The Bar... Volume#2

pinemom · Post by **pinemom** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 6:30 am

hahaaa. well with this week of work Ive been drained of all energy...but I got a real good MOAN practiced!

Zombie style tonight!

And we had planned to have a Halloween small gathering, which of course always grows...so now we are officially having a party...
(seems I say this every year!)

Hahhaaaa
Second best thing to BM is a good old fashioned Halloween party!!!

So if your in the area...hahaaa

potluck and BYOB!

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 7:11 am

*wanders in*

hey, coffee.........thanks GH.........

Hiya PM, make sure to get your rest.............we don't want no cranky ghouls patrolling Lemmongrad in the wee hours of the night........

Elorrum · Post by **Elorrum** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 8:55 am

I'm making coffee. think this will take a little while.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 11:46 am

pinemom wrote:hahaaa. well with this week of work Ive been drained of all energy...but I got a real good MOAN practiced!

The sad truth is, taht this s more or less the story of my life.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 4:51 pm

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ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 5:03 pm

how's that coffee coming, Elorrum?

littleflower · Post by **littleflower** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 10:11 pm

elorrum ... i am also waiting desperately for a cuppa that stuff...

goathead · Post by **goathead** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 10:40 pm

gh wanders in from the dark.

going to be a busy night,

need more caffine though.

PM are you going to post scary pics?

Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 11:03 pm

~~~pours half a cup of java for goathead~~~

Okay, I'm having red wine and then headed for bed shortly. The ghouls were great tonight. I love the wee ones.

goathead · Post by **goathead** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 1:23 am

1/2 rations?

but its a long night Ma....

Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 1:42 am

oh, alright

~~~pours ANOTHER half a cup of java for goathead~~~

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:39 am

*pours dregs from coffee pot*

thanks Deb, that's just right...........

I'm heading to the mountains today to close up my cabin for winter.....it doesn't look like I'll get the "shutters" done before the snow flies, and, since I don't have windows, yet, I better get 'em covered...........
I think this "flu" I've been fighting for two weeks is starting to take hold........so, I better get this done before I get really sick.
Dang, it's creeping up on me.
But, if I don't get it done today, and, get really sick and a storm comes, I'd have to go there and try then, which, would be more uncomfortable.....or, let the cabin fill with snow, and, maybe, have a bear or something decide to winter within...........and, what if skunk decided to take up residence? (some may argue one already has..........)

pinemom · Post by **pinemom** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:50 am

moarning!

Moanin good time last night with Espresso Dude, Helga, Kernul Killbuck, Nilasnake, Risky burn, One eyed Dick, Lightning leggs, Uss Matt, Elliot,
Haley Capri, Ty man, Adya Jade(my grandbaby!)....

Sitting round the fire waiting for unsuspecting children!

Our night ended kinda early, but I think thats cause we all started tooo early...heheeee

Ill have to hit up Risky for some pictures as I didnt take any...(time for a new camera?!)

Be well Ygmir. Ive heard its a bugger!

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 8:11 am

How long should we wait to send out the rescue dogs for Ygmir?

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 8:17 am

This is just weird...

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 9:27 am

Good morning Crypto...I don't think it's any weirder than the magic 8 ball.

Elorrum · Post by **Elorrum** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 10:04 am

My beans are still on a bush in Columbia, I think. Juan Valdez is going up the mountain with his trusty donkey in the morning. Looks like that brew is going to take a while longer.

Anybody ever experienced the Ethiopian coffe service? Roast and brew.

The coffee is brewed by first roasting the green coffee beans over hot coals in a brazier. Once the beans are roasted each participant is given an opportunity to sample the aromatic smoke by wafting it towards them. This is followed by the grinding of the beans, traditionally in a wooden mortar and pestle. The coffee grounds are then put into a special vessel and boiled. The boiling pot (jebena) is usually made of pottery and has a spherical base, a neck and pouring spout and a handle where the neck connects with the base. When the coffee boils up through the neck it is poured in and out of another container to cool it, and then is put back into the boiling pot until it happens again. To pour the coffee from the boiling pot, a filter made from horsehair or other material is placed in the spout of the boiling pot to prevent the grounds from escaping.

Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 2:05 pm

Elorrum wrote:My beans are still on a bush in Columbia, I think. Juan Valdez is going up the mountain with his trusty donkey in the morning. Looks like that brew is going to take a while longer.

Looks like we might have coffee next week here, folks.

Anybody ever experienced the Ethiopian coffe service? Roast and brew.

The coffee is brewed by first roasting the green coffee beans over hot coals in a brazier. Once the beans are roasted each participant is given an opportunity to sample the aromatic smoke by wafting it towards them. This is followed by the grinding of the beans, traditionally in a wooden mortar and pestle. The coffee grounds are then put into a special vessel and boiled. The boiling pot (jebena) is usually made of pottery and has a spherical base, a neck and pouring spout and a handle where the neck connects with the base. When the coffee boils up through the neck it is poured in and out of another container to cool it, and then is put back into the boiling pot until it happens again. To pour the coffee from the boiling pot, a filter made from horsehair or other material is placed in the spout of the boiling pot to prevent the grounds from escaping.

Never had that full experience, Elorrum. However there is a small coffee shop in East London run by an Ethiopian refugee who roasts the beans in the shop. It smells glorious. I'll have to ask about getting the full service deal sometime.

(edited to spell Elorrum correctly. why do I want to put two 'l's and one 'r' ???)

magicmarty · Post by **magicmarty** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 2:35 pm

Think I'll step ito the kitchen and make a cup of coffee

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:42 pm

sputnik wrote:Good morning Crypto...I don't think it's any weirder than the magic 8 ball.

Yeah, I see that. But our government isn't telling us to use a magic 8 ball, either.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:50 pm

HI everyone.....

back from the mountains......cabin secure, outhouses closed, and, made ready, in case anyone gets stranded up there in winter and needs emergency shelter........

(I built a new "outhouse", on a sealed concrete tank, and made it so, if a person had to shelter up there in emergency, they would have room to hang out, and be able to build a small fire on the floor, to keep warm.)
Also, made the bigger of the two "stalls" (boys and girls, or, whatever breakdown you like) disabled friendly, as to the best of my ability......wide door and all.
I'll credit Fishy for my awareness and thought of that.
Not sure it's perfect or correct, but, it's what I tried for...........

In hopes, at some point, we can have a burner party up there........yeehaw.......

One of my dreams for up there is to have a bunch of friends at my place,
which has a great view of the lake, and, set a "Viking boat" adrift on said lake, burning..............

ah well, dreams are what you make them.......

time for a brandy.

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:53 pm

The viking boat sounds good.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:55 pm

the brandy tastes good.......

littleflower · Post by **littleflower** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 9:06 pm

i'd like a brandy on a burning viking boat in the middle of a lake ..... what a gloriously romantic vision .... i'll wear my walkure hat and screech a bit of wagner .....

Risky · Post by **Risky** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 9:11 pm

ygmir wrote:One of my dreams for up there is to have a bunch of friends at my place, which has a great view of the lake...

One of my favorite lakes! Can't wait!

magicmarty · Post by **magicmarty** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:26 pm

Sounds like a plan! When do we go?

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:28 am

*staggers in*
Dang this "whatever it is"......makes a person week.......not super sick, but, "oooky".........

*makes coffee*

Anyone up?

Yeah, the party in the mountains should be fun.

Not sure when, if I had to guess, it'd be next spring.........I don't think I'll be able to get all things in place (and the Viking boat built) up there before the snow flies this year......but, I am trying...........At 5800' elevation, winter can come in fast.

I'll let everyone know with plenty of notice........

goathead · Post by **goathead** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 6:14 am

Notice?
What?
I have something stuck in my teeth?

Mmmmm
coffee smells good.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 6:48 am

yup, looks like you've got some wool still in your teeth, GH..........

over, up one, ok, that's it......

goathead · Post by **goathead** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 6:55 am

Thanks yg, what would I do with out you?