TBT ~ Sloany Baloney ~ Baby Turkeys ~ Doe and Fawns ~ SOW Sista Key Chain ~ Beans

Good 54º sunny clear morning. Yesterday about 10º cooler than the day before.

TBT:

Jerry and his pre-restored John Deere..... 1999 I think when this was taken. 

Today is my great nephew Sloan Plumbridge's 21st birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SLOAN!!! 21? OMGosh you are legal!!!! Stand by......

Historically this date....

1890 – Idaho is admitted as the 43rd U.S. state.

1969 – The biggest explosion in the history of rocketry occurs when the Soviet N-1 rocketexplodes and subsequently destroys its launchpad.

1979 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul.

1994 – The deadliest day in Texas traffic history, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Forty-six people are killed in crashes.

And births this date include...

1947 – Dave Barry, American comedian and author

1956 – Montel Williams, American actor and talk show host

1958 – Aaron Tippin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

1962 – Tom Cruise, American actor, writer, director, and producer

1962 – Thomas Gibson, American actor

Yesterday I looked out back and there were a number of Jake turkeys (young males) and a couple of hens with their chicks... The Jakes scared away the chicks!

And then I noticed a momma deer and her two fawns out in the pasture. They ran to the fence and mom jumped over it. Then they spent some time trying to figure out how to get to mom... one did go through the fence and was nursing. I was worried about the other, but he/she finally got with mom! Whew!!!!Worry worry worry....

When we were at the Elks for wine on Tuesday Dee gave us all, since we are SOW (Southern Oregon Winos) Sistas these neat wine glass key chains...

I love it Dee!!! Thank you so much!!!!

Yesterday was the LE/Fire Luncheon out at the Golf Club, but I was feeling lousy so I didn't go. Everyone that went had a good time, but from the small turn out I'm guessing a lot of folks are away. Of course it didn't help that the guy who has taken over sending out emails re date/time/location of the luncheons had a computer glitch along with a brain fart and said the lunch was Wednesday July 4th. Then his computer took over and sent out 82 of those beauties to each of us! He never did send a retraction re date so I wouldn't be surprised of some folks show up at the Golf Club tomorrow! I sent him a note and asked if he had been looking at a June calendar. He called and said, yes he was! LOL

 

I hope everyone has a GREAT 4th. I always look forward to the Boston Pops Concert and fireworks in the evening, but read where it will probably be canceled due to the weather back there in Boston! Hurricane Arthur is reeking havoc.
http://www.foxnews.com/weather/2014/07/03/hurricane-arthur-forces-boston-to-move-up-pops-annual-fourth-july-show/

 

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

July 3rd

National Eat Beans Day

3/4 pound bacon 1 pound ground beef 2 large onions, chopped 1 (18 ounce) bottle honey barbecue sauce 4 (15 ounce) cans pork and beans 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained 1 (15 ounce) can lima beans, rinsed and drained

1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 3 tablespoons cider vinegar 1 tablespoon liquid smoke flavoring (optional) 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

	Place the bacon in a large, deep skillet, and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate. Let cool, and crumble.
	Place the ground beef and onions into a large skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir until the meat is no longer pink, breaking the meat apart as it cooks, about 10 minutes. Drain excess grease. Transfer the beef and onion mixture into a large Dutch oven (or crockpot). Stir in the crumbled bacon, honey barbecue sauce, pork and beans, kidney beans, lima beans, black beans, brown sugar, cider vinegar, liquid smoke, salt, and pepper.
	Cover, and bake in the preheated 350º oven until bubbling, about 1 hour or  in the crockpot and cook on low 6 hours.

... and National Stay Out Of The Sun Day!

Funny Photos ~ PJ's Birthday at Rosso's ~ HUMP Day

Good 60º clouds up there, possible thunder, hit 108º in Grants Pass yesterday gonna be a bit cooler today morning!

PICTURE of the DAY (from Ben Hunt.. LASD ret) LOL, smart little guy!

Then there is this..... LOL

Are the Dems really stupid enough to run and elect another boldfaced liar?????

 

Yesterday was PJ's birthday so we and some of the girls went to lunch at Rosso's in Grants Pass.....

  http://www.rossos.biz/RossosGrantsPassMenu.pdf

 PJ, Nancy, Dee                                       Jeannie, Sue....


PJ had the Seafood Linguini..with shrimp, clams, scallops in a white wine and garlic cream....


I had the Greek pasta with spinach, kalamata olives,
roasted red peppers, fresh tomato, and penne tossed in a feta cream sauce. SOOOOOOOOOOO GOOD!!!!

The bread was AWESOME with a creamy whipped butter with garlic & parsley.

Then we went to the Elk's Lodge where Christian served us wine.... and then he made us all a drink with Midori (melon liquor) Malibu Rum (coconut flavor) and pineapple juice. OMGOOOOOOD!!!!!!! A birthday treat for PJ. Thanks Christian!

Historically this date...

1698 – Thomas Savery patents the first steam engine.

.... no wonder the steam engine cartoon was named Thomas!

1881 – Charles J. Guiteau shoots and fatally wounds U.S. President James Garfield, who eventually dies from an infection on September 19.

1937 – Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan are last heard from over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first equatorial round-the-world flight.

1962 – The first Wal-Mart store opens for business in Rogers, Arkansas.

And births this date include...

1932 – Dave Thomas, American fast food entrepreneur (Wendy's) (d. 2002)

1946 – Ron Silver, American actor (d. 2009)

1964 – José Canseco, Cuban-born American baseball player

1964 – Ozzie Canseco, Cuban-born American baseball player

1986 – Lindsay Lohan, American actress

 

All I know. Nuff said. Happy 

 Day. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

July 2nd

World UFO Day

http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/July/worldufoday.htm

Seafood Salad ~ Dumpster Diving ~ PJ ~ Pretty Horses

Good 55º. Got to 100º here yesterday and supposed to get warmer today. Welcome Summer!

Here is a great summer salad... Seafood Salad from The Frugal Gourmet Jeff Smith. This was one of Jerry's favorites!

2 cups mayonnaise (Best Foods of course!)

1/4 cup sour cream

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

2 T. lemon juice

pepper

Mix well.

2 cups shrimp

1-2 cups scallops

2 cups fake crab or fresh squid

Quickly sauté in butter or olive oil and cool

2# muscles - steamed and cooled

chopped sweet onion

grated carrot

chopped bell pepper

1 cup chopped celery

Mix all together. Refrigerate several hours.

You could also add some type of cooked small pasta to this.

Just in case  you hadn't seen this "dumpster diving" video before.. you will enjoy. Thanks Greg Lundell for sending it. One of my favs! Three bear cubs trapped inside dumpster and are rescued by some good people!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE44qjg81JE

Today is my pal PJ's birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY PJ!!!! 

 

Another Lynn Helbing blonde man joke:

A blonde man was driving home, drunk as a skunk. Suddenly he has to swerve to avoid a tree, then another, then another.  A cop car pulls him over, so he tells the cop about all the trees in the road.

The cop says, "That's your air freshener swinging about!"

Historically this date..

1863 – American Civil War: the Battle of Gettysburg begins.

1908 – SOS is adopted as the international distress signal.

1963 – ZIP Codes are introduced for United States mail.

After having lived in Los Angeles, 32, Ca for all my life, now it was Los Angeles 90032. For those of you who remember, this was strange!

1979 – Sony introduces the Walkman.

1981 – The Wonderland Murders occurred in the early morning hours, allegedly masterminded by businessman and drug dealer Eddie Nash.

.... that was interesting!

2007 – Smoking in England is banned in all public indoor spaces.

... I wish it was banned here in all public outdoor spaces too!

And births this date include....

1906 – Estée Lauder, American entrepreneur (d. 2004)

1916 – Olivia de Havilland, British-born actress

1931 – Leslie Caron, French actress

1952 – Dan Aykroyd, Canadian actor

1961 – Diana, Princess of Wales, first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales and mother of the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry (d. 1997)

Did some weed-eating yesterday before it got too hot. Lawnmower still won't start. Grrrrrr........ PJ said it could be a fuse. I have no idea how to tell. Then I did, as Patty calls it "domestic goddess" stuff. Dusting and vacuuming. YUCK!

In the afternoon I went over to Bill and Jeannie's. We sat and had wine and chatted. Been awhile. Out there on Upper River Road there is a horse ranch with the prettiest horses...

July! Can you believe it. Wow, Seems like it was just January! Lordy, time goes too fast!

 

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

July oneth

Canada Day

(Look.... an American flag too!)

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