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Good 27º frozen morning. 

 

Yesterday we topped at 63º.

 

 

Picture of the Day

 

 

 

Interesting about Annie Oakley..........

 

 

Annie Oakley (born Phoebe Ann Mosey; August 13, 1860 – November 3, 1926) was an American sharpshooter who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show.

 

Oakley developed hunting skills as a child to provide for her impoverished family in western Ohio. At age 15, she won a shooting contest against an experienced marksman, Frank E. Butler, whom she later married in 1876. The pair joined Buffalo Bill in 1885, performing in Europe before royalty and other heads of state. Audiences were astounded to see her shooting out a cigar from her husband's hand or splitting a playing-card edge-on at 30 paces. She earned more than anyone except Buffalo Bill himself.

 

After a bad rail accident in 1901, she had to settle for a less taxing routine, and toured in a play written about her career. She also instructed women in marksmanship, believing strongly in female self-defense. Her stage acts were filmed for one of Thomas Edison's earliest Kinetoscopes in 1894. Since her death, her story has been adapted for stage musicals and films, including Annie Get Your Gun.

 

Annie Oakley was born Phoebe Ann (Annie) Mosey on August 13, 1860, in a log cabin less than two miles (3.2 km) northwest of Woodland, now Willowdell, in Darke County, Ohio, a rural county along the state's border with Indiana. Her birthplace is about five miles east of North Star. There is a stone-mounted plaque in the vicinity of the site, which was placed by the Annie Oakley Committee in 1981, 121 years after her birth.

 

Annie's parents were Quakers of English descent from Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania: Susan Wise, born 1830, and Jacob Mosey, born 1799, married in 1848. They moved to a rented farm (later purchased with a mortgage) in Patterson Township, Darke County, Ohio, sometime around 1855.

 

Born in 1860, Annie was the sixth of Jacob and Susan's nine children, and the fifth of the seven surviving. Her siblings were Mary Jane (1851–1867), Lydia (1852–1882), Elizabeth (1855–1881), Sarah Ellen (1857–1939), Catherine (1859–1859), John (1861–1949), Hulda (1864–1934) and a stillborn infant brother in 1865. Annie's father, who had fought in the War of 1812, was 61 years old at the time of Annie's birth and became invalid from hypothermia during a blizzard in late 1865 and died of pneumonia in early 1866 at age 66. Her mother later married Daniel Brumbaugh, had another daughter, Emily (1868–1937), and was widowed once again.

                         ^ Annie 1922

If you want to read more, go here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Oakley

 

 

Creamed Corn with Roasted Red Peppers and Bacon

 

 

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 4 cups corn (fresh or frozen)
• 4 ounces light cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 cup milk
• **1/2 cup roasted red pepper, diced 
• 4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 1/4 cup green onions (optional)
• salt, pepper and cayenne to taste

 

1. Melt the butter in a pan over medium heat, add the corn and cream cheese, stir until the cream cheese has melted.
2. Mix in the milk, roasted red pepper, bacon and green onions and cook until hot, about 5 minutes.

Option: Make a day or two ahead, place in a baking dish, cover and store in the fridge and then remove cover and bake at 350º to warm, about 15 minutes.

 

 

 **Roasted Red Peppers

(or you could buy jarred roasted red peppers)

  Roasting the red peppers makes them nice and tender and it intensifies their flavor and sweetness along with imparting them with a touch of smokiness.

 

1. Cut the red peppers in half, remove the stem and seeds.
2. Place the red peppers on a baking sheet with the cut side facing down.
3. Preheat the oven to 450º and then change it to broil.
4. Place the baking sheet on the top shelf in the oven and broil until the outer layer of the skin has blackened, about 10-20 minutes.
5. Place the peppers in a zip-lock bag or other sealable container, seal and let them cool until you can handle them, about 20 minutes.
6. Remove the skins from the peppers. The skins should easily “pinch” off

 

 

 

Historically this date.......

1877 – Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sound.

 

 

1980 – A deadly fire breaks out at the MGM Grand Hotel in Paradise, Nevada (now Bally's Las Vegas). 87 people are killed and more than 650 are injured in the worst disaster in Nevada history.

 

 

And births this date include....

1861 – Tom Horn, American lawman and convicted murderer (d. 1903)

 

..... here is the hat Steve McQueen wore in the movie Tom Horn... with his signature inside.... Jerry added the band and I added the feather! The 'sweat' is painted on.

           

 

 

 

1934 – Laurence Luckinbill, American actor

.....omg, he's been married to Luci Arnaz since 1980!

 

 

 

1937 – Marlo Thomas, American actress

And Marlo has been married to Phil Donahue since 1980 also!

 

1945 – Goldie Hawn, American actress

 

 

1966 – Troy Aikman, American football player (born in West Covina!!!)

 

 

 

 

 

Yesterday morning there were 22 wild turkeys out in front of my house, here are a few of them.....

 and out back there were 5 deer. So fun to see these animals. No pictures taken of the deer, as I didn't want to scare them.

 

 

All I know. Nuff said. Have a good Monday. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

National Gingerbread Cookie Day on November 21st encourages us to grab the rolling pin and cookie cutters. The baking will warm the home and decorating will inspire us to design tasty cookies while making memories!

National Gingerbread Day takes place on June 5. A favorite food of an Armenian monk, Gregory of Nicopolis, brought gingerbread to Europe around 992 AD and taught French Christians to bake it. Gingerbread was often used in religious ceremonies and was baked to be sturdy as it was usually molded into images of saints.

Gingerbread cookies make sturdy walls for houses (perfect for National Gingerbread House Day on December 12) and tasty gingerbread families that can be decorated by the children in your home.

HOW TO OBSERVE 

Invite friends to help you bake and decorate. Get the children involved and continue family traditions. Read the story of the gingerbread man.

Host a gingerbread design contest. While everyone is decorating, be sure to provide plenty of supplies. This is still important even if you’re hosting an online gingerbread design contest. You don’t want your home team to run out of icing or sprinkles just for zoom team B to zoom ahead with an abundance of supplies. One way to keep your gingerbread designs moving is by setting up stations. Start with icing, followed by sprinkles, edible glitter, and decorative piping. Then set up a drying station. Once everyone finishes, assign bragging rights to these categories:

• Most colorful
• Cookie most likely to be mistaken for a Salvador Dali
• Neatest icing and sprinkle usage
• Best use of icing
• Best repair job
• Most original design

Everyone should enjoy a good laugh and savor their hard work with a glass of milk and a tasty cookie!