I like the fact that there is a runnoff for the Boobook… They should make a point of always doing that even if one book wins out on the first round. Unless the vote is really lopsided on the first round, I guess? (That is just a suggestion.)
I guess, at this rate, I’ll have to read LeCarre on my own! lol
“OH PURE AND RADIANT HEART” still sounds like an interesting read. The first book I read to my oldest daughter, when she was first born, was The Manhattan Project…
You all forgot to put a “Powells” link to the books in that diary… Now I’ll have to look for the book on Powells… Or the original diary, since I think the link was there?
or Chish and Fips as it was known in our family for some obscure reason to do with the English prediliction for toying with banality.
When I go back to the UK, it’s the first thing on my mind. Near my sister’s is a ‘chippie’ that still makes F&C with the taste of my youth. It’s actually more to do with the chips – which should be chunky, non-greasy and made with the right potatoes.
Finns, though otherwise brilliant with fish, do not understand F&C. But we get the best salmon for sushi.
During summer, on the island in the archipelago, we live on fish caught in nets.
Till into the 20th century, death came often and it came at all ages. Any type of gathering was likely to include news of a serious illness, injury or death in the community. The constant need to manage both life and death is reflected in a certain edge that’s found in traditional music and storytelling everywhere.
My understanding of the reason we hear “Auld Lang Syne” at New Year’s is that Guy Lombardo’s big band was casting around for some kind of theme. They’d played many parties and were familiar with the song because Scots sang it at the end of every party. (That was my experience with immigrant Scots into the late 1990’s.) Lombardo picked it up and did a lot of New Year’s Eve parties & shows, which is how it caught on. There are a few movies made before the early 40’s or so that feature New Year’s Eve scenes, and nary an Auld Lang Syne is heard.
A roomful of older Scots singing the song at the end of an evening, however wild the night may have been, is is more than nostalgia. There’s a definite tinge of sober reality to it.
My heart goes out to Booman & his friend’s family for their loss.
What kind of fish do they boil in Wisconsin? That’s a new one on me. Grilling or broiling, or pan frying, seem to be the usual fashion over on the Chesapeake coast.
I think the only herring I’ve had have been sardines or kippered.
Puget4 and I just finished dinner of 1/2-alarm wild salmon & tofu chili. I left the rest of the pot simmering at the self-serve bar along with salad fixins’ of chopped lettuce, cabbage, tomatoes, onions and cheddar cheese.
We used a pound of tofu, 1 1/2 pounds of wild Alaskan coho salmon, bunch of diced tomatoes, bunch of beans, grilled onion, sweet red pepper & garlic, salt and chili powder of course, and 2 cans of beer boiled most of the way down before adding.
This has nothing to do with fish but I wanted to share it with you anyway. I also posted it on Village Blue.
This is a “new” tree that I “found”. I had never seen these before moving to the Pac NW. It’s called Madronna here and Arbutus in Canada. It is a member of the Arbutus species.
It is a tree for all seasons. Even the bark changes color…from green when it’s new in the spring, to a gorgeous red in the fall. This red darkens and splits in the spring to show the new green layer. It is most visible on younger trees, say fewer than 30 years old. You’ll see the beautiful green glossy foliage whichholds through winter into the spring.
Here’s a few pictures (click to see a larger view):
#1: A younger mature tree. Trunk diameter appox 18 inches at 1 foot above ground. Note the color.
#2: Branch from an old, mature tree. Trunk diameter appox 3-4 feet, measured 1 foot above ground. See the color of the smooth skin/bark on this young branch.
#3: Berries which are exquisite in October. These are on the old mature tree.
Hope you enjoyed seeing my “New” tree.
p.s. I’m pretty sure these lovely berries are not edible.
Thanks for the pictures of my favourite tree in the world — and here in the B.C. rainforest, we got a lot of trees!
Arbutus trees grow very close to the shoreline — they’re all over our coastal areas, here in Vancouver, on Vancouver Island, and on the Gulf Islands and the Sunshine Coast.
As any tree-worshipper will tell you, the dryads live in all trees, but for me, I feel them most strongly in the wise womanly arms of the Arbutus.
I am watching a show on dyi about preparing the coolest looking train platform which turns into this great scene of mountains, villages and roads with the train chugging throughout. I have always wanted a set up like that, I love trains and love them under Christmas trees especially.
Yes it is model trains….and it is a kit you can buy, the size looks to be about 4 x 6 feet….really cool how they build up the terrain with newspapers and then cover that with this plaster cloth that is first dipped in water….well that’s as far as they got with this episode.
note: tim russert’s sat night program is on a 10 Pacific time.CNBC..it was on earlier and its pretty interesting with andrea mitchell, and WH Reporter can’t remember his name and Pete William’s who will make you mad Susan.
We were starting on researching for Karl “Benedict” Rove… But I am guessing we may have to start looking at I. Lewis “Traitor” Libby too, given the way the indictments have started.
I just had broiled wild salmon for dinner & I might not have, had I known people eat boiled fish. Just kidding, but is this a cult thing. I`m really just checking in because Katiebird is there. I do come to the Tribune on a daily basis though, & was very moved by everyones` support for your friend.
A very sad day.
Hey CabinGirl, I hesitated about saying this, but you left a ‘3’ rating in another thread here a short while back. It kind of stood out given the torrent of sympathy all around, and I assumed it was an accident. Forgive me pointing this out – just thought you should know… 🙂
Had a wonderful time at the hockey game tonight — it was an absolutely amazing game, Sharks beat the Flames 3-2 in a shootout (if Catnip’s around, she owes me a virtual cheesecake lol).
Then I come home and hop on line…and read BooMan’s sad news. And I have flashbacks…my father coming home sick from work, going back to the bedroom to take a nap, and never waking up again…a very dear friend in 7th grade, signing my yearbook “See you next year”, then being hit by a car when on her bike on her way home from summer school…a guy I had a crush on in junior high school dying in a car crash not long after we graduated from high school…a college roommate committing suicide after graduation…receiving a letter that my best friend died of an epileptic seizure because she couldn’t afford medication. Sometimes I feel like I’ve had too much damn death in my life… :'(
Blessings and peace to Wolverine Writer and his family…and to BooMan and his…
I still can’t shake the film, Capote, which I saw Friday night.
I’d read nearly all the reviews at RottenTomatoes.com, so I was a little worried that my expectations were way too high. It doesn’t usually pay to go to a movie when that’s the case — usually I’ll wait until some of the hype dies down.
But I was compelled for a lot of reasons to go on opening night, and I’m very glad I did. My expectations, if anything, were exceeded.
It is a jewel of a movie. There is nothing extra, nothing rushed, nothing dull. Every word and camera angle and prop has a purpose within the context of the story.
It is the story of how Truman Capote came to write his masterpiece, In Cold Blood — the years he spent researching, the interviews, the travel, the waiting.
So, a great deal of it takes place in Kansas where I moved just 1 1/2 years after the events in the story. And one of my fears was that the people of Kansas would be portrayed in the usual way as hillbilly crackers. I was terribly relieved that they weren’t at all. Far from it, in fact. (I can say that much, I think without spoiling the show)
Another fear was that this would be a devastatingly depressing film. I really couldn’t imagine that, with such a subject, it wouldn’t be. But while it was certainly serious, it was not morbid or heavy.
I’ve heard so much about Phillip Seymour Hoffman’s performance — and it was as flawless as they say. But the other actors, Catherine Keener as Nelle Harper Lee & Bruce Greenwood as Jack Dunphy, Capote’s partner & Clifton Collins Jr. as Perry Smith — even the ones farther down the list (Bob Balaban as William Shawn & Amy Ryan as Marie Dewey) were flawless.
While the story of the Clutter murder are important to the film, this movie isn’t a retelling of In Cold Blood. And it isn’t really a “Bio Pic” — we don’t learn the intimate details of Truman Capote’s life.
It’s a film about writing a book. And I still can’t figure out how they translated such an internal process into this movie.
And French Bread!
Have you voted for the next BooBooks?
I’ll have the chips, or freedom fries if you prefer.
I like the fact that there is a runnoff for the Boobook… They should make a point of always doing that even if one book wins out on the first round. Unless the vote is really lopsided on the first round, I guess? (That is just a suggestion.)
I guess, at this rate, I’ll have to read LeCarre on my own! lol
“OH PURE AND RADIANT HEART” still sounds like an interesting read. The first book I read to my oldest daughter, when she was first born, was The Manhattan Project…
You all forgot to put a “Powells” link to the books in that diary… Now I’ll have to look for the book on Powells… Or the original diary, since I think the link was there?
Hi, CM. There’s always a Powell’s link on the site. Just scroll down and click any of the books you see or the banner at the bottom of the page.
I think your suggestion is a good one.
I love fish and chips… But a fish boil sounds like something you might ask a doctor to remove?
Has anyone else noticed that the community is getting awfully close to 2500 now?
I am thinking that it’s all because I showed up!
(OK … Maybe not. lol)
or Chish and Fips as it was known in our family for some obscure reason to do with the English prediliction for toying with banality.
When I go back to the UK, it’s the first thing on my mind. Near my sister’s is a ‘chippie’ that still makes F&C with the taste of my youth. It’s actually more to do with the chips – which should be chunky, non-greasy and made with the right potatoes.
Finns, though otherwise brilliant with fish, do not understand F&C. But we get the best salmon for sushi.
During summer, on the island in the archipelago, we live on fish caught in nets.
.
Dutch “haring happen”
Haring ◊ Herring
“Treason doth never prosper: what’s the reason?
For if it prosper, none dare call it treason.”
▼▼▼ READ MY DIARY
You aren’t serving lutefisk and lefse are you? Not all white food, surely?
O Lutefisk, O Lutefisk, how fragrant your aroma. O Lutefisk, O Lutefisk, you put me in a coma.
Now catfish – which I know is not found in Wisconsin. THAT is a really good fish! But you would never never boil it.
I feel so horrible about Booman’s news. As if it isn’t right to have a party here tonight.
Me too.
I very seriously considered deleting it.
But, there are plenty of other reasons for keeping a Lounge open other than laughing wildly.
So, if you don’t mind a host with a heavy heart, I’ll be around for the evening.
If you want to visit.
I think you’re doing the right thing in leaving it open, katiebird. Thank you. It’s nice to be in the company of others.
Every time the kids leave to go “Driving Around”, I fear this. I can’t help it.
associated with old age.
Till into the 20th century, death came often and it came at all ages. Any type of gathering was likely to include news of a serious illness, injury or death in the community. The constant need to manage both life and death is reflected in a certain edge that’s found in traditional music and storytelling everywhere.
My understanding of the reason we hear “Auld Lang Syne” at New Year’s is that Guy Lombardo’s big band was casting around for some kind of theme. They’d played many parties and were familiar with the song because Scots sang it at the end of every party. (That was my experience with immigrant Scots into the late 1990’s.) Lombardo picked it up and did a lot of New Year’s Eve parties & shows, which is how it caught on. There are a few movies made before the early 40’s or so that feature New Year’s Eve scenes, and nary an Auld Lang Syne is heard.
A roomful of older Scots singing the song at the end of an evening, however wild the night may have been, is is more than nostalgia. There’s a definite tinge of sober reality to it.
My heart goes out to Booman & his friend’s family for their loss.
What kind of fish do they boil in Wisconsin? That’s a new one on me. Grilling or broiling, or pan frying, seem to be the usual fashion over on the Chesapeake coast.
I think the only herring I’ve had have been sardines or kippered.
It’s really more like a fish stew. White fish is all I know.
Puget4 and I just finished dinner of 1/2-alarm wild salmon & tofu chili. I left the rest of the pot simmering at the self-serve bar along with salad fixins’ of chopped lettuce, cabbage, tomatoes, onions and cheddar cheese.
We used a pound of tofu, 1 1/2 pounds of wild Alaskan coho salmon, bunch of diced tomatoes, bunch of beans, grilled onion, sweet red pepper & garlic, salt and chili powder of course, and 2 cans of beer boiled most of the way down before adding.
Enjoy!
ummm.
I already ate tonight, but I’m sure it’ll be good tomorrow.
This has nothing to do with fish but I wanted to share it with you anyway. I also posted it on Village Blue.
This is a “new” tree that I “found”. I had never seen these before moving to the Pac NW. It’s called Madronna here and Arbutus in Canada. It is a member of the Arbutus species.
It is a tree for all seasons. Even the bark changes color…from green when it’s new in the spring, to a gorgeous red in the fall. This red darkens and splits in the spring to show the new green layer. It is most visible on younger trees, say fewer than 30 years old. You’ll see the beautiful green glossy foliage whichholds through winter into the spring.
Here’s a few pictures (click to see a larger view):
#1: A younger mature tree. Trunk diameter appox 18 inches at 1 foot above ground. Note the color.
#2: Branch from an old, mature tree. Trunk diameter appox 3-4 feet, measured 1 foot above ground. See the color of the smooth skin/bark on this young branch.
#3: Berries which are exquisite in October. These are on the old mature tree.
Hope you enjoyed seeing my “New” tree.
p.s. I’m pretty sure these lovely berries are not edible.
Thanks for the pictures of my favourite tree in the world — and here in the B.C. rainforest, we got a lot of trees!
Arbutus trees grow very close to the shoreline — they’re all over our coastal areas, here in Vancouver, on Vancouver Island, and on the Gulf Islands and the Sunshine Coast.
As any tree-worshipper will tell you, the dryads live in all trees, but for me, I feel them most strongly in the wise womanly arms of the Arbutus.
I was amazed when I first saw these trees in N CA. It looked “barkless” to me, ’cause we’ve got nothing similar to that here on the prairie.
I am watching a show on dyi about preparing the coolest looking train platform which turns into this great scene of mountains, villages and roads with the train chugging throughout. I have always wanted a set up like that, I love trains and love them under Christmas trees especially.
Do you mean model trains, or, well it would have to be model trains, wouldn’t it?
Yes it is model trains….and it is a kit you can buy, the size looks to be about 4 x 6 feet….really cool how they build up the terrain with newspapers and then cover that with this plaster cloth that is first dipped in water….well that’s as far as they got with this episode.
booktv.org — to check to see if he’s on again or you can view the video
— 10/17/05 — after Katrina
note: tim russert’s sat night program is on a 10 Pacific time.CNBC..it was on earlier and its pretty interesting with andrea mitchell, and WH Reporter can’t remember his name and Pete William’s who will make you mad Susan.
If any of you were going to help dig up stuff for the Plamegate Project there is a diary HERE where you can go and see what they are up to!
We were starting on researching for Karl “Benedict” Rove… But I am guessing we may have to start looking at I. Lewis “Traitor” Libby too, given the way the indictments have started.
I just had broiled wild salmon for dinner & I might not have, had I known people eat boiled fish. Just kidding, but is this a cult thing. I`m really just checking in because Katiebird is there. I do come to the Tribune on a daily basis though, & was very moved by everyones` support for your friend.
A very sad day.
Welcome to the cafe!
…I just had to say that. 🙂
Hey CabinGirl, I hesitated about saying this, but you left a ‘3’ rating in another thread here a short while back. It kind of stood out given the torrent of sympathy all around, and I assumed it was an accident. Forgive me pointing this out – just thought you should know… 🙂
I’ll fix it right away…just a slip of the finger, what with all the fours I was giving out!
I’ve done that a couple of times this week — it makes me wonder how many times I’ve done it without catching it!
I sure wish we could reverse the order the rating choices show up. It would sure be easier if 4 was the first choice instead of the last!!
And how often does anyone use the 3 option anyway? 🙂
Here? Never! So why not reverse that order?
Good points. It’s always either a ‘4’ or a ‘0’, and you don’t get to give many of the latter. And I’ve slipped myself with the mouseclicks.
Well, the 3 does serve as a buffer for those stray mouse clicks…accidentally zeroing people would suck.
I’ve used a ‘2’ once or twice when someone was getting objectionable.
…And katiebird slept through your visit.
Knucklehead, I’m sorry I missed you — even though I’m not the Sunday host, please say “hi” if you stop by. I’d love to see you!
Had a wonderful time at the hockey game tonight — it was an absolutely amazing game, Sharks beat the Flames 3-2 in a shootout (if Catnip’s around, she owes me a virtual cheesecake lol).
Then I come home and hop on line…and read BooMan’s sad news. And I have flashbacks…my father coming home sick from work, going back to the bedroom to take a nap, and never waking up again…a very dear friend in 7th grade, signing my yearbook “See you next year”, then being hit by a car when on her bike on her way home from summer school…a guy I had a crush on in junior high school dying in a car crash not long after we graduated from high school…a college roommate committing suicide after graduation…receiving a letter that my best friend died of an epileptic seizure because she couldn’t afford medication. Sometimes I feel like I’ve had too much damn death in my life… :'(
Blessings and peace to Wolverine Writer and his family…and to BooMan and his…
(((Cali Scribe)))
Cali Scribe,
I’m so sorry I missed you last night. I wish I was close enough to give you a real, rather than virtual, {{HUG}}
I still can’t shake the film, Capote, which I saw Friday night.
I’d read nearly all the reviews at RottenTomatoes.com, so I was a little worried that my expectations were way too high. It doesn’t usually pay to go to a movie when that’s the case — usually I’ll wait until some of the hype dies down.
But I was compelled for a lot of reasons to go on opening night, and I’m very glad I did. My expectations, if anything, were exceeded.
It is a jewel of a movie. There is nothing extra, nothing rushed, nothing dull. Every word and camera angle and prop has a purpose within the context of the story.
It is the story of how Truman Capote came to write his masterpiece, In Cold Blood — the years he spent researching, the interviews, the travel, the waiting.
So, a great deal of it takes place in Kansas where I moved just 1 1/2 years after the events in the story. And one of my fears was that the people of Kansas would be portrayed in the usual way as hillbilly crackers. I was terribly relieved that they weren’t at all. Far from it, in fact. (I can say that much, I think without spoiling the show)
Another fear was that this would be a devastatingly depressing film. I really couldn’t imagine that, with such a subject, it wouldn’t be. But while it was certainly serious, it was not morbid or heavy.
I’ve heard so much about Phillip Seymour Hoffman’s performance — and it was as flawless as they say. But the other actors, Catherine Keener as Nelle Harper Lee & Bruce Greenwood as Jack Dunphy, Capote’s partner & Clifton Collins Jr. as Perry Smith — even the ones farther down the list (Bob Balaban as William Shawn & Amy Ryan as Marie Dewey) were flawless.
While the story of the Clutter murder are important to the film, this movie isn’t a retelling of In Cold Blood. And it isn’t really a “Bio Pic” — we don’t learn the intimate details of Truman Capote’s life.
It’s a film about writing a book. And I still can’t figure out how they translated such an internal process into this movie.