Dave and I are proud to introduce to you... Elphie! Burbanmom was the first person to submit a name: Elphaba. And when I first saw it, I thought, "What? Yeah, right!" But after a subsequent comment from IB Mommy, Dave and I realized we were missing something and went straight for Google. For those of you who are as clueless as I was, Elphaba is the "real" name of Oz's Wicked Witch of the West, according to author Gregory Maquire in his book turned musical "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West."
Of course, I spent the rest of that morning watching musical clips on uTube, then peddled to the library the very next day to pick up a copy of the book (the book is a lot of fun, BTW). Long story short, after going through 57 name submissions, we're going with Elphie! She looks like an Elphie, no?
Burbanmom - Congratulations! When you have a chance, send me an email with your address and your choice of jam (strawberry, peach, or blackberry).
Thanks everyone! Dave and I had a real hoot going through the names!
8 comments:
Yay! Does this mean you're going to tape that video?? I can't wait.....
My youngest daughter's gerbil's names are Chistery and Fiero, in case you ever want to take them for a ride on your broom.
WOOHOO!!!! FREE JAM!!!!
Awesome! How's about some strawberry? Mmmmmmmm.... Now I'm gonna try making some homemade bagels to go under it! :-)
ib mommy - he he. Sorry - no video. Good try though :)
burbanmom - Strawberry it is! Let me know how the bagels go...
awwwww, shucks! but, you just gave me an idea for my halloween costume and you may have to suffer through a video!!
ib mommy - Sweet! If you're willing to make a video, I'll be happy to watch :)
Oh, Maaannn - I was rooting for Dharma! Oh, well, I do have to admit, she does look like an Elphie after all.
Great name choice, but did you miss Farmer's Market? I managed to get there early to acquire some roma tomatoes, a dozen eggs, green beans, an onion, potatoes, yellow squash, a jar of blueberry jam, olive oil, a loaf of banana nut bread, a loaf of sour cream bread-pound cake, dried cinnamon apples, honey and some sort of chocolate candy thing that someone had made.
So, I went home to put green beans, squash, a potato, and some non-local broccoli into my steamer. I then cooked some local grassfed fillet mignon steaks that had been on sale at BNF, along with onion, Longbean Farm peppers, and grocery store bought local mushrooms with a touch of olive oil. That was dinner, sorry about the beef, but I am not vegetarian, I eat that way sometimes, but I figure that milk production requires beef breeding, which yields meat, so I don't feel terrible if I eat a steak occasionally. Of course, grassfed is way better anyway...comparable nutritionally to fish without the mercury.
As far as milk goes though, I like the taste of good raw goat's milk best, but I don't have a good source at the moment. Goats are sweet animals, I think cleaner than cows, but well, if raw cow milk is all I can get, then that is what I use.
I stray too far from the message in your post...congrats on your new car!!!
michelle - 16 names made the short list. Dharma was definitely on it. :)
ttammylynn - Unfortunately, I missed the farmers market this week. I just wasn't feeling well. Sounds like you found lots of goodies though! I ended up at Farm Patch today for a few quick things to get me through the week. I had so many leftovers from the last farmers market, that it'll be easy to make due.
I've actually never tried goats milk, but I thought there was a farm that sold it. North of here maybe? Your dinner sounds fabulous, by the way. I love steamed veggies!
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