thank you for all the kind words of support and concern for our family.
thank you for joining is in celebrating mr. moose on the anniversary of his birth.
thank you for continuing to read and share your own stories/comments.
thank you for the emails.
for all of these things i am grateful.
we have taken much comfort in knowing that so many people really do care.
there are still a few hurdles to cross before we know everything has settled into some sort of normalcy. but for now, we'll just keep on truckin!
with love,
savannah, the MITM and the coconut krewe
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Saturday, July 24, 2010
happy birthday, mr. moose!
today is his birthday! drop by, if y'all can and wish him a grand day!
UPDATE:
soooooo, unlike years long, long, long past when we used to (OK, i used to) call the coconut krewe early in the morning or as close to the time they were born (it was hell when they were away at school - for them, not me) we called #3 son around 9AM west coast time to wish him a happy birthday! he was doing his favorite thing: sitting in a cafe having coffee and writing! it seems he'll be celebrating his birthday as he can for the rest of the week until work clears up! which only proves my point: you can never over celebrate your birthday!
Friday, July 23, 2010
this is what she remembers
miss daisy moved out today.
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Yesterday, our pal, Boxer's Dad passed away. She has posted her tribute and her prayer for her Dad. We stand with our friend today and always. I quote her label: I will back in August. He died as he lived. Brave and strong. I am OK.
May he rest in Peace.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
just so all y'all know
things are in major flux around here.
i may or may not be blogging.
i may or may not be commenting.
but i will be reading all y'all when i can.
i may or may not be blogging.
i may or may not be commenting.
but i will be reading all y'all when i can.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
happy news for today!
eryl has received her Masters in Literature! drop and give her a shout for her fine work!
today is also UB's birthday! all y'all know how much i love birthdays, so scoot on over and wish him a good'un!
if y'all didn't already know, Charlie's back at home with the lovely Martha and he's blogging! another good guy to visit when y'all can!
and speaking of returning bloggers, kaz is blogging and has a twitter question. drop by, bring some cake and see if y'all can help her out!
i think we all need good news!
today is also UB's birthday! all y'all know how much i love birthdays, so scoot on over and wish him a good'un!
if y'all didn't already know, Charlie's back at home with the lovely Martha and he's blogging! another good guy to visit when y'all can!
and speaking of returning bloggers, kaz is blogging and has a twitter question. drop by, bring some cake and see if y'all can help her out!
i think we all need good news!
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
an answer of sorts...
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Tuesday, July 06, 2010
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Posted by at 12:00 PDTso there it is according to blogger yesterday...and yeah, i went and found this answer. no one contacted me. and yes, it may be a free service, but does that mean courtesy and customer satisfaction isn't required or even offered?
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
houston, we have a problem
if comments are disappearing from your blog, go here. someone named gatsby has started a spreadsheet to document the problem. i've left this info with eryl, scarlet, mr. pirate and dave. pass it along to anyone else you know having the problem. oh yeah, and tick the email followup comment box, so you know if comments are being answered.
UPDATE: it's happening here, too, my darlings! i'm off to post on gatsby's spreadsheet, too!
more info: so it seems we can see our own comments on our blogs, but nothing else. eryl & scarlet are trying to figure out how to post THAT issue on the spreadsheet. i left a comment over at UB's and it disappeared, so i left 2 more. who knows what's next...
now if i could only remember my password for my wordpress blog... *sigh*
even more info: one of the 2 comments i just left at UB's has disappeared. and now they're both gone. as are the comments i left at boxer's and roses...i see we aren't alone, the blogger Z is also having the disappearing comment situation. kim ayres has noticed disappearing comments...wtf, blogger? are we all that expendable to you?
interesting: one comment at UB's has returned. leah is having the same disappearing comment problem, so she's just posting the comments in the body of her blog and answering there! she's such an inventive little minx!
and then there was more: comments are starting to reappear, but not in the order they were left. the comments i left here on my own blog haven't returned. we've all started using email notification on blogs were we've left comments. almost 200 bloggers have left info on the help forum. who knows how many filled out the earlier spreadsheet. we'll see what comes next...
next: comments are starting to reappear here and i think on other blogs, also. i wonder how a product that had so few problems went to hell in a hand-basket so easily?
what have we learned today: there were no weapons of mass destruction. (wtf, is she talking about, right?) exactly, my point, we learned absolutely nothing about why comments were disappearing. well, i didn't. did anyone receive an email about what happened and why? i shouldn't have to go and LOOK for an answer. one should be sent to me and to every blogger who cooperated and let blogger know about yet another massive cluster fuck on blogger's part! now, i could go to wordpress, but i'll tell you whut, i'll just keep that as a backup. i'm staying with blogger and i'm going to make it my personal goal to stick to them like white on rice and make sure they do the right thing!
i am an infomaniac bitch!
UPDATE: it's happening here, too, my darlings! i'm off to post on gatsby's spreadsheet, too!
more info: so it seems we can see our own comments on our blogs, but nothing else. eryl & scarlet are trying to figure out how to post THAT issue on the spreadsheet. i left a comment over at UB's and it disappeared, so i left 2 more. who knows what's next...
now if i could only remember my password for my wordpress blog... *sigh*
even more info: one of the 2 comments i just left at UB's has disappeared. and now they're both gone. as are the comments i left at boxer's and roses...i see we aren't alone, the blogger Z is also having the disappearing comment situation. kim ayres has noticed disappearing comments...wtf, blogger? are we all that expendable to you?
interesting: one comment at UB's has returned. leah is having the same disappearing comment problem, so she's just posting the comments in the body of her blog and answering there! she's such an inventive little minx!
and then there was more: comments are starting to reappear, but not in the order they were left. the comments i left here on my own blog haven't returned. we've all started using email notification on blogs were we've left comments. almost 200 bloggers have left info on the help forum. who knows how many filled out the earlier spreadsheet. we'll see what comes next...
next: comments are starting to reappear here and i think on other blogs, also. i wonder how a product that had so few problems went to hell in a hand-basket so easily?
what have we learned today: there were no weapons of mass destruction. (wtf, is she talking about, right?) exactly, my point, we learned absolutely nothing about why comments were disappearing. well, i didn't. did anyone receive an email about what happened and why? i shouldn't have to go and LOOK for an answer. one should be sent to me and to every blogger who cooperated and let blogger know about yet another massive cluster fuck on blogger's part! now, i could go to wordpress, but i'll tell you whut, i'll just keep that as a backup. i'm staying with blogger and i'm going to make it my personal goal to stick to them like white on rice and make sure they do the right thing!
probably the first a few postscripts from me:
i am an infomaniac bitch!
MJ said... - Remember me? No doubt I'll vanish in 24 hours or so.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Friday, July 2, 2010
friday night special
the recipe for shrimp & saffron risotto, courtesy of emeril lagasse and the MITM! (by the way, there's a typo in the recipe. it's 30 minutes, not 3 minutes for the actual cooking of the risotto.)
so yeah, a bad day was made so much better by good food and really good friends. we are very fortunate and totally appreciate the celestial alignment that brought everything together for us. for every bit of bad news that i know is going to be thrown on the plantation lawn, i firmly believe that everything will work out for all of us. it will not be easy i know, but, we'll hold fast to the rope that connects us and give thanks for the mercies visited upon us.
and now the food:
and yes, it was delicious!
so yeah, a bad day was made so much better by good food and really good friends. we are very fortunate and totally appreciate the celestial alignment that brought everything together for us. for every bit of bad news that i know is going to be thrown on the plantation lawn, i firmly believe that everything will work out for all of us. it will not be easy i know, but, we'll hold fast to the rope that connects us and give thanks for the mercies visited upon us.
and now the food:
and yes, it was delicious!
Thursday, July 1, 2010
food news or there's a reason it's called comfort food
i've included the recipe the MITM used for shrimp and sausage jambalaya. he used the frozen chicken stock i made from scratch last week, used virginia smoked ham, smoked turkey sausage and added mussels,. it was delicious!
if you're going to be in a locked down situation, having good food to eat is a necessity. not to sound too tragic (i've told y'all about southern gothic living already) but, we are watching the slow degeneration of a once lovely woman and i am no longer her favorite. i accept that it isn't personal, it's the disease talking, so i can deal with it. sort of.... so, change is underway. everyone understands what must happen, but it doesn't make the immediate any easier. we cook, share a glass of wine and for a few moments it's all ok.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
round 2
eros has begun round 2 of save infomaniac and leni!
check out his site for instructions on how to post a question asking why MJ and leni's old comments have not been restored on OUR blogs (not to mention their own) and why comments made by these two are STILL being routinely erased within 24 hours!
stop by leni's an read her letter to google about this and other issues.
a few bloggers have made the jump to wordpress out of frustration and anger over the actions of blogger and i've backed up my blog there as well. the issue may seem minor, but we all know that bad things happen when small injustices are allowed to flourish.
check out his site for instructions on how to post a question asking why MJ and leni's old comments have not been restored on OUR blogs (not to mention their own) and why comments made by these two are STILL being routinely erased within 24 hours!
stop by leni's an read her letter to google about this and other issues.
a few bloggers have made the jump to wordpress out of frustration and anger over the actions of blogger and i've backed up my blog there as well. the issue may seem minor, but we all know that bad things happen when small injustices are allowed to flourish.
Monday, June 28, 2010
the madness of wild georgia shrimp
postscript from the MITM
We have Islamic shamans, Rabbinical wizards, Christian spiritualists, and several voodoo mojos working to keep BP oil on away from here, doncha know, and off our shrimp!
additional information
remember when i told all y'all about the MITM bringing back some spices from dubai? well, sugarpies, he's going to make shrimp & saffron risotto this weekend. and for all y'all cooks/chefs/lovers of all things delicious, he'll be using iranian saffron!
Friday, June 25, 2010
for Boxer from the MITM
lemon sorbet doused with a shot of grey goose! enjoy
it's friday, we need a break!
there's been so much sad news lately, i think we need a break. i need to smile again. i think it's time for a PARTY!
really?
a party?
yes, that's right. a celebration of all the good things happening in our lives. i know there are some good things, if we take a breath (that's one, just being able to breathe easily), stand back and reflect. finding the good helps us get through the bad. or if nothing else, certainly distracts us from the dark side of life.
let's start our party weekend by dropping by super nana's and wishing her a happy 4th blogoversary!
the rest is up to all y'all! i'm going to start party planning for sunday! (which of course, y'all know by now, means a mini-party this afternoon to plan the sunday party!) (and a pre-party get-together tomorrow night). we know how to plan good times around heah!
be well, take care and have a blast this weekend, sugarpies! xoxoxo
1746hrs UPDATE:
from our pal, boxer:
Too early for the vodka fountain?
from the MITM, it's never too early for the vodka fountain, baby! it's always 5:00 somewhere!
2018hrs UPDATE:
from our pal, hope:
hope said...
Here's where all those born outside the south gag...."Want me to bring the boiled peanuts?" :)
bless your heart, sugar, put them right next to the hot krispy kreme glazed doughnuts!
really?
a party?
yes, that's right. a celebration of all the good things happening in our lives. i know there are some good things, if we take a breath (that's one, just being able to breathe easily), stand back and reflect. finding the good helps us get through the bad. or if nothing else, certainly distracts us from the dark side of life.
let's start our party weekend by dropping by super nana's and wishing her a happy 4th blogoversary!
the rest is up to all y'all! i'm going to start party planning for sunday! (which of course, y'all know by now, means a mini-party this afternoon to plan the sunday party!) (and a pre-party get-together tomorrow night). we know how to plan good times around heah!
be well, take care and have a blast this weekend, sugarpies! xoxoxo
1746hrs UPDATE:
from our pal, boxer:
Too early for the vodka fountain?from the MITM, it's never too early for the vodka fountain, baby! it's always 5:00 somewhere!
2018hrs UPDATE:
from our pal, hope:
hope said...
Here's where all those born outside the south gag...."Want me to bring the boiled peanuts?" :)
bless your heart, sugar, put them right next to the hot krispy kreme glazed doughnuts!
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
one of the things i can control or reduce, reuse, recycle
we each do what we can.
this is one of the things i have control over.
so i'll just keep surfing the net for things i can control.
i'm crazy like that right now.
Monday, June 21, 2010
something important
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i received this email today and thought, "enough about me. let's share something about what we can do for others." and here it is. do what you can by donating or just sharing the link and information. every bit helps and our community and our world is the better for it.
Sunday, June 20, 2010
happy father's day
all y'all know i'm not very big on hallmark holidays, but i think someecards said it best about father's day:
If you're a father, have a father, know a father, want to be a father, were almost a father by accident once, or are part of a lesbian couple where one of you is more fatherly than the other, it's time to recognize paternal successes and failures in a loving, self-deprecating, or alarmingly inappropriate way!
have a brilliant day!
If you're a father, have a father, know a father, want to be a father, were almost a father by accident once, or are part of a lesbian couple where one of you is more fatherly than the other, it's time to recognize paternal successes and failures in a loving, self-deprecating, or alarmingly inappropriate way!
have a brilliant day!
Thursday, June 17, 2010
when it rains it pours...
kaz has ovarian cancer. drop by and leave her some love, my darlings. MJ is right, kaz has been a sweetheart, a witty commenter, the hippest of idlers and from the first time i read one of comments on my blog, one hell of a dame! she could use some community love and strength right now...leave a word, a hug, she'll see it and more importantly, she'll feel it!
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
just when you think it's safe to go back in the water...
- i had posted a comment at leni's blog yesterday and dropped today to see her reply (because unlike me, she always answers) anyway, nothing was there. there were 4 of us who'd left comments and then another 4 or so that she'd answered. i left her a comment letting her know what had happened. here's her reply:
- Leni Qinan said...
- My dear Savannah, Please don't think I've been rude or unpolite: Yesterday I answered your comment and GB's, and XL's and Max's and Mago's, but Blogger deleted them because I had commented with my username. I just noticed today. Thanks for telling me. I'm so sick and tired of this situation, and so fed up with Blogger that in a couple of days I'll move to Wordpress. I'll let you know about the details in a new post. Blogger is eating out all my comments, not just here but all over and I can only comment anonymously. The same thing is happening to MJ. So my dear, I apologise for this weird situation. In a few days I'll have a new home and everything will be fine again. ;-) xoxoxo
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- Leni Qinan said...
- Dear blog friends and commenters, I can't stand this situation anymore. To delete 3 years of comments is outrageous and terribly unfair. I don't think it's fair to keep me commenting anonymously in my own blog, despite having submitted several questions to the blogger help site. I got no answer. So I'll be moving very soon to Wordpress and my blog will be X-rated, just in case. I'll keep you abreast of events. There will be a new post about it with all the information you need. XXXX to all of you. You're wonderful people.
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