Good 57ยบ cloudy morning. Hoping for rain, but there are only two tiny spots
of radar and they aren't even close! Ah well... yesterday was cool and clear all
day. Hopefully to day is the same. Enjoying the smokeless cooler days!
Oh wait.... omg, it's raining up on my mountain!
.... and Bruiser is laying down in the pasture waiting for some critter to come along!
.... while Dude watches the gate from the porch.
This is funny! But remember, this was in 1945!!!
Yesterday I went to Costco with PJ. We had a good time shopping. Got more
of that Creamy Garlic Sauce
(to which I am totally addicted!) (So is PJ and Dave... she got more too),
Quinoa w/ artichoke and roasted peppers in individual cups pre-cooked
,
artichokes, avocados, chicken stock, and
some McCormick Chipotle Crushed Pepper.
I normally infuse my olive oil with
regular crushed pepper, onion, and garlic. This sounds good... smokey. Will
infuse some olive oil soon.
Then PJ got Dave (he was at home) a Polish sausage dog and one for her. I
got a Latte Mocha Freeze. Yummmmm. Then we headed to Grants Pass. I had a list
of a few things Jennifer wanted. Stopped at the Kitchen Company (they are on FB
but don't have a website.)
and dropped off her artichokes, avocados, bacon crumbles, and Creamy Garlic
Sauce! Nicole, the store manager had not heard of the garlic sauce or the quinoa
cups. She was interested so I took her out to the car and showed her. She said
she LOVES quinoa, is dairy and gluten intolerant and it sounded great. I gave
her one to try. Then home to unload our loot. I had also bought some Asian
Chicken Wraps.. so so good. Had one for lunch with a little of the dressing and
some creamy garlic sauce!
For those of you close by, the Great Cats of the World park will have the
baby tigers ready for petting as of Sept 5th. These are the same ones I got to
hold and play with in their cage!
Historically this date...
1789 – The United States Department
of the Treasury is
founded.
1901 – Vice President of the
United States Theodore
Roosevelt utters the famous phrase,
"Speak softly and carry a big
stick" at the Minnesota State
Fair.
1945 – World War II: Combat
ends in the Pacific Theater: the Instrument of Surrender ofJapan is signed by Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu and accepted
aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo
Bay.
... the Japanese surrendered on my Mother's birthday, August
15th... and signed the treaty on my birthday! Cool. AND then my Brian was
stationed aboard the Mighty Mo when he was a Marine. Anti-terrorist watch,
guarding the atomic weapons during the Gulf War ... Marine
Detachment.
1998 – Swissair Flight
111 crashes near Peggys Cove, Nova
Scotia. All 229 people on board are
killed.
... when
visiting Nova Scotia a few years ago I saw the memorial that has been placed
there. Peggy's Cove is a beautiful little town with one of my favorite light
houses...
With so many
tourists walking around it wasn't easy to get a shot of the lighthouse without
peeps in the picture. I had to lay down in the rocks to get this
shot.
And births
this date include....
1838 – Liliuokalani of Hawaii, Queen
of Hawaii (d. 1917)
1919 – Marge
Champion, American
actress
I took ballet
lessons from her father, Ernest Belcher.
1948 – Terry Bradshaw, American
football player
1948
– Christa
McAuliffe, American schoolteacher
and astronaut (d. 1986)
1951
– Mark
Harmon, American
actor
1964 – Keanu
Reeves, Canadian
actor
1966
– Salma
Hayek, Mexican
actress
.... and this old broad, first baby born on VJ Day in Los Angeles is
celebrating the 35th anniversary of her 35th birthday! No more birthdays! So
there! OMGOOOODNESS I never thought I'd be the age of my grandmother!
Where's my walker??? You know, the one with the wine holder!
I have received so many cards and good wishes and I am overwhelmed by my
family and friends. Each of you will receive a personal thank you.
Today is also the birthday of high schoolmate, Ron Loynds. HAPPY BIRTHDAY
RONNIE!!! I hope you have the best day ever with your sweet bride Sue!!
This came from pal Tammy..... Best Obit EVER!
And to put a smile on your face...only if you like dogs and babies! Thanks
Ben Hunt (LASD ret) for this!
Later my dinner was like lunch, Asian Chicken Wrap. SOOOOO GOOD! This time
I added in some 'Symphony Medley' tomatoes... from Canada... red, green, purple,
yellow, and orange. Really good! Got those at Costco too!
Chair, wine, and a Hallmark movie: The Newlyweds... Three best friends all
get married in June. The "witch" in this movie was Naomi Judd! Imagine. Fun
movie!
All I know. Happy Hump Day. Nuff said. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom
Bobo
September 2nd
VJ Day
General Douglas MacArthur:
General MacArthur signed the treaty first, next the representatives of
Japan
and then from around the world:
Celebrations started August 14th...
August 14th - Japan surrenders
August 15th - Surrender announced to the world
September 2 - Ceremony and formal signing of surrender
VJ Day marks the end of
WWII, and the cessation of fighting against Japan. It is called "Victory In
Japan Day or "Victory Over Japan Day".
The confusion over three dates:
There is some confusion over what date is V-J Day. You can consider any (or
all) of three dates as V-J Day. President Harry S. Truman caused some of this
confusion........
On August 14, 1945, the Japanese government cabled to the U.S. their
surrender. This is the date of most modern observances.
On August 15, 1945, news of the surrender was announced to the world. This
sparked spontaneous celebrations over the final ending of World War II.
On September 2, 1945, a formal surrender ceremony was held in Tokyo Bay
aboard the USS Missouri. At the time, President Truman declared September 2 to
be VJ Day.
Regardless of which day you view as VJ Day, World War II was finally
over.
