General news

I have'nt been on the blog for awhile & I forgot how to get to it to write but after a few false starts I got it right! After all that I forgot what I was going to write!!!Go ahead laugh all you youngsters--Your time is coming!!
I am looking forward to this weekend when Ginny & Allan & other members will be together for Jills wedding.The weather has been HOT but it is supposed to cool doen by this weekend. I do not go out much when it is so hot --stay in the air conditioned house --come to think of it I don't go out much in the cold weather either!! Fall & Spring are good.
I booked a cabin for Janet & I for the Alaskan cruise & Donna booked one for her & Pat. Pudge does not want to go on a cruise as he said he cannot play golf on the ship!!
I got a new digital camera & now I am having to learn how to use that--They say keep using your brain when you get older & I sure am trying!! No comments on how frustrating all this new technology is --wonder what that does to the brain?!

More about the "GOOD OLD DAYS"!!

I remembered afew other things about the 30s--We did not have running water -we had to pump all our water and heat in in the wood burning cookstove in the kitchen. We had a heating stove in the living room which also burned wood. In winter unless you were right by the stove it was cold. Also we had an outdoor toilet(outhouse) That was cold in winter too!!As kids we wore long underwear to keep warm. We had no electricity so we had kerosene lamps and lanterns. I have a kerosene lamp now in case the electricity goes off. It is neat to have lived thru these times but I am glad we do not have to live like that now!! Think of all the changes just in my life time--TV ,Computers, cell phones,micro wave ovens,digital cameras & that is just a fewthat I can think of right off the bat!!
Last week I decided I wanted to make some scones so I looked thru my cookbooks & could not find a recipe.!It was not a good day for me that day. First ,I did not get my daily paper delivered which makes me cranky and then I decided OK I will watch Price Is Right and Pres Bush was on with a speech --in the morning yet!! Well I finally remembered the computer & I got the recipe for scones-- then I did not have butter or cream that the recipe called for! By this time it is afternoon so I just gave up and took a nap. I did make some scones the next day after going to the store and they turned out just great!!