That seems reasonable, especially if there were
breakfast foods available to those who needed
them Monday. In any case those who can afford
more can contribute more to the grocery kitty.
I'm sure there will be... along with picnic leftovers for those of us
that don't do breakfast usually... ;)
I should have added "for 'em as eats 'em."
I figured that was what was behind, hence my answer... ;)
Yeah, yeah.
From greatest to least approbation:
Yeah! Yeah. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, so? Yeah, right.
recall why I so loved coffee as a toddler - it's
the essence of infantile deliciousness taken this
way, and I suspect our national habit of swilling
down hot black bitter liquid harks back to that
elemental pleasure but in macho adult form.
Perhaps... I do miss my coffee.... never had it as a child, though, my parents didn't believe in giving kids coffee....
They were probably wiser than mine, but that's
no big surprise. We grew up on coffee milk (only
way I could be gotten to drink milk was coffee
or chocolate) and Coke.
The omelet was pretty tasty, but I wouldn't make a
habit of it - two eggs, a blob of cheese, I believe
four slices of undercooked bacon, ample chopped onion,
and a modest amount of chopped bell pepper. The
English was pale and pasty, sort of like the English.
Not too bad, you could have done worse... ;)
Suppose. Could have been 3 slices of bacon, or
4 of overcooked.
I was thinking maybe the futon would work for xxCarol if she makes it...
Or whomever; my main request is relatively few
loud noises.
I'm with you on that... and hopefully (should be, anyway) no problem in granting that... ;)
What if everyone snores? (except for me, of
course, snork). Appearances can be deceiving -
on some of the opera tours I roomed with this
kid who must have weighed 100 lb soaking wet,
and he snored like a buzz saw. I solved that
problem by staying out drinking with the brass
players until 3-4-5 in the morning, by which
time Stanley had mostly settled down.
What's the difference in distance? I figure
whatever's easiest for them and would be willing
to help using hotel points if necessary.
Victor is probably at least a third of the way home for them, possibly more... I talked to Burt a day or so ago, and they'd be fine with using
the waterbed if they decided to stay over instead of running home...
Neither has used a waterbed before, but they're game to try it... this
one has the baffles and all, so it isn't nearly so in your face
waterbed-y as, say, ours is... ;) Ours is an original rock-and-roller type... ;)
Another echo picnic experiment!
There's also at least a couch or two... ;)
I could be moved to a couch if there's not
too much cat hair.
Shouldn't be... and we can keep that in mind... :)
Just curious, exactly what is the pet situation?
Just one elderly cat. Who generally spends a great deal of his time outdoors, and isn't particularly interested in spending time with
strange people... :)
So maybe Ruth can experience the smelly old cat
phenomenon firsthand? Or is it a clean cat.
Ah, poop - at that time I'll be engaged in a
possibly acrimonious and certainly emotional
meeting in Boston.
How enjoyable... At least you'll get another chance at Fu's when you
come for a visit... :)
The chair of this one is the guy whose work I
played subbing for Burt Fine a bunch of years
ago. He took over the spot from Nicholas during
his later incapacity, offering a change in
direction to the "right," if you will.
My condolences... (and btw, the enjoyable above was totally facetious,
in case you didn't catch that...)
Thanks. Yes, I know, and yes, I know.
I've been wondering if there would be any interest in visiting the Ganondagon site... it's not far from Lydia's...
Possibly - I've seen enough reenactments and
reconstructions so would not be a strong
proponent, but if people thought it was
interesting, certainly it would tie in neatly
with the conversation we've been having.
That was approximately my thinking as well... I'd be just as happy just sitting around at Lydia's visiting... ;)
GMTA. Depends partially on the wonderfulness or
lack thereof of the local attractions vs. said cat.
evening dinner at restaurant, TBD... Lots of choices here....
I'd be okay with pretty much anything but might
put in a good word for the Malay place. Or a steak.
One of the choices I was considering was Abyssinia, the Ethiopian restaurant... :) And the Malay place was another consideration... I don't know of any good steakhouses (non-chain) locally... there may well be, but none on our usuals list...
I'm okay with Ethiopian places but am not so
enthusiastic about their tendency to use
injera as the heavy lifter of the meal. Also,
I would request to be put at the spicy table.
Sounds reasonable enough to me...
Who would be at the bland table - I seem to
recall Sean has a delicate tumstitution, at
least. Who else?
Given how important church is to your Sunday,
I could go along with that but would make another
special request, that I be asked to attend only
one service.
That sounds reasonable to me... I intend to be at the morning service,
as I generally have obligations for that, and Richard will need to be at
both the morning and the afternoon service... but I wasn't expecting
people to stick around for the afternoon service after the dinner
(unless they wanted to go to that one, perhaps instead of the morning)...
One is enough for this not-very-good Christian.
Something along these lines?
Title: Breakfast Casserole (Pensylvannia Dutch "Cowboy")
Yup, that's a good example.... Or the casserole thing that Gail made for breakfast at one of the picnics at their house, that had fruit in it... Carol mentioned either egg or potato casseroles.... There's a lot of latitude there... :)
Take whatever's around, throw in eggs, onions, and
cheese, and people will be clamoring for the recipe.
Cods-Head to Dress
categories: fish, shellfish, main, historical
servings: 6 to 8
1 lg cod head
water
salt
1 pt vinegar
1 qt shucked oysters
1 onion, quartered
1 bouquet garni
liquor from 1 qt oysters
1 onion, sliced
2 or 3 anchovies
1/2 c white wine
1 lb unsalted butter
h - garnish
lemon slices
breadcrumbs
parsley
Cut it fair and large, boil it in Water, and Salt,
add a pint of Vinegar, so that all the Head and
Appurtenances may be just covered, put into the
mouth of it a quart of stewing Oisters, a bundle
of sweet-Herbs, and an Onion quartered: and when
it is sufficiently boiled, set it a drying over a
Chafing-dish of Coals; then take Oister liquor,
sliced Onion, and two or three Anchoves, a
quarter of a pint of White-wine, and a pound of
sweet Butter, shred the Herbs, mix them with the
Oisters, and garnish it with them, adding withal
some slices of Lemon, grated Bread, and a little
Parsley.
William Salmon, The family dictionary or Household companion
(1695)
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