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Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Wedding Wednesday - Percival & Fuller
My great-great-great-great-great grandparents, Timothy Percival and Mary Fuller, were married on July 10, 1753 in East Haddam, Connecticut. Connecticut was just one of their homes over the course of their marriage. Their final home was in Boone County, Kentucky.
Copyright 2010-2013, ACK for Gene Notes
Copyright 2010-2013, ACK for Gene Notes
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
The Bounty of My Garden
I am starting to haul in cucumbers. Unfortunately, the tomatoes are lagging a bit. All the wet weather and gray skies have them lagging behind. I wracked my brain until I came up with an idea for dinner.
One of the things I miss about Michigan is the good Polish cooking. Polish restaurants are sadly lacking here. So for dinner the other day, we had potato and cheese pierogi (Mrs. T's); smoked sausage (Eckrich) and sliced cucumbers in sour cream with a touch of dill. Oh man. I don't think I've had that dish since we moved here almost 6 years ago. DH's mother used to make it occasionally, and everyone enjoyed it.
At times when I make Polish dishes we used to enjoy at his parent's house, I wish my mother had passed on the German dishes she learned from her Aunt Rose. Certainly, she never made any for us, because dad didn't care for German food.
It's funny how certain dishes bring back memories. Butter pecan ice cream to my daughters reminds them of their Grandma dishing out ice cream cones. Twizzlers remind one of my daughters of my mother. Noodles bring to mind my husband's father who would eat macaroni noodles with anything. When I think of strawberry shortcake, I think of my dad.
Makes me wonder what I can plan for dinner tonight!
Copyright 2010-2013, ACK for Gene Notes
One of the things I miss about Michigan is the good Polish cooking. Polish restaurants are sadly lacking here. So for dinner the other day, we had potato and cheese pierogi (Mrs. T's); smoked sausage (Eckrich) and sliced cucumbers in sour cream with a touch of dill. Oh man. I don't think I've had that dish since we moved here almost 6 years ago. DH's mother used to make it occasionally, and everyone enjoyed it.
At times when I make Polish dishes we used to enjoy at his parent's house, I wish my mother had passed on the German dishes she learned from her Aunt Rose. Certainly, she never made any for us, because dad didn't care for German food.
It's funny how certain dishes bring back memories. Butter pecan ice cream to my daughters reminds them of their Grandma dishing out ice cream cones. Twizzlers remind one of my daughters of my mother. Noodles bring to mind my husband's father who would eat macaroni noodles with anything. When I think of strawberry shortcake, I think of my dad.
Makes me wonder what I can plan for dinner tonight!
Copyright 2010-2013, ACK for Gene Notes
Monday, July 8, 2013
Monday Moanin' - A Head Start
I got a head start on today's blog, which I actually started on July 4th. Holidays tend to confuse me. Thursday seemed like Sunday, so I figured, "What the heck!" and started writing Monday's post a few days ahead of time.
I spent some of soggy Independence day playing with my new Nook HD+ tablet. I am still familiarizing myself with some of its peculiarities. Let's face it, all tablets are peculiar unto themselves! I had tried out my DH's iPad, but quite frankly, hated it. So far, the Nook HD+ is a good fit, and I like using it.
The other thing I started was organizing my desk. I have an absolute ton of work to do and almost no rhyme or reason to how it sat on my desk. Now I can actually see parts of my desktop! At least I have power to do this. With the rain we've had so far this month (4.51 inches as of July 4th) I think we are going to expect some outages. The trees around here are sodden, which usually means trees down. DH and I pray that doesn't happen here.
I guess I have put some of this filing off too long, as I have a huge pile of it waiting for me, as well as some sources to look up.
Copyright 2010-2013, ACK for Gene Notes
I spent some of soggy Independence day playing with my new Nook HD+ tablet. I am still familiarizing myself with some of its peculiarities. Let's face it, all tablets are peculiar unto themselves! I had tried out my DH's iPad, but quite frankly, hated it. So far, the Nook HD+ is a good fit, and I like using it.
The other thing I started was organizing my desk. I have an absolute ton of work to do and almost no rhyme or reason to how it sat on my desk. Now I can actually see parts of my desktop! At least I have power to do this. With the rain we've had so far this month (4.51 inches as of July 4th) I think we are going to expect some outages. The trees around here are sodden, which usually means trees down. DH and I pray that doesn't happen here.
I guess I have put some of this filing off too long, as I have a huge pile of it waiting for me, as well as some sources to look up.
Copyright 2010-2013, ACK for Gene Notes
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