Traveling (one "l") had me miss the commencement of this thread. How interesting to learn the finer points of our cohorts lives...and that is not my usual New York sarcasm. Simple day to day stuff is a lot more interesting than one would think, at least to me.
In the early evening we left blustery 20 degrees with a week's accumulation of 15 inches of snow to arrive at the Florida digs. Conked out the minute i slithered into the sheets at !:30 a.m. for I, too, was scheuled for golf the same morning! (I also shot a 78...not bad for a beginner, eh? Oh...that was on the front Only kidding, but let's say the goal is to break 100.) Pushups and dips for warm up were also on the agenda and a few abs for good luck. Lunch of grilled shrimp caesar salad (hold the dressing and the anchovies) followed. Walked home to find the new baby grand not delivered, the water filter on the fritz and the customer service dept in a conference. Mallory, I would go for a manicure if i could, but i'll be doing it myself a little later while waiting for the piano and a few other things today...toes too, for the first annual Christmas tree lighting party at our clubhouse.
Pauline...about that dream...since it was Shannon's dream, wouldn't it have been about her rather than what you need to take care of on the site? I took a little course once upon a time an our teacher kept bringing us back to that point, unless of course shannon is having a premonition.In that case, I hope she dreams that this site can incorporate spell check! I'm really not a bad speller, but somehow i never see the errors, mostly typos, till the post is posted.
Now that it's Dec 5th a.m., i think i'll go in line skating for the hour before the repair and delivery people (don't) show, but that invlolves rotating my wheels which are pretty uneven right now. See ya. Pat
Posts: 1099 | Location: Rochester, NY and Bonita Springs, Fl | Registered: 18 September 2002
After logging off and rotating my wheels i realized i forgot to include one of the highest points of my day...alligator sightings! These beasts fascinate me and yesterday, during our four hour round, we spotted 6, three of which were particularly huge, in the 10-15 feet range, basking in the sun on the banks of the ponds, two swimming, but the best was the one who walked past a green into the adjacent pond. It made me realize i had never seen an alligator walking before and surprised me to learn that they walk with legs fully extended like a dog or cat. I expected them to do more of a slithering action with bent legs, so this was extremely interesting. I've also heard that they travel from pond to pond at night, so my late night walks around the neighborhood should be abandoned. Pat
Posts: 1099 | Location: Rochester, NY and Bonita Springs, Fl | Registered: 18 September 2002
Pat - where are you??? Remind me not to go there - those monsters freak me out! My parents say people have seen them in the pond behind their house. When I'm there in December, I'm not going outside at all
Random Thought Do you use an umbrella in the snow? A woman just walked by holding an umbrella. I don't think that ever occurred to me. But then again, I rarely use an umbrella in the rain.
And Kim --- it's not yet snowing in this part of NJ.
Karlie and I saw Nutcracker last night and it was great. I did the real grandma bit -- she had her picture taken with one of the dancers, and she got a Nutcracker, and a picture program. She said "Wow" several times throughout the performance, and a good time was had by all.
As she slept over, we have not yet gotten going for the day, still being in our jammies. The plan is to bake cookies before she goes to her dad's in midafternoon (ah, divorce).
M
Posts: 6952 | Location: Montclair, NJ, USA | Registered: 16 March 2003
Is it raining there? It's really coming down now and sticking. They're starting to post early dismisals in western joisey now.
Sounds like you had a wonderful time with Karlie. I can't wait to get home to bake cookies and maybe some bread too with my girls...hey maybe the snow will allow you to keep her another night...
You guys are killing me with all this talk about cookies. I'm trying not to eat anything like that until December 19. I've even cut back on my wine and have not touched the eggnog in my fridge.
My grandma always gives me a pound of See's candy for Christmas, so whatever I accomplish sugar wise now I'll for sure screw up when I get that candy.
Anyway. Foggy here and cold - like 50 degrees! Brrr. It's the same ol' day but tonight am going to a party for the members of the Discover Baja Travel Club. I'm going with the author of a book on Baja Wines. There will be lots of Mexican Food (uh-oh) and Margaritas (Danger! Danger!) Also Mexican wine that we will be pouring and talking to people about. (There is a God.) Ralph will do the talking and I will, uh, do the pouring.
Then I will come home and play poker with my boyfriend and try not to get into the eggnog.
It's snowing in New York City!!! Just started! I can't wait to watch the children and grownups having a wonderful time at Central Park! Let it snow... let it snow... la, la, la...
"Canto alla vita alla sua bellezza ad ogni sua ferita ogni sua carezza..."
"I sing to life, to its beauty, to each of its wounds and each of its caresses..."
Posts: 1831 | Location: New York, New York | Registered: 21 December 2002
And on the subject of cookies, while you are doing all that baking, think about entering the Pillsbury Bake-off. The grand prize is 1 million dollars! The last winner won for this recipe - get this - Chicken Florentine Panini.
On the news, they're showing everyone running to the hardware store for salt and shovels. What's it say about me that I ran to shoprite for brown sugar, eggs and chocolate chips !
I'm normally pretty disinterested when it comes to candy (except for peanut brittle and really good, really dark chocolate), but my mother sent me a huge 1.5-pound box of See's peanut brittle for my birthday. Frank doesn't like it so I had to eat it all. It was incredible!
Posts: 7519 | Location: Sacramento, CA | Registered: 18 June 2001
No snow yet here in Boston- we're waiting on our own winter wonderland creation! In preparation, I went to Filene's Basement yesterday, and bought something sure to send many of my fellow Cantabridgians into a tizzy- a fox fur head band. MAN it's warm! I LOVE it- sorry, but no Polartec can compare! (Plus, it's nice to stroke...)
I actually have a bit of a hangover this a.m. Shameful of me, but we went to dinner at a good friend's house last night and he's quite the oenophile. There were 4 wines throughout the meal, then a dessert wine to top it all off. Delicious!
Now, this cookie business. Anybody care to share any special recipes? I usually spend Xmas with my husband's Czech family, and his mom makes an astonishing array of christmas cookies. Cookies were never part of our family's Xmas tradition, but I of course have fallen in love with the idea. This Christmas I shall spend up in Maine with my mom, and I'd love to make some special cookies of my own.
Karin - I'm a big fan of the cutouts we ice and decorate and some round sugar cookies that we roll in balls than dip in sugar. Becky loves the gingerbread men with red hot candy eyes and button (though I can only take those in small doses). And Rain, my friend, always requests a tin of pecan meltaways. Occassionaly, I do some ruglach too. This year I'm also trying pignolli cookies and perhaps, if I get really ambitious, my favorite 3-color bars that my aunt used to make for me.
quote:Originally posted by Kim: ...Do any of those sound appealing?
Yes, they do and I am about to open one of the bags of Venetian cookies I bought especially for Christmas. Will I sucumb to the temptation? That's the Question of the Day...
"Canto alla vita alla sua bellezza ad ogni sua ferita ogni sua carezza..."
"I sing to life, to its beauty, to each of its wounds and each of its caresses..."
Posts: 1831 | Location: New York, New York | Registered: 21 December 2002
quote:Originally posted by Kim: Do any of those sound appealing?
Oh, yeah!
Pecan meltaways sound great, and the 3-color bars sound fascinating, though I haven't the foggiest what they might consist of! And ruglach- mmm, bring on the recipe!
It's been snowing here in Montclair for about an hour now! Looks like a winter wonderland! This of course is toward the back. I haven't had the news on (what's the point?) but I guess I shall have to as I need to get to the bank.
Our cookie dough is resting in the refrigerator now. I'm really not an avid baker, but I do make great choc chip cookies and brownies. However, Karlie wanted cookie-cutter cookies , so I pulled out a package of Williams Sonoma cookie dough mix (just add eggs and butter) that I bought for an emergency. Now for some coffee.
Posts: 6952 | Location: Montclair, NJ, USA | Registered: 16 March 2003
I'm at work now but I'll load up the recipes when I get home.
The 3 color cookies are way involved. They're cakey and you bake them in a jelly roll pan, separating the batter into 3, and dying each part a different color first (red, green & yellow) - the flavors almondy. Then you spread a layer of jam on top of one color, top it with another color, more jam and then the third color. In the end, you melt chocolate and brush that along the top - yum!
The pecan meltaways are chopped pecans, butter, sugar, flour baked then rolled in powdered sugar - another yum!
Topic Closed
Only kidding, but let's say the goal is to break 100.) Pushups and dips for warm up were also on the agenda and a few abs for good luck. Lunch of grilled shrimp caesar salad (hold the dressing and the anchovies) followed. Walked home to find the new baby grand not delivered, the water filter on the fritz and the customer service dept in a conference. Mallory, I would go for a manicure if i could, but i'll be doing it myself a little later while waiting for the piano and a few other things today...toes too, for the first annual Christmas tree lighting party at our clubhouse.
It's the same ol' day but tonight am going to a party for the members of the Discover Baja Travel Club. I'm going with the author of a book on Baja Wines. There will be lots of Mexican Food (uh-oh) and Margaritas (Danger! Danger!) Also Mexican wine that we will be pouring and talking to people about. (There is a God.) Ralph will do the talking and I will, uh, do the pouring.
Old English Toffee to die for!
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, so I pulled out a package of Williams Sonoma cookie dough mix (just add eggs and butter) that I bought for an emergency. Now for some coffee. 