Thank You Kelli !!!

I had a huge surprise in the mail today !! A squished penny from Kelli in California. Kelli is (like many of us) a AOL JLand transplant here in Bloggerville. She Blogs as "Thoughts of A Sober White Woman"

Kelli, you made my day !! Thank you so much !

My Beautiful Pink Rhododendron Is Blooming

Each year I trim & shape this rhody, I want it to get tall to allow for privacy on my porch. Right now it's over 5 feet tall and of course very bushy. The blooms are so pretty. It rained last night so you can see raindrops in the top picture.

I know I haven't visitied Blogs much the last few weeks. And there's a reason. Not always but at times after I've read a Blog and commented, I have trouble logging out of it. Then anywhere from 10-20-30 copies of the Blog pop up on my screen. I can't shut them down fast enough as they appear rapidly. I end up having to shut my whole computer down manually because even the alt-control-delete method doesn't work. It's very frustrating.

I have done all the scanning, defragging & screening I can do. So I'm at my wits end as to what to do. Of course I run a virus program (ESET NOD32) so I don't believe that's the problem.

Anyway, please forgive me....I haven't abandoned you dear Blogger's and once I get this figured out I'll be back.

Tuesday is Movie Day

I had to go alone today, because my movie going friend Barbara couldn't make it. But what a movie....'The Soloist' is without a doubt the best movie I've seen in a long time. Based on the true story friendship of Nathaniel Ayers (a homeless man in Los Angeles) and Steve Lopez (a reporter for the Los Angeles Times). I absolutely recommend this movie to everyone out there.

Here's a link to a report that Morley Safer did on these two men and their very unusual friendship.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lopez-skidrow-nathaniel-series,0,1456093.special

Bravo to Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey, Jr for their remarkable performances!

A Beautiful Video

I got this from Robin down in Tampa and emailed it out to several of you. It is so sweet I decided to put in as a Blog entry for all to see.

FOOD FRIDAY

Bacon and Cheese Quiche

3 cups shredded Swiss cheese

12 strips cooked bacon~crumbled

3 tablespoons crushed French's onions or chopped green onions

5 eggs beaten well

2-1/4 cup Half and Half

salt & pepper to taste

2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese

one 9 inch unbaked pie shell (thawed)

Mix ingredients together and place in unbaked pie shell. Bake at 375* for 30-35 minutes~just until knife poked into the center comes out clean.

A Day At The Puyallup Valley Spring Fair

 

There was sun….

              

A Malaysian Serama …..She was so sweet & not afraid of all the people getting a look at her.

This lady was working with angora from angora rabbits.

Some dark rain clouds out there.

 

A sweet little 5 month old corgi.

     

I love the cows the best, since I grew up on a small farm where we always had them. 

 

These fellas put on a magnificent show with their beautiful horses.

The rain clouds opened up~big time!

 

This had to be the star of the show~ a 3 week old miniature donkey.  He was there with his mama.

Raining again……

We had a good time. Ate a fair burger, got some scones for later and saw everything we wanted to see.

For those of you who have heard about the accident with one of the kiddy rides, let me say that those who had to be checked out at the hospital have all been released.  The state is still checking that particular ride trying to see what went wrong.  Washington has very strict laws about those types of things and hopefully they’ll come to a conclusion soon.  A lot of the rides at the Puyallup Fair  are supplied by Funtastic Rides Co. in Portland, Oregon. This company has been operating the rides at the Puyallup Fairs (Spring & Fall fairs) for many years.  I have been going to the Fall Fair since I was a kid and the Spring Fair since it started 20 years ago….I do not remember there ever being a problem like what happened Friday afternoon. 

It’s a beautiful Sunday afternoon here….almost 70* at about 2 o’clock in the afternoon.   I need to get out there and start on the lawn…both front and back need mowing again.  Anyone want to come & help ?

Gotta Love Them

A man and his wife were awakened at 3:00 am by a loud pounding on the
door. The man gets up and goes to the door where a drunken stranger,
standing in the pouring rain, is asking for a push 'Not a chance,' says the husband, 'it is 3:00 in the morning!' He slams the door and returns to bed.

'Who was that?' asked his wife
'Just some drunk guy asking for a push,' he answers.
'Did you help him?' she asks 'No, I did not, it is 3:00 in the morning and it is pouring rain out there!' 'Well, you have a short memory,' says his wife 'Can't you remember about three months ago when we broke down, and those two guys helped us?'

I think you should help him, and you should be ashamed of yourself!' The man does as he is told, gets dressed, and goes out into the pounding rain, He calls out into the dark, 'Hello, are you still there?' 'Yes,' comes back the answer 'Do you still need a push?' calls out the husband 'Yes, please!' comes the reply from the dark 'Where are you?' asks the husband.

'Over here on the swing,' replied the drunk