SUPPER CLUB - Sunday, July 30
Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2023 6:54 am
Good morning,
It's going to be a pretty day here. My big plan is to strip the bed and wash the sheets, hanging them on the lines to dry. Going to bed with fresh line-dried sheets is such a treat! Also in my plan of the day is to clean downstairs. Yesterday we did upstairs. I left time to sew though! And will again today.
We were talking about Bob Ross, the painter. I knew he had a history different from the persona he projected on TV but Googled him to refresh my memory. He was born in FL, dropped out of school in 9th grade, worked as his dad's carpenter assistant for 3 yrs and then joined the Air Force. He spent 20 years in the military and came out as a Master Sergeant. His job was often to yell at recruits and he hated that so he swore when he got out he would never yell again. He learned to paint while serving in Fairbanks, Alaska as a way to augment his income. He also decided he could save money on haircuts by letting his hair grow after discharge and thus his iconic hair style was born. He hated it but by the time he had money for haircuts again, it was part of his established personage so he lived with it. He died in 1995 in Orlando at age 52 of cancer. His son now teaches his style of painting. Bob always painted 3 of each painting he did on TV - one he did before filming so he had a reference while filming, the one he did on air, and then he did a more professhional one to be photographed for his books. And yes he could do a painting in 1/2 hour. His shows were filmed in real-time, only an occasional blooper being edited out - like if he knocked over his easel.
CAROL - you are really putting a lot of effort into your diet changes. Good for you! Unfortunately, for me, Mediterranean diet means pasta! I love it! lol! But I do try to limit it and I steer clear of creamy sauces - or I make them using much lower fat ingredients. And yes, Boric Acid is a must have at our house and in our trailer. We get a lot of ant hills here and if they are close to the house, we dump boric acid on them. End of ants. If they build their homes in the woods, they get to live, but not close to the house. We've occasionally had fire ant problems in Tex so we put a line of boric acid around our trailer, especially where electrical cord and water hose touch the ground. I've heard some people put a line at the back of their kitchen cabinets to treat pests. We've not done that. Best of all - it's harmless to us and to our pets. So God bless the good folks at US Borax!
BECCA - your ladies luncheon sounds nice. A great way to make new friends in your new church! And how great that the church gives away the veggies from their garden! Is there a special guild that takes care of the garden? Sorry to hear about the gout. My older sister suffers from it sometimes, too.
LORI - What a nice supper out you had! Happy Anniversary! We'll be celebrating 32 in Feb. A warm butter cake sounds delish! What is the class you are taking in August? You probably told us, and I try to remember stuff, but some things slip through the holes in my head.
TINA - I hope you swing by the table! How was the party last night?
I have no clue about our supper. Maybe we'll grill chicken and make a potato/onion packet also on the grill. And a salad. That sounds like a good plan to me!
It's going to be a pretty day here. My big plan is to strip the bed and wash the sheets, hanging them on the lines to dry. Going to bed with fresh line-dried sheets is such a treat! Also in my plan of the day is to clean downstairs. Yesterday we did upstairs. I left time to sew though! And will again today.
We were talking about Bob Ross, the painter. I knew he had a history different from the persona he projected on TV but Googled him to refresh my memory. He was born in FL, dropped out of school in 9th grade, worked as his dad's carpenter assistant for 3 yrs and then joined the Air Force. He spent 20 years in the military and came out as a Master Sergeant. His job was often to yell at recruits and he hated that so he swore when he got out he would never yell again. He learned to paint while serving in Fairbanks, Alaska as a way to augment his income. He also decided he could save money on haircuts by letting his hair grow after discharge and thus his iconic hair style was born. He hated it but by the time he had money for haircuts again, it was part of his established personage so he lived with it. He died in 1995 in Orlando at age 52 of cancer. His son now teaches his style of painting. Bob always painted 3 of each painting he did on TV - one he did before filming so he had a reference while filming, the one he did on air, and then he did a more professhional one to be photographed for his books. And yes he could do a painting in 1/2 hour. His shows were filmed in real-time, only an occasional blooper being edited out - like if he knocked over his easel.
CAROL - you are really putting a lot of effort into your diet changes. Good for you! Unfortunately, for me, Mediterranean diet means pasta! I love it! lol! But I do try to limit it and I steer clear of creamy sauces - or I make them using much lower fat ingredients. And yes, Boric Acid is a must have at our house and in our trailer. We get a lot of ant hills here and if they are close to the house, we dump boric acid on them. End of ants. If they build their homes in the woods, they get to live, but not close to the house. We've occasionally had fire ant problems in Tex so we put a line of boric acid around our trailer, especially where electrical cord and water hose touch the ground. I've heard some people put a line at the back of their kitchen cabinets to treat pests. We've not done that. Best of all - it's harmless to us and to our pets. So God bless the good folks at US Borax!
BECCA - your ladies luncheon sounds nice. A great way to make new friends in your new church! And how great that the church gives away the veggies from their garden! Is there a special guild that takes care of the garden? Sorry to hear about the gout. My older sister suffers from it sometimes, too.
LORI - What a nice supper out you had! Happy Anniversary! We'll be celebrating 32 in Feb. A warm butter cake sounds delish! What is the class you are taking in August? You probably told us, and I try to remember stuff, but some things slip through the holes in my head.
TINA - I hope you swing by the table! How was the party last night?
I have no clue about our supper. Maybe we'll grill chicken and make a potato/onion packet also on the grill. And a salad. That sounds like a good plan to me!