What a privilege it was this weekend to attend the FMH Bloggersnacker and meet some of the great women bloggers of our time! I've admired these women online for quite a while, and I must say they are even more extraordinary in person. Our hostess was FMHJanet, who provided us the venue in one of those older Utah homes which I absolutely adore. The "Eliza R. Snow" of the blogging world graced us with her presence--none other than FMHLisa along with her green jello dish.
The food was a smorgasbord provided by Mormon women anxious to impress each other with their cooking prowress. Whoever made those peanut butter brownie type thingies, that was my favorite. Ham, fried chicken, hummus, dips, taquitos, Greek olives, homemade bread, (and other things that I don't know the names of, but you can find here), I tried it all. I became an unabashed "Cafeteria Mormon" for the evening. For your viewing pleasure is the following picture of our feast:
That picture truly does not do justice to the succulent food that was available for our tasting pleasure. So I'm also posting this sensuous photograph of breasts and green jello which I am considering for submission in one of the more upscale food magazines:
The infant, four babies, and 14-year-old daughter were all well-behaved and charming. A few men were daring enough to join this event. FMHJanet's husband seemed quite happy to remain in the kitchen much of the time, though he wasn't wearing his apron. MarkIV made an appearance, conversing comfortably with all the ladies. And one of the bloggers' young husband made a good showing for himself when he found himself seated in the midst of an explicit conversation about tandem nursing and midwifery.
My favorite quote from the evening came from FMHLisa when the talk turned to early Mormon women and their gatherings. She surveyed the group and remarked, "If we were living back then, we'd already be speaking in tongues by now!"
I could only spend 2 1/2 hours at the Bloggersnacker, and they flew by like I had only been there 15 minutes. I'm so glad I met you all, and I'm looking forward to our continued association.
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BinV, thanks so much for the pictures. You all look so interesting, so alive. I wish (in spite of my ongoing and congenital shyness!) that I could have been there. One of these Snackers I will make it. I may just have to move a little closer to the Wasatch Front.
Sounds like it was a wonderful time for all of you!
Nice photos. Some of the names are clearly on their tags; but, if you have names for the other faces, or for those tags not visible, it would be interesting to put faces with the names.
Jello looked very yummy
Guy, Yeah, the jello was kind of a joke. If you stood around with your plate too long, fmhlisa would come around and put a dollop of green jello on it.
Sorry, I can't give names--some of us prefer to remain aloof and mysterious.
about the green jello
since it was my dish lisa used, I now have a bunch of green jello leftovers on my counter.
my dh, who will try almost anything, said that it looks disgusting and wont have anything to do with it.
BinV
you are wonderful. and dang cute!
hope to see you at the next snacker.
Must be the little carrot shavings....
Guy,
I'm not sure about the rest, but I'm pretty sure that Mark IV is the one sitting down, wearing the patchwork skirt.
BinV
the carrots definitely make you cuter!
It wasn't so much the carrots that made the jello an intimidating dish as it was the lime flavoring. =)
Thanks for sharing these photos!
love how the camera angle, the arms-thrust forward towards the bowl and the hunched-over position combined just perfectly to trick the unknowing viewer into thinking that i actually have something aproximating cleavage!!! you're a gifted photographer as well as conversationalist, and i'm so happy you trekked out to the event. next time, book yourself an overnight ticket. it's easier to see during the drive home if the sun's up already! ♥
I was thinking about y'all Sat. night...sorry I didn't come with my M&Ms...just didn't work this time. Maybe next time?
The pic is fun, BTW. Thanks for sharing.
So now we know that blue is the one with the large chest.
I am green like a jello salad with envy. There are several women I idolize in that gathering.
Hi BinV. Sorry I didn't get to meet you. I arrived right before the picture and saw you leave, but didn't get to meet you personally. Thanks for posting pictures. And, FYI, Mark IV isn't in the picture.
Though it sure would be fun to see him in a patchwork skirt!
I finally figured out why I couldn't login to blogger and now I can comment! yippee!
Anyhow, thanks for the pictures of my jello and breasts. It's a good one.
BiV, it was wonderful to meet you in person, and I enjoyed our chat. Isn't it odd how our lives have intersected at so many places, just at different times? Life is funny that way, I guess.
Next week when I'm at Baypath, I'll think of you. Take care.
So much fun to see and read about it one minute, so very frustrating to my efforts *not* to covet my neighbor's bloggersnacker the next...
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