I Did It Again!

Today has been great. This afternoon after doing rescue ranch paperwork, returning numerous phone calls and e-mails I cooked us lunch, before we took off, for Kerrville, to run several errands.

Well, I have to admit that I did it again—Yes, I correctly cooked us delicious, grilled cheese sandwiches again, with some homemade beans and a few tomatoes from Tony's garden. And this time, before eating my super delicious lunch, I took a picture of my plate, just so I could show my grilled cheese sandwich to you.

Later this afternoon, after we got back from Kerrville. I had our dogs inside The Cabin. And all six of our dogs were sleeping, in the big room, but our guest, recently rescued puppy, Lori Darlin', who we are still trying to find a fabulous, forever home for was playing with her loud squeaky "Lamb chop" toy. And she was making it squeak non-stop.

So I grabbed my camera and sort of snuck up on her, because she was so involved playing with her new toy and I took this pictures of her. This one I've titled: What Are You Looking At?

And this one I've titled: If you adopt me—Lamb chop is part of the package deal!

And that is about it for tonight.

Y'all have a great evening and keep on laughing!

For The Ladies Only!

Today has been great, even though nothing real exciting has happened and that's exactly why it has been so great. Tonight's post is going to be a short one and it is about unwanted hair.

Several months ago, one of my dear friends gave me a fabulous book that she had read. And since then every night before I go to bed I read a chapter or two or three if necessary, because I'm still not sleepy. And I want to say that I have had so much fun reading this book The Most of Nora Ephron. 

Sadly, Nora Ephron, who I've always been a great fan of passed away in 2012 and the Estate of Nora Ephron published this book in 2013. 

I haven't read this book straight through, because I've intentionally enjoyed mixing it up by reading different stories in different chapters. Anyway, it is a very entertaining book and it is filled with Nora Ephron's wisdom, humor,  insights on her personal life, etc. And I highly suggest that you read it.

Anyway, last night I decided to read her "Personal" section, "On Maintenance" and the story about "Unwanted Hair" made me laugh out loud several times, because it is so true, although a lot of women won't admit it. "  It begins on page 516.

So today, after reading a few more of her hilarious stories, I secretly decided to do some research on threading away unwanted hair, (because it hit a little too close to home if you know what I mean) that worked wonders on temporarily, removing her mustache, that appeared after she went through menopause.

And I found this educational tutorial on YouTube about how to thread facial hair on women, to remove their mustaches or eyebrows or beards. So this is for the ladies only to watch.

How To Do Threading Hair Removal

Y'all have a great evening and keep on laughing!

Mayo! Mayo!

Today has been great. Late this afternoon Tony and I took off for Kerrville, because Tony needed to pick up some more birdseed, at Wild Birds Unlimited and I needed to go to the big H-E-B to buy a few more groceries.

In fact, the main reason why I wanted to go to H-E-B was to buy a loaf of healthy, organic, NON GMO, Eureka "Seeds The Day" Bread, H-E-B's Classic Havarti Single Sliced Cheese and a small jar of Kraft mayonnaise, because last night I stumbled upon this very interesting website: TIPHERO.com about how to cook the best grilled cheese sandwich the correct way, without using any butter. And that got me excited, because all of my life I discovered that I've been doing it the wrong way all along with my mother, my sister and my grandmothers.

Yes, I know that by admitting this it proves to you just how exciting my night life really is. Anyway, I could not wait to go to the grocery store today, so I could buy the mayo, cheese and bread.

First, we went to Wild Birds Unlimited and we found Kevin "holding down the fort" all by himself. So while Tony shopped around this super cool store, that has the best of vibes and of course, the best birdseed, I had a fun conversation with Kevin, in between him helping customers find what they needed.

After we adios-ed our good friend, Kevin, we went down the street to shop at the big H-E-B and then we came back home.

As soon as we had put up the groceries Tony went outside to fill up his bird feeders, while I anxiously got out the three ingredients needed to make the best grilled cheese sandwiches, on our Planet and then I cooked us our grilled cheese sandwiches the correct way, without using any butter.

Trust me, I had my fingers crossed, when I placed the mayo-covered piece of bread face up and then put it face down into my non-stick skillet and then I topped it with the cheese, and then I placed the other mayo-covered piece of bread face up too, before flipping it, because I have always done it the opposite way, by placing the mayo sides on the inside touching the cheese, like my grandmothers and mother had taught me.

And oh my goodness (or Mayo! Mayo!), our sandwiches looked so delicious I totally forgot to take a picture first, before we ate them. Anyway,Tony and I both agreed that they were the very best grilled cheese sandwiches that we have ever eaten. And once again, here is the tiphero.com that taught me how to correctly cook a grilled cheese sandwich. And please note: that you can use any favorite cheese that you like.

Y'all have a great evening and keep on laughing!

Bon Appetite!

Today has been a busy day and it was great, too. Basically, all we did after Tony did his morning chores outside and I did my rescue ranch paperwork inside, was eat lunch and then run errands, in Kerrville, in Bandera and in Medina.

Before we took off to run our many errands I cooked us that delicious Julia Child's Chicken With Mushrooms in a Cream Sauce recipe. The exact same recipe that I've blogged about several times, because it is most definitely Tony's and my all-time, favorite chicken recipe.

But this time, after Lisa, our dear friend/volunteer, had recently told me that she had cooked this mouth-watering recipe for her guests and then later on, she had served the leftovers over some cooked pasta. I decided to serve it over some RONZONI SuperGreens, a new, healthy pasta that I've recently discovered, because I was out of fresh asparagus.

As the Ronzoni thin spaghetti box states: "Enriched pasta with Spinach, Zucchini, Broccoli, Parsley & Kale. 3 Servings of Vegetables per 3.5 oz. portion, Good Source of Fiber" and is a "Good Source of 5 Vitamins & Minerals." And is "NON GMO VERIFIED." And on top of all of that good news—it is delicious and tastes exactly like the other pastas that I've used in the past.

So to wind up tonight's post on a good note, I want to show you a picture that I took of my plate, before Tony and I ate our delicious lunch today. And please note that Tony grew those delicious, juicy tomatoes. Bon Appetite!

Y'all have a great evening and keep on laughing!

The Sunrader!

Today has been great and so was last night. Before it got dark outside, Chet and I went outside and he took several short videos of me introducing some of our great dogs, to hopefully help them find forever homes.

Here is the link to Chet O'Keefe's Facebook page to view the great videos that he took of a few of our  fabulous dogs: Clovis, Lois Lane, Blue, Butterbutt, Rockette, Rocky, Buster Brown, Merlin, Hank and Lori Darlin'. Just scroll down the page until you see Chet's introduction followed by our dogs. "Thank you so much, Chet!" (I could not post his videos on here tonight, because I forgot to ask him to please e-mail them to me, before he took off. Anyway, as soon as I get them I will post them here, too.

This morning our good friend Chet drank some coffee with us and then he went outside and started packing up his super-cool motorhome with his stuff, for his road trip back home, in Terlingua.

Chet's super dog, Willie, seemed excited about them leaving, but Tony and I weren't, because we have had a great visit with Chet and we got to catch up with each others latest news. And Chet told us that he wished that he could spend a few more days with us, but he needed to get back, to Terlingua, so he can play his weekly Thursday night gig, at La Kiva.

Anyway, before we adios-ed each other Tony took these pictures of Chet and Willie and his fabulous Toyota Sunrader rv.

And that's about it for tonight.

Y'all have a great evening and keep on laughing!

Here's Clovis!

The last few days have been great. Late Sunday morning our dear friend Chet O'Keefe and his cool dog, Willie, arrived from Terlingua. It has been over six months since we last saw Chet and Willie and we were looking so forward to having a fun visit with him. Also, late Sunday evening Kinky returned to the ranch after his three-week tour, in Australia.

Tony and I have really enjoyed that both of them are back, at the ranch and that is my excuse for not blogging these past few days. Also, Monday morning our dear friend, Gerry Olert, came out to see all of us. Over the past many years, Gerry, is the videographer who makes all of our videos for us and he's the one I chose to do some the video and editing for our Longmire—Texas Style spoof.

Today has been great too, because early this morning we rescued a super-cool hound mix, because  his owner since this sweet dog was a pup, due to uncontrollable circumstances had to give him up.

Anyway, this dog's name is Clovis and he is approximately 3 years old. I love this dog and Tony and I would adopt him ourselves, but we already have six dogs and our trailer isn't big enough to house one more dog.

After Clovis' former best friend had left, the rescue ranch, Tony and I spent about an hour with Clovis, so he could get to know us. And about two hours later, I grabbed some "people food sausages" from our refrigerator and my camera and then I went back outside to spend more time with Clovis

As soon as I stepped inside Clovis' pen, I let him see the sausages and then I asked him to "Sit." Clovis immediately sat with his tail wagging big-time. I tore all a pice of sausage and tossed it to him and he caught it in the air! Then I continued to make him sit, on command and tossed him about 20 pieces of sausage and he never missed catching all of them. So to say the least, Clovis is a super-dog.
Clovis knows several commands, he calm and his former owner told me that he is great with all dogs, kids, cats, people, etc.

And since Chet and Willie are leaving tomorrow to get back, to Terlingua, to play a gig, at the La Kiva, Thursday night. This is a short post, so we can spend the rest of this evening visiting with Chet. But before I go, here are four pictures of this incredibly great dog that I took earlier today.

HERE'S CLOVIS!

Y'all have a great evening and keep on laughing!

In A Perfect World! or Mending Fences!

Today and the last few day have been great. First off, Kinky will finally be back, at the ranch, tomorrow after his three-week long tour, in Australia. And I can't wait to tell him that Jim aka The Mineral Man told me that he heard back from his friends, in Australia, that attended Kinky's concert as Kinky's guests.  Jim said, "My friends had a wonderful time at the concert. They said that Kinky was great and he even mentioned my name and talked about me while up on stage. And Kinky was so nice to them he even had a complimentary bottle of wine sent to their table for them enjoy..."

A few weeks ago, after spending, about 6 -7 months researching all kinds of wood burning stoves, I purchased an American Made cast-iron wood burning stove, at Home Depot, to heat our trailer or my cabin, because we want to get off-grid.

This Pleasant Hearth wood burning stove is EPA approved for mobile homes or manufactured homes, too and it will heat up to 1,200 square feet.

And about ten days after after getting the wood burning stove, my off-grid friend told me about also considering buying an Eco-Fan, because all of her off-grid friends use them. Even though our wood burning stove came with an electric blower, I asked her to please send me a link to the one that she uses. And after reading how incredible great these eco-fans are I purchased one, too.

Because this three pound, EPA approved, heat powered fan drives heat into your entire house or trailer without electricity. And there is no big noisy blower. It is whisper-quiet and it comes with a 10 YEARS LIMITED MANUFACTURE WARRANTY!

Now I want to show you this adorable dish towel that I love, because our dear friend/volunteer, Suzanne, gave it to me. She told me that it was not a birthday present either, because a month ago, when she was shopping, she saw it, and she said, "When I saw it—it had Nancy written all over it. I meant to give it to you sooner, but I kept forgetting to bring it to you" And when I showed the dish towel to Tony he loved it, too and he suggested that I not use it and get it framed instead. Which I am thinking about doing.

Friday morning when Suzanne and our other great friends/volunteers came out they walked our dogs for us and then all of us went to the Apple Store to eat lunch and to also celebrate my birthday. Sweet Eileen brought the cake and party plates, etc. And after we ate our delicious lunch they lit the four, long, pink candles, on my beautiful, delicious, chocolate birthday cake. 

And after they sang happy birthday to me I blew out the candles. Then these tall, thin, pink candles lit up again and again, so I finally gave up trying to blow them out and laughed and then plucked them out of the cake and put the flames out permanently, by sticking the lighted ends, into the side of the cake. And to say the least about my birthday party that they threw for me is it was so much fun and I loved their cards.

This morning two of our great friends/volunteers, Jim "The Mineral Man" and Eileen were a part of the famous, annual, downtown, Kerrville parade. Tony and I really wanted to go to the parade to see Eileen, dressed up in her famous bat-suit and to also see Jim riding, on the Hill Country Shriners Club float, but we couldn't go, because on Saturdays we always have our open-house to the Public, from 10:00 - 3:00. But the good news is that, after the parade, Jim & Kris sent me these pictures.

It is now 6:20 and I just took a short, fifteen minute break, to go help Tony mend a fence and now I am back to finish writing tonight's post and it is about Lori Darlin' who Tony rescued, from the pound, a few weeks ago.

Three days after her arrival here, Lori quit eating, so we immediately took her to Hoegemeryer Animal Clinic, because we were scared that she had Parvo, because she was so anemic. Anyway, when Dr. Craig Janssen saw her, he immediately put her of fluids and meds. When he came out to the lobby, he said the P-word and he told us that it would take about four or five days to treat her. So we were sad about her having Parvo and we left empty-handed and came home.

The good news is it only took two days for her to fully recover, so, on that Friday we picked Lori Darlin' up and brought her back home with us and we were given special feeding instructions for her.

So yesterday, late afternoon, we returned Lori Darlin' to Hoegemeyer Animal Clinic, for a full check up and to receive her first puppy shots. And the reason that the first time when we took Lori Darlin' to the vet clinic they told us that she was too anemic and weak to get them. And the good news is this sweet little, three-month-old pup has been given a clean bill of health and she is healthier than ever! And she and Henry Standing Bear have become the best of friends. They play constantly.

Lori still needs to get a fabulous, forever home and if any of y'all can help her find it faster than us, then please spread the word and know that she is now totally house broken and she is crate trained. And she has learned how to get along with other dogs of all sizes, including Little Debbie and Big Al(ice). And here is a picture of her that I took earlier this afternoon. She is very smart and as sweet as she can be.

Y'all have a great evening and keep on laughing!

P.S. Just to show you how big Lori Darlin' is this is a picture with her and Belle and little Big Al(ice)