A new start

[Bruno28]

BRUNO!!! The new BF was just in Scotland for the Strathpuffer. Flew into Edinburgh and drove up to the race from there. Are you still in Scotland? Or Calgary? Or otherwise!! BTW a ukelele is a fabulous idea.

I am in Scotland and Calgary (but not simultaneously, obviously)

I hope the bf found Scotland to his liking.

Oh, and I forgot to suggest Drambuie - but I'm sure you have that covered already.

Zen The uke is a skoosh to learn. Lots of resources on the interweb.
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Skoosh: Noun: (also scoosh, possibly even squouche, who knows?)
1. fizzy pop (see ginger), carbonated soft drink
2. something very easy, simple pimple.
Example: 1. Gies a slug ay yer skoosh, ya stingy aul bugger, ye!
2. At wis dead easy! A pure skoosh!

[Zen]

Skoosh: Noun: (also scoosh, possibly even squouche, who knows?)
1. fizzy pop (see ginger), carbonated soft drink
2. something very easy, simple pimple.
Example: 1. Gies a slug ay yer skoosh, ya stingy aul bugger, ye!
2. At wis dead easy! A pure skoosh!

Yer a pi*ser, you are.

[Crankin]

I couldn't live with a good set of pots and pans, knives, and stirring utensils. And, I do use my microwave a lot. But, all of my houses have come with a built in one, except the first one. I have a toaster oven, but I hardly use it. DH does use it a lot. We have an Odea automatic espresso machine that is perfect for single serving Americanos. I never use my regular coffee pot; it's put away. If I was single, I would get one of those single serving coffee makers.
Good glasses, a must. I got reasonably priced ones at Crate and Barrel. Buy more than you need, because they always break right before you are having guests.
I bought a slow cooker about 2 months ago, mostly because of all of you guys raving about it. I have yet to use it. It seems like all of the recipes I find are for huge servings of food that are really fattening. My friend is bringing me one of her cookbooks to look at, since she uses hers a lot.

[Wahine]

Yer a pi*ser, you are.

Yes, yes she is.

Bruno - I forgot about the Drambuie. Good thing you reminded me.

OK - back to the business at hand... I definitely need some good wine glasses and pint glasses. Got it. Knives etc.

Music - I'm going to have to figure out a solution for that. I have a docking station with speakers but I think it may have just died.

[owlice]

Sign up for one or more of your local Freecycle groups; people get rid of alllll kinds of things, and some of them you might find useful. Some of the things given away are brand new; I have an Ikea something I'll put together this evening that I got from a fellow Freecycler, still in its unopened package.

College students get rid of a LOT of stuff at the end of a school year...

I use my toaster oven and my microwave a lot; wouldn't want to be without them.

When I first moved into my own place (by myself), I bought a bed, sofa, bookcases, rugs, and lamps. Oh, some kitchen things, too; I still have one of my first mugs, 34 years later!

I think a place to read that isn't the bed is essential, whether sofa or chair.

Something to put flowers in, whether vase or glass pitcher or something else.

[owlice]

Tonight I'm making a Hot Fudge Spoon Cake in the crock pot, and that recipe alone is reason enough to buy both crock and cookbook.

Please post the recipe for this; thanks!!!

[KnottedYet]

BRUNO!!!! DARLING!!!! IT'S BEEN SO LONG!!!!!!

(I'm a little surprised how many of us don't have TVs. I thought TV had a larger hold on our culture. Hooray! It's not TV, it's bikes and toaster ovens!)

[ny biker]

I have a TV. It's high on my must-have list along with my DVR and DVD player. I didn't bother to say anything because I think I'm too many standard deviations away from the mean on this topic. I use my microwave all the time, I like Eggo waffles, I've never used my coffee maker and I wouldn't know what to do with a crock pot if I had one.

[NbyNW]

I am in Scotland and Calgary (but not simultaneously, obviously)

BRUNO!!!!

Let me know when you are in Calgary. It will give me a good excuse to drive down and visit (I used to be jocelynlf)