Thoughts and Quotes: People who love pink are fairytale people.
Susan Branch
So this month's word is Pink. Grab all the pink you can. This week is Chinese New Year AND Valentine's Day. A perfect time for pink.
Cherry Blossoms
Last year's Valentines
Last year's first peony
Where I eat strawberry soup
The set Brother Sonny found for me
Flowers from Niece Gina
Beau Rivage Hotel, Biloxi, MS
Time to Celebrate: Friday the 12th is the Chinese New Year - the year of the Ox. Maybe I'll go to a Chinese restaurant and eat beef and broccoli.
Everything you ever wanted to know about Chinese New Year is HERE.
Or invite your BFFs for a Valentine's Day lunch.
FEBRUARY'S BUCKET LIST
Work on your handiwork project: Quilt, sew, embroider, needlepoint, crochet, knit, tat, cross stitch, etc.
Make or buy something pink.
Buy flower seeds.
Polish your toenails pink.
Burn pink candles.
Wear pink to lunch.
Eat strawberry soup.
Send Valentines.
Eat Chinese food.
Eat gumbo for Mardi Gras.
Make a cherry pie on Washington's birthday
Celebrate the national days:
9 - pizza
11 - peppermint patty
17 - random act of kindness
20 - muffin
24 - tortilla chip
25 - chili
27 - strawberry
TV Anyone?: Stormy loves watching TV; Pepper sometimes.
Tasting: I made wholewheat bread in my breadmaker this week, and it was 100% wholewheat flour. I found it to be too dense, but not too bad toasted.
I decided to make croutons instead.
CROUTONS
30 Slices day-old bread, cubed
1/3 cup vegetable or olive oil
1-1/2 Tbs onion powder
3 Tbs dried parsley
1 tsp garlic salt
3/4 tsp sage
1/2 tsp pepper
Heat oven to 300°.
Spread bread cubes on a large baking sheet.
Combine all ingredients and sprinkle over bread cubes.
Bake 40-45 minutes to dry.
Cool and store in a covered jar.
Travel: No, not yet, but later this year for sure. If you have Auto Club and didn't notice in the magazine, they're doing away with the tour books. They will still have maps, but the tour books will be digital. Like Margaret always said, "Everything changes, and never for the better." I went to Auto Club and got one of each and one of each map. At least I'm set for awhile. The info about the history, timeline, state laws, each city, attractions won't change, but the hotel and restaurant listings will over time. Some of the restaurants may be out of business already.
Taking Care of Your Health: Aids to help prevent the Chinese virus HERE. I decided to follow their advice, but it's a lot to swallow, literally.
Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Magnesium, Zinc, Quercitin, Selenium, NAC. They also recommended getting an oximeter to test your blood oxygen levels. It also shows your pulse.
Another doctor recommends green tea (no sugar), dark chocolate, and purple grapes.
Things to Keep You Busy This Week:
Chef Todd on Simple Cooking HERE.
33 Kitchen Hacks HERE.
One of my Favorite Auditions HERE
Easy Listening - 48 minutes (listen while you work or watch the beautiful flowers and scenery) HERE.
Dancing HERE.
Travel (would love to go) HERE.
Learning HERE.
Some Interesting Facts: No, I can't prove any of them, but they're fun.
In the 1400’s a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb; hence, we have “the rule of thumb.”
Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled ‘Gentlemen Only – Ladies Forbidden,’ and the word GOLF entered the English language.
The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than for the U.S. Treasury.
Men can read smaller print than women can, but women can hear better.
Coca-Cola was originally green.
REMEMBER TO SEND THIS LINK TO YOUR SENATORS AND CONGRESSMEN
TAKE TIME TO ENJOY LIFE
PLAN FOR SPRING
DRINK YOUR COFFEE AND TEA (SOME GREEN)
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY
THANK YOU FOR SHARING MY LIFE
Those flowers from Gina are perfect. Did the cats find them purrfectly suitable to be knocked over?
ReplyDeleteI have an entry table with a glass top, which so far has been No-Cats-Land. That's where I put fresh flowers. The island in the kitchen is also off limits, but the overhead lights make heat which flowers don't really like.
DeleteYour beautiful bouquet was a joy, so pretty. The Valentines table setting a delight too, it would be so nice to get together with friends to celebrate but sadly we are still in lockdown. Essential shopping and medicines only.
ReplyDeleteThe flowers lasted for over a week and brought me joy every day. We're required to wear masks wherever we go, but we can go to restaurants. I'm venturing out a little more, but I'm used to staying home during the winter, so I'm okay for now. It's traveling that I miss.
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