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To love or have loved, that is enough. Ask nothing further. There is no other pearl to be found in the dark folds of life.

Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

The view is perfection. 🎈💕😎

To who have posted on this thread through all the noise thank you. 😎

NATIONAL GUMDROP DAY

Observed on February 15th, National Gumdrop Day recognizes a favorite candy of many; the gumdrop! There’s no question as to what to do. Eat gumdrops and eat as many as you want!

National Gumdrop Day

Gumdrops are a tasty, colorful, chewy candy that is made with gelatin and then coated with sugar. They come in a variety of flavors and can either be fruity or spicy. These little candy treats make terrific embellishments for decorating gingerbread houses and other baked goods.

The classic board game, Candy Land, features both a Gumdrop Pass and a Gumdrop Mountain.

Besides enjoying them by the handful, there are many other ways to use gumdrops:

In cookies
Decorate cakes or cupcakes
In popcorn cake
For crafts
For gifts
You can also make gumdrops yourself. According to many recipes, you would need vegetable oil, sugar, corn syrup, fruit juice, powdered fruit pectin, baking soda, and food coloring.

Credit for the modern gumdrop goes to chemist and candy manufacturer Percy S. Truesdell. According to articles written after his death in 1948, Truesdell took the once hard, poorly flavored glob of sugar and turned it into the smooth, chewy delight we enjoy today. While at the University of Ohio, the chemist altered the consistency of the candy by experimenting with the amount of starch used. He later worked for the Snyder-Chafee Company until 1915. In 1916, Truesdell founded and incorporated the P.S. Truesdell Candy Manufacturing Company. At his death, he became known as the Gumdrop King.

Good Morning Peeps and enjoy this Thursday in our wonderful community. 😎

@sheba2011

I had to get up early this morning due to a sick A/C . Seems it was making a clunking noise and one of our neighbors shut it down from the outside thinking it could start a fire. The Technician arrived very early and stayed two hours looking for the reason. He could not find one, and left. This is a new company for us. After no duct work due to water under our homed for over 6 months, decided it was time for someone who knew what they were doing. The company I chose did our electrical panel and other repairs as well. High quality workmanship besides having the best customer service.

I arrived home just about an hour ago after visiting hubby. The first thing I did was make a bowl of soup and then I sat at the computer reading the news. I wanted to see the parade. It was so much fun. But then as I went from one place to another I had to stop and listen to the police report. I was astonished that someone would take a lovely day and turn it into a fiasco. Of course the first thing I I thought of was your husband and son. Thank goodness you answered xango that everything was all right. To turn something that was so delightful into a living h-ll is beyond words. Guess you cannot go anywhere anymore without watching your back, etc..

Hubby was wonderful tonight. I purchased a Panasonic AM/FM radio and gave it to him over the weekend. When I arrived, he was pretending to be Leonard Bernstein as he conducted the orchestra. I think this will help him and will also keep his mind going. I noticed for the first time in months that he was able to cross his legs left over right and do a reverse.

Stay safe.