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If we are confessing, then I must say I have never been able to get through Lord of the Rings. There. We all have dark secrets... Mu ha ha ha....... |
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 - me too. There now you know everything. The two most talked about books on this forum by their obbessive fans and I know neither (but my family are big fans of both - insert gender specific assignments).
Non-fiction, anyone?
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Looking forward to getting ours this weekend. Almost everyone we know has switched to artificial trees and my kiddies are dying to get a tree up. We can't part with the fresh smell (although all the clean up ... maybe).
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Mary.. I'm with you.. I did finally recognize enough names to understand where these characters were coming from at least
Oh Chris.. let me show you my dream bathtub.. it has a lip and channel around the top so your overflow is outside the tub so you can sit in deep water.  Purist Experience Bathtub
SUGARED CRANBERRIES - Kacky those sugared cranberries look SCRUMPTIOUS.. I might just HAVE to try them 
DIVINITY - Theresa, I have an easier time dealing with altitude with candy than with baked goods.. big thing to watch for with divinity is the humidity.. that'll ruin it really fast.. so pick a nice dry day to attempt it.
EGG NOG - Oh I love it.. just get grocery store stuff and I also don't buy it until really close to Christmas or it'll just be all gone.. mysteriously 
But for those of you that DON'T LIKE EGGNOG you might give it a try mixed with a lemon-lime soda or sparkling water.. it keeps the yummy flavor but lightens it up nicely so it's not near so thick for drinking.
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KauaiCatholic wrote:
| don't know if they're any good, but apparently there are a few gluten-free beers out there. I (finally ) stopped drinking entirely but can I enjoy them vicariously through you, Theresa? |
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Yikes! My bad hearing extends to reading...I thought you typed "gluten-free BEARS"... 
Kacky, I really hope your toilet still flushes after tonight...there I days when I think indoor plumbing is hardly worth it...
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I did not make this but wish I was having this for dessert... sigh....
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After soaking in Jodie's tub...
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The chocolate dessert looks delicious!!
Eggnog tea -- does it taste like eggnog?? ...intriguing...
I'll have to look for that! I've seen Purple Haze in the grocery but I'm not a raspberry fan. Strawberry, though.... I'll report back if I find it.
Theresa, haven't tried any gluten free beer but the pictures I found googling make them look good. I'm sure it's not the same, but maybe worth it?
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Sheepishly asking...Am I going to get kicked out of the retreat because I don't know any of the P&P characters? I never even admitted this in the Would you think less of me? thread that I had not read or watched P&P. There, now I've said it...do with me what you must...  |
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I was about to admit that myself!! And now several have come out and said it... I don't feel so bad. LOVE LOTR, though. Mr. Thornton... I just googled and he is in North and South. Obviously I haven't seen it either...
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for the chocolate
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Is it confession time? Well, here goes:
I actually prefer this version of P&P:
Shocking, I know!
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Mary, non-fiction is about all I read these days, but I'm sort of embarassed to admit what I like to read...serious philosophy and history...most folks don't find that very exciting to talk about! I mean, Colin Firth is a lot easier on the eyes than a bust of Socrates, let's face it!
I did, however, take a "beach reading" foray into the Master and Commander series this summer, also Horatio Hornblower, and various biographies of Wellington and Nelson plus War and Peace...I now know all about the Napleonic Wars
That and $3.95 will get me (another) cup of coffee!
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It's funny, I almost *only* read non-fiction...I can count on one hand the fiction books I've read in the last few years (for myself, I've pre-read and read aloud books for the kids)...and they were Pride and Prejudice, Mr. Darcy's Diary, and the three Lord of the Rings books! The latter were during a quarantine with a newborn ...that was surreal...stuck in one room with a new baby, postpartum hormones, hobbits, and Gandalf!
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Meant to add that on the stove for dinner is....
Nothing!
I'm on retreat, after all!
We'll be having leftovers after I get myself in the kitchen (after this post): one of those "many" bean soups with rice and leftover jalapeno/cream cheese/pico dip with chips leftover from a party I went to last night. Doesn't exactly go together but I'll get over it.
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Meh. Double post. That's odd.
Oh, well. Can never have too many pics of Mr Darcy.
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lapazfarm wrote:
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Agreed! And that's my preferred Darcy, um, version, too.
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lapazfarm wrote:
Meh. Double post. That's odd.
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Doh! 
I had just deleted the second. Girls, you'll have to imagine the second post.
So is that Keira Knightley in that version? Haven't seen it either. I think I need to at least watch the movie even if I don't read the book!
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We've been on a British flick kick (hey that rhymes!) here lately.
Have you seen The Young Victoria? Beautiful movie!
We've watched North and South, Mansfield Park, Sense and Sensibility is an old favorite and Emma. Of course those are just recently --we've watch plenty others.
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I am wearing...a denim skirt with red nicer tee with 3/4 sleeves, white knee socks.. and heavy snow boots (I could slip them on for running out to the garage and doing laundry.. it's cold out there.
Outside my window...it is super cold! Got up to 25* today and is dropping.. down to 22* (11* with wind chill) but at least the numbers are still positive. Icy snow covers the ground but the walks and roads are fairly clear. The wind is biting cold but it helps dry up the hard surfaces.
If I weren't on this "retreat" I should be... doing laundry.. maybe next time we should have a laundry party
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Okay never seen or read *gasp* P&P. My dd has and she doesn't like too much. But I'm not against seeing a movie
I love love LOTR...so there I'm covered!
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Oh and I don't have to make dinner.. nephew's birthday party is tonight so we're going to my sister's house for dinner. Oldest is making the potato salad to take.
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MicheleQ wrote:
We've been on a British flick kick (hey that rhymes!) here lately.
Have you seen The Young Victoria? Beautiful movie!
We've watched North and South, Mansfield Park, Sense and Sensibility is an old favorite and Emma. Of course those are just recently --we've watch plenty others. |
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We just watched this. Loved the film. Don't you just wish he would have lived longer? Nine kids  .
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