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Almost forgot about that: yes to home made syrup. My grandparents ran a farm so some things were just home made and in quantity. They had a huge front lawn of maple trees they tapped every year and we got gallons of the stuff

Big time yes to this. I don’t even like strawberries but i always loved my grandmothers homemade strawberry jam

The chilies would be a great idea! I’ll have to look for a recipe variant with that

Easter brunch. There was this whole tradition from Slovakia where she grew up, but no one took up the mantle. Even when the following generation made one of the dishes, it was never the whole tradition. Now my Easter’s are with my own family and I have no idea what the traditions all were.

And it started with nut rolls and other treats made well ahead of time. Granted an obscene amount of effort for one person.

The “cheese” was most distinct although not my favorite. It was an egg thing that was “cheesed”, or strained through cheesecloth to become denser, more solid. I always wondered if it was called equivalent to “cheese” in Slovakian or if that was a missing translation

Edit: FOUND IT!

• https://www.meatloafandmelodrama.com/easter-cheese-recipe/

Definitely 6. I’m up on my chair, looking at work but it’s all topsy-turvy and I can’t focus on getting things done

No, LoL. I briefly considered it for someone in the family but no one would be willing, especially me.

Of course I do have a different brand hoodie that’s the same color as the red, so I guess?

Definitely not known for their dexterity or flexibility. Why should they bother when they can bulldoze you with love and affection?

Awwwwww

Nice. Where do you get one of those for a reasonable price these days?

My first dog, I got exactly that for $4 from a grocery store as a seasonal thing

However, after our second dog was a fiasco, I got rid of that since we weren’t getting another dog.

Now our third dog has not been swimming. She’s a rescue who still reacts against other dogs so we can’t bring her to a lake or dog park. I want one of these pools again to see if she’d take to it, but she doesn’t like to get wet so odds are not in my favor. I think the same pool was $28 last time I saw one, and I’m not interested in throwing away that much money. Almost all “baby pools” I see now are inflatable, which wouldn’t survive a dogs first use. So are there really no cheap plastic pools anymore?

That’s what I was going to say: German shepherd, Staffy, and maybe something else