Good 50º few wispy clouds morning.
Yesterday was beautiful, slight breeze, some clouds, and we hit 92º.
A story about 2 Buck Chuck wine..
Charles Shaw had a vineyard in Napa. He sold his wine for about $14 a
bottle. He and his wife divorced and I had heard that he didn't want her getting
a LOT of money, so he made a deal with Trader Joe's to sell it for $1.99 a
bottle. In 2005 his Chardonnay was judged Best Chardonnay from California at the
commercial wine competition. Charles Shaw's winery went out of business and was
sold to Bronco Winery Company in Ceres, California. Trish you will laugh when
you hear who heads that company.... Fred Franzia!!!
There you go, the two wines I buy... 2 Buck Chuck from TJ's and Franzia
box.
My grandson Jackson, aka Jack, aka Doodle Bug is one AWESOME
drummer. He is 16 and going to be a senior this year. Here is a short video of
him at age 9 playing the drums:
And Jack at age 10:
And this was last year:
And Jack with the band rehearsing Wednesday...
Later UPS Dave showed up with my new "toy".
It's a
stationary bike, suggested by my cardiologist as my degenerative disc disease
make exercising or walking very far very painful. Something that happens to a
lot of us as we get older.
Mike Hannan was here yesterday and he helped me get the bike
out of the box. I took it and all the parts that have to be assembled into the
house to work on today...
Mike did a lot of work... trimmed trees, dragged tree stumps from down by
the barn to the burn pile, and cleaned out the rain gutters...
Dude followed him everywhere all day. He loves Mike!!
Today is a special day for special people...Don (LASD ret)
and his bride Joan are celebrating their 49th wedding anniversary. HAPPY
ANNIVERSAY kids!!!
Historically this date...
1870 – Reconstruction era of the
United States: Georgia becomes the last of the
formerConfederate states to be readmitted to the Union.
1916 – In Seattle,
Washington, William
Boeing and George Conrad
Westerveltincorporate Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing).
2003 – AOL Time
Warner disbands Netscape Communications
Corporation. The Mozilla
Foundation is established on the same
day.
And births this date
include...
The 'do' isn't really working for you!
Later I decided to experiment with dinner (what else is new!)
I chopped up red and yellow sweet peppers, celery, baby carrots.
Added them to the pan with olive oil and some of the juice from canned
chopped clams and let cook. Then added in spinach....
Cooked the gnocchi and added it in the fray along with the two cans of
chopped clams, and some cheese...
OMGOOOOD!!!
All I know. Nuff said. Happy Friday. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom Bobo
July 15th
Today is Tapioca Pudding
Day. Tapioca Pudding is a cooling, enjoyable dessert, for a hot summer
day.
Perhaps it is hard to believe, but many people have never had Tapioca
Pudding. The most popular flavors are vanilla and chocolate.
You know what to do on this day, don't you!? Right, eat some Tapioca
Pudding. Whether or not you've had it before, Tapioca Pudding is good treat for
today, or any day.
Did you Know? Tapioca is
the starch from a cassava root. This starch forms the soft, tiny balls in the
pudding. It gives tapioca pudding a unique texture.
(You can buy a package of individual servings of this pudding in the
refrigerated section at the market. I love it!
)
