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Pamela wrote: "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..."
That sounds delicious! It would be interesting to try it, but of course some math would be required to make a single cake! π
Pamela wrote: "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..."
Wow! I wonder how many that would feed?!
Dorothy wrote: "Pamela wrote: "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
I..."
No doubt, it could feed most of the 19th Century New England author population! I can't even begin to think how to reduce the recipe to make just one cake. My brain is too muddled for that sort of equation! LOL!!! π€ͺ
Pammy Jo
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE!! π "The scene is steeped in beauty; and my soul,
No longer lingering in the gloom of care,
Doth greet creation's smile. The grey clouds roll,
Even from the mountain peaks, and melt in air!
The landscape looks an Eden! Who could wear
The frown of sorrow now? This glorious hour Reveals the ruling God!
The heavens are bare! Each sunny stream and blossom-mantled bower
Breathes of pervading love, and shows the power
That spoke him into life hath blessed man's earthly dower."
How beautiful! β€οΈ
You know...I'm now having the opposite problem on here...I get two notifications for the same thing every time!! π³π€¦π»ββοΈ
Emma wrote: "You know...I'm now having the opposite problem on here...I get two notifications for the same thing every time!! π³π€¦π»ββοΈ"I am too! Sometimes even with messages! I guess it's better than none though! π
Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "You know...I'm now having the opposite problem on here...I get two notifications for the same thing every time!! π³π€¦π»ββοΈ"I am too! Sometimes even with messages! I guess it's better th..."
Yeah, like I got two notifications just now when you commented on here!! π€¦π»ββοΈπ€£π€£ And yes that is so true!! π³
Well, I'm not getting 2 notifications at once, but I'll look at the notification, and then a minute later it's there again!
Meg wrote: "Well, I'm not getting 2 notifications at once, but I'll look at the notification, and then a minute later it's there again!"Yeah, that's what's happening to me.
Ruth wrote: "It sounds like an echo."That's what it feels like! π€£
Merry Christmas Eve, my dear friends.How ate you all doing?π€ππ€ππ€ππ€π
Meg,
Maine has amazing sunrises.
Doing well here! π€π How are you?
Ruth wrote: "Merry Christmas Eve, my dear friends.How ate you all doing?π€ππ€ππ€ππ€π
Meg,
Maine has amazing sunrises."
Merry Christmas, Ruth!!! π€ I'm well, just bracing for the storm tomorrow. The sump pump is in readiness! π How are you?
Pamela wrote: "Dorothy wrote: "Pamela wrote: "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 BEL..."
Hi Pammy,
Thanks for posting this recipe, I'd like to give it a try-
of course, Reduce it down to a quarter of the recipe.
Emma wrote: "Doing well here! π€π How are you?"Dear Emma, I am truly glad to you are doing
well. π€π
Meg wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Merry Christmas Eve, my dear friends.How ate you all doing?π€ππ€ππ€ππ€π
Meg,
Maine has amazing sunrises."
Merry Christmas, Ruth!!! π€ I'm well, just bracing for the storm tomorrow. The ..."
Meggy,
Good Heavens, another storm,π¬
prepared as ever. I'll keep you you all
my prayers too. Yesterday we had spring
weather, overnight we what a strong front
blow in and today it 40s-50s. .π’
I stepped outside to get some fresh brisk
air, it's so rare to get clean, cold air like that.
π- I am sending Dorry is packing up Maine
winter and sending it to me.
Emma, I understand you had a brushwith skunky fur?
Ruth wrote: "Emma, I understand you had a brushwith skunky fur?"
π Yes, I did...π€£π€£ Though thankfully it didn't smell like skunk...Meg hoped it would, so she made me smell it. She was quite disappointed when it didn't. π€
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..."Hi Pammy,
That's incredible! It's extraordinary how Sarah
knows when your blood sugar drops.
Emma wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Emma, I understand you had a brushwith skunky fur?"
π Yes, I did...π€£π€£ Though thankfully it didn't smell like skunk...Meg hoped it would, so she made me smell it. She was quite disapp..."
I didn't WANT it to smell like skunk! π€£ It smelled a little skunky last spring when I picked it up, but after 6 months I just hoped it had worn off! π€£π€£
Emma wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Emma, I understand you had a brushwith skunky fur?"
π Yes, I did...π€£π€£ Though thankfully it didn't smell like skunk...Meg hoped it would, so she made me smell it. She was quite disapp..."
Emma,
So you woke up to a normal day and ended up with
Maine on your skirt.
Meg was disappointed it didn't smell like a skunk?
I'm sure your family and mail carrier appreciated that.
Did she tell you about it before she mailed it?
What happened to the fur?
6 MONTHS?!??!!! YOU MEAN I HAVE SOMETHING THAT IS 6 MONTHS OLD?!?!?!? π±π±π±π±π±
Ruth wrote: "Merry Christmas Eve, my dear friends.How ate you all doing?π€ππ€ππ€ππ€π
Meg,
Maine has amazing sunrises."
*are*
Ruth wrote: "Emma,So you woke up to a normal day and ended up with
Maine on your skirt.
Meg was disappointed it didn't smell like a skunk?
I'm sure your family and mail carrier appreciated that.
Did she tell you about it before she mailed it?
What happened to the fur?"
Yes, she was! ππ€£π€£ No she didn't say a word before, just said she was sending a surprise and almost died in the meantime. π€£π€£ I still have it...she begged me to keep it...ππ€£π€£π€£
Emma wrote: "6 MONTHS?!??!!! YOU MEAN I HAVE SOMETHING THAT IS 6 MONTHS OLD?!?!?!? π±π±π±π±π±"π€£π€£ Well, it doesn't have an expiration date...
Great! Now my notification is echoing!
Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "6 MONTHS?!??!!! YOU MEAN I HAVE SOMETHING THAT IS 6 MONTHS OLD?!?!?!? π±π±π±π±π±"π€£π€£ Well, it doesn't have an expiration date..."
π I'll just freeze it.
Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "6 MONTHS?!??!!! YOU MEAN I HAVE SOMETHING THAT IS 6 MONTHS OLD?!?!?!? π±π±π±π±π±"π€£π€£ Well, it doesn't have an expiration date..."
π I'll just freeze it."
That'd work, it's used to freezing... π€£π€£
Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "6 MONTHS?!??!!! YOU MEAN I HAVE SOMETHING THAT IS 6 MONTHS OLD?!?!?!? π±π±π±π±π±"π€£π€£ Well, it doesn't have an expiration date..."
π I'll just freeze it."
That'd ..."
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That is until I slept with it under my pillow for 6 months!
Ruth, I must apologize, I have wrongly accused our dear Meggy, and I would not want you to think bad of her. She is still one of the sweetest souls alive, and she did nothing wrong.
Meg wrote: "That is until I slept with it under my pillow for 6 months!"π³π³π³ I did not need that image in my head...π€¦π»ββοΈπ€£π€£π€£
Emma wrote: "Ruth, I must apologize, I have wrongly accused our dear Meggy, and I would not want you to think bad of her. She is still one of the sweetest souls alive, and she did nothing wrong."π₯Ί Awww, you didn't need to say that! I was just teasing about my reputation. ππ€
Meg wrote: "π₯Ί Awww, you didn't need to say that! I was just teasing about my reputation. ππ€"Yes I did. π₯Ίπ€
Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "That is until I slept with it under my pillow for 6 months!"π³π³π³ I did not need that image in my head...π€¦π»ββοΈπ€£π€£π€£"
π€£π€£ You should try it! Studies show that sleeping with lynx hair under your pillow helps give you pleasant dreams! π
Meg wrote: "Emma wrote: "Meg wrote: "That is until I slept with it under my pillow for 6 months!"π³π³π³ I did not need that image in my head...π€¦π»ββοΈπ€£π€£π€£"
π€£π€£ You should try it! Studies show that sleeping with ly..."
Hahaha...π I already have pleasant dreams...π
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Meg wrote: "π€¦ββοΈπ€£π€£π€£π€£π€£π€£π€£π€£π€£π€£"π€
I thought it was customary for maidens to sleep with a slice of wedding cake
under their pillows to dream of their
future husbands?
Emma wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Emma,So you woke up to a normal day and ended up with
Maine on your skirt.
Meg was disappointed it didn't smell like a skunk?
I'm sure your family and mail carrier appreciated that.
D..."
Meg is every young boy's dream Aunt!
A surprise in the mail, does that mean
next time you will mark return to sender
or give it to Allyson for her stories?
Good Lord, Meg! Are you easing Emma
into the outdoors?
I had no idea Walden had this effect on
our Meg.π
Ruth wrote: "I thought it was customary for maidens to sleep with a slice of wedding cake
under their pillows to dream of their
future husbands?"
With lynx hair you dream of how they're going to eat you...
Dorothy wrote: "Ruth wrote: "I thought it was customary for maidens to sleep with a slice of wedding cake
under their pillows to dream of their
future husbands?"
With lynx hair you dream of how they're going t..."
π²
Ruth wrote: "Good Lord, Meg! Are you easing Emmainto the outdoors?
I had no idea Walden had this effect on
our Meg.π"
Why, my dear Ruth! You must not know me, I adore the outdoors!! It's just bears I don't like, which I am grateful there are none here. π€£π€£
Dorothy wrote: "Ruth wrote: "I thought it was customary for maidens to sleep with a slice of wedding cake
under their pillows to dream of their
future husbands?"
With lynx hair you dream of how they're going t..."
Lynx don't eat people!!!
Emma wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Good Lord, Meg! Are you easing Emmainto the outdoors?
I had no idea Walden had this effect on
our Meg.π"
Why, my dear Ruth! You must not know me, I adore the outdoors!! It's just bea..."
I wouldn't be so sure of that... π
π² You know I love the outdoors!!!
Emma wrote: "π² You know I love the outdoors!!!"π€£ Yes I do! I mean don't be so sure you don't have any bears!
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Good morning Pammy Jo! π€ How are you?"
I'm much better this morning! Not sure what happened yesterday, as my numbers were ..."
So glad to hear that, Pammy Jo! π€ And what a lovely gift from your neighbors! I can just imagine your kitties watching it... π
We are also expecting rain and 50 degrees for Christmas! π³ Seems like we get a thaw like this every winter. I don't really enjoy it. It usually means dealing with flooding, and then it invariably turns sharply colder with high winds, and then we have ice everywhere. I like ice but I worry about my family who have all had serious falls on it.