The Worlds of Katherine Kurtz

[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:06:33 PM EST] Join KK has joined this channel.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:06:38 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> Hi, KK!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:06:43 PM EST] <KK> Hello, all.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:06:48 PM EST] <The_Bee> Hi KK!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:06:49 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Hello Katherine
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:07:18 PM EST] <The_Bee> How was your week, KK?
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:07:36 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> Duncan and Gigi say hello
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:07:49 PM EST] <KK> Cold. But I got a lot of sorting and tossing done.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:08:09 PM EST] <The_Bee> Duncan?
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:08:39 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> You, know, Bee. Blue-eyed Deryni bishop, likes to hang around with the Darkling Duke? 😉
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:08:44 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> I should do more sorting and tossing. My one New Year's resolution was to get my office uncluttered this year. But thirty days in, and no significant progress has been made
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:09:07 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Duncan also seems to like to hang around with very large kitties.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:09:14 PM EST] <The_Bee> Oh, THAT Duncan! I thought maybe you'd adopted a new cat.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:09:24 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> Well, it's harder to find kitties his size. 😄
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:09:42 PM EST] <KK> It took me two days to go through a packed box of files. Fortunately, most of it could go into the shred bin.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:09:49 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> Oh, I forget, I think if you're on IRC instead of on Discord, you might not see the photo I just posted.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:09:52 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Very difficult, yes. I'm sure he's applied his charmed touch to make Gigi like him!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:10:07 PM EST] <The_Bee> kiwi
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:10:15 PM EST] <KK> As long as Gigi doesn't carry off his head.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:10:27 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> LOL, let's hope not, but I keep a spare now.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:10:43 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Looks like she could abduct ALL of him if she wanted to
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:10:46 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> Especially since that Ken is no longer being made, so it's harder to find replacements
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:10:51 PM EST] <KK> A spare head is always a good idea, especially in Duncan's case.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:11:26 PM EST] <KK> I wonder where that head ended up, at that long-ago Dragoncon....
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:11:48 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> My guess is that it popped off somewhere in the Dealers' Room
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:12:00 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Ah, the halcyon days of conventions!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:12:26 PM EST] <KK> That would probably be a good guess. In which case, some dealer probably picked it up and was mightily curious.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:12:28 PM EST] <Laurna> Duncan has a Birthday coming up
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:12:46 PM EST] <KK> Ah, yes, will we ever have conventions again,as in the old days....?
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:12:47 PM EST] <The_Bee> Give him a new head.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:12:47 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> He doesn't look a day over 800.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:12:48 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> I miss Dragoncon. Now that I could actually afford to go to one again, I don't want to be in that huge of a crowd. 😦
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:13:13 PM EST] <KK> It was a unique convention.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:13:16 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> With a new head, he wouldn't look like Duncan, Bee. Besides which, they only come with molded plastic hair now, which I hate.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:13:42 PM EST] <Laurna> Now that I have all the time in the world. I am not sure I want to get in those kinds of Crowds either
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:13:46 PM EST] <KK> Yes, the proper Duncans and Alarics have real, rooted hair.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:14:10 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> Ooh! I made new Duncan and Alaric pics for the Gallery, KK!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:14:21 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> Also posted Part One of my new Maryse fanfic today.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:14:43 PM EST] <Laurna> A wonderful story so far, I might add
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:14:49 PM EST] <KK> I'll have to take a look. Still haven't got my office sufficiently organized to put my littles on display.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:15:01 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> If I link to a pic in the Gallery, does it come through on here for those of you on IRC?
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:15:18 PM EST] <KK> It should do.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:15:51 PM EST] <KK> Meanwhile, Bee, did you get buried in snow?
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:16:07 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> I was planning to send this story to you, but it grew longer than I planned, so 23K words might be a bit excessive for an anthology. 😅
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:16:28 PM EST] <The_Bee> 28+ inches. in Boston; I have asnowdrift on my balcony.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:16:29 PM EST] <KK> I'll have a look, as soon as I get time.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:16:31 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Stories sometimes insist on growing
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:16:59 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> Alaric: https://www.rhemuthcastle.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;pic=374
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:17:01 PM EST] <KK> Bee, that sounds about right, from what's being reported.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:17:29 PM EST] <KK> Nice, Evie.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:17:30 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> Duncan: https://www.rhemuthcastle.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=375
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:17:54 PM EST] <KK> You're getting very good at this.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:18:51 PM EST] <The_Bee> What technique did you use to make hem?
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:18:57 PM EST] <Laurna> https://usercontent.irccloud-cdn.com/file/2DFCw0ZQ/image.png
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:19:14 PM EST] <Laurna> My littles say hi to your littles
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:19:24 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> Those started off as the same photo of a teenaged boy I thought would be a good Teen Duncan, around the age when he met Maryse. I age progressed them and then altered the features after I made the Adult Duncan pic, so I could make an Alaric who looked different enough to be another person, but similar enough to be related.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:19:37 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> Oh, they're gorgeous, Laurna
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:19:56 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> Bee, I have a variety of photo editing apps that I switch between until I get results that I like.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:20:38 PM EST] <KK> Wow, Laurna, you've also done littles?
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:20:40 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> So I used one app to age-progress the picture, another one to apply the artistic effects, a third one to tweak eye colors and hair colors, etc.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:20:48 PM EST] <Laurna> I have a few yes
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:21:36 PM EST] <KK> I didn't know. But your costuming talents obviously cross over to small-scale costuming.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:21:36 PM EST] <Eris> <DFK> Hi everyone.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:21:39 PM EST] <Laurna> They occupy the shelf next to my books
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:21:46 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Hello DFK
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:21:47 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> Hi DFK
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:22:01 PM EST] <Laurna> My handsewing leaves lots to be desired. LOL
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:22:05 PM EST] <Laurna> Hello DFK
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:22:14 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> It gets better with practice, Laurna
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:22:37 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> And fortunately no one sees the inside seams in photos
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:22:48 PM EST] <Eris> <DFK> i really like your portraits Evie but the skin does seem to have a little bit of an odd texture
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:23:41 PM EST] <Eris> <DFK> Glad you are ok Bee. Boston really got buried
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:23:49 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> Yes, I think that was from one of the filters and how it reacts to the stretched "skin" on the Alaric photo, where I had to adjust his features so he wouldn't be Duncan's blond identical twin.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:25:03 PM EST] <The_Bee> I choose to see it as stubble.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:25:44 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> Alaric without the art filter added, if you can see this.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:25:45 PM EST] <Eris> <DFK> After all the predictions for snowmageddin, we mostly dodged the worst, got 2-4 inches and the roads are mostly clear and dry today
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:26:09 PM EST] <Eris> <DFK> Love that one. So handsome
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:26:21 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> That's what it started off as, Bee. The artistic filter did some odd patterns where the stubble in the original pic was.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:27:11 PM EST] <The_Bee> That pic on Discord?  I can't see it.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:27:43 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> I'm sorry. I don't think I have it online where I can link to it, unless it's backed up on my Flickr stream.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:27:46 PM EST] <Laurna> I think the artist picture makes him look even younger
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:28:03 PM EST] <Eris> <DFK> LOL
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:28:17 PM EST] <Laurna> https://usercontent.irccloud-cdn.com/file/PUmHkciS/image.png
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:28:34 PM EST] <Laurna> Evie's picture of Alaric on the forum
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:28:37 PM EST] <KK> My sewing machine is still at t he old house, and in serious need of service, so if I sew, these days, it has to be by hand. Not sure what I'm going to do about the machine. No room for it here, alas. At least not in its caminet.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:28:41 PM EST] <KK> cabinet
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:29:11 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> I don't have a cabinet for mine, so it can store away or get hauled out as needed, but I rarely use it
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:29:25 PM EST] <The_Bee> Thanks, Laurna
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:29:38 PM EST] <Laurna> The cabinet could be sit next to the dinning room table some how so you can sew there if you have a project
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:29:50 PM EST] <Eris> <DFK> Went with friends this afternoon to see "Jersey Boys". Loved it. Remember Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons from my HS years
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:30:12 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> My machine sits on a table in the corner, or lives in it's little wheeled case. About time to make some new masks, since some of my old ones are looking worn. That's about as much complicated sewing as I do over here.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:30:52 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Once I was ambitious enough to sew actual garments for myself.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:31:02 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> That's what I last used mine to make. I couldn't use it for years because it had some problem that was messing up the bobbin tension, but my Dad finally took it to someone and it ended up being a $5 fix
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:31:23 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> My sister has an entire room in her house dedicated to sewing, but then she's a mad quilter
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:31:35 PM EST] <Laurna> Mine Machine is in the middle of doing a half sized Phantom of the Opera Wishing dress. I have the skirt mostly done and need to make the bodice
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:31:50 PM EST] <KK> Yes, bobbin tension is the problem on mine, but it hasn't been convenient to take it out of the cabinet and take it to the shop that can adjust it.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:32:02 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> But it still isn't 100% right, and it also didn't like sewing through the multiple layers of fabric I was using on the masks. I haven't had time or energy to try sewing doll clothes with it yet, but I prefer hand sewing for small stuff anyway because I have better control.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:32:06 PM EST] <The_Bee> I sewed a button on my coat.  It's already fallen off.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:32:09 PM EST] <Laurna> SHiral I have one sewing room One costume room and One room for all my fabric
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:32:16 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> You have had one or two other things on your mind in the past few years, KK!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:32:53 PM EST] <KK> This is true, Shiral.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:33:21 PM EST] Join Imladris () has joined this channel.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:33:28 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> Hi Imladris
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:33:29 PM EST] <Imladris> greetings all
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:33:33 PM EST] <The_Bee> HI Imladris
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:33:33 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> My sister and I took a road trip to Southern California in November 2018, and I swear she knew where ALL the quilting stores were. Anyone who goes into a quilt store with my sister better be prepared to spend at least two hours, there.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:33:38 PM EST] <Laurna> Greetings Imladris
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:33:40 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Hi Imladris
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:34:07 PM EST] <Eris> <DFK> They are now recommending N95 or KN95 masks instead of material and everyonr is supposed to get 3 free ones.Not sure how how distribution is going to work. Think they are going thru pharmacies
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:34:22 PM EST] <Laurna> Next time you come down, I will take you to the fabric distict in LA. Want to talk about hours of joy
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:34:25 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> The quilting store in my town closed. I miss it because it had cottons with tiny prints that are suitable for 1:6 scale clothes.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:34:28 PM EST] <Eris> <DFK> Hi Imladris
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:34:37 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> I picked up a quilt kit and bought the fabric for it but it's still un made in my sewing machine case
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:34:42 PM EST] <Imladris> and at same time Denmark has indicated dropping masking mandates
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:34:57 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Hi Everyone!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:35:06 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> HI Jerusha!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:35:06 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> Hi Jerusha!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:35:07 PM EST] <The_Bee> HI Jerusha
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:35:08 PM EST] <Eris> <DFK> Hi Jerusha
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:35:18 PM EST] <Imladris> Hi Jerusha
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:35:20 PM EST] <Laurna> Hello Jerusha
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:35:27 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> snaps fingers and equips chatroom table with tea and cupcakes
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:35:43 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Chocolate cupcakes?
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:35:49 PM EST] <KK> Tehy're now saying that cloth masks are not very useful. I'd also heard about the KN95 ones, and have ordered some.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:36:00 PM EST] <Eris> <DFK> Yay Hot tea (I hope) It's really cold here
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:36:13 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> ANY kind of cupcakes. although I'm not talking as many flavors as Bertie Bott's every flavor jelly beans
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:36:23 PM EST] <The_Bee> I have a huge collection, most cloth.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:36:24 PM EST] <KK> You're where, DFK?
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:36:29 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> KN95 masks are only disposable, aren't they?
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:36:37 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> Duncan, Maryse, and her younger sister Yvette. https://www.rhemuthcastle.com/index.php?topic=2844.msg26911#msg26911
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:36:39 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Cloth masks got me through 2020, so I still have faith in them
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:36:45 PM EST] <Imladris> was 55 here today....
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:37:05 PM EST] <KK> Have you gotten snow, Imladris?
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:37:17 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> Cloth masks and staying the heck away from people helped me. 😄
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:37:24 PM EST] <Imladris> some earlier but very little this month
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:37:28 PM EST] <Laurna> Well not anymore Jerusha. Wear your clothmask over the N95 if in crowded conditionss
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:37:30 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> True, Evie!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:37:32 PM EST] <Eris> <DFK> The KN95 are better. They are more comfortable than the cloth ones because they are not right on your mouth, stand out a but
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:37:34 PM EST] <KK> Especially staying the heck away from other peope.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:37:42 PM EST] <The_Bee> Any mask fogs my glasses.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:37:43 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> I'll stick with washable cloth
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:37:49 PM EST] <DesertRose> Hello all.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:37:50 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> And handwashing, lotsa handwashing
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:37:59 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Hi DR
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:38:03 PM EST] <Imladris> got Covid again after a wedding earlier this month...
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:38:04 PM EST] <DesertRose> Sorry, I was bringing laundry upstairs and getting my supper together.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:38:07 PM EST] <KK> Hi, DR.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:38:08 PM EST] <Eris> <DFK> Hi DR
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:38:17 PM EST] <KK> Cold enough for you in north Florida?
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:38:21 PM EST] <Imladris> at this point ..  I am done with masks except at work...
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:38:28 PM EST] <Laurna> Again? was it better the second time around?
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:38:29 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> We use disposable ones at work, though, since we can just toss those at the end of the day and not have to worry about them not coming clean enough.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:38:41 PM EST] <Imladris> well had the monoclonal first time...
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:38:54 PM EST] <Imladris> was a bad cold/sore throat this time
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:38:59 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Have to wear them at work, and when I'm out and about on errands, but not in the car since I have to wear my glasses to drive
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:39:03 PM EST] <Imladris> sneezing that didn't have before
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:39:15 PM EST] <The_Bee> I ordered one of those free testing kits from the government site.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:39:16 PM EST] <DesertRose> My mom gave me some KN95s, but I'm eagerly awaiting my eye exam next month so I can get new glasses and new frames. I *like* my cat-eye frames, but with wearing face masks, I think having nose pads is easier.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:39:24 PM EST] Join TheDeryni (uid347357@Flirt.Storyteller.Wiseass) has joined this channel.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:39:24 PM EST] Mode derynibot gives channel operator privileges to TheDeryni.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:39:29 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Hi TD
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:39:33 PM EST] <The_Bee> HITD
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:39:36 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Hi TD
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:39:37 PM EST] <Eris> <DFK> Hi TD
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:39:40 PM EST] <DesertRose> Yeah, it's *chilly* here.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:39:42 PM EST] <Laurna> Hello TD
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:39:44 PM EST] <TheDeryni> 'ello all!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:39:44 PM EST] <DesertRose> Heya TheDeryni!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:39:51 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> My daughter caught it on Christmas Day, I think, though fortunately either she hadn't been exposed yet when she was with us, or else it hadn't reached contagious levels yet.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:39:56 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> Hi, Deer
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:40:06 PM EST] * DesertRose hugs TheDeryni gently, because tackle-hugging is more than I can manage right now, LOL.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:40:14 PM EST] <TheDeryni> Deerest!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:40:17 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> There's frost on the roof tops early in the mornings here, but daytime afternoon temps are in the high 50's/low 60's
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:40:18 PM EST] <Imladris> think was about same temperature here in the black hills as in northern FL
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:40:19 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> I'll tackle-hug the Deer for you
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:40:51 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> It was in the 20s here this morning, but I think it's supposed to rise to the 60s this week.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:40:54 PM EST] * TheDeryni smiles
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:41:05 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> It was -38C here Friday night
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:41:19 PM EST] <Laurna> Yikes
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:41:31 PM EST] <DesertRose> The upside of getting a hard freeze like this is a reduction in mosquitoes, come warmer temps.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:41:32 PM EST] <Eris> <DFK> Weather is truly weird. Was 21 here his AM but supposed to be 64 by Thurs. Am getting whiplash
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:41:46 PM EST] <Laurna> I am sitting here looking for my swetter and it is 65F
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:41:46 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> The week after Thanksgiving, I got a recorded message from a contact tracer that I had had potential exposure at my hairdresser's appointment two days before T-Giving which I hosted without knowing. Glad that nobody got sick
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:41:50 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> Geez, -38 in any temperature type is just wrong!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:42:10 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> My car would not start. The local take out restaurant was asking for egg donations since their cars would not start to drive into town to buy some
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:42:15 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Once the - temps show up, I hibernate!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:42:54 PM EST] <Laurna> Below 40F And I Hibernate
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:42:56 PM EST] <Eris> <DFK> And hope the power stays on
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:43:06 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> I'm wearing a shawl my mom made me that probably makes me look like a granny, but I don't care because it's warmer than without one
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:43:15 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> We have a generator
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:43:27 PM EST] <KK> We supposedly got into the teens overnight a few times, but it's been mostly high 20's/low 30's unlesd it's actively snowing.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:43:34 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> I have one of those too, Evie
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:43:37 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> I'm wearing a cardigan, as my office is the chilliest room in my house
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:43:51 PM EST] <TheDeryni> 13° here
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:43:52 PM EST] <DesertRose> Oh, when this mess rolled into town, it came with near gale-force winds, which took out a transformer (my building has its own generator, so we were without power for no more than 2 minutes, if that).
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:44:07 PM EST] <The_Bee> 13F here
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:44:12 PM EST] <KK> That's good.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:44:24 PM EST] <Laurna> Stay inside Bee
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:44:31 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> I'm about to have to go out in it briefly after chat, as we've had mice come in seeking warmth, so I need to empty a mouse trap before Aroma de Dead Rodent becomes an issue.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:44:35 PM EST] <DesertRose> But because I spent some time riding along with bio-father in his "transformer trouble-shooting" days, I knew what the sound was, and it happens so that the substation is visible from my windows. It was startling and spectacular.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:45:09 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> I get ants, but fortunately no mice
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:45:16 PM EST] <KK> It's 26F here right now. Outside, of course. Inside, it's quite comfortable.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:45:19 PM EST] <Laurna> wow DR
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:45:50 PM EST] <The_Bee> I have bugs.  Melantha doesn't eat all her food, so the bugs get it.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:46:03 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> I'd be worried about you if it were 26F INSIDE, KK!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:46:09 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Oh dear, Bee. I hope not roaches
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:46:11 PM EST] <DesertRose> 51 F outside here, probably mid 70s F inside.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:46:14 PM EST] <KK> Give her less food, and then more if she asks.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:46:43 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> Yeah, I've had to toss out Gigi's uneaten food before bedtime every night, so it won't attract the mice any more than the warmth already does.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:46:51 PM EST] <The_Bee> Yes roaches.  I bought a gdget that's supposed to repel them, but I think it attracts them.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:46:59 PM EST] <Eris> <Nezz> Hope everyone's ok, I'm at bro's house for birthday waves
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:47:07 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> Hi Nezz!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:47:08 PM EST] <Laurna> put bowl of food in a shall pie dish with water in it. should keep the bugs away
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:47:09 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Hi Nezz
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:47:10 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> I HATE roaches
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:47:14 PM EST] <KK> Hi, Nezz.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:47:14 PM EST] <DesertRose> Hi Nezz. Happy birthday to your brother!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:47:15 PM EST] <The_Bee> Hi Nezz
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:47:16 PM EST] <Laurna> hello Nezz
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:47:29 PM EST] <DesertRose> Or is it your birthday and your brother is hosting?
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:47:33 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Hi Nezz
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:47:41 PM EST] <DesertRose> Anyway, happy birthday to whomever! ;D
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:47:45 PM EST] <The_Bee> Thank, Laurna.  I'll try that.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:47:51 PM EST] * TheDeryni waves to Nezz
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:47:56 PM EST] <Eris> <Nezz> My niece's son's first birthday. He refused to smash the cake. 😉
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:48:03 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> https://tenor.com/view/happy-birthday-birthday-cake-goat-party-hat-greetings-gif-16716380
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:48:26 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> I don't understand cake smashing
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:48:45 PM EST] <The_Bee> Is that a dog or a goat?
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:48:46 PM EST] <DesertRose> https://tenor.com/view/blue-eat-baby-cake-glutton-gif-11388231
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:49:08 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> My dad got my son a cupcake with bright purple icing for his first birthday. I never got all the food dye out of his clothes afterwards.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:49:12 PM EST] <Eris> <DFK> Hi Nezz, happy birthday to the BD boy. So cute
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:49:17 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Well THIS little guy is pretty enthusiastic about cake smashing
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:49:29 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> Goat, Bee
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:49:49 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Not something I would encourage. But I am a "neat freek"
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:49:54 PM EST] <DesertRose> When I cleaned up the Pod-Child after her first birthday party, she had cake BEHIND HER EARS. I never did figure that one out, but I was definitely happy she has an early September birthday so I could hose off the worst of it outside.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:50:34 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Evidently she really applied her birthday cake to herself, DR
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:50:40 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> Here, it's usually warm in early September but getting cooler by mid-month. My DD always like that, since she liked having bonfire parties with hotdogs and S'mores.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:50:41 PM EST] <DesertRose> Yup.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:51:24 PM EST] <DesertRose> We were still in Charleston at the time, where it's slightly cooler than here but not much. It was plenty warm enough in early September to apply the garden hose to the birthday girl before taking her inside for a proper bath.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:51:33 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> The first birthday cake I remember my mother drew a frosting giraffe on it. It was really very cute
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:51:38 PM EST] <Laurna> smores would be good
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:51:57 PM EST] <KK> The heraldic cake I got for the reception after Scott's memorial had lots of blue frosting that stained everyone's teeth bright blue. It was rather amusing. Scott would have approved. :-)
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:52:08 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> 😄
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:52:16 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Tee hee
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:52:19 PM EST] <Laurna> Perfect then
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:52:23 PM EST] <TheDeryni> 😂
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:52:59 PM EST] <DesertRose> Scott, watching from on high: ROFL!!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:53:15 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> "Hah, got 'em all with the blue frosting!"
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:53:23 PM EST] <The_Bee> DR, that pic gives new meaning to the expression "baby blues."
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:53:58 PM EST] <DesertRose> LOL, indeed, Bee.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:54:22 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Glad I didn't have to clean up that kid later, but they very wisely didn't dress him
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:54:25 PM EST] <DesertRose> Jerusha, I'm something of a neat freak myself, but I also know what battles to choose and keeping a kid clean on their first birthday is a losing fight and also no fun.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:54:45 PM EST] <DesertRose> Oh, yeah, Pod-Child was stripped to her diaper/nappie before she got any cake.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:55:08 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> With a kid that age, you might as well surrender and realize they'll get dirty!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:55:16 PM EST] <DesertRose> Exactly.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:55:34 PM EST] <Eris> <DFK> They are meant to wear icing
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:55:37 PM EST] <DesertRose> And like me, rejoice that suffering through the later part of pregnancy in the heat of summer at least means easy clean-up after cake.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:55:53 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> That's how I used to let DS eat pasta, since otherwise he'd get sauce all in his clothing. We'd go to our local pizza place that also served baked ziti, and he'd eat that and gnaw on "Pizza Bones" (the crusts), and we'd bring a damp washcloth to wipe him down before dressing him.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:55:54 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> I'll bet Kelric Alain Morgan produces a LOT of work for Coroth Castle laundresses.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:56:32 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> But mostly honey, not chocolate
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:56:46 PM EST] <Eris> <DFK> Especially when he is "bushing" the enemy through a pond
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:56:56 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> I have a feeling he's the kind of kid who could get dirty in a clean, empty room.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:57:08 PM EST] <DesertRose> Only because the Eleven Kingdoms do not appear to have chocolate, more's the pity.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:57:38 PM EST] <KK> It was also his birthday, so we all joined hands around the table with the cake and sang happy birthday to him. Again, I think he would have approved.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:57:46 PM EST] <Laurna> Remind me to get a suitecase full of chocolate before I portal there
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:57:47 PM EST] <DesertRose> <3
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:57:49 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> I'm sure he would have, KK
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:57:57 PM EST] <DesertRose> How's your kitty search going, KK?
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:58:09 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> I really need to finish the story about Dhugal's and Jass MacArdry's kids. There's a scene where the young boys are pretending to be pirates and "radishing fair maidens," which involves them pelting their sister with radishes, because what else could that possibly mean?
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:58:17 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Chocolate is as welcome as honoured guests!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:58:37 PM EST] <Eris> <DFK> Love it!!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:58:39 PM EST] <KK> Tee-hee, Evie!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:58:41 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> And Alaric and Richenda would be left wondering how the kids got so incredibly wired!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:58:57 PM EST] <KK> Can one get wired from radishes?
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:59:08 PM EST] <Laurna> LOL
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:59:12 PM EST] <Imladris> KK,  what about that pod that washed up on the shore to the south..  that they planted the seeds and this amazing substance was discovered....
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:59:20 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> I think that would be from chocolate or honey rather than radishes.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:59:24 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> No but they could if Laurna brings them that remarkable substance known as chocolate!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:59:36 PM EST] <Eris> <DFK> I'm sure there is sugar involved somehow
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:59:38 PM EST] <KK> I have a line on one at a cat rescue recommended by my vet. They've been on vacation, but I plan to call them early this week for a meet and greet.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:59:57 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Hope it goes well, KK
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [7:59:59 PM EST] <DesertRose> Best wishes! We're rooting for you.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:00:00 PM EST] <Laurna> Have you ever tasted chocolate seeds from the pod. believe me you would be desperate before you thought to add sugar to it.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:00:09 PM EST] <The_Bee> Imladris--what pod?
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:00:14 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Dmitri sends you his purrs in hopes of finding a feline companion, KK
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:00:23 PM EST] <Imladris> The chocolate pod
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:00:29 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> Gigi sends her best wishes in the kitteh search
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:00:38 PM EST] <DesertRose> Cinnamon works the same way; by itself it smell great but doesn't remotely live up to the fragrance until you add sugar.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:00:45 PM EST] <Imladris> and that IS how the mesoamericans used chocolate without sugar
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:01:05 PM EST] <Imladris> I love to chew cinnamon bark
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:01:14 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> Cinnamon can be good in savory dishes too, but it needs to be in or on something that brings out the flavor.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:01:20 PM EST] <DesertRose> Carys looks up from her spot in the pile of warm t-shirts and wishes for KK to find a good kitty friend or two.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:01:30 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> I like my cinnamon in the form of cinnamon raisin babka
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:01:42 PM EST] <Imladris> Vietnamese cinnamon is sweet and hot
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:01:46 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Or cinnamon rolls
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:01:55 PM EST] <Laurna> I loved the white fruity substance that was around the coco seeds. It is really sweet when you first break the pod open.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:02:09 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Babka is kind of like a BIG cinnamon roll, but in the shape of a loaf
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:02:11 PM EST] <DesertRose> Yup. You put a little cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice in kofteh (basically, Mediterranean meatloaf), and you wouldn't think it would work but it does.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:02:20 PM EST] <Eris> <DFK> Yum, cinnamon rolls
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:02:35 PM EST] <KK> Yes, cinnamon rolls!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:02:36 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> Cinnamon and cumin are the spices I use in my Moroccan chicken recipe
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:02:38 PM EST] <Imladris> <was trying to introduce chocolate to the 11 kingdoms...
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:02:54 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> LOVE Vietnamese cinnamon--I'm at the point where nothing else will do
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:03:14 PM EST] <Imladris> Agree shiral.. much less bitter
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:03:31 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> And it smells so delicious when it's baking!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:03:46 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> What is the substitute that most of the "cinnamon" in the US actually is? Is it cassia?
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:03:57 PM EST] <KK> brb
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:04:00 PM EST] <The_Bee> Mom used to mix cinnamon and sugar to spread on toast.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:04:03 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> I think so, Evie
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:04:03 PM EST] <DesertRose> IIRC, you also put a little cinnamon in Mexican-style hot chocolate. It is beyond yum.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:04:11 PM EST] <Laurna> Now I want cinnamon rolls for dinner
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:04:26 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> I've heard of worse ideas, Laurna
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:04:44 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> Now I want dinner I don't need to cook. 😄
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:04:44 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Dinner is not all about protein!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:05:08 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Life is uncertain--eat dessert first
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:05:26 PM EST] <The_Bee> Once my kid sister wanted cinnamon and sugar, but we were out of cinnamon. "MAKE some cinnamon!"
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:05:33 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> LOL!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:05:44 PM EST] * DesertRose sets out mugs of Mexican hot chocolate on the tea table.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:05:53 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> Yum!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:05:56 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> "Don't just stand there, Mom! MAKE Cinnamon!"
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:06:26 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> I agree, Mexican hot chocolate is delicious
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:06:35 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> I've got some Abuelita around here, which is a Mexican style hot chocolate tablet.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:07:28 PM EST] <Imladris> just remember original mexican hot chocolate didn't have sugar
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:07:32 PM EST] <TheDeryni> If I had had a patch of ice, a hockey stick and ice skates this morning, I could have used my breakfast cinnamon roll as a hockey puck!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:07:33 PM EST] <Imladris> yuck
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:07:39 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> I've been going through photos of my painting trip to Mexico about 7 years ago. Oaxaca is a beautiful city and every few blocks in any given direction, you'll find a place for coffee and some sweet treats.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:07:43 PM EST] <The_Bee> What's the Spanish word for "chocolate"?
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:08:35 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Oh dear, TD
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:08:41 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> I think it's "chocolate," but pronounced the Spanish way
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:08:57 PM EST] <Imladris> chocolate
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:09:02 PM EST] <The_Bee> cho-co lah-te
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:09:09 PM EST] <KK> I'm back.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:09:14 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> WB
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:09:16 PM EST] <The_Bee> WB, KK
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:09:40 PM EST] <KK> Abuelita = little auntie?
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:09:41 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> I think the e is not silent for the SPanish pronunciation of chocolate
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:09:47 PM EST] <DesertRose> Little grandmother
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:09:50 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> Little Grandmother
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:09:56 PM EST] <The_Bee> little grandmother, I think
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:09:59 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> My aunt sent me some cookies once when I was in college. She packed them in Styrofoam peanuts. They arrived as hockey pucks
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:10:10 PM EST] <KK> Ah. Thanks.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:10:10 PM EST] <DesertRose> Would be used like "Grandma" or "Nana" or "Mimi."
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:10:20 PM EST] <Imladris> changing to a coffee,  ever have rudesheimer coffee?
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:10:30 PM EST] <The_Bee> ?
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:10:35 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> I haven't
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:10:47 PM EST] <KK> I don't really do coffee. Tea-person here.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:10:53 PM EST] <Imladris> welcome back kk
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:11:10 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> I need a cup of coffee first thing in the morning, but drink tea the rest of the time
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:11:18 PM EST] <Eris> <DFK> Whar is thatImladris?
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:11:32 PM EST] <Imladris> Rudesheimer has a flamed brandy and sugar, with the coffee and then whipped cream and chocolate
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:11:49 PM EST] <The_Bee> souns good
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:11:50 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> I've been trying to acquire a taste for black coffee just to cut down on calories, but I think "tolerate" describes my feelings for it more than "Like."
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:11:58 PM EST] <Imladris> is next to Weisbaden
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:12:06 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> That sounds good
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:12:26 PM EST] <DesertRose> Boozy coffee treat. ;)
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:12:26 PM EST] <TheDeryni> Twinning's Irish Breakfast Tea if I want something other than coffee.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:12:40 PM EST] <Eris> <DFK> How to take a low calorie drink and make it calorie laden
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:12:56 PM EST] <KK> Earl Greyer, from Republic of Tea for me.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:12:58 PM EST] <DesertRose> But I'm mostly a tea drinker too. My mom keeps me supplied with Yorkshire Gold.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:13:10 PM EST] <DesertRose> And I buy my own Constant Comment. ;)
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:13:16 PM EST] <Laurna> A fresh cup of Hot Earl Grey is in my hand
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:13:16 PM EST] <The_Bee> I like Spanish coffee. chocolate and I forget what liqueur,
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:13:21 PM EST] <KK> Haven't had that, DR. What's it like?
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:13:27 PM EST] <DesertRose> Constant Comment?
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:13:27 PM EST] <Imladris> I drank tea until the gulf war...  and Tschibo coffee won me...
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:13:28 PM EST] <Laurna> I wish I had Deryni ability to keep it hot
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:13:35 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> I like Constant Comment too, or Twining's Orange and Spice
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:13:39 PM EST] <Imladris> smells so good
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:13:44 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> I like Mrs. Patmore's Pudding Tea from Republic of Tea, and also the Queen's Afternoon Tea, same source.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:13:50 PM EST] <DesertRose> It's black tea with orange peel and spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, probably a little clove).
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:14:00 PM EST] <The_Bee> Darjeeling when I have tea.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:14:10 PM EST] <KK> Sounds a bit like Constant Comment.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:14:15 PM EST] <Imladris> https://www.heatheronhertravels.com/how-to-make-a-rudesheimer-coffee-video/#:~:text=In%20the%201950s%20the%20Rudesheimer%20coffee%20was%20born,whipped%20vanilla%20cream%20and%20sprinkled%20with%20grated%20chocolate.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:14:20 PM EST] <KK> I like Darjeeling.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:14:21 PM EST] <DesertRose> It's yummy, but it's the only tea I don't sweeten with honey; honey clashes a bit with the orange and spices.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:14:36 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> I've become addicted to Peet's Winter Solstice Tea. It's only available in November and December. And then I HOARD the stuff so I won't run out!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:14:37 PM EST] <TheDeryni> I have, within eyesight, Twinning's Earl Grey, Irish Breakfast and English Breakfast teas.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:14:52 PM EST] <DesertRose> Yorkshire Gold is just very strong black tea, but it is very good strong black tea.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:14:57 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> I also like Scottish Breakfast Tea
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:15:04 PM EST] <Imladris> like twinings
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:15:18 PM EST] <DesertRose> DO NOT let it oversteep; it will be so tannic you can't stand it. But properly steeped (no more than five minutes, seriously), it is delicious.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:16:01 PM EST] <Imladris> I like my tea strong...
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:16:07 PM EST] <DesertRose> "Builder's tea," as Revanne would say. (Tea strong enough that the spoon stands up on its own. :D )
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:16:14 PM EST] <Imladris> I let it steep....
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:16:22 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> I like strong tea, but it definitely can get too bitter for me.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:16:41 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> I like Lapsang Souchong, but it's hard to find here.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:16:47 PM EST] <The_Bee> i add milk and sugar.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:16:48 PM EST] <Imladris> used to put loose earl grey into a stainless steel thermos..
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:16:55 PM EST] <DesertRose> I like my tea good and strong too; I don't want it to taste like water. I want to taste TEA, thankyouverymuch. :D
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:16:56 PM EST] <Imladris> and take it to school
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:17:14 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Oh definitely. Weak tea is awful! Not worth drinking
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:17:15 PM EST] <Imladris> was strong by lunch
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:17:15 PM EST] <DesertRose> But I've let a bag of Yorkshire Gold steep too long and my eyes watered.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:17:51 PM EST] <Imladris> Evie..  you can keep the smokeytea... shudders
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:18:03 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> I let it get to the right intensity of color, then scoop out the bag, or take out the infuser
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:18:15 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> It's definitely an acquired taste, but I was happy to acquire it
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:18:25 PM EST] <DesertRose> I usually set the kitchen timer because standing around hurts my back.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:18:45 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> I like Lapsang Souchong, but in limited quantities
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:18:54 PM EST] <Imladris> I found out cats do NOT like bergomot oil.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:18:58 PM EST] <Eris> <DFK> I prefer Prince of Wales, the tea not the person
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:19:06 PM EST] <DesertRose> No, too citrusy for kittehs, I'm sure.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:19:10 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> And now, I'm thinking about tea....
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:19:14 PM EST] <The_Bee> I had some Thai tea once that was pretty good.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:19:23 PM EST] * DesertRose refreshes the tea service on the table.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:19:26 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> Well, the person won't fit in the teacup, and is apt to yell when you pour boiling water on him.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:19:43 PM EST] <Imladris> I have had people use the oil on computer cords the cat was chewing...  stopped them
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:19:45 PM EST] <Eris> <DFK> So true
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:19:49 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Yes. HRH does kind of take an exception to the practice!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:19:52 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> I love Thai tea too, but that's basically dessert in liquid form
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:20:00 PM EST] * DesertRose also adds slices of the banana snack cake her mom made a few days ago, dusted with powdered sugar.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:20:20 PM EST] <KK> I'm thinking about hot chocolate, for which I think I'm going to adjourn and make some on this cold winter night. Ta-ta for now, gentles. See you next week.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:20:27 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> I like Tetley's Earl Grey Green Tea, but I can't find it lately. They seem to be marketing "healthy" teas like detox, botox...
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:20:30 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> Goodnight, KK!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:20:46 PM EST] * KK steps onto her Portal, waves goodnight, and disappears in a shower of green sparkles.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:20:47 PM EST] <The_Bee> Nightrs, KK. Early chat next week?
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:20:47 PM EST] <DesertRose> Oh, KK, have you gotten your webcam fixed for Zoom, or will it be text chat next week?
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:20:48 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> In Modern Gwynedd, would tea merchants have "King Kelson Tea"? NIght KK, have a good week
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:20:49 PM EST] <Eris> <DFK> Any chance for zoom next week?
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:20:49 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> Botox? 😂
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:21:09 PM EST] <TheDeryni> G'night, Katherine! Have a great week!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:21:11 PM EST] <Laurna> Good Night KK
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:21:20 PM EST] <Laurna> Are we Zooming next week?
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:21:21 PM EST] <Eris> <DFK> KK disappeared faster than Bee
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:21:26 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Just kidding...
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:21:31 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> I think "Kelson the Great" tea might sell in 21st C Gwynedd. 😄
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:21:33 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Sending purrs that February Will be a kitty month
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:21:40 PM EST] <KK> Possibly zoom. I'm temporarily giving up on changing out my desk, so can buckle down to figuring how to make my camera work. A session with Cameron, I think.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:21:41 PM EST] <Eris> <Jerusha2> Nighters, KK
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:21:43 PM EST] <The_Bee> thanks fir coming, KK/  Good luck with your kitty quest
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:21:49 PM EST] <Laurna> i will buy Kelson the :Great Tea
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:21:55 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Green Gryphon Detox" down in Coroth.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:21:56 PM EST] <DesertRose> Okay. Let us know, please.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:22:08 PM EST] <DesertRose> Have a good week, and thanks for coming to see us!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:22:11 PM EST] <Eris> <Evie> Or Gryphon Green Tea
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:22:19 PM EST] <KK> Definitely early chat. Whether or not with zoom, I'll let you know.
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:22:21 PM EST] <DesertRose> Sending kitty-finding vibes!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:22:25 PM EST] <DesertRose> Okay, cool, thank you!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:22:35 PM EST] <KK> Nighters, all!
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:22:39 PM EST] <Eris> <Shiral> Wunderbar, see you next week
[Sunday, January 30, 2022] [8:22:39 PM EST] Quit KK has left this server (Quit: https://mibbit.com Online IRC Client).