Volunteer Totals and Luncheon Location ~ Goof-Off Day

Good 30º morning. Clouds sitting right down on top of us. Pressure going up. We may get sun.

Yesterday I went to Medford, met up with Ruth, and we proceeded to the library

(It wasn't a snow day, but the only picture I could find)

in her new little red Ford Focus, that she is so enjoying.

I was impressed with this new library. All the bells and whistles. We met up with Felicity and Sheila and we totaled up the volunteer hours our JCRW members had turned in. These people will be recognized at a later date and the club with 25000 + volunteer hours will get a national award.

Then Ruth and I headed to the Dollar Tree

for wrapping paper and bags for favors and prizes to be given at our 1 + 1 Luncheon in two weeks. Then to Veranda Park 

where the luncheon will be held. We talked to the dining room manager and finalized the menu and seating...

This is a lovely retirement living location on the hill above Medford.

I left and headed for Costco. OMG, each lane in the parking lot had 4 to 5 cars waiting for parking spaces. I came home! On the way the sky looked threatening...

..... and here on the left it was pouring down rain, but none on the roadway

and coming into Rogue River you can see our mill's chimney is working full throtle....

Hopefully today I can get to Costco, early!

 

Historically this date....

1978 – Karl Wallenda of The Flying Wallendas dies after falling off a tight-rope between two hotels in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

1982 – NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center on its third mission, STS-3.

1984 – Teachers at the McMartin preschool in Manhattan Beach, California are charged with satanic ritual abuse of the children in the school. The charges are later dropped as completely unfounded.

1997 – Tara Lipinski, age 14 years and 10 months, becomes the youngest champion women's World Figure Skating Champion.

And births this date include...

1908 – Louis L'Amour, American author (d. 1988)

Jerry's favorite author.

1912 – Karl Malden, American actor (d. 2009)

1920 – Werner Klemperer, German-born actor (d. 2000)

1920 – Ross Martin, Polish-American actor (d. 1981)

1931 – William Shatner, Canadian actor

1933 – May Britt, Swedish actress

There are absolutely no current photos of her.

1976 – Reese Witherspoon, American actress

... and today is my friend and neighbor's birthday.. Cindy.

She is the mother of Lucy, the ferocious Jack Russell,..... and the wife of Frank. HAPPY BIRTHDAY CINDY!!!

All I know. Nuff said. Ciao.

xo Mom-Soupy-Sue

March 22nd

National Goof-Off Day

~ Ladybugs ~ Flies ~ Strawberries ~

Good 40º raining morning. The radar doesn't show anything over us, but the rain is sure coming down! 1/4" so far. Some sprinkles yesterday and a tiny bit of sun. 

 














Maggs and I went to the market about 1-ish yesterday. Chicken still on sale at Rays for 89¢ per pound. Got three 6# chickens. One went into the crockpot and two in the freezer. Seems I'm cooking one every 7 days or so. Only thing Maggie will eat! I opened a can of prime dog food yesterday morning and she turned her nose up at it. Gave the rest of the large can of chicken with vegetables to Mike at Napa for the dogs there.

Came home and saved lives! Really. Seems a batch of lady bugs

hatched in my bathroom in the plants in there. I caught and released 7 of those little guys...

Lately this has been a 'hatchery'. I had a bunch of big black flies suddenly appear in my kitchen window. They must have hatched from the track the window is in. I killed over 30 of them one morning and now occasionally another couple will appear. Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Historically this date....

1788 – A fire in New Orleans leaves most of the town in ruins.

1857 – An earthquake in Tokyo, Japan kills over 100,000.

1913 – Over 360 are killed and 20,000 homes destroyed in the Great Dayton Flood in Dayton, Ohio.

1928 – Charles Lindbergh is presented the Medal of Honor for the

first solo trans-Atlantic flight.

1963 – Alcatraz, a federal penitentiary on an island in San Francisco Bay, closes.

And births this date include....

1685 – Johann Sebastian Bach, German composer (d. 1750)

1910 – Julio Gallo, American vintner (d. 1993)

 He and his brother, Ernest, born 3 days apart one year apart.

1930 – James Coco, American actor (d. 1987)

1962 – Matthew Broderick, American actor

And his wife Sarah Jessica Parker

1962 – Rosie O'Donnell, American comedian and actress

    GAG!

1978 – Kevin Federline, American dancer; ex-husband of Britney Spears

Chunky monkey now!

Last night was reruns on the corned beef and cabbage and seemed like reruns on TV too. I watched a movie called Alaska. Jake Barnes and his two kids, Sean and Jessie, move to Alaska after his wife died. He is a former airline pilot now delivering groceries and staples across the mountains. During an emergency delivery in a storm his plane goes down somewhere in the mountains. Annoyed that the authorities aren't doing enough, Jessie and Sean set out on an adventure to find their father with the help of a polar bear cub which they have saved from a ferocious poacher.

Father played by Dirk Benedict and if you can believe it, the bad guy was Charlton Heston! Made in 1996. The bear cub was CUTE!!!

All I know. Nuff said. Happy Monday.

xo Mom-Soupy-Sue

March 21st

National California Strawberry Day

I think a strawberry margarita would be

just the thing!

Full Moon ~ Vernal Equinox ~ Colorful Fish ~ Fried Ravioli

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good 37º pressure dropping morning.

If I could have seen the moon last night it would have looked like this.... 

 

 But alas, too many clouds... Although yesterday was beautiful for 12 or 6 minutes....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maggie and I took a golf cart ride to Dave and Pats to water (indoor plants) and feed the fish. They have this sign by their

gate ...

 

 

 

 I think they need another one on the front side of the tree saying "Way" ! So, Dave's fish are in this giant tub...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hard to get pictures of them so I played with PhotoShop...

this first one is natural...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ok, so then we came home and it started raining. The

turkeys were down under the Madrone tree showing

off for the girls....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And there is still a tiny bit of snow up on my mountain..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Twohee and his pal were enjoying a snack...

 

 

 

 

 

March 20th is also the usual date of the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere, and the autumnal equinox in the Southern Hemisphere when both day and night are of equal length.

 

Historically this date...

1916 – Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity.

1974 – Ian Ball attempts, but fails, to kidnap Her Royal Highness Princess Anne and her husband Captain Mark Phillips in The Mall, outside Buckingham Palace, London.

1985 – Libby Riddles becomes the first woman to win the 1,135-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.

2003 – 2003 invasion of Iraq: In the early hours of the morning, the United States and three other countries begin military operations in Iraq.

2005 – A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits Fukuoka, Japan, its first major quake in over 100 years. One person is killed, hundreds are injured and evacuated.

 

 

 

And births this date include....

1906 – Ozzie Nelson, American bandleader and actor (d. 1975)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1922 – Carl Reiner, American film director

 

 

 

1928 – Fred Rogers, American TV host (d. 2003)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1931 – Hal Linden, American actor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1935 – Ted Bessell, American actor (d. 1996)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1937 – Jerry Reed, American singer and actor (d. 2008)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1958 – Holly Hunter, American actress

 

 

 

 

 

...... and today is my old high school pal, Sandy's 29th wedding anniversary with her husband Jerome. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY KIDS!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

xo Mom-Soupy-Sue

March 20th

National Ravioli Day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oven Fried Ravioli..

1 pkg. (13 oz.) frozen square cheese ravioli
3/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream
1/4 cup 2% milk
1 cup Italian-style panko breadcrumbs
1/2 cup ground pecans
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 cup marinara pasta sauce
3 tbsp. light cream or half and half
1 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley

Cook ravioli as directed on package. Drain and pat dry. Preheat oven to 400°F. Coat baking sheet with cooking spray. In bowl, combine sour cream and milk. In another bowl, combine breadcrumbs, pecans and Parmesan cheese. Coat ravioli, one at a time, in sour cream mix, shake off excess. Coat with breadcrumb mix.
Arrange 1" apart on baking sheet. Generously coat with cooking spray.
Bake until golden, about 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, in pot, combine marinara sauce and light cream, cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until heated through, 5-7 minutes.
Transfer ravioli to platter, sprinkle with parsley, serve with sauce.
Yummy!