A HUGE WELCOME

Great Grandma Evelyn wrote:Thank you, Beth, but I don't see any yellow smiley at the top of the post or any place where colors can be changed. Perhaps it is because this new equipment is an iPad. I wonder if anyone else with an iPad sees them???? I bet they can be seen on my desk top computer back home...2,000 miles away!

Great Grandma Evelyn wrote:Thank you, "little brother" Jimmy, for sending my post to the forum and thank you, Beth, for the welcome! I have been enjoying the posts while waiting to become a member. How long has cooking.com been closed? I wonder if there is any way to retrieve some of the old recipes that were posted. I had copied and pasted many of them and printed them. I even bought many folders with the idea of sorting them out into little cookbooks...all Chinese, all beef, all chicken, all appetizers, all soups, etc. Did the members know about this forum or did this forum come after?C It would be nice to be able to let them know that cooking friends does exist.  There were many who posted wonderful recipes!  Thank you, Jimmy, for telling me about it!

You are welcome Evelyn.
It really looks like you took off, and made a great landing on your first visit of many more.
When you start feeling better, am looking forward to seeing and hearing of some of those great Camping Trip Cookout Recipe's. Also can't wait till you get the clams and crabs recipes boiling.
When you are rested and when you get stronger kid!  

I don't know if I mentioned, my computer in the kitchen with all the recipes and such, burned a chip on the motherboard. I am looking into trying some things I heard on the internet to get around some issues like that, and if they work; even to spin the hard drive so I can extract my files, it would be nice. If not...I will pick up a reconditioned one from dell with Windows 7 Operating System format cheap. I'll give it to Tina because She hates Windows 8 Operating System. It's too sensitive and irky ma jerkies the kid all over the place.  

So if I lost those bean salad recipes, I will be knocking on G G Evelyns member door asking for it.     

Great Grandma Evelyn wrote:Hi Jimmy,
    Thank goodness when my hard drive died, all of my recipes were stored in a RECIPE folder on AOL. They were never lost. I can resend any of them...including the ones that you had sent to me!!!   
    I just need to figure out how to get my recipes and photos to the forum as I haven't mastered copy and paste on this iPad. It was so easy with my old Dell desktop!  But you know me...I NEVER give up trying! I will figure this out! Who said you can't teach an old dog new tricks!!! LOL! Woof, woof!

Great Grandma Evelyn wrote:Jimmy wrote: Did you get a remote keyboard with youirs??

See the youirs spelling? Even this logitech keyboard is to small. hahahahaha
Good morning, Jimmy! Initially, I was going to get a separate keyboard for this 9"or 10" iPad but this keyboard that shows up as soon as I tap the screen to write is large enough and, the best part, is that it is white with black letters so I can see it better than the old black keyboard! Right now I have enlarged it so it is even bigger than my desk top keyboard. The only thing I find is that many times an n or m is inserted putting two words together. I don't think my finger is accidentally hitting the m or n. Also, if I put a period after a.m. For example, the next letter automatically starts with a capital...see the word "For"! And if I want to write "into", very often the keyboard assumes that I am writing the word I so it comes out as "I nto"There are three levels of keyboard but I mastered them in no time! I am not going to purchase a separate keyboard!
    What are you cooking today???

cookingirl wrote:Jimmy, They do sell a stylus, it is like a pen for the touch screens. They invented it for the same reason. It is easier to tap letters with the stylus instead of 2 for 1!!!!      

cookingirl wrote:Today is just broiled salmon steak, olive oil and lemon juice along with a salad.....I am not in a cooking mood....sigh  
I did too much work today! Cleaned the extra bathroom, washed out and changed Artie's litter box, and washed the extra one also; vacuumed; and did 4 loads of laundry~~oh, watered the plants on the balcony .......jeesh, no wonder why I am tired!  
But, I am so grateful for central air!!  

Barbara101 wrote:

cookingirl wrote:Today is just broiled salmon steak, olive oil and lemon juice along with a salad.....I am not in a cooking mood....sigh  
I did too much work today! Cleaned the extra bathroom, washed out and changed Artie's litter box, and washed the extra one also; vacuumed; and did 4 loads of laundry~~oh, watered the plants on the balcony .......jeesh, no wonder why I am tired!  
But, I am so grateful for central air!!  

Hey GF
why are you posting this great dinner here lol move on down to the dinner thread. sounds wonderful  

Barbara, hahahaha...It happens to me when I'm tired.
It's funny; one day I had to go to Motor Vehicle to get the car registered, and I sat in line for 20 minutes (not bad)...then it was my turn. Well Guess what? I took the wrong gosh darn insurance card with me. I used my company vehicle to drive there, and we have spare ins. cards at home in the drawer. Tina was at work, and so I figured, Yay! I will get this done so poor Tina doesnt have to do it on her Big One Day Off.
The Lady ( Naturally snippy) said ...Snort Snort Snort! Sir..your insurance card is not for this vehicle registration! .... I.....WAS..... Peeved!!   .... At my self of course!!

thesweetestpea wrote:Hello everyone and thanks Barb for the invite.  This looks like a fun place.  We are finished with our move, mostly, still have some things to hang on the wall and I'm enjoying cooking in my new kitchen.  I noticed that a few of you have had sick pets, our little dog has been sick as well and had emergency surgery for bladder stones -- he had 9 in his urethra and it looked like a string of pearls on the x-ray.  He's doing well but has a skin infection from so many antibiotics and he is on new food too but he loves it.  I planted 6 raised garden beds and they are doing really well, even though I got them in late -- we are eating zucchini and yellow squash and English cucumbers.  My hubs has been really sick with anemia but is on the med since he had 2 units of blood and weekly iron infusions.  He's still not great but is so much better.  I'm really looking forward to spending time with you guys again.

thesweetestpea wrote:Hello everyone and thanks Barb for the invite.  This looks like a fun place.  We are finished with our move, mostly, still have some things to hang on the wall and I'm enjoying cooking in my new kitchen.  I noticed that a few of you have had sick pets, our little dog has been sick as well and had emergency surgery for bladder stones -- he had 9 in his urethra and it looked like a string of pearls on the x-ray.  He's doing well but has a skin infection from so many antibiotics and he is on new food too but he loves it.  I planted 6 raised garden beds and they are doing really well, even though I got them in late -- we are eating zucchini and yellow squash and English cucumbers.  My hubs has been really sick with anemia but is on the med since he had 2 units of blood and weekly iron infusions.  He's still not great but is so much better.  I'm really looking forward to spending time with you guys again.