So, it is party time again, folks!

[wiseheart]

Each year this time, we launch my virtual birthday party, which starts on October 1 and ends on October 9 at midnight, sharp. The goals of the party are to post as many comments and collapse as many threads as possible, on as many new pages as we can. It is always great fun, as you can see if you check out the similar entries of the last few years.

This year, I'll also throw the real party at mid-time - and post the recipes of all the food that will be there for you, so that you can all participate if you want to. Virtual food has no calories.

Fandom-related discussions are as welcome as the ones about coffee or chocolate (just to name a few favourites from previous years), and, of course, pictures and recipes of birthday cakes. ;)

So, drop by, tell your story, post your pics or silly poems, ask questions you always wanted to ask and have a good time!

Soledad, in excited expectation




Oh, and by the way, to provide birthday gifts hobbit-style, I've got a revived story and a Kansas 2 update for you.

Enjoy!

Comments

[solanpolarn.livejournal.com]

I only ever learnt to crochet single strands; I know in theory how one is supposed to continue, having watched a friend of mine crochet patches that she stitched together to a blanket, but I never progressed that far in the 'sewing' classes in school. I did learn how to knit, and during my undergraduate years at university I knitted myself a sweater; I don't think I have knitted anything since, though!

It is very good to have things (not chores!) that take you away from what you do for work. It is one of the things I love about baking; because it isn't something I do to feed myself, like cooking, it isn't a chore, and it is very different to working at the computer or reading which is a lot of what my job tends to be for me.

[elmey.livejournal.com]

I went to school in Germany for grades one through three, and back then they started teaching stuff like that in first grade. No clue if they still do. I was terrible at it :) But when I was about eleven or twelve I just decided I wanted to do it, got an instruction book and remembered enough that I could figure it out.

See, baking and things like that I can't do--though I'm always happy to eat others tries--if you ever need a taste tester...

[solanpolarn.livejournal.com]

You would be very welcome to taste test my baking; having grown up with two brothers and a sister all my baking tends to be in big batches, which is not helpful for keeping my calorie intake low... Luckily my colleagues at work are usually quite happy to help eat my baked goods; for example I brought several dozen Swedish cinnamon buns I baked on Sunday, to work today and half of them were gone by the end of the day. It is so nice to have colleagues you can count on to help out! ;-)

[sammydragoncat]

I have a tendency to bake in big batches too - with cookies I have started to freeze portions and pop them in the oven at a later date.

[solanpolarn.livejournal.com]

Part of my problem is that I haven't got that much freezer space, and a substantial portion of what I do have is taken up with single portion boxes of frozen left-overs to have for dinner. Much as I love baked goods, they aren't something I (intend) to eat every day, while dinner is so it takes precedence for space in the freezer.

[sammydragoncat]

I have a separate freezer, so I have the space - I mainly do that so my nephews can pop them in the oven when they want a snack, I rarely get to have any.