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3309. alistairconnor - 10/24/2005 10:34:30 AM We're having a very warm November. Nothing even remotely resembling a frost yet. And no rain to speak of. Except for the torrential downpour which I brought on by going out to fix the fence on Friday afternoon. 3310. alistairconnor - 10/24/2005 10:35:05 AM You must surely be having a very warm autumn too Pelle, if this is really your first frost? 3311. PelleNilsson - 10/24/2005 11:37:55 AM No, hereabouts the first frost normally comes in the second half of October. What I refer to here is "real" frost when the air temperature is below zero. 3312. alistairconnor - 10/24/2005 11:39:33 AM Why on earth was I thinking this was November. That's a worry.
Still. It's pretty warm for October around here. Still picking tomatoes. 3313. thoughtful - 10/24/2005 4:04:47 PM It has been exceptionally warm in our area. I can remember as a child growing up that we used to always get a killing frost some time after labor day (early sept.) and then it would warm up again for a few weeks before the real chill of fall set in.
We haven't had a frost yet in our area.
October is traditionally the dryest month of the year in our area as well, yet this year we've had over 14" in several days and now we have more to come thanks to Wilma. It is already the wettest october ever and the 4th wettest month of any ever. 3314. alistairconnor - 10/24/2005 4:30:43 PM This is a great century we're living in....
A new climate every year! 3315. ronski - 10/24/2005 4:35:17 PM Also been warm here. We had our first frost this morning. Very stormy weather on the way, from a Noreaster combining a bit with Wilma and Alpha. 3316. Ronski - 10/25/2005 2:37:23 AM The Noreaster, which is pulling moisture from Wilma and Alpha, is supposed to end as wet snow in the Catskill and Pocono Mountains, above 1200 feet. We're at about 1100, or a little less. Maybe we'll get some flakes, though. 3317. Ronski - 10/25/2005 2:40:48 AM 
3318. Ronski - 10/25/2005 2:42:12 AM That was taken by the driveway, yesterday, in late afternoon light, with the compulsory flash on the SONY digital.
It's witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) and red maple (Acer rubrum). 3319. Ronski - 10/25/2005 2:43:50 AM Pelle,
Btw, Colchicum appears not to need particularly good soil. I wouldn't make a special trip for it of course, but if you're going up to the lake, I'd take the bulb and plant it somewhere there.
Then, if you ever get gout... 3320. judithathome - 10/29/2005 8:55:06 PM Keoni is making his work-of-art pumpkin pie with pecan pie in the center. He has banned me from the kitchen for the duration.
This pie is pumpkin at the edges and pecan in the middle...so you get to experience two pie flavors in one slice. He spent $8 on a tin that he cut the bottom off of to make the form for the pecan mix that fits into the middle. He puts the form in and pours the pumpkin mix along the sides of the pie and then, fills the form with the pecan mix and lifts it out very slowly.
Then, he cuts out leaf shapes of dough and applies them to the edge of the pie crust.
We're taking this to our monthly gourmet dinner this evening. And I'm making my faboo salad with greens, dried cranberries, walnuts, and sliced strawberries with crunchy chow mein noodles tossed in. And Ken's raspberry-walnut dressing. 3321. arkymalarky - 10/29/2005 9:36:55 PM That pie sounds wonderful. He ought to enter a contest with his pies. 3322. judithathome - 10/29/2005 10:15:58 PM Next time we come to see you, he'll make a pie! He makes a fabulous apple cranberry and a fabulous cherry blueberry pie. But I'm rather biased in his favor. 3323. arkymalarky - 10/29/2005 10:36:38 PM Oh, I'm sure we'll agree with you. He's lived up to everything else (especially biscuits!). With the nip in the air it's a good time to think about pies--pie and coffee. Mmm. 3324. PelleNilsson - 10/31/2005 8:37:29 PM The Rise and Fall of a Colchicum
I have suffered in order to be able to bring you this unique and gripping documentation. My wife was vivid about having a decrepit plant on the windowsill for what seemed like ages.3325. arkymalarky - 11/1/2005 12:50:50 AM livid? 3326. Ronski - 11/1/2005 1:07:28 AM 
Happy Halloween!
3327. PelleNilsson - 11/1/2005 9:41:15 AM Yes, livid of course. 3328. thoughtful - 11/1/2005 3:24:21 PM The thoughtful's don't do halloween and instead treat ourselves to a nice dinner. Went to an Indian restaurant...I printed out the menu ahead of time and went over it with an indian fellow I know to order the best dishes. We had a wonderful meal.
Hubby was especially delighted as he hadn't had indian food since he was in india which must be almost 20 years ago.
We ordered Murg Masti (fennel induced minced chicken, spiced cashews on crisp lettuce)
Masala Dosa...enormous crepe stuffed with spiced potatoes and peas
Chicken Tikka...grilled chicken
Chicken Malai Kabob...tandoor fired chicken tenders with saffron
spiced garlic nan
zafrani pulao...basmati rice cumin seeds and green peas
finished with spiced tea ....cardamom and cinnamon
Everything was wonderfully delish.
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