"Chocolate sauces vary so much: the ones I abhor are those which are too milky or worse still, watery, tasting insufficiently of chocolate, and thin and dreary in texture."

I have returned to post! Summoned from the deeps by, yes, you guessed it: books. I hope it's easy to bold things. I'm not seeing a button with a large B on it ( Read more... )

I feel like we've been living in another century - or at least partly (after all, there's wireless in this one :D - these past two weeks. Cooking on a woodstove, doing laundry in a wringer-washer, hand-cranked ice cream, hand-pressed apple cider... The other day, the guys cut the neutral line in the main electric circuit that went through our ( Read more... )

The fair was great. Small, true, but lots of fun. :) We went through the quilt and other crafts exhibit hall (mostly all quilts), and the hay barn (did you know that they actually have Hay Judging??? I didn't.) It sure smelled good, though all the bales looked pretty much alike to me. I did manage to distinguish between grass hay and alfalfa though ( Read more... )

For the information of all of you out there who were not aware of all possible human relationships:
I have been informed that I am now a grand-sister. To a 3 yr old. :D
I luvs my kidz.

Nichole and I went swimming at a lake near their place last night. That is, to be precise, she went swimming and I played in the water. But it was a lot of fun, and felt VERY good in 104 degree weather! When it cooled down to 99, we both started feeling a little chilly ( Read more... )

( Manitoba, specifically Bowsman )

Darla's told me about this place called Medora ever since I met her the first time, I think. I'm pretty sure it was that long ago, because I have this hazy memory of wondering what on earth was Medora... it sounded like it ought to be important and famous and all that, and I'd never in my life heard of it. Town? Amusement Park? Museum ( Read more... )

Book Review ( Read more... )

Er. Can't remember how to do the behind-a-cut thing ( Read more... )