A Gardeners Forum Forums Members History Forum Life 2005 A Forum Reunion Party?

It REALLY breaks my heart that it's impossible for all of us to get together.
I would like for nothing more that to be around you all (physically) and cook for you.
I love to cook. Jeff wants to open a restaurant and have me incharge of the kitchen. He would handle the wait staff. I can see it now...phoenix...part-time chef/full-time florist

I can see it, Phoenix.

By the way, you guys ever get up to Maine-away?

Merme

About 2 years ago we made our way up to Ogunquit.
We are planning,at some point,to make another trip.

Ogunquit is really close to where I live, Phoenix. Just about a 40 minute drive straight up the highway. Ya can't miss us.

and...I've got a tiny, tiny grill with a dome top just aching for somebody to fire it up....

In the off season, when the rates go down all over the state, we love it when people come up, have dinner, and then sit around outside while we just keep adding wood to the fire and sweaters on our shoulders and listen to the night unfold, particularly if there is a breeze blowing in from the sea...

Merme

Well then,That sounds GREAT 40m min up the highway you say.

I bet we have the same grill

Oh I'd let you cook to your hearts content, Phoenix then turn you loose to go walking on the beach for a bit while I cleaned up. We are only about 4 blocks from the sand...

The kid 'n I are always ready for a good time, truth to tell. You guys would be most welcome.

Merme

So if I have my small grill, and you have a similar one, that would be Grills #1 and #2 for the wild reunion to go with all those picnic tables we are collecting. Now...where to drum up some more?

And I just solved the issue of not being able to communicate without our 'puters in front of us.

Afgrey could paint table cloths to look like a computer at each place mat setting. So we'd all still have that technological feel to the converstaion!

Howz that?

Merme

P-E-R-F-E-C-T!!!!!!!
I think It will be a BLAST!!!

And the computer like place settings is a great idea!!

I don't know if I would be able to let you clean up by yourself though.

Oh, people...I've had a rough day, and needed to sign in to the forum have have a good laugh.

This made me roll in the floor...
Thank you, Thornius. THAT made my day!
(...at poor Meg's expense!)
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...that's the first thing I got when I returned from Lexington today...Lola was MAD because when I left (she had to go to her cage) I told her I'd be right back.
Then..."I'll be right back!!! Huh!"



Ahhh...gotta love Meg and those Common Mystery Thing posts!

Cindy

You know families move all over the world and get together every once in a while for family reunions. I just don't see why we cannot seriously plan one! Given enough time, we could accomplish anything. Of course it would have to be in the fall when our gardens don't need as much daily work.

well, i think merme started this to make me feel guilty. see, i'm going through sc (going to catch dixie angel) then stopping in maryland (can you say loz?) and ending up in pa at my mil's (uh, hisgal...) and she is trying to shame me in to hitting ny (weezie) then going on up to maine to see her and the kid

anyway, wish i could... nice pipe dream...

Great dream. I'd do the same if I could.

Have you figured out if it is going to be on the way up or on the way down, Jiffymouse? I can't wait to meet you!

Dianna

I've got George's "Super-Deluxe" grill...it would count as #3 AND #4... I've also got 3 tables to use.

I'll help you out with the cooking,Phoenix. I cook for a large group of people every 2 weeks and have been head cook/manager of quite a few restaurants I LUV to cook!

G-Mom

I will provide the music discs and system for entertainment purposes. I would love to hear you all sing!

Dianna

Cindy and I could sing the theme song to "Thelma and Louise"!



G-Mom

Oh G-mom, I was HOPING you'd volunteer to cook also, using that Splendid High-Tech Top O' The Line Grill That Probably Even Rocks Babies To Sleep While Washing Dishes! And what dya mean, it would be Grill #3 and #4? I'm thinking it is probably more like Grill #3 through #10.

Hot diggity!!!

And Dianna, the entertainment value of having our very own KJ on the scene would be a gift beyond words.

I for one would like to hear G-mom & Afgrey sing that theme song, among other things.

I'm guessing many of us here have good voices although a few have claimed not to have one. But we could get 'em going just fine.

Merme

It has been my experience that EVERYONE can sing. Some just haven't found THEIR song yet.

Yep, it would be fun to get together, sing, and party. I am sure we would all be talking away as if we had known each other all our lives.

Dianna

The "among other things" would be a LOT more entertaining, I assure you!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA

OMG, that's too funny! you haven't heard anyone in my family try to sing. hahahaha. I think we're all tone deaf or something.

Meg, not knowing HOW to sing is very different than not being ABLE to sing!

In all my years of teaching music, I only met one person who truly could NOT sing. He spoke. I could not get him past speaking into singing. He'd learn the words and the rhythm but could only SAY them and not SING them, no matter what.

He really COULDN'T hear the differences in pitch...it all sounded monotone to him and so that is what he repeated.

That's true "tone deafness".

Fortunately, the majority of people can hear a simple tune and recognize it again later. If you can do that, you can sing.

Merme

Believe me, any music teacher would have thier hands full with our household. :rolleyes: Marissa speaks the words to the songs. Alex mumbles them. I lipsynch, cuz my voice is less than appealing when applied to song.. Steve probably has the best of us.. but even he has limitations.

Meg

Meg,

Go sing in one of those big~metal mailboxes...
You'll sound wonderful!!!!!
The aucoustic's are awesome in there...