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[Calathea]

Anne wrote: "Mymymble wrote: "Brian

Nothing happened here with storm Ophelia (unlike in poor Ireland).
But now here couple hours after pleasant weather comes Hurricane Brian. A falling branch just missed next ..."

What Anne said, stay safe!

[Calathea]

Alison wrote: "Enchiladas!"

I want! My guess is they're all gone by now... :-D

[KC]

Johanna wrote: "Snow

For once our timing was perfect — we finally harvested the last bunch of apples (about 200 litres) yesterday. And this morning when we woke up it was snowing. :-D"

Already?!... Though i love the first snow. And apple pie! :-)

[Johanna]

Calathea wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Snow

For once our timing was perfect — we finally harvested the last bunch of apples (about 200 litres) yesterday. And this morning when we woke up it was snowing. :-D"

O.O Snow? ..."

Yeah, it's been slowly snowing big, fluffy, very Christmassy snowflakes the whole day, but the snow won't stay for long. So, that's a relief. :-)

[Johanna]

KC wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Snow

For once our timing was perfect — we finally harvested the last bunch of apples (about 200 litres) yesterday. And this morning when we woke up it was snowing. :-D"

Already?!...."

Yes. Must bake apple pie. Now.

:-D

[Antonella]

Johanna wrote: "Snow

For once our timing was perfect — we finally harvested the last bunch of apples (about 200 litres) yesterday. And this morning when we woke up it was snowing. :-D"

Wow, that's early. I just hope it won't be the same till the 31st her: as it happens every 15 months (there are 15 terraced houses), I'm responsible for managing the paths around the houses here. Although if the snow is heavy everybody helps, and some neighbours love snow shovelling...

About the apples: if 200 litres was the last batch of apples, how much was the total?!?

[Jordan]

Johanna wrote: "KC wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Snow

For once our timing was perfect — we finally harvested the last bunch of apples (about 200 litres) yesterday. And this morning when we woke up it was snowing. :-D"
..."

OMG, baking apple pie while it's snowing... that right there has all the right sensory details that are just beautiful....

[Jordan]

Mymymble wrote: "Brian

Nothing happened here with storm Ophelia (unlike in poor Ireland).
But now here couple hours after pleasant weather comes Hurricane Brian. A falling branch just missed next door's cat. I kno..."

As other's have said, stay safe!

[Johanna]

Antonella wrote: "About the apples: if 200 litres was the last batch of apples, how much was the total?!?"

About 400 litres total.

[Johanna]

Johanna wrote: "Antonella wrote: "About the apples: if 200 litres was the last batch of apples, how much was the total?!?"

About 400 litres total."

We've managed to give away most of the first 200 litres. And now the second half of those 400 litres is going to sit in their baskets for a while and get nicely ripened. This bunch is from our winter apple tree, so the apples only get better if they get to sit in their baskets for a few weeks.

[Jordan]

Apples.

Johanna, you're making me think I should have bought some apples when I was at the store yesterday! I like them nice and crisp and juicy! :-D

[Johanna]

Jordan wrote: "Apples.

Johanna, you're making me think I should have bought some apples when I was at the store yesterday! I like them nice and crisp and juicy! :-D"

I wish you’d live closer to us so that we could gift you a few kilos of crisp and juicy Antonovka apples. :-)

[Karen]

Honeycrisp

A variety of apple that's recently been available at our local food co-op/grocery. https://mnhardy.umn.edu/varieties/fru...

Envying Johanna's fresh apples! I had to indulge in Honeycrisp apple slices dipped in chile-flavored peanut butter. I've found two varieties lately, one with ground chipotle peppers, and another with lime and cayenne — a perfect complement to the crisp, cool sweetness of apple slices.

[Jordan]

Johanna wrote: "Jordan wrote: "Apples.

Johanna, you're making me think I should have bought some apples when I was at the store yesterday! I like them nice and crisp and juicy! :-D"

I wish you’d live closer to u..."

Me too! Apples are yummy!

[Jordan]

Karen wrote: "Honeycrisp

A variety of apple that's recently been available at our local food co-op/grocery. https://mnhardy.umn.edu/varieties/fru...

Envying Johanna's fresh apples! I had to in..."

I do love apples with peanutbutter, but I've not found a good way to get the peanut butter to stick to the slices easily. lol. I've not tried it with spices. I wonder if I'd like that... I bet if you take an apple slice and dip it in a mixture of sugar and cinnamon it would be delish!

[Anne]

Karen wrote: "Honeycrisp

A variety of apple that's recently been available at our local food co-op/grocery. https://mnhardy.umn.edu/varieties/fru...

Envying Johanna's fresh apples! I had to in..."

That is a way of eating apples I have never tried. Must do...

[Johanna]

Karen wrote: "Envying Johanna's fresh apples! I had to indulge in Honeycrisp apple slices dipped in chile-flavored peanut butter. I've found two varieties lately, one with ground chipotle peppers, and another with lime and cayenne — a perfect complement to the crisp, cool sweetness of apple slices."

Ooooh! Sounds absolutely yummy!

[Johanna]

Mango

[Antonella]

Johanna wrote: "Mango"

I love mango! And mango lassies!

[Alison]

Antonella wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Mango"

I love mango! And mango lassies!"

Oh wow, mangoes. My favourites. And mango lassies. Mmmmmmm. I'll never forget the first time I had a mango in a place where they grow easily and it was mango season--it's spoiled me for imported mangoes forevermore. I still remember it and it was amazing. If you live in a mango-growing country you are a lucky person. The imported ones will have to do for now, though, and they are still mighty good.

[KC]

Antonella wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Mango"

I love mango! And mango lassies!"

Mango lassies are one the best things ever!

[KC]

cooking

[Johanna]

...Lassies.

:-D :-D :-D

[Calathea]

Antonella wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Mango"

I love mango! And mango lassies!"

Yumyumyummy. I love mango.

[Calathea]

Johanna wrote: "...Lassies.

:-D :-D :-D"

That would be us mango loving girls, probably. :-D

[Jordan]

peachapricottea!

So I found some peach apricot black tea last night at a store here called Trader Joe's. And you know what? I liked it! Will be going back to buy more soon!

[Alison]

Johanna wrote: "...Lassies.

:-D :-D :-D"

That made me smile too. I had never thought about the plural of mango lassi before and it made me think of heroic mango-coloured dogs saving the day. Yes, I watched a fair few Lassie re-runs when I was little. :)

[Alison]

Sourdough

[Calathea]

Continueing the food-type words with:

dates

I've got fresh ones for the first time. Didn't think they would be this sweet. Nice, though.

[Josh]

Jordan wrote: "Anne wrote: "Josh wrote: "Anne wrote: "Sick leave.

It seems some of us ( meaning me) just isn't capable of taking care of herself. I started working after my TIA, fully meaning to take it a little..."

Same with Barnes and Noble. Idiotic policies that fail to take into account real life and real people. And of course B&N booksellers have no union and no real protections.

[Josh]

Mymymble wrote: "Criminal
My kid's bus got stuck this morning (we live on a promontory) so he was late for a (repeatable) assessment and they threw him off his criminology course, his life dream. He's spent the las..."

Oh no!

[Josh]

Home

Or maybe Normal (because we arrived home sick late Saturday night and basically went to bed for three days)

It is good to be home. And good to be feeling healthy-ish again.

[Johanna]

Calathea wrote: "Johanna wrote: "...Lassies.

:-D :-D :-D"

That would be us mango loving girls, probably. :-D"

Hahahahaaaaa! I didn't realize the double (triple!) meaning before you pointed it out! That's hilarious. :-D

Here's to us, Mango Loving Lassies. :-D

[Johanna]

Jordan wrote: "peachapricottea!

So I found some peach apricot black tea last night at a store here called Trader Joe's. And you know what? I liked it! Will be going back to buy more soon!"

Cool. New favorite food discoveries are the best. :-)

[Johanna]

Alison wrote: "Johanna wrote: "...Lassies.

:-D :-D :-D"

That made me smile too. I had never thought about the plural of mango lassi before and it made me think of heroic mango-coloured dogs saving the day. Yes,..."

LOL! :-D

[Johanna]

Calathea wrote: "Continueing the food-type words with:

dates

I've got fresh ones for the first time. Didn't think they would be this sweet. Nice, though."

Dates is such a weird food word. In fact, it took me ages to realize what is that people are eating when they're eating dates. The Finnish word is taateli and it must origin from the Swedish word dadel which isn't that different from date, I guess. So, go figure. :-)

Aaaanyways, enjoy your dates! I'm trying to remember if I've ever tasted a fresh one. Maybe not.

[Johanna]

Josh wrote: "Home

Or maybe Normal (because we arrived home sick late Saturday night and basically went to bed for three days)

It is good to be home. And good to be feeling healthy-ish again."

Welcome home, dear.

Sorry to hear you were sick — both of you. Traveling sick sucks big time. Glad to hear your own bed cured you, though. :-)

[Calathea]

Josh wrote: "Home

Or maybe Normal (because we arrived home sick late Saturday night and basically went to bed for three days)

It is good to be home. And good to be feeling healthy-ish again."

Happy to have you back! :-)

Too bad you had been sick while still on the road, so too speak, or even more correct, sorry to hear you were sick, period. I hope you'll be back to full health soon! :-)

[Calathea]

Johanna wrote: "Calathea wrote: "Continueing the food-type words with:

dates

I've got fresh ones for the first time. Didn't think they would be this sweet. Nice, though."

Dates is such a weird food word. In fac..."

It's Dattel in German, so not very far from dadel or taateli. :-)
The L seems to be consistent over several languages. Why is there no L in the English word. It seems logic there should be one... :-D

[Anne]

Calathea wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Calathea wrote: "Continueing the food-type words with:

dates

I've got fresh ones for the first time. Didn't think they would be this sweet. Nice, though."

Dates is such a weird f..."

«Daddel» in Norwegian, still with the L. :)

[Calathea]

Anne wrote: "Calathea wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Calathea wrote: "Continueing the food-type words with:

dates

I've got fresh ones for the first time. Didn't think they would be this sweet. Nice, though."

Dates ..."

Ha! I knew it! :-D

[Sabine]

That makes my day!
Halloween is Murder

[Josh]

Family

We're getting together tonight for Halloween.

(Haven't seen them since we got back from Montreal!)

[Jordan]

Josh wrote: "Family

We're getting together tonight for Halloween.

(Haven't seen them since we got back from Montreal!)"

That sounds great!

I'm at work tonight, which is probably a good thing. It means Adrien and I will go out later when I get home and won't be out too long (hopefully) so we'll miss the creepy/scary children that are already scary for Adrien even when they're not dressed up.

[Jordan]

Plotting

I'm not ready for tomorrow to be November! Can't it wait another month? By the end of tonight, if I'm lucky, I will have plotted through my Big Middle scene, but not beyond it. Well, that is a solid 30+ number of scenes, but still... likely won't be enough to carry me through 50K in one month. I'll likely have to plot during November, and I'd rather not have to. So... this will be fun!

[Anne]

Cuteness (is that a word?)

I am still at home during the day and my closest neighbour is a kindergarden. This morning I watched a bunch of very small children ( we are talking knee height) getting ready for an excursion, the grown ups patiently getting them to hold fast on to a long rope. They were all dressed in colourful outdoor gear and painfully cute :)

ETA: I’m not feeling well today, I am shocked and sad at the news, I take my consolations where I can find them :)

[Antonella]

Anne wrote: "Cuteness (is that a word?)

I am still at home during the day and my closest neighbour is a kindergarden. This morning I watched a bunch of very small children ( we are talking knee height) getting ready for an excursion, the grown ups patiently getting them to hold fast on to a long rope. They were all dressed in colourful outdoor gear and painfully cute :)..."

Yes, it is a word.

Lately I was moved to tears seeing rows of children all excited and happy because they were going to see the cows brought to the cattle market nearby. It's a big event and the children from the nearby school and kindergarden come to see the arrival of the animals, all decorated with flowers and bells, and the farmers with their traditional clothes.

[Jordan]

Adrien

She’s becoming more outgoing, playful, she has more energy. She’s such a different dog from the one I brought home a year and a half ago. Where has the time gone?! It’s a bit emotional, seeing just how much she’s changed for the better.

[Anne]

Jordan wrote: "Adrien

She’s becoming more outgoing, playful, she has more energy. She’s such a different dog from the one I brought home a year and a half ago. Where has the time gone?! It’s a bit emotional, se..."

That’s wonderful, Jordan and shows the power of your love.

[Anne]

Antonella wrote: "Anne wrote: "Cuteness (is that a word?)

I am still at home during the day and my closest neighbour is a kindergarden. This morning I watched a bunch of very small children ( we are talking knee he..."

Very nice.