I forgot to mention, that on my maternal grandfather's side, along with the Irish, there was some Dutch thrown into the mix. Granddaddy always told me that was where my pug nose came from. And I can't forget about being 1/16th Cherokee.
The warmer/serving station has been refreshed with more Irish stew, hot cross buns. And for dessert tonight, along with the cupcakes, there is a chocolate cake w/a green shamrock in the center of it. I had almost forgotten about having that little shamrock baking pan.
The sun has now decided to shine around here. I took a nap around 4:30, and woke up at 5:16 or so, and the sun was shining. Go figure Mother Nature, right?!?!
Johnny, Queen Victoria was known as the grandmother of Europe. Her children or grandchildren were in the royal houses of England, Holland, Russia, Norway, Germany and Romania. For the record, Kaiser Wilhelm II despised King Edward VII but respected and was a friend of George V. He loved Victoria who died in his arms.
Tom
COAST LINE FOREVER
It is better to dwell in the corner of a roof than to share a house with a contentious woman! (Solomon)
A contentious woman is like a constant dripping! (Solomon)
Good Thursday morning. "Are you ready for some basketball"? Hopefully, I'll be glued to the TV tonight, at 7:15, when KY plays East Tennessee.
We are kind of cool this morning, with a temp of 43 degrees. Supposed to be in the mid to upper 60s today. Hopefully, we'll see more sunshine today!
Coffee, juices, and our other morning beverages are all fresh and ready to go. Mookie, here's your coffee mug!
On the warmer/serving station: bagels, bear claws, and BLTs this morning.
Mookie, I'll sure be glad when we can get outside, and sit in our rockers, or on the patio furniture and watch the trains going by!
My wish for all of you this morning: to keep safe and take care!
good morning
cool start this morning.Matt is on time and on the bus.yes ready for march madness to start today so I better get to bed.Cw thanks for breakfast.
stay safe
joe
Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").
That 'March Madness'...is it contagious? Yikes! Sounds scary.
Got lots of yard work done yesterday. Two trailers worth of 'yech' to the city yard waste drop off already. Had Aedan outside in a stroller while I was working on the yard. A robin landed in the grass about 6 feet from him and he shrieked and laughed for about 10 minutes. Apparently he thought it was both exciting and funny watching it hop around.
Today brings work, plasma, then grillin' some venison steaks for dinner. Model railroad club after that. We have to start packing up our layout as the landlord decided after 29 years that he wants the space leased to us for 'personal reasons'. Anyone want a 45'x90' layout? Double-tracked HO scale w/DCC.
Dan
Good morning,
We're expecting a high in the 60s today for the first time since November 12th. The robins are out in full force. There actually seem to be entire flocks of them. Unfortunately for the robins, snow is on the way for tomorrow. We could get 3 or 4 inches, depending on what track the storm system takes.
It was a busy night in Omaha. There were four separate shootings, all within 8 hours of each other. All were in North Omaha too, which is no surprise.
Off to school. Time to study some more improper integrals with unbounded integrands in Calculus.
Willy
cherokee woman "Are you ready for some basketball"? Hopefully, I'll be glued to the TV tonight, at 7:15, when KY plays East Tennessee.
"Are you ready for some basketball"? Hopefully, I'll be glued to the TV tonight, at 7:15, when KY plays East Tennessee.
I have KY to go all the way in my bracket!
cherokee woman "Are you ready for some basketball"?
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
Dan, you're making my mouf water, big time! Walt and I have had ground venison, and used it for chili. I would love to try other cuts of venison.
As for the NCAA Basketball Tournament, I used to fill out a bracket. Quit doing that. Now, I just take the one out of the paper, and each morning, after the previous day's games, I fill in who advanced in each area. I never got anything right, when I just filled it with my own picks.
For our lunch and supper menu today, we're grilling out:
Steaks, burgers, brats, chicken, pork chops, hot dogs
Side dishes are cole slaw, corn on the cob, potato salad, green beans, and pork n beans
For dessert, there's still some of the cake left from yesterday, along with chocolate chip cookies, fudge brownies (with and w/out nuts)
Willy, I believe they're still predicting light snow/flurries for us on Monday night and Tuesday.
Everyone enjoy your meal, have a great afternoon, and see you all later.
....Another beautiful sunny day in Muncie.
Quentin
Have no clue what it is temp-wise - but sunny is all I care about. 64 was supposed - ok I will go look - ............it is 63.
Had the high-energy quid here again today. He moves like lightning, but is very quiet about it. I did get a nap in downstairs. He brings his own lunch and all I have to do is remind him to eat, gather up whatever he brought with to take home and schedule bathroom breaks so we don't collide ala Archie and Meathead.
All from here - have corn to harvest, ground to plow and chickens to coop. Alone tomorrow. Back then...
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Tree: I have Syracruse to win their first three games. We will see how they do against Gonzaga if they meet in 2nd round. CW. I believe my local CBS will show N. Iowa against the Runnin Rebels....After 7 games in the books, I'm doing good with my bracket.
....Here at the homestead....the mole score is: Quentin: 1 Mole: 0
Looked out into the backyard this afternoon and low and behold....the mole trap was sprung. So, out I went to check the situation. Found the "tunnel' up rooted again, starting at the western fence. Found it pushed up for about 50 ft. where the trap was located and with it's pointy spikes down into the ground. But.....The "tunnel went just outside the trap location and right back into the path of established tunnel as it continued...!!! Somehow, the mole's action tripped the trap, but he escaped by going just to the outside of it. Actually, that same circumstance has happened to me in a previous season. But seeing the tunnel did continue being uprooted, I followed it another 30 , 40 ft. and there the new uprooting stopped.
So....Now I realized we had a waiting game to play....But it didn't take but about 10 min. until I witnessed ground / grass movement.....The deleting tool went to work and that was the end of making nasty tunnels in my yard from that one. Just checked again and no new activity....So either there is just one this time, or the others haven't made their appearance yet.
Mole check will continue....
Q - dermatologist needed?
Mookie Q - dermatologist needed?
.....No Jen, we can handle it....Have qualified in moleology.
Good Friday morning, everyone. I hope everyone had a very enjoyable evening, and that your teams won last night: I know mine did: UK 100, ETU 71 (I think that was the score).
Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go.
On the warmer/serving staion: bagels, bear claws and a small assortment of doughnuts and danish, along with bacon, sausage, eggs, biscuits & gravy.
We currently have a temp of 48, going for a high of 71 today, with plenty of sunshine. Today is the last day of winter!! Unfortunately, Satuday Night or Sunday night, we're to get a little bit of winter weather back. Hopefully, it won't amount to much.
Everyone enjoy your breakfast, have a very good morning, be safe and take care.
Happy Friday!! another day of bracket watching this afternoon.In high school basketball celina advanced to play in the regional finals.Defiance lost by 2 points last night.Cw thanks for breakfast.Time for bed.
Joe
cherokee womanGood Friday morning, everyone. I hope everyone had a very enjoyable evening, and that your teams won last night: I know mine did: UK 100, ETU 71 (I think that was the score).
Our favorite team, UNI (our daughter went to college there), beat UNLV!
That dreaded four-letter word starting with S is back in our forecast for tonight- 1"-3".
Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.
CW: I was not surprised at the KY score. Hey Brian. The N. Iowa game was so exciting. My bracket took a back step with that one.
...On this day in history, 1918, Congress approved Daylight Savings Time. I was taught in school that WW2 was when it began. Any comments?
Methinks Willie and his classmates at good ol' Weatherliar U. were either into partying too much or watching March Madness....The White stuff is about 6 hours behind schedule. The ride IN was OK (the crazies were on time), but the ride HOME is gonna be an adventure.
BossHen picked a good day to feed the office hordes breakfast. The wimps who didn't come in to avoid the snow that wasn't missed out.
Seen yesterday on I-70. A sewage vaccuum truck ("honeydipper") owned by Suck 'n Up Services, Inc. with the following neatly painted on the back effluent cover: "Yesterday's Meals on Wheels"
-off to hide with the cube-weasels
spokyone ...On this day in history, 1918, Congress approved Daylight Savings Time. I was taught in school that WW2 was when it began. Any comments?
Growing up in South Carolina, I had no experience with this stupidity after WWII until my high school class went to Washington in 1953. Then, I had no contact with it until 1967. As I recall, after Congress declared that we MUST observe stoopid time during the war, the schools (grammar and high) in our town began and ended an hour later (by the clock) because most of the pupils and students lived on farms. Ricki, who grew up in Memphis, has commented on having to go to school in the dark.
Before Congress in 1966 declared that we must all follow the same rule, each state that observed it had its own idea as to when to start it and when to stop it. Back then, the Guide listed the start and stop times that were in effect in the various states and parts of states (northen Virginia observed it, the rest of Virginia did not).
By the way, Benjamin Franklin proposed the idea. It was thankfully ignored in this country until 1918.
Thus ends the history lesson for today.
Johnny
Sir C - you might just luck out....Not sure what will happen here either. Radar looks a little "different".....
I missed the breakfast - send kitty bag....
Well, it's Friday, so it must be time for our Friday Fish Fry.
FISH: Cod, Halibut, Flounder, Haddock, Perch, Salmon patties, Shrimp (jumbo butterfly and popcorn) and Talapia
SIDE DISHES: Cole Slaw, Baked beans, Cornbread, Fries, Breaded fried mushrooms, macaroni & cheese, Mashed tater w/gravy (for those who don't want fries)
DESSERTS: Yellow cake w/chocolate icing, Yellow cake w/caramel icing, pecan pie, and the following cobblers: apple and peach, and ice cream (various kinds always kept in the freezer)
Mookie, I'm going to see if I can get anything done on my farms: need to harvest, plow, plant and water whatever needs watering!. Maybe I'll see you around there?
Mookie Sir C - you might just luck out....Not sure what will happen here either. Radar looks a little "different"..... I missed the breakfast - send kitty bag....
Poor Brian is gonna tie-up the rowboat at the front door in CR.
mudchicken Poor Brian is gonna tie-up the rowboat at the front door in CR.
Nah, we're just fine here.
The Cedar River crested around 1 PM this past Wednesday here in town, 15.06 feet, which is 3.06 above flood stage. By comparison, the 2008 flood made it to over 31'.
It's predicted to be back below flood stage by Monday.
Regardless, we're on high ground in the northeast corner of the city. If we get to the point of needing a boat, it had better be an ark.
Brian - did you notice how he completely rowed around the kitty bag?
Mookie, maybe mudchicken is going to surprise you with it. In the meantime, I've got a kitty bag all ready for you. It's a large bag, enough for you and Driver.
And to everyone else, the serving station has been replenished for tonight.
I would love to go outside, but think I'm going to stay inside the house: my nasal allergies seem to have actually kicked in. Been sneezing and blowing my nose all afternoon. Spent a little bit of time outside earlier, and was out all afternoon yesterday.
Joe, give my regards to Mama and Matt. And give Mama early wishes from me. Will try to at least send an e-birthday greeting tomorrow!
Ricki says, "I'll have the popcorn shrimp with coleslaw, cornbread, and pecan pie, thank you." I think the pecan pie did it for her.
.....Early this morning I heard the weather people say that Denver could get up to a foot of snow......!! Boy, if that is true, I sure hope it melts before it heads east....
Nice blue skies with lots of jet trails today....Our high got to 65 degrees.
Trying to get new dog acclimated to her new home today.....Oh, so much energy.
wow,what a beautiful day today.Matt played at the playground and his cousins came over as a surprise too.Watching more of march madness tonight.I am going to make some popcorn.Cw momma says thanks for the birthday wishes.Matt is going to G+G house tommorow night as we go out for dinner and music.Mookie our local places are done serving fish fries for the day.Maybe next friday?Good night.
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