tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post2158637758572698603..comments2023-10-28T04:50:55.216-05:00Comments on Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life: Trrekkin'Nancy Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05429062957063032872noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-85257546300620334682008-10-16T20:59:00.000-05:002008-10-16T20:59:00.000-05:00Holy guacamole MaryB!! I'm glad nobody got killed....Holy guacamole MaryB!! I'm glad nobody got killed.<BR/><BR/>Hey… if Nancy's not back tomorrow, let's bring some booze and PARRRR-TAAAYYYY!Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-21365970049772564082008-10-16T16:10:00.000-05:002008-10-16T16:10:00.000-05:00Hi all. We've had some excitement today in my off...Hi all. We've had some excitement today in my office. We've been watching the building 2 doors down which had a bomb go off. There's only a low rise between us so we could see the whole evacuation and the fire engines and police department and bomb sniffing dogs and the line of 10 matching SUVS that pulled up and parked one behind the other and out got a bunch of big guys dressed in black. <BR/><BR/>It sounds like a couple of people were hurt but no one was killed (thank goodness). <BR/><BR/>Not your ordinary day.marybhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649419537937067705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-15610105977780563122008-10-16T16:05:00.000-05:002008-10-16T16:05:00.000-05:00I guess they could go as miniature pumpkins, andif...I guess they could go as miniature pumpkins, andif....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-11546414266464170202008-10-16T15:57:00.000-05:002008-10-16T15:57:00.000-05:00Beth, on dressing balls, I was just curious ... do...Beth, on <I>dressing balls</I>, I was just curious ... do you get them costumes for Halloween?AndiFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07767389458803503532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-30956237814711698682008-10-16T14:12:00.000-05:002008-10-16T14:12:00.000-05:00Andi--Fabulous Fall photo to go with delish food. ...Andi--Fabulous Fall photo to go with delish food. I'm thinking I need to try the fish Chowder. Texas isn't fish country so that's not usual fare for us. <BR/><BR/>Maria darling Chocolate goes with everything!!! I have a chocolate chess pie recipe that's killer too.<BR/><BR/>Jen, I love squash and roasted squash is Wonderful!!!<BR/><BR/>Beth, Down here it's sweet potatoes instead of the carrots (which I enjoy too). I like the dressing balls idea. Dressing is a favorite of mine. <BR/>I'm ready to take a nap after all this good food talk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-42474769865020515892008-10-16T08:12:00.000-05:002008-10-16T08:12:00.000-05:00(bleary)Wow! You guys wake up awake!stumbling off...(<EM>bleary</EM>)<BR/><BR/>Wow! You guys wake up awake!<BR/><BR/><EM>stumbling off to look for coffee</EM>katiebirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262129879015590898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-14979290174974947572008-10-16T07:27:00.000-05:002008-10-16T07:27:00.000-05:00a nice fall pictureWowzers! Great shot, Andi.One ...<I>a nice fall picture</I><BR/><BR/>Wowzers! Great shot, Andi.<BR/><BR/>One of my favorite fall recipes is a super simple one:<BR/><BR/>1. Cut up some yellow squash and zucchini into bite size pieces, slice (thickly) a couple of your favorite kind of onions.<BR/>2. Toss veggies with olive oil, fresh ground salt & pepper, and dried thyme.<BR/>3. Roast in the oven at about 400 for ~25 minutes or so, stir at least once while cooking.<BR/><BR/>Delicious, easy, great as a side-dish or by itself, and makes the house smell <I>amazing</I>.<BR/><BR/>Also, I recently baked <A HREF="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/October-Apple-Pie/Detail.aspx" REL="nofollow">this apple pie with caramel</A> and if I hadn't messed up the crust such that half the filling bubbled over and wound up stuck to the bottom of my oven, I bet it woulda been pretty tasty.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00793793027935224823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-66717562950942854252008-10-16T06:56:00.000-05:002008-10-16T06:56:00.000-05:00oops that that was supposed to say a nice fall pic...oops that that was supposed to say<I> a nice fall picture to accompany that recipe</I>.AndiFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07767389458803503532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-23828803796704135832008-10-16T06:53:00.000-05:002008-10-16T06:53:00.000-05:00Lisa, great idea and good morning.My favorite fall...Lisa, great idea and good morning.<BR/><BR/>My favorite fall recipe is fish chowder. [<A HREF="http://i33.tinypic.com/34g4xux.jpg" REL="nofollow">RECIPE LINK</A>]<BR/><BR/>And here's a picture to accompany that recipe. [<A HREF="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b25/AndiF/fall08/pond2008-10-15-1.jpg" REL="nofollow">PICTURE LINK</A>]<BR/><BR/>Hi Beth and MariaAndiFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07767389458803503532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-88105891767631709352008-10-16T06:48:00.000-05:002008-10-16T06:48:00.000-05:00Lisa - Yum! I'm not much of a cook (for all va...Lisa - Yum! I'm not much of a cook (for all values of "much" that equal "not at all") so love to hear about folks that bake. I adore pie - especially berry pies.<BR/><BR/>Chocolate is always on the menu chez Lima, premium only. My late father introduced me to real European chocolate when I was a kid, and I've never looked back.<BR/><BR/>I'll be spending Turkey day & the subsequent weekend with Dina in NJ, including participating in the annual Xmas cookie baking. I may just be watching, but it will be a blast.Maria Limahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11100001743076902535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-14647433167083102602008-10-16T06:23:00.000-05:002008-10-16T06:23:00.000-05:00Thanks for starting us off, andif. Now that I'm ba...Thanks for starting us off, andif. Now that I'm back on the Left Coast, I'll never beat you up. <BR/><BR/>One of our favorite threads, Lisa! Your pies sound delish - lucky family to have Thanksgiving with you. Usually I spend mine with my sis in NH - last year the Farfetcheds hosted me and my nasty cold (big hugs to the Farf clan). But I'm going home for Christmas instead, so will spend TG with friends.<BR/><BR/>I grew up overseas, but my mother always made sure we had a traditional American thanksgiving dinner. Which, besides the usual stuff, included carrots with raisins and brown sugar, a German stuffing recipe from my dad's grandmother with apples and onions, and something we called dressing balls - yep, balls of store-bought dressing. And of course, homemade pumpkin pie.<BR/><BR/>I'd better get some breakfast - this is making me hungry!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-12990455251932658042008-10-16T05:19:00.000-05:002008-10-16T05:19:00.000-05:00Morning Andi--It is interesting how we get used to...Morning Andi--It is interesting how we get used to things and feel a bit weird when it changes.<BR/><BR/>We miss you, Nancy.<BR/><BR/>We need a new thread for the day. <BR/>Food. I think that's a favorite of this group. <BR/>Fall is here. What is a fall favorite dish?<BR/>I'm known for my pies--Pecan and Buttermilk Chess are requested each year. Thanksgiving is at our house.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-72819669238019606862008-10-16T04:17:00.000-05:002008-10-16T04:17:00.000-05:00It feels kinda weird saying good morning all the w...It feels kinda weird saying good morning all the way down here so a long, long way from the top but ...<BR/><BR/>Good Morning.AndiFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07767389458803503532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-47815082219679224572008-10-15T23:10:00.000-05:002008-10-15T23:10:00.000-05:00Mutter mutter mutter… going back to look at all th...Mutter mutter mutter… going back to look at all the stuff I missed in yesterday's post… END OF MAY??? <I>whiiiiinnnnneeeeeee</I> Jeez Kelly, do you have publishers or torturers??? And Jen, I think <I>I'm</I> the one who's developing the twitch…<BR/><BR/>Anywayz, I withdraw my suggestion in favor of Kelly's nancypickardreaders.com — what's the sense of writing without readers, after all?Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-92110069075294378612008-10-15T22:55:00.000-05:002008-10-15T22:55:00.000-05:00I'm so sorry I missed the party (and Nancy) I had ...I'm so sorry I missed the party (and Nancy) I had a sort of relapse today and didn't spend much time sitting up.<BR/><BR/>I love the site-name-ideas.katiebirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262129879015590898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-2330882466594932162008-10-15T16:06:00.000-05:002008-10-15T16:06:00.000-05:00How about PickardsPorch?How about PickardsPorch?Maria Limahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11100001743076902535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-37648188243705968972008-10-15T15:51:00.000-05:002008-10-15T15:51:00.000-05:00I like that idea of turning it around to be active...I like that idea of turning it around to be active - ReadingNancyPickard.commarybhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649419537937067705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-23432068353188647972008-10-15T14:21:00.000-05:002008-10-15T14:21:00.000-05:00I like Lisa's NancPickardWrites and also Kelly's i...I like Lisa's <I>NancPickardWrites</I> and also Kelly's idea but maybe turn it around so that it's active: <I>ReadingNancyPickard</I><BR/><BR/>On the destination idea, maybe something like <I>NancyPickardsPages</I> or <I>WordsByPickard</I>AndiFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07767389458803503532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-69988490721280957682008-10-15T12:39:00.000-05:002008-10-15T12:39:00.000-05:00Jen, I'm voting for NancyWritesBetterThanYou!!!!!B...Jen, I'm voting for NancyWritesBetterThanYou!!!!!<BR/><BR/>But Kelly's probably on the right track. Or Janet's Porch idea is nice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-65872301846955564452008-10-15T12:10:00.000-05:002008-10-15T12:10:00.000-05:00I suppose "Nancy Pickard - Community Organizer" wo...I suppose "Nancy Pickard - Community Organizer" wouldn't work, would it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-3901912458009784692008-10-15T11:23:00.000-05:002008-10-15T11:23:00.000-05:00BTW, hi everybody! waves and snags a couple of rol...BTW, hi everybody! <I>waves and snags a couple of rolls</I> <BR/><BR/>The author thingie went well last night. Gotta go put words on electrons now.Kelly McCulloughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06399122960869198042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-44985822959470326582008-10-15T10:56:00.000-05:002008-10-15T10:56:00.000-05:00All currently available:pickardsplace.com is nicel...All currently available:<BR/><BR/>pickardsplace.com is nicely alliterative.<BR/><BR/>nancypickard.net <BR/>nanpickard.com, pickardwrites.com nancypickardbooks.com<BR/><BR/>Another thought, nancypickardreaders.com with an explicit flavor of this is a place I made for my readers.Kelly McCulloughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06399122960869198042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-61127232447092556132008-10-15T10:39:00.001-05:002008-10-15T10:39:00.001-05:00Nancy Pickards Porch :) A "news" dispatch of all y...Nancy Pickards Porch :) <BR/><BR/>A "news" dispatch of all your work as well as a friendly feel that your fans and friends are there with you like Sally and Katie... at your writing porch. <BR/><BR/>You can even have an area for your recipes for MUUUUUUURDER as well as seasonal faves like Lightning Ice Tea or the Potter series recipes. Real and Novel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-75383744074232752232008-10-15T10:39:00.000-05:002008-10-15T10:39:00.000-05:00NancyWritesBetterThanYou.comlol, I'm sorry, I got ...NancyWritesBetterThanYou.com<BR/><BR/>lol, I'm sorry, I got nothin' good, I'm very bad at marketing. Hope you have a safe, great trip!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00793793027935224823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-48142395225399803262008-10-15T10:29:00.000-05:002008-10-15T10:29:00.000-05:00Still not gone.Ooo, farf, you may be onto somethin...Still not gone.<BR/><BR/>Ooo, farf, you may be onto something. Although I love the idea of something with Small Plains, that's going to be too limiting, too, 'cause that's the only book that will be set there. But your "Dispatch" gave me an idea, something like NancyPickardNews. <BR/><BR/>Is there anything to play with if we gave my website a place name? Like a cafe, or . . ? NancyPickardCafe doesn't work, I think?, but maybe that'll inspire somebody to something better.<BR/><BR/>I really appreciate this.Nancy Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429062957063032872noreply@blogger.com