Category Archives: Cooking

Monday Is Here And It Is Dry!

Memories:  Dad Took My Car Apart!  My first car was a new 1962 Chevy Impala Supersport.  I loved that car, and it was a mere $3000!  I drove that car everywhere, and after three years, it had 175,000 miles on … Continue reading

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Saint Patty’s Day Is Here!

We were up at the crack of dawn to get ready for my biometry sessions with Dr. Kline. What is biometry of the eye?  Biometry is the process of measuring the power of the cornea (keratometry) and the length of … Continue reading

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SPD-1 (St. Patrick’s Day Minus One)

Today is St. Patrick’s Day Eve. Is there such a thing? At 7:00 am prompt, our trusty sidekick, Mr. O’Scout, placed his cold nose on Mary’s arm, which was the equivalent of raising the dead!  After the first blood-curdling scream, … Continue reading

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Mid-Week, TIme For A Crisis! Oops, That’s Mid-Life! Cancel The Thought!

Getting the house clean for the cleaning ladies took about an hour.  Domilita and Maria sometimes comment on how neat we are; little does she know how hard we work before she arrives. Mary was up and dressed in her … Continue reading

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Another Day Of Care Completed!

Mary didn’t even leave the bedroom today, but she said she was feeling better.  When she awoke, I asked her, “Why don’t ants get sick?” I immediately recognized she was in no mood for my humor but I had to … Continue reading

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It’s Wonderful To Have A Son and Grandsons!

I headed to the backyard and began moving 100-pound bags of amendments for the soil.  After about an hour, Joe and the boys showed up with twenty-four bags of composted steer manure!   It was time for the rototiller! Jor brought … Continue reading

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The Last Of The Month!

So Mary and I vowed today that we would go three days without wine from February 29th through the 31st!  This year I am sure we can do it! The day was supposed to be full of rain, but the … Continue reading

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The Rain Keeps Coming!

It was raining all day, so we did minimal activities.  We went to get our hair taken care of; me a cut and Mary a hairdo.   I took 20 minutes, and Mary took three hours.  That was fine because we … Continue reading

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And Here Came The Rain

It is amazing what a handful of crazy ass liberals can do to our country!  We sit back and watch it happen! The morning started pretty well again, with few clouds in the sky, but things did not take long … Continue reading

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Another “Slow” Day

We were up around 7:00 am and turned on the coffee pot.  It is new, and I had a problem figuring it out.  The first cup of coffee I made was hot water.  What is going on? Then I noticed … Continue reading

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