Good 45º cloudy pressure dropping morning. Natch, I wanted to
do yard work! So now it's gonna rain. Not only that, but got my car washed
yesterday...so it will rain for sure!
Yesterday I met up with Grandma Jean at Brian and Jen's
house. Jen was going to fix brunch, but changed her mind and we all went to Tap
Rock for their Easter Buffet Brunch. It was so good and such a beautiful day. I
was still good re my diet and had the apple sausage, scrambled eggs, leafy
greens, melon, strawberries, grapes, and one little cheese blintz! Oh, and a
mimosa! YUMMMM! The buffet had EVERYTHING... ham, prime rib, bacon, potato
salad, macaroni salad, French toast, and a slew of other stuff. Mouth
watering..... also cakes and breakfast pastries. Sigh...
Sami and Tucker road with me. So, after taking them home and they finished
up their egg hunting getting ready to go to another egg hunt at friends I drove
through the car wash (surprised it was open on Easter! Thanks Bri.) and got the
old girl clean and shiny after the dust/leaves/bloom blowing wind and rain on
Saturday at Tucker's baseball game!
Got home, took trash to road and put up my election signs.
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Sandra Lee's Straight Up Deviled Eggs
1 doz eggs, hard boiled and cooled/drained
1/4 cup mayonnaise or plain yogurt
1 T spicy brown mustard
1 t lemon juice
2 t sweet pickle relish
1 t paprika
2 T chopped chives
2 T bacon bits or crumbled bacon, for garnish
Peel the eggs and slice a small piece of the bottom off so
they will stand upright. Slice the top third off each egg and save the tops.
Carefully remove the egg yolks with a small spoon and put them in a medium size
bowl. Break up the yolks with a potato masher. Add all the remaining ingredients
except bacon and chives. Mix well until smooth.
Transfer mixture to a zip bag, cutting off the corner of the
bag and pipe the filling into each egg. Sprinkle each with chopped chives and
bacon bits. Cover with egg tops and arrange on platter.
Last night I watched The Wizard of Oz... Such an interesting
film. Judy Garland was such a pretty girl. Loved that little Toto who followed
along everywhere...
Terry and
the MGM film
In the 1939 movie The Wizard of
Oz, Toto was played by a female brindle Cairn
Terrier whose
real name was Terry. She was paid a $125 salary each week,
which was far more than many of the human actors (the Singer
Midgets who
played the Munchkins reportedly received $50 to $100 a
week).
During production, Terry's foot was broken when one of the Winkie guards accidentally stepped on it. A second
dog had to be used while she healed. Due to the popularity of the movie, and
because that role was the one she was most remembered for, her owner and trainer
changed her official name to Toto. She actually appeared in 13 different
films.[1] She died at age 10 or 11. Willard
Carroll wrote
her "autobiography," I,
Toto (2001).
On June 18, 2011 a permanent memorial for Terry was dedicated at the
Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles.[2] When she died in 1945 Carl Spitz buried her
on his ranch in Studio City, CA. However, the construction of the Ventura
Freeway in 1958
destroyed her grave.
Historically this date...
753
BC – Romulus and
Remus founded Rome (traditional
date).
1836 – Texas Revolution: The Battle of San Jacinto – Republic of Texas forces underSam Houston defeat troops under Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna.
1836 – Texas Revolution: The Battle of San Jacinto – Republic of Texas forces underSam Houston defeat troops under Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna.
1934 – The "Surgeon's Photograph", the most
famous photo allegedly showing theLoch Ness
Monster, is published in the Daily Mail (in 1999, it is revealed to be a
hoax).
1952 – Secretary's
Day (now
Administrative Professionals' Day) is first
celebrated.
And births
this date include....
1915
– Anthony
Quinn, Mexican-American actor (d. 2001)
1926 – HM Elizabeth
II, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland.
1935 – Charles
Grodin, American actor
1951 – Tony
Danza, American actor
All I know. Nuff said. Happy Monday. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom
Bobo
April 21st
Patriots Day
Some people know little or nothing about Patriot's Day. To New
Englander's, it is a big, big day. In the states in New England, it's a holiday
with a day off of work. Banks, schools, post offices, and businesses have the
day off.
Patriot's Day commemorates the Battle of Lexington and Concord on April
19, 1775. This battle began the American Revolutionary War. It also honors the
"Midnight Ride of Paul Revere", that evening when Paul Revere rode through town
warning the colonists that "The Red Coats are coming!"
More Information:
There are many more local Patriot Day celebrations, held on various
different dates. But, among the many Patriot's Days, the New England celebration
is the "biggie".
.... and of course the Boston Marathon is today.... They're
off!
