Pretty Day ~ So. Cal June Gloom ~ Mike Artoff Plumber ~ Pears ~ Picture of the Day ~ Crock Pot Nacho Chicken & Rice ~ Take Your Dog To Work Day

Good 51º clouds in the sky morning.

 

 

Yesterday it was so pretty in the morning, as usual this time of year...

 

.... and Kristen texted me about the "June Gloom" down in So Cal. Here is So Cal's June Gloom info...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_Gloom

 

 

We get cloud cover here in So. Oregon, and "gloom" most of the winter and it gets depressing. In So Cal their June gloom is refreshing for a time, as it's cooler!

 

 

Because of the age of my house (born 1935) and a lot of re-construction went on, but still the plumbing sucks! I had Mike Artoff out here 3 months ago to snake the kitchen pipes. So, this time he "hydro scrubbed" the pipes using a super long hose and a big machine. Should be better for a longer time! 

Do you like pears? You should. Here are 11 benefits of eating pears...

https://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/fruit/pears.html

 

 

Picture of the Day

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 lb boneless, skinless chicken

2 10-3/4 oz cans Cheddar cheese soup

1 1/4 cup water

16 oz jar chunky salsa

1 1/4 cup long-cooking rice, uncooked

 

1. Cut your chicken into cubes
2. Put all your ingredients in your 6-quart slow cooker and mix well.
3. Cover and cook on low for 3-5 hours, stirring occasionally (It is done when your rice and chicken are tender)

 

**  You can use boneless, skinless chicken thighs, breasts or tenders.

 

     I know that stirring a recipe a few times while it is cooking is a drag, but it really helps to make a rice recipe in a slow cooker succeed.

 

      It helps you to keep an eye on it toward the end so you don’t end up with a mushy mess (because remember slow cookers cook differently, so what takes one slow cooker 5 hours to cook to perfection, another slow cooker may be done in 3 hours).

 

Historically this date.......

1944 – U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs into law the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the G.I. Bill.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G.I._Bill

 

2003 – The largest hailstone ever recorded falls in Aurora, Nebraska

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora,_Nebraska

 

2009 – Washington Metro train collision: Two Metro trains collide in Washington, D.C., USA, killing 9 and injuring over 80.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_22

 

2009 – Eastman Kodak Company announces that it will discontinue sales of theKodachrome Color Film, concluding its 74-year run as a photography icon.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_22,_2009_Washington_Metro_train_collision

 

 

 

And births this date include...

1903 – John Dillinger, American bank robber (d. 1934)

 

 

 

1919 – Gower Champion, American dancer and choreographer (d. 1980)

 

I took adagio ballet from his wife's, (Marge Champion) dad, Ernest Belcher. Marge and I have the same birthday... different years though!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1936 – Kris Kristofferson, American singer and actor

 

 

1949 – Meryl Streep, American actress

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1949 – Lindsay Wagner, American actress

1952 – Graham Greene, Canadian actor

'Kicking Bird' in Dances With Wolves.

 

Dinner was reruns, then chair, wine, and TV. Excitement abounds!

 

 

 

All I know. Nuff said. Happy TGIF. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

 

Every year employees across the country bring their dogs to work the Friday after Father’s Day. It’s National Take Your Dog to Work Day.

A celebration of the companionship between canine and human, National Take Your Dog to Work Day hopes to inspire others to adoptions from shelters and humane societies.

HOW TO OBSERVE

To find participating employers and to download a toolkit visit Pet Sitters International.  

HISTORY

Take Your Dog to Work Day originated in the United Kingdom in 1996.  Then in 1999, Pet Sitters International founded the first day in the United States.