Good 40ยบ cloudy morning. Yesterday it stayed cloudy until afternoon when we got sun and some blue sky!
Yesterday morning I met up with Jean, Brian, Jen, Tucker, Sami and Jen's cousin Marie for the graveside service for Jen's brother, Jimmy. He passed away in May at only 55 years old. Here's the family at Christmas 3 years ago ... L-R Jen, Jean, Sami, Marie, Brian, Tucker, and Jimmy
A quick at Safeway for a few things (saw Jean and
Marie there!) and then Ace for some cracked corn and home.
Here are some pictures from our Thanksgiving at
Jean's house. Jen carving the turkey...
Marie keeping and eye on the
gravy...
Whinnie and baby Emma.....
Tucker and Lam playing the pinball
machine...
Sami...
Dinner... L-R Whinnie, Kim, Jen, Sami, Brian,
Jean, Tucker, Marie, Lam, and Sami (Yes, 2 Samis!)
Jean cooked the turkey, pumpkin pies, green
beans, gravy,
Jen made mashed potatoes, and yams.
Lam cooked some Morel mushrooms he found in the
forest and his dad, Kim made egg rolls.
I brought the deviled eggs, Mother's Rolls, and a
cheesecake and a pumpkin cheesecake pie.
1. mashed potatoes 2. yams 3. turkey 4. Mother's
rolls 5. deviled eggs 6. egg rolls 7. stuffing with onion 8. stuffing without
onion 9. carrots 10. green beans 11. olives & pickles 12. celery stuffed
with peanut butter & celery stuffed with cream cheese
Sami guarding the pumpkin cheesecake pie, the
cheesecake, and Jean's pumpkin pie....
Historically this date.....
1667 – A deadly earthquake rocks Shemakha in the Caucasus, killing 80,000
people.80,000!!!!
1703 – The Great Storm of 1703, the
greatest windstorm ever recorded in the southern part of Great Britain, reaches
its peak intensity which it maintains through November 27. Winds gust
up to 120 mph, and 9,000 people
die. 9,000!!!
1759 – An earthquake hits the
Mediterranean destroying Beirut and Damascus and
killing30,000-40,000. !!!
...............today should be known
as the Day of Death!
1839 – A cyclone slams India with high
winds and a 40 foot storm
surge, destroying the port city
of Coringa (which has never been
completely rebuilt). The storm wave sweeps inland, taking with it 20,000 ships
and thousands of people. An estimated 300,000 deaths result from the
disaster. 30,000!!! These numbers are hard to
fathom!
1926 – The deadliest
November tornado outbreak in U.S.
history strikes on Thanksgiving day. 27 twisters
of great strength are reported in the Midwest, including the
strongest November tornado, an estimated F4, that devastates Heber Springs, Arkansas. There
are 51 deaths in Arkansas alone, 76 deaths and
over 400 injuries in all.
1963 – President John F. Kennedy is buried
at Arlington National Cemetery.
1987 – Typhoon Nina pummels
the Philippines with category 5 winds of 165 mph
and a surge that destroys entire villages. At least 1,036 deaths are attributed
to the storm.
2009 - my beautiful and loving Yukon had to be put to
rest.
I miss you Yukie-boy! Forever in my heart! ♥ ♥
And births this date include....
1846 – Carrie Nation, American
temperance advocate (d. 1911)
............here's to ya Carrie
With a mug like yours, a man would have to
be under the influence of adult beverages to even stand to be in the same room
with you! Your face could sour beer!
Thank goodness you failed in your attempts...
1914 – Joe
DiMaggio, American baseball player (d.
1999)
1926 – Jeffrey Hunter, American actor
(d. 1969)
Tragic death!
1933 – Kathryn Grant, American
actress
.... married to 'der Bingle' (Bing Crosby)
1940 – Reinhard Furrer, American
physicist and astronaut (d. 1995) (Wouldn't you change your last
name!!!)
1947 – John Larroquette, American
actor
1960 – John F. Kennedy, Jr., American
publisher; son of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy (d.
1999)
1981 – Barbara Bush, daughter
of George W. Bush and Laura
Bush
1981 – Jenna
Bush, daughter of George W. Bush and Laura
Bush
... and this day in 1929 was the birth of Patty's dear
brother and my friend, Hal Tollison.....Hal passed away in 2008. RIP
Hal
Later it was reruns for dinner. Chair, wine,
TV... S.W.A.T. (if you haven't seen it, it's LAPD SWAT and they show a lot of LA in the scenes.), NYPD Blue, and the news.
All I know. Nuff said. Happy Saturday.
Ciao.
xo Sue Mom Bobo
November 25th
Today is National Parfait
Day.
Celebrate this day by eating Parfaits. While chocolate is by far the favorite, use your imagination to create a wide range of single and mixed flavors.
Savor your favorite flavor of parfait, as you enjoy National Parfait Day.
