Good 52º clear sunny morning.
Yesterday the temps climbed steadily... 9am 62º, 10am 71º, 11:30 79º, 11:45
82º, 12:15 83º, 1:45 86º, 2:15 89º, 2:40 90º.
The good thing is there was no smoke, for two days in a row!
Yesterday:
By later in the afternoon we got a little wind and some clouds over my
mountain...
But by 3:15 we had the smoke back with gusto! Stinky!
....and of course Dude is relaxing watching out the door and the Bruise has
to sniff him.. which of course makes Dude nervous!
A weekend camping trip for Brian Jen and the kids. Tucker enjoying a
s'more:
Brian's pal Dan:
And this is just too funny.... Sami at "day care" and Dan getting ready to
put Dana in "day care" too:
Breakfast:
A sourdough English muffin half with guacamolé, plain low fat yogurt,
carrots, and pickled asparagus. Yummmmy!
I did exciting stuff like watering, filling the water tubs for the
critters, left some cracked corn out for the birds, did a load of laundry.
Whooppeeee...
Then I decided to stuff some bell peppers I had in the fridge.
I sauteéd the turkey in olive oil, added in shallots, mushrooms, the diced
tops of the peppers, and garlic:
Then in went chopped parsley, spinach, and some Trader Joe's 21 Seasoning
Salute:
Lastly I added in the package of Boursin Garlic and Herb cheese....
I put a cup of chardonnay in the bottom of the Crock*Pot, added the stuffed
peppers, and topped them with Panko crumbs.... 6 hours on low.
Historically this date.............
1936 – Summer Olympic Games: Games of the XI Olympiad – Jesse Owens wins his
fourth gold medal at the games
becoming the first American to win four medals in one Olympiad.
1993 – The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year
hold on national leadership. Sure wish that would happen
here!!!!!
1944 – The United States Forest Service and the
Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring Smokey Bear for the
first time.
1945 – World War
II: Nagasaki is devastated when an atomic bomb, Fat Man, is dropped by
the United States B-29 Bockscar. 39,000 people are
killed outright.
1969 – Followers
led by Charles Manson murder
pregnant actress Sharon Tate (wife
of Roman Polanski),coffee heiress Abigail Folger, Polish actor Wojciech Frykowski, men's hairstylist Jay Sebring and recent
high-school graduate Steven Parent.
1974 – As a
direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the
first President of the United States to resign
from office. His Vice President, Gerald Ford, becomes president.
1988 – Wayne Gretzky is traded
from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in one of
the most controversial player transactions in hockey history,
upsetting many Canadians.
And births this date include....
1944 – Sam Elliott, American actor
1944 – Sam Elliott, American actor
Born in Sacramento, graduated high school in Portland, and went to
Cal State LA....
(His wife, in March 2011, Katherine Ross, got a restraining order
against their daughter after she allegedly repeatedly stabbed her with a pair of
scissors. Elliott has been married to his one and only wife, Ross, since 1984.
She, on the other hand was married 4 times before Sam~)
If the haircut is for a movie, fine. But, if it's not,
UGH!
1957 – Melanie Griffith, American actress
Lunch was an ear of corn with the creamy garlic sauce slathered on it!
OMGOOOOD! Remember when you cook corn, bring water to a boil with about 1/4 - 1
cup of white vinegar..depending on how much water. Put the corn in and take off
heat and let sit 10-12 minutes. The vinegar keeps the corn from getting mushy!
Snack: Kirkland dry roasted macadamia nuts and amonds.
Yes, "amonds". If you are from the almond growing country you know this.
When the almonds are harvested the trees are shaken so all the nuts fall off.
Once they are off the tree, they've had the "L" knocked out of them! Here is a
video of such work and notice the young man calls them "amonds"!
Ahhhh dinner.... one of the stuffed peppers topped with cheddar cheese,
lettuce topped with cream cheese and tomatoes. OMGOOOOOD!!!!
Then a Hallmark movie that was lousy. Can't remember the name, but a woman
who starts her own company and her husband becomes a stay at home dad and raises
the kids. They eventually head to college. Dad is not happy because the wife
doesn't accompany them to the school to get settled in the dorms. The dad
decides to file for separation and signs up at the college to finally get his
engineering degree. The financial backers of the mom's company sell it. She
decides to go to the college too and get her degree. She gives the school a huge
donation and gets to live in the dorm also. The kids are furious. It goes on and
on... I fast forwarded it to the end!
All I know. Nuff said. Happy Sunday. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom
Bobo
August 9th
National Rice Pudding Day
Check this out... Ree, The Pioneer Woman is funny! And her recipe sounds
great!
