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Monday, January 31, 2011

~ Bisbee and Tombstone ~ Squirrel? ~ Brandy Alexander ~


 
 
 
 
 
Good 34º foggy morning.
Wow, the last day of January.
 
85 years ago today Leslie and Margaret
eloped from Bisbee Arizona
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
to Tombstone Arizona
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
and were married.
19 years later Susan Leslie was born. Taaa daaa.....
(the picture is the court house where they got their
marriage license)
 
Not much to say about yesterday... I had that ADHD thing going on... cleaned out one cupboard, oh look... here's something in this one that needs to be tossed out... oh wait, here in my bedroom I need to clean out this closet.... but wait, there's a squirrel! Sigh. I did get quite a bit done and more for the Goodwill.
 
We didn't really get any sun yesterday.
Looked like this at noon....
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
And they by 5pm we had a semi-pretty sunset....
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dinner, a fire, TV.
 
The Pro Bowl was strange to say the least. The NFC defeated the AFC 55-41. Gotta say, the AFC gave it an awesome try to come back from 41-zip.
 
Historically this date...
1876 – The United States orders all Native Americans to move into reservations.
19303M begins marketing Scotch Tape.
1957 – Eight people on the ground in Pacoima, California are killed following the mid-air collision between a Douglas DC-7 airliner and a Northrop F-89 Scorpion fighter jet.
1971Apollo program: Apollo 14 – Astronauts Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, and Edgar Mitchell, aboard a Saturn V, lift off for a mission to the Fra Mauro Highlands on the Moon.
1990 – The first McDonald's in the Soviet Union opens in Moscow.
 
And births this date include...
1872Zane Grey, American novelist (d. 1939)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Go to Catalina and stay at the Grey Pueblo.
A house he owned, wrote there, and it has
the most wonderful view of Avalon Harbor.
 
 
 
1892Eddie Cantor, American actor and singer (d. 1964)
 
 
 
 
 
 
1902Tallulah Bankhead, American actress (d. 1968)
 
 
 
 
 
 
1921John Agar, American actor (d. 2002)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1921 – Carol Channing, American actress and singer
 
 
 
 
Maybe someone can explain
to me why some Hollywood
folks wear those ugly ugly
huge wide-rimmed
glasses.... I don't get it. Even Cary Grant wore them!
 
1921 – Mario Lanza, American singer (d. 1959)
 
 
 
 
 
 
1929 – Jean Simmons, English American actress (d. 2010)
 
 
 
 
 
1934James Franciscus, American actor (d. 1991)
 
 
 
 
 
 
1937 – Suzanne Pleshette, American actress (d. 2008)
 
 
1959Anthony LaPaglia, Australian actor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1970Minnie Driver, British actress
 
 
 
 
 
 
1973Portia de Rossi, Australian actress
 
 
 
 
 
 
All I know. Need to stack wood on the porch.
Need to clean out the wood stove. Need to
cook something! And there are a dozen other
things I'll be doing. Happy Monday! Nuff said...
xo Mom/Soupy/Sue
January 31st.
Brandy Alexander Day
1 1/2 oz brandy
1 oz dark creme de cacao
1 oz half-and-half
1/4 tsp grated nutmeg

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the brandy, creme de cacao, and half-and-half. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with the nutmeg.
 
 
 

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Carole Channing lives in Modesto now- part time. I hear she is not the friendly sort. I've never had a Brandy Alexander! Now I will! Luv- tamara h.

Oregon Sue said...

I've never had one either. Going to pick up some Cream de Cacao in town today and make one. Will comment tomorrow. xo

Lydia said...

You were cleaning a closet and had a squirrel?... Now that's a visual....woops- I was getting a lightbulb for upstairs when I saw the computer... think I understand. Duh.

Will make brandy sauce for bread pudding. Maybe tonight. Unless I see a squirrel...

Oregon Sue said...

LOL, good L!! Those damned squirrels are the downfall of my organized cleaning! :o)

Anonymous said...

"I had that ADHD thing going on... cleaned out one cupboard, oh look... " So, that is what it is! I've often wondered if there is a name for this madness I go through when I'm on a cleaning frenzy. Always some distraction or another that screams to be done first :) The main thing is that you got a lot done.
I like your sunset picture, not as spectacular as most of the one's you have, but beautiful nonetheless.
I'm getting quite a bit done around here, so I don't feel too awful about my progress. Wish I could just wiggle my nose, like Samantha on Bewitched, but it is what it is.
Have a great day.
Hugs, E

Oregon Sue said...

Ha ha ha... yes, seems like a lot of us have that syndrome. Squirrels!!!! xo