Weekend Finishes and a Start

[Nyssa]

Last weekend was a gloomy one, so I finished a couple of
books rather than pulling the covers over my head and
waiting to see some sunshine.

I finished Yooperwoman #5, "A Road to Nowhere" and the
title pretty much sums it up. Not much of a mystery,
and certainly not one with clues to follow. A whole
chapter was nothing but a group of women quoting their
favorites from Terry Pratchett books. Not being a
fantasy fan and never having read Pratchett, plus it
having nothing to do with anything even tangential
to the plot(s), it was lost on me. <yawn>

"Heartshot" Posadas County #1 was also finished with
more pleasure. Nice start to the series, but I still
like Blanco better. Perhaps more from Posadas will
cause it to move up in my series "like" rating.

Off onto something different for my current read.
Back to the Irish Troubles with "Harry's Game"
by Gerald Seymour. I've watched the DVD of the
TV mini-series, but long enough ago to have forgotten
most of the story details. So far, so good.

Nyssa, who just received a biography of Julia Child
via paperbackswap.com so will probably put that on
the queue after "Harry's Game"

[Francis A. Miniter]

Post by Nyssa
Last weekend was a gloomy one, so I finished a couple of
books rather than pulling the covers over my head and
waiting to see some sunshine.
I finished Yooperwoman #5, "A Road to Nowhere" and the
title pretty much sums it up. Not much of a mystery,
and certainly not one with clues to follow. A whole
chapter was nothing but a group of women quoting their
favorites from Terry Pratchett books. Not being a
fantasy fan and never having read Pratchett, plus it
having nothing to do with anything even tangential
to the plot(s), it was lost on me. <yawn>
"Heartshot" Posadas County #1 was also finished with
more pleasure. Nice start to the series, but I still
like Blanco better. Perhaps more from Posadas will
cause it to move up in my series "like" rating.
Off onto something different for my current read.
Back to the Irish Troubles with "Harry's Game"
by Gerald Seymour. I've watched the DVD of the
TV mini-series, but long enough ago to have forgotten
most of the story details. So far, so good.
Nyssa, who just received a biography of Julia Child
via paperbackswap.com so will probably put that on
the queue after "Harry's Game"

Mix one part sugar with one part shark repellent . . . .


Francis A. Miniter

[Nyssa]

Post by Francis A. Miniter

Post by Nyssa
Last weekend was a gloomy one, so I finished a couple of
books rather than pulling the covers over my head and
waiting to see some sunshine.
I finished Yooperwoman #5, "A Road to Nowhere" and the
title pretty much sums it up. Not much of a mystery,
and certainly not one with clues to follow. A whole
chapter was nothing but a group of women quoting their
favorites from Terry Pratchett books. Not being a
fantasy fan and never having read Pratchett, plus it
having nothing to do with anything even tangential
to the plot(s), it was lost on me. <yawn>
"Heartshot" Posadas County #1 was also finished with
more pleasure. Nice start to the series, but I still
like Blanco better. Perhaps more from Posadas will
cause it to move up in my series "like" rating.
Off onto something different for my current read.
Back to the Irish Troubles with "Harry's Game"
by Gerald Seymour. I've watched the DVD of the
TV mini-series, but long enough ago to have forgotten
most of the story details. So far, so good.
Nyssa, who just received a biography of Julia Child
via paperbackswap.com so will probably put that on
the queue after "Harry's Game"

Mix one part sugar with one part shark repellent . . . .
Francis A. Miniter

Is that a suggestion that the next book in the queue
after the JC bio should be "Jaws"?

Nyssa, who isn't a big JC fan cooking-wise, but thinks
the sections on her OSS time might be interesting

[Francis A. Miniter]

Post by Nyssa

Post by Francis A. Miniter

Post by Nyssa
Last weekend was a gloomy one, so I finished a couple of
books rather than pulling the covers over my head and
waiting to see some sunshine.
I finished Yooperwoman #5, "A Road to Nowhere" and the
title pretty much sums it up. Not much of a mystery,
and certainly not one with clues to follow. A whole
chapter was nothing but a group of women quoting their
favorites from Terry Pratchett books. Not being a
fantasy fan and never having read Pratchett, plus it
having nothing to do with anything even tangential
to the plot(s), it was lost on me. <yawn>
"Heartshot" Posadas County #1 was also finished with
more pleasure. Nice start to the series, but I still
like Blanco better. Perhaps more from Posadas will
cause it to move up in my series "like" rating.
Off onto something different for my current read.
Back to the Irish Troubles with "Harry's Game"
by Gerald Seymour. I've watched the DVD of the
TV mini-series, but long enough ago to have forgotten
most of the story details. So far, so good.
Nyssa, who just received a biography of Julia Child
via paperbackswap.com so will probably put that on
the queue after "Harry's Game"

Mix one part sugar with one part shark repellent . . . .
Francis A. Miniter

Is that a suggestion that the next book in the queue
after the JC bio should be "Jaws"?
Nyssa, who isn't a big JC fan cooking-wise, but thinks
the sections on her OSS time might be interesting

No, it has to do with Julia Child's first recipe.

Francis A. Miniter

[Nyssa]

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Post by Nyssa

Post by Francis A. Miniter

Post by Nyssa
Last weekend was a gloomy one, so I finished a couple
of books rather than pulling the covers over my head
and waiting to see some sunshine.
I finished Yooperwoman #5, "A Road to Nowhere" and the
title pretty much sums it up. Not much of a mystery,
and certainly not one with clues to follow. A whole
chapter was nothing but a group of women quoting their
favorites from Terry Pratchett books. Not being a
fantasy fan and never having read Pratchett, plus it
having nothing to do with anything even tangential
to the plot(s), it was lost on me. <yawn>
"Heartshot" Posadas County #1 was also finished with
more pleasure. Nice start to the series, but I still
like Blanco better. Perhaps more from Posadas will
cause it to move up in my series "like" rating.
Off onto something different for my current read.
Back to the Irish Troubles with "Harry's Game"
by Gerald Seymour. I've watched the DVD of the
TV mini-series, but long enough ago to have forgotten
most of the story details. So far, so good.
Nyssa, who just received a biography of Julia Child
via paperbackswap.com so will probably put that on
the queue after "Harry's Game"

Mix one part sugar with one part shark repellent . . .
.
Francis A. Miniter

Is that a suggestion that the next book in the queue
after the JC bio should be "Jaws"?
Nyssa, who isn't a big JC fan cooking-wise, but thinks
the sections on her OSS time might be interesting

No, it has to do with Julia Child's first recipe.
Francis A. Miniter

Do you want to spill the beans on that reference, or
should I just hope that it's mentioned in the book?

Nyssa, who will have to read "Harry's Game" faster so
she can start on the JC bio

[Francis A. Miniter]

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Post by Francis A. Miniter

Post by Nyssa

Post by Francis A. Miniter

Post by Nyssa
Last weekend was a gloomy one, so I finished a couple
of books rather than pulling the covers over my head
and waiting to see some sunshine.
I finished Yooperwoman #5, "A Road to Nowhere" and the
title pretty much sums it up. Not much of a mystery,
and certainly not one with clues to follow. A whole
chapter was nothing but a group of women quoting their
favorites from Terry Pratchett books. Not being a
fantasy fan and never having read Pratchett, plus it
having nothing to do with anything even tangential
to the plot(s), it was lost on me. <yawn>
"Heartshot" Posadas County #1 was also finished with
more pleasure. Nice start to the series, but I still
like Blanco better. Perhaps more from Posadas will
cause it to move up in my series "like" rating.
Off onto something different for my current read.
Back to the Irish Troubles with "Harry's Game"
by Gerald Seymour. I've watched the DVD of the
TV mini-series, but long enough ago to have forgotten
most of the story details. So far, so good.
Nyssa, who just received a biography of Julia Child
via paperbackswap.com so will probably put that on
the queue after "Harry's Game"

Mix one part sugar with one part shark repellent . . .
.
Francis A. Miniter

Is that a suggestion that the next book in the queue
after the JC bio should be "Jaws"?
Nyssa, who isn't a big JC fan cooking-wise, but thinks
the sections on her OSS time might be interesting

No, it has to do with Julia Child's first recipe.
Francis A. Miniter

Do you want to spill the beans on that reference, or
should I just hope that it's mentioned in the book?
Nyssa, who will have to read "Harry's Game" faster so
she can start on the JC bio

She joined the OSS in World War 2, and was eventually assigned to some
researchers who were trying to develop shark repellent in order to keep
sharks from exploding mines meant for German U-Boats. She solved it by
experimenting with cooking up various formulas (or recipes). She
succeeded, and her formula is apparently still in use. That was her
first experimental cooking.


Francis A. Miniter

[Nyssa]

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Post by Nyssa

Post by Francis A. Miniter

Post by Nyssa

Post by Francis A. Miniter

Post by Nyssa
Last weekend was a gloomy one, so I finished a couple
of books rather than pulling the covers over my head
and waiting to see some sunshine.
I finished Yooperwoman #5, "A Road to Nowhere" and
the title pretty much sums it up. Not much of a
mystery, and certainly not one with clues to follow.
A whole chapter was nothing but a group of women
quoting their favorites from Terry Pratchett books.
Not being a fantasy fan and never having read
Pratchett, plus it having nothing to do with anything
even tangential to the plot(s), it was lost on me.
<yawn>
"Heartshot" Posadas County #1 was also finished with
more pleasure. Nice start to the series, but I still
like Blanco better. Perhaps more from Posadas will
cause it to move up in my series "like" rating.
Off onto something different for my current read.
Back to the Irish Troubles with "Harry's Game"
by Gerald Seymour. I've watched the DVD of the
TV mini-series, but long enough ago to have forgotten
most of the story details. So far, so good.
Nyssa, who just received a biography of Julia Child
via paperbackswap.com so will probably put that on
the queue after "Harry's Game"

Mix one part sugar with one part shark repellent . . .
.
Francis A. Miniter

Is that a suggestion that the next book in the queue
after the JC bio should be "Jaws"?
Nyssa, who isn't a big JC fan cooking-wise, but thinks
the sections on her OSS time might be interesting

No, it has to do with Julia Child's first recipe.
Francis A. Miniter

Do you want to spill the beans on that reference, or
should I just hope that it's mentioned in the book?
Nyssa, who will have to read "Harry's Game" faster so
she can start on the JC bio

She joined the OSS in World War 2, and was eventually
assigned to some researchers who were trying to develop
shark repellent in order to keep
sharks from exploding mines meant for German U-Boats. She
solved it by
experimenting with cooking up various formulas (or
recipes). She
succeeded, and her formula is apparently still in use.
That was her first experimental cooking.
Francis A. Miniter

Thanks, Francis.

One story I remember hearing/reading about her was that
her husband, Paul, insisted she take cooking lessons when
they were living in Paris because her cooking wasn't too
tasty.

OTOH another version I heard was that Julia went to the
cooking classes to improve her French.

Whichever it was, it was the start of a new career that
certainly made her more well known than shark repellent.

Nyssa, who is about 1/3rd the way through "Harry's Game"

[Mike Burke]

Nyssa <***@flawlesslogic.com> wrote:


snipt

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"Heartshot" Posadas County #1 was also finished with
more pleasure. Nice start to the series, but I still
like Blanco better. Perhaps more from Posadas will
cause it to move up in my series ...

I'm sure it will, Nyssa. The later books develop the characters very
nicely, but what I like most about the series is that it is really one of
the best evocations of place and atmosphere. Basically, it's a love affair
with Southern New Mexico and its people.

[Nyssa]

Post by Mike Burke
snipt

Post by Nyssa
"Heartshot" Posadas County #1 was also finished with
more pleasure. Nice start to the series, but I still
like Blanco better. Perhaps more from Posadas will
cause it to move up in my series ...

I'm sure it will, Nyssa. The later books develop the
characters very nicely, but what I like most about the
series is that it is really one of
the best evocations of place and atmosphere. Basically,
it's a love affair with Southern New Mexico and its
people.

That's what I figured about the character development.
I'll be on the lookout for cheap copies of the older
titles in the series. (Plus I've already got two of the
later books on my Kindle that were free at one point...
#10 & #11 IIRC.)

Nyssa, who is patiently waiting for a batch of bread
dough to rise so it can go into the oven and be ready
in time for lunch

[Carol Dickinson]

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Nyssa, who is patiently waiting for a batch of bread
dough to rise so it can go into the oven and be ready
in time for lunch

Wait a minute. I'm fairly sure I sent you recipes for the bread MACHINE. So, if you have a machine, why on earth are you putting your bread in the oven. Doesn't your machine cook the bread?

Carol - confuzzled

[Nyssa]

Post by Carol Dickinson

Post by Nyssa
Nyssa, who is patiently waiting for a batch of bread
dough to rise so it can go into the oven and be ready
in time for lunch

Wait a minute. I'm fairly sure I sent you recipes for the
bread MACHINE. So, if you have a machine, why on earth are
you putting your bread in the oven. Doesn't your machine
cook the bread?
Carol - confuzzled

Because I still make some breads by hand, the old-fashioned
way and then bake them in the regular oven. It helps heat
up the house this time of year as well. Plus I was doing
two loaves.

I did use the bread machine for another loaf for my neighbor.
He prefers the softer crust from the bread machine. And I
sometimes do specialty breads in the machine when I don't
want more than a small loaf. Or in the summer when using
the big oven is contraindicated.

Meanwhile, I'm almost finished with "Harry's Game" and
will be starting on the Julia Child biography this evening.

I happened to notice that the JC book has a reproduction
of some of the script from her TV show where she did
Beef Burgundy. It was printed on the inside of the covers.
The book is over 500 pages, so it looks to be a fairly
detailed one, I hope.

Nyssa, who hopes to make time to bake a batch of peanut
butter cookies today

[Carol Dickinson]

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Because I still make some breads by hand, the old-fashioned
way and then bake them in the regular oven. It helps heat
up the house this time of year as well. Plus I was doing
two loaves.

Ah. Well 2 loaves makes sense. Heating the house doesn't
though. I can't imagine my regular oven cooking adding to
the heat of the house. If it did, I would turn it on during
a power failure, but we use the fireplace instead. Less
efficient than a gas stove leaking heat would be. Since
there is only one of me to eat the bread, I would never
make 2 loaves so it never

Don't anybody panic assuming I have "lost" my spouse recently.
He's still here. He just doesn't eat. His dementia is significant
and I can no longer impact his activites. He WILL NOT eat. And
I stopped wasting the food by making it. It was bad for my
diabetes and balanced nutrition to have to eat his portion
as left overs the second day. He consumes calories. Just not
food. I am not abusing him. He is perfectly capable of putting
something in his mouth when he wants to. And there is alwasy
an excellent selection in the kitchen. But he only chooses
Cherry Coke, licorice, salty pretzels, cheese and reindeer
sausage, none of which I buy. Not exactly a well balanced
diet. Oh and occasionally popcorn. So sugar salt fat, no vitamins.


Carol
occured to me.

Carol