Posted on 03/14/2002 5:07:26 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
I'm drooling...
Where the heck is your wife and why isn't she slapping you?
sigh... I don't feel nearly twice their age...
I don't know, those Williams sisters look like Amazons.
Yeah, the O'Brian novels are similarly set, they follow Jack Aubrey's career as a British Navy officer from his early days as a junior officer in the early 1800's through to his becoming an admiral, along with his close friend, Stephen Maturin, the Navy surgeon. Very well written and researched, lots of fun too. Folks consider them to be literature.
OK, I think I'll follow your kind advice and get one of the Hornblower books. This thread is great, it provides you with reading suggestions, along with everything else.
Yes, venison pasty is a meat (venison) pie, has lots of sage, too. I really enjoy them, I'm sure you're right, any kind of meat would work fine.
This morning had a two hour drama workshop, then a break and a two hour dance workshop. Then came home briefly, went to the neighborhood picnic (I am no longer the president of that association). Then went to Corin Jr's first football game of the season (they won 13-0). We just got home. Wife is working (she quits Walmart at the end of the month) and little one is asleep (was out by the 3rd quarter).
I'm too pooped to sneak...(plus my mouse is misbehaving...)
Yeahhhhhh... isn't individual taste a wonderful thing? :) I think Serena has a beautiful smile...
Pasties originated in Cornwall in England... they came to the U.S. with immigrant Cornish iron miners who came to find work in the Upper Michigan and Minnesota iron ranges. Here's a link I found with some pasty recipes and info. I haven't tried any of them out, though...
Do you know how weird it is to come in on the middle of that conversation?
Thanks for the pasty link. I had never heard of them before reading the books, where they're always eating the things, along with all kinds of other great sounding stuff.
I'm definitely making one of those suet and sugar puddings.
Course, I misunderstood this morning, and thought Sam said Venison Pastry, Which sounded so gross I didn't want to ask any follow up questions!
I am exhausted too.... going to go put ponies to bed and probably hit the couch for the evening! - If I don't return, I shall see you all in the morning!
The brewmaster at a local restaurant is one of our neighbors. He always brings beer to the picnic. But I'm not really into dark beer...
One of my favorite works of fiction of all time.
You're welcome! Pasties were a very practical meal; they were tasty, very filling, easy to make, easy to transport, and easy to re-heat. Miners would re-heat them over their helmet lamps at lunch time.
My maternal grandfather was a Cornish miner, born in the U.S, by the way. Unfortunately he died before I was born, so I never knew him.
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