Happy Birthday, Der Brucer!! ;D
Duck for dinner.
CASABLANCE
The Ides of August are not until next week. The Ides are the 15th of the month.
• Kalends (1st day of the month)
• Nones (the 7th day in March, May, July, and October; the 5th in the other months)
• Ides (the 15th day in March, May, July, and October; the 13th in the other months)
Dessert island
And very safe travelling to DR Elmore.......I'll have you know that I've been doing some Googling on you, and find that you have added great amounts of beauty and richness to this old planet! Admiration is glowing here for your work. :)
And very safe travelling to DR Elmore.......I'll have you know that I've been doing some Googling on you, and find that you have added great amounts of beauty and richness to this old planet! Admiration is glowing here for your work. :)
I think I had to buy the two plots because they are in the military section. It was odd how it all came about but a good lesson for some....
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Not exactly a pleasant morning topic but one we all have to deal with sooner or later. :D
(http://www.savethesameric.org/events/ihouse/fields4_small.jpg)
People SHOULD talk about this more. A few years ago, my sister actually bought ME a burial plot for Christmas! ;D
Ah, the prodigal son returns.
After calling the CI 3 or 4 times and having them first not have a reservation for me, sending the confirmation email to them and now hearing they will investigate, I decided to bite the bullet and get a room at the Milford Plaza. It's more, but I can get 2 beds so it will be a lot more comfortable for my nephew and I
TOD:
To Kill A Mockingbird
Lawrence of Arabia
Lord of the Rings Trilogy (one selection)
All About Eve
The Bishop's Wife
The Wizard of Oz
The Sound of Music
Out of Africa
Field of Dreams
Cabaret
Well, I did something stupid today. I was taking my DH's car to be repaired. They had some trouble getting it to start during their vacation last month. So stupidly I stopped at Starbuck's for a cup of coffee to enjoy while it was being repaired. And now the car won't start. I walked home from Starbucks, then drove my car back twice to try to get it started again. Nothing.
You must have ordered decaf.
I simply cannot start on decaf.
Next time, order regular.
You're scarin' me, DR Cillaliz! Maybe I better check on our reservation at the CI. Assuming it is still in place, I have a feeling it might be our last stay there, because they're pricing themselves 'way out of our range.
Boy, am I excited!! Today a long awaited, very special CD arrived in the mail-thank you DR Ben. :DMy copy is being hand delivered I believe! Somehow I don't think Ben and Ant. have booked a flight to OZ.
Finished my afternoon viewing with the Biography program on Truman Capote. Of course, this was produced before the movie CAPOTE so there's no mention of that. But it's a nicely compact summary of his life and times.
Here's the recipe. Mom said to tell you there are lots of brands of cake mixes, but Pillsbury seems to work the best.
Chocolate Pie
1 Pillsbury Devil's Food cake mix
1 can Pillsbury Chocolate Fudge Frosting
3/4 cup water
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 gal vanilla ice cream (I think it would tast good with any flavor)
Mix 3/4 cup frosting, water, oil and cake mix.
Put in 2- 9 inch pie pans (this will form the crust)
bake at 325 degrees for 20-25 minutes
cool
Soften ice cream. Spread over cool crust. Freeze hard.
Spread remainder of fudge over the top
Freeze.....enjoy
I'd worry more about who is the fatted calf! :o
It makes 2 pies, you can store them in your freezer
Ahh...I was thinking (since you didn't specify in the recipe) that the second cake-crust was put on top of the ice cream to make the top of the pie crust and then the frosting would go on top of that. Thanks for the clarification.
Last year Danise advised me to join the Choice Privileges rewards program, which I did. This year when I booked my room at the Comfort Inn I had enough points for two free nights but was told to call back in July for them. Now I’m told they don’t book more than 30 days prior to your stay and my points are only good for one night. Also, it might change the rate of the room for the other nights, depending on the hotel’s policy.
At least, according to choice privileges, they still have my reservation on file. Maybe I should check the hotel.
Cillaliz, did you speak to the hotel or reservations? I really hope you stay at the Comfort Inn.
I'd worry more about who is the fatted calf! :o
I also agree with you -- the cover to "Have Organ, Will Travel" is a really great art piece .
DR Ginny.....for the span of the years that you mentioned, I was already gone from Organ Stop in Phoenix. I was resident there from 1973 to 1978.
td-35 pounds, congratulations! Will you be in NY between Oct. 3rd & 8th?Uh, noooooo. I'll be in NYC between October 19th and 24th. . .(unless Alice and Emily move their concert up a couple of weeks).
You are a nice aunt.
That's awesome musicguy! I have quite a few organ albums, but I'm sure just a tiny percentage of what is out there....
PORTLAND ORGAN - that's the title of my sequel to DATIN' OHIO
We're having a potluck baby shower for a co-worker on Friday and I can't decide which pie to make - peanut butter or chocolate ice cream. I like the fact that each recipe makes 2 pies - one to take and one to leave home for my family to enjoy.
Which one would transport best, DR Cillaliz? I do have a cooler and ice packs.
Ginny, you will love the Cloisters. It has the best views in all of Manhattan. Plus it is right by our place! And the museum with the Unicorn Tapestries is excellent.
Of pop organists, my favorite is the rather square Ken Griffin. Probably have everything he ever did. Just dig the sound. Here's my favorite Griffin cover, I think this is a release from after his lifetime, but this cover, if you look at it, has a lot of subtext...
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b52/Maclord/Griffin.jpg)
When Bryan was little & we lived in Reseda there was a family pizza restaurant in the Valley that had a very large, and I mean large, organ. MusicGuy do you know the restaurant I’m talking about?
I'll bet Jane and I DID meet at the Kiru (Erro) in 1964 - I'll just bet we did!
In honor of Ben and Ant's recent anniversary, here is a photo Ant recently sent me of when they came up to our neighborhood a couple months back. This is at the Cloisters, which Project Runway viewers will recognize because Tim does a little promo spot up here.
Well, I did something stupid today. I was taking my DH's car to be repaired. They had some trouble getting it to start during their vacation last month. So stupidly I stopped at Starbuck's for a cup of coffee to enjoy while it was being repaired. And now the car won't start. I walked home from Starbucks, then drove my car back twice to try to get it started again. Nothing.
No, I don't think that was it; I ordered the strong coffee, then the gentleman asked if I'd ever tried espresso, which I had not. So he gave me a complimentary espresso. I am still bouncing.
Maybe I should have ordered decaf.
I am quite fortunate, in that I have seen DR MusicGuy play his organ several times.