learning process post-back surgery for Tim to figure out what he can and can't do anymore. For instance, I had to bring the giant* wreath down from the attic, not because it's heavy, but because it's unwieldy and Tim doesn't want to risk a fall on the stairs (whereas I would presumably survive a fall with only my dignity injured -- though I didn't fall, so I don't know).
*(Giant wreath is made from thick industrial plastic that was in a child-sized MRI machine, so pretty dang big. It has loads of red and gold lights wrapped around it and is very pretty in the dark. And because it's so big, we don't really feel compelled to put up any other outdoor lights.)
Today, the goal is putting up and decorating the tree. Eggnog is ready to be deployed. If the tree is all up and decorated by the time I go to bed, I might keel over from shock. (Every year there's some kind of Christmas light-related problem Tim has to solve. And by "problem," I mean "sometimes I'm pretty sure some of the issues are just things he made up because he likes to tinker.")
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 10, 2023 10:07:29 am PST #27313 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
Happy Birthday, Consuela!
I've put up the hooks on my front porch ceiling for hanging Christmas lights today—just waiting for my spotter so I can attached the solar panel to my flag holder. It's the first time I've used a power drill on the house exterior, and I continue to be pleasantly surprised by how durable the building materials are—I was having no luck hammering in a tiny pilot nail by hand.
Amy - Dec 10, 2023 11:31:28 am PST #27314 of 30000
Because books.
Happy birthday, Consuela!
Just found this on our community Facebook page:
I have new SUV and can drive for you from Delaware County to anywhere, can help you to do shoppings, move your furniture and stiffs, I am safe driving certified.
Just in case you wind up with "stiffs" this holiday season...
Steph L. - Dec 10, 2023 11:44:46 am PST #27315 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Just in case you wind up with "stiffs" this holiday season...
Some family gatherings seem like they might end up that way.
aurelia - Dec 10, 2023 11:57:24 am PST #27316 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
This was in one of my neighborhood groups:
I'm looking for an adorable and reputable probate lawyer. Location not too important. Thanks!
brenda m - Dec 10, 2023 12:53:40 pm PST #27317 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
We all have our priorities.
Sheryl - Dec 10, 2023 1:00:45 pm PST #27318 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Happy birthday Consuela!
(It’s also Gary’s birthday today.)
Steph L. - Dec 10, 2023 5:44:03 pm PST #27319 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
I said this earlier today:
If the tree is all up and decorated by the time I go to bed, I might keel over from shock. (Every year there's some kind of Christmas light-related problem Tim has to solve. And by "problem," I mean "sometimes I'm pretty sure some of the issues are just things he made up because he likes to tinker.")
The tree is up and lit, but not decorated, mostly because Tim did in fact invent a light-related "problem" that he's been tinkering with for the past 3 hours. I have zero involvement with that, and I'm just over here enjoying my eggnog.