Who left the dimensional door open? - Thread 019

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[acnielsen guy]

THREAD 019

Dregs and Flakes

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[Kathleen]

The break making machine takes some getting used to. Back in the 70's when I was going through my natural food phase, I learned how to bake bread from scratch, kneading by hand. It was a lot of work.

With the bread machine, all you do is dump in the ingredients and it does everything else. The loaves aren't as pretty as those you hand finish, but when it's this hot outside it's wonderful to have homemade bread without heating up the kitchen.

Plus the bread machine has a cool little window on it that reminds me of the E-Z Bake Oven I had as a kid. :)

[Darksheare]

Been running around like a mad gopher lately. Or is it a squirrel? Anyway... Kearen is terrified of the fan in the window. At least at night.

Contemplating scanning the last requested drawing from a friend, and it's ultimate outcome (Two drawings.. one was an outgrowth of the other.) The drawing isn't finished, and never will be. It was supposed to be a preliminary for a tattoo, in color. But she died before she could tell me how she wanted it to look. So, it stayed unfinished. And a second work based off of teh first was made. Titled it , "Nox aeternus en pax." Probably incorrect word placement, but it doesn't matter. Been years since latin was discussed in my family. (My Grandmother was an English teacher. She also said cute phrases and grandmother remarks in latin... Hmmm.)

[palo verde]

Hi Darksheare
I'd love to see the two drawings
they sound interesting
Love, Palo

[palo verde]

I found article bout history of National Enquirer interesting (grannie's weird link today)
I didn't know any of that
seemed to me the Enquirer was just ''always there''
altho headline were weirder and more imaginative way back

I don't think the article is accurate
back in nyc my friend Jill was free-lance writer
she accepted assignment to write article about ''left-overs'' for Enquirer's food section
(this was back in mid '80s)
I don't remember what recipes she came up with
I do remember her recipes had to be checked by 3 independent sources to verify for accuracy
she went to Columbia University, NYU (maybe they each had nutrition departments)
and also NYU school for institutional cooking in midtown
(this meant traipsing all over Manhattan)
she got the heads of all 3 departments to write the necessary letters for her
then she got paid $350 from National Enquirer

the article on weird link disparages, saying two sources (but Jill required 3) and says National Enquirer pays for them
was Jill supposed to pay?
I have believed every word I read in Enquirer afer Jill's experience
cause look what they put her thru to write article about egg salad
Love, Palo

[andysandmikesmom]

Good morning all...I am up early today, and its really morning, rather than almost the afternoon...

Today, here, this morning, its rather chilly, just 50 degrees, but we may hit 70 by this afternoon...perfect weather, so far as I am concerned...

Kathleen, I also used to make all our bread by hand, thumping that dough, kneading and all...it was always a lot of work, but somehow I did not mind...but that was many years ago, and I look forward to my bread machine doing the work for me...

Sunday was always my bread making day, for some reason...In the winter, I always made a big pot of homemade soup, and several loaves of bread....the house smelled so great, with a steaming pot of homemade soup simmering, and the smell of the yeast in the bread dough....

I love the smell of yeast...I always remember as a kid, you could tell when mom was making homemade bread or sweets, because the smell of the yeast was wafting through the house...

There is nothing so yummy, as a thick slice of hot freshly made bread, dripping with a big dab of butter...

[andysandmikesmom]

Well, of course, everything the Natl Enquirer prints is the truth....after all, in 'Men in Black', it is to the tabloids that Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, go to get their hottest tips....

[andysandmikesmom]

Dang, its cold in my house....its only 50 degrees outside, and feels almost that cold inside....but I refuse to put my heat on, at the beginning of August...that is obscene....guess I should go put on another sweater, and grab a blanket....

[palo verde]

hi sweetie
in tucson space heaters are popular in winter
ace hardware sells a lil ceramic space heater which would heat up your computer room toasty
our winter days are like your summer days (start at 50 go up to 70)
so I use a lil space heater by my feet for mornings
I didn't know bout the ceramic one when I bought mine
mine was not expensive, bout $12, I'd imagine the ceramic one would be about $15
I keep mine by my feet
but it toasts up whole room
Love, Palo

[andysandmikesmom]

You know, a little space heater, really would be a good idea...I had not thought of that before, but thats all I would need for the mornings....because all morning, BigDom is under his toasty quilts, and there is no need to heat up the rest of the whole house, just while I am Freeping...

Next time I am out, I should look for a space heater...good suggestion, Palo...

[grannie9]

Good morning ladies..or afternoon for me.. The kids are heading this way for some pool dipping.. It's another hot one, but not so humid..

Oh Palo, tell Kathy I'll send her pics for her is she wants.. You have my addy and can give it to her...ok?

[lodwick]

Home made bread with butter...is there anything better?
We used to make an entire meal of this, with Grandma's
home canned preserves - peach, blackberry, and apple butter.

Thanks for that wonderful memory. ;-)

Palo's space heater is a perfect idea for you. Way to go pv!

[lodwick]

Beautiful pic - marigold? I guess?
Good job with the camera - you're quite the
pro, in less than two weeks. Well done.

[andysandmikesmom]

That Palo is a clever gal, isnt she? Altho we had a space heater, when we were first married(because our cheapie landlord was a Scrooge with the heat), the idea of getting a space heater now, would have never entered my mind....

But if I need to heat up just one room for a few hours, a space heater is the ideal thing to have...PV and her amazing brain....

I love Apple Butter...next time at the store, which is tomorrow, I need to buy some Apple Butter...havent had that in a long time...

[palo verde]

rofl your post made me giggle
I never believed in ETs or UFOs
till I read a book communicated by spirit
which said the experiences people tell the tabloids bout ETs and UFOs are real
(only the tabloids print their experiences)

I respected this source in spirit
I don't believe everything which is channeled
like anything else, some sources are accurate, some are not
and not all sources are equal in their enlightened mind
(as Edgar Cayce said, only Jesus Christ sees the whole picture)
for me this source was tops
so I opened my mind bout ETs and UFOs (it was tight shut before)

once my mind was open on the subject
I began to listen to the retired airforce officers here in tucson on the radio
when they attested to their experiences with ETs and UFOs, I thought ''if I can't believe air force officers who can I believe
aren't they the expert witnesses''
Love, Palo

[palo verde]

hi honey
a woman on phone
said she buys the ceramic spaceheater for her trailer when they winter in mexico
it was before I had heat in my house
(we only got heat last winter)
she told me Ace Hardware has them and I saw them there
(other hardware stores prolly have them too, loddy may know)
exactly, I turn it on for two hours for the chilly morning
cause Bill is still snoozin' under covers and Lulu and Happy have fur coats
but I like bein' toasty while I post
Love, Palo

[andysandmikesmom]

We have a very famous channeler living only a few miles from me....do you remember Ramtha?...her real name is J.Z. Knight, and I guess, the guy she is supposed to channel is name Ramtha, some 3000yr old warrior I think...

I think she is an absolute fraud and fake...once, there was a news special about her, on one of our local stations...apparently she used to practice her channeling voice, in church when she was a youngster, and continued practicing until she got it the way she wanted it....

She lives on a huge estate in Yelm, Washington, which is just a few miles from Olympia....its a huge estate, all surrounded by a concrete, brick and metal fencing...she has stables for her horses, which cost over a million dollars...famous people have come to Yelm and some have even bought property in this area of Washington, among them Linda Evans and Shirley McLaine....They say they want to have land near Ramtha...because Ramtha stated many years ago, that in the event of catastrophies or holocausts, Western Washington was the safest place to be...Yea, right...Ramtha seems to have been mistaken about Mt. St. Helens, and our ever occuring earthquakes....safe, my eye...
Ramtha just wants famous people here, to pour more and more money into her greedy little hands...


Whenever we go up to Mt. Rainier, we have to go through Yelm to get there...and we always go by Ramthas estate...one time when we were coming home from Rainier, we got stuck in a traffic jam, in Yelm...this is unusual, as Yelm is just a little, poor, town in the backroads.....all those cars tying up the road, turned off at Ramthas compound....they pay big bucks to see Ramtha.....suckers are in big supply....

So altho, I may think Ramtha is a fraud, obviously thousands of people disagree with me....and Mr. Ramtha, or Ms. J.Z.Knight, lives quite well and prospers, as we all would like to do...she has found an angle which works...

[palo verde]

hi chickie
thank you for offering to post Kathleen's pics for her
I am in love with her pic of her roses, her pic of her dog Candy, and her pic of her Japanese maples
you are sweetheart, smoooch
I have your email addy, and I will send it to her
your yellow flower pic is pretty
kisses and hugs
Palo

and while you're at it, andysmom has pic of Dizzy
the pic of dignified mr dizzy is far out
can you do that one too??
if she sends it to you on email
(I know the pic is Dizzy's dad, but she said Dizzy looks same)

[lodwick]

Sometimes I'm toasted when I post.

I looked for heaters on line,
and there must be a gazillion out there.

Mom - your nearest trusted hardware guy should help you with this one. The ceramic ones I found that had the thermostat, wattage settings, and multi-speed fans, were from sixty to a hundred bones. There were several that had recalls on them - so a bit of due diligence on your part may be in order here, and why I would ask Trusted HardwareGuy.

[grannie9]

Yes.. that's fine. Tell them that I will post their pics..

All three of my four kids and some of their little ones just hit the house.. I should go practice at the pool with my camera, but I'm dying for a quick nap.. Whats a woman to do?

I know Dyan brought marinated chicken wings to grill for a snack and I just cut up half a water melon..but Al said we're in line for some bad storms this evening.. It looks like it's starting to cloud up now. Coming down from Habsville again.. That darn guy, the only thing he doesn't send is money...

[palo verde]

lol I think Ramtha is fraud too
or if not fraud a spirit which is up to no good lol
however it was in a book by Ramtha where I read
if we don't celebrate our birthday, we don't get older
since I read that just a week before upcomng birthday, I decided to give it a whirl
it worked for me, I stayed same age for two years

then I had dream which said I could celebrate my birthday day early, and get one year younger
2 days early, two years younger
etc
I've been doing that, I figured I'd stop when I hit 33 again

I forget name of man who is at Harvard Medical School and heads Boston Hospital
who is on tv with new ideas
last time I listened to him, he said ''the idea that aging only works one way, getting older, is pure superstition
it can work both ways''