My next door neighbor back in the late 80’s had several hummingbird feeders…
Red plastic flowers, not the least bit realistic, encircled the tops of plastic tubes, filled with “Hummingbird food” (actually overpriced red-dyed sugar water).
The birds don’t care… they come drink it … she had loads of little visitors.
…..
I had huge, 80’s style, reddish brown plastic frames on my glasses.
You may be able to guess the rest,
Right… Sometimes I’d step out my door, and be greeted by an excited little hummingbird… long beak pointed right at my eyeball!
…
Usually it would fly away, realizing its mistake…. but occasionally one would poke at a lens… just for a moment.
Mom and I tried a hummingbird feeder once. We only attracted bees. I think we are just a few miles too far north.
Alexikakos
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My sugar comment yesterday generated some interest.
In the last two years I’ve bought two, count ’em two, chocolate bars, and that’s it for outside sweets (I don’t remember what type, I just know they weren’t my favourite, Crispy Crunch).
I do have a bit of Christmas baking to do.
Apparently our sugar prices are better than I thought.
The attachment shows the 4 kg set of two white sugar bags I’m buying, and the 1 kg. brown sugar too.
Note that the 10 kg bag is more expensive. It’s in a flyer for another store “brand” owned by the same parent company, Loblaws, (Captain Kirk quit Star Fleet and traveled back in time to advertise for Loblaws in the 1970s / he wasn’t allowed to use his uniform though) but that’s Loblaws for you.
Alexi, now that I have type 2 diabetes, the image you posted makes me hide behind the couch! In our household we go through a 5 pound bag of sugar very slowly, maybe over a year. But we rarely bake sweets.
I found Billy C. Wirtz playing with The Nighthawks
DennisinSeattle
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Dorothea..
Replying to your comment back on my birthday about a visit in June – I think the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden should be wonderful at that time. Unfortunately I cannot do the trails anymore, but I can get to their excellent greenhouse of tropical rhodies etc. The Arboretum in Seattle is also lovely at that time. Kubota garden is also very good, though most known for its fall color.
As far as libraries to visit, I can’t offer much, I generally use them rather than enjoy them. The downtown Seattle library is considered an architectural gem by some, hated by others.
Another garden is the Bloedel Reserve on the north end of Bainbridge Island. Advance tickets required.
Thanks for the tips. We’ll probably do some sight seeing in Seattle but are mainly going to visit our nephew and his family.
A lot of gardens and arboreta are requiring advanced tickets these days. Instituted the idea during the pandemic to control visitor flow and liked it. Although many no longer require it of members.
Don’t belong to any west of the Rockies, but I know some of the staff – like the director at Bloedel and the curator at Rhody.
For libraries, we are members of the Friends of our local one and like to visit others to see if they have such a group and what they do. Our absolutely favorite crazy one is Denver’s. Gala ball in October where prices were (2014) $350 a pop! Half price rate for juniors – under 35. No mundane used book sale for them.
We also find that libraries always have clean bathrooms – comes in handy on road trips.
From: A “Heritage Mushroom” recipe slip. (either Heritage is no longer in business or the name has changed) DOUGH FOR PYROHY
4 c. flour
3 eggs
1 tsp. salt
4 c. riced or mashed cooked potatoes
1/2 cup mazola (sic) oil [corn oil]
1/2 tsp. baking powder
Beat egg & add oil. Add to potatoes & beat until “mushy”. Com-
bine salt, baking powder & flour. Add enough flour mixture to
potatoes to make a soft dough. Let sit (covered) 10 – 15 minutes in
warm spot. Roll out thinly (using flour.) Cut circles & spoon filling
on. Pinch closed. TO COOK: Drop into boiling salted water. When
they float to surface, transfer to hot fry pan with butter and onion.
Saute (sic) quickly. Serve at once with sour cream.
Note from me:
The salt in the boiling water and the butter and onion in the frying pan are extra to the recipe.
Choose your filling as you like.
I like toast. I like peanut butter. I’m indifferent to marshmallows.
I don’t like peanut butter on toast, although I do like PB & J sandwiches.
Until today I had no idea that marshmallow paste existed as a product.
It won’t be on any voluntarily made shopping list of mine.
Saucy 1121’s avatar is a link to her Christmas fudge recipe.
It and the recipe at your link are so close, that one or both are variations of a third (if there’s only one, I’d say the marshmallow one is the variation).
as I said on June 20, Suacy’s is at my outside limit for sweetness.
Now, because the store is open, I’m off to buy my sugar.
I had never heard of a fluffernutter until this morning. I was wondering what
the white stuff was , assuming it was cream cheese.
Marshmallows and Peanut butter?–
Think I’ll pass on that rather unusual combination…..makes Elvis’ banana and
peanut better actually sound palatable
Thanks for highlighting Robert LaDuke. That guy had a vision and he stuck to it!
perkycat
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You know it is going to be a great story when it starts out “It was a dark and stormy night”! You should feel sorry for the cat, Cleo, since it is the one out in the rain.
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…dude…
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I’ve loved them from the first time i saw one. Lovely animals.
Our grevilleas in the front border have just started to bloom, and the Anna’s hummingbirds seek out their tiny pink flowers.
My next door neighbor back in the late 80’s had several hummingbird feeders…
Red plastic flowers, not the least bit realistic, encircled the tops of plastic tubes, filled with “Hummingbird food” (actually overpriced red-dyed sugar water).
The birds don’t care… they come drink it … she had loads of little visitors.
…..
I had huge, 80’s style, reddish brown plastic frames on my glasses.
You may be able to guess the rest,
Right… Sometimes I’d step out my door, and be greeted by an excited little hummingbird… long beak pointed right at my eyeball!
…
Usually it would fly away, realizing its mistake…. but occasionally one would poke at a lens… just for a moment.
That was scary for both of us!
Mom had a muumuu that hummers were drawn too. 🙂
We only had one most of the summer feeding on our petunias. Beautiful.,
Mom and I tried a hummingbird feeder once. We only attracted bees. I think we are just a few miles too far north.
My sugar comment yesterday generated some interest.
In the last two years I’ve bought two, count ’em two, chocolate bars, and that’s it for outside sweets (I don’t remember what type, I just know they weren’t my favourite, Crispy Crunch).
I do have a bit of Christmas baking to do.
Apparently our sugar prices are better than I thought.
The attachment shows the 4 kg set of two white sugar bags I’m buying, and the 1 kg. brown sugar too.
Note that the 10 kg bag is more expensive. It’s in a flyer for another store “brand” owned by the same parent company, Loblaws, (Captain Kirk quit Star Fleet and traveled back in time to advertise for Loblaws in the 1970s / he wasn’t allowed to use his uniform though) but that’s Loblaws for you.
Prepare to CRINGE AT THIS LINK.
It’s Captain Kirk in mufti.
Wait until later this month when the EWC will really get in stride.
Alexi, now that I have type 2 diabetes, the image you posted makes me hide behind the couch! In our household we go through a 5 pound bag of sugar very slowly, maybe over a year. But we rarely bake sweets.
Have you got it under control? You’re living in the “new normal”, too.
Just taking metformin and avoiding refined flour and sugar. But pasta is a tough one.
Loblaws sounds a lot like BlahBlahs.
Hey, a man’s gotta eat. (meaning Shatner)
That cat must be crazy, even by cat standards, to be out in that rain.
Especially by cat standards! 😀
Cleo, at least it is the EWC out in the rain, not you.
Patsy Cline is my favorite tonight, easy.
I like the lyrics to “Walkin’ After Midnight” from Billy C. Wirtz:
I go out walkin’,
After midnight.
With a flashlight,
And a can of mace.
And if I’m walkin’,
After midnight,
Get out of my face!
I found Billy C. Wirtz playing with The Nighthawks
Dorothea..
Replying to your comment back on my birthday about a visit in June – I think the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden should be wonderful at that time. Unfortunately I cannot do the trails anymore, but I can get to their excellent greenhouse of tropical rhodies etc. The Arboretum in Seattle is also lovely at that time. Kubota garden is also very good, though most known for its fall color.
As far as libraries to visit, I can’t offer much, I generally use them rather than enjoy them. The downtown Seattle library is considered an architectural gem by some, hated by others.
Another garden is the Bloedel Reserve on the north end of Bainbridge Island. Advance tickets required.
Thanks for the tips. We’ll probably do some sight seeing in Seattle but are mainly going to visit our nephew and his family.
A lot of gardens and arboreta are requiring advanced tickets these days. Instituted the idea during the pandemic to control visitor flow and liked it. Although many no longer require it of members.
Don’t belong to any west of the Rockies, but I know some of the staff – like the director at Bloedel and the curator at Rhody.
For libraries, we are members of the Friends of our local one and like to visit others to see if they have such a group and what they do. Our absolutely favorite crazy one is Denver’s. Gala ball in October where prices were (2014) $350 a pop! Half price rate for juniors – under 35. No mundane used book sale for them.
We also find that libraries always have clean bathrooms – comes in handy on road trips.
We are members of Friends of Seattle Public Libraries, but they do not do anything as fun as that.
Any cat that will go out into a thunderstorm to stalk its foe is not to be trifled with.
Cats hate rain…. but some cats would rather give up staying dry than being evil.
…
BTW… I answered several people yesterday, after a very late arrival.
I was happy to find yesterday’s poster, when I finally could get here.
…
Thanks Stel… and Nighthawks too, for your part in it.
You know when it comes to puns, I’m pretty gun ho.
They’re my best weapon.
pierogis
From: A “Heritage Mushroom” recipe slip. (either Heritage is no longer in business or the name has changed)
DOUGH FOR PYROHY
4 c. flour
3 eggs
1 tsp. salt
4 c. riced or mashed cooked potatoes
1/2 cup mazola (sic) oil [corn oil]
1/2 tsp. baking powder
Beat egg & add oil. Add to potatoes & beat until “mushy”. Com-
bine salt, baking powder & flour. Add enough flour mixture to
potatoes to make a soft dough. Let sit (covered) 10 – 15 minutes in
warm spot. Roll out thinly (using flour.) Cut circles & spoon filling
on. Pinch closed. TO COOK: Drop into boiling salted water. When
they float to surface, transfer to hot fry pan with butter and onion.
Saute (sic) quickly. Serve at once with sour cream.
Note from me:
The salt in the boiling water and the butter and onion in the frying pan are extra to the recipe.
Choose your filling as you like.
I am not familiar with either potatoes or baking powder in pierogi dough.
I recently made a sour cream dough:
2 c flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
1/2 c sour cream
1/4 c soft butter
The basic dough for savory pierogi is
2-2 1/2 c flour
1 egg
1 tsp salt
1 c warm water
And I am told there are purists who do not like the egg in their dough!
fluffernutter sandwiches
I like toast. I like peanut butter. I’m indifferent to marshmallows.
I don’t like peanut butter on toast, although I do like PB & J sandwiches.
Until today I had no idea that marshmallow paste existed as a product.
It won’t be on any voluntarily made shopping list of mine.
It’s usually used as an ingredient in marshmallow fudge.
https://www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-marshmallow-fudge-78948
Saucy 1121’s avatar is a link to her Christmas fudge recipe.
It and the recipe at your link are so close, that one or both are variations of a third (if there’s only one, I’d say the marshmallow one is the variation).
as I said on June 20, Suacy’s is at my outside limit for sweetness.
Now, because the store is open, I’m off to buy my sugar.
I had never heard of a fluffernutter until this morning. I was wondering what
the white stuff was , assuming it was cream cheese.
Marshmallows and Peanut butter?–
Think I’ll pass on that rather unusual combination…..makes Elvis’ banana and
peanut better actually sound palatable
I frequently have an Elvis special on toast for breakfast.
BING Picture of the Day
Common Octopus in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of France
(What is this talk of “common”? That’s a very noble creature in my book!)
Where’s Cleo’s bazooka when she really needs it?
Are you kidding?!? If she missed and that cat got in, there probably won’t be a Cleo.
EC strikes again
Good Friday morning Cleophanatics! and ((((Dry))))
Y’all grab a PB&F and start the weekend getting dirty. (((((HuGz!)))))
We can all read Cleo’s mind………..EWC is out there in the rain. I am in this nice, dry, warm house. Pllllleeebbt!
ML, it’s national pierogi day! Get out the rolling pin!
I haven’t been able to make pierogi in at least a year. I just can’t seem to do it with only my left hand.
Yeah, I know. That sucks. I guess you have to get Mountain Man involved.
Rober LaDuke
…
Somehow, these invoke a similar feeling as Maxfield Parrish — an earlier lost age.
Thanks for highlighting Robert LaDuke. That guy had a vision and he stuck to it!
You know it is going to be a great story when it starts out “It was a dark and stormy night”! You should feel sorry for the cat, Cleo, since it is the one out in the rain.