#nehi cookie

[ask-funnel-cake-cookie]

*walks over* hey guys, good to see you again, how are you? Any new songs? Maybe something new happened lately? 🙂

“Suh, dude!” Fanta barks, snickering when Poppy gently baps his arm. “Me and the sibs are fine, if that’s what you’re asking.”

“If that’s what they’re asking-Fant, they literally asked how you were,” Poppy says with a loving roll of his eyes when the three siblings laugh.

"As for songs,” Poppy continues. “We’re just talking about what we’re going to perform for me birthday. These fuckin’ vandals say they have a big surprise planned and we’re playing 20 questions for it, but even if I get stuff right, I know they’re not gonna tell me.”

“Well, duh!” Nehi perches on her brothers shoulders, leaning down to get into Poppys face. “Where’s the fun in telling you about your surprise?”

[topshelf2112-blog]

MASH fan friends: an adventure:

So, if you've been with me a minute, you know I am a little over a year into a chronic illness. It's not disabling, but it has been an adventure. You may also know that I walk everywhere. Today I was out for a usual recreational bit of walking, having eaten salad and grapes because I am not the best at healthy eating and I am trying to (a) decrease inflammation and (b) not have scurvy

I forgot one thing. This illness HATES healthy food. (Weird - I agree. It's fine with toast, rice, sugar cookies... but not so much salad).

So, here I am, 2 miles into nowhere and I find a steep and uncomfortable flight of steps. I sit down. I try to look like I am not in terrible pain.

I tune into your awesome content. I read about two chinchillers and see DOS (baby!) and poor meow meow Alan and I'm just... I'm better! I get up and make it back.

So, thanks for making my day today, specifically, but thanks for all of your lovely art and screenshots and stories and friendship all of the time. It helps so much more than you know!

Raising this grape Nehi to you!

[stampmom9]

I asked Ledger yesterday while we were with the goats yesterday if you wanted to get a Peach 🍑 Nehi and he said yes with a big smile. I then found out from his momma Auntie Tara sends them. Well when my oldest kids were little it was our treat to go get a Peach Nehi from the French fry store, or William Umphlett’s or a Jungle Juice from Sextons. We also got a cookie with pink frosting and hard cheese. I can still remember all of drinking their Peach Nehi’s. So I thought these boys would enjoy 😉 one too. Did they everrrr!!! We walked around the Millpond while enjoying that sweet nectar. The French fry store only had peach fantas but it was all good!! I loved seeing Ledgers lips so peachy. #peachfanta #fanta #millpondstatepark #merchantsmillpondstatepark #merchantsmillpond #nc #kip #kidsinthepark #funwithgrandkids #goodtimes @teamrhode7314 #stampmom9 they got to send leaves 🍁 as little boats and watch them float in the pond. It was certainly a lot of fun!!! (at Merchants Millpond State Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0-umJ3Ac7u/?igshid=1klr1l4v9mt61

[poirott]

Tagged

I was tagged by @virtusestmedium and @cathawayinspace, thank you!

1) Do you have a certain place at home for reading? Usually my bed or if it’s warm outside, the garden.

2) Bookmark or random piece of paper?   Anything from post-it notes to actual bookmarks. I have a couple laminated Poirot bookmarks I made of the character’s silhouette, and reinforced them with cardstock. Do-It-Yourself bookmarks are a good option when there isn’t much official Poirot merchandise for book readers! I’d love to make some magnetic bookmarks next. :)

3) Can you just stop reading or do you have to stop after a chapter/a certain amount of pages? I can stop reading in the middle of a sentence, sure, but randomly interrupting the story means it’ll be hard for me to fall asleep!

4) Do you eat or drink while reading? Yes, I like to start a book with a plate of cookies or some other chocolate treat, and maybe a cup of cocoa or tea.

5) Music or TV while reading? No, I find them most distracting and tend to re-read the same sentence several times because the noise breaks my concentration.

6) Reading at home or everywhere? At home is best, or on vacation, with soothing sea waves and birdsong in the background. I’ve been reading Poirot a lot this summer on trips to the sea and while sunbathing. It became a ritual to put sunscreen on at least half an hour before I got to the beach (as one should, anyway), because it’s easy to forget all else once you get sucked into the murder mystery! Never postpone putting on sunscreen, not even for a book. :)

7) Reading out loud or silently in your head? Silently in my head.

8) Do you read ahead or even skip pages? If the book is slow and I’m 50 or 100 pages in and nothing interesting has happened, then I might read ahead to see if the book is worth continuing. Reading the last page is a no-no. Actually, once I’m there and there are maybe one or two paragraphs left to the story, I like to cover them up with a sheet of paper, so my eyes don’t glance over the last sentence by accident before I get to that part! It’s all about savouring the ending.

9) Breaking the spine or keeping it like new? Break the spine, unless it’s a rare book I’m particularly fond of, like a vintage 1940s-70s paperback I don’t want to ruin because it’s a collectors item to me. In that case I get a newer (and cheaper) edition of the same book for reading, and keep the rare one as it is. It’s way too easy for these paperbacks to start falling apart after a few reads!

10) Do you write in your books? No, never. I keep a separate notebook for any note keeping or commentary. I put down the page number and quote the passage or sentence I liked. I’ve got a notebook just for Poirot.

I’m tagging @vintagecameoheart, @granadahvlmes, @lunadax, @ben-locked, @darknesshadows, @hanitjemars, @les-soucis-de-madame-butterfly. @cumbercandy, @cumberbangers, @nehi-peach, @vesme, and anyone else who wants to do the meme!

[thegastronom-blog]

The Adult Purple Cow - A Vodka and Nehi Grape Soda Float

The Adult Purple Cow - A #Vodka and Nehi #Grape #Soda #Float #dessert #food #recipe

There are many flavors that can take you right back to your childhood, be it that cookie your grandma made, your favorite candy, or a treat. One treat was the Purple Cow, a soda float made with vanilla ice cream and grape soda that was famous at soda fountains all across the Midwest. What if we recaptured that childhood flavor but added a definite adult edge and made an Adult Purple Cow?

We took…

[ask-funnel-cake-cookie]

I miss Poppy, how's he doing?

Poppy is leaned up against the outside of the mall with a couple of friends, the three being those delinquents you hopefully remember and recognize as those garage band kids from a while ago. They just chatting it seems, the two eldest sipping on canned beers while the youngers drink smoothies.

Poppy glances away from Fanta when you call his name and gives you a nod and smile without breaking the conversation he’s having, waving to you and grabbing the other threes attention as well. They look at you and give you smiles as well, but while Fanta turns back to the talking, Nehi and Crush wave you over!

[ask-funnel-cake-cookie]

Hey, poppy! I heard you’re in a band!

(VIBRATES YOU LITERALLY PICKED MY GROUP OF FAVORITES I LITERALLY LOVE YOU)

Coincidentally, Poppy is playing his guitar when you address him! He doesn’t look up for a second as he mumble lyrics and taps his foot to keep beat, but once he realize that you’re standing next to him, he looks up at you with a small “oh-” and a smile!

“You mean Soda Bucket? I mean, yeah, technically, but I’m only the guest guitarist for them sometimes because of our schedules. We all used to hang out back when we were all still homeless and we made it a key to stay in touch with one another the moment we were able to.”

Poppy pulls his headphones back on, gearing up to start playing again, but first, he gives you a wink.

“If you see them, can you tell them I said hullo? You’ll know them when you hear them!”

And with that he goes back to playing!

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On the other side of town, in the trashed garage of a worn looking house, three Cookies stand inside. All three of them have long hair that bubbles and cascades down their backs like waterfalls, moving as such as the smallest holding a guitar starts to play. The one behind the drumkit brings her sticks down on the kit as the tallest out front starts to stomp his heel to keep beat, gripping the microphone before him.

“Hear the sound of the falling rain,“ they sing together, already shaking the walls.

“Coming down like an Ar-ma-ged-don flame~” He sings as the two beside him yell out a “HEY!”, voice dripping a punk saccharine. “A shame. The ones who died without a naaaa~me.”

“Hear the dogs howlin' out of key!”

“To a hymn called faith and mi-se-ry~”

“HEY!”

“And bleed, the company lost the war todaaaa~y.”

They all get more intense, sending a shockwave out to shake the trees of their neighbors homes. They don’t care when said neighbors open their windows and doors, pissed as they glare at them from across the way.

“I beg to dream and differ-” The tallest sings, winking at the angry Cookies staring at them. 

“From the hollow lies!”

“This is the dawning of the-”

“Rest of our liiii~ives!”

He stomps to the very front of the sidewalk, the charms hanging from his spiked belt all jingling against one another as he all but smirks. He takes a deep breath as his hair bubbles up, bursting from the back of his head like a soda that was shaken up far too much.

“ON HOLDAAAAAA~AAY!”

[ask-funnel-cake-cookie]

Favorite song for y’all to perform?

All three siblings let out an amused “Ooooo...” looking at each other for the answer to the question. They all eventually shrug, snickering.

“We all have different styles round these parts, so we all have different songs we love to perform,” Fanta says plainly, snorting.

[ask-funnel-cake-cookie]

Yeah! Him! We’re buddies of his who hang around and ask him stuff!

“Oh sweet!”

“Any friend of Popdorks is a friend of ours!”

The tallest shakes his head and reaches up, taking the smallest off of his shoulders and holding her underneath his arm.

“I guess we should all introduce ourselves.” The tallest flips his hair, producing a sloshing noise as he does so. “I’m Fanta, lead singer and older brother to these two brats!”

Fanta reaches out and snags the drummer around the neck, giving her a noogie and making both girls kicks and squeal to get of his grip.

“Fan-Fanta!” She shoves him back, laughing. “I’m Crush, drummer and eldest sister of this fuckshit trio.”

Fanta yelps when the guitarist bites him, dropping her and pouting as he lands on her feet. She stands up to her full height, flipping her hair over her shoulder much like her older brother.

“Name’s Nehi! I’m the guitarist and the pwecious widdle baby sistur of the gwoup.”

Fanta loops his arms around his sisters shoulders, smiling gently as they all wave to her.

“Pleasure to meet you, dude!”

[ask-funnel-cake-cookie]

What’s, up, you three? Sorry for the sudden intrusion, we’re friends of Poppy’s.

The three in question are all laughing up a storm as they run back in their garage, covering their heads from the barrage of things being thrown at them from their pissed off neighbors. The smallest of them jumps on the shoulders of the tallest of them to hit the button to lower their garage door, but not before she leans forward and catches a water bottle that’s thrown at them in her mouth, yelling out a thank you before the door lowers too far for them to still be seen.

“Another good wake up call for the neighborhood-Who the h-e-double-fuck are you?”

“Fanta!” The drummer elbows him. “They say they’re a friend of Poppys.”

“Poppy? Like Poppy Seed?” “Fanta” asks, tilting his head. 

“Short lil’ British dweeb who has freckles under his eyes like a snake?” The smallest asks, sitting more properly on his shoulders.

[ask-funnel-cake-cookie]

Favorite for each, then!!

“American Idiot by Green Day,” Fanta says.

“Gives You Hell by The All-American Rejects!” Crush says, bouncing on her toes.

“Fat Lip by Sum 41!” Nehi yells.

[stampmom9]

I asked Ledger yesterday while we were with the goats yesterday if you wanted to get a Peach 🍑 Nehi and he said yes with a big smile. I then found out from his momma Auntie Tara sends them. Well when my oldest kids were little it was our treat to go get a Peach Nehi from the French fry store, or William Umphlett’s or a Jungle Juice from Sextons. We also got a cookie with pink frosting and hard cheese. I can still remember all of drinking their Peach Nehi’s. So I thought these boys would enjoy 😉 one too. Did they everrrr!!! We walked around the Millpond while enjoying that sweet nectar. The French fry store only had peach fantas but it was all good!! I loved seeing Ledgers lips so peachy. #peachfanta #fanta #millpondstatepark #merchantsmillpondstatepark #merchantsmillpond #nc #kip #kidsinthepark #funwithgrandkids #goodtimes @teamrhode7314 #stampmom9 (at Merchants Millpond State Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0-t6mrAeyr/?igshid=1i3spxxfswkh3