tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post6168961215855225153..comments2024-01-21T03:26:23.301-05:00Comments on Musings: Explaining my absence (Up in the UP)sagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-66187655191342863092007-07-16T22:55:00.000-04:002007-07-16T22:55:00.000-04:00I might now know the books you read but you are do...I might now know the books you read but you are doing my kind of cooking! MMMMMmmm! Love the first and last photo too, very pretty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-4188078439415536212007-07-14T15:22:00.000-04:002007-07-14T15:22:00.000-04:00I hope you gave that family a deck this year. I r...I hope you gave that family a deck this year. I remember the one last year, it felt half finished - a sliding door but yet no deck. Kind of a mean thing to do, don't you think? :-)Murfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859630977737647681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-31211492918580012212007-07-14T14:50:00.000-04:002007-07-14T14:50:00.000-04:00Karen, thought about you when driving by the Hough...Karen, thought about you when driving by the Houghton Lake exit. I think I could retire to the UP, wonder if I achieve such a goal next year?<BR/><BR/>Breadbox, thanks!<BR/><BR/>Pia, I generally use chicken in my Brunswick stew<BR/><BR/>Carmi, Thanks, but don't inflate my head any more--besides, I love doing this stuff<BR/><BR/>Jaded, I love your new profile picsagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-74256825903405652962007-07-14T14:26:00.000-04:002007-07-14T14:26:00.000-04:00Wow! I think it's awesome that your participate i...Wow! I think it's awesome that your participate in Habitat, but to go even further by cooking for all those starving teens... WOW! Hat's off to you, Sage!<BR/><BR/>And I agree with Carmi - that photo really needs to be a post card!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-80369052576228552552007-07-14T14:11:00.000-04:002007-07-14T14:11:00.000-04:00The sunset picture could be a postcard, y'know.But...The sunset picture could be a postcard, y'know.<BR/><BR/>But what touches me more is how much you give of yourself. Your actions define why community is such an important part of a successful life.<BR/><BR/>Michele sent me today to share this thought with you. You're a good soul, Charlie Brown.carmilevyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00360045114379957605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-6688467015444270062007-07-14T11:16:00.000-04:002007-07-14T11:16:00.000-04:00chicken or port?Beautiful picture and great missio...chicken or port?<BR/><BR/>Beautiful picture and great missionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-54025736975479816352007-07-14T09:47:00.000-04:002007-07-14T09:47:00.000-04:00Beautiful picture of the sunset, Sage!Michele sent...Beautiful picture of the sunset, Sage!<BR/><BR/>Michele sent me,<BR/>N.BreadBoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14551973313066578118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-42707689972487763672007-07-14T08:34:00.000-04:002007-07-14T08:34:00.000-04:00oh, lucky, lucky, you ... love,love,love the UP!hu...oh, lucky, lucky, you ... love,love,love the UP!<BR/><BR/>hubby and I are planning trip up there soon.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16583773305351498372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-61071621519090176312007-07-14T08:32:00.000-04:002007-07-14T08:32:00.000-04:00Ed, yeah, I drive a Chevy 1500Diane, would you bel...Ed, yeah, I drive a Chevy 1500<BR/><BR/>Diane, would you believe that I've never made a Pecan Pie (my mother use to make them all the time and I always through they were too sweet). But I'll be glad to get your recipe for she probably won't be making many more (I need to get here "Karo" recipe too)<BR/><BR/>Mistress, Lake Superior is beautiful and I love it at sunrise and set which at some places you can see both!<BR/><BR/>Diane, you have a treat in store for you. I thought I'd posted a recipe, but can't find it so many that'll be the subject of another post.<BR/><BR/>Maggie, it's a little like gumbo, maybe a Carolina/Virginia version.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-16263983178259188692007-07-14T01:21:00.000-04:002007-07-14T01:21:00.000-04:00Oh, I thought it was going to be gumbo. :)I partic...Oh, I thought it was going to be gumbo. :)<BR/><BR/>I participated in Mountain Top Minitries where we painted barns and built porches in the Appalachains, but never Habitat. WWJT or What Would Jimmy Think!maggie moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462439415973311990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-6171000572142668612007-07-14T00:01:00.000-04:002007-07-14T00:01:00.000-04:00Ok, as a native Californian, I've never even had a...Ok, as a native Californian, I've never even had a hushpuppy . . .Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15552248284380193013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-55016597177447198182007-07-13T20:55:00.000-04:002007-07-13T20:55:00.000-04:00Pass a hushpuppy and I want to be wherever those s...Pass a hushpuppy and I want to be wherever those sunsets are. Glorious!The Mistress of the Darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16923975714269274370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-36677988365441881282007-07-13T20:12:00.000-04:002007-07-13T20:12:00.000-04:00Love the photos! Are you THAT good of a cook? I l...Love the photos! Are you THAT good of a cook? I love hushpuppies!kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-58534711108464388732007-07-13T18:27:00.000-04:002007-07-13T18:27:00.000-04:00Awesome, thanks! And let me know if I can send a ...Awesome, thanks! And let me know if I can send a recipe for Easy Pecan Pie your way!Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15552248284380193013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-41544535410938494692007-07-13T16:30:00.000-04:002007-07-13T16:30:00.000-04:00That first picture was outstanding.Looks to me lik...That first picture was outstanding.<BR/><BR/>Looks to me like you would need a full size truck to haul all that cooking gear and possibly me after I ate such a dinner.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-19813138380044271742007-07-13T16:28:00.000-04:002007-07-13T16:28:00.000-04:00Brunswick Stew is a southern dish--it's often serv...Brunswick Stew is a southern dish--it's often served with Barbecue in the Carolinas--you can use chicken or port (or both), in with lots of stewed tomatoes, corn, potatoes, onions, butter beans (or frozen limas) hot sause, etc. It's best to cook it slowly for hours (its a great crock pot recipe-I'll try to find one for you).sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-24396385830438148502007-07-13T14:06:00.000-04:002007-07-13T14:06:00.000-04:00What can I add except, great cause, great for you ...What can I add except, great cause, great for you to be involved, the photos are great, and the food sounds delicious, but what is Brunswick Stew?????Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15552248284380193013noreply@blogger.com