Time for another Roll Call?

Since there was such an overwhelming amount of replies, which I love(!),
I am thoroughly enjoying going through and reading these a few at a time.

I just now got to yours, Jolene and have to laugh at the irony. I would
love to live somewhere like you described as your lake house in Maine,
but I'm stuck in the desert where most people would love to come to
retire....and do!

To answer your question...I'm not technically retired. I'm 58 years
old, and we moved back here to AZ three years ago next month. We've
bounced back and forth between here and the San Francisco Bay Area for
the past 39 years. This last time we moved back, my DH and I decided
that I would stop working, so that I could care for the house and
errands during the week so when he had time off we could do things
together instead of housework and errands! For 7 1/2 years our DD and
DGD lived with us, not moving out until about 6 months after we came
back here to live.

I try to squeeze in quilting as much as possible, but between taking
care of the house, running errands and taking care of household
business, our 3 adult kids (2 boys and a girl), 5 grands (2 boys, 3
girls) and my DH, I sometimes run out of time and energy to get much
done. Of course, being on the computer doesn't help a bit, but this is
how I stay in touch with friends and family. So while most people
perceive me as being retired, I just changed to an unpaid position! lol

I do like the fringe benefit of being able to take a quilting break now
and again. Tomorrow is my DH's work from home day (he's a geek), so I
am declaring tomorrow morning while doing laundry to be a quilting
break!! lol

Having that cup of tea with a friend is the best, isn't it?? I don't
get that much because I haven't made a lot of friends here yet. But I
love it when it happens. Even more than chocolate.

Mary in Mesa


Jolene S wrote:
I'm Jolene -- living a life split between north-central Massachusetts
and northern Maine. There was a plan a couple of years ago to work
from home full time and sell off the Massachusetts tax burden, but
then work changed it's corporate mind and now I'm caught in the
middle. Mind you, the middle still receives a paycheck to spend at
the fabric store, so it's not all bad!

Don't tell me you're retired -- I'll turn absolutely green with envy!
Chocolate? If you have to ask, you just don't understand it. It's
the elixir of life, the calmer of stress, the end all cure all. Next
in line, however, is that cup of wonderful tea and a friend with whom
to enjoy it!

roll call, eh....
i'll have a hazelnut fudge danish roll with my cuppa tea thanks!!
i'm sooooooo hungry, make it two and make'em big, i'm staaaaaaaaaring.
j.

"Cornwoman" wrote...
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Having that cup of tea with a friend is the best, isn't it?? I don't get that
much because I haven't made a lot of friends here yet. But I love it when it
happens. Even more than chocolate.

Mary in Mesa

Sorry Amy I have never seen it or heard of it.

Dee in Oz


"amy" wrote in message
...
i like seed cake too. it's from down under also.
we put the seeds in rye bread, but Ozzies put them in vanilla yellow
cake, sooo goood!!

amy in CNY

My Granny made seed cake - a plain cake - prob. 2 eggs, 4oz margerine, 4
oz. of self-raising flour and 4 oz sugar, with caraway seeds in.

I sometimes do a casserole that has caraway seeds in, and the smell of
the raw seeds always reminds me of Granny's seed cake.

Sally at the Seaside ~~~~~~~~~~ (uk)



Dee in Oz wrote:
Sorry Amy I have never seen it or heard of it.

Dee in Oz


"amy" wrote in message
...
i like seed cake too. it's from down under also.
we put the seeds in rye bread, but Ozzies put them in vanilla yellow
cake, sooo goood!!

amy in CNY

http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/sear...e&publication=
poppy seeds perhaps, Dee.
those little teeny tiny black seeds. sometimes seen on top of breads, muffins
etc.
just did some googling and reading on this.
the seeds were used in ancient greece for athletes to boost their energy, hmmmm.
seems the baking seeds do indeed come from the opium poppy.
other poppys seeds are toxic.
also you can apparently toss the seeds you buy at the supermarket
into the soil in autumn for flowers the following spring/summer.
what you do with all the seed pods harvested could be interesting.
in usa growing them is under strict control and illegal by private citizens.
gee, i wonder why, lol. )
poppy seeds can have an effect on the results of tests done on athletes after
competition.
i dont have the details tho.
j.


"Dee in Oz" wrote...
Sorry Amy I have never seen it or heard of it.

Dee in Oz


"amy" wrote in message
...
i like seed cake too. it's from down under also.
we put the seeds in rye bread, but Ozzies put them in vanilla yellow
cake, sooo goood!!

amy in CNY

My czech grandma used a lot of poppy seeds in breads and cakes. I
like them too. I have moms poppy seed grinder. It gives a different
flavor and texture. My kids aren't terribly keen on them.
Taria

nzlstar* wrote:
http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/sear...e&publication=
poppy seeds perhaps, Dee.
those little teeny tiny black seeds. sometimes seen on top of breads, muffins
etc.
just did some googling and reading on this.
the seeds were used in ancient greece for athletes to boost their energy, hmmmm.
seems the baking seeds do indeed come from the opium poppy.
other poppys seeds are toxic.
also you can apparently toss the seeds you buy at the supermarket
into the soil in autumn for flowers the following spring/summer.
what you do with all the seed pods harvested could be interesting.
in usa growing them is under strict control and illegal by private citizens.
gee, i wonder why, lol. )
poppy seeds can have an effect on the results of tests done on athletes after
competition.
i dont have the details tho.
j.

I make kolacky (makos kifli in the shape I make 'em) for holidays. No
hungarian relatives or anything, just came across the recipe and tried
it. Now they are mandatory.(G)

Biscotti de Regina are rolled in sesame seeds and one of DH's favorite
cookies on the planet. Homemade anyway, he doesn't fancy the ones from
Stella D'oro.

NightMist

On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:09:56 GMT, Taria
wrote:

My czech grandma used a lot of poppy seeds in breads and cakes. I
like them too. I have moms poppy seed grinder. It gives a different
flavor and texture. My kids aren't terribly keen on them.
Taria

nzlstar* wrote:
http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/sear...e&publication=
poppy seeds perhaps, Dee.
those little teeny tiny black seeds. sometimes seen on top of breads, muffins
etc.
just did some googling and reading on this.
the seeds were used in ancient greece for athletes to boost their energy, hmmmm.
seems the baking seeds do indeed come from the opium poppy.
other poppys seeds are toxic.
also you can apparently toss the seeds you buy at the supermarket
into the soil in autumn for flowers the following spring/summer.
what you do with all the seed pods harvested could be interesting.
in usa growing them is under strict control and illegal by private citizens.
gee, i wonder why, lol. )
poppy seeds can have an effect on the results of tests done on athletes after
competition.
i dont have the details tho.
j.





--

Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister.

You should taste my apricot Kolache. I keep a stash of home
grown apricots in the freezer for them. I do my dough in the
bread machine these days. I have done other fillings but the
apricots are so good I just usually go with those. I'll do
a couple of trays next week to take to dad's. We do a
remembrance day on mom's birthday every year. Funny though she
never much baked like grandma did.
I only done biscotti once. For a cookie they are pretty low fat
so I should do them more. Maybe tomorrow?
Taria

NightMist wrote:
I make kolacky (makos kifli in the shape I make 'em) for holidays. No
hungarian relatives or anything, just came across the recipe and tried
it. Now they are mandatory.(G)

Biscotti de Regina are rolled in sesame seeds and one of DH's favorite
cookies on the planet. Homemade anyway, he doesn't fancy the ones from
Stella D'oro.

NightMist

She may have done but for some reason I when Amy said that the seeds are put
'in' bread I was thinking alson the lines of caraway seed not poppy seed.
Poppy seed cake isn't common but as you saw it is available
Every year I get poppies coming up in the garden, considering the number of
seeds that I throw back in the garden maybe I should save them and make a
cake....lol

Dee in Oz
"nzlstar*" wrote in message
http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/sear...e&publication=
poppy seeds perhaps, Dee.
those little teeny tiny black seeds. sometimes seen on top of breads,
muffins etc.
just did some googling and reading on this.
the seeds were used in ancient greece for athletes to boost their energy,
hmmmm.
seems the baking seeds do indeed come from the opium poppy.
other poppys seeds are toxic.
also you can apparently toss the seeds you buy at the supermarket
into the soil in autumn for flowers the following spring/summer.
what you do with all the seed pods harvested could be interesting.
in usa growing them is under strict control and illegal by private
citizens.
gee, i wonder why, lol. )
poppy seeds can have an effect on the results of tests done on athletes
after competition.
i dont have the details tho.
j.


"Dee in Oz" wrote...
Sorry Amy I have never seen it or heard of it.

Dee in Oz


"amy" wrote in message
...
i like seed cake too. it's from down under also.
we put the seeds in rye bread, but Ozzies put them in vanilla yellow
cake, sooo goood!!

amy in CNY

be sure they are the right kind of poppies.
there is only one kind of poppy seeds you can use to bake with the others are
toxic.
its the seeds from the opium poppy oddly enough.
in the usa the growing of those poppys is strictly monitored by the govt
apparently.
this was just info i found online. you might find otherwise and it might be
different in oz as well.
beats heck outta me,
j.

"Dee in Oz" wrote...
She may have done but for some reason I when Amy said that the seeds are put
'in' bread I was thinking alson the lines of caraway seed not poppy seed.
Poppy seed cake isn't common but as you saw it is available
Every year I get poppies coming up in the garden, considering the number of
seeds that I throw back in the garden maybe I should save them and make a
cake....lol
Dee in Oz


"nzlstar*" wrote in message
http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/sear...e&publication=
poppy seeds perhaps, Dee.
those little teeny tiny black seeds. sometimes seen on top of breads, muffins
etc.
just did some googling and reading on this.
the seeds were used in ancient greece for athletes to boost their energy,
hmmmm.
seems the baking seeds do indeed come from the opium poppy.
other poppys seeds are toxic.
also you can apparently toss the seeds you buy at the supermarket
into the soil in autumn for flowers the following spring/summer.
what you do with all the seed pods harvested could be interesting.
in usa growing them is under strict control and illegal by private citizens.
gee, i wonder why, lol. )
poppy seeds can have an effect on the results of tests done on athletes after
competition.
i dont have the details tho.
j.