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To be a book collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope fiend with those of a miser. — Robertson Davies
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RECIPE 15: Banoffee Pie
                      -= Exported from BigOven =-                             Banoffee Pie This pie, an easy take on toffee with bananas (hence the name), made its debut at The Hungry Monk, a pub in England, in 1972. Toffee can be chilled up to 2 days (cover after…
10 on Tuesday: Ten Things You Love About Springtime
From this page comes this Tuesday’s question…Â What are 10Â things I love about springtime? In no particular order…
- Opening the windows in the house to get fresh air in
- Brighter mornings (or is that because of daylight savings time?)
- Mornings that are cool enough to require a jacket
- Afternoons that are warm enough to drive with the top down
- Plants coming back to life
- No snow!
- No more winter coats!
- No more grey skies — the clear blue sky is welcome and beautiful!
- Waking up to the sounds of birds chirping
- The smell of new flowers
RECIPE 14: One Dish Beef Stroganoff
                     -= Exported from BigOven =-                       One Dish Beef Stroganoff Very easy to make and little washing up! Recipe By: Serving Size: 4 Cuisine: Eastern European Main Ingredient: Beef Categories: Quick, Fry, Easy, Main Dish -= Ingredients =- 3/4 pound boneless beef sirloin steak…
HAPPY MOUTH — March 2007
This evening, a group of us met for our monthly Happy Mouth outing. It was Tracy’s month to pick, and she selected VINYL in downtown Cincinnati. The supper club had dined at the physical space previously when it was The Diner, also Tracy’s pick. After the less-than-stellar…
Reading: Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony
I was ready for a lighter book (both in terms of subject matter and overall weight!) after thoroughly enjoying House of Leaves, so I picked up ARTEMIS FOWL: THE LOST COLONY by Eoin Colfer and am enjoying it very much.
10 on Tuesday: Ten Movie Characters You Love
From this page comes this Tuesday’s question… What are 10 movie characters I love? In no particular order… Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi — Star Wars series Sam Lowry — Brazil Ashley ‘Ash’ J. Williams — Evil Dead series Victim — Closet Land Chris Nielsen — What Dreams May Come…