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Thank you, thank you, thank you my friendship boots arrived last night and I am wearing them this morning. No idea how to post a photo but I did take one on my phone :) My internet connection is so crappy at the ranch I don't suppose I can even email a photo, but never mind Again, thank you! I am tr...

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Thank you all so much. I will be wearing friendship boots every day soon! I promise to figure out how to post a photo from this phone

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Ok. There is one thing that I would dearly love replaced sooner rather than later and that's my Dublin boots. Size 7.5. They got saturated with smoky water and presumably asbestos and I wear them almost every day

I would be touched beyond belief if the ddbb replaces those

Xxxxxxx

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no please, I am desperately uncomfortable with being helped. I am deeply touched by everyone's generosity, truly, even if it does extend to offers of microwaves and crockpots!

excitingly, the central part of the house turns out to have asbestos, meaning we are now an EPA superfund site <sigh>

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No, really. Thank you all for your kindness but I have insurance. Please buy your ponies some carrots and feed them in my name!

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Thank you all so much. I am fortunate to be living in the guest cabin on the property so am not homeless. The rest of it is just stuff, no pets or people were hurt. And yes the huge bright spot is that the sodding oven will need to be replaced. Hurrah! Ultimately this is the culmination of the past ...

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to Typhoid Mary.

My house burned down last week.

<sigh>

I know, I know. Another chance for me to display my quite remarkable fortitude, but honestly, this character building crap needs to stop.

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A lived-in face - bit like a an old sleeping bag. As long as he doesn't smell like an old sleeping bag. ... ;) Seriously, is this a good or a bad thing for you, bascar? I don't think I've ever heard this description. :) It's not really good or bad now I think about it - it just *is*. Whilst I can't...

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Vet compounding pharmacies can make most meds in a liquid which is easier to give. Get the med in a high enough strength so that the dose is a tiny amount ie 1/4 ml. However the BEST alternatives are transdermal gels! Not all meds are effective in this format, but if the one you need is GO FOR IT. ...

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Figgy wrote:
Obama is president, its his right, I reckon he should appoint and the republicans can just suck it up

It isn't his right. It's his Constitutional Obligation. And let us not forget that Scalia was an adamant Constitutionalist.

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Please share your favorite way to shove a pill down your cat's throat. For. The. Rest. Of. Time.

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So, what to cook for Valentine's day dinner? I'm thinking lamb cutlets, maybe? Something pretty for dessert? Pink lamb sounds perfect. Chocolate brownies dusted with icing sugar in a heart shape? I had dinner in Durango last night. Excellent calamari followed by rare seared tuna on a butter lemon s...

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Like many things, an acquired taste I suppose. I love Austen, hate Dickens, love Dostoyevsky, hate Tolstoy, love John D McDonald, hate Elmore Leonard.

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I have dinner guests tonight - so Sparkleby's Bombay Chicken and a side of salmon that I'm also going to slather with Bombay spice before baking. Alongside will be the roast potato and kale salad we all love. Then for dessert I have made a cold champagne sabayon (I did not use the amount of sugar th...

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Trying to empty the fridge before heading out to California, so last night was oven roasted potato wedges dusted with aged gouda shavings, dipped in yoghurt/dill/cucumber/garlic while I watched Midsomer Murders. Tonight looks like 2 slices of bacon, 3/4 cup of cream and some pink grapefruit....

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Squeeze the juice of a lemon into a mug. Add 3 cloves, 3 slices of ginger root, a small piece of cinnamon, and a teaspoon of local raw honey. Add boiling water and leave to steep for 10 minutes. Sip away.

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Big smile says it all

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Anyone from around Barstow? Looking for overnighting recommendations in the area

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I love it when our discussions go off the Silly Train tracks! :lol: :lol: Sorry Bascar, hope you're ok with it. totally fine with it! I love knowing that I'm not riding the crazy train all alone :lol: On the upside I've just started "talking" with two new guys. One has a guestranch in the...

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Damn. I'm so sorry Shirrine. There aren't any platitudes that are going to make things any better. All I can offer is another - This, too, will pass.

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Before cooking and into thirds. No one will feel either greedy or hungry if they have two and then the option is also there for "oh this is so delicious, I simply can't resist"

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I lied about the pigeons. Two flew out yesterday. Time to excavate the air rifle from under the couch.

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Condolences to her family and friends.

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Jebus, KathyK - that's awful.

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pawsplus wrote:Maybe he's dead.

I checked the obits....

because that's exactly the sort of thing that happens to me.

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On the upside, it keeps the pigeons away.

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Thanks guys. I'm doing the whole "it's not me, it's him" thing, but it's taking a while to kick in.

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Congratulations!

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great picture!

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After saying farewell to Mr OMG do-you-knnow-how-to-cook-risotto, I met a guy for lunch. We didn't do much exchange of info beforehand, but what we did promised well. The lunch was great - we talked non-stop for 1 1/2 hours - and we had so much in common it was kinda scary - but in a good way. We ha...

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Don Giovanni wrote:
bascar....seriously? marmite? to eat? on purpose? I'm stunne...

Oh, I'm a marmite baby. All those dear little B vitamins oozing through the butter. Yum yum.

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The Sheriff of Nottingham to end all Sheriffs is how I shall always remember him.

Vale, Mr Rickman!

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Simply pasta with a tomato, basil and black olive sauce. But breakfast? Oh my, how did I live this long without frying cheese and marmite sandwiches in butter?

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Oh crap. I hope you heal quickly!

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I'm sorry for your troubles.

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I think it's a combination of many things, but primarily you have to have some sort of inborn common sense - the nature bit. Then the nurture comes in by having parents who either actively support your independence or thrust you into independence by omission, reinforced by schooling. Having horses d...

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Pork Green Chili 2 lbs pork, diced 3 medium onions, diced 6 cloves garlic, chopped 2 tbsp whole cumin seeds 1 large container of roasted chopped green Hatch chillies (I like Bueno - available in the frozen section of your supermarket) - 28oz 3 cups chicken stock (I use water and bullion) Working in ...

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Pork Green Chile.

Not quite why I thought it was a good idea to buy a pork roast that could feed 8 given there's only one of me. So, roast pork, pork green chile, stir fried pork and peppers, and I'm losing motivation here.....

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Jingling for you!

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Nice.

That's going to be a gift that keeps giving well into spring.

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Damn.

Condolences, Q, and thanks for being a stand-up gal for Freeway.

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awa almost certainly knows best but I'll throw in Salt Sugar Smoke by Diana Henry

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Hell in a hand basket is the phrase that comes to mind

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Done, as you asked so nicely and it's the Solstice

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Oh, v.pretty!

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My thoughts are with you

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Any ideas for creative use of mac and cheese leftovers? arancini and that's all I have to say about that. and perfect timing with the ingredients because I decided to try this terrine : http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/dec/13/nigel-slater-pre-prepared-seasonal-dishes That's a very inter...

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You're staging Tosca at your house?

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This brings back memories! And not good ones... we're talking PTSD type memories.... My nan made bread pudding and her secret ingredient was lard. I can see the vaguely grayish slabs dotted with dead flies (currants) as I type.

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The choice of neon pink or foil grey is remarkably limited!

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