tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post503441300456992423..comments2024-03-29T01:47:48.560-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: 'Twas the night before... and please tell me we're not still running errandsJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-6243245393680010952019-01-03T14:14:46.466-05:002019-01-03T14:14:46.466-05:00I had to leave to leave to catch my ride, and I di...I had to leave to leave to catch my ride, and I didn't know his name. I do know, however, that others spoke up. I'm fine now and more capable of taking care of things in the moment. That day was my first at that store without my husband who had died just months before. I'm glad I went and found such kindness there despite a seriously disturbed person in charge. I'll go back. I'll be okay.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23345725367235636382019-01-03T14:07:17.764-05:002019-01-03T14:07:17.764-05:00Yes, thank you. A bit like a movie.Yes, thank you. A bit like a movie.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-75137350212481544432018-12-28T10:38:34.974-05:002018-12-28T10:38:34.974-05:00I love Christmas stories! Especially when done in ...I love Christmas stories! Especially when done in a good voice. Great site and articles!Stamped Concrete St Paulhttps://www.stpaulstampedconcrete.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47617268076610759092018-12-28T09:12:17.782-05:002018-12-28T09:12:17.782-05:00Twas the night before God came and all through the...Twas the night before God came and all through the house, Not an individual was asking, no lady of the hour to embrace. Our Bibles were put away in the storage room some place, with the expectation that the Word would develop us from that point.Barbecue Restoration Tucsonhttps://www.cleangrillsoftucson.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61100210277110235702018-12-28T07:55:26.608-05:002018-12-28T07:55:26.608-05:00amazingamazingPeter Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532264814565369687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-34255540859823333102018-12-25T13:10:47.089-05:002018-12-25T13:10:47.089-05:00So glad there was someone there with the spirit of...So glad there was someone there with the spirit of Christmas. Hope you have a good day at your friend's. Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09405057318844899062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-58721614791666885632018-12-25T05:05:54.832-05:002018-12-25T05:05:54.832-05:00Way to go, Julia, with the tree all done and ready...Way to go, Julia, with the tree all done and ready for Christmas! You reminded me that when my dad was growing up, his family always decorated their tree on Christmas Eve and presented it in all its glory to his little sister on Christmas morning. His grandparents, who were raising him, were the children of German immigrants and I imagine they went with what they knew. I always thought that sounded terrible--so many days of enjoying tree forfeited--but I remember how his eyes would light up when he would talk about the magic of decorating the tree on Christmas Eve. He also told a story about getting pretty drunk as a high schooler and passing out on the front steps, which was apparently where they would set up the tree, so that in the morning his little sister raced down to find not only her decorated tree but her drunken older brother, snoring under the tree where his friends has left him. <br />Back to Die Hard, missing my funny old dad...Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11786511163919657885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20707532100494167012018-12-24T22:09:23.324-05:002018-12-24T22:09:23.324-05:00I hope you report the manager.I hope you report the manager.Jay Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409350742317719903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43750065560537662202018-12-24T20:39:53.789-05:002018-12-24T20:39:53.789-05:00I'm going to church with a friend tonight. I s...I'm going to church with a friend tonight. I shopped for last minute things today at Whole Foods, but the card reader wouldn't read my bank card, and the manager refused to enter the numbers manually. He had rather a remarkably nasty smile while he said "too bad." I asked him to please call my bank to verify, but he wouldn't. I started to cry, because I had no food in the fridge, and I wouldn't be able to take the paratransit van, because that takes an advance appointment. I just cried. Then a woman brought my groceries outside and said that she had paid for them... I was overwhelmed by her kindness. I need to be back in the city where real transit exists, and many things are in walking distance. The neighborhood is quiet. I'm going to friend's house for dinner tomorrow. This is my first Christmas without Steve. We met 50 years ago, today.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-53175983605520142292018-12-24T19:06:59.195-05:002018-12-24T19:06:59.195-05:00I'm looking forward to my first quiet Christma...I'm looking forward to my first quiet Christmas. Actually saving my package of gifts until after work, opening them while my oyster dressing is baking. I bought some books just for me. I'm going to enjoy my peace.Deanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626339618537503022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-15751768975329579792018-12-24T18:03:09.627-05:002018-12-24T18:03:09.627-05:00I baked my grandma's black walnut cake today. ...I baked my grandma's black walnut cake today. I will take some along to my sister-in-law's tomorrow. Tonight I'm watching Midsommer Murders and maybe a Hallmark movie, and reading, of course. Thanks for all the books you've written. Merry Christmas to all!Sally from PAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649707016754971847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1717519380520591922018-12-24T17:19:16.575-05:002018-12-24T17:19:16.575-05:00This year, as in most years, it's just my wife...This year, as in most years, it's just my wife and me. So, Christmas dinner is on Christmas Eve, this year it's lasagne, with hard rolls, caesar salad, and cheesecake. Later, we'll listen to the Nutcracker on CD and enjoy either a little champagne or spiked eggnog. We don't open presents until tomorrow, after having our home-made cinnamon rolls and coffee. We try to stretch it out, but it's soon over with just the two of us. Then it's reading, especially since we always receive books. Lazy, relaxing, just what Christmas should be.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23606106550321961962018-12-24T17:15:55.157-05:002018-12-24T17:15:55.157-05:00My traditions have been slowly morphing the last c...My traditions have been slowly morphing the last couple of years. I still go down to church and help decorate, though this year someone else arranged the Altar flowers. Our 140 year old redwood church is set and ready. I'll be dimming the lights at our midnight service during Silent Night, something I've done forever. And something new this year, I'm working. I volunteered because I wanted a week off at Thanksgiving. After work, I will enjoy my oyster dressing with cranberry relish. I did go to the local CVS for nail polish remover so I can repair a badly broken nail. A slight line but not bad at all. Now home and laundry before tonight's service. Actually, laundry seems to be a tradition..... Deana Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093854261937772980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-91487229695479669532018-12-24T17:01:45.686-05:002018-12-24T17:01:45.686-05:00The cinnamon rolls in Alton Brown's Good Eats ...The cinnamon rolls in Alton Brown's Good Eats cookbook are delightful. We make them every Christmas. Be aware they must sit in the fridge overnight.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-65177321637413712512018-12-24T13:36:33.942-05:002018-12-24T13:36:33.942-05:00Bravo on the weight loss! And the no-traffic.Bravo on the weight loss! And the no-traffic.Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-62037887021571041162018-12-24T13:34:24.816-05:002018-12-24T13:34:24.816-05:00My mom always made bisquick cinnamon rolls on Chri...My mom always made bisquick cinnamon rolls on Christmas morning, and I made my own (whole wheat from scratch...with LOTS of butter) for years, but we have scaled back the richness and this year opted for two croissants from a local bakery to go with our scrambled eggs, bacon, and mimosas tomorrow morning. ;^)<br />Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-36347497585486677482018-12-24T13:05:36.363-05:002018-12-24T13:05:36.363-05:00Thank you, Hallie and Hank! Thank you, Hallie and Hank! Keziah Frosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15653632764316507179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20739597276249246012018-12-24T13:03:32.539-05:002018-12-24T13:03:32.539-05:00Traditions seem to come and go, especially since m...Traditions seem to come and go, especially since my brother has a family now and they need to include my sister-in-law's family. We definitely always make the Christmas Eve service since he's a pastor and will be there. This year, it's over to their house briefly tomorrow morning, then back here to open presents before my uncle and aunt arrive with more presents. Then Christmas dinner, which will include my sister-in-law's parents. (They are opening presents with them right now.)Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-51071707509623353052018-12-24T12:37:31.284-05:002018-12-24T12:37:31.284-05:00I read this right after I made a graham cracker cr...I read this right after I made a graham cracker crust and then dropped the pie pan on the floor, shattering it into a gazillion pieces. Press restart. Fortunately noo need to go to the store again.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-36320136948033893432018-12-24T12:35:29.490-05:002018-12-24T12:35:29.490-05:00Sadly I don't have a coy of A Child's Chri...Sadly I don't have a coy of A Child's Christmas in Wales. I have to print it off the Internet when it comes time to read... if anyone will let me.<br />Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69694010799281534912018-12-24T12:25:47.686-05:002018-12-24T12:25:47.686-05:00No Christmas Eve traditions for me any more. Thing...No Christmas Eve traditions for me any more. Things are different every year. I need to wrap all the presents in the next couple of hours. Then I’m going to Mass at 4 this afternoon. Tomorrow I’ll have dinner at a relative’s house.<br /><br />This morning I had to go out for an appointment. There wasn’t a lot of traffic. After my appointment I decided to go to a store in the next town over to use a 30% off discount coupon. Today was the last day to use it. Again, not a lot of traffic. There’s more traffic on those roads on a Sunday afternoon. There was only one person in line in front of me at the cash register.(And I’m going to brag here: I recently lost a lot of weight and need some smaller clothing. Today I bought a pair of jeans that are four sizes smaller than what I wore to the store! Hurray for me!)<br /><br />Merry Christmas to all!<br /><br />DebRo Deb Romanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01650858888197217258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-10766362110720209132018-12-24T12:14:10.155-05:002018-12-24T12:14:10.155-05:00Sounds like "No Presents For Christmas" ...Sounds like "No Presents For Christmas" (by Mercyful Fate) needs to be the theme for your holiday revenge on said hooligan!Jay Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409350742317719903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23299646615659886512018-12-24T12:13:25.894-05:002018-12-24T12:13:25.894-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jay Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409350742317719903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-68104862578126516912018-12-24T12:08:32.282-05:002018-12-24T12:08:32.282-05:00That moment when you go to make Oreo pie and disco...That moment when you go to make Oreo pie and discover a hooligan found your hidden Oreos and ate them all. Yes, this is happening IRL right now. Ahhhhhhhhh!!!!Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48825701441080865112018-12-24T12:01:14.961-05:002018-12-24T12:01:14.961-05:00Chocolate Cranberry Fudge Cake
Preheat oven to 32...Chocolate Cranberry Fudge Cake<br /><br />Preheat oven to 325ºF. Line an 8-inch round cake pan with foil. Coat foil with cooking spray. Dust pan with flour, tap to remove excess. <br /><br />To make the cake:<br />Microwave for one minute: 2/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, 1/2 cup butter, and 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate. Stir until smooth. Microwave for thirty seconds more if necessary to melt chocolate.<br />Add 1 cup whole berry cranberry sauce and 1/2 cup sugar; mix well. <br />Add 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1/4 cup flour, and 1/2 teaspoon baking powder. Mix well; pour batter in prepared pan.<br /><br />Bake for 40 minutes or until center is set and a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pan for thirty minutes, then refrigerate until cold.<br /><br />To make the glaze:<br />Microwave for thirty seconds: 1/4 cup whipping cream and 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips. Stir until smooth. Microwave for thirty seconds more if necessary to melt chocolate.<br />Add 1/4 cup jellied cranberry sauce; mix well.<br /><br />Turn cake out onto serving plate; remove foil. Spread glaze over top allowing some to drip down sides of cake. Chill one hour or until glaze is firm. Decorate, if desired, with sugared cranberries.<br /><br />Store at room temperature. [This recipe is from Ocean Spray.]Joan Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06810313925049108163noreply@blogger.com