Susan in TN Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Everyone must be off penning their masterpieces. I'm working on #$%^&*@ medical insurance. Despite vowing to never do so, I think that I'm going to have to go with Kaiser. Stink! (((Jean))) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 I'm coming to the party! 🎉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 I am on my 3rd batch of applesauce. I have 18 quarts canned and judging from the number of apples left, I have about 18 more quarts to go. I'm tired. The kids have been helping quarter the apples. I need to drink more water and more coffee! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Break time for an errand and lunch. FIL is over, so while I was out I picked up BBQ for lunch. Happy happy bbq-eaters! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 The place where I lived from 6-18yo has on average 291 days with precipitation annually, according to weer.nl. Buffalo ranks really high in days of precipitation/year for the US, but nowhere near that high (168 or something). :svengo: Also, Buffalo has a significantly higher percentage of snow days as part of those days with precipitation. (Where I lived in Thailand had 258 days with precipitation = rain days in 2016, but I didn't see an annual average) Thanks for your thoughts! And odds are that some people do scream when they find a dead body. Yeah, but not usually as much as Madame Oliver was writing. :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 I didn't scream when I found a dead (drowned) body. I thought it (the head and hair which is all I saw) was a turtle until I realized that it wasn't. So I got a lifeguard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Or as Quackers would say "DS6 is no longer with us." :svengo: Happy Birthday, John!!!! :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Messy buns make me happy. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 I came, I saw, I ignored. The ITT secret password!! Memorize it now, in Latin. It's the only way we'll let anybody on the island during the Zombie Apocalypse. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Unicorn I saw a unicorn today. I saw the white shimmer of its mane in the water of a far-off lake, The wind whipped its mane into folds on the sides of the mountain. I heard the thunder of hooves in the beat of a duck’s wings across a wind-torn lake. I saw the fabulous horn reflected in the shadow of silver stone on a dark river inlet. And it laughed, laughed like children beneath the clear, bright sun. I captured a unicorn today, And drove home under a harvest moon, Happy. Pantser. I make it up as it comes. :blush: :wub: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 ((((JJM)))) ((((Bookie))) ((((Jean))) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Messy buns make me happy. Sticky buns make me happier. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 What’s for dinner? I’m going to the store in a few minutes w/ no plan. Not hungry except for moah chocolate! (Read it like more cowbell!) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Sticky buns make me happier. touche 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 What’s for dinner? I’m going to the store in a few minutes w/ no plan. Not hungry except for moah chocolate! (Read it like more cowbell!) Chinese take out (for the non gluten free in the family) Leftovers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Chinese take out (for the non gluten free in the family) Leftovers :drool5: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 What’s for dinner? I’m going to the store in a few minutes w/ no plan. Not hungry except for moah chocolate! (Read it like more cowbell!) We have like no money but lots of food including random leftovers from a church thing so summer sausage, quinoa and mixed veggies. Probably for three days. I think we have canned apples we can sautee in cinnamon for dessert. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 What’s for dinner? I’m going to the store in a few minutes w/ no plan. Not hungry except for moah chocolate! (Read it like more cowbell!)I think if I were going to the store I would have an avocado and some almonds because I don't feel like cooking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Dh has been out with the kids for about 1.5 hours now, and I think I may have finally recovered enough from Relentless Motherhooding to actually accomplish something. But I don't know what. Paint closet doors? Rake? Sort craft boxes? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 And cherry tomatoes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 That is not a thing I can do, Slashaboo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Chocolate, I can do. Coffee, I can do. Those are verbs, duh. Cherry Tomatoes, nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 No, avocado, almonds and cherry tomatoes. I would have that for dinner if I could. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 One of my favorite dinners is mozzarella, raw salmon, avocado and almonds. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Of course. ;) But I need a thing I can do! The crew is back in less than two hours. I'm frozen. I think I'll do chocolate. :D 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Of course. ;) But I need a thing I can do! The crew is back in less than two hours. I'm frozen. I think I'll do chocolate. :D Go to the store and get me salmon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 I can't do almonds. :crying: And raw fish worries me. But mozzarella and avocado and cherry tomatoes are good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Go to the store and get me salmon. Sorry. We are now a one-vehicle family, and dh has the vehicle to carry the family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 What a cute horse! The copyright imprint makes it look like a unicorn. :001_wub: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Sorry. We are now a one-vehicle family, and dh has the vehicle to carry the family. Walk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Would you take spaghetti and meatballs, instead? I just threw a batch into the crockpot. We can share. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 There will be a side of bok choy... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Would you take spaghetti and meatballs, instead? I just threw a batch into the crockpot. We can share. What if we accidentally smooch like on Lady and the Tramp? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 There will be a side of bok choy... Matt wants to know if you know how to fix the baby's toy ducks. It's one of the ones with the mom in front and the three babies behind and you pull it and it quacks. It's stopped quacking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Not sure how to square "write what you know" with not turning it into (partially fictionalized) memoir. Not that NaNoWriMo requires you to write what you know, or w/e. It's just common advice. Maybe I should write what I don't know. There are many ways of knowing. #fantasywriterwhodoesn'twritehumanprotagonists 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Fun fact: Wikipedia also says you have to be a virgin in order to capture a unicorn. (and yes, I know what "creative license" is) If you haven't, read Peter Beagle's The Last Unicorn. There's a quote in there by Molly Grue that brings tears to my eyes every time I read it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 (edited) Smoothie time. Blended booya. Edited November 4, 2017 by Slache 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Dh has been writing a children's story for the past 12 years. I am hoping he finishes it at some point - it's quite good! Can't edit it to great until you finish it! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 If you haven't, read Peter Beagle's The Last Unicorn. There's a quote in there by Molly Grue that brings tears to my eyes every time I read it.This should go on my 100 list. It was my favorite movie, never read the book. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 What if we accidentally smooch like on Lady and the Tramp? Sorry to disappoint you. As it turns out, of our 26 boxes of pasta, not one is actually spaghetti. Rotini, baby. Which means one of us is going to get dizzy if we try to smooch, and it's not going to be me. #aintnobodygottimeforthat 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Happy Birthday, John! :party: :party: :party: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Matt wants to know if you know how to fix the baby's toy ducks. It's one of the ones with the mom in front and the three babies behind and you pull it and it quacks. It's stopped quacking. Again, sorry to disappoint. My ducklings have never stopped quacking. Ever. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Critter, are you having a ladybug invasion? They are taking over the outside of my windows! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Oh YEAH!!! I get an extra hour of sleep tonight!!! This changes everything. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 I need to go get my 2K in today. I used my downtime in between things to work on subplots, but I won't count that toward my word count. Then I went to the library, rented the rest of Baseball, the documentary, and collected more books for my 100 books list. I have: 2013 Best American Poetry anthology The Midnight Disease: The Drive to Write, Writer's Block (I've never had it) and the Creative Brain 1824 The Arkansas War (historical fantasy!) The Pagan Knight (epic fantasy) On Writing (Stephen King) Two Ellis Peters: The Summer of the Danes, The Hermit of Eyton Forest Reading Like a Writer That should do to be getting on with. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Critter, are you having a ladybug invasion? They are taking over the outside of my windows! Yes, indeed. Lots and lots of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 This should go on my 100 list. It was my favorite movie, never read the book. Then you know the scene and line I'm thinking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Then you know the scene and line I'm thinking about.What's the line? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 I think I already I asked you, but it appears I have forgotten. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 The magician unloads on Molly Grue for telling the unicorn "I forgive you." He says that unicorns are for young girls, for beginnings." Old, beat-up, decidedly non-virgin Molly can touch the unicorn while he can't, and she says, "You don't know much about unicorns." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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