Recent content by centralcoast

I think, since the car is "parked" with a rear wheel up on the curb, and a flat back tire... that the car was stolen, involved in a crash, and simply abandoned where it landed. Or.... as frequently happens in Santa Maria, the driver of the car was undocumented, with no driver's license, and...

That's not a random pillar... That's what is left of the old weight bearing wall that was torn out to make a new open kitchen and great room. It looks really stupid, however....

Oops... I didn't look at all the thread options.... I posted my cookie recipes in the "Cookie" thread...

Fingerprint cookies (which disappear even faster than the chocolate chip cookies..) 2 Cups flour 3/4 Cup powdered sugar 1 Cup chopped nuts (I use walnuts, but pecans are also good...) 1 Cup butter 1 tsp. vanilla raspberry jam Combine flour, sugar and 1/2 Cup nuts. With fork, or pastry cutter...

Well, since we've demolished the batch of chocolate cookies in just a day and a half... Similar to Mrs. Fields Cookies: 1 pound butter, softened 2 Cups Dark Brown Sugar 1 1/2 Cup granulated sugar Cream together butter and sugars. Add 3 eggs and 2 teaspoons vanilla to mixture, stir well...

Congratulations! You are a fine example of how someone can adjust with a changing environment, instead of just complaining about it. Great job!

I have a great chocolate chip cookie recipe that purports to be like Mrs. Fields.... and I also have a great "jam thumbprint" recipe that only has butter, sugar and walnuts, plus the jam topping... if anyone is interested, pm me and I'll send them... didn't want to post if no one was interested.

It was nice that "mining and logging" jobs stayed the same.... but what mining or logging jobs are there in Orange County???? I suppose if oil/natural gas counts as "mining" there might be some jobs associated with the oil wells around Brea.

I remember Fedco, Gemco, Alpha Beta... what about Builder's Emporium and Miller's Outpost? My children laugh at me when I accidently call Home Depot "Builder's."

Adorable!!! Thank you so much!

I also applaude CK's statement. The behavior he describes is how reasonable people behave when there is a wide assortment of viewpoints present in a group. In mild defense of Trooper, however, several people commented to her that they wanted more information about how to get involved in the...

I'm sorry.... who will tell us when it's time to plant tomatoes?????

There's always room for another pair or 2. She can add a shelf on the right hand side, for example....

The house and location sound great. Maybe the Paso Chamber of Commerce can give you some idea of "bed occupancy" for the last few months. I know the local cities have been concerned because the bed tax revenue has been down the last few quarters. The last stat I saw posted in the paper was that...

I really like the Vietnam one... I have to find my favorite, where the 3 of them each drove some big, old cars around London, trying to find parking spaces, and getting hung up on tight corners because the cars were simply too big. Oh, and the caravan one, when they raced the European version...