Good 49ยบ foggy morning. Stayed gloomy and cloudy all day here yesterday.
Sun did come out for 2 minutes a couple of times. Dude ran and I drove the golf
cart to the road to take out the trash. On the way back there were raindrops on
the windshield. Good timing.
Yesterday morning (yawn.... early) I was going to meet up with Brian and
family at Taprock for his birthday brunch, but unfortunately Sami was sick, so
the celebration was postponed until she is better. No school today, President's
Day holiday, so that gives her one more day to recover.
Here is some interesting information and a video about President's Day...
I heard commotion outside and looked to see the turkey hens chasing the
geese away! How odd, the geese are much more aggressive than the turkeys!
Wow, more special birthdays today...
My friend Olga (married to Jim..LASD Lt) Duran is celebrating... HAPPY
BIRTHDAY PRETTY GIRL!!!
Olga with Jimmy and two of her boys, Michael and Aidan. Her oldest son is
with LASD also!
Also... Patty & Cliff's son Chuck is celebrating. HAPPY BIRTHDAY
CHUCK!!!!
.... with his bride Linda. (sorry, no new photos of you guys!)
And, Lee "Tiffany" Taylor (LASD ret) is celebrating. HAPPY BIRTHDAY
LEE!
Historically this date.....
1898 – Spanish-American War:
The USS Maine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor inCuba,
killing more than 260. This event leads the United
States to declare
war on Spain.
1961 – Sabena Flight
548 crashes
in Belgium,
killing 73, including the entire United
States figure
skating team,
several coaches and family members.
All 18
athletes of the 1961 U.S. figure skating team and 16 family members, coaches,
and officials were among the fatalities. The dead included, most notably, 9-time
U.S. ladies' champion Maribel
Vinson-Owen and her two daughters, reigning U.S. ladies'
champion Laurence
Owen, reigning U.S. pairs champions Maribel Y.
Owen and her
partner Dudley
Richards, reigning U.S. men's champion Bradley
Lord, U.S. men's silver medalist Gregory
Kelley, U.S. ladies' silver medalist Stephanie
Westerfeld, U.S. ladies' bronze medalist Rhode Lee
Michelson and U.S. ice
dancing champions Diane
Sherbloomand Larry
Pierce. The loss of the U.S. team was considered so
catastrophic for the sport that the 1961 World Figure
Skating Championships were
canceled.
And births
this date include...
1564 – Galileo
Galilei, Italian astronomer and physicist (d.
1642)
1797 – Henry E.
Steinway, German piano maker (d. 1871)
1812 – Charles Lewis
Tiffany, American jeweler (d. 1902)
1820 – Susan B.
Anthony, American suffragist (d. 1906)
1877 – Louis
Renault, French automobile executive (d.
1944)
... Sandy had
a Renault... what a funny and fun little car!
1907
– Cesar
Romero, American actor (d. 1994)
1935
– Roger
Chaffee, astronaut (d. 1967)
1947
– Rusty
Hamer, American actor (d. 1990)
1951
– Jane
Seymour, British actress
1964 – Chris
Farley, American actor and comedian (d.
1997)
Dinner Saturday was a stuffed sole with crab and scallops from Omaha
Steaks... bake in oven 40 minutes. I also cooked some Farro (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farro)
First I re-hydrated some sliced garlic, peas, asparagus, and mushrooms.
(use fresh if you have them! I didn't have any fresh veggies as I had just
cleaned out the two lower drawers in my fridge!)
I cook the Farro in my rice cooker...
Then I sauteรฉd the mushrooms and garlic, added in the peas and asparagus.
When the Farro was done, it went in the pan along with some ricotta
cheese....
When the sole was baked I squeezed on some lemon and used the Opa for the
sauce (http://www.litehousefoods.com/products/opa-feta-dill)
OMGOOOD!!!!
Later I paid $4.99 to watch a movie. I never do that... but not much was on
and it sounded good. WHAT A BIG DISSAPOINTMENT! "Love the Coopers" with Diane
Keaton.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2279339/
I could hardly stay awake to watch it all. Super weird dysfunctional family with
Diane as the mom and John Goodman as the dad. Horrible! I have always liked
Diane Keaton, but she was as horrible as was the rest of the cast in this.
Writing was awful. Don't understand the stars reason for doing this stupid
movie! I did like the dog though!! Diane is a So. Cal gal... graduated from
Santa Ana High School. My sister Betty and her Joe and kids Nancy, MaryAnn, and
Joe Jr lived in Santa Ana and Diane babysat for them when they were little. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Keaton#Relationships_and_family
Ahhhh well, back to Blue Bloods!
Dinner was some Progresso Light New England Clam Chowder.
Not in the cooking or eating much mood. I like these soups, just pour into
a big mug, heat in the microwave 2 minutes, and voilรก, dinner!
All I know. Nuff said. Happy President's Day. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom
Bobo
February 15th
National Gumdrop Day honors the popular, gelatin-based candy. Gumdrops
have been a favorite candy for many decades. Nowadays, the "Gummi" candies which
are the same gelatin base, are the most popular gumdrop type of sweet.
On National Gumdrop Day, you know what to do... eat Gumdrops to your
heart's content!
