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DonRotolo 26-09-2006 19:43

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Would anyone like to chime in with a leaves report in your neck of the woods? Color, hint of color, smell of autumn?

In Northern NJ, at about 80 feet above sea level, leaves are similar to LI: Almost everything still green, a few sensitive trees with a yellow leaves. The real color's at least a month off.

Should I FedEx some of the ones form my lawn next month? (I have plenty...)

Don

JaneYoung 26-09-2006 19:46

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Should I FedEx some of the ones form my lawn next month? (I have plenty...)

I have been known to have colored leaves from the north to display and keep me company on my desk. :) Red and gold.

KarenH 27-09-2006 16:43

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Should I FedEx some of the ones form my lawn next month? (I have plenty...)

Don

Seeing as the floral supply and craft stores around here sell (Canadian) leaves by the bag, I think you could just preserve them and ship them a cheaper way--save the FedEx bill. I think a glycerin solution is used for the commercially prepared leaves.

I guess I should mention on a more positive note, compared to my previous post, that we do get a little fall color in the Los Angeles South Bay area--mostly from liquidamber trees.

In our own yard, we look forward to the pineapple guava (feijoa) crop around this time. Yesterday, our puny tree dropped several fistfuls of little fruit; it's feeling very productive this year. I tried thinning the fruits to make them bigger, but only one is a decent size (2 inches long).

Time for planting our winter garden--if I get around to it. Maybe I should try spinach this year. :rolleyes:

KarenH 27-09-2006 17:18

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The Day Fire continues to burn unabated; today it's threatening Lockwood Valley, which is uncomfortably close to where our team leader lives. We could really use some rain up there... Prayers for our firefighters and area residents would be appreciated.

I just checked my other e-mails--our team leader, Rob Steele, and his family and their animals have had to evacuate. The fire is consuming the valley just beyond the ridge south of their house. They have gotten out all their valuables, people, and livestock/pets, and they have safe places to stay, but they could lose their home, despite the best efforts of firefighters.

The Day Fire (which started on Labor Day) has burned mostly in a rugged wilderness area, but has proven "uncontrollable," and in the last day or two has advanced into inhabited areas and begun burning buildings. Every few days the wind shifts and blows the fire into new areas. I expect that a fire of this magnitude is being covered on national news.

The rest of our team lives down here in the paved flatland, so we're not in any danger from this fire.

JaneYoung 27-09-2006 20:52

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I haven't found it on the news, Karen.
If anyone has, please point me.

What is paved flatland and what does that mean in relation to the fire?
Jane

KarenH 27-09-2006 21:39

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I haven't found it on the news, Karen.
If anyone has, please point me.

What is paved flatland and what does that mean in relation to the fire?
Jane

AAARRGGHHH! It's one of the biggest fires in California history; some articles describe it as the size of the city of Chicago. But of course, that doesn't mean the news people in your area think it's important.

I've been going to topix.net and searching for "Day Fire." But as you can imagine, this also produces a lot of bogus hits, as the search engine also finds the words separately! But here is a link that should work:
North County Times

SoCal geography lesson: Much of the city of Los Angeles is located in the Los Angeles basin, a relatively flat plain, roughly 20 miles wide, bordered on the west & southwest by the Pacific, and on the north and east by mountain ranges (some of our local mountains top 10,000 ft., and all of our hills and mountains are very rugged). North Los Angeles County consists of a series of valleys, mountains, and even part of the Mojave Desert. North and west of L.A. County is Ventura County (mostly mountains and valleys), where this nasty fire is having its way. North of Ventura County is Kern County, which is at the southern end of the Central Valley (mostly farmland).

In its natural state, California is very flammable all summer long, except in the Pacific Northwest. But in the Los Angeles Basin, the natural vegetation has mostly been replaced by buildings, pavement, and over-watered landscaping, so it's not so flammable; plus, the weather is moderated by the moist, cool breezes of the Pacific. However, wherever people have built homes near the foothills, canyons, and mountains, there is a danger of brush and/or forest fires. So whenever you hear about really bad fires here, it's usually in the hills and canyons, not in "flatland."

Most FIRST teams in L.A. county are located in the "man-made" parts. Team 330 is officially located in Hermosa Beach, right on the coast, and most of our members live within a few miles. However, our team leader lives in the mountains, which is why his family has to evacuate, and the rest of us do not. But there is at least one Lego League team in the Frazier Park area, and an FRC team (Frazier Mountain--I don't know the team number). The schools have been closed up there, so we can only pray that the firefighters will be able to protect the little mountain communities in that area.

JaneYoung 28-09-2006 12:39

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I was on my way in to work today and saw a new billboard. It was Smokey Bear in a forest along with several members of the Bambi cast including Bambi, Thumper, and Flower. Smokey Bear has been an important part of our family history for many years. The ad campaign seems to ebb and flow with time. It was nice to see the new billboard this morning, esp. thinking about the recent posts in this thread.

ChrisH 03-10-2006 11:16

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Most FIRST teams in L.A. county are located in the "man-made" parts. Team 330 is officially located in Hermosa Beach, right on the coast, and most of our members live within a few miles. However, our team leader lives in the mountains, which is why his family has to evacuate, and the rest of us do not. But there is at least one Lego League team in the Frazier Park area, and an FRC team (Frazier Mountain--I don't know the team number). The schools have been closed up there, so we can only pray that the firefighters will be able to protect the little mountain communities in that area.

Just an update. The Day Fire (some wags had started calling it the "Day by Day" fire) is now reported as 100% contained. It covered a huge area, but since it was mostly wilderness there were few property losses and no lives lost. We had some light rain on Sunday and that put out the remnants. I think that the final tally was two homes and a couple of mobile homes were burned. Several out-buildings were also lost, but the firefighters don't defend those.

The fire was stopped several miles from our team leader's property. The family and animals were long gone, staying with friends far away from the fire. The evacuation order for their area was lifted on Saturday and they went home that night after collecting some of their animals. They were going to get the rest on Sunday. They did say that they had friends in Lockwood Valley who had the fire go up the other side of their street. We haven't had any reports from Team 981 Frazier Mountain Robotics, but in view of the minimal property damage they are probably OK as well. If we hear otherwise I'll post again.

BTW our Fearless Leader told us how they decided what to take and what to leave. Basically they went through the house looking at things and asking themselves "can I buy another one of these?" If the answer was "yes", it stayed. Something to think about.

Hopefully we won't be seeing any Fall colors quite that bright again this year. but we won't be out of the fire season completely until the rains start in November or December. Also heavy rains in a burned area can make huge problems with mudslides and ash choked streams. So it is not over yet.

ChrisH

JaneYoung 13-10-2006 23:05

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Would anyone like to chime in with a leaves report in your neck of the woods? Color, hint of color, smell of autumn?

I get to start making soups soon..... :D

So, why do I get a feeling that if I ask about fall color, some folks are going to talk s-n-o-w? Leaves turn orange, red, yellow - not white.....

Cynette 14-10-2006 15:05

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So, why do I get a feeling that if I ask about fall color, some folks are going to talk s-n-o-w? Leaves turn orange, red, yellow - not white.....

I know better up in Western NY, to not even talk about fall because all that gets a chance to fall seems to be the SNOW!!!

True to form, This area jumped through fall and into winter. I'm about 70 miles from Buffalo which had two plus feet of snow Oct 12th. Because the leaves are all on the trees the weight of the wet snow was devastating. Branches and trees down everywhere taking power lines with them. They are saying it will take up to two weeks to get everyone's power restored. The NY Thruway was closed for about 9 hours on Friday the thirteenth. :rolleyes:

The snow came across the top of NY (they call it Lake Snow) to about 5 miles from here. It was strange driving to work and seeing cars coming from the west with piles of snow on them. We just had frost on the windshields. We actually hadn't had a hard frost and then wham, 2 ft of snow! Ooo I can't wait for Winter! :cool: :(

Chris2 16-10-2006 18:07

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I know better up in Western NY, to not even talk about fall because all that gets a chance to fall seems to be the SNOW!!!

True to form, This area jumped through fall and into winter. I'm about 70 miles from Buffalo which had two plus feet of snow Oct 12th. Because the leaves are all on the trees the weight of the wet snow was devastating. Branches and trees down everywhere taking power lines with them. They are saying it will take up to two weeks to get everyone's power restored. The NY Thruway was closed for about 9 hours on Friday the thirteenth. :rolleyes:

The snow came across the top of NY (they call it Lake Snow) to about 5 miles from here. It was strange driving to work and seeing cars coming from the west with piles of snow on them. We just had frost on the windshields. We actually hadn't had a hard frost and then wham, 2 ft of snow! Ooo I can't wait for Winter! :cool: :(

I am glad I only got a dusting of snow one night! I personally don't like winter or cold weather, and can't wait to get out of Wisconsin.

As far as leaves go, most of them were just blown off by the wind. This year they never really turned "colors", they just turned brown and blew off.

This thread seems to have started off discussing large food, so I will say that I work at the Wisconsin State Fair every summer, and they make some huge food item that they give to a few hundred people every year. I don't remember what was made last summer, but two years ago they made a huge crumb cake. It was the world record crumb cake, and it was like 10 ft. by 10 ft. Three years ago they made a pizza that was like an 8 foot square.

MissInformation 19-10-2006 16:49

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It's finally happened here... Trees have put on their Autumn dress, red, yellow and orange, colors I don't dare wear, and it's beautiful! I'm hoping to finagle a long walk at Riverbend park this weekend to take in the Fall colors.

Heidi


Greg Ross 25-10-2006 13:42

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The recipe got eaten by my dog, Squirt, today while I was out with the team.
So - we made up the frosting recipe as we went, how hard could it be?
It's the best chocolate mustache I've ever had.

I think fried KKs and turtle cake might be a little rich for some, but for others, it is just right.

Sorry to revive this old thread -- especially after it had been thoroughly high-jacked. (I've been AWOL for a while.)

Jane, is this the recipe? Turtle Cake With Caramels

JaneYoung 25-10-2006 13:58

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Originally Posted by GW (Greg) Ross
Sorry to revive this old thread -- especially after it had been thoroughly high-jacked. (I've been AWOL for a while.)

Jane, is this the recipe? Turtle Cake With Caramels

Yes Greg, it is except for when I was winging it. After the handwritten recipe at home was 'eaten', later I googled and found this. Recipes do travel via reputation, it is often how they spread. This was probably the initial source for my daughter earlier this summer. I once found my 20 year old broccoli casserole recipe on line (it is made with mayonnaise).

I made some changes with this recipe increasing the richness.
- Use a whole bag of pecans
- Butter the cake pan rather than grease it with the white stuff. :)
- real vanilla, not imitation (it does make a difference)

I'll read it through it again and edit if I changed anything else.

Edit: Oh, not having the recipe, I didn't make the frosting over heat, rather I used the mixer and I did whip the butter for the frosting extra long just because I wanted more air in it. And if one was feeling really happy about richness, one could add a couple of tablespoons of coffee to the frosting mixture. Either way of making the frosting would be good.

The most important part ... do not forget to lick the pan. Thanks for posting the recipe, Greg.
Jane

P.S. I didn't notice that the thread was high-jacked .. or how many times ...

Cynette 25-10-2006 15:55

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Originally Posted by GW (Greg) Ross
Jane, is this the recipe? Turtle Cake With Caramels

Ooo yummy! Thanks for finding and posting this!


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P.S. I didn't notice that the thread was high-jacked .. or how many times ...

LOL, that's because you did the high-jacking of your own thread! The kitty litter cake and the toffee bark were sort of related, but asking for the fall color report... :D

Speaking of fall color! It is finally a sunny day here after several weeks of BLAH and the color is great! :)


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