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[Jane]

I have been looking at gift options for a third birthday.

[Jane]

'night

[Jrand74]

I loved Annabelle's song!

[Jrand74]

I don't know from Music Engraving.

[Laura]

Good evening.

[singdaw]

A wonderful episode of All Creatures Great and Small about reconciliation in its many forms.

[singdaw]

Good night, friends.

[vixmom]

Annabelle's Song
On the sidewalk we can build a snow cat
Lookin' like a big 'un in the zoo;
Ask us, Will it bite? We'll answer, No, cat,
This chilly chum's a member of our crew!
After that, we'll retire,
Wish our place had a fire
Where Thatch and I dream,
Conspire and scheme,
Lovin' our Manhattan Wonderland!

Love this!

[vixmom]

DR Jeanne, hello. Thinking of you lately and the tsuris you are going through with that danged leak.

Yes, and both you and Elmore know what it's like.

Leaks…don’t talk to me about leaks….



( almost a Hitchhikers Guide to the Universe reference)

[vixmom]

I don't know why I never thought of it, but I'll bet bagel croutons would be pretty darn good. In a nice bowl of split pea soup, perhaps.

Oooh…I made split pea soup last week using the bone and leftovers from my ham butt, that would have made a nice addition

[vixmom]

I have been looking at gift options for a third birthday.

Most people only have one a year, perhaps you’re being a bit greedy?

[vixmom]

On the other hand gifts….cake…. You may  be on to something there!

[vixmom]

We are safely ensconced in our little suite

[John G.]

DR John G., I just saw an online article about the Boulevardier, which is apparently a Negroni, but using bourbon or rye instead of gin.

It’s a happy thing.

[John G.]

As anyone watched the German film All Quiet on the Western Front?  It has been a long time since I watched the Oscar winning film with Lew Ayres.  I am wondering how they compare.

Loved the book. I think the current movie, simply by being current, will be more violent than the original.

[John G.]

Back from a fun night of dancing.

[John G.]

I have a lot to catch up on.

[John G.]

Annabelle's Song
On the sidewalk we can build a snow cat
Lookin' like a big 'un in the zoo;
Ask us, Will it bite? We'll answer, No, cat,
This chilly chum's a member of our crew!
After that, we'll retire,
Wish our place had a fire
Where Thatch and I dream,
Conspire and scheme,
Lovin' our Manhattan Wonderland!

Sweet.

[John G.]

Found it!  Thanks for the heads up, DR John G. I didn't even know Miss Manners was still writing.


Dear Miss Manners:
I love salad, and would like to enjoy croutons on my salad, but they are the size and shape of dice and the consistency of pumice. They are impossible to stab with a fork, and nearly impossible to balance on one.

My attempts at gracefully rendering them into a more manageable size invariably go awry, sending chunks flying off my plate. I've taken to just picking them up with my fingers and crumbling them over my salad (which is also difficult!) but this feels a little uncouth.

What is the proper way to tackle a crouton? The whole thing reminds me of the ridiculous wedge salad. Salad should not be so difficult as to require more than one utensil, in my opinion.

By the way, I only have this problem at restaurants. At home, I simply enjoy my "croutons" in the form of seasoned breadcrumbs or crumbled seasoned stuffing mix.

= = = = = =

GENTLE READER: What Miss Manners doesn't understand is what is going on in the kitchens where these salads are being prepared. Have the sous chefs not tried eating their own salads?

And it's not just those croutons and the lettuce wedges, both of which could be used to play pickleball. What about the tomatoes, cut in quarters or fifths?

You are hereby authorized to ask the waiter quietly to return the salad to the kitchen to be cut into bite-sized pieces.

The day after I read this, I had baked trout with the tiniest croutons ever. I thought, Chef Robbie reads Miss Manners!

[John G.]

I have been looking at gift options for a third birthday.

Most people only have one a year, perhaps you’re being a bit greedy?

Ha!

[George]

Thanks, DR George. I'm pretty sure that was noted in these here pages at the time.

It was and I didn't track that.

[ChasSmith]

Delightful song, Annabelle!

[George]

But I may be mistaken.

If I could trust the "search" option to work all the time I would be sure it wasn't mentioned.

I usually go to the Advanced search and select the the "Most recent topics first."

[George]

I remember mentioning I had just watched her in Beat the Devil.

Then doing a search should have shown me that post 

I didn't search.

[George]

Interesting that they made The Grass Harp available - they don't really own that, which is why I put out the CD, and our mastering is better, of course.

Do you know if they're going to/have the rights to re-release Believe: The Songs of the Sherman Brothers?

[George]

And fix it properly??

[George]

I have every recording on thst list except for Megan Mullaley.

I think I got that one, but if I did, it's buried in a box somewhere.

[George]

Cute!

[George]

Annabelle's Song
On the sidewalk we can build a snow cat
Lookin' like a big 'un in the zoo;
Ask us, Will it bite? We'll answer, No, cat,
This chilly chum's a member of our crew!
After that, we'll retire,
Wish our place had a fire
Where Thatch and I dream,
Conspire and scheme,
Lovin' our Manhattan Wonderland!

That's great!

[bk]

Finished with my viewing.