tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70312343361047686422024-03-05T18:28:28.143-08:00The World According to Muffin FaceJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02425155667959955946noreply@blogger.comBlogger266125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031234336104768642.post-40431664758619994402009-10-21T16:01:00.000-07:002009-10-21T17:15:17.631-07:00What would The Debra do? Or WWTDD?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtsxLiNm4h8lo4Mz1oscRRkUQFEzF4gzNLNJckPUJffoIQ2hg5hBybxG_E9ELrftJkE3S2m_hKzyLxOaliP4PBU2G2UIXz5bRXM2pHSNpjLARMfMui8z2NFqmAgFRF0JyYGKVcGm5MHyU/s1600-h/n508393469_5966.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395209638267824146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 196px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtsxLiNm4h8lo4Mz1oscRRkUQFEzF4gzNLNJckPUJffoIQ2hg5hBybxG_E9ELrftJkE3S2m_hKzyLxOaliP4PBU2G2UIXz5bRXM2pHSNpjLARMfMui8z2NFqmAgFRF0JyYGKVcGm5MHyU/s320/n508393469_5966.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>In honor of Audra's Birthday:</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Beautiful day today. Sun. Everywhere.</div><div>I'm hungry. People keep having birthdays and talking about food. </div><div>My cat just barfed. X. I have lots of cats. </div><div>Why doesn't Robin A. like cheese? Wish someone would bring me something. </div><div>It is so hot in here it feels like when Joseph and Maggie brush my hair and get too close. </div><div>Ginnie let me cook a stew. Lots of things can be considered stew. I like chocolate.</div><div>Today I wore something that could only be described as delicately malicious.</div><div>I like singing and plays where I get to sing. They are called musicals. Oklahoma is one.</div><div>I like the fair. Tents flap open and pigs come out. </div><div>Ned should be my cat. I am the antithesis of Susan Luci at the Ratcocks. </div><div>I abuse apostrophes.</div><div>Hannah is a goddes's. </div><div>Babies. </div><div>Tom calls I jump. High. </div><br /><div>I wish I was Asian.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02425155667959955946noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031234336104768642.post-67080530794106036902009-09-28T08:51:00.000-07:002009-09-28T08:15:36.418-07:00Pies and Puppies!<div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtFd8X-rXs6npp9fKcxNBHfd7djvcp9NQANFbejuU2TNsrj1jsVK3qBS038j6rkmwraQim1FI8rQSKhmhrjyq7xmPxRV5TzRfsJCMPfblDAZwXpMf2B3twmwOanjONSkvBOxRNvcXKYs/s1600-h/107.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386503145359867122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtFd8X-rXs6npp9fKcxNBHfd7djvcp9NQANFbejuU2TNsrj1jsVK3qBS038j6rkmwraQim1FI8rQSKhmhrjyq7xmPxRV5TzRfsJCMPfblDAZwXpMf2B3twmwOanjONSkvBOxRNvcXKYs/s320/107.JPG" border="0" /></a> Parents new puppy, Pugsley<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZRJXoguD94IOlRSE6k5oEVxgh5ygucvC1_a_MKUx4OruIusocByWy7rOPgE8XdeAA2wkuHAgowMWv1kyQkz0PruATgtjKwMjJxPk9Fdiutf25vDD77qRDnsat3g86mZ0_sQkA8iz3zQ4/s1600-h/075.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386503139078962562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZRJXoguD94IOlRSE6k5oEVxgh5ygucvC1_a_MKUx4OruIusocByWy7rOPgE8XdeAA2wkuHAgowMWv1kyQkz0PruATgtjKwMjJxPk9Fdiutf25vDD77qRDnsat3g86mZ0_sQkA8iz3zQ4/s320/075.JPG" border="0" /></a> Tivel<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0DyYQr3Ea8mYEslU8ZoRjLYic55HJexO5FJwSmgMm07UXRGhnCTVrN0sDs4_ra-jdMOuWWB-Kau8RaWFaFCeM_BsozMj2rn2g8lYXXJdNapBwuLeeBc8BlaCf3nXe8T1XUDHGOqSaXo/s1600-h/080.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386503131645853042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0DyYQr3Ea8mYEslU8ZoRjLYic55HJexO5FJwSmgMm07UXRGhnCTVrN0sDs4_ra-jdMOuWWB-Kau8RaWFaFCeM_BsozMj2rn2g8lYXXJdNapBwuLeeBc8BlaCf3nXe8T1XUDHGOqSaXo/s320/080.JPG" border="0" /></a> Mulan<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGF8DKwkvEhQg6wrd8n_0hu2dcJDrqFdtU4ExmKVzTpiBgKEgarkKRCu_6EIFwShlMcyaYxck_7pWjrnBt7JZPALZrnS9WzbwUtclPCAYdVGW62tQVem7uEXOuLkT4g7UY60Nuw5ZAaak/s1600-h/101.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386503125261195602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGF8DKwkvEhQg6wrd8n_0hu2dcJDrqFdtU4ExmKVzTpiBgKEgarkKRCu_6EIFwShlMcyaYxck_7pWjrnBt7JZPALZrnS9WzbwUtclPCAYdVGW62tQVem7uEXOuLkT4g7UY60Nuw5ZAaak/s320/101.JPG" border="0" /></a> Pugsley again<br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386501560550269170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlzfmYyVJNQ12uncEqUS6Rzqa-uSeqolHMR0Gufo1hSP08oaoEtMoZq48KF3Y-a7Z_3a3SpqQtg00tVDhfGfOkZGZHcIXBGt-Fal9e5xl-BPL6cSnt7bDhdmEqcjYj9YiqCF13ZZLxoIo/s320/111.JPG" border="0" /> Steve's first Apple pie<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VnsImpTM85RZSRHJQjH8Dxh1KJmcYEu_GCvbJkm6wkQR52xn8QhjB6DePysGzfK9lnuZEPbywbnQMiEJVW_iT37h-lPZ0gjM8GLWTvTIz-E0rD8B4ClsctS5Z-qLdmr1bsPFesfOXn4/s1600-h/066.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386501552098742818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VnsImpTM85RZSRHJQjH8Dxh1KJmcYEu_GCvbJkm6wkQR52xn8QhjB6DePysGzfK9lnuZEPbywbnQMiEJVW_iT37h-lPZ0gjM8GLWTvTIz-E0rD8B4ClsctS5Z-qLdmr1bsPFesfOXn4/s320/066.JPG" border="0" /></a> Steve's second Apple pie<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNmPFyoj2YJlosd_Dtg_28HL1UUOjuQ4d2d-X7G7ugczxr1Y6a0by8RsNKypjJli5H168N6jl4fpo9OqN1tPRJESpPScwfxgksQnYGtCiAlyW8EYC03osJm2iC4bZa5MRc2vSQtTsK1r8/s1600-h/056.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386501549080123522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNmPFyoj2YJlosd_Dtg_28HL1UUOjuQ4d2d-X7G7ugczxr1Y6a0by8RsNKypjJli5H168N6jl4fpo9OqN1tPRJESpPScwfxgksQnYGtCiAlyW8EYC03osJm2iC4bZa5MRc2vSQtTsK1r8/s320/056.JPG" border="0" /></a> My Pizza Pie<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSdmOyEYK7dkt1WfeIfwfowaf76cri2rVKm8i9RRpOM2moPVFznpAExgZDGQ4m8Wbi4lgqwIzgiiwcgpZKrGg_9PMMfbua3XBq99QZn1MmiqCp8TsF3nGE04gU9dPbuwHMqNSsSOLvsms/s1600-h/045.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386501537792889154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSdmOyEYK7dkt1WfeIfwfowaf76cri2rVKm8i9RRpOM2moPVFznpAExgZDGQ4m8Wbi4lgqwIzgiiwcgpZKrGg_9PMMfbua3XBq99QZn1MmiqCp8TsF3nGE04gU9dPbuwHMqNSsSOLvsms/s320/045.JPG" border="0" /></a> Steve's (questionable) Peach pie<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg12Fvyvc9DqGSSPGffYKmyGCMUTX3lMjWG90GbMfZj1n46YgQEG4HXHwOyqdqYuxKRCg6bPZ-7OPR7rc6FDwE-cWsO44gy1UhQ9Bh_tK3BK-CVbVg0ko5cOqlXLIXQQC1zbKd5SkxPJZQ/s1600-h/006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386501529437295442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg12Fvyvc9DqGSSPGffYKmyGCMUTX3lMjWG90GbMfZj1n46YgQEG4HXHwOyqdqYuxKRCg6bPZ-7OPR7rc6FDwE-cWsO44gy1UhQ9Bh_tK3BK-CVbVg0ko5cOqlXLIXQQC1zbKd5SkxPJZQ/s320/006.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Last week Steve and I headed to P'Town for Rosh Hashana. The weather was beautiful and the services were wonderful. I am not sure we could have fit anymore into the fun filled weekend. Friday my Dad and Kitty had an amazing pre-temple dinner attended by many of our favorite members of the congregation. There was fantastic food including beef bourguignon, Yorkshire pudding, velvety mashed potatoes, perfectly roasted vegetables, colorful salad, soft fresh challah and of course the traditional apples with many different flavors of honey. Kitty and Pop also set up a full bar and on the table they sprinkled many different drink recipes all containing pomegranate juice still keeping with the Rush Hashanah theme. </div><div>Later that evening my Dad gave one of his best sermons ever. I could write an entire blog post just on that. </div><div>Saturday it was back to services and then an after party at the always elegant Bonk/Rivens, where we feasted and sipped champagne on the banks of the Elisabeth river - Steve even spent some time at their beautiful grand piano. After that we headed to the beach to spend some time with My sister Gretchen, her husband and my wonderful niece and nephew.<br /><br /></div><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386517431409608674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWZ51o2tvvKj9I8EODpZ9ZURC-v54SHg9mwszjMFVdtLzcTdL3lYXmjJq3_u86qXXfGQ49d6PgyLhVZoaYr-nZucXB5DhKKClZGOB5AVFovecBow0mffxwku4-rpnQbBb_MKI2G4fBc9s/s320/10627_141395308366_540483366_2782507_7308260_n.jpg" border="0" />As luck would have it, one of her neighbors had just made a bunch of jello shooters so we thought it would be rude not to have a few. After the beach we headed back to Portsmouth to have a bite at one of my favorite restaurants, Stove. I have mentioned this place in past posts but I still must say again - if you happen to find yourself in Portsmouth for any reason - go eat here! Sydney the owner/chef is famous in Hampton Rhodes for excellent, fresh food using ingredients from local farms and gardens. The small place is always full but eating at the elegant bar where you can order anything off the menu is just as enjoyable.<br />The next morning we had a great brunch with this view:<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386518420684258978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHXMK4uR5Erp_bQhFHH6yjHN3AZ-Lo8uDxqvYoN-DrkX3q_np0V_QZM6dnidY241xjV0F0fpYYgJcVXSgscklr4ldkMOfBfDvUudN269Bg6eejqPP5_jXG44ymtNcPd17hboRUWheANro/s320/091.JPG" border="0" /> The restaurant is called the Flagship.<br />The food here was amazing too - my parents friend, Alen, is the chef.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386518438062541986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLssXNn_ixrOyVy_Zn9p0KPd2mbo6mby89jca0Up_DBfkYBxWBhAH7j9yh_Zn3tedX4XF5yridBASFOZxsx7LUUjdUNi-rh04P0ZlrkY5hxDUOjnP4qkTim9KLhIpy09LuFYvsbklfNWU/s320/096.JPG" border="0" /> Steve's burger<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386518426464299714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtwruMxeV-OKSDpFj33ZytLMmU2Di2KHyZBiMtsA41cOgydq5698YvZ3AyIKpTUVtP_bgT0pLf9CDF3bjibONPoLVseETYoiHncsMo-ftuKj7qTGvUHF_MyU8QUxUW-2h0JuHqu-d627M/s320/095.JPG" border="0" /> My shrimp and grits</div><div></div><div>By this time the Redskins game had already started so we headed back to my Dad and Kitty's house to watch the game. We made it back home later that afternoon - full and tired and happy.<br />My Dad and Kitty have a new dog to join their brood. His name is Pugsly and he is so cute I had to share his pics with all (5) of you. I didn't want the other dogs to get jealous so their pics are on here too. Trixie was also with us but looked rather annoyed at the small dogs around her. I think she wasn't sure what they were. What I am sure of is if my parents get one more dog they are officially a lesbian couple. </div><div></div><div>I am taking the time to catch up on a lot here as I recover from my second tooth implant surgery. All went well but recovery is a bit slow. I can't wait until a few months from now when I will have 4 new teeth and be able to smile all the time! I just got a phone call from my Periodontist this morning to check up on me. Not the Nurse - the actual Doctor! This has never happened to me before - </div><div></div><div>A couple weeks ago - in an effort to save money I got a great pizza crust recipe from my friend Naomi - since then I have made a few very good pizza's (if I do say so myself) the dough is easy to make and by making it myself it has much less salt and fat than delivery. It is also a lot of fun!!</div><div>Steve has been on this pie kick. I think I mentioned he made a homemade apple pie - since then he has made another one and then just a couple days ago he made a peach pie. I have not been able to taste it yet due to my surgery but Steve P had a piece last night and gave it a thumbs up. As I was puttering around early this morning I noticed a piece of fruit that hadn't made it into the pie. It looked like a peach until I picked it up and realized it wasn't fuzzy - I think Steve made a nectarine pie by accident. I am so embarrassed for him...I am sure it is still good. He tells me his next pie will be pecan. I sure hope I can chew by then. </div><div></div><div>I believe I have bored you all long enough - time to take some pain killers and lie back down.</div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02425155667959955946noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031234336104768642.post-168685536491860892009-08-06T06:33:00.000-07:002009-08-13T06:42:51.372-07:00Lauren's Ladies Party<div><div><div><div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367999124415893474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_kXeMRzkTbwQ2lwU-korMUtcsefRsJor7Dn7G_fIzQAW7YxKMTjzOq9-GKyWdlQs1cy0TCONv9cUGVgBFMSZfohUiuK_BuriIQHQt7CL7Mfz6GphNTxxpbT3gCnDzSjQum0AHYvj3iaI/s320/IMG_4307.JPG" border="0" />My party entry - what do you think they are?<br /><br /><div><div><div>So my friend, Lauren had to have a hysterectomy but before the operation day some of her girlfriends decided to throw her a party - and not just any party - you had to bring some kind of food that went with the Hysterectomy theme. </div><br /><div>Well - you know I was so excited about this - I couldn't figure out what to bring - here are some of the entries lifted from Lauren's Facebook page....<br /></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367991569207079970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQcDoA3KJvyh3mo4pMljsM56YWCOHtbp-LKqycl0A3ovTDwfoeOmYKuwkLTbgeCelm1FnWUJUDzGfYMNElf4Dqo14JqE4zvX7lOHJz8PMP2tcR_WAC_mXPA8xTBd-Sca-Wj6YnVbwsSY/s320/5536_1182161077869_1343482113_485666_8223960_n.jpg" border="0" /></div><div>The guest of honor enjoying some treats.</div><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367991581077621506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht8ZXOeccMp5o4QtmyjufalIBsFAA0rvRhsqHiz1he0MgAd3vgHstaM-u08KMt6_yyESK_oq4n4rGS3VY4RlZhPuQOn6Q4uY-Db8n_rNX8yxLUVfjoWMaHrymgakxsGvYREnez1L9JB2M/s320/5536_1182161357876_1343482113_485672_5610637_n.jpg" border="0" /> I really have nothing to add to this one.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367991574556812034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGyHHc8J7mKhdTrdDTB3BTCGXY68lmp36lQNwjK7w8zKbNSKuDR66WSoRZ8vway5xoj2pVDToo_xoa_kUKM5qOfdyzgEVmsRaz6W3GPAyni4ttt6rEA_x318OobMZvrCvL-Ix3v3TAqmg/s320/5536_1182161277874_1343482113_485671_302948_n.jpg" border="0" /></p><p>Lynnie and Lauren holding a plate of something<br /></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367991580887555810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvCrNgu2FxgvaYlmlbco2gKMSzTzrJpV3U2wd7eakDj6cqSk0GRjgAbc0hkbGLoq9t74WPG4h79sKHzZyPQ24J5mr0zpCAKoU16PIabTiTPQByLRd9ZPcn5P0oL1Cmntu9Fr2Wr-aritE/s320/5536_1182161877889_1343482113_485673_953588_n.jpg" border="0" />Lauren and Jodi enjoying the treats I brought.<br /></p><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367991792067371058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrBzu1RcrPK7H3KAk0VUxYKGlYUxTySuxOO2ue45G4eHjnXcPBNj428DucR5Pc9CUUDttgG__SKxhoum480gUXrbAH1kheqFF90wGr4bHVyIQw3SMeBs-gGJ5O9VxAKMfisrUPjBsdJN8/s320/5536_1182162157896_1343482113_485680_6822074_n.jpg" border="0" />Lauren, Jenny and Jackie - also enjoying my treats<br /></p><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367991795349270930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nfxlkUZgr3x31X9vvvDoQWxQbsJg8amiBO7GnblS7OZtg2Thb4O93D69HEkSRdz78C5fYJaGwOGGks2d-P01jZcA55OctGc8dCKyT6qdjoghL_dLsobVnmFr7_8xJEdZ2O14su_Fvto/s320/5536_1182162077894_1343482113_485678_6019850_n.jpg" border="0" /></p>Just a bunch of beautiful friends!<br /><br />A good time was had by all and since this party was a while ago I am happy to report that Lauren is doing great. Pics I did not get include Hysterectomy chicken (don't ask) and deviled eggs - all the food was great. period!JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02425155667959955946noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031234336104768642.post-82451782371061841302009-05-19T18:02:00.000-07:002009-05-20T15:43:12.735-07:00Sundays can be such a drag!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCj6cBGH3K8zMaAYyEHEUlbh7s1jTjM8pGYoKJmYWiU6Farthyphenhyphen0bPXxaeamzSq1URpHn3kIJk_8dfMLwle5cmUIGmv637Dp-qS0PPiobRKKrAgWovQcy5nJTmhBgVo5vGb7mtI43O_Vpg/s1600-h/4396_632180548632_68106454_37991508_6757272_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337977074971415234" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCj6cBGH3K8zMaAYyEHEUlbh7s1jTjM8pGYoKJmYWiU6Farthyphenhyphen0bPXxaeamzSq1URpHn3kIJk_8dfMLwle5cmUIGmv637Dp-qS0PPiobRKKrAgWovQcy5nJTmhBgVo5vGb7mtI43O_Vpg/s320/4396_632180548632_68106454_37991508_6757272_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The lovely ladies<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLpvi94ZuLblyTUZuBGsf8uJ5Au0mo3IVU8sbHcZOqKutOhtsDyMQ2iHjwY7FRhPEDo1Qo5Tw6uKOzeDyPr-pPxGczpXmCC4Gw7rbPUcvPdlGKBSoY3nMOmd7__q0-S_Jt-gNhecw1xGw/s1600-h/new+pics+141.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337738405494992530" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLpvi94ZuLblyTUZuBGsf8uJ5Au0mo3IVU8sbHcZOqKutOhtsDyMQ2iHjwY7FRhPEDo1Qo5Tw6uKOzeDyPr-pPxGczpXmCC4Gw7rbPUcvPdlGKBSoY3nMOmd7__q0-S_Jt-gNhecw1xGw/s320/new+pics+141.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />There was Lady Gaga<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlLjjxSiPHw3TEojwJ2XqKnGeyk3mcUahXCGNiinjrf44TH-h9r5LkaLYhND28ABZLIoWpTkKVbAx8v63QDnXUf4-1VhKAp1x8Skfs1ePfUGnvW8S2tAjyTsOcpRZwbaKS5PzOoUV6g68/s1600-h/new+pics+140.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337738380825417842" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlLjjxSiPHw3TEojwJ2XqKnGeyk3mcUahXCGNiinjrf44TH-h9r5LkaLYhND28ABZLIoWpTkKVbAx8v63QDnXUf4-1VhKAp1x8Skfs1ePfUGnvW8S2tAjyTsOcpRZwbaKS5PzOoUV6g68/s320/new+pics+140.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3xVBRpTPZn7RDWsg0M5h5zVqPC01uqgd34meS0kPp_-UjEP6R0SyE5I8-hNRdSjMiSbfSsiD2qg-RYCElm0Yg8BvTk7bbLtvDaWiRnJzjN7DhHB-BcPvVWQxQU-mrKmo3xzKmd8tunXI/s1600-h/new+pics+178.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337738376618570994" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3xVBRpTPZn7RDWsg0M5h5zVqPC01uqgd34meS0kPp_-UjEP6R0SyE5I8-hNRdSjMiSbfSsiD2qg-RYCElm0Yg8BvTk7bbLtvDaWiRnJzjN7DhHB-BcPvVWQxQU-mrKmo3xzKmd8tunXI/s320/new+pics+178.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />David, our waiter. Caught here having a moment with Naomi.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTbZweqyQmvatTPSQk_3p_SvfMeKz1AoRhlD-Si3j_vm8BXOvSyf5-rshk-2YHPyf2RT4wSh_6QM7HGCzB2a_3XKs_B0UaV4pSUG1WFaMPyztg3KTogB1sH9-o5AqtYLXXouszgDrpqIg/s1600-h/new+pics+188.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337738367991589154" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTbZweqyQmvatTPSQk_3p_SvfMeKz1AoRhlD-Si3j_vm8BXOvSyf5-rshk-2YHPyf2RT4wSh_6QM7HGCzB2a_3XKs_B0UaV4pSUG1WFaMPyztg3KTogB1sH9-o5AqtYLXXouszgDrpqIg/s320/new+pics+188.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Laine and me.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ftOB6ayhnuAlmdhm01KsYPwf6hyphenhyphenqsMtKLMWKXhqKHhTCkBDV1ZUb_poZMhzw4O0-XB2gu26KdNUDFFIt6DxkzmLFGFkufAuBPUXrD1_0mNWcUdXi02xL_m_QYbqk89bNrVkkpfADylI/s1600-h/new+pics+206.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337736403223736466" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ftOB6ayhnuAlmdhm01KsYPwf6hyphenhyphenqsMtKLMWKXhqKHhTCkBDV1ZUb_poZMhzw4O0-XB2gu26KdNUDFFIt6DxkzmLFGFkufAuBPUXrD1_0mNWcUdXi02xL_m_QYbqk89bNrVkkpfADylI/s320/new+pics+206.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Umm...I don't know who I am posing with but she was very sweet.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiezqscfVNSTuuqB376Sszw2qd52CPeMqVy7bMOaCDrsq5ybkCEgTQJaTGzlnv_O89x2ReDr5hCWLybDZL9ICW2NPOyqF4l4KWem8RdGkf6WtQ2ay5FrIHk4br1X-MFHQE_Z6BleQ8nu4Q/s1600-h/new+pics+199.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337736400966755250" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiezqscfVNSTuuqB376Sszw2qd52CPeMqVy7bMOaCDrsq5ybkCEgTQJaTGzlnv_O89x2ReDr5hCWLybDZL9ICW2NPOyqF4l4KWem8RdGkf6WtQ2ay5FrIHk4br1X-MFHQE_Z6BleQ8nu4Q/s320/new+pics+199.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />OK - this is definitely Tina Turner. Or Shmina Shmurner.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ZbSFIiMHuJOnmKizzZcpPktuXvGIGDI1_aCQEYpt4i5JfX0AJG8QmfVrZhaPPiwRSBMQMYYhiMT5hh5p1CK5ah1HhOoQxcfL4X79pIhe2HoWwMlHc6eHSb8Vzwo5SEdc5p9yj2B-Rig/s1600-h/new+pics+190.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337736397066608722" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ZbSFIiMHuJOnmKizzZcpPktuXvGIGDI1_aCQEYpt4i5JfX0AJG8QmfVrZhaPPiwRSBMQMYYhiMT5hh5p1CK5ah1HhOoQxcfL4X79pIhe2HoWwMlHc6eHSb8Vzwo5SEdc5p9yj2B-Rig/s320/new+pics+190.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Having my own moment with David.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIhgNAnsrlL66CZVevUTxv4W-o66nYrW-K72BonMinAFDEB7xKcidGZRNFjCXTlRJNIKfAw6ZOLez662IFd_mXcdS0I2LKNxuNXFiOVl_RltQlV0i-5sqtpc2sYGfyvC8dqePLQXBGkZA/s1600-h/new+pics+189.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337736390104137730" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIhgNAnsrlL66CZVevUTxv4W-o66nYrW-K72BonMinAFDEB7xKcidGZRNFjCXTlRJNIKfAw6ZOLez662IFd_mXcdS0I2LKNxuNXFiOVl_RltQlV0i-5sqtpc2sYGfyvC8dqePLQXBGkZA/s320/new+pics+189.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Naomi and me.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyC51XkK_X3wbzqxQb8u3e_VOz0VRmzsDSNlt4xRmWkzlTcrlXQGqk3em5aQvIJ_993dRP3tu4MAAtOrOjdNipjvsz2sxyhVc9NAvdExQACG7LGmlCUma1wpdpyvwEZ0Pdyo3vpRhoUV4/s1600-h/new+pics+179.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337735260081618050" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyC51XkK_X3wbzqxQb8u3e_VOz0VRmzsDSNlt4xRmWkzlTcrlXQGqk3em5aQvIJ_993dRP3tu4MAAtOrOjdNipjvsz2sxyhVc9NAvdExQACG7LGmlCUma1wpdpyvwEZ0Pdyo3vpRhoUV4/s320/new+pics+179.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />David got around to all of us.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSLZlyY4rc5SYpgggmphVj2WYu4Gn9f1XVc-XwdL56bIueR5iRoi0MGRVwhE_4sG4tle11iGBP1oju5gqjd1RjRBf3dvQKLkTmbSQfGKrIx-qqqyqOBLz5HUpbrJqaC48W1RlLdw9NfDI/s1600-h/new+pics+185.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337735257301893826" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSLZlyY4rc5SYpgggmphVj2WYu4Gn9f1XVc-XwdL56bIueR5iRoi0MGRVwhE_4sG4tle11iGBP1oju5gqjd1RjRBf3dvQKLkTmbSQfGKrIx-qqqyqOBLz5HUpbrJqaC48W1RlLdw9NfDI/s320/new+pics+185.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Pretty Lady<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3GZ_A9eoi_rNVn6DdcAGY_sqbVMzU6fukGgAAB34ws0Z4X7bOcX29zTBq64azL_ShSxFm75DBq-XeNkX8BeS-qLqB20r24wvzAf8F71H8O37odwN19vdLDPeNw4XR5-tbRbwpH9_n8o/s1600-h/new+pics+175.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337735252789239154" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3GZ_A9eoi_rNVn6DdcAGY_sqbVMzU6fukGgAAB34ws0Z4X7bOcX29zTBq64azL_ShSxFm75DBq-XeNkX8BeS-qLqB20r24wvzAf8F71H8O37odwN19vdLDPeNw4XR5-tbRbwpH9_n8o/s320/new+pics+175.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />..of course Liza was there.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozbhbsRpfQvypKTy_8GMAvBdXiTbXQfs4WeC9FVHXkaStYleypeyqQkLVmT8vKj3gKuKUe7MYgqsIk358atBTc9OjtsSmDgz-NbL8JHzTiCqtY449V95di2h4XFNR1VmFmjYcFnn86AQ/s1600-h/new+pics+161.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337735250204313026" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozbhbsRpfQvypKTy_8GMAvBdXiTbXQfs4WeC9FVHXkaStYleypeyqQkLVmT8vKj3gKuKUe7MYgqsIk358atBTc9OjtsSmDgz-NbL8JHzTiCqtY449V95di2h4XFNR1VmFmjYcFnn86AQ/s320/new+pics+161.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I think she ate Diana Ross.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFtjaa74RM9eVT2ZsXajgNZ3g_-ZIcoKZ2ZjBR58uVBHvyiMRvuZ5sIgsCH1USyMMi8OQ19qbMmWwdSr7pVi_QqmwIR1a9s0qVdLfAqL66Y5xHq_fM8FkqibtKX9YT6AJIjifBBf9-Z4k/s1600-h/new+pics+169.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337734148447373522" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFtjaa74RM9eVT2ZsXajgNZ3g_-ZIcoKZ2ZjBR58uVBHvyiMRvuZ5sIgsCH1USyMMi8OQ19qbMmWwdSr7pVi_QqmwIR1a9s0qVdLfAqL66Y5xHq_fM8FkqibtKX9YT6AJIjifBBf9-Z4k/s320/new+pics+169.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />More Liza.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrV5GGy-M-2Vd_nNQH6qTfYicUxr4fEupHtBHg7Cs1AzMWlVdUxReITvXRh6Rcu4gYTGLLgi_3NIC-np-F2UVKlJEpDZjWsvXU84DDoagkpuqyRdNepidWVsg3QqPqg-sA1xgfvZDwKgc/s1600-h/new+pics+152.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337734146639796642" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrV5GGy-M-2Vd_nNQH6qTfYicUxr4fEupHtBHg7Cs1AzMWlVdUxReITvXRh6Rcu4gYTGLLgi_3NIC-np-F2UVKlJEpDZjWsvXU84DDoagkpuqyRdNepidWVsg3QqPqg-sA1xgfvZDwKgc/s320/new+pics+152.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCM1m9GVWaJHWRfgEziqetnKUEFXqzjmAxV5KPrATOt6JkQwodExixZgrk-yn6CGSsZ7Qou7YqGF6CfTWs9iIupeuGx0qnfM8dvphFE1xQQ-M3IOKPNJcPFfTcmmR1jVDh2b-NmXWLUOo/s1600-h/new+pics+145.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337734145765117042" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCM1m9GVWaJHWRfgEziqetnKUEFXqzjmAxV5KPrATOt6JkQwodExixZgrk-yn6CGSsZ7Qou7YqGF6CfTWs9iIupeuGx0qnfM8dvphFE1xQQ-M3IOKPNJcPFfTcmmR1jVDh2b-NmXWLUOo/s320/new+pics+145.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk63oGVacQ6cUEf89CmH0GzyB6vHeBj2g955E4MXLpmyHR6yVYQ2EfKTaJGU_CYtECHGPzCjnXe4ZIH4zxm-B8Rtf82mQSeE1Mkgrt40IOb-jDI7kb7SQEUnOyuEV_7DNM-YngkPvFbYg/s1600-h/new+pics+116.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337706899113859362" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk63oGVacQ6cUEf89CmH0GzyB6vHeBj2g955E4MXLpmyHR6yVYQ2EfKTaJGU_CYtECHGPzCjnXe4ZIH4zxm-B8Rtf82mQSeE1Mkgrt40IOb-jDI7kb7SQEUnOyuEV_7DNM-YngkPvFbYg/s320/new+pics+116.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCuO4Lj3nmrXoyDbuhLlHf0lSWexJIhR_5i89lsep8Qt_8UBpY8E3zrPj8YCps5GMMZ72l0eQhdRFzJXRf-z0in76DahFN_35eZBw7KW1j4625I2LP8xXU3FaRIQS2wUTcngHLEEkXqLU/s1600-h/new+pics+108.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337706891494419058" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCuO4Lj3nmrXoyDbuhLlHf0lSWexJIhR_5i89lsep8Qt_8UBpY8E3zrPj8YCps5GMMZ72l0eQhdRFzJXRf-z0in76DahFN_35eZBw7KW1j4625I2LP8xXU3FaRIQS2wUTcngHLEEkXqLU/s320/new+pics+108.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDA9S1l08TAILsJGzX8v5NMuT7wq4WStM4D1yMaJyt00J9EGLvVYoYu9Bz-_ZqZ00y0d8CYF7NbxksCO4-6NTqnSSxdh5wBav4zl3LvSeDtVgZ87EQMulRtQX6qJh6_t2raZ2QN8BdhM/s1600-h/new+pics+104.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337706888420894738" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDA9S1l08TAILsJGzX8v5NMuT7wq4WStM4D1yMaJyt00J9EGLvVYoYu9Bz-_ZqZ00y0d8CYF7NbxksCO4-6NTqnSSxdh5wBav4zl3LvSeDtVgZ87EQMulRtQX6qJh6_t2raZ2QN8BdhM/s320/new+pics+104.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div>Last weekend Steve O. and a bunch of his pals went on a bachelor camping trip - I am sure a good time was had by all. </div><div>I enjoyed a weekend filled with more wedding planning - until Sunday when a few awesome gals went out to DRAG BRUNCH with me at Godfrey's on East Grace Street. </div><div>Drag brunch is a little something that makes me proud of our river city. They sell out weeks ahead of time - it is the place to be on a Sunday morning. The food is also very good there. Seriously - everything is fresh and made to order and they even altered a menu item to fit my low carb habits- you might be waiting for the food a while because everyone sits down and orders about the same time pre-show - but the great drink specials will curb your hunger and nothing beats the entertainment. Just make sure you come with plenty of dollar bills to hand out to the lovely ladies and makes your reservations as far ahead of time as you can. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02425155667959955946noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031234336104768642.post-36104483548150727382009-04-13T11:02:00.000-07:002009-04-13T11:26:49.471-07:00Robert had a Birthday and Steve P. cooked.I am a few weeks behind on reporting this story - or ANY story really - and It might be like this for a few more weeks while I am planning the wedding - and going slowly crazy. Seriously - as of right now I will be walking down the isle in Pajama's.<br />Anyway... On Robert's Birthday (or actually before) Steve P. cooked! - I am not sure this happens very often so I wanted to savor every delicious bite.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWHts1Ei9D7xtKykiWpC4A_aRZfTqBfOOLsOkTuO2CUWIbMxmj2f81QVxVfsHv2B5cu1GbSM_yerj41BewH0iDSBfyiRCPQN2JT9-fvcvhfv1o_9OcxDYo4cioooLb2OtlyinSvLYLss/s1600-h/0327091952%5B1%5D.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324240101782509970" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWHts1Ei9D7xtKykiWpC4A_aRZfTqBfOOLsOkTuO2CUWIbMxmj2f81QVxVfsHv2B5cu1GbSM_yerj41BewH0iDSBfyiRCPQN2JT9-fvcvhfv1o_9OcxDYo4cioooLb2OtlyinSvLYLss/s320/0327091952%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This Lasagna was so good. Steve P. made it with sausage.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguY51JmGEGTypThIlLvWSXDZhMgJPgw1N3qgdhguawhgJ_3DPMjoBQRO1MZr45Je8nih2jmaqF-kbkWKSxWEahCdd52FZZI59ac5HSKJdQH9m-XWPyI86q1u1TPmQb1Ijpd_dnHaf9-Jc/s1600-h/0327091952a%5B1%5D.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324240095623636882" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguY51JmGEGTypThIlLvWSXDZhMgJPgw1N3qgdhguawhgJ_3DPMjoBQRO1MZr45Je8nih2jmaqF-kbkWKSxWEahCdd52FZZI59ac5HSKJdQH9m-XWPyI86q1u1TPmQb1Ijpd_dnHaf9-Jc/s320/0327091952a%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Yummy green salad<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZa_UJouLJHqf5rWCtWi5ENPCzcwIrroCL7eFbt-yxAhoFgs-8QE6ovGKSagEg87C5A48SAlp7oAuBEwTtVnOyj7sAO6mmrOl5XKoCkixRtYNRuc6ZCJHDPW6DayVBkbk7bgjkpiik_M/s1600-h/0327091951%5B1%5D.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324240097664086866" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZa_UJouLJHqf5rWCtWi5ENPCzcwIrroCL7eFbt-yxAhoFgs-8QE6ovGKSagEg87C5A48SAlp7oAuBEwTtVnOyj7sAO6mmrOl5XKoCkixRtYNRuc6ZCJHDPW6DayVBkbk7bgjkpiik_M/s320/0327091951%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Bread with a onion cheese topping<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHXwKXQ6ObaM22wR2tsZIggZUihDqapg_R9Bacw4pTaeTIiKqo1OCVJKIqq7k9ZvtPeiQMEoqximN5rUI-PqP_Wb_oLPTIMGEpfbhfESLWG1o8nMSf4YXI6S9098y88HVcdEtGd7w-axY/s1600-h/0327092121a%5B1%5D.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324240092756110306" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHXwKXQ6ObaM22wR2tsZIggZUihDqapg_R9Bacw4pTaeTIiKqo1OCVJKIqq7k9ZvtPeiQMEoqximN5rUI-PqP_Wb_oLPTIMGEpfbhfESLWG1o8nMSf4YXI6S9098y88HVcdEtGd7w-axY/s320/0327092121a%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Flour less chocolate cake that melted in my mouth. And homemade whipped cream.<br /><br />and last but not least - the beautiful center piece really pulled the whole table together...</div><div><br /> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQOhlzFlaY6RC3fly-uSHXtyruyGzbTE342w-qVvKVcDMSxjjfLM3ao1WS2SIRgvHZodPExaYtuhaIES3v149rOZn1posNyzHT8y4rdp_oYWLVLGjy9M1jTz6iaDeo43l4j16YdXhpwQw/s1600-h/0327091939a%5B1%5D.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324240088157909554" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQOhlzFlaY6RC3fly-uSHXtyruyGzbTE342w-qVvKVcDMSxjjfLM3ao1WS2SIRgvHZodPExaYtuhaIES3v149rOZn1posNyzHT8y4rdp_oYWLVLGjy9M1jTz6iaDeo43l4j16YdXhpwQw/s320/0327091939a%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This, um, thing blows bubbles out of it's tushy. </div><div><br /> </div><div>Really - The meal was wonderful. And I way very proud of Steve P. </div><div>Happy very belated Birthday Robert. You are a Prince among men. </div><div> </div>JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02425155667959955946noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031234336104768642.post-38351462844306114662009-02-26T07:26:00.000-08:002009-02-26T12:31:08.262-08:00Flying High<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEkIxVH-eTNyiXCshrdgLCto5LVNeyJ9WCfZzyeUjCErLiXkzmbUy2z_v-okKsAGFJfJGHtO4r8zDH8wGq5-UK56oUnKqX0baWiBwRnPg9EMO7tt-LOjjuCno9bTpjOl_czdjqlyZB7B4/s1600-h/melvin-thumbnail.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307134551334734722" style="WIDTH: 115px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEkIxVH-eTNyiXCshrdgLCto5LVNeyJ9WCfZzyeUjCErLiXkzmbUy2z_v-okKsAGFJfJGHtO4r8zDH8wGq5-UK56oUnKqX0baWiBwRnPg9EMO7tt-LOjjuCno9bTpjOl_czdjqlyZB7B4/s320/melvin-thumbnail.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />OK - Today at the place where I work Leland Melvin is visiting to talk to school groups and staying for the African American Trailblazers event tonight. I just have to say he is beautiful and we have all fallen in love with him at first sight. If you don't know who he is - he is an astronaut and only 4 years older than I am. Went to U of R and then UVA.<br /><br />You can read about him here <a href="http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/melvin.html">http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/melvin.html</a><br /><br />I just had a long conversation with him about people who are afraid to fly - he pulled out his phone and showed me the pictures he took of our atmosphere from the space shuttle! Then someone took a pic of us together with my phone that DID NOT SAVE! I did manage to get this:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn42OKoUOIItgyQ2oDMDwE3h8drXdXlt47jL2DvCVMg7WXLVEsg-FBc-H6xUVx77ZFk54rU17xPT9CiLuk9Flv_lCcxQKtlvbKUG5ytcCIbWbX94GGutzTL1ruvgIiNEmcnXARterF-OM/s1600-h/0226091452%5B1%5D.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307199267611886770" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn42OKoUOIItgyQ2oDMDwE3h8drXdXlt47jL2DvCVMg7WXLVEsg-FBc-H6xUVx77ZFk54rU17xPT9CiLuk9Flv_lCcxQKtlvbKUG5ytcCIbWbX94GGutzTL1ruvgIiNEmcnXARterF-OM/s320/0226091452%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Steve called me today and I did mention to him briefly that I was in love with another man. That's OK, right?<br /><br />While we were talking Leland asked me if I was going to be at the event tonight - I said no cuz, well, I am not - I guess it is for the best. I am afraid of flying so it would probably never work. Also I apparently can't even spell astronaut without the aid of spell check. That would probably end up annoying him, than I would get angry and resentful. And he is going up there again in a few months! Yep - all for the best.<br /><br />PS - I am not worried about hurting Steve's feelings because he never reads my blog!<br />And he knows I love him more than anything - even a flashy, smooth talking, astronaut.JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02425155667959955946noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031234336104768642.post-11464098805185996332009-02-25T15:20:00.000-08:002009-02-25T15:22:11.253-08:00Sister Envyeveryone stop what you are doing and visit my sissy's blog.<br /><a href="http://www.andtheeggs.blogspot.com/">www.andtheeggs.blogspot.com</a><br /><br />I am going to save up so I can go next year.JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02425155667959955946noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031234336104768642.post-58649821103147737472009-02-21T08:06:00.000-08:002009-02-21T09:44:31.091-08:00Spookie Scary Post<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaElhoj35jr87sTyJWPQJ21JJodwFqmdvdt30snmTlA-oPYKz7ujfTgli66wiZgRpoXf24gCtTxi3QVQ5Qhlmo9SS048r_vmpE_a8kRp8pDU3xIzD6azWIdztWDkaYx5fNTs2v9DYbYxA/s1600-h/Picture+from+camera+044.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302686395418384098" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaElhoj35jr87sTyJWPQJ21JJodwFqmdvdt30snmTlA-oPYKz7ujfTgli66wiZgRpoXf24gCtTxi3QVQ5Qhlmo9SS048r_vmpE_a8kRp8pDU3xIzD6azWIdztWDkaYx5fNTs2v9DYbYxA/s320/Picture+from+camera+044.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinmblmKvu8E_CX2u3BldMK-HiwG4G5n69VVUp7sTFyYeWteQNBEMAvJyecpB2XlWsebeN_GiIg7_v73Qk_6YemoR5iYCXMHAReZ-JBLvKMPFqAnaicmGEgAga_9Di3Kzugam2TS1inp3M/s1600-h/Picture+from+camera+052.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302686399424624962" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinmblmKvu8E_CX2u3BldMK-HiwG4G5n69VVUp7sTFyYeWteQNBEMAvJyecpB2XlWsebeN_GiIg7_v73Qk_6YemoR5iYCXMHAReZ-JBLvKMPFqAnaicmGEgAga_9Di3Kzugam2TS1inp3M/s320/Picture+from+camera+052.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3WSyUPDfX2uESkymYS-N6p-6D0w5Rj8zoDzdyXKTCz-Tj0Aez4FWU9OBdHF0wutQNFFuofgWHxvbuU8jJjpSabXpLVMIf2u1oeYjYvJ_AuQEYmyeFm5JJ9-jbuwWUBwWx6AqMoWxhfWY/s1600-h/Picture+from+camera+058.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302686405623642146" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3WSyUPDfX2uESkymYS-N6p-6D0w5Rj8zoDzdyXKTCz-Tj0Aez4FWU9OBdHF0wutQNFFuofgWHxvbuU8jJjpSabXpLVMIf2u1oeYjYvJ_AuQEYmyeFm5JJ9-jbuwWUBwWx6AqMoWxhfWY/s320/Picture+from+camera+058.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizeM3HTTukfji6vA_jnIzBDDJCmXA5LKyQHT9bTdw2aDWmLzkMOryKK-BMolK38KWDn-iwh1b1db05t5pQbcRMsgFwjNOtMbb8PR60sdB0BfTTxgWm4etrZeBi7rLPfHtkymxG08QQVtA/s1600-h/n68133662_37003605_4694.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302686402683263954" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizeM3HTTukfji6vA_jnIzBDDJCmXA5LKyQHT9bTdw2aDWmLzkMOryKK-BMolK38KWDn-iwh1b1db05t5pQbcRMsgFwjNOtMbb8PR60sdB0BfTTxgWm4etrZeBi7rLPfHtkymxG08QQVtA/s320/n68133662_37003605_4694.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhktbI9Iw8IhWRTg243cBml-DgySyj9YACubu4cWULAcjLS-SZI06QWWw0y0RVjijotk4TP73arAqvwQ9OYdZFC_rsKA50HQ6uWGGrDnQ8bCsY0E9RYAUcJsLCBn_mTIaruayNbE_E3lag/s1600-h/untitled.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302686404394514290" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhktbI9Iw8IhWRTg243cBml-DgySyj9YACubu4cWULAcjLS-SZI06QWWw0y0RVjijotk4TP73arAqvwQ9OYdZFC_rsKA50HQ6uWGGrDnQ8bCsY0E9RYAUcJsLCBn_mTIaruayNbE_E3lag/s320/untitled.bmp" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div></div><div>A couple weeks ago I got to mark something of my check list and help out some friends at the same time. Steve O and I love scary, gory movies. So when my friend asked me to pose for a poster promoting a show - I did not hesitate. I am personally very proud of the result and can't wait to get a copy to proudly display in our home. </div><div> </div><div>Steve and I are headin off to Winchester and tomorrow we have some appointments with a couple possible reception sites. Let's hope we can make some stable wedding plans after that!</div></div></div></div>JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02425155667959955946noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031234336104768642.post-6641676993347138252008-11-14T06:52:00.000-08:002008-11-14T07:10:21.869-08:00Welcome Guest Blogger Audra!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKvro2SBrtU3ABvDeQu01SkjBF7lv06YT4iNtlVZVv1P2p9qp0a4Bn3u6Uu0Qz2nPhxJq3kE2nhW9liNOJtltEwkktJzvz3ywxCCX1KUpvscG9Q27ycDvtBlMPCOJjYwR2vQz71SrPnX0/s1600-h/photo3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268528527553941218" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKvro2SBrtU3ABvDeQu01SkjBF7lv06YT4iNtlVZVv1P2p9qp0a4Bn3u6Uu0Qz2nPhxJq3kE2nhW9liNOJtltEwkktJzvz3ywxCCX1KUpvscG9Q27ycDvtBlMPCOJjYwR2vQz71SrPnX0/s320/photo3.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Audra learnes some new tricks in the Kitchen.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTRRlhe2mxFpjkuTDmUk_s87F2FM7y7DwjUq8VAl2p83rtC9jDUQBX9O7z4FYNwACcO_Ru_ZI9LG8qjch63ZeFmrnd20IY3xGQQRrla45bqwAzybcsbm7b_LGrX_Kxsv3L4OLFcjOx9WY/s1600-h/photo%5B2%5D.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268528520734495218" style="WIDTH: 235px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTRRlhe2mxFpjkuTDmUk_s87F2FM7y7DwjUq8VAl2p83rtC9jDUQBX9O7z4FYNwACcO_Ru_ZI9LG8qjch63ZeFmrnd20IY3xGQQRrla45bqwAzybcsbm7b_LGrX_Kxsv3L4OLFcjOx9WY/s320/photo%5B2%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />tarts- above and below.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIznyDZ_U2fw_ejJjdpjZcK8EEx4hzgmIpk773y5-6XCwBAXBaph8AH7XLZlXrFR4xKZSEuiczYNAYMX-jNCtZ6SiDCrZkaDqZqHsFTpKP_QrPTTMUiCwgvpRLBmdU8rY82oNtZ9VvRxg/s1600-h/photo%5B1%5D.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268528517271039218" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIznyDZ_U2fw_ejJjdpjZcK8EEx4hzgmIpk773y5-6XCwBAXBaph8AH7XLZlXrFR4xKZSEuiczYNAYMX-jNCtZ6SiDCrZkaDqZqHsFTpKP_QrPTTMUiCwgvpRLBmdU8rY82oNtZ9VvRxg/s320/photo%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>So the other night, some night previously this week, I'm not sure which as I was as alert as a comatose tortoise, I made tarts at the O'Willard's. I shouldn't say "I" did. All I did was unwrap hundreds of caramels, drop all the wrappers in the floor and make horrible faces while swallowing a cosmopolitan. But Robyn had "work" to do, so I was assigned to entertain Ginnie by making dangerous mistakes in the kitchen. Brett came along, and after we hassled the harried hateful parakeet, I went into the kitchen with Ginnie and Brett settled down to hassle Robyn.</div><div></div><div>On this particular evening the task at hand was to create two apple based desserts. I remember nothing. But for the sake of explaining the lovely pictures Robyn took, I will try to come up with something. The first dish was supposed to be apple bars. I peeled-WASHED-then peeled four apples, sliced them up and put them somewhere. Ginnie made some mash out of splenda, wheat flour (which I clearly remember one should never use), NO EGGS (which I clearly remember because I love to break eggs), and potentially some vanilla. I didn't see too much of what my mentor was up to as I was engrossed in unwrapping a 14 oz. bag of caramels. Then we put them in a pot on the stove and I stirred them up while they melted. Brett recommended putting a bit of water in the caramels to help them liquify faster. They looked like a liver before we happened upon that solution. </div><div>Then Ginnie put the stuff she made in the bottom of the dish, the apple slices went on top of that, then the caramel. I think. I then had the responsibility of mashing it together. Looked like a big muddy footprint. So we cooked that, printed off recipes for the tarts that were our next project, and managed to forget all about what we had in the oven until Ginnie commented offhandedly on the odor of burning popcorn. So we took it out. Only about 1/16 of the dish had turned into a tire. </div><div>The rest of it was quite good once Ginnie wrestled it out of the dish. She recommends using Pam or buttering the dish if you try this. For the tarts, I made dough. Which you make, and then wad up, wrap in that clear bendable stuff that keeps things fresh and stick in the fridge. Ginnie recruited one of her drinking glasses to serve as rolling pin/cookie cutter and I made tart crusts out of that dough after it chilled. Once again, I was not privy to the actual cooking going on by Ginnie. </div><div>I made crusts, then wandered away to flirt with Ned while she slaved on. We filled the crusts, cooked them, took them out, tasted them, and decided unanimously that they were TERRIBLE. So Ginnie got out a basin of lard, some gallons of brown sugar and perhaps an egg or two. She melted that all together and ladeled it over the tarts. Robyn and Brett thoroughly enjoyed them. Oh- we ate our desserts very daintily off of special shoe dessert plates. Oh no- we decided against the shoe plates and went with the ice cream plates so Brett would not feel too prissy.</div><br /><div>Anyway, I very much enjoy cooking with Ginnie. Robyn amuses me when she wanders in and says something condescending and completely uninformed about the recipe. :) And we decided to open a bakery, Ginnie and I, called Lard Ho's.</div><div> </div><div>(Audra and Brett are staring in Stage I theatre Company's Production of Tick...Tick...Boom! along with the awesome Durron Tyre- I saw it on opening night and LOVED it - please get your tickets today!)</div></div>JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02425155667959955946noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031234336104768642.post-32345301766214242692008-11-11T08:42:00.000-08:002008-11-11T17:15:49.851-08:00Veteran's Day Challah<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ZjC7kxH7TWBQbRe2qGvPHmeVjeKxD-PZAN-Azi4cQOcRvf1cbYoM7Wk0yxeZ4g91_ujuLuQqlRS9JzQepklBKQ1jv9h_sTwOCCaYfvS-5NBRysYrm3BHIq0-uO8TmmI6eYw4dDAAa2E/s1600-h/Picture+from+camera+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267500194643804802" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ZjC7kxH7TWBQbRe2qGvPHmeVjeKxD-PZAN-Azi4cQOcRvf1cbYoM7Wk0yxeZ4g91_ujuLuQqlRS9JzQepklBKQ1jv9h_sTwOCCaYfvS-5NBRysYrm3BHIq0-uO8TmmI6eYw4dDAAa2E/s320/Picture+from+camera+009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGi5k9W31jyw88w2_txxA-UMW0AaZJjWOTX8ub56WP9iC_1mAT9FzPkWqy3sakPJzJuMZ_HmD2UDuIG_N6f2vBFy96el3zqVO4lKPYp8EymZqyUI8ArNxq04uu0DkcMD95kg6OWN4ulU/s1600-h/Picture+from+camera+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267500200977295410" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGi5k9W31jyw88w2_txxA-UMW0AaZJjWOTX8ub56WP9iC_1mAT9FzPkWqy3sakPJzJuMZ_HmD2UDuIG_N6f2vBFy96el3zqVO4lKPYp8EymZqyUI8ArNxq04uu0DkcMD95kg6OWN4ulU/s320/Picture+from+camera+001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglmgYfTfA3VTzksgYSwpbZ8g-fJ2N5yWDc_XWWEzl54DfTTXpAmZ8dKzIqpBKnbAsAp-V5vB1RpXYg3Q1nCvk77T_ibqB2Bz14k0jfxLhGjjQ0KHLra8IxuMlX9oOBiHSFcwsF7XUVuBA/s1600-h/Picture+from+camera+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267500209033728162" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglmgYfTfA3VTzksgYSwpbZ8g-fJ2N5yWDc_XWWEzl54DfTTXpAmZ8dKzIqpBKnbAsAp-V5vB1RpXYg3Q1nCvk77T_ibqB2Bz14k0jfxLhGjjQ0KHLra8IxuMlX9oOBiHSFcwsF7XUVuBA/s320/Picture+from+camera+005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQz8ncaWh_zyJCIvRQGHpqJUtH4RyfKaMsiF0GaY5_GNx5x8CcsSOr-_08FS4N7ZGibCY3XOWUqIZCGEjHCy9uZwPPPxiCYTIdC9c-qKr3_XJCG-CU5SQp-5dW7_CxIMdxATkutIOTeg/s1600-h/Picture+from+camera+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267500220918857954" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQz8ncaWh_zyJCIvRQGHpqJUtH4RyfKaMsiF0GaY5_GNx5x8CcsSOr-_08FS4N7ZGibCY3XOWUqIZCGEjHCy9uZwPPPxiCYTIdC9c-qKr3_XJCG-CU5SQp-5dW7_CxIMdxATkutIOTeg/s320/Picture+from+camera+011.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div>Forgive me gentle readers, I have sinned - it has been almost a week since my last blog post. I have many legitimate excuses but none of which I will bore you with. </div><div><div><br /><div>I am off work today for Veteran's Day and in honor of all the Veterans in my family I am making a Challah from scratch. You may think that is an odd choice for Veteran's day but to me it is not since it was a staple for the Veteran's in my family. </div><div></div><div>One of my favorite Veteran stories is one that my Kitty-Mom tells about her Father. Grandpa Jamison was a pilot in the Army Air Corps - before the Air Force was created that is where all the pilots were. When the Air Force was established he choose to stay in the Army. He was a Lieutenant Colonel. One day, during WWII time, he was traveling with his family and his Lieutenant's family from somewhere in the North to Fort Bragg and at a point on the train ride, I guess they were passing the Mason/Dixon line or something, the conductor came by to tell him that the Lietenant and his family had to move to the back of the last train car because they were black- except the last train car was then called the "colored car". Grandpa Jamison threw a fit and basically said if he is moving then my family is moving back there too. In the end, the conductor had them all stay put. </div><div><br /></div><div>Today I am thinking about my Great-Uncle Sidney, who before the war, had received the good news that he had been drafted to play baseball for the Baltimore Orioles. My Uncle Sydney was one of 7 children. The Steinberg children, all of whom were first generation Americans, were Pauline, Miriam, Ruth, Sherman, Joel, Sydney and my Grandfather Bernard (who I am named after). Bernard was the oldest. All the boys went to pharmacy school for pre-med but due to the Jewish quotas enforced at that time none of them were able to go to medical school and all of them became pharmacists. When my Uncle Sydney was drafted into WWII he was a very young man in his early 20's. I believe he got drafted into the war within days of getting the news about playing for the Orioles. Sadly my Great Uncle never got to play baseball. Sydney was wounded during the Battle of the Bulge and became paralyzed from the waist down. He returned to Baltimore and lived with his father the rest of his life. </div><div>My Grandfather Bernard bought a set of parallel bars that would fold up and fit in his truck and every Sunday for a few years after the injury he would take Sydney to the park and have him practice using his legs but he never regained the use of them. I remember visiting Sydney and my Zadie (my Great Grand Father) in the house they lived in which was right across from Pimlico. He loved taking pictures of us and making us smile. </div><div>Sadly, Sydney never married, never played ball and lived his entire life with his Father. I struggle to find a "silver lining" in my Great Uncle's story, something that could take the sting away. I have decided it is this: Sydney lived a long life and passed away only a few years ago. He lived to see the end of the Holocaust, the forming of the State of Israel, and no doubt he heard many moving liberation stories. He was also surrounded by a large family that was devoted to him. It is my hope that he knew he was a hero. I think about him often but today I hold him very close to my heart. </div></div></div>JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02425155667959955946noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031234336104768642.post-47042522714608901702008-10-23T09:58:00.000-07:002008-11-01T08:34:23.076-07:00The 1st Annual Critics Circle Awards<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZTUYbKyW892OWfZo3h4iLj8-Z4U7GQiRl6DKr0Q_PEjNBE8QFerGX4VYGyVTmJ0ogXKeciP37tI5C_29Gfy8Vd_u1YQCVWFKM9dEflGZtTG5X4RGUQ9SvQe53YhfzYt1jDglmvqK28o/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263711338711910754" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZTUYbKyW892OWfZo3h4iLj8-Z4U7GQiRl6DKr0Q_PEjNBE8QFerGX4VYGyVTmJ0ogXKeciP37tI5C_29Gfy8Vd_u1YQCVWFKM9dEflGZtTG5X4RGUQ9SvQe53YhfzYt1jDglmvqK28o/s320/7.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhma8vNRXBJTpK8mnZSa5wTSvbMAii0b8hI-OZgaeSqg0MWL1qONcChmc9vc1ua4hSL1ja1gZQBrA9-ajlqzFMtT3KS3X94bHKKrK_SDudhL0dC23kLN0-eJGgigqla-qBxFVaV_um2mgo/s1600-h/of=50,590,442.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263711336595329010" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhma8vNRXBJTpK8mnZSa5wTSvbMAii0b8hI-OZgaeSqg0MWL1qONcChmc9vc1ua4hSL1ja1gZQBrA9-ajlqzFMtT3KS3X94bHKKrK_SDudhL0dC23kLN0-eJGgigqla-qBxFVaV_um2mgo/s320/of=50,590,442.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSPmv4CO4_CVmgqC9US0Zjy5Udj3jZbN7oqqROCthRgJ-FEQXOTrAJAj_V61R9TjKVr2ZWq90KmVjm1Vjotm3OnHN4Z14f16su5ueCrypLB8TODbquzrcdFqBlQDrJh1Ht_RcajOX0zc/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263711331982214578" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSPmv4CO4_CVmgqC9US0Zjy5Udj3jZbN7oqqROCthRgJ-FEQXOTrAJAj_V61R9TjKVr2ZWq90KmVjm1Vjotm3OnHN4Z14f16su5ueCrypLB8TODbquzrcdFqBlQDrJh1Ht_RcajOX0zc/s320/9.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Please forgive the number of pics applied to this post - but there were many more I didn't post - it was hard to edit. 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CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7mCTKLuFa_keKv-YUawgutGVlRA4MAsDWuGO7AZ_OL6F3hhuJ5nUnrQYvkun7E9Tn8kRRo2dVUeBpTLkZlU2PuUYMwAXEh7PaE_m3sYQkakGiMvSj0cI0s9O4Ic1tjy05ER6dmFAJRbw/s320/6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkH68ZOFWgvgoAY-RZ1HijgehH0EZfNqoYUVMc7dSieNwbN8tY_hn6CDEBtxn7RB4L3Ud5EMVeMH7dnR7ZKy0z0LwkTl99PX11esVwa5Ppn9kwdJdhvzkQEJA7uYFXaZHe-fBiZTNtx00/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263706275774651442" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkH68ZOFWgvgoAY-RZ1HijgehH0EZfNqoYUVMc7dSieNwbN8tY_hn6CDEBtxn7RB4L3Ud5EMVeMH7dnR7ZKy0z0LwkTl99PX11esVwa5Ppn9kwdJdhvzkQEJA7uYFXaZHe-fBiZTNtx00/s320/1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6xLhyOz8sWeinoLGKhGdGt4ub4DuSOHghwuch2Sf1ANxqDPO7tTkD1o3pQaOtjHjfVciWtcOxJeumDMDS5y1x7AKQpK9sbZqsmtwhGTD8SSA4F49yt1DVIFVaMFJfBWKlDSAzmJlDRbI/s1600-h/14.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263706271517016242" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6xLhyOz8sWeinoLGKhGdGt4ub4DuSOHghwuch2Sf1ANxqDPO7tTkD1o3pQaOtjHjfVciWtcOxJeumDMDS5y1x7AKQpK9sbZqsmtwhGTD8SSA4F49yt1DVIFVaMFJfBWKlDSAzmJlDRbI/s320/14.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>It has taken me a few weeks to write about these awards for a couple reasons but mostly because I had to let the dust in my brain settle and try to find a good way to describe it. I am not sure if any dust has settled but I will give it a go anyway. </div><br /><div>I was not sure what to expect out of the evening. I made a couple of index cards with some notes as to the order of the show and Dave T. gave me some things to say as far as introductions go - but I always like to put my own little spin on things. I think my friends were expecting me to be funny - and let me tell you that is the scariest thing in the world. I could barely bring myself to think about it until the day before the awards. Then I just kind of felt panicked and not ready. - you know - the usual. I had a few things I wanted to say but wasn't sure how to say them. My friend, Robyn O. was very helpful for letting me pick on her a bit (and she wasn't even going to be there) then I thought - will people just think I am being mean? Will anyone get my sense of humor? The doubt started taking over. Robert and BFF just said trust yourself - you are funny - put in all the jokes - put in even more jokes! By Sunday morning I had pretty mush decided to stick to a straight script with maybe one joke on Robyn O. thrown in for good measure. </div><br /><div>Also I had promised her I would wear these ugly earrings because I lost a bet with her a while back. - So there I was - hours away for standing in front of 100 of my peers plus the critics, wearing ugly earrings and not having anything really funny to say. </div><br /><div>At times like these I just stop worrying because there is too much to worry about if I did. The fun kicked in a couple hours before I was supposed to arrive at the Firehouse. Steve O. was meeting me there from work so I left early and met Robert and my BFF at White Dog for a little last minute encouragement (and a drink). I also ran into Grieg Leach who was missing the event because he was bar tending. That helped put everything in perspective for me. Then we were off to the Firehouse.</div><br /><div>Thankfully Steve Moore was was there to get the audience laughing before I even had to step on stage. That was a huge help. Everyone looked beyond beautiful and everyone was having a great time just being all together. There were so many folks there I didn't get to see and talk to everyone I hoped to. </div><br /><div>I had an absolute blast on stage. I got braver as the night went on and it seemed that my audience of peers did appreciate my humor and did not boo me off the stage. </div><div>In the end the awards are what they are - as Roy Proctor used to explain - they are someones opinion and that is all, but the evening itself turned into more than an award show. It was a reason for all of us to celebrate each others contribution to the theatre arts in our community - even those who could not be there and that made it worthy of the dress code and all my worrying and self doubt. I should also say that I don't believe it could have turned into such a success without the positive, happy, kind attitude of all who were in attendance (seriously - the room was full of love and not petty feelings of competition) and because of that I am most proud of this community. Critics can often divide people and companies but on this night that the critics created, I witnessed only a strong sense of respect and admiration between fellow theatre artists and I can't imagine a more successful event than that - ugly earrings and all!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02425155667959955946noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031234336104768642.post-89109182174659908872008-10-15T07:02:00.000-07:002008-10-16T06:22:16.428-07:00OK Robyn, here ya go.........<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsrtDajbtfTurSkXhd1zanqomXWqFjOhJhdDk1VbN4wNI7TtypxPrRPHsInFjwpv_OdNwl8dwIEov1VEaGbr_thmbqpdjdThAYslXeis2FeuPdl_q4jU45gt56EM7zxlCal8bdw810yHs/s1600-h/Food+PIcs+271.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257439724118063938" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsrtDajbtfTurSkXhd1zanqomXWqFjOhJhdDk1VbN4wNI7TtypxPrRPHsInFjwpv_OdNwl8dwIEov1VEaGbr_thmbqpdjdThAYslXeis2FeuPdl_q4jU45gt56EM7zxlCal8bdw810yHs/s320/Food+PIcs+271.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This post has nothing to do with food.<br /><br /><br />My friend, Robyn, who has definitely won the first round of our weight challenge, was complaining that there hasn't been a new blog entry in a while - so this one is for her!<br /><br />I recently saw Robyn as Daisy in Sideshow and she was beyond excellent. I think they have 2 weeks left so go see it already!<br /><br />Muffin face is deep in preparation to host the first ever Richmond Theatre Critics Circle Awards. Sunday all my peeps (well, not all of them) will congregate at The Firehouse Theatre and yours truly will stand before them and tell them they are all winners. Or something like that. I hope to throw some lame jokes in between introducing the presenters - most of which are normally responsible for either paying me or judging me. Sounds like fun, no? I can't believe they are letting me do this - be afraid Critics, be very afraid!<br /><br />The event will benefit the Theatre Artists Fund which was founded by the Richmond Alliance of Professional Theaters and provides money to local actors and other theatre professionals in need of medical care or other financial help due to situations beyond their control. Unfortunately for me, it does not cover the lipo I want on my double chin. But seriously - I am a huge supporter of the Theatre Artists Fund and am very thankful it is around. You may remember last year when I hosted The Barksdale Holiday Cabaret for a night stepping in for Erin Thomas (and in fact claiming to BE Erin Thomas) - that was also to support the Actors Fund - and to make fun of myself and some of my fellow actors. Thankfully they have all forgiven me and we have moved on. Ahh, good times.<br />I am sure I will have some stories to tell after Sunday about these awards - I just hope they don't involve me and humiliation.<br /><br />It could only be so bad - there will be alcohol involved.<br /><br />Although I was not nominated for anything, I am tickled that the Critics Circle has asked me to host. Hope it goes well!JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02425155667959955946noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031234336104768642.post-60382829222541782442008-10-01T07:52:00.000-07:002008-10-02T07:39:44.052-07:00The Biggest Loser<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxVwKHp_QO-fm7lCSYOtS9n-TxyjGxivFwtpa_MlsbGOWTQ3CDUtNrbmYr1qFK2fKfWMP70poh5dDlKP3f30FTb7OTvUW9cK4liRHHLWKzf-qlUcu5v2IPSn4w1FI7zHjaaiEG4ueX29A/s1600-h/Food+PIcs+186.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252257230994904674" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxVwKHp_QO-fm7lCSYOtS9n-TxyjGxivFwtpa_MlsbGOWTQ3CDUtNrbmYr1qFK2fKfWMP70poh5dDlKP3f30FTb7OTvUW9cK4liRHHLWKzf-qlUcu5v2IPSn4w1FI7zHjaaiEG4ueX29A/s320/Food+PIcs+186.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ymEzYC9BE_8KtAEiAi_SEpxDi69lFvHMaQH5MtCrKOn4DUNmv9CIMDDq2DNHAFQlglrArEkIxYKFzU9-HR6MfhrAt4dpowEnD3aXDpMNVAy5jlYZpXHuqb-0GuLBH5S4U8H_tFHCMIc/s1600-h/Food+PIcs+185.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252257235138160466" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ymEzYC9BE_8KtAEiAi_SEpxDi69lFvHMaQH5MtCrKOn4DUNmv9CIMDDq2DNHAFQlglrArEkIxYKFzU9-HR6MfhrAt4dpowEnD3aXDpMNVAy5jlYZpXHuqb-0GuLBH5S4U8H_tFHCMIc/s320/Food+PIcs+185.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzwNZCkL8Q98E0Ty_IZCNtCMJE6hvO6XOFcQ1f6kbE6cBFzAlVH99kcerE9Q30UW1dyLVK3vzcCT1vgI8nQ5WYsxUe9I1XGzus2-jSBEkSy_MjG2SJ9kxCcoNznyWtMH46DH-4DjVC9xE/s1600-h/Food+PIcs+187.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252257236267828130" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzwNZCkL8Q98E0Ty_IZCNtCMJE6hvO6XOFcQ1f6kbE6cBFzAlVH99kcerE9Q30UW1dyLVK3vzcCT1vgI8nQ5WYsxUe9I1XGzus2-jSBEkSy_MjG2SJ9kxCcoNznyWtMH46DH-4DjVC9xE/s320/Food+PIcs+187.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>There is not much I love more than a night alone with nothing to watch but cheesy reality programs. Last night I caught an episode of Biggest Loser family. I decided to plan a menu for myself in honor of the contestants. I am so glad I was alone. Eating fried veal , shells and cheddar and drinking red wine and crying while watching the biggest loser family. Seriously. If I wasn't crying I would have been laughing at myself. (It was a particularly sad episode Y'all - someone had to send their fat daddy home.) But at least I had the food to comfort me. </div><br /><div>I love veal and I am always looking for new ways to cook it. Last night I made wiener schnitzel style veal. Which I thought could only be made with veal until I looked up a recipe that said I could use veal, pork or chicken. Wiener schnitzel is a Viennese cutlet. It is fairly simple. I pounded the veal until it was very thin - dredged it in flour, dipped in egg and covered it in bread crumbs. One of the tricks to wiener schnitzel is to resist pressing the bread crumbs into the meat. Heat in pan and make sure it is swimming in oil. This way the crust does not stick and forms a nice raised seal around the meat. I warmed the veal in the oven on a low heat as I pan fried the pieces in small batches. At the end I threw some lemon juice on top and added capers and ground black pepper. </div><br /><div>This was so good it was hard to resist eating the left overs for breakfast. Very hard - OK , I just had one piece before noon. Like you've never had wiener schnitzel for breakfast before??</div><br /><div>I highly recommend watching an episode of the biggest loser while eating your favorite high calorie dinner. </div>JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02425155667959955946noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031234336104768642.post-9331031303587587962008-09-30T19:26:00.000-07:002008-10-01T10:50:42.920-07:00Happy 5769!Steve O. and me went down to Portsmouth again this week. We braved the Holiday traffic but luckily we avoided the Rosh Hashanah rush. Good thing. Once I was stuck in really bad Passover traffic - that was the worst. We had a wonderful time at dinner and at services. I love hearing my fathers sermons. He always has great things to say. I guess that comes with being a Rabbi. My favorite part of the sermon was when he talked about life and death, He said we should come into the world crying while everyone around us is smiling and we should leave this world smiling while those around us cry.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQyxz6PbVHe6pjlEHFfDlKWp5TOrYMbTYsaFh27oLpZj0vR1WyLLOwLHodRiUnul1C0InBW90onQvsZa2Uu6ol20dV9Oy6avMEf5DYkJCwR6U65skp0oidc6v88ToHkoAOY2kaXwIv9I/s1600-h/Food+PIcs+145.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251901302166222514" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQyxz6PbVHe6pjlEHFfDlKWp5TOrYMbTYsaFh27oLpZj0vR1WyLLOwLHodRiUnul1C0InBW90onQvsZa2Uu6ol20dV9Oy6avMEf5DYkJCwR6U65skp0oidc6v88ToHkoAOY2kaXwIv9I/s320/Food+PIcs+145.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Harry and Allison.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDx9fO8TDHgzQE1scnDV4ZnJ0btVnrXdDwwI-WgC4lDDPHfO1i2EUlPhgqB62Q9oRrkz38Oz3-QyXCR7dUd3_sHVFugz5wLc5nwBxvV-_trg5X72bFbbgKJydS3j2pxuxMglaY0Tg3Y60/s1600-h/Food+PIcs+164.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251901291853789746" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDx9fO8TDHgzQE1scnDV4ZnJ0btVnrXdDwwI-WgC4lDDPHfO1i2EUlPhgqB62Q9oRrkz38Oz3-QyXCR7dUd3_sHVFugz5wLc5nwBxvV-_trg5X72bFbbgKJydS3j2pxuxMglaY0Tg3Y60/s320/Food+PIcs+164.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />My Nephew Harry kept asking where the novelty cheese was. He has very sophisticated taste.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKV6gzuenHLCwgIc0O3lDnRWKuKR9MXgfz3iQSKcLa1flzdTj1yEQX7duLcbOrzdSrKhAHV06KJT19br2HjDkACSlyBRDZ2gbrgIv5wQe1gLvxseBG588peM9Fx7SZcATJWJbpa8Hrai4/s1600-h/Food+PIcs+142.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251900456615014658" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKV6gzuenHLCwgIc0O3lDnRWKuKR9MXgfz3iQSKcLa1flzdTj1yEQX7duLcbOrzdSrKhAHV06KJT19br2HjDkACSlyBRDZ2gbrgIv5wQe1gLvxseBG588peM9Fx7SZcATJWJbpa8Hrai4/s320/Food+PIcs+142.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The before dinner spread consisted of Jan's famous chopped liver, olive tapanad, marinated veggies and large olives.<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpyY5GGzD2kRu4INFnrFB5AcguTAKO7jOZqcNb8FmvW8sP8vDSD7z8coc5A8XZapziRuNZJAfxgv-hA7Y3QH94E4Xg0K0V-ZqkNjbtPMw54abP-PUHomP9Xii3BOULPG4rVz4qBMWznOk/s1600-h/Food+PIcs+136.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251901300938294946" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpyY5GGzD2kRu4INFnrFB5AcguTAKO7jOZqcNb8FmvW8sP8vDSD7z8coc5A8XZapziRuNZJAfxgv-hA7Y3QH94E4Xg0K0V-ZqkNjbtPMw54abP-PUHomP9Xii3BOULPG4rVz4qBMWznOk/s320/Food+PIcs+136.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p><p>candid shots of party goers.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivCX_A2HUTFdn2RMfnw_SbX3Ojro_kLB4F1gBfQyVoNwvX8oqRbilROCLEa1Tg8xnm13kpsRGHNJWFOuOcbNiatlMX8pkLw-hmiFf6YqyL8Z38SM0JrCpU-2TLi850OVdCkhum-cXAUXs/s1600-h/Food+PIcs+137.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251901304592124258" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivCX_A2HUTFdn2RMfnw_SbX3Ojro_kLB4F1gBfQyVoNwvX8oqRbilROCLEa1Tg8xnm13kpsRGHNJWFOuOcbNiatlMX8pkLw-hmiFf6YqyL8Z38SM0JrCpU-2TLi850OVdCkhum-cXAUXs/s320/Food+PIcs+137.jpg" border="0" /></a>Included in the before dinner treats were these bagel nots with meatballs inside them. Brutti (from Brutti's reastaurant) made them and brought them. They are usually done with cream cheese in the center but they did not want to risk it by bringing any dairy. I am glad they opted for the meatball center. I had three and then tried to think of a proper name for them. We all came up with, cow balls, brutti's balls, or Smagel nots.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1eb5ZW9dyw-ZAyV4Ucd519AopotBjwZLksmlSQWqxJfTSi8w_MR7CUBdlJpBoCoDP4qF7B8RzEiP8XsDh0Zee0iV1VgDr3Av6PMW135kw-niOV1GLKfPi3Buhpk-NKPRyZ9KU-nPedE/s1600-h/Food+PIcs+134.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251901313792162978" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1eb5ZW9dyw-ZAyV4Ucd519AopotBjwZLksmlSQWqxJfTSi8w_MR7CUBdlJpBoCoDP4qF7B8RzEiP8XsDh0Zee0iV1VgDr3Av6PMW135kw-niOV1GLKfPi3Buhpk-NKPRyZ9KU-nPedE/s320/Food+PIcs+134.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />A quiet moment of calm before the Rosh Hashanah storm.</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqn4b4iaBCNDQxCSDwsIRvdoFengsrtwLjBG-YvF9D47OJLroet3ToUE4z4D4D3J7Vf9QaXtNLT8wbY96aps8_A3u3RtIhH8YKXYqmK4-YLe9PllstgNdHhJWtJHDpIRAklpFay1ETwpg/s1600-h/Food+PIcs+147.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251900442487300514" style="CURSOR: 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvgI24qwT8H2BxxWJSVHhHEm1y_vYo6JRRArmrZPT5jh0jBztRNWWSpsZVaYIvdt4InFb00loQOWqpBrkfXK0TXFyHQwEF9qccXM9G4uFdf0frEJ-SDkvbbxlj8KLw2e4_DN0uaaD0TU/s1600-h/Food+PIcs+163.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251899345810709746" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvgI24qwT8H2BxxWJSVHhHEm1y_vYo6JRRArmrZPT5jh0jBztRNWWSpsZVaYIvdt4InFb00loQOWqpBrkfXK0TXFyHQwEF9qccXM9G4uFdf0frEJ-SDkvbbxlj8KLw2e4_DN0uaaD0TU/s320/Food+PIcs+163.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />There were many kinds of honey to choose from.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgllr8O2CD45PgfqGUFfGQu2aR4FliGyFAD-QO1Ls239upj9SqjYdWfWUC6u7M4WWEyQNDotJ_B8NAFfd_vbIxMMK4bk9GcuIRQlRxjAjJ9PV2NUAWvTAtKIfCDRIiQiEt49UDiZ2VJBvc/s1600-h/Food+PIcs+168.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251900444432751138" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Mja8hqNI-TGw-uwjw613ZLK6666jVUDf5g_sxfu-SrqjM7yEC3PTmYnV3EN3SCb62V6YK0JFXPb6zs-idCP6kwG46SE7oO0lmmAlgDNfetfwOJtSvvy2Hd1gaf-rA1ly2uqJ2yOfUko/s1600-h/Food+PIcs+166.jpg"></a><br />The spread.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLYa3vn_p8Ps142WnbRrvez-MaIwnGVGpGqQWiatpa3QNy-KkbMDtVaZNXLNy1kJJQbLDZVQxpNC1VgeZ7CjK_1FtRO68wXG3RdDot3Ei9m4dH3HDNzLKMVJ6sS-HDBS8xruM78OnMLEc/s1600-h/Food+PIcs+161.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251898780753270002" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLYa3vn_p8Ps142WnbRrvez-MaIwnGVGpGqQWiatpa3QNy-KkbMDtVaZNXLNy1kJJQbLDZVQxpNC1VgeZ7CjK_1FtRO68wXG3RdDot3Ei9m4dH3HDNzLKMVJ6sS-HDBS8xruM78OnMLEc/s320/Food+PIcs+161.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Fun goodie bags for our guests.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXo_pXzo7WQLpAIqQQ4ZspKLtdLCTA-adBFAsvHcwdgDbKf82LDHfTlwPxSiaoC7BRBTyKSVwOVeGSolWnGNL-Qe3ymsPUgWSTeGAHEM1qCG495tkUHFlpu3eGzcXyy_y7SHpl2twn7c/s1600-h/Food+PIcs+184.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251900439079776562" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXo_pXzo7WQLpAIqQQ4ZspKLtdLCTA-adBFAsvHcwdgDbKf82LDHfTlwPxSiaoC7BRBTyKSVwOVeGSolWnGNL-Qe3ymsPUgWSTeGAHEM1qCG495tkUHFlpu3eGzcXyy_y7SHpl2twn7c/s320/Food+PIcs+184.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />A very ugly dog. (sorry Tyvel)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhScyHbyGchugdbJVbBLHRFEwEoXu4HCHomjU-pKuaZXlKiddWLK6mv02DzlRi-U5AHh7azFxsjIc-tSQ1FwT1TZMcdI0KU6NNHypUmK_jb7iz3ixbte8aIvyTKng0HBk_c7ixBla73-L4/s1600-h/Food+PIcs+174.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251899325750649490" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhScyHbyGchugdbJVbBLHRFEwEoXu4HCHomjU-pKuaZXlKiddWLK6mv02DzlRi-U5AHh7azFxsjIc-tSQ1FwT1TZMcdI0KU6NNHypUmK_jb7iz3ixbte8aIvyTKng0HBk_c7ixBla73-L4/s320/Food+PIcs+174.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Allison and Aunt Muffin Face </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LKG0TO_9TcUlYH4trjBh3zRMJb9lH2xm-84fcbLI5agOALHLITYvQC86vVkhlM_nHT1gNerpOaZMJOL75kZkXMTDvNaVojpy9Po2YJz2JDtPYacOpIkzl6VfM2SazRXeqhmoM7pJNCo/s1600-h/Food+PIcs+172.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251899328678230146" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LKG0TO_9TcUlYH4trjBh3zRMJb9lH2xm-84fcbLI5agOALHLITYvQC86vVkhlM_nHT1gNerpOaZMJOL75kZkXMTDvNaVojpy9Po2YJz2JDtPYacOpIkzl6VfM2SazRXeqhmoM7pJNCo/s320/Food+PIcs+172.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Allison again!!! She loves having her picture taken. I wonder who she got that from?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi097U6fCKk2KB77Z8CnaFjZlMknsCVNwPNjvG20ojip7oirF4ibPXAZVgr5uA3dJQXeWo2Z_asE-oTubl2ELs09ASzDtcNt7ckF91I2h_2DeCJnsW1RvwkjfvkxiPjZUMeT1ZwUkDyVfo/s1600-h/Food+PIcs+162.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251899342160711650" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi097U6fCKk2KB77Z8CnaFjZlMknsCVNwPNjvG20ojip7oirF4ibPXAZVgr5uA3dJQXeWo2Z_asE-oTubl2ELs09ASzDtcNt7ckF91I2h_2DeCJnsW1RvwkjfvkxiPjZUMeT1ZwUkDyVfo/s320/Food+PIcs+162.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Kitty Mom and G.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Wishing everyone a very Happy and healthy New Year.<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUN3PrG6pm2gj8FG7T-6Vw21wQ9mw8v7Wa7tTqV2TpRA7_izMQj0VaxYQ32JYAybSAyY-QmgzNOlfl5m2u0DoZv3ob8LpjQmsKaO2EvRhCoKtO8kzIVCfDVLrQRs0UJN8pFfE7mhl5Yzw/s1600-h/Food+PIcs+176.jpg"></a>JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02425155667959955946noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031234336104768642.post-68515157334189219562008-09-26T06:13:00.000-07:002008-09-26T11:21:23.732-07:00Weekend Gigs- updated...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5QffdlhyphenhyphenQDrSBSYlIcStHydqNkzkvUqDyYSzLqhjK2QW9xVxy3200jC3dTIvIordNHL7HDoZmqJJnhWHQCeA9T8c25UmC92s1bHFk1glOroiTOy4tLOR81aE22fLaxS0ShzSBM7e3ps/s1600-h/Family+time+014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250318740229841458" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5QffdlhyphenhyphenQDrSBSYlIcStHydqNkzkvUqDyYSzLqhjK2QW9xVxy3200jC3dTIvIordNHL7HDoZmqJJnhWHQCeA9T8c25UmC92s1bHFk1glOroiTOy4tLOR81aE22fLaxS0ShzSBM7e3ps/s320/Family+time+014.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Steve O. will be performing tonight at Poe's Pub with his band Dick Butt Kiss and the Tight Ends.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdr9N1pgd8jWzxlujJlENWqutSlkiWGnitW7lWLFE3G8_aqEnsmgOdRKcy3fyOvWpOlRxurwmJrNJkyEtzmb-MdOFUzGeEdRdKBsdazkQU_5olyw4iiAetigUPi-mJzwQT6Po9NvAXyWU/s1600-h/cleanhouse_poster.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250320368393399042" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdr9N1pgd8jWzxlujJlENWqutSlkiWGnitW7lWLFE3G8_aqEnsmgOdRKcy3fyOvWpOlRxurwmJrNJkyEtzmb-MdOFUzGeEdRdKBsdazkQU_5olyw4iiAetigUPi-mJzwQT6Po9NvAXyWU/s320/cleanhouse_poster.gif" border="0" /></a><br />Tonight is the opening of <strong>The Clean House</strong> at Barksdale Theatre Willow Lawn. Directed by my BFF!!! (Steve P.)<br /><br />Good thing I made a pact with the devil years ago and can actually be in two places at once. I wouldn't want to miss either of these exciting events.<br /><br /><strong>Also</strong> - an on going event that many talented friends are in is <strong>Side Show </strong>at Swift Creek Mill. Don't miss that either!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ooY49S2WHRRXXHqSef4tsMywv4pb47bhYEqmTI7MWnFgovzIchWxDL2Ms_5fjo7X88NXtD4hbM8ulI4qAL0R07t5wlDU9vX74Rp1ieeJf0dtqWyAS43DoXgBEf6foAQext3WMqS-Lpc/s1600-h/n508393469_2510.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250324971485279010" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ooY49S2WHRRXXHqSef4tsMywv4pb47bhYEqmTI7MWnFgovzIchWxDL2Ms_5fjo7X88NXtD4hbM8ulI4qAL0R07t5wlDU9vX74Rp1ieeJf0dtqWyAS43DoXgBEf6foAQext3WMqS-Lpc/s320/n508393469_2510.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />There are also many beautiful, great actors in the Firehouse Production of Eurydice.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1e9tYNtgms4sgDLpEPfhayDf0qWQAxOb12jX0wR_7-ad9bvBTz6oqgc7njjjPyGVT63Ln45PW9qUj2I3R2zf2dd5Ca44wiVIyEriTQNLexYuSIDJekih8omT1D4kF2FYrD5Uo7CmN2Wc/s1600-h/eurydice_poster_print.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250366126422329890" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1e9tYNtgms4sgDLpEPfhayDf0qWQAxOb12jX0wR_7-ad9bvBTz6oqgc7njjjPyGVT63Ln45PW9qUj2I3R2zf2dd5Ca44wiVIyEriTQNLexYuSIDJekih8omT1D4kF2FYrD5Uo7CmN2Wc/s320/eurydice_poster_print.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />And at the Barksdale Hanover Tavern (formerly Shirley's Kitchen) the amazing Joy Williams takes the stage in Driving Miss Daisy.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3V4H_BBHJUENtx0aTAW6OyGJ6LCzxtUYP4gPEw0iqZYkzWCEh5beGwYwquqZ7OC3Owflw3bZ697GpI0kfRcSqR34WUEPrWFUi1n7Z779qJv5pH6cG7ZzAqcpjJN1F-3O1uX7Daji7SO8/s1600-h/daisy_slide1.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250366119778376882" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3V4H_BBHJUENtx0aTAW6OyGJ6LCzxtUYP4gPEw0iqZYkzWCEh5beGwYwquqZ7OC3Owflw3bZ697GpI0kfRcSqR34WUEPrWFUi1n7Z779qJv5pH6cG7ZzAqcpjJN1F-3O1uX7Daji7SO8/s320/daisy_slide1.gif" border="0" /></a><br />OMG! Almost forgot there is Scott Wichmann as Richard III at Henley Street. That will be a must see too. I will be busy for a couple weeks catching all these great shows. Yeay!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAHlyXtvqIHPHPz00u0B_iOhASVMhqdw9ADFcd1WDFhaIOqfDe_pw27VZCtqPWlialC7NSpUvfxmgHThZCRYLNmkM0-wurFm24HertPrIkGKs53FfUzNYqSGEDh7FM425zWgA8Q3Riy_U/s1600-h/n41770383224_9836.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250396284844498658" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAHlyXtvqIHPHPz00u0B_iOhASVMhqdw9ADFcd1WDFhaIOqfDe_pw27VZCtqPWlialC7NSpUvfxmgHThZCRYLNmkM0-wurFm24HertPrIkGKs53FfUzNYqSGEDh7FM425zWgA8Q3Riy_U/s320/n41770383224_9836.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p>Sorry if I am leaving anyone out - there are many great productions happening in Richmond right now!! </p>In the category of exciting family news: Marisol (my youngest Niece) used the Potty yesterday for the first time and got a congratulatory call from Cinderella! I say - enjoy it while you can Marisol. I used the potty yesterday and the only call I got was from my Mother telling me to go to the dentist.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTOp8MUA7O0wXKCY2m-oBdSqSoff43FrrGXudJJco8tiCIlG257hUVxfcY_6Dss-lctZpnKhGLCwqj9kMxNvPMigqzgoLhg-Qr_S2nh-h2pRjt_PkHCptmkAy5s5Qh3G7r3MWJXRLN63Q/s1600-h/JB+with+Jacob+60907+077.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250363844871668514" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTOp8MUA7O0wXKCY2m-oBdSqSoff43FrrGXudJJco8tiCIlG257hUVxfcY_6Dss-lctZpnKhGLCwqj9kMxNvPMigqzgoLhg-Qr_S2nh-h2pRjt_PkHCptmkAy5s5Qh3G7r3MWJXRLN63Q/s320/JB+with+Jacob+60907+077.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And my Brother and Sis-In-Law in Atlanta had a lovely article written about their house. You can find that here: <a href="http://www.ajc.com/news/content/living/homeandgarden/stories/2008/09/28/cobb_cape_cod_remodel.html">http://www.ajc.com/news/content/living/homeandgarden/stories/2008/09/28/cobb_cape_cod_remodel.html</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrx6HATDybBn2t2JcdR1XdJqui6NLQAdri767U_IKPGOCZxcDyCV7sbnSTys9U_3RQvpcHae59jGy0-qP0XBOr14FvU0h0ADK3WBqDZuhRqh-7CcWIr6A90pDItqjAJzDhw99AyQ3s0Uk/s1600-h/slideshow_735743_remodel_0928hm_f.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250326631968226242" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrx6HATDybBn2t2JcdR1XdJqui6NLQAdri767U_IKPGOCZxcDyCV7sbnSTys9U_3RQvpcHae59jGy0-qP0XBOr14FvU0h0ADK3WBqDZuhRqh-7CcWIr6A90pDItqjAJzDhw99AyQ3s0Uk/s320/slideshow_735743_remodel_0928hm_f.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Everyone have a wonderful weekend and maybe I will see some of you out and about.JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02425155667959955946noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031234336104768642.post-31158667651717084992008-09-25T06:55:00.000-07:002008-09-25T11:54:46.694-07:00The left over king<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghK8D7pN_taWAsOBeqHE-6PPU0_3jCAvUCFHE756v20JZPzG7YQWAn5EHGazsyhPYfFVne0XpToBk-pz7dCS1IA-d6TqX9uVwsvFrpr4XqP1SZvUmDw7HAGnF-Ry7Hft09n4GUXTsYQxg/s1600-h/Food+PIcs+088.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250033501377630850" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghK8D7pN_taWAsOBeqHE-6PPU0_3jCAvUCFHE756v20JZPzG7YQWAn5EHGazsyhPYfFVne0XpToBk-pz7dCS1IA-d6TqX9uVwsvFrpr4XqP1SZvUmDw7HAGnF-Ry7Hft09n4GUXTsYQxg/s320/Food+PIcs+088.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I came home from work the other day and Steve was putting the left over Corned Beef to great use. I was so proud of him. And <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">OMG</span> - it tasted so good. I asked him if I could take some pics of it and talk about it here. He opened a can of sliced potatoes and chopped up an onion. He threw the onion in a hot griddle with some butter and oil then he added the chopped up brisket and little pieces of potatoes. The brisket was so flavorful and some pieces had crispy edges. Real homemade corned beef hash is so much better than the stuff out of the cans. I know I have mentioned that my people don't eat meat out of cans but this is an exception - being corned beef and all. </div><br /><div>He asked me if I wanted any while he was cooking it and I said no because I wasn't hungry but by the time he plated everything up I could not resist a taste. Once I had a taste I had to have more. I did leave him a little but next time he is making this and he asks me if I want any I will say "YES" no matter what!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnL6X_r8RLwf4DuflrAkGxlepn4oEbVWHy3CL3x7ZMVuS3ksfv2tLlUVwsIOv7dtx84GUNO4dBAgump9c6J2YyQ7_V-Y6h3lTP3XKvPg_HZTh-B_Mtr7RVivb9N6xf32c550yXHKUpja4/s1600-h/Food+PIcs+108.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249986227669573026" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnL6X_r8RLwf4DuflrAkGxlepn4oEbVWHy3CL3x7ZMVuS3ksfv2tLlUVwsIOv7dtx84GUNO4dBAgump9c6J2YyQ7_V-Y6h3lTP3XKvPg_HZTh-B_Mtr7RVivb9N6xf32c550yXHKUpja4/s320/Food+PIcs+108.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip90cnIVUeQY4Ko1mDEtj2h2EbljrCB-vgNp0Xv_exkvqJtsXXbKgEi635Wwp6wjQpdOO_HKuvHwcM9X8-3jFijxGuKyfDRLllP2dte6huEYHIlvLt9hhR_lBF97URiunO0PukcOfFN6o/s1600-h/Food+PIcs+086.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQQjpjnd_iQPdp3lDcxGGd7TKAcIJ7HqWGwjwtawDqEfojcTs2UZhZKHUWIu-jjExVnvRRfSMHai5gT-I5iSNCZcVtGvR5ZyDzBdgFy4-x9M6FW7FKWX2YZbOAJOE9GoSKH4CO2T01uzA/s1600-h/Food+PIcs+087.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249986203428866226" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQQjpjnd_iQPdp3lDcxGGd7TKAcIJ7HqWGwjwtawDqEfojcTs2UZhZKHUWIu-jjExVnvRRfSMHai5gT-I5iSNCZcVtGvR5ZyDzBdgFy4-x9M6FW7FKWX2YZbOAJOE9GoSKH4CO2T01uzA/s320/Food+PIcs+087.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIPuff4COSYNuG1wNgOp_Lbd1mLITDjxLXh4ie5ppGiUDrp5spxfkYD8HPoOP-5Oaxy1ZuQgPoKy7cCFCkUhEXQxsikPfrTDxBkVLjlqYApQ67MGDNQhe7W-5XITYLiHLj8ryLmZxPLfw/s1600-h/Food+PIcs+105.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS5-dlgw-HXkLNhhhmXyCfDx4Ijoi4Rx0FScxnylWlSXyX1WhZdnhTtM1nz18qy6beE9vT7zy3Y7CkiYU_Iz5TRRq8CUYhtQG4B4oTHY47oCRRfymPx3EoGxr5BkCwij8cWBQ5lgkWDWo/s1600-h/Food+PIcs+090.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249986210757776962" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS5-dlgw-HXkLNhhhmXyCfDx4Ijoi4Rx0FScxnylWlSXyX1WhZdnhTtM1nz18qy6beE9vT7zy3Y7CkiYU_Iz5TRRq8CUYhtQG4B4oTHY47oCRRfymPx3EoGxr5BkCwij8cWBQ5lgkWDWo/s320/Food+PIcs+090.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02425155667959955946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031234336104768642.post-10881195803026858492008-09-24T06:38:00.000-07:002008-09-24T09:33:48.911-07:00A Very Special Gig.Steve O. and I went to Temple Sinai in Portsmouth Saturday night. We had been invited to entertain the crowd of WW II Veterans at a dinner honoring them and other war Veterans. I was surprised when we walked in how many people were there. The social Hall of the temple was decorated beautifully and everyone was having a great time. I wished at that moment that Steve and I could have worked more, practiced more but the time for that never seems to be enough. I was more familiar with the standards of that era (between 35 and 45) and Steve knew many blues songs from that time. We didn't have a ton of war themed songs but I think the crowd enjoyed us anyway. We had so much fun that Steve O. and I decided to take our WW II act on the road in Richmond and pledged to go to a few senior facilities with our act. I will update you on that as it happens.<br />We arrived there about an hour into the party because Steve had to work late and we drove in from Richmond. Unfortunately we missed the Veterans each telling their stories That is something I was very sorry to have missed but heard it was very touching. If they do this next year I will make a point to get there early. One man even brought sand from Omaha Beach.<br /><br />Here are a few pics I took - I didn't take a ton because I was too busy enjoying myself and spending time with these great folks!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6wk9HP5yXHoCQ40WG6A9SK-4-48z-Y2ty9IaAH0h9LmffE0auLZ40IqwdOZBr1Q9lA5BM3bzCpNvCTRkDfC9D3l-isUXvSLE75E481rsQ5sH7nrAMqknYQT1DX6L8J0eu5Nsl_GqnCQ/s1600-h/Food+PIcs+071.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249582427744100690" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6wk9HP5yXHoCQ40WG6A9SK-4-48z-Y2ty9IaAH0h9LmffE0auLZ40IqwdOZBr1Q9lA5BM3bzCpNvCTRkDfC9D3l-isUXvSLE75E481rsQ5sH7nrAMqknYQT1DX6L8J0eu5Nsl_GqnCQ/s320/Food+PIcs+071.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Steve O. belting out a tune and playing piano too.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg43O7Rx_qKdW86t2Afi1FMQaabPCMw2ug31n0lh0VnfPMe5N8s6nDTqB8X3iO7a136I0HJ048OdLtHng_I5l5JxWvYdhA0aTaKDY60pA3g_xl-lD6_GomOpAUBmT7kXETVHv_28XYxQro/s1600-h/Food+PIcs+065.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249582443098446226" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg43O7Rx_qKdW86t2Afi1FMQaabPCMw2ug31n0lh0VnfPMe5N8s6nDTqB8X3iO7a136I0HJ048OdLtHng_I5l5JxWvYdhA0aTaKDY60pA3g_xl-lD6_GomOpAUBmT7kXETVHv_28XYxQro/s320/Food+PIcs+065.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Pop and Steve all dressed up. (There was a picture with Kitty too and she looked beautiful but Steve's eyes were shut - sorry Kitty!)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGNjUIJFiRA1c84_cW5BJVCEB6yMVXnb3jkRxssQQcLOUyJvXBpl26h7ZOeoYb3BeKkD4jklVKtWqSRWEdQTx8Qy3uZ0VA05ClDOwSdLUH0k1f3sUMbU-f9vgyg62qTfCrzzDkjASYxc/s1600-h/Food+PIcs+064.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249582794899481858" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGNjUIJFiRA1c84_cW5BJVCEB6yMVXnb3jkRxssQQcLOUyJvXBpl26h7ZOeoYb3BeKkD4jklVKtWqSRWEdQTx8Qy3uZ0VA05ClDOwSdLUH0k1f3sUMbU-f9vgyg62qTfCrzzDkjASYxc/s320/Food+PIcs+064.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The Rivens<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGwQE9d9TABXxLsA1AjOoCeZ_uSIvdQpC0F5PfP2N7AaMBdgJzO6mzDsVesG5r_kedMsMvOyfwGLI46Z93OWfZpyO2E88bS9PMeKbMNWvidqpp8rsxt0Ky8OD-f6llC5fyVhEZHC8Q0o/s1600-h/Food+PIcs+069.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249582433907325810" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGwQE9d9TABXxLsA1AjOoCeZ_uSIvdQpC0F5PfP2N7AaMBdgJzO6mzDsVesG5r_kedMsMvOyfwGLI46Z93OWfZpyO2E88bS9PMeKbMNWvidqpp8rsxt0Ky8OD-f6llC5fyVhEZHC8Q0o/s320/Food+PIcs+069.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />a section of the crowd enjoying their dinner.<br /><br /><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJYCrggqqXN38yFsKen8Ye0euWc_9_oUyPHkzjTtkLHuHdERlu4Swhjee28IZcJgWWyYiS5eD7bhyGrBP24kZIoMU2wxHhVZbMAQxKSshD945oFTdCj3EGo1ht0cRFPQtD8KDnNGhR1Sk/s1600-h/Food+PIcs+077.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249582441057785938" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJYCrggqqXN38yFsKen8Ye0euWc_9_oUyPHkzjTtkLHuHdERlu4Swhjee28IZcJgWWyYiS5eD7bhyGrBP24kZIoMU2wxHhVZbMAQxKSshD945oFTdCj3EGo1ht0cRFPQtD8KDnNGhR1Sk/s320/Food+PIcs+077.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /> A proud son and grandson.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtaTnNqsdOW-ebSlzDUWMAzpru0RFk600fH-BlJ6roHCcxwAjLBX7vEzgcIXYxYH27J6ss8mCBQsZIttZ7J8SFVGEYfbr0i-rpGGBsuZPqUqB6KRdQAzOkkk-Lr_aJc0yAbSwPQ3D4jQ/s1600-h/Food+PIcs+063.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249582451272638930" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtaTnNqsdOW-ebSlzDUWMAzpru0RFk600fH-BlJ6roHCcxwAjLBX7vEzgcIXYxYH27J6ss8mCBQsZIttZ7J8SFVGEYfbr0i-rpGGBsuZPqUqB6KRdQAzOkkk-Lr_aJc0yAbSwPQ3D4jQ/s320/Food+PIcs+063.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /> A few of the honorees.<br /></div>JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02425155667959955946noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031234336104768642.post-50435906154938278492008-09-11T12:52:00.000-07:002008-09-12T06:16:45.067-07:00Now It makes more sense<div>Below is the original album cover for Herb Alberts Tijuana Brass - I am clearly too young to remember when it came out in 1965. I was at the tender age of minus 3. Maybe my Sissy remembers it? (She is much much older than I am.)</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSgZ3rA0kzppweHBQO23uHVa72jKCAasHbS1LvJpUHrNznjmAPoYAzE1qZDIdSoIBEUp91eSPc-zVE1mNj8n5Dzz9VMkxLcjgE7VhP4gKalUses4SOdE2bgv5c9uBlkRJKm9v8TxnYoY/s1600-h/herbf.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244859034317268930" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSgZ3rA0kzppweHBQO23uHVa72jKCAasHbS1LvJpUHrNznjmAPoYAzE1qZDIdSoIBEUp91eSPc-zVE1mNj8n5Dzz9VMkxLcjgE7VhP4gKalUses4SOdE2bgv5c9uBlkRJKm9v8TxnYoY/s320/herbf.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div><br />Apparently folks loved to mimic it - here was Soul Asylums take on the cover:<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vHLt6o_bgz0TED3Dnl0rebKXUPE7CrHIeFoK_EbG_xezHFKYNwDqguiORFTn6HU0ZlwLGmVMjZEoPKF5Al89XSriWMtYxZnn8dpIuMgotb_Sc6eOQRmpQ7Nbk0CVETEEQuW0y8SQnpc/s1600-h/untitled.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244859029919207874" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vHLt6o_bgz0TED3Dnl0rebKXUPE7CrHIeFoK_EbG_xezHFKYNwDqguiORFTn6HU0ZlwLGmVMjZEoPKF5Al89XSriWMtYxZnn8dpIuMgotb_Sc6eOQRmpQ7Nbk0CVETEEQuW0y8SQnpc/s320/untitled.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div><div>Then they did a re-whip (mix) of the original album in 2006 with this cover:</div><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZrHCE3bdho7c4R97PsxG-ZtzxCLSUb3KGQHypAGVMjo0Z3BmIJ-3dXPbpvhf5JIV19nqbzAf6dSpqIVphZf9WWwMzHsAKq026RYt8anpfJ6dEfN9GIPQNddFA2Czs5vdOQuYC9asnJrc/s1600-h/681695.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244860217239660706" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZrHCE3bdho7c4R97PsxG-ZtzxCLSUb3KGQHypAGVMjo0Z3BmIJ-3dXPbpvhf5JIV19nqbzAf6dSpqIVphZf9WWwMzHsAKq026RYt8anpfJ6dEfN9GIPQNddFA2Czs5vdOQuYC9asnJrc/s320/681695.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><div>This made me think I would like to see more parodies of this. Why don't my readers send me pictures of their own version of this album cover?</div><div>Hey - I dare you (triple dog) - use any kind of food and any person (place, or thing) It just has to somehow honor the original cover. I am not asking for raunchy - </div><div>Any takers? </div><div> </div><div>PS - thank you to my Sissy and Jean A. for their research and in site into solving the mystery of the album cover.</div></div>JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02425155667959955946noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031234336104768642.post-80756020680678248732008-09-09T08:00:00.000-07:002008-09-09T12:06:14.237-07:00Another Album cover I wish I owned -<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcmdHVhryjTBMbbvBn79IH5GMLojhDgw7UWwae9pkeX4McwJmzl0X99SwHyLCxCtmDArTfN5OcOuzy0tPUqUoXyQDRK-dJbBs2A_92hY4Xj2f0AnpeMNsBKFehDVH_w4gC3KT-0HotDF8/s1600-h/89ea0b19385b04aae169e781897dc830.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244096621088113890" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcmdHVhryjTBMbbvBn79IH5GMLojhDgw7UWwae9pkeX4McwJmzl0X99SwHyLCxCtmDArTfN5OcOuzy0tPUqUoXyQDRK-dJbBs2A_92hY4Xj2f0AnpeMNsBKFehDVH_w4gC3KT-0HotDF8/s320/89ea0b19385b04aae169e781897dc830.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Sometimes - there just aren't any words.... but I did find myself staring at this for a rather long period of time just trying to figure out the message they are attempting to send. Then it made me think about the movie where the older ladies made a saucy calendar to raise money for one of their husbands cancer operation. Are these those ladies? Or are they just doing this, um, for fun.</div>JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02425155667959955946noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031234336104768642.post-40671041150286682492008-09-09T07:47:00.000-07:002008-09-09T11:51:59.994-07:00Post Show "Shirley" Review.Just when you thought it was all over - Dave T. , Style Weekly reviewer, had some double-fab and mega-brill words to say about seeing "Shirley Valentine" with his Mother, Daughter and Wife in tow. Thank you Dave -<br /><a href="http://www.richmondvatheater.blogspot.com/">www.richmondvatheater.blogspot.com</a>JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02425155667959955946noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031234336104768642.post-49405536481172568522008-09-05T07:16:00.000-07:002008-09-05T07:58:56.763-07:00New Post<div>I know you have all been wanting a new post (all two of you) - frankly I could never get tired of looking at pictures of the beautiful Christine and Matt - but I have had a few complaints so here goes. </div><br /><div>The rumours are true - I am cooking again! But you know what it is like when you haven't done something in a while- You get a little rusty, don't you? I could have written a post yesterday called "Chicken that tastes like shit and looks even worse" but I decided against it. </div><br /><div>So last night was a little better (if not at all kosher). I made pork chops that were thick and beautifully cut with the bone shaped like a big lamb chop - maybe they were French cut or something? Anyway, you get the picture - fancy cut. I was so excited and giddy with anticipation at what Steve O. would say when he arrived home and for the first time in many months he was in a house that smelled like something good was cooking. I even made a few latkies - because I could!! I toasted some chic peas because we (me) love to snack on them while cooking and then throw the rest into a salad for dinner. I also made some broccoli with a little cheese sauce. Then I waited. It wouldn't be long before Steve O. would be home. I sat on the sofa and poured a glass of wine - so proud of all the food I cooked. I heard the door open and as soon as Steve O. walked in I could tell something was wrong. He said he had felt sick all day and wasn't hungry at all. </div><br /><div>(I hope it wasn't the sh**ty chicken from the night before) </div><br /><div>I ate the dinner anyway but it wasn't the same. Lets hope he is feeling better today and I can try again to cook something this weekend. </div><br /><div>But for now - since my sissy got tired of looking at the last post - here is a great album cover I found on line. Please enjoy responsibly..........</div><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7W-LtoFA8fUYvk5Pt0FIK4rE5oMq-KDurhN6hStnhlf6Vqpr-yEZjzGoWrJYQrEV_K8ectfzvwl5ErgkGE3DpRpDbOdysD5R51tm-E6RGsM3Fht9d5mNGzGoHHdGqKspVKX9hb2n_pk/s1600-h/e170b01e8250f17b89fb365901a9ff9a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242549900016119106" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7W-LtoFA8fUYvk5Pt0FIK4rE5oMq-KDurhN6hStnhlf6Vqpr-yEZjzGoWrJYQrEV_K8ectfzvwl5ErgkGE3DpRpDbOdysD5R51tm-E6RGsM3Fht9d5mNGzGoHHdGqKspVKX9hb2n_pk/s320/e170b01e8250f17b89fb365901a9ff9a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div><div>Now - what do you think is on this album? Maybe a little Dogra Streisand? Or some Barky Midler? </div>JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02425155667959955946noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031234336104768642.post-90197162458880063832008-08-25T19:29:00.000-07:002008-08-26T10:55:28.677-07:00I used to be Shirley Valentine...I used to be Shirley Valentine...I used to be......OK - has everyone gotten tired of looking at the last post yet?<br /><div><br /></div><div>This was the last weekend of Shirley Valentine. A one person show I had been doing at the Barksdale Hanover Tavern for the past 6 weeks. It has been a crazy and rewarding ride. I think it will hit me throughout the week in spurts - when I don't have to go get that spray tan this week - as I have gotten for the past 7 weeks, when I realize at the end of the week I still have gas left in my car, when Steve O. and I get a night off together and I can remember how cute he is, etc, etc - what might take longer is getting the lines out of my head. I was running them constantly in my mind. I guess I can and should stop doing that now. I will not miss the noise I would sometimes hear during the show (ie, noise from the Tavern) But I certainly will miss the laughter and applause, who wouldn't? I will miss the friends I made who tirelessly worked on the show and made sure I had everything I needed at any given time - For a one person show I felt very supported by many folks at the Theatre. I will miss getting to be Shirley as she talks to an eager audience about living. I will miss the moments when people are howling with laughter one minute and the next so quiet you could hear a pin drop.</div><br /><div>I got a few beautiful letters from patrons who enjoyed the show and ran into countless friends and colleagues who were lovely and supportive. It was a real feel good experience. It was truly both extremely difficult and extremely rewarding. Funny how that works out. </div><br /><div>I started this process promising myself that this would be the last one person show I ever do and I ended it wondering what the next one could be. Typical. </div><div>Enjoy some party pics as well as some backstage secrets of Shirley Valentine....</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6iaAqFx2HKhxCsmep_p4mza5-BHXelWZ3dSTDX4io2LheWWsmFs8q2dFy2mdehUQrVVP07MuLw66P_slEBdSgPnFReg56uJn33v5IJdvc0QYv-PYrh0Whx36dQfpkG8KpjIjJ8QymQCw/s1600-h/Family+time+010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238560498740675154" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6iaAqFx2HKhxCsmep_p4mza5-BHXelWZ3dSTDX4io2LheWWsmFs8q2dFy2mdehUQrVVP07MuLw66P_slEBdSgPnFReg56uJn33v5IJdvc0QYv-PYrh0Whx36dQfpkG8KpjIjJ8QymQCw/s320/Family+time+010.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div>My Stage Manager, Andrew, faithfully cleaning the grease off the fryer. He did this nightly by the end so the fryer wouldn't be too loud.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjXD6ZwtU_wR8iySeni0Y58cUHgZ5B5fsCUhy-u0YUUvmtMjNJ2s8mIo6rhhyphenhyphenN2ZN2RUcE380Mnb7PUKnxNNIe8zAJnR259q4CQJOazgWaaZurGRzp0AJzEVni84C7u904bTpx06mkZDw/s1600-h/Family+time+014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238560500599152594" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjXD6ZwtU_wR8iySeni0Y58cUHgZ5B5fsCUhy-u0YUUvmtMjNJ2s8mIo6rhhyphenhyphenN2ZN2RUcE380Mnb7PUKnxNNIe8zAJnR259q4CQJOazgWaaZurGRzp0AJzEVni84C7u904bTpx06mkZDw/s320/Family+time+014.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This is a magnet from Shirley's fridge with a picture of her two children "Millandra" and "Brian" but they are actually the two children of Set Designer Terrie Powers and Artistic Director Bruce Miller. The picture has been blurred for their protection (just kidding - it is just a bad picture). </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQ2JIu8IBRvzM5AaEIxi3BJM6v0sz0L7UncKWttak-OZQwaPDf0GxtHSVdeXMHFQBNkgdOulXFAarnVAWZJ8ZBlKRYpr7oRz9kvFbZ0faihhQTlgZyxSJE8AQ60iMRvppQAIP2h2Dh8Y/s1600-h/Family+time+016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238560506108090850" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQ2JIu8IBRvzM5AaEIxi3BJM6v0sz0L7UncKWttak-OZQwaPDf0GxtHSVdeXMHFQBNkgdOulXFAarnVAWZJ8ZBlKRYpr7oRz9kvFbZ0faihhQTlgZyxSJE8AQ60iMRvppQAIP2h2Dh8Y/s320/Family+time+016.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Apparently this dish soap is all the rage in England. I enjoyed having a little Fairy on stage with me. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_zmyfwBUa0-GAXazVQMTBgAtRiuJpx4j-c3Im5g-hx0sMYBoJ3bmmLImhaDJr5TynIGtFLS4bkzSBnec0sjJhgYQYhaIXRKyt9omUmspdC8-xmp7WswK-ewv7QAnWECYO5Um2jLfn0c/s1600-h/Family+time+021.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238560509334721026" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_zmyfwBUa0-GAXazVQMTBgAtRiuJpx4j-c3Im5g-hx0sMYBoJ3bmmLImhaDJr5TynIGtFLS4bkzSBnec0sjJhgYQYhaIXRKyt9omUmspdC8-xmp7WswK-ewv7QAnWECYO5Um2jLfn0c/s320/Family+time+021.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjXD6ZwtU_wR8iySeni0Y58cUHgZ5B5fsCUhy-u0YUUvmtMjNJ2s8mIo6rhhyphenhyphenN2ZN2RUcE380Mnb7PUKnxNNIe8zAJnR259q4CQJOazgWaaZurGRzp0AJzEVni84C7u904bTpx06mkZDw/s1600-h/Family+time+014.jpg"></a></div><div>My messy dressing room.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXCWmRtlWiRUfX0vZOLJDxlI-RGGv-hqz2uIu7YQ9rYy4Le7kouxDgfuMmaj3etgbST30IZm3ay4Y7qmCjFdAf6wHIwido_FflIUeecByulApN-a3qSryGvTrqd2SFS8Hz3_Z-4PaqFeg/s1600-h/Family+time+028.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238560519287433538" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXCWmRtlWiRUfX0vZOLJDxlI-RGGv-hqz2uIu7YQ9rYy4Le7kouxDgfuMmaj3etgbST30IZm3ay4Y7qmCjFdAf6wHIwido_FflIUeecByulApN-a3qSryGvTrqd2SFS8Hz3_Z-4PaqFeg/s320/Family+time+028.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The final "places" call from Andrew and Chris. (You can even see the clock behind them reads 1:45 PM.)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWi4w9c2HoWD3um5gvDc8rUCiQLOXMVZd3EKjFoKByssMp4Girw_GdBtvxYD8uwBehYQOvBLGbK_WjS7juBVKE4MhPNHPDzmnTFw9o8jbOX-X6jmB1pyBV6tgN4GHsqWb46TsMH0V0YU/s1600-h/Family+time+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238817629341025986" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWi4w9c2HoWD3um5gvDc8rUCiQLOXMVZd3EKjFoKByssMp4Girw_GdBtvxYD8uwBehYQOvBLGbK_WjS7juBVKE4MhPNHPDzmnTFw9o8jbOX-X6jmB1pyBV6tgN4GHsqWb46TsMH0V0YU/s320/Family+time+007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />An awesome assortment of friends and family that saw the show Saturday night. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYyn4zApSVZiS_Pp7aaq739wpT8WbASHbeRHZNtP0WniphwrM_zkkTbWMVgWYr82gCEHJOqr5nAcZZlZcuOqM_ppQJ8mQ4NiXZBqkNjsfIg9WR9hKbL0ilO12P1TKP86D18heakz-pA7E/s1600-h/Family+time+039.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238817634924894274" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYyn4zApSVZiS_Pp7aaq739wpT8WbASHbeRHZNtP0WniphwrM_zkkTbWMVgWYr82gCEHJOqr5nAcZZlZcuOqM_ppQJ8mQ4NiXZBqkNjsfIg9WR9hKbL0ilO12P1TKP86D18heakz-pA7E/s320/Family+time+039.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div>Amy, Dexter, Chris, and Andrew.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiIJZsDdd_sShxJrLW0zNAxEnA2vz2_dh70Jc0P1A2FGmFHW7hIS5Au6hXl0UgoFRQFdYGyrg73Ir7MeREiau9sQBipPvzzs6ZObq8t7-QiVMufr0abA7Aytsmco_dDXye9zlvNiBCodA/s1600-h/Family+time+033.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238817638058784098" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiIJZsDdd_sShxJrLW0zNAxEnA2vz2_dh70Jc0P1A2FGmFHW7hIS5Au6hXl0UgoFRQFdYGyrg73Ir7MeREiau9sQBipPvzzs6ZObq8t7-QiVMufr0abA7Aytsmco_dDXye9zlvNiBCodA/s320/Family+time+033.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Christine, Laine, Tony, Irene (who has also played Shirley!), Erin, Phil and Bruce all enjoy a closing night cocktail.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyGXvZLOGk3DdcicCd_ROMToSoYddaf_7MT_uxMzosKSeacc5H8F5zEoisU0qqBdBCS9k_UyQL3TepBOc5vq6ftlm0pUcBzHGqWm9Zea29J4X6fn5bIBSbe3O84Galuvydhh3cXy0Lo0/s1600-h/Family+time+034.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238817642738852866" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyGXvZLOGk3DdcicCd_ROMToSoYddaf_7MT_uxMzosKSeacc5H8F5zEoisU0qqBdBCS9k_UyQL3TepBOc5vq6ftlm0pUcBzHGqWm9Zea29J4X6fn5bIBSbe3O84Galuvydhh3cXy0Lo0/s320/Family+time+034.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Joe Inscoe poses with the awesome crew from the Tavern.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnYJrYaWuU5aJIga8mAKrznlfevPsdUxSJ0GTiUu1WbMcI5ZaOe1RF-vWzod36kvmgIMxFjqYM08RYnrzs2u9t-GXaIkSmaUOnz00FMC7E1z4sNlTdY29zNSPDyVQVFDRLxP4afi9JwI/s1600-h/Family+time+036.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238817646409123938" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnYJrYaWuU5aJIga8mAKrznlfevPsdUxSJ0GTiUu1WbMcI5ZaOe1RF-vWzod36kvmgIMxFjqYM08RYnrzs2u9t-GXaIkSmaUOnz00FMC7E1z4sNlTdY29zNSPDyVQVFDRLxP4afi9JwI/s320/Family+time+036.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Muffin and her peeps. </div>JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02425155667959955946noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031234336104768642.post-40371011823218155182008-08-18T07:31:00.000-07:002008-08-19T09:09:50.161-07:00Ma and her long time Friends- Kind of like the Ya-Ya's.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBvw3v8dClkKn954C5PnHy0eMhGM1ad1jt6WF7_Y0Bp3FFIY9gX_9sWNvU9KRlfQpnTERNyOkcyDaNIg7khkpdCKbDGIEMrStntNWj2aGmAaHLWqSNOW-L9miXNkFsV2CQgHJWM5_Sdk/s1600-h/Family+time+108.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235951937941864130" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBvw3v8dClkKn954C5PnHy0eMhGM1ad1jt6WF7_Y0Bp3FFIY9gX_9sWNvU9KRlfQpnTERNyOkcyDaNIg7khkpdCKbDGIEMrStntNWj2aGmAaHLWqSNOW-L9miXNkFsV2CQgHJWM5_Sdk/s320/Family+time+108.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This was a picture I took of my Ma with her friends right before I met them.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6BpTIAkESduE0DiBPJ6pZCUecYJ3-JEzMrq0hfqpRC7PAIsUimARAfNVd6NuRG2BgQj6-bled9QBjfaLQF1FLXeKEbfQot49eCmyOEMOKn8AJDkxnIWAlX_TQNd6GEAqFpgB3JdJ6IZQ/s1600-h/Family+time+110.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235951945563134290" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6BpTIAkESduE0DiBPJ6pZCUecYJ3-JEzMrq0hfqpRC7PAIsUimARAfNVd6NuRG2BgQj6-bled9QBjfaLQF1FLXeKEbfQot49eCmyOEMOKn8AJDkxnIWAlX_TQNd6GEAqFpgB3JdJ6IZQ/s320/Family+time+110.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The group in front of the Monument. They still look like kids!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwY8CDE7De-hzNbExxLnIp3atQ161pnYcow69zaXoIXVnz-ps6sD_dFEvIgKWlhhCEX1yL79OcFVSLM8ypeglsZWJcCbmKPzQ27xyDGaSAVeOA4fsUBOa2xfb7gEHVYEFvfG-ITQakw7M/s1600-h/Family+time+107.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235951968155560050" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwY8CDE7De-hzNbExxLnIp3atQ161pnYcow69zaXoIXVnz-ps6sD_dFEvIgKWlhhCEX1yL79OcFVSLM8ypeglsZWJcCbmKPzQ27xyDGaSAVeOA4fsUBOa2xfb7gEHVYEFvfG-ITQakw7M/s320/Family+time+107.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I was trying to get an Abby Road like shot here but I am a bit too far from them.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOTuZ6AcZZn3mCKCQKZp1LV8x35aiQrAP7j2XDNoo7l5wjN2v8kujzjigWI1-vSMzd3RIyADOTvEcfDlpwRgrIFTx4Vu1MUtbRAHVy1siOvQ6Apas9aqkNJlBM24fKGYTlTfRmJAGzb94/s1600-h/Family+time+112.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235951952650111762" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOTuZ6AcZZn3mCKCQKZp1LV8x35aiQrAP7j2XDNoo7l5wjN2v8kujzjigWI1-vSMzd3RIyADOTvEcfDlpwRgrIFTx4Vu1MUtbRAHVy1siOvQ6Apas9aqkNJlBM24fKGYTlTfRmJAGzb94/s320/Family+time+112.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />We saw this in a boutique on Libby - I wanted to ship it to my Sissy - who LOVES artichokes but the woman said it would probably melt on the way to Miami. So she gets a picture of it instead!<br /><br /><br />As promised, my Mother came to visit and see the play last weekend. She visited with her three girlfriends from High School. That's right - high school. How lucky to have friends that you have known since you were a pre-teen! Since we moved around so much I do not have any friends that I have known for that long. My mom turned 69 in July so she had known these ladies a long time. They came in Friday night but it was too late for me to see them. They all stayed at the Jefferson and Saturday early afternoon I went to meet them. These ladies were walking along Monument Ave until they got to the Arthur Ash Statue. I met them there and we all went to lunch. I enjoyed meeting these ladies.<br />It was half way through our lunch, as they were talking about things they did in High school and college, that it suddenly dawned on me that they knew my Grandparents pretty well. I thought about the fact that when they were young kids my grandparents where the parents that they were around. I told them how much I miss my grandmother and they said the nicest things about her. It was so nice hearing their stories and so nice of them to make the trip from Ft Wayne, IN ( I think they came from a couple places but I am pretty sure at least one of them still lives in Indiana) . Also - they all happen to be beautiful. I bet they were quite a hit at their 50th High School Reunion last year.<br /><div>They all seemed to enjoy the play too. They saw it Saturday night and sat with Burgess and his clan. His Mother and BFF and Sister were all there too. Thanks to them for driving from P'Town.</div><br /><div>Sunday the Brunks came in from P'Town. Regular Blog readers will remember them as the couple who have the big crab feast every year, with the cool yard. And last but not least I was finally re-united with the Organs!!!</div><br /><div>Sandy, Craig, Craig Jr, and Aunt Alice all came to the show Sunday. Now I had not seen them in about 7 years. It was amazing to see them again and to get to spend time with them. We sat at the Tavern and talked and talked until they needed to start their long drive back to Cross Junction. I think I was in a happy daze for the rest of the day. I went to the grocery store to pick a bottle of wine and I went home without it. Why the cashier didn't stop me I have no idea. I can remember a whole play y'all but I can't remember to bring my groceries home. Whatev...............</div>JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02425155667959955946noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031234336104768642.post-91914201646903616252008-08-15T08:30:00.000-07:002008-08-15T08:59:18.085-07:00This just in............This just in...................<br /><br />New Pics of Caroline Louise and Chip!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxeXO-nSoqWKoo0iKR999wuUBjBlaaMg2CxrdX1AlfPefOZPvdmIIMjDDJKVTejJ6rMfyqzE6isqMG6llL9wH4lDxIZ4JObctusi33V9sGK8SgswNCbZC1fSsOypCcrYZrGJAFhoA8bK0/s1600-h/jt9ZWpAEEcFpjN7KgipRx-F4DJ0GFbOM0300.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234772776166719250" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxeXO-nSoqWKoo0iKR999wuUBjBlaaMg2CxrdX1AlfPefOZPvdmIIMjDDJKVTejJ6rMfyqzE6isqMG6llL9wH4lDxIZ4JObctusi33V9sGK8SgswNCbZC1fSsOypCcrYZrGJAFhoA8bK0/s320/jt9ZWpAEEcFpjN7KgipRx-F4DJ0GFbOM0300.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip7PvgINIZXHwodm_Y_35rVg32eCDsJhqSctNabcBo3hii1kKCTADNll534RXXe60v8fng6IgeHBV1GgRlVVMr1mggztWxeXw1InE32OvLGjulNCxCkSTeZgh_8ZkGEKa5CtXMDx8JIVM/s1600-h/2Jjh+5hR9ltn4r452Md-KZv1d1TLbAeO0300.jpg"></a><br />Kitty and Pop sure get around. They are everywhere!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip7PvgINIZXHwodm_Y_35rVg32eCDsJhqSctNabcBo3hii1kKCTADNll534RXXe60v8fng6IgeHBV1GgRlVVMr1mggztWxeXw1InE32OvLGjulNCxCkSTeZgh_8ZkGEKa5CtXMDx8JIVM/s1600-h/2Jjh+5hR9ltn4r452Md-KZv1d1TLbAeO0300.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234772384116308850" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip7PvgINIZXHwodm_Y_35rVg32eCDsJhqSctNabcBo3hii1kKCTADNll534RXXe60v8fng6IgeHBV1GgRlVVMr1mggztWxeXw1InE32OvLGjulNCxCkSTeZgh_8ZkGEKa5CtXMDx8JIVM/s320/2Jjh+5hR9ltn4r452Md-KZv1d1TLbAeO0300.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />My brother and Caroline on vacay.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj964nLl7ITlWA7gsvfqhsDXKCA5xk3v1ZrzzPBn5JiWmPOUBwNDCBwDXjSdlYgsLYxhFhSqamqCaz8rj47WHuZu9t_oe9213tuzhD4GcYUK_fjgDlxBC7kzeEpZBSz9tS0ZzcXNsKbOtY/s1600-h/bUrPTT8T5hCHvwKE1-YWyzoqcdtCuE140300.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234772383446625362" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj964nLl7ITlWA7gsvfqhsDXKCA5xk3v1ZrzzPBn5JiWmPOUBwNDCBwDXjSdlYgsLYxhFhSqamqCaz8rj47WHuZu9t_oe9213tuzhD4GcYUK_fjgDlxBC7kzeEpZBSz9tS0ZzcXNsKbOtY/s320/bUrPTT8T5hCHvwKE1-YWyzoqcdtCuE140300.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Caroline strolls the beach constantly thinking about and missing her Aunt MuffinFace.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimG8mHPU0muOaGfLBKOMzoDnEGk68k1RpG592eYxtPvkEU84eyqerizkzO2rUpFLFyqJyIHZ2L9lw9qvVQFy-NmnPf1s3WBqjbz1CRs6Tg2iCzxHR1mkI12Xjm1FohdwAH6I7Os6q-hRA/s1600-h/pic.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234772385968780210" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimG8mHPU0muOaGfLBKOMzoDnEGk68k1RpG592eYxtPvkEU84eyqerizkzO2rUpFLFyqJyIHZ2L9lw9qvVQFy-NmnPf1s3WBqjbz1CRs6Tg2iCzxHR1mkI12Xjm1FohdwAH6I7Os6q-hRA/s320/pic.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Do they makes those suits in my size?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJskJk1kq26p35aRXQgzUl007y7f5MIbPHJ-ZKx78M6ar7WDVWqLW9go2ZUFx5EWyTzQpi263O1VDjrN6xWcgODSwsbpTAirCdgIGEV8TpgCRnz3D5P6G5BHOSqmunZOZPSim4LIS_Hyc/s1600-h/Hl3koD7TUPJq3r4Rb-CW9QV2etzuLDM50300.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234772394394700530" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJskJk1kq26p35aRXQgzUl007y7f5MIbPHJ-ZKx78M6ar7WDVWqLW9go2ZUFx5EWyTzQpi263O1VDjrN6xWcgODSwsbpTAirCdgIGEV8TpgCRnz3D5P6G5BHOSqmunZOZPSim4LIS_Hyc/s320/Hl3koD7TUPJq3r4Rb-CW9QV2etzuLDM50300.jpg" border="0" /></a>JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02425155667959955946noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7031234336104768642.post-13161651057071252342008-08-15T06:12:00.000-07:002008-08-15T08:47:12.918-07:00looking ahead and behind.<div>As I am still full of great memories from last weekend - another weekend approaches that is shaping up to be just as fabulous. Ma is coming in town with some of her friends and my friend (and old roomie) Burgess is coming in from P'Town too see the play too. Before I post a bunch of new pics I needed to share a few more of the pics from last weekend.</div><br /><div>Pop passing some of his wisdom down to Harry. </div><div>I think soon they will take this to the streets so watch your wallets!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlIiVHB-cgrZ_b4BuCbq3y60DXXgdIacJF1xKrTJPjeyXX1xlIhVJPSJ3Kpza-Buz5aLUM2_fLwGzrKpuN2UE2f0m2pO9gZo0F6lq16sggTOdXpmSLXS2ygG5dVKNUzB8KFOxoguYHpY/s1600-h/Family+time+075.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234361310011725490" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlIiVHB-cgrZ_b4BuCbq3y60DXXgdIacJF1xKrTJPjeyXX1xlIhVJPSJ3Kpza-Buz5aLUM2_fLwGzrKpuN2UE2f0m2pO9gZo0F6lq16sggTOdXpmSLXS2ygG5dVKNUzB8KFOxoguYHpY/s320/Family+time+075.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />My favorite Pic of Harry from last weekend.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjISLy7NxWtT5LiBengDY2ySgR_UWBbbsk8rfmv1XWghqhrn-W9wa1Ps-SET3C3XHUnxF7zWRJgsusZxlMfBjAAF_cbpHQ159_Q88hLZ0s52vatnoPIEoEqW5MgPFBzXsBFfBZ24xmVJgY/s1600-h/Family+time+083.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234361311487613970" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjISLy7NxWtT5LiBengDY2ySgR_UWBbbsk8rfmv1XWghqhrn-W9wa1Ps-SET3C3XHUnxF7zWRJgsusZxlMfBjAAF_cbpHQ159_Q88hLZ0s52vatnoPIEoEqW5MgPFBzXsBFfBZ24xmVJgY/s320/Family+time+083.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />too cute not to post.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUIniiXhFVyvWtVg7_R64uAXLajJjov0EYnRlzW8OG6FjJgjDCarODwA1kEriu_m-rq_uij_HlDgxcJRptHeH3Kk-kCgBaC9F_10VedfR1Q5gqpEaITMNWMz7q1bC6_Ix55pujbII9Vpo/s1600-h/Family+time+076.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234361315037197170" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUIniiXhFVyvWtVg7_R64uAXLajJjov0EYnRlzW8OG6FjJgjDCarODwA1kEriu_m-rq_uij_HlDgxcJRptHeH3Kk-kCgBaC9F_10VedfR1Q5gqpEaITMNWMz7q1bC6_Ix55pujbII9Vpo/s320/Family+time+076.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div>Pop and Harry playing on the mouth harp - just like Mr. Steve does! </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7f7YQrcODibJ0hK2jJH2drqQxKqvua_Tcay_jcsL5Eq8csVkruSvyK9uY13yEQsujsaMgy2Qhl9zk4umdex9dH1ktfu8Q5h-LvUHWE6RYgaVt0rhaA8f-_f5LDQHTqGoCm6vi9z1rF0g/s1600-h/Family+time+055.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234766279340642930" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7f7YQrcODibJ0hK2jJH2drqQxKqvua_Tcay_jcsL5Eq8csVkruSvyK9uY13yEQsujsaMgy2Qhl9zk4umdex9dH1ktfu8Q5h-LvUHWE6RYgaVt0rhaA8f-_f5LDQHTqGoCm6vi9z1rF0g/s320/Family+time+055.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSjmsduNF0TLtRdNhVSYBTwn8o5z54mYk2dJ-Vc6McBvFvmUdjA9PxCfsIWRq1v_pZTVzvuF9wSl1qbmqjgmmVleb3ZFD2FdLo7lAseOuCgKVx_OBewn4F0UfC0ZkqSdLxYn6krJ0E_oA/s1600-h/Family+time+058.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234766290933521506" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSjmsduNF0TLtRdNhVSYBTwn8o5z54mYk2dJ-Vc6McBvFvmUdjA9PxCfsIWRq1v_pZTVzvuF9wSl1qbmqjgmmVleb3ZFD2FdLo7lAseOuCgKVx_OBewn4F0UfC0ZkqSdLxYn6krJ0E_oA/s320/Family+time+058.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_j0C2cbPW62oIZ57R0TEnOKLxEwpe9GwjBdQg7c1fDKrryyfzGWUD9odoIif6JMINjLJrk9DT-kzHFHnt_zyT2OkOSfxXwLGEm8llnR74YjOQmaybfVrp7H7dQfWJswR4CwDPGFLgSo/s1600-h/Family+time+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234770765582964914" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_j0C2cbPW62oIZ57R0TEnOKLxEwpe9GwjBdQg7c1fDKrryyfzGWUD9odoIif6JMINjLJrk9DT-kzHFHnt_zyT2OkOSfxXwLGEm8llnR74YjOQmaybfVrp7H7dQfWJswR4CwDPGFLgSo/s320/Family+time+011.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUIniiXhFVyvWtVg7_R64uAXLajJjov0EYnRlzW8OG6FjJgjDCarODwA1kEriu_m-rq_uij_HlDgxcJRptHeH3Kk-kCgBaC9F_10VedfR1Q5gqpEaITMNWMz7q1bC6_Ix55pujbII9Vpo/s1600-h/Family+time+076.jpg"></a></div>JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02425155667959955946noreply@blogger.com0