Finish my sentence...

Butterfly1234

My mom’s stuffed peppers. She was a fabulous cook.

One mistake I made when I first started cooking was

ruthbru

almost burning down the house while using a wok for the first time.....it was one you put over a burner on the stove; I heated up the wok first, and when I poured the oil in, WHOOSH! A big flame shot up to the ceiling. I grabbed a bin of flour & through it on the flames to put out the fire, what a mess!

(Butterfly, my mom made great stuffed peppers too!)

A trick I use to fall asleep at night is....

Wonderland

curl up like a little baby. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

(Ruth: yikes about your fire!)

My favorite Halloween/Fall decoration I have is.........

ruthbru

I have some pumpkins out & the squirrels are sneaking out and nibbling on them (one at a time, they don't start on a new one until finished with the one they are munching on).

On Halloween, I will......

Wonderland

sit outside and hand out candy. The weather will be cool and we usually get around 100 trick or treaters.

You have polite squirrels, Ruth!

The fall colors remind me of..........

Butterfly1234

The beauty of nature!

My favorite Thanksgiving food is

ruthbru

the stuffing!

This Thanksgiving, I am.....

Butterfly1234

most grateful for getting through this past year!

One of my favorite Christmas traditions is

ruthbru

On Christmas Eve, we go to church in the afternoon & have the same group of friends every year over for a big turkey dinner & then we play games until late in the evening, Christmas Day we light a fire in the fireplace, eat leftovers & put a puzzle together.

The most unusual Christmas I ever had was.....

Butterfly1234

Sounds wonderful Ruth.

I’m not sure this is unusual, but driving down from MA on the I95 to NY in snow storm.

My favorite New Year’s Eve was

tessu

Ruth, that sounds lovely! Butterfly, that does not!

My favorite New Year’s Eve was last year, walked down to the harbor to watch the gorgeous city fireworks show. Oh there have been many fun NYE’s, but that was most recent best, after two years of being stuck in the house with SEs.

A new hobby of mine is...

Sara536

water color painting

How did you meet your longest-time best friend (other than spouse) and how long have you known her/him?

Butterfly1234

I would love to learn to water paint!

I just reconnected again with a childhood friend after many years. It's as if was yesterday. I feel badly so much time has past, but, she's going through some medical challenges and I hope I'm providing support. My BC has really taught me to appreciate all of my good fortunes and not worry about trivialities.

My favorite holiday dish is

ruthbru

does mashed potatoes and gravy count as a dish?

To be my 'perfect' weight, I would need to gain or lose.........pounds

Wonderland

lose 10 but I would be happy with 5 pounds.

A holiday dish tradition in my family is..........

ruthbru

Lefse, which is a traditional soft Norwegian flatbread made with potatoes, flour, butter, and milk (or cream). You smear it with butter and then sprinkle it with sugar (or brown sugar), roll it up.......and yum!

Another family favorite holiday dish is......

Wonderland

That sounds delicious, Ruth!

peas and mushrooms for Thanksgiving. My father loved peas so we always had it at Thanksgiving.

And another family favorite holiday dish is..........

Butterfly1234

sausage stuffing

Favorite Thanksgiving dessert

Wonderland

pumpkin pie and apple pie

My favorite Thanksgiving decoration is..........

tessu

juicy roast turkey on the table!

This year I am most thankful for......

ruthbru

good health

I am most suprised by.....

Butterfly1234

The level of vitriol in our politics.

I like to bake ...,

tessu

banana bread, apple or berry pies, and oatmeal-raisin cookies

I like to cook.....

ruthbru

any kind of meat or hot dish in my old cast iron skillet

something fun to cook over a campfire is......

Butterfly1234

S'mores

My favorite pizza topping (s)

tessu

artichoke hearts and mushrooms with lots of mozzerella

One thing I really need to push myself to do today is.... (for me: exercise some)

ruthbru

I'll exercise today if you will Tessu! The other thing I need to do today is to dig through a pile of mail that has been stacking up.

One of my favorite people is.....because.....

Wonderland

my friend Dare because is such a unique person and is loved by everyone.

This weekend you will find me..............

Nonnie56

Going out stepping (dancing) with the girls. I love getting together with friends having a ladies night.

In 2018 I would love to....

Butterfly1234

stress less

My New Year resolution is