Kiki's Hurricane Hurrah & Fire Function

[ShrekDawg]

you guys are KILLING me!!! I am DYING here!

For clarification, Maryland is not Midwest. It is included in the Northeast portion of “northeast and Midwest”

Ohio is the Midwest one.

And Maine might as well be Canada.

When you get far enough up there you are pretty dang close to Canada! And they have deep wilderness, moose, and maple syrup just like Canada.

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

you guys are KILLING me!!! I am DYING here!

For clarification, Maryland is not Midwest. It is included in the Northeast portion of “northeast and Midwest”

Ohio is the Midwest one.

And Maine might as well be Canada. When you get far enough up there you are pretty dang close to Canada! And they have deep wilderness, moose, and maple syrup just like Canada.

And bears, can't forget the bears... but you can run from them.

 

[ShrekDawg]

And bears, can't forget the bears... but you can run from them.

I don’t think running from bears is a good idea

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

I don’t think running from bears is a good idea

Six feet, huge claws, big teeth, run fast... I'd like a head start, thank you very much, and maybe a shotgun.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Six feet, huge claws, big teeth, run fast... I'd like a head start, thank you very much, and maybe a shotgun.

But running triggers the prey instinct, no!? You are supposed to stand your ground!!! At least with black bears. I think grizzlies you curl up. But black bears are scaredy cats so you stand your ground and scream and yell and wave your arms around really high.

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

But black bears are scaredy cats so you stand your ground and scream and yell and wave your arms around really high.

But my arms can only go so high! Not really high!

 

[ShrekDawg]

But my arms can only go so high! Not really high!

 

[CindyinSD]

Spring is 100 percent my fav. Although....pumpkin blizzards and pumpkin iced lattes and pumpkin deserts...oh dear...my weight...

I have a spice shaker loaded with pumpkin spice. A sprinkle into my coffee satisfies the craving. Esp if there's a bit of cream involved.

 

[CindyinSD]

I rather like pumpkinny things, and pumpkin spice. However, one mistake that is sometimes made is that the spice is too strong....
I do love a good piece of pumpkin pie... and pecan... and apple....
Anyway, I'm pretty sure that winter is my favorite season. Spring smells lovely; autumn is gorgeous; summer is... nice, but hot, but it also has lots of fruit; winter is chilly, but simple and lovely.
Evergreen trees, branches bending under their loads of snow; snowflakes falling from a grey, mellow sky; white fluff blanketing everything and muffling all sound... all viewed from behind a window, seated in front of a hot woodstove, flipping through a good book and sipping hot chocolate.
And occasional power outages. Those suck, but one must always remember the good stuff!
... Okay, rant over -- y'all can go back to your regularly scheduled silliness.

You almost make me look forward to winter, Saff. I will try to keep your poetry in mind as I trek up the hill through the blizzard with feed and water...

 

[CindyinSD]

Spider rolls are not something that I've ever made. To be honest, what you put in sushi is whatever you feel like and want to eat. I would never dream of putting mayo or cheese in a sushi roll, but I've seen it. For example, the avocado nigiri pieces down below are not at all traditional. I made those up because I thought they would taste good. (They did)View attachment 2310839

Wow! Hold on... I'll be right over...