Sunday, January 27, 2008
Editing my blog
Hi -
Sorry I have the wrong address - I was thinking one thing & typing another & didn't edit. 174 Oeming Road is ofcourse the correct address, so don't be confused.
Sorry I have the wrong address - I was thinking one thing & typing another & didn't edit. 174 Oeming Road is ofcourse the correct address, so don't be confused.
107 Oeming Road
Hello from the land of c-o-l-d!! I hear the wind a-blowing round the corners of the house. It's -23* with a wind chill of -40*. Not a nice night to be out. We did make it to Church & now it is too cozy at home to be out & about.
What an exciting month January has been. We've been able to walk outdoors when the weather has been nice. I have been able to spend a week at the Redds in Calgary - had a nice break & also got my teeth looked after!! Nice to meet with old friends & acquaintances, but best of all to see grandchildren in their own setting.Elena & Peter showed the dance steps of the jive & swing - fun to watch. Hugo has designed jerseys for his floor hockey tournament & Grannie was able to use 'heat 'n bond' to glue on the names of the various teams. Yesterday he came over & we worked on the numbers of each player. Hugo traced using a stencil while Grannie cut & ironed the numbers to the shirts. Hu invited Grandpa to see the movie 'The Man from Plains' at the Citadel - a great film of President Jimmy Carter who, while in office was highly criticized but now appears to be quite a hero!
We celebrated our 55th wedding anniversary by dining at Red Lobster - I think I have had plenty of sea food for awhile.
We are preparing to leave for our vacation to Victoria & Sydney. Jim & Grandpa will drive. Karyn, Elena & I will fly . They will spend the weekend with us. The girls will go to 'tea' at the Empress
Hotel - their menu never changes.
We just got news President Hinckley passed away - what a great man he was - we will always remember him for the wonderful example he was to us all.
Love to all
Grannie
What an exciting month January has been. We've been able to walk outdoors when the weather has been nice. I have been able to spend a week at the Redds in Calgary - had a nice break & also got my teeth looked after!! Nice to meet with old friends & acquaintances, but best of all to see grandchildren in their own setting.Elena & Peter showed the dance steps of the jive & swing - fun to watch. Hugo has designed jerseys for his floor hockey tournament & Grannie was able to use 'heat 'n bond' to glue on the names of the various teams. Yesterday he came over & we worked on the numbers of each player. Hugo traced using a stencil while Grannie cut & ironed the numbers to the shirts. Hu invited Grandpa to see the movie 'The Man from Plains' at the Citadel - a great film of President Jimmy Carter who, while in office was highly criticized but now appears to be quite a hero!
We celebrated our 55th wedding anniversary by dining at Red Lobster - I think I have had plenty of sea food for awhile.
We are preparing to leave for our vacation to Victoria & Sydney. Jim & Grandpa will drive. Karyn, Elena & I will fly . They will spend the weekend with us. The girls will go to 'tea' at the Empress
Hotel - their menu never changes.
We just got news President Hinckley passed away - what a great man he was - we will always remember him for the wonderful example he was to us all.
Love to all
Grannie
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Happy New Year
Happy New Year to all
Seems I like blogging or that I have to relate some good things that have happened to us since we toasted the new year, danced around our living room & sang Auld Land Syne.We had a great meal on this, the first day of 2008. Had Kate, Jason & boys for dinner. Then a few days later had another visit with Jordan, Charla, Oliver jr. This time we took a pix which we are posting. Charla couldn't eat enough of our rhubarb sauce so i am enclosing my 'secret'recipe (made Grannie-style) Throw in rhubarb in a steel pot, add strawberries, crushed pineapple with juice,add sugar to taste and gently cook. When tender, mash, adjust sugar content & add at the end of cooking a package of strawberry jello ( this 'binds' the sauce together so it is not runny) How much of fruit? I usually put in a large zipper freezer bag of rhubarb, then a medium bag of strawberries & a can of crushed pineapple, a small package of strawberry jello. Serve on vanilla ice cream - you will get oohs & ahhs. I have served this innumerable occasions to people with varying taste buds & have never ever not had compliments. Simple to make, but a real gourmet dessert, especially when served with an oatmeal cookie.e-n-j-o-y!! If you don't have rhubarb in your place of residence, visit me, we'll raid Uncle Hu's garden!!
Again' Happy New Year
Love to all
grannie
Seems I like blogging or that I have to relate some good things that have happened to us since we toasted the new year, danced around our living room & sang Auld Land Syne.We had a great meal on this, the first day of 2008. Had Kate, Jason & boys for dinner. Then a few days later had another visit with Jordan, Charla, Oliver jr. This time we took a pix which we are posting. Charla couldn't eat enough of our rhubarb sauce so i am enclosing my 'secret'recipe (made Grannie-style) Throw in rhubarb in a steel pot, add strawberries, crushed pineapple with juice,add sugar to taste and gently cook. When tender, mash, adjust sugar content & add at the end of cooking a package of strawberry jello ( this 'binds' the sauce together so it is not runny) How much of fruit? I usually put in a large zipper freezer bag of rhubarb, then a medium bag of strawberries & a can of crushed pineapple, a small package of strawberry jello. Serve on vanilla ice cream - you will get oohs & ahhs. I have served this innumerable occasions to people with varying taste buds & have never ever not had compliments. Simple to make, but a real gourmet dessert, especially when served with an oatmeal cookie.e-n-j-o-y!! If you don't have rhubarb in your place of residence, visit me, we'll raid Uncle Hu's garden!!
Again' Happy New Year
Love to all
grannie
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