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Friday, February 27, 2009
Bluegrass of all things!
Last night I knew I wasn't cooking dinner.
I had just fixed a big pot of corned beef and cabbage two days before, and Angela had fixed a big pot of spaghetti the day before that and the fridge was already full of left overs.
So, neither of us felt like cooking anything else, and of course, no one felt like having leftovers of any kind again!
We decided to go try a new neighborhood restaurant called The Log Cabin. It's only about 10 minutes from home, and it is a small place that looked like it had a cozy family atmosphere.
Wow, talk about a total surprise....They only have about 20 tables, 25 at the very outside. There is only 6 or 7 items on the dinner menu and between the 4 of us, we tried 3 of them.
Both boys had the hamburger steak and fries, Angela had the chicken livers and I tried the country fried steak.
Every entree was well worth the exorbitantly LOW price they charged. We never thought a new place would open that wasn't trying to get rich off of every individual table. So, that was a nice surprise.
The very best surprise tho, was the free bluegrass band that was playing there. It was a real treat. As soon as I started listening, all thoughts in my head went to mom's house while we were growing up. Most weekends they had live music going. Guitars and banjos and mandolins. I believe they even had a violin or two occasionally. But the biggest image I had......was my mom out there in the middle of it all just dancing away......lol.....
Yeah, I know, ya all are probably thinking, so?
Lol.
My mom was all of 4 feet 11 inches tall and if she weighed a hundred pounds she was doing good.
Ah heck, it was just a nice surprise and it was fun to have those memories jump out at me. I loved the music then and last night. And it was always great to watch my mom "cut a rug".
I had just fixed a big pot of corned beef and cabbage two days before, and Angela had fixed a big pot of spaghetti the day before that and the fridge was already full of left overs.
So, neither of us felt like cooking anything else, and of course, no one felt like having leftovers of any kind again!
We decided to go try a new neighborhood restaurant called The Log Cabin. It's only about 10 minutes from home, and it is a small place that looked like it had a cozy family atmosphere.
Wow, talk about a total surprise....They only have about 20 tables, 25 at the very outside. There is only 6 or 7 items on the dinner menu and between the 4 of us, we tried 3 of them.
Both boys had the hamburger steak and fries, Angela had the chicken livers and I tried the country fried steak.
Every entree was well worth the exorbitantly LOW price they charged. We never thought a new place would open that wasn't trying to get rich off of every individual table. So, that was a nice surprise.
The very best surprise tho, was the free bluegrass band that was playing there. It was a real treat. As soon as I started listening, all thoughts in my head went to mom's house while we were growing up. Most weekends they had live music going. Guitars and banjos and mandolins. I believe they even had a violin or two occasionally. But the biggest image I had......was my mom out there in the middle of it all just dancing away......lol.....
Yeah, I know, ya all are probably thinking, so?
Lol.
My mom was all of 4 feet 11 inches tall and if she weighed a hundred pounds she was doing good.
Ah heck, it was just a nice surprise and it was fun to have those memories jump out at me. I loved the music then and last night. And it was always great to watch my mom "cut a rug".
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Writers (and readers alike) Blogs
I have been following a few writers and also readers blogs, I have to tell you, these people are awesome!
I only know one of them personally, but you can't get a better review than theirs. They know how to make you just want to run right out and buy books.
I have come to the conclusion that they are a unique, close knit community, but anyone can read their reviews and enter their contests and just follow along and stay up to date on reading materials. I imagine, (because I haven't done this, I can only imagine) that all you have to do to find out about a book, is post a comment on one of their blogs, ask your questions and you WILL get an answer. Isn't that awesome?
I think so, and I also hope they keep their blogs going and continue to let those of us who don't always know what to say or how to say it, put our two cents in once in a while.
Thank you ladies!
I only know one of them personally, but you can't get a better review than theirs. They know how to make you just want to run right out and buy books.
I have come to the conclusion that they are a unique, close knit community, but anyone can read their reviews and enter their contests and just follow along and stay up to date on reading materials. I imagine, (because I haven't done this, I can only imagine) that all you have to do to find out about a book, is post a comment on one of their blogs, ask your questions and you WILL get an answer. Isn't that awesome?
I think so, and I also hope they keep their blogs going and continue to let those of us who don't always know what to say or how to say it, put our two cents in once in a while.
Thank you ladies!
Monday, February 16, 2009
This Holiday
Well, today is Presidents Day!
How many of us remember when we used to celebrate Washingtons Birthday on February 22nd?
Or Lincolns Birthday on February 12th?
(I just thought a little history lesson on this was interesting, most of us don't even think about how the calendar used to read. All of this I found in the Wikipedia encyclopedia.)
Titled Washington's Birthday, the federal holiday was originally implemented by the Congress of the United States of America in 1880 for government offices in the District of Columbia (20 Stat. 277) and expanded in 1885 to include all federal offices (23 Stat. 516). As the first federal holiday to honor an American citizen, the holiday was celebrated on Washington's actual birthday, February 22. On January 1, 1971 the federal holiday was shifted to the third Monday in February by the Uniform Monday Holiday Act. A draft of the Uniform Holidays Bill of 1968 would have renamed the holiday to Presidents' Day to honor both Washington and Lincoln, but this proposal failed in committee and the bill as voted on and signed into law on June 28, 1968 kept the name Washington's Birthday.
By the mid-1980s, with a push from advertisers, the term "Presidents' Day" began its public appearance.[1] The theme has expanded the focus of the holiday to honor another President born in February, Abraham Lincoln, and often other Presidents of the United States. Although Lincoln's birthday, February 12, was never a federal holiday, approximately a dozen state governments have officially renamed their Washington's Birthday observances as "Presidents Day", "Washington and Lincoln Day", or other such designations. However, "Presidents Day" is not always an all-inclusive term. In Massachusetts, while the state officially celebrates "Washington's Birthday," state law also prescribes that the governor issue an annual Presidents Day proclamation honoring the presidents that have come from Massachusetts: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Calvin Coolidge, and John F. Kennedy.[2] (Coolidge, the only one born outside of Massachusetts, spent his entire political career before the vice presidency there. George H. W. Bush, on the other hand, was born in Massachusetts, but has spent most of his life elsewhere.) Alabama uniquely observes the day as "Washington and Jefferson Day", even though Jefferson's birthday was in April.[3] In New Jersey, Connecticut and Illinois, while Washington's Birthday is a federal holiday, Abraham Lincoln's birthday is still a state holiday, falling on February 12 regardless of the day of the week. In California, Lincoln's Birthday is also a legal state holiday, however, observance is frequently moved to the Monday or Friday occurring closest to February 12. When Lincoln's Birthday is observed on the Friday preceding Washington's Birthday, the resultant four-day weekend is commonly called "Presidents' Day Weekend", particularly by retailers in their sale advertisements.
In Washington's home state of Virginia the holiday is legally known as "George Washington Day."
How many of us remember when we used to celebrate Washingtons Birthday on February 22nd?
Or Lincolns Birthday on February 12th?
(I just thought a little history lesson on this was interesting, most of us don't even think about how the calendar used to read. All of this I found in the Wikipedia encyclopedia.)
Titled Washington's Birthday, the federal holiday was originally implemented by the Congress of the United States of America in 1880 for government offices in the District of Columbia (20 Stat. 277) and expanded in 1885 to include all federal offices (23 Stat. 516). As the first federal holiday to honor an American citizen, the holiday was celebrated on Washington's actual birthday, February 22. On January 1, 1971 the federal holiday was shifted to the third Monday in February by the Uniform Monday Holiday Act. A draft of the Uniform Holidays Bill of 1968 would have renamed the holiday to Presidents' Day to honor both Washington and Lincoln, but this proposal failed in committee and the bill as voted on and signed into law on June 28, 1968 kept the name Washington's Birthday.
By the mid-1980s, with a push from advertisers, the term "Presidents' Day" began its public appearance.[1] The theme has expanded the focus of the holiday to honor another President born in February, Abraham Lincoln, and often other Presidents of the United States. Although Lincoln's birthday, February 12, was never a federal holiday, approximately a dozen state governments have officially renamed their Washington's Birthday observances as "Presidents Day", "Washington and Lincoln Day", or other such designations. However, "Presidents Day" is not always an all-inclusive term. In Massachusetts, while the state officially celebrates "Washington's Birthday," state law also prescribes that the governor issue an annual Presidents Day proclamation honoring the presidents that have come from Massachusetts: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Calvin Coolidge, and John F. Kennedy.[2] (Coolidge, the only one born outside of Massachusetts, spent his entire political career before the vice presidency there. George H. W. Bush, on the other hand, was born in Massachusetts, but has spent most of his life elsewhere.) Alabama uniquely observes the day as "Washington and Jefferson Day", even though Jefferson's birthday was in April.[3] In New Jersey, Connecticut and Illinois, while Washington's Birthday is a federal holiday, Abraham Lincoln's birthday is still a state holiday, falling on February 12 regardless of the day of the week. In California, Lincoln's Birthday is also a legal state holiday, however, observance is frequently moved to the Monday or Friday occurring closest to February 12. When Lincoln's Birthday is observed on the Friday preceding Washington's Birthday, the resultant four-day weekend is commonly called "Presidents' Day Weekend", particularly by retailers in their sale advertisements.
In Washington's home state of Virginia the holiday is legally known as "George Washington Day."
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Hearts & Flowers!
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
To
each
and
every
one
of
you,
male or female,
especially
those
of
us
who
don't
actually
have
a
"someone special".
To
each
and
every
one
of
you,
male or female,
especially
those
of
us
who
don't
actually
have
a
"someone special".
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