Sue's Daily Drivel ...

Sunday, July 24, 2011

LBBs ~ Corn Casserole ~ Jose Cuervo Is A Friend of Mine!

Good clear sunny 58º morning. Hit 90º yesterday. Turned on the AC for the first time, late in the afternoon. Nice.

Mr. LBB was looking out at me....

He and momma are so busy feeding their noisy babies!

I have a Catalpa Tree in my front yard...

The tree is covered in these flowers that are almost sickeningly sweet smelling...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_catalpa

There is a Catalpa Street in El Sereno, where I grew up ... north of Valley Blvd and between Eastern and Soto. (Some of you Wilsonites may have lived on that street. If you did, e me.)

Here is a 'tried and true' Southern side dish. I love this...

Corn Casserole

1 (15¼ oz) can whole kernel corn, drained

1 (14¾ oz) can cream-style corn

2 eggs

1 cup sour cream

1 stick butter, melted

1 to 1½ cups shredded cheddar cheese

1 pkg Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix

Preheat oven to 350º.

In a large bowl mix all the ingredients except cheese. Pour into greased or 'Pam'-d casserole dish. Bake 45 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from oven and top with cheese, return for 5-10 minutes until cheese is melted. Let stand 5 minutes and serve warm.

(Billy, this would be good with your pork ribs!! Slurp.)

Historically this date....

1935 – The dust bowl heat wave reaches its peak, sending temperatures to 109°F (44°C) in Chicago and 104°F (40°C) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

1969 – Apollo program: Apollo 11 splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean.

1983 – George Brett batting for the Kansas City Royals against the New York Yankees, has a game-winning home run nullified in the "Pine Tar Incident".

1998 – Russell Eugene Weston Jr. bursts into the United States Capitol and opens fire killing two police officers. He is later ruled to be incompetent to stand trial.

2002 – Democrat James Traficant is expelled from the United States House of Representatives on a vote of 420 to 1.

WTF is that on his head? A dead squirrel???

What an a**hole! He spent 7 years in prison for numerous felonious crimes and then ran for his old seat again in 2010. They, whomever 'they' are, qualified him to run! OMG. What crap goes on!

2005 – Lance Armstrong wins his seventh consecutive Tour de France.

And births this date include....

1897 – Amelia Earhart, American aviator (d. 1937)

1899 – Chief Dan George, Canadian actor (d. 1981)

1936 – Ruth Buzzi, American actress and comedian

1951 – Lynda Carter, American actress

Today I have a nephew, David, who turns 48.... a high school friend, Doug Gossage, who is celebrating his special day, and Sandy's baby sister Babette (Todoran) is celebrating her birthday today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you all!!!!!!

♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥HAPPY♥BIRTHDAY TO YOUUUUU♥¸¸.•*¨♥†♥†♥ ♥†♥†♫♪ ♪♫•♥♥†♥†♥ ♥†♥†♥ ♥♪♫•*•♫♪ ♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸♥♥†♥†♥ ♥HAPPY♥♪♫•♥BIRTHDAY TO YOUUUUUU†♥†♥ ♥†♥†♥ ¨*•♫♪♥HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY♥¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ ~ ♥ ♥;)♥†♥†♥ ♥†♥†♥♥†♥¨*•♫♪♥HAPPY♥♪♫•♥BIRTHDAY TO YOUUUUUUU♥*¨†♥ ♥†♥†♥
♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ AND MANY MOOOORRRR.....

So, all I know. Nuff said. Happy Sunday. Ciao.

xo Sue-Mom-Bobo

July 24th

National Tequila Day

(Oh yes!)

.•*¨*•♫♪

Well, it's Sunday mornin',

And the sun is shinin' in my

Eye that is open,

And my head is spinnin',

Was the life of the party,

I can't stop grinnin',

I had too much tequila last night.

(Chorus:)

José Cuervo you are a friend of mine.

I like to drink you

with a little salt and lime.

Did I kiss all the cowboys?

Did I shoot out the lights?

Did I dance on the bar?

Did I start any fights?

Now wait a minute,

Things don't look too familiar.

Who is the cowboy who's sleepin' beside me?

Well, he's awfully cute,

But how'd I get his shirt on?

I had too much tequila last night.

(Chorus)

All those little shooters,

How I love to drink them down.

Come on bartender, let's have another round.

Well, the music is playin',

And my spirits are high.

Tomorrow might be painful,

But tonight we're gonna fly.

(Chorus)

José Curervo

You are a friend of mine.

I like to drink you with a little salt and lime.

Everytime we get together,

I sure have a good time.

You're my friend, you're the best...

Mí Amigo....

(Chorus)

José Cuervo, you are a friend of mine!

http://www.ianchadwick.com/tequila/defined.htm

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Fawn ~ Turkey Chicks ~ Chaka the Princess ~

Good 47º clear and sunny morning. 86% humidity. Gonna be a beaut like yesterday.

One of the pictures of my hummingbirds has been posted on the World of Hummingbirds page...

http://www.worldofhummingbirds.com

Click on the "Photos" tab and click on the first picture of the bird in flight....

Yesterday this little yearling fawn was so happily busy eating on the deer block,

she didn't even panic when I opened the back door. Here she is watching Harley walk by....

We also had a visit from baby turkey chicks....

I went to town on several errands.... dropping egg cartons to Leah for the many chicken eggs she is going to reap from her brood, post office to mail cards, Brian's office to drop off one of those cantaloupes ... (I ate a whole one! OINK. It was sooooooooooo good and ripened to perfection. Don't forget to go to 7 Oaks this weekend...they started picking corn yesterday!) Then I went to Bill and Jeannie's.

Bill had hung up his USMC flag (just for me? !!) and Jeannie, the consummate hostess, met me with a chilled glass of wine! Wow. We sat on the deck with this fabulous view...

So beautiful and so relaxing. Chaka was a doll...

Such a sweet dog.

Jeannie had fixed horse ovaries.... (hors d'oeuvres!) and we blabbed and blabbed about everything under the sun. Billy was in the process of smoking some ribs. The smell was incredible. He gave me a plate of them home. LUCKY ME!~ They are OMG GOOD!!! I pigged out when I got back here. The wonderful smell in my car was making me crazy, and I wanted to stop and eat them! Thoroughly enjoyable afternoon. Thank you guys so very much!

Of course the Oslo Norway bombing and shootings are the top of the news. What a sad state of affairs for those people touched by a maniac. 80 dead. So tragic. We do understand this....

Historically this date...

1903 – The Ford Motor Company sells its first car.

1984 – Vanessa Williams becomes the first Miss America to resign when she surrenders her crown after nude photos of her appeared in Penthouse magazine.

1986 – In London, Prince Andrew, Duke of York marries Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey.

And births this date include...

1894 – Arthur Treacher, English character actor (d. 1975)

1936 – Don Drysdale, American baseball player (d. 1993)

(with Sandy Koufax)

Drysdale was born in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California and attended Van Nuys High School, where one of his classmates was actor Robert Redford.^[They were also together on the school baseball team. Drysdale pitched, and Redford played second base.

1961 – Woody Harrelson, American actor

(He's just creepy weird!)

1973 – Monica Lewinsky, American White House intern

By 2005, Lewinsky found that she could not escape the spotlight in the U.S., with both her professional and personal life difficult. She stopped selling her handbag line and moved to London. In December 2006, Lewinsky graduated with a master's degree in social psychology from the London School of Economics where she had been studying since September 2005. Her thesis was titled “In Search of the Impartial Juror: An Exploration of the Third-person effect and Pre-Trial Publicity”. She has since tried to avoid publicity. Lewinsky did correspond in 2009 with scholar Ken Gormley, who was writing an in-depth study of the Clinton scandals, maintaining that Clinton had lied under oath about his relationship with her: "There was no leeway [there] on the veracity of his statements because they asked him detailed and specific questions to which he answered untruthfully."

Okie dokie, nuff said. Happy Saturday. Ciao.

xo Mom-Sue-Bobo

July 23rd

National Vanilla Ice Cream Day

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_cream

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_cream_cone

Friday, July 22, 2011

Lion Cub Video ~ "My" Lion

Good 55º gloomy cloudy morning.

You have got to see this video... lion cubs giving hugs. OMG! Thanks Spencer (retired LACoFire and former high school pal) and Tally Huntoon !!!!!

http://www.wimp.com/lioncubs/

So.... went back to the fairgrounds. If I had wanted to park in the lot it would have cost me $4 again, but the gate guy let me park just outside the gate, and as it was, a closer walk to the entrance! Then, at the entrance I showed them all my receipts (fair entrance and picture receipt) and they let me go on it. Curtis was happy to see me pick up the picture. He had his laptop and I directed him to my blog with his picture. He laughed and said it was his twin, because he's much thinner! Curtis! Also, my friend Felicity was there again and we chatted along with Sandy Schmidt. Hadn't seen her in a while. Here is "my lion"....

The detail in the embroidery is amazing!

and....... my little lion!

I am soooo happy with this picture!

On my way home I stopped at 7 Oaks Farm. On their FB page it said "melons... buy 3 get 1 free", so I did. They are cantaloupes and soooooo good!!! Also got zucchini and yellow squash, leeks, red potatoes... will cook up something. Their first corn will be ready on the 25th.

And a stop at the Post Office to retrieve a package... The 'General' sent me a full size box of their new cereal. Very tasty!!!!

What a beautiful day is was to be out driving....

... and for those of you passing through this area... look for my name on the road by Rogue River exit 48!

Lunch was pasta noodles parmesan with broccoli...

The little deers were out munching on the deer block and the pear tree....

Our 'big boy' is getting a nice rack!

(Sorry fuzzy, low light and behind a double paned window)

Then the younger buck and a doe were back later....

Harley went out on the porch and was laying under a table... I thought it was a cute picture...

Last night the sky was beautiful....

Historically this date....

1933 – Wiley Post becomes the first person to fly solo around the world traveling 15,596 miles (25,099 km) in 7 days, 18 hours and 45 minutes.

1942 – The United States government begins compulsory civilian gasoline rationing due to the wartime demands.

2003 – Members of 101st Airborne of the United States, aided by Special Forces, attack a compound in Iraq, killing Saddam Hussein's sons Uday and Qusay, along with Mustapha Hussein, Qusay's 14-year old son, and a bodyguard.

And births this date include...

1943 – Bobby Sherman, American singer and actor