Mule train (giddyup, pa' giddahh) (hea) Mule train (yea-ha) Clippity-cloppin' over hill and plain...

[hazelchaz]

So I've been asked "What do I want for my birthday?" (Topical, seeing as we're having a party tomorrow and all that.)

The album "Jumpin' Time" by The Time Jumpers. The album "Traffic and Weather" by Fountains of Wayne. Anything by Tom T. Hall or Marty Robbins. The tribute album Sandinista Project. "London Calling" by The Clash. Or anything off of my Amazon wish list, natch.

A great big spoon. I need a ladle suitable for stirring a 10-gallon or 20-gallon pot. Could have holes or slots in it...

Some bheer. Say, half a six-pack -- you could drink the other half with me. Haven't had a Newcastle in a while. I tend to prefer beer you can see daylight through, but I expect there will be people who appreciate the dark chewy stuff at my party too.

The Bourbon Fudge -- either the Vanilla Pecan or the Chocolate Walnut -- that the Abbey of Gethsemani Trappist Monks in Kentucky make.

The Pecan Divinity that Tyler Candies (of Tyler, Texas) makes, it's available at "Warehouse Market" in Tulsa. Unfortunately I haven't seen it for sale out here in California, so I can only pick it up when I'm in Tulsa. *Sigh* (For that matter, I'd be happy to reimburse someone who wants to ship me some. Or ship me a pound or two and I'll ship you the same amount of See's Chocolates.

Some EL wire or sheets to experiment with. I hear Toys-R-Us has an EL building toy on clearance -- sort of like tinkertoys that light up.

(Oh, in other news, selinawoman hasn't had many calls; if you're on her FL, you might look at her last post and give her a jingle.)

Comments

Pecan divinity

[encorecrazay.livejournal.com]

Does this look this what you've gotten in the past?
http://www.texaspecancandy.net/osc/eshop/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=&products_id=10

Re: Pecan divinity

[hazelchaz]

Not quite. The Tyler Candy Company stuff sold in supermarkets is like a brick, not individually-wrapped bites -- 2"x2"x8", more or less. I think the nuts are chopped, too.

At the Whse. Mkt. I went to, it was in the "impulse" shelves right at the checkout...

[chartreusekitty.livejournal.com]

I hope you have a wonderful party and Happy Birthday! We'll be there in spirit. You are a little to far away for us to venture with Emily quite yet.

Emily and traveling

[hazelchaz]

I'm not shocked at that; I've got you guys on my party mailing list so you know have not been forgotten.

Is that LJ icon a picture of Emily at some kind of yellow Playskool/Fisherprice sewing machine?

Re: Emily and traveling

[chartreusekitty.livejournal.com]

It's my real machine. I kept her distance. Good little geek girl!

I'm thinking about running away to Tulsa

[dragonet2.livejournal.com]

For a weekend after our Renaissance Festival. Or if I don't, we can ask Bill and his wife to bring some Pecan Divinity up when they come to Contra (which is being held in a fabulous new hotel in Independence not sure how much fun it's going to be because it still is not an atrium hotel like our original digs. But we'll try.)

I'll keep you in mind.

Paula in KC, MO

Re: I'm thinking about running away to Tulsa

[hazelchaz]

One of these days I've got to go out to Contraception, it sounds like you guys have such a fun time.

I take it Tyler Candies doesn't have much market penetration north of Oklahoma? Or, alternatively, all your supermarkets are the big national chains like Albertsons and Ralphs/Krogers, less likely to have the regional brands...

Pecan Divinity market

[(Anonymous)]

No, I think they must be very specialized. I've never seen them, and we're just 50 miles away or so. Patrick's not fond of car journeys of more than half an hour, or we'd try to run over there for you. **Cyn