I hate mornings. I come from a family of night owls that dates back as far as anyone can remember so I got it honestly. As much as I love the sunshine I would do just fine if I slept all day and was up all night for the rest of my live, not a hard thing to do these days with so many options to work other than the typical Monday – Friday 9 – 5.
Since it turned out to be a cold rainy day today I spent my Sunday doing paper work and some research online. I found a good site that sells good quality water pumps that I have bookmarked until I can get my dad over here to see what he thinks. It would be so much easier if he would only consent to learn how to use the Internet, sending him the link to the site and the particular pump would be a piece of cake compared to having to wait until he has the time to get over this part of town. But without his expertise on so many home maintenance I’d really be up a creek.
I am reading a book by Sybil Leek, “Diary of a Witch” The private life of one of the world’s most famous and colorful psychics. It isn’t the type of book that I would normally read, but I needed a book to stick in my purse the other week and just grabbed one off of the book shelve as I was running out the door. But I’m glad that I picked this book because it has turned out to be a pretty interesting read that I have learned a lot from it as well. When I read this part about Ben Franklin I knew that I had
The great American statesman, scientist, inventor and philosopher, Benijamin Frankin, wrote his own epitaph at the age of twenty-two. Carl Van Doren called “the most famous of American epitaphs.” Unfortunately, it was never used on Ben Franklin’s tombstone.
THE BODY OF B. FRANKLIN,
PRINTER,
LIKE THE COVER OF AN OLD BOOK,
ITS CONTENTS TORN OUT
AND
STRIPPED OF ITS LETTERING & GILDING,
LIES HERE
FOOD FOR WORMS.
BUT THE BOOK SHALL NOT BE LOST,
FOR IT WILL AS HE BELIEVED
APPEAR ONCE MORE
IN A NEW AND MORE ELEGANT EDITION
REVISED AND CORRECTED
BY THE AUTHOR.
Italia Guitars have been a favorite of mine for some time now and since I am getting a decent sum of money back in the next couple of weeks from my 2012 tax returns, I figure this is as good as time as any to go ahead to buy myself one. It’s been a long time since I have been able to treat myself to something just for me, some thing fun and exciting. Heck they really aren’t all that expensive, so I have decided to place my new Italia Guitar on the top of my Tax Return Wish List.
Crab and Corn Chowder in the Crockpot
Serves 4 -6,
Loosely based on a recipe from Family Circle Magazine
Ingredients
3-1/2 cups low-sodium, 99 percent fat-free chicken broth (2 cans 14.5 ounces each)
1/2 pound white all-purpose potatoes, peeled and diced
1 cup baby carrots, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
1 medium-size vidalia onion, chopped
2 ribs celery, trimmed and diced
1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1/2 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
1 package frozen yellow corn
1 sweet red pepper, seeded and diced
1 can (12 ounces) evaporated skim milk
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 package (8 ounces) imitation crab meat
Preparation
1. Combine chicken broth, potatoes, carrots, onion, celery, thyme and Old Bay in a large slow cooker. Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 hours or LOW for 6 hours.
2. In a small bowl, stir together cornstarch, salt, evaporated milk, and red pepper.
3. Stir red pepper mixture into slow cooker, replace cover and cook on either HIGH or LOW for 1 hour.
4. Stir yellow corn and crabmeat into soup and heat through, about 30 minutes.
5. Serve warm, with hot crusty bread and butter.