Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Wow! Another month gone by.
I hope everyone had a great weekend. Here’s a few unusual holidays to celebrate if you choose to do so.
I’m quite partial to “Name your poison day” on the 8th,
and “Smile Power Day” on the 15th
Hollerin’ day on the 16th sounds pretty great too.
I haven’t hollered in a long time. Count me in!
Sunday, May 29, 2005
Every day a new adventure
A man wearing a Zorro mask and nothing else, has women in one Bucks County community on alert. He’s no Hollywood hero.
The naked suspect has been terrorizing women in downtown Doylestown, PA, showing himself and then disappearing. Police are on his trail.
Anything new and exciting in your neighborhood?
Saturday, May 28, 2005
I’ve been Tagged!
And here is the information:
Total number of films I own on DVD/Video: I’m embarrassed to say – quite a few, maybe less than a hundred.
The last film I watched: Chicago
Five films that I watch a lot or that mean a lot to me: Somewhere in Time, Out of Africa, Chicago, Harry Potter, the first one, When Harry met Sally, Benny and Joon. (I especially like Benny & Joon, although it didn’t make too much of a splash to the general movie-going public)
And now I’m off to tag someone else.
Thursday, May 26, 2005
Happy Blogaversary to Me
It’s been two years since my first post, at which time I posted one of my favorite recipes.
I thought I’d repeat it in celebration. This is the first recipe I entered into my personal cookbook.
Thanks, Mom.
(The recipe is listed in the extended entry.)
2 cups elbow macaroni, cooked
1 10 ounce package cheddar cheese, grated
1/4 cup flour
8 tablespoons butter
3 cups milk
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Butter a 2 quart casserole with about 2 tablespoons of butter
make a cheese sauce with 6 Tablespoons of the butter, flour, 3 cups milk and the grated cheese.
Mix with hot cooked pasta, and let sit till cold. (very important)
Top with additional grated cheddar cheese.
Put in well (use the remaining butter) buttered casserole dish and bake at 375 degrees for about 40 minutes or until quite brown and bubbly.
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Monday, May 23, 2005
What a treat!
First time this year!
Friday, May 20, 2005
Trying out a new word
It is the practice of working at home and communicating with your fellow workers through the phone, typically with a computer and modem.
It saves the employee getting to and from work and saves the employer from supplying support services such as heating and cleaning, but it can also deprive the worker of social contact and support.
So far, I’m lovin’ it!
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
A DAY OF COOKING
Last weekend Don came home with a big bag of Vidalia Onions (my favorite). I decided that I’d better do some cooking.
I made a double batch of my World Famous Chili, and thought I’d like to try something new as well .
I went on the internet and looked at some onion soup recipes, and decided to try my hand at an easy version of Cream of Onion Soup. Well, the recipes all looked good, and I took the best of several different recipes, and created a big pot (doubled the recipe size) of this soup.
I was a little dubious, because I love French Onion Soup so much, and thought this might come in a poor second.
NOT! It is delicious! So, if you’re looking for something a little different, you might want to try this:
CREAM OF ONION SOUP
2 large onions (Vidalia onions if available)
1 clove. Garlic, smashed
4 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup flour
3 cans of chicken stock
1/2 cup cream
Cut the onions into fairly small pieces, and sauté with the garlic very slowly in 4 tablespoons of butter.
Add flour and stir till well blended with the onions.
Add the chicken stock. Bring to the boil stirring continually, then simmer for 20 minutes.
Add cream and serve. Top with chopped chives (optional)
Monday, May 16, 2005
Dinner Guests
We feed the birds year ‘round, and really enjoy seeing the different varieties who come to dine.
Today we had two new guests – a pair of Mallard ducks – hard to believe.
We’re a long way from any source of water, that is unless you want to count swimming pools!
Update – Don just spoke to a nearby neighbor who has a pool.
They spend part of every day poolside at his house!
I think that the chlorine in the pool wouldn’t be a good thing.
Saturday, May 14, 2005
Weekend Exercise Routine
I just received in an email message this exercise which is suggested for seniors, but I think it would be good for people of all ages.
This exercise is meant to build muscle strength in the arms and shoulders.
It seemed so easy I thought I’d pass it on to some of my blog friends. The article suggested doing it three days a week. 
Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty of room at each side.
With a 5-LB. potato sack in each hand, extend your arms straight out from your sides, and hold them there as long as you can. Try to reach a full minute, then relax.
Each day, you’ll find that you can hold this position for just a bit longer.
After a couple of weeks, move up to 10-lb. potato sacks, then 50-lb. potato sacks, and eventually try to lift a 100-lb. potato sack in each hand and hold your arms out straight for more than a full minute.
After you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each of the sacks.
