KKChat -- 21 December 2025

[Bynw]

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[18:23] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> In small or large denominations?
[18:23] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Sorry  hefting around 50 lb bags of chicken and peacock seed and trying to clean up the pens before this weeks rain
[18:23] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> I
[18:23] <The_Bee> Sorry, I've spent all mine.
[18:23] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> l'll take either, although large denominations are preferable.
[18:23] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> Hiya KK!
[18:24] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Feeling peckish, Laurna?  (Very sorry)
[18:24] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> I could use the seeds to plant a money tree.  I would love that for christmas
[18:24] <web93> Sorry I'm late. A close friend stopped by to give me a present, and I couldn't just blow her off.
[18:24] <~bynw> Hi KK
[18:24] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Of course not, KK
[18:24] <~bynw> well of course not
[18:24] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> More like fighting a stupid chicken water bucket that would not come apart
[18:24] <The_Bee> Friends are treasures.
[18:24] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Hi KK
[18:24] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> Heavens, no! Friends should always drop by to leave pressies. 🙂
[18:24] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Hello KK
[18:25] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Hi KK
[18:25] <CG> [discord] <ninjabbo.> I am going to ask the bank for as many singles as they can give me.  Last I was there they only had 20s available though at the end of the day
[18:25] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> No singles? Bizarre!
[18:26] <CG> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Hello KK!
[18:26] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Obviously not a singles bar
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[18:26] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> When we run a booth we usually get 200 in singles
[18:26] <web9325> Sorry, the computer kicked me out
[18:26] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> No Jerusha a singles Bazarre
[18:26] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Yes, making change can be a challenge
[18:26] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> dang computer
[18:27] * web9325 nick KK
[18:27] * web9325 nick KK
[18:27] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> put the / in front of nick
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[18:27] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> like /nick
[18:27] <~bynw> it's /nick KK
[18:27] * web9325 is now known as KK
[18:27] <~bynw> yay!
[18:27] <KK> Aha, thank you!
[18:27] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> So what does one cook for oneself the two days before christmas.  nothing too heavy
[18:28] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> hot dogs
[18:28] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> A nice cobb salad
[18:28] <CG> [discord] <marc_du_temple> 🤔 idk 🤷�♂️ but Christmas must include lasagna
[18:28] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Yikes.  NO
[18:28] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I had soup and a sandwich earlier. Just nuking a frozen dinner tonight
[18:28] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> ooooOOOOOOooooooo...
[18:28] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Cool Marc.  I will be right over
[18:28] <KK> How about a big crockpot of tasty soup?
[18:28] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> yumm
[18:28] <The_Bee> I got a meal and other goodies delivered fro, senior servics.
[18:29] <~bynw> me had leftovers from eating out last night
[18:29] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> We're having a pasta bar on Christmas, since I'm still not recovered from cooking for Thanksgiving
[18:29] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> I understand that one, Evie
[18:29] <~bynw> and my / didnt type on that one
[18:29] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> We had the tasty soup last night, but we might have to have more this week: my friend gave me a loaf of homemade sourdough and we need to use it up before it goes bad.
[18:29] <The_Bee> My sister is picking me up tomorrow for Vermont.
[18:29] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> We are having the once a year turkey.  Only 10 pounds though
[18:30] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Nice, Bee
[18:30] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Enjoy the trip, Bee
[18:30] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I'm just boiling a big pot of spaghetti and then making a meat marinara sauce, a pesto sauce, and a chicken Alfredo sauce so people can select whichever they prefer or have a bit of each.
[18:30] <The_Bee> My mom used to make a yummy Dutch pea soup.
[18:30] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> I will make a stop at your house too, Evie
[18:30] <KK> I suspect I'll be having beef stroganoff in OK with Cameron and Anna.
[18:30] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Oh, and I guess we need garlic bread to go with it
[18:31] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Good stuff, Kk
[18:31] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> I adore me some good strog
[18:31] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> And my mom will cook something that doesn't go with any of it, but that we'll eat anyway, because she is constitutionally incapable of having a get-together without cooking for it. 😄
[18:31] <CG> [discord] <ninjabbo.> We are having frozen pizza tonight.  Cooking it first, of course
[18:31] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> I have not had stroganoff in years
[18:32] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Cooked is always better than frozen
[18:32] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> Except for ice cream
[18:32] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Baked alaska
[18:32] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Yum, ice cream
[18:34] <KK> It became our official family tradition when we moved to Ireland, after I pointed out that we didn't need to have a turkey, and could have whatever we wanted. Scott and Cameron looked at one another, and then Cameron said, "More beef stroganoff than we can possibly eat!" (It's an easy family recipe modified from what Scott's mom use to make.
[18:34] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Yesterday we were at my friends Christmas Tea.  with tea samdwitches and scones and  cakes.
[18:34] <~bynw> ice cream sounds good
[18:34] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Provided it is chocolate
[18:35] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> The men in your family know their stuff
[18:35] <The_Bee> or peppermint ice cream with chocolate fudge sauce
[18:35] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Yumm
[18:35] <KK> Yum, Bee!
[18:36] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> stress on the chocolate fudge sauce. 🙂
[18:36] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> much fudge sauce
[18:36] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> You are making  me hungrey
[18:36] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> More fudge sauce than we can possibly eat 😄
[18:36] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> I live to serve...
[18:37] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I read that as pepperoni ice cream with chocolate fudge sauce, and that sounded...interesting....  😮
[18:37] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Oh dear
[18:38] <The_Bee> There's an ice cream brand that makes peppermint stick only for Christmas season.
[18:38] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> you are forcing me to eat my peppermint bark
[18:39] <CG> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Loooove peppermint
[18:39] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> Oh, the tragedy
[18:39] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> LOL
[18:39] <CG> [discord] <marc_du_temple> A student was nice enough to give me some candy including a peppermint stick for Christmas. I threw that sucker in a fresh cup of tea and it was sweet bliss 😊
[18:40] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Hickory Farms had great peppermint melt-a-ways, but they don't have them this year
[18:40] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> I love Costco's peppermint bark
[18:40] <KK> Dairy Queen used to do a Blizzard for the holidays made with vanilla ice cream, chocolate chips, and ground up peppermint sticks that was wonderful. Not this year, for some reason.
[18:41] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> DQ used to do a peanut buster parfait with soft chocolate ice cream.  Heaven on Earth
[18:41] <CG> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Can I pledge fealty to the Dairy Queen on the condition that she brings it back?
[18:41] <KK> I ate all my Costco peppermint bark. Delicious.
[18:42] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> I am with you on that, KK
[18:42] * The_Bee loves peppermint bark.
[18:42] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> I made some Christmas crack candy for the firest time ever on Friday night. It was pretty amazing.
[18:43] <KK> What's in it?
[18:43] <The_Bee> What's in it?
[18:43] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> saltine crackers, covered with homemade toffee, then chocolate chips (melted). Then I put Heath chips on top.
[18:44] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> It tasted a lot like almond roca
[18:45] <The_Bee> Are Heah chips made of almond?
[18:45] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Toffee, I think
[18:45] <The_Bee> Heath too
[18:46] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> No. It was just the toffee/chocolate together that tasted like the almost roca (but without crushed almonds)
[18:46] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> At yesterdays tea, Sandra had brought some toffee from  Traders joes.  best toffee I every had.
[18:47] <The_Bee> Remember Skybar?
[18:47] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> I discovered toffee is surprisingly easy to make. Equal parts brown sugar and butter, bring to a boil on medium heat, let it boil without stirring for 3 minutes, then pour the toffee out on a baking sheet.
[18:48] <The_Bee> i wondered what toffee was.
[18:48] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Don't tell me that,  I can NOT learn to make that or I would be making it all the time.
[18:48] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Not big on toffee
[18:48] <KK> Sounds delightfully decadent.
[18:49] <The_Bee> What if you made it with maple sugar?
[18:49] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> It is. I'm sorry I can't portal everyone a couple of pieces.
[18:49] <KK> Yum!
[18:49] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> I friend does a penute brittle very simmilar to that.
[18:50] <The_Bee> Do you use a double-boiler to make toffee?
[18:50] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> I'll bet you just add peanuts to the toffee and that would make it something like unto peanut brittle
[18:51] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> I did not. Just directly into the pan and onto the heat.
[18:51] <The_Bee> TY
[18:51] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Candy just can not be over cooked or undercooked.   just be mindful of the temp
[18:52] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> I cannot make decent candy or fudge
[18:52] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Fudge is so easy
[18:52] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> TOO EASY  that is the trouble with it
[18:53] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> My grandmother made the best fudge ever.  I managed it once, but never again
[18:53] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> lol
[18:53] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> So sorry to hear that  Jerusha.
[18:53] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> I made the Fantasy Fudge as well as the Christmas crack
[18:53] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Yumm
[18:53] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> It might be a good thing; I love chocolate fudge
[18:54] <The_Bee> What are fudge ingredients besides chocolate?
[18:54] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> I am trying very hard not to bake this year.  but I might fail at that when the rain starts on christmas eve
[18:55] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> butter, sugar, marshmallow cream, vanilla
[18:55] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> evaporated milk
[18:55] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Definitely suger; and maybe karo syrup
[18:56] <The_Bee> Thanks.  Sounds YUM.
[18:56] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> I think the fantasy fudge recipe uses marshmallow instead of karo syrup
[18:56] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> fudge would have been the only reason I ever had karo syrup in the house
[18:56] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> https://12tomatoes.com/mackinac-island-fudge/   this is the reciepe I started making about a dozen years ago.
[18:56] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> Bee, you can find the recipe on the internet, or on the back of the marshmallow cream bottle
[18:57] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Mackinaw Island fudge is the best fudge in the world
[18:57] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> Oh, Laurna, I've seen that recipe before and keep thinking I want to try it, but Fantasy fudge is just so easy, I always forget to try something new.
[18:57] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Oops, spelled Mackinac wrong
[18:57] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> This one is really easy too,  you just have to have the right confectioners sugar for it.
[18:58] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> and you do have to refrigerate it after you make it for it to harden up
[18:58] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> But it never gets that firm.
[18:59] <CG> [discord] <ninjabbo.> I've always wanted to try making fudge
[18:59] <The_Bee> Is marshmallow cream the same as marshmallow fluff?
[18:59] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> I can definitely see the appeal of the Mackinac: simple ingredients rather than store-bought chocolate or store-bought marshmallow cream.
[18:59] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> Bee, yes
[18:59] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Best part is eating the leftover bits in the pan
[18:59] <~bynw> i make fudge every year sometimes just when ever i want to
[19:00] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> While it's still warm, oh my goodness, yes!
[19:00] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Grandma always left a bit extra to sample.  Great lady, my Grandma
[19:00] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/479836521864888347/1452465873875898399/iu_.png?ex=6949e9c1&is=69489841&hm=72e66cfdc79b301be7b17553d8d3762ac356d073eee55b9636989c830395bcb6&;
[19:00] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Jerrusha  you are a girl after my own heart
[19:01] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Just don't steal my spoon!
[19:01] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> lol
[19:01] <The_Bee> Good. My  town of Somerville claims the fluffernutter was invented there.
[19:01] <The_Bee> neighboring town, I meant.
[19:03] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> and the recipe:
[19:03] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/479836521864888347/1452466424416309319/iu_.png?ex=6949ea45&is=694898c5&hm=7828187b5b753638465f771b6cc5442085a5d4a32a378676c67660c6c7cacc61&;
[19:05] <The_Bee> I found a recipe online that uses semi-sweet chocolate bits, peanut butter and maple syrup.
[19:05] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> I'll bet that's good
[19:06] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> My grandmother's fudge was  2 cups sugar, one can evaporated milk. two tablespoons cocoa powder, Two tablespoons karo surip, cook until a drop of it forms a ball in water, then stir in vanilla and nuts.
[19:06] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> That sounds like my Grandma's, except to nuts
[19:07] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> no nuts, I meant
[19:07] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> The key is to not stir it while cooking
[19:07] <KK> Those all sound yummy. I don't think I've ever made candy of any kind.
[19:08] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Oh, I forgot the butter
[19:08] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> It's fun. And there's lots of simplified recipes for candy you can find on the internet.
[19:08] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> I even found a recipe for caramel that you don't need a candy thermometer for.
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[19:08] <CG> [discord] <ninjabbo.> My only candy making experience was making candy jewels for the centerpieces at my wedding.
[19:09] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Hello HM.
[19:09] <HoundMistress> Hi, y'all! Happy week of Christmas!
[19:09] <The_Bee> 1cup chocolate chips,one cup peanut butter, 3/4 cup maple syrup.  The maker used a double boiler, but I use a microwave.  You need to stir it well.  I also add dried cranberries..
[19:09] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Nice Quasi
[19:09] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> My son and my parents don't like things that are super sweet, but I thought they were going to end up fighting over the sugar-coated cranberries I made for Thanksgiving. 😄
[19:09] <The_Bee> HiHM
[19:09] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> It was hard to get my Grandma to write out the recipe, because she never measured the ingredients.  It just had to look right.
[19:09] <HoundMistress> Hi, Bee
[19:09] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> Hi HM!
[19:10] <HoundMistress> Hi stnezz!
[19:10] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Hi HM
[19:10] <HoundMistress> Hi, J2
[19:10] <~bynw> hi HM
[19:10] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> That's how my Mom cooks too, Jerusha. You just add ingredients until you hear the voices of your ancestors telling you when to stop. 😉
[19:10] <HoundMistress> Hi, byno
[19:10] <HoundMistress> bynw
[19:11] <The_Bee> I don't measure the ingredients for my deviled eggs recipe.
[19:11] <CG> [discord] <ninjabbo.> https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/479836521864888347/1452468490798764193/FB_IMG_1766365850989.jpg?ex=6949ec31&is=69489ab1&hm=8bf1b31db3604ea3df2df397e3b32009b8f857a5bb6c3cfa8ce6c449ae57c963&;
[19:11] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Is the trouble that our ancestors just are not talking to us anymore.
[19:11] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Sweet
[19:11] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Or maybe we don't listen
[19:11] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> LOL  you may be right, Jerusha
[19:12] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> My antennae to the ancestors was never installed
[19:12] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> My ancestors don't get a chance to get a word in edgewise because of all the Deryni talking to me instead. 😉
[19:12] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> LOL  to both Nezz, and Evie
[19:12] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Ah, but can Deryni make fudge?
[19:13] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> The lack of chocolate might be an issue
[19:13] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Does the elven kingdomes have chocolate?
[19:13] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Though there are non-chocolate fudges
[19:13] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> Trust Jerusha to ask the important questions!
[19:13] <The_Bee> Isn't there a Deryni Fudge game?
[19:13] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> It's that Elspeth part of me
[19:13] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> ROFL   GOOD one Bee
[19:13] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> True, Bee!
[19:13] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> You're right!  Not the edible sort of Fudge, alas, unless you like the taste of plastic dice.
[19:14] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Chocolate covered plastic dice?
[19:14] <~bynw> lol
[19:14] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> We never did get around to playing whatever sort of Deryni game Bynw had in mind for us at Derynicon
[19:14] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Only if the Dice were made from toffee and not plastic
[19:15] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> If I were a middle-ages Deryni, I'd invent chocolate
[19:15] <~bynw> you need cocoa to make chocoloate
[19:15] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> They had access to carob, which can taste a lot like chocolate if prepared right
[19:15] <CG> [discord] <ninjabbo.> I got my spouse a set of chocolate polyhedral dice on year for Christmas. They live in the freezer, never to be eaten.
[19:15] <~bynw> neat
[19:15] <CG> [discord] <ninjabbo.> I got my spouse a set of chocolate polyhedral dice one year for Christmas. They live in the freezer, never to be eaten.
[19:15] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Never?
[19:16] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> So what you do is make silicone molds around plastic dice, and then you can use those to make chocolate dice whenever you want.
[19:16] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> I know. that's why I'd need to be Deryni: *someone* has to create or find the cocoa.
[19:17] <CG> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Sounds like a job for an alchemist
[19:17] <CG> [discord] <ninjabbo.> Never. I've learned that he would feel bad eating them because they are a gift. Likely over a decade old by now
[19:17] <The_Bee> Caeriessean sailors used to cross the Atalantic Ocean.  Maybe they found cocoa trees.
[19:18] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> There you go, Bee!
[19:18] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Have you ever seen the cocoa pods.  they are bright yellow cords.  from very tall trees. the seeds are covered in this white creamy fruit  that is dillisous.  the seeds are bitter and I can never understand how someone started drying the seeds and grinding them up to eat.
[19:18] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Probably a good thing you never gave him steak as a gift, then.  😄
[19:18] <The_Bee> and sweet blue berries
[19:18] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> KK, based on Bee's theory of Caeriessean sailors crossing the ocean, can they have cocoa/chocolate in 12-century Eleven Kingdoms?
[19:19] <The_Bee> That depends on when Caeriesse sank.
[19:19] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Maybe in the tropical zones
[19:20] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> (I put potatoes in my alternate universe island kingdom of Llyr, which was settled by survivors of Caeriesse, so maybe that's how they ended up with potatoes, by exploring those lands on the other side of the Atalantic. 😉 )
[19:20] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> I watched a documentary where poor cocoa farmers in Africa tasted chocolate for the first time. They couldn't believe it was made from the stuff they farmed.
[19:20] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Yes
[19:21] <The_Bee> You need to add sweetener to raw chocolate.
[19:21] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> IIRC, the chocolate drink the Mayans drank would taste very bitter to us
[19:21] <The_Bee> so does black coffee.
[19:22] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Vanilla was first used to add to chocholate.  Vanilla did not become a flavor of its own until modern times
[19:22] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Which is surprising, given that vanilla is an amazing flavor on its own
[19:22] <HoundMistress> If you have very good black coffee, the bitterness is minimal.
[19:22] <CG> [discord] <laurnarose> Right?
[19:23] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> I like my coffee black
[19:23] <HoundMistress> me too
[19:23] <KK> I love good vanilla!
[19:23] <The_Bee> Do any of know any very good brands of coffee?  I don't.
[19:23] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> The medieval precursor to coffee (qahwa) was usually served along with date-filled pastries and such so the sweetness of the pastry would counteract the bitterness of the beverage.
[19:23] <HoundMistress> If you were here, you could try Amy's Mexican Vanilla ice cream. YUM!
[19:23] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Tim Horton's
[19:25] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> (Nothing Canadian about that!)
[19:25] <The_Bee> okay!  I like cafe au lait, myself.
[19:25] <CG> [discord] <ninjabbo.> I'm not much of a coffee drinker. I'm sure there are much better brands than what I drink.  I have some from Imperfect Foods that I enjoy
[19:26] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Speaking of Canada, I just discovered the Huron Carol today while listening to Christmas carols on YouTube, and absolutely love it!
[19:26] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> https://youtu.be/GsAVvkirjyk?si=Hj-Z1-eZ6nsr3z5n
[19:26] <The_Bee> Do they really try to be imperfect?
[19:27] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> It is a beautiful carol, Evie
[19:27] <The_Bee> I love it too.
[19:28] <CG> [discord] <ninjabbo.> Their mission is to rescue overstock, surplus, and things that don't meet grocery store standards.  My spouse has worked for them for almost a decade.
[19:28] <The_Bee> The Carol of the Birds is another lovely song.
[19:28] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> Oh, I do love that one
[19:29] <The_Bee> Good for them!
[19:29] <The_Bee> I like carols that we don't hear over and over during Christmas season.
[19:33] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> Jerusha! Don't leave us!!!!
[19:33] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Well, I must toddle off.  Have a very merry Christmas, everyone, and safe travels, KK
[19:34] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Why?
[19:34] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> I knew you were going to say that
[19:34] <CG> [discord] <ninjabbo.> Merry Christmas, Jerusha!
[19:34] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> Becausae we love you and miss you! You never come Discord with us during the week.
[19:34] <The_Bee> Good night. good week, andvery Merry Christmas, Jerusha
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[19:35] <CG> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Merry Christmas!
[19:35] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Alas, I am doing needlepoint or building lego.  But I will try to check in more often.  I'm just not that good at coversation.  (Suffer from foot in mouth disease.)
[19:35] * web26 is now known as KK
[19:35] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> Uh ohl, KK got booted again
[19:35] <The_Bee> wb kk
[19:36] <CG> [discord] <marc_du_temple> Just ask yourself, what would Elspeth do?
[19:36] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> We're not strangers, though, we're just Deryni family. Conversation not required, just hang out with old friends. 😉
[19:36] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> Your needlepoint is very pretty, I can't deny that.
[19:36] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Elspeth would hide in the shadows.
[19:36] <HoundMistress> Hi, KK
[19:36] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> Yeah, do needlepoint with Discord open in front of you. Talk whenever someone says something interesting. 🙂
[19:36] <KK> Whoops. I got distracted by that link, and it opened the rabbit hole to a Huron Christmas carol. Spellbinding!
[19:37] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> I think I know a priest who could probably draag Elspeth out of the shadows...
[19:37] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> The light in front of my computer is not good enough.  I have a special Ott light for needlepoint
[19:37] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> I figured you somehow poofed yourself into oblivion by opening the link. 😄
[19:37] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> That's why I keep my Ott light right next to my computer. 😄
[19:37] <The_Bee> I used to have a record with Burl Ives singing the Huron Christmas Carol.
[19:38] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Be careful what you wish for Trevor, Nezz.  :HeartEyesCatWithTongueOut:
[19:38] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> I've got a good idea of what Trevor is interested in
[19:38] <CG> [discord] <jerusha2> Off now.  Have a great Christmas, everyone!
[19:39] <KK> How did I not know about the Huron carol?
[19:39] <The_Bee> We all have something we don't know.
[19:39] <CG> [discord] <ninjabbo.> My headache from earlier is starting to return so I think I am going to set my phone down for a bit.  Need to make sure I am in good shape for welcoming my new employee tomorrow.  Merry Christmas, all!
[19:39] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> He just needs a wild and feisty priest to have a chat with a certain Archbishop
[19:39] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> Feel better Quasi, and thanks for hanging out with us
[19:39] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> night Jerusha
[19:40] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Goodnight, Jerusha and QuasiSparklz
[19:40] <CG> [discord] <ninjabbo.> Thank you thank you!
[19:40] <The_Bee> Better feelings to all who need them.
[19:41] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Maybe I should look up some French carols to play softly in the background, since I am currently writing a scene in Joux
[19:41] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> Evie, how much longer before Alixa is finally settled?
[19:41] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Granted, it's also late June, so maybe carols aren't the right ambiance. LOL!
[19:42] <The_Bee> "Une Flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle..."
[19:42] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> In writing time, God only knows. LOL! In chapters?  Hopefully only one or two more to wrap up this section, then a few more to wrap up the rest of the story.
[19:43] <KK> I think it's also time for me to go.  I'll be in OK next week, so will not attempt to chat, but see you all the following week, which will be Zoom.
[19:43] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Have a very happy Christmas, KK!
[19:43] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> Enjoy visiting with Cameron and Anna
[19:43] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> g'night KK, have a great week and a safe trip and a Very Merry Christmas!!!
[19:43] <~bynw> have a great Christmas KK
[19:43] <KK> A blessed Christmas to all, and to all a good night. And a happy 2026 as well!
[19:44] <The_Bee> Have a wonderful Christ an da Happy New Year with family, KK
[19:44] <The_Bee> Christmas too
[19:44] <CG> [discord] <stnezz> You need green and red sparkles...
[19:44] <CG> [discord] <evie.delacourt> It's going to take me a minute to get used to writing 2026.  I just finally got used to 2025. 😄
[19:44] * KK steps onto her Portal, waves goodnight, and disappears in a shower of purple sparkles.
[19:45] <KK> Nighters!
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