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Last night I was sound asleep in my bed. When I woke up I found myself in my wheelchair and in Scott's room. I was trying to stand up and get into his bed. Now I know there are folks who walk in their sleep. But travel around in a wheelchair? Spike told me I was probably dreaming and was...

I am wondering how many of us know how to fly our flag properly. When my husband joined the VFW I joined the Women's Auxiliary and was assigned to teaching members about our flag. I was surprised to find that the majority of the women members had never give it a thought. As a child in grammar...

I have a question. I know florists usually give you a small packet of something to help flowers stay alive longer. Well, that is not an option for me. But I thought aspirin were good for them also. Anyone have a suggestion or two for me? Would be forever grateful.

So tonight the Boston Bruins are going for the Stanley Cup. Of course I hope they win. And right now a lot of the streets are restricted to no foot traffic. Streets where there have been major trouble before when a major sports trophy has been one. If the Bruins come through tonight and win, it...

After having lost my leg, and a short recovery I am now in the process of learning to walk again. Thanks to Cheryl, this thread will tell on my successes and failures. Losing a limb is a huge major change in someone's life. What you learned as a one year old, you now have to attach a heavy...

You know those tiny bowls on ATK that they use to dump their ingredients in after measuring them out? Well, every time I look for the smallest ones I can only find them as part of a graduated set. I don't need the whole set, I just want the small ones that ATK place their teaspoons of...

Pirate knows I like the corn tortillas and not the flour ones. So one day, thinking he was doing good, he bought me a large package of them. Normally I will saute one in butter and use it like a piece of bread. This package of them had absolutely no flavor to them. FLAT! Someone forgot to put...

Does anyone in this forum purchase Barilla Pasta on a regular basis? Pirate went to our nearby local ripoff supermarket instead of the one I prefer which is in the next town over. He bought Barilla Angel Hair Pasta. Usually I buy Angel Hair at my regular supermarket. But it seems that Ripoff...

Last year my microwave gave up the good fight. So my daughter bought me a new one for Christmas. Nothing fancy. Just a standard run of the mill Hamilton Beach. Aha! Quick heating. My kind of button. Two minutes is too long for a small cup of tea. One minute 30 seconds to short. Gee, one minute...

Just up the street from where I live the Boston Fire Department is fighting an eight alarm fire at New England Casket Company. The smoke is heavy black and they are evacuating neighborhoods in proximity to the fire. First the gas explosions up on the North Shore and now this disaster. This is...

Growing up I always told each child that he/she was my favorite first born/daughter/son/first grader, etc. What ever category the moment called for. So Spike gets married and has a son. Growing up I always told him he was my favorite first born grandchild. It wasn't until he hit his teens that...

I grew up with a mop of red hair. GRRR! I hated it then and I still do. The only good thing about it now is that I am more white hair than grey. Red hair is all gone!!! For the wedding Pirate and his son want me to do my hair red. They are trying to tell me it will stand out in the photos. I am...

Today I went to have the plaster cast made for my leg. But that is not the good news. I was instructed to return in two weeks with A PAIR OF MATCHING SHOES. Two shoes! By the end of March 31st, I will be walking with both legs holding me up. I have been waiting for this news since July 29th...

Spike dropped of two buckets of chicken for the game. One was all wings and the other chicken pieces. What I didn't see was the beautiful package of Country Style Ribs in the fridge. So tomorrow (I have a medical appt. today) I will first try to make a BBQ sauce using ketchup and then apply it...

The section of Eastie I live in was originally one of three islands. This island was for pig farms during the days of John Adams, Hancock, etc. Eventually all three islands were connected by filling in between the islands and farms sprang up. My grandparents owned a farm where Spike now lives...

Thought you would enjoy this. The Day After Christmas 'Twas the day after Christmas, and all through the house, Every creature was hurting even the mouse. The toys were all broken, their batteries dead; Santa passed out, with some ice on his head. Wrapping and ribbons just covered the...

As a kid, we would pull a carrot, break off a beat, string bean, etc, wash it off under the hose and eat it right then. But our taste buds change over the years. Now veggies I loved as a kid, I don't even want to see them on my plate. Parsnips, Kale, most any leafy veggie except spinach, green...

I am already preparing tomorrow's meal. I peeled the potatoes, carrots, onions and celery. The barley is soaking. The meat thawed for a beef, barley stew and around ten a.m. I will start to put it altogether. My favorite stew. Our temperatures lately have been all over the place. So I am...

Spike showed up tonight with a beautiful three rib roast for Christmas. He bought himself and Teddy a four rib one. It is one heck of a beautiful piece of meat. A fantastic fat cap on the back side of it. Since I did Thanksgiving, Pirate can do Christmas. He asked me about the recipe that the...

It is the holiday season time. Hopefully we all will get what we want. But there are some things that we don't drop hints for. So go for it. Let your loved ones read this thread. My wishes are...... Going to see the Nutcracker Ballet for the umpteenth time. Going to the Park Street Church for...

Have you ever mentally questioned your doctor's judgement or requesting some what you consider an unnecessary test? Well, here is a site you can go to find out if there has ever been any thing on his record that the medical board in your state or any other, has put him/her on probation for. Or...

Saute hamburger and onions with gravy served over creamy mashed potatoes. Petite Peas. One of my very favorite dishes. I just love simple and quick easy dishes. :wub:

As my kids were growing up, getting them up in the morning for school some days was a full blown task. So one morning when I was up earlier than usual, I decided to have a nice hot breakfast ready for them. Up to that time, cold cereal with milk was the norm. Or those instant packets of Cream of...

http://www.discusscooking.com/forums/f104/what-are-you-eating-today-saturday-12-1-201 Today is going to be leftovers from the smoked shoulder of last night. But I still will have to take something out of the freezer for Sunday's dinner. It was so much easier when there was only myself to feed...

The last time I went shopping, I found in the meat department a really small smoked pork shoulder. It looked like it may have come from a little piggy. It was only $0.99 a pound. It cost me the grand sum of $2.99. It was so tender and flavorful. I will make sure I look for another one this month...