The weatherman is predicting we are going to have temperatures in the 20's C
this week!
That sounded so good to me that I decided to bring out the patio furniture and plan a family bbq for Good Friday.
I am looking forward to having everyone together for the first bbq of the season!
How is the weather where you are this week?
About Me
- Laurie
- I live and love in the small town of Marmo, Ontario, Canada. I am a mother of two wonderful young men and grandmother to a little beauty that owns a big piece of my heart. I have great love for my family and they come first in my life. Mollydooker is slang for a left handed person and lord knows I am as left-handed as they come. Waltz, by definition is informal, leading purposefully( my life). I will be sharing with you my ... Mollydooker's Waltz.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Spring Clean-Up
Good Morning!
Today I am going to be out in the yard raking, cleaning the patio, getting out the patio furniture from winter storage and washing it all down in preparation for our Family BBQ on Good Friday.
I no doubt will need to make a dump run as there is my old bathroom sink and cupboard out back and an old BBQ that needs to go as well as all the leaves I will be raking up.
I will be taking advantage of the nice weather we are going to be having this week to get things ready for Friday.
I will be sure to share pictures of Friday's gathering.
Do you enjoy yard work?
Today I am going to be out in the yard raking, cleaning the patio, getting out the patio furniture from winter storage and washing it all down in preparation for our Family BBQ on Good Friday.
I no doubt will need to make a dump run as there is my old bathroom sink and cupboard out back and an old BBQ that needs to go as well as all the leaves I will be raking up.
I will be taking advantage of the nice weather we are going to be having this week to get things ready for Friday.
I will be sure to share pictures of Friday's gathering.
Do you enjoy yard work?
Monday, March 29, 2010
My Little Earth Angel
Yesterday I had a wonderful visit with my son, my daughter-in-law and my little earth angel.
We blew bubbles, played clapping games, drove her Daddy to work.
We went to Chapters where she knows her way around.
The minute we got in the door and her Mommy put her down she scooted right away over to the wooden train set they have set-up in the children's book area.
We had a great time looking at the toys and books.
We also went shopping at Value Village,where I purchased her a pretty little cardigan someone had knitted.
On the way home we stopped at Subway where her Mommy and I picked up submarines for lunch and drove back to their house to eat, her Mommy made her some curried vegetables and rice.
She ate all her lunch while my daughter-in-law and I talked about having a family BBQ on Good Friday and about all the yard sales and flea markets we will have to go to this spring and about other fun things we can share this summer.
What did you do on the weekend?
Sunday, March 28, 2010
UFC 111
Had a great night last night watching the UFC 111.
What a nice way to spend an evening with a few friends...we had an assortment of beverages and a pound of pistachio nuts and a whole lot of laughs...Happy Birthday Dewey<3
There were some fantastic fights!
Unfortunately the St. Pierre fight seemed so slow after watching the fight between Carwin and Mir!
Today I am going to visit with my little earth angel and spend the morning thrifting!
This afternoon I plan on making banana cakes again as I have had lots of requests for more and I do have some bananas that need to be used up.
What are your plans for this sunny Sunday?
What a nice way to spend an evening with a few friends...we had an assortment of beverages and a pound of pistachio nuts and a whole lot of laughs...Happy Birthday Dewey<3
There were some fantastic fights!
Unfortunately the St. Pierre fight seemed so slow after watching the fight between Carwin and Mir!
Today I am going to visit with my little earth angel and spend the morning thrifting!
This afternoon I plan on making banana cakes again as I have had lots of requests for more and I do have some bananas that need to be used up.
What are your plans for this sunny Sunday?
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Birthday Saturday
Today happens to be the birthdays of two of my favorite people, my niece and my sweetie.
I will be spending my morning baking a pie as my sweetie dislikes cake.
I was planning on making a coconut cream pie but when I was out shopping he mentioned he would like a raisin pie this year so I purchased all the ingredients I needed for that.
When I arrived home my sweetie was talking on the phone to his mother and apparently she has made him a raisin pie for his birthday so I guess tomorrow I go back to the grocery store and purchase the ingredients to make him a coconut cream pie.
I purchased for him a rare first printing of the James Audubon Birds of North America at an auction for a song.
I am anxious to give it to him as he has done a few pieces of artwork lately that he could have used the pictures in this book for a guide on colouring of some of the birds.
How do you celebrate birthdays in your home?
Does the birthday person have their choice of meal and cake/pie?
I will be spending my morning baking a pie as my sweetie dislikes cake.
I was planning on making a coconut cream pie but when I was out shopping he mentioned he would like a raisin pie this year so I purchased all the ingredients I needed for that.
When I arrived home my sweetie was talking on the phone to his mother and apparently she has made him a raisin pie for his birthday so I guess tomorrow I go back to the grocery store and purchase the ingredients to make him a coconut cream pie.
I purchased for him a rare first printing of the James Audubon Birds of North America at an auction for a song.
I am anxious to give it to him as he has done a few pieces of artwork lately that he could have used the pictures in this book for a guide on colouring of some of the birds.
How do you celebrate birthdays in your home?
Does the birthday person have their choice of meal and cake/pie?
Friday, March 26, 2010
Friday's Favorites
Well, we made it through another winter and now for the much anticipated spring weather...these below zero temperatures these past few days sure doesn't make it feel very much like spring!
Here's a recipe guaranteed to warm you up!
Chicken Diablo
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
This recipe will cook 6-8 chicken pieces, I use chicken breasts sometimes with skin and sometimes without I serve this on a bed of rice and a salad on the side.
Mix in a bowl:
4 tablespoons of melted butter
1/2 cup of honey
1/4 cup of mustard (I use hot mustard but if you prefer it to be not so spicy/hot use regular mustard).
1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of curry powder
1 teaspoon of curry paste
1-2 teaspoons of chili powder(add one then taste it if you would like more, add more)
Mix these ingredients together and coat chicken and place in baking dish and pour rest of sauce on top, cover and bake for 45 minutes to an hour depending on the size of the chicken pieces.
Baste chicken pieces 3-4 times while baking and remove the lid for the last 15-20 minutes of baking time.
Enjoy!
Here's a recipe guaranteed to warm you up!
Chicken Diablo
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
This recipe will cook 6-8 chicken pieces, I use chicken breasts sometimes with skin and sometimes without I serve this on a bed of rice and a salad on the side.
Mix in a bowl:
4 tablespoons of melted butter
1/2 cup of honey
1/4 cup of mustard (I use hot mustard but if you prefer it to be not so spicy/hot use regular mustard).
1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of curry powder
1 teaspoon of curry paste
1-2 teaspoons of chili powder(add one then taste it if you would like more, add more)
Mix these ingredients together and coat chicken and place in baking dish and pour rest of sauce on top, cover and bake for 45 minutes to an hour depending on the size of the chicken pieces.
Baste chicken pieces 3-4 times while baking and remove the lid for the last 15-20 minutes of baking time.
Enjoy!
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Busy Thursday
I am off to T.O. to bring my brother to his doctor appointment today but will be thinking of what wonderful Friday's Favorites I will share with you all tomorrow.
Enjoy your day!
Enjoy your day!
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
How I Cured Stage 4 Cancer in Two Weeks For Less Than The Cost Of A Night At The Movies
How I Cured Stage 4 Cancer in Two Weeks For Less Than The Cost Of A Night At The Movies
Just click on the above link to read more, I was really impressed this fellow only wanted to share his recipe not sell it.
What do you think?
Just click on the above link to read more, I was really impressed this fellow only wanted to share his recipe not sell it.
What do you think?
Wednesday Already?
This week has passed by so quickly...I did have big plans for this week and of course they had to be changed due to feeling like crap!!!!
Hopefully next month the tests will show what the heck is wrong...unfortunately it will take me until the middle of June to get my results, meaning it will have been 11 months of pain and I am almost ready to blow my head off...lucky I don't own a gun.
I hope that you will have a healthy spring 2010.
Hopefully next month the tests will show what the heck is wrong...unfortunately it will take me until the middle of June to get my results, meaning it will have been 11 months of pain and I am almost ready to blow my head off...lucky I don't own a gun.
I hope that you will have a healthy spring 2010.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Showers for Flowers
As much as I would love to see the sun shining today, I have got to remember that with these spring showers come all the beautiful flowers!
I sure don't want to rush the season but...once I had a look at some of my pictures of my flowers from last spring it makes me want to enjoy the beauty of all the blossoming trees and flowers as soon as possible!
Monday, March 22, 2010
Monday's Mess
Good Morning!
Monday's mess is always the hardest one to tackle...had a wonderful weekend visiting with my eldest son.
Today putting the house in order and doing laundry are on my list of to do's.
Anyone have a to do list each day?
Monday's mess is always the hardest one to tackle...had a wonderful weekend visiting with my eldest son.
Today putting the house in order and doing laundry are on my list of to do's.
Anyone have a to do list each day?
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Spring!
Well we have enjoyed some great weather this March and I do hope that you all took advantage of it.
I hated to wake this morning to SNOW!
Remember it is March and today being the first day of spring makes it a little easier to swallow.
Have a great Sunday snow or not....IT'S SPRING!!!!!
I hated to wake this morning to SNOW!
Remember it is March and today being the first day of spring makes it a little easier to swallow.
Have a great Sunday snow or not....IT'S SPRING!!!!!
Friday, March 19, 2010
RIP Smudge
My sweet little girlie Smudge had to be put down yesterday.
She will be missed terribly.
I know I probably could have kept her alive for a few more days but why make the poor dear suffer more than she already has.
I have been trying to nurse her back to health for the last 6 weeks she would go from looking ready for the rag bag one day to looking like her old self the next.
On her good days I would have hope that she would be her old self again and on her bad days feeling as though I was being cruel keeping her alive because I didn't want to lose her.
Thursday night she started losing bowel and bladder control and Friday morning she didn't even have the strength to clean herself.
As much as I loved her I couldn't watch her suffer anymore and had to have her put down.
The only consolation is that I know for the 11 years she was with us she had a good life.
I am truly gonna miss her little paw reaching up to me for some cuddles and how she use to talk my ear off, as long as you would talk to her she would talk back.
May you rest in peace Smudge<3
Friday's Favorite
Banana Cake
SERVES 16 , 1 9x13 pan
or 4 loaf pans
Do not adjust this recipe
it does not reduce or double well.
Ingredients
* 1 1/2 cups bananas, mashed, ripe
* 2 teaspoons lemon juice
* 3 cups flour
* 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 3/4 cup butter, softened
* 2 1/8 cups sugar
* 3 large eggs
* 2 teaspoons vanilla
* 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
Frosting
* 1/2 cup butter, softened
* 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
* 1 teaspoon vanilla
* 3 1/2 cups icing sugar
Garnish
* chopped walnuts
Directions
Preheat oven to 275°.
Grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan.
In a small bowl, mix mashed banana with the lemon juice; set aside.
In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
In a large bowl, cream 3/4 cup butter and 2 1/8 cups sugar until light and fluffy.
Beat in eggs, one at a time, then stir in 2 tsp vanilla.
Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk.
Stir in banana mixture.
Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for one hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Remove from oven and place directly into the freezer for 45 minutes. This will make the cake very moist.
For the frosting, cream the butter and cream cheese until smooth.
Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla.
Add icing sugar and beat on low speed until combined, then on high speed until frosting is smooth.
Spread on cooled cake.
Sprinkle chopped walnuts over top of the frosting, if desired.
Many thanks to Rhonda *J* for this wonderful recipe...it's a keeper and now my go to recipe for Banana Bread!
SERVES 16 , 1 9x13 pan
or 4 loaf pans
Do not adjust this recipe
it does not reduce or double well.
Ingredients
* 1 1/2 cups bananas, mashed, ripe
* 2 teaspoons lemon juice
* 3 cups flour
* 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 3/4 cup butter, softened
* 2 1/8 cups sugar
* 3 large eggs
* 2 teaspoons vanilla
* 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
Frosting
* 1/2 cup butter, softened
* 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
* 1 teaspoon vanilla
* 3 1/2 cups icing sugar
Garnish
* chopped walnuts
Directions
Preheat oven to 275°.
Grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan.
In a small bowl, mix mashed banana with the lemon juice; set aside.
In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
In a large bowl, cream 3/4 cup butter and 2 1/8 cups sugar until light and fluffy.
Beat in eggs, one at a time, then stir in 2 tsp vanilla.
Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk.
Stir in banana mixture.
Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for one hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Remove from oven and place directly into the freezer for 45 minutes. This will make the cake very moist.
For the frosting, cream the butter and cream cheese until smooth.
Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla.
Add icing sugar and beat on low speed until combined, then on high speed until frosting is smooth.
Spread on cooled cake.
Sprinkle chopped walnuts over top of the frosting, if desired.
Many thanks to Rhonda *J* for this wonderful recipe...it's a keeper and now my go to recipe for Banana Bread!
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Doctor Day
Well, off to the hospital for tests for the day,so enjoy the nice weather out there for me will you?
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Sunny March
Well this certainly has been a beautiful March ~ weather wise.
As you can see by the above photo the lawn is starting to green up and the little bit of snow that is left is in the foreground.
The temperature yesterday was 17 C people were coatless and outside enjoying the sunshine.
How have you been spending your time in this beautiful March weather?
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
I can't believe the nice weather we have been blessed with this past winter.
The last two weeks have been unbelievable and this week is suppose to be exceptional as well they are calling for temperatures to reach 15 or 16 degrees!
I am planning on enjoying every minute of it while it lasts.
I am sure we will still be in for a dumping of snow before too long.
I have noticed that the crocus' are up and the grass is actually starting to green up.
I hope that you are enjoying some nice weather this week too.
Any plans for the March Break this week?
The last two weeks have been unbelievable and this week is suppose to be exceptional as well they are calling for temperatures to reach 15 or 16 degrees!
I am planning on enjoying every minute of it while it lasts.
I am sure we will still be in for a dumping of snow before too long.
I have noticed that the crocus' are up and the grass is actually starting to green up.
I hope that you are enjoying some nice weather this week too.
Any plans for the March Break this week?
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Wonderful Weekend
Good morning!
Click on the title of my blog "Wonderful Weekend" to be linked to the video.
I can't believe how quickly this weekend passed by.
I spent Saturday baking banana cakes and doing some visiting with some friends.
Saturday night I went to Bunker's Hideout in Marmora Ontario to see the band The Remedy.
If you ever get a chance to see this band, they are from the Quinte area and they are fantastic.
The drummer in the band is Chris Toms he is not only talented he is one of the nicest young men you will meet.
I added a link to a video of the band taken with cell phone but non the less a taste of what you missed this past weekend.
Enjoy!
Sunday I had a play date with my little earth angel Gretchen Fawn.
We played the day away, I don't know whether or not she napped after I left but I can tell you I was so played out I sure did!
Click on the title of my blog "Wonderful Weekend" to be linked to the video.
I can't believe how quickly this weekend passed by.
I spent Saturday baking banana cakes and doing some visiting with some friends.
Saturday night I went to Bunker's Hideout in Marmora Ontario to see the band The Remedy.
If you ever get a chance to see this band, they are from the Quinte area and they are fantastic.
The drummer in the band is Chris Toms he is not only talented he is one of the nicest young men you will meet.
I added a link to a video of the band taken with cell phone but non the less a taste of what you missed this past weekend.
Enjoy!
Sunday I had a play date with my little earth angel Gretchen Fawn.
We played the day away, I don't know whether or not she napped after I left but I can tell you I was so played out I sure did!
Snowy Sunday
Today it started out snowing and now is raining.
I am sure glad the snow stopped, I would much rather see the rain.
I am looking forward to visiting my little earth angel today.
I hope you are spending your Sunday doing something you love!
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Saturday
Well It has been very difficult to think of songs for the last two days but I have a feeling that Saturday and Sunday's list will make up for that.
Come Saturday Morning ~ The Sandpipers
Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting ~ Elton John
One More Saturday Night ~ The Grateful Dead
Saturday Gig ~ Mott The Hoople
Saturday In The Park ~ Chicago
Saturday Night Special ~ Lynyrd Skynard
Saturday Night ~ Bay City Rollers
Saturday Night ~ Ten Years After
Saturday's Child ~ The Monkees
Same Old Saturday Night ~ Frank Sinatra
Saturday Night Fever~ The Bee Gees
Come Saturday Morning ~ The Sandpipers
Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting ~ Elton John
One More Saturday Night ~ The Grateful Dead
Saturday Gig ~ Mott The Hoople
Saturday In The Park ~ Chicago
Saturday Night Special ~ Lynyrd Skynard
Saturday Night ~ Bay City Rollers
Saturday Night ~ Ten Years After
Saturday's Child ~ The Monkees
Same Old Saturday Night ~ Frank Sinatra
Saturday Night Fever~ The Bee Gees
Friday, March 12, 2010
Friday's Favorites
Beef Stew
2 pounds beef cut up into bite size pieces
4 cups of V-8 Juice
3 medium sized onions quartered
6 medium carrots chopped
1 cup turnip diced
2 cups diced potatoes
2 medium parsnips chopped
2 cloves garlic minced
2 stalks celery chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil to fry meat
2 tablespoons worchestershire sauce
2 cups of beef bouillon
Salt and pepper to taste
In large stock pot brown beef in olive oil, add garlic, onion and celery and worchestershire.
Add beef bouillon and V-8 Juice.
Once beef is browned add parsnips,carrots, turnip, boil 20 minutes then add potato continue to boil until firm but almost cooked then thicken with either cornstarch or flour.(I use cornstarch).
cook over low heat for another 45 mins.
Laurie's Homemade Biscuits
2 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup shortening
1 cup milk or cream
2 chopped green onion or chives
1/2 cup shredded cheese
1/2 pound cooked chopped bacon
Preheat oven to 450 degrees
Combine flour, baking powder and salt.
Cut in shortening with two knives until mixture looks like oatmeal.
Make a well in the center of the ingredients and add all the liquid at once.
Stir batter vigorously and it frees up from the sides of the bowl.
Add Cheese, onion and bacon bits mix and turn dough out onto floured board.
Knead lightly for a few seconds, roll out to 1/2" thickness and cut dough with floured cutter and place on ungreased baking sheet.
Bake 12~15 minutes or until done.
Serve immediately with you hot stew.
Enjoy!
2 pounds beef cut up into bite size pieces
4 cups of V-8 Juice
3 medium sized onions quartered
6 medium carrots chopped
1 cup turnip diced
2 cups diced potatoes
2 medium parsnips chopped
2 cloves garlic minced
2 stalks celery chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil to fry meat
2 tablespoons worchestershire sauce
2 cups of beef bouillon
Salt and pepper to taste
In large stock pot brown beef in olive oil, add garlic, onion and celery and worchestershire.
Add beef bouillon and V-8 Juice.
Once beef is browned add parsnips,carrots, turnip, boil 20 minutes then add potato continue to boil until firm but almost cooked then thicken with either cornstarch or flour.(I use cornstarch).
cook over low heat for another 45 mins.
Laurie's Homemade Biscuits
2 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup shortening
1 cup milk or cream
2 chopped green onion or chives
1/2 cup shredded cheese
1/2 pound cooked chopped bacon
Preheat oven to 450 degrees
Combine flour, baking powder and salt.
Cut in shortening with two knives until mixture looks like oatmeal.
Make a well in the center of the ingredients and add all the liquid at once.
Stir batter vigorously and it frees up from the sides of the bowl.
Add Cheese, onion and bacon bits mix and turn dough out onto floured board.
Knead lightly for a few seconds, roll out to 1/2" thickness and cut dough with floured cutter and place on ungreased baking sheet.
Bake 12~15 minutes or until done.
Serve immediately with you hot stew.
Enjoy!
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Thursday/Friday
Sweet Thursday ~ Johnny Mathis
Thursday's Child ~David Bowie
Wow !
Thursday's is a hard one, I could only think of two!
Fridays are included today not just because I couldn't think of anymore for Thursdays I just wanted to be able to share with you my Friday's Favorites!
Friday I'm In Love ~ The Cure
Friday ~ J.J. Cale
Friday's Child ~ Nancy Sinatra
Friday Street ~ Paul Weller
Friday seems to be a short list too anyone have anymore for Thursday or Friday?
Thursday's Child ~David Bowie
Wow !
Thursday's is a hard one, I could only think of two!
Fridays are included today not just because I couldn't think of anymore for Thursdays I just wanted to be able to share with you my Friday's Favorites!
Friday I'm In Love ~ The Cure
Friday ~ J.J. Cale
Friday's Child ~ Nancy Sinatra
Friday Street ~ Paul Weller
Friday seems to be a short list too anyone have anymore for Thursday or Friday?
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Wednesday's Song Titles
Wednesday Week ~ The Undertones
Wednesday Like A River ~ Sheila E
Wednesday Morning 3 AM ~ Simon and Garfunkel
Wednesday In Your Garden ~ The Guess Who
Wednesday Like A River ~ Sheila E
Wednesday Morning 3 AM ~ Simon and Garfunkel
Wednesday In Your Garden ~ The Guess Who
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Tuesday
I hope you all have your thinking caps on to be able to add to my list, it is harder than it seems!
Ruby Tuesday~ Rolling Stones
Tuesday's Gone ~Lynyrd Skynyrd
Love You Til Tuesday~ David Bowie
Tuesday Afternoon ~Moody Blues
Tuesday Morning ~The Pogues
Tuesday's Dead~ Cat Stevens
Sweet Tuesday Morning~ Badfinger
Sun Comes Up it's Tuesday Morning~ Cowboy Junkies
Ruby Tuesday~ Rolling Stones
Tuesday's Gone ~Lynyrd Skynyrd
Love You Til Tuesday~ David Bowie
Tuesday Afternoon ~Moody Blues
Tuesday Morning ~The Pogues
Tuesday's Dead~ Cat Stevens
Sweet Tuesday Morning~ Badfinger
Sun Comes Up it's Tuesday Morning~ Cowboy Junkies
Monday, March 8, 2010
Monday
Just for the fun of it I thought I would try to name all the songs I could think of with the day in the title for each day this week.
Please feel free to add to this list, I am sure I have neglected to mention a few.
Be prepared on Thursday to add Friday songs too as Friday is Friday's Favorites.
Stormy Monday ~The Allman Bros.
Rainy days and Mondays~The Carpenters
Sunday, Monday,Tuesday~ Jessica Jones
Sunday, Monday or Always~ Bing Crosby
Suddenly Monday~ Melanie C
Monday's Rain ~ the Bee Gees
Monday Without You ~ Carole King
I Don't Like Mondays ~ Boomtown Rats
It Might As Well Stay Monday From Now On ~ Cher
Fell In Love On A Monday ~ Fats Domino
Make it Till Monday ~ The Verve
Please feel free to add to this list, I am sure I have neglected to mention a few.
Be prepared on Thursday to add Friday songs too as Friday is Friday's Favorites.
Stormy Monday ~The Allman Bros.
Monday, Monday ~The Mamas & The Papas
Come Monday ~Jimmy Buffet
Manic Monday ~The Bangles
Blue Monday ~New Order,
Monday Morning ~Fleetwood Mac
Permanent Monday ~Jordan Sparks
Except for Monday ~Lori Morgan
New Moon on Monday ~Duran Duran
Monday, Monday, Monday ~Tegan and Sarah
Rainy Monday ~ Shiny Toy GunsRainy days and Mondays~The Carpenters
Sunday, Monday,Tuesday~ Jessica Jones
Sunday, Monday or Always~ Bing Crosby
Suddenly Monday~ Melanie C
Monday's Rain ~ the Bee Gees
Monday Without You ~ Carole King
I Don't Like Mondays ~ Boomtown Rats
It Might As Well Stay Monday From Now On ~ Cher
Fell In Love On A Monday ~ Fats Domino
Make it Till Monday ~ The Verve
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Sunday Morning
Good morning!
Today is going to be a wonderful day, I plan on going to see my little earth angel.
No matter how down in the dumps I get, a visit with my little earth angel Gretchen always gives me the lift I need.
Although I don't get to spend as much time with her as I would like to, I treasure every moment we share.
The picture above was taken by my daughter-in-law, apparently Gretchen was helping her do the laundry.
Now that I have shared with you my plans for the day, how about sharing with me yours?
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Saturday
Well It has been very difficult to think of songs for the last two days but I have a feeling that Saturday and Sunday's list will make up for that.
Come Saturday Morning ~ The Sandpipers
Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting ~ Elton John
One More Saturday Night ~ The Grateful Dead
Saturday Gig ~ Mott The Hoople
Saturday In The Park ~ Chicago
Saturday Night Special ~ Lynyrd Skynard
Saturday Night ~ Bay City Rollers
Saturday Night ~ Ten Years After
Saturday's Child ~ The Monkees
Same Old Saturday Night ~ Frank Sinatra
Saturday Night Fever~ The Bee Gees
Come Saturday Morning ~ The Sandpipers
Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting ~ Elton John
One More Saturday Night ~ The Grateful Dead
Saturday Gig ~ Mott The Hoople
Saturday In The Park ~ Chicago
Saturday Night Special ~ Lynyrd Skynard
Saturday Night ~ Bay City Rollers
Saturday Night ~ Ten Years After
Saturday's Child ~ The Monkees
Same Old Saturday Night ~ Frank Sinatra
Saturday Night Fever~ The Bee Gees
Bring On The Sunshine!
This past week has been wonderful for taking long walks in the sunshine.
For the first week in March the weather has been unbelievable!
Today the temperature is suppose to reach double digits and I am planning to go to the farmer's market and purchase some root vegetables to make a stew.
I promise I will share my recipe for this fabulous stew and the biscuits I make to go along with this hearty meal on Friday's Favorites !
I hope you all get out in the sunshine this weekend and enjoy the taste of spring that mother nature has given us.
What are you planning to do this sunny Saturday?
For the first week in March the weather has been unbelievable!
Today the temperature is suppose to reach double digits and I am planning to go to the farmer's market and purchase some root vegetables to make a stew.
I promise I will share my recipe for this fabulous stew and the biscuits I make to go along with this hearty meal on Friday's Favorites !
I hope you all get out in the sunshine this weekend and enjoy the taste of spring that mother nature has given us.
What are you planning to do this sunny Saturday?
Friday, March 5, 2010
Friday's Favorites!
It's Friday again and as promised I am posting one of my favorite recipes.
I actually made this recipe this week and my parents and myself have been enjoying it for lunches with a nice loaf of french bread.
Potato/Leek Soup
3 leeks sliced (ensure you soak them well to get all the grit out)
2 small onions diced
2 cloves of garlic minced
2 potatoes peeled and diced
3 cups chicken broth
1 quart of heavy cream (Whipping cream or cereal cream works well too)
1 quart of milk
cornstarch
1/4 pound of butter
Salt and Pepper
I usually start out with my stock pot as it starts out large and cooks down quite a bit, in the end you have about half as much.
This recipe makes about 12 generous servings.
In large stock pot melt butter over medium heat.
Add leeks, onion and garlic.
Saute` until tender but not brown.
Add the broth, potato, salt and pepper and cook until potato about half cooked.
Add the cream and 1/2 the milk and turn the heat down to low and cook over low stirring often for 2-3 hours.
Once your potato is cooked through (firm not mushy) mix cornstarch (I use about 4-6 tablespoons full) and the rest of the milk together and stir into the soup continue cooking until the soup is the desired consistency
( this will probably take another hour on a medium heat) ensure you stir more often as you don't want to scorch your soup!
Serve and enjoy!
(This is recipe less the leeks,onions, potatoes and garlic is the base for all my cream soups).
I actually made this recipe this week and my parents and myself have been enjoying it for lunches with a nice loaf of french bread.
Potato/Leek Soup
3 leeks sliced (ensure you soak them well to get all the grit out)
2 small onions diced
2 cloves of garlic minced
2 potatoes peeled and diced
3 cups chicken broth
1 quart of heavy cream (Whipping cream or cereal cream works well too)
1 quart of milk
cornstarch
1/4 pound of butter
Salt and Pepper
I usually start out with my stock pot as it starts out large and cooks down quite a bit, in the end you have about half as much.
This recipe makes about 12 generous servings.
In large stock pot melt butter over medium heat.
Add leeks, onion and garlic.
Saute` until tender but not brown.
Add the broth, potato, salt and pepper and cook until potato about half cooked.
Add the cream and 1/2 the milk and turn the heat down to low and cook over low stirring often for 2-3 hours.
Once your potato is cooked through (firm not mushy) mix cornstarch (I use about 4-6 tablespoons full) and the rest of the milk together and stir into the soup continue cooking until the soup is the desired consistency
( this will probably take another hour on a medium heat) ensure you stir more often as you don't want to scorch your soup!
Serve and enjoy!
(This is recipe less the leeks,onions, potatoes and garlic is the base for all my cream soups).
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Cat Love
Today I thought I would introduce you to my companions.The top picture is of my pretty calico Smudge, although she looks to be a kitten she is 11 years old.
The bottom picture is my handsome lynx point Smokey-Joe, he will be turning 14 in April.
These cats are great company and love to spend their time out in the yard eating up the catnip that grows around the gardens and the chives that grow in the vegetable garden.
When they are not in the yard they are at my parents door begging for treats.
Smudge patiently waits but Smokey-Joe actually knocks on the door until my Dad shows up to give him a treat and a bit of attention.
This has been a ritual for the past 10 years and it doesn't seem to matter how nasty the weather is Smokey-Joe will sit and knock and wait, if that doesn't work he positions himself so he can see what is going on in their house either through the window of the back door, their kitchen window or on their front porch to look in through the front door.
Do you have a pet story you would like to share?
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Left-handed Scissors?
Good moring! I have been having a time with my scissors again today and to prove once again that left handed and right handed scissors are made differently I felt I had to re-post this for all the right handed people in my household that keep using my left handed scissors.
I thought today I would share with you one of my pet peeves of being a lefty...SCISSORS!!!!
If you are a lefty you know the aggravation I am feeling when faced with the task of using scissors.
In my home there are about 10 pairs of scissors , most of them right handed.
Trying to keep my left handed scissors out of the grips of the right handed people in my household has been difficult.
With so many pairs of right handed scissors why do they need to ruin mine?
The answer is, they do not put things back in their place when they finished using them so mine are the easiest pair to find when doing anything because they are put back in the place they belong when I finish using them.
Left handed scissors are made to be used by left handed people, they are made different and when a right handed person uses them they tend to pull the blades apart rendering them useless to the lefty that picks them up to use them left handed.
I have had many arguments over the years about this and I finally found an article that actually backed up my claims.
I thought today I would share with you one of my pet peeves of being a lefty...SCISSORS!!!!
If you are a lefty you know the aggravation I am feeling when faced with the task of using scissors.
In my home there are about 10 pairs of scissors , most of them right handed.
Trying to keep my left handed scissors out of the grips of the right handed people in my household has been difficult.
With so many pairs of right handed scissors why do they need to ruin mine?
The answer is, they do not put things back in their place when they finished using them so mine are the easiest pair to find when doing anything because they are put back in the place they belong when I finish using them.
Left handed scissors are made to be used by left handed people, they are made different and when a right handed person uses them they tend to pull the blades apart rendering them useless to the lefty that picks them up to use them left handed.
I have had many arguments over the years about this and I finally found an article that actually backed up my claims.
" Right-hand scissors, the part of the scissors lying `on top' at
the intersection of the two parts, will be the one from top-left
to bottom-right, whereas for left-hand scissors, the uppermost will
be the part from bottom-left to top-right. Turning the scissors around
or up-side down won't change this relationship.
Secondly the reason for this difference lies in the way the scissors are opened and closed by your left or right hand. When you close the scissors, the cutting edges close and the cutting edges
are pressed together because your fingers holding the scissors bend
and your thumb stretches. If the cutting edges are pushed away from
each other, the material being cut slides in between, and is definitely not cut. This is what happens when you use right-hand scissors
with your left hand.
Since your left hand is a mirrored version of your right hand,
your scissors should be `mirrored' as well. This is why the cutting
edges are made on the opposite side of each part, and the parts
are assembled just the opposite way, giving you perfect left-handed
scissors."
My thanks go out to Jurgen Van Engelen for providing the right-handed people in my household with proof that what I have been saying all these years is so!
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Smoke-free !
Well, it has been 24 hours and I am smoke-free and not missing it a bit!
This time I really took a long, hard look as to why I have failed to become a non-smoker.
I came to realize that it has been how I have been looking at stopping smoking...I always looked at it as if I would eventually become a non-smoker if I could just ignore cigarettes.
This time I realize that the minute I put my cigarette out, I am a non-smoker.
I am not depriving myself of anything but better health and many other positive gains.
I keep telling myself each time I feel the craving for a cigarette that it is a good thing, that it is just my body purging itself of all the nasty chemicals I have been putting into it for the past 36 years and within a few weeks my body will recover... Day one, the first day of the rest of my life as a non-smoker and feeling wonderful!
This time I really took a long, hard look as to why I have failed to become a non-smoker.
I came to realize that it has been how I have been looking at stopping smoking...I always looked at it as if I would eventually become a non-smoker if I could just ignore cigarettes.
This time I realize that the minute I put my cigarette out, I am a non-smoker.
I am not depriving myself of anything but better health and many other positive gains.
I keep telling myself each time I feel the craving for a cigarette that it is a good thing, that it is just my body purging itself of all the nasty chemicals I have been putting into it for the past 36 years and within a few weeks my body will recover... Day one, the first day of the rest of my life as a non-smoker and feeling wonderful!
Monday, March 1, 2010
Monday, Monday...
Welcome to the first day of March!
Today is the day I marked on my calendar as my quit smoking date and am determined to do it this time!
I have stopped smoking many times before and tried patches, gum, books,hypnotism.
This time it is going to be with sheer willpower and the support of my family and friends.
It has to be the hardest thing that I have ever had to accomplish and I know from past experience that while I was quit I felt great.
Unfortunately it is really hard to stay quit when everyone around you is still smoking and each room you enter has a package of cigarettes laying on the table...
I have to say, I won't miss coughing my brains out every morning when I awake.
Anyone have any tips to help make this attempt successful ?
Today is the day I marked on my calendar as my quit smoking date and am determined to do it this time!
I have stopped smoking many times before and tried patches, gum, books,hypnotism.
This time it is going to be with sheer willpower and the support of my family and friends.
It has to be the hardest thing that I have ever had to accomplish and I know from past experience that while I was quit I felt great.
Unfortunately it is really hard to stay quit when everyone around you is still smoking and each room you enter has a package of cigarettes laying on the table...
I have to say, I won't miss coughing my brains out every morning when I awake.
Anyone have any tips to help make this attempt successful ?
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