Creek Over Banks ~ Colcannon ~ National Artichoke Heart Day

Good 41º rainy morning.

Oh boy, have we gotten the RAIN! I left the 91/100ths rain in the gauge and then in the last 24 hours we got a full 2". In Curry County (our So Or coast) they got 5" !!

Yesterday.....

Today....

 

 

My creek is overflowing!

 

Interesting:

"He's been a perfect stranger ever since he left Hollywood (funny!!! "left Hollywood" ... how true!!!! ) a decade ago. But Bronson Pinchot couldn't be happier in his new life as a home-restoration specialist in rural Harford, Pa."

Today my good friend, Nancy Perry, is celebrating her special day. HAPPY BIRTHDAY NANCY~! She only posts pictures of her Skeeter dog....

And today would have been my Dad's birthday. Leslie Laney born March 16, 1901 and passed away in 1991. Miss you Dad! xo

Dad and I, 1954 ... Mom & Dad 1984

I like to make this dish to go with my corned beef, which I am going to put in the smoker this year.... This is called Colcannon. A traditional Irish side dish..... made by an Irish lass... so much better than just boiled potatoes and boiled cabbage!

4-5 russet potatoes (depending on size)

1/2 large head of cabbage

butter, milk, salt, pepper

Heat a frying pan with a bit of oil and saute the shredded cabbage until wilted. In the mean time peel, dice, and cook the potatoes for about 8 minutes, until soft. Mash with milk and butter, salt and pepper. Mix cabbage and mashed potatoes together and keep warm until serving.

You can also chop some green onions and/or chives and add to the dish and/or cooked crumbled bacon. Leeks can be chopped and cooked with the cabbage. Or if you are worried about the calories in potatoes, cook cauliflower and mash it like potatoes..... but really not as good!

Historically this date....

1916 – The 7th and 10th US cavalry regiments under John J. Pershing crossed the US-Mexico border to join the hunt for Pancho Villa.

1945 – World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ended, but small pockets of Japanese resistance persisted.

1958 – The Ford Motor Company produced its 50 millionth automobile, the Thunderbird, averaging almost a million cars a year since the company's founding.

1968 – General Motors produced its 100 millionth automobile, the Oldsmobile Toronado.

And births this date include....

1751 – James Madison, 4th President of the United States (d. 1836)

1912 – Pat Nixon, First Lady of the United States (d. 1993)

 

1926 – Jerry Lewis, American comedian

1990's .. 2003 ..... 2011

 

1949 – Erik Estrada, American actor

 

All I know. Nuff said. TGIF. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

March 16th

National Artichoke Heart Day

Artichoke hearts, penne pasta, guilt free Alfredo sauce...

baked with mozzarella cheese, chicken, bacon, green onions..... what could be better!

Check Ashlee's recipe....

http://theculinaryqueenbee.blogspot.com/2011/03/bacon-artichoke-penne-pasta-bake.html

..... and Beth has a super Artichoke Pasta Bake...

http://budgetbytes.blogspot.com/2011/11/artichoke-pasta-bake-1399-recipe-155.html

Maggie's Birthday ~ Dolphin Rescue ~ 1990 Vintage Champagne ~ Old Friends Berta and Janet

Good 42º raining morning. Looks like the wet stuff through the weekend...

In the Roman calendar, March 15 was known as the Ides of March. The Ides of March was a festive day dedicated to the god Mars and a military parade was usually held.

Today is my baby girl's birthday. Maggie "The Poopsie Do" is 13 years old. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAGGS!!!

She is such a sweetie! 

♥♥♥

 

Thumbs up on this one!

LBB's are back making a nest in a birdhouse on the front porch...

This sent to me from Charlean (Gottesman) Allen, LASD ret.

Thanks Charlie!! Spectacular dolphin rescue... on a Brazilian beach:

http://elcomercio.pe/player/1384898

Historically this date.....

44 BC – Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Gaius Cassius Longinus, Decimus Junius Brutus and several other Roman senators on the Ides of March.

1820 – Maine becomes the 23rd U.S. state.

1916 – President Woodrow Wilson sends 4,800 United States troops over the U.S.-Mexico border to pursue Pancho Villa.

1990 – Mikhail Gorbachev is elected as the first President of the Soviet Union.

2011 – Beginning of the Syrian uprising.

And births this date include....

1767 – Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States (d. 1845)

1916 – Harry James, American musician and band leader (d. 1983)

1941 – Mike Love, American musician (The Beach Boys)

1975 – Eva Longoria, American actress

Two neat things happened yesterday... first one was .. we were given a bottle of Dom Perignon by the real estate gal who sold our Temple City house for us in 1998. It went into the fridge and has been there for 14 years! I finally decided to open it, knowing full well I'd probably dump it down the drain. OMG. It was GOOD still!!!!

One glass was good and then I put it back into the fridge. Years and years ago Jerry and I were having champagne in a restaurant somewhere and the waiter, a sweet old guy, gave us a capper for the bottle and said it would hold in the bubbly and keep it good. I dug it out of a drawer and capped the bottle...

It's older than the champagne! LOL. So, we'll see today if it worked!

Then......................... I reconnected with two friends, Berta Sommer and Janet Vargo, whom I haven't seen in over 40 years! We used to hang out, party, and be good friends. They even flew to SF to meet me after I dropped George (ex) off at McClellan Air Force Base near Sacramento when he went overseas. Then they drove back to So Cal with me and Kristen. Kris was about 3 months old and Berta and Jan were a big help on the trip. Anyway..................... I found Janet's son, Richie, on FB and he hooked me up with his mom and Janet knew Berta (new last name) was also on FB. YEAH!~ I can't wait for emails and phone conversations now. Interesting, my son Brian is a State Farm Agent in Oregon and Jan's son Richard is a Nationwide agent in Oregon near Portland!

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

March 15th

Mar 15 National Peanut Lovers Day

 

Peanuts are the lovable legume that are the taste of ball games and circuses throughout North America. Salted, roasted peanuts in a bag, boiled green peanuts, even fried peanuts--all make for great snacking and a plethora of peanut lovers. For more nutritious eating, peanuts are also common in Asian and Middle Eastern cuisine.

Coastal Snow ~ New Refrigerator ~ Nosey Helicopter ~ Sami's Smilebox ~ Polenta w/ Mushroom Chicken Alfredo

Good 38º morning. Boy howdy, yesterday warmed to a whopping 47º!

Quite the storm on the coast as well as here.. An email and video from Jim Harper (Wilson '63) :Another weather report from the manager at our RV park in Florence, Oregon. Keep in mind that this park is only about twenty feet above sea level.
Yesterday (3-12) was a tropical rain with high winds. Went to bed in a rain storm but woke up to 5 inches of snow, yes snow, in Florence. There are power outages all round and road closures due to landslides.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toNfGla_JAA

Yesterday our summit looked like this:

Even on the California side there was no movement!

Dewayne Pberger and Ed Chenal sent this. Scary! Speaking of snowy roads... Don't drive and be distracted.. either with just plain old inattention, talking on your phone, or whatever. Keep your eyes on the road! Don't drift into my lane! This viewed from a police car video......

http://rmirror.net/r/videos/comments/q5hu9/car_accident_nsfl/

From the old fridge to the new...

 Here is the Smilebox I did of Sami's birthday. The Pixie Party Smilebox will be next....

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My friend (LASD ret) from Temple and ELA Station, Vanette Downie Ford Christensen, is celebrating her special day today... HAPPY BIRTHDAY Vanette!!!

Yesterday this helicopter flew over northbound. Noisy as all get out. I went outside and he was coming back. I took some pictures. He flew south and then turned around and came back and circled my house and then went off towards the east over the mountain towards Medford. I guess he wondered what I was doing pointing that long lens at him so I took more pictures and waved to him!

Historically this date....

1910 – Lakeview Gusher, the largest U.S. oil well gusher near Bakersfield, California, vented to atmosphere.

1951 – Korean War: For the second time, United Nations troops recapture Seoul.

1964 – A jury in Dallas, Texas, finds Jack Ruby guilty of killing Lee Harvey Oswald, assumed assassin of John F. Kennedy.1995 – Space Exploration: Astronaut Norman Thagard becomes the first American astronaut to ride to space on-board a Russian launch vehicle.

And births this date include....

1863 – Casey Jones, American railroad engineer (d. 1900)

1879 – Albert Einstein, German-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1955)

1914 – Lee Petty, American race car driver (d. 2000)

Lee Petty is shown here with son, Richard, grandson, Kyle and great-grandson, Adam in a 1999 photo.

Sadly, Lee Petty passed away on April 5, 2000 and Adam died tragically about a month later in a racing incident when he was practicing with a Busch series car at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Racing was in their blood right on down the line from Lee.

1920 – Hank Ketcham, American cartoonist (d. 2001)

1928 – Frank Borman, American astronaut and CEO

 

1933 – Sir Michael Caine, British actor

1946 – Steve Kanaly, American actor

1948 – Billy Crystal, American actor and comedian

1958 – Albert II, Prince of Monaco

Dinner was: Polenta w/ Mushroom Chicken Alfredo

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

March 14th

National Pi Day

National Pi Day celebrates Pi, a mathematical concept and a number that never ends....at least no one has found the end yet. Often, we round it off to 3.14. If you are a mathematician, this is your day. For National Pi Day is a celebration of mathematics. And, more specifically.... it celebrates "Pi".
Today is the birthday physicist Albert Einstein. Einstein was born on March 14, 1879. The date is also represented as 3.14. We strongly suspect some combination of these two facts is why someone created the day on March 14th. However, "Pi" was around long before Albert Einstein was born. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi
..............it's also