Good drizzling dark cloudy morning. Rain started in the night and so far
1/5".
On this date in 1949 Los Angeles got snow! I remember it well. Our
Christmas tree was in the backyard and covered with snow. I got up from my nap
and was amazed. Played in the front yard happily until a neighbor boy came and
threw a snowball at me! I cried. I was only 3 at the time! Daddy told him to "go
home!". His name was Matthew!
Yesterday there were dozens and dozens of Robins in my pasture. Hard to get
their pictures...
Are they confused? It's not Spring yet!!!
Died in 2015:
Rod McKuen, poet, d. January age 81
Jackie Collins, novelist, d. September age 77
Rod Taylor, actor, d. January age 84
Anita Ekberg, actress, d. January age 83
Leonard Nimoy, actor, d. February age 83
Christopher Lee, actor, d. June age 93
Omar Sharif, actor, d. July age 83
Wes Craven, director, d. August age 76
Maureen O'Hara, actress, d. October age 96
Robert Loggia, actor, d. December age 85
Lesley Gore, singer, d. February age 68
Ben E. King, singer, d. April age 76
B.B. King, singer/guitarist, d. May age 89
Paul Prudhomme, chef, d. October age 75
Mario Cuomo, NY Governor, d. January age 82
Ernie Banks, Chicago short-stop, d. January age 83
Frank Gifford, NY Giant, d. August age 84
Yogi Berra, NY Yankee, d. September age 90
Today and tomorrow are NFL playoff games... schedule:
Super Bowl is Sunday February 7th.
Historically this date...
1788 – Connecticut becomes the fifth state to be admitted to
the United
States.
1857 – The Fort Tejon earthquake strikes California, registering an
estimated magnitude of 7.9.
1858 – Anson
Jones, the last President of the Republic of Texas, commits
suicide.
1947 – Elizabeth
"Betty" Short, the Black
Dahlia, is last seen
alive.
2007 – Apple CEO Steve
Jobs unveils the first iPhone.
And births
this date include....
1913 – Richard
Nixon, 37th President of
the United States (d. 1994)
1915 – Fernando
Lamas, Argentine actor (d. 1982)
1925 – Lee Van
Cleef, American actor (d. 1989)
1935 – Bob
Denver, American actor (d. 2005)
1940 – Jimmy
Boyd, American actor and singer (d.
2009)
"I saw momma
kissing Santa Claus..."
1951
– Crystal
Gayle, American singer
(Too much
hair. Too long. Yuck)
1955
– J. K.
Simmons, American actor
Yesterday was so filled over the top with excitement. Dishes, vacuuming,
cleaning out the fridge, etc. Then my back therapy appointment with Stacy
Thetford in RR. First she does an ultrasound massage, then a deep tissue massage
then electrical nerve stimulation....
Afterwards I feel soooooooooooooooooo relaxed.
Last night I wanted to be creative in the kitchen.
Angel hair pasta, artichoke hearts, reconstituted dried mushrooms, fresh
tomatoes, olive oil, baby spinach, shallot, garlic spread, celery..... butter
and cream cheese!
Cooked and drained pasta. In the large pan I heated olive oil and garlic
sauce. Sautéed the mushrooms, celery, and shallot. Added in the diced tomatoes,
artichoke hearts. Stirred in the pasta and added in baby spinach. Then topped
that with a couple pats of butter and some cream cheese...
Everything was stirred together and heated well...
Oink oink oink.... AWESOMELY GOOD!
Later it was chair, wine, TV. I had recorded a new show, Shades of Blue two
nights previous (there are several listings for the pilot at different times and
channels) so watched it.
Jennifer Lopez plays the main character and Ray Liotta is her boss. It's
all about police corruption and not following the laws. I was very unhappy with
the show. Now is not the time for showing police in a bad light!! And as far as
Lopez's acting goes... not great, mediocre to fair. Will not waste my time with
any more of the episodes.
All I know. Nuff said. Happy Saturday. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom
Bobo
January 9th
National Apricot Day
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January
9th is National Apricot Day. We’re not sure why, since apricot season in the
U.S. is from May through August (any fresh apricots found in the winter months
have made a long trip from the southern hemisphere).
Yet,
you can toast the day with an apricot brandy
sour, have apricot jam on your toast or sandwich (cream cheese, goat cheese,
ham, turkey), make a pork roast with dried apricots, or use the jam as filling
in a Sacher
Torte.
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4 comments:
LOL- I was thinking the same thing about Apricot Day- but this time of year I miss not canning spiced apricots. And soaking dried apricots in brandy to serve with ham or pork roast. We used to have the best tree- but it didn't follow us in the move. Maybe now that we have rain again...
Bad timing (probably idea from what you wrote) on the Shades of Blue. One of my favorite officers of all-time worked Internal Affairs- knowing how seriously the department viewed misdeeds from within was both comforting and uplifting. But you are right, now is NOT the time for this angle to be spread over popular culture unless the production is genius in editorial- which is rarer than a Condor flying over downtown LA. Possible- but highly unlikely.
Take care of your back!
Mmmmm.... dried candied apricots soaked in brandy with a roast!! Drooling.
It would be ok if some of the corruption in this show was tethered by those not corrupt, but it isn't! Starts out with lies and falsehoods.
Thanks re back, will do! xo
Oh I so agree about the negative shows about cops. They have a target on their backs now from several different groups. They have taken to just walking up and blasting them. I do remember many years ago that it meant capital punishment if you kill an officer. Also for kidnapping. What happened to those laws?? Horrible!
I was happy to hear O'Reilly report than Quentin Taritino's new movie is not doing well at the box office. This is payback for his VILE speech against the police. HA!
Your dinner had me slobbering on my keyboard! :)
XO Trisha
Yes, T, sometimes there is payback to the idiots. Not often enough though!! Yes, dinner was good. Whodda thought.... cream cheese with veggies and spaghetti!! ox
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