Because sometimes you just gotta say “fcuk it” to the writing and bake a birthday cake for a horse instead.
Why yes, since you mention it, that IS a 4-layer coffee-chocolate cake with lemon curd filling and a cardamom buttercream frosting! Good call. Your eye for detail is impressive.
And what about you? Tell me something good that’s happening in your world right now.
Or, equally delightful, tell me something absurd…
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[Recipe adapted (only very slightly!) from this original.]
my neighbours have been waiting for ‘their’ swallows to return – until today only one had been seen, looking lonely and chattering to itself, but today two more arrived and they were all putting on an aerobatic show above the goatshed 🙂
I am delighted by your title. Very Lewis Carrol. I am excited for my sister to come. We’re planning to go to King of Prussia Mall so I am mapping out a plan of attack. Two weeks!!! Husband is ordering chicken and we’re doing laundry. Not exciting but cozy. Oh and yoga was awesome today. That’s our happy news from the bogartoones signing off!!!!
(I think of the title as very Judith Viorst, myself. 🙂 Are you familiar with the children’s book “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day”?)
Um, I’ve only been up like two hours, so … Thus far, I’m glad to have awakened, and my husband says he’s bringin home donuts? So that’s good.
But that cake has me feelin like I’m not as happy as I could be…
Enjoy your Sunday! 🙂
Lent is over, so I can EAT cake again. Let Heather eat cake. Indeed. Also, tiny tortoise is hatching, a survivor of the terrible tragedy we experienced.
Roughly 75 days left in the countdown, and I packed 4 boxes of books and art supplies. They cried a little, knowing that their place on the bookshelf would appear so empty without them… I whispered- “soon my friends, a whole new world will be yours.”
Happy Birthday Annie the Horse!
75 days to hit the official 90 day wait…although I think it will run a bit longer (thus the mid July estimate) in light of how my court system schedules their informal let’s-sign-her-papers-and-set-her-free hearing date. But 75 sounds soooo much better doesn’t it. And yes–CAKE!
And OH HOLY CRAP… I just looked at the actual date assigned to these post comments- April 30th– today is my 34th wedding anniversary. That brings some mixed reactions as I obviously let the entire day just go from my memory. Guess that little oversight says tons doesn’t it…
And yes — the flavor profile works exceedingly well! (I was a trifle dubious myself going in, but tbh, ANY excuse to make lemon curd and smear it on things is a good day for me…)
Ah, a feature of life in Cobalt, then? So that’s okay. I was picturing more of a “Maggie hunched over fresh carrion” vibe, which was most definitely NOT okay! lol
I’ve done no writing but I did spend an hour this morning helping clean the beach and I’m not sure how long once I got home shoveling out the house. The house needed more picking up than the beach did.
When there is cake, it doesn’t matter whose birthday it is! I love that though. I have 4 cats. I could bake a cake for each (which they would hate unless I had sardines in it).
Oh, my. That looks amazing!
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It was, in fact, rather spectacular, yes. 😀
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I have flown the coop, and in so doing, have returned home.
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Best news I’ve had all week.
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My application to volunteer for Red Cross has been accepted and my interview is set for Wednesday.
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Congratulations!! How very exciting. I shall be sure to hold good thoughts for you come Wednesday!
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The fiddleheads are starting to make an appearance in the wetland on my farm. Soon I will be eating some of them. That’s all I got.
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I understand. ❤ When the fiddlehead ferns are all you got, you eat you some fiddlehead ferns.
(Am holding you in my heart so damn hard right now, dear friend. So now you got that too.)
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my neighbours have been waiting for ‘their’ swallows to return – until today only one had been seen, looking lonely and chattering to itself, but today two more arrived and they were all putting on an aerobatic show above the goatshed 🙂
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Oh I’m so glad the swallow now has friends!
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Cake? I’m in!
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OF COURSE YOU ARE. IT’S FREAKIN CAKE. 😀
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I am delighted by your title. Very Lewis Carrol. I am excited for my sister to come. We’re planning to go to King of Prussia Mall so I am mapping out a plan of attack. Two weeks!!! Husband is ordering chicken and we’re doing laundry. Not exciting but cozy. Oh and yoga was awesome today. That’s our happy news from the bogartoones signing off!!!!
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Thanks for sharing the happy deets, bogartoones!
(I think of the title as very Judith Viorst, myself. 🙂 Are you familiar with the children’s book “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day”?)
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Um, I’ve only been up like two hours, so … Thus far, I’m glad to have awakened, and my husband says he’s bringin home donuts? So that’s good.
But that cake has me feelin like I’m not as happy as I could be…
Enjoy your Sunday! 🙂
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“We are NEVER as happy as we could be, whenever we are not eating cake.”
— The Gospel According to Saint Alice
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Good-looking cake, Alice.
You sent me to Google to find out what cardamom is. Don’t think I ever heard of it before.
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Oh cardamom is fantabulous! But not used much in US cuisines, for sure. I am happily doing my part to change that, one cake layer at a time… 🙂
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Happy birthday!
Lent is over, so I can EAT cake again. Let Heather eat cake. Indeed. Also, tiny tortoise is hatching, a survivor of the terrible tragedy we experienced.
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And a happy birthday to YOU! And a definite happiest birthday to the tiny tortoise!!
Wasn’t *my* birthday, tbc. The party was for Annie the Horse. But I’m sure she’ll share — Annie’s cool like that.
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Awww! Annie! I will have to look through your links because I don’t think I have met her.
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She belongs to a friend. (The link in the first sentence will take you to the other time Annie showed up here.)
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The Birthday Girl:
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Roughly 75 days left in the countdown, and I packed 4 boxes of books and art supplies. They cried a little, knowing that their place on the bookshelf would appear so empty without them… I whispered- “soon my friends, a whole new world will be yours.”
Happy Birthday Annie the Horse!
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75? WOO HOOOOOO!!!
I shall make a note to bake you a cake that day in celebration. Even if I have to eat it myself as your proxy. 😉
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75 days to hit the official 90 day wait…although I think it will run a bit longer (thus the mid July estimate) in light of how my court system schedules their informal let’s-sign-her-papers-and-set-her-free hearing date. But 75 sounds soooo much better doesn’t it. And yes–CAKE!
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And OH HOLY CRAP… I just looked at the actual date assigned to these post comments- April 30th– today is my 34th wedding anniversary. That brings some mixed reactions as I obviously let the entire day just go from my memory. Guess that little oversight says tons doesn’t it…
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Yup. Does indeed. (((hugs)))
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ALL THE CAKE
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Something good, something good… safe, warm, well fed – no black flies – yet. Thanks for asking!
But, um, that flavour combo chocolate/coffee/lemon/cardamon? I’ll hafta take your word for it. LOOKS awesome.
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Um. Were you EXPECTING black flies?
And yes — the flavor profile works exceedingly well! (I was a trifle dubious myself going in, but tbh, ANY excuse to make lemon curd and smear it on things is a good day for me…)
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Well, then, I must give it a try, should I ever encounter such a beauty.
Unfortunately, yes – black fly season is an ordeal of northern living – any day now.
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Ah, a feature of life in Cobalt, then? So that’s okay. I was picturing more of a “Maggie hunched over fresh carrion” vibe, which was most definitely NOT okay! lol
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🙂
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I assume a black fly post will be coming Maggie? Can’t wait to read that one 😉
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Stay tuned!
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*grabs popcorn*
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I’ve done no writing but I did spend an hour this morning helping clean the beach and I’m not sure how long once I got home shoveling out the house. The house needed more picking up than the beach did.
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But at least no risk of seagulls throttling themselves on any plastic trash left lying around at your house! I mean, I realize I’m *assuming* here…
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Sorry…forgot…happy birthday!!!!
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Oh, not my birthday! Annie the Horse’s. She was turning 12. My friend — and Annie’s human — threw her a bash.
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When there is cake, it doesn’t matter whose birthday it is! I love that though. I have 4 cats. I could bake a cake for each (which they would hate unless I had sardines in it).
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Good point! And we did decide that Annie’s candles should be blown out by anyone who’d had a birthday anytime in the last year…
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Cardamom icing? Never had that. You like?
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Oh it was GLORIOUS! Just a hint of warm and spicy…
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It’s on my list!
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