tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post3282101017921628368..comments2024-03-28T07:54:06.014-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: One Last ThingJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-2670537984024620262014-08-30T20:21:44.189-04:002014-08-30T20:21:44.189-04:00I don't go to the pool nearly as much as I use...I don't go to the pool nearly as much as I used to. I've got easy access in my pool complex, but it just doesn't seem to happen. Part of that is that with running and playing ultimate Frisbee several times a week, that's the time I used to spend in the pool. Some year, I'll figure out how to do both.Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7262832908019038842014-08-30T19:39:49.602-04:002014-08-30T19:39:49.602-04:00Summer has truly been the blink of an eye, and I h...Summer has truly been the blink of an eye, and I haven't had my granddaughters over as much as I wanted. They've been so busy and gone, too. But, I went to my youngest grandgirl's 5th birthday party today, and it was the perfect way to end the summer. <br /><br />Like you, Kaye, I have really enjoyed the BLTs this summer. We just had them again tonight. I buy my tomatoes from a local grower, too, and I learned a new, easier way to cook lots of bacon (in the oven), so it has been a yummy feast of BLT sandwiches. I've gotten a lot of reading done, so that makes for a fun use of time. It hasn't been a horribly hot summer here in Kentucky, but the last 10 days were in the 90s, so that heat is fresh in my memory. <br /><br />I'm going on a girls' trip to Key West in a couple of weeks, which I'm getting excited about that. Maybe I'll get to buy you a drink, Lucy. <br /><br />Congratulations Reine to you and your husband on 45 years. Wow! That's wonderful! <br /><br />Thanks, Debs, for the margarita recipe. I have a feeling that your dad's drink is going to find many new fans.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-3133115579928111362014-08-30T16:20:02.529-04:002014-08-30T16:20:02.529-04:00Thank you so much for the elegant Margarita recipe...Thank you so much for the elegant Margarita recipe. We love them in Nevada. Our summer was blessed with what the Brits call brilliant weather. Warm and dry with no floods or storms or cold spells. That's the joy of the high desert.I miss my friends in New York and the food in San Francisco, but Reno has the best four season climate in America. <br />--BourneBourne Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204363849086949794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-8679393664679562162014-08-30T16:05:18.013-04:002014-08-30T16:05:18.013-04:00I had a wonderful summer. I went to a writer'...I had a wonderful summer. I went to a writer's conference where Rhys Bowen was on the faculty. It was my first writer's conference ever and I had a great time. I also took a one day photography workshop in Sonoma with national geographic photographers, which was fun!<br /><br />I was able to see dear friends during the summer. So I am happy about that.<br /><br />And one of my favorite things about the summer is finding dry farm tomatoes at the farmer's market.<br /><br />Despite the drought, my summer is going well. We get to play tourist in San Francisco, which is a skip and hop from home. We took the ferry from SF to Larkspur, from SF to Angel Island and to Sausalito.<br /><br />~DianaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7649060763531108502014-08-30T14:57:25.580-04:002014-08-30T14:57:25.580-04:00Sorry—Famous Harrington twitch messed up and delet...Sorry—Famous Harrington twitch messed up and deleted my comment. Let's see if I can get it right, this time.<br /><br />Thanks, everyone. Not sure what we're having for dinner that night. Something lobstery maybe. We haven't had lobster all summer.<br /><br />Haven't been able to get back east this year. My cousins are eating boatloads of lobster and rappie pie at the house in Nova Scotia, so maybe we should do something like that. But Deb's dad's Margaritas will be the meal's centerpiece. What else do we need. xoMaureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5806172551436487742014-08-30T14:51:03.872-04:002014-08-30T14:51:03.872-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44685138023868385322014-08-30T11:10:47.670-04:002014-08-30T11:10:47.670-04:00Reine, congratulations to you and Steve!!! Sending...Reine, congratulations to you and Steve!!! Sending big hugs your way. Enjoy the margaritas:-) They are fab.<br /><br />Gigi, and I will buy some limes today. I have the tequila and the Creole Shrubb:-) And yes, we were probably messing with dogs.<br /><br />I should maybe add that not only have I finished and edited a book this summer, and acquired (unexpectedly) a new puppy, but I've had a chance to spend lots of time with my daughter and son-in-law. They and their dogs stayed with us for six weeks. Now they are in their still-not-finished-with-renovation house, but the dogs stay with me five days a week. Hence lots of sitting on the deck and watching the dogs play!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27659620548287122014-08-30T10:58:08.256-04:002014-08-30T10:58:08.256-04:00I added a bit to the front page, and a picture of ...I added a bit to the front page, and a picture of the irresistible Old Orchard Beach, where you can get a tan, a tattoo, tacky souvenirs and enough fair-food to make yourself sick (but also great lobster and seafood!)<br /><br />I'm going to take a crack at Deb's dad's Margarita. I can attest to her mastery of all things alcoholic; we served her Christmas Cocktail (http://www.jungleredwriters.com/2012/12/debs-christmas-cocktail.html)two years ago at our big Christmas dinner and it was a huge success.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-556719891569152812014-08-30T10:56:25.069-04:002014-08-30T10:56:25.069-04:00Looking back summer was pretty predictable when we...Looking back summer was pretty predictable when we were kids, wasn't it?<br />The back yard renovation started the end of March and was to be done in June, just in time for lazy days in a comfy chair reading and sipping a cool drink enjoying my new status as a retiree. Latest estimate is now end of September, so hoping for a mild winter. Fun to watch it all take shape, though.<br />I traveled to help care for a terminally ill aunt in July. Very sad, but to balance that I reconnected with wonderful cousins and now we are closer than ever, and also got to see my great-grandbabies again.<br />And the best part of the summer was celebrating our 45th anniversary in June. So all in all a pretty good summer.Grandma Cootiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709540756822695170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-67180669305691721242014-08-30T10:36:17.270-04:002014-08-30T10:36:17.270-04:00For Ann in Rochester--highlight of my summer was v...For Ann in Rochester--highlight of my summer was visiting with a dear friend! So glad for the opportunity! <br /><br />When school starts, summer seems over, no matter the weather. What I missed? My once-a-year-treat of a banana split from an ice cream stand that's in the hands of the third generation now.<br /><br />Cheers to all of us--may we all squeeze in a few moments of summer bliss--mine usually involves reading in the swing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-84006691175696581312014-08-30T10:13:22.874-04:002014-08-30T10:13:22.874-04:00I copied the recipe, too!
We bought a new house t...I copied the recipe, too!<br /><br />We bought a new house the day after Memorial Day and we've spent all summer getting the new one ready for us to move into or the old house ready to sell Oh, and the moving stuff, too. The old house is not completely empty yet. Darn it! It's made for a crazy summer. At the same time as our house buying, my mother, already suffering with dementia, started wandering within and outside of her senior housing building. So my sisters and I (mostly them) had to do an emergency search for a bed in a secure dementia unit. She's a WWII Navy Nurse Corps veteran so we were able to get her into the Maine Veterans' Home and they have been a godsend! Like I said, summer has been crazy.<br /><br />That being said, I've had more lobster than I can handle, we've had visits from nieces and great nieces, attended my 45th HS reunion, and I've been to the beach. And I've read a lot of very good books. (Just finished Louise Penny's latest.)Marianne in Mainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-6102357924935293722014-08-30T09:53:05.183-04:002014-08-30T09:53:05.183-04:00I can vouch for the perfection of Charlie's Pe...I can vouch for the perfection of Charlie's Perfect Margaritas, and am also very clear about the fact that Deb didn't make one for me on National Margarita Day. How did that happen? Eh, we were probably messing with dogs.Gigi Norwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495357787099352860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-28375405379612769382014-08-30T09:31:11.980-04:002014-08-30T09:31:11.980-04:00Summer never arrived up here on the tundra. Sprin...Summer never arrived up here on the tundra. Spring waltzed in with a new moon in her arms and took up residency through August so far, maybe into September.<br /><br />While I didn't go swimming, I've been to the beach, had cantaloupes, margueritas, grilled everything, and enjoyed the roses blooming again in August because WTH, it still feels like June. <br /><br />This is the most beautiful summer in memory, now made bittersweet by the untimely death of a dear young friend, just 2 days after her 51st birthday. If God really needed another angel, surely he could have satisfied himself with someone old and frail and ill. <br /><br />Call your friends and family this weekend, if you aren't seeing them. Tell them you love them.<br /><br />Then cash in your 401K and go to Fiji. SighAnn in Rochesternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-86301995062288669262014-08-30T09:22:03.486-04:002014-08-30T09:22:03.486-04:00Summer? There was a summer?Summer? There was a summer?Ellen Kozaknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-68056845713365664602014-08-30T09:19:35.074-04:002014-08-30T09:19:35.074-04:00It just dawned on me the other day that I had not ...It just dawned on me the other day that I had not worn my bathing suit all summer. Also, when I paid the electric bill yesterday I realized it was half what it was last year for the same time period. It's been a lovely, cool summer here, and we've barely needed the air conditioner for a change. <br /><br />However, I have had a great garden, for the most part, and we are getting slammed with tomatoes and green beans right now. It's late for the tomatoes because of having such cool nights most of the season, but they're making up for it now. And I really made the most of the wild blackberries this summer. <br /><br />Gosh, 45 years, Reine! Mazel tov to you and Steve. Karen in Ohionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14789248414943808092014-08-30T09:14:15.974-04:002014-08-30T09:14:15.974-04:00Where did it go?!
Insistent on not allowing it to...Where did it go?!<br /><br />Insistent on not allowing it to be completely gone just yet, we still have our beach trip to look forward to. <br /><br />A week in Topsail coming up in a few weeks. Oh, how I love the beach, but especially after the summer crowds have gone home, and the weather is a little cooler. Heaven.<br /><br />In the meantime, we have eaten a LOT of BLTs this summer. I never buy tomatoes at the grocery store. When our produce stands close down for the season, that means the end of BLTs and I will be a sad girl.<br /><br />Happy Labor Day Weekend, everyone!<br />Kaye Wilkinson Barley - Meanderings and Museshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486129009717476920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14651917995924564042014-08-30T08:21:23.121-04:002014-08-30T08:21:23.121-04:00Mmmm. That Margarita looks fabulous, Debs. Printin...Mmmm. That Margarita looks fabulous, Debs. Printing it now.<br /><br />Jealous of your tomatoes, Edith. Reine, congratulations! Like you, I found a good man and stuck with him. <br /><br />Last night we had the perfect summer dinner. Cold shrimp, lobster, and salmon with garlic mayonnaise; steamed pole beans, Jerusalem artichokes, and carrots with vinaigrette. And my garden's parsley and oregano sprinkled over all.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-84842576661642240912014-08-30T07:58:23.721-04:002014-08-30T07:58:23.721-04:00Reine, congratulations! Spectacular run for you an...Reine, congratulations! Spectacular run for you and Steve:)<br /><br />Joan, go to the boardwalk for me too...<br /><br />Edith, drive very carefully with lots of breaks...Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-2317854098684999182014-08-30T07:18:49.323-04:002014-08-30T07:18:49.323-04:00New England has enjoyed a delightful summer, and u...New England has enjoyed a delightful summer, and up where we are we had plenty of regular soaking rains, too. I've had regular BLTs with huge garden tomatoes - yum - and a couple of delicious ice cream cones. And a few refreshing G&Ts. But I didn't get to the beach as often as I wanted because I was working every day, too, and had only one late day dinner picnic there. I'm not going to get to the beach this weekend, either, as I'm in Michigan visiting my Brazilian exchange student sister (from 1970) until tomorrow, and then I'll be driving 900-plus miles home - solo - from this Indiana research trip. Guess I'll look for those special margarita ingredients myself when I get home!Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-88968075819062954072014-08-30T03:14:14.248-04:002014-08-30T03:14:14.248-04:00Like everyone else, we've been busy with all t...Like everyone else, we've been busy with all the everyday things that seem to keep us doing anything except relaxing and enjoying the summer. We have enjoyed the fresh vegefables from the garden, grilling, and blueberry pot pie. But we haven't made it to the boardwalk . . . good to know there's still time to get in a wonderful stroll . . . .Joan Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06810313925049108163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55370183725712960542014-08-30T03:07:51.245-04:002014-08-30T03:07:51.245-04:00Deb, I just copied your dad's Margarita recipe...Deb, I just copied your dad's Margarita recipe into my drinks folder, and Steve and I will serve them at our 45th anniversary on September 3rd. Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.com