INSOMNIACS place to talk in the wee hours

JunieB

Just thought I'd share this funny.

Lookforward

Junie you must be relieved knowing all your counts are normal and your operation will go ahead. I also did a lot of googling when I was first diagnosed ,it is very easy to have misconceptions about the information you read. How disappointing about HUD dog rules. I had never had or seen pattypans until last year. I picked up a package of seeds and thought I would try them, very easy to grow

Jazzygirl

JazzyJune- good to hear you have been cleared for surgery. It was also good you met a fellow cancer patient along the way to share experiences.

The other woman who stopped by to say you would be fine may have been trying to be kind, not knowing your staging, but don't like eavesdroppers either!

We will be in your pocket during your surgery!

M0mmyof3

My new plant was still hanging when I got up this morning. Guess I did something right!!!!

WenchLori

Yay M0mmyof2! I've got some plant hooks on the side of our house that I told my Mom I'd move them down to the footers of the deck for her to use. I've set up a small apartment in our basement for her and she has a walkout patio to boot. All I hear is when am I putting up the plant hooks? I know as soon as I put them up she'll be bugging me for hanging baskets 😍😍

M0mmyof3

Nothing like having a nice hanging plant in my window. Just hoping my mom doesn't bug me for a piece of it when she comes down for a Memorial Day cookout at my house.

susan3

I kill all hanging plants....the talent I have

Ground stuff fine.....just can't hang em

susan3

queenmomcat

Gotta share good news (for me): first post-diagnosis mammogram today. NED. And the radiologist suggested bumping me down to mere screening mammogram next year.

Smaarty

Susan, cute pic. Are they sleeping standing up? 🤗 How is you DD feeling, getting back to normal? Is she breast feeding. My DGD didn't nurse very long with Evie, maybe 3 weeks. Sad. Hopefully with the next one.

JunieB

Ok, that sucks. I was just in mid sentence when the site blinked and the post I was typing disappeared.

Yeah Queenie!

Thanks Jazzygirl, appreciate the thoughts.

Lookie - Thanks for the info on the pattypans. I'll look for the seeds and maybe I'll get them in the soil next summer. Gotta get this surgery behind me.

Susan - Adorable pic of Claire & Elena. Is that inside your home? I really like the curved archways & built-in corner cabinet. The craftsmanship from the past is so pretty. Plus the paint colors really enhance it.

I am lucky to keep the 4 houseplants I have alive. I've tried fushia's outside, tulips, and a few other plants. All died, but I have managed to not kill the primroses or a couple bushes I planted a few years ago.

Jazzygirl

Susan, that picture is adorable!

susan3

jazzy June, not my house. It's SIL moms best friends house. The kids are renting it, all furnished for 300 a month. Lucky ducks they are. The owners are in Georgia for 2 years at CDC. It was perfect for kids. They needed a place for a year and a half before med residency.

Smaarty, yeah, she could breast feed triplets and still sell milk out of the garage. I didn't have much luck myself, but all going well with her. Never used a bottle yet. Not sure if they will.

Queenie, yeaaaahhhhhhh.....what a relief for you. You go girl !!!!!!!!!

Hi everyone else. Hope you guys are having warm weather. Chicago hasn't made up its mind yet if it's spring . More like fall around here.

PurpleMinion

I live near Chicago too, and today's high in the low 50's was perfect, for October!

M0mmyof3

Managed to keep my snake plant alive since I got it last summer. My new hanging plant is a Purple Wandering Jew

Wren44

Susan, Your DD might want to do an occasional bottle (with her milk in it) just so she's willing to drink from it. She probably wouldn't take it from Mom, but perhaps Grandmom.

susan3

I know...I wish...right now she is really in to it. It would help her sleep better once in awhile if I took a feed time at night when I am there. I think eventually she will be tired enough to bottle some. She has a bunch frozen...so we are ready when she is

Smaarty

Evie was over today with her grandma. She's starting to drool a lot so teeth soon. Till chubby cheeks!

Those patty pans are called summer squash here. Have grown them in the past, should try again.

susan3

ohhh smaarty....she is so cute. How fun when they start interacting...can't wait

Wren44

Smaarty, I always heard the hooked ones called summer squash and the round ones patty pans. They're both good and next to no calories. Now I'm hungry for some. Evie is cuter every day.

JunieB

Just for clarification, I looked this up. Hope it is helpful.

JunieB

Roasted Pattypan Squash with Pancetta
Serves 2 (or more, if you use 6 or 8 smaller pattypan squash)

Ingredients

• 2 large pattypan squash (mine were about 4″ in diameter – or, use 6 or 8 of the little ones; whatever you have)
• 2 ounces pancetta – chopped (or 4 slices bacon. Or, omit entirely – still rocks w/out the pork)
• 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes – quartered (or use 1 small tomato, diced)
• 1 small onion – diced
• 2 cloves garlic – minced (or chop up a garlic scape or two if you still have some)
• sprinkle of good Parmesan cheese
• sprinkle of Panko or other breadcrumbs
• olive oil
• 2 tbs fresh basil – sliced or torn

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Slice tops off of widest part of squash (on mine this took about 1/4 of the squash off). Chop the squash tops. With a spoon, scoop out and discard the seedy flesh from the center of the squash bottoms. (With tiny pattypans, there sometimes aren't many seeds – scoop out and dice this flesh if it looks tasty and not too seedy).

Place squash in baking dish, cut side down. Add water to cover the bottom of the dish; cover with plastic and microwave 8 minutes. (You can skip this step; it just shortens the cooking time in the oven later).

In large skillet, add a splash of olive and heat until hot but not smoking. Add pancetta or bacon and cook 5 minutes. Add onion, garlic, diced squash and tomatoes; season with a generous pinch of salt and pepper (a pinch is usually 1/8 of tsp, for the measurers among you. Start with that and taste it at the end; you can always add more but you can't take it away.) Saute the mixture for 7-9 minutes over medium-low heat, until the onions are translucent and squash has softened. Add basil; check seasoning and add salt/pepper as needed.

Place squash bottoms in baking dish; drizzle w/olive oil (get a little on the dish under the squash too). Season squash with salt and pepper. Spoon topping into the squash bottoms. Sprinkle with a little Parmesan, breadcrumbs and a drizzle of olive oil (or a pat of butter).

Roast squash uncovered for 30 minutes. (If you haven't microwaved the squash, increase the baking time to 45-60 minutes. You may need to add a splash of water or broth to the bottom of the pan at around the 30-minute mark to prevent scorching/sticking.)

Enjoy!

Lookforward

Junie what time is dinner, i'll bring the wine.

Loveroflife

Yum!! Am I too late for dinner? I have oysters and beers. Anybody

I agree with Ms. Wren that Evie is getting cuter every day.

Susan, Claire is a comedian!! Love the photos of both parents.

Purple Wandering Jew?? Pretty plant, but who came up with the name???

Jazzy, I remember the moon yoga and the story that Marlana came up with....oh how I miss that little brat. Wish she is doing ok.

ShepK, did you run away with Crocodile Dundee??

JunieB, you had us worried there. Whew, so glad to hear that you are clear for surgery. That was the quickest answered prayer

Sensi and Queenie, YAY!!!

WenchLori

Smaarty, Evie is such a beautiful baby girl! Love her cheeks!

WenchLori

Jazzy, the pattypan looks yummy!

Jazzygirl

Loveroflife- yes, I remember her too. I went to see the last time she posted and it was here exactly a year ago. I hope she is doing okay too. Not everyone stays here forever, many move on after treatment is done.

I put my rock purlane out front in the rock garden with a few other ground cover type plans and pansies and it starting blooming again! We are getting a round of cold and rain again (cold dislike, gardens love the rain though!)

Loveroflife

Loveroflife

Jazzy, the rock purslane looks lovely in your front yard. Very nice water-wise garden. I'm curious....what we do with the stems after the blooms are done?

Wren44

Junie, Now I know what I'm fixing for dinner tonight. That recipe sounded SO good!