tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post5591405658107554357..comments2024-03-20T03:53:55.113-04:00Comments on Yankee-Belle Cafe: Fun at the Ranch and All My Favorite Cookies!Missy Tippenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-80943104302304513932014-02-05T23:12:16.167-05:002014-02-05T23:12:16.167-05:00I spent the weekend with 2 friends quilting and ea...I spent the weekend with 2 friends quilting and eating and visiting- we decided that none of us like salad or eating alone but with others it's delicious! now I'm playing catch up on the bog posts! and no way with gators or snakes - I'd want a gun too though I remember my mom and grandpa using hoes...shudder...<br />SusannaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-75027498401784264402014-02-05T10:27:45.024-05:002014-02-05T10:27:45.024-05:00Ruthy, there was this cute little black calf bounc...Ruthy, there was this cute little black calf bouncing around the pasture this weekend. Tiny little fella, still had his cord. But his fur was fluffy and shiny new. So fun to see them like that. Not so cute when they grow up. Good eating, though. (sorry, Kav)Mindy Obenhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049730175697756032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-9340607976347721572014-02-05T09:33:03.041-05:002014-02-05T09:33:03.041-05:00This is what keeps me in the north. My snakes are...This is what keeps me in the north. My snakes are harmless. There are no crocodiles. I have no roaches here (The rats probably eat them!!!!)<br /><br />Our bug time is short, comparatively. Our waters are safe. And if it's not white outside, then it's usually green, north woods deciduous hardwoods. <br /><br />As much fun as it is to visit Texas and the south, Tex has just managed to explain why I don't live there.<br /><br />I know my limits, LOL! <br /><br />But the cookies look great, a lot like the almond butter ones I have scheduled for later this month and I promise, Mindy and I didn't call each other and plan this!<br /><br />The pictures are G-R-E-A-T. I love seeing Connealy's calves getting born in a blizzard (poor babies!!!!) and Ivan out there, dressed to hunt up half-frozen babies.<br /><br />The cute calves in the clean pen is a much more hospitable pic, LOL!Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-88817995765645996112014-02-04T14:38:34.315-05:002014-02-04T14:38:34.315-05:00Yeah, I know. They're all cockroaches and they...Yeah, I know. They're all cockroaches and they're all awful.Mindy Obenhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049730175697756032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-58459787566973506632014-02-04T14:37:20.489-05:002014-02-04T14:37:20.489-05:00And they don't live in SOUTH DAKOTA!!!!!And they don't live in SOUTH DAKOTA!!!!!Jan Drexlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609332074458434806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-74577207881695468342014-02-04T14:36:37.393-05:002014-02-04T14:36:37.393-05:00I hate to tell you this, but water bugs ARE cockro...I hate to tell you this, but water bugs ARE cockroaches. Well, wood roaches. Kissing cousins. <br /><br />Awful, awful things. Jan Drexlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609332074458434806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-45348355041370612752014-02-04T14:15:51.163-05:002014-02-04T14:15:51.163-05:00Consider them passed, Jan.
We don't have a p...Consider them passed, Jan. <br /><br />We don't have a problem with cockroaches. (THANK YOU, JESUS!) Perhaps the occasional water bug, but they're usually dead on sight. As soon as I see them, I kill 'em. :)<br /><br />Scorpions? Well, that's another story. Never seen one at the house, but I've been stung numerous times at the camphouse. Heaven help them if I see them before they see me. :)Mindy Obenhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049730175697756032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-9819986833230323912014-02-04T12:45:16.249-05:002014-02-04T12:45:16.249-05:00Those cookies! No flour? But, oh, oatmeal and choc...Those cookies! No flour? But, oh, oatmeal and chocolate chips! I have to try these :)<br /><br />Now, about those critters. There's a reason we don't live in Texas anymore. Prayer is a powerful thing, and I can pray hard when I'm surrounded by the kinds of {{{shudder}}} things we dealt with in Texas. When God moved us back north, I missed my Texas friends, and the beautiful Texas skies, and the cowboys...but not the copperheads, scorpions, rattlers, and the bane of my life: cockroaches. <br /><br />Keep you critters down there, Mindy, and let your sons enjoy them. Meanwhile, pass the cookies! :)Jan Drexlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609332074458434806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-85497076519686883282014-02-04T09:50:04.911-05:002014-02-04T09:50:04.911-05:00Bock, bock, bock!!! Please tell me you at least ad...Bock, bock, bock!!! Please tell me you at least added the cinnamon, Kav. Nonetheless, I'm glad you liked them.<br /><br />Make sure you don't overbake these cookies. I'm afraid they would turn crumbly then. And we don't want crumbly. We want soft and chewy. Right? :)Mindy Obenhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049730175697756032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-45776242881073152482014-02-04T09:46:53.589-05:002014-02-04T09:46:53.589-05:00I hear ya, Tina. Though the baby mole and the calv...I hear ya, Tina. Though the baby mole and the calves are kinda cute.Mindy Obenhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049730175697756032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-27486501974473490622014-02-04T09:33:10.357-05:002014-02-04T09:33:10.357-05:00Oh -- and I wanted to tell you that I made your br...Oh -- and I wanted to tell you that I made your brownies last week. Yum...but true confession time -- I left out the hot stuff. I know, I'm such a chicken!!!!! <br /><br />I have all the ingredients for these cookies and am in need of baking cookies for me and a friend who I gave coupons for a batch of cookies a month. This one will be February's cookie of the month! :-)Kavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719229222267994577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-60236384834449640272014-02-04T08:39:47.279-05:002014-02-04T08:39:47.279-05:00Saying yes please to the cookies and no thank you ...Saying yes please to the cookies and no thank you to the critters. LOL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-81822132082449026762014-02-04T07:39:48.709-05:002014-02-04T07:39:48.709-05:00Nope, no bravery here, Kav. Just a poor mom being ...Nope, no bravery here, Kav. Just a poor mom being railroaded by two sons. And you can come visit any time. You'll be safe, I promise. That was the first gator I'd seen in nearly twenty years. As for the snakes, well, we'll just have to take Ryan with us. <br /><br />But I know what you mean. I absolutely HATE snakes. And spiders. Wanna know something funny? Gator boy freaks out over spiders. <br /><br />Hmm...I guess I failed to mention the scorpions. Not deadly, but those stupid things are the bane of my existence. <br /><br />Okay, enough of that. Let's eat cookies. :)<br />Mindy Obenhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049730175697756032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-35056943265783888652014-02-04T07:33:43.319-05:002014-02-04T07:33:43.319-05:00Yes, Ryan is the epitome of snakes and snails and ...Yes, Ryan is the epitome of snakes and snails and puppy dog tails. I blame the Crocodile Hunter, God rest his soul. Ryan adored that man. I mean he went into mourning when Steve Irwin died. So it really is true that you should be mindful of what your children watch when they're little. <br /><br />What's that you say, Virginia? Nobody's ever scared the fire out of you? Surely you jest. I mean, after all, you do have six kids. ;)Mindy Obenhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049730175697756032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-58717018534542682242014-02-04T06:19:53.574-05:002014-02-04T06:19:53.574-05:00Thank you for giving me a new appreciation for my ...Thank you for giving me a new appreciation for my Canadian winter weather. I will never complain again about snow or wind chill because that means we don't have any alligators up here!!!! And while I'm sure your part of Texas is beautiful I will never be visiting it any time soon. Snakes, gators...ack! I nearly hurled my breakfast. The cookie recipe looks divine...as long as I can separate from reptiles. Of course, if I want to be a hero at school I could show that gator kissing picture and win a few points with the boys. Shudder. You are a brave woman.Kavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719229222267994577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-45097065931727805422014-02-04T05:10:14.538-05:002014-02-04T05:10:14.538-05:00Oh my gosh, I loved this post! I was ewwwwing at t...Oh my gosh, I loved this post! I was ewwwwing at the baby mole, then falling off my chair at the gator (AND THE KISS), and then ogling that copperhead! (I have to say that your 'scaring the fire out of us' made me laugh out loud. I've never heard that phrase and it's a great one!)<br /> Cookies look good, too, but the wildlife (as seen through the eyes of a boy and a dog) was perfect!Mary Jane Hathawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996627730074514978noreply@blogger.com