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That sounds delicious! My daughter loves peaches, and it's nearly peach season. I'm going to try this.

:lol: Well, if the big cats are as elusive as domestic cats can be, I'd say that's true. We've been feeding a young Tom since his kittenhood four years ago. Recently he's gone AWOL, though I know he's nearby because he's come by once a week or so for the past month. He discovered lady cats, and we a...

Lol. Headless, I have felt exactly the same way. I felt much older before I had kids than afterward. One of my friends and I had first children at the same time. I was 34, and she was 34 or 35. When our kids were toddlers she remarked that her son made her feel.old because she felt so remote from hi...

My mother never made it with nuts because as a child I wouldn't eat them. Two pecan trees in the yard, and I wouldn't touch them. Now, of course. I love nuts. Go figure.

Your girls have a fun dad.

Oh, I didn't think of that, but of course you're right. He prizes his full beard.

My mother made jello with fruit cocktail, but not marshmallows.

No doubt.

Oh, interesting. I've seen the Los Angeles River, so I know exactly what you mean.

Jelly Bellies are far and away the best, although Kroger's Private Selection might just be Jelly Bellies under a house name. This Easter they sold out fast, and I was left with Starburst, which is adequate but not the best. Someone at church this morning brought white cupcakes with coconut icing dye...

Skunks we have. I had no idea schools might be so near mountain lion habitat. There used to be some kind of large cat in this part of the country. It got called different things, panthers and such. I don't know if it was the same thing as a western mountain lion or just a cousin. They were mostly ki...

I think he'd have done fine if he'd just left off the sour patch candies and the sucker at the end. Chocolate, peanuts, Graham crackers, and vanilla pudding should have worked. Part of what ruined my Easter treats, imo, was the jelly bean eggs. That flavor profile didn't work well with chocolate bro...

Thanks for the link. I had no idea tarantulas were such a big deal in the Bay area.

Well, that's true. I hadn't thought of that. However, I have all these marshmallows I overbought for that Easter treat, and I need to use them up.

Btw, I'm never making those things again. They were cute to look at, but a chore to eat. Just way too sweet. S'mores will be subdued compared to them.

Omg, tarantulas in the move on herds! Did you ever get any pictures? The cicadas are a phenomenon, for sure. They are maybe 1 1/2 to 2 inches long, with dark bodies, translucent orange-ish wings, and red eyes. They are harmless to people; you can hold them. But the eggs they lay will kill young tree...

I'm going to try making them in the oven. I've used the microwave in the past, but the marshmallows puff up weirdly in that.

My husband is not a s'mores fan. He's never said exactly why, but it could be the marshmallows.