Regular
visitors will note that every so often I just publish a blog about whatever
comes to mind based on a photo or two that we’ve taken in our daily lives. Sometimes I’ve done old postcards or collectibles. From time to time it’s all about
miscellaneous food we’ve made or encountered while dining out. Then there are the animals in the
neighborhood…
This
posting is foremost about family…then food…and then critters.
I was
looking at photos of our oldest grandson, David III, and comparing them to my
father (his great-grandfather) Ronald.
Then I found a photo of David II (David III’s father) and one of me too…
It was an
interesting comparison of 4 generations of the male side of the family. All of the photos were taken around the time
when each of us graduated from high school…about 18 years old.
The
‘look’ and styles certainly have changed over the years...except that in the
original photos you can see that we were all wearing ties. My dad Ron is in the upper left hand corner
of the photo. (Class of 1929) Next to him at the right is David III. (Class of
2019) Our son, David II is right below my dad. (Class of 1987) The photo at the lower right is of yours truly. (Class of 1961)
As a
brand new freshman living in New York City and now attending New York
University, David III has discovered just how expensive most things are in the
Big Apple. It’s a fascinating city with
lots to see and do but it is quite pricy…certainly a challenge for many
students.
Nana (my
better half, ‘grandma’ Laurie) immediately focused on putting together a ‘care
package’ for the ‘starving’ student. (Note: He is on a college meal plan!) In
any case, this photo shows our initial shipment of food and snacks to his dorm
in the big city... He'd stressed microwavable stuff.
Moving on
from family…this photo is about leftovers.
We had a leftover helping of chicken cordon bleu from a 4 piece box we
bought at Costco. You can’t see it in
this photo but I cut it almost all the way through down the middle and reheated
it after placing a slice of pre-packaged ham underneath the chicken.
What did
you expect? Of course my next step was
to fry an over-easy egg and drop it right on top. (I added Tabasco later) When
I broke up the yolk, all the goodness blended together. It was a very nice breakfast!
What
happened?! Kirkland (Costco’s) Steak
Seasoning is the best we’ve ever used.
Lots of other folks on the Internet seem to agree. And yet Costco seems to have dropped it from
the store shelves and from their on-line store.
If you search hard enough you can find some on the world-wide-web…but some
of the prices are just plain off the wall!
So hey
Costco! What’s is going on?
The other
day we stopped by “Little Italy”, a local restaurant in Loudon Tennessee near
Tellico Village. We decided to order a
light meal so I ordered a side of meatballs with a couple of garlic knots. We ordered from the lunch menu. It was the perfect size meal at the time…and
I did like these meatballs.
While I
ordered the meatballs, Laurie chose the luncheon Chicken Caesar Wrap. It was loaded with chicken and since I ‘had
to’ eat part of one half, we both thought that it was very tasty.
The nice
part about the lunch menu at Little Italy is that there are several satisfying selections available for patrons at $5, $6, $7, $8 and $9 price
points. Check it out on Trip
Advisor. Just go to https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g55167-d17378473-Reviews-Little_Italy-Loudon_Tennessee.html.
Despite
all the building in our area, (145 homes under construction with several
underway within a mile of our home), the deer haven’t completely deserted
us! Here was have a doe and her babies
feeding along the edge of the woods right across from our house.
Then
Laurie captured a photo of a doe passing between neighbors Mike and Sherry’s
home and ours. Although we still have a
13” rain surplus YTD, the last couple of months have been quite dry…and many of
us do irrigate our yards. Hence, better
grazing for our local deer!
A couple
of days later, Laurie called me to the front windows of our home. There were three fawns grazing in the front
yard. They love our plants and, unlike
some folks in the area, we don’t mind the deer ‘pruning’ our plantings. At this point, these two fawns seem to be
looking for something…
OK…safe
again! There’s mom! So the seemingly relieved fawns went back to
their contented grazing. For plant
lovers, the good news is that they just grazed, nibbling here and there and not
really harming any plants. They really like the monkey grass. Besides, the
deer were here first and we’re occupying their former home turf!
Just
click on any of the photos to enlarge them…
Thanks
for stopping by for a visit!
Take
Care, Big Daddy Dave
I believe the deer have adapted very well to urban life - they've done the same thing in Fairfield Glade. I think David III looks a lot like your dad.
ReplyDeleteI always think D3 looks a lot like the photos I see of Ronald. Certainly has the hair but something in the smile and the eyes too really comes through. - Amy
ReplyDeleteI have deer running, grazing and resting right in front of my house every night and bunnies sitting close to them as well, friend David as Baby It's Cold Outside … smiles … Love, cat.
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