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Thank you! This recipe really IS one of the best. Now, if I can just find a recipe for a Naples, NY grape pie, I'll be set for life!

Regimental/military lace suppliers: Coughlin & Upton Wooded Hamlet ggggoodwin metallic laces - this looks to be a great site more metallic lace How to apply it: tutorial on applying regimental lace If you Google "regimental lace" (in quotes) you'll get lots of hits. Hope this helps!

I know the name of it doesn't sound all that appetizing, but this is, hands-down, one of the best-tasting meals I've ever eaten. I have yet to find anyone who doesn't LOVE this. It's terribly unhealthy, but SO worth the extra calories and artery-clogging ingredients. Don't try this unless you're prepared to become a tomato pie addict! Now that tomatoes are ripe on the vine, I thought you'd be want some recipes to use up those extra 'maters. We make ten of these at a time and freeze them to eat all winter long. ENJOY! Tomato Pie 1 1/4 cup flour 2 Teaspoons of baking powder 1/4 Teaspoon of crushed basil 1/2 Teaspoon of salt 1/2 Cup of solid shortening (I use butter Crisco) 1/2 Cup Sour Cream 5 large tomatoes peeled and sliced 3/4 - 1 cup of mayo 1 Tablespoon of chopped onions 1 Cup shredded white cheddar cheese (I think I'm a little more generous) 1/2 pound of Bacon fried and patted and cut into pieces Combine flour, baking powder, salt and basil. Add in shortening. I use a pastry cutter and cut till it crumbly. Add sour cream and mix until dough is moist enough to hold together. Spread or pat dough into greased 9" pie pan (along bottom and sides) to form a crust. Place the sliced tomatoes on the crust. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Put the bacon on top. Combine mayonnaise, cheese, onion and spoon over top. Spread to cover the tomatoes/bacon. Bake at 355 degrees for 30-35 minutes until golden brown.

A very dear friend of mine is searching for a bulk supplier of pirate eye patches for an event he's holding. The problem is he'd really like to find some that can be custom silkscreened, so the cheap plastic ones aren't an option - nor are the flimsy faux silk ones. Does anyone have any idea where he would be able to find 500 decent quality eye patches? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

A friend and client is a part of a brand new Renaissance faire opening in Indiana. They do have a website, so be sure to check it out! http://www.fishersrenfaire.com

Wookiee Wheeler is my pornstar name Lea Michigan is my romance author's name Blue *bleep* Lea - Pirate Name (Hey, I just had a baby!)

I just had the most wonderful buying experience EVER. The situation was an extreme rush order for a bride who is leaving for Russi in just a couple of weeks. I worked with Judy from http://www.anjooriansilks.com and she was AMAZING. She was unbelievably attentive, went above and beyond the call of duty: overnighted silk velvet fabrics to her studio, custom dyed them this morning and had them in the mail to me by this afternoon. She called to double check on my color selection, just to make sure I understood what color I had chosen, called to explain shipping fees and offered several options - she always kept in touch with me about the status of the order. I just can't say enough about her wonderful customer service - BEST EVER.

Yessir, lots of fabric - there are three godets (two at each side and one at the back) to create a fine swing at the tail.

It be black velvet - Me camera be on the crappish side of good.

(Please ignore the TEE SHIRT under the jabot! And the cargo pants - well, we won't go there, k?)

Hubby posing in my latest coat!

Sterling is my home faire too! How is the new restaurant pub?

ABay - as in Alex Bay up north?? Do tell about about these Pirate Days!

That's the key to staying young, my friend, that IS the key. :)

I *so* wish I had pictures from the previous year. Hubby and I went as Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head, complete with back openings to store our extra "faces". People took turns all night changing out our different eyes and mouths as the mood of the conversation changed. Quite a good time.