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Harvest Party! Saturday Night! 8pm.!
Posted by LadyGourmet • 10/22/09
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Bring your favorite harvest dish and your biggest smile. We will begin our party about 8p.m. and hope it will last until midnight.
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Thank you for the invitation Catherine, I will be there with bells and bows. Thank you for being a guest host bringing us your harvest celebration.-
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Oh Theresa you are very welcome. I hope everyone will come and have fun. I love the fall. It such a great time for cooking. It is not too hot nor is it too cold, this leaves it a great time for cooking and celebration.
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I am already thinking about a harvest meal. This is a fresh idea.
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I sadly have to miss this one. I will be in emphis with the family this weekend. We are going to the zoo, The peabody, and the Nelly's resturant. That is the plan any way. But if it is raining I will be here.-
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We will miss you! Have a wonderful weekend! Look forward to seeing you though if it rains.
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Have to go the teapot is boiling!
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Yes, Amybird, We will miss your presence. have a grand time in Memphis!
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I'm not sure I'll get in! My laptop died and these old desktops are so slow and clunky - all my time is going to a lot of waiting. I will *try* to stop in, though. -
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Welcome to Saturday Night Harvest Party!
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This is my Cranberry Sauce with Fresh Ginger
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The colors are so vibrant and the lemon garnish, perfect.
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HelloTheresa! How are you?
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I am hanging in there Catherine. How are you this fine evening?
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I am doing well ....we are having quite the storm this evening! So it is nice a cozy here spending time with you all.
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It rained cats and dogs, as we once were wont to say, and then the rumbling thunder began. Later on the lightening flashed and we turned the computers off. We also unplug the line to protect them.
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This is my Banana Loaf
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Wow. this is so well presented. Look at the glaze encasing the moist banana loaf.
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Thank you Theresa I found this recipe in a very old cook book. It was from a local fair. It is about 40 years old! but has the best recipes.
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Many recipes are forty and more years old. I think they are the basis of most of today's recipes.
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Apple Cake or Loaf adapted from James Beard
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James Beard Awards are highly coveted.
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Yes I love some of his recipes. They are very basic and down to earth.
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Here are my Oven Baked Chicken Strips
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Look at how moist these chicken strips are.
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I baked them in the oven and they did remain moist...I tried something new I put a piece of ginger in the bread crumb mixture.
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Um. I bet that gave it a nice spark of interest for the taste buds. One time, I baked a cheesecake and before adding the mixture to the graham cracker crust, I drizzled fresh lime juice over it. I had people guessing for days, what the extra ingredient was. As it turned out, it was a perfect compliment to the crust and filling.
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I really enjoy this sauce...it is my son's favorite. It will go well with the chicken strips!
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Your sauce intrigues me. What did you blend together and which flavorings did you use?
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I mixed together mustard, honey, chili paste, vinegar and a little water
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I do not use mustard much at all. Was it wet or dry mustard?
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It was just the regular wet mustard but this combination really makes a nice dipping sauce or even a salad dressing. I think that little extra kick of chili paste adds to it.
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oh wow great food-
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Hello Rebecca!
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Good evening Rebecca. How is the family this weekend?
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Here is some Mushroom Soup! Enjoy!
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I adore mushroom soup. How did you guess?
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I figured that fall recipes have to include some mushrooms
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I have two packets of sliced mushrooms, half and half, milk and heavy cream. You're giving me ideas.
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I used milk but I know it would have been better with half and half or better yet light cream.
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Here is a Pear Frangipane Tart
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That looks beautiful! I would love to dip a piece of Italian bread in that sauce!
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its a bit big opps chicken chasseur for you all
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I am dipping my tasting spoon into the broth.
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Thank you! I can taste it.
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Yes, Cold butter on the crusty baguette and after taking a bite, dip the other end into the red sauce.
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And Buck's Baba's Pecan Pie
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Pecan Pie how wonderful that is my brothers favorite pie and I love it too.
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It was very sweet. We only ate small slices as it was quite rich.
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That is o.k. it would go great with a nice cup of espresso. . I can taste it.
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My niece, Rachael and my nephew, Matthew, they both love expresso. I recall trying it once and found it to be too strong. I like strong coffee, but that was very powerful indeed.
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oh wow love the pear tart so sorry about the image we are all doing well, just playing with baby she will be going to bed soon, how are you Lady Gourmet and Teresa
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Rebecca I am well.. we are having a really big storm but I love stormy nights..
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Over the past few days I have been fending off whatever is going round. Today wasn't the best, but now I am feeling much better. Good company always makes a difference.
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Yes, I agree I was feeling a little scratchy in the throat and bought some Echinacea & Goldenseal and some Emerge -n- C.
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Sorry. I have had a lot of backaches, a general feeling of malaise and today the rolling stomach. I am drinking lots of cold water.
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Sorry I am so slow with the typing
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I grew up with it so I think part of it is acquired taste. I have been having it since a little girl. I would come home from school and my father would give me a little coffee cup with coffee and a piece of Italian bread to dip.
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Oh ... the expresso! For a moment, you made my brain think about the Emerge-n-C. Ha Ha.
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When I was in typing class, I used to look, in other words cheat while I was to only look at the exercise book. Then I gave up the class. I still look when I type. Plus, I do not use all of my fingers when I type.
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Rebecca, What games does your baby enjoy the most? I just saw a photograph of her zonked-out, asleep with her little boots on. She is so pretty.
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If your stomach is rolling try some grated ginger in seltzer and a little honey to sweeten it. It really helps an upset stomach.
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No seltzer.
However, the water seems to be helping a lot and I did take an Aleve an hour ago. The rolling bit was earlier on. It has settled down and I am improved.
I recall being told about bitters and water, a few drops. A nightclub bartender helped me with this one night. He saved me. -
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I do have fresh ginger and honey. What do you think about a little of these in plain water?
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Theresa fresh ginger and honey in water would be good for you..they will make your stomach feel better and if you are coming down with something, ginger acts as a natural anti-inflammatory.
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Thank you for your kindness. I shall try try this remedy.
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oh she adores books just been reading to her shes now in bed yep that pic was after a big brunch hope you get feeling better
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Thanks. Which books are her favorites? Reading to children is such a valuable way to spend time with them.
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Your pear tart looks beautiful.
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Thanks Catherine.
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Hello Derek, Hope your HBDay was great. Did you enjoy the cake?
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Just any dish that would be a seasonal to the fall.
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Hello Derek..
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Oh, gotcha.
It was pretty good theresa.
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Happy Birthday!
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George Apple wanted to say hello.-
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Wow that looks great.
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He is very handy. In fact he wants to cut up my little pumpkin, named Clyde. Clyde wants to remain intact.
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very cute apple
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He is named George for my former brother-in-law. Something about the set of his mouth and the nose. No matter, He has tons of personality.
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Did you make him?
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Oh no. My sister, who was married to George, gave him to me one Christmas as a gift. She enjoys attending festivals and craft shows for much of her specialty shopping.
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Cream Scones to go with your expresso!
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Oh Theresa you are perfect, right on time! I am not having expresso but I am having a cup of tea and those look great!
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I am glad. A cup of hot tea sounds good. I have been chasing down some veggies!
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oh lovely scones sure your not a Brit? do you have kids Teresa?
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I am having my tea also so it is nice to have your company.
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In my heart I am a Brit. Really.
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Yes and here are a few ... the others are kitties.
They have feet and hands. George suffered a nose injury and I had to operate with a red marker! After I caught them all I had to get them to stand in the basket quietly while I captured their best features. They are a motley crew.-
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The nose injury will give George character!
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Oh, he is character all right. If I could get them to sit still for some more shots I could make Thanksgiving Cards. I wouldn't put it past the little buggers to keep their hands off my house keys. Sometimes I believe the little people hide things from us. They likely throw mad parties when we go out to the store.
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They look like they are ready to break into song....
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He already did this one.
skdd.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/george-apple-sings/
Next I'll teach them The Star Spangled Banner and Rule Britannia.
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Loved it Theresa...reminds me the poems in the Scary Story books.
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I can just imagine George chasing down poor little Clyde with one of those carving tools. Scary for sure but with a comic twist.
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Catherine, the cranberry sauce with ginger, would be a wonderful recipe for Thanksgiving. How long will it keep in the fridge beforehand, for the freshest results? I have cranberries and was thinking about a chutney but I think I like your sauce much better.
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You can definitely make this ahead of time. I always make it the day before. It will keep for about 3-4 days after Thanksgiving.
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Made it back and bought two pumpkins and some wonderful and big apples today at a farmers market. I also bought some year end tomatoes that look decent for this time of year. Going to make an apple dessert tommorrow.
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Hello Amy ...How are you? So Glad that you made it!
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I love the farmers market. You can always find something that will make you want to start cooking.
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tired and cold but I made it back. We went to Huntsville instead of Memphis. we went to 2 muesums (one train and one hands on kids history) when to see "Where the Wild Things Are" and went to Red Robin to eat and then shopping and home.
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You must be exhausted!, but a good exhausted. It sounds like you had a wonderful day of good memories. You will sleep well tonight.
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hi again oh thanks for singing rule Britainia!!
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Welcome back Rebecca....
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what do you work as Lady Gourmet if I may ask, I love your name sounds so grand, like you should be living in a gated manor house!
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Well Rebecca the story is quite simple, my name is Catherine, but I needed a user name for one of the blog communities, so I thought of the name LadyGourmet, since my blog site is Livingthegourmet. I don't live in a gated manor house, but it is a nice house, we call it a Cape Cod style house here in the States.
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You're the lady of the cape cod manor house.
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I was thinking about making this dish in the crock pot. It calls for the oven but I think if I brown the roast it will do ok in the cock pot. It is out of Womens Day
Tex Mex pork and Hominy
2 1/2 lb pork shoulder roast
3/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 TBS oil
1 large onion chopped
2 medium poblano peppers cut into 3/4 in pieces
1 tbs minced garlic
12 oz beer
1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes and green chilies
3 TBS tomatoe paste
2 tsp each chili powder and ground cumin
1 can (29 oz) hominy, drained
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
serve with: sliced radishes, lime wedges, and tortillas.
Brown the roast. Place in casserole dish. Brown the onions, peppers, and garlic in drippings. stir in beer, tomatoes, tomato paste, spices, and salt. Add hominy and pour over pork. Cover and bake for 2 hours or util pork is tender. Remove pork and shred. Add back to tomatoe sauce. Add cilantro. serve with tortillas, radishes and lime wedges. -
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Sounds good! I have never used a crock pot, is it like a pressure cooker?
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i dont have a pressure cooker. I am getting one for xmas from my mom. i cant wait to play with it.
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Catherine here you go. They are very cool but when plugged in they are HOT on the sides.
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Amybird,
I want a taste. The beer sounds interesting. What does it contribute to the dish, in your opinion?
Back in the day, I remember my Grandmother, Mama tightening the round black knob to close the metal ring. It held the top and bottom on the pressure cooker together. I never really understood how they work. My Dad used it also and he warned me out of the kitchen ... because of potential pressured food flying across the room?
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I have no idea I am making this this week hopefully. When I cook with beer in a roast or stew you can tell it is there but it is not over powering as long as you dont use a dark beer
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So like liquor it is added for flavor, yes?
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yes just a little. I dont drink and I dont really like beer. As it took me all day to drink one the other day for my kidneys. But it gives it a little flavor and a diffrent body to the broth
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Catherine, I checked out the site and they have the tiniest little crock pot servers. These are new to me. The site is offering a percentage off during their (get this) Crocktoberfest! Ha. You would enjoy this method of cooking.
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oh yep I know cap cod style i love American homes, I live in one too lol, great name and blog though
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I am sorry Rebecca I thought you lived in England!
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lots of folks think that no probs I live in Winston Salem NC, love it been in the States for 6 years wow I would be up in the middle of the night chatting on here if I was in the UK he he
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If wishes came true I would transport us, our kitties, condo and belongings in one quick wiggle of the nose, to London. No wait, the wiggling indicates magic. Bewitched. That's right. Halloween is next Friday.
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This is true, How is NC this time of year? How do you like it here?
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London does look so majestic. In the old movies with Errol Flynn flying around the castles or the old Sherlock Holmes movies, it really looks so nice. The countryside looks just magnificent.
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I pray to win the big lotto and relocate. London is amazing and the countryside woos me. I long for England. Always have.
But I still long for my NYC. Staten Island. It was picturesque when we lived on the island.
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oh its pretty esp. the mountains with the trees, oh yeah going to the UK in a week come with us!, where are u guys
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Can I fit in the carryon? You could use a hanging garment bag and we could cut arm head and leg holes so I could stand up in the closet. That would be comic, like I Love Lucy.
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I live on Long Island.
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I think Lucy did that more than once when she wanted to be in Ricky's show!
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I know and maybe in the spring we can all have a day in NYC.
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She was such a stitch. I enjoy watching her re-runs even now. There is something so fresh that can always make me smile. I miss Lucille Ball.
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I dont fly so I guess I wont ever get to go any where like that. I want to go around the world so bad but hubby wont get on a plane and I cant leave the kids that long (unless it was all expense paid then I would have to say sorry I will be back)
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I don't like to fly either Amy. I have not been on a plane in 23 years!
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What about a cruise ship crossing the Atlantic? They pamper you the entire trip. Plus they feed the guests eight times a day. Cruises are incredible.
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I think flying is safer then being in an automobile. I haven't driven on a major highway for 20 years. Call me a chicken. Cluck cluck cluck.
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A cruise does not sound that inviting either because I get sea sick, so I guess I am a local gal.
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Yes, flying is supposed to be safer than being in an automobile but my car is not 5000 feet or so in the air!
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Theresa he he
Lady Gourmet how is it there
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It is beautiful here in the fall. I love the fall weather. It is raining tonight, but that is o.k., it makes for a cozy night.
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Maryland is only 250 miles south of NYC and perhaps 375 miles from WS,NC. The weather is rainy and the leaves are 1/3 blown off some of the trees. the fall colors are vibrant and amazing. I love this time of the year and the next few months the most.
More trees are colored, since last weekend, and even though it heralds in the coming winter season, It is the last hurrah. Cozy is one of the best feelings ... EVER.
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I got sea sick going on the car ferry across Mobile Bay. I am in a car to go any where. I love driving but I hate going with my hubby. He wont stop any where intresting or eat any where but some where he knows. He is a get there and get back man. Drives me nuts. I get in the car pick a direction head out and stop alot. I go places and eat at little hole in the walls. i am adventurious. My kids like that.
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You have lots of fun personality. When I was a kid I was an adventuress. I went practically everywhere. I am fortunate to have had a safe childhood.
Once on vacation in Bermuda, they took us deep sea fishing. Not my thing. I caught a few fish, they were chopped , feeling woozy thinking about it, and turned into bait to catch even bigger fish. Beforehand, My Mother insisted I take a Dramamine and half-way through the trip, we went down under and played cards. My card partner told me I turned a shade of green. I did not get sick but I felt horrible. When we got back to shore, after tossing and tossing in the ocean, I couldn't get my land-legs for a long time. the earth seemed to swell-up to meet me.
I never felt this way on the cruise ship. They have huge balance thingys that help keep the ship pretty level.
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Faulty Towers is on Maryland Public TV and every time their telephone rings, I look at my cell phone. I have it set to ring with the same old phone sound. It has fooled me three times thus far. Who likes the British comedies?
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I do! I love Monty Python, Peter Seller is great has anyone seen Peter Sellers in The Party if not you must see it!
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I just watched a clip from the movie and in less than three minutes he was already getting into trouble, twice.
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oh love British comedy! Ab Fab, goodness gracious me, and so many more
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are you close to NYC? oh i love it there and so many good places to eat. oh Amy thats a shame for ya
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He would rather stay at home any way he was a truck driver for years (now a welder) so he his a home body. He wont leave his pigs or chickens for that long. lol. They are the money makers around here so I understand. we went to Disney for a week and had to have his daughter stay here to feed and all. But atleast I get fresh eggs (Chicken and Duck). I leave him here and just go. He is cool with it. But I have only been to Chicago, St Louis, Washington Dc, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Lousiana, Alabama. South and North Carolina. And that is pretty much it and that has been several years ago.
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My goodness, I think that is great that you have seen so many different states.
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It does seem that you have visited lots of neat places.
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That was very humorous.
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I love that America has so many states and climates each one is different
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My sister moved to Portland, OR and the rainy season is about to begin, for six months. Alaska is beautiful, I have never been there, either. It looks like the last great frontier. I adored NYC, and when I lived as a tiny girl in Miami, it was pristine beaches and very little traffic. Only one long strip of high rises and hotels. Tennessee until I was four, was best in Autumn. The southern summer humidity is horrendous. California, I visited twice 1 hour from San Jose, had a 2:30PM afternoon breeze that you could bank on. Maryland, Virginia and the Washington Metro area is pretty, humid and too political for me.
Drove across to Iowa once and hated it. I liked Canada very much. I think I enjoy cooler climates.
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oh cool you have seen a lot Teresa I have seen most of the US love California NYC, DC Miami but to live NC those are cool places to visit LOL
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That is terrific Rebecca that you have seen most of the US.
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alright time for bed for me Goodnight ladies nice chatting with you, this is a nice thread, love the diversity of the US lol Rebecca
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You are fun and add much to the conversations. Good night.
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Good night Rebecca thank you so much for the great conversation and good food!
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Catherine, Last week on 60 minutes, there was a segment on these fellows who wear flying suits and literally jump off the sides of mountains and glide downward, catching the airlift and waiting until the last moment to pull the parachute chord. I think I would like to try it.
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Oh Theresa, I did not see that but I don't think that I would like to try that. When I was fifteen I climbed a 4000 foot mountain with my brother and was terrified! I think that I have been afraid of heights ever since.
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why would you so that? I wont jump off a cliff unless a bear was chasing me or a man with a knife. lol I am afraid of hights but will ride roller coasters and such. Hubby says I am nuts.
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Only if I new I would be alright. It is a close as humans have ever come to flying and as long as you are with those who know what they re going ... why not? You start smaller and then go higher from there.
They are wearing specially made gliding suits, much like a flying squirrel. They also have parachutes.
Here you go:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttz5oPpF1Js
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Amy I must agree with you. I do not like roller coasters though. I went on them when my children were little but I cannot say that I liked them.
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At least check out the UTube experience. Safe and sound from your chair.
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Ok I am out. I am so tired and have a long day tommorrow. I have to go grocery shopping (25 miles from the house), play with pigs, and clean this house. It was nice to talk to yall. I like these Saturday night parties.
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Good night Amy. I am sure you must be so tired. Thank you for taking the time to come to the Saturday night party after such a full day.
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Ladies, I am off to bed. Catherine thank you for a lovely evening and Amybird I am glad you made it back safe and sound. Good-night.
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Good night Theresa and pleasant dreams. I hope that you feel better. Thank you for your company this evening and that wonderful pecan pie.
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Theresa I watched the video and that does look pretty neat. I give you credit for wanting to try.
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Wanting to try and actually going the distance is a whole other matter. It looks so liberating.
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