YES!!! The "I'm so happy" thread. 2009

[David Nicholson]

It doesn't exactly leave him on the breadline does it?

He has to earn a 'crust'
... or a little 'dough'.   

Crumbs!

[maggiepie]

I am so happy because cherries are cheap and I just made a cherry cake.
Thought I would share some with members of the forum 

[Maggi Young]

I'm so happy you shared it with us; what   a fab cake! Looks really delicious... and how yummyto have it made with FRESH cherries.... double yum!

[Lesley Cox]

Helen, that looks SCRUMPTIOUS! Can we have a recipe please? I think you had better take over my avatar title of "Cake maker in chief" though I do have something planned for Maggi's 10,000th post, coming ever closer.

[Eric Locke]

I would love a slice of that cake Helen.


Eric

[maggiepie]

Maggi, this is the third time I have made this cake, it really is yummmm!!


Lesley, it is scrumptious, here's a link to the recipe.
I am not sure if you are supposed to use a pound of pitted cherries or a pound of cherries pitted. I err on the side of gluttony and use a pound of pitted cherries.
I also only use half a cup of sugar and I use cane sugar or raw sugar.

http://www.joyofbaking.com/CherryCake.html

Eric, you can have the whole cake with this recipe 

[Lesley Cox]

Thanks Helen. I'll have to put it aside for 6 months but will print it in the meantime and drool a little.

[Paul T]

Helen,

I have to echo Lesley.... that cake looks scrumptious!! 

[maggiepie]

Paul, it is really good, almost as good as an apple cinnamon teacake!!!
I only say that because I ate most of it and don't think I could look at another one for months.

[Anthony Darby]

Yippee! My Higher marking is finished! 154 papers marked, totalled and sent off to the SQA this morning.

Yesterday evening ('Ragged') Robin visited my wee garden just in time to see a huge female American Robin moth (Hyalophora cecropia) that emerged over night. Last night she paired with the male that emerged on Saturday and were still joined this morning. I'll poswt a pic.

[ranunculus]

Yesterday evening ('Ragged') Robin visited my wee garden just in time to see a huge female American Robin moth (Hyalophora cecropia) that emerged over night. Last night she paired with the male that emerged on Saturday and were still joined this morning. I'll poswt a pic.

I trust you meant the moth and not our beautiful Robin!!  Although the pictures could have made your fortune!   

[Anthony Darby]

No I mean The One and Only.

[Ragged Robin]

Yippee! My Higher marking is finished! 154 papers marked, totalled and sent off to the SQA this morning.

Yesterday evening ('Ragged') Robin visited my wee garden just in time to see a huge female American Robin moth (Hyalophora cecropia) that emerged over night. Last night she paired with the male that emerged on Saturday and were still joined this morning. I'll poswt a pic.

Anthony, thanks so much for your warm welcome to your garden yesterday evening, it was really good to meet you and wander round your rock garden  and see your amazing Robin moth - she is so beautifully marked with spotted body and tan legs and it was fascinating to see her wing display and get so close.  Looking forward to seeing a photo of the pair (would you like me to post the photo I took too?)  Back in Switzerland today and discovered we had better weather in Scotland 

[Anthony Darby]

Yes, please post your pic. I haven't downloaded my pics yet. End of term on Friday, so lots to do.

[Ragged Robin]

Whoopee, I'm more than happy, I'm ecstatic -  having finally found a French website that describes Alpine flowers in a comprehensible, visual, simple, cross-reference friendly, highly motivating to find out more, and consequently catch up with the rest of the Alpine World, way  

http://www.florealpes.com

Just got to improve my french now as well