tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post1546749095184785476..comments2024-03-29T04:09:19.120-04:00Comments on ben and birdy: 3 Recipes and 2 Movies for a BlizzardBenBirdy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-42030927067079782162015-05-22T05:53:37.391-04:002015-05-22T05:53:37.391-04:00This is how i found your blog quite interesting an...This is how i found your blog quite interesting and concern in the blog is really impressive keep updating your blog and i have also bookmarked your blog for future updates and thanks for sharing this kind of precious information...!!!<br /><br /><a href="http://unlimitedanimationmovies.com/" rel="nofollow">Watch movies<br /><br /><br /></a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14679841930541566047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-47480666266967728412015-02-09T08:32:39.853-05:002015-02-09T08:32:39.853-05:00I got Human Planet on your recommendation and it i...I got Human Planet on your recommendation and it is so good! We are just a few episodes in-- watching one or two a week-- but my whole family (kids ages 6-12) loves it! We've been looking for ways to broaden their horizons a bit and this is such an eye-opening and inspiring way to do it. The series focuses on humans' ingenuity and willingness to work hard and work together and on the awesomeness of nature. A great recommendation! -CarolineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-29943063909583247392015-02-02T18:13:01.131-05:002015-02-02T18:13:01.131-05:00Great recommendation on the Human Planet movie! T...Great recommendation on the Human Planet movie! This is exactly the kind of documentary I love (and, happily, so did my kids--from my grumpy 14 year-old all the way down to my 6 year-old who needed me to help read the captions!) :) My only issue with it is, OMG, 400 minutes?! A bit long for my brood, but we hung in there through the rivers segment (and my eh hemming about that treacherous 6-day walk to school!) <br />Also, as for the marshmallows that turn into a lumpy wad in your pantry over the Summer... you can freeze the half-used bag! I don't know when I discovered this bit of genius, but that trick's been getting us from S'mores to hot chocolate season without having to buy a new bag! Not that it's huge savings money-wise, but it saves ya the trip to the grocery in a blizzard. :) Thanks as always for your writing (which I've been reading since pre-Birdy days!) shellinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-22707919121405524002015-01-30T10:18:49.737-05:002015-01-30T10:18:49.737-05:00ha, i'm not sure i will be able to handle that...ha, i'm not sure i will be able to handle that part either! but these epic survival tales (anything from The Incredible Journey to Unbreakable...) are just so amazing, aren't they. thanks for your quick response. also i just want to say that i have made your sugared cranberries for two holiday seasons in a row now, and my kids LOVE them!mayhemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15076259925927169434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-84796209649736185302015-01-30T10:02:43.088-05:002015-01-30T10:02:43.088-05:00mayhem, the worst of it really is (for my kids, at...mayhem, the worst of it really is (for my kids, at least) the killing off of the animals. If you think your person could handle that, and a great deal of suspense, then it might be good. Maybe watch the trailer together?BenBirdy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-54856763515597815102015-01-30T09:58:36.492-05:002015-01-30T09:58:36.492-05:00i love your blog so much! i have a question about ...i love your blog so much! i have a question about the Shackleton movie: your kids are a bit older than mine, do you think it could be a good choice for a smart/adventurous first-grader, or more of an older-child movie?mayhemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15076259925927169434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-47707592686413603942015-01-29T11:44:46.309-05:002015-01-29T11:44:46.309-05:00Oh, what a perfect blizzard! I love when you can ...Oh, what a perfect blizzard! I love when you can do all the things you'd do if the power went out (make fires, roast hot dogs on sticks, light candles) but without the freezing and the worry. <br /><br />We made the maple sugar taffy three times over the past week (but we call it "Molasses Candy" after that song in the <br />Elizabeth Mitchell CD you recommended years ago "You Are My Little Bird"). It is so good. Overcooked it the first time and it was jaw breaking, but the last time--perfect! <br /><br />Also, made the gingerbread and cut big slices to trek through the snow with and deliver to a couple surprised neighbors. <br /><br />A perfect blizzard. Thanks for reminding us of these recipes. --CathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-55937076267733815842015-01-29T09:02:15.345-05:002015-01-29T09:02:15.345-05:00Treats and movies!?!?! Would it be lame to plan a ...Treats and movies!?!?! Would it be lame to plan a day to pretend a blizzard is keeping me in? Because in Cincinnati we got about a 1/2 inch of your blizzard as it blew overhead...Catherine, I've made you a spirograph shrinky dink keychain/ornament. I got my son a shrinky dink oven for Christmas and the idea just came to us! It might be the tiniest and most adorable spirograph image ever! I want to send you one if you'd like! Hope you're digging out and staying safe and that the annoying snowblowers have ceased! xomegan renehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786147076832790516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-35846753739417827042015-01-29T02:17:56.502-05:002015-01-29T02:17:56.502-05:00Loved the "excellent" school caption. I...Loved the "excellent" school caption. I'm house hunting right now and doing a lot of school research. I had to laugh because that comment brought a little perspective. lastdogzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10718509254914982478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-13983492318518877512015-01-28T14:50:54.238-05:002015-01-28T14:50:54.238-05:00Awesome! Didn't know Endurance was a movie. I...Awesome! Didn't know Endurance was a movie. I just read the book over Christmas this year, it came highly recommended to me by a friend. Great read! Stayed up several late nights to see how the story ended :)Joynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-19639499657335050712015-01-28T10:34:40.911-05:002015-01-28T10:34:40.911-05:00My library network had both movies! Thanks for the...My library network had both movies! Thanks for the recs!Rachel_Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08002321272570376186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-78038866387769226802015-01-28T07:30:55.164-05:002015-01-28T07:30:55.164-05:00Ordered both movies!!!Ordered both movies!!!Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12909653448867538655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-54712505526600028012015-01-27T18:01:35.986-05:002015-01-27T18:01:35.986-05:00Ha! I was cleaning out (a small portion) of my pa...Ha! I was cleaning out (a small portion) of my pantry yesterday and threw out FOUR opened bags of marshmallows of various sizes. I also had to toss one UNopened bag of s'mores-sized ones because it had become a huge, hard lump. I always buy a new bag when we need them, assuming, of course, that we have none in the pantry. Apparently, I'm often wrong about that assumption. <br /><br />No snow here in Northern California. No rain, either. Just dismal greyness. That doesn't really keep up from making hot chocolate, though. Because when you live here, temps in the 50's="Freezing!"Alishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941038709488338061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-89711202851812424272015-01-27T12:35:59.117-05:002015-01-27T12:35:59.117-05:00The few moments of drizzle falling right now is al...The few moments of drizzle falling right now is all we're going to get of winter this year in Reno. So I may have to go ahead and make hot chocolate now but snow taffy is out. Thanks for the lovely writing! I'm a little surprised that the people of Amherst are so into snowblowers. I went to Hampshire and formed an impression of enlightenment around the whole area. Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321661955053161791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-7872685164048802582015-01-27T11:12:08.720-05:002015-01-27T11:12:08.720-05:00oh no! that tablemat is almost as old as my young...oh no! that tablemat is almost as old as my younger son (in a post from 2005!), no chance this fabric will still be available? Or maybe not? I'll google it... I've been generally good with finding random things I see using google... sometimes on ebay. ;-) sigh...Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902911922952429223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-80224803217820860992015-01-27T11:10:10.572-05:002015-01-27T11:10:10.572-05:00please please please can your mom share with us wh...please please please can your mom share with us where she got that gorgeous fabric/ the fabric's name, any info, please? I LOVED it, and was wondering if they had it in green. If you click through to my blog, you'll understand why. <br /> L- Mama(e) in Translation<br />(your old "neighbor" who's got Blizzard envy right now!)Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902911922952429223noreply@blogger.com