Do you like to cook? And by “cooking,” I mean deciding what to eat, buying it at the grocery store, preparing it, dining on it and cleaning up? Do you make menus and plan ahead? When I was growing up, my sweet mother made a week’s worth of menus and shopped on Monday for the … Continue reading Random Review 5: Cooking Pot and Nuwave
Author: Katybeth
Buttermilk Biscuit Day, Dance Like a Chicken Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ May 14th,2014 ★~ Today's Quote: Good luck has its storms. ~ George Lucas ★~ Buttermilk Biscuit Day: Whether you use a recipe passed down through the generations, crack open a Pillsbury dough can, or follow the directions on the Bisquick box, enjoy your biscuits with butter straight from the oven. Cover them with … Continue reading Buttermilk Biscuit Day, Dance Like a Chicken Day
Apple Pie, Leprechaun Day, Frog Jumping Day, Fruit Cocktail Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ May 13th, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: Good apple pies are a considerable part of our domestic happiness” ~Jane Austen ★~ Apple Pie Day: The first apple pie recipe was printed by Geoffrey Chaucer in 1381 in England. The ingredients in the recipe included apples, spices, figs, raisins, pears, saffron, and cofyn (a … Continue reading Apple Pie, Leprechaun Day, Frog Jumping Day, Fruit Cocktail Day
Random Review 4: Golden Ring and Ancestry
Welcome to Random Review number 4. I know these reviews are rolling out a little on the slow side, but corsages and prom pictures and such have interrupted my writing and posting flow. I’m not complaining, but I wanted to offer an explanation in case you were wondering. And I am a lot faster … Continue reading Random Review 4: Golden Ring and Ancestry
Limerick Day, Nutty Fudge Day, Deja Vu Day
★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ May 12,2014 Today's Quote: “I often warn people: "Somewhere along the way, someone is going to tell you, 'There is no "I" in team.' What you should tell them is, 'Maybe not. But there is an "I" in independence, individuality and integrity.” ― George Carlin ★~ Limerick Day: Limerick Day celebrates the … Continue reading Limerick Day, Nutty Fudge Day, Deja Vu Day
Mother’s Day, Prom 2014, Eat What You Want Day,
Today's Quote: A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. ~Tenneva Jordan ★~Mother's Day: At the top of this post is the corsage Cole (my teen) had made for his prom date. Please look up and admire the little … Continue reading Mother’s Day, Prom 2014, Eat What You Want Day,
Astronomy Day, Monty Python, Tidy Up, Shrimp Day
★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥ ~ May 10, 2014 ★~ Today’s Quote: "Please! This is supposed to be a happy occasion. Let's not bicker and argue over who killed who." - Monty Python ★~Astronomy Day: National Astronomy Day, part of Astronomy Week, is aimed at connecting the public to astronomers and astonomy enthusiasts. It was started by Doug … Continue reading Astronomy Day, Monty Python, Tidy Up, Shrimp Day
Coffee Maker and Nicho – A Few Of Our Favorite Things
Why, hello there! I’m back with more random reviews of a few of our favorite things. Name that musical! Do you remember the old percolator coffee pots? Of course, not firsthand (that would date us all), but maybe your mother or grandmother had one. They were fun to play with, and putting them together was … Continue reading Coffee Maker and Nicho – A Few Of Our Favorite Things
Mugs and Thieves
Mugs: Do not pass go, head directly to your kitchen, open the cupboard where you keep your coffee mugs and count them. I’ll wait. Oh, and don’t forget the insulated ones you take with you in the car – count them too! And the ones you have put away because you could not bear to … Continue reading Mugs and Thieves
Draft Day, No Socks Day, Have a Coke Day, Coconut Cream Pie Day
~★~♥~♥~★~ El Morno! ♥~★~★~♥~ May 8, 2014 ★~Today’s Quote: Always be a little kinder than necessary. James M. Barrie ♥~ Draft Day: The 2014 NFL Draft will be the 79th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players. The draft, officially called the "NFL Players Selection Meeting", will be … Continue reading Draft Day, No Socks Day, Have a Coke Day, Coconut Cream Pie Day