St. Patty's Day ~ Bubble & Squeak ~ All the Pats I Know

Good foggy 30º morning.

The front has moved out of here and heading to So Cal. We will have SUN today!!! We got 1/2" of rain yesterday. Last night I saw stars in the sky for the first time in a while!

So............ a wee top o the mornin' to ye. Today is the day we are all Irish. We can talk funny and wear green and eat good Irish grub and drink Irish beer. My Irish heritage goes back on my Dad's side. Apparently we were the O'Laneys .... and the O was dropped when the family immigrated to the USofA. There is an O'Laney river in Ireland. I need to research that, but trouble is a lot of that Irish information is written in Gaelic and I can't understand it. One thing, the wearin' o the green and the St. Patrick celebration is Catholic. As you know, Ireland was/is divided between the Catholic and the Protestant people. My family being Protestant .. their color is orange not green, but I don't like orange, so for one day I am a 'green' Irish. Actually I'm 'Scotch-Irish'... ~! I should have a green kilt! LOL.

http://www.greencastlemuseum.org/Local_History/scotch-irish.htm

 

 

May the road rise to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face. May the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again, May the Lord hold you in the palm of His hand

Here's to your health!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Would like to be here on this day!

Someday in person I want to see this St. Patrick's Day in Chicago and that green river!

May your pockets be heavy and your heart be light, may good luck pursue you each morning and night.

Yesterday I went to the Medford PO to mail 743 flyers I put labels on for the JCRW. Anyway, on the way out the driveway I took a picture of the "pond" now on Dave & PJ's place.....

I think we got enough rain! (Hey PJ... Dave.... who is kayaking in your pond????)

After the PO I went to Costco, Target, Albertson's, our PO, and home. Whew. All in a pouring rainstorm! I got some more Ocean Mist artichokes at Costco. Searched Target for their Archer Farms Tiramisu coffee...but since it's a "limited edition" they were out of it. If I ever see it again I'm buyin' a case of it!!! At Albertson's I looked for tahini paste. It is ground sesame seeds and to make hummus you add it to the garbanzo beans. They didn't have 'tahini' but they had "Yehuda Tehina"

 

 

which is a sesame paste with chickpeas (garbanzo beans) made in Israel. I'll see if adding that will make my hummus. It seems pretty concentrated. Then I found the tahini on Amazon.com so ordered it. I will be experimenting with that and dried garbanzo beans!

 

 

 

Historically this date.....

1963 – Mount Agung erupted on Bali killing 11,000.

1969 – Golda Meir becomes the first female Prime Minister of Israel.

1985 – Serial killer Richard Ramirez, aka the "Night Stalker", commits the first two murders in his Los Angeles, California murder spree.

2008 – Governor of New York Eliot Spitzer resigns after a scandal involving a high-end prostitute. Lieutenant Governor David Paterson becomes New York State governor

 

 

 

And births this date include...

1919 – Nat King Cole, American singer (d. 1965)

1930 – James Irwin, American astronaut (d. 1991)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1936 – Ken Mattingly, American astronaut

1938 – Rudolf Nureyev, Russian-born dancer and choreographer (d. 1993)

 

1951 – Kurt Russell, American actor

1955 – Gary Sinise, American actor

One of my favs! LOVE CSI NY and just about anything he does.

1964 – Rob Lowe, American actor

 

May the leprechauns be near you,

To spread luck along your way.

And may all the Irish angels,

Smile upon you on St. Patrick's Day.

There's a dear little plant that grows in our isle,
'Twas St. Patrick himself, sure, that sets it;
And the sun of his labor with pleasure did smile,
And with dew from his eye often wet it.
It grows through the bog, through the brake, through the mireland,
And they call it the dear little Shamrock of Ireland.

All I know. Going to put the corned beef in the smoker. The Colcannon will have another addition, Boursin cheese and maybe bacon!

 

 

 

Tasted mashies and Boursin at Costco yesterday. OMG GOOD! I had added that to my blog on March 4th, but I had not tasted it yet. Oh yes. My dinner is going to be good! BTW, mashies and bacon and cabbage is called 'bubble & squeak'.

 

And Happy St. Pat's Day to all the Pats I know:

PJ (Pat Sandifur), Patty (Pat Kuehl), PatT (Pat Tracy), PatC (Pat Cruz), PatR (Patrick Reardon), Patsy (Pat Goslin), PR (Patty Rodriguez), PattyO (Patty Hickey Oshiyama McNaughton), PattyB (Patty Braga), PatM (Patrick Mallon), My Pats (Patriots), PatK (Patrick Kraut). Whew!

Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

March 17th

Corned Beef & Cabbage Day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and also...

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.