Over Hill, Over Dale, Gypsies hit the dusty trail....

Guess we'd have Moon broad beams then....grin

LOL Flowers we were both thinking about bacon grease! But but,my feet are little and pretty......I say with a shy little smile.

That's ok Moon, it doesn't take as much energy to "work it" !

oops, I'm supposed to be working...

well I just ate left over salmon patties,pinto beans mashed potatoes,okra and cornbread muffings and half a cho chip cookie.

Half a chocolate chip cookie? My gawd what restraint....or, if it is like my house, that was all that was left in the package....grin

yea Smilely she can jump one time and bounce for hours ROFL Dixie those tiny feet aren't gonna get you in the miss America padjent not sportin that trunk of almond joy cookies. Lord that sounds good lol

Moon ...... I feel the next thread title coming on .....

you guessed it moon, that was left from cookie making last week lol

Bacon grease has lots of dimples when she smiles. At both ends. Grin

yep lets see bacon grease and almond joy cookies anyone?

ok who is bacon grease?

They should put bacon grease's picture on any thing that is hazardous to ones health. That should be a biggggg slap in the face for any one!

Hey Smiley....why don't you do the honors? It is getting near time to do a new one anyway...grin



Looks like we're in for nasty weather.....grin

Good morning everybody! Aloha aku!

A hot dog once every ten years; sounds like a good dietary rule.

All Chocolate should be dark!

Lynnie bacon grease is a huge lady that ate too much bacon grease. It was in an e-mail Hey Dave, see the addition is almost done.

Hi Flowers, still have a lot to go. Bad day for construction today as a large thunderstorm is going across the State. Keeps knocking the PC offline. Took about 45 minutes to get that last photo posted.

Bacon grease, has similar health benefits as Butter and Crisco.

Hi ya Dave. Yes love dark chocolate. Love all chocolate. Gimme chocolate! Just cant seem to help my self when it comes to that. Try to be moderate with it though. Try......Grin

Think Ida is moving on here, it is turning cooler but sun is trying to come out. I'm doing toe curls under my desk to work off the cookie I just ate lol

Lynnie, I guess we have Goodwill Stores everywhere also! I just checked the Indy GW site and we have a total of 7 on the north side where I live. Four of them are a little further away but not too bad, 10-15 minutes away. I am going to put this list in my car so I will have it if I am around that area.

Dave, meant to ask you the other day. Where do you grow your own vanilla beans?

You know, I have eaten dark chocolate that was good and some that was bad. I guess it is all good if you make it yourself!

LOL Flowers. Those toe curls a put ya in a sweat!! Lynnie,if ya saw a picture of bacon grease she would put the fear of God in ya. When it comes to eating fattening stuff. Grin...

We are getting a lot cooler here. It has stopped raining,and is not as wendy. Flowers,hope you and Rachel stay safe. It is headed up towards you guys.

I don't think I told all of you what Moon got me for my birthday last week. It is way cool. It is one of those seed starting kits. It is about the size of a book and 3" deep styrafoam with over 50 small holes cut into it through the other side. They are filled with a starting mix and you just add your seeds. After you are finished with your starts you can put more starting mix and seeds in the holes. What is so cool about it is that it is very compact. I have never seen something like this but you know I am a Newbie gardener. Moon, I just want to thank you again. I am not ready to use it but soon will be.

That sounds perfect for your seed projects Venice. Moon is a doll for thinking of you. Just don't tell Trina she will want you to mail it to her lol Just kidding Trinaaaa

I think we are getting some rain this weekend along with IL but it is coming from the west. Hope you other girls in the east only get mild weather.

Flowers, your leftovers sound like some good southern food.

To tell you the truth, I think Trina has enough stuff!!!! LOL Or really too much stuff!!!

Hi Carol, I grow the Vanilla on trees in my gardens.

I'll be back a little later yall. Have a dryer full of clothes to fold. Grin

Nope its her life, she loves to do the plant seed shuffle and lots of people are glad for that come spring planting time. Thats me venice meat and tater girl.

we're supposed to get some rain, nothing too bad....

Dave, so is that the plant that has vanilla beans. Where are the beans? Or do you pick those green things and dry them?

Can you take a photo of your whole garden? It must be very large.

Aww, Venice, you know you are too welcome. Just thought it would be easier than a ton of small containers lining the window sills...especially with Kitty....grin.

Did you guys know that vanilla beans come from an orchid? Just wonder who saw it and said wow I can eat this....grin
http://www.orchids-plus-more.com/vanilla-orchid-plant.html

Lynnie where are you located, which state? I think we already got the rain and yuk from Ida and its supposed to clear up now and be in the 60's by the weekend.

Hey moon does that mean I can stick an orchid in my receipe if I run out of vanilla extract?????? Dave you must grind your own vanilla beans. I have only used it in liquid format. Wouldn't know what to do with the beans

The inside of the "bean" is scraped out and mixed with a food alcohol. That is what we get at the store.

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Flowers, I have seen people on TV show how the pod is split and seeds are scraped out. I have heard that you can put the pods in sugar or spirits. Seems to me the other day on Good Morning America, someone took a bottle of Vodka I think and added vanilla beans to make liquid vanilla after you let it sit for 6 months. I have never bought the pods.

I think Moon said it more concisely! lol

Dave, that pretty flower is yelling at us!

No, no Moon... you are the queen of thread starting. With all that talk about full moons and what not above, I just felt the vibes through the computer wires...

I agree Dave, all chocolate should be dark.. of course, Dave is coming from the healthy view, I am just being totally personal about it.

The Two Rules of Chocolate:
1) There's no such thing as too much chocolate
2) White chocolate - what's the point?

A friend and I made those rules up years ago.

I thought that made vanilla vodka lol

I agree Smiley...are you on lunch break again? *grin*