When I use red lentils, I don't cook them. Since they have such short cooking time, I just pour boiling water on the lentils, put the lid on, and let it dit for 15 minutes. Then they keep firm and don't get just mushy. Then I strain them and add to whatever dish I have prepared and serve.

Linda! Darling!!!!! How lovely to see you again!!!!!!!!!!!! (I can't get the smileys to work on my phone - hence overuse of exclamation !!!!!) !!!!!

I never make the bed. Why tuck in the germs? ;)

I was sure it was wine in that tea pot. :giggle4:

Some really great ideas to improve your life.

Chris sent me a photo of her enjoying her time away from us:

Do you have a recipe to share?

:ketchup:

Chris is away, you say?!?!! goofysmile1 Let's get the party started!

I absolutely love the new collection!!!!

Now you make me wanna re-watch it again! I absolutely love the show. Especially love all the details (Eleven's tube socks! :lovey3: ) they've captured from the time, and how they manage to make it feel like I'm watching a horror movie from the time, and still make it feel new and modern.

G-Gelato

K-Ketchup!!! :ketchup::ketchup::ketchup:

I was working at the library yesterday & an entire American family came in (Father, mother, 2 grown-up children and a grandma). They were in Mora because the father of the family had roots there. They wanted some help with genealogy, and while we were waiting for the right person to get back...

Good luck with your call!

@AnaSantos Is there a big difference between the Portuguese spoken in Portugal and the Portuguese spoken in Brazil? Can you understand eachother or has the Brazilian Portuguese evolved too much in another direction? Languages are a living organism, always evolving. It's so fascinating.

Yes! That's the one! I was going nuts here trying to remember.

Oh, tempting!

I think the only Portuguese word I know is Fado. And somewhere in the back of my head, I think there was a song in Portuguese back in the 80s that was a huge hit, but for the life of me, I can't remember.

Hi there, been a while since I popped in. Not much happening here. Went to the drs today, and left some blood. I took tests a month ago & 2 of them was a bit high, so this was a check to see if things are better. It was 2 liver thingamajings, they'll probably think I am an alcoholic. (If you...