Guilty as charged- coffee lover (addict)
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Comments (56)Hello everyone -- so....amaryllis season is at its peak now and I've been hearing about many of you all receiving your bulbs in the mail. Please post and share the condition of your bulbs and share your raves and disappointments with the forum community. =) New comers -- please feel free to share what you've ordered. Since the last time I posted, I have ordered quite a bit: John Scheepers Alfresco Amputo Amalfi Exotica Exotic Star Papilio Improved (again....because the one I purchased last season was a no-bloom) Misty Ruby Meyers Snow White Rozetta Gurneys Little Devil Zombie Jungle Bells Edens Blooms/RareBulbs Bellisimo Blushing Bride Bright Spark Evergreen Green Dragon Peach Blossom Lemon Sorbet Jade Serpent Privately Amsterdam Charisma Cherry Nymph Full House Moonlight Neon Rose Paris Pasadena Pink Diamond Pink Nymph Splash Sweet Lillian If you're thinking I'm crazy...I'm thinking the same as well. I have no idea how I'm going to fit all these bulbs in my home (I don't have a greenhouse) and I've spent several hundreds of $$$ on just the bulbs (I'm going to also have to purchase potting soil/claypots). You know what the most saddest thing is? I sorta lied to myself ordering all these bulbs saying I would give most of them away as Christmas gifts. However, going down the list, all of the varieties are not in my collection yet so it would make no sense to give them away as gifts. I think the most atrocious thing of all is, I still want to buy more bulbs. I would love to order Ambiance from Royal Colors and would be happy to have Popov in my collection. With that said, I haven't even taken a look at whats available locally and I know I'll buy certain varieties if I don't have them. I know, I know....I think I'm addicted. Yet, I try to make myself feel better by telling myself that this addiction is better than being addicted to drugs or alcohol and plus, I only splurge at this advanced pace only once a year (amaryllis season). I'm sure many of you all in the U.S. are feeling it, but the economy is a mess. At times like this, people are encouraged to spend less, and save. I feel bad about pampering myself with all these bulbs. But yet again, I try to reason with my inner me by telling myself that if I don't spend, I'm making the economy worse off by not putting money into our financial system, therefore not giving businesses revenue, making people lose jobs due to lack of sales/profits. Excuses, excuses, excuses.....I know. How I am going to explain all these new pots and bulbs to my friends and family who visit, I do not know and cannot tell. But, I find peace within myself thinking of the plethora of shapes and colors I will have before me during the cold winter months here in Virginia. Thank you all for listening (this has been really getting at my conscience) and I appreciate your support. I will be sure to share tons and tons of photos for all of your amaryllis lovers throughout the world. Have a great weekend everyone! =)...See MoreOur Story Using TV Shows....The Entire Story Line
Comments (2)Thanks for all your hard work Karen! Can't wait to read it in its entirety. Jodi-...See MoreFrou frou coffee
Comments (27)I also like my coffee black, cynic, and don't even know how to use Ashley's k-cup coffee maker, she wants all that flavored stuff. I do like the local Biggby Coffee breakfast blend, but have started just buying beans and roasting my own coffee as I don't like Folgers or Maxwell House or Starbucks or Dunkin' Donuts. I have a percolator, but really like the Chemex best. I will plead guilty to a caramel mocha about twice a year, when I want something sweet and thick. I'm not an ice cream fan, particularly, so I get that when others are getting shakes or sundaes. No liquor as I detest the stuff in any amount, and no cold coffee. Like cynic, I want it hot and I want it black. Elery does like iced coffee in the summer, though, so I make some cold brew for him sometimes. Thanks for the directions, Donna. My girls and my mother? They'll put half a cup of flavored cream and half a cup of coffee. Fine with me, I even buy the creamer, LOL. My mother's favorite is raspberry/white chocolate, and I stock up when I find it so she can get her "fix". Other times she drinks her coffee black, you just never know what her mood is going to be. LindaC, a local coffee company used to have a cinnamon flavored coffee and I loved it. Now it tastes different, so they probably "cheaped" it in some way. Putting a spoonful of cinnamon in my coffee pot is OK and did not mess up the filter, but doesn't taste right either. It wasn't sweet, but it wasn't astringent. Or maybe my taste buds have just changed... Annie...See Moreanother church meal for the multitude.
Comments (29)If you expect some people will take large amounts of some items try putting out only a third of it at a time and using a small serving spoon in it. You can then put out a new bowl when the first gets low. It seems that most people aren't as likely to take giant servings if it does not look like there is a huge amount of the food. And they tend to take a spoon or two no matter how large serving spoon is so big spoons = big servings. It has worked well at a camp where I help in the kitchen. YMMV Melons can often be an economical choice to add bulk to a fruit salad in the summer months. The idea of offering just one fruit is a good one, too. Grapes can be cut into small clusters with a scissors and served still attached to the stems. Or small wedges of melon could be the only offering....See Moresalonva
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