Saturday, December 27, 2008

PAUL LYNDE

IF YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE WHO REMEMBER PAUL AND HIS HUMOR CHECK OUT THIS WEBSITE FOR A FEW GOOD YUKS. http://www.classicsquares.com/lyndesquares.html

Sunday, December 21, 2008

VSITORS

CHRIS AND SOPHIE CAME UP FOR AN EARLY CHRISTMAS. WE HAD A GREAT TIME. MOSTLY HUNG OUT AND TALKED. HAD CHRISTMAS DINNER AND OPENED PRESENTS. A FEW PICS OF SOPHIA AND TOPHIA, OR IS THAT SOPHIE AND TOPHIE, COULD IT BE TOPHER AND SOPHER? TOO BAD JOY WASN'T HERE, NEEDED SOMEONE TO DRINK WITH. THEY EVEN GOT SOME SNOW. MAKES THE COLD A LITTLE MORE BEARABLE FOR THE KIDS FROM CA.








THANKSGIVING 2008

HAD A GREAT THANKSGIVING. JOY AND ROD WERE HERE AND WE ATE, DRANK AND WERE MERRY. ROD PUT UP MOST OF MY CHRISTMAS LIGHTS (HE LIKES LADDERS) AND JOY DRANK. I ATE AND DRANK AND JILL TALKED. DID I MENTION JOY DRANK, WHEW!!



WINE COOLER

SO WHATS COOLER THAN A WINE COOLER. A LOT OF STUFF, REFRIGERATORS, ICE CHESTS, BOISE IN THE WINTER, MOST WIVES (JOKE DEAR). BUT THATS BECAUSE RED WINE (MY FAV) SHOULD BE STORED AT A COOL 58 DEGREES. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR LONG TERM STORAGE SO WHEN THAT WINE ARRIVES AT THAT DRINK ME NOW DATE IT WILL HAVE AGED PERFECTLY. I AM ABOUT 100 BOTTLES SHORT OF 166 BOTTLE STORAGE SO IF YOU HAVEN'T PICKED OUT MY CHRISTMAS GIFT YET.....

WE NEED A HOME, NOT TOO HOT, NOT TOO COLD, AND DARK.


Thursday, November 27, 2008

Saturday, November 22, 2008

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Sunday, November 9, 2008

NEW FAMILY MEMBERS

NEW MEMBERS WILL BE PART GAUDY LIGHT SHOW PLANNED FOR MAXWELL GARDENS. PROUD
SLEEK


BRIGHT


UNFORTUNATELY THEY ARE NOT HOUSE BROKEN!!







HELL TRAIN

THE HELL TRAIN MADE ITS HALLOWEEN DEBUT THIS YEAR. THE TRAIN WAS BUILT BY A WOODWORKER JILL MET AT REHAB LAST DECEMBER. THEN THE SICK AND TWISTED MINDS OF LAURIE AND JILL WENT TO WORK TO MAKE IT EVIL. THE TRAIN WAS SET ON THE DESK NEAR THE FRONT DOOR. THE CURTAINS WERE MOSTLY CLOSED AND LIGHT WAS DIRECTED ON THE TRAIN. IT WAS A BIG HIT. ALL THE KIDS OOHED AND AAHED. THEY CALLED THEIR PARENTS FROM THE STREET TO LOOK AT IT. I WAS AMAZED BY HOW MANY KIDS STOOD AND STARED AT THE TRAIN INSTEAD OF TRICK OR TREATING. WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO PRIORITIES











Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Saturday, October 4, 2008

Saturday, September 27, 2008

SWEET HOT CHILI

WE ALL MAKE A PRETTY GOOD HOMEMADE CHILI. I THOUGHT THIS WAS ESPECIALLY GOOD.THE MAIN DIFFERENCE IS THE TOMATO. USED ONLY FRESH TOMATOES FROM THE GARDEN, NO CANNED SAUCE OR PASTE. A NICE SWEET WITH A SLOW BURN AT THE END.

5 15 OZ CANS OF CHILI BEANS
1.5LBS GROUND SIRLOIN
2 PACKETS OF CHILI SEASONING
2 LARGE GREEN PEPPERS
2 SEEDED JALAPENO PEPPERS
3 LARGE TOMATOES
12 GREEN ONIONS
MUCHO GARLIC
SALT AND PEPPER

Sunday, September 21, 2008

BREAKFAST

A GREAT WAY TO START YOUR DAY. POTATO PANCAKES WITH CHEDDAR CHEESE AND ONIONS. USE YOUR FAVORITE PANCAKE MIX (1 CUP), ADD ABOUT 25% MORE LIQUID. 1 CUP SHREDDED POTATOES, 4 OUNCES TILLAMOOK MEDIUM CHEDDAR AND HALF A CUP OF WALLA WALLA SWEET ONIONS. TOP WITH SOUR CREAM. OF COURSE THIS IS JUST A VEHICLE FOR EXPERIMENTATION. I USED GREEN ONIONS FROM THE GARDEN. ADD BACON OR SAUSAGE. THE PRINCESS TOPPED HERS WITH SYRUP. I LIKE TOBASCO.