Good 27º clear and sunny frozen morning.
Yesterday was long and hard. Crying mostly. Trying to dig the grave for
Harley. Thank goodness the ground was soft from all the rains we have had. I
worked on the grave a little at a time and finally my back went south. I went
down to my neighbors Cindy and Frank. Their son, Jason, was there and he came up
and helped dig the rest for me. Here is the last photo I took of my boy on
Friday...
I laid Harley to rest, but before that I unwrapped him and there was a tear
on his eye. I wiped it off and kissed him one last time.
On Friday I had taken Harley to the vet's. I knew he was failing fast,
feeble, hard time balancing on all four feet, had been throwing up a couple days
in a row and the doc said his kidneys were starting to fail. I felt it was best
to have him put to sleep so he wouldn't be in any pain or discomfort anymore.
Hated to have to do it. He's been a buddy for so long. He was even a buddy to
our other cat, Blazer. Blazer couldn't catch a bird or a mouse if his life
depended on it. He telegraphed his every move. His fav thing to do was lay on
his back on the sidewalk in Temple City and hope someone would come along and
rub his tummy. So, Harley arrived on scene and decided to help Blazer out by
occasionally catching a bird and giving it to him. He had a good heart. Harley
quit hunting after we moved here, as I wanted him to be an indoor cat and not be
eaten himself by coyotes or cougars. When I brought him home on Friday I let
Maggie and Bruiser sniff him so they would understand. Bruiser did! He got up on
my lap in my chair Friday night while I watched TV. This was Harley's spot. No
matter who was in my chair (Dave when he babysat and Cliff not too long ago)
Harley would get in their lap.
Historically this date....
1801 – An electoral tie
between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr is resolved when
Jefferson is elected President of
the United States and Burr Vice
President by the United
States House of Representatives.
.....yeah! I'll drink to that.
1965 – Project Ranger: The Ranger 8 probe launches on its
mission to photograph the Mare
Tranquillitatis region of the Moon in preparation for the manned
Apollo missions. Mare
Tranquillitatis or the "Sea of Tranquility" would become the site chosen for
the Apollo 11 lunar landing.
1974 – Robert K. Preston, a
disgruntled U.S. Army private, buzzes the
White House in a stolen helicopter.
Interesting read if you don't remember this. Click on his name.
(link)
And births this date include...
....sad the way she died.
A funny but a very philanthropic man.
All I know. Nuff said. Ciao. Cooking on blog tomorrow.
xo Sue Mom
Bobo
February 17th
National Café au lait Day
In Europe, "café au lait" stems from the same
continental tradition as "caffè latte" in Italy, "café con leche" in Spain,
"kawa biała" ("white coffee") in Poland, "Milchkaffee" in Germany, "koffie
verkeerd" in Netherlands, and "café com leite" in Portugal, simply "coffee with
milk". In northern Europe, café au lait is the name most often used in coffee
shops. At home, it can be prepared from dark coffee and heated milk; in cafés,
it has been prepared on espresso machines from espresso and steamed milk ever
since these machines became available in the 1940s.
In many American coffeehouses, a
café au lait is simply made with strong drip brewed or French pressed coffee
substituted for espresso, though a French roast or similarly dark coffee may be
the base of the beverage.
