[adele shanbar]

in reply to: Hi Girls-Here's Celebrating the Dog Days of August Part 2 #14683

Hi girls!
First, I have to say, I am so glad we heard from colleen- we were all ‘s, with the dam humidity coming back.getting worried.
I had the air off for a day. It will go on again today, as it will be in the 80’s. with the dam humidity coming back. I am going to bake this afternoon, as Steph and the kids are coming tomorrow for dinner. I have been dying to make zucchini bread, and I have to do brownies too. I am dying to try out my new Temptations Pumpkin baking dish! hence the brownies….LOL
JJ is the only one who starts school on the 8th of sept, along with Marissa’s college.

I am still trying to find my way around here, but, it is getting better. So how bad is that when we got that Fall email form Quacker, that there was nothing I did not already own????
Speaking of that……Rissy calls me at about 9am, asking if I could locate a Witch hat for her to wear to work. She works at Yankee Candle, and they are debuting the new 2015 Bony Bunch Halloween collection. Took me less than 30 seconds, as I was in my bedroom when she called, and all I and to do was walk to the closet, and pull it out. Actually, she had 3 bedazzled Witch Hats to choose from. So, I called her back and said, “Whose Nana can get their hands on 3 witch hats in less than 30 seconds?” Rissy answered….”My Nana, of course!” Only a true Quacker can pull that one off, my dear friends.

We have several friends in Florida who are getting nervous. I hope the storm weakens, and they just get some rain. Hurricane season is starting with a bang. We still have no rain up here- go figure!

Colleen- I have been thinking of doing the highlight thing. I just do not know if I can do that myself. The new hairdresser I go to does only cuts, I think. I will have to call and see. I like them because it is very easy to get into the salon. The ones that do all the fancy dyes, etc, are very hard to get into- stairs, on the street parking, etc.
Gail- National Grid is our electric company here- every state has a different name- weird!

Oh yes- the name is definitely a Boston thing. But, strangely enough, I got that recipe from King Arthur company. I have a whole cookbook on brownie recipes, and they are fabulous, but take a whole lot more time. One is a black and white brownie one, a milk chocolate brownie, an extra fudgy brownie, and a checkerboard brownie one. they like all of them. But this easy one is so easy, and I get no complaints, so why torture myself! LOL LOL

The service calls went well- dishwasher is all fixed, for way less than a new one. We talked to the cable man, and now have another appointment to up-grade to that Xfinity X 1 box. the last time we tried, they said our house wiring could not accommodate it. this guy, said there was a way, and he told me what to say to the cable people to get it done. So, we will try again. the new system has one recorder box, and you can view the recordings on any other TV in the house, when they install a different box for those TV’s. The extra boxes cost less than the additional DVR boxes we have in 3 rooms now- half the cost. Yo only pay the larger cost on the main box, so we will actually save 20.00 Not bad, I say. I hope it works this time!

Gail- we are all still praying for good results for your SIL. How is she feeling?

By the way, Greg is so funny with his drone!

Hope everyone has a good day- now I cannot longer post a pic of my baking, in my new dish!!!!

Adele

[adele shanbar]

in reply to: Hi Girls-Here's Celebrating the Dog Days of August Part 2 #14674

Hey Gail
We have a pair of ducks that come every Spring. They sit on the cover of the pool, and swim around. They do not come after the pool is open. How funny is that!
I have seen one family of turkeys that were in the neighborhood, only once. we do have a lot of pretty birds that I feed- some very little yellow ones that are adorable. Our cardinals do not slam themselves into the window, at least that I have noticed. I did see one red tailed Hawk last Fall. He came only once, and never saw him again. I was able to get a couple of pictures, but, not good ones, as he heard me when I moved to a window that was closer to his view, and flew away. If I could have opened a window, I would have had a great picture.
I really enjoy seeing the cute animals and birds. I am a big fan of the chipmunks.
I am glad that poor cardinal finally stopped abusing himself….LOL

[adele shanbar]

in reply to: Hi Girls-Here's Celebrating the Dog Days of August Part 2 #14669

Hi Gail
I love to bake, as it is like therapy to me. If I am having a bad day, I always feel the need to bake something. I am wiritng down a recipe for you for brownies. It is called “wicked easy brownies”

combine ingredients in order:
1 cup flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
2 cups sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking powder
3 eggs (I use Jumbo)
1/2 cup melted butter
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 tsp vanilla

oven at 375, grease a 9×13 pan, bake for 25 to 30 minutes
If you have a convection oven, do not use the convection cycle.

These are so easy, and it is everyone’s favorite brownie over here. Up do not even have to get your Kitchen aid mixer dirty!

I am also wondering about Colleen. I hope she is not sick or hurt herself again. Also hoping she had no damage in any of the rain storms that went through. Lets hope it is just her computer.
We actually turned off the air this morning. First time in a month. Even with the Solar, the combined bill for Solar and National Grid was a little over 400.00. We usually top a bill of 700 to 800 in the summer months when it is on non-stop, so that is still good. I cannot imagine what it would have been without the Solar, as we got a 50% increase in the rate for National Grid, just after we installed the Solar System. It is the best thing we have ever done. The last few months, I actually got a credit from National Grid- can you imagine running a credit on your electric bill?
I am sitting here waiting for Sears to come for the dishwasher. I think the arm on the top rack is gone, as the glasses are not coming clean. Another fun activity for a Friday….LOL
Hope everyone is having a more exciting day than that.
Adele

[adele shanbar]

in reply to: Hi Girls-Here's Celebrating the Dog Days of August Part 2 #14662

Hi Cynthia
I think those chameleons would be cute to see, as well the lizards. I do not think I would love the tarantulas, though. It is amazing the different creatures we have in our back yards. We do have coyotes. Bobby sees them when he goes to work early in the morning in the winter, and sometimes at night in the summer. The last one I saw was in the spring, when I was going to pick up Amanda at the Mall one night, after she finished work. They are so creepy looking, and big. You definitely know it is not a dog.
I have not seen the bunnies in a while. I hope the coyote did not eat them. the last time I saw them I was coming home at night, and there was a family of bunnies on the front lawn. they are so cute.
Adele

[adele shanbar]

in reply to: Hi Girls-Here's Celebrating the Dog Days of August Part 2 #14641

Hi Gail

We have only noticed fireflies in NH, back when we went up there. Once the kids were her late in June, and we saw them in the backyard. But, usually here, we do not venture into the grass at night….LOL Everyone (me and Ga) are too tired, and in our recliners by 8pm.
I have been horrified by the snakes in Barbara’s pot on her deck….I would have moved. Not to mention the snakes that are biting poor Colleen’s dog every summer. I have seen a couple of snakes in the yard, but, they were run over by our landscaper….LOL Then, there is the story of my neighbor and the family of snakes, that almost resulted in his house going up for sale. Here it is:

My neighbor hates snakes. Really hates them. One nice weekend day, he was blowing/sucking the leaves on the other side of our fence. He went into his garage to empty the blower/sucker, and all that was heard throughout the neighborhood was blood curdling screams. We all went running over to find our neighbor huddled in the corner of his garage, with baby snakes everywhere. He had inadvertently sucked up a family of snakes. Our very macho other neighbor came to the rescue, and got all the snakes out of the garage. I do not believe my neighbor EVER got any more leaves out of that area again. Every once in a while, we all have a good laugh about it, and tease him. He has made it clear that if he ever encountered another snake in his yard, he told his wife they are moving back to the city, where there is all concrete. I do believe he scared the snakes enough, to have them alert all their friends to the danger in his yard, and no such sighting was ever seen again. I could write a children’s book on that story. LOL LOL
heather was at Steph’s last night. She said Puppy is being called Captain, but Steph wants to change the name, and Puppy does not respond to Captain. So, I asked what does he respond to….the answer was….”Hey You”. Oh dear. I think I will suggest this name…Hiyo.
I am glad we both got the Fall shirts, before they are out of stock. I still have the Love shirt in brown on waitlist!
the Pumpkin cake was a chocolate bundt, with the orange frosting- it would taste good, no matter the shape. We had it for Halloween, I think, or just before Halloween- did one of my chocolate cake recipes. the Q did a box cake. Those are not allowed in this house. There is a sensor at the threshold that prevents any pre-packaged baked goods from entering, with an alarm that goes directly to the police department…LOL.
Hope all my Quacker buddies are having a good day!
Adele

[adele shanbar]

in reply to: Q Shopping #14628

I am right there with Gail on this one.
Adele

[adele shanbar]

in reply to: Hi Girls-Here's Celebrating the Dog Days of August Part 2 #14627

Good idea Gail!
I like to use the Q card, so I do not mind. I try not to buy anything that I cannot pay for in that month, so I love the easy pays. It is a good way to get what you want, and still pay off the bill each month in full.
Adele

[adele shanbar]

in reply to: Hi Girls-Here's Celebrating the Dog Days of August Part 2 #14623

Hi Cynthia
I am sorry you are having trouble with shopping on QVC. I did nto know you can only use the easy pay when you use your Q card, because I w always use it.
Adele

[adele shanbar]

in reply to: Hi Girls-Here's Celebrating the Dog Days of August Part 2 #14593

Hi Gail
You must have been typing the same time I was. Now, I get it with the different schools thing. I am continually amazed at how different things are in this country. That is what make sit all interesting.
Believe it or not….Puppy, is still Puppy……LOL LOL I vote to leave him Puppy. Steph says that when JJ goes to a friend’s house, Puppy gets very sad, and keeps looking for him. Can you imagine when JJ goes to school? Poor puppy.
Two more weeks to Halloween decorating…let the fun begin!!! Did any of you do the pumpkin cake last year, that Angel made? I think I am going to do it again, as it was so much fun. I hope I can do the hot apple cider donuts, which I wanted to do last year, and never got to do. I just love the smell of pumpkin, spices, and apple in the Fall. I have one more harvest of basil for another Pesto Sauce. the balis just did not grow fast this year at all.
I am glad that your SIL had the procedure, and that is all over. Now, we will all pray for a good outcome. How is she feeling?
I do not see the second picture I posted, either….what is up with that?????
Have you heard anymore on Barbara? She is so funny, and we all love to hear her stories, and know that she is all right.
Did you see the new Quacker Turkey shirt they email’d us about….it is on the way to my house…..LOL LOL
Adele

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