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You will be sorely missed, lad ! Thank you for all your support and love and humor. Please check in when it feels good to you and go out and have a splendid time. You deserve the very best this ol world has to offer, bebe. Tudo bem, my beauty S

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Oh, Linda, I am so glad TGvng went well and your worries didn't manifest themselves. The table is beautiful. (perfect to cut out fabric on !) Is Son hosting XMas too ? I hope you are taking time to replenish yourself.

Congratulations Parsley on THREE Months of Freedom ! Your presence here has been so helpful to new and old quitters alike.

Congratulations on Three Years of Freedom, Whispers !

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Hey y'all, Why not take the Tardis ?

Congratulations on your FIRST MONTH of Freedom, Rhino ! You are doing splendid work for yourself. Protect your precious quit and remember to reward yourself often !

Hey Rowly ! Where Y'at ? Congratulations on your Four Years of Freedom, baby !

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I am thankful to be sheltered and fed, clothed. I am healthy. I have everything I need to make art. Also thankful, I was able to take the high ground at daughter's wedding and not pour Dr. Martin's Permanent Ink over Evil Step-Mother's face. (this thankfulness is tinged with a smear of regret) I am thankful everyday that I quit smoking. It is the best thing I have ever done for myself in my life and the benefits continue.

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Yay ! @Cbdave ! NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE

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Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler ! * * in English - Let The Good Times Roll !

What a great rig, Linda !

Ha ! The KING of cast iron ! I only cook in cast iron ! Well, except for sauce pans and stock pots. But, man....as I age, they aren't getting any lighter....are they ! I would definitely double the recipe and use a 12" skillet. The Nine incher just isn't enough ( lol) and didn't make enough corn bread for stuffing. This is the first time I wrote it down to work out the recipe, I will take any reviews/improvements. It came out really dense which is what I wanted for stuffing/dressing but, a little too dense for a corn bread, bread thing. I would love to try any of "Mister 'cold bum' Thomas's " skillet corn bread. I do one with a variety of chili peppers and some manchego cheese, yum. The relish is friggin' amazing.

You have built an amazing quit, Tammy. These body memories can be slow in fading away but, they will fade and fade and fade.....

Congratulations M'Life on your THREE months of Freedom ! and thank you for documenting your successful quit with us, it is truly inspirational. Celebrate wildly !

Congratulations BKP on THREE Years of Freedom ! You have built yourself a wonderful and sturdy quit and have given us lots of encouragement and inspiration. Thank you for all your posts, BKP, you are always a pleasure to read. S

Hey Buttercup ! Happy Five years of Freedom ! I hope you and The Rez celebrate in fine style !

9" Cast Iron Skillet Corn Bread 1 c white flour 1 c yellow cornmeal (get the freshest stone ground that you can find) 1 tbsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt 2 eggs (beaten) 1 cup half and half, or a milk yoghurt or sour cream combo or just milk. 1/4 cup butter 1 bag frozen corn preheat oven to 425 Thaw, drain and dry with towel corn. Melt a few tbsp butter in 9" cast iron skillet and slowly brown corn. When brown thrown the rest of the butter in to melt. In a bowl mix flour, cornmeal, b. powder, salt. add corn/butter mix, combine lightly. Gently fold in beaten eggs and milky combo. Glop batter into 9" cast iron skillet, shake to level. Bake at 425 for 30 minutes. Check at 20 minutes. Toothpick stuck in, comes out clean = done. v. yum hot out of oven drenched in butter. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cranberry/Orange Relish You need a food processor for this. 1 bag of fresh cranberries 1 or 2 oranges (look for equal amounts cranberry/orange) Wash and pick through cranberries, slice up whole oranges (including skin). Pulse everybody in the processor. Really good with the turkey business but, I like it also in yoghurt. @BAT would like this on Ice Cream. It freezes really well and is delicious in the summertime.

Catching up on The Archers, waiting to take some corn bread with caramelized corn from the oven. This is for a dressing/stuffing tomorrow. Also making cranberry/orange relish.

me too, Paul.