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Posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816 on Thursday, March 27, 2008 6:16 AM

I woke up this morning at 5:00, and discovered that we have about an inch of fresh snow on the ground here in Sioux Falls. I just poked my head out the front door and it was still snowing, but I don't think we will get the four to eight inches that the National Weather Service has been predicting.

I am somewhat tempted to crawl back into my bed and try to sleep a bit longer, but once I've been up for a while it's kind of hard for me to go back to sleep.

I have the day off today and I might spend part of my day here in my kitchen baking cookies or bread. I am going to eventually send a care package to a cousin of mine who lives out in Grand Lake, Colorado. About a month ago she had encountered a bull moose, face-to-face while walking her dog in the neighborhood where she lives, and the darned thing attacked her, head-butted her and tossed her into a snow bank. Lynne had her arm ex-rayed to make sure that it was not broken, and she is doing O.K., although she was quite shaken up emotionally by this event.

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Posted by eolafan on Thursday, March 27, 2008 6:10 AM
G'mornin all...just arose in my hotel room in Wisconsin to 28F temps and good news that we did not get any snow!!!!! Hopefully the snow will only be in the liquid form today as I will be driving home after about two this afternoon and snow would severely slow my journey back.  After a bit I will go down for some Americinn waffles and a banana or some other fruit and some coffee before heading to the office for my meetings.  Have a great day everybody.
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Posted by Mookie on Thursday, March 27, 2008 5:57 AM

Mrs. Tails-a-draggin' here.  Woke up a little early and suddenly realized everything was asleep but my brain. 

Windy, not too cold, little moisture predicted - 20-30% usually means nothing shows up. 

I really must get to the coffee p.....Zzz [zzz]

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Posted by cherokee woman on Thursday, March 27, 2008 5:19 AM

Good rainy Thursday morning! We've been getting rain since about 8:30 last night, and it's still coming down.  Joe, glad you all had a nice time, and glad you made it home all right.  Thanks for the great pictures, too!!  

Coffee is ready, and I've made fresh orange juice, pineapple juice, apple juice, and orange/tangerine juice, and they're in the cooler.  Hot water is ready for tea and hot chocolate, and there's also hot cider this morning.  

On the breakfast bar this morning:  turkey bacon, sausage, oatmeal and toast, scrambled eggs, and homemade buttermilk biscuits and sausage gravy, bagels and bear claws.

Also working in the kitchen, part of the meals for lunch and supper:  pork chop abracadbera and I think we'll also have Mexican Fiesta Night.  How's that sound to everyone?!?!

Shirley, thank you for the kind words.  I think about quite a few of our patrons who seem to be MIA.  Wish we would hear from them; but guess they're just too busy to check in and say "Hi".  

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Thursday, March 27, 2008 5:12 AM
Coffee (big cup for Mook), juice, bagels, and donuts are ready.  Pre-emptive of CW getting in here and fixin' up some goodness!

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Posted by switch7frg on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 10:53 PM

  Ms. Paula,   as a certain Mr. Wiseman has said , its' sweet to be rememberd. Hope you are feeling better now spring has arrived. Winter has a way making one weary.Best to you and your Walt. 

                                   Hurricane Shirley

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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 6:07 PM

shrooms??? matt will take those with his fries too.soo many miles and so good to be home.We had a fantastic time and chicago wasn't that bad.wouldn't want that commute everyday but matt liked all the bridges and railyards.and when they say sky way you are going up up up.

rain for tommorow good day to catch up on chores.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 4:24 PM

Larry:  very good pictures!!  Geez, Louise, has it been three weeks already?!?!?! She is a little cutie pie!!  Mookie, if Little Evie is watching me cook, that explains the surprised expression, right?!?!?!  She probably thinks "That one isn't much taller than I am.  What is she doing cooking?!?!?!"

Got more pork chops and sides on the warmer bar, along with some leftover Italian spaghetti and fresh baked garlic bread from the oven.  And there's plenty more peach cobbler for dessert, and plenty of ice cream to go over the top.

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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 1:12 PM
Tree - I will take your shrooms and look at those eyes!  She is watching CW cook....

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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 12:07 PM

 cherokee woman wrote:
P.S.  Management will NOT be responsible for anyone falling asleep at their jobs this afternoon!!Whistling [:-^]

I guess I'll just have to take the rap for my nap myself, then.

You can keep the mushrooms, but I'll take plenty of the rest.  Then I'll need the nap. 

All the way up to 37 now - but the sun is out.  Not making the snow go away very fast, though.

And - three weeks old tomorrow:

One of her 'favorite' expressions - often when she's hungry - is her "pirate" look:

Pictures by her Aunt, during a visit last weekend.

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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 11:24 AM

Okay, everyone, lunch if now being served.  Baked the pork chops, and with the elephant ear mushrooms, I sauteed some onion , boiled potatoes, and mashed them, and made plenty of gravy to pour over the potatoes.  Cannonball, couldn't find any watercress, so it must have floated on downstream.Wink [;)]  I'll keep looking, though, and should find some soon for you, Cannonball!!  (Hey:  how's Shirl doing lately?  Tell her "Hello" for us!)  The sassafras tea is really delicious!!

Jack, thanks for bringing in the Breyers vanilla to go with the peach cobbler.  By the time you all are finished eating, the cobblers will be coming out of the oven, and be just cool enough, that you won't burn your tongues, even with the ice cream on top of the cobbler!!

Mookie, how about making plans to meet out in the garden tomorrow morning?  

P.S.  Management will NOT be responsible for anyone falling asleep at their jobs this afternoon!!Whistling [:-^]

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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 9:45 AM
 rrandb wrote:
The union called so its back to the salt mine$#@#@!%^$. I need the money or I would shot myself in foot and call in sick. Stay Happy. RMR
go to work and pay taxes so the govt will send me my hush money sooner.....Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by rrandb on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 9:15 AM
The union called so its back to the salt mine$#@#@!%^$. I need the money or I would shot myself in foot and call in sick. Stay Happy. RMR
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Posted by diningcar on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 9:09 AM

I'll eat light this AM after seeing CW's mid-day plans. Too early for me to make ice cream out on my deck so I will furnish some Breyer's vanilla to put on the peach cobbler Paula is making.

Later this spring I shall contribute home made ice cream. Just vanilla but I bring several toppings.

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 6:58 AM

Drive safe in the land-o-cheese Jim.  I hear they got a pile of snow down that way with more coming.

My tendon is sore this morning, but better than yesterday: I can run again!  YAY!  Time to get back at 'er...duck and cover weightroom.  Playtime...Evil [}:)]  I'll be back in for lunch.

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Posted by eolafan on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 6:48 AM
I'm up and at 'em early today to get an early start on my drive up into Wisconsin...oh, how I hate navigating Chicago metro rush hour!  The weather here in Aurora is chilly (29F now) but predicted to reach 55 today with calmer winds than yesterday (which got to 45 mph plus!).  Already had my coffee, bran muffin and banana (after giving a piece of the fruit to my Golden Retriever Amber who just loves bananas).  Have a wonderful day, everybody!
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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 6:44 AM

^?  Another day of breathing ready to go.  Pretty quiet, so will go doze in the corner. 

@ (for those that have always wondered - that is to show a cat napping....)

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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 5:30 AM

Good Wednesday morning, everyone!  Dale, thanks for cleaning up in here last night/wee hours of this morning!!  I appreciate all help around here!

Eolofan Jim, have a safe trip to Wisconsin, and back home again! 

Coffee, juices, tea and cider are fresh this morning.  On the warmer bar this morning:  turkey bacon, oatmeal, toast, bagels and bear claws.  

Cannonball, thank you for your meal suggestion.  I will try to find some watercress; but, in case I don't (might be too early for it around here), I've got some bibb lettuce, that should work in a salad with the vinegar and bacon bits.  The pork chops, mushrooms and taters will be going in the Crock Pots in about a half hour, so it'll be ready by lunchtime.  And while that's starting to cook, I'll get busy in some peach cobblers.

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Posted by nanaimo73 on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 2:03 AM

Looks like I'm the last one here tonight. Time to finish off all of the remaining pastries.

I wonder if I burp in my sleep? 

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Posted by switch7frg on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 9:45 PM

  CW ; Isnt' it gittin' close to springtime salad , such as watercress /w vinegar and bacon bits?? . Then serve  pork chops /w elephant ear mushrooms mash taters , and gravy. To wash it all down, stout sassafras tea. ~~~ peach cobbler would be nice ( warm) for a topper.    Or has the high water washed the patch of watercress away??  Justa thought.

                                      Respectfully , Cannonball

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 8:55 PM

 eolafan wrote:
I am on my way up into Wisconsin tomorrow and Thursday it is expected to snow up to six inches in the S.E. Wisconsin area...oh goody!

Great.  I didn't think that area of the state had enough snow.  Let's give you all of ours, too!  Laugh [(-D]

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Posted by eolafan on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 7:49 PM
Here in Aurora, IL we had 59F temps and wind gusts over 40 mph at times.  I am on my way up into Wisconsin tomorrow and Thursday it is expected to snow up to six inches in the S.E. Wisconsin area...oh goody!
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Posted by cherokee woman on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 6:38 PM

Well, it's been a beautiful day here in the Metro Louisville area!  Mostly sunshine, and a few clouds and a little bit overcast late afternoon.  Might have a little bit of light rain, or sprinkles this evening, but nothing too bad. 

Our supper menu tonight:  

Italian spaghetti w/mushrooms, and the spaghetti sauce is parmesean & romano.  Also have your choice of garlic Italian style bread or garlic Texas Toast, and there's plenty of garden salad in the cooler.

Getting ready to dish up our supper here at home, which is the same as in the Cafe tonight.  Hope you all enjoy your supper, and take care.

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Posted by Modelcar on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 2:55 PM

.....Wind is the name of the weather game here in the mid west today.....and especially central Indiana but it's wide spread as we just were talking to friends in Pennsylvania and it's windy there too...

21 mph and 37 mph gusts....Partly cloudy and 48 degrees but feels colder.

Still waiting for our first Humming bird to return....None yet. 

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Posted by Mookie on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 1:29 PM
 CNW 6000 wrote:

One of my co-workers used to drink coffee made with 2 tsp of salt in the grounds.  She loved it and I couldn't tell the difference between the salted and unsalted liquid cardboard.

We're almost at 50 degrees outside...I better get home and break out the shorts!

(I wouldn't say break....)

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 12:51 PM

One of my co-workers used to drink coffee made with 2 tsp of salt in the grounds.  She loved it and I couldn't tell the difference between the salted and unsalted liquid cardboard.

We're almost at 50 degrees outside...I better get home and break out the shorts!

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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 11:41 AM

 diningcar wrote:
Anyone else have some truth to tell???

One office I worked in had one of those 20-30 cup drip coffee pots.  The boss would show up first each morning and get the first batch going.  But he wasn't the most patient type, so he'd make the coffee such that he could draw off a decent cup before it was done brewing.   That made the end product pretty strong.

When he retired, I acquired one of his old coffee cups and filled it with brown colored wax with a spoon stuck in it.  The wax was made so it could be pulled out with the spoon, to illustrate just how strong his coffee was.  Unfortunately I couldn't make the retirement party, so I don't know how the gag went over.

Isn't there something about throwing egg shells in the coffee to keep the grounds down, or something like that?

Speaking of egg shells - dear old Dad told me that when he was in the Army (WWII), real eggs were in short supply.  Powdered eggs filled in at the mess hall, but the troops always complained about that.  So, when mixing up a vat of the powdered eggs, they'd throw in a dozen eggs, shell and all.  Now the troops complained about the shells in the scrambled eggs, or figured they were using real eggs instead...

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Posted by cherokee woman on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 11:25 AM

Had about 60 people show up today for Produce.  Not too bad stuff, either:  cabbage, lettuce, apples and potatoes. 

On today's lunch menu:  BLTs, tuna salad sandwiches and ham sandwiches w/chips and garden salads.  

Mookie, getting ready to take a nap:  those people wore me out this morning!  But, as soon as I wake up, I'll email you how I make coffee.  I've had quite a few people ask me how I make coffee, cause they like the taste:  not too strong, and not  weak.  

Catch you all after a bit.

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Posted by Mookie on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 11:22 AM

It was long a ritual at our house, when I was young, for Mom to boil her coffee every morning and then pour it through a strainer into her favorite cup, add cream and sugar and - it really was pretty good. 

They say now that boiled coffee isn't good for you.  Guess she quit in time after so many years, cuz she is now almost 88 and still going strong.  Dad still drinks coffee anyway he can get his hands on it and he is now almost 91. 

Bad coffee.....

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Posted by diningcar on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 10:46 AM

Back to the time I was setting stakes and points on forms for nenewing bridges, just after the last dinosaurs became extinct, we boiled coffee at the construction site. Our way of determining if the coffee was too strongh was to throw a track spike into the pot. If it floated the coffee was to strong, if it sank we drank the coffee.

Anyone else have some truth to tell???

Jack

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