Cold ~ Cold/Flu ~ Irish Coffee

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good 30º morning. Tad on the cold side and gloomy......

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yesterday the sun came out! YEAH! I went to Medford for a meeting with our JCRW President, Ruth, and a couple of the other gals... Two are VP's, Laraine is in charge of all of us Chairpeoples, Val is the Treasurer, Laura is the Calling Chairman, and I'm the Membership Chair. We are going to have a class in how to do spreadsheets..... probably the 8th of Feb. Something I have never learned.

This was the view of Mt. McLaughlin on the way into Medford

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reminds me of Mr. Fujiyama in Japan...

also called Mt. Fujisan, and Mt. Fuji.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After the meeting I ran to Costco to see if they had anymore of the chicken/sweet potato dog treats. Of course they didn't! Then to the Grange for seed and corn. Cheaper there than at Ace in town.

 

Home and puttered around. I found a ham in the freezer this am and it went into the crockpot with pineapple and brown sugar on it. Don't know if it will be any good...been in there a long time! If it's bad, the critters out back will eat it!

 

Our sunset, as usual, was awesome....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Historically this date....................

1858 – The Wedding March by Felix Mendelssohn becomes a popular wedding recessional after it is played on this day at the marriage of Queen Victoria's daughter, Victoria, and Friedrich of Prussia.

1881 – Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company.

1890 – Nellie Bly completes her round-the-world journey in 72 days.

1960 – The National Association of Broadcasters reacts to the Payola scandal by threatening fines for any disc jockeys who accept money for playing particular records.

1961 – In Washington, D.C. John F. Kennedy delivers the first live presidential television news conference.

1971 – Charles Manson and three female "Family" members are found guilty of the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders.

 

And births this date include....

1931 – Dean Jones, American actor

 

    

 

 

1936 – Diana Hyland, American actress (d. 1977)

 Nearly 20 years older than Travolta.

 "died in John Travolta's arms" ...

 

 

1945 – Leigh Taylor-Young, American actress

     

   Married co-star in Peyton Place, 

Ryan O'Neal .. son Patrick..

 

 

1951 – Steve Prefontaine, American runner (d. 1975)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    An Oregon boy, made good, sadly died at 24.

 

So, seems like everyone I know has or has had a bad bad cold... sore throat, coughing, runny nose..... the usual suspects. Thought I was going to avoid it... Wasn't around Dave when he was at his worst, PatT had it, but wasn't around her, and yesterday at our meeting, Ruth shows up coughing and spewing and miserable. So................... I started getting that "throat thing, runny/tuffy dose, and sneezing like mad" ! I started in with the Zicam in the afternoon, chewable vitamin C, and herbal tea, and Musinex. In the night I took another Zicam and more vitamin C. Another Zicam this morning and "it" is still there a little, but I feel 100% better. All I have to say, if you are going out in public, take some Airborne and if you feel a cold coming on, immediately take Zicam. The cold/flu tracker says here in So. Oregon it's "moderate"

 

 

Ok, all I know. Will be getting my new Microsoft Office program today via UPS so I can learn spreadsheets. Will keep a lid on my cold. Hope you have a great Tuesday. Nuff said. Ciao.

 

xo Mom/Soupy/Sue

January 25th (a month since Christmas already!)

National Irish Coffee Day

Mmmmm.... I can do that!

 

P.S. Don't know what this site is doing..

everything is spread out and the font

changes on it's own. Grrrrrrrrrrrr....

Maybe I need to find another site for my

blog. This one is sooooo frustrating!

~Packers/Steelers ~ Jack LaLanne ~ Lucy ~ Peanut Butter Day

 

Good 33º morning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Started the day out on a sad note, Jack LaLanne died yesterday.

He was 96 and apparently worked out every day, still.

He was certainly amazing.

  

    

 

Ok, I'm sad for the Bears and the Bear's fans. My friends, Suzanne and Phil, were there watching their team hit the skids. I can't believe it wasn't snowing  in Chicago!  So then, the Jets and Steelers. Oh my.... Thought for sure the Jets, my Kristen's team,  were going to pull it out. What a game. And 8º at the stadium in Pittsburgh! With the wind chill it was -1º. Oh my goodness, BURRRRRRR! So now, I'll be with the Packers when they play the Steelers ....The Packer's QB, Aaron (what a great name!) Rogers was born on the same day as my Darling, December 2nd. He is a California boy, born in Chico and went to Butte College. Go Aaron!!!!!! Besides, the Steelers have had enough SB plays and wins (6 and 1 ... they've made the trip 7 times!!!)  Tired of  Ben Roethlisberger, anyway!

 

 

So, Friday, after cleaning cupboards... I was watching I Love Lucy. The channel was KTLA in Los Angeles. Cal Worthington was advertising his cars from Long Beach. I couldn't believe that old codger is still alive!!! OMG, he looks soooooo old. Remember when he'd have a lion or tiger, or seal, or bear, laying on the hood of a car, calling him "my dog Spot"???    

Well I looked him up, born in 1920, he's 90 years old and still doing commercials!!! Amazing.

 

Oh and on California's Gold, Huell was at a See's Candy factory and talking about Lucille Ball doing that show on the candy conveyor belt....

 

 That was coordinated by See's Candy and one of their managers. Always so funny to watch! In fact, that show was on Friday too!

 

Historically this date....

not much of interest happened!

 

But, births this date include....

1917 – Ernest Borgnine, American actor

 

 

1918 – Oral Roberts, American evangelist (d. 2009)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1925 – Maria Tallchief, American ballerina

 

 

 

 

 

 

1939 – Ray Stevens, American musician

 

 

 

 

 

 

1941 – Neil Diamond, American singer

     

 

 

1941 – Aaron Neville, American singer

You would think, at some point, he would have gotten rid of that ugly mole!!!

 

 

1943 – Sharon Tate, American actress and Manson murder victim (d. 1969)

 

 

1946 – Michael Ontkean, Canadian actor

 

 

1949 – John Belushi, American actor (d. 1982)

  Interesting read,

especially about his death.

 

 

1968 – Mary Lou Retton, American gymnast

 

No dinner. Snacks watching football. Oink oink. Shudda been careful about the eating.... Oh well.... Had a nice fire and was snuggy. 

Too much excitement for one day. Next weekend is the All Stars and then on February 6th, the SuperBowl.

 

Happy Monday. Ciao.

xo Mom/Soupy/Sue

January 24th (ALREADY???)

National Peanut Butter Day

 

(Yeah!)

~ Football Sunday ~ Fried Ravioli ~ Pie Day ~

 

 

 

 

 

Good 32º morning.

 

 Jets/Steelers

 

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Packers/Bears

 

  

... Gonna be an interesting day picking the SuperBowl combatants!

 

 

Yesterday the sun came out again...after a long foggy morning.

 

I got more cupboards cleaned out. Tossed old meds and cold pills. Washed clothes. Exciting, eh? The neighbor's dog, Shiloh, escaped their fence again and was down here sitting in my pasture. Maggie barked at her and she came running. She was sooooo happy. I sat on a chair on the porch and she tried to get as close to me as she could, trying to get into my lap. She loves to be loved on. Guess they never do it. Of course I gave her a treat. I walked to the gate, meeting up with Gerard who was coming to get her. Back was killing from that walking.

 

 

Historically this date......

1556 – The deadliest earthquake in history, the Shaanxi earthquake, hits Shaanxi province, China. The death toll may have been as high as 830,000.

1986 – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts its first members: Little Richard, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley.

 

 

 

And births this date include...

1898 – Randolph Scott, American actor (d. 1987)

1907 – Dan Duryea, American actor (d. 1968)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1919 – Ernie Kovacs, American comedian (d. 1962)

 

 

 

 

 

  Sad, his death, at 42.

 

 

1933 – Chita Rivera, Puerto Rican actress and dancer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1951 – Chesley Sullenberger, Captain of US Airways Flight 1549, a flight that successfully ditched into the Hudson River

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1957 – Princess Caroline of Monaco

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1964 – Mariska Hargitay, American actress

 

 

Last night I cooked the lobster ravioli in boiling salted water, drained and patted dry, drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with Rosemary sea salt.... then fried them crispy. Cooked al dentê some broccoli and carrots. Made a dipping sauce from lemon juice, lemon zest, mayonnaise, and a spoonful of pesto.

Really good, finger food dinner!

 

 

About 5:45 there was still a sliver of light over my mountain.....

 

Yesterday's oatmeal was 1/2 cup oats, 1/2 cup pomegranate juice, 1/2 cup water ... microwave 2 1/2 min, add pecans and cut up apple, drizzle with honey. Mmmmmmm....

 

All I know. Happy Sunday. More cupboard cleaning today.....

Ciao.

xo Mom/Soupy/Sue

January 23rd

National Pie Day