Comments for Lucky and Charmed http://luckyandcharmed.wordpress.com Life in East Central Illinois Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:12:52 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on The Spice of Life by spices | Digg hot tags http://luckyandcharmed.wordpress.com/2008/11/15/the-spice-of-life/#comment-711 spices | Digg hot tags Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:12:52 +0000 http://luckyandcharmed.wordpress.com/?p=112#comment-711 [...] Vote The Spice of Life [...] [...] Vote The Spice of Life [...]

]]> Comment on Fridge Cleaning : Part 1 – Mediterranean Spiced Creamy Cauliflower Soup by Erik http://luckyandcharmed.wordpress.com/2008/10/25/fridge-cleaning-part-1-mediterranean-spiced-creamy-cauliflower-soup/#comment-702 Erik Sat, 25 Oct 2008 16:23:48 +0000 http://luckyandcharmed.wordpress.com/?p=79#comment-702 What a great inspiration! Sometimes the best soups are invented by simply using what we have on hand, or need to use up. What a great inspiration! Sometimes the best soups are invented by simply using what we have on hand, or need to use up.

]]> Comment on WCB: Egbert the Twitchy by HotMBC http://luckyandcharmed.wordpress.com/2008/08/08/wcb-egbert-the-twitchy/#comment-691 HotMBC Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:13:59 +0000 http://luckyandcharmed.wordpress.com/?p=66#comment-691 Hi Egbert. We're so sorry that you're having a hard time! Our sisfur Gree had a similar problem. But she could walk ok, just her back legs twitched a good bit and her butt and her tail. She kept thinking her tail was attacking her, so she attacked it back. She even bit a hole in her tail! They couldn't find anything either, and thought it was hyperesthesia from a pinched nerve in her spine somewhere. (She didn't get it after shots like jkm's kitty tho. She just got it out of the blue, or if Gree knows she's not telling.) For weeks she'd get better for a while, then get worse again. So the vet made Mom give her buprenorphine (I made Mom spell that out for me it's a painkiller) for a while. And Mom and Grandma got to where they'd put a blanky over her butt half if it was twitching while she was lying down, and then Gree didn't try to kill her tail any more. Mom also discovered that if she could get Gree to lay down on one side, the twitchies would get less. Now it's 100% gone, though, and she's all ok! We hope you get it 100% gone fast and all ok. We will send purrs and purrayers for you. Fanks for joining WCB this week even though you're not feeling so good! Purrrrrrrrrrrs, Mini Hi Egbert. We’re so sorry that you’re having a hard time! Our sisfur Gree had a similar problem. But she could walk ok, just her back legs twitched a good bit and her butt and her tail. She kept thinking her tail was attacking her, so she attacked it back. She even bit a hole in her tail! They couldn’t find anything either, and thought it was hyperesthesia from a pinched nerve in her spine somewhere. (She didn’t get it after shots like jkm’s kitty tho. She just got it out of the blue, or if Gree knows she’s not telling.) For weeks she’d get better for a while, then get worse again. So the vet made Mom give her buprenorphine (I made Mom spell that out for me it’s a painkiller) for a while. And Mom and Grandma got to where they’d put a blanky over her butt half if it was twitching while she was lying down, and then Gree didn’t try to kill her tail any more. Mom also discovered that if she could get Gree to lay down on one side, the twitchies would get less. Now it’s 100% gone, though, and she’s all ok! We hope you get it 100% gone fast and all ok. We will send purrs and purrayers for you.
Fanks for joining WCB this week even though you’re not feeling so good!
Purrrrrrrrrrrs,
Mini

]]> Comment on WCB: Egbert the Twitchy by jkaymartin http://luckyandcharmed.wordpress.com/2008/08/08/wcb-egbert-the-twitchy/#comment-689 jkaymartin Fri, 08 Aug 2008 23:16:03 +0000 http://luckyandcharmed.wordpress.com/?p=66#comment-689 One of our cats had a reaction to his yearly shots, and his tail would twitch violently, he would try to run away from it, try to lick it to make it stop. When it happened again the next year, the vet had us put him on chlorpheniramine (an antihistamine) for a week prior and a week post to his shots, and it's nearly 100% better. If the Pheno is working though, sounds as if it might not be just an allergic reaction. Hope it works out! jkm One of our cats had a reaction to his yearly shots, and his tail would twitch violently, he would try to run away from it, try to lick it to make it stop. When it happened again the next year, the vet had us put him on chlorpheniramine (an antihistamine) for a week prior and a week post to his shots, and it’s nearly 100% better.

If the Pheno is working though, sounds as if it might not be just an allergic reaction.

Hope it works out!

jkm

]]> Comment on The local Mexican flavor by Gnightgirl http://luckyandcharmed.wordpress.com/2008/07/27/the-local-mexican-flavor/#comment-688 Gnightgirl Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:57:02 +0000 http://luckyandcharmed.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-688 I'm an almost-every-Sunday El T diner also, either Urbana or St. Jo. I have 1/2 hour for lunch, and can grab a bite for lunch at the Springfield Ave store faster than I can grab Taco Bell (which is just down the street). They are speedy there! That said,...if you manage to get into Taco Tako in Arcola, IL, don't pass it up! I’m an almost-every-Sunday El T diner also, either Urbana or St. Jo. I have 1/2 hour for lunch, and can grab a bite for lunch at the Springfield Ave store faster than I can grab Taco Bell (which is just down the street). They are speedy there!

That said,…if you manage to get into Taco Tako in Arcola, IL, don’t pass it up!

]]> Comment on The local Mexican flavor by Kerry http://luckyandcharmed.wordpress.com/2008/07/27/the-local-mexican-flavor/#comment-687 Kerry Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:06:06 +0000 http://luckyandcharmed.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-687 Completely agree about La Potosina (both locations) being disappointing, even before we had El Toro to compare them to. Considering their proximity to each other on the south side, and the devoted clientèle La Pot maintains (why, people?) I'm thrilled to see that El Toro has managed to survive the Danville restaurant curse. Don't see how Buen Apetito can last much longer - the last couple of times I've been in (Friday evenings, around what should be rush time) there were only two or three tables occupied. Nice to see you posting again, dear. Hope all is well. Completely agree about La Potosina (both locations) being disappointing, even before we had El Toro to compare them to. Considering their proximity to each other on the south side, and the devoted clientèle La Pot maintains (why, people?) I’m thrilled to see that El Toro has managed to survive the Danville restaurant curse. Don’t see how Buen Apetito can last much longer – the last couple of times I’ve been in (Friday evenings, around what should be rush time) there were only two or three tables occupied.

Nice to see you posting again, dear. Hope all is well.

]]> Comment on The local Mexican flavor by PWS http://luckyandcharmed.wordpress.com/2008/07/27/the-local-mexican-flavor/#comment-686 PWS Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:46:06 +0000 http://luckyandcharmed.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-686 Welcome back! And you're spot on. El-Toro is the superior Mexican resturaunt in town. Service and food are both better. Buen Apetito really dropped off when it moved north. I went there once and had a burrito that was just... bland. The place I really miss is Mi Casa on north vermilion. It may just be longing for something I can no longer have, but I keep looking in the window there, hoping it will re-open. Welcome back!
And you’re spot on. El-Toro is the superior Mexican resturaunt in town. Service and food are both better.
Buen Apetito really dropped off when it moved north. I went there once and had a burrito that was just… bland.
The place I really miss is Mi Casa on north vermilion. It may just be longing for something I can no longer have, but I keep looking in the window there, hoping it will re-open.

]]> Comment on Back from the dead…. by pwstrain http://luckyandcharmed.wordpress.com/2007/10/28/back-from-the-dead/#comment-684 pwstrain Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:19:06 +0000 http://luckyandcharmed.wordpress.com/2007/10/28/back-from-the-dead/#comment-684 Missing your posts... Missing your posts…

]]> Comment on Back from the dead…. by J-Rob http://luckyandcharmed.wordpress.com/2007/10/28/back-from-the-dead/#comment-561 J-Rob Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:44:29 +0000 http://luckyandcharmed.wordpress.com/2007/10/28/back-from-the-dead/#comment-561 I love German's Choclate cake and I had no idea it was "German's" and not "German". Learn something new every day... I love German’s Choclate cake and I had no idea it was “German’s” and not “German”. Learn something new every day…

]]> Comment on Chocolate Malt Cake by J. LO http://luckyandcharmed.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/chocolate-malt-cake/#comment-233 J. LO Fri, 24 Aug 2007 03:52:18 +0000 http://luckyandcharmed.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/chocolate-malt-cake/#comment-233 OMgosh! I cannot believe I didn't get any of this!!!!! OMgosh! I cannot believe I didn’t get any of this!!!!!

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