Hi Lynn, was a busy summer. Hope you had a great Diwali.

I am around taking it easy. Old man winter coming soon.

Bojangles stopped posting on his own forum, so I stopped too. 

They said a brutal winter is coming, so brace yourselves.

@Former Member posted:

Hi Lynn, was a busy summer. Hope you had a great Diwali.

Yeah summer was bz..

I am not looking fwd to winter as I hibernate..hehehe

i work PT evenings so i dread driving at nights in the snow esp if i have to clean snow off vehicle after midnite

To go anywhere else..hubby drives..lol plus i do not go out unless itis absolutely necessary

@Django posted:

I am around taking it easy. Old man winter coming soon.

Cool…tek it easy!! Lol… we all need to do bro!!

cheers!!

@Former Member posted:

Bojangles stopped posting on his own forum, so I stopped too. 

They said a brutal winter is coming, so brace yourselves.

Lol..u. Bad u know!!

well Chami invitedme to join her again..but then she didnt like the new format ..i am not sure of this-is the reason she left!!

sO i  got bored..i tried very hard to keep convo going.

Ps i dont celebrate Diwali but looking forward to Christmas .

But  up as a kidin GY, Diwali was my 2nd fave holiday after Xmas..

As little kids, our task was to make  mud diyas using ‘caddie’ ..my sis n I made more than 100 n put them to dry in the sun on old zinc sheets  Some cracked in the sun (maybe we didnt make those properly).

We used to pick cotton from an neighbour cotton tree n made wicks for off of the diyas.

We made our own coconut oil so we had to soak the wicks in the oil a bit before we lit them

My mom used our home-made cow ghee for the few diyas to put on her altar.

IT was such fun trying to block the breeze from blowing out the lighted diyas on the steps

My mom used to pray n then  light 1 diya at 6 pm n put it on  her ‘ramine’…then later we lit the rest  whn it got dark

We would keep replenishing the oil so our diyas kept  burning for long hrs!

i enjoyed the ‘sweets’ made..we all ate paratha roti with wet vermicelli for dinner ( i loved that ) …my mom made the best tasting gojha that i have ever tasted with lots of ginger in coconut n nice parsad with cow ghee

ps….next day was hard wrk to scrub the oil from floors n steps!!

These r childhood memories as I moved to Gt whn i was almost 17 ..n after my dad died I stopped going to our home as it was too painful to go there n not be with him..he was my world..my everything n his sudden death affected me as a 17 yr old.

in GT i spent a couple of Diwali with my cuz…n that was it…later I accepted Jesus as my Lord n Savior(at the age of 34) …so I cherish these memories …childhood days (17 yrs) with my parents n 7 siblings .

@Former Member posted:

Hi Lynn, was a busy summer. Hope you had a great Diwali.

I worked on Mon night n it was a nightmare to get home after my shift ended at 1230 am..road blocks due to fireworks..so many detours to get to my home because of road closure n to top it all off..

There was a big fight in the parking lot across our home..400-500 were involved so my entire block was closed off from 930 pm n to 130 am..Indian’s youth!! 1 grp was protesting with banners for Khalistan n others with the Indian Flag..I didnt understand wht this fight was abt until the following day whn i asked a co-worker n he toldme that the Sikhs r fighting for their own state ( Khalistan)….to separate from India

yeah so on Mon night …so the whole area was packed with police cruisers..ambulances n firetrucks for 4 hrs

PS

…on the lighter side, there was a Diwali party at work on Friday 21st but i dont work on Fri so i missed it!

Hi Lynn ... I peep in from time to time, without sign-in.
Hope alls well with you.

Good morning folks, it has been sometime since I posted. I have been busy and have had little time to be on the forums.  Hope everyone is doing ok.  So far all is well with me. Just another note, I took my latest Covid booster shot, 3 days ago. So that will be # 5 vaccine for me plus my flu vaccine which I took 3 weeks ago.

No side effects and I have mixed my Covid shots. 2 Moderna and 3 Pfizer lol

What are you all doing for the holidays? I may go to the nearby farm and buy a sheep. Mutton curry, dhall puri and other Guyanese goodies on the menu. I have a lot to be thankful for. It has been a very eventful year.

@IGH posted:

Hi Lynn ... I peep in from time to time, without sign-in.
Hope alls well with you.

Hi IGH…allis well..just bzbzbz at wrk n at home ..

haven’t ‘peeped’ in for a while

Seasons Greetings..Merry Christmas n all the best for 2023

@Former Member posted:

What are you all doing for the holidays? I may go to the nearby farm and buy a sheep. Mutton curry, dhall puri and other Guyanese goodies on the menu. I have a lot to be thankful for. It has been a very eventful year.

Wan whole sheep!!! Big family??

Im trying to plan my menus for the entire holiday..Xmas eve n Day..boxing day  n 27th as the girls r staying over from 24-27th

So far I’ve got .pepperpot n home made bread n smoked turkey

(dhalpuri n lamb curry(few lbs though..hehehe)

never cooked ham before so i will see ifi can get a smallone n try for the family (me nah eat beef, pork, lamb n goat…me get duck mouth though..hehehe)

the girls love the mash potato n macaroni pie so I cant disappoint them

will try a new recipe(i try 1 each yr) Jalfrezi ( my Pakistani co-worker shared her recipe with me

will do some butterflap n cheese rolls..n some biganee n mixed veggies pakoras as snacks

I havent  baked cake as yet as I am not doing black cake but I want to TRY our Guyanese fruit (rich…plenty fruits) cake n i saw a recipe for a sponge cake with banana n pineapple..looks yummy!

well u tek care n enjoy d mutton curry n whatever goodies d wifee makes..oh wait!! R u cooking d mutton curry??

@Amral posted:

Good morning folks, it has been sometime since I posted. I have been busy and have had little time to be on the forums.  Hope everyone is doing ok.  So far all is well with me. Just another note, I took my latest Covid booster shot, 3 days ago. So that will be # 5 vaccine for me plus my flu vaccine which I took 3 weeks ago.

No side effects and I have mixed my Covid shots. 2 Moderna and 3 Pfizer lol

Hello BM..

how was d wedding??

I had flu vax..no covid booster for me…

take care..enjoy d holidays..stay safe

I finally tried butter chicken sauce on veggies and rice, that really hit the spot.

Iman as healthy as always...I lil poor but happy an healthy. The only booster this ole rass taking is another spliff. Puff puff.

@cain posted:

I finally tried butter chicken sauce on veggies and rice, that really hit the spot.

Iman as healthy as always...I lil poor but happy an healthy. The only booster this ole rass taking is another spliff. Puff puff.

Oh boy..ijust did the same thing..well almost!! I made eggplant lasagna with ground turkey..but used the butter  chicken sauce ..n it is yummy(of course i added lil home-made pepper sauce to give it a kick !!

@Lynn posted:

Just ‘dropping in ‘to say hello….n c if chami is back…

I got bored talking to myself n took a ‘vacation’ ..

Hope everyone is doing fine…

Bossman Amral..how was d wedding?

Mits bhaiya..how was yr summer harvest? …(oh i need some of the dwarf seim seeds if u have pls..n thnx)

Prezzo…whts cooking?

Cain…..i hope u get used to the new format by now..

VB n IGH…hope u all does drap in n say hello from time to time..

Finally a shout out to new Bossman …Django..

Well winter n a brand new yr ‘soon come ‘ ..

ciao!!

Til next time…

Oops, I missed you post. Anyway I can spare you about 6 seeds to start. PM me.

Is like you been hibernating with DG nuh...one year ole post finally you answering

yo Cain, we have to watch Mitsy. He's sharing seed with Lynn    

@Mitwah posted:

Oops, I missed you post. Anyway I can spare you about 6 seeds to start. PM

@Mitwah posted:

Oops, I missed you post. Anyway I can spare you about 6 seeds to start. PM me.

Mits bhaiya..thanks …

well maybe this summer u can save a few 5-6

  ..i managed to get a few seeds n set them but i am not sure they will grow..seeds didnt look too healthy.

keeping fingers crossed as last yr i had 5 seeds but got 2 plants  (i set seeds too late so i didnt reap much..2 ‘pickings’ only n a handful each time

i made a huge mistake by eating out the 1st crop instead fo saving for seeds(was so excited to eat my 1st home grown seim here..lol) n the few i kept for seeds didnt dry fully on trees as place got cold

thnx bhaiya..will let u know if i still need at the end of this summer

@Former Member posted:

yo Cain, we have to watch Mitsy. He's sharing seed with Lynn    

Prezzy..u wutliss nah??  Lol

@cain posted:

Is like you been hibernating with DG nuh...one year ole post finally you answering

Lol