-
Search
Slow Boat To China
Calendar
-
Recent Posts
- Hump Day Has Arrived! Wednesday, August 28, 2024
- Tuesday Has Arrived And We Have A Blank Day!! Tuesday, August 27, 2024
- Oh No! We Are Facing Another Week! Monday, August 26, 2024
- Sunday And We Are Busy! Sunday, August 25, 2024
- I Hear Water, It Must Be Saturday! Saturday, August 24, 2024
- The End Of The Week Has Arrived! Friday, August 23, 2024
- Thursday Has Arrived! Thursday, August 22, 2024
Archives
- August 2024 (28)
- July 2024 (30)
- June 2024 (29)
- May 2024 (31)
- April 2024 (29)
- March 2024 (31)
- February 2024 (31)
- January 2024 (31)
- December 2023 (31)
- November 2023 (30)
- October 2023 (31)
- September 2023 (30)
- August 2023 (31)
- July 2023 (32)
- June 2023 (30)
- May 2023 (31)
- April 2023 (30)
- March 2023 (32)
- February 2023 (28)
- January 2023 (31)
- December 2022 (31)
- November 2022 (30)
- October 2022 (31)
- September 2022 (31)
- August 2022 (31)
- July 2022 (31)
- June 2022 (30)
- May 2022 (31)
- April 2022 (30)
- March 2022 (31)
- February 2022 (28)
- January 2022 (30)
- December 2021 (32)
- November 2021 (30)
- October 2021 (31)
- September 2021 (31)
- August 2021 (31)
- July 2021 (31)
- June 2021 (29)
- May 2021 (31)
- April 2021 (30)
- March 2021 (32)
- February 2021 (28)
- January 2021 (31)
- December 2020 (30)
- November 2020 (30)
- October 2020 (30)
- September 2020 (30)
- August 2020 (29)
- July 2020 (31)
- June 2020 (30)
- May 2020 (31)
- April 2020 (31)
- March 2020 (31)
- February 2020 (29)
- January 2020 (31)
- December 2019 (31)
- November 2019 (31)
- October 2019 (31)
- September 2019 (30)
- August 2019 (30)
- July 2019 (30)
- June 2019 (31)
- May 2019 (30)
- April 2019 (31)
- March 2019 (31)
- February 2019 (27)
- January 2019 (31)
- December 2018 (31)
- November 2018 (30)
- October 2018 (31)
- September 2018 (30)
- August 2018 (32)
- July 2018 (31)
- June 2018 (29)
- May 2018 (30)
- April 2018 (30)
- March 2018 (31)
- February 2018 (29)
- January 2018 (32)
- December 2017 (31)
- November 2017 (30)
- October 2017 (31)
- September 2017 (30)
- August 2017 (31)
- July 2017 (30)
- June 2017 (30)
- May 2017 (31)
- April 2017 (31)
- March 2017 (31)
- February 2017 (28)
- January 2017 (30)
- December 2016 (29)
- November 2016 (28)
- October 2016 (31)
- September 2016 (30)
- August 2016 (29)
- July 2016 (32)
- June 2016 (30)
- May 2016 (30)
- April 2016 (20)
- March 2016 (32)
- February 2016 (28)
- January 2016 (30)
- December 2015 (28)
- November 2015 (32)
- October 2015 (30)
- September 2015 (29)
- August 2015 (19)
- July 2015 (31)
- June 2015 (30)
- May 2015 (31)
- April 2015 (30)
- March 2015 (30)
- February 2015 (26)
- January 2015 (29)
- December 2014 (29)
- November 2014 (30)
- October 2014 (30)
- September 2014 (30)
- August 2014 (26)
- July 2014 (28)
- June 2014 (29)
- May 2014 (30)
- April 2014 (30)
- March 2014 (31)
- February 2014 (28)
- January 2014 (30)
- December 2013 (29)
- November 2013 (29)
- October 2013 (28)
- September 2013 (30)
- August 2013 (30)
- July 2013 (28)
- June 2013 (26)
- May 2013 (28)
- April 2013 (30)
- March 2013 (31)
- February 2013 (27)
- January 2013 (29)
- December 2012 (26)
- November 2012 (23)
- October 2012 (31)
- September 2012 (30)
- August 2012 (31)
- July 2012 (30)
- June 2012 (29)
- May 2012 (25)
- April 2012 (26)
- March 2012 (30)
- February 2012 (28)
- January 2012 (28)
- December 2011 (29)
- November 2011 (30)
- October 2011 (29)
- September 2011 (28)
- August 2011 (32)
- July 2011 (30)
- June 2011 (23)
- May 2011 (28)
- April 2011 (28)
- March 2011 (31)
- February 2011 (27)
- January 2011 (30)
- December 2010 (38)
- November 2010 (35)
- October 2010 (32)
- September 2010 (42)
- August 2010 (38)
- July 2010 (50)
- June 2010 (37)
- May 2010 (43)
- April 2010 (40)
- March 2010 (33)
- February 2010 (28)
- January 2010 (44)
- December 2009 (43)
- November 2009 (27)
- October 2009 (42)
- September 2009 (29)
- August 2009 (36)
- July 2009 (28)
- June 2009 (22)
- May 2009 (20)
- April 2009 (30)
- March 2009 (8)
- February 2009 (10)
- January 2009 (12)
- May 2008 (2)
- February 2008 (4)
- January 2008 (13)
- December 2007 (13)
- November 2007 (11)
- October 2007 (9)
- September 2007 (14)
- August 2007 (7)
- July 2007 (7)
- June 2007 (3)
- May 2007 (5)
- April 2007 (5)
- March 2007 (3)
Categories
- Adventures (455)
- Cooking (240)
- Dancing (1,465)
- Dining Out (412)
- Doctor (162)
- Elks (111)
- Family (1,274)
- Food and Wine (2,664)
- Friends (3,153)
- Fun (1,382)
- Gardening (557)
- Gym (16)
- Holidays (279)
- Just Us (785)
- Letters (10)
- Memories (36)
- Movies (309)
- Theater (307)
- Travel (30)
- Uncategorized (284)
- Vegetable Garden (206)
- Walking (228)
- Working Around House (772)
Static Pages
Tag Cloud
Admin/Meta
Monthly Archives: May 2022
Just Working Around The House
Fact: That salmon is probably not salmon. Researchers estimate that about one-third of all fish sold in restaurants and grocery stores is mislabeled—often to deliberately mislead consumers and get them to buy more expensive fish (getting tilapia while paying red … Continue reading
Posted in Just Us, Working Around House
Comments Off on Just Working Around The House
A Day To Remember
Fact: Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) is a federal holiday in the United States for mourning the U.S. military personnel who have died while serving in the United States armed forces. It is observed on the last Monday … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Working Around House
Comments Off on A Day To Remember
Sunday; A Day To Rest And Relax Get Busy!
Fact: The Czech, Polish, Slovenian, Croatian, Serbian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian words for Sunday can be translated as “without acts (no work).” Our eyes began to focus at 5:30 AM, and it was, therefore, time for the Swim Spa. Bark, the … Continue reading
Posted in Friends, Gardening, Vegetable Garden, Working Around House
Comments Off on Sunday; A Day To Rest And Relax Get Busy!
A Wee Bit Of Scotch Please!
Facts: Scotland is home to the tallest waterfall in Britain, named Eas a’ Chual Aluinn. It is 658 feet, which is three times the height of Niagara Falls. The official animal of Scotland is the Unicorn. Scotland has approximately 790 … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Family, Food and Wine
Comments Off on A Wee Bit Of Scotch Please!
The Week Is Done; Thirty Weeks Until Christmas! Water Pipe Run To Garden!
Fact: The closest state in the United States to Africa is Maine, which juts out further east into the Atlantic than most people realize. It was 2:00 AM, and I woke up out of a dead sleep saying to myself, … Continue reading
Posted in Dining Out, Food and Wine, Friends, Vegetable Garden, Working Around House
Comments Off on The Week Is Done; Thirty Weeks Until Christmas! Water Pipe Run To Garden!
BDD (BirthDay Day)
Fact: In China, a newborn is considered age 1. Thus, a one-year-old in the West and most other parts of the world would be aged two years in China. Today many, many, many, many, many, moons ago, Mary came to … Continue reading
Posted in Just Us
Comments Off on BDD (BirthDay Day)
BD-1
Fact: The most common birth date in the United States, excluding leap years, is 22 May. Dang, another dash to Los Alamitos in the morning fog! Doctors to the left of me; doctors to the right of me; we are … Continue reading
Posted in Dining Out, Family
Comments Off on BD-1
Get ‘Er Done Day!
Fact: Fred Bauer, the Procter & Gamble employee who devised the idea of stacking Pringles into cans, eschewed an urn upon his death and instead asked that his family bury him in one of his signature cans. We were busy today … Continue reading
Posted in Just Us, Working Around House
Comments Off on Get ‘Er Done Day!
Monday Was Re-Planned!
Fact: Most elephants weigh less than the tongue of a blue whale! Scout and I went for a short walk, and we met a neighbor. I had to explain Scouts’ desire only to chase breadsticks! We had to get ready to … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Comments Off on Monday Was Re-Planned!
Sunday, TIme For A Visit!
Fact: It is a common myth that dogs can only see in black and white. They only have two cones in their eyes to detect colors, whereas humans have three. That means dogs see colors on a blue and yellow … Continue reading
Posted in Dancing, Dining Out, Family
Comments Off on Sunday, TIme For A Visit!