Comments on: A Hard Snow’s a-Gonna Fall: Dispatches from Snowmageddon Part One (the Prequel) http://www.stirrup-queens.com/2010/02/a-hard-snows-a-gonna-fall-dispatches-from-snowmageddon-part-one-the-prequel/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:41:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jill http://www.stirrup-queens.com/2010/02/a-hard-snows-a-gonna-fall-dispatches-from-snowmageddon-part-one-the-prequel/comment-page-1/#comment-54259 jill Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:31:26 +0000 http://www.stirrup-queens.com/?p=4070#comment-54259 Aww I love ChickieNob's drawings and your discussions about them! Aww I love ChickieNob’s drawings and your discussions about them!

]]> By: Geochick http://www.stirrup-queens.com/2010/02/a-hard-snows-a-gonna-fall-dispatches-from-snowmageddon-part-one-the-prequel/comment-page-1/#comment-54249 Geochick Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:19:38 +0000 http://www.stirrup-queens.com/?p=4070#comment-54249 Oooh, I wish we were having a blizzard here. :) Way to pull together "random" ingredients from your shopping frenzy. ;-p Oooh, I wish we were having a blizzard here. :) Way to pull together “random” ingredients from your shopping frenzy. ;-p

]]> By: mybumpyjourney http://www.stirrup-queens.com/2010/02/a-hard-snows-a-gonna-fall-dispatches-from-snowmageddon-part-one-the-prequel/comment-page-1/#comment-54243 mybumpyjourney Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:10:45 +0000 http://www.stirrup-queens.com/?p=4070#comment-54243 I lived in AL when the "Blizzard of 93" hit, and itwas NO FUN. 13 inches ovenight- NO FUN. I hope you get dug out soon, and you get settled into being snowed in. People laugh at southerners when we rush out to get milk and bread at the first word of snow...but that is b/c those of us that were snowed in in 93 remember it! We remember that the road crews are idiot and put the sand down BEFORE the snow/ice forms. There is one snow plow for about 4 counties, and one salt truck...which is basically an f-10 pick-up. :) it snows, or ices over...we are stuck indoors for DAYS! We were of power for 2 weeks from all the pine trees falling.ugh. Good luck Mel!!! I lived in AL when the “Blizzard of 93″ hit, and itwas NO FUN. 13 inches ovenight- NO FUN. I hope you get dug out soon, and you get settled into being snowed in. People laugh at southerners when we rush out to get milk and bread at the first word of snow…but that is b/c those of us that were snowed in in 93 remember it! We remember that the road crews are idiot and put the sand down BEFORE the snow/ice forms. There is one snow plow for about 4 counties, and one salt truck…which is basically an f-10 pick-up. :) it snows, or ices over…we are stuck indoors for DAYS! We were of power for 2 weeks from all the pine trees falling.ugh.
Good luck Mel!!!

]]> By: Terry http://www.stirrup-queens.com/2010/02/a-hard-snows-a-gonna-fall-dispatches-from-snowmageddon-part-one-the-prequel/comment-page-1/#comment-54235 Terry Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:56:01 +0000 http://www.stirrup-queens.com/?p=4070#comment-54235 I long for snowmageddon or snowpocalypse. Sigh. Now I love Yoda even more ! Thank yu for sharing your naked Yoda. I long for snowmageddon or snowpocalypse. Sigh.
Now I love Yoda even more ! Thank yu for sharing your naked Yoda.

]]> By: loribeth http://www.stirrup-queens.com/2010/02/a-hard-snows-a-gonna-fall-dispatches-from-snowmageddon-part-one-the-prequel/comment-page-1/#comment-54212 loribeth Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:19:47 +0000 http://www.stirrup-queens.com/?p=4070#comment-54212 You probably don't want to hear this, but it was bright & sunny here today & we actually have very little snow on the ground. Kind of weird to be folding laundry in the living room with the sun streaming in & watching the weather reports from Washington on CNN -- & thinking of you four. I don't mind winter storms so much, so long as (a) I (or my loved ones) don't have to be out in it, driving somewhere or trying to get to work (or home from work), etc., & (b) the power doesn't go out. Stay warm & cozy! You probably don’t want to hear this, but it was bright & sunny here today & we actually have very little snow on the ground. Kind of weird to be folding laundry in the living room with the sun streaming in & watching the weather reports from Washington on CNN — & thinking of you four.

I don’t mind winter storms so much, so long as (a) I (or my loved ones) don’t have to be out in it, driving somewhere or trying to get to work (or home from work), etc., & (b) the power doesn’t go out.

Stay warm & cozy!

]]> By: Bea http://www.stirrup-queens.com/2010/02/a-hard-snows-a-gonna-fall-dispatches-from-snowmageddon-part-one-the-prequel/comment-page-1/#comment-54211 Bea Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:00:36 +0000 http://www.stirrup-queens.com/?p=4070#comment-54211 Ok. There appears to be some confusion over the meaning of scones. My scones never have cream in them, however, I do tend to cry a bit if I can't have cream on them, and I'm not sure which applies to you. However. I have discovered a trick: date scones. Date scones don't need cream on them, or jam, for that matter. Just butter them warm. So no need to fear for the cream, as long as you have flour, milk, butter, an egg, some baking powder, and dates. You don't have dates, do you? I haven't helped. Bea Ok. There appears to be some confusion over the meaning of scones. My scones never have cream in them, however, I do tend to cry a bit if I can’t have cream on them, and I’m not sure which applies to you. However. I have discovered a trick: date scones. Date scones don’t need cream on them, or jam, for that matter. Just butter them warm. So no need to fear for the cream, as long as you have flour, milk, butter, an egg, some baking powder, and dates.

You don’t have dates, do you? I haven’t helped.

Bea

]]> By: Lynn http://www.stirrup-queens.com/2010/02/a-hard-snows-a-gonna-fall-dispatches-from-snowmageddon-part-one-the-prequel/comment-page-1/#comment-54203 Lynn Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:39:52 +0000 http://www.stirrup-queens.com/?p=4070#comment-54203 The naked Yoda has made my day :D Hope you're not going <i>too</i> stir crazy in all that snow! Wish some of it would make its way down here. All we got was a bunch of rain. My feet get soggy everytime I try to walk out to the car! The naked Yoda has made my day :D Hope you’re not going too stir crazy in all that snow! Wish some of it would make its way down here. All we got was a bunch of rain. My feet get soggy everytime I try to walk out to the car!

]]> By: Katie http://www.stirrup-queens.com/2010/02/a-hard-snows-a-gonna-fall-dispatches-from-snowmageddon-part-one-the-prequel/comment-page-1/#comment-54200 Katie Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:28:22 +0000 http://www.stirrup-queens.com/?p=4070#comment-54200 Proper English scones have no cream in them. I imagine this is a misconception from the fact that you can have a cream tea with scones - neither the tea (YUK) nor the scones have cream in them - the cream is added to the scone topping, typically jam (classically strawberry) and possibly also butter (though of course you hardly need it if you have cream). If you are from the SW of England it is clotted cream (Google it) and if from elsewhere whipped cream. Proper English scones have no cream in them. I imagine this is a misconception from the fact that you can have a cream tea with scones – neither the tea (YUK) nor the scones have cream in them – the cream is added to the scone topping, typically jam (classically strawberry) and possibly also butter (though of course you hardly need it if you have cream).

If you are from the SW of England it is clotted cream (Google it) and if from elsewhere whipped cream.

]]> By: chickenpig http://www.stirrup-queens.com/2010/02/a-hard-snows-a-gonna-fall-dispatches-from-snowmageddon-part-one-the-prequel/comment-page-1/#comment-54198 chickenpig Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:42:35 +0000 http://www.stirrup-queens.com/?p=4070#comment-54198 You have no neighbors which you could borrow celery off of? The best thing about my neighborhood is that everyone on our little dead end st loves to cook, and almost everyone can be counted on for a stick of non salted butter or a cup of good cooking sherry in a pinch...or celery. When I had my twins I went into the hospital on a warm day in November, it was 60 degrees and raining. When we all came out, it was 30 degrees and snowing like crazy. I was in a state of shock. Not only did I suddenly have two screaming children, but the seasons had changed to boot. Since then overnight snow storms make me feel a little discombobulated. You have no neighbors which you could borrow celery off of? The best thing about my neighborhood is that everyone on our little dead end st loves to cook, and almost everyone can be counted on for a stick of non salted butter or a cup of good cooking sherry in a pinch…or celery.

When I had my twins I went into the hospital on a warm day in November, it was 60 degrees and raining. When we all came out, it was 30 degrees and snowing like crazy. I was in a state of shock. Not only did I suddenly have two screaming children, but the seasons had changed to boot. Since then overnight snow storms make me feel a little discombobulated.

]]> By: Pam http://www.stirrup-queens.com/2010/02/a-hard-snows-a-gonna-fall-dispatches-from-snowmageddon-part-one-the-prequel/comment-page-1/#comment-54197 Pam Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:45:28 +0000 http://www.stirrup-queens.com/?p=4070#comment-54197 I made scones the other day with sour cream that were excellent. I like them with buttermilk but I never have that in the house. Try this recipe. I'll be making them again this week. http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Grandma-Johnsons-Scones/Detail.aspx?prop31=4 Oh, and I'm envious of your snow. We haven't had more than a centimetre or two this whole winter which is very uncharacteristic for us. I made scones the other day with sour cream that were excellent. I like them with buttermilk but I never have that in the house. Try this recipe. I’ll be making them again this week.

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Grandma-Johnsons-Scones/Detail.aspx?prop31=4

Oh, and I’m envious of your snow. We haven’t had more than a centimetre or two this whole winter which is very uncharacteristic for us.

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