So...whats for dinner?
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up here the lucky new years food is herring. Not gonna do it. But our family had the polish tradition of opzatki. Oh- pwat-kee. Wafers of water and flour pressed in a special form and baked. Most like a Catholic communion host. You each offer your square and the other person breaks off pieces and he wishes you things like, health, happiness, wealth, etc. You then pick off their cracker. Of course as children the fun was in trying to break off as much as possible so you ended up with e biggest pile of the flavor less wafers. LOL
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Gumby, you might try soba noodles, they're buckwheat but not related to wheat at all. Very satisfying.
When I was a kid of 12 or so, I was introduced to folk music. Loved it and listened to it lots. Also Dave Brubeck and of course, Motown.
But once the Beatles arrived on the scene, it was pretty much rock and roll for me. I've spent a fortune over the years on concerts on more bands than I can list. If they came through st. Louis or were playing in a city I was visiting, I was there. I've seen the Grateful Dead more times than I can count (although I wasn't officially a Deadhead) including in small venues. I couldn't do it now, I hate crowds. It wasn't exclusively rock and roll mind you. My taste became more eclectic with age and that is where I stand musically today. I think the ipod is a marvelous invention.
Today, I spatchcocked a chicken. I made a very nice chicken stock from spare parts in the pressure cooker which I then used to make dumplings. So dinner was roasted chicken, dumplings and tiny green beans sauteed in butter and garlic.I have no idea why there are two different types of fonts in this post. Weird. -
Moon, that wafer tradition description is hilarious. I would have loved it as a female child purely to be able to touch a "host-like" cracker, which was off-limits for my gender.
Also enjoying reading the music memories.... I grew up listening to my father's big band music LPs and my aunt's favorite operas, followed by playing the classics on piano. By the time I was 13, I entered my teeny bopper rock 'n roll phase....greatly influenced by the fact that I lived near Philly and Dick Clark's original AMERICAN BANDSTAND. I even appeared on it once....a teeny bopper's dream! Folk music dominated my interests in college and was lucky to see some of my favorite artists performing at ND (Kingston Trio, Judy Collins, Joni Mitchell, etc.). During my very early professional years, we all loved Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, and Marijuana, in that order, and I maintained my relationship with the first three. DH is the least musical person I know, yet he loves opera and plays everything from 50's 60's R 'n R to Bongra for his DJ gigs. We were lucky/happy that during DS1's and DDIL's residencies and fellowships they lived right next to Lincoln Center, so we logged in a lot of opera hours then. Ahhhh music! And guess I'd consider my interests to be eclectic.
It was also fun to read the reminiscing about the late night far away radio station receptions, Chi. That was always magical to me and comforting to hear the east coast stations when I was in South Bend. Did come to love WLS there, tho.
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I was going to say "what's Bongra"? but I've learned to try to google things before i ask dumb questions so I know it's a "who". The YouTube I watched is not my cup of tea. Maybe there are others I should hear. But I do like Reggae.
New Mexico green chili enchiladas for lunch were wonderful. As was the FULL basket of chips that we managed to eat w/hot sauces & with our TWO margaritas before we even ordered. No dinner for me again tonight.
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Minus, that lunch/dinner sounds good to me....especially the chips/sauce and margaritas.
Oh, and Minus, I spelled bhangra incorrectly.....hahaha. I wondered about the "who"aspect. So I googled it too. Yikes! I should have known that it wasn't bong ra!
It is Punjabi Bhangra that he needed to collect andplay at some Indian parties. The men dance to that music. It is not something that I enjoy listening to....obviously DH is way more flexible.
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Coming through loud & clear, Lacey!
Chickened out for dinner tonight. Because it was well past noon when I was told to start taking my Medrol (the two tabs “before” breakfast), my meal schedule was subject to some, uh, “creative rearrangement.” As “lunch,” I counted the pint of matzo ball soup I slurped at 4:30 at the deli/pharmacy, and took my after-lunch pill upon returning home. I was craving some NY-style pizza, so when it arrived, I had a couple of slices and a salad about 9pm, with my after-dinner pill as dessert. Now I need to wait a decent interval before bedtime, when I must take two pills.
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Ahh, the AM radio. It's too bad that most all of the modern electronics causes interference to radios...when we're out tent camping or backpacking, I include a tiny AM-short wave radio and a 100 feet hair thin (light weight) spool of wire for an antenna so I can listen to the radio..
Growing up in the rural Southern California desert, the nearest kid anywhere near my age was 3/4 mile away and at age six or seven, 3/4 of a mile may as well have been on another planet. So, once I was done with school, I was on my own for things to do and at 7 or so, I "commandeered" the old Zenith AM radio when mom and dad bought a new AM/FM radio. I remember looking in the back and seeing the glowing tubes.
At night, I could listen to stations all over the western US and discovered that if I touched my finger to the ANT or GND terminal on the back of the radio, the signals got stronger. I asked my grandfather about this and he told me about antennas..and he and dad put up a simple outside antenna for me.
I was in heaven. My favorite station was KSL, from Salt Lake City. At 9pm, they started a radio theater show...Inner Sanctum, I think..... At 10pm the Herb Jepko show started, but I was usually too tired to listen much. That show was the radio equivalent of this thread.
At age 9 or so, my folks bought me a battery powred AM/shortwave radio and I would take it to school and during recess, I (and a bunch of othr kids, plus some teachers) would listen to the Apollo space missions. The interest in short wave radio got me interested in ham radio, and I got my ham radio license. This fueled my interested in electronics, which shaped my engineering career. At age 14, I got my commercial radio licenses so I legally could work on 2 way radios, radio station transmitters and TV station transmitters....$10.50 per hour in 1976 as a 15 year old high school sophomore..which helped finance my college tuition.....
So...I have quite a fondness of AM radio...:-)
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GG, we need a new mattress, too. Consumer's Report recommends the Original Mattress Factory mattresses, but there isn't a store close enough for us to go and check out the mattresses. I'm thinking about ordering one but I need to figure out a way to get rid of the old one. The mark-up in the stores is very high. Then you're supposed to get a new one every eight years! Lucky you to have a good fisherman dh. What a treat it would be to have so much fresh fish.
Moon, I love that tradition with the crackers! I've never heard of anything like that.
Eric, I enjoyed your am radio background.
Nance, hard to believe that a stretch of I-55 is closed because of the high water. Glad you're on high ground. Hate to see those pictures of people's houses and businesses flooded. What a mess.
Minus, the lunch and margaritas sound good to me.
The beef veggie noodle soup (huge pot) I made yesterday is probably the best I've ever made or tasted. Instead of sharing with my mother, I plan to make her some similar soup today. Hope I don't pass along my crud germs. I started sneezing and blowing yesterday and things developed from there. My head feels three times its normal size.
New Year's Day food tradition here is the cabbage and black-eyed peas, though not cooked together. DH will cook the peas tomorrow with smoked sausage. Served with rice. The cabbage may be cole slaw unless I weaken and buy a corned beef. Then the cabbage will be cooked with the corned beef along with potatoes, carrots and onions. I DO NOT need to eat salty corned beef so I'm hoping to summon some will power at the supermarket when I go to buy the items on my mother's grocery list today. I gave dh a chance to prop up my will power and he was sadly lacking.
I did throw a whole box of home-made fruit cake cookies in the garbage rather than eat them.
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I also enjoyed learning about your origins and talent with radios, Eric. My Dad was originally an electrical engineer, so I appreciate such interests. His work bench was always so interesting....with everything carefully labeled.
Carole, maybe your head feels so large because it is filled with virtue! I was impressed that you threw out those cookies.....unless you are one of those folks who hates fruitcake based items. I actually appreciate a well made fruitcake....just love those fruits and nuts together. But seriously, I hope you dismiss the crud soon!
Tonight we decided to stay home and make a nice (read decadent) meal. So while I do not have the whole thing yet worked out, (at this hour!) so far, I am making a French shallot soup and a lobster/shrimp fra diavlo with a red lettuce salad and a cherry pie for dessert that I impulsively picked up at Volantes yesterday and is the best cherry pie I have ever tasted (except, I bet, for one that would come from Nance's kitchen!). I also practically mortgaged the house to buy it! Volantes has so many delightful baked goods, but they are so expensive.
I hope you all enjoy your New Year's Eve and Day!
I thought of you, Moon, and the pickled herring good luck tradition, as the meteorologist on the Today show this morning shared that her family always ate that on Jan 1st. I suspect that she never ate it with them since she almost became ill before our eyes as she tried some on air (or cable) this morning. Obviously an acquired taste! I'd stick with the little "faux hosts"!
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New Years Eve--frying oysters with my dad---Expensive they were----$50 plus change for 2 1/2 dozen counts--which are the big ones. Caregiver called me at 8:10 couldn't get him to answer the phone or come to the door. I flew over there without make up or combing my hair. He was in the kitchen, both hearing aids dead as a doornail. Alarm clock still going off in bedroom, etc. My heart almost stopped before I got to his house. Some glazing on the roads and salt trucks were out. But I salted down his side walk before we left, just in case and we made it to East Peoria and back. no accumulation. Just pray the oysters turn out well---he was not pleased that I had him wait in the car at the Seafood shop---full of people, narrow aisles and him on a walker and unable to hold his head up to see where he is going. I knew it was a recipe for a disaster, but thought the car ride would be good for him. Wish I had just picked them up and not said anything to him about going along. but hey, never look back.
We are just having oysters and baked potatoes with sour cream. And some Bubbly.. ok, I am having bubblie and he is having iced tea. ..Yesterday He really wanted French fries with them and I told him we had to use up the sour cream. Frankly It would just be too much hot oil in the kitchen with him and his walker trying to help.... Today I asked him what we wanted to have with them and he said he wanted a baked potato......and nothing else....I think a salad would be nice, but we don't agree on lettuces either.... Man I sound like a crab...sorry.I wish you all a wonderful happy and blessed new year.
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Red, I'm laughing because I most definitely feel your pain. I was trying to talk to my dad this morning on the phone and quite literally yelling at the top of my lungs and he still couldn't hear me. He has a new phone in his bedroom and apparently we didn't adjust the volume on that one. He doesn't wear a hearing aid, unfortunately, but we bought these particular phones because the ear volume part was adjustable. Finally he went to the living room phone and called me back. When we go to dad's apartment, I have to call him on my cell phone to tell him to go into the kitchen so I can call him on the door intercom phone so that he can push the button to let us in. If I call him on the intercom directly, he can't hear it ringing. I have a key to his apartment, but they won't give anyone but residents and emergency personnel access to the outer doors. Which I guess is a good thing for security, but makes it difficult for us sometimes. Fortunately, most of the other residents know who I am and if they see me waiting for him to answer they'll buzz me in, even though they're not supposed to. It's exhausting. When I was talking to him, he was waiting for his housekeeper to take him grocery shopping. I said a prayer for her.
Eric, that is so interesting about your AM radio history. Who knew where that radio love would lead?
Carole -- I wish I could send you a gallon of this chicken soup. Half of the dumplings that I made disintegrated into the stock (why they sometimes do that I cannot figure out), so last night we ate the ones that remained and today I added some pappardelle from the freezer for chicken noodle soup. I wish I had my grandmothers here to ask for dumpling advice. They were pros.
Monica - count me among those who had never heard of that tradition. How fun!
Lacey - what time is dinner? I'm on my way.
Actually tonight I'm having a bunch of my favorite things: jumbo shrimp, two Maine lobster tails, and the pressure cooked artichokes with lemon butter and sour cream. DH is having steak and potato. Nothing green for him.
Finally today we have sunshine. Missouri is underwater. It's very devastating. I have an uncle who is cut off by water and I haven't heard from him yet. It will be quite some time before this mess is cleaned up and affected folks get their lives back in order, if they ever do. Places have flooded that have never flooded before. Awful.
But on a cheerier note - Happy New Year my friends!! I'll be tucked at home drinking my bubbly (actually a Belgian lambic) and watching movies. You couldn't pay me enough money to be in Times Square tonight. Stay safe!
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Hardly a crab as you try your hardest to cater to your Dad's needs, Red. So sorry that you had to start your day with that scare. Enjoy your oysters! DH had a similar experience with crowds at the fish store this afternoon, but did not have to deal with any complaints when he re-entered his car. Is fish good luck on NYE? I always connect fish with the Christmas Eve Italian celebration.
My shallots are in the oven caramelizing. We went on a search for brandy in various cabinets that hold hard liquor and liqueurs that are decades old. I found a Rothschild Napoleon Extra Fine Brandy that DH decides he would prefer to drink...so another bottle labeled Armenian Brandy will go into the soup.
Nance, I keep thinking of you and hope that you, DH, and your dad and family/neighbors are escaping the terrible scenes being broadcast in the news. Heartbreaking situation for so many families.....
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Nance, we cross posted....we are having similar meals...and I am tantalized by the idea of artichokes as a side! Yum. Enjoy it to the fullest!
Happy, Healthy (!) New Year all!
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Wow, red a lot of money for oysters! They're cheaper here. Your are such a good daughter. I hope that mine is as good as you when I am older.
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Red, you know.... You are so dedicated to your Dad's care that you are allowed to be grumpy when he is not being reasonable. In fact, he likes to be unreasonable I do believe. I have a rule: If I am making dinner, I get to decide what you are going to eat. Your Dad breaks my rule a lot! I think it is great that you have our kitchen table as a place to vent.
Nance, the fact that you are laughing only means that you get it!
Eric, great story of growing up in the desert. I think kids who "tinker" with electronics always ending up doing the most interesting things with their lives.
Carole, I will never forget the year that "Uncle" Joe was staying with us on New Year's Day. He had to have Hoppin' John. His mama made him this dish. His superstitions required that he eat this dish on this particular day. So, we got on the phone with his sister who gave me an ingredient list. We went to the store to buy and then called Cheryl again and she walked me through making it just like his Mama. Joe was going through some horrible life things, but for just a bit, as he ate this dish made for him by a white woman, he was joyful. Years passed and we began to enjoy a New Year Day party at Genevieve's house. A New Orleans native, she made the best bean, pork, rice, and then finished the meal with a bread pudding with a sauce that is to die for! Not sure when/why we stopped being invited, but those are my New Year Day tradition stories.
All your dinners sound marvelous. I did go to Costco yesterday thinking I might buy a special cut, but they were all just too big. I didn't have the energy to go elsewhere to buy some fish or whatever.
Last night we tried a spot that I have read about. It is at the bottom of our street, and I have no idea why we haven't managed to get there before. It looks like a sub shop, but in the kitchen they make Indian food in addition to the Roast Beef sandwiches. The chef has a very well-regarded restaurant in Wellesley, and for some reason, opened this shop near me. They offer pizza, subs, etc, and then there is the "International" part of the menu. That is where we went! We ordered Tandoori chicken, spinach with paneer, dal and some naan bread. They have a tandoor oven!!!! In a sub shop! I am not sure I can describe this place, though the ambience would be familiar to Lacey. You walk in and there are four formica tables with banquet chairs and across the back is a counter where you order. Behind that is the kitchen with the cooks. We sat down and they offered us a yogurt-mint-pea soup in a foam cup with plastic silverware. And that was the level of presentation for the rest of the meal. But who cares? This stuff was good! The chef is from North India, so the food is not fiery, but instead is spiced complexly. Each dish was spiced differently, so we never got bored. If the chef cared to listen to me, I would like to be able to order a complete meal without having to order so many entrees, meaning, if I buy an entree, I should be able to order some some of the vegetables as side dishes. The amount of food was at least enough for six servings! Tonight we are having servings 3 & 4. I am trying my hand at naan bread again. For some reason, this simple bread has been elusive for me. Tonight I am going to get a cast iron fry pan screaming hot in the oven, rub the rolled dough with a bit of water, and slap it into the fry pan while it is on the stovetop fire, flip, then drop it into the oven again. If that is a fail, I will pull a naan from the freezer.
*susan*
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Yum Susan and so fun to read your post.
I am thinking of resolutions, which I never make. But, I'm thinking that I need more excitement in my life. I may redecorate the office (haha boring) but really need to do more weight bearing exercise and switch out some of my sluggo activities, like not practicing violin, playing farmville with my Spanish speaking friends for something more productive. IDK, surely there is something productive that I can do when I come home and it's dark at 4:30 than snuggle with cats etc. I am plotting...
Anyone have any New Years resolutions?
Moon, have pickled herring in white sauce in a jar, can hardly wait to eat it. Also bought black eyed peas, greens and cornbread mix to make. Have less enthusiasm for that but hoping it will be good.
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Susan/Red, indeed it was a wry laugh because I SO get it!
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Susan - Is your sub shop anywhere near Cambridge (bet not)? DD's guy has a Blue Plate account (or a similar DD not sure which one). I guess it makes sense for him. Food sounds yummy though I've never had Indian food except for commercially made naan.
Cabbage not so much except in cole slaw. My chicken stir fry may wait until tomorrow. My tummy has been a bit off today and just don't want to get in there and do stuff. Maybe scrambled eggs and biscuits - frozen of course or I do have canned lol.
Everyone's plans sound great. Sorry Red that you dad was being a pickle. I like Susan's rule - I cook it, you eat it. Easier to say with guests and not your DF. Lacey enjoy that cherry pie. Oysters - you all can have my share and DH's too.
Bedo - My resolutions are always the same. Get organized, eat better and exercise. I know not specific enough. I think DH would make me eat pickled herring with the goats.
Eric - fascinating how one comes about their life's vocation. All from some radio tubes.
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My mom is now much more nice than she used to be. I think age is mellowing her, or something. I can't talk to her on the phone anymore and I miss that. She doesn't wear her hearing aids (hates the things) and no phone in the world is loud enough to work for her. When I'm at her house, I have to use my "472 people in a lecture hall without a working sound system" voice that served me so well as a graduate teaching assistant. :-) It is the most amazing luck that her next door neighbor is a licensed home health nurse.
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Ah fathers. i went through 10 years yelling so my Dad in CA could hear me from Texas. I was out there one week every month (thank heavens for a wonderful boss who let me work from there), and Dad wouldn't get hearing aids. He ate what I cooked, but I never cooked anything that I thought he wouldn't like. Not worth the arguments. When I wasn't there, he ate doughnuts, cokes, candy bars, peanut butter from a spoon - well you get the picture. He would eat take out for awhile until too many of his teeth were gone. Red & Nance - you have my complete admiration. I've been there and you deserve to vent!!!
Susan - your meal sounds great. Lacey - will DH really drink the brandy? I keep saving things for best. Nance - I'm glad you're OK. The water looks scary. Eric - How neat that your Grandpa was there to work with you. There was no FM radio when I was a teen and my blocky, white, square, nightable radio was a tube type - probably bakelite. It looks like FM wasn't approved until 1961.
Dominoes was fun. We played from 2:30 to 7pm, with a break for ham sangys, salads, strudel, sweet potato pie, cheese ball, candy, etc. etc. I'm in my jammies with a gin & tonic, and will shortly head to bed with a book. Houston does firecrackers for New Year's Eve (yes they're illegal, but...), so no point in going to sleep early.
Growing up, our New Year's Eve tradition was lots of finger foods - including smoked oysters. I learned to love those before I was 7 years old & most of my friends still freak out. Then two tables of bridge - one for my parents & their best friends & one for us four kids. Those were some good times. When my son got to junior high, we always had his friends & their parents over here. Everyone brought hearty appetizers. Most of the kids jumped into the swimming pool at midnight & then stayed up all night watching movies. I knew where they were & they weren't drinking & driving. Most of the parents lived in the neighborhood so grown-ups usually wandered home around 2-3am. I am no longer that young!!!
Black eyed-peas are soaking. Interesting note - I guess I've finally adapted to the Southern way. My Mother always made navy beans w/hamhocks. I'll make the peas tomorrow with no meat but onions, celery, tomatoes, chilies & lots of spices. Cole slaw will do for the cabbage requirement & it's already in the fridge 'marinating'. Like Nance, my main dish will be two broiled cold water lobster tails w/lots of butter. And unfortunately 4 or 5 delicious egg rolls left over from today.
Happy New Year to everyone.
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Eric - we cross posted. Funny about elderly hearing. After I'd been with my Dad awhile, my son always had to say, dial it back Mom.
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My daughter tells me the same thing..."Dad, you're yelling". :-)
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Joyce! Hello and happy New year!
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Joyce - GREAT to hear from you. We've missed you. We'll look forward to stories about Michelle's daughter's wedding. Glad to hear Rick is doing OK.
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Happy New Year Everyone! May 2016 treat everyone better. May joys out way the sadness. May love grow.
Much love.
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Hi Joyce. I guess we were posting at the same time.
I'm glad to hear about Michelle's family. Congratulations to their DD and I'm glad Rick has found another person to share with.
I just finished mixing up 2 pounds of Mexican style chorizo...except I use ground beef instead of ground pork.
And finally...
HAPPY NEW YEAR. We all made it.
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Hers a pic of the oplatki. And in the interest if finding this pic, I learned something new. There is always always pink one in each packet. Never knew why. Well, found out it the one meant or the animals of the house as they were the first to welcome the baby Jesus. LOL. Wondering if I should tell my sisters who used to fight for the pretty one? LOL. ..
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Red, oysters are expensive here, too. The "r" months are good oyster months. I've begun thinking about Oysters Mosca lately so will be splurging in the month of Jan. This dish was first popularized at Elmwood Plantation, which is no longer there. The chef was a member of the Mosca family, which has a restaurant on the west bank of the MS river that has been there a long time. Rumored to be popular with Louisiana mafia at one time. The oysters are cooked Italian style in an aluminum pie plate in a very hot oven. Olive oil, garlic, parmesan cheese and bread crumbs. Served with French bread. We've had them a couple of times at Mosca's but they're very good cooked at home. I finally found the recipe a few years ago after considerable searching. The dish can be served as an appetizer but we have it as a main dish.
My mother, aged 93, has become hard of hearing. I don't even bother to follow up on hearing aids because she wouldn't wear them. Her false teeth were made back in the days when false teeth were crudely formed and didn't fit well. Hers made her gag and she kept them in a cup. At some point she threw them away to make sure nobody put them in her mouth when she died.
We have huge fireworks sales tents here. They "blossom" at locations before July 4th and before New Year's Eve. Last night the explosions and rapid pop-pop-pops began about 9 pm and didn't stop until after midnight. We went to bed before midnight and dh slept peacefully through the celebratory noise but I didn't go to sleep until about 1 am. So I made up for the lost sleep this morning. Amazing to think of the $$$$ spent by individuals.
Bedo, I hadn't even thought about the concept of resolutions until you mentioned it! I think I've given up on resolutions. My main hope at the beginning of the year, especially since 2009 when HRT ended, is to slim down. I would like to improve my golf game to the way I played before I got so bad. How's that for a sentence?
I did something really stupid yesterday that I will have to rectify tomorrow or next week. I stopped at an unfamiliar ATM at the bank branch I'm using now that my favorite little branch in Madisonville has been closed. I didn't park close enough so opened my car door. Inserted the card, punched the buttons. The ATM voice kept saying, "Take your money." I didn't see any money. Finally, the voice said I'd waited too long. Apparently it took the money back. I went through the whole process again. This time I pulled my car door in and saw the money. The door had been blocking my view. Reported the problem to a bank employee at one of the drive by stations. Checked the account this morning and it shows two withdrawals. Stupid act on last day of 2015.
Hi, Joyce. Hope you do have time to come more often.
Moon, funny about the pink wafer.
DH introduced me to pickled herring in the cream sauce many years ago. We haven't bought it in a long time. Kinda forgot about it. I like it with crackers.
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I like marinated herring in sour cream once or twice a year. I forget about it too, but will put it on my grocery list.
My block has been mostly empty nesters or couples with very young children & we've only had things like sparklers for years. Not to mention fireworks are illegal in the city limits. Apparently one parent decided his grade school children were old enough for LOUD things like M-80s or Bottle Rockets. When the first whump-boom went off at 11pm, I really thought something had hit my house.
Moon - thanks for the bit of history. Carole - hope you get your money back w/no hassle. Would you mind posting the Oysters Mosca recipe?
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The dogs were loudly defending home and hearth against the evil forces of fireworks noise last night.
I've got a cat that keeps trying to lay on my laptop... :-)
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