[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-December 2018 #90140

Hi Ladies,
Sorry I’m so long in getting on here. Thank you for all your support. I forced myself to get busy & got a lot of decorating done the past few days. I got the tree decorated among other things. It’s the sciatica that’s the biggest problem. I can’t stand for long periods of time.
I haven’t read all the posts so if I leave someone out don’t feel left out.
Sue, it sounds like we didn’t have a storybook Christmas. In my home it was always a fight to get a tree. My dad would go out into the woods & get us a tree. It was like he hated Christmas. That’s why I start decorating after Thanksgiving, & leave it up till my birthday in Jan.

As for the lutefisk & lefsa, it’s a Norwegian thing. Lefsa is the Norwegian version of the tortilla. Made from mashed potatoes & flour, rolled out to make the tortilla, then browned on a griddle. The lutefisk is a fish. It’s boiled in water till is thoroughly cooked, then drained. Then on the lefsa you butter it, add mashed potatoes, & the fish, roll it up like a burrito. I can’t express how much I HATE that crap!!! It’ stinks to high heaven!!!
Adele, I’m sorry to hear about Tillie. That must be soooo hard on you!!! You need a tropical vacation on a private island somewhere. Your ornaments are adorable. I wish I was crafty like that. I used to be but not so much nowadays.
Our typical weather is back. Sunday was so dark & dreary & wet!!! More like Dec. in Or. We had a dry day yesterday, but the rain has returned.

I better get off here, something’s going on & I don’t want to lose my post.
Take care.
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-December 2018 #89983

Hi Ladies,
I hope this finds everyone doing well. Well, it’s warmed up abit. Clouds rolled in but we haven’t seen any rain yet. I think we had some sprinkles but I don’t
count that as a real rain storm.
Am I the only one who can’t get into the spirit of Christmas? For some reason I just can’t get into it this yr like I always have. The tree is up & partially decorated as is the rest of the apt. I got the Christmas cards out & that doesn’t even get me into it. I don’t understand it. Any ideas???

Oh did I tell ya about finding something new from Betty Crocker? Cookie in a mug. There’s 4 pouches of cookie mix along with topping & you mix one pouch in a mug, cook it in the microwave for a minute or so, then top it with the topping. I got a couple of em. Haven’t tried em out yet.

Well, I better get off here & stop my pity party.

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-December 2018 #89957

Hi Ladies,
Adele, PLEASE BE CAREFUL with those dizzy spells!! We don’t want to hear you fell & hurt yourself. If they continue, write it down & make sure you give it to the Dr. I document anything that happens between Dr. visits. Or questions that I come up with.

Barbara, thank you for telling her all that info. I was getting abit unnerved when I read about the dizzy spells. And I’m so happy for you that you got to spend some quality facetime with Neal & Colin. I hope that made up for the rudeness of Thanksgiving. I got several of those boxes of Thomas Pacconi glass ornaments a few yrs back. I have em in my closet. I got the first set of ornaments, & fell in love with em so much I got more when they were on. I wanted all of em but couldn’t. I got a set of fruit ornaments. I gave some to Hallie & her mom too. I got several glass ornaments from Christopher Radco too. I’ll take pics of em & post em on here. They stopped coming on quite awhile ago. Never knew why, they were so popular & beautiful. Whenever I like something, I don’t care what it is, it ends up discontinued.
I enjoyed the story about the tamales. I grew up having to eat lutefisk & lefsa for Christmas Eve. It smelled like crap. It’s a Norwegian thing. You couldn’t get me within 5 miles of it. It was awful!!!!! I despise it!!!

Speaking of Christmas Eve, plans are to have it with Hallie & Dan, then have Christmas Day with my other friends. I couldn’t go last yr due to icy conditions.
Well, that’s all I have for tonight.
dd & Jewell

PS: Stay warm!!

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-December 2018 #89895

Hi Ladies,
I hope everyone is fine. We’re freezing out here!! We have the East winds blowing thru the Gorge & this time of yr is coooooooold! If there was any moisture we’d either have several inches of snow or worse freezing rain. But as it is we have sunny clear days & verrrrrrry cold nights. I haven’t been out of the house all week. That wind cuts right thru you.
Well we got GHW Bush buried today. I watched most of it today. I woke up early & started to watch but fell asleep. Funerals do that to me. Sorry.
Adele, I’m glad you were able to get the muffin pans. They were cute!! I didn’t get any. I’m running out of room!!! I hope the Dr. finds out what’s going on
with you.
Barbara, I’m glad your dil’s brother is doing better. He must’ve had an infection somewhere.

I know how it feels to be unsteady on your feet. I can be walking around the apt & I lose my balance for no apparent reason. I can be standing & out of nowhere I’ll feel unsteady & feel like I’m falling. I guess it’s an age thing.
Well, I guess that’s all for tonight.
Nothing on tv tonight.
Take care everybody!!
dd & Jewell

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-December 2018 #89830

Hi Adele,
You might want to check out ITKWD tomorrow night. I see Temptations has a set of 2 muffin pans in several patterns, including Boofetti. I thought you might be interested even if Halloween is over with.
dd

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-November 2018 #89685

Hi Ladies,
I’m taking a break from decorating. Trying to figure out where to put what. I need one of those Queen Anne mansions, lol. Our weather is back to normal now. Lots of rain down here, lots of snow in the mts this weekend. But it’ll dry out later this week but our not so lovely East winds will kick in & that will be coooooold & bring the temps down, esp at night. If we had moisture with the wind we’d be getting snow or worse freezing rain.
Sue, thanks for the heads up on the Harry London TSV earlier this week. I was beginning to think they left the Q. I did put in an order, but I’m missing 2 of my faves in this packup. Dark chocolate lava cake, & Mississippi mud pie. I know they have to switch off & do something new.
Adele, I have a pair of those cute little trees too. In fact, I plan to make a whole “forest” of my trees on the desk this yr. I’ll take pics of it when its done. As for the 5′ tree I guess I’ll have to decorate with my unbreakable ornaments & leave the glass ones off (boooooo hoooo)!
I hear ya about all those commercials on TV. IT was bad enough to hear about feminine hygine stuff, now we have to hear about mens issues too.
Can you believe it’s Dec. already??!! Where has this yr gone!!!
Hallie & her husband are treating me to go see the Harlem Globetrotters tonight. I saw em decades ago, when MeadowLark Lemon was with them. It was non stop laughter.
well that’s about all for now. take care everyone
dd & Jewell

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-November 2018 #89590

Hi Ladies,
I’m okay. Just madder than heck cuz yesterday I’d written out a long post only to have it disappear!! I was so mad I could’ve chewed nails!!! I try to recreate it so here it goes.
Well, did everyone survive Black Friday & the weekend? I don’t have anyone to buy for anymore so I’m just getting stuff for me. Aren’t I awful??
Barbara, I’m so very sorry for you & your husband. That was downright cruel, & wicked. I didn’t have kids & for someone who has a heart of cold steel that was beyond the pale, even for me!!! What goes around, comes around, just not quick enough for us. That was pure evil in my book. He’ll remember that,too.
Gail, I’m sorry to hear you’ve been sick. It’s that time of year. Something seems to be going around here, too.
Sue, please be careful!! I’ve rolled out of bed a couple times & ended up going to the ER later cuz the pain was sooooo bad. It took a few days to go away, but luckily I didn’t break my hips or bones.
Adele, I hope you’ve got your roof taken care of by now. Esp if you’re expecting lots of snow. That would be catastrophic!!! I’m doing fine. I’m in the throws of decorating the apt. I got the windows all decorated, the tree is up but not decorated.

Colleen, I think we;re in the same boat as far as the smaller tree. I thought I’d like it but I don’t. Not enough room for my ornaments. I do know WalMart has quite a few varities online, with free shipping, I think. Michaels has em on sale for half price over the Black Friday sales. They might even still be on
sale.
Speaking of trees, back in Oct. I found a 17″ high ceramic tree, as is on the Q. I got it & was nervous to see what I got. I expected something would be broken off like the star or the lights on the tree. After opening it I checked it out & there’s nothing wrong with it that I can see.

DWTS made national news when that guy won. Apparently someone said the judges should be the ones to choose the winners. I didn’t watch this season cause I didn’t know 90% of the contestants. It’s getting boring for me these days. Most of it is boring for me.
I think that;s all for now.
Please take care everyone!!
dd & Jewell

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-November 2018 #89421

I’m back. I can’t belive this is the 3rd try at getting this post written!! They just disappear on me.
Anyway, yeah Sharon left to spend more time with her family. she announced it on the last Gourmet holiday show she did in the middle of the month. I think that’s the same reason Albany & Jacquie left. But don’t quote me on that.
I see you guys are going to do the same thing I am, take my time decorating. I’ll send a pic I toook this morning & see if you can find what’s wrong with it.
LOL
David’s cookies are out of NYC. Story goes people would line up in front of this big dept store there just to get his cookies. The packup I got has 3 varieties, chooclate chunk, snickerdoodles, & hot cocoa w/ marshmallows. The nice thing is you can bake as many or as few as you need. You nan also take a couple of the balls of dough & make larger ones.
Adele, I hope you found a good roofer to fix your leak. There is so much fraud going on nowadays, you can’t be too careful. You probably know this already, but checck with the BBB. It’s on the news alot out here, esp when we have even a small disaster, if there is such a thing.Crooks come out of the wood work it seems.

There was something else but can’t think of it right now.

I better end this before I lose it again!
Have a great weekend.
dd
PS: We got rain here, & snow in the mts. FINALLY!!! We’re so far behind I don’t know if we’ll ever catch up!

[Dianne Danielson]

in reply to: Quacker Talk-November 2018 #89419

Hi Ladies,
Well the big cooking & eating day is over, for now at least. I hope everyone had a wonderful day with your families. I spent part of the day with Hallie & her family. She calls me her “aunt” because her mom used to call me her best friend. Cindy, (her mom) passed away a yr & a half ago. She used to take over the weekend shift when I’d have my days off, taking care of Arline. We’re not really family, by blood or anything. I don’t remember if I told you Beth Israel hosted a Thanksgiving dinner here last Sunday. I ate WAY TOO MUCH!!!! But it was so good. There was so much I was able to take some leftovers home with me.

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