Snow ~ Coyote at CSULA ~ Omaha Steaks & UPS Dave & Dude ~ Colcannon ~ Joe's Madrone ~ Daddy ~ Nancy Perry

Good 36º drizzling dark cloudy morning.

Yesterday morning it was drizzling then it started snowing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwWopHBOxkU&feature=youtu.be

It didn't last long nor stick as the temperature was 36º.

Some did stick up on the top of the mountains surrounding us for an hour or two...

OMG, a coyote bit a 5 year old boy on the campus at Cal State LA! (I went there for a semester.)

http://www.miamiherald.com/article205273679.html

I got my Omaha Steaks order, via UPS...

top sirloins, roasted turkey breast, corned beef and cabbage crockpot meal, boneless chicken thighs, poblano chicken & rice, pub style cod, and a free boneless ham. I won't be running out of food any time soon!!!

Dude, as usual, was happy to see his dad, Dave...who always gives him dog bone cookies.. (this picture taken a year or two ago! in warmer weather!)

It was so cold and I gave Dave some hand warmers. He was thrilled!!! They last 10 hours. I love them!

Speaking of food... I will be making Colcannon for St. Paddy's Day to go with my Guinness cooked corned beef...

Mashed potatoes with sauteed cabbage, green onions and bacon.

 

• 1 pound potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• 4 slices bacon, cut into 1 inch slices
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1/4 head of a small cabbage, sliced thinly
• 4 green onions, sliced
• 1/4 cup half and half
• 2 tablespoons butter
• salt and pepper to taste
• snipped fresh parsley for garnish, if you like

 

1. Bring some water to boil, add the potatoes and simmer until fork tender, about 20-30 minutes.
2. Meanwhile cook the bacon in a large pan over medium heat until it renders, about 3-5 minutes.
3. Add the cabbage saute until tender, about 10 minutes.
4. Add the green onions and cook another 5 minutes.
5. Drain and mash the potatoes in a large bowl.
6. Mix in the bacon, cabbage and onions, half and half, butter and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Now this is really amazing and funny. A Madrone tree that was at Joe Kirk's house (LASD ret). Oh my, mother nature has a way!!! 

Today was my Dad's birthday. Leslie Laney, 3-16-1901 - 1991. Rest well Daddy, you are missed! ♥ Daddy being Irish and missing being born on St. Pat's Day by 1 day! Dang!

This picture taken in 1984 (on that glider I now have!)....

Front row: my niece (oldest sister Betty's daughter) MaryAnn and her son, Kristen, my Mom, my Dad, nephew Bobby (son of my other sister Marion)   Back row: Jerry, Jimmy (son of Marion), Marion, and me and Brian.

And special pal Nancy Perry is celebrating today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY NANCY!! 

Historically this date.....

1916 – The 7th and 10th US cavalry regiments under John J. Pershing crossed the US-Mexico border to join the hunt for Pancho Villa.

1945 – World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ended, but small pockets of Japanese resistance persisted.

1958 – The Ford Motor Company produced its 50 millionth automobile, the Thunderbird, averaging almost a million cars a year since the company's founding.

1968 – General Motors produced its 100 millionth automobile, the Oldsmobile Toronado.

And births this date include....

1751 – James Madison, 4th President of the United States (d. 1836)

1912 – Pat Nixon, First Lady of the United States (d. 1993)

1926 – Jerry Lewis, American comedian (d.2017)

1990's .. 2003 ..... 2011

1949 – Erik Estrada, American actor

All I know. Nuff said. Happy TGIF. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom Bobo

National Artichoke Heart Day

 http://southeastagnet.com/2016/03/16/national-artichoke-hearts-day/

Dip them in butter, or butter with garlic seasonings in it, or mayonnaise mixed with lemon juice, or ranch dressing, or mayonnaise or butter with Sriracha, or ......