Good 32º morning. BURRRRR..... It's supposed to warm to about 48º today and
stay somewhat cloudy. Last year on this date it was 23°.
Pearl Harbor Day! Today was my mother-in-law, Evelyn Pendleton's birthday
... 1909-1999. HAPPY BIRTHDAY NANA!
Yesterday Jeannie and I had a shopping day ... and we acted like tourists!
We got a lot accomplished.... Hallmark, JCPennys, Elegance (where she had
given me a gift cert. for my birthday) and got some really interesting goodies!
(will share later), and finally ended up at The Twisted Cork Wine Bar.
Our waitress was Jocelyn and she was charming. We had:
"Mama Mia Flatbread with mozzarella, oven roasted tomatoes, garlic,
spinach, grilled chicken, pesto, and drizzled with a balsamic. GOOD! (If you
bring a cup of balsamic vinegar and about 2 T of brown sugar ...or don't add the
sugar and it will be sweet without, to a simmer, cook and reduce for about 20
minutes you will have a great sauce to drizzle over chicken, salad, or fruit. It
reduces to about half. Make a salad with spinach, strawberries, and feta cheese
and drizzle on the reduced balsamic...OMGOOD!)
We also had a hot spinach/parmesan spread with toast rounds and fried ravioli
with a spicy tomato sauce. ALL EXCELLENT!
We sat at a window table and enjoyed the passersby.... this gentleman was
trying to parallel park across the street, must have been taking too long and
the guy behind him honked, so this guy drove off. Then he came on our side of
the street to park. His wife was holding her head, then it looked like she was
yelling STOP STOP with her hands out if front. Finally he did it!
Then................ this guy was walking by outside and Jeannie made eye
contact. So he came in the restaurant!!! OMG. He was promoting a "smile day" for
December 21st .... he wants everyone in town to stand on corners with signs that
say "SMILE". ??? Odd fellow. He says he's on FB, but I don't want to go there.
Ok, so historically this date.....
1941 – World War II: Attack on Pearl
Harbor – The Imperial Japanese
Navy attacks the United States
Pacific Fleet and its defending Army Air
Forces and Marine air forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, causing a declaration
of war upon Japan by the United States. Japan also invades Malaya, Thailand,
Hong Kong, the Philippines,
and the Dutch East
Indies at the same time (December 8 in Asia).
1987 – Pacific Southwest Airlines
Flight 1771 crashes near Paso Robles,
California, killing all 43 on board, after a disgruntled passenger shoots
his ex-boss traveling on the flight, then shoots both pilots and himself.
1993 – The Long Island
Rail Road massacre: Passenger Colin Ferguson
murders six people and injures 19 others on the LIRR in Nassau County, New
York.
And births this date include...
All I know. Nuff said. TGIF. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom Bobo
December 7th
National Cotton Candy Day
