It's another nice day here in southeastern Michigan. Sunshine like you just would not believe! And you know what else? Not only are the days getting warmer and sunnier, but it stays light until after 6pm! Things are looking up big time (smile)!
But I might have a problem.
I have a neighbor who makes it his business to be out front whenever I pull up into the driveway or whenever I'm working in the yard (I love gardening!) or whenever I'm doing anthing that gives him an opportunity to approach me under the guise of offering me his aide and assistance. When in fact, all he ever really wants to do is sneak a peek.
Well, today as I stated, it is a gorgeous day and it's the first real day of sun suited for going outside in my shorts and without a winter jacket that we've had this year.
I have a custom of moving through the house wearing short shorts. With nobody here but Kathleen (my cat), I see no problem with it.
Anyway, today when the mailman came, and it being such a lovely day, I went to the mailbox down at the end of my driveway wearing my cut-off workout shorts. Wouldn't you know that as I went into my mailbox to pull out my letters, clumsy me! I dropped them. Not thinking, nor taking into account what I'm wearing, I bent down to retrieve my mail. And guess who appeared at my side (backside!) with hungry eyes and slobbery mouth? My leacherous old neighbor John!
Knowing John, he had been watching me through his window ever since I came outside. And by him being nowhere around when I actually dropped my letters, I am trying to figure out just how in the world he could get behind me so close and so quick without me seeing or hearing anything. But as I stated, I had on short shorts and I must say that when I bend down to do anything (touch my toes, stretches, and picking up mail) my shorts ride all the way up (blush). And I could tell from the flustered look on Dirty John's face that he enjoyed the ride.
I would have been angry and possibly even embarassed had it not been old Dirty John who was close to getting his jollies off watching my shorts take that ride. Knowing John lost his wife of 35 years not so long ago, and knowing by living across from him that his social life/love life is not that great, I decided to do a little charity work (smile).
So after dropping off my mail and looking over my shoulder, I decided to open up my garage door knowing that John was looking and commence to picking up every little thing on my garage floor. Doing this with full knowledge that John was watching my every bend, stretch, jiggle and bounce. I didn't look at him because I didn't want him to know I knew he was watching me, so as seductively as I could I gave him the peep show of his life.
But unbeknownst to me, my charity work had gathered a little crowd. For when I looked over my shoulder to appreciate the look I would have found on John's face, I instead found John and I guess his three brothers (because they all looked like Dirty Old John) standing there giving me a clapping standing ovation.
Talk about embarassed! I closed the garage door and went into the house.
The moral to this story is---no good deed ever goes unpunished.
Take care + stay strong.
Wednesday, February 25, 2004
Being as it is so bright and sunny today, I figured the perfect way to celebrate a lovely day was to cook up a pot of greens! Like I needed an excuse (smile). Have you ever had collard greens? I'm not talking about out of a can, although in a pinch they'll do, but fresh collards. They are wonderful.
Here's how I cook them:
Take a pound or two of smoked turkey pieces. Place in a big pot and cover with a lot of water. Bring to a boil, then turn down to a simmer. Let simmer for about two hours.
While that's happening, take 5 pounds of fresh collard greens. Cut the coarse stems from the collards and discard. Stack a dozen or so collard leaves at a time and roll them tightly,jelly-roll fashion. Place on a cutting board, and using a sharp knife cut each roll crosswise into half-inch strips. Do this for all of the collard greens. Then you have to wash the greens really, really well. Let me stress, really, really well. In a pan of cold water. Nobody likes gritty greens so wash them well, then drain and set aside.
Take a couple of onions and chop them finely. Heat a lttle bit of ol in another large pot, saute the onions till tender. Add a teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes and a teaspoon of minced garlic.
Remove the smoked turkey parts from your first pot, and add them to this one. Add 4 cups or so of the broth/water you simmered the turkey parts in. Also add 2 tablespoons of vinegar. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for about 20 minutes.
Start adding the collard greens. You may have to do this in several shifts. Spoon some of the hot broth over the greens as you add them to the pot. Don't panic,the greens will cook down (smile).
When all of the greens are in the pot and coverred with the broth, bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat to low and cook for approximately an hour and a half, until the greens are tender.
Bake a pan of cornbread while this is cooking and you will have yourself a wonderful meal!
I'll be thinking of you while I'm eating dinner tonight!
Here's how I cook them:
Take a pound or two of smoked turkey pieces. Place in a big pot and cover with a lot of water. Bring to a boil, then turn down to a simmer. Let simmer for about two hours.
While that's happening, take 5 pounds of fresh collard greens. Cut the coarse stems from the collards and discard. Stack a dozen or so collard leaves at a time and roll them tightly,jelly-roll fashion. Place on a cutting board, and using a sharp knife cut each roll crosswise into half-inch strips. Do this for all of the collard greens. Then you have to wash the greens really, really well. Let me stress, really, really well. In a pan of cold water. Nobody likes gritty greens so wash them well, then drain and set aside.
Take a couple of onions and chop them finely. Heat a lttle bit of ol in another large pot, saute the onions till tender. Add a teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes and a teaspoon of minced garlic.
Remove the smoked turkey parts from your first pot, and add them to this one. Add 4 cups or so of the broth/water you simmered the turkey parts in. Also add 2 tablespoons of vinegar. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for about 20 minutes.
Start adding the collard greens. You may have to do this in several shifts. Spoon some of the hot broth over the greens as you add them to the pot. Don't panic,the greens will cook down (smile).
When all of the greens are in the pot and coverred with the broth, bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat to low and cook for approximately an hour and a half, until the greens are tender.
Bake a pan of cornbread while this is cooking and you will have yourself a wonderful meal!
I'll be thinking of you while I'm eating dinner tonight!
Sunday, February 22, 2004
Well, the entries to my blog are showing up now, thank goodness!
Today is a beautiful day in southeastern lower Michigan. The sun is shining brightly and it's warm, high expected to be near 40 I think. Okay, normally 40 isn't warm, but we've had some brutally cold days here, -15 and more with the windchills, and so it feels positively spring like today. Gives me hope that soon it'll be even warmer and I can get out of my longjohns and into my bikini!
Another cheery thing is, did you know that sometime in late May of this year the first season of Northern Exposure is going to be released on dvd? Hooray! That is one of my favorite all-time tv shows. Back when the A+E channel used to run it, I watched it every single day. I can't wait to get my hands on the dvd. Northern Exposure is wonderful.
Don't forget to checkout my website, www.tawnyford.com/
Take care + stay strong.
Today is a beautiful day in southeastern lower Michigan. The sun is shining brightly and it's warm, high expected to be near 40 I think. Okay, normally 40 isn't warm, but we've had some brutally cold days here, -15 and more with the windchills, and so it feels positively spring like today. Gives me hope that soon it'll be even warmer and I can get out of my longjohns and into my bikini!
Another cheery thing is, did you know that sometime in late May of this year the first season of Northern Exposure is going to be released on dvd? Hooray! That is one of my favorite all-time tv shows. Back when the A+E channel used to run it, I watched it every single day. I can't wait to get my hands on the dvd. Northern Exposure is wonderful.
Don't forget to checkout my website, www.tawnyford.com/
Take care + stay strong.
Friday, February 20, 2004
Well, I was met with quite a surprise when I logged on today. My blog, my words, that I wrote the other day--in fact, my very first attempts at blogging!-are missing. I don't see what I could have done wrong, it's not like this is rocket science or anything. Oh well. Let's see if this one shows up.
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