- MSG 171614
- Autumn (74.126.249.21) - Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:22:04 +0000
Thanksgiving
Khalil Gilbran The Prophet
Then an old man, a keeper of an inn, said, "Speak to us of Eating and Drinking."
And he said:
Would that you could live on the fragerance of the earth, and like an air plant be sustained by the light.
But since you must kill to eat, and rob the young of its mother′s milk to quench your thirst, let it then be an act of worship,
And let your board stand an altar on which the pure and the innocent of forest and plain are sacrificed for that which is purer and still more innocent in many.
When you kill a beast say to him in your heart,
"By the same power that slays you, I to am slain; and I too shall be consumed. For the law that delivered you into my hand shall deliver me into a mightier hand.
Your blood and my blood is naught but the sap that feeds the tree of heaven."
And when you crush an apple with your teeth, say to it in your heart,
"Your seeds shall live in my body,
And the buds of your tomorrow shall blossom in my heart,
And your fragrance shall be my breath,
And together we shall rejoice through all the seasons."
And in the autumn, when you gather the grapes of your vineyard for the winepress, say in you heart,
"I too am a vineyard, and my fruit shall be gathered for the winepress,
And like new wine I shall be kept in eternal vessels."
And in winter, when you draw the wine, let there be in your heart a song for each cup;
And let there be in the song a remembrance for the autumn days, and for the vineyard, and for the winepress.
- MSG 171778
- Autumn (74.126.249.21) - Sun, 11 Dec 2011 11:51:22 +0000
Baking cookies
- MSG 171784
- Bill (92.6.90.68) - Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:59:21 +0000
Biscuits
- MSG 171791
- Autumn (74.126.249.21) - Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:41:01 +0000
what flavor
- MSG 171794
- Bill (92.6.90.68) - Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:21:30 +0000
Oh , big question. Stem ginger ,Maryland double chocolate chip , Garabaldis , Bourbon creams , Anzacs ,
Dr Abernethy′s wholemeal ,Bath Olivers,
The list just goes on and on .
(Anzacs are the best )
- MSG 171797
- Bill (92.6.90.68) - Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:28:01 +0000
1 cup flour (all-purpose or whole wheat pastry)
1 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup fine grain natural cane sugar OR brown sugar
1 cup finely shredded non-sweetened coconut
scant 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/2 cup butter, cut into little cubes
2 tablespoons golden syrup or honey
zest of one medium orange
1 tablespoon boiling water
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon orange blossom water*
(RIGHT PAGE AT LAST)
- MSG 171798
- Bill (92.6.90.68) - Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:28:57 +0000
I buy mine from Selfridges Department Store
- MSG 171799
- Autumn (74.126.249.21) - Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:09:34 +0000
Those sound best to me. I love oatmeal cookies. The batch I made last week is long gone. I don′t prefer chocolate in mine tho.. Walnuts. Yummy brown sugar is best!
We′re not going to have our first snow before Xmas!
- MSG 171800
- Autumn (74.126.249.21) - Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:11:43 +0000
Oh.. Cocoanut. I thot I read chocolaTe. Oops. Phone screens & keyboards!!
- MSG 171801
- Autumn (74.126.249.21) - Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:11:53 +0000
Oh.. Cocoanut. I thot I read chocolaTe. Oops. Phone screens & keyboards!!
- MSG 171802
- Bill (92.6.90.68) - Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:26:21 +0000
I feel hungry (again)
- MSG 171803
- Autumn (74.126.249.21) - Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:08:39 +0000
I would rather eat salty than sweet. I hear December thunder!
- MSG 171808
- Bill (92.6.90.68) - Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:23:10 +0000
Them do say as how it will snow in 6 weeks !
- MSG 171813
- Autumn (74.126.249.21) - Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:40:43 +0000
Really? How is London′s weather this week?
- MSG 171814
- Bill (92.6.90.68) - Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:53:01 +0000
Today there is a cold wind and its just a degree or so above freezing.
London seldom catches real bad weather but Scotland and N Ireland have already had real snow storms
(December Thunder ! Isn′t that an American saying? Its not Brtish as far as I know )
- MSG 171820
- Autumn (74.126.249.21) - Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:14:34 +0000
Not that I know of.. I just made it up.. Sort of. It′s December and we had thunderstorms yesterday. High around 60*F. Cold front has moved thru tonight.
- MSG 171823
- Bill (92.6.90.68) - Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:10:32 +0000
Dont mind rain.
Dont really mind snow.
Hate sleet
(which we have had this morning )
Bah Humbug
- MSG 171826
- Autumn (198.228.234.246) - Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:09:41 +0000
Freezing rain can be a bitch.
- MSG 171939
- Bill (92.4.131.47) - Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:06:03 +0000
This post is an attempt to keep Spaceless ticking over in the short term .
It is repeated on several pages simply for bulk. I hope to post again when I have recovered a bit more
- MSG 171954
- Bill (92.4.131.47) - Mon, 12 Mar 2012 08:20:48 +0000
Still here