From The Past

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Saturday, May 4, 2013

Aztec Running Food

I'm not a cookbook cook. I've never really used recipes. I throw things together by the handful or pinch, or eyeball it. Sometimes things are not so great, but most of the time I have a pretty good handle on what I'm trying to do. On this dreary, damp, drizzly day, I did something right. What I... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Better Than Eating

"[Man] is supposed to love happiness; it is my contention that he rather loves excitement. Danger, enterprise, hope, the novel, the aleatory, are dearer to man than regular meals." ~ Robert Louis Stevenson, The Day After Tomorrow, 1866 How true it is (the above quote). I have lived my whole life... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Down Into The Past

The Carboniferous Forest of prehistoric times was likely a flooded forest containing primitive plant species, such as this artwork from one of the scientific sites on the Internet. I'm afraid I can't find the specific site any longer. I copied the painting a time back to our family FB site because... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, April 12, 2013

Apparently...

At sometime in the recent past, someone had a pair of boots......a pair of boots that were his favorites...a pair of boots that took him places he liked to go...a pair of boots that won him races, made him boogie, made him feel like a king. Apparently at sometime in the recent past the female in his... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

On Being Entertained

"Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice." So begins a book I keep on hand to carry me away to a world of multifarious incidents, people and tidbits, that forever entertain. It is a... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, April 7, 2013

The Count

It's raining, it's pouring, and no one is snoring--at least not around here. The lightning is flashing. The thunder is rumbling, and rolling. Water is splashing--and running, and rattling the drain pipe. What a wonderful night to be inside looking out--warm and dry and comfy. Light streaks shine... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, April 4, 2013

What's In A Name?

Some names lend to interesting cartoons, jokes, comments, etc. Through the years, our last name of Stone has been bandied about and provided a bit of fun. The Stone house was not at all made of stone except for the old crumbling foundation in the dank and spooky basement. The Stone Boys were... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, March 30, 2013

Bring On The Roasted Potatoes

I have been watching Julia Child for a long time. Through the years she always fascinated me, but until PBS put out their "Keep On Cooking" remix, I didn't know that she could sing. (Well, sort of....LOL) She is so cute. I never get tired of her. She always had a really witty sense of humor, and... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Special In God's Eyes

A lifetime experience... a wonderful memory...a special part of every Palm Sunday... the song The Holy City ( Jerusalem ) sung by a very special tenor... Just as special to Palm Sunday as He Arose is to Easter Sunday... sung by the entire congregation How could anything make anyone feel any more... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 15, 2013

Mickey Mouse Brownie

Pose facing the sun, squint and frown was the picture taking of the day in 1946 with the Mickey Mouse Brownie camera.....always...you had to face the sun, you had to hold still, and you were supposed to say cheese. But who could help from squinting and frowning with the sun in the eyes. I don't... Sign in to see full entry.

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