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[Joanna]

Ruth wrote: "😬-1°F Good Lord!
*She shivers*
You stove isn't keeping you warm enough?"

The house isn't insulated at all so it's hard to keep it warm when it's this cold. It's only been in the 50s in here all day.

[Joanna]

But at least the sun came out!! It was cloudy for over a week, so that was really nice! 😊

[Ruth]

Isn't insulated?!?
You poor dears!
How do you manage it?
The same here, it was 50°F today
and overnight only in the thirties.
We're keeping a couple of thermoses
full of piping hot tea. The less one comes
out of a warm and cozy corner, the better.

[Joanna]

Ruth wrote: "Hi Meg,
Oh no, your seedlings!
Sorry about your little Morning Glory.

How cute! I see you adopted a foundling
since the last time we chatted."

Dorry just pointed out that I missed this comment! 🤦‍♀️😂 Well, I can't imagine life without my kitties, so they're worth it...but I do miss having flowers in the house!

And yes, isn't he adorable?! That's Herbert... 😋🤣🤣

[Ruth]

😄Even his name has a botanical reference
HERBert.

[Joanna]

Ruth wrote: "Isn't insulated?!?
You poor dears!
How do you manage it?
The same here, it was 50°F today
and overnight only in the thirties.
We're keeping a couple of thermoses
full of piping hot tea. The less..."

😂 We just wear a lot of layers. I have to remind myself that our house is still a lot warmer than people used to have...we are truly spoiled!

50 in TX! Is that autumn weather or is it officially winter now?

[Joanna]

Ruth wrote: "😄Even his name has a botanical reference
HERBert."

🤣 I don't even know how I came up with that name! It just came up when I was teasing Emma...

[Ruth]

Meg wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Isn't insulated?!?
You poor dears!
How do you manage it?
The same here, it was 50°F today
and overnight only in the thirties.
We're keeping a couple of thermoses
full of piping hot ..."

For us it's winter, in autumn it's in the 60s.
From that perspective, thank God you all
aren't living the Walden experiment.

I think I could manage the cold in a bear
costume tucked between two mattresses.

[Joanna]

Ruth wrote: "I think I could manage the cold in a bear
costume tucked between two mattresses."

🤣🤣🤣 You'd scare Emma!!!

[Ruth]

😄 I'll just hang a
"Do not feed bears" sign.

[Joanna]

Ruth wrote: "😄 I'll just hang a
"Do not feed bears" sign."

Oh goodness!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[Lily Rose]

Ruth wrote: "😄 I'll just hang a
"Do not feed bears" sign."

🤨🤣

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Meg wrote: "Ruth wrote: "I think I could manage the cold in a bear
costume tucked between two mattresses."

🤣🤣🤣 You'd scare Emma!!!"

But I told you...I'm not scared of bears anymore! I've moved on to bigger, better things!! 🤣🤣🤣

[Joanna]

Emma wrote: "But I told you...I'm not scared of bears anymore! I've moved on to bigger, better things!! 🤣🤣🤣"

Oh that's right...Indians! 🤣🤣

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "But I told you...I'm not scared of bears anymore! I've moved on to bigger, better things!! 🤣🤣🤣"

Oh that's right...Indians! 🤣🤣"

Annndddd....🤣🤣🤣

[Joanna]

Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "But I told you...I'm not scared of bears anymore! I've moved on to bigger, better things!! 🤣🤣🤣"

Oh that's right...Indians! 🤣🤣"

Annndddd....🤣🤣🤣"

Oh there's something else??

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "But I told you...I'm not scared of bears anymore! I've moved on to bigger, better things!! 🤣🤣🤣"

Oh that's right...Indians! 🤣🤣"

Annndddd....🤣🤣🤣"

Oh there's s..."

Remember that link I sent you? 😳🦉🤣🤣

[Joanna]

Emma wrote: "Remember that link I sent you? 😳🦉🤣🤣"

Ahhh yes! 😳 🤣🤣🤣

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Remember that link I sent you? 😳🦉🤣🤣"

Ahhh yes! 😳 🤣🤣🤣

"

I don't know how you remembered exactly what it was called! 🤣🤣🤣

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

*shudder* Delete that, it's going to give me nightmares!! 😳🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Joanna]

Emma wrote: "*shudder* Delete that, it's going to give me nightmares!! 😳🤣🤣🤣🤣"

🤣🤣🤣 I was just thinking the same thing!

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "*shudder* Delete that, it's going to give me nightmares!! 😳🤣🤣🤣🤣"

🤣🤣🤣 I was just thinking the same thing!"

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Joanna]

I love this version of 'We are Coming Father Abra'am' with the music by L. O. Emerson. Supposedly this is actually the more popular tune, but I've only heard the one by Stephen Foster (which I also like)!

I've copied the link where the music starts, but the introduction is really good too if you've got time. 😄

http://youtu.be/vaNKL_dfyi4?t=95

[Lily Rose]

Meg wrote: "I love this version of 'We are Coming Father Abra'am' with the music by L. O. Emerson. Supposedly this is actually the more popular tune, but I've only heard the one by Stephen Foster (which I also..."

This version is better....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS5fD...

[Pamela]

Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Remember that link I sent you? 😳🦉🤣🤣"

Ahhh yes! 😳 🤣🤣🤣

"

Aaaaaahhhhh!!!!! That is one scary looking critter!!!!!! Right up there with monkeys! I think I shall faint!!!!! 😳🙎‍♀️🏃‍♀️👀👣👣👣🚫🦉❗❗❗

[Lily Rose]

Must be something bad about salad...

[Joanna]

Pamela wrote: ""Aaaaaahhhhh!!!!! That is one scary looking critter!!!!!! Right up there with monkeys! I think I shall faint!!!!! 😳..."

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Ruth]

My sister agree with the cookie sentiments.
A cookie is made of deconstructed vegetable
and grains.🍪🍪🍪

[Lily Rose]

Ruth wrote: "My sister agree with the cookie sentiments.
A cookie is made of deconstructed vegetable
and grains.🍪🍪🍪"

Well, that's one way of looking at it! 😂

[Ruth]

Hi Dorothy,
Have you have your circular vegetable
and grain today?

[Pamela]

Of course cookies are health food! So is pizza...vegetable, dairy, and grains! Pizza for the main course and cookies for dessert. Who could ask for anything more??? 👨‍⚕️🍕🍪👩‍⚕️ (and inulin shots 4 times a day🤢💉💉💉💉...oh, plus 2 blood pressure pills💊per day, too!)😉😊
Pammy Jo
*Pizza and cookies...One of the reasons my doctor drives a brand new Mercedes Benz and I drive a 2005 Ford Focus!😂🤣😃😄😅😆😉😊...🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔😫

[Joanna]

I completely agree that pizza is a vegetable, Pammy Jo! 😁🤣

[Joanna]

I'm not quite feeling this way yet, but I thought it was funny! 😂

[Pamela]

I AM already feeling that way about winter! BAH, HUMBUG!!! 😛😝

[Pamela]

On a serious and miraculous note, once again I am thankful for the blessing of my cat, Sarah, the one who was my dad's cat. At two o'clock this morning she jumped on me while I was sleeping and started smacking me in the face...quite hard, but without extending her claws. I didn't fully wake up right away, so she jumped down and started dragging rugs around and flipping her food dish loudly. She jumped back on me and smacked me and then grabbed my hair and pulled it. I woke up fully then, felt dizzy, and had blurry vision. I tested my blood sugar and it was under 50. Way too low and a medical emergency! I ate candy, cake, even pizza, and drank regular sugared soda. It took a couple of hours for my sugar to rise, so I know it was a bad situation! If not for Sarah, I would not be typing this message. Once again, my sweet little angel saved me! Feeling soooo thankful for her! She's my little lifesaver! 🙏🐈🙏🐈🙏🐈🙏
💖
Pammy Jo

[Emma | meadowroselibrary]

Pamela wrote: "On a serious and miraculous note, once again I am thankful for the blessing of my cat, Sarah, the one who was my dad's cat. At two o'clock this morning she jumped on me while I was sleeping and sta..."

Oh, Pammy, thank God for Sarah!! 🙏🙏 Animals can truly be wonderful, life-saving creatures! 😌🤗🤗💕

[Pamela]

Emma wrote: "Pamela wrote: "On a serious and miraculous note, once again I am thankful for the blessing of my cat, Sarah, the one who was my dad's cat. At two o'clock this morning she jumped on me while I was s..."

I know! I've been thanking God all morning! A true Christmas miracle for me! 🙏👼🌟🐈🙏

[Lily Rose]

What a good cat! I'm so glad she saved you ❤️

[Lily Rose]

Ruth wrote: "Hi Dorothy,
Have you have your circular vegetable
and grain today?"

Yes, I did, actually!

[Lily Rose]

Meg wrote: "I'm not quite feeling this way yet, but I thought it was funny! 😂

"

Bleck!

[Al]

I'm so cold!!!! it's 40 degrees!!!!!!! 😜

[Joanna]

Al wrote: "I'm so cold!!!! it's 40 degrees!!!!!!! 😜"

40?! That's a heat wave! 😂

[Lily Rose]

Meg wrote: "Al wrote: "I'm so cold!!!! it's 40 degrees!!!!!!! 😜"

40?! That's a heat wave! 😂"

🤣

[Pamela]

Good morning! Just checking in to say hello.

[Joanna]

Pamela wrote: "Good morning! Just checking in to say hello."

Good morning Pammy Jo! 🤗 How are you?

[Lily Rose]

Pamela wrote: "Good morning! Just checking in to say hello."

Good morning, Pammy!

[Ruth]

Good Morning Ladies and Gents,
How is everyone?
🤗❤🤗❤🤗❤🤗❤

Dorothy, what clever post have you for us today?

What subject is on tap for today?

[Pamela]

Meg wrote: "Pamela wrote: "Good morning! Just checking in to say hello."

Good morning Pammy Jo! 🤗 How are you?"

I'm much better this morning! Not sure what happened yesterday, as my numbers were low all day. Our good neighbors, Zack & Renee, stopped in last night. They gave us a gift card to the grocery store and a beautiful centerpiece for the table. It's a lantern with cardinals inside and snow swirls all around when it's turned on. It also lights up! So beautiful! I told my mom I would rather watch that than TV! The cats love it, too!

We are having frozen fog this morning, so I plan to stay home. The roads are slick. A rainy Christmas is expected here. 🙁 So tired of dreary weather. At least I feel better today.😊

Pammy Jo

[Pamela]

I thought this was interesting. Evidently, Emily Dickinson baked "Black Cake" each Christmas. They included the details in the play "The Belle of Amherst"...

THE BELLE OF AMHERST

In 1976, William Luce’s play about Emily Dickinson, The Belle of Amherst, opened on Broadway. Julie Harris, who starred in it, won a Tony for her performance.

In the play, “Emily Dickinson” recites the actual recipe for a black cake: “two pounds of flour, two pounds of sugar, two pounds of butter, nineteen eggs, five pounds of raisins, one and a half pounds of currants, one and a half pounds of citron, one half pint of brandy — I never use Father’s best — one half-pint of molasses, two nutmegs, five teaspoons of cloves, mace and cinnamon, and — oh, yes, two teaspoons of soda, and one and a half teaspoons of salt.”

Remember, 19th-century bakers used to do a lot of baking all at once.

Then “Emily” goes on to tell the audience to beat the butter and sugar together, add the 19 eggs one at a time without beating. Beat again, adding the brandy alternately with the flour, soda, spices and salt, which have all been sifted together. Then add molasses. Take the raisins and citrons and gently sprinkle into the batter. Bake for three hours if you use cake pans, six or seven if you use a milk pan.

[Joanna]

Ruth wrote: "Good Morning Ladies and Gents,
How is everyone?
🤗❤🤗❤🤗❤🤗❤

Dorothy, what clever post have you for us today?

What subject is on tap for today?"

Good morning, Ruth (well there are only 3 more minutes before it'll be good afternoon 😂)! I'm doing well. How are you? 🤗