Photo Paint ~ Amaryllis ~ Hummus ~ Cheesy Garbanzo Bean Soup ~ Acrobatic Cat

Good 33º morning. Some clouds. Chance of rain 40%-50% until Wednesday when it increases to 70%. We'll see.....

Here is one of my photographs I "tweaked" with the new photo paint program.

I couldn't believe that I felt so good yesterday! 100% over the past 6 days. I started feeling crummy on Tuesday and the cold hit hard by Wednesday evening. Glad that's over!!!

This lovely plant is blooming in my bathroom window...

Patty gave me this Amaryllis a number of years ago when they were heading to the coast for the summer. It never fails to impress. Blooms twice a year.

Must be something about this time of year, as I looked back a year ago on my blog I was making hummus then! So, yesterday I made two batches, one flavored with pesto

and one with sweet/hot chili and siracha.

Both good! Snacked on them with raw vegetables.

Then I made some soup.

Basically I wanted to make some garbanzo bean soup, so found a recipe that sounded good. Then as I worked on it I changed my mind as to ingredients. All of the above did not go into it.

First into the crockpot 2 cartons of chicken stock, some onion, garlic, rosemary, 1 can of diced tomato, 1 can of artichoke heart quarters, and a can of drained and rinsed black beans. After an hour or so I added in three cups of garbanzo beans. I reconstituted a couple cups of dried mushrooms and cut them up and added them in....

along with about a tablespoon of sesame oil. Another hour or so I stirred in a big handful of baby spinach and a package of Bear Creek Cheesy Cheddar Broccoli soup mix.

Click here: Soups | Bear Creek Country Kitchens ®

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Bottom line....this soup was FANTASTIC!!!! It was thick and rich and cheesy and I'm havin' some for breakfast!!!

 

You have got to see this cat! He's on top of a basketball backboard and he gets down in a very unique way.

Click here: Ninja cat slides down pole like a pro. [VIDEO]

Historically this date....

1965 – Civil rights activists led by Martin Luther King, Jr. successfully complete their 4-day 50-mile march from Selma to the capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.

1969 – During their honeymoon, John Lennon and Yoko Ono hold their first Bed-In for Peace at the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel (until March 31).

1979 – The first fully functional space shuttle orbiter, Columbia, is delivered to the John F. Kennedy Space Center to be prepared for its first launch.

1996 – An 81-day-long standoff between the anti-government group Montana Freemen and law enforcement near Jordan, Montana, begins

And births this date include....

1928 – Jim Lovell, American astronaut

 

1940 – Anita Bryant, American singer

 

1942 – Aretha Franklin, American singer

 

1943 – Paul Michael Glaser, American actor

 

1947 – Elton John, English singer and songwriter

 

1965 – Sarah Jessica Parker, American actress

....................... she's weird!

 

1982 – Danica Patrick, American race car driver

 

Today I am escaping from here. Going to GP to the market. Will feel good to get out.

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

March 25th

Pecan Day ~ Waffle Day ~ Lobster Newburg Day

(Your choice.....)

 

How To Avoid Mess ~ Puerto Rican Pup ~ Palm Sunday

Good 29º morning. Sunny yesterday but still cold. Well, more noticeable because of the cold I have!

Good advice:

 

I'm all for that! Feed me. Wait on me. Do the dishes!

 

Boy, this cold has made me cranky! Will be so glad when it's over. I was washing dishes and broke a glass .... down to the floor it went! Then I was filling the hummingbird feeders and dropped and broke one of those! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...... Fortunately I had an extra one so the hummers weren't being deprived! Brian told me to go break something else, since these things always happen in threes. HUH? Break something on purpose? Not. I'll take my chances. So far, so good....knock wood!

You have GOT to see this pup... soooooooooo funny and cute!!!

Thanks Tally (wife of Spencer Huntoon... LACO Fire ret... Wilsonite) OMG! Kristen, you have to teach your Java to do this!

Click here: How to tell if your dog is Puerto Rican... Mirror - YouTube

 

Now this list threw me for a loop. Can't believe Japan isn't on here!

 

Historically this date....

1882 – Robert Koch announces the discovery of mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis.

1900 – Mayor of New York City Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn.

1934 – U.S. Congress passes the Tydings-McDuffie Act allowing the Philippines to become a self-governing commonwealth.

1944 – Ardeatine Massacre: German troops kill 335 Italian civilians in Rome.

1958 – Rock'N'Roll teen idol Elvis Presley is drafted in the U.S. Army.

1989 – Exxon Valdez oil spill: In Prince William Sound in Alaska, the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels (38,000 m³) of petroleum after running aground.

1998 – Jonesboro massacre: Mitchell Johnson and Andrew Golden, aged 11 and 13 respectively, fire upon teachers and students at Westside Middle School in Jonesboro, Arkansas; five people are killed and ten are wounded.

Click on the "massacre" link and it is an interesting read. Sick puppies, both...Golden more so.

And births this date include....

1930 – Steve McQueen, American actor (d. 1980)

 

1944 – R. Lee Ermey, American actor

Born in Emporia, Kansas, Ermey enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1961. Ermey was a drill instructor at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, California, and Parris Island, South Carolina from 1965 to 1967. In 1968, Ermey arrived in Vietnam where he served for 14 months with the Marine Wing Support Group 17. He then served two tours of duty in Okinawa, Japan, during which he rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant (E-6) and was medically discharged in 1972 for several injuries incurred during his tours

 

1954 – Donna Pescow, American actress

 

1976 – Peyton Manning, American football player

I soaked dried garbanzo beans yesterday so I could make some hummus today.

Also, I think I'll make some garbanzo bean soup. Sounds interesting. Not much else going on.

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

March 24

Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday is a Christian moveable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event mentioned in all four canonical Gospels.
In many Christian churches, Palm Sunday is marked by the distribution of palm leaves (often tied into crosses) to the assembled worshippers. The difficulty of procuring palms for that day's ceremonies in unfavorable climates for palms led to the substitution of boughs of box, yew, willow, olive, or other native trees. The Sunday was often designated by the names of these trees, as Yew Sunday, or by the general term Branch Sunday.
According to the Gospels, Jesus rode a donkey into Jerusalem, and the celebrating people there lay down their cloaks in front of him, and also lay down small branches of trees. The people sang part of Psalm 118: 25–26 – ... Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. We bless you from the house of the Lord ....
The symbolism of the donkey may refer to the Eastern tradition that it is an animal of peace, versus the horse, which is the animal of war. A king came riding upon a horse when he was bent on war and rode upon a donkey when he wanted to point out he was coming in peace. Jesus' entry to Jerusalem would thus symbolize his entry as the Prince of Peace, not as a war-waging king.
.....it's also

National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day

To The Point ~ Birds of Paradise ~ Rerun Corned Beef ~ Dips

 

Good 24º morning. A minute ago it was 23º. Wow, warming up! Pretty clouds yesterday afternoon..... we're supposed to warm way up to the 60ºs today and tomorrow.

 

My cold has eased up a bit. LOVE Progresso 'Lite' soup for a quick, easy, low calorie, chickeny, meal! That, and of course hot Scotch Whiskey and honey for that soothing coughing remedy! A 'warm all over' feeling too! No coughing at night, which is a blessing. The Zicam still seems to be working! Still stayin' in and keeping away from people. More soup, my chair, movies, and hot tea with lemon!

Got this from Erika... so to the point and right on all counts!

Got this link from George Bachmeier (LASD ret)..fascinating how these birds change appearance!

Click here: Birds-of-Paradise Project Introduction - YouTube

 

Historically this date...

1857 – Elisha Otis's first elevator is installed at 488 Broadway New York City.

1965 – NASA launches Gemini 3, the United States' first two-man space flight (crew: Gus Grissom and John Young).

2005 – Texas City Refinery explosion: During a test on a distillation tower liquid waste builds up and flows out of a blowout tower. Waste fumes ignite and explode killing 15 workers.

And births this date include....

1904 – Joan Crawford, American actress (d. 1977)

Pretty and soft looking when she was young... then the tough look and those eyebrows!

 

1922 – Marty Allen, American comedian and actor

       .....he was always just too odd for my taste!

 

1937 – Craig Breedlove, American land speed record holder

 

Yesterday I took the leftover corned beef and made paté. I put it in the little mini food chopper and mixed in mayonnaise and horseradish. The second batch I added ranch dressing. Spread it on toast and it's MAGNIFIQUE!

 

I think today I'll soak some dried chickpeas and make some hummus ... a couple different flavors .... good for dipping fresh vegetables! See, the cold is better and food is on my mind! LOL.

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

March 23rd

National Chip and Dip Day

 

As if snackers of the world needed an excuse to indulge in the salty goodness of potato or tortilla chips along with their favorite dip, National Chip and Dip Day puts the official seal of approval on your guilty pleasure, if for but one day.

Here are a bunch of dip recipes....some sound so HEAVENLY!

Click here: National Chip and Dip Day - Fun Food Holidays for March @ CDKitchen

also....

National Melba Toast Day

 

Named for a famous 1890s Australian opera singer and invented by noted French chef Auguste Escoffier, melba toast has been served as a snack, a dietetic food and to teething babies. While Dame Nellie Melba may not have any holidays named after her here in North America, her name lives on during National Melba Toast Day!

Cold ~ Show-off Turkey ~ Cindy ~ Painted Photos

Good 30º dark and very cloudy morning.

Yesterday... and today should be the same....

 

Well, I guess I came down with a DOOZY of a cold. Darn! Sneezing my head off every few minutes, 'tuffy and runny dose', coughing coughing. ICK. Wednesday night I was miserable. I only fixed hot chicken broth for dinner. That right there tells you I was sick! Yesterday I heated some Progresso Lite Chicken Noodle (Doodle!) soup for breakfast. Sat in my chair, covered with my snuggy down comforter, and watched movies! On Zicam, Vitamin C, hot tea with lemon. I HATE BEING SICK!!! Hope this is over soon. This morning still runny nose, still sneezing. BUT I think I am feeling a tad better. Staying in. Not getting near anyone. Nothing on the agenda this week or next, so hopefully I'll be back to normal. (HA HA HA... Normal?)

Yesterday this guy was out parading all by himself... not even any on-lookers!

 

 

Today is a special birthday... my dear neighbor Cindy. HAPPY BIRTHDAY CINDY!!!! I am so lucky to have such GREAT neighbors!

 

 

 

 

 

Historically this date...

1621 – The Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony sign a peace treaty with Massasoit of the Wampanoags.

1622 – Jamestown massacre: Algonquian Indians kill 347 English settlers around Jamestown, Virginia, a third of the colony's population.

1630 – The Massachusetts Bay Colony outlaws the possession of cards, dice, and gaming tables.

1638 – Anne Hutchinson is expelled from Massachusetts Bay Colony for religious dissent.

..............I have to say, thank goodness I didn't live during that time with all the turmoil that went on.....

1943 – World War II: the entire population of Khatyn in Belarus is burnt alive by German occupation forces.

...........sickening. Too bad Hitler didn't live so he could be tortured and burned and stabbed and kicked and..........

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.

.....makes you wonder WHAT really went on....

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

2006 – Three Christian Peacemaker Team hostages are freed by British forces in Baghdad after 118 days of captivity and the murder of their colleague, American Tom Fox.

.... a good person who tried to help and was killed for his efforts.

And births this date include....

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

Jerry loved his books. Read all of them!

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

 

1923 – Marcel Marceau, French mime artist (d. 2007)

...there you go Brian... a clown and a mime all in one ... two of your favorites!

 

1931 – William Shatner, Canadian actor

1976 – Reese Witherspoon, American actress and film producer

 

Sitting here yesterday with nothing to do but sneeze and blow my nose I was playing with photos.... Here is my Sami and Tucker and Alex (with her buddy Ally) and Jack.... (sorry, they look grainy on the blog, not really when printed out)

All I know. Nuff said. Guess I'll go eat some soup. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

National Goof Off Day

(Oh good! The pressure is off!!! LOL)

Then....... there is a lot of discrepancy if it's Coc Au Vin Day or Bavarian Crepes Day or Water Day.

 

Never made Coc Au Vin, but I suppose I should. Sounds really good. As for crepes, there was a place in the Arcadia Mall where Jerry and I would go and have crepes all the time. They were HEAVENLY!

I suppose you could have crepes for lunch and make coc au vin for dinner all the while drinking lots of water! But then, that isn't really goofing off, is it?