CoTT 2 House of Cards

[dughlas]

2 hours ago, Headstall said:

Are you winging it?  

I hope he's not planning to swim. Rumor is, he looks hot in speedos but his crawl is slooow.

[dughlas]

2 hours ago, Thorn Wilde said:

Sounds nice.  I’m playing D&D tonight. Dinner is soup.  

Shouldn't it be pottage?

[dughlas]

2 hours ago, Headstall said:

It's a lazy day so far. I've been going to make tea for an hour now, but it seems like such an effort.  

Time to teach Cookie a new trick.

[dughlas]

2 hours ago, Headstall said:

And here's a guy whose lips match his plaid!  Anyone interested? @dughlas?

 

I was just beginning to feel seriously happy and then this charmer arrived in my favourite gift wrapping ...

Edited February 18, 2019 by dughlas

[Valkyrie]

6 hours ago, clochette said:

Arrrg I'm so pissed!! I've just been told my landlord is selling the house where I rent the apartment in. The douch didn't even told me myself. The real estate agent dealing with the sell of the house called to ask to have access to the apartment for a visit with potential clients. 

Now I've got to look for a new apartment in case the new landlord decide to rise the rent too much/keep it to himself/turn it into a one house. What I've saw so far is either too expensive, crappy or tiny. 

Ugh... that sucks.  He should have told you himself.  I hope you can find something in your price range.   

[Drew Espinosa]

9 hours ago, dughlas said:

Well of course it is. Everyone knows you're doing good to clear Catalina Island but we fluff the stats to make you look good.

I can reach everywhere!!! 

[Drew Espinosa]

Howdy y'all! (Everyone except Dugh gets a )

 

[Albert1434]

Aloha Drew 

[Valkyrie]

3 hours ago, clochette said:

Legally he can whatever he wants with his house. But he could have told us, especially as he gave our phone number to the real estate agent

Here, tenants have rights too.  He should be required to give you notice before you have to move.  And handing out someone's phone number without their permission or warning them first is a douche move.  

[Albert1434]

3 minutes ago, Valkyrie said:

Here, tenants have rights too.  He should be required to give you notice before you have to move.  And handing out someone's phone number without their permission or warning them first is a douche move.  

I totally agree I hate landlords have had many asses in my renting days 

[Valkyrie]

My new student started today  She seems good so far.  We'll see how it goes once she starts seeing people.  

[clochette]

20 minutes ago, Valkyrie said:

My new student started today  She seems good so far.  We'll see how it goes once she starts seeing people.  

Yeah slavery time!  Errrm I mean teaching time. Of course.

 

[BabyXander1990]

Hello all...I need to read 12 pages to catch up...Oh well, I'm busy writing...

[BabyXander1990]

On 2/16/2019 at 6:31 PM, Thorn Wilde said:

I always knew where meat came from, but the best story I've ever heard was about my sister-in-law. When she was 3 her mum took her to see Bambi. They'd revived it in the cinema just then. They got to the bit where Bambi's mother dies, and my SIL says, really loudly, 'Mum? What's gonna happen to Bambi's mother?' And because her mother isn't the type to lie to children, she replies, 'Well, the hunter is probably going to take her home and skin her and turn her into food for people to eat.' My SIL considers this for about a minute before she says, really loudly again, 'Mum? I like that kind of meat.'

 

Enjoy your meal.  

 

We did...

[Headstall]

4 hours ago, Marty said:

Three very nice photographs, Gary. They all brightened up my day.

 

But (there's always a but, isn't there?) ...

 

.... you got any of hunks without facial hair?  

 

Possibly...   Hey, Marty!  

[Thorn Wilde]

4 hours ago, Headstall said:

It's a lazy day so far. I've been going to make tea for an hour now, but it seems like such an effort.  

I know that feeling. Major executive dysfunction on my part. ‘I should go get a sandwich.’ Three hours later, still no sandwich. Lol!

 

4 hours ago, clochette said:

Legally he can whatever he wants with his house. But he could have told us, especially as he gave our phone number to the real estate agent

 

4 hours ago, Timothy M. said:

 

In Denmark, tenants have rights, and you can't just throw them out, especially if they have been there more than two years. In fact, sometimes it becomes a problem for owners who want to renovate the building.

Yeah, what Tim said. Here what he’s done would be illegal.

 

36 minutes ago, Drew Espinosa said:

Howdy y'all! (Everyone except Dugh gets a )

 

Hi, Drew!  

[Headstall]

4 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

If you need Ice you can just chip it from around her heart 

OMG!  

[Valkyrie]

2 minutes ago, clochette said:

Yeah slavery time!  Errrm I mean teaching time. Of course.

 

  Believe me, I have plans for lots of writing, once I'm caught up on my backlog of paperwork.  

[Thorn Wilde]

3 minutes ago, BabyXander1990 said:

Hello all...I need to read 12 pages to catch up...Oh well, I'm busy writing...

Hi, Xander! Writing is good.  

[Valkyrie]

Check out my status update for a sneak peek of my new story   Gary, get ready to meet Cookie's match... I have a feeling she'd get along famously with Bandit 🐶    

[BabyXander1990]

On 2/16/2019 at 9:05 PM, clochette said:

What?! And how will Santa delivered my presents if you keep eating his transportation

 He'll show up in an Amazon truck...

[Headstall]

2 hours ago, Page Scrawler said:

Hey, Gary. 

 

Hey! It's not my fault! My computer got fried last year, and another time, my save file got corrupted. I have the absolute worst luck with technology. I've been working on a new story now, but I keep getting distracted. Maybe I have ADD, or something. 

You've breathed in too much glitter.  

[BabyXander1990]

On 2/17/2019 at 9:14 AM, Timothy M. said:

Here you go @Thorn Wilde  and @Albert1434

 

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Enebærgryde (Juniper & Rosemary Stew)
1 kilo (2,2 pounds) of pork, chicken or turkey cut in stripes or chunks
6-8 dried juniper berries and 1/2-1 teaspoon dried rosemary ground to powder with a mortar and pestle
5 dl  = 1 pint of cream (the kind you make whipped cream from)
5 dl = 1 pint of creme fraiche = sour cream (the recipe says 38%, but I always use 18% - you may want to check out what the exact equivalent of Danish creme fraiche is)
1 teaspoon salt
pepper
Maizena or other means of thickening sauce

 

Lightly sear the meat on a hot pan until all sides are light brown. Put into deep saucepan. Add a little water to frying pan and pour over meat. Add cream and sour cream (original recipe says 0.5 pints of each, but I always double the amount, cause the sauce is the best part).

Grind juniper berries and rosemary as finely as possible and add to sauce together with salt and freshly ground pepper. Leave to simmer for 1 hour if pork and 1/2 hour if chicken or turkey.

In Denmark we have this special food color to make sauces brown and I add a little of this to make the sauce light brown. I also thicken the sauce with maize flour or ordinary flour stirred with water.

The original recipe from Arla says serve with baked mashed potatoes, but I always serve with rice. If I have time I also make a green salad and a salad from sliced tomatoes and chopped onions with an oil-and-vinegar dressing.

 

Original recipe in Danish: https://www.arla.dk/opskrifter/enebargryde-med-bagt-kartoffelmos/
I found a picture on Pinterest, and I think there is a recipe in English too. It's with mashed potatoes, but rice is so much better IMO.

 Sounds like a recipe I have to try....Thanks Timothy

[Albert1434]

Just now, Headstall said:

You've breathed in too much glitter.  

Is that it 

[Headstall]

2 hours ago, dughlas said:

Time to teach Cookie a new trick.

I have... she can high five now... it's so cute!