Good damp cloudy 39º morning.
My friend Lydia has a blog and on this installment her son and husband made
a video of time-release photography of the birth of a Monarch Butterfly.
Amazing. Fun to watch...
http://averygoodlife.blogspot.com/
Hang on tight guys, this one is going to go by too fast also...only 334
days left until the end of 2013~!
Historically this date....
1926 - Leslie and Margaret Laney were married in Tombstone Arizona.
Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad. I miss and love you! ♥♥
1945 – US Army private Eddie Slovik is executed for desertion, the first such
execution of an American soldier since the
Civil War.
1953 – A North Sea flood
causes over 1,800 deaths in the Netherlands and over 300 in
the United Kingdom
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.
1958 – Explorer program: Explorer 1 – The first
successful launch of an American satellite into orbit.
1971 – Apollo 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.
2001 – In the Netherlands, a Scottish court convicts Libyan Abdelbaset
al-Megrahi and acquits another Libyan citizen for their part in the bombing
of Pan Am Flight 103 over
Lockerbie, Scotland
in 1988.
and then the dummies let him go ... !!
And births this date include....
We always loved staying at his 'house' The Zane Grey Pueblo Hotel in
Avalon...
.... he was SOOOOOO yummy to look at!
If you are nervous about opening emails... read this.
Yesterday I took Maggs into the vets for her pedi/mani and I went to the
grocery store. Bought the supplies for the Superbowl menu for Brian's party...
I'm taking taquitos, guacamole, salsa dip, "Butt-ta-lo" wings (my grandson Jack
always called buffalo that!), and a blue cheese dip. Stopped at Ace to inquire
about critter poison for my car's engine compartment. Still deciding about that.
I saw my friend Joan in town. Her darling Gary passed away in December. We
had a good (((HUG))) Her sister is up here staying with her and she had a mouse
problem get into her car and it's costing her $$ to get hers fixed too! Brent
did call me yesterday and said my car would be done today and it's $200 less
than quoted! Yeah. He said it was only $647. I laughed and said, "647F... drunk
in public." LOL. Hard to forget that.
Dinner was Jeannie inspired (she made tacos night before) so I cut up a
chicken/cheese/spinach patty and slowly sauteéd it with leek until done. Heated
flour tortillas, added the meat leek some cabbage and tomato and some
Chipotle sandwich sauce.
DARNED GOOD!!
All I know. Happy Thursday. Meeting up with PatT today to stuff envelopes
for JCRW. Then to pick up my "de-crittered" ride! Ciao.
xo Sue Mom Bobo
January 31st
Brandy Alexander Day
The Brandy Alexander is a luxurious, creamy cocktail that has been popular throughout the 20th Century. This is the Brandy version of the gin-based Alexander cocktail, it's warmer and silkier and absolutely perfect for winter afternoons. The Brandy Alexander is also a luscious after dinner drink that pairs best with chocolate desserts.
1 oz cream
1 oz dark
creme de cacao
1 oz brandy
Ground nutmeg for garnish
Pour ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake
well.
Strain into chilled glass and garnish with a dusting of
nutmeg.
