Re: Friday the 13th check-in ...
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We love Elisenlebkuchen. Let us know how it goes¡.. Jenny ?
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jaya Srikrishnan
Sent: 14 November 2020 22:25
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Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Friday the 13th check-in ...? Forgot to add: I am cooking a more experimental menu because I need to plan and I can look up recipes and get ingredients. Also, we had a very successful cookie exchange a few weeks ago when the weather was nice. A bunch of us retired IBMers met outside on my lawn and had a carefully socially distanced gathering. It was lovely to see people. I am planning to make Elisenlebkuchen in a few weeks when all the ingredients show up. DH and I loved this when we were in Nuremberg and I¡¯ve tried buying lebkuchen here but it isn¡¯t the same. This is a flourless cookie made with hazelnuts and almonds and the stuff you get here is more like fruitcake. It is complicated as the cookies are baked on edible paper bases. If it works, it might become an annual thing. ? On Sat, Nov 14, 2020 at 5:21 PM Jaya <ermabom@...> wrote: Happy Diwali to all of you! Today is the day that Hindus believe light triumphed over darkness, good over evil. May the light dispel your darkness and may you have good triumph over evil in your life. In some parts of India, today is also New Year¡¯s day and I also wish you a very safe, happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year! My Diwali traditions these days are far removed from what I did when I was growing up. Work, the inability to take the day off in the early days of my career (before personal choice or floating holidays), and the demands of raising kids meant that all I ever did here was make sweets and light lamps.? We¡¯ve been pretty much home-bound since March. My sister occasionally comes over to see my father if she comes upstate. My father would have gone to visit my brother for some months but that hasn¡¯t happened. He is confined to the house except for doctor¡¯s appointments. We go to the grocery store, to the hardware store, and the pharmacy around once a week and most other things are quite rare. DD was supposed to come at Thanksgiving with an extra two weeks of working from here when she would be quarantining in our house. In her bedroom with access to the other bathroom upstairs and maybe exercising in the basement when we weren¡¯t there. But we canceled due to spikes in her area and in ours. We¡¯ll reschedule when levels are down and not plan but just do it spontaneously. However, some things have worked out well - I now have a Sat am Zoom call with Ravefry friends from the US, Canada and India. I taught DD to make Indian sweets yesterday so she can celebrate Diwali on her own. My yard is looking good. I¡¯ve been doing some weaving, knitting, spinning, but not as much as I thought I would.? ? On Fri, Nov 13, 2020 at 9:00 PM erica <knitzz@...> wrote: I feel like I have been asleep ... on a bus ... and when I woke up ... y'all musta got off a few stops ago :-)
Can you tell I just finished listening to an interview with Mary Karr ... love her word*crafting ... knock*knock ... anybody out there? erica in sunny <blue> arizona
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