~ Alex Pooblie's Birthday ~ Geese ~ Hawk ~ Corned Beef ~

Good 41º morning. Wow, 20º's warmer than the beginning of the week. What a difference. It's actually nice. I'm not freezing my buttinski off! And... the toilet seat wasn't frozen!

Yesterday I was pleased the geese came down off the barn roof and ate some corn and lay in the grass. (They are out there right

now having a snack!)

They are still waiting for more of their 'relatives'.

Should be 2 or 3 more pairs.

Trish called me yesterday, thank you dear, and while

we were chatting I noticed this hawk sitting on the

top of a pine tree surveying the area...

Friday I started my newest infusion project...

 basil infused vodka.

It definitely smells like basil and has a fresh clean

almost 'green' taste to it. I like it! With a couple ice

cubes and a lemon wedge..... Mmmmmm....

Maggie and I went to Patty and Cliff's for a wonderful

corned beef and cabbage (+potatoes and carrots) dinner!

Maggie kept and eye on us...

 and Cliff watched the car races, kindly with his headphones on!!! LOL 

Patty had some good Chardonnay for me and a funny Valentine's card. The card has a baboon on the front with a heart-shaped box of candy. Inside it says, "As long as he brings chocolate, who cares what he looks like!"  Me thinks Patty and Cliff are teasing me about the Geezer Magnet thing!!! LOL

We came home, made a fire, and got snuggy in my chair.

Historically this date....

1935 – A jury in Flemington, New Jersey finds Bruno Hauptmann guilty of the 1932 kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby, the son of Charles Lindbergh.

1970 – Black Sabbath, arguably the very first heavy metal album, is released.

2000 – The last original "Peanuts" comic strip appears in newspapers one day after Charles M. Schulz dies.

And births this date include...

1919 – Tennessee Ernie Ford, American musician (d. 1991)

1923 – Chuck Yeager, American fighter and test pilot

1933 – Kim Novak, American actress

1934 – George Segal, American actor

1942 – Carol Lynley, American actress

1942 – Peter Tork, American musician and actor (The Monkees)

1942 – Donald E. Williams, NASA astronaut

1944 – Stockard Channing, American actress

1944 – Bo Svenson, Swedish-born actor

1964 – Stephen G. Bowen, NASA astronaut

1971 - Alex Corsaro, my Italian son and Brian's best friend!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALEX !!!

With his Mary!  

Ok, so today I will meet Brian and Jen, Tucker, and Sami and Jean at the Bella Union Italian (natch..for Alex!) for brunch to celebrate Brian's birthday (tomorrow, Valentine's Day!)

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

xo Mom/Soupy/Sue

February 13th

(And wouldn't you know it....)

National Tortellini Day

~ Abraham Lincoln's Birthday ~ Ham & Cheese Waffles ~

Good 30º morning. Watch out, we're headed for a heat wave!

Actually we were "supposed to" get rain today, but now the great weather minds have changed and we "might" get it tonight.  Just as well, Nancy's Dave is off fishing. I saw him at Ace yesterday and he did say he was taking all his rain gear though!

Went to Grants Pass, dropped stuff at Brain's office, passed him on the road when I left heading to Staples for ink. Stopped at Ace for corn... you see:

..... my geese came back! I kept hearing their honking, thinking they were the geese that fly over all the time heading to my neighbor's pond. Finally I got up and looked and here they were on the barn roof. That is their first landing spot every year when they return. I ran out and put some cracked corn on the ground for them and will take more pictures. I always say hello to them and call them ... "Goosey Goose" and they respond by getting close to me at times and not being afraid. I can go out and put down the corn and they will walk towards me.

The male is slightly larger than the female.

   

After watching a couple of my afternoon shows I got out the

and was ready to mix up the buckwheat ingredients for the savory ham and cheese waffles. Well, darn. No buttermilk OR eggs. So off to the market Maggie and I go. Back inside our gate I stopped to take this picture, just for Trish....

Ok, so back to the waffles...

(Here is the link to the Waffle Week at Rachael Ray...

http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/blogs/categories/waffle-week/ )

Everything mixed, ham chopped, cheese grated and mixed in. Baked in my shiny new waffle iron. Fried an egg. Topped a waffle and had dinner!

   

 

GOOD! GOOD! and GOOD! The left over waffles I'll put in zip bags and freeze and toast later. Had a couple this morning with coffee topped with some butter mashed up with organic Blue Agave sweetener (tastes a lot like honey)... Mmmmmmm mmmmm mmmmmm! She made waffles from cinnamon apple muffin mix yesterday. Looked heavenly. She's also going to experiment with making them with corn muffin mix and jalapeños. Sounds wonderful. In the savory waffles I made I used olive oil instead of butter she puts in hers.

Had some pretty cloud patterns yesterday afternoon....

Historically this date...

1994 – Four men break into the National Gallery of Norway and steal Edward Munch's iconic painting The Scream.

1999 – President Bill Clinton is acquitted by the United States Senate in his impeachment trial.

2004 – The city of San Francisco, California begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in response to a directive from Mayor Gavin Newsom.

2007 - my darling passed away in his sleep at 2 in the morning.

             RIP JWM!

And births this date include...

1809 – Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States (d. 1865)

1915 – Lorne Greene, Canadian actor (d. 1987)

1916 – Joseph Alioto, Mayor of San Francisco (d. 1998)

His restaurant in SF is a wonderful place to eat!

1919 – Forrest Tucker, American actor (d. 1986)

1968 – Josh Brolin, American actor

Married to one of my favs.. Diane Lane.

Today I have been invited to Patty and Cliff's for corned beef and cabbage dinner.

All I know. Nuff said. Ciao.

xo Mom/Soupy/Sue

February 12th

(Former National Holiday)

Lincoln's Birthday