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Comments (28)Hi, my name is Mary (name changed to protect the innocent- bwahahahah), and I'm a WS addict. My addiction spills over into everything, and consumes my very being December through April & beyond. My yard "in season" is a sea of plastic milk jugs, a curiosity factor for many a visitor. My girl-scout cookie gal even commented that she "missed" them this year and wondered what was up (I started late since 98% of my stuff is annuals this year). During the growing season, my yard becomes a graveyard of milk jugs- half empty, some completely empty and blowing around the garden spaces. Some land inconspicuously in other people's yards where they may go un-noticed until I sneak over to reclaim my escapees when no one is looking, lest I be found out. My addiction has caused my family to hide their heads in shame when their friends come over, as they have to 'explain' why the yard is full of "recycled containers." My DH kicked me out because of my addiction, not wanting to be seen near the atrocities. I now am relegated to a 14 x 14 space in the unheated side of the basement where I feed my addiction in seclusion. My son shuns me, seeking shelter in other places in the house, and refusing to comment on the subject if his friends inquire. I have to get my supplies in secret, making pacts with neighbors & other family members to take their cast-offs for the next round, which could come at any time. I can't control it. Even after vowing to not do as many, I find that I have to do more and more. Must "Adopt-a-Spot" so I can do more. Must "help out the MIL and friends" and do more. MORE MORE MORE!!! What I subtracted in doing perennials early, I more than doubled on the other end in annuals. I have more seeds than a person could need in 10 years, and yet I find myself visiting certain websites to add to my collection. Crisis comes when I have more plants than I know what to do with. Certainly can't "thin" them...that would be MURDER! Too many plants? Pshaw! That's what a roto-tiller is for! Grass? Over-rated! Must make room! MORE MORE MORE!!! Here's where I got kicked out to (new room as of Jan!) =:D...See MoreMy Book Club (by request)
Comments (10)Omigosh, Jodi, if I didn't know you, I'd think you were making this up! (Oh, yeah--you have pictures, too.) LOL Seriously, what a wonderful thing you describe. Long-term friendships, getting together on a regular basis, sharing fabulous food, reading, discussing.....and wine! I'm surprised you haven't had scores of others beating down your door, wanting to join. Or maybe you have. Thanks for sharing this!...See MoreFood for book club meetings (Me Talk Pretty One Day)
Comments (9)I'm still mulling it over but I know for certain I'll serve some nice red French wine. Perhaps some French bread with brie or camembert cheese and fruit. I'm trying to find some brown cookies that look like ... well, if you read the book, you know. LOL Since we are not required to serve dinner at our meetings, I will pass on doing an Easter dinner, I can't even muster up the energy to do that on Easter let alone on a work day where the meeting starts an hour after I get home. :-) Jodi-...See MoreBook Club finger food dinner ideas??
Comments (15)Terriks, I'm also hosting book club next week, also 9 ladies and me. Book club is fun but I do relate to not having a lot of space inside! I used to be self conscious because the other members all have houses that can handle bigger crowds but as I've gotten older I don't worry so much. I try to keep in mind that for a dinner party, as long as there is good food, good wine and good conversation everyone's happy right?! My dining room table will seat 10 with the leaf although that then takes up my entire dining nook ;), but I don't have 10 DR chairs, so I'm using my folding IKEA chairs 4 to a side with 'real' DR chairs at each end. Book club informal rule is that the hostess prepares the main dish and the members bring the rest: wine, salad, appetizers, dessert, vegetable sides etc. I'm probably going to serve chicken marsala and the Pioneer Woman make ahead mashed potatoes since I can do both in advance. I don't like fussing around in the kitchen, it's lots more fun to be able to sit down, have some wine and talk about the book. For the December meeting we also do a gift exchange. I'm doing a combination gift of the tea package suggested in another thread along with this mug. Seems to be a fitting theme for book club, at least I hope it is. I also bought a package of bookmarks so I'm giving each of the members a few of those tied with a pretty ribbon as a little holiday extra. (Those might make good stocking stuffers too for some of the readers in my family)....See Moregeorgysmom2
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