Good 48º cloudy morning.
Yesterday was the Boatnik Parade in Grants Pass. I would have liked to go,
but thought it would be better to do stuff here.
Breakfast ... I sauteéd some sliced mushrooms in butter and a drizzle of
olive oil. Added in some of Cliff's smoked pork. Then poured in egg whites
(from a carton). Let that all cook. Dished it up and topped with mozzarella
cheese. A side of Greek yogurt with tomatoes.
...and, sadly, my sister Marion died on
this day in 2004. She had adult onset leukemia. Kristen and I got to visit with
her in the second week of April and about two weeks later she was in the
hospital and on morphine heavily sedated. I miss her so. Here's a picture of me
with my sisters on June 14, 1975.... Betty on the left and Marion on the
right.
We were best friends. She
was 9 years older than me, the baby sister, and she always had to take me along
....
RIP dear sister of
mine.
Yesterday three deer were relaxing in the shade up in the upper
pasture....
My neighbor, Gerard, was cutting his pastures... after it's been turned and
dried he will bale it.
When I go into my bathroom I am usually accompanied by Bruiser. This
strange guy LOVES warm water. So I run the water and fill a cup for him....
"Warm water", really? Odd.
Historically this date...
1830 – Mary Had a Little
Lamb by Sarah Josepha Hale is published.
1846 – Mexican-American War: General Zachary Taylor captures Monterrey.
1883 – The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of
construction.
1940 – Igor Sikorsky performs the first successful
single-rotor helicopter flight.
1962 – Project Mercury: American astronaut Scott Carpenter orbits the Earth three times in the Aurora 7 space capsule.
1994 – Four men convicted of bombing the World Trade Center in New
York in 1993 are each sentenced to 240 years in
prison.
And births this date
include...
1686 – Gabriel Fahrenheit, German inventor and thermometer maker
(d. 1736)
........and you always wondered why it
was called "fahrenheit" ! BTW, there is a guy named Anders Celsius!
1879 – H. B. Reese, American inventor of Reese's Peanut Butter
Cups and founder of H. B. Reese Candy Co. (d.
1956) Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!
1938 – Tommy Chong, Canadian-born actor and
comedian
1943 – Gary Burghoff, American actor
1945 – Priscilla Presley, American actress
(WednesdayThursdayFriday?)
1967 – Eric Close, American actor
I posted this last year, but it's so neat... here it is again..
My friend
Joan Driscoll who works at my vet's office posted this on her FB page. 9 Beagle
dogs who spent their entire lives in cages in a testing lab run on grass for the
first time. Their day of freedom! (Get out the Kleenex!)
Yesterday afternoon I sat on the porch and ate sunflower seeds and drank
wine. The birds were out...
The clouds never really went away yesterday...
I guess it was nice for the Boatnik parade.
Watching the news last night and Mike Hannan's (former Rogue River Fire Chief) grandson Zac Hannan was on! It was
a shot of him running the hurdles at the state finals in Eugene... He also ran
the 100 and broke his record (10.76) and Grants Pass High School's record and
took third. Third fastest person in the state of Oregon in the 100!!! AND his
school took 1st place in the finals!!!!
All I know. Nuff said. Happy Sunday. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom Bobo
May 24th
National Escargot Day (I don't think so, Tim!)
National Escargot Day is celebrated each
year on May 24th. This day is in honor of the famous French dish of cooked land
snails. Escargot is a delicious dish, enjoyed by many, however it is an acquired
taste. It is usually served as an appetizer in French restaurants.
Escargot {es.kar.go} is the French word for
snail.
The dish of Escargot is usually prepared by removing the
land snails from their shells, cooking them with garlic, butter and wine, then
placing them back into their shells, with the sauce, for serving. You are then
provided with a special snail tong and snail fork for your use.
Escargot are high in protein and low in fat (without the
butter).
