December 2009

Crock Pot Roast

pot-roast.jpgThis morning we got up and spent a few moments in the kitchen chopping veggies and getting a three-pound beef tenderloin roast ready for the crock pot. We turned it on and let it go all day until time to get the roast out to rest and make the gravy.

Bottom line: this was an AWESOME way to prepare a medium-sized beef roast. The roast, itself, was cooked to perfection, virtually falling apart as I carved servings out of it. The vegetables were tender and flavorful and Verna’s gravy was the best in the world.

I am the luckiest man on the planet. Click on the split image above to see the roast before and after the crock pot treatment.

Rainy Weekend

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Wow. It poured a couple of times today. We have a little flooding on the patio, so when the Princess has to go out, we use the front lawn. I had the umbrella, but the rain didn’t seem to bother her – which is strange ’cause she hates water.

Anyhow, I made a panoramic image of the street as a wave of showers was passing through. Click on the image above to see the full-sized panorama.

Given the nasty weather, it’s a good thing we’re having comfort food later.

Two Roses

Today I added some Orange Unique roses to the vase where the Vendella roses are still fresh. Very nice. Click on the image below to enlarge.

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Street in Old Town Torrance

Every once in a while, Verna will capture a pair of images that I can merge into a three dimensional anaglyph image. This is one of those.

We were driving to a doctor appointment this morning and our route took us through old town Torrance. Verna took a pair of images out of the the truck window. The motion of the truck gave the images the perspective shift necessary for depth perception.

Click on the thumbnail image to enlarge. If you don’t have your 3D glasses handy, you can see the 2D image here.