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Oh no! I am genuinely so sad to hear that. He was a huge part of my childhood (and even my children's now). I loved Alex. :( The "funny" thing is that my husband and I are Jeopardy and SNL fans so last week he came up to me and said in a Scottish accent, "that's what your mother said Trebek" and then said "he died" He was…
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Happy Sunday! I managed to avoid both anxiety eating and 'partying like it's 1999' eating this week despite the election, so feeling good about life. Hope everyone is feeling good regardless of their political persuasion today :)
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I can't help to feel that people might find me weird for constantly track and might have to track calories behind his back if we do move in together. N Calorie counting can be a sign of an eating disorder. So I think a partner keeping a sort of vague eye open to that is fair enough, but once it becomes clear that you don't…
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It's actually suspiciously dry and sunny here in my bit of England too. hmm I don't trust it.
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We just did that, I'm so sad winter is here but at least I won't have a dump of a garden to look at all winter.
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Remember remember the 5th of November. While everyone near me is looking aghast at United States politics, I can feel slightly smug (on this one day) that at least in the states we don't have an annual effigy burning day. :D I do like the pretty fireworks though! :D Hope you're all well.
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I did not fall on my kitten for the record. One, she is hardly a kitten anymore, no matter what she tells people and two, it probably would have been the end of her if I had! :D
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Love the old cookbook! I did think pecan pie was invented to sell Karo syrup but interesting to find they just made it popular in the 1930s. And yes, I did fall into a Google hole about pecan pie. Is yellow sugar unbleached, unrefined sugar? Roll on Thanksgiving... Feeling my age today (and then some) as I slipped and fell…
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I was joking, corn syrup will definitely kill you. :D but we don't eat it very often!
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https://realfood.tesco.com/recipes/pecan-pie.html Here is a 'this side of the pond' friendly recipe if you fancy losing your pie virginity. It's lovely this time of year. We'd traditionally use corn syrup (practically a vegetable see! :D ) but this uses golden syrup which I think you can get in Ireland. You're in Ireland…
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Strange times that this is a genuinely a decent life win. :D
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NEVER? Well, get on it woman. Seriously you must. It's just actual heaven in a pie tin.
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I think I will do that, it's a lovely idea. And I've already had some (not so subtle hints) about pecan pie from friends this year :D Is pecan pie traditional at Canadian Thankgsiving? I'm from the south so I'm not even sure it's that common in the northern united states. I did read some talk of Nanaimo bars on MFP during…
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Who are we to say you won't live to be 120? :D
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Oh my god, I love the pumpkin bread! I usually make a cornucopia out of bread dough for Thanksgiving every year. A couple of sourdough pumpkins next to it and tiny pumpkin rolls inside would be amazing. Look at these! > https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/276472/pumpkin-shaped-dinner-rolls/ I'm American and living in England…
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I've certainly always been a promoter or pasta! My dreams are very very vivid, but I also have lucid dreams sometimes which are quite interesting. I look around and feel quite impressed with myself and what I can conjure out of nothing :D
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And it's teeny tiny barely there snow btw. And still.
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I live in the UK. It literally snows every year and every year people look into the sky in confusion and then the trains stop working. Every year. Every damn year. We had to get salt/grit airlifted in from other better prepared countries in the past.
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Steak seems risky as it's easy to f*&k up if you're not a confident cook though and then you've probably spent quite a bit! I'm a vegetarian but I occasionally make them for my husband and I spend the entire time staring at it willing it to not overcook :D
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Sensible girl. Don't waste your pudding on veg! :D
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Eaten myself into food coma. I'll do better tomorrow.
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I've watched a lot of videos on callisthenics, not a damn thing looked dead easy :D Really impressive what people can do with the human body though and a bit of inspiration sometimes when I think what I'd like to learn when I lose weight.
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Sorry about your dog @WildColonialGirl losing a pet is really difficult. If you want to walk a dog (and do some good) you might have a program near you for helping people who can't walk their dogs because of terminal illness, old age or shielding concerns during Covid. Locally we have something called the Cinnamon trust…
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I'm In the UK so my day is nearly done but for the evening my plans are mainly cleaning based. :| Enjoy Harry Potter! 2 of mine have used lock down to work their way through the books and are obsessed. They watched the movies during the Christmas school holidays before and are always asking to rewatch them.
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Me too. I'd starve to death or poison myself for sure :D I've never been more adventurous than blackberries and elderflowers, and one nettle soup that went very wrong. I'm very impressed though and the mushrooms look delicious.
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As in actually forage for them? I'm always tempted as I love mushrooms and they look tasty but pretty sure I'd accidentally kill myself :D
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Yep! It's just about sizing the length of clothes down for women who are under 5ft 5 so they don't get swamped.
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Things that are perceived as feminine are lesser in a society that has traditionally put men at the top of the food chain so a girl acting like a boy will always be perceived as a good thing because it's seen as inspirational behaviour. I think it's interesting that you think listening to a woman sing is "girly". It's…
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I couldn't handle it in October.
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At least this way, I can keep my cats. Probably a better trade off anyway lol They don't hog the remote or drink your beer.