Posts of what were up to. To LMA
Hi Louisa,
Drawing out and aggregating the musings, expressions, rants, drawings, textual weavings, and otherwise passionate craftings of and between four not-ficticious, not-so-little women. And their momma.
Hi Louisa,
2 1/2 c. Sugar
So proud of Beth for her work style gungho! Her post says it all, but the photo is what makes it an awesome sight to behold!
Lots of exciting news for Louisa since last year.
A live video on 1/22/12
And a poem about Xanadu
XanaduKubla KhanIn Xanadu did Kubla KhanA stately pleasure-dome decree:... Where Alph, the sacred river, ranThrough caverns measureless to manDown to a sunless sea.So twice five miles of fertile groundWith walls and towers were girdled round:And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills,Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree;And here were forests ancient as the hills,Enfolding sunny spots of greenery.But oh! that deep romantic chasm which slantedDown the green hill athwart a cedarn cover!A savage place! as holy and enchantedAs e'er beneath a waning moon was hauntedBy woman wailing for her demon-lover!And from this chasm, with ceaseless turmoil seething,As if this earth in fast thick pants were breathing,A mighty fountain momently was forced:Amid whose swift half-intermitted burstHuge fragments vaulted like rebounding hail,Or chaffy grain beneath the thresher's flail:And 'mid these dancing rocks at once and everIt flung up momently the sacred river.Five miles meandering with a mazy motionThrough wood and dale the sacred river ran,Then reached the caverns measureless to man,And sank in tumult to a lifeless ocean:And 'mid this tumult Kubla heard from farAncestral voices prophesying war!The shadow of the dome of pleasureFloated midway on the waves;Where was heard the mingled measureFrom the fountain and the caves.It was a miracle of rare device,A sunny pleasure-dome with caves of ice!A damsel with a dulcimerIn a vision once I saw:It was an Abyssinian maid,And on her dulcimer she played,Singing of Mount Abora.Could I revive within meHer symphony and song,To such a deep delight 'twould win meThat with music loud and longI would build that dome in air,That sunny dome! those caves of ice!And all who heard should see them there,And all should cry, Beware! Beware!His flashing eyes, his floating hair!Weave a circle round him thrice,And close your eyes with holy dread,For he on honey-dew hath fedAnd drunk the milk of Paradise.
Hey y'all - add to this stuff, or comment, and I'll revise as we get closer to a plan.
FOOD IDEAS
kebabs! - mom to expand on ingredients - make on the bbq--maybe a simple greek or oregano and garlic marinade? proscutto, bacon-wrapped shrimp. SPENCE
-crab - if in season (aim) - crab cake (meg?)--i can make crab cakes!
halibut cakes is plan b. beth doesn't like it. mom doesn't either. can we have a plan c. for local fish?
-what is fresh in cali - dates, veggies
-peas
-fava beans
-shrimp, hearts of palm proscuitto and mixed greens, all layed out on a platter...
-salads--see above. or we could use endive as a holder for little cut up veggie combinations!
-breads & chocolate & dips & local cheese
-aim make cheese - needs good milk
-use pumpkin - filo pumpkin feta etc
arincini - pumpkin, fava beans, peas, artichokes
tarts with fillings
SURE FIRE DISHES
-kebabs - bacon-wrapped shrimp. chicken. halibut? others chosen by Spence.
-with dips
-cheese tray
homemade cheese
crackers
-bread and
-chocolate (can Meg bring good chocolate?)
-artichoke dips
-strawberries and whipped cream
-little bite cookies. with sparkles.
-almond macaroons
-peas around for snacking
DESSERT IDEAS
little desserts - based on chicago vanille pastries? or buckeyes! pb and chocolate, yum!
Pumpkin butter with toasted baguette pieces. Meg
Fruit
Sugar cookies
feature meg's cooking--no no. feature all our cooking!
whipped cream
DRINKS
wine - aim @ mom's (1 case)
october cocktails - 4 pitchers & little cups--maybe 2 pitchers. Meg has one.
burnt orange spice???
cucumber? cucumber juice, ginger syrup and club soda!
creamy--beth! how about making a pumpkin themed "grasshopper"?
3 liquors - brandy, whisky, gin, pastis
ice cubes
club soda and lime
coffee
water
MISC Stuff
NO FORKS - vote (tally = "yes, no forks" - Aimee, Beth, Meg, Mo. Yes wins. BUT NO!! The forks are back in. The forks win!).
sparkles
fabric--i can go look at the costume shop for something for the banisters?
food & drink labels
2 helpers
drink glasses - different ones?---momma look on Macy's website, they always have great deals on glasses!
piggy stardust makeup available for guests - meg costume shop? (ha ha ha! beth wrote "piggy stardust"! aim) huh?meg
food in the dining room. tasty snacks around. spread food throughout house
lights outside - white christmas bulbs
congrats on new job
peas
artichokes
pumpkins
fava beans
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