Oh lord, John Irving. I’ve read everything he’s ever written, and there are ALWAYS bears.
Speaking of animals, I never answered doggiebutler about where I visted in North Carolina. Not Raleigh; we were in WNC in the mountains. Where the rain did pour and the cricks did roar. We had a good time.
I’ve never been invited to a bird supper. What an idea! But I’m a heretic like you, swampy – I can’t drink my tea sweet. Just lemon for me. My husband sugars his up until I get diabetic just looking at him stir-stir-stir in the sugar. Yeech.
(bolding mine) Please don’t be so glib about the creamy filling in the middle. Jeez, some people are so insensitive! Spatial - you may think we admire your **august ** dedication as you **march ** through pun after pun, buy you lie to yourself. We know you are not apperil, and are at no loss for topics. Pick something harder next week, that will require some research. How about heirloom vegetables, or names for types of shoes, or something?
Lissla - now that I’ve started this book, my eye has finally acknowledged that second “L” in your username! And my daughter is 15 – and drawn to dark topics, although I agree that the subject matter here is pretty heavy. I’ve never censored anything she’s wanted to read, though, and if she was interested, I’d let her have at it. She’s super-smart and loves to challenge herself.
I’ve had quite a few nice wines with screw tops, purchased from my very special wine store. I can’t tell you what any of them are, though. This is why my wine store is so special. I know nothing about wine, and I’ve created a little bit of a mental block about it, because I find it allo a bit intimidating. So, I go to one store only, and the guy who runs it knows me, and is very handsome. I tell him what I’m serving, and he gives me a bottle of wine. He tracks my purchases, so I can say, “I liked (or didn’t like) what I had last time,” I never have to try to remember the name of it, and he will adjust my next purchase accordingly. He also tells me how nice I look and gives me a polite little kiss when I leave. Yes, I’m a sucker for good service and compliments! [b[Kotick** - that recipe sounds great! I’m going to give it a try! And Mika - there’s a great Italian sparkling wine that I’ve had so many times, I remember the name. It’s Proseco (not sure of the spelling), and it’s great on a hot summer night!
The Sterling Forest Faire in Tuxedo, NY. I’m the idiot wearing seventy pounds of clothes with a bodice so tight she can’t breathe in 95-degree weather.
I’m very familiar with that one. In fact, that’s where I got my daughter. She’ll be there working all season, and I’ll be around a few times. Maybe I’ll see you there! And, Drae – with that desciption, I’ll never find you!
I’d like to join you but it depends on how humid it is and whether or not I can get a cheap scooter rental for the day - I know the terrain is tough, but it’s either that or I have to pass
You too? Well, I don’t wear a bodice, but what feels like an 8-pound leather doublet in the morning probably absorbs enough sweat to become a 28-pound leather doublet by the end of the day, plus what has to be 40 pounds of wool. Plus the boots, belts and weapons. We Faire folk are a peculiar lot, aren’t we?
While drinking? Please don’t make me come over there and scoop you up after you overheat. You won’t like what I do to people that overheat and collapse.
You might like Korbel’s Champagnes. They make an *amazing * Merlot Champagne, but sadly, the production is so miniscule (only 650 cases) that you have to go to the winery to get it. They also put the fizz to Chardonnay and Moscato - a notably sweet wine.
If you are a man dressed in medieval fare with the weapons and assorted, I will probably faint right in front of you on purpose.
I love guys who dress up.
Dude, my mom only sleeps with farm animals. So what does that make you?
Stick with the puns.
I came into work 3 hours late this morning. I was so congested, etc last night that I didn’t get to sleep until after 3 am. So I took a couple hours of sick time, and slept until 10:30. I still feel like warmed-over muskrat puke, but I can at least function.
Be careful what you wish for. The same thing happened with King’s Dark Tower series, and the results were less than hoped for. Maybe if he doesn’t finish this, they can find someone else to posthumously finish the series.
I’m not a big wne drinker. I likes my beer. The GF, however, has recently started drinking wine after a visit from her sister, a wino from long ago. Of course, the GF now has a taste for some wine that can only be bought in Flahdah.
More wining: when I was in high school we would go up to a cabin on Lake Pymatuming that some friend’s owned. The parents never came with us on these weekends. We’d run over into Ohio to buy consumables that we weren’t old enough to buy in Pennsylvania, and found that MD 20-20 came in several flavors (we only ever saw the grape flavor at home.) Cleaning up MD 20-20 prune that has been regurgitated by someone is not fun (staining), although it did smell better after it had sat in Timmy’s stomach for an hour than it did fresh out of the bottle.
I try to keep the fabrics as light as possible, but I’ve usually got a shift, an overskirt, and a bodice (usually made of velvet or brocade, two materials that don’t scream “cool and breathable”). What never ceases to amuse me is that I voluntarily rearrange my own ribcage on a regular basis because it does incredible things for my boobs.
(And I’m sorry, but all my good pictures of me in bodices are on my home computer.)
I’m not stupid. I hydrate with regular ol’ water, I wear sunscreen, and I spend a lot of time sitting down in the shade, in addition to stopping drinking in plenty of time to be sober enough to drive home.
What is this drive home ye be speaking of? As long as me feet can take me back to camp after the funny looking people in their mundanes and pants with superfluous pockets have left, I be doing well.
Oh, for anyone that was wondering why they’d not like me to tend to them after they overheat, I handle heat exhaustion and heatstroke as the life-threatening emergency that it is. Layers of clothing will be removed, and that knife in my boot will be used to cut whatever lacing needs to be cut. Once you’re nearly naked, ice packs will be stuffed into places you never thought someone would be stuffing an icepack. :eek: :eek: :eek:
I’ve been to the winery you mentioned, got some good stuff there, too. There are several nice ones in my area. You should visit and check them out - I’ll even let you crash in the guest room with the big bed!
As for immortality - <snerk> yeah, right, dream on, you old geezer!
Thanks - my first appt is Monday at 4 (or 4:15 - I’ve got a note somewhere) I’ve already started doing some light stretching - I wish I’d know I was not supposed to baby it. <sigh>
She’s not very good about the details, :rolleyes: although she did tell me that they spent last night in Andrews, TX - I’m going to look that up on mapquest. When I talked to her this morning, they were in Carlsbad, looking for the Caverns. I got to see them some years back and I really enjoyed that.
OK, so I’m home and my kiln is heating up. Woohoo! It’s going to be lovely and cool again tonight - low 60s - so the house won’t get overheated and the AC won’t be taxed. Plans for the weekend involve staying home and doing stuff - I’m going to run the mulcher and take care of the pile of shrub debris in the back yard. FCD is going to play in ManLand - maybe build the sink cabinet for the basement bathroom.
Scallops are thawing for dinner tonight. Sometime this weekend, I need to go buy milk. And we might go to a seafood and jazz festival tomorrow.
Well, it’d be $80 for the 2 of us, and neither of us are that fond of jazz. Turns out it’s a fundraiser for the museum, so the money makes sense, but it’s still not our idea of a good time. I could take him to my favorite seafood place and we could both eat for around $40, including the tip (since neither of us drinks when we go out) And I think he’s relieved - he didn’t really want to go out.
She’ll be there working all season, and I’ll be around a few times. Maybe I’ll see you there! And, Drae – with that desciption, I’ll never find you!
I hydrate with regular ol’ water, I wear sunscreen, and I spend a lot of time sitting down in the shade, in addition to stopping drinking in plenty of time to be sober enough to drive home. 
