photo courtesy: REUTERS/Blair Gable
William and Kate
are in Canada
Breath-taking full page of photos as featured on the NATIONAL POST website, of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge celebrating in Canada.
photo courtesy: REUTERS/Blair Gable
What's All the Fuss About?
While her nephew Derek was recently celebrating his graduation into High School, little Alina Denis did what she seems to do best....look absolutely adorable!
With determination and some help from his daddy, Graham Storie-Clark has a blast in the park with his cool new kite. Up, up and away!
You read about our friends exciting adventures in scribbles all the time, but in reality there are hardships and problems they encounter quite often. Respectfully, scribbles would never print anything that would be hurtful, embarassing or invade our friends privacy.
We know some of you are dealing with challenges. With that in mind, we hope and pray that all goes well, as we drop a penny in our wishing well just for you. Make a wish with us and let's make them all come true.
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Enjoying a Much Overdue Visit
I first met Pat Fenerty way back in the days I worked at Vanwell Publishing. With her quirky sense of humour and "friendly ear", we hit it off immediately. As happens with many "past" co-workers, we haven't seen each other much over the years, but thanks to emails, have managed to keep in touch.
Recently, I sent an in-depth email to Pat, confiding in her some of the many thing going on in my life. Pat replied later that night that she was off to bed, but would send a thorough response to my message soon. The next day I messaged back, "Instead of an email, how about we get together for a REAL visit?" Pat was more than happy to oblige and a date was made.
Pat lives in Welland with her husband Joe and their 17 year old kitty Scaredy Cat [all seen in the pix above]. Both were home when I arrived at the couple's beautiful home, so I was fortunate enough to get to visit with them all. Scaredy Cat is deaf and usually a bit stand-offish with company, but not with me. Funny how kittys seem to sense a true blue "cat person" when they see one. Pat served up hors d'oeuvres and cake, as we spent the next few hours getting up to speed with what we had each been up to. This was followed by a "grand tour" of their home and it was obvious by the way everything was arranged so perfectly that Pat is a big fan of TV decorating programs.
Why it took so long for us to get together, I'm not quite sure. But I do know one thing, I just can't wait to do it again and on a more frequent basis. Thank you so much for your hospitality and friendship Pat. You and Joe make such a great couple and it was indeed a pleasure to spend a little time with you both.
Recipe
Easy Cream Cheese Roll-Ups
• Cream cheese*
• 1 can black olives
• 1 jalapeno (or spicy pepper of your choice)
Directions
First, spread the tortilla on a flat surface. Take about half a container of cream cheese and spread it over the tortilla.
Second, open and drain the black olives. Take as many as you'd like (I use about 3-4 for one tortilla) and dice until very small, or pop in food processor until in tiny cubes. Sprinkle these evenly over the cream tortilla.
Third, cut or process a couple of jalapeno (or whatever pepper) slices the same was as the olives. However much you use can, of course, depend on you and your guests' tendency toward spiciness. Sprinkle these tiny bits over the cream cheese tortilla.
Finally, roll up the tortilla and cut into one inch pieces. If you'd like you can puncture each piece with a toothpick to keep them together and make consuming them easy for your guests.
If not serving right away, these can certainly be chilled!
*Recipe courtesy VegetariansRecipes.org –they used tofutti cream cheese in the original version of this recipe. By the way, these were NOT the cream cheese rolls Pat served, but when I was looking for a graphic of the rolls, stumbled across this recipe.
It Was Easy Not Being Green
The cashier responded, "That's our problem today. The former generation did not care enough to save our environment."
Back then, they returned their milk bottles, soft drink bottles and beer bottles to the shop. The shop sent them back to the factory to be washed and sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles over and over. They were recycled.
But they didn't have the green thing back in that customer's day.
Back then, they washed the baby's diapers because they didn't have the throw-away kind. They dried clothes on a line, not in an energy gobbling machine - wind and solar power really did dry the clothes.
Back then, they didn't fire up an engine and burn fuel just to cut the lawn.. They used a push mower that ran on human power. They used hand operated clippers to trim the shrubs. They exercised by working so they didn't need to go to a health club to run on treadmills that operate on electricity.
They drank from a glass filled from the tap when they were thirsty instead of using a plastic bottle every time they had a drink of water.
Back then, people walked or took the bus and kids rode their bikes to school or rode the school bus instead of turning their moms into a 24-hour taxi service. They had one electrical outlet in a room, not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances.
But isn't it sad the current generation laments how wasteful the old folks were just because they didn't have the green thing back then?
