Coffee Klatch

Now it stopped glitching. If I go now, it will glitch when I get back. Stay while it's working, or work and hope it's ok when I'm done. Decisions decisions. LOL.

I know!! I tend to leave it on when I'm working in the house. Then I can sit and take a break while I'm waiting for the washer/dryer or whatever! This is better than tv ever was!LOL

For SURE! LOL.

You two are so motivated, here I sit with a nice warm doggie on my lap and no desire to get up and do anything.

LOL. The mind is motivated. The body isn't as willing. Warm doggie in lap can't be beat....if the doggie is little.

yup its little lucy
she spends more time on the couch than the throw pillows

Who said anything about being motivated!?! I hurt from playing in the dirt yesterday. I'm still having a gown day, but that's about to change! I think today is baking day and starting laundry later day! Yard work tomorrow or the next day! I'm GOING to prune that other bush if it kills me! I've got hubs convinced (FINALLY) to replace the dead trees with fruit trees. We'll see how far I get with THAT one! If I can find dwarf or semi-dwarf, then we PLANT!!! I don't want full size, too big for me to take care of.

Lucky Lucy! Mine isn't allowed on the furniture and sitting on the floor doesn't have much appeal. But it sure is a perfect day for a snuggly little guy....or gal.

shes a primadonna

Did you check Stark Bros? They used to have quite a few dwarfs. Haven't checked them or their prices this year, but they've always had good healthy plants that thrive.

[link to www.starkbros.com]

HI Everyone!

Full on jammy day here and total slacker day!

I work my arse off on the weekends when everyone is home!

I think I am the only one here who LOVES Mondays!

Good to see you all!

Sounds like were all doing that, Nines probably got dressed since she has animals to feed, but hey the rest of us are reducing our carbon footprint by saving laundry and staying in jammies

Did I hear you say you have cooler weather right now?

I have them in my favorites, but I've never order anything like trees before. I think I'd rather get them locally. Our stores get them from good companies, as long as I avoid Wallie. Even their's aren't too bad, but they get them SO late. It's too hot by then. Our nurseries are just now starting to get them in, so I'll keep checking for now. My berrys are from a well known Dutch company, just can't remember the name off-hand.

yes Mama, nothing like your avatar, more like in the 50's right now, woke up to 34 degrees

We aren't too far behind you! 49 right now! Oh what I wouldn't do right now to be in the middle of my avatar right now! LOL

That sounds wonderful! I'd have to get a spray tan, though, so I wouldn't scare anyone away!LOL

Oh my, warm water......

Me too TB! I would be reflecting sunlight at this point! LOL

Well, if both us were on the beach together, we might could send signals to space!LOL

Good for you!

Time to ration the Irish Creme allowed in the coffee.

I couldn't watch. I've been having trouble with videos lately. I tried to watch some about grapes yesterday and they keep timing out.


Well, the wind just got here! Guess it will be an inside day after all. (It was always going to be! The wind is my excuse!) AND....that's my story and I'm stickin' to it!

Ok, the forum is behaving itself, so Hard Eight, here is the ice cream chili I promised you.


This makes quite a bit, so make sure you have room in your freezer for it. You can cut the recipe down, it's really about taste and illusion! This is how I made it for the kid's cook-off. The sizes of the ingredients have changed some, but it will still be good. You'll need a very large bowl or pan to mix it in, too.


1 large tub/bucket of strawberry or vanilla ice cream
(it used to be 6 quarts, I think it's 5 now)

1 and 1/2 large pack of chocolate/chocolate cream sandwich cookies
( I use the store brand kind. HE, think United's
cookies)

1 large bag of frozen strawberries, mashed,with juice
(if you are using vanilla ice cream, use 2 bags)

2 or 3 small bags of chocolate covered raisins
( this depends on your taste, they do get frozen,
but you need some)

Crush the cookies in a large, zip-lock bag with a rolling pin. Some of the pieces need to be larger, so don't use a food processor. You don't have to crush all the cookies at once, you may not want that many. You will need the first package, though.

Soften the ice cream just enough to be able to stir in the ingredients with a STURDY large spoon! I've broken wooden spoons in this, so a metal spoon is best. No mixer. Sorry!

Mix in the strawberries. If you're using vanilla, you'll have to mix it a little longer to get the red color.

Add the crushed cookies. Don't add them all at once, until you see if you like the amount. Remember, illusion, it's supposed to look like chili...sort of!

Add the raisins, again to your taste.

Get the sucker in the freezer to re-freeze!!! It won't all fit back in the bucket the ice cream came in. You'll need another bucket.

Ok, the ice cream is the soup part of the chili, the strawberries the tomatoes, the cookies the meat, the raisins, the beans. Why they wouldn't let me enter it as a chili, I really can't understand!!!LOLOL BUT...they always requested it for dessert!

Forgot to say, don't let the ice cream get really soupy. If it's melting too fast, put it in the freezer for a few minutes and start again. Everyone thought I made this in an ice cream freezer from scratch. Not!

Last Edited by Texan Buckeye on 03/04/2013 03:06 PM

that sounds very tood TB but I would have to use either dried cranberries or goobers since I hate chocolate covered raisins.

My family might get lucky this summer, I will make it for them if they are nice.

By the way, seems all plants have so far survived the two nights of cold with our rigged up coverings. YEAY

You could use goobers. We just didn't because it was for church and a lot of the older people couldn't eat them. Idk about strawberries and cranberries. If you do that, let me know how it is.

We have had a few days of sunshine. I tell you, it really does improve my mood. I've been looking at the Territorial Seed catalog and trying to plan out what to plant this year. My little lemon tree has gotten scale bugs. I'm fighting them by blasting them off with water. Might have to use some neem oil or something though. I think it was the warm house that let them live, so I've moved it to the garage close the the window for light. I hope it survives! I loved having little Meyer Lemons, and the blossoms smell so good. I have been thinking about adding a Kefir Lime if I can keep the lemon tree alive.

If I do make it, not till summer.

This sounds pretty good. Hubs got me the Kitchen Aid icecream attachment for Christmas. I see lots of icecream in our future this summer.