~ Football Sunday ~ Fried Ravioli ~ Pie Day ~

 

 

 

 

 

Good 32º morning.

 

 Jets/Steelers

 

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Packers/Bears

 

  

... Gonna be an interesting day picking the SuperBowl combatants!

 

 

Yesterday the sun came out again...after a long foggy morning.

 

I got more cupboards cleaned out. Tossed old meds and cold pills. Washed clothes. Exciting, eh? The neighbor's dog, Shiloh, escaped their fence again and was down here sitting in my pasture. Maggie barked at her and she came running. She was sooooo happy. I sat on a chair on the porch and she tried to get as close to me as she could, trying to get into my lap. She loves to be loved on. Guess they never do it. Of course I gave her a treat. I walked to the gate, meeting up with Gerard who was coming to get her. Back was killing from that walking.

 

 

Historically this date......

1556 – The deadliest earthquake in history, the Shaanxi earthquake, hits Shaanxi province, China. The death toll may have been as high as 830,000.

1986 – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts its first members: Little Richard, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley.

 

 

 

And births this date include...

1898 – Randolph Scott, American actor (d. 1987)

1907 – Dan Duryea, American actor (d. 1968)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1919 – Ernie Kovacs, American comedian (d. 1962)

 

 

 

 

 

  Sad, his death, at 42.

 

 

1933 – Chita Rivera, Puerto Rican actress and dancer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1951 – Chesley Sullenberger, Captain of US Airways Flight 1549, a flight that successfully ditched into the Hudson River

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1957 – Princess Caroline of Monaco

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1964 – Mariska Hargitay, American actress

 

 

Last night I cooked the lobster ravioli in boiling salted water, drained and patted dry, drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with Rosemary sea salt.... then fried them crispy. Cooked al dentê some broccoli and carrots. Made a dipping sauce from lemon juice, lemon zest, mayonnaise, and a spoonful of pesto.

Really good, finger food dinner!

 

 

About 5:45 there was still a sliver of light over my mountain.....

 

Yesterday's oatmeal was 1/2 cup oats, 1/2 cup pomegranate juice, 1/2 cup water ... microwave 2 1/2 min, add pecans and cut up apple, drizzle with honey. Mmmmmmm....

 

All I know. Happy Sunday. More cupboard cleaning today.....

Ciao.

xo Mom/Soupy/Sue

January 23rd

National Pie Day

 

~ Maggie ~ Clouds ~ Football ~ Squirrels

Good 39º morning. Foggy and damp out there.....

After I took Maggs to the vet's yesterday morning, wrote my blog, I cleaned out cupboards in my bathroom. Threw out two trash bags full of stuff and have a stack of towels (nice Martex, but tired of them) and king size sheets and pillowcases for Goodwill. Yeah, room in the cupboards now!

About 3:30 I went to pick up Maggie. She was such a happy camper to see me! I was not a happy camper to see the bill.....  $456.00 !!!  The "day's stay' was $33, the hormone panel (blood tests) $315, and the overnight shipping to Tennessee was $106! Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa..................... Now let's hope I get some answers!

Interesting cloud patterns yesterday morning, but then it just turned gloomy and sprinkled....

Dinner was reruns of fish stew. Tonight I'm going to coat with a breading and fry the other lobster raviolis.

 I'll make some sort of lemony dipping sauce
and probably cook some veggies.

Historically this date...

1947 – KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins operation in Hollywood, California.

1957 – The New York City "Mad Bomber", George P. Metesky, is arrested in Waterbury, Connecticut and is charged with planting more than 30 bombs.

1973 – The Supreme Court of the United States delivers its decision in Roe v. Wade, legalizing elective abortion in all fifty states.

2002 – Kmart becomes the largest retailer in United States history to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

..... and now our beloved Harry and David ( http://www.harryanddavid.com/ ) are going to file Chapter 11!

Oh woe is me.

 

And births this date include....

1909 – Ann Sothern, American actress (d. 2001)

1932 – Piper Laurie, American actress

 

 

1934 – Bill Bixby, American actor (d. 1993)

1934 – Graham Kerr, British-born chef

1937 – Joseph Wambaugh, American author

A friend of mine, Jeannie (worked at BofA and is now deceased) said she sat next to him at a dinner once and he was the most obnoxious person she had ever met! Great legacy.

1959 – Linda Blair, American actress

Interestingly enough, the same "Jeannie" and Tom
and Jerry and I went to see Linda Blair in The Exorcist!
Scary scary movie!!!
Especially the "guacamole" scene!

1965 – Diane Lane, American actress

   One of my favs... along with her movie Under The Tuscan Sun.

Tomorrow is BIG FOOTBALL day... Bears and Packers and then Jets and Steelers. My friend Suz and her husband Phil have left warm and sunny Southern Ca for Chicago to see the game (in the snow!) Good luck kids!

 

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

xo Mom/Soupy/Sue

January 22ooth

Squirrel Appreciation Day

~ Maggs ~ Puppy ~ Hugging Day ~ Clam Chowder

Good 32º morning. Frost and more frost!

Yesterday the sky was lovely...and we had sun!!!

When I got up this morning the sky was awesome......

I had to take Maggie to the vets first thing this a.m. They called late yesterday and said the test kit for the Cushings had arrived (already!) and they wanted to know when I wanted to come in. I said "tomorrow"! I want this to be over with for her and the sooner the better. So after 6pm last night she couldn't have food. I did give her a little sweet potato/chicken treat at 3am when she wanted out to pee. Then I gave her pills to her with a tiny piece of cheese and put some chicken broth in her bowl. She drank a little. They will do a blood draw first thing and then give her a shot of something and then do blood draws all day long. Poor baby! I took some of her treats and a dental chew, so when she can eat something it will be her favorites. I'll pick her up around 5pm.

Yesterday I did get a bunch of stuff cleaned out of my bathroom drawers and tossed a bag full. Yeah! Today it's the cupboards in there.....

Oh, and when I walked in the vets, first thing Joan asked if I got pictures of today's sunrise. "Of course!" :o)   Then Joyce walked out with this teeny tiny black puppy, asking, "Do you want a puppy?" Groan, he was the CUTEST thing! Probably 5 or so weeks old and black as the ace of spades. Not a white hair on him. OMG, "Of course I want him, it is just not practical at the present time." Sigh....

 I held him and he even smelled good.

Historically this date..........

1954 – The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, is launched in Groton, Connecticut by Mamie Eisenhower, the First Lady of the United States.

1977 – President Jimmy Carter pardons nearly all American Vietnam War draft evaders, some of whom had emigrated to Canada.

1985 – The inauguration of President Ronald Reagan to a second term, already postponed a day because January 20 fell on a Sunday, becomes the second inauguration in history moved indoors because of freezing temperatures and high winds. The parade is cancelled altogether.

And births this date include....

1922 – Telly Savalas, American actor (d. 1994)

1926 – Steve Reeves, American actor (d. 2000)

 (Herculoins!)

1936 – Plácido Domingo, Spanish tenor

1940 – Jack Nicklaus, American golfer

1951 – Eric Holder, American jurist, and 82nd United States Attorney General

1956 – Geena Davis, American actress

Today Bob will be having his shoulder surgery. Jeannie will be waiting with Candy at the hospital. My thoughts and prayers are with you Bob and Candy! I'll check in with you later.

Well, late start today. Breakfast was oatmeal with peanut butter mixed in, an orange cut into segments mixed in, and drizzled with Blue Agave sweetener. I know.... so healthy!!! I try.  Nuff said. Ciao.

xo Mom/Soupy/Sue

January 21st

National Hugging Day

(Ha ha ha...frogs!!!)

.....and National Boston Clam Chowder Day

Oh man, that looks good!!!
P.S. Again ...this site has a mind of it's own and won't separate the paragraphs like I want them. Sigh...................