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[DERBRUCER]

sounds lovely -- I am happy to report I can still (barely ) taste chocolate -


I think I must do research on taste buds anbd how they work. Why can I not taste tea or coffee, but I can taste hot chocolate (although I used a large quantity of cocoa and had only a hint of flavor).   Why does butter have no taste but cream cheese does?  Roast Chicken, gravy, hamburgers, sweet potatoes are all completely without flavor but I can taste ketchup and pickles

Taste buds on the tongue can distinguish sweet, salty, sour and bitter tastes...

Cream Cheese, Ketchup and Relish have strong sour components; perhaps those buds have been less affected.

der Brucer

[DERBRUCER]

yesterday Dan (the man ) siad
"Frustration grew in Christmasvillagetown tonight as the train service to the Nativity scene is still down, impacting travel on this busy holiday weekend.  Adding to their annoyances, many Christmasvillagetown residents tried using their Matchbox and Hot Wheel cars and trucks to make the trip to the Nativity Scene, only to discover that their vehicles do not have engines and cannot move on their own power.  Residents have been assured that rail service will resume as soon as a light bulb can be obtained from Lloyd's Train and Hobby Shop."


This made me laugh out loud!! Thank you for a much needed laugh!!!

I also enjoyed reading this.  I think it's so cool that someone else not only knows what a garden is but has one!   I have so many childhood memories of my Dad and I setting ours up. 

And a "proper" Christmas garden needs a farm with animals.

der Brucer

[Cillaliz]

Hmmm TOD, trying to think what I saw this year, it's down from past years because I only got to NYC once.  Let's see. The only shows I remember seeing are:

IN THE HEIGHTS, CURTAINS, SUPERIOR DONUTS, SPAMALOT, LEAVING IOWA, THRILL ME (maybe that was last year)...

[Cillaliz]

Oy and vey.  We are back from a very harrowing trip out and about, since we had to go to church to pick up our Christmas Sharing gifts and deliver them to a needy family.  This is pretty horrible weather for Portland, with several inches of snow accumulation already this morning and, even worse driving-wise, sheets of ice everywhere.  I was really nervous driving, which I normally am not.  Glad to be back home, safe and warm!

Glad you made it home.  Stay safe and warm...I'd rather have a foot of snow than an inch of ice...that's the scariest driving.

[Jane]

I'm so glad we talked Bryan out of driving from Portland last night.  Now if his plane weren't estimated to arrive half an hour late.  We are cutting this very, very close.

[JoseSPiano]

[Cillaliz]

VIBES THAT BRYAN ARRIVES IN TIME ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Jane]

Thank you.  He should be arriving any minute & with luck the wedding will only be an hour late.  The kind woman officiating will be cutting it close so there won't be much time for visiting.

THE PLANE IS ON THE GROUND!

[Jane]

MBarnum a Fed-Ex delivery, wedding gift for the kids, arrived & delivered by a very special person.  I think you might know him

[elmore3003]

Nursie, are you serving Mallomars?

[Ginny]

Back from a couple of errands to local merchants.   As a combined birthday/retirement present, my sister and niece gave me a gift certificate to the Vera Bradley dealer in town, so I spent that and picked up a few stocking stuffers, too.  Then I went to Central Pastry for some dessert for tonight, which I will serve from the lovely crystal domed cake stand that my mother gave me for birthday/retirement.

DR Jane's life is very exciting today!

[Jane]

Nursie, are you serving Mallomars?

We ate some last night.  We have cake & champagne for today.

Keith has Bryan in the car, they will meet the lovely lady doing the celebration near our freeway exit & drive her to us.  There is no way her car will make it up our road.

[Jane]

DR Ginny, I had no idea it would be this exciting.  Safe home vibes for the guys make it here safely.

The bride looks BEAUTIFUL.  Photos later

[Jennifer]

Thank you.  He should be arriving any minute & with luck the wedding will only be an hour late.  The kind woman officiating will be cutting it close so there won't be much time for visiting.

THE PLANE IS ON THE GROUND!

I am so glad.

This if my first time online today. And i was rushing through the posts to see if your son made it on time.

Yeah!

There is supposed to be a really big storm here tomorrow (20-30cm). Not too worried about that. But i'm very concerned that there is supposed to be one on Christmas eve. We always go to my aunt's house. and she prepares a big dinner. She doesn't live that far. But it's at least 30 minutes and a bunch of highways with no snow and traffic. I hate driving that far in a snow storm.

[Jennifer]

DR Ginny, I had no idea it would be this exciting.  Safe home vibes for the guys make it here safely.

The bride looks BEAUTIFUL.  Photos later

I'm very curious to know what she is wearing.

[Jennifer]

My niece wanted a chocolate set for Christmas (where you make your own chocolates). My mom used to make chocolates a lot and she found her stuff. I have molds for Channukah lollipops and little santa clauses.  This is the first time i've made chocolates.

I got the chocolate wafers. ANd food coloring. And made some white chocolate, milk chocolate and put blue and red dye in the white chocolate. Painting was not as easy as i thought. Although my niece just colored the whole mold. So that part was easy. Only problem was in between colors i had to put the molds in the freezer.

And my niece decided she should take a nap while i finished.

Only problem is it took me an hour of reading to her for her to fall asleep.

I"m hoping these chocolates will turn out.

[Jennifer]

re: last night's GHOST WHISPERER

Last night's "Ghost Whisperer" -- intriguing.  But is Melinda courting more heartache?

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I will say i expected to depise the jim storyline. But i am totally loving it. I'm guessing we will find out who the fiancee is. But what i wonder is will the guy get jim's memories sometime. I can't tell if sam will fall for melinda as is, as jim. Or if jim will get back in jim's body. It's very confusing. But i am loving it (although it makes no sense why we see jim instead of the other guy's face). But i'm happy to have david conrad. Love him.
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[JoseSPiano]

DR Jane -

[JoseSPiano]

OK... Time to bundle up and head out into the cold...

Laters...

[Jennifer]

Does anybody have a recipe to make homemade marshmellow creme using marshmellows.

My mom had one where you add milk. I was wondering if that was the best way. I don't seem to be having much luck so far online.

[DERBRUCER]

re: last night's GHOST WHISPERER
...(although it makes no sense why we see jim instead of the other guy's face).

We see the other guy's face whenever it is eflected in a mirror - last night we saw Jim talking with Melinda by her car, but the relection in the rear view was not Jim.

der Brucer

[Laura]

Today was the practice for tomorrow's children's nativity. They always seem to turn out, but this one looks like, well, quite disorganized. Then Mae-Ling and Wae-Ling and I made some cupcakes for tomorrow's birthday party for Jesus.

[Laura]

The lady at the shelter thinks the Little Orange Kitten will get adopted within a couple of hours. Kittens are in demand at Christmastime, and the supply is low.

[Laura]

Jennifer, I think we just used marshmallow cream in a jar.

[Jennifer]

re: the marshmellow creme.

It is for fudge that is using evaporated milk if that makes a difference.

Also, maybe someone here will know this. My niece wanted marshmellow in her chocolate lollipops. But i wasn't sure what to do with it so that it would turn out marshmellow in the middle.

My mom suggested just cutting up the marshmellows. I wasn't sure whether to melt them or what. Anybody have any ideas? Thanks.

[Laura]

Or look at this:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Marshmallow-Ice-Cream-Topping/Detail.aspx

[Jennifer]

Jennifer, I think we just used marshmallow cream in a jar.

yes i know some places sell this. But i have marshmellows.

[Jennifer]

Or look at this:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Marshmallow-Ice-Cream-Topping/Detail.aspx

I'm not sure if that is marshmellow cream or not.

[Jennifer]

re: ghost whisperer

re: last night's GHOST WHISPERER
...(although it makes no sense why we see jim instead of the other guy's face).

We see the other guy's face whenever it is eflected in a mirror - last night we saw Jim talking with Mekionda by her car, but the relection in the rear view was not Jim.

der Brucer

I know. I just meant that if we are not supposed to see him, and if nobody else sees jim (including melinda) then it is sort of dumb that when we see sam we see david conrad.

[Tomovoz]

Isn't that the stage design for a Noel Coward Musical.