Dr. Rachael ~ Harry & David's ~ Table Rock Smoke ~ 7 Oaks Farm ~ Rogue River NAPA Auto Parts ~ Post Office Mural ~ Rays ~ Ruth Broadman ~ Japan's Surrender

Good 51º smokey morning. UGH.

 

 

Yesterday was busy. I had a doc appointment at Black Oak Medical in Medford... Owned by Asante now but being bought by Providence. All the 20+ doctors are not happy about that and are going to stay with Asante! I will too!

  

This was for my annual with Dr. Rachael Orozco.

She is such a great gal. I just love her! Anyway, sitting in the lobby watching the big fish tank...These fish are all staying on this side...

because the fish (arrow) on the right is a bully and chases all the baby fish!

Dr. Rachael's nurse, Tanya, is super too. Friendly and fun. Doc checked all and said I was good, but took a blood test, so waiting for the results on that. Also a

test! Exciting, huh? While I was in the exam room waiting for the doc I heard the girls across the hall in unison say "OH NOOOOOO" then there was some scrambling noises. Hmmm... wondered what that was all about. So, when the doc was finished and we walked out of the room I asked the girls what happened.... one looked sheepish and said "I dropped a box of donuts". LOL, OMG, yes, that would cause an uproar!!!

 

Then I went to Harry and David's.

Edda, Diamond Bar pal, wanted some of their Rainbow Angel Hair Pasta she had bought when up here visiting ... got that.

Brian wanted some chocolate covered espresso beans and sesame sticks. Got those. 

 

I got some Lemon Drop mix so I can have a Lemon Drop Martini!

And some of H&D's caramel pecan coffee beans and Pepper & Onion Relish...

 

The relish mixed with cream cheese is AMAZING!

 

Headed to Central Point to 7 Oaks. The smoke was so bad from all the fires that Table Rock was looking shrouded..

Cough cough cough.....

7 Oaks has the BEST corn in the world! Also got some Okra Chips (you'd love these Trish!), bell pepper chips, and mixed veggie chips.

Got one of these eggplants. Odd looking ..... only ever seen the smoothed skin kind.

Okra Chips (sooooooooooo good and crunchy!)

Mixed veggie chips....

Green pepper chips...

The huge bin of their corn was empty so they were replacing it... I got two ears before the bin was taken out...

Then a loaf of bread... made with roasted red tomatoes. OMGOOOOD!

Here are the other kinds. Love the names!

Then to Napa where I said the new gas can I got there was hard to figure out.

Paul and Rhea run the store during the week with their two loveable dogs. Mike, Paul's bro is there on the weekends. He was in LE in Ca also. Anyway, always a pleasure to do business with these folks. They helped me figure out this new (Colliefornicatia .. Ca made!) gas can. Sheeeeesh! Looks something like this one:

 

Weird lid you have to remove the center part of it and when you put the gas into whatever you have to press down. Odd for sure.

Letter mailed at post office...

Stop at Rays...

for more cucumbers and yogurt to make that cold cucumber soup....

(see http://oregonsue.blogspot.com/2015/08/scottie-pinwheel-infused-olive-oil-baby.html for recipe.)

 

 

Today is a special birthday, Ruth Broadman our Jackson County Republican Women's club President. HAPPY BIRTHDAY RUTH!!!! xoxo

 

Historically this date.... well, I put too many photos on the blog today and really don't have room. So if you want to read the historical haps and the famous birthdays go here to this blog, the same day of the month, just different year:

http://oregonsue.blogspot.com/2013/08/shopping-ruth.html

 

Anyway, yesterday was a fun day. Came home and crashed. Lightweight dinner, wine, and my chair!

 

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

August 14th

Japan Surrenders in WWII

 

August 14th - Japan surrenders

August 15th - Surrender announced to the world

September 2 - Ceremony and formal signing of surrender

 

VJ Day marks the end of WWII, and the cessation of fighting against Japan. It is called "Victory In Japan Day or "Victory Over Japan Day".

 

The confusion over three dates:

 

There is some confusion over what date is V-J Day. You can consider any (or all) of three dates as V-J Day. President Harry S. Truman caused some of this confusion........

 

On August 14, 1945, the Japanese government cabled to the U.S. their surrender. This is the date of most modern observances.

 

On August 15, 1945, news of the surrender was announced to the world. This sparked spontaneous celebrations over the final ending of World War II.

 

On September 2, 1945, a formal surrender ceremony was held in Tokyo Bay aboard the USS Missouri. At the time, President Truman declared September 2 to be VJ Day.

 

Regardless of which day you view as VJ Day, World War II was finally over.

TBT ~ Salmon/Quinoa/Egg ~ In-N-Out Secret Menu ~ Siren ~ Pat Reardon ~ Chuck & Linda ~ Rice Cakes & Chelada ~ In My Dreams

Good 50º hazy morning. The day yesterday for the most part was clear and sunny. The winds came up in the afternoon, blew really hard for a while, and blew all the smoke back into the valley.

Throw Back Thursday...

2006: Harry (Jen's dad), Neil (Brian and Jen's former neighbor), Jerry and Tucker, and Brian. Sadly Harry, Neil, and Jerry have all passed away.

Breakfast:

A partial can of salmon, quinoa & artichoke/roasted pepper sauce, an egg

Quinoa and sauce in a dish and then 45 seconds in the micro..

Salmon in the pan with some olive oil, make spot for egg, cook with lid on...slowly

Plate egg/salmon on top of warmed quinoa.

PERFECT!

Talking about In-N-Out yesterday and I found their secret menu on line...

Here is the protein lettuce wrapped burger... It's GOOD!

http://hackthemenu.com/in-n-out/secret-menu/

They are on FB too..

https://www.facebook.com/InNOutSecretMenu

I ran "5 Miles" yesterday... LOL, I drove the golf cart and Dude ran to the road with me (3/10ths of a mile there and 3/10ths back....) to dump trash and recycle cardboard. My friend Dan Patz (LASD ret) gave me this magnetic LASD sticker, used by posse members on their horse trailers, for my golf cart:

My neighbors Cindy and Frank gave me a siren!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JpjmKmEnwY&feature=youtu.be

Trouble is I never run into any vehicles on our road to pull over!

Today a special birthday.. my friend Pat Reardon (LASD ret)...HAPPY BIRTHDAY PATRICK!

Here with is bride Alice when they visited this past May..

And since it was Chuck and Linda Kueh's anniversary on the 11th and I didn't have a picture.. Chuck sent me one!

 Historically this date...

1918 – Women enlist in the United States Marine Corps for the first time. Opha Mae Johnson is the first woman to enlist.

.... BAMs YEAH!

1969 – The Apollo 11 astronauts are released from a three-week quarantine to enjoy aticker-tape parade in New York. That evening, at a state dinner in Los Angeles, they are awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Richard Nixon.

2004 – Opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

2008 – Michael Phelps sets the Olympic record for the most gold medals (8 in Beijing and 6 in Athens) won by an individual in Olympic history with his win in the men's 200m butterfly.

And births this date include.... (Eclectic group, for sure!)

1860 – Annie Oakley, American sharpshooter (d. 1926)

1895 – Bert Lahr, American actor (d. 1967)

 

1899 – Alfred Hitchcock, English film director (d. 1980)

1920 – Neville Brand, American actor (d. 1992)

1926 – Fidel Castro, Cuban revolutionary and politician

1929 – Pat Harrington, Jr., American actor

 

1930 – Don Ho, American vocalist and pianist (d. 2007)

 ... you realize that if Ho Chi Minh had married Don Ho... he would have been Ho Ho.      :o)

1944 – Kevin Tighe, American actor

and his partner on Emergency was Randolph Mantooth...

Today.....

 

Lunch....

3 rice cakes, one with provalone cheese and guacamole. The dessert ones ... Chocolate Hazelnut spread, and one with the Sunflower Honey spread. Then a Chelada....Budweiser & Clamato (con sal y limon ... la combination perfecta!)

Mowed the front lawn and watered. Warmed by 1pm to 89º. Sweaty out there mowing! By 1:30 it was 91º. 2pm it was 94º. 2:30 95º. 3pm 96º. 3:30 97º.  

Later, reruns for dinner and TV. Saw a Hallmark movie, In My Dreams . http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3347518/

A guy and a girl each toss a coin into the wishing fountain at the same time and start dreaming about each other, although they don't even know who the other is... The young man designs a bridge for a contest and wins. I was thinking at the time I wished I would have some more dreams about Jerry. Been a while. Well, lo and behold, I had a dream about Jerry last night, he was the bridge designer, and I wanted to take a picture of his drawing so I could show everyone! It was a nice dream and we talked a lot to each other. I woke up with a smile on my face! Sigh..............

Feel this way at times! LOL:

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

August 13th

National Filet Mignon Day

The most expensive cut of beef comes from the small end of the tenderloin, and accounts for less than 1% of the entire carcass. Boneless, it is ideally 2-1/2 inches thick (although it is sliced thinner) and 1-1/2 to 3 inches in diameter. The tenderloin runs across the back of the steer. Because this area of the animal is not weight-bearing, the connective tissue is not toughened by exercise. This results in extremely tender meat, the most tender of all beef cuts. It is lightly marbled and mild flavored compared to other cuts, and is best served rare to medium rare. The term “filet mignon” is a French derivative, the literal meaning is small (mignon) boneless meat (filet). On restaurant menus it is called filet mignon, tournedos, medallions, filet de boeuf and tenderloin steak; in the U.K. it is called fillet steak. Chateaubriand is the center, thickest cut from the tenderloin, and a specific preparation.

Or as Jerry would call filet mignon... figgley miggley !!!