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Radiators are the friendliest ghosts <3. Also, maybe a little meaty?

This is why I try to have too much food for a dinner time party. I just got home from a visit at an elderly friend's house and made second lunch, cuz she eats so little - totes fine, she absolutely didn't need to feed me. But if I'm inviting people to dinner I want to accommodate diverse appetites!

Same (except I can't coffee)! Want to tell you about this amazing thing! But wait, I have to de-verklempt.

Also they became fast friends after their children married, so would travel to see each other - even when we weren't there. My parents used to look kind of nervous when they knew their parents were hanging out without them to supervise (eavesdrop).

My grandfathers: a lawyer and an electrical engineer-turned VP of sales (and cooler humans than that sounds). My grandmothers: graduated from Bryn Mawr at 20, 3rd in her class (first 2 got to go on to grad school); and had all but her dissertation for a PhD in mathematics (a Badass knitter).

Awww, happy birthday! And, wow, y'all are very tolerant and happy making with your megaphone gift <3 :D!

Stealing is bad, especially if you're a government official who's supposed to be helping the needy. But I did chortle slightly at the very Masshole nature of the corruption in Quincy: official spent taxpayer dollars on (among other things) an Old used Prius and more than 150 POUNDS of steak tips.

Wow, that's Terrible, I'm so sorry, and hugs to you Both <3.

Oh, I'm so sorry. You gave him a very good life with y'all <3.

<3 and speedy recovery! <3!

TIL that she doesn't say "butthead" in that line. HUH. That makes so much more sense! (but is also a valid descriptor).

💕😬💕

I love that his unsupervised naughtiness is so thoroughly harmless <3. Reminds me of how we were old when we figured out that our parents did, in fact, know that we snuck downstairs on Saturday mornings and quietly watched cartoons (tv being forbidden). Sneaky them, getting to sleep in :D.

Oh, man! I very much hope that 9 yo is ok, the ER isn't needed, and you both start feeling better, mermaid recorder music and all. Heck, while I'm at it, I hope the ER that you don't visit also gets to be fire-alarm free stat, cuz yeowch. <3!

Boooo! I had something that I kept thinking was over, and then I'd work out hard, and I'd get sicker. After almost a full month I'm finally mostly fully better, but do not recommend, boo, I hope you both get good care / med / recovery pronto!

Top 5 bands/musicians/musical artists. Or vegetables (I know, it's hard to pick 5! :D).

Yeah, I meant the bulgar pilaf. We've made his clementine fennel chicken that we've both lauded (that might be in a different book?), and several other dishes. But I tend to neglect his vegetarian offerings, which are, of course, a Lot of them, that being his thing. I'll happily take recs!

These look Great! And despite, say, owning Jerusalem, I think chicken paprikash is the only one I've made. I mean, I've helped make spaghetti pie, but not as glorious-looking.

Top 5 recipes for a crowd.

I went searching for your paper towels when I visited last winter, and was sad to find them gone! I Guess a hand dryer is more efficient...

My Aussie friends were recently saying something very similar. You may not get stellar espresso in the middle of nowhere there, but your chances are higher than many a US Sbux.

It's gone from creepy to graceful and poignant - truly a work of art that just keeps giving!

Looking good! That's going to be a NICE friendship bracelet 😃. I looked at it and had an immediate sense memory of how to keep knotting it together 💕. Hope the recorder is mostly melodic!

Rarely has a zombie snowman made me chortle so whole-heartedly (is a sentence I did not expect to type today).

Happy rocking another year with your awesome spouse and kitties and home <3.

School, Young Pioneers, language, food, art/music/ballet/etc...? <3!

I would like fewer polar vortexes, please and thank you!

Your snow is so pretty! You have so much more of it than just a few miles to the east. Here's hoping the frantic activity leads to good sleep! <3!

Room with a View (Merchant/Ivory).

And also, autocorrect, no, I did NOT mean "butcher", and my bestie didn't mean "bitch" when referring to our recent haircuts, SHEESH.