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[KAT4DISNEY]

Sorry. Just take two lutefisk and drink plenty of fluids. You'll be better in the morning.

I think some Krumkake, lefse or Kransekake would perform that task far better! For fluids I'm sure you were recommending Aquavit to forget eating the lutefisk though.

Just this morning I was explaining to my farrier what lutefisk was. As usual I got the look that such a dish was crazy. I couldn't disagree.

 

[sleepydog25]

But really the most important detail from this photo is Luv has a lovely Dooney & Burke Disney travel tote!

Nice to see you posting Ddad! Get better soon!

I declare, that tote gets tons of compliments. Might I add that she has a lovely matching purse thanks to moi--two Christmases ago, I believe. She's long been a Coach aficionado but in recent years has switched to D&B. Too funny.

Sleepy, I mean Sly, that is just mean!! We have been averaging 100 to 105 degrees, might have even had 106 one day. It has been miserable with no end in sight and absolutely no RAIN in the forecast!!!

At first, I thought you were calling me mean for ordering you lutefisk! I will admit that if I had to choose between too wet or too dry, I'd go for wet every time. Drought ain't funny, and water will be the new oil one day. Still, we've had one of the wettest springs and summers in decades around here: 22 inches of rain in July alone (avg. around 9"). We get two days of solid, begin to dry out weather, then a week of rain, fog, and clouds. Waterlogged are we, but I feel your pain.

Sly, I dealt with the fuzziness and wanted to comment on your "Magic Hour" (or Golden Hour) pictures , they were great.

Thank you. The camera in question is actually a vid-cam, and it takes excellent stills, too, but OE was rampant.

Wow after just 2 weeks on the list my 100 points cane through today!!!! They are IN my account!!! Woo hoo!

Way. . .to. . .go! Wow! That was fast. They must like you better than rusafee and me.

Speaking of. . .

That's probably wise. We don't call him Sly for no good reason...

I am shock-ed, shock-ed I say.

 

[rfassett]

I was listening to some older music today and heard this and thought of all of you groupies. I imagined that I was sitting in a rocker in front of the fireplace in the big lobby surrounded by all of you. This is for all you...


http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WCilbkA-wxw

 

[horselover]

Wow after just 2 weeks on the list my 100 points cane through today!!!! They are IN my account!!! Woo hoo!

Congratulations!!!


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Originally Posted by horsedoovers View Post
But really the most important detail from this photo is Luv has a lovely Dooney & Burke Disney travel tote!


I declare, that tote gets tons of compliments. Might I add that she has a lovely matching purse thanks to moi--two Christmases ago, I believe. She's long been a Coach aficionado but in recent years has switched to D&B. Too funny.

Ok why the heck is my screen name showing up as horsedoovers?!!!

I'm a Coach girl too. Luv & I must meet! I have that same patterned Dooney in the letterbag style purse too. Mine is in purple. My favorite color. (insert purple smiley!) I get a ton of compliments on that purse when I go to the World & people are always asking me where I got it. You can't get the purple one anymore.

Guess who's finally going to a conference in Orlando? I've been waiting & hoping the opportunity would come up for me to attend a conference in the World & it finally has. Bonus trip to Disney end of Oct! That will be 2 trips in the same month. I have made very good use of my AP this year.

 

[sleepydog25]

Originally Posted by horsedoovers View Post
Ok why the heck is my screen name showing up as horsedoovers?!!!

I'm a Coach girl too. Luv & I must meet! I have that same patterned Dooney in the letterbag style purse too. Mine is in purple. My favorite color. (insert purple smiley!) I get a ton of compliments on that purse when I go to the World & people are always asking me where I got it. You can't get the purple one anymore.

Guess who's finally going to a conference in Orlando? I've been waiting & hoping the opportunity would come up for me to attend a conference in the World & it finally has. Bonus trip to Disney end of Oct! That will be 2 trips in the same month. I have made very good use of my AP this year.

I have no idea how that might have happened. If you and Chris meet, you can do a D&B Showcase over in EPCOT. Congrats on the two-trip tally for October. Luv will be there in late Sept for a meet with friends, and though I'll meet up with her a couple of times, I'll be spending that time in nearby Melbourne with my eldest and her clan. Still, I'll get to use my AP one more time.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

At first, I thought you were calling me mean for ordering you lutefisk!

Twokats may not have meant that but I might have modified my post from starting that way!

 

[cahedberg]

I'm totally lost......what's lutefisk? Maybe I should ask my Swedish DH?

 

[Muushka]

OK Sly, do you see what you have started on this Groupie thread????
Chaos I tell you , chaos!!!!
I'm now BaMuushka!!!!
Oh the humanity........

I'm totally lost......what's lutefisk? Maybe I should ask my Swedish DH?

Ever seen the movie Drop Dead Gorgeous?

Brett Clemmens: (after Becky has tossed her food tray in, splattering Amber who`s working in the cafeteria with it`s contents - Brett looks apologetic) Uhhh you have some lutefisk in your hair.
Amber Atkins: Lutefisk - well must be Wednesday, then.
Iona Hildebrandt: Lutefisk. It`s cod, that`s been soaked in lye for about a week.
Iona Hildebrandt: It`s best served with lots of butter.

There you have it. And a hoot of a movie too. If you like that dark sort of comedy.
Who knew Muush would love those dark comedies?????

 

[DiznyDi]

Wow after just 2 weeks on the list my 100 points cane through today!!!! They are IN my account!!! Woo hoo!

See, all that Moose dust worked! So exciting! Congratulations!

JT, just say the word and we will help get DD to the meet :O) Remember I'm an experienced scooter operator <loll>.

Too funny! We are both looking forward to our meet at the TOWL; even if we have to start the trek at 4 to get their by 8

Julie I noticed the D&B travel tote in Sly's pics too. I think I should join the party; I have more Coach bags in my closet than any 3 persons need. Also have about 6 D&B Disney bags including one with luv's pattern and the similar style/pattern but from Aulani The other bag I like are the Kipling bags. They're so practical and rugged. I keep a small backpack in my Owners Locker for Disney trips.
I'm excited for you, 2 trips in one month! If it were me, I'd probably just stay..... Maybe you could go camp-out with tea pot.....

cahedberg I didn't know what lutefisk was either, so I went to wikipedia - sounds..ah.. not to my tastes. Actually sounds pretty disgusting. But I'm not a fish eater. So dried fish wouldn't appeal to me anyway,.

 

[cahedberg]

Ok then....no lutefisk for me!

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

cahedberg I didn't know what lutefisk was either, so I went to wikipedia - sounds..ah.. not to my tastes. Actually sounds pretty disgusting. But I'm not a fish eater. So dried fish wouldn't appeal to me anyway,.

You're in luck Di! Lutefisk is decidedly un-dry by the time it's all done. More like fish "jelly".

My mom may have showed her greatest love for my dad when she, a Dane, prepared lutefisk for him, the Norwegian. First - you put the clothes pin on your nose. Then you soak the fish in water to get more of the lye out (or at least you used to have to soak it a lot - processing seemed to improve). Then you boil it but not too long or it really is a sad pile of gelatin. At the same time you melt about a pound of butter which will be poured over it by the diners. Finally, after all the crazy people have consumed it you can clean up and finally take the clothes pin off your nose although the odor will linger for several days to remind you of the great feast.

 

[DiznyDi]

Kathy - did you eat this too? Reminds me of a friend of the family who always had to have Limburger cheese. Another of those 'clothes pin on the nose' type of foods.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Kathy - did you eat this too? Reminds me of a friend of the family who always had to have Limburger cheese. Another of those 'clothes pin on the nose' type of foods.

Dad always said I had gotten a bit too much of the Danish side in me!

When I was young I was given some. After that it was decided it was too expensive for the child to eat.
When I was a teen it was mentioned that I should stop wrinkling my nose at it or to try it again. After that it was decided that Dad was lucky because it meant more for him.
My question every year was why it needed so much butter if it tasted so good?

My grandmother, grandfather, a couple of aunts, dad and brother all thought it was delicious. In the fall there are lutefisk suppers at several churches in the area I grew up in although for those of us that did not acquire the taste meatballs are on the menu too.

 

[sleepydog25]

OK Sly, do you see what you have started on this Groupie thread????
Chaos I tell you , chaos!!!!
I'm now BaMuushka!!!!
Oh the humanity........



Ever seen the movie Drop Dead Gorgeous?



There you have it. And a hoot of a movie too. If you like that dark sort of comedy.
Who knew Muush would love those dark comedies?????

Color me provocateur. Dark comedies, eh? Who knew?!

 

[jimmytammy]

Happy Birthday rfassett!!!!

 

[jimmytammy]

Check your name in my quote. Sly dog is sly indeed

Thanks Barb! Makes me realize I really need to keep my eye on SlyDog SneakyDog may be added to his list of names now

DiznyDad
So glad to see you! I know you have been major busy, maybe God just needed you to slow down a bit. Continue to heal, and we will see you soon!!

wfc4life
Yes, a scooter will work just fine for getting DiznyDad to TOTWL, no excuses DAD!!!

SneakyDog
Keep thos pics coming, fuzzy and all, esp. fond of that shot of VWL, hope we get that view in Feb. I may just hang on the balcony all day!!!

 

[jimmytammy]

Is this scent supposed to smell like the actual VWL? I am familiar with the candle, but don't recall smelling it at the hotel. I live about 1 hour from the YC factory so I may be able to hoard a bunch of them if it is the same smell. I will want to recapture the memory of the resort as often as possible!

Back in the day, around 2001-02 when VWL was fairly new, the lobby area esp. had faint smells of wood, hints of fir, maybe pine, redwood
Anyway, we were informed by another post that YC had this scent. Obviously, YC scents are way over the top, and a lot less suttle than what VWL would have been, but you get the picture. We love the scent so much, we hoard em too, bought 5(all they had) at our local store. They will be out til early Dec., but tend to get gone sooner.

 

[sleepydog25]

Thanks Barb! Makes me realize I really need to keep my eye on SlyDog SneakyDog may be added to his list of names now

DiznyDad
So glad to see you! I know you have been major busy, maybe God just needed you to slow down a bit. Continue to heal, and we will see you soon!!

wfc4life
Yes, a scooter will work just fine for getting DiznyDad to TOTWL, no excuses DAD!!!

SneakyDog
Keep thos pics coming, fuzzy and all, esp. fond of that shot of VWL, hope we get that view in Feb. I may just hang on the balcony all day!!!

Birthday wishes to rfassett! SleepySneakySly also loved the view of the Lodge from TOWL. As others have mentioned, I enjoyed visiting BLT, and its location is superb for MKing; however, my heart belongs to the Lodge (and luv, of course!).

 

[rfassett]

"Happy Birthday rfassett!!!!"

Thanks JBoone but tomorrow is actually Rebecca's birthday! I will pass along your well wishes. Thanks!

 

[twokats]

Thanks Barb! Makes me realize I really need to keep my eye on SlyDog SneakyDog may be added to his list of names now

DiznyDad
So glad to see you! I know you have been major busy, maybe God just needed you to slow down a bit. Continue to heal, and we will see you soon!!

wfc4life
Yes, a scooter will work just fine for getting DiznyDad to TOTWL, no excuses DAD!!!

SneakyDog
Keep thos pics coming, fuzzy and all, esp. fond of that shot of VWL, hope we get that view in Feb. I may just hang on the balcony all day!!!

I have to admit, Sleepy, I mean Sly, no Sneaky oh WHATEVER!!! did a good job on twokats, but I do think he has way too much time on his hands to sit and come up with all these monikers for us, even though they are amusing!!

I seem to remember back in April when my leg broke a lot of people telling me that it was God's way of slowing me down. I will admit it worked and I am slower, but like DDad, I was back at work even from the hospital!!!

Birthday wishes to rfassett! SleepySneakySly also loved the view of the Lodge from TOWL. As others have mentioned, I enjoyed visiting BLT, and its location is superb for MKing; however, my heart belongs to the Lodge (and luv, of course!).

We will have to see what other words we can add to you. . . . isn't it something that all the words right now all start with S!!!

"Happy Birthday rfassett!!!!"

Thanks JBoone but tomorrow is actually Rebecca's birthday! I will pass along your well wishes. Thanks!

That is what we are known for is starting the celebration a day ahead so that the word gets out and it is not missed! If you pay attention to the list and the greetings, we don't believe in waiting.

Tell her to have a great day tomorrow for me.


Tomorrow is my big 6 hour drive to pick up Kati from her summer job! May traveling moose/pixie dust be with me along with God's grace! Hope all the Groupies (with the exception of SleepySlySneaky) are staying cool. Sunday we are only supposed to be up to 99. . . . a definite cold front for us!!!!