Thanksgiving 2011

Exactly a year later - think I should get with the program and try to at least keep a once a month type blog?  Dinner at Mendenhall yesterday with 18 friends and family - very nice day, lots of laughs.  Met up at the house first to have a drink or two so we were merry all the day.  Who is typing this dreck?  Gack!

Anyway, fun was had I think by all - here's a video or two....if I can figure out how to load them.

Thanksgiving 2010

All in all it was a great week away and a lovely holiday.  Mom, Bill, Maniek & Maria, the two dogs and Marian and me.  Brett and Amanda came down very late Thanksgiving night, so we got to have breakfast with them Friday and spend some time.

Thursday morning's sunrise was beautiful.
 

Some were depressed because no turkey was coming their way.

Others waited patiently.......or maybe the were watching football.....

Thanksgiving dinner was simple and very good.  Fresh turkey, seasoned and roasted by M, plain cranberries I made Wednesday, greek style coleslaw and sour cream mashed potatoes, also by M, Mom's famous bread dressing - and it was exceptionally good this year because I didn't saute the veg first - succotash, candied carrots.

Sertraline HCL

Some fun this is.  Common side effects include nausea, vomitting, excessive sweating, diarrhea, tiredness, and of course, I have them all.  Isn't it true that sometimes the cure is worse than the disease?

Giving thanks

So now I feel guilty for not being more grateful for all the people in my life and all the advantages and riches I have.  Thank you friends, family, Maniek, I love you all.

Thanksgiving week eats

A record of what we cooked and ate this week, just because I feel like it.

Saturday - got in around 4:15, unpacked, ordered takeout pizza, which wasn't too bad.

Sunday - LOs for lunch, chicken, potatoes, carrots, onions for dinner - M's spices.

Monday - Asian style noodles for lunch (pasta, onions, garlic snow peas, broccoli, red peppers - next time fresh ginger) from Vegetarian Times, LOs for dinner

Tuesday - brussels sprouts and mushrooms soup from FatFree Vegan Kitchen- really really good, thanks Susan.  Tonight is seafood pasta - we have tiny clams, shrimps, bay scallops and lots of wine, lemon, garlic.  Yummy.

Wednesday we'll do leftovers and maybe takeout, then Thanksgiving!!!

Ocean City, MD, Thanksgiving Vacation

Random photos:

Just arrived

Moon rise

Sucking it in!!

Sunrise Sunday morning

Cuddling

Soccer dogs

Monday September 20, 2010

Today was a good, good day.  Started with me doing laundry while M ran into Lucerne to pick up meds for Aspri.  Then we went over to Bar Harbor, walked across the bar to Bar Island and hiked around there.  I have to find out who owned the home/mansion there that is now in ruins – it must have been magnificent at one time. 

One of the Princess cruise line ships was in the harbor – it looked as big as a city.

Back across the bar and into town to the store Walk the Dog for goodies for the Scotties, then on to dinner at Lompoc Café for goodies for the humans. Gave the dogs their bully sticks (yuck but they love them).

We started with the plate of pickles appetizer and pitas with hummus and harissa.  There were pickled onions, green beans and peppers which were made at the café – delicious!  Then Maniek had the chicken and rice noodle bowl, I had bahn mi with marinated tofu and the best wild greens salad ever. Great dinner, perfect weather, wonderful day. 

In Hall Quarry, on the way back to the cabin, we saw a beautiful little fox standing in the middle of the road.  It’s the first time I’ve ever seen one that close – he was gorgeous.  We weren't fast enough to get a good picture of him, but then we had a beautiful full moon to end our day.