Quote from: JaneS on December 05, 2021, 07:57:11 AMRick, I'd be happy to share the fruit cake recipe and in case I forget, remind me.  I made a not but sometimes I overlook notes.

Leave a reminder somewhere   

BTW -- Today is the Pork Chop day. They are defrosting now.  If I do OK you'll hear about it. If I fail you'll likely never hear another word about it 

Rick, pork chops with apple sauce?

Good morning everyone, at last I am here. My grandson was here early yesterday and got me set up with a new Dell and I had to check everything out. Have yet to get Google in. Don't think I want to stick with the Microsoft Edge that is installed. Coming up with new passwords is a big pain in the neck for me. I was up till early this morning and of course slept late this morning. Now I am wondering if I can post here not have to sign in again. Just checked and I was here as guest, then went  and signed it again, that was one password I remembered. Oh yes this has the new Windows 11  and not really all installed, I read somewhere in here last night somethings were not ready yet. Already did an update after my grand set it up. Have not got to any email yet either. Smart guy, he took the hard drive out of that lemon and destroyed it and got rid of the lemon already.

JANE  just read about the nickel in your shoe and a couple of years ago at my son's on Christmas day my little one got a bank and i Knew i had a lot of change in my wallet so I asked him to show me his bank and gave him all the change. He was happy to start putting it in the bank when he picked up a quarter he said he liked the big ones, they were worth more. learning early. If I could get  to the bank I would ask about an old silver dollar for him.

SANDY  hope this is the last computer I have to learn where every thing is. Getting too old for new things.

AMY  last night or early this morning I had to get away from the new PC or scream. This morning i got here and that is what i really needed to do. Next is getting to email.

RAMMEL  my oldest son is the only one in the family who likes fruitcake so I order one from Swiss Colony for him every Christmas, a 3 pound one. I don't give it to him till Christmas because it would be gone by then. My Mom made fruitcake but I never cared for it.

Better get a move on, it is afternoon and i have not had breakfast yet.
Have a good day stay healthy and safe.

Quote from: Amy on December 05, 2021, 12:02:18 PMRick, pork chops with apple sauce?

          
Thanks for the reminder --- Better go check on defrosting

Gloria, so good to see you here,up and running .You will have that new computer fit as a fiddle and doing what you ask of it.

Rick, you're welcome

Good morning from an Interior that has warmed up to minus nineteen!  If you see someone, especially a guy running about in minus thirty-five temperatures in a hoody with shorts over sweatpants, it's probably an Alaskan in the Interior. Yesterday, the parking lots were prime viewing spots!

As usual, yesterday had several moments to remember. First was when I found a men's fleece-lined, red buffalo checked jacket shoved among the canned vegetables. I purchased it and received strange looks from the clerk, who mentioned someone had tried to remove the attached ink cartridge. I replied that may have been why it was shoved among the green beans. This was the same clerk who said, "Oh, you must be one of those vegetarians," after viewing my fruit and vegetable-laden cart. She acted surprised when I said no and didn't continue.

Then after arriving home, all five carts were missing from the entryway, and I waited 45 minutes for the elevator doors to open and reveal an unaccompanied cart for my groceries. While I was waiting, another tenant came in with my newly purchased, bagged coat and inquired if that was mine. It had fallen unnoticed while I lugged the others indoors.

Amy, I have several handwritten recipes from my mother and some self-published cookbooks from the Montrose, Colorado Ladies Grange. I also have the usual little wooden box of overflowing index cards from work or holiday parties, plus recipes from friends. Then there are a number of my own purchased cookbooks. I mention this because I don't think I've ever followed a recipe in my life. I've always wondered what if and away I've gone, down some good roads and some awful ones. My mother made some fabulous brandy-soaked fruitcakes, but I don't think any of us have attempted them.

I saw an owl once. It was a Great Northern Owl by the old railroad terminal and I swear that giant owl spun its head a full 350 degrees watching me. Somewhere there are old Instamatic photos of the event: my first and last close owl sighting.

Gloria, it sounds like you are doing well with your new computer! I have all my passwords written down in a small notebook, and all my old computers are reprogrammed and given to the guy at the local Literacy Council. He repurposes them and resells them for twenty dollars, befitting the Council.

RAMMEL, I need you to email me your address.  The only other possibility would be to enter the fruit cake recipe on here and it sure doesn't sound like anyone else is interested.  I got an answer from you on this forum but no email!

I came home from church & the fund raiser for "one of the youth groups" of biscuits & gravy and slept until now, so better get my fannie in gear ... where did that expression come from??? Must be 50+ years since hearing that!!!  Weather bug says it is 64° & the sun feels good with the door open by me!

Gloria, I never have used Edge which was on this when I bought a few years ago. I do have a WordPad with "my life" (all passwords, dates, everything important) that I add to, update but never delete so don't bother printing. It is one of those chores I'll do tomorrow & have not done for years. Glad you are up & running. I couldn't get me signed in at one point and turned out Bubble fixed me and been okay since.

Rick, pork steak has become my fav meal lately. Not sure why but it was my father's fav and I HAVE to have applesauce with mine! I am picky about my applesauce & will only buy the Mussleman's. Someone told me they use the Golden Delicious apples so maybe it is true. When I fry an apple (yes, like fried potatoes) I only buy Goldens. In case you've never had them, I do peel the apples & cut them into slices like in a pie. I use a dab of butter in the bottom of a little skillet, lid on to keep moisture in & add a little water for them to simmer until they get that clear look, scant handfull of brown sugar & they go with the pork like applesauce. I got a package of pork steaks out of the freezer this week & had 3 meals of them. Turns out the cats loved bites, I share. I like the pork steaks better than chops because they aren't as dry. My Dad lived to 95 and ate the fat on ham hocks so fat didn't hurt him. I do cut most off AFTER it's fried. End of cooking lesson. 

Jane, I don't plan to make a fruit cake because I hear they are a lot of work, but never know. If I read your recipe I might give it a try. Yesterday I dug out the food processor to run a head of cabbage thru (twice for finer slaw), and ate a bowl full before going to bed, tasted SO good. Took my son a ZipLoc tub this morning & his mouth was almost watering. His wife doesn't care for my kind, she likes the mayonnise kind. Back to my point.... I sure wouldn't mind if you posted your recipe in here & I'll copy & name it "Jane's"

Patricia, we have an owl that lives somewhere around here, I hear it at night when I have the sliding door open. Have never seen it so no clue what kind. Your coat sounds neat. I have bought a few things that the dye pacs leaked & never found anything to remove the stain. One time I took acrylic paints & used a small bottle of "textile medium" to mix with the colors & spounged spots of different colors all over, washes fine & I liked the way that shirt fit. My grade school teacher called me "Mopsy" from a cartoon character that found ways to fix anything. Not sure why it seemed the thing to do, but as a WWII kid, we never threw anything away unless there was no hope for it.

Amy, if you haven't tried applesauce with pork you haven't lived!  For true! And it was Margaret O'Brian that used that expression in the movie "A Journey for Margaret" with Robert Young. I Googled & thought it was Bing Crosby played the male lead, not so~~ She was such a good little actress.

And now I've stalled long enough, time to put up outside decorations, eat & work on that painting.

Shirley, I like applesauce with my pork. Be it chops or roasts the applesauce is there. I also like taking the rind of the pork roast, scoring it with a sharp knife and cooking the fat out of it till it is crispy!!  I know......not good for you but oh so tasty!!

Lightly snowing here now  29° and we are under a weather watch...snow then rain......oh boy.

 Amy It amazing  how somengthing someone else, makes you think of somengthing else someyon says. you talked about the skin or rne. when I was a teanager, My grand Pearents still butcherd acouple big fat hogs. sugar cured the Hams sholders and Bacon slabs. they would scald and scrape them,and we would get some of the crackliens blow on them and cool them down and eat them while we were rendireing the Lard' we would also griend the sausage and make sausage  Patties and fry them almost done and Layer them in a big ston jar/crock. and then grandma would lift the lid off reach down there and get some hands full of lard ans sausage Patties, put them in the skillet and fenish cooking them, and crumbel a couple them and make sausage gravey. and have either home made white or corn bread. I still make sausage gravey and corn bread.dosent help my waste line but sure taest gooood. think about it and Make sone,If you like you can take that skin and cut it up in little bitey peices and fry it down and Make some crackliens.

Lloyd

Now I have your attcin I am going to bed and hope for sweet dreams for you all and me.

Lloyd

I added five photos from my cell of plants and winter.

https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?msg=209054

 

received the Fruitcake Recipe and have it safely tucked away, and one printed out.

The "Pork chop experiment" is done, and done. Son & I had the chops and of course apple sauce. To be correct had some peas and carrots also.  We both still feel well so I guess it all worked out OK.
Salted & peppered. Had no onions so used some onion powder.  I did them in a fry pan with a little butter for 5 min on each side - (till nicely browned). Added Celery soup (don't like mushrooms) mixed with a cup of milk, Covered (still in the pan) and simmered for an hour on stove burner. Worked out pretty good. Tender and tasted good. --- and we're both still alive and well.
Thanks for the prior guidance.

All this talk of food made my stomach growl and the worst part is, even if I had it here, I wouldn't be able to eat it.  Swallowing is still hard and small bites of chopped up "stuff" works best.  Oh well!  Time will pass and the meals will improve.

I'm off to the haystack!  My son and I had a good day together.  We both wondered when the last time was that we spent a whole day together.  And we decided that we need to do it more often.

PATRICIA, I liked all the pictures!  Thanks for sharing.

I wish you all a peaceful night's sleep and a happy tomorrow!  And may God bless us, every one!

Patricia, I just wandered over to the Photo Shop discussion and saw your pictures of the plants. It is so nice to hear that they are not being neglected even though the rooms are closed at the moment. They are so lovely.

Good morning.

I can hear the orchestra getting ready to play for my first waltz  of the year.. Just hope it is a waltz and not a jitterbug!! Stuck my head out the door and hear that the neighbour has started his waltz.

Will just see how the day goes after the dance..

Patricia, beautiful plants and some are in flower,shame that no one sees them now.

Rick, way to go on your meal...sounds good to me.

Jane, you are going to have to have a "date" each week with your son.

Better get my dancing duds on and see how it is out there.

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

Good Morning Everyfriend!  I'm sitting here with my coffee and waking up to a new day! It's already up to 46º and heading for a high of 55!  Doesn't feel like December!

Our only plans for today are to entertain a therapist around noon and take a short walk in the nice weather.  I don't know if Christy has other plans or not!  I think this might be the day to strip the bed and wash the sheets. 

I wish you all a good day...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow!

Good Morning  JaneS and any one that follows. It Is 30º here now and sunny, Not a cloud in sight. I have nothing planed for today except relaxing at the TV.I slept 8.5 hours.But not good rest,I am as tirde as I was when I went to bed. I hope you all done better. see you all Later. Iwill check back later.

Lloyd

The dance ended before it  began. The snow is wet and heavy from rain and it is still raining!! Neighbour is going to get it done with his plow after he finishes his regular customers.

Good morning everyone, took me almost as long to get here today as yesterday. I did get my gmail set up and thought I had Google set but this morning it is back to microsoft windows or whatever you want to call it. I have used Google for quit e a few years mainly because for me it is easier to understand. I hate to call my grandson again and ask him to come back. I tried to import my contacts but did not work and I had to change my email  name. did not like the one I used for years. At least that is on my cellphone so until everyone gets the new one I will get email on the cell and I so dislike the cellphones. I made my 3 happy getting one for emergencies so when power or Cox is out I can let them know I an OK.I think my grand was in a hurry Saturday because he usually never leaves till he makes sure I know what and where I am on a different PC or writing tips down in a notebook he started when he first got me going 20 years ago on a wornout old IBM that was my son's first one and that my grand took to college his first year. He needed a better one because he was studying computers.AMY  it is good to get back here to the SS. This is my second home I believe.PATRICIA  I have my passwords written, too, but this one does not like them. I so dislike coming up with new ones that for me would be something I could remember. Grand has always taken my old ones, he has a friend who rebuilds them and donates them.SHIRLEY  like you once I could not get in, all of a sudden my password was needed and then it did not like it. I emailed Bubble and she fixed me up again with the same password. I am fuusy about my applecauce but bought Mott's my family did not like Musslemans. I make my own with diferent varieties of apples and flavors blend and tasty, like it smooth too, no lumps. My son gave me some he made this year and I asked how he ruined it, he flavored it with different spices=NG=and it was lumpy. He said he was just experimenting. I tried frying apples like you have told us before but that is not for me. Remember what they called Margret O"Brian? Crying O"Brian. Remember how in every movie she cried?LLOYD  when I was young I remember my mother baking a roast pork and my sist er and I used to fight for that crisp fat when Mom took it out of the oven, that  sure was tasty.PATRICIA  you have some beautiful plants anso many. The lady who took care of the ones in tthe community room is no longer wirth us and looks like no one is bothering to take care of them. I only have 5 now and none doing too good. Get the sun in late afternoon when it is so hot and the plants don't like it anymore than I do. When I moved here I gave most to both my DIL'sRAMMEL  your porkchops sound tasty.JANE  I enjoy spending time alone with each son and the last few weeks they have both been here Saturday mornings together, I enjoy that, too. Now if only my daughter was close enough to be here.AMY  you do have good neighbors.Have a good day  be healthy and safe.[/list]

 Gloria Good o see you Made It. I was just checking back in to see what Is going on. I am not Having a Good day. I am Haveing a bad throbbing One. I have took two exceridains , and so far they Havent even slowed It down. so I am going back to the easy chair and lay it Back,

Lloyd

A good Monday HELLO to EVERYFRIEND 🎄

GLORIA, so happy your grandson got your new computer installed.  I understand it is frustrating when you have todo so much to get everything set up and running. 

PATRICIA, thank you for sharing the pictures of your flowers.  I would delight in just sitting in that room enjoying the aroma and view‼️

JANE, what a wonderful thought about spending the day with your son. As sorry as I am that you have been through this procedure, having your family there to take care of you has been delightful 🥰🥰

RAMMEL, I can understand totally your feeling down ....many of have had such a sad personal loss this year.  That and in my case, I am dealing with the awful outcome of my fall last March.  I can not help but feel down at the drop of a hat, and yet I am so very blessed to have so many loved one and friends that CARE and want to help me through this.  Our world situation is such that on a daily basis I feel I could just sit down and cry me a bucket full of tears😩😢
I am just pleased that you are posting to us and sharing what you are cooking, etc.🥘.  Your pork meal sounded like it was a hit‼️

My best to you all....enjoy your Monday.

Jenny

Good evening everyone. well it Is 35º and cloudy Now, but Is predicted to drop on down to Much colder tonight. well It Is that time of year, to get Bad weather, Just keep your winter wraps Handy and use them, You all do not to get sick now. we Had a nice sunny day But wendy and cold, Good night and sweet dreams Hope to see all of you tomorow. My butchering experancess must not been Intersting, to any of you.

Lloyd

QuoteRAMMEL, I can understand totally your feeling down ....many of have had such a sad personal loss this year.  That and in my case, I am dealing with the awful outcome of my fall last March.  I can not help but fee down at the drop of a hat, and yet I am so very blessed to have so many loved one and friends that CARE and want to help me through this.  Our world situation is such that on a daily basis I feel I could just sit down and cry me a bucket full of tears😩😢
I am just pleased that you are posting to us and sharing what you are cooking, etc.🥘.  Your pork meal sounded like it was a hit‼️

Jenny, - Thanks for those words.  Got me thinking a bit, which is probably good.  S&F is pretty much my world now. Other than my son there is no family here, and because of past life conditions I have become fairly inactive.  Physically I can no longer do the things I once did (as is so with most of us) and so the things I no longed do leaves me with "Vacant" days. I've been encouraged to find a Senior Center" around here which would give me some contact with the rest of the world --- likely a good idea.  Quit sogging and get off my butt.
We're still working on all the legal stuff that needs to be done. Today I dealt with Credit Card people. - Oh what fun   
AOL messing with my email program said I had to re-register in order to continue using my verizon email accounts. I did as they said ----- but lost all of my old emails in the process. So a lot of important information is down the drain. Thank you Verizon/aol.
Luckily there were three chops cooked last night. So tonight I will have a repeat performance,  They turned out better than I expected but could have used a bit more seasoning.  Mt son says we should do it again.
Enough bla bla bla.
Thanks to all here for the support you all give.  Worth it's weight in gold.

Rick, when Cas died more than 8 years ago, I had no idea what was ahead. I choose to be happy so do my griping in here to get it out of my system and put on a good face/front for the world around me. We have more in common in this place and I do more than my share of whining, but that's what "family" is for. Senior & Friends really is family in my world.

I'm running out of steam tonight. Started way too early & no rest all day. Once I get into a painting it's hard to turn off the brain & sleep. Same if I'm reading a book, gotta get that last page read even if up all night. I'll take a photo of the painting tomorrow & how different it will look finished. It's a long way from finished but think the eyes are done. I keep popping up with jobs, such as how to get the drafting table top raised higher. No room to bring an easel to this room & this is where I always did my painting (kitchen/family room). I will see if uTube can show me how to, have the directions in the drawer but couldn't make sense out of them.

Phone calls so the computer goes to sleep & it's going to lose this if I don't post fast.... Sweet dreams to all and God Bless... 

I'm ready for the haystack.  My eyes have already entered slam shut mode and I'm having a lot of trouble keeping them open.  So I think I'll just give up and go to bed!

We watched "It's a Wonderful Life" tonight and I still love it!  Now I have 2 of my Christmas special movies in and tomorrow night we'll try to watch "Miracle on 34th Street".  That's my third one. 

Now I'm heading for the zzzzzs.  I wish you all a peaceful night's sleep and a happy tomorrow.  And may God bless us, every one!

Good Morning to myself and anyone else who appears!  I slept well but I had to get up early.  I can't stay in bed when I'm fully awake in the morning. 

The temp was down into the high 20s overnight but it's up to 32 now and heading for a high of only 36 today.  Overnight tonight we're supposed to get a bit of snow but not much is predicted.

I wish you all a good day...better than yesterday but not as good as tomorrow!

Good morning...

Chilly here, with a temp of 11° and thankfully the high winds have died down.
This morning I get my 3rd shot and then the Mr wants to go get cheese and chocolate.  We will meet up with Bri and give her some decorations that I no longer put up.

Rick ,I think we all have things we once could do and can't now. Not what we wanted but younger folks can do it much easier and learn while doing them. Once I could (long long time ago) Throw a 100lb bag of horse feed over my shoulder, walk down the feed aisle to the grain bins. I can't do that anymore and if and that is  big IF I could get the bag up I would go butt over tea kettle doing so! You have earned this time, enjoy it in other ways.

Gloria, you amaze me at what you can do on the computer!! We are blessed with fantastic neighbours here.

Patricia, I see our Christmas cactus has a bloom on it..I also bought a white  one and it is loaded with buds.

Shirley, can't wait to see your painting!

Jenny,if these are our golden years I am not fond of them!! Give me silver, brass, copper anything but this!!



Jane, enjoy your day and take it easy if you can.

Lloyd, love the pork fat once it has been fried to a crisp in the oven.

Better get moving.

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

Good morning, seventeen degrees here and still snowing, but only a combined inch expected for yesterday and today. Tomorrow's high will slide back down to plus four. I have things needed downtown but only want to snuggle on the couch today.

There are so many things I can no longer do. I can't lift an entire pot of coffee without the carafe shaking, and I place all pills after having someone open them for me into containers with easy on and off lids. This happened after a jarring fall on black ice in November 2014. Afterward, I had fallen too many times and purchased a MedicAlert. My left leg, which I hurt last February, is noticeably weaker if I overdo it or in bouts of osteoporosis.

Before I used to walk everywhere and in all types of weather; at one time, I walked ten miles each way to work to save thirty dollars a month and enjoy being out, and it made the petty misfortunes at work bearable. Then there was the absolute joy of being out the camera in hand, at the sanctuary, spring through fall, documenting the flowers, birds, and once or twice a wolf or a moose. There were bears known to be around, but I never came close to any other than a once or twice, back of the neck, hair lifting, uneasiness.

Now I live in an independent senior building, with many amenities and services I couldn't do independently. A case in point, carry out the garbage and lift it up and over into a large outside container. It's so much easier to walk down the hall and open a door in the wall and drop the secured bag through.

Amy, due to Farrah,  all of my plants sit on an eight-foot-tall lighted shelf.  Mostly philodendrons, succulents, and a few wandering vines and pothos. So, I enjoy seeing the plants through the windows in our community rooms. That hospitality committee is overworked but thoroughly appreciated. Even with most events shuttered, they still find enough to do and never enough helpers.

Well we went to VA and got my hearing aids tuned up,best they could.well one responded just fine and One did not. it will have to be sent back to the factroy and be rebult.so I told the girl to weight untill after chirstmas, and we would send it in after chirstmas, that suited her just fine on the way home we stopped at golden corall, and piged out with a uncile hearsil's breakfeast. we are neither one for any evening Meal. 38♂ and clody now. with weind is very cold. the weind Has blowen all the leaves off the trees. see you Later.

Lloyd