Sue's Daily Drivel ...

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

~ Baby Chicks ~ Vegetable Pasta Alfredo ~ Lemon Cake ~

Good 41º raining morning. The weather people said a storm was coming in last night and would blow through and we'd have sunny warm weather for Thursday. We'll see.

I heard the rain about 4am. So far it's 1/4".

I actually got to "sleep in" until 7:30 this morning. Then Harley was so impatient and wanted me up so he could eat. Grrrrr....

Yesterday the sun actually came out and things dried up a bit. Not a lot, bit some. Maggie and I went to town .. Post Office to pick up a package and mail a card, Rays for more chicken, Ace for cracked corn, and the vet's office to weigh Maggie. She's lost another couple of pounds since her last weigh in. Sigh.....

At Ace they had baby chicks. OMG, so cute!!! And there were these with 'naked necks'. I've never seen those. Just too funny.

The second picture is his back, the back of his

naked neck, and his different colored wings.

This site explains the type of chicken it is......

http://www.mypetchicken.com/chicken-breeds/Naked-Neck-Turken-B107.aspx

And this is one of the chicks David is taking home...

this one and two others.

Dave didn't like the 'naked' neck guys!

Dinner last night was one of my "pantry specials".

I diced up a sweet potato and sauteéd it with some baby carrots in some of my garlic/onion infused olive oil until the potato was soft. I added in two shredded zucchini, chopped mushrooms, chopped broccoli, chopped asparagus and grape tomatoes.

Then I cooked one of my favorite pastas (they have it at The Creamery in Central Point) .. Anellini

and stirred that in along with a jar of Bertolli Garlic Alfredo Sauce...

Taaaaaaa daaaaa.....

Very very good!!!!!

We had a fire and watched TV.

Historically this date....

1886 – Dr. John Pemberton brews the first batch of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta, Georgia.

1911 – The M1911 .45 ACP pistol became the official U.S. Army side arm.

(What a fun gun to shoot!!!)

1971 – A Los Angeles, California jury recommends the death penalty for Charles Manson and three female followers.

2004 – The Republic of Ireland becomes the first country in the world to ban smoking in all work places, including bars and restaurants.

2010 – Two female suicide bombers hit the Moscow Metro system at the peak of the morning rush hour, killing 40.

And births this date include.....

1790 – John Tyler, 10th President of the United States (d. 1862)

1867 – Cy Young, American baseball player (d. 1955)

1917 – Man o' War, American thoroughbred racehorse (d. 1947)

1918 – Pearl Bailey, American singer and actress (d. 1990)

1918 – Sam Walton, American businessman (d. 1992)

1937 – Billy Carter, brother of Jimmy Carter (d. 1988)

There are just no words....

1943 – Eric Idle, English actor, writer, and composer

1976 – Jennifer Capriati, American tennis player

...and my good friend Joannie celebrates her birthday today

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOANNIE!!!

(She likes to dance!)

All I know. Finishing up my taxes today while it rains and rains..

Happy Tuesday. Ciao.

xo Mom-Soupy-Sue

March 29th

National Lemon Chiffon Cake Day

http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,196,146173-232207,00.html

Monday, March 28, 2011

~ Snood ~ Weed Appreciation? ~

Good 32º morning. Cloudy out there, but I actually saw the moon!! First time in a long while! Then the scape changes every few minutes this morning...

What a crazy weather day yesterday was. Sun, howling wind, pouring rain, and sun again!

From 7am to 4pm we got just over a quarter of an inch.

Patty had talked to her friend at the coast in Gold Beach

and they have received 30" of rain this month!!! OMG

The summit was clear but no traffic up there.

Down in the Golden State the road had sunshine!

The turkeys were out in force yesterday. Even in the pouring rain..

When the sun came out most of them disappeared... A few Toms hung out...

'Does your snood hang low? Can you swing it to and fro? Can you tie it in a knot? Can you tie it in a bow? Can you throw it over your shoulder like a Yankee Doodle soldier? Does your snood hang low?' LOL

Historically this date....

1930 – Constantinople and Angora change their names to Istanbul and Ankara.

1979 – Operators of Three Mile Island's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania fail to recognize that a relief valve in the primary coolant system has stuck open following an unexpected shutdown. As a result, enough coolant drains out of the system to allow the core to overheat and partially melt down.

1990 – President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal.

And births this date include...

1899 – August Anheuser Busch, Jr., American brewer and baseball executive (d. 1989)

1905 – Marlin Perkins, American zoologist and television host (d. 1986)

1948 – Dianne Wiest, American actress

1955 – Reba McEntire, American singer and actress

1970 – Vince Vaughn, American actor

1975 – Kate Gosselin, American TV personality

1986 – Lady Gaga, American singer-songwriter and dancer

(Way for the better!!!)

1942- Sandy's mom and dad, Bill and Lee, were married. Sadly both have passed away. RIP

1967 - Sgt Liz - HAPPY BIRTHDAY GIRLFRIEND!

2003 - Olga and Jimmy's youngest son Aidan celebrates his special day. HAPPY BIRTHDAY AIDAN!

Aidan is the cute "Thing" on the right!

XO Mom-Soupy-Sue

March 28th

"Weed" Appreciation Day

http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/2125/Oh come on..... who appreciates weeds?

Oh wait, the chemical companies that make

weed killer! Or.... do they mean the other kind of

weed????

Oh wait..... again...

they could mean the town of Weed....

LOL

Whatever.

Happy Monday!

Sunday, March 27, 2011

~ Rain ~ Taxes ~ Gate ~ Pop Corn ~

Good 36ºmorning. Rain rain and more rain.

Another 1/4" added to our soggy totals.

I worked on my taxes most of the day, while the rains came in torrents. This tax thing is screwy and I have a few questions for an expert. Will track that down today.

Tim was here and fixed the hinge on the gate, but now the motor is acting screwy. When the gate closes, it immediately opens back up. Sigh.............. Need someone who knows something about electric gates now.

In between, I have been watching the eagle cam...

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/decorah-eagles

Today there was an article in the Des Moines Register about the eagles and the nest. It shows a picture of Bob, the director of the project, laying in the nest before the eagles occupied it. Wow, big nest!

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011103270304

... and she fills it up! Big bird!!

We (Maggie, Harley, and I) watched a funny film last night. I had thought the title was so like living here, Funny Farm.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095188/

Made in 1988 and starring Chevy Chase. Lots of laughs. I like Chase.

I made popcorn, the old fashioned way.. in a pot with oil and corn... popping it and the putting into a bowl. Adding butter to the pot and melting it and pouring it over the popped corn. Added grated cheese and Bob's Seasoning Salt. Mmmmmmmm...

Historically this date...

1794 – The United States Government establishes a permanent navy and authorizes the building of six frigates.

1886 – Famous Apache warrior, Geronimo, surrenders to the U.S. Army, ending the main phase of the Apache Wars.

1915 – Typhoid Mary, the first healthy carrier of disease ever identified in the United States, is put in quarantine, where she would remain for the rest of her life.

(... interesting read...all the people she infected...awful life)

1964 – The Good Friday Earthquake, the most powerful earthquake in U.S. history at a magnitude of 9.2 strikes South Central Alaska, killing 125 people and inflicting massive damage to the city of Anchorage.

1994 – One of the biggest tornado outbreaks in recent memory hits the Southeastern United States. One tornado slams into a church in Piedmont, Alabama during Palm Sunday services killing 20 and injuring 90.

...and in 2009 Patty Hickey Oshiyama married the charming handsome Gordon McNaughton. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY KIDS!

And births this date include...

1899 – Gloria Swanson, American actress (d. 1983)