Hey look out for that stop sign!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by kelownagirl
Great photo. :)
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Hey look out for that stop sign!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by kelownagirl
Great photo. :)
that is a great photo. I like the patio furniture too.
My section of the state, sadly, does not see much snow. :( I would go into shock if we had a snowfall that could be measured in feet. We get rain, those around us get snow.Quote:
Originally Posted by mimitabby
Bag Balm is wonderful. I am glad to hear your wound is healing.Quote:
Originally Posted by chickwhorips
I do not think so. The mountain towns are too costly and Denver has sprawled to unbelievable proportions. Nice to visit, but I have been there and the surrounding communities enough to not want to live there. It is not for me. If a job was not an issue: Wyoming, Montana, Maine, UP Michigan, Oregon, or Washington State.Quote:
Originally Posted by chickwhorips
no kidding! you sound like you live in Seattle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bikingmomof3
I thought Ohio tucked itself in every winter and didn't come out until spring.
What:eek: Wisconsin is not listed?? Surely, this must be a type-o! hehe.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bikingmomof3
I'm missing the snow too BMo3. KG, I love the pix - the guy on the bike is my new computer background.
CWR - is that a steroid? My doggies don't do well on steriods. And she's only 3 months old? That's very sad. I hope she gets better. My oldest dog was getting up pretty stiffly this weekend. He's 10 so I suppose it's not uncommon. I'm bringing both dogs to the vet so they can both get checked out (and cuz their rabies shots expired in June - whoops!).
Oh, I found the best deal this weekend - all 4 flavors of sport jelly beans for $.50! I stocked up:D And I may go back:D
dar she's three years old now. i think its more of an anti-inflamatory drug more than anything for arthritis in animals.
LisaQuote:
Originally Posted by Lisa S.H.
nothing tight or pinching what hurt were the meat of the hand where the thumbs attach(isnt' it called the mons of venus?). I did seek various positions while riding. also what hurt were my biceps and forearms. too much tension?
I had a relaxed ride. so i didn't quite get it.
I made an appt with Erik Moen a famous (in bike circles) physiotherapist
in our area. He specializes in bike fit and bike problems
Knot wanted to get a job at his clinic.
I am tired of pain from riding even after all the things i did to that poor bike.
so at the end of december, i should have some answers. Meanwhile, i will return to the basement with my hybrid and the clipless pedals. :cool:
CWR - Chloe has hip dysplasia too, her vet put her on Glucosamine. It seems to help alot, and you can order it through Petco!
thanks snap. i'll look into that.
That didn't help me after my bike crashes:p Glad it works for Chloe!Quote:
Originally Posted by snapdragen
I started a little "journal" for my son this weekend. Just to jot down notes and sayings, things like that. He drank his first pop this weekend in the form of a kiddie cocktail - I was so proud! He doesn't like the fizziness of it and he even called it soda pop - go figure. He hasn't learned yet that up here in "da pickers" it's pop and bubbler. Guess he's already way cooler than his mom:p
I had a great walk in the woods with my dogs yesterday. We scared up a big deer, Xena caught a mouse (I made her let it go), they jumped in the Wisconsin River:eek: (they are NOT water dogs) and when we got home there was a mamma deer and two babies in the backyard (no spots). It was a very cool animal adventure.
ok i know you gals will get a kick out of this. i did my "commute" to work today on my bike because its nice out. well when i went home for lunch i tried to clip out. i thought it was odd that it was so easy. duh! http://www.smileypad.com/v224/Feelings/Doh3.gif i didn't have my bike shoes on.
here's your sign.
That begs the question, CWR---
How did you clip in? :confused: :D
Oh, how'd you say that?
"Better than a dumbhttp://www.smileypad.com/v224/Rude/Moonie.gif!!!"
:D
Dar - cute. :) I'm surprised to hear you call it pop. I thought y'all called it soda down there. My nephew called it "bubble juice" when he first started drinking pop.
Well ladies, you know that lovely smell that greets you when you get home from work and you had thrown stuff in the crockpot before you left? It's very annoying when it doesn't happen. Here I was, all excited about making Knot's chicken stew this morning and I guess at some point fairly early today, the power went out. Don't think it was out for long but I guess crock pots don't just turn back on if the power goes out. So I have a pot full of partially cooked stew, that's been sitting on the counter for about 8 hours at bacteria growing temperatures. Argh.
Second big pain in the *ss is that my darling young son left the garage door open all night, with the temps down to -15 (cel). Luckily, I had JUST moved 5 dozen beer and 45 bottles of wine (all home made) closer to the inside wall so they were all ok. Sadly, the other 5 dozen beer that were sitting right next to the open door ready to take over to our friend's place were frozen. Dang kids...
It's been a wasteful day all round...
K - 5 dozen frozen beers? Oh, the humanity!
X - Hope ya' feeling better. {{ hugs }} It was a tough holiday. So glad at least that one's over. Now I just gotta figure out what the heck to do with this pumpkin pie I bought for a co-worker's fundraiser.
BM03 - Got your card today! You're officially the first one I've got.
In other news ...
I had this really horrible, very realistic dream last night that I was laid off from work. I just can't get over how REAL it felt. Then the alarm went off at 5:15 b/c I was supposed to go to spinning, and I said to myself, "Why did I set off the alarm when I don't have a job?" DUH! I actually had to keep saying to myself that it was only a dream. So I got up at 6:30 and missed the class, but made up for it by going after work. Fortunately I got there in time to sign up before the class filled.
I see my new doctor tomorrow. He's highly recommended and I had to apply to be his patient several months ago, so hopefully he lives up to his reputation. I'm wondering if I have to get a new PCP or if he's gonna be it because I canNOT continue seeing my old doc. They are so stupid and completely incompetant.
We're getting snow again. Time to put up the non-denominational Winter Solstice Tree!
I usually say "Happy Yulestice!" to people during the winter holiday season. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by KnottedYet
Happy Chrismahanukwanzakah!
Names are irrelevant. We are revelers. You will be assimilated!
Don't you mean ---- inhumanity---- ???? ;) Sorry........ couldn't help it, OTG. :o I guess I'd call it alcohol abuse. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Offthegrid
All you snow people ------ are welcome to it!! I DO like snow, really I do, but I can live without it if someone else wants it! BM3, if I could send any snow to you, I would happily do so!
Soda vs. pop. Not even a contest in the midwest. Pop seems to be the clear winner. I wish I could remember how old I was when I realized that "soda" was the same as "pop", and not what you threw on the stovetop if it was flaming....... :rolleyes: Or what you accidentally put in a cake, that your dear and beloved father ate out of love for his baking-impaired daughter. :eek:
Dar - besides soda, do you also understand turkey and dressing sandwiches???? Or is that only Iowa Midwest cuisine? :eek:
I DID read all of TD that I've missed over the TG holiday time. But just don't have the presence of mind to remember and comment on all. :confused: So I'm just picking up on the most recent. Sounds like everyone is at least ok if not for sore muscles, feet and joints, bad dreams, and various types of a**es floating around TD.
I did actually get in a bike ride over the weekend, plus an incredibly beautiful hike in a new recreational wilderness area near by. I'll try to post pics if they turn out ok.
For the wine drinkers on TD, I am slowly making my way through a thoroughly delicious, flavorful Las Rocas Spanish Garnacha. Only $10.99/btl. Quite full-bodied without being overbearing. Almost as good as Tres Pico Garnacha. I highly recommend either one. And open to suggestions for others?? :D :D
annie
Mmmm, pickled herring with onions, corn chips, and chocolate for dinner!
(don't worry, tomorrow I'm doing up a crock pot of "real" food)
No wine, but Annie if you bring over what's left of yer bottle, I'll give ya some YUMMY stinky pickled fish! Well, and some onions and corn chips and chocolate. You've gotta get the full effect of my gourmet meal!
home made wine? did someone say home made wine? :eek:
Hey Annie,Quote:
Originally Posted by annie
Nope, I meant "oh the humanity." After some extensive research of a five-second search of Wikipedia, I determined the phrase was made famous during the Hindenburg tragedy.
And that concludes today's history lesson. :DQuote:
Morrison's broadcast remains one of the most famous in history — his plaintive words "Oh, the humanity!" resonate with the impact of the disaster.
My uncle makes wine with his own homegrown grapes. He also makes beer.
No one wants to drink them. Nasty, nasty stuff.
Knot,
I'll be glad to bring the rest of the wine for that gourmet meal....... yeah! How 'bout if I share the onions and corn chips and you take the stinky pickled fish and the chocolate? I LOVE onions. Corn chips are good, too. After seeing too many jars of pickled fish/eggs/mystery creatures bouncing in jars behind country bars, I just can't do the pickled "thingy" eating. And, weirdly enough, tho' it could get me kicked out of TE, let alone TD, I don't really like chocolate much........ unless it's really deep, dark bitter chocolate. Like 72% or more cocoa, no milk chocolate sweetness for me. Look at it this way...... more for the rest of you!
annie
Wow, I am impressed. In the time it takes me to make one simple reply, you TD quick writers already have a couple of responses. I guess I simply have to be quicker, at reading and typing. :cool:
OTG, gotcha now. Really quite a heartfelt and hopeless quote at the time.
Homemade wine....... oh yeah........ my dad used to try that. With the balloons on the bottles. It was horrible, as I recall. Quite horrible. I don't even remember what he made it with. Maybe grapes, maybe ruhbarb. Either sickeningly sweet or completely undrinkable. Still, it was fun to watch the balloons swell and know that fermentation was going on in the basement.
annie
Annie - I'm eating Scharffen-Berger 70% cacao.
I used to brew some darn good beer. Darks and bitters/reds. It was fun making different kinds and changing recipes. Bottling was fun too. It was a lot like making different kinds of bread.
Not making beer or bread anymore. Sigh...
Beer update - DH was not to be deterred. We are Canadian after all. The beer thawed while we were at work and as far as he's concerned, it looked fine. He drank a bottle, it tasted fine. We're going to give the other 5 dozen that didn't freeze to our beer-sharing buddy and keep the "bad" 5 dozen. I was more worried about the wine myself. We just bottled a batch (30 bottles) of our favourite Woodbridge Estates Cab. Sauv. which won't be ready for about a year (we just finished our last batch and it closely rivelled the store-bought Woodbridge Cab Sauv.) We have 15 bottles of gewurtz left - it's not bad either. And 30 bottles of Stagg's Leap Merlot which should be close to ready around Christmas. Next week, we bottle some White Merlot which we did just for fun. It's all made at a Wine Store so the quality is pretty good actually and I'm pretty picky. Of course, I do spend a bit more for the better quality stuff but it still comes out cheaper than store bought.
As for store-bought wine - my favourite drinking wine is a French Merlot. Bouchard Aine et Fils. Yummy. Not too expensive. $12 Can.
• LOVE pickled herring, and dark chocolate (although not together :eek: )
• I remember the "oh the humanity" comment about the hindenburg.
• Still snowing here. Yikes.
Oh, dam*. I love homemade bread!! I do still make that occasionally, on the rare rainy day when I am not working and stay in the house. Don't you just love the scent that fills the house from rising and then baking bread?? Mmmmmmm!
Never made beer. Your kind, Knot, dark and bitters, sound wonderful! Why did you quit?
Ok, the Scharffen-Berger 70% cacao, that I could savor slowly and with enjoyment! Especially with my nice deep red wine. Hmm, I wonder how long it'd take me to get to where you are?? Got a handy Lear jet? :D
annie
Hey! Home-made wines and beers can be much, much better than store-bought if you know what you're doing. DGF's ex brewed his own beer, made his own wines and meads. Very good. He was good enough that he could design recipes to his own specifications given ingredients. Impressive. I mean, I still don't like the guy, but his wine and mead were superb.
It's not too hard as long as you remember to sterilize everything like crazy, be careful about your recipes and watch the process. Don't let it go to vinegar, don't let it get too dry. Rack, rack, rack.
I quit brewing beer because I couldn't quit drinking it.
(got me a little weakness of will power there. gotta watch those things, they'll sneak up on ya)
KG,Quote:
Originally Posted by kelownagirl
Good on you, bottling your own wine! I recognize both the Woodbridge and Stag's Leap names. Stag's Leap, especially, is a very impressive growing region. I can well believe you've got some fine wines there!!!
From what my beer distributors tell me (tho' I'm sure they say somewhat what the customer wants to hear), beer is able to survive more than one cycle of warming/cooling without adverse affects. So your once frozen beer is probably just fine. :::keeping fingers crossed:::::::::
I do NOT envy you the snow. Tho' your photos were beautiful. I'll enjoy it from afar, thanks.
annie
NOT funny, but still.......... LOL! I can't help laughing! I'd have the same problem, I bet, if I bottled wine.Quote:
Originally Posted by KnottedYet
annie
I can relate to the wine aspect... I enjoy beer but can stop after one. Now, if truth be told, it's a darn good thing margaritas are such a PITA to make... :)
Knot- I see you making rich, cocolatey stouts or porters... maybe wheats?
I made an irish red once... very nice color, but I gave most of it away...
Made some porters and some really hoppy reds. Made a "baby brew" and hand-drew a bunch of labels for it, then had a bratwurst and "baby brew" party a couple weeks after SKnot was born. Lots of people, lots of brats and beer, lots of fun. I had to take a nap halfway through.
I'm sure I'd've made a great picture a few minutes ago, crouched over the computer with my nose in a cup of warm saline. Very dignified! I caught my nose ring on my towel this morning, so it needed a saline soak to make it feel happy again.
I had a pretty funny thing happen today. I have 3 8 year old boys in my class that are a huge challenge to me every day. One has a big time conduct disorder and takes up all of my energy every day just keeping a lid on him. Another is in a world of his own and it takes whatever energy I have to left, to get him to do any work during the day. The third is a cutie pie who has huge attention problems. I spend all day by his desk, taking stuff out of his hands, and trying to get him to follow what we're doing. His mother sends him to school in clean clothes every day but by the time he walks into the classroom in the morning, he is absolutely filthy from his hands to his soaking wet muddy pants. He doesn't even seem to notice.
Anyway, today he comes inside after lunch, it's about 12 degrees below freezing. He comes up to me, and shows me his raw red tongue. Instantly I know what he's done (do kids really do that?! I thought it was only in the movies.) I asked him why!?! Someone dared him to. Jeez, I'd like to strangle the kid who took advantage of him. But at the same time, if any one kid in my class was going to do it, it would be him...
omigoodness! i didn't think that REALLY happened!Quote:
Originally Posted by kelownagirl
you guys had SCHOOL today, with all that snow?
weather report; we are having hail and wet snow and in Kent 10 miles south
there are thunderstorms and snow. That's the "convergence zone"
I am hoping that tomorrow I can stay home and celebrate the day, but at this rate it's not going to happen
I keep hoping for a snow day, but I do not think it will happen. Sigh.
DH would love to make dark home brewed beer.
Knot-I hope your nose is better.