We might as well stick with the cat cartoons for another day or so; this one is from 2004. I saw a short BBC documentary on Netflix the other night, about cats. It was called, “The Lion in Your Living Room.” Some of the things it told me about cats I already knew, and some I did not. At any rate, it was almost an hour-long video of beautiful cats and cute kittens and their weird behavior. The documentary did not say so directly, but it made clear that cats are not big fans of team sports. Speaking of, I have gone this far this year without mentioning college football here. Well, the rivalry season is upon us, and either that means something to you or it does not. As for me, I have my lucky shirt and my lucky cats (two of them!) lined up and ready to go.
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The move toward socialism has been only delayed, not defeated.
So foggy outside I thought it was snowing. Can’t see much out bedroom windows, have not gone to kitchen to look out those toward creek.
Today’s TIP BlogSpot:
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I take it that ‘kamikaze’ now refers to a specific cocktail. Painting’s title is simply ‘Bachante’. As young mothers go, she’s kinda cute, though that’s relatively unimportant.
Peace,
I didn’t bring ‘isms’ up, but what about the rd. to a different -ism? Shades of ’33, Weimar? We’ll see.
Peace,
Good morning Villagers…..
Well, I did it…..applied for Social Security. I can still do some part time work, and the way it looks at the hen house, we’re only going to get in about to fifiteen hours a week due t the weather being cold. Talk about a life changing style here. Oh, well. Need to do some serious house cleaning anyway.
Jackie, just what are you going to do with all that food???? Want come for supper 🙂
Speaking of groceries…need to pick up a few things…need sugar to go with my coffee.
My oven quit….looks like the crock post for beans….does a microwave cook cornbread? What so depressing, we’re semi comfortabel $ wise with the land and the homestead….but no cash flow.
Now were is that box that I am to put all my trouble and worries into and turn it over to God?
God bless us all.
Sideburns, I am so sorry for your loss.
emb, your Kamikaze: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/kamikaze-200286
Jimmy, PBS had a great two-part program called “The Story of Cats.” Part two was broadcast last night. Covered evolution, migration, traits, skills, social habits, and domestication. Gets my Triple W Award: well worth watching.
Sideburns, I’m so sorry you lost Gully. It is so hard to let them go.
Jackie, I think many of us are feeling dazed and confused right now. We are just need to keep on keepin’ on. Please know that there is goodness and hope in every person you see today. And reschedule those appointments, girl!
Thank youLost in A**2, for sharing your good, hopeful thoughts!
Bless you, Debbe. You have the strength and sense of Eleanor Roosevelt.
Jean: Thanks. After considering the recipe + one gulp notion, I’ll settle for a Taddy Porter, Samuel Smith’s Oatmeal Stout, or Summit Pale Ale, not gulped, but savored with supper. Peace,
Jackie, maybe this will help you feel better: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2016/11/10/global-stocks-rise-investor-fears-ease-over-trump-victory/93580628/
Thanks Mark, encouraging. And my friends who do not support the shocking views of our new leader are pointing out that neither did popular vote and we are still the moral majority with ethics, kindness, manners, principles and faith so we must continue in that manner. That includes all the Villagers I feel.
Unfortunately I live in a state where 65% of t he population feel differently. But I have always known that. I always feel like an episode of Green Acres minus the pig.
Bless us and give us roast pork and squashfor lunch if I get the kitchen cleaned. Hot water corn bread and corn cakes can cook on top of stove in skillet, Debbe.
Debbe I do believe that cornbread can be done in a nuker, but it is difficult to do right. For a better no oven baked treat get a bread machine. We have one that I have no idea where it came from and occasionally use when I get to craving for home made bread. Easy, no fuss, easy clean up, wonderful bread. We can eat a whole loaf, if I make a small one, in three days time. Ours is called The Bread Machine, made by Welbuilt.
ursen and Debbe, the best bread machine I have ever used is made by Zojirushi. You can also bake cakes and make jam with it.
I have something sitting on counter I use every day which has oven, grill, convection all in one and bakes fantastic cornbread or anything else. Have not turned on stoves oven in three years. My daughter bought it with my money so it may not be cheap?
If trying to utilize something you own, cornbread can be cooked in electric skillet with lid on. I have owned many microwaves since 1971 and have had no success baking or seriously cooking in one. Ditto bread machines. Corn bread cannot be made in one.
If desperate and you own a cast iron dutch oven dig a hole in yard, burn down to coals, put oven with lid on it and pile coals on top lid. You can bake cornbread, biscuits, cobblers, some cakes and chicken and dumplings.
In case of camping or loss of electricity and extension cords I am a good person to have along. I can even skin a deer and cut the meat, catch a fish and clean and cook it. Your situation hasn’t reached that yet however. Our ancestors never owned an oven. I recommend fried cornbread, better than baked but look up recipe, not same.
Oh the skyline of Toronto
Is somethin’ you’ll get onto
But they say you’ve got to live there for a while
~Gordon Lightfoot
Just trying to settle in. Feels awkward as hell being an exile.
I have referred to myself as a Texan in exile or displaced for 22 years.
We are receiving news reports of violent outbreaks in the States, y’all say safe.
I would respectfully say that the best bread machine that I ever owned was my hands. It takes only a few minutes longer, although you need a longer time commitment (to rise twice then bake) but, at least for me, it is well worth it.
Anyone wanting a laugh, taking a soaking bubble and salts bath, got ready to get out and couldn’t. Pulled andr tugged and twisted almost an hour before I got out. Just like Janis all I could think of.
Ironically I hurt way more than I did edore the relaxing soak to help for sore muscles .
Good grief, Jackie, that’s awful! You could hurt yourself trying so hard to get out! Better stick to showers until you get the knee replacement. I gave up the tub years ago — it was too hard to get out — have a sore knee; overweight but only 20 pounds or so, then. Less now
You are a good sport to laugh about it. I’d probably be crying.
I kept telling Dickens to go get someone, tell them Timmy had fallen down the well and go bark at window until someone noticed hint. He stayed faithfully at Mt side
Sideburns – I have a senior kitty too. She drives me crazy, but I will hate the day I have to make the decision you did. Many hugs.
And how many clocks did I change? One. I keep my phone and tablet (my alarms) on a 24 hour clock so I never confuse AM and PM. Noticed the car also had this option, and when I made the switch, discovered it was set wrong. I never set any of my electronics’ clocks, and the sole genuine alarm clock is in my office and only gets reset after an outage. (When it annoys me enough to reset it.) Battery operated clocks I have a plenty (including the drawer full of watches I never wear) are all stopped and have been for years. Yes, I am weird.
Work still sucks.
Peace for all
Have two cheap [Timex and Amitron] watches. One is set / CDT, other CST. Have lost both directions; one has 3 buttons, other 4. When battery dies, take watch to jeweler, buy replacement batt., and have it installed and watch reset. Never travel far, so am well suited. Prius clock is on CDT always.
Peace,
Just left the Dwight Yokum concert, one of hardest working acts touring. He works harder than the Stones or Tina Turner, both hard acase. Kong of rockabilly and more rock than country
My clothes reek of cigarette smoke but the show was fantastic.