Some of the fireworks my husband and a friend set off on New Year's Eve from the top of Motta by-pass road.
I have a new camera .... think the camera is winning the contest to learn how to use it.
Sunday, January 27, 2013
A wee bit late ... but Happy New Year!
Welcome 2013!
Some of the fireworks my husband and a friend set off on New Year's Eve from the top of Motta by-pass road.
I have a new camera .... think the camera is winning the contest to learn how to use it.
Some of the fireworks my husband and a friend set off on New Year's Eve from the top of Motta by-pass road.
I have a new camera .... think the camera is winning the contest to learn how to use it.
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Putting away the holiday ....
Tomorrow is Three Kings Day ... and I started to put away most of Christmas today. We didn't put a lot up ... mostly on the sideboard n the living room.
Only put one tree up this year ... a small two-foot one DH got for me in a local store.
Since it is small ... I used many of the keychains and other items acquired during our military years that normally go on our travel tree.
Here are the new items we got this year...
-a suede angel and devil keychain was found in Rome when we were up there one weekend
- the bear is from Berlin, Germany
- a doll from St Petersburg, Russia (has a similar doll on the other side in red) and
- a "happy bird" refrigerator magnet also from Russia (each feather is carved separate from the others)
Christmas ornaments can be pricey or hard to find in many places (seasonal at best) and often are of the mass-produced, made in "---" variety, with nothing unique about them to show where they were found ...
keychains on the other hand are just about everywhere and the touristy ones can be reflective of the area.
Bye bye key chains until next year .....
Only put one tree up this year ... a small two-foot one DH got for me in a local store.
Since it is small ... I used many of the keychains and other items acquired during our military years that normally go on our travel tree.
Here are the new items we got this year...
-a suede angel and devil keychain was found in Rome when we were up there one weekend
- the bear is from Berlin, Germany
- a doll from St Petersburg, Russia (has a similar doll on the other side in red) and
- a "happy bird" refrigerator magnet also from Russia (each feather is carved separate from the others)
Christmas ornaments can be pricey or hard to find in many places (seasonal at best) and often are of the mass-produced, made in "---" variety, with nothing unique about them to show where they were found ...
keychains on the other hand are just about everywhere and the touristy ones can be reflective of the area.
Bye bye key chains until next year .....
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Happy New Year 2013!
Welcome to another year! I had to work yesterday (ugh!) but we spent part of the evening at one friend's home watching movies and having dinner ... then we all went to another friend's home for more food ...a bonfire and to set off some fireworks.
Left just before midnight to go to the top of a hill near-by to watch the surrounding towns set off their fireworks ... don't know how well my camera picked up the pictures... new camera - still playing with how it works. A friend got a video ... if I can figure out how to copy his video on Facebook, I'll post it.
Our oven is out... so we are doing a lot of crock-pot and top of the stove meals...
Tried this the other day ... really good and simple to toss together.
Fantastic Pork Tenderloin
2-lb pork tenderloin
1-envelope of dry onion soup mix
1 cup water
3/4-cup red wine
3 TB minced garlic
3 TB soy sauce
fresh grd pepper to taste
Put tenderloin in a slow cooker with the soup mix. Pour water, wine and soy sauce over the pork and turn the meat so that it is coated on all sides. Spread garlic over the top of the meat ... you want to have the garlic on top of the meat while it is cooking. Sprinkle with pepper, cover and cook on low for about 4 hours. Once done, the cooking liquid can be served as au jus.
We had baked potatoes topped with au jus.
Good stuff!!
Left just before midnight to go to the top of a hill near-by to watch the surrounding towns set off their fireworks ... don't know how well my camera picked up the pictures... new camera - still playing with how it works. A friend got a video ... if I can figure out how to copy his video on Facebook, I'll post it.
Our oven is out... so we are doing a lot of crock-pot and top of the stove meals...
Tried this the other day ... really good and simple to toss together.
Fantastic Pork Tenderloin
2-lb pork tenderloin
1-envelope of dry onion soup mix
1 cup water
3/4-cup red wine
3 TB minced garlic
3 TB soy sauce
fresh grd pepper to taste
Put tenderloin in a slow cooker with the soup mix. Pour water, wine and soy sauce over the pork and turn the meat so that it is coated on all sides. Spread garlic over the top of the meat ... you want to have the garlic on top of the meat while it is cooking. Sprinkle with pepper, cover and cook on low for about 4 hours. Once done, the cooking liquid can be served as au jus.
We had baked potatoes topped with au jus.
Good stuff!!
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