Crab Dip ~ Clean Up/Clean Out Day ~ Strange Business Names ~ Sally Harper ~ Asparagus & Reruns ~ Clean Up Your Room Day

Good 37º clear sunny ice on the barn roof morning. Should be warm and sunny until about Saturday, then rain expected again.

Crab Dip....

14oz pkg imitation crab meat

1 cup mayonnaise

2½-3 teaspoons Mrs. Dash Extra Spicy Seasoning Blend

Mix it all together and refrigerate until ready to serve. May be garnished with chopped chives and serve with your favorite crackers.

This shared by Ike... LOL, this can't happen to us!

     'I CAN HEAR JUST FINE!'
  
     Three retirees, each with a hearing loss, were playing golf
     one fine March day. One remarked to the other, 'Windy,
     isn't it?' 'No,' the second man replied,
     'it's Thursday.' And the third man chimed in,
     'So am I. Let's have a beer.'

Yesterday I was SUPER lazy. Didn't want to do ANYTHING! So, I went through a box of address and phone books sister Betty had sent me that were Mom and Dad's. Salvaged some things, others went in the trash. This is what I saved:

This was inside the Forest Lawn card....

Then I went through a box of stuff Brian brought up from the barn some time ago. (All was in my bedroom. Check the bottom of the blog to see what day this is.. I got a head start!) This box was a Christmas gift box from Bullocks in downtown LA. The sticker in the lid says it was from December 1963 and the sales clerk and it was a charge.

In the box were my report cards, letters to Mom and Dad from me, dance studio programs, Jobs Daughter programs, some pictures, pay stubs (a whopping $1.50 and hour jobs), and tax records.  I had a blast going through all this. Found my Driver's Training grade..... Whoot whoot... A in Driver's Training!! Mr. Kirk was a super nice guy/teacher!

Here are some hilarious business names:

Today is a special birthday... Sally Harper, wife of the infamous Wilson graduate Jim Harper. HAPPY BIRTHDAY SALLY!!! (hey Jim... Sally... send me a recent photo of you guys!!!!)

Historically this date............

1924 – J. Edgar Hoover is appointed the Director of the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation, and remains so until his death in 1972.

1954 – Bill Haley & His Comets release "Rock Around the Clock", the first rock and rollrecord to reach number one on the Billboard charts.

2002 – F.B.I. agent Robert Hanssen is sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for selling United States secrets to Moscow for $1.4 million in cash and diamonds.

2005 – A hand grenade thrown by Vladimir Arutinian lands about 65 feet (20 metres) from U.S. President George W. Bush while he is giving a speech to a crowd in Tbilisi,Georgia, but it malfunctions and does not detonate.

And births this date include....

1899 – Fred Astaire, American dancer and actor (d. 1987)

1922 – Nancy Walker, American actress (d. 1992)

1936 – Gary Owens, American actor and announcer (d. 2015)

Later for dinner I cooked some asparagus and had reruns of the clam/gnocchi/broccoli dinner.....

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

May 10th

Clean Up Your Room Day

Clean Up Your Room Day is a day parents eagerly await........... and kids dread!

If you've got kids, it is very possible that their rooms are a vast wasteland, completely filled with "good stuff". "Messy" is too kind of an adjective to describe the conditions. Its impossible to walk through the room. Every dresser and shelf (and under the bed), is packed with everything imaginable. Dust has been piling up as long as your child has been around. Comfy, cozy, and quite livable to the child, its an everyday source of frustration for the "folks".

To mom and dad's delight, and every child's chagrin, Clean Up Your Room Day arrives every May 10th. Get out the shovels. Call in an industrial sized dumpster. Its time for everyone to clean your rooms!

Note to Kids: Clean Up Your Room Day also applies to your parents. You may want to inspect to assure that mom and dad practice what they preach!

   

  

Mother's Day ~ Egg Poacher ~ Miss Rogue River ~ Nyquist ~ Wind Vane ~ Butterscotch Brownies

Good 49º cloudy morning.

Yesterday I met up with Brian, Jen, Tucker, Sami, and Jean. We drove to Galice, north of us here on the Rogue River. We had brunch at the Galice Resort Restaurant..Thank you Brian and Jen!!! xoxoxo 

We sat on the deck overlooking the river....

More pictures later...

Had a call from Kristen, Alex, and Jack. Her most recent chemo was Friday, a smaller dose. By yesterday she was feeling good enough they all went to brunch and was In-N-Out for dinner!! Yeah Kristen!!! Here they are at brunch:

I had a text message from my Italian son, Alex. He told me he loved me and wished me Happy Mom's Day. He sent along a photo of his "day of golf" yesterday!

When we got back to Brian and Jen's house, Brian sent him a selfie of he and I and I asked him what hole he was on. He replied, "19th hole" !! LOL. That is a golf term for those of you who don't know, it means the bar. 

I got this egg poacher at the market the other day...

The first time I tried it I cooked one egg for 50 seconds. It came out with the yolk hard like hard boiled. So I tried it again using two eggs and microwaving for 1 minute, let sit 2 minutes. The eggs came out better with softer centers...

 Next time will be 45 seconds for two eggs. I like the yolk sorta runny. The directions only go up to 750 watt microwave ovens, and mine is 1250 watts. Practice practice~

The good thing, it's easy peesey, add a teaspoon of water, puncture the yolk with a knife, and microwave.

And here's the TRUTH, shared by Lynn Helbing (LASD ret). Thanks Lynn!

And some GREAT news.... pal Dan Cermak, Floor Mgr at our Ace Hardware, his and Nancy's daughter Elizabeth won MISS ROGUE RIVER!!!

Wow! Congratulations Elizabeth! Way to make your parents over the top proud!!!!

Historically this date...

1960 – The Food and Drug Administration announces it will approve birth control as an additional indication for Searle's Enovid, making Enovid the world's first approved oral contraceptive pill.

1980 – In Norco, California, five masked gunman hold up a Security Pacific bank, leading to a violent shoot-out and one of the largest pursuits in California history. Two of the gunmen and one police officer are killed and thirty-three police and civilian vehicles are destroyed in the chase.

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

http://www.rcdsa.org/norcorobbery/robbery.html

2002 – The 38-day stand-off in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem comes to an end when the Palestinians inside agree to have 13 suspected terrorists among them deported to several different countries.

And births this date include...

1918 – Mike Wallace, American journalist (d. 2012)

1946 – Candice Bergen, American actress

1949 – Billy Joel, American musician

1962 – John Corbett, American actor

...He has been in a long-term relationship with actress Bo Derek since 2002.

I recorded the Kentucky Derby on Saturday and watched it later. What a race! It was heart-pounding. That horse Nyquist is awesome! No losses. Wow. 

The recorded show was 3½ hours long. I skimmed through a lot of it... 3 races... the first being the 2 year olds, the second being the "turf race" (on grass), and the third was the derby race. Lots of fashion shots. How to make mint juleps. And lots of commentary.

When I got home yesterday afternoon Dave and PJ were up here. They had a gift for me, for feeding their fish and looking after their place while they were gone to Quartzsite all winter. They said I had to "find" the gift, it will be noticeable when the wind blows,  and they left! Well, dang! I found it... a wind vane...

The top and the bottom spin separately when the wind blows. So cool!!! xo

Later I was not in the cooking mood so dinner was:

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

xo Sue Mom Bobo

May 9th  

National Butterscotch Brownie Day

http://jensfavoritecookies.com/2014/06/02/butterscotch-blondies/

Mother's Day ~ Dem Debate ~ Baked Artichoke ~ Artichoke Vegetable Frittatas ~ Birdie ~ VE Day

Good 46º clear sunny morning.

By 1pm yesterday we warmed to 81º. Felt like summer! Then it hit 86º by almost 3pm. Kristen said down in So. Cal it was sprinkling!

 

 

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there!!!

                                My mom, Margaret Laney, and me.

 

Rod Johnson (LASD ret) shared this.... OMGOSH!

If you thought the Republican debates have been lively, even raucous, the Democrat debates have been turning ugly, and even deadly.
Short and sweet. Wait for it

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

Ha ha ha ha......

 

Historically this date....

1886 – Pharmacist John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named "Coca-Cola" as a patent medicine.

1976 – The roller coaster Revolution, the first steel coaster with a vertical loop, opens atSix Flags Magic Mountain.

1980 – The eradication of smallpox is endorsed by the World Health Organization.

1984 – Corporal Denis Lortie enters the Quebec National Assembly and opens fire, killing three and wounding 13. René Jalbert, sergeant-at-arms of the assembly, succeeds in calming him, for which he will later receive the Cross of Valour.

....................if you can believe this: "Lortie was paroled in December 1995. He now lives in Quebec and works in construction."  Canadians are just as stupid as Americans when it comes to letting the bad guys go!

 

And births this date include...

1884 – Harry S. Truman, American politician, 33rd President of the United States (d. 1972)

 

 1913 – Bob Clampett, American animator (d. 1984)

 

1926 – Don Rickles, American comedian

 

1940 – Ricky Nelson, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor (d. 1985)

When working for UPS I delivered a package to his Mulholland Drive home. He drove out just as I arrived and waved to me. This was about 1980. His butler and one of his twin sons, Gunnar or Matthew (about 13 at the time)

answered the door. He also had about 15 dogs in his yard, all different, all friendly!

 

Yesterday morning was Tucker's little league game. Had a nice chat with some ladies in the stands and with Jean, Jen's mom. Headed home and there was clear blue sky and only one cloud! Not that great a shot, as I didn't take my camera... only had phone..

At the end of the game the boys all gave their mom a long stemmed rose. How sweet.

 

For dinner I was all into artichokes. I baked one, like I posted on my blog for April 26. 2016.... sprinkled on lemon juice, drizzled in olive oil, salt and pepper, and cheese in-between the leaves. Wrapped it in foil adding some water. Baked 450º 1 hour 20 minutes. 

I also made some muffin tin frittatas ..

I re-hydrated some mixed vegetables and some mushrooms...

I put the artichoke bottoms in the sprayed muffin tin....

I was going to use 6 eggs, but one had a double yoke, so used 5. Mixed those well with a spoon full of mayonnaise...

I put cheese atop the artichoke bottoms, scooped in some of the vegetables, and added about 1/4 cup of the egg mixture. I lowered the oven heat to 400º for 35 minutes while they cooked...(then raised it back to 450º to finish the artichoke..)

Dipping sauce was regular mayo and Southwestern Ranch mayo...

Super good!!!

I liked the artichoke, but will stick with my old way of boiling for 45-55 minutes. The frittatas were my FAVORITE! Going to make these again with different vegetable ingredients!

 

This guy was outside the window while I was cooking... Goodness he/she was noise. Chirping and chirping while adding grass to it's nest...

All I know. Nuff said. Happy Mother's Day. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

May 8th

Mother's Day

                 A day to celebrate the love our mother gave/gives to us.

Mom, I love you and I miss you! ♥

 

 

VE Day

Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day) commemorates the end of fighting in Europe during World War II. After years of war, The Third Reich of Nazi Germany was defeated.  Millions of people were killed. Adolf Hitler, Germany's Dictator, had committed suicide in his bunker in Berlin.

 

The German Army ceased fighting on May 2, and formally surrendered unconditionally, on May 7th. The surrender of all German forces was arranged for May 8 at 11:01. The Allied countries planned to celebrate victory, and the cessation of hostilities.

 

Did you Know? The original planned date for the celebration of V-E Day, was May 9th, 1945. But, journalists caught wind of the plans. So, the U.S. and Britain moved the date up by a day to May 8th. Russia kept to the original planned date for May 9th. Russia still celebrates V-E Day on May 9th.