March 31, 2006
April Celebrations
The weather here in Bucks County, PA is spring-like today. How fitting for the beginning of April.
If you have too few holidays to celebrate in April, please consider an additional holiday or two from this calendar (posted in the extended entry).
I was thinking about celebrating No housework day on the 7th
(and maybe extending it to a 3 day holiday)
and Moment of Laughter on the 29th.
Maybe I’ll extend that for 3 days too.
March 28, 2006
I'm so lucky to be left-handed
The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
And I'll bet 99% of the writing.
March 26, 2006
Spring is coming - Yard Flamingos
A bolt of pink inspiration struck John Featherstone one bleak day. The result was the creation of the world's first plastic pink flamingo lawn ornaments.
Don Featherstone in one stroke of genius accomplished more than any other single person for both the plastics industry and popular culture. Imagine the drabness of a world without plastic pink flamingo lawn ornaments.
People have found many unique and interesting ways
to display their lawn flamingos year round.
The original Don Featherstone pink flamingo lawn ornaments are still in production today.
For the creation of the plastic pink flamingo, Don Featherstone has won the coveted Ig Nobel Prize.
March 23, 2006
Getting ready for weekend company
We don't often have dessert around here, but for a company dinner, I like to have something delicious for dessert.
I find that chocolate is almost always a favorite. I'll be making these cookies to go with a dish of ice cream for this weekend.
They are so good, and so easy.
CHOCOLATE BROWNIE MIX COOKIES1 pkg. (large size, about 20 ounces) brownie mix
1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3 tablespoons water
2 eggs
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 cup chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, butterscotch chips or M&M'S®Combine all ingredients, mixing by hand.
Drop by teaspoonfuls on lightly greased cookie sheet - about 12 to a cookie sheet.Bake until just set at 375 degrees about 9-10 minutes.
I think I'll make some chocolate chip cookies too.
March 21, 2006
Can you use this word?
Please use this word in a sentence -
This morning I thought of the word “arcane” I really didn’t know what the word means, and seemed to be unable to use it in a sentence. So I looked it up in a dictionary, and a thesaurus, and still cannot use the word in a sentence.
Can anyone help me? It’s a great sounding word, and I’d like to add it to the list of words that I actually use.
I did find a website which describes the arcane terms of the Haggis Hunt,
But I don't think it's going to help me a lot.
March 20, 2006
Another day to celebrate
First Day of Spring
The Vernal Equinox is one of the four great seasonal changes every year. Day and night are equal, and the changing weather can lift the spirits of young -- and old -- alike!
Have a great day. It's a little cold here, but maybe now that it's spring,
It will be warm and sunny tomorrow! 
March 18, 2006
Family Brunch
We had our annual Family brunch last Sunday at the General Lafayette Inn. This year there were 21 people in attendance – a record breaking number.
We had a room upstairs in the restaurant, which gave the younger children a little playing room.
Don and I had a good time, and I hope everyone else did as well.
I wonder where we'll go for brunch next year.
March 17, 2006
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
May good luck pursue you each morning and night.
Have a great weekend!
March 15, 2006
Another cold day
It's really a cold, windy day here today. We even had about a half hour of snow this morning. So I decided to prepare a wintery soup to help take the chill off the day.
This is a really easy recipe - and delicious!
*Mexican Bean Soup
2 cans black beans
2 cups water
1 jar (16 ounces) salsa
1 can ready-to-use chicken broth
1 can whole kernel corn, drained
1 small onion, chopped
1 Hot sausage, chopped small and fried ( optional)
1 teaspoon cumin
Combine all the ingredients in a large saucepan; bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes.
March 13, 2006
There seems to be a problem
Am I a bit Dyslexic ?
When I try to post comments on some blogsites, I run into strings of letters to type to allow me to leave a message. I don’t know if I’m dyslexic, or if others have problems with these letters.
It’s gotten so annoying, that when I am confronted with this difficult situation, I make sure to copy my comment so I don’t lose it when I type the characters in wrong.
Is it Just Me?
If I am dyslexic, I'm in good company. I've posted a list of
famous dyslexics in the extended entry of this post.
Nelson Rockefeller
Tom Cruise (actor)
Steven Speilberg (film director)
Dustin Hoffman (actor)
Steve McQueen (actor)
Jack Nicholson (actor)
Anthony Hopkins (actor)
Sir Winston Churchill (former British Prime Minister)
Benjamin Franklin
John F. Kennedy (U.S President)
George Washington
Leonardo da Vinci (artist and inventor)
Walt Disney (don't you know?!!!)
Cher (singer)
Beethoven (composer)
Mozart (composer)
Albert Einstein (scientist)
John Lennon (songwriter /former member of Beatles)
Henry Ford (of Ford cars)
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
The Wright Brothers
Steven Hawkings (scientist and writer)
Louis Pasteur (scientist)
Agatha Christie (writer)
Hans Christian Anderson (writer of childrens fairytales)
Richard Branson (entrepreneur)
Prince Charles
Whoopie Goldberg
Thomas Jefferson
Henry Winkler
Pablo Picasso
March 10, 2006
Don is Great!
Don took my broken monitor apart, and replaced the tiniest little part, and it’s fixed!
I didn’t know those things could be fixed.
March 07, 2006
My little friend Smokey
Smokey Joe wanted me to get up the other morning, and all 17+ pounds of him stood about and inch from my ear, and he meowed, and was it loud!
So, being as well trained as I am, I got up and fixed his breakfast.
But he's so cute!
Update - 20 minutes later -Smokey's sound asleep,
and I'm wide awake.
March 05, 2006
Computer problems
Awwwww 
My large, flat-panel monitor bit the dust yesterday. Don rescued my old small monitor from the depths or our office and I’m using it now. Everything seems so small. And it takes up the whole top of my computer desk! I guess we’ll go out and buy a new monitor this weekend. Either that, or I’ll need to get some glasses.
Maybe I'll just get a whole new computer and monitor.
That sounds like a good idea to me.
Any suggestions?
March 03, 2006
A Very Special Day
Yesterday Don and I celebrated our tenth anniversary. 
I can hardly believe that we’ve been married that long. And it’s been great.
March 01, 2006
I can’t believe it’s March
And we have snow on the ground. And icy rain or something coming tonight.
If you’re looking for something to celebrate, check out the March Calendar in the extended entry of this post. Maybe a celebration day or two will strike your fancy.
I’m intrigued by Smoke and Mirrors day. There’s a website that I read with that name.
Actually as I read through, I found about 5 or 6 days to celebrate – Plant a flower day, make up your own holiday, Employee appreciation day – now That’s a good one. The list goes on.
