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9 years ago

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to tell you all that we had the first cast party of the year at the theatre a few weeks ago. I made a Banana Butter Cake, which was a huge hit. Got a workday this weekend (didn't go last week because my best friend had off work and wanted to come over for the day: ) ). I'll be making my Mandarin Orange Cake and a batch of lemonade (orange lemonade to be exact) for this round.

The garden's been keeping me busy as well. Just went to a local nursery today (finally bought our tomato plants-one regular, one cherry and I bought a pickling cucumber plant at Ace Hardware the other week). We also got some flowers. I got three mini-rosebushes for my one flowerbed. I also found something I needed for my Halloween costume this year (I think you all will LOVE it this year).

Brad AKA Moonwolf

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bcskye
9 years ago
Missed your posts, Brad. You have been very busy. Your Banana Butter Cake sounds good and I know your Mandarin Orange Cake is yummy because I made one after seeing your post on making it.

Sounds like you're going to have a nice garden this year. Treats for both the table and the eyes.

Now, are you going to make us wait for Halloween to know what your costume will be this year?

Madonna
moonwolf_gw
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9 years ago
Hi Madonna,

I'm so glad that the Mandarin Orange Cake turned out to be a success for you! I really enjoy the icing for it, and it hits the spot every time.

I hope the gardening season is successful and we don't have a dry summer like we did last year. It's rained overnight for the past two nights, thankfully. I have a rain chain hanging from the gutter, and they're so much prettier than a downspout.

As for my costume, I will be keeping it a surprise. There's more work going into this one than what I did for Cruella, as a friend said she was going to help me. It's another female character, not exactly Disney, but similar.

Speaking of which, I'm hoping to go see Maleficent when it's released.

Brad AKA Moonwolf
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mitchdesj
9 years ago
great update, your friends are so lucky you bake for them !
dcarch7 d c f l a s h 7 @ y a h o o . c o m
9 years ago
You are doing so great. You are taking on the most difficult kind of cooking, ie. baking.

With most kinds of cooking, you always have a chance to correct your mistakes; but not with baking.

dcarch
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9 years ago
Thank you everyone!

Sorry to have disappeared again, but the gardening is really picking up and the second show of the year opens the week after next (plus, my laptop won't load GW, but the desktop and mum's tablet will.)

This past weekend I made brown sugar drops (they're cookies, for those of you who don't know what they are) and a Kool Aid punch that has proven to be a hit as well. (I modified the recipe a little, adjusting the amount of sugar).

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annie1992
9 years ago
Brad, it sounds like you've been busy. I"ve been gardening too, enough that I sunburned the backs of my legs, but we haven't had any rain here in nearly two weeks, so we need some now. Maybe tomorrow.

Welcome back!

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moonwolf_gw
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9 years ago
Thank you, Annie!

I hope you put some Aloe vera on that sunburn! We need some rain too, but we have had some more recently than you have. We just put in two new rosebushes on Friday (I got a yellow climber for my new arbor, called Golden Showers). *sigh* So many plants, so little space. I guess when you're passionate about any hobby, space does become an issue lol.

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annie1992
9 years ago
Brad, my grandmother grew roses and had one called Golden Slippers, it was orange and very different.

Yes, I know about space. I just put in a half acre vegetable garden, and still didn't have enough space for all the heirloom tomato varieties I wanted to try. And I have 60 acres, and not enough garden room, LOL.

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