Marcia, you have a good idea, I was planning on doing something like this, but never got around to it. Thanks for the reminder..

This will be pinned, so it won't get lost.

If you want to chat about anything that doesn't have a topic, please do it here, this way, members can keep their topics, cleaned, and it doesn't get confusing for everyone.

If you see someone that wants to chat, please guide them here...Thank you

Now remember keep to the rules, you know what they are, and if you don't, read the rules and guidelines at the top.

Enjoy!!

Oh, Lorraine, thank you for creating this and giving everyone the opportunity to just chat!!

Now if I can just think of something to say.

Good idea.

Fabrice (Garfield) and his wife kathy just boarded (15 minutes ago) to Paris, via Madrid. They will stay for some days to visit Paris and Priscilla, who is there, before heading to London, where they will stay for some months, maybe a whole year.

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Chris

Edit: Picture added.

What a wonderful experience for them. I know how hard it is to have your children leave, Chris. After my oldest daughter got married and moved to Washington from California I was very sad for about a year. If I remember correctly it's around 1500 miles. I was happy though because I knew she had a good husband that was treating her very well and that she was very happy.

Thanks again, Lorraine, this is very nice!

A pic of my daughter on her wedding day.

Nice picture Marcia.
Yes, it's nice when we know they are happy.

Chris

Boy I wish I had not read this above. My son is gone and my daughter will graduate and move out this summer. Off to college. I am sure some of you know about fathers and daughters...
I mentioned to my wife it would be just us, she got oxygen deprevation (like getting the wind knocked out of her )

Looks like you will be starting a new chapter in your lives, chrisjea.

Marcia, what a beautiful picture of your daughter You should start a topic for your family pictures, and I can pinned them in the Topic.."Show & Tell Pictures And Where Do You Live?" I know you have a couple more here that you can add.

Chris, don't forget to add yours to your family pictures. That's a good picture of them both.

Don't worry chrisjea, they will be back. Now you have a place you both can go and visit, I know it's not the same thing, but it will help.

Chris, that is a nice picture. Is Fabrice your son or son-in-law? Who is Priscilla? Marcia, that's a nice picture of your daughter. I agree with Lorraine. Both you and Chris should start a topic for your family pictures.

Hi Jeannie, nice to see you here. How is your project for selling things going??

Hi Jeannie, Fabrice is my son (the third one), Priscilla is my daughter (second) and is actually living in Paris.

Lorraine, I am linking the picture to my family pics, as it will not take space as another attachment.

Hi Chrisjea, nice to see you back.

Chris

Hi Lorraine! I have made contact with a Trading Assistant from eBay via e mail. He has sent me his phone numbers (cell and office). I will have to wait to get my supplies before I can make anything to sell. I will order them this month. I had planned to list the colors that I could make the necklaces in and state in the description that they were made to order, but I see that the auction sites won't allow that. They want the merchandise already made which is reasonable. This is one argument in favor of my having a website. I could list them like that and take orders for the different color combinations and then after I had the orders I would make up the necklaces and ship them out. I haven't completely ruled out a website. My idea in going to auction sites was that I wasn't known and these auction sites were and therefore I would sell more there than on my own site. However, I wonder if that's the case there's so much on these auction sites. Any thoughts on this?

Jeannie, I think it's more of ..How many more people will see your necklaces on the Auction, then on your website. I think a lot of the people buying on the Auction sites don't know who there buying from.

It's hard for me to say, because I haven done anything like this, but for me to try and get my necklaces sold, I would use the Auction for now, to see how it goes, and then go from there. Who knows, you might do pretty good there.

As for colors, pick colors, that most people might like, and don't use colors, that people can't match with their clothing. If they like your necklaces, they can get in contact with you to see if you can make them in other colors.

Or you can do slightly better... why not making a set of, say, 6 or 7 necklaces on different colors and sell it as a lot (one for each day of the week) ? You can post a picture of the 6 units together and say on the description field something like "other colors/quantities available".

Also, Lorraine is right, auction sites like eBay will give more sight on your product for now, as they are visited by millions of people.

Chris

Chris, that sounds like a good idea.

That does sound like a good idea Chris. Also Lorraine I think that you are right about going with an auction site right now. However, I'm going to have the website at some point in time.

Some lives go on as usual other start again in a different direction. It's how we decide and the path we chose that allows growth and depth of meaning.
Sorry I mean no disrespect. I lose my wife this Superbowl Sunday coming a year ago. So what others feel a lot here has also felt the same. And your right this is just possibly the best way forum to get it out. Or just chat back
and forth with another. I like the idea behind it's birth and this was the coming of minds of 2 of SAF's ladies Marcia and Lorraine. Thank you much both.

Lorraine or whoever does this stuff.

Is it possible in the forum to put all the games in a

Games Folder? Just wondering.



Webster

Webster, you would need a new Forum, to have the different games in there, like this forum "Members' Lounge" The games can't go in one folder, it wouldn't work. I had thought a while back about pinning them at the top, like I had Wheel of Fortune, but there are about five to six games, and I would have to unpinned all I have up top. I thought, being the games are played just about every day, they won't get lost, but what I have at the top, will slide down to the next page or so. In fact I have one too many pinned at the top as it is, but Shhhh!!! don't say anything.

Lorraine....doesn't this board have the ablity to have a subforum? A forum within a forum? Or, if you think it would be busy enough they could create another forum. Dashie had her own forum that Wes created for her. What about changing the Music forum to be Games and Music. There are many ways to go about doing it, it's just whether or the mods and admins want to physically change the board around very much. I don't know of all the ways there are to do it, but I know there are probably ways I haven't thought of.

Right now Marcia, the games have to stay in the Members' Lounge. But maybe one day. who knows

I understand, Lorraine.

Today, I have to cook beans.
(our housekeeper-cook-chief is having her vacations). Fortunately, my family likes my beans.

Chris

chris this is what you do first you get a tin opener..

Hey Mike, I don't need a tin opener to deal with a plastic bag.
You have canned beans there ?

I will post the recipe in Lorraine's cook book... she can wipe it if it's not tasteful

I love beans, Chris. Are you going to send me some of you fine concoction?

Chris,

I read that receipe of yours and those beans sound yummy! How hot is 50c? I'm in the United States. I'd like to try those beans of yours.

50 oC is 122 oF Jeannie. You need to wash them well before and sort out any floating or bad looking bean, then let them soak one hour in water starting at 122~125 oF (no need to maintain the water temp. though).

On step 2 - Don't fry the garlic too much. Add the fresh bacon when the garlic just starts being gold and also don't let it fry, just blank it, or its grease will melt off. (some people here also add a sliced onion but I prefer just garlic).

On step 3 - Don't add too much water on the pressure cooker, max. three inches above the drained beans is a good measure.

Hope you'll enjoy.

you may also see post #187 in "cook book"

Interesting tip sunaabh... but this means that I'll have to fry the garlic/bacon separatedly...
When we have no much time, we just put the beans sooner in the water and let the pressure cook ready with garlic, bacon, butter, virgin olive oil and soya oil, so it takes only 30 minutes to finish when we need to. The whole process isn't too long though, I started this one at 9h00 this morning, it was ready to eat at 10h30, and I had nothing to do from 9 to 10 am.
The whole thing showing in the pics will last four~five days (my wife makes the portions and stores them into the freezer, so she only needs to pick one portion at night and let it out for the next lunch).

Next time I'll do the same with black beans. I use to put more bacon and dried sausage in, so it tastes a little more like our traditional "feijoada".

Chris

You never have to worry about me wiping anything from the Cook Book Chris. They all look so good. We also have canned bean soup. My hubby doesn't like it, so I buy it for myself.

You guys are making me hungry again!

Can anyone tell me how to default a certain font I want to use in SAF ???????????????


The ones provided in this reply, also how come when I type it is single line and when the reply posts some lines come out with a space between them ?????????

And me I hear the dinner bell......... later

Webster, I left you a message in the 'Testing post'

and as for the font, not sure you can change the default for font here in SAF, except using the font style and color, on the bar up top, when you are replying. where the
"B I U S are.

???

Hi Webster,

All the fonts here don't add any line breaks, even in large mode, as you can see. You may want to test all of them in the testing post, as Lorraine said.

Chris

As far as I know you have to select the font you want from the dropdown box, Webster, each time you post. I don't think there is a way to select it and keep it to use as your default font.

Marcia, what big green eyes you have........
Wow just saw 2 different moving companies sales rep. I guess it is all starting to come together.
Lord, get my mind and body motivated so this comes together right. I have so much I need to get done before the actual moving date.....
Gotta go more to do! later

skysoldier,



Today is Tomorrow

You Worried about Yesterday

And All is Well

I bet after your Colts win the Super Bowl you will feel better about the move, and even if they don't win

the diversion will be good for you.

Good Luck with the move.


Thanks Lorraine, Ironbender and Marcia, for your replies.

Webster

The better to see you with. I stole that line from Little Red Riding Hood.
Hang in there... it will get done. You have your SAF family to give you support. See I'm helping box up things and you just don't know it. I know my arms are tired from packing.



It's cool, Webster

Hi everybody,

I'd like to add to what Webster said about the font. I pick one from the drop down box and then choose the bold and italic and my color and begin typing but just as soon as I begin typing the font switches back to Arial. It does remain the size I picked however. I do get no line breaks unless I double space. Maybe this is what happened with Webster without his realizing it? Chris, thanks for the info on the receipe. I will certainly try that. I was going through my topics last week and accidentally unsubscribed from this one but I have that all fixed now.

Hey sunaabh, I guess you know this:

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It's a Dillenia indica L. also known here as "april flower", "money tree" and "elephant apple". There are a lot of those in the CTA Air Force Base.

Better not stop the car under it though. (I put one on the car hood to have the proportions. Man, it's heavy !)

The COLT's can do it but the outcome isn't going to affect me either way. It is Manny & Crews year or not. Took Elway 3 trys. It is a rough game with uneven results.
But I do my part GO COLTS Win again put Indy on the map!


And I thought wow I need to get started packing. Thanks Marcia. Errr where are you stacking the boxes so I can see the progress? lol

Look over in the corner of the living room. I have some there. Then I put some of the kitchen stuff in the corner there. Whew...I forgot how much work moving was. Here is a cold drink to keep up your strength.

Who would like to start on their Spring Cleaning? I'm starting a little early tonight on mine so I guess I'll call it Winter Cleaning. Tonight I am going to wash the dishes that are in the sink, dry them and put them away. Then I will gather up the things that need to go in the laundry and start a load. After this I am going to empty the garbage all over the house and clean the bathroom. What are you doing tonight?

Spring cleaning Jeannie, heck how about coming over and clean up after me once I ge tthe household items boxed and on the movers truck....
No really it will take a crew....
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Look over in the corner of the living room. I have some there. Then I put some of the kitchen stuff in the corner there. Whew...I forgot how much work moving was. Here is a cold drink to keep up your strength. END QUOTE; rerfreshing, thanks. Ok we got more to box up...lol

Well Jeannie, I'm not going to do anything tonight, but!! tomorrow, probably clean the two bathrooms, and Saturday, dust and vacuum through the house. That's if I can get myself motivated.

Skysolider, will this help you a little with the moving?? Click to view attachment

This will be the first time I have posted in the chatting post

How often do you clean your car? just interested if you leave it until it's a horrendous mess or do you clean it every week or two depending on how dirty it is? I clean my car when needed, who here uses premium unleaded? I prefer to.

Hi Zenith

I only clean my car when it needs it, although it's been a while since I last cleaned it, and I only use regular unleaded, premium cost too much here.

Well, I didn't get to my spring cleaning tonight. Now I have to start it tomorrow. I will have to charge the batteries in my camera so that I can make some more pictures. I don't have one of Princess yet (Mama's new dog). We are quite surprised at her. I took Little Bit out there last week when my heat went off so we'd have a warm place to stay and Princess attacked Little Bit twice. Little Bit was not bothering Princess that we could see. She only wanted to play like she used to do with Rascal.

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Mine is a mess on the outside. been 2 months between washes and sevferal long journeys.
The inside is in need of dusting and a vacumm job, which is done more offen that the other. It's winter and as long as the city hasn't used salt it is ok. Main thing the winshield is clean inside and out and the head lamps cleaned off.

Thanks Lorraine, I got that one filled so if you got about 10,000 more I got it under control.