Almost All of the Family

I'll try to include little J on the next trip--the batteries were nearly dead this time. The middle child always gets a bum deal, doesn't he?

Squashed

If you carry a hard-boiled egg in your tote bag, it may end up like this:

(sorry for the unfocused photo--I'm lucky I even got the pic off my phone)

I May Be a Slob

but not THIS much of a slob:

Moving On, or, Going Out with a Bang

I finally closed my Audible account. At $14.95 a month, I decided it was a luxury I should forgo for now. I used my remaining 4 credits to buy:

• A Christmas Carol (narrated by Jim Dale)
• Macbeth: A Novel (narrated by Alan Cumming)
• Our Mutual Friend (Charles Dickens)
• Around the World in 80 Days (narrated by Jim Dale)

I feel like I'm listening to a Harry Potter book whenever I listen to Jim Dale, but I still love him

I also purchased two sale books:

• Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ($6, narrated by Elijah Wood)
• The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York (I think the narration and production are not top quality, but it was only $1.20)

These ought to keep my busy for a while, or at least they will once I run out of audiobooks to borrow from the library!

I Scream, You Scream

I've decided there are few things finer in this world than a big bowl of Blue Bell Pecan Pralines 'n Cream. And a few of you are lucky enough to have known Blue Bell's Black Forest Cake, which is still one of my all-time favorites.

I also have fond memories of getting a birthday cup every year at Baskin Robbins (until I turned 12). Rainbow Sherbet and Mint Chocolate Chip were usually my choices, though Pink Bubble Gum was also tempting. I don't think Peanut Butter and Chocolate was around back then. It's my favorite BR flavor now, but if you too like it, I warn you to not read the ingredients list.

And then there's my best ice cream memory, the licorice ice cream my mother made with Richardson's licorice mints.

What are your thoughts on this versatile frozen dessert?


image: Colton, E.S. (1868). Neapolitan ice cream [broadside]. In An American time capsule: Three centuries of broadsides and other printed ephemera. Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division.