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3230. alistairconnor - 9/26/2005 2:32:38 PM Apart from a passing resemblance to an outsize AIDS virus... it looks delicious. 3231. thoughtful - 9/26/2005 2:37:02 PM Had to look it up:
"The fruit of this plant, having a hard, prickly rind and soft pulp with an offensive odor but a pleasant taste."
Hmmm. 3232. thoughtful - 9/26/2005 2:45:09 PM I have a new favorite ice cream flavor, though i really have several...dolce de leche. Yummy.
Going out for dinner on Friday and bringing dessert with me... Think I'll make apple crisp with currants and walnuts topped with dolce de leche ice cream....is it friday yet????
 3233. PelleNilsson - 9/26/2005 5:43:19 PM Mago, did you know that Summer Woman also has a Wendish grandparent? 3234. marjoribanks - 9/26/2005 5:49:48 PM "offensive odor" is rather mild, durian smells like a cross between armpit and decaying corpse.
But it's great to see that Neato has joined the digital camera brigade, what an interesting set of far-flung pictorial correspondents we have here at the Mote. 3235. judithathome - 9/26/2005 6:42:39 PM Thoughtful, Keoni buys me a Dulce de Leche Dove Bar ocassionally.....yummmmmmmy! 3236. thoughtful - 9/26/2005 6:59:32 PM sounds delish.
the other thing i'm getting into is extreme dark chocolate. I started trying it for health reasons...low sugar...but find that it can be incredibly satisfying...a small bit goes a long way as the chocolate flavor is so intense...I'm talking 70+% cocoa. I'm about to try Guaranda from Ecuador. There are a whole bunch of chocolates available in different varieties from different countries...getting to be almost like wine. The Guaranda is described as, "Perfumed aroma with fruity, acid notes and floral tones of acacia honey with milky and exotic wood nuances." 3237. Magoseph - 9/27/2005 1:08:11 AM No, Pelle, I didn't lnow this. I'll have to talk to her about it. 3238. Magoseph - 9/27/2005 1:10:38 AM Have you read your New Yorker yet, thoughtful? There two very interesting articles relating to food and people working with it. 3239. thoughtful - 9/27/2005 3:01:23 PM mags, not yet...i mean i'm reading a nyer usually, but have no idea what issue it is...could be this week's....could be from 2001.
I'm thinking of getting the complete nyer dvd set...i figure that way I can toss a bunch of the old issues i have lying around. save some space if nothing else
3240. alistairconnor - 9/27/2005 3:19:01 PM Oh but where's the chic in leaving a dvd lying around on a coffee table?
Can you read a dvd while lying in a hammock on a summer's day, or in the toilet?
(please, no) 3241. Magoseph - 9/27/2005 3:37:19 PM The September 5 issue has several articles about food--don't throw this one yet.
...the complete nyer dvd set...? I have to look into this, but I suspect that I'd miss the magazine. 3242. thoughtful - 9/29/2005 2:45:03 PM ac, i don't know about you, but i don't actually ever spend any time IN the toilet. On it, yes, but never IN it.
Mind you its not that i'd stop getting the mag, but just get the complete archive...to read the original shirley jackson's "The Lottery"...to read the old Thurbers...the old Chas Addams cartoons...and even see the old ads from way back. The pages and covers have all been reproduced in original format. How delish! Check it out. For $63 how can you go wrong? 3243. alistairconnor - 9/29/2005 2:54:35 PM Oh right. Quite so, for $63.
By the way, "IN the toilet" is perfectly OK in my dialect. It refers to the room, not just the crapper itself. The one you presumably call "bathroom", whether or not there's a bath in it). 3244. Jenerator - 10/1/2005 2:20:01 AM Valrhona makes an excellent dark chocolate. I like the South American mix of chocolate and chili spice, too. 3245. jexster - 10/1/2005 9:47:32 PM My little nephew's cat Ernie has a stomach tumor and is going to be put down..Sean's a mess..
Happily Oct 4 is St. Francis of Assisi Day
Do-it-yourself’ Franciscan Animal Blessing
For all animals:
Blessed are you, Lord God,
maker of all living creatures.
On the fifth and sixth days of creation,
you called forth fish in the sea,
birds in the air and animals on the land.
You inspired St. Francis to call all animals
his brothers and sisters.
We ask you to bless this animal.
By the power of your love,
enable it to live according to your plan.
May we always praise you
for all your beauty in creation.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, in all your creatures! Amen.
For a sick animal:
Heavenly Father,
you created all things for your glory
and made us stewards of this creature.
If it is your will, restore it to health and strength.
Blessed are you, Lord God,
and holy is your name for ever and ever. Amen.
3246. PelleNilsson - 10/4/2005 8:40:43 PM This clump of materia to which is attached what appears as bull's penises is actually a plant. My research informs me that its English name is Meadow Saffron. Its Finnish name is intriguing: Syysmyrkkylilja. It is supposed to just stand there and eventually sprout flowers. And it will; we usually buy one of those at this time of the year. I'll keep you updated on its progress.
Oops. I forgot that you wretched city dwellers (Macnas excepted) have no idea of what a bull's penis looks like. Let me just say that it is surprisingly tiny for such a big animal. That is in sharp contrast to the grandiose equipment of the horse, and even more so to the almost grotesque apparatus of the donkey, which nearly scrapes the ground when it unfolds to perform the deed of deeds.
It strikes me that I know nothing about how camels are hung. If Summer Woman passes by she will tell us. 3247. thoughtful - 10/4/2005 9:17:47 PM BTW the apple crisp was a delight...walnuts and currants make excellent additions.
And I will be posting a picture of denny very soon. He's got 6 buds of which 4 1/2 are open. When fully open I'll take a pic. It's just extraordinary. I think I would be happy having nothing but orchids in my house.
Only thing is I have a really hard time 'killing' plants intentionally. I cleaned out a bunch this summer, but still have too many. The kolanchoe bloomed several times for me, but now its just looking spindly. The snake plant is there and it's bloomed several times though the blossoms are unimpressive. It is getting rather large. The ivy I have to keep...they're cuttings from a plant given to my MIL when my husband was born, so we have to keep them going. The african violets are just lovely if under cared for. And the donkey tails go back 30 years to when my gf's mother gave them to me. Can't get rid of them.
Too much sentimentality. 3248. The Summer Woman - 10/4/2005 10:05:27 PM Well, after the apple crisp, I kinda hate to post this. But Pelle asked for it:
c  3249. thoughtful - 10/4/2005 10:35:28 PM More to the point, who the heck gets close enough to a bull to do such a thing? Aren't they prone to unpredictable violence???
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