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This gave Hubby a bit of a world-view crisis.
Hubby - “Why is the map upside-down?”
Me -...
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Still one of my favorite political cartoons ever. As relevant now as in 2006.
I’ve posted this...
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On teachers and the money we don't make.
Someone I know was just accepted into an 18 month long non-degree program that will result in...
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Russell Brand Destroys MSNBC Talk Show Host for Treating Him Like Shit
“Casual objectification” is an...
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Peek into most American classrooms and you will see desks in rows,...
Toffee is always an interesting endeavor, and it seems to be pretty hit or miss with us, but we were able to get 2 edible batches. The homemade marshmallows can also be tricky, but we managed 2 batches of that as well.
Thinkbrit is the brains behind the operation, I am just the sous chef.
Pish-posh, say I. We’re a team and you know it. :)
After starting two years ago, leaving it, and coming back to it, my mom finally finished my quilt made of t-shirts from Wellesley.
It is beautiful. More pictures to come. It is possibly the best present I’ve ever gotten. I nearly started to cry when I opened it.
And a bunch of just-caramel-with-chocolate also.
I used my great-grandma Milly’s recipe and they taste just like hers. I miss her. Making these makes me want to punch stitch and crochet and play Rummy. She was a delightful lady, and I’m really glad I have her recipe to make these. It’s the first year I’ve done it, but it feels like something that might become a tradition.
A story:
When my sister and I were little, my great-grandma used to make these same turtles. My sister and I didn’t like nuts, though, so she would make us turtles without nuts. One Christmas, she showed up at our house with her usual candy stash in baggies for everyone. The ones for my sister and me were labeled, “Girls- no nuts.”
My mom and dad thought it was hilarious, and my great-grandma did, too, once she got it. It’s still a running joke— one that was tossed around when I mentioned I would make these turtles this year.
So far:
-sleep until 9 (finally, thanks to the miracle elixer of Theraflu)
-hang about and cuddle my fluffball of a cat and watch a foot of snow accumulate on my (covered) balcony
-make grilled cheese & tomato soup for lunch (which will always remind me of lovely lunches at Wellesley- sigh)
To do:
-bake Christmas treats for the family
-make more chocolate covered Oreos
-clean my house & vacuum
-nap?
But I still love it.
The list:
my great-grandma’s turtles
fudge
peppermint bark
chocolate covered oreos
truffles
peanut butter balls
rum balls
marshmallows (peppermint?)
Also on the list, but not candy:
Christmas cookies
chocolate peppermint bars
other delicious looking recipes from the Cooky Book (my favorite thing ever)
