Ronni Bennett on her blog Time Goes by asked an interesting question yesterday about what do you have that you have used continously for a long, long time.
Here's my answer. What is yours?
My oldest in continuos use item is a Jewel Tea Casserole Dish in the Autumn Leaves pattern. I have been married 57 years this Saturday, November 22, and I have used this dish at least once a month if not more often for all those years. This week I made yummy Macaroni and Cheese in it. I also use it for other dishes like Banana Pudding which I don't make very frequently now.
This casserole dish dates back to my childhood when the Jewel Tea truck would come around during the depression years and my mother would buy various items and get points with which she could obtain "gifts" one of which was this casserole dish.
Anything I cook in this dish is charmed and turns out great. :)
Friday, November 21, 2008
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
More on the Economic Crisis Worldwide.
"News from the Far East:
Uncertainty has now hit Japan.
"In the last seven days, Origami bank has folded, Sumo Bank has gone belly up and Bonsai Bank has announced plans to cut some of its branches.
Yesterday, it was also announced that Karaoke Bank will go up for sale and will likely go for a song, while shares in Kamikaze Bank were suspended today after they nose-dived.
While Samurai Bank is soldiering on after sharp cutbacks, 500 staff at Karate Bank got the chop and analysts report that there is something fishy going on at Sushi Bank, where it is feared that staff may get a raw deal"
Brother can you spare a yen?
Uncertainty has now hit Japan.
"In the last seven days, Origami bank has folded, Sumo Bank has gone belly up and Bonsai Bank has announced plans to cut some of its branches.
Yesterday, it was also announced that Karaoke Bank will go up for sale and will likely go for a song, while shares in Kamikaze Bank were suspended today after they nose-dived.
While Samurai Bank is soldiering on after sharp cutbacks, 500 staff at Karate Bank got the chop and analysts report that there is something fishy going on at Sushi Bank, where it is feared that staff may get a raw deal"
Brother can you spare a yen?
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Hello
Ok What do I do with HER ??
SHE claims she is getting better and is seen whizzing around the house cleaning up and dusting. SHE even cleaned out the fridge today and wiped the shelves without dropping a single scrap on the floor for me, HER live vacuum cleaner.
House rule number ONE:If it hits the floor it is mine.
I have not been taken for a walk for over 3 months now and SHE blames it all on a "meniscus tear" of her right knee. which SHE said happened when SHE got out of the chair at the beauty shop. (give me a break. I can run and jump up on the bed and sofa with no problem at all. However SHE is much older than me. SHE had Arthroscopy knee surgery 4 weeks ago and that should have cured HER, but no, SHE still compains.
So here I am, stuck inside, bored to pieces, and wondering when SHE will again take me for a wonderful walk.
I do like sitting at HER feet as SHE types and follows your blog posts. As I told you before, when SHE naps I hop on up and post my own musing here.
Ok I guess you can tell I am not in the best mood today due to my cabin fever but I will try and cheer up:
While SHE is not looking I am posting these DOG RULES in a conspicuous place.
Dog Rules
1. The dog is not allowed in the house.
2. Ok, the dog is allowed in the house, but only in certain parts.
3. The dog is allowed in all rooms, but has to stay off the furniture.
4. The dog can get on the old furniture only.
5. Fine, the dog allowed on all the furniture, but is not allowed to sleep with the humans on the bed.
6. Ok, the dog is allowed on the bed but by invitation only.
7. The dog can sleep on the bed whenever he wants, but not under the covers.
8. The dog can sleep under the covers by invitation only.
9. The dog can sleep under the covers every night.
10. Humans must ask permission to sleep under the covers with the dog.
DERRY
SHE claims she is getting better and is seen whizzing around the house cleaning up and dusting. SHE even cleaned out the fridge today and wiped the shelves without dropping a single scrap on the floor for me, HER live vacuum cleaner.
House rule number ONE:If it hits the floor it is mine.
I have not been taken for a walk for over 3 months now and SHE blames it all on a "meniscus tear" of her right knee. which SHE said happened when SHE got out of the chair at the beauty shop. (give me a break. I can run and jump up on the bed and sofa with no problem at all. However SHE is much older than me. SHE had Arthroscopy knee surgery 4 weeks ago and that should have cured HER, but no, SHE still compains.
So here I am, stuck inside, bored to pieces, and wondering when SHE will again take me for a wonderful walk.
I do like sitting at HER feet as SHE types and follows your blog posts. As I told you before, when SHE naps I hop on up and post my own musing here.
Ok I guess you can tell I am not in the best mood today due to my cabin fever but I will try and cheer up:
While SHE is not looking I am posting these DOG RULES in a conspicuous place.
Dog Rules
1. The dog is not allowed in the house.
2. Ok, the dog is allowed in the house, but only in certain parts.
3. The dog is allowed in all rooms, but has to stay off the furniture.
4. The dog can get on the old furniture only.
5. Fine, the dog allowed on all the furniture, but is not allowed to sleep with the humans on the bed.
6. Ok, the dog is allowed on the bed but by invitation only.
7. The dog can sleep on the bed whenever he wants, but not under the covers.
8. The dog can sleep under the covers by invitation only.
9. The dog can sleep under the covers every night.
10. Humans must ask permission to sleep under the covers with the dog.
DERRY
Monday, November 10, 2008
Sweet Potatoes
Who does not like sweet potatoes, especially someone born and raised in the south?
Think of all the ways you can prepare sweet potatoes. I like plain baked sweet potatoes brimming with butter and maybe a dollop of brown sugar and cinnamon. And sweet potato casseroles, mashed with butter and vanilla. cinnamon brown sugar eggs and perhaps a gooey marshmallow topping.Or our favorite topping; nuts butter and brown sugar. Also:
Sweet potato pie. Yummy.
One Thanksgiving, my grown and married son who was about 30 at the time, said no thanks to a serving of our family's old stand by, sweet potato casserole. He said " I don't like sweet potatoes." I asked "Since when. You always ate sweet potatoes growing up?" He replied, "No I did not, didn't you notice?
I guess I just drew a blank or my mind refused to acknowledge that my own flesh and blood did not like sweet potatoes. The thought of anyone NOT liking sweet potatoes is beyond my comprehension. :)
Maybe there was a mix up at the hospital nursery? ;)
All About Sweet Potatoes
"The sweet potato is a native crop in North Carolina grown in the Coastal Plains. American Indians were growing sweet potatoes when Columbus discovered America in 149 Sweet potatoes have been around since prehistoric times. Some scientists believe that dinosaurs might have eaten these delicious vegetables. ( and just remember how big they grew)
When European people first came to live in North and South America, they also learned to eat a lot of sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes were a main food of European people living in America in the 1500's, 1600's, and 1700's AD.
When African people came to North America, they called sweet potatoes "yams". That's because back home in Africa, they had eaten a food that was a lot like sweet potatoes, which in Africa was called "nyami" or "anyinam". They aren't really the same plant, but they look and taste a lot alike, so the African people called sweet potatoes "yams." They cooked them the way they had back home, and ate a lot of them."
SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE
This tasty sweet potato casserole contains butter, vanilla, mashed sweet potatoes, brown sugar, butter, and pecans.
INGREDIENTS:
2 eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups cooked mashed sweet potatoes
.
Topping
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup flour
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1/2 cup chopped pecans
PREPARATION:
Beat eggs, granulated sugar, and 3/4 cup butter. Add milk and vanilla. Combine with the mashed sweet potatoes; spoon into a greased 2-quart casserole. Combine brown sugar, flour, 2 tablespoons softened butter, and pecans, mixing until crumbly; sprinkle over sweet potatoes. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes.
Serves 6.
Think of all the ways you can prepare sweet potatoes. I like plain baked sweet potatoes brimming with butter and maybe a dollop of brown sugar and cinnamon. And sweet potato casseroles, mashed with butter and vanilla. cinnamon brown sugar eggs and perhaps a gooey marshmallow topping.Or our favorite topping; nuts butter and brown sugar. Also:
Sweet potato pie. Yummy.
One Thanksgiving, my grown and married son who was about 30 at the time, said no thanks to a serving of our family's old stand by, sweet potato casserole. He said " I don't like sweet potatoes." I asked "Since when. You always ate sweet potatoes growing up?" He replied, "No I did not, didn't you notice?
I guess I just drew a blank or my mind refused to acknowledge that my own flesh and blood did not like sweet potatoes. The thought of anyone NOT liking sweet potatoes is beyond my comprehension. :)
Maybe there was a mix up at the hospital nursery? ;)
All About Sweet Potatoes
"The sweet potato is a native crop in North Carolina grown in the Coastal Plains. American Indians were growing sweet potatoes when Columbus discovered America in 149 Sweet potatoes have been around since prehistoric times. Some scientists believe that dinosaurs might have eaten these delicious vegetables. ( and just remember how big they grew)
When European people first came to live in North and South America, they also learned to eat a lot of sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes were a main food of European people living in America in the 1500's, 1600's, and 1700's AD.
When African people came to North America, they called sweet potatoes "yams". That's because back home in Africa, they had eaten a food that was a lot like sweet potatoes, which in Africa was called "nyami" or "anyinam". They aren't really the same plant, but they look and taste a lot alike, so the African people called sweet potatoes "yams." They cooked them the way they had back home, and ate a lot of them."
SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE
This tasty sweet potato casserole contains butter, vanilla, mashed sweet potatoes, brown sugar, butter, and pecans.
INGREDIENTS:
2 eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups cooked mashed sweet potatoes
.
Topping
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup flour
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1/2 cup chopped pecans
PREPARATION:
Beat eggs, granulated sugar, and 3/4 cup butter. Add milk and vanilla. Combine with the mashed sweet potatoes; spoon into a greased 2-quart casserole. Combine brown sugar, flour, 2 tablespoons softened butter, and pecans, mixing until crumbly; sprinkle over sweet potatoes. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes.
Serves 6.
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Monday, November 03, 2008
Sarah Palin in one minute
click on title of post for Sarah Palin in one minute
(Tabor Requested this and I did it for her) :)
(Tabor Requested this and I did it for her) :)
Two years in one minute
The endless Presidential campaign of 2008 is almost over.
Just in case you are already having withdrawal symptoms and want more, more, more
Click on the title of this post for recap.
Just in case you are already having withdrawal symptoms and want more, more, more
Click on the title of this post for recap.
Saturday, November 01, 2008
Confession
Ok. I guess I need to come clean now.
I have been pretending to be a 78 year old female, blogging under the name "Chancy" on www.driftwoodinspiration.blogspot.com.
I am actually a female Irish Setter named Derry and I learned to type watching my owner and practicing while she slept. SHE is the 78 year old female human and I am the imposter. Her blog posts are so dull I decided to take over the blog and liven it up with humor and Irish stories about Leprechauns and the Blarney Stone and Irish Pubs.
Example
The Mouse on the Barroom Floor
"Some Guinness was spilled on the barroom floor
when the pub was shut for the night.
Out of his hole crept a wee brown mouse
and stood in the pale moonlight.
He lapped up the frothy brew from the floor,
then back on his haunches he sat.
And all night long you could hear him roar,
'Bring on the goddam cat!' "
I have been pretending to be a 78 year old female, blogging under the name "Chancy" on www.driftwoodinspiration.blogspot.com.
I am actually a female Irish Setter named Derry and I learned to type watching my owner and practicing while she slept. SHE is the 78 year old female human and I am the imposter. Her blog posts are so dull I decided to take over the blog and liven it up with humor and Irish stories about Leprechauns and the Blarney Stone and Irish Pubs.
Example
The Mouse on the Barroom Floor
"Some Guinness was spilled on the barroom floor
when the pub was shut for the night.
Out of his hole crept a wee brown mouse
and stood in the pale moonlight.
He lapped up the frothy brew from the floor,
then back on his haunches he sat.
And all night long you could hear him roar,
'Bring on the goddam cat!' "
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