June 6, 1944, better known as D-Day is often thought to be the turning point in a war that had gripped the entire world. Some 156,000 Allied soldiers landed on the beaches of Normandy that first day. Some by sea, others from the air. All of France in 1944 was occupied by the armies of Nazi Germany.
Continue reading “A Date That Must Never Fade Away”Pass the Bottle, Please
It’s National Ketchup Day. Do you have a ketchup eater in your house? Hubby will put ketchup on just about anything. Kiddo puts ketchup on scrambled eggs. Yeah. I rarely use ketchup unless it’s a base for a sauce.
Continue reading “Pass the Bottle, Please”Another Over The Top Cognac Birthday
Sometimes I feel like I’m trying to do the splits – and at my age that is nearly impossible. I love the life we have made for ourselves. It’s simple, filled with God and built on faith. My cup truly overflows with joy.
Continue reading “Another Over The Top Cognac Birthday”Let’s Break Some Eggs!
Today is Chocolate Macaroon and National Egg Day. Hum, don’t really see eating a boiled egg and a Macaroon at the same time. Today I think I’ll just stick with the eggs.
Continue reading “Let’s Break Some Eggs!”Let’s Pick a National Day
Hey there, Bubba it’s your day. Oh, and did you know today is National Rotisserie Chicken Day and Rocky Road Day? Yup. Now Rotisserie Chicken Day is pretty self-explanatory. National Bubba Day is a little muddled. And National Rocky Road Day is wide open to interpretation.
Continue reading “Let’s Pick a National Day”What’s That You Say?
I hope it’s something nice. Why? If you can’t say something nice, don’t talk at all. Besides, today is National Say Something Nice Day.
Continue reading “What’s That You Say?”Early Morning With Family
Few Americans today understand the importance of extended families. I don’t know why that is – the need to separate the way families do here. I cherish my Filipino roots. Our Titas and Titos are extensions of our parents, to be respected and honored.
Continue reading “Early Morning With Family”Feasting on a Beautiful Friday
The Patron Saint of France is a woman. Or rather a girl. Her name is Joan of Arc. She was born in Normremy, in northeast France. Joan was just 19 when she was burned alive. What crimes could this girl have committed that cost her very life?
Continue reading “Feasting on a Beautiful Friday”Celebrate Ascension Thursday with a Coq au Vin Supper
Today is the fortieth day of Easter regardless of who might do the counting. That makes today Ascension Thursday. It marks one of only a few Ecumenical Feasts, meaning it is celebrated by multiple denominations within the Christian Faith.
Continue reading “Celebrate Ascension Thursday with a Coq au Vin Supper”Mid-Week is Always Fun
While the weekend is behind us, its sweet pleasures still linger in our minds. As we look ahead, another beautiful weekend is just over the next horrizon. How can we speak ill of Wednesday in that context? Wedneday is a good day.
Continue reading “Mid-Week is Always Fun”Just Another Tuesday in Small Town America
Hubby and I both grew up in small towns. His home town is still a small town. Mine has been swallowed up in more ways than I can count by the greater Sacramento area. You really can’t tell where Sacramento ends and the once quaint cow-town of Elk Grove begins. It’s the same if you head north – Sacramento and Roseville-Rocklin are just extensions of one another.
Continue reading “Just Another Tuesday in Small Town America”Memorial Day Came Early This Year
Did you notice? Usually Memorial Day, the last Monday in May is also the last weekend in May. Not this year. May 31 is a Sunday. The following Monday is the 1st of June. So we have a typical two day weekend as the last weekend in May rather that a 3-Day weekend at the lake or something else fun to kick off the unofficial start of the Summer Season.
Continue reading “Memorial Day Came Early This Year”Thank the Lord for Sundays
Today is Brown Bag It Day and National Wine Day. Hum, guess some folks will be brown bagging it even if it is a Sunday. For me, it makes no difference now that I am retired.
Continue reading “Thank the Lord for Sundays”Just a Quiet Saturday Barbecue
Way, way back a long time ago when I was much younger, people told me I looked like Valerie Bertinelli. I never did see it.
Continue reading “Just a Quiet Saturday Barbecue”A Quick Fry on No Fry Friday
Did you know that the Friday before Memorial Day is No Fry Friday? Now as a passionate Home Chef, I thought it had something to do with fried foods. Yeah, not.
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