Cheddar Broccoli Soup ~ Leg 1 of Trip Smilebox ~ Bruiser ~ Janie Alden

Good 48º clear sunny morning. Will hit or be close to 100º today.

Yesterday I felt LOUSY. Tummy was very unhappy and I was not recovered from my long drive. Kept it low key with eating and then at lunch I thought some Bear Creek creamy cheesy broccoli soup would hit the spot... This is a dry soup mix.

You bring 8 cups water to a boil and whisk in the soup, slow cook for 10 minutes.

AWESOMELY good~!

                                                   http://www.bearcreekcountrykitchens.com/

I sat mostly and worked on my pictures. Here is a Smilebox of my trip leg 1, days 1 & 2.....

Went out and turned on sprinklers in the afternoon and the Bruise was napping in the cool grass... 

Today is my friend, Janie Alden's birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY GIRLFRIEND!

Historically this date...

1914 – Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa takes Zacatecas from Victoriano Huerta.

1917 – In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shoreretires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire.

1940 – World War II: German leader Adolf Hitler surveys newly defeated Paris in now occupied France.

1942 – World War II: the first selections for the gas chamber at Auschwitz take place on a train full of Jews from Paris.

..........unbelievably horribly sickening!

1982 – Chinese American Vincent Chin is beaten to death in Highland Park, Michigan, by two auto workers who had mistaken him for Japanese and who were angry about the success of Japanese auto companies.

1985 – A terrorist bomb aboard Air India flight 182 brings the Boeing 747 down off the coast of Ireland killing all 329 aboard.

And births this date include...

1929 – June Carter Cash, American singer (d. 2003)

1957 – Frances McDormand, American actress

....ah yes, Fargo!

And later I had more soup and watched a great Hallmark movie then napped in my chair!

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

June 23rd

National Pink Day

It's National Pink Day, a day where everything should be basking in pink splendor!

It's especially a day for the ladies, as pink is a girl's favorite color. Guys, you can participate in National Pink Day, too. Just get in touch with your feminine side, and display a dash of pink. Note: the girls will love you for it!

It's easy to enjoy and to participate in National Pink Day. Bring your pink elephant out of hiding. Wear pink, and show off everything you have that's pink, from clothing and shoes to other possessions. Be creative. Use food coloring to make pink meals. Pink frosting on a cake or cookies will be a big hit today.

Deer ~ Wind ~ Clouds ~ Tammy H ~ Omelette

Good 48º clear morning. Heat will start rising this week and be triple digits this coming weekend.

 

Mr. Buck out in the pasture this morning....

Yesterday we had some really high winds... flags straight out! Leaves blowing everywhere like mad!

... and by about 4pm we had some heavy looking clouds pass over..

 

Still far from being caught up here after being gone a week. I took over 300 photos and need to go through all of them. Also, so exhausted. Rest rest rest!!!

 

Today is a special birthday... Tammy Hyman. She is the mother of the big black lab PJ found and I transported to she and Gary...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAMMY!! (At a Giant's game a few days ago....)

The black lab, Sideways, .. and Jaco. They are best friends. I called the black lab Mr. Big Stuff but Gary changed his name to Sideways.

 

Yesterday dinner was a omelette. I reconstituted some freeze-dried mushrooms, spinach, and celery... This omelette maker Linda gave me. Really interesting. There is a website by the manufacturer with many products and recipes... http://www,lekue.com  Most of their recipes are in metric, so here's a page with a conversion chart: http://www.greatpartyrecipes.com/us-to-metric-conversion.html

 

The vegetables went into the omelette maker with some olive oil and I put in a little peppered bacon salt...

Then whip 2 eggs  and instead of milk I put in a spoonful of mayonnaise...

Put all in omelette maker, stir, and microwave 2 minutes on high....

Turn over and microwave 30 seconds...

A piece of chicken thigh, fresh broccoli, and Mr. Omelette was dinner...

 

Historically this date...

1944 – U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs into law the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the G.I. Bill.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G.I._Bill

2003 – The largest hailstone ever recorded falls in Aurora, Nebraska

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora,_Nebraska

2009 – Washington Metro train collision: Two Metro trains collide in Washington, D.C., USA, killing 9 and injuring over 80.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_22

2009 – Eastman Kodak Company announces that it will discontinue sales of theKodachrome Color Film, concluding its 74-year run as a photography icon.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_22,_2009_Washington_Metro_train_collision

 

And births this date include...

1903 – John Dillinger, American bank robber (d. 1934)

 

1919 – Gower Champion, American dancer and choreographer (d. 1980)

 

1936 – Kris Kristofferson, American singer and actor

 

 

1949 – Meryl Streep, American actress

 

1949 – Lindsay Wagner, American actress

1952 – Graham Greene, Canadian actor

'Kicking Bird' in Dances With Wolves.

 

 

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

June 22nd 

National Chocolate Eclair Day

and... National Onion Rings Day

(boy, the two of them together sound awful!)

Father's Day ~ Kristen Update ~ Barbara V ~ Summer Solstice

 

Good 56º cloudy morning. There is a bit of radar to the west, but probably no rain coming our way...

First of all, Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there.

 

 

For a short recap of my recent trip to Los Angeles..... Kristen began her chemo treatments the month prior to her ovarian cancer surgery. Here she is when I saw her in March... with her loving pup Lola... who stays by her side constantly. 

 

 

The chemo/steroid combo reduced her cancer count from 600 down to 122. Her surgery was Friday June 12th. Her doctor predicted a 5 hour surgery but was amazed at less cancer was found than he though and the surgery was only 3 hours. She was at Keck USC Medical Center, by the old General Hospital.... As I have heard from several former patients of this center, it's the BEST in the country!

Kristen went home on Friday the 19th. She is doing well. Lola is still at her side! Here is Lola laying on the pillow with Kristen...

 

Kris will start radiation the end of July.

 

I want to thank everyone for their prayers, good wishes, and donations to her cancer fund

( Click here: Kristen Follen | Kristen's Ovarian Cancer Fundraiser )

 

All of you have been just amazing and it's so appreciated. THANK YOU!!! ♥♥♥♥

 

I was gone a week and need to catch up .... Had a GREAT visit with my grand babies (ha! NOT babies anymore!) Alex and Jack. More on that later with pictures...

 

Today is a special birthday... Barbara Voors... wife of Steve (LASD ret and Jerry's former radio car partner). I was lucky to get to have dinner with them when I was in So.Cal. HAPPY BIRTHDAY BARB!!! xoxo's

 

 

That's all for now. Happy to be home with my babies, Dude and Bruiser! They are happy to be home too!!!

xo Sue Mom Bobo

June 21st

Summer Solstice

Summer Solstice is sometimes referred to as "Midsummer" Litha". It's the longest day of the year. The amount of daylight only goes down from here....for the next six months. Summer Solstice is the meteorological start of summer. It's time to enjoy vacations, great weather, pools, baseballs, and everything else that goes along with the favorite season of kids and most adults. Grab your favorite beverage and enjoy the season, because for many of us it is all too short.

Did you know? The sun does not set at the North Pole today. There is 24 hours of sunlight. Does it make up for that cold day in December when the sun does not rise above the horizon? No, but on this day it sure does feel good wherever you are!

Today is also Peaches and Cream Day~! Mmmmmm....

 

June 14th

40 years ago today, Flag Day, Jerry and I got married.

Off Line.......

The old 'General Hospital' of Los Angeles.....

and the new.... with the Keck Medical Center of USC   ... http://www.keck.usc.edu/about-us/ 

Dear family and friends,

I will be off line for a bit and will let you know when I am back up and running. Please take me off your email list for this time and no FB notices either. 

Thanks for your support and kind words and prayers for Kristen! Much appreciated. ♥

xo Sue Mom Bobo
Oh and P.S.

Here is a spectacular look at the new Trade Center in New York. Shared by my Brooklyn pal, Vivia. 

Very ... very ... interesting ... to see this building is fascinating ....

NEW YORK | Nearly 14 years after the collapse of the twin towers, the new One World Trade Center tower opened to the public on 29 May.

The opening of the observation platform at the top of One World Trade Center is undoubtedly the most anticipated event this spring in New York. The tower 1776 feet high (in homage to the year of American independence) is the highest in the Western Hemisphere.

The platform is built on three floors (100th, 101st and 102nd). The view is 381 meters high, unsurprisingly, breathtaking. For reference, the observation platform of the Empire State Building is located at 373 meters and the Rockefeller Center is 259 meters.

102 floors in 60 seconds  (gulp)

The multimedia experience starts on the ground floor. After passing the security check, visitors will line up in a tunnel, where the foundations of the tower will be exhibited. Another corridor presents multimedia portraits of men and women who have worked in rebuilding the tower.  (There is a different memorial for the victims of 911).

Five lifts (Sky pods) transport visitors from 1st to 102nd floor in 60 seconds.

They are among the fastest in the world. The walls of the lifts are LED screens that project images of the New York skyline from the 1600s to the present, as if it was outside the ascent in a glass cube.

At the 102nd floor, we find the theater "See Forever," which presents a film about the reconstruction of the site and the 101st floor, there are three restaurants. On the 100th floor, it has a 360 degree panorama of the city. We see the George Washington Bridge up there and all Brooklyn. Unfortunately we cannot go outside like the "Top of the World" old twin towers.

Tickets are ($32 for adults and $26 for children)

Access to the observatory will be free for the families of the victims and rescuers.

It is estimated that the observatory will generate revenues of $875 million over 15 years.

                                                   Click Link Below

A beautiful video: https://player.vimeo.com/video/109935205?color=e8f2f7