I have a friend coming for a visit tomorrow. We're going to make tomato aspic. Now, no one that I know likes this...my sister, daughter, and husband hate it. My g'ma, mother, and I LOVE it. It's a molded salad made with lemon jello, tomato juice, celery, canned peas, canned asparagus, and "scraped onion". She then served it with a dollop of mayonnaise mixed with a little bit of French salad dressing. It was a beautiful color!
My g'ma lived upstairs from my family. She would serve this molded salad to her lady friends when they came over to play bridge. They had wonderful names...Hortense, Aurelia (she wore the most amazing high heels), and Mabel. Yes, Mabel. They all smoked...except my g'ma. They all got completely SOUSED on whiskey highballs...except my g'ma. They were a hoot! When I was maybe 8 or 9 yrs old, I was invited upstairs to have lunch with these ladies. I'll never forget it...smoke hung heavy in the air mixed with their perfume and whiskey highballs. OH. MY. GOODNESS.
I really miss these times in my life. I remember them fondly and I keep realizing that they have molded me and affected me greatly. For those who know me...yes, I have the molds AND all the table linens AND all the dishes she used for these luncheons. NO...I don't have the decks of cards...ha ha!
I'll post pictures later.
Monday, March 26, 2012
Wednesday, March 07, 2012
Travel
Here I am in MN for a week. Left Tuesday afternoon. The flight was thankfully uneventful. I'm at my sister's house with her terrific dog , Jasper. Got off the plane and had my first walleye of the trip. Tonight was Carbone's pizza. Nothing else like it.
Brought some UFOs to work on while I'm by myself while she's at work. I am borrowing a sewing machine. I hate that I do that but it beats lugging mine on the plane.
I am here for the funeral and family gathering of my Uncle Bern. He was my mothers last surviving sibling, youngest of the family. He would have been 90 on March 22. I will miss him and the era that has ended with his passing.
Brought some UFOs to work on while I'm by myself while she's at work. I am borrowing a sewing machine. I hate that I do that but it beats lugging mine on the plane.
I am here for the funeral and family gathering of my Uncle Bern. He was my mothers last surviving sibling, youngest of the family. He would have been 90 on March 22. I will miss him and the era that has ended with his passing.
Sunday, March 04, 2012
Ack
It's been quite the week...or at least the last few days.
I wanted a turkey...to eat...not take care of.
So I went to the grocery stores and couldn't find one in the brand that I like so I ended up getting a store brand one. I'm cooking it today and let me tell you, so far I'm not impressed. The inside of it was so unclean and it still had some small feathers in it. So I washed it out VERY well and took a pliers and plucked out the feathers. I'm a little apprehensive about how it's going to turn out. But we'll see in another 4-5 hours.
Mid-morning on Friday, my sister called and said that my mother's last living sibling had died the hour before. I feel lost; empty. I grew up with him. He was a part of our lives. He lived in the same town and was over at our house alot. We went over to his family's house alot. He was always funny and so nice to us all. I'll miss you, Uncle Bern. I want to go to the services, but ticket prices are so outrageous, I just can't get there. But I'll keep trying.
Later that same day, Friday, I was walking on our tile floor to the garage to get a can of pop. I slipped on the tile and went down...hard...on my left knee and hip. I don't remember falling, but the pain was excrutiating. It was funny...my cats came around me while I was down...they were pacing around me. They looked very worried. I've been in alot of pain since then. Still moving around though, but slowly. Knee is very colorful and has a big goose egg. Pretty. And my left back/side is very sore...wrenched it badly. But Advil is helping during the day and some hydrocodone at bedtime lets me sleep.
I wanted a turkey...to eat...not take care of. So I went to the grocery stores and couldn't find one in the brand that I like so I ended up getting a store brand one. I'm cooking it today and let me tell you, so far I'm not impressed. The inside of it was so unclean and it still had some small feathers in it. So I washed it out VERY well and took a pliers and plucked out the feathers. I'm a little apprehensive about how it's going to turn out. But we'll see in another 4-5 hours.
Mid-morning on Friday, my sister called and said that my mother's last living sibling had died the hour before. I feel lost; empty. I grew up with him. He was a part of our lives. He lived in the same town and was over at our house alot. We went over to his family's house alot. He was always funny and so nice to us all. I'll miss you, Uncle Bern. I want to go to the services, but ticket prices are so outrageous, I just can't get there. But I'll keep trying.
Later that same day, Friday, I was walking on our tile floor to the garage to get a can of pop. I slipped on the tile and went down...hard...on my left knee and hip. I don't remember falling, but the pain was excrutiating. It was funny...my cats came around me while I was down...they were pacing around me. They looked very worried. I've been in alot of pain since then. Still moving around though, but slowly. Knee is very colorful and has a big goose egg. Pretty. And my left back/side is very sore...wrenched it badly. But Advil is helping during the day and some hydrocodone at bedtime lets me sleep.
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