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Critterbee❇ wrote: "I have my automatic kindle updates turned off, I wonder if that would stop the cover changes?There seems to be a new publisher printing Heyers - Random House UK, Cornerstone - or at least they ha..."
My problem with the cover is not the age of the girl in the picture but the fact that it's so generic. There's nothing to distinguish it from the hundreds of other historical romances published these days. Whereas - as we know - Heyer was in a class of her own.
I suppose the idea is to attract new readers with both the cover and the summary, so one should consider that a worthy cause!
Jenny wrote: "Barb in Maryland wrote: "Oh, the hairstyle and clothes--more epic fail for that cover. The story is set in the 1770s for Pete's sake, not 1814!!"And, of course, she hasn't got Horry's distinctive ..."
Is that the Nose though?
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone from the U.S. Are you stuffed or sleeping? We had a nice celebration with most of my extended family. My cousin got a break from parenting her almost 2 year old while my nieces served as built in babysitters. They were thrilled to play with their newest cousin. My uncle's toy breed dog was not so thrilled to not be fed all those great smelling foods and be mauled by my nephew. The pup did seem happy to see me and I was happy to cuddle with him. One of my cousins did not come and so it seemed a little quiet without him-despite the 5 children! I didn't get in much reading. My MP3 player ran out of battery power and by the time I got OverDrive and a book downloaded onto my phone, we were halfway home! I hope everyone had a great day of things to be thankful for, despite the below freezing temperatures in much of the country.
Happy Thanksgiving! Stuffed here, trying to get the energy to read or knit before I doze off...we had a quiet dinner out, just my husband, son and I - great food at one of our favorite restaurants, a good bottle of wine, and lots to be thankful for - yay!
Happy Thanksgiving, all!Stuffed! Hanging out with visiting sisters, had a great Thanksgiving dinner, all went well, basking in the warmth!
Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
I was the cook this year (finally free from back pain so I can manage all the standing in the kitchen--huzzah!) so I worked off a lot of calories before packing them back in again. Delightful dinner, just four of us, relaxed and good conversation. Bon Appetit recipes worked a treat. Sending my hopes for much to be grateful for to all my GoodReads fellows!
We're in Medford (Oregon) until Saturday when we'll hit the road again, hopefully a not too icy and snowy one. I've had loads of fun cooking with the three grandkids here, but I do feel as though my skin has shrunk. We made chorizo and dried cherry sourdough dressing which tasted as though it ought to have come out of Bon Appetit, Abigail! A very successful dinner! Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
Abigail wrote: "I was the cook this year (finally free from back pain so I can manage all the standing in the kitchen--huzzah!) so I worked off a lot of calories before packing them back in again. Delightful dinne..."Awesome! I’m getting back in the kitchen, myself - I didn’t take on TG dinner, let the pros handle that, I was just thrilled to be here, and out in the early evening. But go, Abigail, you are woman, I hear you roar!
Small steps for me, but much to be thankful for - I even started volunteering a few hours a week at my local history museum last week, very exciting to get out in the community and meet new people. This is my new normal and I don’t want to become a recluse, buried in books ( much too easy for me to do), so I’m glad to be getting out there, balance and hearing issues and all!
Karlyne wrote: "We're in Medford (Oregon) until Saturday when we'll hit the road again, hopefully a not too icy and snowy one. I've had loads of fun cooking with the three grandkids here, but I do feel as though m..."It’s not your skin, it’s dry air...that’s what I’d go with. Your dressing sounds amazing and delicious - glad you had a lovely time, be safe getting home.
Susan in NC wrote: "Karlyne wrote: "We're in Medford (Oregon) until Saturday when we'll hit the road again, hopefully a not too icy and snowy one. I've had loads of fun cooking with the three grandkids here, but I do ..."Haha! No, it's raining cats and dogs; what I meant was I've eaten so much that my skin might pop! We're hoping it'll stop soon, not only for the snow piling up on the mountains, but also because today is the Great Tree Hunt and cutting in the rain takes a lot of grit!
Karlyne wrote: "Susan in NC wrote: "Karlyne wrote: "We're in Medford (Oregon) until Saturday when we'll hit the road again, hopefully a not too icy and snowy one. I've had loads of fun cooking with the three grand..."Oh I know what you MEANT, I’m just giving you an excuse to tell yourself as you reach for one more bite...but the rain ruins it!
Wow, cutting the tree down in the rain - yes, that would definitely bring out your inner lumberjack! Personally, as a commonsensical Midwesterner, I’d head for the closest coffee shop with a book til it stops...
Glad to hear you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Reading about all the lovely dinners is making me excited for Christmas here. Have ten for dinner so must start planning my menu.Slightly off key for us this year as we always gathered at my mother's house on Christmas Eve for a small party. It's the first one since she died so I guess we'll have to start some kind of new tradition.
Wishing all our American friends a belated Happy Thanksgiving!
Teresa wrote: "Glad to hear you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Reading about all the lovely dinners is making me excited for Christmas here. Have ten for dinner so must start planning my menu.Slightly off key..."
Teresa, I know exactly how you feel - it was tough, the first holiday season without mom a couple years ago; I wasn’t sure I wanted to continue our tradition of dinner at our favorite restaurant without her. But you know, there are so many good memories, it feels right now, we had a lovely dinner last night and drank a toast to her!
Susan in Perthshire wrote: "Wishing all our American friends a belated Happy Thanksgiving!"Thank you!
Ah, Teresa, holidays really bring home the loss, don't they? I hope you find a new tradition that feels right. I can't do Christmas at all anymore because of all the water under that particular bridge.Karlyne, you were right in my sister-in-law's neighborhood--she lives in the Little Applegate valley, near Jacksonville. I had a beautiful, if chilly and wet, Thanksgiving in Medford last year.
I second that, Teresa, I hope you find a tradition that feels right to you!
Teresa, I know this will be difficult for you. My first Christmas after my Dad died was awful. We were trying to keep it good for my Mum, but oh how I missed my fellow Christmas fanatic. He was the one who always put the magic into Christmas when my brother and I were small and right up until the one before he died, he was fully engaged in the spirit of Christmas. The good thing is that the good memories are what carry you through. I wish you well for the forthcoming season! 😘
Thanks to all of you for your kind comments. Both my parents really loved Christmas and always made it good for us. Because of that I've always tried to have it special for my own children. One of my daughters just loves it and does all the house decorations and tree and so forth. My brothers are coming to me for dinner one day over the holidays so that will be our gathering for this year. We just have to keep going.
Teresa wrote: "Thanks to all of you for your kind comments. Both my parents really loved Christmas and always made it good for us. Because of that I've always tried to have it special for my own children. One of ..."Hang in there, love, we are here for you! Hugs from America😘.
Susan in NC: Wonderful news about volunteering. History museums are my favorite. I enjoy working at a history museum some of the time. I'd prefer to be a recluse and read all the time but in between tours I research to make up for the lack of reading time. I've met some great people and too many horrid school children. The season is thankfully winding down. I'm tired and cold. We honor our loved ones on holidays by cooking their special traditional recipes and celebrating Christmas with the Italian feast of the 7 fishes. Yuck. I voted to skip the fish and honor my mom's Norwegian ancestors with a feast of 7 cookies instead. No such luck. My parents are already trying to figure out how to squeeze everyone into our small house.
Yes, I’m lucky - I’ll be manning the front desk, just greeting warmly - the kids will probably still be behaving at that point...I can’t get around well enough to serve as a docent and tour the little darlings around!🤣
QNPoohBear wrote: "Susan in NC: Wonderful news about volunteering. History museums are my favorite. I enjoy working at a history museum some of the time. I'd prefer to be a recluse and read all the time but in betwee..."I know - I like fish, but I don’t know if I like it enough to eat 7 types in one meal...love your Norwegian cookie idea! With family, there is always room, small, shmall - abbondanza!
Susan in Perthshire wrote: "Wishing all our American friends a belated Happy Thanksgiving!"Thanks, Susan!
Teresa wrote: "Thanks to all of you for your kind comments. Both my parents really loved Christmas and always made it good for us. Because of that I've always tried to have it special for my own children. One of ..."Making new traditions that honour old ones is a great way to remember our family and celebrate being together.
QNPoohBear wrote: "Susan in NC: Wonderful news about volunteering. History museums are my favorite. I enjoy working at a history museum some of the time. I'd prefer to be a recluse and read all the time but in betwee..."I love museums, too, and volunteering in your community is so rewarding.
Also, I vote for the feast of seven cookies, too.
Critterbee❇ wrote: "Teresa wrote: "Thanks to all of you for your kind comments. Both my parents really loved Christmas and always made it good for us. Because of that I've always tried to have it special for my own ch..."Beautiful and true!
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And Mexico!And most places where USAmericans are!
Carol ꧁꧂ wrote: "Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!"Thanks, Carol!
Abigail wrote: "Ah, Teresa, holidays really bring home the loss, don't they? I hope you find a new tradition that feels right. I can't do Christmas at all anymore because of all the water under that particular bri..."Yes! Right up the road, and beautiful and wet this year, too!
And thanks for the well wishing for us 'Muricans. It's my favorite meal of the year, hands down!
Karlyne wrote: "Abigail wrote: "Ah, Teresa, holidays really bring home the loss, don't they? I hope you find a new tradition that feels right. I can't do Christmas at all anymore because of all the water under tha..."Yum, me too!
I am down to two carrots left over from the 5 pounds that we bought for Thanksgiving! I didn't think that we would ever use them up! The solution? Carrot Cake! The recipe I used took 9 carrots! It is cooling now, so I am trying to distract myself from eating a piece before dinner!
Critterbee❇ wrote: "I am down to two carrots left over from the 5 pounds that we bought for Thanksgiving! I didn't think that we would ever use them up! The solution? Carrot Cake! The recipe I used took 9 carrots! I..."
Oooh, yum - cream cheese frosting? Carrot Cake is a household favorite! Enjoy!
Does one always have cream cheese frosting with carrot cake? It is not a cake that often comes in my direction, so I am rather clueless. I am making cream cheese frosting for it though.
Critterbee❇ wrote: "Does one always have cream cheese frosting with carrot cake? It is not a cake that often comes in my direction, so I am rather clueless. I am making cream cheese frosting for it though."It is traditional rather than mandatory. I think carrot cake is moist and sweet enough that it doesn't really need any frosting. I usually do it as a single layer rectangle (sheet) cake and keep the frosting very thin.
Sounds delicious but I'd have to swerve the frosting. No dairy for me.
It was good, and very sweet. I guess because of all of those carrots, haha!
Sometimes I make penuche frosting for carrot cake - when I'm out of cream cheese, especially. But tomorrow it's carrot cake and cream cheese icing for the birthday of the 12 year old grandgirl! She's getting a cake decorating kit, so I'm making the cake before she gets here and then she gets to do all the embellishing!
Karlyne wrote: "Sometimes I make penuche frosting for carrot cake - when I'm out of cream cheese, especially. But tomorrow it's carrot cake and cream cheese icing for the birthday of the 12 year old grandgirl! She..."That sounds fun! Also, penuche looks like it would go well with carrot cake - have ever made it. Is it easy to make?
It is!1 cup butter
2 cups dark brown sugar
Boil together 2 minutes. Add 1/2 cup evap. milk or 1/2 & 1/2. Add 1 tsp. Vanilla. Beat well, let cool to lukewarm and slowly add 3-1/2 to 4 cups powdered sugar. Warning! It's delicious!
P. S. Crazy good on chocolate cake, too.
Oh, I forgot! A good pinch of kosher salt, too!
OK who sent the stink bugs to New England? That is one ugly, creepy, BIG bug! I saw one today floating around the living room lamp. I thought it was a spider at first but my mom was brave enough to go near it to get it and get rid of it. How on earth did they get into the house? We moved here in January and I know the house was inspected a little over a year ago! I haaaaatttee bugs! I was fine with the mice in the basement of the old house but the bugs I could never deal with. Sending them back to whence they came, thank you.
Ah, the good ole' Brown Marmorated Stink Bug strikes again!!And, to a bug-phobic person, they may seem 'huge', but in reality the average adult BMSB is about .5-.6 inches long (1.7cm) and just about as wide at the top.
They sneak into houses in the fall to hibernate, but the warmth of the house may cause them to be active. Be thankful that they are only considered a 'nuisance' in New England. In Maryland they are a serious agricultural pest, doing significant damage to fruits and veggies.
Here's the full Wiki, with pictures:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_m...
They're annoying (and pests in agriculture in some places, as Barb says), but as long as they don't bite or sting, I can deal with them. My favorite way is with damp (so they can't escape) toilet paper or paper towels. But their legs have a disconcerting habit of falling off while capturing them...
Critterbee❇ wrote: "Does one always have cream cheese frosting with carrot cake? It is not a cake that often comes in my direction, so I am rather clueless. I am making cream cheese frosting for it though."Sorry, just saw this - yes, in my experience, cream cheese frosting is the norm - I hope you liked it!
Barb in Maryland wrote: "Critterbee❇ wrote: "Does one always have cream cheese frosting with carrot cake? It is not a cake that often comes in my direction, so I am rather clueless. I am making cream cheese frosting for it..."Oh, I like it that way, too! We have a local bakery that does these amazing two- and three-layer cakes you can buy whole or by the slice, but I can only eat a few bites of my piece with a cup of strong coffee! The cakes are heavenly, but lots of frosting, and I can’t hack the sugar rush - my piece of cake lasts a day or two!
Critterbee❇ wrote: "It was good, and very sweet. I guess because of all of those carrots, haha!"Yeah, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it - it’s the carrots!
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And, of course, she hasn't got Horry's distinctive eyebrows!