Pond-Dude ~ First Bites ~ Marion ~ Brian ~ KC & Shelly's Infuzed Express ~ Jeannie Bill & Chaka

Good 46º raining full moon morning. Be careful out there!

The kids (Maggie and Dude) and I took a golf cart ride up to the back of my property where the guys are trimming the undergrowth in the BLM. Chatted with a couple of them. Then to the pond to check it out...

 

Dude jumped out and he ran all the way back to the house. He loves doing that!

 

 

 

If you like kids, this video is sooo cute! Kids tasting foods they have never tried before... icky, some of them  ... anchovy, pickled onion, etc....  I just sat here and smiled! I remember taking Kristen when she was about 2 or 3 to a buffet in Pasadena often. She sat in her highchair facing the line of people coming in. I'd give her a piece of lemon and she kept the whole line entertained with her faces. Wish I had film of that~!

Click here: First Taste - YouTube

 

 

Two years ago this date I wrote:

People, I am so tired of hearing about the Swartzeneggers, Oprah (will be glad when she finishes her last show!), Lohan, and "Obama exploring his Irish roots". GAG. I guess I really hoped my Irish side had some bright folks, but after seeing the news how the crows in Ireland fawned and cheered over BO, I almost threw up!

 

Thank goodness Sheen and Jessie James are fading out. What idiot next? Hmmmm..... cranky this morning are we? Yes.

And today that idiot Lohan is STILL in the news!

 

I also wrote....

My heart just goes out to the folks in Joplin Missouri. What tragedy and sadness. Unbelievable destruction. I cried watching the news. Think they'll be askin' for food stamps and new TV's and trailers to live in, forever! ? I doubt it. Pathetic some of the folks in this country. Sit on their big fat asses and hold their hand out and never once do anything to contribute. Ok ok ok... off the

Click here: Joplin, Missouri - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

More homes destroyed in that tornado than in Oklahoma.

 

Nine years ago today my sister Marion passed away. She was an awesome sister and my best friend. She died from adult onset Leukemia at age 69, two months before her 70th birthday.

With her husband Bill and 3 of her 4 boys... l-r Andy, Jimmy, and Bobby.

Historically this date...

1883 – The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction.

1940 – Igor Sikorsky performs the first successful single-rotor helicopter flight.

1962 – Project Mercury: American astronaut Scott Carpenter orbits the Earth three times in the Aurora 7 space capsule.

1994 – Four men convicted of bombing the World Trade Center in New York in 1993 are each sentenced to 240 years in prison.

 

And births this date include...

1941 – Bob Dylan, American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (Traveling Wilburys)

 

1945 – Priscilla Presley, American actress and businesswoman (and plastic surgery junkie!)

 

1967 – Eric Close, American actor

 

 

Yesterday I was going to have my car washed, but changed my mind. It always rains when I do that and since it was predicted for this weekend's Boatnik celebration I am holding off. Stopped in at Brian's office to take him the USMC hat and pick up VIP tickets for the Boatnik, free parking and free beer/wine tickets. Yippeeee....

 

 

 

Then to Infuzed Express.  http://www.infuzedrestaurant.com/   Shelly and KC who were part of The Mediterranean restaurant we loved so much are now operating a 'drive through' restaurant. Soon to have gazebos for outside dining...

 

Shelly and "Knotty" Gnome....

 

You can read their menu on their link. I ordered sweet potato fries, the 'Lost Coast' (salmon slider with spinach, mushrooms, garlic, tomato, red bell pepper all sauteéd in white wine), a pizza wrap with garlic 'infuzed' pesto - pepper jack cheese - bacon-chicken-& bell pepper, and cilantro potato salad. I took these treats to Bill and Jeannie's. We gobbled them down! Everything OMGOOD! Goin' back for more~!

 

Played with Chaka and took a few pictures before heading back home to my brood...

 

 

Jeannie was hiding! Their yard is so pretty and that tree is so interesting!

The 'funny' greeting at their gate..... (yes!)

 

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

May 24th

National Escargot Day

(NEVER EVER EVER will I eat one!)

 

 

Browned Beef & Eggs ~ Debbie ~ Movie ~ Mice Screw In A Lightbulb? ~ Hot Car ~ Mini Ravioli/Veg/Bacon Alfredo

Good 43º (burrrrr) cloudy morning. 60% chance rain today, 70% chance tonight.

 

Satellite looks ominous.....

 

Breakfast.... ground beef browned with lots of seasonings, eggs scrambled in, grated cheese...... GOOD!!!

 

Yesterday morning the sounds came from the forest. The Department of Forestry are cleaning up a part of the BLM behind my property. All you could hear were chain saws. Glad my neighbor called me and warned me about it, or I would have been awfully worried. I hear them back again today.

Wanted to weed whack and/or mow yesterday but rain threatened... and it drizzled on and off all day... and the temp never got over 54º! Burrrr.....

Today is "Dazzlin' Debbie's" birthday. Hey Deb, you're catching up! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

 

 

I forgot to mention yesterday that Tuesday evening I watched a movie, Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts in Larry Crowne, 2011. Such a huge disappointment. Slow moving. Slight romance. He loses his job, decides to go to college, she's a professor (lame one) and her husband proves to be a loser, she and Hanks hook up. I even, fortunately I had recorded it, fast-forwarded through some. Don't waste your time.

 

 

And just exactly .....

 

 

Historically this date...

1934 – American bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde are ambushed by police and killed in Black Lake, Louisiana.

1939 – The U.S. Navy submarine USS Squalus sinks off the coast of New Hampshire during a test dive, causing the death of 24 sailors and two civilian technicians. The remaining 32 sailors and one civilian naval architect are rescued the following day.

2006 – Alaskan stratovolcano Mount Cleveland erupts.

2010 – Jamaican police begin a manhunt for drug lord Christopher "Dudus" Coke, after the United States requested his extradition, leading to three days of violence during which at least 73 bystanders are killed.

 

And births this date include...

1883 – Douglas Fairbanks, American actor (d. 1939)

 

1912 – John Payne, American actor (d. 1989)

 

1931 – Barbara Barrie, American actress

 

1933 – Joan Collins, English actress

    ... still hot!

 

1958 – Drew Carey, American actor and comedian

 

I posted this on my FB page, but for those of you who don't have FB, this is important.... not only for dogs, but children, and ice cream!

Awwww..... he looks like my granddog Atlas!

 

Dinner.... cooked chopped bacon (jalapeño bacon!), mini ravioli, olives, artichoke hearts, grape tomatoes, leeks, Alfredo sauce, grated cheese, Ricotta....

 

Heat everything all up and serve it on a bed of iceberg lettuce! Spectacular!

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

May 23rd

National Taffy Day

 

Floating ~ Optical Illusion ~ Red Cross ~ Bruiser ~ Pineapple Pie ~ Pudding Day

Good 36º ice on the barn roof morning.

We had rain on and off all day yesterday. Got about 1/4". 60% chance today of more. Satellite view looks busy...

 

This is interesting... how to make someone look like they are floating....

 

Strange, but can you tell me which direction this car is facing....?

 

Yesterday I told you I was going to make a donation to the Red Cross for the Oklahoma tornado relief. Here's my receipt. The site I put on my blog yesterday is easy to navigate. Give your credit card number and voilá.

Dear Susan,

Thank you for your donation.

Donors such as you make it possible for the American Red Cross to reach out with the capability and compassion that embraces those affected by disaster in their hour of need. We are deeply grateful.

Details for Transaction Number ON553549 Transaction Date: May 21, 2013

Payment Type: masterCard Card Number: Expiration Date: Cardholder Name Susan Maxwell

The Bruise spent most of the rainy day yesterday on the glider on the front porch....

(I know you're taking my picture, mom, but I'm too sleepy to

open my eyes!)

 

Historically this date....

1906 – The Wright brothers are granted U.S. patent number 821,393 for their "Flying-Machine".

1915 – Lassen Peak erupts with a powerful force, and is the only mountain other than Mount St. Helens to erupt in the contiguous US during the 20th century.

1942 – World War II: Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox enlists in the United States Marine Corps as a flight instructor.

1960 – An earthquake measuring 9.5 on the moment magnitude scale, now known as the Great Chilean Earthquake, hits southern Chile. It is the most powerful earthquake ever recorded.

1968 – The nuclear-powered submarine the USS Scorpion sinks with 99 men aboard 400 miles southwest of the Azores.

1992 – After 30 years, 66-year-old Johnny Carson hosts The Tonight Show for the last time.

2004 – The U.S. town of Hallam, Nebraska, is wiped out by a powerful F4 tornado (part of the May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence) that broke a width record at an astounding 2.5 miles (4.0 km) wide, which kills one resident.

2008 – The Late-May 2008 tornado outbreak sequence unleashes 235 tornadoes, including an EF4 and an EF5 tornado, between May 22 and May 31, 2008. The tornadoes struck 19 states and one Canadian province.

2011 – An EF5 Tornado strikes Joplin, Missouri killing 161 people, the single deadliest tornado in the United States since modern record keeping began in 1950.

 

And births this date include....

1938 – Richard Benjamin, American actor

.....still married to Paula Prentis!

 

1940 – Michael Sarrazin, Canadian actor (d. 2011)

 

1942 – Barbara Parkins, Canadian actress

 

Pineapple pie from Patty.....

Mix in large bowl one large can of crushed pineapple (I used the 20 oz size) and one large instant vanilla pudding box. Stir well, spoon into graham cracker crust. Refrigerate. Top each slice with dollop of Cool Whip and a Maraschino Cherry!

This is REALLY good.... easy.....

On line there are many variations of this. Some use an 8oz  can of pineapple and a small instant pudding and 1 cup of sour cream.. one called for 2 boxes of pudding and 8oz pineapple .. one called for 1 small box of pudding, 1 cup cool whip, 1 cup pineapple yogurt... Mine is YUMMMY but I think a smaller can of pineapple would make it set up stiffer and next time I make it I'll put in the sour cream too.

 

 

Tornado survivor's dog is found during her TV interview!

Get out the Kleenex!!!! Thanks Tammy for sharing this!

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50147264n

 

All I know. Happy Hump Day. Nuff said. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

May 22nd

National Vanilla Pudding Day (whodda thought!!!)

 

Click here: The Best Banana Pudding Ever | Mom & Wife