Good 41ยบ cloudy morning. A sprinkle of rain yesterday, 1/10".
Did a run into town to drop off a Blue Jays shirt and hat I
got Brian... this is Tucker's Little League team this year.
... then to Safeway for groceries, and to the Post Office to pick up a
package.
Happy Throw Back Thursday...
Jerry and his pretty new red Dodge.. 2006:
Today a special birthday, our local Birdhouse Guy, Gary
Adkison.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GARY!! I have a bunch of his birdhouses. Love
them!![]()
Also today is pal from high school, Adele (Easton) Graves.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEL!!!!! xo
This day was also impacted by two things... the death of my
Dad, Leslie Laney, in 1991. Miss you Daddy!!!
With my Mom on their 50th anniversary in 1976.
And.... a good thing, Dude came to live with me on this date
in 2013! Thanks Dave!!!!! I ♥ Dude!!!!
He and Maggie were pals!
Historically this date....
1796 – The first elephant ever seen in the United States arrives
from India.
1902 – James C. Penney opens
his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming.
(Interesting that it's F.W. Woolworth's birthday)
1943 – The Jefferson Memorial is
dedicated in Washington, D.C., on
the 200th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's
birth.
1970 – An oxygen tank aboard Apollo 13 explodes, putting
the crew in great danger and causing major damage to the spacecraft while en
route to the Moon.
1976 – The United
States Treasury Department reintroduced the two-dollar
bill as aFederal Reserve
Note on Thomas Jefferson's
233rd birthday as part of the United States
Bicentennial celebration.
And births this date
include....
Brian gave me this $2 bill.. I keep it
in my wallet for good luck!
1852 – F.W. Woolworth, American
businessman (d. 1919)
1866 – Butch Cassidy, American
outlaw (d. 1908)
A former Marine and Maxwell
Smart!
1931 – Dan Gurney, American race car
driver
He
was my fav!
1933 – Ben Nighthorse
Campbell, American politician
Interesting fellow. Military, deputy
sheriff, jewelry artist, politician who switched from being a Dem to a
Republican!
Smart guy!
1935 – Lyle Waggoner, American
actor
Last night my cocktail was something new... Limoncello Creme... imported from Italy. OMGOOOOOD!!!
Then dinner was a cheese stuffed portabello mushroom (from Safeway) and an
Omaha Steaks sirloin, cooked in the Air Fryer drizzled with olive oil...
I love those mushrooms! Perfect!!
Then it was chair, wine, Rookie Blue, and Blue Bloods on the TV.
All I know. Nuff said. Happy TBT. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom
Bobo
April 13th
National Peach Cobbler Day
Peaches are one of America's favorite fruits. When you put it into a
cobbler recipe, you've got a treat, of which people will be asking for
seconds.
Peach Cobbler is a deep dish fruit pie, made with peaches and biscuit (or
it's equivalent). While it is best to served hot, it is still delicious consumed
cold, too.
Back in the 1800's, American settlers travelling to the west, did not have
the ingredients to make a then popular suet pudding. They used peaches and dough
to cobble together this tasty fruit pie.
For the record! The largest
Peach Cobbler ever made, was baked at the Georgia Peach Festival in 2007. It
measured 11' X 5' and 8" deep.
Peach Cobbler Day was created by the Georgia Peach Council in the 1950's,
to promote the consumption of canned peaches. Canned peaches can be enjoyed any
month of the year. This helps to answer the placement of this special day in
April, when fresh peaches are not available.
This is referred to as a "National" day. However, we did not find any
congressional records or presidential proclamations for this day.
