I used to go to the Conversations Forum all the time. Then later there were those who ridiculed friends, and started posts that were marginally tasteful. Little by little we lost members, and sadly many posters stopped completely, went to different sites all together, or just stopped checking in. A couple of times I, as well as others, have tried to start threads there, but I think we are all very busy, and the Conversations just sits there. I am pleased that I could draw attention to a thread that so many needed to see. I wish I could think of some way to restart the Conversations, but I don't know how. Florence has posted there, and I think a few others, but it just hasn't taken off. Sammy

Sounds good, but this ol country gal wouldn't go to Atlanta on a bet... too much city for me... Nashville perhaps, but never Atlants... brrrrrr. gives me the heebie jeebies just thinking of that.. but hope y'all have tons of fun... Carolyn

For the best info on marinades I suggest the Petersen's article linked below. You may discover you don't want to use a marinade at all depending on the cut of meat you are using. Especially if you are smoking it. Marinades and smoking don't always work well together so consider injection as an alternative, especially if it is one of the drier cuts. And a rosemary-based sauce added at serving time would work better IMO. As for smoking, I agree with above - it all depends on what type of smoker you are talking about. True wood smoking is a very different animal from some electric smoker; cool wood from hot, direct or indirect? Dave Here is a link that might be useful: Petersen's - 8 Best Venison Marinades

This just happened to me, too. On Chrome, for some reason, I had to sign in (usually I am always signed in) and when I did, my bookmarks for GW didn't work. So when signed in, clicked on Your Houzz and under my name/account I went to activity. It showed where I'd commented on GW threads, so I clicked on a thread from there. Then, when I was in GW (but in a specific thread, not just the forum page), I went to the browser bar, deleted the actual name of the thread, but kept the www.gardenweb.com. (Like I deleted everything after .com here: https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/5058837/help-getting-on-gardenweb-home-decorating-forum-not-conversations#21448682.) That took me to the GW home page and I bookmarked that. Once I was back on GW, my old bookmarks began working properly again.