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Did you come here from Cara’s? Did you see I have been a bad Jaywalker alonger and got a WTF?? Once I saw that, I knew I’d better post something and quick. Freakin Cara. Let me tell you something — there are reasons I haven’t posted about these socks. And here is the main reason:

I HATE THEM.

Am I the only Jaywalker Alonger who is standing in the middle of the intersection whining? I am running out of the fu*king yarn. Yeah. I know. I knew before I started that I would run out. Still, I am pissed.

Margene (who, by the way, never says WTF to me and only sends me presents and I think she sometimes sings me love songs…. I know she at least hums them) actually had some good Jaywalker advise last night and so I have once again picked them up and am working away. But it is more with the cranky air of get-these-things-off-of-my-needles than the giddy happiness of other Jaywalkers.

one more thing ……. today I got a job. A temporary, part time job. The world is always after me to have a job and about every six months or so, someone offers me employment, even though I am not seeking employment. I must look job hungry.

Today it was Kathleen and Granny – so I got me a little bit of a yarn shop gig!

all the chick-a-dees are flying the coop! After a long winter break D#2 left for college – she is spending a few days in Syracuse with some friends and then they will be back at Alfred on Sunday. With her vacation over, I feel like the holidays are finally done. whew!

incredibly insensitive jokes

My dear friend Claire believes that I post too many Italian jokes. So she has sent along these doozies.

For the record, I would like to point out not only am I married to an Italian and have spawned two Italians, that my romantic past is littered with the broken hearts of Italian darlings. oooo, Claire Dear, is it offensive to say littered when Italian hearts are at stake? and Cara & Jen, you know that when I say littered, I am speaking metaphorically?? I threw their love away like so many pretzel crumbs out the car window! sure and begorrah, I love me some good Italian!

Also, I made some Jaywalker progress but then got kicked to the curb and had to rip, so jokes are all I got!

All we ever hear are Jewish jokes, so here are some Gentile jokes:

A Gentile goes into a clothing store and says,”This
is a very fine jacket. How much is it?”
The salesman says, “It’s $500.”
The Gentile says, “OK, I’ll take it.”

Two Gentiles meet on the street.
The first one says,”You own your own business, don’t you? How’s it going?”
The other Gentile says, “Just great! Thanks for asking!”

Two Gentile mothers meet on the street and start talking about children.
Gentile mother 1 (said with pride): “My son is a construction worker!”
Gentile mother 2 (said with more pride): “My son is a truck driver!”

A gentile man calls his mother and says, “Mother, I know you’re expecting me for dinner this evening,
but something important has come up and I can’t make it.”
His mother says, “OK.”

A Gentile couple goes to a nice restaurant.
The man says: “I’ll have the steak and a baked potato, and my wife will have the julienne salad with house
dressing. We’ll both have coffee.”

The waiter says, “How would you like your steak and salad prepared?”
The man says, “I’d like the steak medium……the salad is fine as is.”
The waiter says, ” Thank you.”

A Gentile man calls his elderly mother.
He asks, ” Mom, how are you feeling? Do you need anything?”
She says, “I’m feeling fine, and I don’t need anything. Thanks for calling.”

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judging by the comments, everyone is interested in homemade marshmallows. No Vicki, they do not grow on the mythical marshmallow tree where the unicorns graze and yes, Carole you do need a candy thermometer, unless you are good at judging softball stage by dropping some of the syrup in cold water.

Thank you Carol (my blogless friend) for reminding me of the NY’s resolution. Indeed, my prediciton was correct. I am not a fan of marshmallows, but the coconut — oh, dear that changes everything!

This cookbook is definitely worth having – I have been on a cooking tear and have whipped up five of the recipes since Friday – all are winners. I did however find the exact recipe online, so if it’s only the marshmallow you’re after have at it.

To do the coconut marshmallows – simply toast some coconut by putting it in a dry skillet over med/high heat. It takes awhile to get to the toasting stage, but once it does it goes quickly so keep an eye on things. You will need 8 ounces of coconut. Place half of the toasted coconut in the glass baking dish instead of the confectioner’s sugar. Pour on the whipped marshmallow and then put the remaining half on top.

after the whole thing dries and you have cut it into squares, dip the cut edges into confectioner’s sugar.

This is such an elegant thing – of course you can put it in some hot cocoa, but you can also put it on a plate and eat it all by itself. yum!