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Sunday, August 11, 2024

A Little Tea Party

 Welcome back to another of Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4.

For my southern friends.. I pray the weather lightens up on you all.  I know it's been a very rough summer heat wise.  Let's pray together for a solution.

This week could we talk about your personal thoughts?

1. Do you find yourself day dreaming about your situation and things you would love to do if only...? Always, my whole life I have been a dreamer. It helps me today with all that is going on in our country and the world.

2. If you are having tea/coffee, a little break in the day does your mind wander off to other thoughts and meditations. Yes, I often pray when I am alone in my thoughts and while all the other members of  our household are working. Today I took a little break and had some milk chocolate tea biscuits. It is 89 outside right now. So I did not have my London Fog tea with Lavender Earl Grey. Just ice tea.

3. Do you find yourself meditating or revisiting in your mind a scripture, verse from a book you've read and it's impact on you? Yes always again! Today I found the perfect verse:  " I will lead the blind  in a way that they do not know, I will guide them. I will turn the darkness before them to light, the rough places into level ground. These are the things I do, and I do not forsake them.: Isiaiah 4:26 It helps me prepare for the way our world is going. My trust is in God Himself. 

4.  Do you find yourself sometimes replaying conversations with others?   Are there books or movies that stay vivid in your mind? People always come to mind with reminders of things about them whether they are here or not. Some old TV programs or movies stick to my mind too.. Fried Green Tomatoes,  (face it girls, I'm older, I have more insurance). Sweet Home Alabama, "Why you wanna marry me anyway?", "So I can kiss you, anytime I want to." Love Rachel Hannah and Hope Holloway books. Well written and not trashy. I don't like lots of inappropriate entertainment at all.

Thank you to ANNIE for hosting this. 

Aww...Mondays Love is... Sparks Tuesday4 Happy Tuesday

 Aww...Mondays

Love is...

Always the best of love. 

A tribute to Annie at Sparks. She doesn't blog any more but many of us still share some faovrites for Sparks.

Summer Solstice

 

Welcome, it's Tuesday 4 time.  Annie keeps it up in memory of her friend Toni Taddeo who really enjoyed her blogs. 

The Summer solstice arrived and some got hot weather and some got chill and rain.  But summer is the time for holidays or vacations, summertime activities and being outdoors more.  It's also a time, like winter, for complaints and we realize that people in Texas, Arizona and Florida stay inside in summer.

1. How is summer treating you so far this year?   Could things improve? How do you make summer fun in your neck of the woods? Possibly baking my brain with the hot weather. I published my posts on the wrong blog so here I am doing it twice with a different outlook.  The rain left and the heat arrived. I would not mind it so much but like my mother before me, I have this pre-cancer on my nose. So the sunlight is not always my best friend. I have lots of cute hats to wear in the sun.  It stay cooler, I would be happy. It could rain at night too. That would be perfection.  We do lots of phamily activities. Outdoor cooking rather than heating up the whole house. We have a cool flat grill that you can make breakfast, lunch and dinner on. Our son0in0lw has a smoker so something good is cooking most days outside.

2.We give you magic powers! You can change the climate, the surroundings, even  your house and anything you like. Tell us what you are doing to make your summer or your entire year better..... GO! Oh I would make the weather have lots of evening rain but cooler day temps 60-77 is ideal. Sigh....Summer reading, I was use to it as a kid. So although I read all year long, I have made a commitment with myself to read more summer books too. My ideal home would be larger because I love having the grands over and entertaining. So many ideas, With the way the world is today, I never take a day for granted and try to enjoy them to the fullest with those I love best.

3. The puppy on the boat at the right is your new friend.  He wants a name.  What name will you give him and  would you like to be in that picture (if you can't sail we will provide someone for you) Jib would be a great name for that seafaring pooch. I would join him as long as I had an experienced sea Captain aboard. 

4.   It's friendship pot luck day at your house this month.  Everyone is  coming. Please assign us what dishes each of us are to bring to make for a great day.(by the way, you needn't use names. Just name some dishes  you would like people to bring along) Let's do Pasta Night - Meatballs, Alfredo, Spaghetti, Garlic knots or breadsticks, a garden salad, Tiramisu, Italian Soda drinks. That would be a great potluck.  Plus Rebekah's Pasta salad which contains mini pepperoni, colorful bell peppers black olives and corkscrew pasta. If some  wish enjoy some nice red wine. I have a great table wine called Love My Goat, made in a winery in upstate NY.

Happy Tuesday

Brittany and Jeremy are hosting Taco Tuesday since Hannah and Jake are visting. We will have tacos and tostadas, Rebekah's homemade Mexican rice, Salsa, hopefully Avery's, and maybe even some green chili although we promised Hannah and Jake to do lunch later this week at our favorite Mexican restaurant El Mirador so Hannah would be able to eat some cheese enchiladas which she loves. We love Mexican food so much, a co worker once asked my husband if he was married to a Mexican woman. He replied, no just both natives of Pueblo, Colorado where you can get some amazing green chili.

Street tacos are so yummy and so are Tacos el Pastor

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The "BER" months have begun,: September, October, November and December.

Let's talk about September, ok?

1. When you were in school or university, did you look forward to returning? Why or why not?  I attended college part time and lived at home as I attended the local state college which today is a university.  I loved being with my loved ones around the holidays, so I never went very far away from them. 

2. September has Labor Day, which for many is the signal of Summer's end and Falls grand entrance. Do you celebrate Labor Day or is it just another day off for you? Although I am retired, my husband still works 40 hour work weeks, so I am grateful for all those who still make it to their workplace, whether in a factory, an officer, their home or elsewhere.  We usually have a barbeque but  with 90 plus temps, we are not yet ready for Fall. We did see some trees todays that are showing their colors are changing from green to gold and red. In Colorado, we are usually surprised by the crazy weather patterns.

3. September's birthstone is  the Sapphire,  which is second only to the Diamond in hardness. (Ruby is   a red Sapphire by the way) It comes in many colors.  Do you know your birthstone and do you like it?  I am a December baby so my birthstone is Blue Topaz or Turquoise. I do love it because at age 16 my father bought me a beautiful 14k gold birthstone ring in a Marquis cut.

4. September's flower is  the Astor.  Do you know what  is yours ? My flower is Poinsettia, Holly, Narcissus or Orchid. They are all beautiful but as a child I did not like holiday birthday cakes and so my mother always made sure I had the prettiest flowers gracing my birthday cake.

Happy Tuesday

Aren't these "Purrito Kittens" just the cutest ever? 

HAPPY TUESDAY EVERYONE!

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 Summertime and the Living is Easy

 Well we hope it's easy anyway.

 Welcome back to  Toni's Tuesday4

 Always good to have you here.

 Let's concentrate on the little bit of summer

 that is left, shall we? we need to enjoy every

 season to the fullest,  I believe...what say you?                                

 Not much more of summer left so we better

 enjoy it while it lasts.

1. What do you like to do in the summer?

I like to relax indoors. I am not a fan of extreme heat 

or extreme cold. I was born and raised in Colorado, still

live here and we get hot summers and cold winters.  I do

like yard work when we have cooler days and it is always

nice to have a garden . Love all the flowers blooming too

but my most unfavorite thing are the wasps/hornets - evil

devil biting/stinging/creepy bugs!

2. What is your favorite summertime food and beverage?

Love barbeques in the summertime and lots of ice cold tea. Our

son-in-law(s) all are great barbeque grillers so there is always a

nice variety of foods to eat. Corn on the cob on the grill is a favorite.

3. How do you beat the heat?

With central air and lots of fans too on hot hot days. My auntie Ang

always had hand fans and I have them too. I recently bought two

new fans in pink and blue and they have the prettiest designs and

their own carrying case.  I love baseball in the summertime so I

have suffered in the heat to attend baseball games. You learn to pay a little

extra to sit under cover. hahaha

4. What do you really like about the summer season?

The number one thing about the summertime is that our

youngest daughter Hannah and her husband Jake always

come for a visit. Kids are out of school so there is lots of

phamily time too. All of our kids except our oldest are summertime

babies. Noelle & I are December babies and of course, Avery, my 

husband is a summertime baby too. Lots of birthday parties.

Life has been battering us with sadness lately. My niece Carrie's husband has been hospitalized and terribly ill. I have learned to keep my medical information  knowledge to myself but I ask for prayer. After two weeks at one hospital facility he was transferred to another and they told his phamily he was not going to make it through tonight.  This after the other place said he had West Nile . Please pray for John and his wife, his children and his brother. They have lost so many loved ones .

 

 

Aw...Mondays

 

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A Pinterest find, a sweet little Chi. Our pups are long haired Chi's and they are all so cute.

 Love is....is always a favorite. I am working on getting all of my old newspaper clippings of Love is...put together so I may share them here. There are literally hundreds of them I gave my husband through the years. 

Hello and welcome to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday4 

Let's share our home secrets with one and other. Maybe you have some ideas other ladies would love to hear about.

1. What household  tool or appliance  do you reply on a lot?

The Swiffer jet wood wood mop. We have hardwood floors in the kitchen and living room (came with the house)  and that little Swiffer cleans up quickly especially with grandkids visiting. I do love my old fashioned crock pot and my air fryer. In modern homes, like our son Jeremy, they have the air fryer built right into their fancy stove.

2. Which laundry detergent, fabric softener,  and dish detergent work best for you?

We use All for sensitive skin but also use Tide Coldwater for delicates which include most of my clothing.  We use Downey Free for fabric softener. Dawn dish washing soap and Cascade for the dishwasher.  I also have different cleaners for the d/w and garbage disposal but we clean all of our drains monthly with baking soda, vinegar and hot water. It keeps the drains clean and clear of debris. Dawn has a cool product here:

This cuts through grease and grim and gunk quick fast!

3. What soap do you like to use ? Where do you have soap in your home...bathroom, kitchen, shower?

We use scented anti bacterial hand soap in the bathroom and at the kitchen sink.  IN the shower we use Irish Spring (original scent) and I recently am trying Dove body wash for women to see if it does leave your skin as silky soft as their commercial states!

4. What is the secret to a clean home in your opinion?

I dislike carpet but it is all through the house. With pets you need to run a vacuum and sweep and mop daily to cut the hair and dust bunnies.  It is a chore that has to be done daily.

Aw...Mondays

 

I lose my phone all the time! I have had to call to my son to help me locate it! hahaha back in my younger days I never lost my phone. It was attached to a cord in the wall!  Just an  Aw...Mondays smile.

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Sunday August 14, 2022 

Dinner Out

Let's talk about restaurants and eating out, ok?

1. Do you like eating out with friends or would you rather have them over for a meal?

We have more phamily over over for meals but Avery and I do like to go out to breakfast on the weekend. We love the Grumpy Egg

This little cafe has freshly made donuts and fritters and other pastries made daily. Avery loves their "big as a dinner plate" apple fritter but he takes 3days to eat it!

The atmosphere here is sweet and friendly and the food is always prepared hot and delicious.

Some of their dishes include, a breakfast burrito (Rebekah's fav), corn beef hash with eggs (Zach's fav) and eggs with sausage patties and hash browns. (Avery's fav)

A friendly locally owned cafe with great help and wonderful food. The prices are very good too.

2. Let's go out to eat. You pick, where are we going?

If you don't mind meeting me in Las Vegas, Nevada, Blueberry Hill has one of the largest menu's I have ever seen. It has been several years since we have visited but the menu is delicious, service is terrific, prices are still decent and it is off the ultra expensive strip!  Crepes for me with blueberries, Avery enjoys an open faced roast beef sandwich with brown gravy and green beans.  Hannah is a classic eggs & toast with hash browns kinda gal and Noelle is the model with the menu! Nick had his standard fare, chicken tenders with french fries. Boy oh boy, I would love to take you there. You can visit one of their four friendly locations in fabulous Las Vegas Nevada!

3. What are you going to order tonight?

We took our son-in-law Zach out for lunch at the Red Lobster last weekend. It was his birthday. We all enjoyed the fresh seafood and Rebekah tried their new bowl, she loved it. Avery is a Walt's shrimp guy and I will have it all. There is nothing on a seafood menu I won't try. 

Speaking of food if you travel through Wyoming, our grandson Colton, the truck driver said he would recommend the Pizza Palace in a town called Lusk, Wyoming. It is family owned and he said the food portions were so big he had to pack most of it away to take home with him. 

 Our recent visit to Denny's had Colton and Shea enjoying lots of all you can eat pancakes, scrambled eggs and if you prefer to pay a little extra, a one time plate of sausage or bacon. We opted to go meatless.

My food memories are so many that if I don't stop here I will never stop writing about all the wonderful food experiences I have had with those people I love best. 

4. Are you going to have dessert? What will it be?

If I were visiting Tequila's or El Mirador, both local Mexican restaurants I would share a deep fried cheesecake (Xangos) with Avery or you if you want to live dangerously. 

This is a Pinterest find from Sue Lau at Palatable Pastimes. Even once in your life, you need to have this dessert. I do recommend sharing it with a second party. 

Thank you for inviting me in to this delectable blog hop. I am chronically late, as Rebekah and Zach were in  the Colorado Springs area for his camping and birthday weekend. They visited Victor and Cripple Creek and she found a bit of information regarding the passing of my maternal grandfather and uncle Tony in the Portland Gold mines in 1927 when my mother was barely a young teen. She wants us to go back with her although I will not go one mile underground into the Molly Kathleen Mine where they hold tours. Avery did that in the 1980s with Uncle Louie and Noelle as Auntie Ang and I found some shopping. Being somewhat claustrophobic, I am not a fan of tight quarters although I have been in a few caves  in national  and state parks, when I was younger. Before all my neurosurgery. Rebekah took several hours to translate some of the obituary on my grandfather and uncle Tony that was written in sLOVEnian.  I will forever love this child of mine for taking such time and care to figure out many of the words in that article.