Remember “‘Mater“ from the Disney movie, “Cars?” He was the rusty old Tow truck, hence his name from Tow-Mater. Well today we were on our afternoon ride on “Purple” when we passed a big shiny new Red and White ‘Mater and his big brother Big Blue ‘Mater. Big Blue ‘Mater had his cable strung out into the desert near Mojave, California. In fact it disappeared into a very deep drainage ditch alongside Highway 14. Continue reading ‘Mater Goes Fishin’
Orange Julius Cookies
Orange Julius Cookies from Joanne Flukes “Plum Pudding Murder”
From Kathie Van Winkle
preheat oven to 350 degrees
2 1/2 c flour (not sifted – just pack in the cup)
1/4 teas salt
3/4 teas baking soda
2 sticks softened butter
1/2 c white sugar
1/2 c brown sugar
1 beaten egg
3-4 teas grated orange zest (I used 4+)
12 oz bag white chocolate morsels
In a large bowl combine flour, salt and soda.
In another bowl beat butter & 2 sugars, add egg and zest.
Combine w/flour mixture and add chips
Flatten with a fork – bake at 350 for 11-12 minutes until lightly browned.
Makes 5 dozen.
Charlotte’s Web:
Up until now we have stubbornly refused to have a pet. We adore our friends’ dogs and cats. We even keep a bag of doggie treats in the front window so we can run out and pet their dogs as they walk them. One, it is a great way to meet people, and two, we don’t have to get up with them at 5:30 to go on the morning walk. Continue reading Charlotte’s Web:
An Adoption:
Regal Jug is our 23 foot sailboat. It has been in the family since 1974. For many years we had an annual vacation somewhere in the San Juan Islands of Washington, or the Gulf Islands of Canada. The last couple years we have not done any major trips in Regal Jug.
This year Regal Jug was adopted by our son, Glen’s family. Two weeks ago they met us in Oregon and picked up the boat. They spent last weekend cleaning and updating the maintenance on the boat. This weekend we arrived in Gilroy and we formalized the adoption by going to a local lake and launching the boat and having an inaugural sail. Continue reading An Adoption:
Tandem Migration:
It is not what you think. We are not riding the tandem bicycle south for the winter. This year for the first time we are taking our Honda Civic, “Little Blue,” south with us. Since I still insist on taking my trailer with my shop along, that means Judy has to drive the Honda in tandem with the coach. Continue reading Tandem Migration: