Bleh
 

From the sound of it, I'm GLAD I can't watch Amazing Race. Eeeeew! Especially with my stomach still acting up a bit.

My super deluxe crock pot it on its way!!! I got the bigger one, because one of these days ds8 is bound to start eating something and then I'll have three hungry men to feed. I'm not worried at all about the thing being a fire hazard but will ask my (single!) fireman brother just to make sure. You can all send me tons of recipes now. Like you have nothing else to do.

Ahem...on an impulse I joined a sort of online book club based on some book called The Well-Educated Mind (heh!) which lists a bunch of must-read books if you wanna be really smart or well-read or something. The first book we're doing is Don Quixote. Eep. Should be interesting. I haven't read a "classic" in a long time. Wish me luck. If any of yous want to join in, just let me know.

Okay, everybody email me for my advice and to make me smarter. It's a new year, anything can happen!!

Sugar, I'm going to go look up my computer recipe file to see if I've already typed up any of my crockpot recipes. If I haven't, it could be a while. Then if Bagz hasn't checked in with us by that time, I'm going to post the photo of her with her hands in a bag of meat. heh heh.

Kiwi

Well, I'm sending you some recipes, Sugar, and now I'm posting that picture. Maybe Bagz is so busy setting up her market booth that she doesn't have time to post! In any case, here's a lovely photo of her from waaaaaaaaaaay back in 1999.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH kiwi is TOAST!!!!!
 

WELL!!!! I SUPPOSE I SHOULD EXPLAIN MYSELF---- i hope it was IN STYLE to have a BIG SLOBBY TEE SHIRT over skinny pants at the time,but NOW I feel I look like a trailer park chick thinkin she's RATE HOT!!GROSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!But now that i realize that it's all over but the cryin,regarding "appearance" I don't even really care!!-POST THE CATTLE CROSSING PIC NEXT!!! :dizzy: :dizzy: :dizzy: Peachbat emailed me asking where i was---I HAD EVERY INTENTION OF POSTING,BUT I am actually shocked at how much teens NEED the computer----of course you know over the last three weeks the house has been filled with teenage girls-----two eighteen,one sixteen and one fourteen----they LIVE on the computer,FIGHT for it,TALK for hours to seven people at once with the annoying diddleBLIMP noise that MSN makes loud and clear!!! they stay up til after TWO am and play music WHILE they are talking AND the computer is in the hallway outside all the bedrooms---need i say more----ANYway---the last two left for the mountains this morning at 6 am----dh had to get up at FOUR AM to get them to the airport as they want you there an hour early.BLAH!!!!----I have read all the posts and i must say Cowpern's son!!! donating his cash to RED CROSS!!! WHAT a sweetheart---all by himself with no one telling him to---HOW proud mamma must be!!!!!! I want to say MORE but i NEED my timmy's coffee----as far as the SHOP goes,I don't have it for a few more weeks-----I NEED YOUR HELP=====WE NEED A NAME AND i think it has to have something to do with either the MARKET itself,the fact that we live by the Bay or Ocean-----I really want a cool name----at the moment the name is "OH MY COD"----however that is not my kind of name---it's kind of silly and i want it to be semi-classy---------It doesn't matter anyway as the shop will be new----I an not buying the business--just the SPACE that it is in-------SUGAR---- the hamburger soup that is on one of the weightwatchers sites is DELISH in the crockpot----i will see if i can find it------Wabby---do you know the one i mean????? HI TO CHERRY---THANKS FOR THE CARD!!!--HI TO MUFFIE---GLAD TO HEAR YOU ARE DOING SO WELL!!!!!-----HI PAINTY-----LOL LUSHIE NOT LISTENING TO LESLIE'S VOICE---can't be any worse than the TARTS!!!!!---hope i didn't forget anyone---kiwonk---post the cattlegirls!!! see yas lata!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GIVE ME SOME NAMES FOR THE DAMN SHOP!!!!![so i can make fun of them] ;) ;) ;)

The perfect name came to me in an instant.

YE OLDE SEA BAT !!!!!!

That way, the tourists would be very clear on who the proprietoress is. What will you do with the shop when the girls come again and you need to get away? Have you thought this through?

HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA------ i have People who will work for me darling----my PEOPLE!!!---my STAFF-----heeeeeeeeeeee------I LOVE the name,but only if you will come and work for me-haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Well, of course it was, you hot maritime babe, you!

Tell us a few more names at the market -- what is the market itself called (because I have the memory of a gnat)? Oh My Cod is, well, sort of disturbing. And fishy... What will be your main line of merch.? Too bad FogDog is already taken.... heh heh. Fog is what I remember most about your coastline! How about:

Grab Bagz :devil:

:lol: Ye Olde Sea Bat is lovely.

I can quite understand the teenager computer problem. We have 3 people in this house and 2 computers and DH still has problems finding enough time on the computer!

Hold on a sec while I go retrieve our lovely photo...

Kiwi

Cow Crossing:

I love that Cow Crossing picture!

Hmmm...I suppose "HUFFIN' 'N' PUFFIN" is out of the question?

:smug: :smug: :smug: :smug: :smug: :smug: :smug: :smug:

i LOVE you guys!!!! you are SOOOOOOOO dependable!!!!---hmmmmmmm let's see---the name of some of the shops are "Pat's Secret Garden","Sisters","The Wild Carrot",'Jerimiah's"."Linja Gifts"{chinese groceries and souveniers,"St Croix Creations","The Baking Stone"---some are food,some are gifts...i love fogdog and grabbagz----Puffins are sweet but they are on Grand Manan-----------------THIS IS HARDER THAN I THOUGHT!!!!

What are you selling?

stained glass lamps and stained glass windows,pottery,jewellery,children's handmade dolls, candles,books and cookbooks from the maritimes,some 'touristy" items like postcards ------ local artwork and local greeting cards-----------other assorted handcrafts from the maritimes----the shop is supposed to have eighty percent "fine handcrafts"---- and twenty percent "imports"===typical tourist gift shop in atlantic canada

Ooooh, pretties!

Our local pretties shops are Through the Garden Gate and Blue Stem, if that helps.

Up at the lake, there's the Barnswallow and one shop with such a terrible name I can't remember it because I've blocked it out. It's so cutesy that I would never stop there.

Treasures by the Sea? Treasures by the Bay? Treasure Chest? [market name] Market Treasures? Maritime Treasures.

As you can see, I like the word treasure. I also like gem, jewel, or precious, but it might be tough to avoid false advertising.

I'll think about it some more.

OUr locals are "The Gift Bar" and "A Tisket A Tasket."

Are you selling seaweed? Remember when your mom made me eat some? I still hate sushi because of that.

Ds's suggestion: The Bespectacled Sandcrab

What, no puffins???
 

The gift shop (as it were) in our town used to be called "Peanuts" until it went out of business.

Names that occurred to me in my sleep:

Treasures & Trinkets (I like treasures too!!)
Sea Shore Gifts
Rocky Shore Gifts
Foggy Day Cards & Gifts
M...'s Memories
Making Waves
The Salty Barnacle
Sea Mist


The crockpot is here! It's huge. It came with four really ucky recipes including one with canned salmon, parmesan and brussels sprouts. Eeeeew! Can you imagine the smell? I think I'll try hamburger soup instead.

Having my epiphany a few days late and actually taking down the Christmas decorations today because all of these shiny things are hurting my eyes.

LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE YOUR IDEAS!!!!! DON'T STOP!!!! LIKE I SAID---YOU ARE THE BESTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WANT TO SELL MARGIES AT THE GIFTBAR---------KIWONK----NOW I WANT TO KNOW IF GRAYSEA IS A NOSE SPRAY OR SOMETHING-----------hey girls -----i like Treasures too----but there is a very well known store in the surrounding area with that name and i would probably get in TROUBLE if i were to use it--------------- i love all the ideas------dh has compiled a list too----i should tell you what they are ---if i can find the list i will send it out hahah

I will laugh all day at Sugar's recipe.!! Salmon and brussel sprouts !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have no more name suggestions.

Who are those cute cows at the cow crossing?

that's a cute name for a doggie----my dh thought of you all and said i should call it ----THE HARBOUR COW---------hardy har har------------i will find his list somewhere on the computer {not good at that}-------we are thinking of going more traditional so that a trendy name would not wear itself out too quickly-----for example --IN OLD ENGLISH OR SOME SORT OF OLD FASHIONED LETTERING------"BECKWITH & CO." purveyors of fine gifts.----------the market still has alot of old names in it-----old fashioned signs like "Slocum and Ferris" and " Lord's Lobsters "-----it kind of seems like a cop out ---and quite boring in fact,but nothing has stuck with me so far and and i really don't like cutesy-------------BY THE WAY,PAINTY---I AM THE MONSTER COW WITH THE BLACK HAIR AND peachers is the little teeny calf in the middle!!!! aint' we swate!!!!!-----i need to get a laptop so i can talk to you guys from the market!!

OH HUDDA

That is my suggestion.

I bet those are the cutest cows ever seen at that cow crossing!!!! You babes looked adorable in that picture.

Bagzie, I like the Beckwith & Co. name, and I don't think its a cop out. It has a certain classiness to it. This is what I came up with - Aunty M's, (too cutesy) On the Boardwalk (but I don't know if it is), M's at the Market or At The Market,(I kinda like these) either Heaven & Earth or Fine Things (stole these from local shops). I'm so excited to see this thing take off!!!

I stood Leslie up this morning. I don't know whats wrong with me but I just woke up exhausted today. Oh well tomorrow is another day, Scarlet. 2 miles yesterday, though.

I went to bunco Saturday night and we had the very best lasagna I've ever eaten - it had marinara sauce, but it also had bechemel sauce too. It was soooo yummy. As soon as I get the recipe I'll post it. Can't make it in a crockpot, though. Then Sunday my mom and sisters went with me to the Bonneville hot springs mineral baths. And of course lunch. Geez. I should be walking with Leslie double time.

beckwith & co is ok with me, too, if you don't like my other suggestions.

Beckwith & Co. has a nice ring to it.

I'm hungry. I haven't done :censored: today, other than install my anti-virus software. What a thrill.

Kiwi

Ooh, yes, I like Beckwith & Co. too! As long as you paint a little puffin on your handpainted sign. :D

Man, this crockpot stuff is HARD! First you have to get up early and dig around on the internet for a recipe and then you have to shop for the stuff. And THEN! All the peeling and slicing and dicing! You should see my kitchen! Anyway, I made a recipe for beef stew, except with pork, because, you know. And it was...um...interesting. I used the high setting because I put it om too late for low and it wasn't really done at dinner time, but I gave it a little longer and we ate it anyway and crossed that recipe off the list, thank you very much.

So I'm on this list called "germanway" for people living in or interested in Germany and I pose this question today on gift-giving at a teenager's church confirmation celebration. We're invited to dh's goddaughter's confirmation in April and it's customary to give the kids large gobs of money as a present so they can go buy something they want like a computer or whatever. No idea what that has to do with religion, but I don't make the rules around here and it's fine with us. My question was how much is it appropriate to give, seeing as we have no experience in these kind of things and don't want to give too little or too much and look stupid. So this starts this HUGE and very silly yet highly entertaining discussion on the list about which nationality (it's always Germans vs. Americans on there) is the most superficial and has the most tacky customs. A couple of people have actually given me a concrete answer to my question, but the rest of 'em are still hacking away at each other. As a neutral party, I can just sit back and smile quietly to myself, enjoying the havoc I've created.

Well ain't that the Canadian way!!!! ;)

Actually, I can settle the dispute - everybody knows we Americans are tacky. After all, Donald Trump and Paris Hilton have their own tv shows here.

The simpler the better is my motto re: crockpots. I throw in a tough old roast w/ a can of mushroom soup and a packet of onion soup mix and cook it until it's almost indistinguishable. The whole idea is to make it easy, right? In fact, I read somewhere you can use those roasting bags inside the crockpot to save on cleanup.

Perhaps more superficial than Americans would be non-Americans who emulate American superficiality.

Crock pots are easy, Sugar. Wab's recipe is one I'll try but honestly, I just put frozen meat in it. Frozen roast. Frozen chicken breasts. It's all good. I give it a few minutes to cool down before I try to serve it as it falls apart in a non-appetizing way but later, it's sliceable and tender.

Peachy, I never tried the crockpot w/ frozen stuff. What a concept! and I'm really not concerned w/ how appetizing dinner looks as long as I have something to put on DH's plate. He'll pretty much eat anything thats not too spicy. How long do you have to cook a frozen roast? on high? on low?

DH was sick today so I couldn't walk w/ Leslie, since I exercise in our bedroom. Oh darn. and I don't want any cracks about the exercising in our bedroom statement. ;)

isn't that called sex-er-cise???? YOU ASKED FOR IT!!!!!!!HAAAAAAAAAAAAA WABS!!!

Wabbo, turn in on low and cook it while you're at work all day.

How do we get our Cow-Discounts at the new Bagz-Shoppe? I am ready to order online.

Hey cowsies, I need some good thoughts for my FIL, aka Grandpa Jim. He was in a car accident last thursday, and he's such a stubborn old codger he didn't even tell us until DH asked him where his car was 2 days later. Then he insisted he felt fine until I lied to him and told him the insurance company wanted him to be checked by a Dr. DH took him in yesterday and after 2 hours of xrays and poking and prodding they said he had a broken hand, a broken sternum and severe bruising around his heart. This man told me right before he left for his Dr. appointment that he was back to 100% of normal!!!! Anyway, they may want to do surgery b/c of the sternum being pushed back 1/2", but they also don't want to because of his age (87 offically but he's really 92 - it's a long story). So send up a little prayer for him. He really is sweet, even when he's driving me bonkers.

WABBY!!!! poor Grampa!!!imagine him thinking he is 100%-----that generation are troopers----my sis's father in law who has bone cancer had been limping around for at least a month before he found out he had a fracture-----"it's just a little sore"----" no problem"-----makes us look bad,eh!!------hopefully he can heal on his own---operations are usually more dangerous than the actual condition.....consider him on my list-----xoxoxo----------

Wow, what a stubborn old bean. I sure hope he'll be all right.

Yesterday, DH took a wrench to our bathroom sink drain because it had been running so slow, and the stupid thing crumbled in his hands. It was totally corroded. Of course he pulled out a 2 foot long mess of hair/gunk, which was lovely. Anyway, he replaced it this morning, so we now have a shiny new pipe below the sink and the drain runs so nicely. The real point of this story is to congratulate DH on fixing something within a 24 hour period. :cheer:

Here's how dumb I am. I decided to make a batch of spaghetti sauce yesterday, but I got sidetracked by the broken drain, so I didn't get it going until too late to have it for dinner. So late last night, I was ladling it into jars and put it into the freezer. Where I found 2 big jars of spaghetti sauce from the last time I did a batch. I'm hopeless.

Gotta go get DD

Kiwi

Get well Grandpa Jim, you young little whippernsnapper!

A kitty story: My indoor kitty sleeps on my bed. I noticed blood on the place where he sleeps but couldn't think why so I figured the other cat had nailed him. Two nights ago I was looking at his little kitty feet and one of the claws had grown right into his foot. You know they're round. It was deeply embedded. So .. against his will ... he went to the vet and was mad but now he's RUNNNING around from one of the house to the other.

Oh my gosh, poor Grandpa Jim! I hope he'll be ok. I guess when you get to be that old, maybe you don't feel the pain, or you think it's normal? Is there any way you can get him to take it easy until he heals?

You think YOU'RE hopeless - I dropped my toothbrush in the toilet yesterday! :dizzy: And YES, I had a spare one, thanks for asking. :D Oh yeah, guess what? I was sorting out a giant mess of shoes and gloves and scarves in our entryway today and I found a Christmas card from you, Kiweenie, with a great picture of your lovely and talented dd. Thanks! No idea when that arrived. We have a mail slot in the front door, not a mail box. Man, if I hadn't been on a cleaning bent I probably wouldn't have found it until spring when I went to put the winter boots away. :coffee:

Thanks to everyone else who sent a card too. Can't remember who I thanked and who not.

I wrote a fabulous post here this morning but 3FC ate it and now I can't remember what I wrote. Oh yeah, something about my daily email horoscope telling me that I was going to have "an annoying day". Are there any other kind?

Peachy, I'm glad that kitty only needed a manicure to get him up and running again!