Hey there...I've had a couple requests to confirm the date of the bonfire, and it is in 3 weeks now...October 25th. The usual details....bring a dish to pass, your bathingsuit, something upon which to sit. If'n you've got wood to burn, that works too. We have a couple surprise visitors coming in from out of town that I'm geeked to get to share with ( Read more... )

Thanks to everyone who came out for the first bonfire of the season! It is always nice to see everyone again, and having smiling new faces was absolutely lovely! Just to put the name with the usernames, there was Mike (texas_leech ), Faith (kissangel ), Jamie (oh, wait. this is Jamiewhoreallyneedsanlj. *curses*), Lady Alix (talyx ), the Jeef (galduric), Brian (flinx), the fairy that ( Read more... )

Happiest of happy birthdays to my Grandma! She's 39 this year. And, she's a bit disappointed that I'm catching up to her. But, wherever you are, have a whiskey and 7-Up in her honor, if you wouldn't mind? My Grandma may not have been the baking sort of Grandma, but I could play pinochle and order a filet and a kickin' shirley temple by the time I ( Read more... )

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Miss Bree is coming to visit me on Thanksgiving weekend and has requested some bonfire time. So, the Saturday of thanksgiving we are going to have what will probably become the final bonfire of the year. I hope you can join us! Don't forget your lawn chairs if you've got 'em and bathing suits.

*does a little happy dance*

I'm on a quest to make a streusel type pumpkin coffee cake. I've not found a recipe yet, so I am going to modify one that I've already made before. The maple topping should be a fun flavor with the pumpkin. And, I can replace the pecans with pumpkin seeds too. And, during my search, I found an Alton Brown recipe that I'm going to use for pumpkin ( Read more... )