hooda thunkit

that thirty years ago i walked the red rebel horse, Valencia, off the mountain and down through the valley / 21 miles / to get ready to be a grandma

that was Moab, Utah 1977

today we are canning tomatoes from the grandson's garden and we will make cucumber soup with cucumbers from his garden

roast some peppers

listening to Al Green Full of Fire / the first music the grandkid ever heard two days old

we danced in the kitchen

indeed

some say ..........

mantras

QUM


heh

in the morning

we thank the grace
of the universe that we
have survived ourselves


QUM

during happy hour we thank god


smile

do you ever feel a tickle

~~~~

do you ever feel a tickle
under your big toe nail

?

(the big toe is connected to your brain eyes ears
(actually connected to every part of you)

the tickle is a twinkle a tickle on the toe
in the mind is a twinkle in the eye

this is the best time of my life ~~~

~~~

MrsFoley declared

i hope i dont fuck it up by dying too soon

(isay! i didnt know i was gonna get arm bags

_)__-_)

ah another day successfully traversed

achievment noted ?

sure, why not

Stability with Flair

(the sanity of serenity
the serenity of sanity)

oh say that sounds like the sweet sorrow of Nirvana

serve with Rummed Cuplets

and Sparkling gum drops

furthermore

when in a quandry
do the laundry

suggestion

when in the mind
all is think
pull the plug
and drain the sink

specialists

we
Skaterina
Caterina Cacciatore
MrsFoley
and
Miss Tickle

are specialists in doing what we arent going to do

~~~~~so there~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

phases dont faze me

if menopause is the pause that refreshes

then the seventease require some refreshments

smart water, please !

when in doubt push courage button

that's my advice

pay attention

make sure you have the right button

the panic button is hiding behind the worry wart



(free advice)

good for nothing

it's good to do nothing

someone has to do it

else nothing would ever get done

going to Rome

the ideal trip is a fantasy

one day when i wake up / it will be the day

the home base will be neat and tidy

appropriate clothes are ready

shoes too

it is a good hair day

i will travel light

i will get in the car and drive to the airport which is 250 miles away

during this drive i will maybe change my mind

if i dont change my mind i will go to the airport and book the next flight to the east / to an airport where i can get another flight to Rome, Italy

i yearn to see my old neighborhood

just for a few days

today is drastic

YYYYYYY

today is drastic
zen monastic
and how does
your garden grow ?

(ancient improvaho refrain)

although we do not refrain from taking drastic measures in the garden

to wit :

pulling all but the volunteer tomato plants

this is assuredly NOT the year of the tomato

it is the year of the cucumber

excess cucumber recipeez to follow

it's the littlest things that count

!!!!!!!!

brushing the inside of the coddle cup with ghee instead of butter eliminates the hard rim produced by the milk solids and makes the coddled egg every so much more appetizing

August 6, 2001

this is the day six years ago that President Bush was informed through his Presidential Daily Brief that Osama Bin Laden intended to attack the United States within our borders using planes

President Bush allegedly told the CIA staffer who saw him in person that it was Okay / You have covered your ass

and President Bush continued his vacation activities of clearing brush and fishing in his well stocked pond

what Coco Chanel said

~~~~~~~who ?

Coco Chanel, the legenday French clothing,
jewelry,perfume and everything fashionable

designer

she said when you are all dressed to Go Out / stop / remove one item from your ensemble

oh okay / she wants you to not Over Do / gild the lily, so to speak

Mrs Foley says : when you are about to say One More Thing ~~~~~~ Dont~~~~~~

save it for later

smile

in the bliss zone ~~~~

~~~~~~

there are no doubts
nor if ands or buts "

all the lists are short
and can be done

in one day

smile

doesnt gin and mineral water make you smart ?

doesnt gin and mineral water have electrolytes ?

ah ha / i feel brainier already

i have an album of 20 cassettes of 60 old radio programs !

this is from the library / the best small town library in America

i love radio ! different from audio books bc they are dramatized and
they have the most wonderful Sound Effects !

plus the commercials / just now i listened to an episode of Let's
Pretend (saturday mornings when i was growing up) sponsored by Cream
of Wheat (so good to eat that we eat it everyday)

Cream of Wheat was on my iron rich diet

Summertime Never Ending Soup Iron Rich

extra nutritious for those triple digit temperatures and No Rain in Sight for a Long Time

no fat except for whatever amount of butter you use / no sugar either / plenty fiber and vitamins and minerals*

1 quart meat bone stock (rather a jellied broth)
celery onion and finocchio and garlic roughly chopped in the food processor
saute in butter/olive oil until lightly carmelized

add the broth and simmer until incorporated / the vegetables need not be completely cooked through

slice and cook in a little butter a blue plastic box of white mushrooms / when some of these are browning put them in the broth / keep out some whole slices for chewing interest if you wish

after a bit of cooking and cooling blend the soup until creamy / then add the slices of mushrooms reserved / season as you like / salt and pepper / any fresh herbs / maybe a splurp of cream just before serving

okay that was day one

day two :

we are lightly steaming the baby/toddler spinach thinnings / just nip the roots and leave the tender stems / put in blender with some half and half or milk or even broth / whir it up and add to the mushroom soup base

save some soup for day 3 :

add fresh corn kernels just off a barely cooked cob

(not sure about the compatibility of mushrooms and corn ? see how they grow ? corn in stretched out acres in blazing sun / mushrooms in dimdarkshadydampplaces / they both like to grow and live with others just like them)

okay time for some electrolyte water


*weight watchers No points for the vegetables and No points for the broth / points for whatever butter and cream you use

ps for even more iron richness put a couple of tablespoons Amaranth grains / they have to cook for 20 minutes