Today will be spent raking and bagging the windfall of long needles from the white pine trees on the property.
They will be used to fill the dog’s boxes and to make comfy nests for the hens to lay their eggs in. Any leftovers will be used in spring for veggie mulch.
White pine is not native to this area, but we have several trees that were brought home by my girls from school as tiny little “treelings”!
Back through my years of social media, I have been called by multiple names.
Veto, Verp (from typos)
Over and Rove (deliberate typos from Setty).
Granny Clampett (springing from my personality and ability to cook up a good possum.
It still goes on…the name calling..(.some of them actually nice.) ((Grin))
Last week it was Flossie…Part of a trio of good friends namely Flossie Fanny and Flo!
Today it was “Helga.”
That one had me scratching my head, so I looked it up.
Helga, in Norse mythology (and also in the Holy Bible) means “Blessed.”
I certainly am!!!♥♥♥♥♥
Orange you glad Halloween is almost here!!
This daylily, “Volcanic Fireworks”, only had a couple of blooms this past season, but is multiplying rapidly. I look for a spectacular showing next year.
Ahhhhh…coffee and good friends! What more does one need!
I usually prefer to keep to myself and leave “well enough”, alone. but this was just too unusual to keep to myself.
(Feel free to ignore it)
Last night my friend Jim and I along with another X member were discussing hymns and he remarked that he had used “Joyful, Joyful,We Adore Thee” as his opening song for Sunday services. (He’s the choir director) This is a snippet of our conversation.
I was just kidding about the pie, but I did find a new favorite Vanilla Ice cream. It has little little black vanilla bean seeds in it. It is sooooo yummy! Tastes like home made.
Truth is indeed sometimes stranger than fiction.
Read to the end for some awesome comments from Multiply friends.
Today is a coolish day, with Fall vibes that makes one crave comfort foods. I decided a rich, gooey, chocolaty Texas Sheet Cake would hit the spot! Piddling on the computer a bit, and came across a folder with blogs from Multiply. The very first file that opened was “Let Them Eat Cake.”
Made a chill run up my spine.
October 28, 2006 “LET THEM EAT CAKE”
Today is very Fall-like/early winterish so it seems that a nice comfort food is in order.
Nothing fights the winter blahs like a good rich gooey cake!
Texas sheet cake has been around for quite a while but the recipe varies. This version is an original I believe. I got it years ago at a Junior Women’s Club Taste-In.
CAKE
2 sticks margarine
4 tablespoons cocoa
1 cup water
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup sour cream (for this I substitute 1/2 cup Carnation evaporated milk plus 1 and 1/2 teaspoons of vinegar or lemon juice.)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
Combine margarine, cocoa and water in saucepan and bring to a boil.Remove from heat and add flour, sugar and salt. Then stir in eggs, sour cream and soda.
Pour into a 9×13 pan and bake at 350* for 30 minutes. (The original method is to bake in a cookie sheet or petit four pan at 375* for 22 minutes, but this seems to dry out too much to suit me.)
Remove from oven and ice immediately.
ICING
1 stick margarine
4 tablespoons cocoa
1 pound confectioners sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
6 tablespoons milk
1 cup chopped pecans
Combine margarine, cocoa and milk in sauce pan and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and add sugar, vanilla and pecans. Pour over cake in pan.
Let cool and enjoy.
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Misty…..OMG…hang on a sec while I get my coffee. Okay may I have a large slice please.
Sue M…..I bet you thought I wasnt lookin ( I wish I hadnt!!) OMG VERO this sounds fantastic……. in only 75# I can try a tiny taste!
Suzi…..Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm…………………………..
Judy…..I’ll be right over for a piece of that cake, Vero! Cake is mighty good with my morning coffee. 🙂
taking another one off Vero…before Vic~thx~
Cyn…..cuts out a small slice, take rest of the cake…. watching my boyish figure ya know. LOL
Theresa…..Oh man, you guys are plumping up my hips just reading this stuff…lol…….yummy yummy!!!
Mac…..I’m sure Teddy won’t mind if your cake suddenly disapears Vero. Mmphmm, more pleaseee..
Vero:
One larrrrrge slice (square cause I cut it out like brownies) coming right up Misty.
LOL Hurry, Sue. Go jog around the block about ten more times.
Serves Suzi,Judy and Sue.Smacks Cyn’s fingers for being a piggy!
Sends Theresa over to Mac’s blog to check out his offering.
Now now Mac. Remember your wasteline!!!
Suzi…..Thanks Vero! Um…might I have a cup of coffee with that, please? Black. (reaches over whilst no one is looking, and grabs the biggest piece….whistling
Vero…..Smacks Suzi’s fingers too (says that tune sounds familiar) Help your self to the coffee.
Spotty…..Any cake is an interesting cake!Have you ever tried Parkin ? I will do a Parkin blog when I can find Parkin assembly instructions. I couldnt spell recipe!
Vero…..Your cake sounds mighty interesting indeed Spotty.(Assembly instructions sounds so regal!!!!)
Vic…..Ooooh chocolate cake….my fav!… I will have a corner piece with lots of icing please……
Vero…..Good choice Vic. Since the icing is poured on hot and runny the corners get the most so its about an inch thick there. Lucky you! lol
Shandie…..I think I have put on a few pounds by going from blog to blog and seeing all these delicious cakes….yummy Vero
Richard…..I love the corners – at least I know where to start – yummieeeeeeeee lol
Dixie…..waaaaaaaaaah!!! No one save me any of this cake!!!! I just know Vic came and took the crumbs….sigh… at least I have the recipe lollol thanks Vero… filing this one away for sure!
Vero:
LOL thats easy to do Shandie. Thanks for stoppin by.
Awwww Dixie I saved you a corner hunk but that Richard feller done snitched it
veroniquemariquita wrote on Oct 30, ’07
Now Mac that just shows I care about you….((giggles))
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maclll wrote on Oct 30, ’07
Ok Vero, reading through that blog it seems that you were dishing up your cake to everyone but me. All I got was a watch the waist line, lol.You know I’m hungry tonight. I’m going back to check on that stew.
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veroniquemariquita wrote on Oct 30, ’07
Buffy that is a blog I did last year (October 2006) I kept the comments and posted them too. I haven’t seen Shandi here yet but I’m sure she will be along soon.
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bufforpington wrote on Oct 29, ’07
hey has shandie got a multiply and I dont have her as a friend, some one tell her ot add me.
Computer added to my treetop abode! No more dinky little tablet viewing.
