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Title: QUINCE
Post by: bk on March 14, 2015, 02:31:21 AM
Well, you've read the notes, the notes spoke of quince and chintz, and now it is time for you to post until the chintz cows come home.
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Post by: bk on March 14, 2015, 02:32:10 AM
And the word of the day is: DYSPHEMISM!
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Post by: Laura on March 14, 2015, 03:44:53 AM
First after BK!

It is way too early to be up.
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Post by: Michael on March 14, 2015, 04:26:34 AM
good morning to all
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Post by: Michael on March 14, 2015, 04:34:14 AM
feel better quicker vixmom
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Post by: Michael on March 14, 2015, 04:59:28 AM
DR lechienfou mentioned baby dolls the other day.

Here's one that would make her swear off them.

(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/07/05/article-2356697-1AAC68B8000005DC-969_634x926.jpg)
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Post by: Ben on March 14, 2015, 05:13:07 AM
Morning all.

That is all.
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 14, 2015, 05:19:22 AM
Good morning, good day,
How are you this beautiful morning?
Isn't this a beautiful morning?
We're stylish...

Okay, enough of that.  Enough, I tell you.

Coffee!
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 14, 2015, 05:30:05 AM
TOD:

House of Pies, now and forever.  Raisin, banana cream, peanut butter, custard,  the old standbys like apple, cherry, all the other berries... and many, many more.

The cherry pie (what else?) at The Cherry Hut in Beulah, Michigan, capitol region of the greatest cherries and cherry pies.

The strawberry pie at The Brown Derby in Cleveland Heights (no relation to that other Brown Derby), may it rest in peace.

Apple pie with melted cheddar, rum raisin sauce, and vanilla ice cream at the Hamburger Hamlet.

I know I'm forgetting one or two.
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 14, 2015, 05:35:24 AM
DR lechienfou mentioned baby dolls the other day.

Here's one that would make her swear off them.


NEW RULE:  No selfies on haineshisway.com.       :D
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 14, 2015, 05:39:51 AM
Today I prepare the Music Room for the return of the large keyboard and all, and I must decide on something to take for the closing night potluck par-tay. 
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 14, 2015, 05:48:03 AM
I so wish I could see INSIDE OUT.

Did I already ask BK if there might be some video at some point?

Probably, since that is my wont.  And I am a person of many wonts.  But here's another vote, if we may vote twice.
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 14, 2015, 05:49:53 AM
More coffee!
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 14, 2015, 05:50:43 AM
And enough from me for a while.  I must get some kind of a start on my day.
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Post by: Jrand74 on March 14, 2015, 06:37:40 AM
I like pie.
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Post by: Jrand74 on March 14, 2015, 06:38:38 AM
LOL DR VIXMOM - thanks, but I am not convinced.  And Kevin Spacey is not quite as great as he thinks he is.
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Post by: Jrand74 on March 14, 2015, 06:40:02 AM
I am hoping I receive a call this morning telling me to come and get my repaired automobile.

It has been at the shop since Thursday at 1 p.m.  The shop closes at noon today, so I if I don't get it before then.....it won't be ready until Monday.

I have tickets for a show tonight DEAD IN DENMARK - Zombie Hamlet.....it would be nice to have transportation to get there.
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Post by: elmore3003 on March 14, 2015, 06:43:58 AM
Good morning, all! It's a rainy, gray day in Manhattan, and I want to go back to bed. For a long time.  The weather matches my current mood.

I have one final bit of work for Paint Your Wagon to do this weekend, and I'll turn that in on Monday for the band to read down at the 12:30 rehearsal.

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Post by: elmore3003 on March 14, 2015, 06:47:57 AM
DR Ron Pulliam, I did not mean to sound flippant about Keith Carradine last night. There would be no reason, unless someone asked him, why he would bring up his brother's accident. He was having a great time listening to everything and I think he just loved hearing the orchestra play.  He's got a show to open this week, and he was very gracious.
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Post by: elmore3003 on March 14, 2015, 06:48:52 AM
I like pie.

Me, too, particularly apple and pecan.  My dad's favorite was banana cream pie.
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Post by: Druxy on March 14, 2015, 07:04:35 AM
TOD:

Banana Cream
Pumpkin
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Post by: John G. on March 14, 2015, 07:37:31 AM
Good morning, all.

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Post by: John G. on March 14, 2015, 07:40:11 AM
(http://savorsa.zippykid.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/pi-day-pie.jpg)

Happy Pi Day!

My favorite would anything with fruit, especially cherry, but over the years I've also made hundreds of chocolate-pecan pies, which are served in Louisville on Derby Day. They were my go-to Christmas gift for years, and I could make three at a time.

Here's a recipe, plus recipes for 10 more favs.

http://www.savorsa.com/2015/03/pi-day-calls-for-pie-2/
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Post by: John G. on March 14, 2015, 07:42:23 AM
Off to the Hill Country for a book signing at one of the wineries up there. Looking forward to a few hours out of town. Hope we sell a few books. Somehow books don't seem as attractive as bottles of wine when you're at a winery.
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Post by: John G. on March 14, 2015, 07:42:44 AM
Loving the Stormy Weather soundtrack!
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Post by: Kerry on March 14, 2015, 08:47:28 AM
Pie-- always rhubarb.  And Marie Callender's was one of the best.  So, since Marie Callender left the state of Arizona, I try to get people coming from other western states to bring a pie with them when they come to town (or come back to  town).  It has only worked once so far.
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Post by: Jane on March 14, 2015, 09:20:19 AM
Monday case resolved vibes for DR Cilla!
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Post by: Jane on March 14, 2015, 09:21:35 AM
From Cilla:
Quote
I discovered that a recorded message when you are sick and sound sick adds lots of patience to the people who leave messages for you.

 ;D

Continued healing vibes!!
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Post by: Jane on March 14, 2015, 09:31:20 AM
Best pie ever, my mother's Danish Apple Pie.  The topping is a mix of cheese, flour, margarine or butter, & sugar.  It is a crumbly mixture that is patted onto the apples before baking.

The best ever, was when I baked it with fresh cheese from the dairy farm down the road, with fresh picked Cortland apples sold on the road near the dairy farm, and then baked in our antique wood burning stove that came with our Pennsylvania home.
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Post by: Jane on March 14, 2015, 09:33:12 AM
I like a good lemon meringue pie.  I haven't made one in years.  I'm always pleased with my meringue recipe but continue the search for a better filling recipe. 
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Post by: Jane on March 14, 2015, 09:34:04 AM
I'm partial to marionberry pies.
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Post by: Jrand74 on March 14, 2015, 09:35:26 AM
Banana Cream Pies are nice.

Rhubarb Pies are nice.

Lemon Cream Pies are nice.
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Post by: Jane on March 14, 2015, 09:37:35 AM
When we were first married we became great friends with two other couples that lived in our apartment building.  Often, on summer evenings, we would pick up a Strawberry Glazed pie from Marie Callender's.  The pies were delicious and the evenings fun.
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 14, 2015, 10:17:23 AM
Stormy Weather has arrived! 

Both inside and outdoors.  Fortunately, the outdoor one is a deluge and not snow.  Rain, I can take.  I just hope it's being kind to vixmom.
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 14, 2015, 10:19:03 AM
As a kid, I loved my grandmother's rhubarb pie.  I don't think I've had any since then.  No, maybe a couple of times, but it was always strawberry-rhubarb.  (Maybe hers was, too, I have no idea now.)
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Post by: Jane on March 14, 2015, 10:25:14 AM
May the indoor stormy weather leave quickly.
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Post by: Jane on March 14, 2015, 10:27:20 AM
I've had a few good strawberry-rhubarb pies.  My first was in PA which also brings back memories of delicious shoo-fly pies.  I would purchase little pies from the Amish at a flee market.  They were very sweet and I could not eat a full pie at one sitting.
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 14, 2015, 10:52:10 AM
May the indoor stormy weather leave quickly.

Oh no!  The indoor stormy weather is nicely contained on two CDs.  We wouldn't want that to leave!
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Post by: Jennifer on March 14, 2015, 11:15:06 AM
I really like House of Cards. But i'll have to wait until my library gets the dvd. Hopefully it won't be too long until it comes out on dvd (the newest season).
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 14, 2015, 12:02:35 PM
BK, this soundtrack CD sounds like a million dollars.
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Post by: bk on March 14, 2015, 12:20:48 PM
I'm up, I'm up.  I didn't get to sleep until three, and the phone rang twice at ten and that was that - same person calling and obviously a wrong number.  Seven hours of sleep, I guess, and kind of a fun dream.  I stayed in bed for a while, then finally got up.
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Post by: KevinH on March 14, 2015, 12:52:00 PM
Good afternoon!
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Post by: KevinH on March 14, 2015, 12:52:24 PM
It's a rain, but mild day in the nation's capital area.
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Post by: vixmom on March 14, 2015, 12:54:35 PM
Saskatoonberry pie!!!
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Post by: vixmom on March 14, 2015, 12:55:15 PM
Hot apple pie with vanillaicecream and caramel sauce
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Post by: vixmom on March 14, 2015, 12:57:25 PM
Been spending the day getting ready for the chili contest
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Post by: vixmom on March 14, 2015, 12:58:33 PM
Vixdad thinks the chili is too sweet and not enough heat
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Post by: vixmom on March 14, 2015, 12:58:49 PM
The Vixter thinks the chili is great
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Post by: vixmom on March 14, 2015, 12:59:07 PM
But a little too much heat
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Post by: vixmom on March 14, 2015, 12:59:52 PM
I think it's ok
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Post by: vixmom on March 14, 2015, 01:00:20 PM
But probably not a winner
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Post by: vixmom on March 14, 2015, 01:01:55 PM
I'll take pictures
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 14, 2015, 01:03:14 PM
From what you've told us of their eating preferences and peculiarities, I'd venture a guess that neither is fit to judge!       :D
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Post by: Ginny on March 14, 2015, 01:05:27 PM
Saturday afternoon greetings!  Fun day at the book sale - the AAUW state president came from northwest Ohio to work this morning.  She met many of our local members and 3 of us took her out to lunch.  I am exhausted.
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 14, 2015, 01:14:03 PM
Well, another hour or so and I must be shuffling off to play the last several "Thank You, Madam"s.
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Post by: Jrand74 on March 14, 2015, 01:22:24 PM
My car was not returned today.....so I have no transportation to the play.....others don't seem to be inclined to loan a vehicle for such an excursion....so no play.
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Post by: elmore3003 on March 14, 2015, 02:22:57 PM
DR JRand64, that's terrible no one will lend you a vehicle.
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Post by: elmore3003 on March 14, 2015, 02:27:36 PM
I've finished the last Paint Your Wagon cue: 19 orchestra parts copied and ready to be handed to Joshie, who will duplicate them and make extra copies of the string parts.

As I worked, I listened to excerpts from Les Pecheurs des perles and Der Rosenkavalier and Kurt Weill's Threepenny Opera and Knickerbocker Holiday.

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Post by: elmore3003 on March 14, 2015, 02:28:21 PM
Now I will chill and watch a bit of TV.

Maybe think about dinner.
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Post by: Jane on March 14, 2015, 02:30:40 PM
May the indoor stormy weather leave quickly.

Oh no!  The indoor stormy weather is nicely contained on two CDs.  We wouldn't want that to leave!

;D :)
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Post by: Jane on March 14, 2015, 02:37:35 PM
My car was not returned today.....so I have no transportation to the play.....others don't seem to be inclined to loan a vehicle for such an excursion....so no play.

I'm sorry you have to miss the play.  Is there any chance someone might drop you off and you take a taxi home, or the other way around?
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Post by: Ginny on March 14, 2015, 03:02:19 PM
Hmmm, I dozed off...
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 14, 2015, 03:43:37 PM
OMG, DR Elmore,you can work on music while listening to other music?
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 14, 2015, 03:43:58 PM
Greetings from Maraczek's!
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 14, 2015, 04:05:00 PM
Good afternoon.  Last night was really strange.   I slept a little then woke then slept then woke as I have been, I got up around 8, gave Callie her meds, decided to take a musinex as I should have before bed and a dose of cough syrup.  I laid down and didn't really wake up completely until 1:30 PM.   I don't think I've slept that late since I was in college and definitely not when I'd gone to bed before midnight
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 14, 2015, 04:05:50 PM
So I've been resting and coughing today.  I can tell I'm on the mend, but sheesh this is as bad as they told me it would be.
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 14, 2015, 04:06:38 PM
I do have a corned beef simmering on the stove and will soon add potatoes, carrots and then later cabbage.   I like a boiled New England dinner better than just corned beef and cabbage
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 14, 2015, 04:06:52 PM
I like pie.  I'll go get one after I eat dinner.
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 14, 2015, 04:08:15 PM
I really want to see The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, but am going to stay home.  I'm also missing a friend's art show and seeing a band some friends play in, but home is where I should be right now
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 14, 2015, 04:09:30 PM
DR JRand.  Sorry you're going to miss your play
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 14, 2015, 04:10:07 PM
I just realized I don't have any butter, better go get some, I don't like boiled potatoes without butter
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Post by: elmore3003 on March 14, 2015, 04:18:22 PM
OMG, DR Elmore,you can work on music while listening to other music?

I was just copying orchestra parts from a full score.


But, yes, I can.
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Post by: elmore3003 on March 14, 2015, 04:19:53 PM
I like pie.  I'll go get one after I eat dinner.

As soon as I have some money, I'm hitting the Little Pie Company for a Classic Apple. Or pecan.

Or both.
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Post by: Jane on March 14, 2015, 04:29:04 PM
I really want to see The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, but am going to stay home.  I'm also missing a friend's art show and seeing a band some friends play in, but home is where I should be right now

Yes, staying home is what you need to do.
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Post by: Jane on March 14, 2015, 04:39:20 PM
I like pie.  I'll go get one after I eat dinner.

As soon as I have some money, I'm hitting the Little Pie Company for a Classic Apple. Or pecan.

Or both.

I'm not really a fan of classic apple, or pecan.  Keith loves pecan pie.  I looked at their website and the apple pear pie looks tasty.  Do they sell slices at the bakery?
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Post by: George on March 14, 2015, 05:09:40 PM
I like pie.

Me, too, particularly apple and pecan.  My dad's favorite was banana cream pie.

My dad's favorite is apple.  I love banana cream pie and coconut cream pie and pecan pie and cherry pie and blueberry pie and pumpkin pie and and Boston Cream pie...not necessarily in that order. ;)

I've never been a fan of strawberry-rhubarb pie.
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Post by: George on March 14, 2015, 05:09:58 PM
I like pie.  I'll go get one after I eat dinner.

As soon as I have some money, I'm hitting the Little Pie Company for a Classic Apple. Or pecan.

Or both.

Both...definitely both.

;)
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Post by: George on March 14, 2015, 05:13:18 PM
Well, I must be off.  I'm ushering for Masterworks Choral Ensemble's annual Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella Festival (http://wcpa.squarespace.com/upcoming-events/2015/3/14/masterworks-choral-ensemble-harmony-sweepstakes-a-cappella-f.html).  It always has some wonderful performers.  It's essentially "The Sing-Off" but it's live and has been around longer.  This is one event that I look forward to every year.

Have a good rest of the day, all!
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Post by: Laura on March 14, 2015, 05:21:08 PM
I have never had rhubarb pie. It never looked good to me.
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Post by: Laura on March 14, 2015, 05:21:32 PM
We just returned from seeing the tour of Cinderella. Lots of fun. A whole new story, though.
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Post by: TCB on March 14, 2015, 06:07:54 PM
(http://savorsa.zippykid.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/pi-day-pie.jpg)

Happy Pi Day!

My favorite would anything with fruit, especially cherry, but over the years I've also made hundreds of chocolate-pecan pies, which are served in Louisville on Derby Day. They were my go-to Christmas gift for years, and I could make three at a time.

Here's a recipe, plus recipes for 10 more favs.

http://www.savorsa.com/2015/03/pi-day-calls-for-pie-2/


I never received one for Christmas.
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Post by: TCB on March 14, 2015, 06:17:15 PM
T.O.D.

I am fond of almost every flavor of pie.  With one exception!  Apple pie.  I do not like apple pie at all.  When I was a kid, my friends said I was un-American because I hated apple pie, i didn't care for hot dogs, and watching baseball was a total bore.  Now days, I love watching my Seattle Mariners, I enjoy a good hot dog (Costco), but I still don't like apple pie.

My favorite pie was my mom's pumpkion pie or her blackberry pie.
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 14, 2015, 06:20:02 PM
I really want to see The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, but am going to stay home.  I'm also missing a friend's art show and seeing a band some friends play in, but home is where I should be right now

Yes, staying home is what you need to do.

I try my best, but there isn't anyone to go to the store for me or do that sort of thing, I'm sure I looked like a Zombie on Monday at the pharmacy in my sweat pants, sweat shirt and bedroom slippers...lol
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 14, 2015, 06:20:52 PM
I have never had rhubarb pie. It never looked good to me.

Try Strawberry Rhubarb.  The sweet of the strawberry balances the sour of the rhubarb
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 14, 2015, 06:21:37 PM
I have a pumpkin pie cooling in the kitchen
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Post by: TCB on March 14, 2015, 06:23:20 PM
Vixdad thinks the chili is too sweet and not enough heat
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 14, 2015, 06:23:51 PM
They didn't have any fresh pies at the store I went to, so I got a frozen one and baked it.
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 14, 2015, 06:25:07 PM
Been spending the day getting ready for the chili contest

I know someone who always put a Hershey bar in his chili instead of sugar
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Post by: Jane on March 14, 2015, 06:26:26 PM
I really want to see The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, but am going to stay home.  I'm also missing a friend's art show and seeing a band some friends play in, but home is where I should be right now

Yes, staying home is what you need to do.

I try my best, but there isn't anyone to go to the store for me or do that sort of thing, I'm sure I looked like a Zombie on Monday at the pharmacy in my sweat pants, sweat shirt and bedroom slippers...lol

I realize you need to go for some things, though to me pie and butter would not be items to go out for-lol  Dressing warm and comfortable is good.  At least your weather has been good, cold temps really mess with bronchitis. 
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Post by: TCB on March 14, 2015, 06:27:38 PM
Vixdad thinks the chili is too sweet and not enough heat


Both my mom and my sister made their chili with a can of Campbell's Tomato Soup in it.  I didn't really ever care for it thast much, but at least they never ruined it with brown sugar!   ::) ::) ::)
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Post by: Jane on March 14, 2015, 06:28:09 PM
They didn't have any fresh pies at the store I went to, so I got a frozen one and baked it.

LOL, I suspected you didn't make it from scratch but I did puzzle over that a bit.
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 14, 2015, 06:47:37 PM
I really want to see The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, but am going to stay home.  I'm also missing a friend's art show and seeing a band some friends play in, but home is where I should be right now

Yes, staying home is what you need to do.

I try my best, but there isn't anyone to go to the store for me or do that sort of thing, I'm sure I looked like a Zombie on Monday at the pharmacy in my sweat pants, sweat shirt and bedroom slippers...lol

I realize you need to go for some things, though to me pie and butter would not be items to go out for-lol  Dressing warm and comfortable is good.  At least your weather has been good, cold temps really mess with bronchitis. 
Well I went to work for two days...   Seriously, it doesn't matter what it is, there isn't anyone else to do it, so I go.
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Post by: TCB on March 14, 2015, 06:52:59 PM
My car was not returned today.....so I have no transportation to the play.....others don't seem to be inclined to loan a vehicle for such an excursion....so no play.


You can borrow my car, but you have to come and get it.
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Post by: Jane on March 14, 2015, 06:53:21 PM
I get it.  It is playtime that has to be cut :(
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 14, 2015, 06:56:54 PM
It is warm here.  It's still 58 degrees out right now and tomorrow the high will be near 80. 
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Post by: vixmom on March 14, 2015, 07:32:58 PM
well as the Beatles sang

I'm a loser
I'm a loser



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Post by: Cillaliz on March 14, 2015, 08:09:33 PM
You're never a loser in my book, Vixmom....of course I didn't taste the chili :)
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 14, 2015, 08:11:15 PM
My pumpkin pie was quite good.  It was  a Mrs. Smith's but had a different flavor that usual. Not sure what it is, but I liked it
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Post by: Cillaliz on March 14, 2015, 08:11:54 PM
They didn't have any fresh pies at the store I went to, so I got a frozen one and baked it.

LOL, I suspected you didn't make it from scratch but I did puzzle over that a bit.

I have made pumpkin pies from scratch, from pumpkin. But I've done more apple.   Not today though
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Post by: TCB on March 14, 2015, 08:32:54 PM
I have never had rhubarb pie. It never looked good to me.

It isn't.
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Post by: TCB on March 14, 2015, 08:41:41 PM
My pumpkin pie was quite good.  It was  a Mrs. Smith's but had a different flavor that usual. Not sure what it is, but I liked it


Probably mixed with rhubarb!
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Post by: John G. on March 14, 2015, 08:43:06 PM
Pie-- always rhubarb.  And Marie Callender's was one of the best.  So, since Marie Callender left the state of Arizona, I try to get people coming from other western states to bring a pie with them when they come to town (or come back to  town).  It has only worked once so far.

I knew I liked you for a very good reason. Rhubarb pie rules. No strawberry. Just wonderful stuff.
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Post by: vixmom on March 14, 2015, 08:44:49 PM
I was trying to post some pictures  right after my last post and I received an error message " Server not found at  Haineshisway"
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Post by: vixmom on March 14, 2015, 08:45:09 PM
so I will try again

(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff302/HHWgroup/chili%20contest%202015%20003_zpsh4msyev7.jpg) (http://s238.photobucket.com/user/HHWgroup/media/chili%20contest%202015%20003_zpsh4msyev7.jpg.html)
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Post by: vixmom on March 14, 2015, 08:46:03 PM
the Vixter is in the lower left hand corner put tape on the back of the record that fell down
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Post by: vixmom on March 14, 2015, 08:47:25 PM
(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff302/HHWgroup/chili%20contest%202015%20002_zpsrl9tafvr.jpg) (http://s238.photobucket.com/user/HHWgroup/media/chili%20contest%202015%20002_zpsrl9tafvr.jpg.html)
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Post by: TCB on March 14, 2015, 08:50:32 PM
Vixmom, ,did you get some compliments on your chili?
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Post by: John G. on March 14, 2015, 08:50:46 PM
(http://savorsa.zippykid.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/pi-day-pie.jpg)

Happy Pi Day!

My favorite would anything with fruit, especially cherry, but over the years I've also made hundreds of chocolate-pecan pies, which are served in Louisville on Derby Day. They were my go-to Christmas gift for years, and I could make three at a time.

Here's a recipe, plus recipes for 10 more favs.

http://www.savorsa.com/2015/03/pi-day-calls-for-pie-2/


I never received one for Christmas.

LOL. Probably too much bourbon for you. I'll have to make you something else for Christmas.
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Post by: TCB on March 14, 2015, 08:51:38 PM
Pie-- always rhubarb.  And Marie Callender's was one of the best.  So, since Marie Callender left the state of Arizona, I try to get people coming from other western states to bring a pie with them when they come to town (or come back to  town).  It has only worked once so far.

I knew I liked you for a very good reason. Rhubarb pie rules. No strawberry. Just wonderful stuff.


Just wonderful stuff?  You mean just crust.
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Post by: vixmom on March 14, 2015, 08:51:46 PM
Although I did not win for best decorated booth or a prize for my chili; it appears that it was only the judges who were unimpressed -

Many  people (including the person who won best booth) said they  thought mine was better - and I was the first one to run out of chili because of the number of people who came back for seconds (and thirds) and the number who came over and said they were told they had to try mine because it was so good.

 
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Post by: John G. on March 14, 2015, 08:52:03 PM
That's a rather zombie-looking Fab Four, Vixmom.

I like.
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Post by: vixmom on March 14, 2015, 08:53:22 PM
The person who  won first place also won last year with the same recipe

I am afraid I didn't care for it at all  it was turkey chili  white beans , corn and carrots

 
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Post by: TCB on March 14, 2015, 08:56:19 PM
(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff302/HHWgroup/chili%20contest%202015%20002_zpsrl9tafvr.jpg) (http://s238.photobucket.com/user/HHWgroup/media/chili%20contest%202015%20002_zpsrl9tafvr.jpg.html)


Is that cheese and onion in those containers?
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Post by: TCB on March 14, 2015, 08:58:23 PM
(http://savorsa.zippykid.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/pi-day-pie.jpg)

Happy Pi Day!

My favorite would anything with fruit, especially cherry, but over the years I've also made hundreds of chocolate-pecan pies, which are served in Louisville on Derby Day. They were my go-to Christmas gift for years, and I could make three at a time.

Here's a recipe, plus recipes for 10 more favs.

http://www.savorsa.com/2015/03/pi-day-calls-for-pie-2/


I never received one for Christmas.

LOL. Probably too much bourbon for you. I'll have to make you something else for Christmas.


Yeah, I would have to just look at it.
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Post by: John G. on March 14, 2015, 09:02:55 PM
Starting to watch Boyhood. Wish I had time to watch it on one piece, but that is not to be.
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Post by: vixmom on March 14, 2015, 09:03:47 PM
(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff302/HHWgroup/DSC_0002_zpswbe3gmbz.jpg) (http://s238.photobucket.com/user/HHWgroup/media/DSC_0002_zpswbe3gmbz.jpg.html)
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Post by: vixmom on March 14, 2015, 09:05:50 PM
this is the winning booth

(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff302/HHWgroup/DSC_0009_zps12dkywen.jpg) (http://s238.photobucket.com/user/HHWgroup/media/DSC_0009_zps12dkywen.jpg.html)
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Post by: vixmom on March 14, 2015, 09:07:13 PM
He also won third place for his chili -  I would have awarded him first place for the chili it was made of brisket and it was amazing!
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Post by: vixmom on March 14, 2015, 09:08:41 PM
That's a rather zombie-looking Fab Four, Vixmom.

I like.

the finished product did not match the image in my head - but it did attract a lot of attention!
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Post by: vixmom on March 14, 2015, 09:10:40 PM
(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff302/HHWgroup/chili%20contest%202015%20002_zpsrl9tafvr.jpg) (http://s238.photobucket.com/user/HHWgroup/media/chili%20contest%202015%20002_zpsrl9tafvr.jpg.html)


Is that cheese and onion in those containers?

 no, salsa in one, sour cream in another and shredded "Mexican blend" cheese in the third
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Post by: vixmom on March 14, 2015, 09:11:41 PM
and corn muffins - I had 72 and never had an opportunity to taste one; they practically flew off the table
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Post by: TCB on March 14, 2015, 09:16:43 PM
(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff302/HHWgroup/DSC_0002_zpswbe3gmbz.jpg) (http://s238.photobucket.com/user/HHWgroup/media/DSC_0002_zpswbe3gmbz.jpg.html)

Great photo, Vixmom!
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Post by: John G. on March 14, 2015, 09:17:25 PM
Great photos, Vixmom.

Your description of the winning chili did not inspire me to want to try a similar version.
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Post by: vixmom on March 14, 2015, 09:18:17 PM
these are good friends of mine - they are not members of our church but they come every year and also really get into the spirit of the thing

I have been friends with the mom since I was 16 (and she 15) and friends with her husband ( whom I introduced to her) since I was 18 .  The young man  in white pointing at his girlfriend and the young man in black are twins - one is 6' 6" the other 5'8"

(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff302/HHWgroup/DSC_0018_zps1rtlix8d.jpg) (http://s238.photobucket.com/user/HHWgroup/media/DSC_0018_zps1rtlix8d.jpg.html)
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Post by: TCB on March 14, 2015, 09:18:55 PM
and corn muffins - I had 72 and never had an opportunity to taste one; they practically flew off the table


Did you bake those, too?
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Post by: vixmom on March 14, 2015, 09:20:20 PM
(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff302/HHWgroup/DSC_0002_zpswbe3gmbz.jpg) (http://s238.photobucket.com/user/HHWgroup/media/DSC_0002_zpswbe3gmbz.jpg.html)

Great photo, Vixmom!

 As you can see, I have firmly instilled the motto "Safety first" into the Vixter's psyche
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Post by: vixmom on March 14, 2015, 09:26:15 PM
Great photos, Vixmom.

Your description of the winning chili did not inspire me to want to try a similar version.

Quite frankly he had a lot left over so I don't think it was a particularly popular choice - but we had three judges , 2 of whom were the same judges  last year so they are just fans of turkey chili I guess - the brisket based chili was really really good
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Post by: vixmom on March 14, 2015, 09:29:39 PM
and corn muffins - I had 72 and never had an opportunity to taste one; they practically flew off the table


Did you bake those, too?

 i would like to say yes but the truth is they were bought at Waldbaum's supermarket
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Post by: TCB on March 14, 2015, 09:34:22 PM
Great photos, Vixmom.

Your description of the winning chili did not inspire me to want to try a similar version.

Quite frankly he had a lot left over so I don't think it was a particularly popular choice - but we had three judges , 2 of whom were the same judges  last year so they are just fans of turkey chili I guess - the brisket based chili was really really good


Brisket chili sounds very good.
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Post by: TCB on March 14, 2015, 09:42:33 PM
I don't suppose you got the recipe?
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Post by: TCB on March 14, 2015, 09:43:46 PM
And thank you for the suggestion to use beef broth instead of sherry.
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Post by: vixmom on March 14, 2015, 09:48:48 PM
I don't suppose you got the recipe?

not yet , but I plan to try !
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Post by: vixmom on March 14, 2015, 09:49:09 PM
And thank you for the suggestion to use beef broth instead of sherry.

Did it work?
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Post by: TCB on March 14, 2015, 09:51:17 PM
And thank you for the suggestion to use beef broth instead of sherry.

Did it work?

I haven't tried it yet.  I had a whole crockpot of stew to finish first.
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Post by: vixmom on March 14, 2015, 09:51:45 PM
Sorry Tommy.  I am pooped and I have to be back at church in 7 hours, so goodnight!
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Post by: TCB on March 14, 2015, 09:56:44 PM
Sorry Tommy.  I am pooped and I have to be back at church in 7 hours, so goodnight!


Of course.  I'm sorry.  Good night.
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Post by: TCB on March 14, 2015, 09:57:35 PM
I think I need to move to the Eastern Time Zone.
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 14, 2015, 10:42:00 PM
Great photos, Vixmom.

Your description of the winning chili did not inspire me to want to try a similar version.

No kidding!
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 14, 2015, 10:42:32 PM
The person who  won first place also won last year with the same recipe

I am afraid I didn't care for it at all  it was turkey chili  white beans , corn and carrots

 

What in the HELL kind of chili is THAT?
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 14, 2015, 10:43:26 PM
Great photos, Vixmom.

Your description of the winning chili did not inspire me to want to try a similar version.

Quite frankly he had a lot left over so I don't think it was a particularly popular choice - but we had three judges , 2 of whom were the same judges  last year so they are just fans of turkey chili I guess - the brisket based chili was really really good


Brisket chili sounds very good.

Yes.  Exactly.  That's what I'm talkin' about.
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 14, 2015, 10:46:20 PM
And though I just got here, I must be off to get six hours of sleep before I drive back down to pack up and bring home my keyboard.  It has to be done early so they can tear down the set -- which just happens to start with the "pit".
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Post by: ChasSmith on March 14, 2015, 10:47:21 PM
There was just no way it was happening tonight.
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Post by: George on March 15, 2015, 12:07:17 AM
Well, I must be off.  I'm ushering for Masterworks Choral Ensemble's annual Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella Festival (http://wcpa.squarespace.com/upcoming-events/2015/3/14/masterworks-choral-ensemble-harmony-sweepstakes-a-cappella-f.html).  It always has some wonderful performers.  It's essentially "The Sing-Off" but it's live and has been around longer.  This is one event that I look forward to every year.

Have a good rest of the day, all!

Well, I'm home.  And it was a good contest.  There were fewer groups competing than there have been in recent past years...only five groups.  I remember one year when there were 10 groups! 
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Post by: George on March 15, 2015, 12:07:54 AM
They each get 10 minutes and if they go over that, they can be penalized. 
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Post by: George on March 15, 2015, 12:09:08 AM
There was a trio of women...they won third place, but they sang at least one song that they sang the last time they were here.  I would've thought that they would want to sing something different, but that's me.
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Post by: George on March 15, 2015, 12:10:29 AM
There was a girls high school group.  They weren't bad, but compared to the other four groups, they were the weakest. 
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Post by: George on March 15, 2015, 12:10:44 AM
But by no means did they embarrass themselves.  For a high school girls choir, they were pretty good.
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Post by: George on March 15, 2015, 12:11:36 AM
There was also a ladies barbershop quartet.  I would've given them third place.  They had very tight harmonies and sang very well.
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Post by: George on March 15, 2015, 12:13:25 AM
The second place winners was a group of five guys.  They were young, personable, cute singers.  I'm glad that they got second. 
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Post by: George on March 15, 2015, 12:14:33 AM
They were very much the audience favorite.  They also won best arrangement.  Sometimes (but not always), groups that have won both audience favorite and best arrangement have won first place, but this time it wasn't the case.
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Post by: George on March 15, 2015, 12:15:38 AM
PAGE SIX HARMONY SWEEPSTAKES DANCE!!

(http://wcpa.squarespace.com/storage/eventphotos/14-15-rental/Harmony%20Sweeps.jpg)
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Post by: George on March 15, 2015, 12:15:51 AM
The group that won was a Christian jazz-type group, but they were overall the best singers.  They had the talent and skill to be real contenders at the national level.
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Post by: George on March 15, 2015, 12:20:03 AM
I'm not a religious person at all, but having sung in choirs in school, I've had to sing sacred text...Mozart and things like that.  That's not a big deal.  However, I've never had to sing this kind of "Christian" music.  Anyway, after the whole contest was over, I was told by a friend that a couple of other friends were upset that the Christian group won because all of their songs were Jesus-y and religious.  For the purposes of a contest like this, that doesn't bother me.  I felt that they definitely were the best talented and skilled group.
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Post by: George on March 15, 2015, 12:23:57 AM
I have never had rhubarb pie. It never looked good to me.

Try Strawberry Rhubarb.  The sweet of the strawberry balances the sour of the rhubarb

Or it might not. :P

;)
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Post by: bk on March 15, 2015, 12:26:38 AM
Back from a very long day and must now write some notes.
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Post by: George on March 15, 2015, 12:28:00 AM
Been spending the day getting ready for the chili contest

I know someone who always put a Hershey bar in his chili instead of sugar

A friend told me the story of when he went to a barbecue and the host was tending the big vat of chili.  The host was smoking a cigar while tending the vat and my friend noticed that he (the host) had accidentally flicked his ashes into the chili!  He was going to say something but then he saw that the guy did it again and that it wasn't a mistake!  It turns out that that was the guy's secret ingredient...cigar ash.  My friend said that it was absolutely the best chili that he had ever tasted!
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Post by: George on March 15, 2015, 12:31:47 AM
so I will try again

(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff302/HHWgroup/chili%20contest%202015%20003_zpsh4msyev7.jpg)

Nice display, Vixmom!
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Post by: George on March 15, 2015, 12:33:01 AM
(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff302/HHWgroup/chili%20contest%202015%20002_zpsrl9tafvr.jpg)

Ew...creepy Beatles eyes!!

;D
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Post by: George on March 15, 2015, 12:37:12 AM
Although I did not win for best decorated booth or a prize for my chili; it appears that it was only the judges who were unimpressed -

Many  people (including the person who won best booth) said they  thought mine was better - and I was the first one to run out of chili because of the number of people who came back for seconds (and thirds) and the number who came over and said they were told they had to try mine because it was so good.


Interesting...I wonder why the judges wouldn't like your chili if everyone else did. :-\
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Post by: George on March 15, 2015, 12:37:23 AM
Maybe the contest was fixed!! 

I demand a recount!  I'm going to file a PayPal dispute!! >:(
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Post by: George on March 15, 2015, 12:39:44 AM
(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff302/HHWgroup/DSC_0002_zpswbe3gmbz.jpg)

I love this picture of the two of you!!
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Post by: George on March 15, 2015, 12:45:00 AM
Although I did not win for best decorated booth or a prize for my chili; it appears that it was only the judges who were unimpressed -

Many  people (including the person who won best booth) said they  thought mine was better - and I was the first one to run out of chili because of the number of people who came back for seconds (and thirds) and the number who came over and said they were told they had to try mine because it was so good.


Interesting...I wonder why the judges wouldn't like your chili if everyone else did. :-\

Too bad the chili contest didn't have an audience favorite.